The daily life of Jiufu Jin in Qing Dynasty

Cao Yong did not dare to hide his conversation with Ba Ye, even though he knew that his words contained some elements of alarmism, but frankly speaking, Cao Yong was persuaded by Ba Ye.

"Father, my son thinks what Ba Ye said is not unreasonable." Cao Yong, who rushed back to Jiangning from the capital, asked Cao Yin to tell him the matter.

It would be too false to say that Cao Yin did not know about the private connection between his son and Ba Ye, but Cao Yin did not refuse for some reason at the time.

Hearing what he said now, Cao Yin was not in a hurry to talk about it, but asked him: "Ba Ye told you these things, do you know what his purpose is?"

"My son knows." Cao Yong is just not sophisticated enough, but he is not a fool. When the eighth master approached him, Cao Yong knew that he was actually coming for the father behind him, but Cao Yin did not object to him and the eighth master. Make good friends, then Cao Yong will naturally not refuse the olive branch handed over by Ba Ye.

But of course, Cao Yong also has a sense of proportion in dealing with Ba Ye, although he is not very old, but because his father is in a high position, Cao Yong knew a lot of things since he was a child.

It is precisely because of this that Cao Yong plans to slowly fade away the relationship between him and him after learning that Ba Ye was sprayed in the face by Kangxi and deprived of the opportunity to fight for the reserve.

After all, the cognition Cao Yong has received since he was a child is that the reason why the Cao family can go today is entirely because they follow the pace of the Long Live Lord, and they will never sing against the Long Live Lord.

So knowing that Kangxi hated Ba Ye, how could Cao Yong befriend Ba Ye again?

But if you don't make friends, you don't make friends, Cao Yong still thinks what Ba Ye said is quite reasonable, he said, "My son has also heard a lot about the rumors about the stern and selfless king of Yongjun, at least Ba Ye didn't say anything about this matter. There's nothing to hide, and what he says isn't entirely unreasonable."

As he said that, Cao Yong lowered his voice and said to Cao Yin, "Father, Long Live Lord is indeed very protective of our family, but in case..."

"Shut up!" Cao Yin interrupted him frowning without waiting for Cao Yong to say those outrageous words.

Cao Yong didn't feel dizzy, seeing that Cao Yin understood what he meant, he didn't say any more, but said: "Father, I certainly hope that the emperor can live long, long live, long live, but we have to make plans in advance. "

If Kangxi can really live forever, why should the Cao family bet on other princes?It is enough to be loyal to Kangxi wholeheartedly. Where can I find someone with low risk and high income?

But the problem is that even if Kangxi is deified by the common people, he is still a human being and not a god. He will naturally experience life, old age, sickness and death like ordinary people. If Kangxi has a good life, at best he can live a few more years. It is definitely impossible not to be old.

and……

"My son went to Beijing this time to see Lord Long Live, and found that Lord Long Live looks much older than two years ago." Cao Yong didn't dare to say this out loud.

Cao Yong's words obviously made Cao Yin frown even more than what he said just now. To be honest, Kangxi, who was born in the 11th year of Shunzhi, is now 54 years old (false age), and his age is definitely not young at this time. .

But because Kangxi practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he paid attention to health preservation, even though he had passed his destiny two years ago, he still didn't look old.

Cao Yong met Kangxi two years ago, so when he saw Kangxi again two years later, he would be surprised, because it was only two years, and Long Live Lord looked really much older.

"It's normal, after all, so many things have happened in the past two years." Cao Yindao, and each of them is a major event, not to mention anything else, just the abolition of the prince and the confinement of the Zhijun king are enough to make Long live Grandpa was hit hard.

As Kangxi's capable confidant, Cao Yin is naturally very aware of the importance of these two princes in Kangxi's mind. The two beloved sons have accidents one after another. If Kangxi has no fluctuations in his heart, then it is really strange up.

But if it is possible to choose, then Cao Yin hopes that it is not normal. After all, betting is something that others can do, but he may not be able to do it. What Kangxi once said to him when thanking him.

At that time he said, you treat me with unwavering loyalty, and I naturally know it well.

The meaning of Yazhongbuer is the same as that of loyalty, but why didn't Long Live Lord say loyalty and loyalty at that time?So his focus at the time was on non-duality?

It's not that Cao Yin thinks too much, but in his position, he can't do anything less, and he knows very well that Kangxi pointed out such a good marriage to his eldest daughter, hoping that he will be more loyal to him .

So he understands the truth, but Cao Yin must be cautious about things like standing in a team, not only has to consider whether the team he is in is really right, but also Kangxi's side.

Kangxi didn't know that because of what his eighth son said, his confidants couldn't help being distracted. At this time, he was having a headache about the crown prince.

Indeed, after Kangxi's tough suppression, the ministers in the court had changed their tone, but he knew very well that they still thought it was inappropriate for the East Palace to be empty.

Moreover, Kangxi himself knew very well that if he did not establish a new crown prince, his heart would be unstable for a day, but did he really want to establish a new crown prince?Kangxi asked himself in his heart.

In the past, whether the prince had secretly colluded with Suo'etu's remnant party to deliberately murder Kangxi, probably only heaven and earth knew that they themselves knew.

And even if a new prince is to be established, who will be established?

Headache, headache, for Kangxi, today is still a day of brain pain.

Compared with Kangxi and the others, Brother Nine and the others are much more relaxed. After Kangxi angered Ba Ye, they sat down and had a good talk.

Fourth Master's thoughts are similar to Brother Nine's, that is, don't act rashly, Kangxi can abolish even the crown prince, if he really wants to attack their sons, he will definitely not show mercy.

And because of Brother Jiu's suggestion, the fourth master was also thinking about what kind of heir their Huang Ama wanted, and this thinking became even more unmoving. After all, in the current situation, it is better to be still than not to move.

After the silence, Fourth Master and the others naturally felt a lot more relaxed. Just like now, the brothers are sitting around eating and drinking, and the place is of course in the Ruyi Building.

The restaurant next to it is not without delicious food, but in terms of freshness, it is still fresh in Ruyilou. After all, their dishes are updated from time to time, and there are many novelties that no one else has eaten.

Outsiders don't know what's going on in Ruyi Building, so how can Fourth Master and the others not know?The reason why this Ruyilou can be so popular is because of a good cook on the one hand, brother Jiu's business acumen on the other hand, and most importantly because of Rou Jia.

Speaking of being able to eat, Elder Brother Ten and the others had no choice but to bow down to Rou Jia.

Today, Brother Jiu and the others eat almost all famous dishes in Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisines. For example, this lion head with crab powder is delicious braised, but it is not as famous as stewed.

The big and round lion's head is dotted with orange-yellow crab powder. The broth is used as the base and the emerald green cabbage is used as the lining. When it is presented in a white ceramic bowl, the appearance alone is enough to attract people.

Si Ye's taste has always been relatively light, so this lion's head with crab powder is particularly fond of him. Although it is seven points fat and three points thin, it tastes fat but not greasy, and the fist-sized lion head tastes delicious. It melts in the mouth, and it is especially delicious with the fresh fragrance of crab powder.

Also fat but not greasy is the crystal meat dish. After being "frozen" in the shade, the hoof meat is named crystal meat because the skin looks crystal clear. It is sliced ​​into crystal meat dishes about a quarter of the width of a finger. The meat tastes mellow and delicious. If you eat it with shredded ginger and Zhenjiang balsamic vinegar, the combination of the spicy ginger and the sour taste of balsamic vinegar will whet your appetite even more.

"This crystal dish is good." Brother Ten said with a smile, "It's most suitable for summer."

Rao is ten elder brother who likes to eat meat, and his appetite is not good in the hot summer, but let him eat vegetables instead of meat, ten elder brother is not happy, because he is not a rabbit.

So ever since he knew how much his Jiu Sister-in-Law can eat, Brother Ten is blessed, such as shredded chicken, Baiyun pork knuckle, saliva chicken, Dengying beef, etc., although some of these dishes have already existed, but Ten A Brother is not an expert in this field, let him think for himself, he would never have imagined that there is such a dish.

It's all right now, just follow his sister-in-law's recipe for whatever you want to eat.

"You just know how to eat." Brother Nine despised Brother Ten.

"Come on, you don't feel pain in your back when you stand and talk." Elder Brother Ten said, "Who doesn't know that you and Sister-in-law Jiu have delicious food every day?"

"That can't be helped." Ninth Brother said in a tone that was obviously helpless but showing off, "Who made your Ninth Brother and I marry your Ninth Sister-in-law?"

Elder Brother Ten: "Brother Ninth, do you know that you deserve to be beaten like this?"

The fourth master on the side nodded and smiled, "Indeed."

The three brothers got together in the Ruyi Building, Brother Jiu and the others were not worried that Kangxi would find out, let alone what Kangxi would think when he found out. After all, they are brothers of their own family, so it is impossible not to give them a chance to get together, right? ?

Besides, they didn't discuss any important matters secretly in Ruyi Building, they just organized a dinner in private.

It's just that Brother Jiu and the others really didn't spy on any major matters, but what they can and cannot say is all in the meal.

In the past, the relationship between the ninth elder brother, the tenth elder brother, and the fourth master was not very good, but it was not bad. The main reason was that there were no conflicts. What a big friction.

But no matter how bad it is, Brother Jiu and the others have never tried to have a meal with fourth master alone like this, so Brother Jiu and the others are already showing their attitude by doing this now.

In fact, to be honest, even though the ninth elder brother has no ambitions, and the tenth elder brother was deprived of the possibility of inheriting the throne by Kangxi early, it does not mean that the two brothers are worthless.

Even because of their situation, in the eyes of people with great ambitions, it is more worth wooing. As for the reason, it is naturally because they cannot turn back.

Just like the Zhijun King at the beginning, it was because he saw the value of the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother that he gave up his face to win over the two brothers. It's the eighth master.

Even if the reason why he deliberately approached Ninth and Tenth Brothers back then was not to prepare for the future succession, but just to make his life better, but he had to admit that he was indeed successful.

I'm afraid that at that time, even Eighth Master himself didn't expect how much benefit Nine and Tenth Brothers would bring to him in the future, right?It's just that Ba Ye, who pays too much attention to interests, doesn't know that the more Brother Nine values ​​love and righteousness, the more he cares about sincerity.

Of course, elder brother Jiu is not someone who lives in an ivory tower, so he knows very well that fourth master's love for him at the beginning was not because of him, but because of his value.

But in the eyes of Brother Jiu, Fourth Master is selfish, but not all selfish towards him, especially when Rou Jia reminded him to save Honghui's life, Brother Jiu became even more I can feel the sincerity of fourth master to their family.

How should I put it, if Fourth Master is cold and hard from the way he behaves to what he does, while Eighth Master is gentle from the inside out, then at least Fourth Master's coldness is full of truth, But Ba Ye's gentleness is tinged with hypocrisy.

No one is better at saying nice things than Ba ​​Ye, but no matter how much he says, it's not as good as Si Ye actually doing one.

Brother Jiu didn't forget that when he was banned by Kangxi at the mansion because of Longkodo's affairs, what the eighth master did was to win over Longkodo, but the fourth master privately told Tong Guowei that he had once favored the minister of the Ministry of Industry revealed things to him.

This seems to be just a sentence, but compared with what Ba Ye did, it is not just a sentence.

So after going through rational and emotional double thinking, Brother Nine decided to bet his treasure on Fourth Master. As for Brother Ten, he naturally did what Brother Nine did, so he followed suit.

And he personally thinks that brother Jiu's vision this time is indeed better than last time, at least in this way he won't have to rack his brains and beat around the bush to break things up in the future.

If it weren't for the fact that things of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups, the tenth elder brother can play so well with the ninth elder brother, so naturally he is not a hardworking person. To be honest, if he hadn't had affection for his ninth elder brother, he Don't fool around with him at all.

Elder Brother Ten's greatest wish is to eat and wait to die. Unfortunately, after being with a Brother Ninth who makes people have to worry, Elder Ten can only put his greatest wish in the back row and worry about him first. Let's talk about my brother.

Well now, Elder Brother Ten sees that Fourth Master is not an ungrateful white-eyed wolf, if so, then throw himself and Brother Jiu to Fourth Master to worry about, it just so happens that Fourth Master himself is a person who loves to worry.

Si Fujin can prove this point, after all, after she found out that she was pregnant, before she had time to arrange everything, Fourth Master took her hand and arranged everything he thought of.

At that time, Sifujin was very moved, but later she knew that Siye's temperament had always been like this, so she...

Well, I'm still touched, after all, if fourth master didn't take her seriously, he wouldn't spend a lot of time arranging everything for her.

In the eyes of fourth master, brother Jiu, if he had any major problems, he really didn't, but he was just too lazy.

Even if he is ambitious and knows how to make progress, he is still lazy. Like the tenth elder brother, he is born to be a master who doesn't like to do things, but in the eyes of fourth master, this is not acceptable.

A man is a man, not to mention doing some earth-shattering career, but at least he can't do nothing all his life, so if he wants to eat and wait to die, doing nothing is definitely not enough.

So what the fourth master has to do is to spur the two younger brothers, the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother, to work hard and strive for the top, so that they can achieve their own careers. Facing the fourth master who is so enthusiastic about his own future, ask Are Brother Nine and Brother Ten moved?

Brother Nine: "..."

Elder Brother Ten: "..."

Don't dare to move. Don't dare to move.

The nine elder brothers and the ten elder brothers who have been lazy for more than ten or 20 years have no idea that they are already ama now, and in the end they are forced to make progress by the fourth master as if they are forcing their sons.

It feels like there is a sudden addition of a father, Brother Nine and Brother Ten: "..."

"Fourth brother is really... Master seriously suspects that he intends to use master and tenth brother to practice, so that he can use it on Hong Hui after practice." For the first time, brother Jiu regretted that he had such a good relationship with fourth master.

Because it's so good, Fourth Master doesn't regard himself as an outsider, and then plans not to treat him as a human being. It's true that he has ambitions, but he wants to win by lying down, but Fourth Master shows it with practical actions, and wins by lying down. It is impossible to lie down and win, want to get something for nothing?Go dreaming.

It made brother Jiu want to dream every day.

Rou Jia was almost laughed to death by elder brother Jiu, she said: "Isn't it good to have fourth brother urging you like this? Maybe it can stimulate your potential."

To be honest, although Roujia's ultimate dream is to be a salted fish that can eat and drink, but before her ultimate dream is realized, she is also forced by her family to make progress.

Unlike Brother Nine, he has never been forced since he was a child. Even if he wants to go into business, it is out of his own interests and hobbies, and he is definitely not forced by others.

Hearing what Roujia said, Brother Jiu took a look at her and said, "I think your little head must be dizzy from heat."

"Hahahahahahaha...why did you imitate me?" Because she is not an aborigine, Roujia often pops out a sentence or two of Internet slang. When brother imitated her speech, Roujia thought it was very funny.

"If you don't learn more, how will you know whether the things you said that you don't understand are compliments or scolding?" Brother Jiu never thought that the big pig's trotters were also swear words.

So if you want to learn from Roujia, you must learn from Roujia. If you don't learn it, won't she scold him in the future, and he doesn't know what's going on?

"No wonder others say that there is no business without adultery." Roujia complained.

After hearing this, Brother Jiu thought he was his own Fujin, and he was praising himself. After all, unlike other women, Rou Jia did not show disgust or disdain for his business. On the contrary, every time he As soon as Roujia mentioned any good ways to make money, her eyes lit up immediately.

Looking into his eyes is like looking at a gleaming gold.

Rou Jia said, um, isn’t a man who can make money just like shining gold?

When the family sat down to have dinner together, Brother Jiu first scooped up a bowl of fish soup for Rou Jia. The milky white fish soup was sprinkled with green onion as a garnish, and he drank it in one sip. It had both the deliciousness of fish and pepper It's spicy and delicious.

As the youngest one at the dinner table, Hongjing didn't receive any preferential treatment, because he was always behind his mother-in-law. Of course, when he was miserable, he was even behind his mother-in-law Ama.

But Hongjing didn't think there was anything wrong, Erniang was a girl, so she had to let her go, as for Ama... Well, he couldn't beat him, so he had to obey obediently.

Brother Jiu didn't think there was anything wrong, after serving the soup for both of their mothers, he asked Rou Jia, "Will you bring Hongtong into the palace for the Dragon Boat Festival this year?"

Yes, the annual Dragon Boat Festival is coming again. Thinking of this, Roujia has to lament that time flies by so fast. Thinking about last year’s Dragon Boat Festival, she was found pregnant, and it turned out that she was pregnant in the blink of an eye. In time, she not only gave birth to Hongtong, but even the Dragon Boat Festival is coming.

"Don't bring it?" Rou Jia said, "Hong Tong is still young, and there are many people in the palace, it's safer to keep him at home."

It's not that Rou Jia is worrying unfoundedly, she had an accident in Xiyuan during the Dragon Boat Festival last year, who knows if there will be another trouble this year?

So for the sake of safety, Rou Jia felt that it was safest to keep Hong Tong at home, and the little guy is not old now, he only eats and sleeps all day long, like a little piglet, I'm afraid it would be dangerous to bring him into the palace He didn't like it himself.

Brother Jiu didn't have any objections, because he also agreed with Rou Jia's words, but he was worried that Hong Tong would cry if he stayed at home alone.

Hongjing didn't have so many ideas. He only knew that today's gypsum tofu was delicious. It was wrapped in egg liquid and fried in oil until it was golden and crispy, but it was tender and slippery inside after one bite. Moreover, the gypsum tofu itself was Absorbs the rich sauce, so it tastes fragrant and flavorful.

Rou Jia also felt that the gypsum tofu was delicious, but the best dish in the audience was definitely the stewed pigeon. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and even the bones were delicious. After all, the pigeon was stewed first. , and then deep-fried, so not to mention how crispy the skin is, how delicious and juicy the meat is, and even the tender bones make people want to eat it.

No kidding, if it wasn't for her limited appetite, Rou Jia would have wanted to fill up all the braised pigeons on the dinner table.

Time passed quickly while Roujia was eating and drinking, and the Dragon Boat Festival came as scheduled in the blink of an eye. For this Dragon Boat Festival, Roujia had no other ideas, just live it safely.