Xinshun 1730

Chapter 13 The Mother Loves the Younger Son

Without the mobile phone, the soul-absorbing and addictive monster, Liu Yu got up very early.

The maids who were sleeping on the small beds outside the sand tent had already woken up, and when they heard the movement inside the sand tent, they didn't come to help them get dressed immediately.

Young people are full of anger in the early morning, and the maids know that there may be difficulties in serving and dressing at this time, and the trousers may be difficult to put on.

After resting for about a quarter of an hour, I knew it was getting late and I needed to get up quickly.

"Book of Rites" says: For all the rituals for the son of man, the winter is warm and the summer is cold, and the calm is calm and the time is long.

In order to deeply understand the exhaustion of parents in childbirth, as children, they should greet their parents before breakfast and after dinner every day.

Yesterday's mother knew that Liu Yu was going to drink, so she was exempted from the punishment, but it was only valid for last night.

If you don't go today and pass it on to your father, you will be scolded at least and beaten at worst.

After putting on his clothes, Swift combed his hair from behind, trying to tie it up.The other maids also prepared green salt and incense slices for gargling.

After brushing his teeth and wiping his face, he looked at the chime clock in the house, and it was almost time. He thought about borrowing money for a while, and headed towards his mother's yard.

After entering the room, a woman in her 40s was talking to a girl of [-] or [-] years old.

When the girl saw Liu Yu, she was still sitting, but hurriedly got up, and softly called her brother.

Liu Yu knew that this was his biological younger sister, and he was the elder brother, and the younger sister wanted to get up when she saw him.

He saluted and greeted his mother, and then carefully looked at her appearance.

Her mother is also the daughter of a duke, a descendant of Xiangguo Gongdang Shousu, and the current Xiangguo Gonggong is Liu Yu's uncle.

Taking history as a mirror, Dashun was worried about the monopoly of his relatives, so he would not let the son of a duke and honorable prince be the queen, for fear that the queen would be too powerful.

Conversely, the duke is also annoyed by the turmoil in the family after marrying the princess, and occasionally he has to let the eldest son who is not the eldest son marry a princess.

The emperor also didn't like the intertwined marriages between dukes and nobles.

Therefore, an ingenious tacit understanding has been formed between the emperor and the nobles: If you are the emperor, it is best not to throw your daughter into our house, causing chaos; And don't give eye drops to your emperor's old son.

The formation of unspoken rules requires a process.

The princes of the previous generation were married to each other, but starting from Liu Yu's generation, there was an unspoken rule that the eldest son should not marry a noble daughter.

Liu Yu's mother's generation was regarded as the last marriage of nobles and heirs.

As the daughter of a duke, she has a fair complexion that has been cultivated for a long time. Even though she has four children in her 40s, she is still not old, and she looks like a 40-year-old woman in later generations.

Because it is at home, the clothes are simple.

On the outside, there is only a piece of embroidered stone blue silk with scattered flowers, accompanied by clusters of golden embroidered long-tailed pheasant cloud patterns, which are straightened by a Zhaiwen pendant engraved with gold and inlaid with jade.

Seeing that Liu Yu finished the salute, he waved at Liu Yu and smiled, "My son, I told you to eat less wine. I ate a lot last night. What are the crabs to eat? I ate here today." Going back, your father hasn't left the court yet, maybe the palace has given you food again today..."

While speaking, let Liu Yu sit aside.

The hand naturally pulled over Liu Yu's hand, stroking it like every mother who misses her son, and said some homely words.

Goosebumps appeared on Liu Yu's body, and his body became extremely stiff.

To be honest, Liu Yu really has no feelings for her "mother".

Although it seems that this mother is very close to me, but after all, I am a time traveler, I always feel a little awkward, and I feel a little cramped in everything I do.

The other party treats you as your own son, but you see the other party as a stranger, even a simple mother-child interaction like holding hands will be a little awkward.

It would be strange for a 40-year-old beautiful woman to hold hands and talk in detail when they first meet.

But since I let myself eat here, it's not easy to leave, so I can only force myself to smile.

Thinking of the topics my mother likes on weekdays, I chatted a few words casually.

It seems that my mother likes the stories outside, probably because she has heard too many dramas and read too many story books, but she often asks Liu Yu about various stories about Xiyi.

Inadvertently seeing the hanging paintings in her mother's house, Liu Yu almost choked to death laughing, and coughed for a while.

I saw a painting hanging in the distance. In the center of the painting was a kind woman wearing a right girdle, with a halo on her head.

Behind the woman is a manger, and in front of the woman is a newborn baby lying on a bluestone slab. There is also a halo of light above the baby's head.

Standing behind the manger is a man in a long gown, with a crown on his forehead, and a green cow next to him. The man's turban is green, but there is no halo on his head.

In addition to this painting, there is also a picture of Laozi and Qingniu going out of the letter; a scroll of Taoist Songxue's "Arhat in Red Clothes", which should be a gift from the palace.

Seeing these miraculous combinations of Jesus, Tao, and Buddha hanging in harmony on the wall, Liu Yu also had a certain understanding of his own mother.

If she took off her identities as Miss Xiangguo and Mrs. Yiguo, she would be no different from those middle-aged women in the countryside.

Withdrawing his eyes and suppressing his smile, the two of them had another conversation, and their two sister-in-laws also came.

Since she is a daughter-in-law, she always has to serve her mother-in-law for dinner. Even if the family has no more maids, she has to be a daughter-in-law herself.

It's not just a joke that a daughter-in-law who has been married for many years has become a mother-in-law.

Liu Yu was here to borrow money. After seeing the two sister-in-laws, he hurriedly greeted them.

Seeing Li, he took this opportunity and said: "It just so happens that all the sisters-in-law are here. Mother, my son wants to borrow some money..."

Since she was borrowing money in front of the two sister-in-laws, the elder sister-in-law laughed and said, "Brother Yu, are you going to buy some Western stuff again?"

"Yes."

"That Western thing is very expensive. But your brother just said that Brother Yu gave a good review in Wude Palace, and His Majesty will definitely reuse it in the future. Maybe our family will have another title. Isn't it Yu My brother likes to learn western culture? This money is well spent."

Liu Yu smiled, and Xin Dao's sister-in-law would say, is she afraid that I will make trouble at home and grab the title?As for?Do you have to be reminded all the time?

He said: "Sister-in-law is just joking. How difficult is it to get another title? But my younger brother is willing to give in, and whether he can make meritorious service in the future depends on the future."

If he recognized his sister-in-law, on the one hand, he told his sister-in-law that he had absolutely no intention of staying at home to make a fuss and attack the prince; on the other hand, he said that as long as he entered the upper house, he would definitely have no problem paying back the money in the future.

The second sister-in-law couldn't answer the conversation, so she could only praise Liu Yu along with the elder sister-in-law.

After all, the daughter-in-law is an outsider. Liu Yu's mother was also happy to hear her daughter-in-law praising her son, and asked, "Since I opened my mouth, it must be a lot. Tell me."

"1000 taels."

"Sure, I'll write it down in a while. It just so happens that your two sister-in-laws are here, and the family needs to be clear. After dinner, just ask someone to send it to you."

After talking about the money, the mother waved at the two daughter-in-laws and said, "Go back, you two. You don't need to come. The maids at home can't run out, so why do you have to come every day? My mouth is worn out." , the maid's feet are all swollen, and I have to tell you every day that you don't come, if you forget one day, you know it in your heart."

The two daughters-in-law listen to such words every day, but they have to come every day.

The mother-in-law said no, it was a gift.But if you don't come by yourself, you will be stabbed in the back.

After many years, your daughter-in-law has become a mother-in-law. This is not a simple slang term, but the horror of how many tears rolled out.

Liu Yu's mother was Miss Gonghou, not long after the founding of the country, the south was still fighting, and there were few rules, so there was no such a process of a daughter-in-law becoming a mother-in-law for many years.

What she said was from the heart, but the two daughters-in-law did not dare to take it seriously.

The two daughters-in-law saluted and said thanks before leaving.

Liu Yu's sister only said that her mother's breakfast was a bit boring and she didn't want to eat it, so she went back to her courtyard.

Liu Yu and his mother were the only ones who could go to the table to eat. The maids had already set up their dishes, and the two moved to the back room.

Just a simple breakfast, not many dishes.

Most of the nobles in Dashun are from Shaanxi, and they are not used to eating rice, so the in-house chef served some small nests made of millet and chestnut noodles for breakfast, and made some sesame-stuffed Yuanxiao for breakfast.

Because it is breakfast, the dishes are simple.

A piece of whitebait with bean seedlings, a portion of fresh green beans, diced meat, pickled vegetables, assorted shredded chicken, dry-marinated civet cats in honey wine, winter melon with honey pomelo peel...it’s nothing more than a simple breakfast.

Worried that Liu Yu ate too many crabs last night, she asked the inner chef to prepare vinegar and shredded ginger.

The taste of the dishes is average, and the last bowl of sour bamboo shoots and duck stick soup has a special taste.

"By the way, yesterday your uncle sent someone to send some Western tribute chakra. This product is produced in America. It is said to be made with a lot of spices and honey. Except for sugar, cinnamon and gentian, the remaining seven or eight kinds are from the United States. From Xiyi, what kind of spice is it called Anis..."

"When you drink it, you need to brew it with boiling water and honey granulated sugar. I just treat it as something good, and I spit it out after just one sip. Since you like Western things, I will ask someone to deliver them to you in a while. If you don't Throw it away if you like it. There is also a set of silver utensils for boiling water and cooking this Chokola, which is rough and tight, and it is not as pleasing to the eye as the uncarved boxwood spoon."

Listening to these strange names, Liu Yu recalled the translation nightmare she experienced in Duke Qi's mansion yesterday, tasted all kinds of things in her mother's mouth, and pondered for a long time.

Chokola?
Anis?
Depend on……

When he finally figured out what his mother was talking about, his stomach couldn't help churning.

Can this Nima drink?
Chuokola should be chocolate cocoa, and it is supposed to be delicious. In his previous life, he was greedy and indulged in silky smoothness when he was in elementary school.

Anis is the transliteration of fennel.

Plus more than a dozen kinds of spices such as cinnamon and star anise, and the cocoa is boiled with salt and star anise, this stuff is probably worse than swill, right?

I wanted to decline, but when I heard from my mother that there was a set of silverware specially used for boiling, thinking that I was in need of money now, I couldn't help but my eyes lit up, and I thought to myself that this is really buying a bunch of pearls, collecting cooking pots and throwing away cocoa.

Liu Yu thanked her, and told a few Western stories to relieve her mother who was bored at home and couldn't go out. She only hoped that her mother would agree to let him leave quickly-this kind of people treats her as her own son, but she treats her as the first time. It's not a good feeling to meet a stranger.

Mother went on to gossip, and asked the servant girl to take a beaver fur hat that was a "tribute" from France, which she said was also produced in Quebec, America.

I just said that when I go to Wude Palace to perform martial arts, the weather will be cold, this hat is soft and hairy, the hair is smooth but not frizzy, it is the most warm.

Liu Yu could also feel her mother's loneliness, so she finally accepted the beaver fur hat and chatted a few more words with her.

He had knowledge from his previous life, so he found some stories that middle-aged women liked to hear, and he only presumed that they were stories from Xiyi to make his mother happy.

After talking for a while, the mother dismissed the maid and said with a smile, "Who gave you such a bad idea? Borrowing money in front of your two sister-in-laws?"

Liu Yu couldn't confess to Swift, so he lowered his head and said, "Isn't it because I'm afraid that I will be troubled in the future?"

"Afraid of being a troublemaker? Now I'm still at home!"

"Your eldest brother is going to become a prince, and your second brother also has a job, and he married someone with money like snowflakes. You are still young, and your mother can afford a thousand taels of silver. Since you have left the public account , I have to pay it back in the future, so why bother? I will use the money in the future and ask Swift to come over and tell me quietly. I only need to spend the amount of money for this big fanfare. It turns out that a thousand taels of silver is really worthless. Is 1000 taels enough? "

Parents love their young son a lot, and Liu Yu can't be a prince, so in private, his mother loves him very much.

Liu Yu was grateful and nodded repeatedly, saying that enough is enough.

(End of this chapter)