Chapter 369: Eat

I don’t know if it’s the New Year, but the Thirteenth Prince said more. Although he was full of smiles, Cao Yong couldn’t feel his joy when he looked at the white threads on his head.

"Cao Yong, it's just right here. I just wanted to find someone to have a drink today, so I'm so happy to be with you!" After talking a few words, the Thirteenth Prince said with a smile.

It was only morning and it was less than noon. Cao Yong smiled and said, "It's not too early or late. When is the wine Thirteenth Master drinking?"

"I put a good wine in my stomach, and the good wine enters my stomach. Regardless of God, is it morning or afternoon?" The Thirteenth Prince shook his head and made a fool of himself.

When Cao Yong heard this, he would not say anything about the plain and slanted ones. At least he pressed his rhyme and clasped his fists and jokingly said, "Thirteenth Master, you are a great talent!"

The Thirteenth Prince smiled and pointed at Cao Yong and said, "Anyway, I have asked the concubine to ask someone to order the kitchen to prepare food, but you can't escape this wine!"

Seeing that he was interested and was willing to talk to him, Cao Yong said, "Even if the Thirteenth Master gave such an order, Cao Yong would be respectful and obey his orders!"

While talking, the two of them arrived at the flower hall.

The kang table has been placed in the room, and a few side dishes have been arranged, four cold dishes, mix with small radish seedlings, mix with eggplant puree, tiger skin jelly and pine nut belly; four hot dishes, stir-fried hare diced cucumber, stir-fried turtle dove, dried fried venison, roasted catfish, and a hot pot of cabbage stewed in the middle.

Cao Yong ate less in the morning, and now he smelled the fragrance of the room and couldn't help but feel a little hungry.

Seeing that he had warmed two pots of wine, his face looked more happy. He was about to let Cao Yong sit on the kang when someone said, "Thirteenth brother!"

But the Fourth Prince arrived, and the Thirteenth Prince and Cao Yong were both stunned. The Thirteenth Prince suddenly came to his senses and smiled and went forward, "The Fourth Brother is here!"

The fourth prince glanced at the wine and food that had not moved its chopsticks on the table and nodded.

Cao Yong was always a little afraid of him. He gritted his teeth and shook his clothes sleeves, hit Qian'er, and said, "Please pay tribute to the Fourth Master, the Fourth Master is lucky!"

The fourth prince glanced at Cao Yong's official uniform and said, "I just came back from the yamen? What's your errand recently?"

"If you want to go back to the Fourth Master, you will be back from the yamen. The New Year is coming, and the yamen is very leisurely." Cao Yong replied.

When the fourth prince heard this, he frowned: "Why is it that he is leisurely by the end of the year? Although you have become an official now, you should not take it lightly and let down the grace of the Lord!"

When the Thirteenth Prince saw that the Fourth Prince scolded Cao Yong, he was afraid that Cao Yong would be embarrassed, so he hurriedly said, "Fourth Brother, Cao Yong has always been cautious in his work, so don't worry!"

When the fourth prince heard the three words "Little Cao Yong", he remembered the scene of meeting Cao Yong in Hangzhou more than ten years ago, and his face looked much better. He looked at Cao Yong with a little speculation.

The Thirteenth Prince smiled and said, "Fourth Brother, my brother is going to drink today. I just caught Cao Yong and you are here again. It's really my brother's luck! Let's not stand now, let's sit down and have a meal!" As he said that, he asked the Fourth Prince to sit on.

The fourth prince glanced at the Thirteenth prince, took off his boots and sat on the kang. The Thirteenth prince also asked Cao Yong to sit in the west and face east, and accompanied him to face east.

When the Thirteenth Prince saw Cao Yong looking at his nose and his heart, he couldn't help but smile and said to the Fourth Prince: "Fourth Brother, look at the rules of Cao Yong, who don't know, he still thinks he is in front of the imperial court!"

Seeing that Cao Yong was very reserved, the fourth prince said, "No need to do this, be more casual."

"Yes!" Cao Yong responded, looked up at the Thirteenth Prince, with a smile on his face. The Thirteenth Prince said, as if he was to Dabin, he treated the Fourth Prince as the emperor in his heart. Be more respectful in advance so that the Fourth Prince won't be picked out of a rude place.

The Thirteenth Prince touched the wine that was almost the same temperature. He picked up the wine pot and poured it for the Fourth Prince and Cao Yong, filling his own. He raised the wine cup and said to the two: "Let's have a cup first to warm up your body!"

Everyone raised their glasses to drink. The Thirteenth Prince looked at the two of them wearing official uniforms and strange bodies, and said to them: "The Fourth Brother and Cao Yong have gone to the big clothes, so that they can avoid holding their backs and being very tired!"

The fourth prince was holding up the chopsticks, picking up the small radish seedlings and sending them to his mouth to press the wine. After hearing the Thirteenth prince's words, he put down the chopsticks and said, "It's a big deal!"

The fourth prince is like this, so Cao Yong can't say anything, so the two of them are still wearing it. The Thirteenth prince pours wine and persuades food, and everyone is having a lot of fun.

There were two vegetarian dishes on the table, mixing small radish seedlings and eggplant puree. Cao Yong specially picked these two dishes to eat.

The little radish seedlings are just water radish seedlings with only two leaves. They look green and refreshing when they eat, with the fragrance of radish.

At this time, although there was no plastic and glass was not popular among the people, there were long greenhouses in Jingjin to plant vegetables, making them thin glazed tiles.

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

Needless to say, the poor people use big white radishes that have been hidden in the cellar for a winter; officials and powerful families eat fine foods, mostly water radishes that are not much thicker than their fingers. Therefore, in the greenhouses in the suburbs of Beijing, small water radishes are planted since the winter months, and small water radishes have become good dishes in the twelfth lunar month.

The Fourth Prince has been busy in the Ministry of Revenue these days. The Imperial Doctor asked him to have a light diet. In addition, he didn't like to eat meat, so he ate two vegetarian dishes on the table alone.

The Thirteenth Prince ate a few bites of venison, and saw that the Fourth Prince and Cao Yong were not involved in anything else, so he couldn't help but wonder. The Fourth Prince respected Buddha with sincerity and avoided meat every now and then. He knew that when did Cao Yong start to eat vegetarian food?

The fourth prince looked at the small plate of radish seedlings, and thought to himself that he could not blame Cao Yong for Buddhist affairs. Most of the festival ceremony was Buddha fragrance. It seemed that he was also a worshiper of Buddha.

Cao Yong was a little embarrassed. These two cold dishes were just small plates the size of a palm. After eating a few bites, he saw that the plate was mostly empty.

The Thirteenth Prince touched his forehead and asked Cao Yong, "Have Furuo worshipped Buddha now?"

Just as Cao Yong was about to shake his head and bid, he saw the Fourth Prince looking at him, and then changed his mouth: "My grandmother worshiped Buddha during her lifetime!"

Everyone who knows knows that Cao Yong grew up with his grandmother. Since this is the case, it is also common to worship Buddha under his grandmother's influence.

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

The fourth prince looked at Cao Yong more and more liked him. He had long seen that he did not act like others. It was because of the influence of Buddhism that he had such calmness.

*

Not to mention how Cao Yong was playing tricks on the fourth prince in the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion, and the study of the eighth prince's mansion on Taijichang Street, the ninth prince was already surprised when he heard the boy's return: "What, Cao Yong and the fourth brother went to the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion?"

The Eighth Prince sat behind the desk and knelt down to the ground and replied to the man: "When did Cao Yong pass, and when did the Fourth Prince go?"

Then he heard the man say, "Reply to the master's words, Cao Yong went to the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion at the beginning of Si Zheng (10:15 am). The fourth prince arrived after his feet, and the difference was only half a cup of tea!"

The eighth prince waved his hand and sent the man out.

The Ninth Prince stood up and said to the Eighth Prince: "Brother, look, I have long felt that the boy named Cao is not a good person. This is not true! The fourth brother is used to pretending, and only shows off his appearance as a Buddha in front of the Emperor Ama, but he doesn't know that his black face is as fierce as the King of Hell, so he has no mercy! The fourth brother and the boy of the Cao family are pretending to be honest and honest. Humph, there are always times when they show their strength!"

The Eighth Prince was frightened by Kangxi's thunder methods in the past two months, and was already a little nervous. After hearing the Ninth Prince's words, he felt more and more angry and frowned and said, "Maybe it's impossible to guarantee that they meet unintentionally. They have always been in contact with each other."

The Ninth Prince snorted coldly: "Brother, this is a smart person. It is not a hundred times better than Li Xu's old and confused rushing into the Baby Mansion? He was able to speak, and he was free from suspicion." At this point, he took a breath of air conditioning: "Brother, can't Li Ding's disappearance be done by Cao Yong? He not only showed goodwill in front of his new master, but also attacked the Li family, leaving the Cao family's status in Jiangnan unshakable."

After hearing this speculation, the eighth prince thought about it carefully, shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be Cao Yong. Although Cao Yong has caused a lot of trouble in the past few years, he depends on his actions and pays great attention to rules and regulations, so he should not act so recklessly!"

The Ninth Prince finally noticed something, but was rejected by the Eighth Prince. She sat down with some depression and muttered: "If it's not Cao Yong, who is the one who is causing trouble for us behind the scenes?"

*

Shichahai, the Li family’s house outside.

Li Xu hasn't come here in the past few days. In order to pretend to be abide by the rules, Yang Ruixue is not good at taking people to the shop, and she is so busy in the house.

Today, she slept until the sun was halfway up, and she tidied it up in front of the dressing table for more than half an hour, making her whole body so mellow and tender.

These days, she has become addicted to wearing plain clothes and plain makeup. Whenever she has finished it and admires herself by blocking the mirror, she can't help but feel a little satisfied. With her appearance, if she was born in a bannerman's family, she would be able to become a concubine even if she went to the palace to be a concubine.

Li Xu is the favorite minister of the emperor, but I don’t know if the emperor is so flirting with Li Xu… Although it’s during the day, when Yang Ruixue thinks of this, she still feels half of her body soft and numb. She really wants to be rubbed for a few times.

What is the difference between me and the birds in the cage now? If others like to tease me, they will tease me a few times; if they forget, they will only be alone in the cage.

Thinking of this, Yang Ruixue felt so depressed. Seeing that the sky was sunny outside the window, she loosely put on a big cloak, left the house, and walked around the yard.

At this time, I heard a shout from afar from the street: "Fatty braised chicken!"

When Yang Ruixue heard this, she couldn't help but feel excited. She hurriedly helped the maid out of the second door, and arrived at the front yard, and called the servant out to sell braised chickens.

This braised chicken is cooked with white water and salt without adding other ingredients, and does not add coloring materials to keep the chicken original color. People who are a little particular about it all eat smoked chicken from the box shop, and few people eat this.

However, those who go from street to street to buy "branded chicken" are quite keen. There is only one reason, that is, those who buy "branded chicken" with boxes are all sold in "draw lots", which means gambling.

In addition to carrying a box with "branded chicken", they also carried a bamboo tube with bamboo sticks inside, and then discussed the charter with the buyer, how much money is worth of. If they win the "branded chicken" tag, they will have to be a "branded chicken". If they don't win, the money will be given for free.

Although Yang Ruixue had never drawn a lottery ticket, she had heard the shouts before and heard from the maid and the mother-in-law. Now she was so depressed that she wanted to draw a lottery ticket to try her luck.

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

The man who sold "branded chicken" ate the food that was walking around the streets. Although he praised the little woman for her beauty, he did not dare to show a lustful look on his face. He asked in a regular manner: "Grandma, how many do you want to smoke?"

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

The man replied, "A small amount of money is ten. If grandma is lucky, two or three fat chickens will be rewarded!"

Yang Ruixue covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "Let's not talk about whether she is lucky or not, the price should be more reasonable!"

In fact, it is often sold when a small amount of money is 15 pieces, but when this man saw the little grandma standing against the door, he just seemed to be joking, pretending to be difficult, saying, "Since grandma said so, then there are twelve pieces!"

Yang Ruixue was just playing tricks, so she felt sorry for these small money? She ordered the maid to take the purse and withdraw a small amount of money and hand it to the man.

The man took the money and sent the bamboo tube to him.

Yang Ruixue saw that the tags had changed color and felt dirty, but she still wanted to try her luck, so she took out several shots in succession.

There were empty signs one after another, and Yang Ruixue couldn't help feeling a little unlucky, so she ordered the maid to hand over a hang of money to the man and suck it again.

There are hundreds of tags in this bamboo tube, but the seller doesn't know, but this guy himself knows the difference.

The main purpose of selling "branded chicken" is to attract people and attract repeat customers to make money. Therefore, he turned the bamboo tube and rushed towards Yang Ruixue with a lot of "branded chicken".

If Yang Rui scored one, he would not be overjoyed. He laughed so hard that his branches were trembling and was so happy. She couldn't help but feel excited, and reached out and said, "Come on, I'll try again..."
Chapter completed!