My father-in-law is Kangxi

The next day was the fifth day of the first lunar month.

Both Shu Shu and Brother Nine are idle, and the husband and wife plan to visit Baiwang Villa.

Xing Hai and his wife have already gone to Yunnan, and now Zhuangtou is Xiaoyu's elder brother.

The poultry and live pigs of the Prince's Mansion are supplied here, and corn and potatoes are planned to be planted next spring, so the husband and wife plan to go and have a look.

The two of them didn't say anything, and after talking to Mrs. Uncle, they took about ten people and went to Zhuangzi.

The atmosphere of Zhuangzi's New Year's Day was even stronger.

In the past few years, the village has raised cattle, which can be used by tenants. There are also errands for raising chickens, geese, pigs, and sheep. In addition to farming, every household has other errands, and their lives are not bad.

The children wore new clothes and hats and played ice games on the ice at Zhuangzikou.

Seeing Zhu Lun's carriage approaching, and there were many guards on horseback, the children rushed away.

"The nobleman is here, the nobleman is here..."

Reported everywhere.

This Zhuangzi belongs to the prince Fujin, and everyone in the Zhuangzi knows it.

In the past two years, Shu Shu and Brother Nine have also been here several times.

When the carriage stopped at Zhuangzikou, Zhuangtou Wu Feng trotted over.

"Fu Jin, Lord Jiu..."

Wu Feng hurriedly called to greet him.

On the first day of the first lunar month, he had already entered the city, and together with other foreign officials, he paid New Year's greetings to Shu Shu, so there was no need to pay New Year's greetings today.

Shu Shu raised her hand and said, "Manager Wu, let's do something."

Xing Hai's family moved out, and Wu Feng lived in the courtyard of the Xing family.

Shu Shu and Brother Jiu didn't enter the yard, but went directly to the newly built chicken coop next to the yard.

It was built in autumn last year. There are two rows, front and back, with seven houses in each row.

Both ground dragons and firewalls are used, so chickens are raised inside without delay in laying eggs.

"There are also two hens hugging the nest and hatching a dozen chicks. They are thinking about honoring the little master when they deliver eggs during the Lantern Festival."

Guan Wu said.

Shu Shu recalled the problem of chick hatching, all she wanted was the temperature.

It can hatch in winter, and the temperature in this chicken coop is not low.

But just waiting for the hen to hatch is a bit slow.

She has an idea in her mind, but the number of chickens is limited right now, so she is not in a hurry.

A group of people entered the chicken coop.

The chickens in the house are not free-range, but are all in bamboo cages, stacked on wooden frames like this, that is, several layers.

The smell in the room is muddy, there is no way to do it, but it is still clean, it can be seen that the New Year's Eve has also arranged for someone to clean it, it looks good.

In a separate hut, there are free-range chickens.

Two old hens clucked and clucked, and one led a group of chicks, pacing and eating millet.

Shu Shu was stunned.

Colorful chicks.

Black, brown, rust, orange, red, white and yellow.

Never thought.

This is her knowledge blind spot again.

She always thought that all chickens were yellow, and after losing their breast hair, they turned into chickens of various colors.

It was also the first time for Brother Jiu to see the chicks, and he was curious, and asked, "Why do you look like a little fat bird?"

He thinks white and yellow ones are good, they look clean and the whole body has the same color.

He told Guanshi Wu: "Put these few in, and I will take them back with Fujin later."

Manager Wu agreed.

There was a strong smell in the room, Shu Shu and Brother Jiu looked around and then came out to talk.

"How many eggs and goose eggs have you saved?"

Shu Shu asked.

The last time Zhuangzi delivered eggs and goose eggs to the Prince's Mansion was the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, it was seven or eight days.

Manager Wu didn't say it directly, but led the two of them to another private room, saying: "They all exist here, there are two tanks of eggs, half tank of goose eggs..."

They are all big vats four feet high and three feet in diameter, and the inside is rice chaff.

Inside the chaff are layers of eggs.

Shu Shu said: "Ask someone to pack the baskets, and take them back together later..."

As she spoke, she thought about it and said the specifications of the eggs and goose eggs.

About how much only one serving.

Manager Wu invited the two of them to serve tea at home, and asked his subordinates to arrange for hand-packed eggs and goose eggs.

Brother Jiu thought about Baiwang Mountain next to him, and said to Shu Shu: "There are varieties of bamboo that are resistant to cold, and the capital can be planted. What about tea trees?"

Shu Shu said: "Tea trees like warmth and fear cold, so they probably won't be able to survive winter, so don't worry about it."

It is still the tail of a small ice river now, and the capital is much colder than it will be hundreds of years later. Unless it is a small ornamental tea tree in a greenhouse, it is meaningless.

Sister-in-law Wu came in to serve tea.

This is also the big girl Shu Shu released in the early years, and she was very happy to see the little master.

Shu Shu looked at her and said, "You look pretty good, what does the doctor say?"

Sister-in-law Wu had given birth successively in the past few years, and she suffered from a loss of energy and blood. After Shu Shu found out about this, she asked Xiao Yu to bring her a pack of Korean ginseng and a pack of donkey-hide gelatin.

Looking at his current appearance, he doesn't look strong, but he is no different from ordinary people.

Sister-in-law Wu said gratefully: "Thank you Fujin for your kindness. The doctor said that one more winter will be enough."

Shu Shu said: "That's good. The errands on my side come in rotation. You can live and raise in Zhuangzi for a few years. I will make other arrangements for Wu Guanshi."

Sister-in-law Wu obediently agreed, and called four more children to kowtow to Shu Shu.

The older ones are eight or nine years old, and the younger ones are three or four years old.

It is equivalent to giving birth four times in five or six years, no wonder the body was broken before.

Shu Shu motioned to Bai Guo to give the purse, and looked at the four children carefully.

Both parents have clear eyebrows and clear eyes, and the four children look good.

According to the current employment standards, the household population like the Wu family is more loyal than the coated population.

She said to Sister-in-law Wu: "Has the older one gone to school? Is there a private school nearby?"

Sister-in-law Wu shook her head and said, "The servant is teaching me how to read and keep accounts."

Shu Shu frowned and said, "How can I do that? Isn't that a delay..."

Speaking of this, she looked at Guanshi Wu and said: "Ask around the nearby villages, is there any old boy with trustworthy character who can be hired to sit in the hall? All the children in the village go to school when they are over six years old, and the girls also go to school for a year. , I have to recognize three hundred thousand, and it will be convenient for Zhuangzi to employ people in the future..."

Manager Wu agreed.

Shu Shu liked how his grandmother, Grandma Wu behaved, and asked, "The old grandma is over 70, is she still in good health?"

That was Jue Luoshi's wet nurse. Before Shu Shu's big wedding, she used to teach some boudoir affairs by precept and example.

Guanshi Wu said: "It's alright, I'm going to pay New Year's greetings to my wife and adults during the Chinese New Year. I'm not deaf, my eyes are not blurry, and my hair is thicker than that of a slave girl."

Shu Shu pointed to a few children and said: "Tell the children to respect the old nanny more, and learn how the old nanny behaves. In a few years, the mansion will choose people around for elder brother and Ge Ge."

Steward Wu said excitedly: "Don't worry, Fujin, this servant will ask grandma to teach these monkey cubs well."

Shu Shu nodded, and then asked about the situation of the pig, that one couldn't be raised in the house, and had to wait for the spring to breed.

After a while, the eggs on the other side of the chicken coop were packed and loaded into the car.

Shu Shu and Brother Jiu left Zhuangzi.

Brother Nine pondered and said: "We can't keep offering eggs. We're losing money and we can't count the money, but I can't do it for Laobai. I'll find time to tell Khan Ama to build a chicken coop on the west side of the West Garden to raise chickens." ..."

Otherwise, in winter, the supply of eggs in the palace would stop.

From October to February, there were no eggs for five months.

Originally, there are few vegetables in winter, and the lack of eggs is even more pitiful.

Shu Shudao: "It's fine if you tell the emperor, after all, it's around the imperial garden, where the holy driver is, who knows if it's a taboo or not?"

Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Master knows, it's not for our own sake."

Shu Shu recalled last year that elder brother Jiu added wild vegetables to the palace as a regular dish, and said: "Master added it in such a random way, after a few years, Fengsheng and the others will enter the palace to study, and the supply of elder brother's supply will also increase." It won’t be as simple as it is now.”

After hearing this, Brother Nine got excited and said: "Then I will go to the imperial court in the afternoon, so I can just ask the emperor's grandson about his studies."

Apart from Honghui and Hongshu, the emperor's grandson who entered the study this year also has the third elder brother of Yuqing Palace.

Thinking of this, Brother Jiu said: "It just so happens that I have a reason to ask Khan Ama's third brother's second son about going to school. The three concubines of Yuqing Palace have all gone to school. It makes no sense that third brother's second son can't."

This is all to pave the way for Akdan's study, Shu Shu naturally has no objection.

The husband and wife returned to elder brother's office.

He Yuzhu and Sun Jin were ordered to deliver eggs everywhere.

Changchunyuan has one hundred eggs and thirty goose eggs.

Eighty North Garden eggs and twenty goose eggs.

Douyuan Bookstore has sixty eggs and ten goose eggs.

Elder Brother married Elder Brother and Princess Wenxian had fifty eggs and eight goose eggs, and Elder Brother Thirteen and Elder Fourteen had thirty eggs and six goose eggs.

According to the head of the four little elder brothers in Hechi, each person has twenty eggs and four goose eggs.

Because Qi Fujin had asked for eggs, another [-] eggs were added to Qi Fujin.

It is not advisable to use a knife during the Chinese New Year, nor is it suitable for frying or frying, but steaming vegetables is fine.

During lunch, Shu Shu and Brother Jiu ate egg custard.

Not only here, but also in other elder brother's places, poached eggs or egg custard are also eaten.

Apart from the small ones at the bottom, where can the brother and sister-in-law at the top take advantage?

In the afternoon, they also sent people to return gifts one after another.

Mostly fresh and dried fruit.

In Qingxi Bookstore, Kangxi also discovered new dishes other than New Year dishes.

The key is that this is not in the sub-example.

He looked at Liang Jiugong and said, "Is Brother Jiu respectful?"

Last summer, Brother Nine paid tribute many times.

At that time, he didn't like to eat egg dishes.

Liang Jiugong nodded and said: "It was delivered in the first afternoon. I heard from the manager of the dining room in the garden. It is a big basket, one hundred pieces, and thirty goose eggs! In addition to Yuqian, the dining room also sent a plate to Master Yi. Steamed eggs."

With the example of Dongzi dishes first, Kangxi also understood.

This is almost the same reason, Brother Jiu is raising chickens indoors.

He said with disapproval: "I don't know how much it costs to stutter!"

Liang Jiugong said: "The Empress Dowager appointed Huanxi, how many more vegetarian dishes can I have?"

Kangxi thought of the Douyuan Bookstore, and the dishes for the first month were single, and said: "I have given them everywhere, where is the Douyuan Bookstore?"

Liang Jiugong said: "After sending it here and North Garden, I went to the Douyuan Bookstore, and the other elder brothers also delivered it, and even brought the two grandson elder brothers who entered the garden today."

Kangxi was very satisfied after hearing this.

One year older and improved a lot, that's how it should be.

No matter how far or close you are in private, it's better to treat them as equals in such a big way...