Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 628 Setting the Storm and Offering a Reward ([-])

Jidian, Quantou, and Yuzhou are here.

The sixteenth elder brother came out from the imperial front, the sun was shining on the western mountains outside, and the sky was full of sunset.He took a deep breath, looking at the distant mountains and the close-up, he felt that his thoughts were complicated.

On the day of Shengjia's departure, Cao Yong went to the garden and met with sixteen elder brothers in private.

At that time, Cao Yong was a little lazy, and said: "It's been a few times in the past, and I didn't have time to hang around. This time, I want to take the opportunity to enjoy the scenery of the lake and mountains, and be a leisurely person for a few days. When the sixteenth master arrives, we will find another For a reason, go to Shengjing, and I heard that the sauerkraut pot there tastes the most delicious, and the sauerkraut is the most authentic."

Elder Sixteen still felt weird when he heard it, because although "Zhou Li" recorded sauerkraut, and "Qi Min Yao Shu" also mentioned the method of pickling sauerkraut with cabbage, but sauerkraut really entered the homes of ordinary people when it was After the Eight Banners entered the customs, the early years of Shunzhi.

I never heard that sauerkraut originated from Shengjing, and where did it mention that it is authentic or not.

The sixteenth elder brother raised doubts in his heart, and Cao Yong knew that the history of sauerkraut being popular among the people was only a few decades.

"Everything is knowledgeable, how many years of history should it be?" Cao Yong said.

Brother Sixteen saw his serious appearance, but shook his head and laughed at him for putting too much emphasis on appetite.

After hearing this, Cao Yong pretended to say: "Master Sixteen doesn't know, my Hengsheng said that eating meat is a happy thing. Although it is childish, it is the truth. This life is not just 'eat and drink'. You can't eat enough. If you want to eat well, you want to eat well, if you eat well, you want to eat delicately, if you eat delicately, you don’t know what to eat.”

Brother Sixteen couldn't laugh or cry when he heard his words, and said, "According to Furuo, through the ages, those heroes and talents who have left their names in history are also for 'eating and drinking'?"

"'Eat and drink' is sometimes not just 'eat and drink'. Sometimes, you can eat without eating. What you eat is your position, what you eat is your status. If you get the position and status you want, it is to eat bran and swallow vegetables. They are happy. If they lose their souls I'm afraid it's delicacies from mountains and seas, but it tastes like chewing wax. Look, Mr. Sixteen, no matter how it is boiled, will it still be reflected in eating and drinking in the end. Is eating meat happy? Eating meat is happy!" Cao Yong replied very comfortably .

In the past few years, Cao Yong, like a little old man, has been busy with this and that, and it is rare to have such a comfortable time.Brother Sixteen was quite relieved to see him.It seems that such a break is also a good thing, and it can also make Cao Yong slow down.

Therefore, the sixteenth elder brother followed Cao Yong's words and talked about several delicacies in Shengjing.

Two people, one is the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the other is the prince elder brother, just like this, they are talking about folk delicacies in a serious manner beside Haizi in Changchun Garden.

During the period, Elder Sixteen found several sneaky figures, and he was still laughing secretly at that time.He and Cao Yong stood beside Haizi for half an hour, afraid that many people would think wildly.

Unexpectedly, only a few days later, such a thing would happen again, Elder Sixteen withdrew from the Imperial Palace, naturally upset.

Although the sunset is gorgeous and the spring water is winding, how can it catch the eyes of the sixteenth elder brother.

He retracted his gaze and casually glanced around, but saw a familiar figure in the distance.

He bowed his head and thought for a while, then ordered the eunuch Zhao Feng who was following behind him to call the man over.

After a while, the man came over with Zhao Feng, gave a thousand salutes, and said: "Slave Cao Song has seen the Sixteenth Master, please greet the Sixteenth Master."

"Well, Ann, let's get up! You are also a follower? Why haven't I seen you a few days ago?" Brother Sixteen asked.

Cao Song got up and said with some respect: "Returning to the sixteenth master, the servant originally took a rest, because a few guards on the outside shift contracted dysentery, and returned to the capital to recuperate. There is a shortage of manpower here, and the capital will pass again." more than ten."

"So that's it. I remember, those sick guards got off the boat from Banbidian. I can't complain. When did you arrive? It's hard work to chase Yuzhou from the capital on a fast horse." Elder Sixteen nodded, Said.

"It's all the duty of a slave, and I dare not take it hard. I arrived at Duan Village yesterday morning, but because the imperial boat had already weighed anchor, I rode along with me on horseback, and I didn't board the boat until after noon." Cao Song bowed back.

Brother Sixteen waved his hand to Cao Song and said, "There is no need to be so cautious. After two years as a post, you have learned the rules. There is no one else around, so it's better to be more comfortable in private. I just received an errand from the imperial court. Tomorrow, I'm going to go to Rehe, and I'm going to take a few people there. If you're tired, I'll tell the guards to order you."

Cao Song was overjoyed when he heard the words, and grinned hurriedly: "Master Sixteen, there is no shortage, there is no shortage, and I am willing to serve Master Sixteen!"

"En. Then I'll just listen to what Alinga said, and I'll count you in. You should go on duty, so you can rest after the shift. We will disembark before the Yuzhou sails tomorrow." After finishing speaking, he took Zhao Feng to the boat I went later.

Cao Song was overjoyed, rubbing his hands, and murmured: "I'm going to see my brother on Rehe's errand..."

However, when he thought of having a pregnant wife at home, he remembered that he didn't ask Brother Sixteen when he would come back.

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Rehe, Chunwang Mansion Garden, West Courtyard.

This is the place where Cao Yong and his wife lived temporarily. There are five main rooms, three side buildings on each side, and row rooms behind.The female relatives who came with me live here, which is quite spacious.

The dusk was getting darker, and the lights were already on in the house.

Because when Cao Yong was not on duty, the family only ate three meals, so the dining table was removed here.

Tianhui sat on the kang, and there were various things in front of her, including pens, inks, papers and inkstones, and some small silver bowls and chopsticks.She picked up something, picked it up and put it on the other side, muttering the corresponding name in her small mouth: "Inkstone...bowl...dish...paperweight..."

Cao Yong sat beside him, seeing his daughter busy, and asked Chu Yu, "This is a good way to recognize things, and you can learn to speak along the way, did you come up with it?"

"Wu En and Qiniang came up with it. The two of them can play together." Chu Yu replied with a smile: "Why is Xiangcao willing to let Qiniang live here? Look at her really Qiniang took her as a daughter. When we got here, it took a lot of time for us to sew several clothes. I didn’t see the forehead. Qiniang finally stopped pretending to be a tomboy today, and looked like a little girl. Moment She's not free, she's very mischievous, but she's not annoying, I've only been here for two days, and everyone, inside and outside, misses her. It would be great if Niu Niu was here, so I can play with her."

Cao Yong listened with a smile. Just as Tianhui took the chopsticks and called it "pen", he picked up the brush and stuffed it into Tianhui's left hand and said: "This is a pen, and the one just now is chopsticks. Chopsticks are thick at one end and thin at the other end." , it feels a bit cold to the touch, it is made of silver. This pen is made of bamboo, it doesn't feel cold to the touch, and there is a small hair on one end, Tianhui feels it."

Tianhui touched Cao Yong's words carefully, and said in a childlike voice, "Yes, pens, chopsticks..." After speaking, she put down the things in her hands, waved her small arms in the direction of Cao Yong's voice, and grabbed Cao Yong. Yong's arm, said: "Here, Father..."

Among the three brothers and sisters of Tianyou, Tianyou and Hang Seng both call Cao Yong and Chuyu "father" and "mother", only Tianhui calls them differently.

Because she was born with dystocia, her body was weak, and she was afraid that it would not be easy to support her, so she followed the old folk customs and sent her name in the temple.When she was a little older, when she was learning to speak, Chu Yu didn't call her "Mother", but "Mom".It's because I'm afraid that my parents are not well-known, which means I'm being fostered here, so it's easy to pull.

Cao Yong met here, but there is nothing to say.He originally wanted the girl to call him "Daddy" twice, but after all, in the eyes of the world, it was too weird, so he only said it twice in the room, and let Tianhui call himself "Daddy".

Chu Yu sat on the side, watching their father and daughter talking, and thought that her husband had no appetite just now, so he put down the bowl after only a few bites, and said, "Isn't the forehead talking about the pastry, the bowl, etc. Is it delicious, or do you want people to buy some for supper?"

In Cao Yong's mind, he was thinking about his own thousand and one ways to die.

From ancient times to the present, there are many emperors and officials who died of murder, but only a handful of them died of assassination.

The martial arts masters flying over the eaves and walls are just characters in legends. If they were really invulnerable, the head of the Hongmen sect would not have died miserably, and Wei Hei would not have been blind.

Cao Jia and others will not go to prison, and then receive Cao Yin's favor and live in Cao's mansion.

If you assassinate him face to face, how many people and what kind of skills are needed to deal with the guards around Cao Yong?Wouldn't it be easier to kill him with poison if he didn't assassinate him face to face, and then cut off his head when he was still alive?

Seeing that Cao Yong was silent, Chu Yu asked, "Don't you like these two kinds of food? Let's look at the others, or send someone to buy some of them, there will always be something that suits your taste."

Only then did Cao Yong wake up, raised his head and looked at his wife a few times, a little hesitant.

The "guests" brought by this "reward" will not be one or two, and the days of precautions in the future will not be a day or two. If there is Amethyst in the inner house, you can also let Amethyst pay attention in private.Since Amethyst is not here, no matter how muddled Chu Yu is, it is easy for people to take advantage of loopholes.

"It's something from the entrance, or forget it. I went to find a recipe tomorrow and asked the kitchen to do it." Cao Yong thought for a while and said: "By the way, there are some things that I need to tell you. It’s good that you know what’s in your heart.”

Chuyu nodded, and told Xicai to carry Tianhui to the east room.

There were only two husband and wife left in the room. In order not to frighten Chuyu and make her worry too much, Cao Yong concealed the matter of "offering a reward of ten thousand taels of gold", saying that it was because of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' bidding that he offended the villain , In recent days, we should take more precautions.

If so, Chu Yu's face has changed.

She tugged Cao Yong's sleeve, frowned and said: "Forehead, since those people are so lawless, they should be reported to the police and arrest them all."

"It's just the wind, and they are all hidden in the dark, where is it easy to catch?" Cao Yong stroked his wife's hair and said, "Don't worry too much. I told you this to let you Also be careful, some of the food in the inner house has to be bought from outside. Be careful about those things, and let people get more live chickens and ducks to come and try them. Although the other party may not be like this, it is just in case , it's better to be safe."

Chu Yu's face was still pale, but her emotions gradually calmed down.

She responded, got up and went to the kang, and found a blue satin bundle in the kang cabinet.

Open it, it is golden, it is a soft armor woven with gold thread and silk.

"Where did this come from..." Cao Yong saw that it was not like ordinary products, and asked.

"It was given by Ama. It is said that it was given by the imperial concubine when he followed Huangma Faxi in the early years. Last autumn, his forehead was seriously injured. When Ama got the news, he let me go and gave me this, saying that he would keep it for you in the future. .Because this is the only one, I was afraid that Hong Shu and Hong Zhuo would say they were biased, so I didn't let me make it public." Chu Yu replied.

The dense silk has more than ten or twenty layers.Although it feels soft to the touch, it has strong toughness because of the addition of gold thread.

"It's really a good thing, but father-in-law has bothered!" Cao Yong touched the soft armor, heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile.

Chu Yu smiled, but there was a bit of worry in his eyes.

Husband and wife, went to bed early.

Cao Yong was a little tired, so he lay down after changing his clothes, thinking about what will happen tomorrow.On Chuyu's side, there was something abnormal. After undressing, she took the initiative to lean against her husband, resting her head on Cao Yong's shoulder, and touched the scar on Cao Yong's chest with her small hands.

In the afternoon, Chuyu took a bath and washed her hair, which smelled faintly of soap locust.

Although she usually doesn't like rouge and water powder, she often uses rose oil after bathing, so her body is smooth and has a faint fragrance.

When I opened my eyes again, it was dawn.

However, Chu Yu asked with some doubts: "My son-in-law, where are the official uniforms? I sent people to the front yard yesterday, but it seems that they didn't come back. Don't you need to wear official uniforms?"

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(End of this chapter)