Chapter 61 Laba Porridge

He Jiaqing didn't know that there were two girls now, because he had two different thoughts, he just stood on the edge of the table and wrote a line of words.

The little maid who was waiting for He Jiaqing saw it and said, "Young master, do you have to wait for an opportunity, or do you want to wait for a suitable young grandmother?"

He Jiaqing smiled bitterly: "You know the flamboyant tongue." But you say, if there really is such a country, or if we announce that one day we will issue a law that says that men can only marry after the age of 20, and women cannot marry before the age of 18, how will everyone react?"

The little guy smiled: "Young master, I don't want to get married too early, so I wish everyone got married late? Where can there be such a law? In that case, wouldn't the girls be all old girls?"

He Jiaqing sighed, he had traveled over for so many years, but his mind still retained some modern thoughts, at least he hoped that his future wife would not have to have children so early.

But no one can understand it!

He Jiaqing's discussion of relatives has little impact on He Changan, after all, she is He Jiaqing's sister, even if she cares, she has no decision to consult her sister-in-law for her brother, even if Bai is willing to listen to what He Changan said, she will be stopped by Mama Zheng: "If you let the outside know that the eldest girl goes to consult the eldest young master's family affairs, then she will have to intervene in the eldest young master's room, and her hand is stretched out so long, what kind of good reputation is this?"

Seeing that it has reached the end of the year, Mama Zheng began to teach Shi Qi how to prepare for the New Year's ceremony, how to handle the dishes during the New Year, and how to visit relatives and friends during the New Year.

Time flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it is the eighth day of the lunar month, and every household has to boil Laba porridge, Laba porridge and other things, He Chang'an was Ye Hibiscus in his last life, and he was not uncommon in the palace.

Laba porridge in the palace is yellow rice, white rice, Jiang rice, millet, water chestnut, red bean, peeled jujube paste, etc., boiled in water, externally dyed with red peach kernels, almonds, melon seeds, peanuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts and white sugar, brown sugar, trivial grapes, etc., to be dyed. In addition, auspicious things such as fruit lions were added, most of which were boiled by each palace itself, and then sent people everywhere to divide them.

Like when Lu Cheng was still the prince, the East Palace would also boil Laba porridge, and it was necessary to send a little to the younger brothers and sisters below, showing that Lu Cheng loved his younger brothers and sisters as a brother, and also needed to send it to the emperor's Yanqing Palace and the queen's Fengqi Palace。

The Laba porridge rewarded by the emperor is often the best, but because the emperor wants to reward the most people, when it is ready to be sent to the East Palace, it is already cold, Lu Cheng is a symbolic bite, and put it aside, like Ye Hibiscus, a girl with face by Lu Cheng's side, sometimes can get the porridge rewarded by the emperor who has not eaten the master, but thinking of the emperor's Laba porridge, He Chang'an can't help but complain even if he is relived for a lifetime, it is really a disdain, no wonder Lu Cheng just takes a symbolic bite。

On the night of Laba, He Changan would be with Hua Nan, and then call a few little sisters who usually play in the East Palace, get together to set up a small earthen stove, and boil out a pot of Laba porridge with mixed rice, beans, walnuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, jujubes, chestnuts, etc., and then add a little sesame seeds to it when the pot is raised, and spread dried fruit colored sugar in the bowl.

There is not much rice grain that a few little girls can find, and after boiling Laba porridge, it is enough for one person to eat a small bowl, but a few little girls still eat very happily.

Mama Zheng took Shi Qi and He Changan to look at the Laba porridge that was about to be boiled in the kitchen, and sighed: "Laba porridge, Laba rice, the chicken will lay eggs when it eats." The two young ladies were born in rich and noble families, so I don't know, when Mama was young, the family was poor, and it was very good for a large family to be full, but every time they arrived at Laba, the family would still use that little surplus grain to cook Laba porridge, in fact, there was some miscellaneous rice and dates in it, but Mama drank it sweetly at that time. Later, the family was too poor, so I entered the palace, although I could drink all kinds of Laba porridge rewarded by the master when I was in Laba, but it didn't feel as good as my own home. ”

He Changan can understand this feeling very well, after all, she spent five years with her family in the last life, but unfortunately the natural disaster*, the family was also broken up in the end, she was rescued by Lu Yuan, and embarked on a road of no return, but the taste of Laba porridge in the family has always made her unforgettable.

"The Laba porridge of Gongchang Bo's Mansion is generally sent to the surrounding relatives' houses, such as the Liangguo Mansion, the Anshun Hou Mansion, the Yichun Hou Mansion, and the Laba porridge sent to each family also has its own particularity, if this family has someone who is about to get married, then add bright red wolfberry, red is originally festive, and the marriage is matched, plus wolfberry and Qizi meaning, there are also dates and peanuts in the porridge, I wish that the couple can give birth to a noble son early after marriage in the future. If someone in this family is about to go to the scientific examination, then the porridge will put some champion fruits, which means that they can be nominated for the gold list, if there are elderly people in the family, it is to put pecans, pecans are also called longevity fruits, which can make the elderly live a long life, so before sending porridge, you also need to consider what kind of people this family has, and you must not send the wrong one. ”

He Changan and Shi Qi sighed together: "It turns out that there is so much attention to sending a porridge......

Hua Nan took over the conversation on the side: "Don't be annoyed by the two young ladies, like the second highness of the palace or something, when you get to Laba, when you boil Laba porridge, you still have to send it to several other little highnesses, and you have to consider the tastes of other little highnesses, for example, the third highness likes light the most, so the Laba porridge of the third highness does not put dates and colored sugar." The taste of the Four Highnesses is relatively normal, but they are very picky about the ingredients, and Laba porridge must be both good-looking and delicious, so they are willing to give a few sips of face, so if they are given to the Four Highnesses, they must put more effort into the appearance. Her Royal Highness the eldest princess's taste is even more strange, and I don't know when it started, Laba porridge should not be sweet, just want to drink salty, so the eldest princess's Laba porridge not only does not put dates and colored sugar, but also puts tofu and sea rice or something, and then add a little salt, so that the taste is just right, and there is a little umami in it. There is also the youngest fourth princess, who loves sweetness the most, and the Laba porridge given to her must be very sweet. ”

Shi Qi was simply amazed, but Mama Zheng coughed lightly on the side: "Hua Nan......"

Hua Nan suddenly realized: "It's all slaves and maids, I only know that I am happy when I say it, but I forget the rules, the two young ladies should treat it as if they haven't heard it, and become slaves and maids." ”

Sending porridge to each family also has to have a return gift, a closer example, for example, the Laba porridge sent by the Liang Guogong Mansion, He Changan drank a few sips, from the color to the taste is really impeccable, especially with the addition of extra pine nuts, she likes it more, Mama Yang stood beside He Chang'an, watching Bai's eat the Laba porridge sent by her mother's family, with a smile on her face, she looked down at the porridge:" After so many years, Liang Guogong has not forgotten that his wife has loved to eat pine nuts since she was a child, and she will put a lot of them in it every year, so there is no place where Laba porridge can make Mrs. feel more hearty than the one sent by Liang Guogong's mansion. ”

He Jiaqing was also given a holiday by the four princes because of Laba, everyone sat around to eat Laba porridge, when Mama Yang said these words, He Jiaqing naturally heard it, and smiled: "So, my sisters come to get married at sunrise, even if the in-laws are good, they must have their mother's family to be reliable, what kind of taste do you like to eat in Laba porridge in Chang'an, and when you get married in the future, my brother will send it to you every year." ”

Bai's "Huh" sounded, and looked at He Changan differently: "How do I remember that the eldest sister didn't like to eat pine nuts before, not to mention the laba porridge with so many pine nuts, that is, the pine cake with a little bit of pine nuts ground into powder, she didn't touch it, what's wrong with it today, she ate so much?"

He Changan looked down, and unconsciously ate half a bowl, it seems that this He Changan really didn't like to eat pine nuts very much, but she likes it very much, maybe this is the fate that is destined with the Bai family in the dark?

raised her head and grinned: "Mother, I used to be a daughter who was young and ignorant...... Today's daughter also saw the pine nuts in this laba porridge, and was still hesitant to eat it, but then thought that this is my mother's favorite taste, my grandmother and uncle remembered that my mother was good, and this pine nut contained the grandfather's concern for my mother, so I scooped a spoonful and ate it, but I didn't feel as repulsed as before. ”

Mama Yang hurriedly blessed herself: "Congratulations to Mrs., the second lady has grown up, I know how to be considerate of Mrs., thinking about Mrs. Preferences, congratulations to Mrs. for coming hard." ”

Mama Yang said that the bitterness was sweet, but Bai was not angry, Mama Yang was her nursing mother, she watched her grow up since she was a child, became her own child, and knew how difficult it was for her to live these years.

He Changan scooped another spoonful of Laba porridge from Liang Guogong's Mansion, swallowed it before he spoke: "But my brother knows Hu Yi, the matter of Liangguo Mansion's Laba porridge is also handled by my aunt, and I can remember the preferences of my mother, a married girl, and my aunt knows it." If my brother wants to give his sister Laba porridge every year, he has to marry a good sister-in-law first. ”

As soon as He Chang'an's words fell, he heard Fanzhi walk in from outside and report: "Madam, Sui Anbo Mansion has also sent Laba porridge to our house this year. ”

He Chang'an thought about it carefully, is Sui'anbo Mansion the family of the eldest princess of Zhaoning? However, most of the Laba porridge is a gift from relatives, and the Sui'an Mansion and Gongchangbo Mansion are not related to each other, and there was no Laba porridge in previous years.

But no matter what, someone else sent Laba porridge, and Gongchangbo's Mansion always had to return the gift, Bai put down Laba porridge and instructed Fanzhi: "You go to the kitchen to see if there is any freshly boiled Laba porridge, and quickly send it to Sui'anbo Mansion." ”

He also asked the people in the kitchen to present the Laba porridge sent by Sui'anbo Mansion, and the Laba porridge from Sui'anbo Mansion was not exquisite, and it was also very good to taste a bite, it really took a little thought, Bai sighed: "I didn't expect that Sui'anbo Mansion would forget to send Laba porridge to our family...... Hey......"

Mama Yang whispered on the side: "Madam, the old slave remembers that there is a fourteen-year-old lady in the Sui'an Bo Mansion, do you think this means ......?"

"The girl from the Sui'an Bo family, I came here last time when I did my birthday, I looked, she looked very good, and she also had the bearing of a noble girl, and she spoke likablely, but she was not the kind of girl who only knew that she was flamboyant, I liked it very much in my heart, but I don't know if Brother Yan has such a blessing. ”

After speaking, he looked at He Jiaqing: "Brother Yan, what do you think?"

He Jiaqing stood up and hugged his fists: "Mother's arrangement, the son naturally thinks it is good, just marry a wife and marry a virtuous, if it is possible, the son wants to have the opportunity to meet this Miss Liu, if the son wants to support this family in the future, then the son's wife is afraid that there will be a lot of burdens on her body, if it is like Ping'an cousin, the son would rather stay away." After all, Cousin Ping'an and Miss Liu's mother are both princesses in the court, and if they are pampered at home, their temperament will inevitably be arrogant, but I am afraid that they will not be able to assist their son in supporting the entire Gongchang Bofu in the future. ”

Bai Shi nodded, but he also frowned tightly, "Although your idea is good, but after all, Miss Liu is a girl who has not left the pavilion, so where can Anbo Mansion easily let a girl who has not left the pavilion come out to meet with a foreign man, wouldn't this ruin the reputation of other girls' families?"

He Jiaqing shook his head: " Mother doesn't need to worry, the son just wants to know what the real character of this Miss Liu looks like, and doesn't think about the meaning of the girl's name, the son just thinks that before the New Year, the mother is not going to take his sister to the temple to pray for blessings, it is better to take the Laba return gift, invite Sui Anbo's wife, Princess Zhaoning, to go with her, Princess Zhaoning, the eldest princess of Zhaoning will inevitably bring Miss Liu, when the time comes, I will think of something to tell my sister, let my sister ask intentionally or unintentionally in talking with Miss Liu, and wait until my sister comes back to tell me the answer, I have my own know。 ”

As he spoke, he glanced at He Changan: "This matter is going to be entrusted to my sister, I think my sister also hopes to have a sister-in-law who cares for her sister in the future, and my brother will thank my sister when I turn around." ”

Because He Jiaqing usually protects her very much, He Changan originally had the intention of helping him, but at this time, he was unforgiving: "Then brother has to think about how to thank his sister, don't look back at the thank you gift that my sister wants, my brother can't afford it." ”

He Jiaqing's expression darkened, now it seems that the Second Highness Lu Cheng is afraid that he admires his sister very much, if he can really become the second princess, it is not a bad thing for his sister, this is the biggest thank you gift he can give to his sister, right?

I just thought of He Ping'an......

After all, the matter of two princesses and concubines is still unprecedented in Daxuan, if it is a prince's side concubine...... It's too aggrieved for my sister.

He Jiaqing sighed again