My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1417 Try it upside down (rolling and asking for monthly votes)

Boiled pork slices, Huadiao braised pork, spicy pot sausages, kidney beans, fried crispy pork, pepper chicken, stir-fried chicken with pickled cabbage, sour bamboo shoots and old duck soup, bacon rice...

By the time the dinner table was set, the room was filled with the overbearing spicy smell.

There are two dishes that are heavy, namely pepper chicken and fried crispy pork, both of which are served in two portions.

The fifth elder brother ordered the eunuch beside him and said: "Send these two plates to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to add food to the elder brother."

In the previous dynasty, there were only a few of them. The twelfth elder brother was also a younger brother. The fifth elder brother loved the house and the birds and was willing to take care of one or two.

The eunuch went in response.

Stimulated by the smell, the few people reading the book beside the kang also sped up.

Everyone arrived at the south study room early in the morning. They had already had breakfast for three hours and were feeling hungry.

A quarter of an hour later, the errand was completed, and the third elder brother hurriedly sent a written note to the people in the Ministry of War.

There is a wash basin in the house.

The brothers washed their hands and went to the Eight Immortals Table.

Most of the dishes are red.

There was only one chicken, which looked ordinary. It was a complete chicken, quite large, with a net weight of three to four kilograms. The chicken skin was shiny.

Third Brother also prefers the food at Baiweiju. There are no expensive ingredients like sea cucumber and abalone, and the portions look large.

The fifth elder brother also washed his hands and said proudly: "This is a new dish from Baiweiju. It tastes good. I have to eat one every now and then. If I don't eat it, I will panic..."

As he said that, he moved his hands and cut the pepper chicken into two parts. The chicken belly was full of peppercorns and chili peppers and was stuffed to the brim.

When he shredded the sesame pepper chicken into smaller pieces and mixed it with those Sichuan peppercorns, the spicy flavor came out.

Third Brother said: "Good guy, I had to use half a tael of peppercorns. This chicken is not cheap!"

Although Zanthoxylum bungeanum is not as precious as it was in ancient times and is often grown in Jiangnan, Sichuan and other places, the price is not cheap. A pound of Zanthoxylum bungeanum can cost as much as one stone of rice.

The fifth elder brother said proudly: "You get what you pay for. The palace recipes include twenty or thirty ways to eat chicken. Compared with this sesame pepper chicken, it's far behind. It's addictive to eat. I recommend it in March." I’ve eaten as many as twenty of the new dishes that came out.”

I can't say that I eat one every other day, but I eat it once every two or three days.

The third elder brother became interested after hearing this and said: "No matter how good it is, I can't bear to eat it like this. I have to try it."

All four were seated.

The third brother moved his chopsticks first and picked up a chicken wing without ceremony.

Chicken wings are covered with skin. Whether it is stewed chicken, braised chicken, or five-spice smoked chicken, the skin of this chicken is very soft.

The texture of the chicken skin today is different. It tastes crispy and chewy, and has a rich spicy taste.

The fifth elder brother also moved his chopsticks, but he went to braise the pork in braise.

This dish is also often made in Baylor House, but it can't be compared with the one in Baiweiju.

This Baiweiju dish is a jar dish that is simmered on the fire for twelve hours. You have to be careful when inserting the braised pork, otherwise it will not be shaped.

When you eat it, it turns into braised gravy and melts in your mouth.

The Huadiao wine neutralizes the fatness of the pork belly and brings back the sweet taste.

Brother Qi had Maoyunhua in front of him, so he picked it up and ate it very quickly.

The eighth prince hesitated for a moment while holding the chopsticks.

There is not a single vegetarian dish, all of them look thick with oil and red sauce.

On this hot day, are you not afraid of getting angry while eating?
Fifth Brother's body of meat was all eaten in one bite.

The soup was quite watery, and the crispy meat looked greasy, so he put a piece of breast from the pepper chicken. This one was relatively refreshing, but it also had a bit of spicy flavor...

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Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In addition to the twelfth elder brother, the ninth elder brother is also here today.

He had previously told Brother Twelve to come every two days.

This morning, he did nothing else but listened to Zhang Baozhu talk about what he had experienced in the past six months.

Zhang Baozhu came back from a long trip and was supposed to rest for a few days, but he had not yet met the chief officer, Brother Jiu. He knew that Brother Jiu was here today, so he followed him.

The twelfth elder brother was fascinated by it. The ninth elder brother had been there the year before last and thought it was ordinary.

But he remembered the past of his southern tour, when he visited many temples and lit many lamps along the way.

There is also the big banyan tree that prays for children.

Three red ribbons.

The ninth elder brother told Zhang Baozhu and the twelfth elder brother: "Now that I think about it, it is really effective. It seems that I will have the opportunity to take Fujin there again to fulfill my wish..."

The next time the Holy Emperor goes on a tour to the south, he will have reason to ask for a bodyguard.

At that time, you can go to Taihu Lake to see your own tea garden.

After Zhang Baozhu said this, he carefully asked about the Jin family's crimes and left.

When he returned home yesterday, he, Enie, had a bad expression. It was Zhang Baobao who told him what happened to the Jin family, and then Enie understood that nothing in the Ministry of Internal Affairs was taken for nothing.

Only things that are allowed to be taken by the master are movable; if you reach out to grab them yourself, you will not only harm yourself, but also your family members.

In the past few years, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has dealt with people, not only punishing one person, but mostly punishing the whole family.

The lightest one is to be dismissed from the job as a male, while the most serious one is to be exiled or lose one's citizenship.

His wife was still angry and didn't mention those things anymore, but she was still upset and kept talking for a long time.

Brother Ninth returned to the city today and did not bring a food box.

It's hot and the food is stale after being left out for a long time.

He told the twelfth elder brother directly in the morning and had a deal with the twelfth elder brother at noon.

At noon, it was the lunch box sent from Qianxi Wusuo.

When the eunuch next to the fifth elder brother came to deliver food, the ninth elder brother and the twelfth elder brother were about to use their chopsticks.

Seeing the sesame pepper chicken, Brother Jiu's mouth watered; seeing the crispy pork, he felt disgusted.

Eating fried food on a hot day is not in line with health preservation.

He looked at Fifth Brother's eunuch and said, "How much food did Fifth Brother bring? Has it even been delivered here?"

The eunuch said: "I ordered ten dishes from Baiweiju. Two of them are heavy. They are specially reserved for Master Twelve. The master doesn't know that you are here."

Brother Jiu said: "I can just take a bite."

Bringing so many dishes is not enough for two people.

Brother Ninth asked the reason again, and found out that the four brothers in the south study room had changed their shifts.

This is obviously a courtesy to many people. Don’t blame me. My fifth brother is lazy.
Brother Jiu said "haha" twice, asked He Yuzhu to reward him with his purse, and sent him away.

When the twelfth brother saw a complete chicken, he had nowhere to take off his chopsticks.

Brother Jiu then ordered He Yuzhu: "Wash your hands and shred the chicken, take out the chicken wings alone..."

He Yuzhu heard the sound, washed his hands, and came forward to serve.

After a while, the chicken was divided into two parts, one part was two chicken wings, and the other part was chicken mixed with Sichuan peppercorns.

Brother Ninth got himself a chicken wing and explained to Brother Twelve: "This chicken is delicious, but it's too spicy. I can't eat spicy food."

The twelfth elder brother picked up a piece of chicken thigh, which was really spicy, and immediately took two sips of milk tea.

Seeing this, Brother Jiu said: "If you can't eat it, don't force it. Next time you eat it, just don't mix it up."

Brother Twelve shook his head and said, "It's edible. It's very refreshing to eat in summer."

This peppercorn chicken is chilled and the chicken is firm and chewy.

The ninth elder brother only ate one chicken wing, and the twelfth elder brother took the rest and said: "If you don't mix the pepper in the chicken belly, it will be slightly spicy, which is a different taste."

The twelfth elder brother looked at most of the plate of Sichuan peppercorns and said, "Can this still be used?"

Spices were not included in the daily supplies of the palace.

The condiments that can be seen are salt, sugar, sweet sauce, clear sauce and vinegar.

Brother Jiu nodded and said: "It can be used, but it can only be used in winter, and it cannot be used in summer."

He said: "If you need any spices in the five dining rooms, just ask people to go to Baiweiju to get them. They are all available there."

Brother Twelve nodded and said: "Yes, I understand..."

After a while, the two brothers had lunch, and Brother Jiu came out.

When passing by Qianqing Gate, he hesitated for a moment whether to go to the South Study Room.

After thinking about it, he gave up the idea.

That is considered a confidential place, not a place for idle talk.

Brother Ninth left the palace directly.

The tenth prince was not here, so he got into the carriage alone and returned to the prince's mansion without asking anyone to leave the capital.The couple are not in the city, but the daily human relations in the Prince's Mansion still require someone to take care of them.

Fusong happened to be there.

Brother Jiu came to find Fusong.

"Has a date been set for the wedding between Prince Kang's Palace and Prince Shuncheng's Palace?"

Not rude.

During their wedding the year before last, Prince Kang's palace gave Shu Shu a wedding gift. Brother Jiu always kept it in mind and prepared to return the gift this time.

Fusong said: "It's both May, Prince Kang's Palace is in the middle of the month, and there's a few days difference between Prince Zhijun's Palace, and Prince Shuncheng's Palace is in the late month."

The post has not been sent yet, but Fusong heard something from Dutong Mansion.

There are only a few good days in the lunar calendar for getting married, and there are only a few good days in each month.

Brother Jiu was a little hesitant after hearing this.

The courtesy from Prince Shuncheng's palace is not to be underestimated. It is the uncle's natal family, so it is much more accomplished than other brothers.

Here in Prince Kang's Mansion, I really don't know what to give.

The branch of Prince Kang's Mansion is the major branch of Prince Lilie's family.

Prince Lilie, as the legitimate son of Emperor Taizu and the brother of Emperor Taizong, was the oldest. He led his children and grandchildren to fight, and he also enclosed the most land after entering the customs.

Among the royal palaces of the clan, Prince Kang's palace has the most land and the richest industries.

Brother Jiu is here to return gifts, whether it is for Zhuangzi or a shop, the other party has no shortage of them.

He asked Fu Song: "When your eldest sister got married, Tai Fujin gave it to a villager and several boxes of good things. How will I return the gift this time?"

Fusong shook his head and said: "You don't need Master Jiu to return the gift. It's Taifujin's gift to his sister. I'll be more filial to Taifujin when he celebrates his whole life. Or he can stand up to the younger generation over there and add more makeup when he gets married." , a close relative of flesh and blood, it’s a bit strange to return a gift at this time, and it doesn’t look like it.”

If Prince Kang was a woman and was getting married at this time, it would be reasonable for them to add more gifts; since he was marrying Fujin, it would be enough to add a few more gifts to the other princes.

Relatives come and go, not just for short periods of time.

Brother Jiu frowned and said, "Isn't it too simple?"

Seeing that he was not understanding, Fusong could only talk about it and said: "But there are three princes getting married this year. You have prepared a big gift for Prince Kang's palace, but how will you prepare it when the princes get married? Outsiders don't know how. Regardless of whether it is a return gift or not, I will only feel that you are close to me..."

The gifts prepared for clan brothers are heavier than those given to biological brothers. This does not necessarily fall on my sister.

Brother Jiu slapped his forehead and said, "I forgot about this. That's too obvious."

Fusong handed the book of Dragon Boat Festival rituals he had sorted out in his hand to Brother Jiu and said, "It's all ready, and the gifts from the yamen outside have also arrived."

As for the gifts that the Ninth Prince's Mansion sent to each family, they were still the same ones as last year, including the rice dumpling gift box from the pastry shop, the braised pork gift box from Baiweiju, plus tea and wine.

Brother Jiu thought that Zhang Baozhu had received 2000 taels of silver for a festival in Hangzhou, so he turned to the last page of the booklet to see the number of silver envelopes.

6000 taels of silver.

You must know that in the three festivals and two birthdays, the annual gifts are doubled by default.

In this way, the annual gift of silver envelopes is thirty-six thousand.

If you pay 1% of your filial piety to the emperor, you will still have more than [-] left.

It’s more than the husband and wife’s property income!
Brother Jiu pointed to this and said to Fu Song: "Remember this in a different way. Don't let outsiders know about it, so as not to be jealous."

Fusong nodded, thought for a while, and said, "Then only half of it is recorded in the public accounts? The remaining half is included in the outside industrial income."

Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Half is enough. Just keep silent and make a fortune. There is no need to show off..."

During the Dragon Boat Festival, there are some fresh fruits from Gong Yuli.

Fusong was planning to send someone to Haidian, but when Brother Jiu came back, he took him away with him.

When he returned to Beiwusuo, Brother Jiu mentioned to Shu Shu about the silver seal for the Dragon Boat Festival, and said: "It's easy to have 8000 taels of silver left in a year, which is almost equivalent to two Heshuo princes. Calculated to every day, It’s 50 taels of silver, tsk tsk, it’s equivalent to my monthly payment..."

Having said this, he paused and said: "I'd better be more diligent, otherwise I'll feel guilty for taking all the money..."

Shu Shu knew that Brother Jiu was lazy and had no days off all year round like in previous years, so he said: "How about I change my ways of doing things and go to the Yamen every day when the Holy Master is not in Beijing to order Mao?" Do you want to rest more while driving in Beijing?"

Brother Jiu was very moved after hearing this and said: "This is good. It shows that I have a strong sense of responsibility and that I am down to earth. I am not a vain person, so let's do it like this!"

As he said this, he thought about the tenth elder brother. After thinking about it for a while, he decided not to call him the tenth elder brother.

The Zongren Mansion is different from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

There are dozens of yamen under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and there are constant trivial matters every day. In the past, enduring them was regarded as diligence.

Except for being busy at the end of the year, the Zongren Mansion spends most of its time just drinking tea and dawdling, so there is no need for the tenth prince to stay up in the past.

The next day, Brother Ninth went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The twelfth elder brother couldn't help but wonder when he saw it, and the ninth elder brother plausibly said: "The saint is not in Beijing, so I have to be more careful as a errand to avoid making mistakes and let Khan Amma worry about it. When the saint comes back, I will Stop being lazy!"

The twelfth elder brother was not surprised when he heard this.

Others think Ninth Brother is lazy, but in fact Ninth Brother knows it well.

At noon, the fifth elder brother still delivered the food, and he delivered it himself.

Seeing Brother Jiu there, he said, "I heard you came yesterday. Why didn't you go to the south study room?"

He thought his brother would go over to see the excitement, but he couldn't wait, and when he asked again, everyone had left the palace.

Brother Jiu hummed softly: "Aren't I sensible? Don't bother me. I have my own errands. What do you do with your errands?"

Staying in Beijing to manage politics sounds so majestic.

Brother Jiu is not envious.

It's just a white job, no different from walking in Liubu before.

The fifth elder brother did not mention Nan Study Room, but asked curiously: "Then you are fine, why are you here again today?"

Brother Jiu then repeated what he had just said.

The fifth elder brother praised: "You are sensible, yes, yes, Khan Ama is not here, so you have to guard against others slacking off."

How can such a promising younger brother only praise himself?

After the fifth elder brother returned to the south study room, he had to praise the ninth elder brother with his brothers.

The third elder brother thought about the Dragon Boat Festival gift he received last year, which cost several thousand taels of silver, and said sourly: "The ninth brother, the manager, should be nourished. If it were me, I would be so interested..."

After hearing this, the fifth elder brother hurriedly said: "Don't worry about the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs anymore. It's unlucky. I can see that the general manager is compatible with the ninth brother. If he is not compatible with other people, he will be unlucky."

Third Elder Brother: "..."

It's true that a bunch of people didn't end well.

Beginning in 37, the boss committed suicide.

He Yi is still alive, but with no future, he has become a marginalized figure in the family.

Jin Yiren did not say anything about his own death, but his wife and children still wanted to blame him, and the family collapsed.

The eighth elder brother was standing by. Listening to the fifth elder brother's words, he always felt that he meant something.

Are those unlucky housekeepers at odds with their official positions?

I still have a bad relationship with Brother Jiu...

Others paid it back, but the fall of the Jin family was actually something that Eighth Prince did not expect.

His aunt and cousin, following Jin Yiren's investigation, also lost their jobs as doctors of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

At that time, I went to Ba Beile Mansion to ask for help, but Ba Age didn't nod.

At that time, the Jin family was conducting a serious investigation. The eighth prince didn't know the inside story and didn't want to get into trouble.

He originally thought that Brother Jiu would look at him and let him go, but he thought too much.

The seventh elder brother was standing by, looking at the food on the table. It was Huaiyang cuisine. It looked exquisite, but tasted ordinary.

He said: "Fifth brother, don't order food from outside. It's expensive and not delicious. Let's go to Baiweiju."

The fifth elder brother also ate normally today, nodded and said: "Okay, from now on it will still be Baiweiju..."

*
On this day, the saint was riding on the royal boat.

After receiving the news from the capital, I learned that the rotation system in South Study Room had been changed.

The third elder brother is very handsome, and the seventh elder brother and eighth elder brother also do their part.

Although the fifth elder brother was lazy, he did not get any complaints and he appeased his brother very well.

To his surprise, Brother Jiu was diligent.

The fifth elder brother's words about the ninth elder brother's responsibility also fell on paper.

Kangxi was very satisfied. It was filial piety to think about not letting him worry...

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It’s the last day, so I’m asking for a monthly ticket.

The next update will be around 8 noon on August 31

(End of this chapter)