Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 367 Visiting the Golden Gate for Food
I don't know if it's because of the approaching New Year's Eve, Brother Thirteen talked a lot.Although he was full of smiles, Cao Yong couldn't feel his joy when he looked at the white silk on his head.

"Cao Yong, it's just in time. I just wanted to find someone to drink two cups today, and I'm waiting for you!" After a few gossips, Brother Thirteen said with a smile.

It's only morning, before noon, Cao Yong said with a smile: "It's not too early or too late, what time does the Thirteenth Master drink?"

"I hold good wine in my stomach, good wine in my stomach, who cares, is it morning or noon?" Brother Thirteen shook his head, making up doggerel nonsense.

When Cao Yong heard it, he stopped talking about the mediocre ones, at least the rhyme was pressed, and he clasped his fists and said jokingly: "Master Thirteen, you are a great talent!"

Brother Thirteen laughed himself, pointed at Cao Yong and said, "Anyway, I have ordered Fujin's envoy to order the kitchen to prepare food and drinks, but you can't escape this meal!"

Seeing that he was interested, Cao Yong was also willing to talk with him, so he said, "Even if Lord Thirteen ordered so, then Cao Yong would be more respectful than obedient!"

While talking, the two arrived at the flower hall.

The kang table has been set up in the room, and several small dishes have been set up. Four cold dishes, mixed with radish seedlings, tomato puree, tiger skin jelly and pine nut tripe; Dry fried venison, grilled catfish, and a steamed duck stewed cabbage hot pot in the middle.

Cao Yong ate little in the morning, and now he smelled the aroma all over the room, and he couldn't help but feel a little hungry.

Brother Thirteen saw that he had already warmed two pots of wine, and his face was full of joy. He was just about to let Cao Yongkang sit on the kang, when someone said: "Brother Thirteen!"

But when the fourth elder brother arrived, the thirteenth elder brother and Cao Yong were all taken aback.The thirteenth elder brother came to his senses, smiled and stepped forward and said, "The fourth brother is here!"

The fourth elder brother glanced at the food and wine on the table without chopsticks, and nodded.

Cao Yong was always a bit afraid of him in his heart, he stepped forward and shook his sleeves, slapped a thousand children, and said: "Greetings to the fourth master, the fourth master is auspicious!"

The fourth elder brother glanced at the official uniform on Cao Yong's body and said, "I just came back from the Yamen? How's the job going?"

"If you go back to the fourth master, you will come back from the yamen. It's the Chinese New Year, and the yamen is very leisurely." Cao Yong replied.

The fourth elder brother frowned when he heard the words: "How come you are free at the end of the year? Although you are now a court official, you must not take it lightly and live up to the grace of the Lord Long Live!"

When the thirteenth elder brother saw that the fourth elder brother had trained Cao Yong, he was afraid that Cao Yong would be embarrassed, so he hurriedly said: "Fourth elder brother, little Cao Yong has always been cautious in doing things, so don't worry!"

When the fourth elder brother heard the word "Xiao Cao Yong", he remembered the scene when he met Cao Yong in Hangzhou more than ten years ago, and his face looked much better.He looked at Cao Yong's gaze, with a bit of speculation in his sizing up.

Brother Thirteen said with a smile: "Fourth brother, it happens that my younger brother wants to drink today. I just caught Cao Yong, and you are here again. It's my brother's luck! Let's not stand up now, let's sit down and eat." !” Saying that, invite the fourth elder brother to sit up.

The fourth elder brother glanced at the thirteenth elder brother, took off his boots and sat on the kang.The thirteenth elder brother also asked Cao Yong to sit facing east in the west, and he accompanied him facing east in the west.

The thirteenth elder brother couldn't help smiling when he saw Cao Yong's eyes watching his nose and his nose watching his heart, and said to the fourth elder brother: "Look at the fourth elder brother. If you don't know the rules of Xiao Cao Yong, you still think he is in front of the emperor!"

The fourth elder brother saw that Cao Yong was very reserved, so he said: "No need to be like this, just be more casual."

"Yes!" Cao Yong responded aloud, and looked up at Brother Thirteen with a smile on his face.The thirteenth elder brother said, he treated the fourth elder brother like an emperor in his heart like a distinguished guest.Be respectful in advance, so as not to be singled out by the fourth elder brother for being rude.

The thirteenth elder brother felt that the wine was almost warm, so he picked up the jug, poured it for the fourth elder brother and Cao Yong, and filled his own.He raised the wine cup and said to the two of them: "Let's have a cup first, to warm up!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank, the thirteenth elder brother saw that the two were wearing official uniforms, and they were strangely built, so he said to the two: "Fourth brother and Cao Yong went to the big clothes, so that you don't have to carry your back, it's so tired." !"

The fourth elder brother was holding up the chopsticks, picked up some small radish seedlings in his mouth, and put them in his mouth to press the wine.Hearing Brother Thirteen's words, he put down his chopsticks and said, "Trouble!"

If the fourth elder brother is like this, then Cao Yong can't say anything, and the two of them are still wearing clothes.The thirteenth elder brother poured wine for a while, persuaded the food for a while, and everyone ate very happily.

There are only two vegetarian dishes on the table, mixed with radish seedlings and tomato puree, and Cao Yong specially eats these two dishes.

Little radish seedlings are water radish seedlings that have only grown two leaves. Not only are they green and oily, but they are also very refreshing to eat, with the fragrance of radish.

At this time, although there was no plastic and glass was not popular among the people, there were greenhouses in Gyeonggi for a long time to grow vegetables, which were made of thin glazed tiles.

In winter, leeks, garlic yellow, celery, spinach, and beans are all common.Due to the old customs of the capital, there is a custom of eating radish and biting spring in Lichun.

Needless to say, the families of the poor used large white radishes that had been stored in the cellar for the winter; the families of the rich and powerful ate delicately, mostly water radishes that were not much thicker than a finger.Therefore, in the greenhouses in the suburbs of Beijing, small water radishes have been planted since the winter moon, and small water radish seedlings have become a delicacy in the twelfth lunar month.

The fourth elder brother has been a little angry in the household department for the past few days. The imperial doctor ordered a light diet, and he didn't like meat at all, so he only ate the two vegetarian dishes on the table.

The thirteenth elder brother ate a few mouthfuls of venison, and seeing that the fourth elder brother and Cao Yong didn't eat anything else, he couldn't help being surprised.The fourth elder brother respects the Buddha sincerely and avoids meat and fish every now and then. He knows it. When did this Cao Yong start to become a vegetarian?

The fourth elder brother looked at the small half plate of mixed radish seedlings, and thought to himself, he couldn't blame Cao Yong for paying attention to Buddhist affairs.

Cao Yong was a little embarrassed, the two cold dishes were just small plates the size of a palm, and after taking a few bites, he saw that the plates were mostly empty.

The thirteenth elder brother touched his forehead and asked Cao Yong, "Furuo also worships Buddha now?"

Just as Cao Yong was about to shake his head to say no, he saw the fourth elder brother looking at him, so he changed his words: "My grandmother paid homage to the Buddha in her lifetime!"

Anyone who knows him knows that Cao Yong grew up with his grandmother.That being the case, it is also common to be influenced by grandmothers to pay respects to Buddha.

Cao Yong secretly scolded himself for being too dog-legged, which is too flattering. In order to get the favor of the future emperor, he has all the religious beliefs.

The fourth elder brother looked at Cao Yong more and more pleasing to the eye. He had seen that he behaved differently from others. It was because of the influence of Buddhism that he had such a calm energy.

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Not to mention how Cao Yong played dog legs in the thirteenth elder brother's mansion to curry favor with the fourth elder brother, in the study room of the eighth elder brother's mansion on Taijichang Street, the ninth elder brother was already surprised when he heard the boy's report: "What, Cao Yong You and the fourth child both went to the thirteenth mansion?"

The eighth elder brother sat behind the desk, knelt on the ground and asked the man: "When did Cao Yong go there, and when did the fourth elder brother go there?"

Just listen to the human said: "returning to the master, Cao Yong went to the thirteenth brother's mansion at the beginning of Sizheng ([-]:[-] in the morning), and the fourth brother arrived right after him. The difference is only half a cup of tea!"

Eighth Prince waved his hand and sent the man out.

Ninth elder brother stood up and said to eighth elder brother: "Mynah, look, I have long felt that the kid surnamed Cao is not a good person, this is not right! The fourth brother is used to pretending to be in front of Huang Ama He only puts on the appearance of a Buddha, but he doesn't know that his own black face is as fierce as the king of Hades, so there is no mercy at all! The fourth child and the kid from the Cao family, one pretends to be responsible, the other pretends to be honest, hehe, always There is a time to show off!"

The eighth elder brother has been bluffed by Kangxi's thunderous means in the past two months, and he was already a little uneasy. After listening to the ninth elder brother's words, he felt more and more impetuous, and frowned: "Perhaps it is unintentional to meet them, and they will not be safe. The two of them I usually move around less.”

Brother Nine snorted coldly: "Brother, this is a smart person, isn't it a hundred times better than Li Xu's stupid old man who came to the Mynah's mansion? He got a place to talk and avoided suspicion." Speaking of this, suck He breathed a sigh of relief: "Brother, the disappearance of Li Ding was not caused by Cao Yong, right? He not only showed his favor in front of his new master, but also attacked the Li family, making the Cao family's position in the south of the Yangtze River unshakable. .”

After listening to this conjecture, the eighth elder brother thought about it carefully, shook his head and said: "It should not be Cao Yong. Although Cao Yong has caused a lot of trouble in the past few years in Beijing, he is very particular about rules and regulations, should he not?" would act like this!"

Ninth elder brother finally noticed some clues, but was rejected by eighth elder brother, sat down a little depressed, and muttered: "If it wasn't Cao Yong, then who is the one who made trouble for us behind the scenes?"

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Shichahai, the residence outside the Li family.

Li Xu didn't come over these few days, Yang Ruixue couldn't take people to the shop in order to pretend to be disciplined, so she couldn't hold back in the house.

Today, she slept until three poles above the sun again, and spent more than half an hour tidying up in front of the dressing table, making her whole body fresh and tender.

These days, she is addicted to wearing plain clothes and light makeup.She can't help but feel a little proud every time she cleans up and admires herself in the mirror.With her appearance, if she was born in a Bannerman's family, she would be able to enter the palace as a concubine.

Li Xu is the emperor's favorite minister, but I don't know if the emperor loves to play tricks like Li Xu... Although it was daytime, Yang Ruixue's body was still half numb when he thought of this , I really want to be rubbed twice.

What is the difference between myself and the bird in the cage now? If others like to tease you, you can tease it twice; if you forget, you can only stay alone in the cage.

Thinking of this, Yang Ruixue felt extremely depressed.Seeing that the sky was fine outside the window, she put on a big fur cape loosely, went out of the house, and strolled in the yard.

At this time, I heard shouts from afar in the street: "Fat stewed chicken!"

When Yang Ruixue heard this, she couldn't help but feel excited, and hurriedly helped the servant girl out of the second door, and when she reached the front yard, she called the servant to come over to sell braised chicken.

This stewed chicken is boiled in white water with salt and no other ingredients, without coloring, so that the chicken keeps its original color.People who are a bit particular about it all eat smoked chicken from the box shop, and few people eat this.

However, those who buy "braised chicken" in the streets and alleys seem to have a long-term prosperity.There is only one reason, that is, those who buy "braised chicken" in a box are sold by "drawing lots", which means gambling.

In addition to the box containing the "braised chicken", they carried bamboo tubes with bamboo sticks with them, and then discussed with the buyers about the regulations, how much money, how many sticks and so on.If one of them wins the "stewed chicken" lottery, then you will get a "stewed chicken", if you fail to draw, the money will be given for free.

Although Yang Ruixue had never drawn a lottery, she had heard the yelling before, and heard it mentioned by the maidservant.Now she was feeling depressed and flustered, so she thought about drawing lots to try her luck.

When the man selling "stewed chicken" was called over, Yang Ruixue was already standing by the gate.In fact, most people's "drawing lots" call people into the street door, and draw lots in the door opening.Unexpectedly, Yang Ruixue didn't know this rule, and no one reminded her, so she stood gracefully at the door.

The man who sold "stewed chicken" ate food from the streets and alleys. Although he admired the beauty of this little woman in his heart, he didn't dare to show any lewdness on his face, and asked politely: "This grandma?" , how many do you want to smoke?"

Yang Ruixue swept the bamboo stick in his hand and asked, "How do you count the money?"

The man replied: "Ten pennies for a small penny, and if grandma is lucky, she can get two or three fat chickens!"

Yang Ruixue covered her mouth with a chuckle, and said, "Let's not talk about whether you are lucky or not, the price should be more reasonable!"

In fact, it is often sold when there are fifteen sticks for a small penny, but when the man saw that the little grandma standing by the door was just joking, he pretended to be embarrassed and said: "Since grandma said so, then Twelve!"

Yang Ruixue was just playing around, so why do she feel sorry for these little money?She ordered the servant girl to take the purse, and took a small sling of money and handed it to the man.

The man took the money and presented the bamboo tube.

Yang Ruixue saw that the sticks had changed color, and felt a little dirty, but she still wanted to try her luck, so she drew a few sticks in succession.

Yang Ruixue couldn't help feeling a little unlucky for the empty lots one after another, so she ordered the maid to hand over another sling to the man, and draw again.

There are hundreds of sticks in the bamboo tube, the seller doesn't know, but the man himself knows the difference.

The main purpose of selling "braised chicken" is to seduce people, and to attract repeat customers to make money.Therefore, while turning the bamboo tube around, he rushed towards Yang Ruixue with a lot of "stewed chicken" sticks.

If Yang Rui wins one, he will not be overjoyed, he laughs so hard that he is so happy.She couldn't help feeling excited, stretched out her hand, and said, "Come on, smoke again..."

Not far away, a man was standing alone on a horse, he was already insane...

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In the middle of writing in the early morning, I didn't hold on. I got up at 6 o'clock and continued to code. Finally, everyone can see it in the morning. .

The 600 monthly pass was delivered, and nine continued to ask for a monthly pass. . .

(End of this chapter)