Beijing, Goldfish Alley, Thirteen Elder Brothers' Mansion.

The thirteenth elder brother was wearing a silk coat, and he also kept a folding fan in his hand. Seeing Fu Jin coming over with a big tray with a smile, the thirteenth elder brother glanced at it and said, "What a big zongzi?" It's not the Dragon Boat Festival yet? ”

"This is personally sent by the shopkeeper Han of Daoxiang Village, take a look, what's the difference?" Thirteen Fujin put the tray on the table and asked with a smile.

In the tray, in addition to the zongzi, there are two small agate plates, one with white sugar and the other with meat oil.

The thirteenth elder brother walked to the table and sat down, and said, "What else can there be?" Isn't it just big...... Hey? ”

Seeing that the thirteenth elder brother was surprised, the Thirteen Fujin covered his mouth with a handkerchief and smiled: "Isn't it a new coincidence?" ”

It turned out that this zongzi, which looked like half the size of a basin, was not a zongzi, but nine zongzi the size of a fist tied together; If you look closely, you will find that the fist-sized zongzi is not a zongzi, but is tied together by nine small zongzi.

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

"Interesting, indeed? Han Jiang figured it out? The thirteenth elder brother looked at the big zongzi and said with a smile.

Thirteen Fujin said: "Who knows, Da Gege's new shop, isn't it open today?" I heard that the new four, along with the previous six, have started selling zongzi from now on. By the way, there's another name. It is said that it was eaten by Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty a thousand years ago, and it is called 'Four Seasons Flower Competition, Nine Sons Dumplings Compete for New', and this Rice Dumplings are called 'Nine Sons Dumplings'. ”

"'Nine Dumplings'?" The thirteenth elder brother untied the yarn bag, looked at the silver toothpick inside, and said with a smile: "What about this?" Afraid of poison in zongzi? ”

Thirteen Fujin said with a smile: "Look at what the master said, the gluttonous shop is bought and sold, if the 'poison' is on the lips, who would dare to buy it?" It is said that it is the shop feedback of the Dragon Boat Festival, and the 'nine dumplings' sold before the Dragon Boat Festival all bring this. ”

While speaking, the Thirteen Fujin had already asked someone to make a pot of Pu'er. She cleaned her hands herself and had the scissors fetched.

The Thirteen Fujin dismantled the zongzi, peeled one with his own hands, inserted it with a toothpick, and sent it to the Thirteenth Elder Brother, saying, "Master taste one first?" ”

The thirteenth elder brother took it, and saw that it was not an ordinary red date zongzi, so he was a little curious, and took a bite, salty and fragrant, this is a fresh meat zongzi.

"This is good, it's sweet and greasy." The thirteenth elder brother said with a smile.

Thirteen Fujin said: "There are nine kinds of fillings, and each taste is different. ”

As she spoke, she peeled off a zongzi herself, and she couldn't see any filling. She dipped in white sugar and took a bite, and it was bean paste.

The white glutinous rice, lined with red filling, looks very red and white.

After eating the zongzi, the thirteenth elder brother drank two sips of tea, went greasy, and said: "There is such a big zongzi, which is enough for dozens of people to celebrate the festival." Send someone to buy some, and keep them for gifts and rewards. ”

Thirteen Fujin nodded and said, "I have already sent someone to decide, Ming'er will go and get it, and I have ordered ten copies of this big one, and ten copies of this ...... the size of a fist."

The thirteenth elder brother stretched out, took a fist-sized zongzi, put it in his hand, and muttered in his mouth: "'Nine sons of zongzi fight for new'...... Speaking of this, Jiuzi ...... couldn't help laughing, pointed to the zongzi, and said: "Fujin, it's Jiuzi, one in the first row, two in the second row, three in the third row, and two one in the bottom, like it?" ”

"Like, tied together, it looks like a zongzi." Thirteen Fujin replied.

When the thirteenth elder brother heard this, he stretched out his hand, shook it in front of the thirteen Fujin, and said, "It's not that it looks like zongzi, you don't look like the sons of Huang Ama......"

Speaking of this, 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, there was a scuffle, and the end was different. ”

Thirteen Fujin heard him say this, afraid that he would feel uncomfortable, so he said coquettishly: "Okay, how did you think of talking about this?" Others are willing to fight and grab with them, and the concubine only asks for the master's health and longevity. ”

The thirteenth elder brother put down the zongzi and said, "How will this be recorded in the history books?" 'Nine Sons Seize the Heir', 'Nine Kings Seize the Heir' or 'Nine Dragons Seize the Heir'......"

Seeing his sad words, Thirteen Fujin knew that he was depressed for leisure, hesitated for a moment, and said, "If you want to go out of the mountain...... The lord looks at which prince has to be treated differently by the emperor, or we will also pre-prepare the ceremony......"

Seeing his wife like this, the thirteenth elder brother's heart warmed, and a smile was added to his face, and he said, "What are you thinking about?" Just those brothers, if we come over, I'm afraid we'll all be scared, just if we hide our evil intentions......"

"The fourth master won't ......" Thirteen Fujin said: "Hong Kuangbai said, the fourth sister-in-law gave a good gift to prepare. She is really a rare child, and she doesn't want to let go when she sees it. After Brother Honghui was gone, she looked forward to her son, and she stopped thinking about it in the past two years......"

The thirteenth elder brother nodded and said, "The fourth brother is amiable, and the fourth sister-in-law is also respectable." She is a virtuous person, and there will be good fortune in the future...... * Fangjia Hutong, the outer house of King Jian's mansion.

Yaerjiang was crooked on the kang, watched Yang Zimo freshen up and change clothes, and said, "How did you listen to the play?" How are the guests? It's a joke to say, and I want you, everyone, to listen to other people's tunes. ”

When Yang Zimo heard this, he said with a smile: "It's just that the prince praised me." My sister doesn't like to be lively, even if she treats her, it's just a few ladies who come and go, and there are only two tables. The dishes are exquisite, and the music is refreshing. At this point, he smiled and sighed.

Seeing that his face had changed, Yarjianga beckoned him to sit down by the kang and said, "Why are you still sighing?" And thinking about the life of your benefactor? Didn't you say it, it's not easy to meddle in this, you have to take care of Cao Hao's face. Even if your sister is innocent, in the eyes of outsiders, she is mostly treated as Cao Hao's outer room. ”

"It's okay if that's true, looking at that Cao Ye, it's also a heavy feeling. My sister took in a girl, and looking at that, she had no intention of remarrying. Yang Zimo shook his head and said.

Seeing that he was depressed, Yarjana persuaded: "Everyone has his own cause and effect, and he can't ask for it." Your sister has silver in her waist, and she doesn't worry about eating and drinking, so why bother to look at the man's face. Don't that heart. ”

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

When Yarjana heard this, he was already surprised; When I saw the big zongzi tied into the small zongzi, I looked at it several times.

"'Jiuzi Zong', 'Jiuzi Zong', this one looks exquisite, how does it taste, have you tasted it?" Yarjianga turned around and asked Yang Zimo.

"There are nine flavors in total, I ate a chicken one, an osmanthus candied one, all of them are good ingredients, they look good, and the taste is not picky." Yang Zimo replied.

Yarjianga listened, grabbed Yang Zimo's waist, and said, "I know that you love that benefactor's sister, and this king still wants to send something as a gift." But now I thought that this king was going to give her a generous gift......"

Yang Zimo was curious, and had already grabbed Yarjiang's arm and began to ask.

Yarjianga shook his head with a smile and said, "The secret of heaven must not be revealed, and you will know it later......"

is also full of praise for "Nine Son Zong", as well as the old lady of the Cao family, Jinghui's grandmother Jue Luo.

Eating the "Nine Son Zongzi" brought back by his granddaughter Guining, Jue Luo said with a smile: "This is delicious food, much better than the Zongzi of the Dragon Boat Festival in previous years." Changed to other zongzi, but it is just for the occasion, and you can't eat it twice a year; This zongzi is very soft and glutinous, and the elderly people are just restrained. ”

"This is from Daoxiang Village, and my grandmother wants to eat it in the future, so she sends someone to buy it from the shop in Daoxiang Village." Jinghui replied while helping Jue Luo to open the zongzi.

Because the festival was approaching, she was afraid that her grandmother would be lonely, so she discussed with her husband, and asked her mother-in-law Zhao Jiashi for instructions, so she came out and bought a lot of meat and vegetables for Jue Luo to eat and sent them over.

Although some people's daughters-in-law can return to their parents' homes for the Dragon Boat Festival, Jinghui is the eldest daughter-in-law of the second room, and the more the New Year's Festival, the more she can't get out.

Therefore, when her husband was resting and her mother-in-law was in a good mood, Gui Ning came back to see her grandmother, who was dependent on each other.

Cao Song personally sent his wife over, and after greeting Jue Luo's family, he went to the new shop in Daoxiang Village to support the scene.

Jue Luo's family listened to "Daoxiang Village", slowly put down the zongzi in his hand, frowned, and said: "Daoxiang Village, is it the business of Dagege?" Even if you are not an outsider, don't take advantage of it. ”

Seeing that her grandmother had misunderstood, Jing Hui hurriedly said: "This granddaughter remembers that when she passed by the dumpling shop, the second master made people line up to buy it. ”

Jue Luo's face softened slightly, nodded after hearing this, and said, "It's not just to take advantage of other people's faces by relatives." Take advantage of small advantages and suffer big losses. If you occupy it, you will get used to it, what will others think of it in the future? ”

"Grandmother rest assured, granddaughter remembers." Jinghui said.

Jue Luo looked at Jing Hui's waist and said, "It's been five months, right?" Seeing that he is already pregnant, he should be careful when he sits and lies back. In the end, it is the first child, and I am afraid that it will have to endure some hardship. ”

Jinghui hesitated for a moment, bowed her head and said, "Grandmother, my granddaughter is a little afraid. ”

"Silly boy, I'm afraid of what, women have to go through this." Jue Luo rubbed his granddaughter's hand and said lovingly.

The two grandparents and grandchildren got together for a long time, and they couldn't stop talking about the intimate words, but they felt that time was flying.

When Cao Song finished turning a few shops and came to pick up Jinghui, it was already hard work.

Because Jinghui was already pregnant, Jue Luo specially instructed her not to come out again, so that she could be born in her mother-in-law's house to give birth. When her grandson landed, she personally went over to nurse her granddaughter.

Although Jinghui is reluctant to give up, she still has her mother-in-law above, and it is not good to go home too late, and she is also endless.

It's nothing more than letting Jue Luo take care of it, don't weave it yourself, don't feel sorry for the silver, and let people buy whatever you want to eat, Yunyun.

Seeing that she was endless, Jue Luoche straightened his face and urged her to get into the car.

The husband and wife returned home and gave Zhaojia a gift, and Jinghui went back to the East Cross Courtyard. Cao Song had something to discuss with his mother, and stayed in the upper room to talk.

Fang was in front of his grandmother, afraid that the old lady would look sad, so she coaxed with a smile; At this moment, thinking of her grandmother's gray-haired and old-fashioned appearance, Jinghui couldn't help but cry secretly.

When Chun'er saw it, she threw a handkerchief, wiped her face, and said, "Don't think too much about it, girl, didn't you leave silver for your grandmother?" When the girl gave birth to the little master safely, she took it out to the old lady to see, and the old lady was more happy than anything else. ”

"There's not even anyone to talk to, it's too lonely...... Jinghui took the handkerchief and said.

When Chun'er heard this, she was also worried, sighed, and said, "What else can I do?" It would be nice if the second master was not the eldest son, so if the family is separated in the future, the girl can still pick up the old lady by her side to pay respect. ”

This is a nonsense, Jinghui shook her head.

The bottom was a double body, and after going out for a while, she was a little tired, so she asked Chun'er to take a pillow, tilted it on the kang, and squinted her eyes to take a nap.

After a while, in a daze, I heard footsteps, Jinghui slowly opened her eyes, and saw Cao Songmei coming in with a smile.

Jing Hui straightened up and asked, "What's so happy about this, master?" ”

Cao Song nodded with a smile and said, "These two are going to have a snack, and the family has to do a happy event." ”

"Happy event?" Jinghui raised her head and said, "The fourth uncle's family matter has been decided?" Do you want to prepare a wedding ceremony? ”

Cao Song waved his hand and said, "It's not a marriage, it's the fourth brother who takes a concubine, and I've already told my wife about it." After reading the imperial calendar, the fourth day of the fifth month is a good son, and the fourth brother Na is a concubine. ”

When Jing Hui heard this, she couldn't help but be surprised, and said, "This ...... If you don't marry, you will take a concubine first...... Besides, my wife has always relied on green chrysanthemums, how can she be willing to ......"

Cao Song said with a smile: "The fourth brother is going to let go of his duties, and he will leave Beijing after the Dragon Boat Festival, and there must always be a stable person around to take care of him." Green chrysanthemum looks steady, it should be the same. ”

Although Jinghui felt that something was inappropriate, but in the end, she was a daughter-in-law, and since her mother-in-law and husband had made up their minds, she didn't want to say more, so she said, "I know, what rules do you have to follow?" In the end, I didn't get married, it's too open, and the new grandmother knows it after she enters the door, I'm afraid she wants to complain about our ......."

"Be decent...... I won't hide it from you, this green chrysanthemum is the fourth brother's beloved, the child's family is ignorant, and he still thinks about wanting to marry a wife, isn't that child's play? I thought of a way, I asked my wife to make him a concubine, and it could be regarded as fulfilling him......" Cao Song thought about it and said.

Jinghui is raising a fetus and doesn't listen to foreign affairs, but it is the first time she hears the hidden truth, and she is quite uneasy.

I have heard a lot of stories from big families, and this "spoiling concubine and killing wife" is not one or two cases. This is the concubine of the Eight Classics again, after the Ming Road, if the eldest son is a concubine, there can also be Taiping Zi ...... * Rehe, Cao's Courtyard.

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

Cao Hao started to take a vacation before the fight, and began to live at ease. Because he had rested in the palace for a long time, when he returned home, he was already in a lot of energy.

He only said that the emperor was compassionate, let him take a vacation for half a month, accompany his parents, wife and children, and privately asked someone to replace the tonic medicine with the prescription prescribed by the imperial doctor, and he didn't dare to drink a drop......

(To be continued)