The villagers were shocked and stared.
"Mr. Da, have you seen it with your own eyes? A fish that big can swallow a person alive with just one mouth."
"A fish as big as a house can eat a boat, let alone a person!"
"Not even a boat!" Come on, how can you chew and digest the boat after it has been swallowed?"
Everyone was talking in a hurry, and when they saw that they were about to start a quarrel, the village chief knocked on the table with his pipe and pot, "What are you arguing about? Let Mr. Da Say."
Everyone was silenced by the words.
Li Zhensheng smiled and waved his hand, "Everyone is right, that kind of big fish is called a whale. Usually in the depths of the ocean, a whale is really bigger than a house, but they don't eat fishing boats, they only eat fish.
" When encountering a school of fish, When he opened his mouth and sucked in, all the fish and sea water were swallowed into his stomach. Of course, we didn't go to sea and didn't see it with our own eyes, but the fishermen in Quanzhou all know this. The time this time was short, we only had time to take a look at the beach. We will go there next time, stay for a few more months, and go out to sea if we have the opportunity. Maybe we can see whales with our own eyes.
Everyone was moved when they heard this, and someone asked: "When will Mr. Da go again? He will take one of us, and we will also go and broaden our horizons. " "
"I am coming too! "
"And I!
Seeing that most of the strong laborers in the village were about to run away, the village chief quickly poured cold water on him, "You all went to the beach. What will happen to your family's life? It's hard to survive? " "
Everyone laughed and said nothing, obviously they still haven't given up the idea.
How many men don't want to go out and see the outside world?!
Li Zhensheng thought for a while and said: "Everyone wants to go out and have a look. In terms of perspective, this is also a good thing, but it must not be ignored at home. Fortunately, I will go to Quanzhou often in the future. Let's do it this way. In the future, when it is not busy in winter, a few people from the village will help me. It will rotate like this. After three or five years, everyone will go there. "
The village chief breathed a sigh of relief, and the villagers also felt that it made sense, so the matter was settled.
He also talked about some customs and customs in Quanzhou. As the night got darker, the people in the village dispersed.
The women from each family held their I thanked the old lady for the dried fish and kelp and seaweed I was given, and talked and discussed how to eat them.
The night breeze blew, their laughter, and the moon occasionally peeked in to watch the fun.
Li Laoer closed the front door and checked around. When he saw that there was no problem, he returned to the house. As soon as he entered the house, he saw his elder brother moving a small box two feet square.
He quickly stepped forward to help and asked: "Brother, what is packed here?" Li
Zhensheng smiled and said, "What Manager Chen gave me is probably a novelty that the Marquis ordered people to find on those overseas ships."
Li Laoer sighed, "Master Hou really has nothing to say about our family. I hope that the fourth son will stay with Mr. Hou and help him more. " "
The box was very light, and the two brothers carried it into the house easily.
Everyone was curious and asked questions, and Li Zhensheng answered the same question again.
Jiayin was still a little dozed off, but he immediately became energetic after hearing this.
How could she treat such an important matter ? She had forgotten about the incident. When she secretly asked her adoptive father for help in transporting corn and potato seeds, she also brought an extra box of vegetable seeds of various colors.
Now, this box of seeds has been coated with a layer of golden light from overseas, and finally returned to China. Arriving at Li's house.
She quickly jumped out of her grandma's arms, ran over, and walked around the box. She was even more relieved when she saw that the seal had not been opened.
"Uncle, open!" "
Li Zhensheng took the key and quickly opened the box.
The family members were curious and looked over.
They thought it was some rare jewelry. After all, the Marquis was particularly keen on collecting jewelry for Jiayin.
It turned out that there were some small cloth bags in the box. There was also a copper pipe hanging on the cloth bag.
Li Zhensheng took a cloth bag, opened it, and took out a handful of light black seeds, which looked like pine nuts, but were much larger.
He opened the copper pipe and poured out a piece of paper, frowning as he read it.
"How come each of these characters is half written!"
Li Laoer was curious, took the note, and read it carefully, "Does it mean that overseas people don't understand our characters? The writing is ugly and not complete."
As he said , He read the words with difficulty, "Melon seeds, edible, stir-fried... until fragrant..."
Mrs. Li peeled off a seed, revealing the white kernels. She threw it directly into her mouth, shocking everyone to stop her.
"Mom, why did you eat it? What if it's poisonous?"
"Oh," Mrs. Li waved her hand nonchalantly, "How could the thing that the Marquis found be poisonous? Didn't the note say it's edible?"
she said . After that, she urged everyone, "Look at what else is there. Don't mix up the notes."
Everyone saw that there was nothing unusual about the old lady, and then they continued to open the bags and copper pipes.
The old lady took the opportunity to wink at her little granddaughter, which made Jiayin's face turn red and she really wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
After countless calculations, I actually forgot about simplified and traditional Chinese characters.
Tianwu used traditional Chinese characters here, but when she left the note, she used simplified Chinese characters.
Now in the eyes of the second uncle, isn't it just a weird half-character, and some of the characters are even unknown!
Fortunately, the whole family was paying attention to the seeds in the box, and no one noticed anything strange about her.
"Lettuce? This should be lettuce, green leaves. It can be fried or eaten raw."
"This is Japanese melon. It can be steamed and eaten and can be stored for half a year."
"This is Xinmei radish? What is Xinmei?"
"I don't know. , but you can't go wrong with radishes!"
The family gathered around the box and worked for a long time, and finally picked out the seeds of more than a dozen kinds of vegetables.
Tao Hongying took a pack of chili seeds and dried chili peppers and carefully tasted the taste. She inhaled because it was so spicy, but her eyes sparkled with joy.
Based on the chef's intuition, she guessed that this thing must be seasoning, or a very different seasoning.
If you can grow it, you will surely be able to make many new dishes!
"Mom, let's plant these seeds tomorrow, okay?"
It was rare for the old lady to see her fourth daughter-in-law so happy, so she quickly responded, "Of course, but I'm afraid we won't be able to plant them in our garden. I'll ask the village chief later. , find a good place, maybe plant them, and you can make money from these vegetables in the future!"
"Haha, mother is right, things are rare and valuable, and they will definitely sell for a lot of money." Li Zhensheng reassured his mother and said: " When I go to Quanzhou again, I will bring back some new things for my mother..."
The family had finished their fun and was about to rest.
Tao Hongying called Jiayi to help move the box back to her room, intending to copy the notes again.
Of course, the good news will follow. If I don't understand it, she can still make up for it.
The old lady nodded her granddaughter's forehead. When she saw her granddaughter smiling in a flattering manner, as if she was begging not to laugh, she smiled too and led the cat brother back to the house to sleep.
Tao Hongying piled the seeds on the table, laid out paper, grinded ink, and copied everything.
Jiayin lay on the side and stayed with her obediently, not causing trouble at all.
Tao Hongying felt distressed and warmed when she saw it, and whispered: "Fu Niu, go to bed first. Mom will hug you after finishing writing, okay?"
"No, I'll stay with Mom." Fu Niu bared her little white teeth and looked like a The good girl's obedient behavior made Tao Hongying hug her and kiss her several times.