My father-in-law is Kangxi

When Brother Jiu came back, he handed the documents from the four shops to Shu Shu.

Shu Shu was very surprised and said: "I went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to check in?"

The couple had no plans to reach out to the shop here.

The icing on the cake, it doesn’t matter.

Brother Jiu said: "No, I was following Khan Amma to see the palace. Khan Amma praised me, so I mentioned it..."

Otherwise, the praise is too vain.

Afterwards, it passed without mentioning black or white.

He won't be knighted until later in his life, so it's hard to mention the merit again.

Shu Shu felt relieved after hearing this.

If I reach out to plan something, even if Kangxi agrees to it later, I will feel uncomfortable; this is what I asked directly from Kangxi, and I deserve it, which is just right.

Otherwise, it would be a lot of credit but also a burden.

She said: "Then I will write a letter to the capital tomorrow and get someone from the shop."

Before following the Holy Driver, everyone was moving slowly.

If we really want to mobilize supplies and people from the capital, it will take only ten days.

Most of the Mongolian princes who came to visit the court have not yet arrived, and the shop will be opened this year.

According to Brother Jiu's plan, the manpower and goods of the four pastry shops, restaurants, teahouses, and rouge shops can be dispatched from the capital, which is also convenient.

Shu Shu calculated in his mind and said: "The rouge shop is just a tea shop, and the pastry shop and restaurant can only be opened for a few months and they won't make much money."

Brother Jiu said: "Let's work for a year and see if we want to make adjustments next year."

There are many profitable industries, but under Kangxi's nose, they can't occupy them all.

Just one or two of the above will be enough.

Shu Shu nodded.

In this shop, profits come later.

The couple is not short of money, so they don't have to worry about this.

Brother Ninth asked: "I will take a three-day rest starting tomorrow. Will I take you around the area?"

Taking advantage of the fact that there are fewer Mongolian princes coming to court now, they can move more freely.

When the Mongolian prince came to court, the princesses and eldest daughters of Fu Meng would also come, and then the couple would be free.

Shu Shu said: "I'm going to pay my respects to the Queen Mother tomorrow morning. I won't be free until later, so I can take a look around."

The couple lived here for most of the winter last year and were familiar with the neighborhood.

Brother Jiu thought for a while and said, "Then go to Yueya Valley to fish..."

I caught it through the ice the winter before last. It is a small finger-long fish with no small spines and tender meat. It is delicious even if it is braised or fried.

As soon as Brother Jiu said this, Shu Shu became greedy and said, "Let's take a break and go fish it out. It's just in time to eat it at night."

Brother Ninth has no objection.

The couple were tired of riding together in the car, but they also wanted to move around more.

They had a simple lunch, took a short rest after the meal, and the couple were ready to go out.

Crescent Valley is just eight miles southwest of the palace, and it's only a short carriage ride away.

Chun Lin, Xiao Song, He Yuzhu, Zhou Song and others followed with fishing nets, barrels and so on.

Because this place is outside a slope and inaccessible, there are not only small fish but also other things in the stream.

When you go down a net, you have to take two or three with you.

It is blue-grey in color and has claws. The small one is as long as the thumb and the large one is as long as the index finger.

Brother Jiu was disgusted when he saw it and said: "What is this? Why is he so big..."

Shu Shu's eyes were bright, he picked one up and said excitedly: "This is a cricket, this is good, catch this..."

A dozen or so people worked together, but there wasn't much. In an hour, they only grabbed half a bucket.

Shu Shu salivated.

When Brother Jiu saw this, he remembered the shrimps he had eaten before, which looked a bit like crickets, and asked, "This...is also a shrimp?"

Shu Shu nodded and said, "I'll have this tonight. I can offer it to you."

It just so happened that I received a reward today, so it was not so abrupt to show my filial piety.

With the Queen Mother here, naturally one cannot just show filial piety to the emperor.

When it was time for dinner, Brother Jiu personally went to the palace to deliver food, first to the emperor and then to the Queen Mother.

He didn't come back until he finished running errands.

As for brothers of the same generation, there are none.

I made a total of three bowls of cricket tofu using this cricket, and the remaining one was used to make spicy cricket.

However, I caught a lot of small fish, including two buckets, so I sent some to several dining rooms next to each other.

Shu Shu and Brother Jiu were both full from dinner.

Brother Jiu had rice with crickets soaked in tofu, while Shu Shu finished off a plate of spicy crickets.

Who can put down this bite?

After Shu Shu finished a plate, she was still unsatisfied.

Seeing that she loved to eat, Brother Jiu had already planned to send someone to Crescent Valley every day.

Eat a few more meals while no one notices.

When there are more people looking for it, it will not be easy to eat...

*

In the palace, in front of the emperor.

Kangxi took a spoon and was also eating cricket tofu. Unlike the inexperienced Ninth Prince, Kangxi had eaten this dish in Wula, Jilin during his early eastward tour. He did not expect that this dish was also available in Rehe.

I went to Mulan Paddock earlier and had not eaten this dish when I passed by it.

He looked at Liang Jiugong.

"Jiuye Jing, he said he brought Fujin to arrest him personally..." Liang Jiugong explained hurriedly.

Kangxi thought about Brother Jiu's journey in the car, and invited the imperial doctor twice in the process, and even asked him personally. As a result, when he arrived at the place today, he started to feel happy and speechless.

"My mouth is getting greedier and my face is getting thicker..."

Kangxi commented.

Today, I complimented him and started asking for things.

However, the ninth elder brother also reminded Kangxi that these older sons should be rewarded early if they have merit in the future, so as not to save up and then it will be no good to get a high title, not to be high, and it is not good to feel wronged. Sons, it’s not good for them to be resentful.

Liang Jiugong didn't answer, just looked at the bowl of cricket tofu longingly.

It smells fresh.

When Kangxi saw it, he smiled and scolded: "Why haven't I rewarded you with delicious food? You're a good person!"

Liang Jiugong said hurriedly: "I'm just curious, why is this called tofu?"

Kangxi asked someone to serve him a bowl and said, "Try it and you will know..."

Liang Jiugong thanked him, took it with both hands, took a sip, and was speechless at once.

It tastes like tofu, more like tender egg custard.

When the dining table was removed, Kangxi was not polite and ordered Liang Jiugong: "Go to Brother Jiu and ask where you caught this cricket, and then have someone copy the recipe and send it over..."

Kangxi's appetite for food was only mediocre, but he thought this dish was delicious and would be more suitable for women.

There is no need to worry about the Queen Mother. Jiu Age and Jiu Fujin are filial and will not fall behind other than to show their respect.

The concubine who came with me this time, Concubine De, was well-qualified, and she was favored by concubines, concubines Min, and the noble king...

*

Liang Jiugong came forward in person, and Jiu Age naturally told the location of Crescent Valley happily, and also asked Xiaotang to copy a recipe of cricket tofu.

When Liang Jiugong left, Brother Jiu sent Ging Guo and La Yue away, and said to Shu Shu: "Tsk, tsk, I didn't expect that Khan Ama would still be here today..."

Shu Shu was also surprised.

You must know that Kangxi never paid attention to appetite and never showed any preference in meals.

The reasons for such changes are worth pondering.

Brother Jiu's mood was very complicated and he said: "This is also a special case. No matter how favored the empress and several concubines were in the early years, they were not so considerate about their food and daily life..."

Shu Shu shook her head and said, "It's different. Several concubines have children."

Therefore, no matter how favored Kangxi was, he would not be too eye-catching in terms of checks and balances, for fear of causing speculation in the previous court and affecting the status of the prince.

The beloved concubine, who was young and childless, did not have so many scruples.

Brother Ninth, the surrogate mother, felt a little dissatisfied and said: "Fortunately, our empress has seniority and was awarded the title of concubine at the front, like the Min Concubine and the Liang Concubine, but now they have moved to the back. I feel so relieved."

This is talking about the ranking of palace concubines.

After the concubine was happy, the concubine's position was provided, and the position was moved to the top of the concubine's position.

Later, the daughter born to a concubine died in infancy, but the concubine position was still provided.

When the next time the harem is promoted, there will definitely be this one.

Shu Shu said: "In terms of status in the palace, except for the heirs, the holy family comes first, and seniority is not the most important."

The couple said a few words and then let go of the matter.

It’s just that I don’t have to worry about spicy crickets tomorrow…

*

When Brother Jiu went in and out of the palace, the sky was bright and his actions were under his nose.

Therefore, whether it is the prince and princes in the palace, or the clan ministers outside the palace, almost everyone has received the news and knows that Brother Jiu is "respecting" today.

Here, the prince looked at the table full of food and couldn't place his chopsticks.

There were blisters in his mouth, and he was not thinking about eating. The regular dishes served in the palace dining room were all served with thick oil and red sauce. He only picked up a chopstick of pan-fried fish and ate chazuke rice directly.

Hearing that this was the fish sent by Brother Jiu, the prince was a little surprised.

I hadn't paid attention to it before, but now I realized that Brother Jiu's filial piety when he went to the palace was only to the emperor and the Queen Mother. When he was in the palace, there was also Yifei, and there was no Yuqing Palace.

But whether it was tribute from the royal family, princes or local officials to the palace, Yuqing Palace had a share.

Why did Brother Ninth become the exception?

Immediately, the prince thought that Jiu Age and his wife loved to give things away. When they were in Haidian West Garden, they often went to Tuoyuan Bookstore to give things away.

It seems that if other princes have it, they have it; if other princes don't have it, they don't have it.

What does it mean?

Did Brother Nine do it on purpose or unintentionally?

*

Outside the palace, there is a side room, where the eldest brother lives.

The eldest brother is drinking, already the second bottle of dinner.

Dafujin sat across from him and his wife. When he saw this, he quickly took a bite of dried fried fish and said, "Have a few bites of vegetables. Uncle Jiu asked someone to bring this fish."

The eldest brother nodded, took a bite, glanced at Da Fujin, and said: "The Queen's grandmother is impatient to socialize with people, so there is no need to go there often, so as not to disturb the Queen's grandmother..."

If he, the eldest son of the emperor, does not stand in the way, there is no need for Dafu Jin to gain the advantage of being the eldest sister-in-law of the royal family.

When he left Beijing before, he had hesitated whether to take Da Fujin out, but he still couldn't bear it.

Otherwise, it is justifiable to leave Dafu Jin in the palace to take care of several princesses.

Dafujin lowered his eyes and said: "I am the sister-in-law. If I don't come forward, I'm afraid there will be inconvenience for the ninth and thirteenth younger siblings..."

The eldest brother said: "The princesses will return to court in a while. The imperial grandmother is not short of people to talk to. The ninth younger brother and sister are not very fond of Zhang Luo. The thirteenth younger brother and sister will not let Chang go over to pay their respects..."

Dafujin nodded and said, "Well, it's up to you..."

*

After lying down for two days, I came back to life, but my nose is not my own, and my throat is not my own either. Every time I swallow, my eardrums will flap. Please take care of yourself.