Chapter 5 Two Princes Visit
Qin Huaidao sat there, directing his subordinates to make popcorn, while Qin Shandao and Qin Jiao sat there with popcorn and ate happily.
"Hurry up and cut it, cut it and put it in the jar, cover it, the young master said, it won't be so crispy when the tide returns!" The steward was there instructing the men to put the sliced popcorn into the jar, which needed to be given away or stored.
The housekeeper also thought that when there were guests in the house, there would be something to entertain.
One night, Qin Huaidao made almost 10 shelves of popcorn, a lot, more than 60 jars were filled in the jar alone, the housekeeper was very happy, and he was busy with it.
And those people also tasted popcorn and said it was delicious.
The next day, Qin Huaidao began to make some sesame cakes, and Qin Huaidao and the two of them were also very happy, and they didn't eat lunch at noon.
In the afternoon, Qin Huaidao didn't let them eat so much,
And in the evening, Qin Huaidao began to ask his subordinates to put the cleaned sugar gourd, wear it with a bamboo skewer, put it into the melted maltose, and make it into a rock sugar gourd!
"Yo, young master, this appetizer, this delicious!" The housekeeper tasted a bunch and said happily, while Qin Huaidao and they were also eating.
"Well, it's all loaded, and it will be sent to various mansions when the time comes!" Qin Huaidao said to the housekeeper with a smile.
"Young master, the old slave is really served, young master, you even know how to make food!" The housekeeper was very happy and emotional.
"Well, if you read more books, you'll know it naturally!" Qin Huaidao smiled and covered the past, he couldn't say that these were all very common foods in later generations.
Then the next day, Qin Huaidao made a lot of cat ears with iron plates and flour, and even simple bear biscuits, which were Qin Jiao and Qin Huaidao's favorites.
And these also made the people in the house admire Qin Huaidao even more, and Qin Huaidao will also take out some of these foods and give them a taste.
On this morning, the housekeeper and the eight stewards of the family really loaded things in the front yard, and they were all gifts to be sent to various houses!
"That jar, be careful with me, don't break it, be careful with your skin!" The butler was there to greet those who were carrying gifts.
"Got it, butler, you'll be careful!" The servants smiled and said to the butler.
"Come back as soon as you're done, I'm going to send more than 20 today, don't be slow!" The steward continued to exhort those who were in charge, and those who were in charge were also said yes.
In the evening, at the Lu Guogong Mansion, Cheng Yanjin had just returned from the palace!
He heard the sound of children crying from other yards, and it was the cry of his grandchildren.
"What's going on? I don't care, just keep them crying? Cheng Yanjin said a little dissatisfied, the child is crying, it's good to coax, why are the children still crying.
"Let them cry, these boys, the small snacks sent by the Yiguo Mansion, they have eaten more than half of them, and they still want to eat them now, these are all high-quality snacks, which are used to greet guests!" Madame also sat there, embroidering something in her hand, and said dissatisfiedly.
"Give them what they want! Children, who doesn't eat hungry? Cheng Yanjin said dissatisfied.
"Peping sent 4 jars of small snacks, and a small basket of snacks, which can be described as very rich, and a few of them didn't pay attention to it, and ate more than half of it! Still want to eat! Will that work? You can't get used to it! Duchess Lu Guo still said dissatisfied.
"So delicious?" Cheng Yanjin said with a little surprise, it's not that there are no snacks at home, but on the table in the house, they can't touch it.
"Hey, if you don't say that Peping has found a good hand at making dim sum, it's really delicious, and the concubine still likes the sugar gourd the most, it's sour and sweet, appetizing, come on, get some for the master!" Duchess Lu Guo heard Cheng Yanjin ask, said in admiration, and at the same time ordered her subordinates to take it.
"Well, this is delicious, this is good, appetizing, the old man has accumulated serious food during this time, and there is no taste in his mouth when he eats meat every day, this is good! Two more strings for the old man! Cheng Yanjin ate the sugar gourd and said very happily.
"Master, there are not a few strings left, a few boys in the family have finished eating, keep some, and eat in a few days, well, the concubine is thinking, is it better to go to the Yiguo Mansion to see if you can find that dim sum master to learn something, and I don't know if people teach it or not!" The lady sat there and sighed,
She thought that this dim sum was made by Qin Huaidao, because in previous years, Qin Huaidao returned the gift, and there was never a dim sum, and everyone knew what was going on, and there was no one in the house who could make dim sum, so naturally there was no way to go back.
"Well, this one has to be asked, other old men don't care, this one has to be asked, the old man wants this taste, hurry up, give the old man two strings, it's a big deal that the old man will personally ask Peping tomorrow!" Cheng Yanjin said very happily and ordered his subordinates to continue to take it.
"Look at what you said, how can you come to the door to ask for dim sum, by the way, last month, you were on a business trip, and this kid sent the money over, and also sent some gifts!" Duchess Lu Guo said to Cheng Yanjin about Qin Huaidao's repayment of the money.
"Well, then take it, this time Peping disaster relief is powerful, and a lot of money has been rewarded, hmph, Your Majesty is also biased, if it is put on other people and saves so many people, it will definitely need to be mentioned, but Peping is still a county duke! Well, I don't know what His Majesty thinks!
There is also the matter of burning Chongxian Pavilion, obviously it was not Peping who did it, those boys framed Peping, Your Majesty didn't investigate, Brother Shubao has just been gone for less than 2 years, hey! Cheng Yanjin said this, sat there and sighed, fighting for his brother.
"It doesn't make sense, does Your Majesty have an opinion on Brother Shubao? But Brother Shubao has been sick in bed all the year round, and he hasn't done anything to be sorry for His Majesty and the court? Madame sat there, also a little puzzled.
"It is estimated that he has suffered a righteous calamity and suffered for others! Peping, this kid has a peaceful temperament, if Brother Shubao is here, this kid will definitely be able to make a difference, those boys in our family, who can be civil and martial like Peping?
They saw that there was no one in the Peping family, and blamed him, so that the child suffered a dumb loss, otherwise, the child would not have been sick for more than a month. Cheng Yanjin sat there and sighed, thinking that he must have taken the blame for others.
Then Cheng Yanjin continued to eat two rock sugar gourds, full of praise, and then tasted those dim sums, and they also felt very delicious, much better than the previous dim sums.
The next day, it was already the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, and it was the New Year, and Qin Huaidao was also busy now, and began to instruct his subordinates to prepare those things for the New Year.
In the evening, the family came to report, saying that Lu Guogong and E Guogong came together, Qin Huaidao hurriedly asked people to open the middle door, and he saw that they had just appeared at the gate, fifty or sixty meters away from here, Qin Huaidao saluted.
"This kid!" Chi Jingde, the Duke of Hubei, saw it, walked quickly, and helped Qin Huaidao.
"Nephew, thank you, two uncles! I can't come to the door to thank you in person! What a shame! Qin Huaidao arched his hand to the two of them and said.
"Get up, boy, quick, get inside!" Cheng Yanjin also walked over quickly, and the two princes pulled Qin Huaidao and entered the house together, and the maid at home immediately brought snacks and tea.
"The two uncles have only returned to Chang'an in the past few days, right?" Qin Huaidao sat below, looked at Cheng Yanjin and the two of them and asked.
"Twenty years back, hey, kid, don't think so much, the old man has been secretly investigating, who set the fire! What about you, take good care of your body, if you have any difficulties, send someone to our house to report it, but don't support yourself! Cheng Yanjin sat there and said with a sigh.
"Thank you, uncle! Nephew knows! Qin Huaidao thanked him and said.
"Well, I am more sensible and calmer, and if Brother Uncle Bao has the spirit in the sky, he should also be pleased!" Chi Jingde, the Duke of Hubei, said with great satisfaction,
The two of them have been stationed outside for the past two years, and they did not come back last year, and this year Li Shimin specially approved to return to Chang'an City.
"Thank you, uncle, I am far away, and I am still running around for my nephew's affairs, the two uncles don't have to worry, my nephew also wants to open it, this matter, it is estimated that my father is not there, and no one is in charge of me, so I framed me,
And His Majesty is unwilling to investigate in detail, it is estimated that this matter may be related to the royal family, so the two uncles don't have to investigate, and it's not good to find out, so be it! Qin Huaidao sat there and said to them,
From the day he woke up, he figured out those things, even if he found out, there would be no good fruit to eat, and when E Guogong and Lu Guogong heard it, they all looked at Qin Huaidao and smiled with relief.
"Pepin, it's best to think so, in fact, dissatisfied Pepin, you said, this thing just happened, as soon as we learned, we guessed the reason, although we haven't found out who it is, but I also know a rough idea,
Peping, this loss, you eat it first, this person, he has done something wrong, he will have retribution sooner or later! Suffering a loss is not necessarily a blessing! Cheng Yanjin sat there, looked at Qin Huaidao and said with a smile.
"My nephew knows and wants to open it, thank you, uncle!" Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
"Well, it's good to open it, the two of us are worried that you won't be able to open it, you were seriously ill before, and the old man was worried, but he couldn't get out of official business, otherwise, he would have come back to see you a long time ago.
Let's go, take me to your father's mourning hall, and I'll burn incense for my brother!" Wei Chi Jingde also said with relief, and at the same time stood up and said to Qin Huaidao,
Qin Huaidao hurriedly led the way in front, and when he arrived at the mourning hall, Wei Chi Jingde and Cheng Yanjin looked at Qin Shubao's portrait, and they didn't say anything for a long time, and both of them still had tears flowing out, Qin Huaidao stood there, bowing and thanking them one by one.