My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1909 Pillow Wind (rolling around asking for monthly tickets)
Shushu heard some noise at the door, looked up, and saw the Ninth Prince standing at the door, looking at her and smiling.

"Are you in a good mood, Master?" Shu Shu asked.

The Ninth Prince pulled a chair and sat at the door. He winked and pointed outside, saying, "Mother-in-law has returned to Ning'an Hall!"

After hearing this, Shushu got down from the ground immediately.

Even between mother and daughter, sometimes they should keep their distance.

It's really uncomfortable to be stared at from morning to night.

Shushu hasn't wiped her body for two or three days, and the roots of her hair are itchy.

She also pulled a chair and prepared to sit down.

Seeing this, the Ninth Prince hurriedly said, "Put on the cushion..."

Shushu took a mat and laid it on the ground.

The couple, one inside the door and one outside.

Baiguo and Layue stood in the outer room, looking at each other.

The two men didn't dare to step forward and interrupt, nor could they just stand there and listen loudly, so they could only tiptoe back to the south room.

"Gao Bin's account book has been sent back. There is a lot of room for the government distillery. One hundred kilograms of potatoes can produce ten kilograms of liquor. The yield per mu is four thousand kilograms, which means four hundred kilograms of liquor. The liquor in the capital is expensive. One kilogram of liquor costs at least thirty cents..."

"Taking into account the labor, fuel, and potatoes, this pound of liquor costs less than ten cents..."

"When we use a few prescriptions and make a medicinal wine, it will cost a few taels of silver per jar..."

"Gao Bin is great. He has learned from experience and studied the processing and storage of corn and potatoes. He has also tried to use corn to make oil. I'm thinking, should I ask someone to send him some peanut seeds so that he can try to plant peanuts on the river bank? Peanuts are perfect for oil crops. One hundred kilograms of oil produced on our farm can produce thirty kilograms of oil, and one kilogram of oil costs fifty cents..."

Shushu listened but didn't interrupt.

The Ninth Prince changed his mind as he spoke.

"Forget it, let's keep the peanuts for ourselves. They are not food, and if local officials promote them, they will easily be criticized. But our Daxing village can plant fewer watermelons this year and try planting a crop of peanuts after the wheat harvest..."

Shu Shu nodded and said, "You can give it a try. We can grow some in the farms in Haidian. Then we can build an oil mill. Restaurants and pastry shops will all use clear oil, and it will be convenient for us to eat at home."

The Ninth Prince handed Gao Bin's letter and account book to Shushu.

Shushu took it and looked at it.

No wonder he was able to become a Grand Secretary and be included in the Temple of Worthy and Talented People in the end. He already had the shadow of a capable minister.

She handed it back to the Ninth Prince and said, "This official kiln is located in Xianghe, which is also good for Xianghe County. It is the best of both worlds."

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Well, we can't let Gao Bin work in vain."

When the Ninth Prince says he is stingy, he is really stingy, and when he says he is generous, he is really generous.

"I will write to Gao Bin later and ask him to plant as many potatoes as possible. For government-owned fields, potatoes should be planted as the second crop after the wheat harvest so as not to delay the grain harvest. Potatoes can be planted directly on the reclaimed fields. A suitable government-purchased price will be worked out later so that no one will suffer a loss..."

Brother Ninth said.

After hearing this, Shushu said, "Farming is a big deal. Your arrangement sounds good, but we have to be careful of others finding fault with it and causing trouble for Gao Bin. Should we report it to the emperor before passing on the message to Gao Bin?"

According to court rules, county magistrates in the interior could be promoted if they had no faults for five years.

However, this promotion usually involves transferring from a lower county to a middle county, or from a middle county to an upper county.

If one wants to skip directly to the seventh rank, three conditions must be met: at least five years in office, political achievements in terms of money, grain and punishment, and a first-class "grand plan".

This "grand plan" is for the provincial governor to judge and evaluate the performance of local officials.

There is infighting in the officialdom, and there will be waves even without wind.

The Ninth Prince thought for a moment and said, "That's true. Gao Bin is no longer my follower, but an official of the court. It's not right for me to make decisions. It would be more appropriate to report it."

Shushu remembered clearly that in addition to being a Grand Secretary, Gao Bin's greatest political achievement was the control of the Yellow River.

It would be a pity if Gao Bin was marked as the Ninth Prince, which affected his future career and delayed river management.

As the couple talked, they also kept their eyes on the door.

The Ninth Prince was being clever, but he was not sure if his mother-in-law would really give him face and not come back.

Fortunately, Jueluo did not come back, and she must have really returned to Ning'an Hall.

The Ninth Prince knew that Shushu liked to be clean, so he said, "Ask the bathroom to prepare some hot water, and you can wipe yourself well after dinner."

Shushu thought about it, shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'll wipe it tomorrow at noon, and wipe my hair then."

The Ninth Prince asked, "Where is the jasmine powder you prepared? Can't you use that to comb your hair?"

Shu Shu said: "Use that in a few days, just wipe it briefly first..."

The Ninth Prince calculated the time and said, "My master won't be back until March. How about you stay at home for a few more days to rest during the confinement period?"

Shu Shu hurriedly said, "No, when the master is not at home, how can I travel around the world? At that time, I will just take half a day to go to the palace to pay my respects to the Royal Grandmother and the Queen Mother. How can it be tiring for me?"

The Ninth Prince did not force her, and said, "If you feel bored alone, just invite Little Nine's family over, or ask Old Ten's wife to come and talk. If there is any problem at home, ask someone to find Old Ten."

Shushu nodded and said, "I'm at home, so I have nothing to worry about. But you, Master, must be tired from the journey. Bring me two boxes of Korean ginseng slices and make tea with them..."

*
Ning'an Hall, main house, east side room.

Dinner has been placed on the kang table.

Lady Bo and Lady Jueluo sat opposite each other, while Niguzhu sat on the kang.

In front of the child, Jueluo didn't know what to say, she just felt a little helpless.

After dinner, Hazel took Niguzhu out for a walk.

Jueluo said to Lady Bo: "She is so clingy and disgusting. It makes me look like a villain who is trying to break up a couple..."

Mrs. Bo smiled and said, "That's how young couples should be. If they're not clingy now, when will they be clingy?"

Jueluo smiled and thought about what she had done in the past few days.

The little prince was well taken care of, and Shushu, the new mother, was also at ease. She ate well and slept soundly, and recovered quickly.

Thinking that the Ninth Prince was going on a long journey, Jueluo said, "I want to go home first tomorrow and come back during the Lantern Festival."

Mrs. Bo smiled and said, "Then Shushu will be happy."

Jueluo snorted softly, "It means she married into the royal family..."

The mother-in-law is in the palace and does not interfere in the couple's household affairs.

Otherwise, if she marries into another family, which mother-in-law can tolerate such a daughter-in-law who always goes against the rules?
"According to the rule passed down by our ancestors, all children should sleep with flat heads, but she thought it was ugly and insisted on changing it. Fortunately, she is not stupid and knows to let the Ninth Prince take the lead..."

Thinking about the little prince's towel and pillow, Jueluo couldn't help but complain to the lady of the Bo family.

Madam Bo glanced at her and said, "If you say so, why didn't you give Shushu a flat head when he slept with her?"

Jueluo: "..."

After trying for a child for nearly ten years, they finally got their wish and had this precious eldest daughter. The couple thought she was their only child and held her in their hearts the utmost.

After knowing that the baby's skull was soft, I was reluctant to let her sleep on the hard millet and sorghum pillows. So she didn't have a flat head, and the back of her head is round.

Later, I was afraid that my daughter would feel uncomfortable with her round head. When she found out that she was different from her brothers, the children below her also did not sleep with flat heads.

Thinking back to those days, it is still vivid in my mind.

"It's been more than 20 years. Ever since Shushu arranged the marriage, my master and I have been worried. Now we can finally feel relieved..."

Jueluo said.

It was not because of seeing the good relationship between her daughter and son-in-law, but because of her three grandchildren, the third of whom was a healthy full-term grandson.

For the prince's wife, unless she is guilty of a serious crime of disobedience, her second half of life will be peaceful.

Mrs. Bo looked at Jueluo and said, "Don't worry. Shushu is a blessed child and a smart child. He will live a good life..."

*
The fifth building in Qianxi is the main house.

The twelfth prince and his wife were also having dinner.

Thinking about the news that came back before noon, the Twelfth Lady said awkwardly, "Master, am I overdoing it? The dishes I asked people to add are not to Uncle Jiu's taste..."

The twelfth prince shook his head and said, "No, it's quite thoughtful. It's just that the ninth brother has a small appetite. He ate before returning to the city this morning, so he just ate something casually..."

At this point, he mentioned that we would bring our own meals from tomorrow, saying, "Don't spend too much, just prepare two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes. Among the vegetable dishes, there must be one cave dish..."

The Twelfth Lady listened carefully and kept it in mind.

*
Baylor Mansion, study room.

The Eighth Prince sat behind his desk, feeling tired.

When the Emperor goes on a tour and needs to order things from the Imperial Household Department, shouldn't he give the order to him or the twelfth prince?

Finally, I ordered Ninth Prince...

The Ninth Prince took advantage of this assignment to not only make a comeback in the Imperial Household Department, but also intervene in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue.

Such a lazy personality, such a simple-minded person...

Without doing anything, just by having a favored mother, he got the power that he longed for but could not get.

The Eighth Prince was well-informed and knew that the Ninth Prince was summoned to Changchun Garden on the fourth day of the first lunar month, and that he was not going to Qingxi Study, but to Concubine Yi's Huichun Villa.

The previously reported princely attendants did not include the Ninth Prince.

It is not difficult to guess why such a person was added.

Concubine Yi spoke well of her son.

I don't know how he managed to recommend the Ninth Prince in a roundabout way without violating any taboos.

Compared with Concubine Yi, my own queen wanted to choose a palace girl for herself...

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