Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 659 Nine Rice Dumplings ([-])
The capital, Jinyu Alley, Thirteenth Prince's Mansion.

Brother Thirteen was wearing a silk gown, and he never left his hand with a folding fan.Seeing Fujin coming with a big tray with a smile on his face, Brother Thirteen glanced at him and said, "What a big rice dumpling? It's not even the Dragon Boat Festival yet?"

"This is delivered by the shopkeeper Han from Daoxiang Village. Look, sir, what's the difference?" Thirteen Fujin put the tray on the table and asked with a smile.

In the tray, besides the zongzi, there were two small agate dishes, one filled with sugar and the other filled with meat oil.

Brother Thirteen walked to the table and sat down, and said, "What else can I have? Isn't it just big... Huh?"

Seeing Elder Brother Thirteen surprised, Thirteen Fujin covered his mouth with a handkerchief and smiled, "Isn't it a coincidence?"

It turns out that this zongzi, which looks like half the size of a washbasin, is not one zongzi, but nine fist-sized zongzi tied together; if you look carefully, you will find that the fist-sized zongzi is not one. Zongzi is made of nine small zongzi tied together.

On the rope that tied the zongzi, there was also a red transparent gauze bag with several silver toothpicks inside.

"It's really interesting? Han Jiang's figured it out?" Brother Thirteen looked at the big rice dumpling and said with a smile.

Thirteen Fujin said: "Who knows, isn't Da Gege's new shop opening today? I heard that the new four shops, together with the previous six shops, will start selling zongzi from today. By the way, there is another name My son. It is said that Tang Minghuang ate it 1000 years ago, and it is called "Four Seasons Flowers Compete for Skills, Nine-Zi Zong Competes for Newness", and this Zongzi is called "Nine-Zi Zong".

"'Jiuzi Zong'?" Brother Thirteen untied the gauze bag, looked at the silver toothpick inside, and said with a smile, "What about this one? Afraid there is poison in the zongzi?"

Thirteen Fujin said with a smile: "Look at what I said, if the 'poison' is talked about in the pastry shop, who would dare to buy it? It is said that the shop gave back for the Dragon Boat Festival, and the 'nine sons' sold before the Dragon Boat Festival Zong's always bring this."

While talking, Thirteen Fujin had asked someone to make a pot of Pu'er.She also cleaned her hands and asked someone to fetch the scissors.

Thirteen Fujin took apart the zongzi, peeled one off with his own hands, inserted it with a toothpick, and brought it to Brother Thirteen, saying, "Master, try one first?"

The thirteenth elder brother took it. Seeing that the red date zongzi was not ordinary, he was also a little curious. He took a bite, and his mouth was full of salty fragrance. This is a fresh meat zongzi.

"This is good, so it won't be too sweet." Brother Thirteen said with a smile.

Thirteen Fujin said: "There are nine kinds of fillings, each of which has a different taste."

As she said that, she also peeled off a zongzi herself, but there was no filling.She dipped it in sugar, took a bite, and it contained bean paste.

The white glutinous rice, set off by the red filling, looks very red and white.

Brother Thirteen finished eating the zongzi, drank two sips of tea, got rid of the oiliness, and said: "There is such a big zongzi, enough for dozens of people to celebrate the festival. Send someone to buy some, and save it for gifts and rewards."

Thirteen Fujin nodded, and said: "I have already sent people to order it, and I will pick it up tomorrow. I have ordered ten copies of this size, and another ten copies of this one as big as a fist..."

Elder Brother Thirteen stretched out, took another zongzi the size of a fist, put it in his hand, and muttered: "'Nine zongzi contend for the new'... Jiuzi..." At this point, he couldn't help laughing, pointing Pointing to the zongzi, he said: "Look at Fujin, there are nine zongzi, one in the first row, two in the second row, three in the third row, and two and one in the bottom, does it look like it?"

"Like, tied together, it still looks like a rice dumpling." Thirteen Fujin replied.

Brother Thirteen heard this, stretched out his hand, shook it in front of Thirteen Fujin, and said, "I don't mean like a zongzi, but do you look like Huang Ama's sons..."

At this point, he paused, and laughed at himself: "Counting from the eldest brother, the second brother, the third brother, the fourth brother, the eighth brother, the ninth brother, the tenth brother, me, and the fourteenth brother, there are exactly nine people. For that position, the scuffle One group, different outcomes.”

Thirteen Fujin heard him say this, afraid that he would feel uncomfortable, and said coquettishly: "Okay, why did you think of saying this? If others are willing to fight and grab it, let them go. I only want my master to be healthy and live a long life. "

Brother Thirteen put down the zongzi and said, "How will this be recorded in the history books? 'Nine sons seizing the heir', 'Nine kings seizing the heir' or 'Nine Dragons seizing the heir'..."

Seeing his sad words, Thirteen Fujin knew that he was depressed because of idleness, hesitated for a moment, and said: "If my master wants to go out of the mountain... I will see which prince will be treated differently by Huang Ama, otherwise we will also prepare a gift ..."

Brother Thirteen saw his wife like this, his heart warmed up, and a smile appeared on his face, he said, "What are you thinking about? Just those brothers, if we get closer, we will be scared, just pretend that we are hiding something. Heart……"

"Fourth master won't..." Thirteenth Fujin said: "Hongkuang has been a hundred days, and fourth sister-in-law has prepared a lot of gifts. She is really rare for children, and she doesn't want to let go when she sees them. After brother Honghui is gone, she will Hope son, I have only stopped thinking about it for the past two years..."

The thirteenth elder brother nodded and said: "Fourth brother is amiable, and fourth sister-in-law is also respectable. She is a virtuous person, and she will be blessed in the future...

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Fang's Hutong, the outer residence of Prince Jian's Mansion.

Yaerjiang A leaned on the kang, watched Yang Zimo wash and change clothes, and said, "How did you hear the play? How many guests are there? It's all a joke. I want you, everyone, to listen to other people's music."

Yang Zimo smiled and said, "It's just that the prince praised me. My sister doesn't like to be lively. Even if she treats guests, it's just a few female relatives who come and go. There are only two tables. The dishes are exquisite, and the music is refreshing." Said Arriving here, he smiled and sighed.

Seeing that his expression had changed, Yaerjiang called him to sit down by the kang, and said, "Why are you still sighing? And thinking about your benefactor's lifelong event? Didn't the Lord say that it's not easy to intervene? Take care of Cao Yong's face. Even if your sister is innocent, in the eyes of outsiders, you will treat her as Cao Yong's concubine."

"It's okay if that's the case. Looking at that Master Cao, he is also very affectionate. My sister has taken in a daughter. Looking at it like that, she has absolutely no intention of remarrying." Yang Zimo shook his head and said.

Seeing him depressed, Yaerjiang persuaded him: "Everyone has their own cause and effect, and you can't force it. Your girl has money in her waist, and she can eat and drink easily. Why bother to live by the face of a man. Don't fuck That heart."

Yang Zimo smiled, pointed to the zongzi on the table on the ground, and told Yaerjiang about the rush to buy them in front of Daoxiang Village when he came back.

After hearing this, Yaerjiang felt it was a novelty; when he saw the big zongzi made of small zongzi, he turned it over and over again several times.

"'Jiuzi Zong', 'Jiuzi Zong', this one looks delicate, how does it taste, have you tried it?" Yaerjiang turned around and asked Yang Zimo.

"There are nine flavors in total. I ate one with chicken and one with sweet-scented osmanthus. They all use good ingredients, they look good, and they taste good." Yang Zimo replied.

Yaerjiang heard this, grabbed Yang Zimo's waist, and said: "I know you love that benefactor sister, but I was thinking of giving something as a gift. Today, I thought of it, and I want to give a gift. Give her a generous gift..."

Yang Zimo was so curious that he had already pulled Yarjiang's arm and began to question him.

Yaerjiang shook his head with a smile, and said, "Don't leak the secret, you will know in the future..."

Also full of praise for "Jiuzi Zong", there is also the old lady of the Cao family, Jinghui's grandmother, Jue Luoshi.

Eating the "Nine-Zi Zongzi" brought back by his granddaughter Guining, Jue Luo said with a smile: "This is delicious food, much better than the Zongzi at the Dragon Boat Festival in previous years. Changing to other Zongzi is just for the sake of the occasion. I can’t eat it twice; this zongzi is so soft and sticky that it’s just right for an elderly person to melt it.”

"This is from Daoxiang Village. Grandma wanted to eat it later, so she sent someone to the shop in Daoxiang Village to buy it." Jinghui replied while helping Jue Luoshi to open the rice dumplings.

Because the festival was coming up, she was afraid that her grandmother's place would be deserted, so she discussed it with her husband and her mother-in-law, Zhao Jiashi, before she came out and bought a lot of meat and vegetables for Jue Luoshi to eat.

Although some daughters-in-law can go back to their mother's house in Guining for the Dragon Boat Festival, but Jinghui is the eldest daughter-in-law of the second house, and the more it is New Year's Eve, the more she can't get away.

That's why she took advantage of her husband Hugh Mu and her mother-in-law being in a good mood, and Gui Ning came back to see her grandmother who had depended on her since childhood.

Cao Song sent his wife here in person, and after greeting the Jueluo family, he went to the new shop in Daoxiang Village to support the scene.

After hearing "Daoxiang Village", Jueluo slowly put down the zongzi in his hand, frowned and said, "Daoxiang Village is a big business? Even if you are not an outsider, don't take advantage of it."

Seeing her grandmother misunderstood, Jing Hui hurriedly said: "This granddaughter remembers that when passing by the pastry shop, the second master asked people to line up to buy it."

After hearing this, Jue Luo's face softened a little, he nodded, and said, "It's not just to take advantage of relatives, just take advantage of others for nothing. Take advantage of small advantages and suffer big losses. If you take advantage of it, you will get used to it. In the future What do others think?"

"Don't worry, grandma, my granddaughter will remember." Jinghui said.

Jue Luo looked at Jinghui's waist, and said, "It's five months, right? You're already showing signs of pregnancy, so be careful when you sit and lie down. It's the first child, I'm afraid it will take some hard work."

Jinghui hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head and said, "Grandmother, my granddaughter is a little scared."

"Silly boy, what can I do if I'm afraid, women have to go through this." Jue Luoshi said lovingly, rubbing his granddaughter's hand.

The grandparents and grandchildren gathered for half a day, and they couldn't finish talking about each other. I just felt that time flies.

It was already noon when Cao Song came to pick up Jinghui after visiting several shops.

Because Jinghui was already pregnant, Jue Luo specially asked her not to come out again, so that she could be born at her in-law's house and wait for delivery.When her great-grandson landed, she went over to breastfeed her granddaughter herself.

Although Jinghui was reluctant to part with her, she still had her mother-in-law on top, so she couldn't go home too late, and she kept telling her.

It's nothing more than letting Jue Luo take good care of it, stop weaving by himself, don't feel bad about money, let people buy whatever they want to eat, and so on.

Seeing her going on and on, Jue Luoshi put on a straight face and urged her to get in the car.

The husband and wife returned home, and after reporting to Mrs. Zhao Jia, Jinghui returned to Dongkuayuan.Cao Song had something to discuss with his mother and stayed in the upper room to talk.

Just now, when she was in front of her grandmother, she was afraid that the old lady would look sad, so she coaxed her with a smile; now, thinking of her gray-haired, old-fashioned appearance, Jinghui couldn't help crying secretly.

When Chun'er saw her, she threw a handkerchief, wiped her face, and said, "Young lady, don't think too much. Didn't you leave money for the nanny? When the young lady gives birth to the young master safely, take it out for the old lady to see. My wife is more pleased than anything else."

"There's no one to talk to, it's really deserted..." Jinghui took the veil and said.

After hearing this, Chun'er was also worried, sighed, and said: "What else can I do? It would be great if the second master is not the eldest son. Then if the family is separated in the future, the girl can still take the old lady by her side to show respect."

What she said was out of line, Jinghui shook her head.

After all, she was double-bodied. After going out for half a day, she was a little tired, so she asked Chun'er to fetch a pillow, leaned on the kang, and took a nap with her eyes closed.

After a while, in a daze, she heard footsteps, Jinghui slowly opened her eyes, and saw Cao Song coming in with a smile on her face.

Jing Hui straightened up and asked, "Master, what's so happy about this?"

Cao Song nodded with a smile and said: "You have to worry about it these two days, and there is a happy event at home."

"Happy event?" Jing Hui raised her head and said, "Fourth uncle's marriage is settled? Do you want to prepare for the engagement ceremony?"

Cao Song waved his hand and said: "It's not an engagement, it's the fourth brother taking a concubine. I have already agreed with my wife. Looking at the imperial calendar, the fourth day of May is a good day. The fourth brother takes the green chrysanthemum next to the wife as a concubine."

When Jinghui heard this, she couldn't help being surprised, and said: "This... I am not married, so I will take a concubine first... Besides, my wife has always relied on Luju, how can I accept..."

Cao Song said with a smile: "The fourth brother is going to be let go of his job. He will leave Beijing after the Dragon Boat Festival. It is good to have someone who is stable around him to take care of him. Luju looks stable, and it should be the same."

Although Jinghui felt that it was inappropriate, she was a daughter-in-law after all. Since both her mother-in-law and her husband had made up their minds, she couldn't say any more, so she said, "Understood, what rules should we follow? Are you not married, Mrs. After a lot of trouble, the new grandma knew after entering the door that she was afraid she would blame us..."

"Be decent...I'm not going to hide it from you. This green chrysanthemum is my fourth brother's favorite. The children are ignorant, and they still want to marry as a wife. Isn't that a joke? I thought of a way to discuss it with my wife. Come, be him a concubine, it can be regarded as fulfilling him..." Cao Song thought for a while and said.

Jinghui has raised her baby these days, and has never heard of foreign affairs. This is the first time she hears the hidden story, and she feels quite uneasy.

I have heard a lot of stories about rich families, and there are not just one or two cases of "doting concubines and destroying wives".This is another serious concubine. If the eldest son is a concubine after crossing the Ming Road, there will still be a peaceful life...

*
Rehe, Cao's other courtyard.

"It's time for the forehead." Chu Yu pointed to the chessboard and said with a smile.

Since Cao Yong started his vacation the day before yesterday, he began to live a carefree life.Because he rested in the palace for half a day that day, and when he returned home, he was quite refreshed.

He only said that the emperor was sympathetic and asked him to take a half-month vacation to accompany his parents, wife and children, and privately asked someone to replace the tonic with the prescription prescribed by the imperial physician, and he did not dare to drink less...

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It took 20 hours to code, and only [-] came out. Everyone, monthly pass, monthly pass, please. . .

(End of this chapter)