[Qing] Fourth Master, learn about health preservation

Although you can eat whatever you want, you also need to stop in moderation.

After all, Geng Yi is now in confinement, and he can only eat, and he will still get fat if he eats too much.

The mutton chop pot was delivered quickly. There were not many mutton chops. There was a layer of vegetarian dishes on the bottom, which was stained with the fat of the mutton chops. It tasted like meat, but it was still not meat.

Geng Yi took small bites of lamb chops cherishingly, thinking that she would be able to continue eating when she became more active after confinement.

Mrs. Geng watched her daughter eat carefully, she was afraid that she would run out of food if she ate too fast, she felt distressed, so she said to Mother Qu: "Our Geng family girls don't get fat easily even if they eat, so they don't need to restrain themselves too much."

Qu Niang helplessly explained: "It's not because I'm afraid that Fang Fujin will get fat, but because mutton is easy to get angry, and it's not suitable to eat too much."

Just taste the taste to satisfy your cravings. If you want to satisfy Geng Yi, won't your mouth be full of bubbles?

Only then did Madam Geng come to her senses, and she was relieved when she learned that Qu Niang knew that she was not treating her daughter harshly.

Although you can't eat more lamb chops, fish is still okay.

Chef Ma cooks different fish food in different ways every day. There are hot and sour, spicy, sweet and sour, sweet and spicy. Anyway, there is no difference every day, and Geng Yi is still very satisfied after eating.

The crucian carp tofu soup is also not left behind, and there is also chicken soup in exchange.

Geng Yi felt that there was no difference from before except that he could not go out, could only wipe himself and could not take a bath.

Brother Si will come over every day, talk to Geng Yi through the door, and go to see Xiao Si.

The little elder brother is now eating and sleeping, and it is time to eat and sleep.

The fourth elder brother also went to see the mistress at Niu Gulu Gege's side. After the son woke up, the nanny cried so loudly that the nanny didn't notice it immediately.

It is said to be crying, but it is actually more like howling. Everyone can hear it. After being hugged and coaxed for a while, they are willing to stop, making people turn their backs.

Even Niu Gulu Gege, who was confinement inside, was woken up by the crying of his own child from time to time, which shows that this son is full of anger and howls loudly.

The waiters were even more careful, besides the nanny, there was Mother Lou, and two other maids took turns watching, in case they didn't notice that the little elder brother had woken up in the first place.

However, sometimes Xiaosan opened his mouth and started howling before he woke up before he opened his eyes. The crying sound was so loud that it made people have a headache.

When the fourth elder brother came over once, he happened to meet the third son crying, just like the magic sound, which made people's brains hurt.

But he was also very happy. After all, the third son could howl so much, which showed that his body was really strong.

Compared with the third son, the fourth son is much quieter.

Every time the fourth elder brother came to find him sleeping, he couldn't help being a little worried, and asked Dr. Li to come over every day to check on him. After all, the child slept for too long!

He comes every day, and he never meets the fourth son when he wakes up, it's too much!

Dr. Li came to see him every day, but he didn't see any problem with this little elder brother, so he could only say: "Some children sleep a lot when they are young, so it's not a problem."

After all, the little elder brother will wake up to feed when he is hungry, and continue to sleep after eating.

The fourth elder brother felt that he came at an unlucky time, so he came more often every day, and he couldn't believe that he would never meet this son when he was sober!

Once a day is not enough, then twice.

If it doesn't work twice, then three or four times, you can finally meet it!

However, the fourth elder brother who stepped into the yard for the fourth time today saw the fourth son who was still sleeping, and was immediately puzzled.

The nanny reported embarrassingly: "Master, the little elder brother woke up to feed a quarter of an hour ago, and just fell asleep."

It was not a coincidence that the child woke up and ate quickly, and fell asleep lying on the nanny's shoulder after a few hiccups after eating.

She fell asleep immediately after eating. The nanny originally thought that the fourth elder brother would come over to tease the younger elder brother a few times, but she persisted for about a quarter of an hour. Who knew that the younger elder brother fell asleep so fast.

Just when the nanny finished patting his back and was about to tease him, the little elder brother lay down on her shoulder and fell asleep.

The fourth elder brother waved his hand, signaling to the nanny not to wake up the fourth son, if it doesn't work today, then see you tomorrow!

Hearing the helpless voice of the fourth elder brother inside, Geng Yi smiled and said: "Xiao Si can eat and sleep, let alone the master, I have never seen him sober a few times."

But the little elder brother is very cute when he is awake, he will look at him with his eyes open, with a look of attachment, even knowing that the child can't see things that are too far away clearly at this time, it still makes Geng Yi's heart melt.

Holding his son's little hand, Geng Yi felt like he owned the whole world!

When the child grows up and calls himself Erniang, Geng Yi thinks that she will be even more excited, and now he can't help but look forward to it!

Of course, hearing the disappointed voice of the fourth elder brother, Geng Yi quickly comforted him: "When the little elder brother grows up, he will spend more time awake."

At that time, whatever the fourth elder brother wants, he can see the child when he is awake.

The fourth elder brother can only do this when he thinks about it, but he feels that the two sons were born about half a month apart, but their temperaments are completely different.

The third son made the servants turn around, wishing he could serve him meticulously.

The fourth son is much less worried. He sleeps after eating every day and doesn’t cry when he wakes up. He starts to eat after a few reminders, and continues to sleep after eating. All he needs is a nanny.

However, Nanny Hu, Rusui and Ruyu will take turns to serve the little elder brother, even if they don't have to stretch out their hands, there will be no less than two people around the little elder brother watching.

Geng Yi is confinement here, and the fourth elder brother has already mentioned to the emperor about the exchange with Russia, and also mentioned the ninth elder brother: "The ninth brother has always been interested in Western affairs, and he can speak a lot of Western languages, as well as Russian. At one point, I think the ninth brother can help the emperor Ama."

The emperor has indeed found a lot of candidates. It is best for this person to have sufficient status and know a little Russian. Brother Jiu is indeed the most suitable candidate, so he nodded and said: "Choose a few Eight Banners who have learned Russian and go to follow Xiao Jiu , and send someone to release Ma Qi, and then follow Xiao Jiu."

Compared with others, Ma Qi knew the Russian trade market the most, and it was perfect to have him around.

But the emperor obviously didn't intend to continue to use Ma Qi to take charge of this matter, and only let him be the deputy of Brother Jiu, which can be regarded as atonement.

After Ma Qi was released, he first entered the palace to thank the emperor, and was so excited that he shed tears.

After all, he thought that he would be locked up in that courtyard for the rest of his life, and he would not be able to get out until he died.

Now that he can still do his best for the emperor, Ma Qi is very grateful, and has repeatedly expressed that he will wholeheartedly assist Brother Jiu with his business.

Ma Qi was released, and Brother Ba was really relieved.

The emperor sent him to take care of Ma Qi's imprisonment, so the eighth elder brother could not do other errands.

There is no deadline for guarding. Who knows how long he will guard Ma Qi, five or ten years or twenty years?

If I haven't done other errands for so many years, won't Eighth Brother be abolished?

Fortunately, the matter of the Russian exchange reminded the emperor of Ma Qi, and the eighth elder brother finally didn't have to be the caretaker anymore.

Knowing that the ninth elder brother was going to participate in the Russian mutual market, the eighth elder brother went to the ninth elder brother's house and praised: "Congratulations, the ninth brother, for getting such a good job."

Brother Jiu said modestly: "As long as you can share your worries for Huang Ama, the errands are the same, and it doesn't matter whether it is good or not."

The eighth brother found out that he hadn't seen him for a while, but the ninth brother had become more tactful and sensible. He was relieved but also a little disappointed: "If you need help in the future, just tell me."

Brother Nine laughed and said, "Then thank you Myna first."

The eighth elder brother smiled wryly and said: "Anyway, I'm at home lately, so I should be fine. The ninth brother doesn't have to be polite to me."

Now he doesn't have to guard Ma Qi, and he has no other errands, so he can only stay at home.

Brother Nine said: "Brother Ba was very busy before, now it's good to rest at home for a while."

The eighth elder brother didn't need to guard Ma Qi just now, so he was looking forward to a new job, and he was a little too anxious.

But can Eighth Brother not be in a hurry?

There was no errand for a long time, and the emperor was displeased by the selection of the crown prince before, he was really afraid that the emperor would forget about him.

But apart from him, Elder Brother Ten and Elder Fourteen also had no errands or leisure at home, so Elder Eight was not so embarrassed.

Otherwise, brothers of the same age have things to do, but he is doing nothing, which makes people feel uncomfortable.

Brother Nine got a new job, and every day he took the two Eight Banners students who sent him to study Russian while listening to Ma Qi talking about Russia.

A few years ago, the "Treaty of Nerchinsk" was signed, and China and Russia began a truce, preparing to strengthen ties with each other.

The first thing to do is to choose a place, Ma Qi has already done the screening before, he pointed to the map and said: "Weichen chose three places, Qiaktu, Nerchinsk, and Zuluhai, among which Qiaktu Weichen thinks is the most suitable. "

Brother Jiu asked: "As far as I know, Kyakta is a small city on the border between China and Russia. It is also divided into two cities, the north and the south, which is indeed appropriate."

When the other two Eight Banners heard this, they asked, "Why didn't you choose the other two cities? After all, they are both on the Sino-Russian border, and they are bigger than Kyakhta."

Ma Qi explained: "The other two cities are a little more remote than Kyakta, and the transportation is not easy. The other cities are not big, so it is easier to handle. Because there are two cities in the north and south, as long as soldiers are guarded in the middle, you can Separate them. If it is a city university, more guards will be sent."

Brother Jiu nodded and said: "The northern city is where Russian merchants live, and the southern city is where our merchants live. The exchange market is located in the middle of the north and south cities. Once the city gate is closed, our merchants can be protected, and the guards don't need too many. "

After all, people are going to do business, not to die, so how can we do it if we don't protect them?

Russians are not as civilized as they are, and even if they don't kill people, it's not good to hurt people.In addition, so many previous goods were taken away by Russia, what should I do?

Are they chasing it back or not?

To continue the exchange market or not to continue?

Since the emperor wanted to trade with Russia, one or two precautions had to be taken against this matter.

Brother Nine thinks that even if Russia has the heart, it may not be able to restrain everyone, it is better for them to be careful.

The most suitable geographical location of Kyakta is that there are high mountains on both sides. It is not so easy to climb over the mountains. It is enough to guard the city gate.

Ma Qi thought deeply and said: "That's right, so I think that Chakhtu is the most suitable."

After choosing a place, it is necessary to order the goods for the mutual market.

Merchants have sent lists, mostly tea, porcelain, silk and other items.

Brother Nine saw a drug called "rhubarb" in it, and couldn't help being surprised: "What is this, why is there a drug in it?"

Ma Qi understood at a glance: "This is a laxative. Russia is always snowy and cold. The Russians eat meat and spirits as their staple food. It's fine when you're young, but it's not convenient when you're old."

Brother Nine can tell, this is a mild laxative!

In order to keep warm, the Russians have been eating only meat and not vegetables and drinking strong alcohol. They are prone to constipation when they are old.

This medicine is called Rhubarb, and it is also named because a small pill is worth a hundred gold, and you can get back the gold if you sell it.

Brother Jiu also specially met the businessman and asked how the rhubarb was made, whether it was difficult to make, and how much it was worth.

The businessman was full of sincerity and fear, and he didn't dare to lie to Brother Nine. He was worried that the other party would know that he was just trying to test himself, so he replied honestly: "Rhubarb is made from a medicinal material called Huang Ying. It is slightly poisonous on the surface. You need to be careful when processing it." The output is not much, and it can't be planted yet, so it can only be picked wild. The medicine farmers in the countryside even named this medicinal material, "General."

Brother Nine found it interesting: "Why is this medicinal material called General?"

The businessman explained: "The medicinal material rhubarb will grow in a large area, but only one tree in the area is mature, just like a general leading a group of soldiers."

One piece can only grow into one medicinal herb, no wonder the price is expensive.

And it can't be planted, it can only be wild, even if it grows a lot, it can't hold a piece and only one can be used.

Anyway, this medicinal material is specially sold to the Russians, and the output is not much, so it should be more expensive.

Brother Jiu beat these merchants again, ironware, copper, silver and gold cannot appear in the exchange market, especially salt and wine.

The former is okay, the merchant knows that it cannot be sold, salt is okay, but wine is not necessarily so.

After all, the Russians love spirits, and the distilled alcohol sold here has a higher concentration, which is more popular with the Russians, and the price is sky-high.

If they can't be sold at such a high price here, merchants will naturally take risks.

The businessman was puzzled as to why he couldn't sell wine, so Brother Jiu said, "Wine is made of grain. The higher your profits, the more people will make wine."

No matter how much food there is, it can't withstand such consumption. Anyway, it doesn't matter whether the wine is sold or not. Brother Jiu simply cut off the merchant's thoughts. He looked around and said: "Food is the most important thing, who dares to steal it?" Don’t blame me for being rude when making wine and selling wine.”

After hearing this, the merchants promised repeatedly that they would never sell alcohol in the exchange market.

Seeing this, Brother Nine gave some sweetness after beating: "You can sell the rest of these goods, no matter how high the price is, the tax will be the same."

He set a minimum price for each commodity for the merchants, and no one could sell lower than this price, so as to avoid malicious competition among merchants by lowering prices in order to sell more goods.

But above this price, the higher the selling price, the tax remains the same.

The implication is that there is no limit to how high the price can be sold. After all, it is the businessman's own ability, and the tax rate will not increase because of the high price.

This makes the businessmen gear up, hoping to kill a lot of money for the Russians!

The exchange market was ready, and Brother Nine sent troops to escort the merchants to Qiaktu, and he chose one of the Eight Banners named Tu Lishen as the leader of the team.

Although Tu Lishen is a descendant of a Manchu surname, he is a side branch. When he was young, his family was poor, and he climbed up step by step by studying hard on his own.

It's just that according to his background, he has almost finished his success in the imperial examination, and he may have to stay in the Imperial Academy as an attendant.

It happened that the emperor wanted to do business with Russia and summoned the students of the Eight Banners to enter the Russian school. Tu Lishen immediately realized that this was a good opportunity, and he was the first to enroll in it.

He studied Russian more diligently than anyone else, and soon stood out in the school.

If it weren't for being so outstanding, Tu Lishen wouldn't be one of the two selected by Brother Nine.

Tu Lishen is smart, courageous, and able to endure hardships. He is the most suitable person to lead the team.

Ma Qi also agreed to allow Turishen to lead the team. After Brother Jiu informed the emperor, the candidate was determined.

Tu Lishen settled down at home, packed up his things and immediately set off with the caravan without any delay.

Brother Jiu was very satisfied and felt that he had read the right person.

He thought the matter had come to an end, but who knew that not long after Turishen left, the Lifan Academy sent news that the Tsar had sent envoys over.

The emperor also received the news in the palace, and it was not surprising that the tsar would send envoys to exchange information, so he pointed to Brother Jiu to receive the envoys from Russia.

Brother Nine had just finished trading with Russia, and he had to start working on receiving Russian envoys.

The one who came from Russia was their high priest, second only to the tsar, so he had to be received well.

Brother Jiu locked himself in the study and pondered hard. He didn't come out for two days, and he didn't let anyone in to disturb him.

Jiu Fujin was a little worried, and after talking to Shi Fujin, Elder Brother Shi found out.

He simply went to look for Brother Jiu, knocked on the door outside the study and said, "Brother Jiu, can I come in?"

Brother Nine's weak voice came from inside. Brother Ten pushed open the door and saw Brother Nine with a shaggy beard and messy hair in front of the desk. He was shocked: "Brother Ninth, are you okay? Why are you like this? , How long has it been since you washed?"

Brother Jiu waved his hands and said, "I forgot too. I was really worried that I wasn't considerate enough. I couldn't eat well, and I couldn't sleep well."

He was afraid that he would mess up the errand, fail to receive the Russians well, and cause trouble, so he didn't think about how to entertain the Russians.

Elder Brother Shi said helplessly: "Did Brother Ninth forget that we just had a few fights with Russia, where we held people down and beat them hard. If it wasn't for the kindness of Huang Ama, that piece of ice and snow land could neither be cultivated nor cultivated." It is troublesome to live in and guard, and they may not be able to send envoys over."

It's that they have already fought there, and whether Russia is there is another matter.

Since he is a defeated general, why should brother Jiu worry about poor hospitality?

What's the matter, the Russians feel that they have not been well received, and they can turn upside down?

Ninth elder brother suddenly raised his head to look at tenth elder brother, the latter looked uncomfortable: "Ninth elder brother, am I wrong?"

"Yes, it's so true, it's like waking up someone in a dream with just one word!" Ninth elder brother had been struggling with not being able to do errands well, but now he was reminded by tenth elder brother that he realized that he was in a dead end.

As long as this errand is neither humble nor overbearing, don't lose their great country demeanor, and don't deliberately bully the Russians to cause more trouble, no more is necessary.

Brother Nine patted Brother Ten on the shoulder and said, "Fortunately, there is Xiao Shi here, otherwise Brother would not be able to figure it out even if he wanted to break his head."

It is said that the authorities are confused by the bystanders, and it is true.

"Let's go, brother treats you to something delicious. I'm also very hungry, and I've been dealing with it indiscriminately these days."

Brother Ten pushed Brother Nine, pinched his nose and said, "Brother Ninth, how long has it been since you took a shower? Quickly tangle your beard, comb your hair, and take care of yourself!"

Ninth brother deliberately raised his head and stabbed tenth brother with his chin beard, but tenth brother was disgusted and pushed him again. The two laughed and quarreled for a while, and ninth brother went to take a bath and change clothes, and take care of himself again.

He didn't feel it when he was working hard in the study, and he was startled when he saw the mess in the sink, so he quickly cleaned it up, and then ordered the kitchen to cook something delicious, and had a good meal with Elder Brother Ten.

The cook followed Cook Ma for a few days, and brought back a lot of recipes. The ingredients were all the same, and the taste was a little bit worse, but it wasn't too bad. Brother Nine could taste something different, and he was quite dissatisfied.

So the chef knew that if he continued to imitate Chef Ma, he would never be able to surpass him, so he found another way and started to try new dishes that Chef Ma seldom made or even never made.

The first course is the steamed duck made with wine. After the duck is boneless, put kohlrabi, shiitake mushrooms, diced bamboo shoots, ham, etc. in the belly of the duck, and a glass of glutinous rice wine.

Put chicken soup on a plate outside, then steam it over water, cut it into pieces after it comes out of the pot, and place it on the plate.

Duck meat tastes both faintly scented with wine and mellow with chicken soup.

The second dish is called Jinyu Mantang, which uses boneless fish fillets, which are coated with flour and fried in oil.The surface is golden and crisp, and the inside is full of rich fish juice. The fish is tender and easy to eat.

Next came a steamed bun. Brother Ten saw that the skin of this steamed bun was particularly thin, and the stuffing inside could be clearly seen.

The attendant who served the dishes introduced: "Two elder brothers, this dish uses tofu skin instead of noodles."

Elder Brother Ten was a little surprised, the tofu skin can be made so thin and so transparent?

He took a bite out of one, and it was indeed tofu, with a strong bean flavor, filled with shrimp, ham, and shredded carrots, the umami flavor was still locked in the bun, and the juice would overflow when bitten down.

Elder Brother Ten ate several in a row, then nodded and said: "Brother Ninth is a good cook, even if he is not as good as Cook Ma, he is a progressive."

Brother Jiu was in a good mood after being told by him, so he asked someone to praise his cook: "Xiao Shi wants to like it, and he can come over to eat more in the future."

Brother Ten smiled and nodded, and urged Brother Ninth to take a good rest later: "The envoy from Russia didn't come so soon, don't tell me that Brother Nine is already exhausted if no one comes."

The ninth elder brother smiled and agreed, and sent the tenth elder brother away. After a simple wash, he fell asleep at the end of the day, and slept until the sun was high. Only then did he start to rewrite the regulations for receiving envoys.

The post station has to be prepared, cleaned and tidy, and there are not many envoys, so they should all be able to accommodate them.

These people are likely to want to walk around, so Brother Jiu chose a few places, one is his restaurant, the other is the street with several shops of Brother Four, and the third is the Russian Pavilion, where the people living here are all from Russia. International students and missionaries, they learn Russian from the Eight Banners.

The envoys will definitely go to the Russian Pavilion to meet the foreign students and missionaries, so they might as well keep them under their noses and take them there openly.

As for the first two, I have to take the envoys to visit anyway, of course, to visit high-end places, and besides, the fat and water will not flow into the fields of outsiders. Isn't it right that the money earned goes into the pockets of him and the fourth elder brother?

And brother Jiu doesn't think there are any new stores in Beijing recently that have novelty items in them, which are worth seeing for Russians.

The Russian envoys came sooner than expected, and they brought a lot of special products.

Brother Jiu thought that special products were nothing more than medicinal materials and leather, after all, Russia is rich in these.

Unexpectedly, halfway through, the officials of the Lifan Academy rushed over and reported with a pale face: "Brother Jiu, the special products brought by those Russian envoys are all living things."

When Brother Jiu saw it with his own eyes, he would know why the officials of the Lifan Academy trembled when they spoke.

Because the Russian envoys brought two tigers and a black bear, which were still alive!

Just put it in a wooden cage, and it feels like the beast inside can break through the cage and come out to eat people if you don't pay attention!

The faces of several officials of the Lifan Academy turned pale, and they almost couldn't stand still.

Brother Jiu took a quick glance and knew that there were fewer people. Needless to say, other people might really faint. At least these few can stay awake and even stand firm.

He even wondered if the Russian envoy was deliberately trying to show off, otherwise why would he bring this kind of thing?

At first, I thought it was a docile domesticated beast, but it looked ferocious, but it wasn't actually scary.

Unexpectedly, Brother Nine took a step forward, and the tiger raised its head vigilantly, opened its bloody mouth and roared. The roar was so loud that the two officials of the Lifan Academy supported each other, and neither dared to be scared in front of the Russian envoy. Kneeling down would be really embarrassing.

Brother Nine stopped and said that he was not afraid of being fake, especially when the beast was so close, and the cage looked very fragile and could be broken at any time. He still stood upright and must not lose the dignity of an elder brother. With a gentle demeanor, nodding steadily to the envoy is regarded as a salute.

"Presumably this is High Priest Leiski. The station where he stayed is already prepared, but there may be no place to store these goods. Why don't we send them elsewhere first?"

He thought that the Mulan paddock was too far away, and it would be dangerous to put it in the bustling area of ​​the capital, but there was a garden in the suburbs of Beijing, which used to raise rare and exotic animals, and the space was large enough to house these beasts.

Brother Jiu is now in the mood to look at these beasts carefully. The two tigers are yellow, with white chest and abdomen, and black stripes on their bodies.

Standing up, they are a head taller than a person, even if they don't open their mouths to bite, just pressing on a person is enough to crush him to death.

The black bear was taller than the two tigers, and the bear's paw danced vigorously. It slapped the cage with a loud sound, and it sounded like the wooden fence was about to break.

High Priest Leisky's face was different from theirs. He was extremely tall, with deep eye sockets and a high nose bridge, but he had black hair and brown eyes, so he wouldn't stand out too abruptly in the crowd.

He thought that the young Ninth Brother would at least show a little fear when he saw a ferocious beast, but who knew that Ninth Brother's face was calm, unlike the officials of the Lifan Academy whose legs were limp and about to faint, he smiled and said: "Okay, thank you Brother Jiu."

Reysky's Russian accent was not strong, and Brother Nine understood, and sent someone to lead the way to take them to the post station to rest, and also asked someone to carry the beasts away.

It is impossible for these attendants of the Lifan Academy to stand upright, let alone get close to the cage.

Brother Nine can only send someone into the palace to ask the emperor, and send the Imperial Forest Army.

The Imperial Forest Army is not completely unafraid, at least a little stronger than the Li Fanyuan, and then tied the cage with a rope to drag it away.

Horses cannot be used, because the legs of the horses are weak when they see the beasts, and even one of them can't move at all, so the Imperial Forest Army can only use human power to pull it away.

Along the way, the streets were cleared so as not to frighten people.

Brother Jiu watched the Imperial Forest Army drag the beast away, and cast a displeased glance at the officials of the Lifan Academy behind him: "You go back and have a good rest, and you will continue to work tomorrow."

The officials of the Li Fan Academy knew that they were wrong, and after bowing their hands and saluting, they walked away supporting each other.

Only then did Brother Nine go into the palace to report to the emperor, and then complained: "Ama, my son suspects that those people in Russia did it on purpose, sending these beasts all the way here to hunt prey for Mulan? "

Thinking of this, he grinned again and said, "It's not bad, after all, those in the Mulan paddock are raised by humans, so it's not as brave as these ones. When they are sent back, Huang Ama will have more fun hunting. "

The emperor was originally worried that elder brother Jiu would be frightened by those ferocious beasts, but now that he is completely unaffected, he also planned to release the ferocious beasts to the Mulan paddock for people to hunt, but he had a big heart.

He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It's fine, just let someone send it over later. Regardless of whether Russia is coming to attack or not, Xiao Jiu has done a good job."

Being praised by the emperor, Brother Jiu gave an embarrassed "hehe" smile: "I was also very surprised when I saw a few beasts at first glance, but they were all locked in cages. I think those people in Russia would not dare to release the beasts. The minister is at ease."

Then he can do whatever he should, and the Russians can't underestimate him no matter what!

The next night, the palace will host a banquet for several Russian envoys who came from afar. After seeing the emperor, Brother Jiu went to the imperial dining room to see what dishes they prepared.

Seeing Brother Nine coming to ask questions, the Imperial Dining Room hurriedly reported several dishes, which were common at banquets on weekdays.

Brother Nine is a bit dissatisfied. You usually come and go at the banquet with just a few dishes, but how can you be so perfunctory when entertaining Russian envoys now!

No matter what, we have to order some special dishes to shock the Russians and let them see how powerful, rich and rich our side is!

Time was running out, Brother Jiu asked Yushanfang to think about it as soon as possible, and if he didn't think about it, he wouldn't leave today!

The imperial chefs in the imperial dining room were all depressed, and they could only rack their brains to think of big dishes.

One of the imperial chefs stepped forward and cupped his hands: "Brother Jiu, why don't you have a roast whole lamb?"

Brother Nine shook his head, this was fine in Mulan's paddock, but it was inappropriate to be smoky at the palace banquet.

A young imperial cook at the back suddenly stepped forward and suggested: "Brother Jiu, why don't you come here to hold the universe together, and then come here and one mountain can't accommodate two tigers?"

Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows: "What kind of dishes are these two?"

The imperial chef explained: "One palm of heaven and earth is to use bear's paws to eat dishes, and one mountain can't accommodate two tigers is to use mandarin fish and yellow croaker to make a knife and make it look like two tigers roaring."

Brother Jiu raised his brows even higher, these two dishes are not good enough.

The Russians sent two tigers and a black bear to show off. Did they just serve two dishes made by bears and tigers?

"You're good, what's your name?"

The young imperial chef bowed his head and replied: "Brother Jiu, the servant's name is Derong."

Brother Nine nodded and said, "Derong? You're not bad. I'll cook these two dishes according to your wishes, and you can figure out the rest."

This is to put the decision-making power in Derong's hands, and Derong excitedly agreed.

The other imperial chefs looked at the young De Rong, and thought that he was lucky and courageous enough.

If Derong said something bad just now, Brother Nine would probably be kicked out of the Imperial Dining Room if he got angry.

Although Brother Jiu left the decision-making power to Derong, the latter did not make the decision without authorization. After drawing up the menu, he asked the eunuch to send a copy to Brother Jiu.

He glanced at it, and couldn't help muttering to Elder Brother Ten: "This young imperial chef is really talented, and he's full of bad taste, but I like it! Look, this dish is called Jinlong Tajiuzhou. Doesn't it mean that after Huang Ama There is a chance to flatten the land of Kyushu, including Russia!"

Brother Jiu slapped his knee, overjoyed.

Elder Brother Ten also thinks that this imperial chef named Derong is a talent, and he can figure it out.

It not only patted the dragon's fart, but also beat the Russians.

But he was still worried: "Ninth brother, the Russians really won't make a fuss with such an obvious dish?"

Brother Jiu muttered: "What are you afraid of? It's just a few dishes. Can they still be stingy and compare the names of the dishes?"

Just to be on the safe side, Brother Jiu still brought the menu to the palace to meet the emperor and reported the matter.

The emperor nodded and said, "The names of these dishes are good, so let's do it this way."

He is very satisfied with the name of the dish Jinlong Ta Kyushu, and he is curious about how it is made.

Brother Nine also asked De Rong out of curiosity, and now he replied: "Huang Ama, this dish is cooked with big black ginseng and shark's fin."

The shark's fin is placed at the bottom, and the big black ginseng straddles the shark's fin, with chopped fish meat placed on both sides, as if a golden dragon soars above the clouds.

It's not difficult to do, but the meaning is quite good.

The emperor nodded slightly, and then heard Brother Jiu ask: "This time the Russian envoys brought gifts, and we have to return the gifts. Since they brought goods, how about we return the gifts with living things? There may not be many beasts. It's not as powerful as Russia, so why don't you just send some cattle and sheep."

Otherwise, Russia would send a few ferocious beasts over, and they would have to give gold, silver and jewelry in return, wouldn't that be a loss?

Brother Nine suspects that the Russians caught some wild beasts on the road and sent them over together. Otherwise, how could they be so lively and full of wildness?

It doesn't look like it was raised by humans at all, even if it hasn't been caught for a long time, it hasn't been trained much.

The Russians are tall and mighty, and it doesn't take much effort to catch a few beasts, but they want to send them gold, silver and jewelry to deceive them. What are you thinking, there is no door!

Ninth brother's calculations are really strong, and he can be gentler to his own people, but of course he is not so polite to the Russians!

The emperor raised his hand and gave him a nod, and couldn't help laughing: "Xiao Jiu, you are too stingy. If you really let the Russians bring back cattle and sheep, isn't the tsar laughing at us for being stingy?"

Brother Jiu raised his head and said, "Huang Ama, are they being generous? They are just as stingy by catching a few ferocious animals as gifts on the road! Cattle and sheep may not be easy to bring, after all, it's too cold over there. It’s not auspicious to freeze to death before reaching the place, so I’ll give you some tea. I’ll invite them to a restaurant and drink milk tea later, they’ll definitely like it.”

Russians like tea very much, and because Russia is too cold, hot milk tea is perfect and refreshing.

"There is also snow jade paste. Even if Russian men don't like it, their female relatives will definitely not be able to refuse it."

Ninth elder brother only intends to give away a little, don't let fourth elder brother suffer a disadvantage, those female relatives in Russia will definitely like it after using it, and then it can be sent to the mutual market, or it can be traded privately.

Besides, pear paste candy can also be given away, which is not uncommon on their side, but rare in Russia.

What is rare is not pear paste candy, but sugar!

Salt is not for sale, but a little sugar is all right.

Rare things are more expensive, Brother Jiu doesn't plan to sell too many pear paste candies, this can also raise the price severely!

The emperor found out that it was right to let Brother Jiu receive the Russian envoys.

The reception was well done, and in turn, the way of doing business and slaughtering people is even more powerful. I wish I could empty the pockets of the Russians!