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    After resting in the village for a night, they hurriedly drank two bowls of rice porridge for breakfast, and then Shitou and the others set off on the road again. However, when it was almost noon, they finally arrived at their destination, which was also the most important destination for the immigrants.  The transfer station is the big port of Fuzhou.

    Fuzhou officials had already prepared for the arrival of the immigrants. Someone immediately led their convoy to the port. Then, with the assistance of local officials, the immigrants were invited to board the ship. At the same time, slaves arranged by the government carried the immigrants' luggage.  Send it on board.

    Originally, Shitou and the others wanted to go around Fuzhou city, but they didn¡¯t expect that their convoy didn¡¯t stop in Fuzhou at all. Instead, they took them directly to the port, then got on the boat and left.  This made Shitou and other immigrants a little disappointed. After all, in a city as big as Fuzhou, they could only take a look out of the car window. What remained in their impression were the wide streets, the constant flow of pedestrians, and the endless traffic.  All kinds of shouts.

    However, although they were a little regretful that they could not visit Fuzhou, Shitou and the others quickly diverted their attention because they were sent to two huge ships. These ships were huge in size, and each ship could hold five to six hundred people.  , and this is when only four people can be accommodated in one cabin. If a few more beds are added to each cabin, more people can definitely be accommodated.  Even in Fuzhou Port, where there are so many ships, there are very few other ships that can compare with these immigrant ships.

    In fact, Shitou and the others don't know that these immigration ships are special large-scale blessing ships ordered by Li Min. They are currently used for immigration. If troops are stationed overseas in the future, these ships will be used as troop transport ships, and not every  The cabin only accommodates four people.  At that time, it will not be a problem for one such ship to transport a thousand troops.

    Shitou and others who boarded the immigration ship were very excited, after all, they had grown so big.  This is my first time taking a boat, and it¡¯s such a big ship.  So they all ran to the deck together, pointing at the sea, with excited expressions on their faces. Even the occasional fish jumping out on the sea would cause them to make a noise.

    When all the immigrants were put on the ship and their rooms were arranged, the immigration fleet set sail immediately, just like their carriages came directly to the port through Fuzhou without any delay.  In fact, this is not because the immigration ship is unreasonable.  But the number of immigrants at the rear was huge, and their carriages and ships were somewhat insufficient, so they had to arrange it so tightly so that more immigrants could be sent to Taiwan in the shortest possible time.

    It was almost noon when Shitou and the others boarded the ship. After they arranged their rooms and put away their gifts, it was already time for lunch, and the immigration officer had informed them before.  This lunch will be eaten on the ship, and it will be richer than the previous meals, so they are guaranteed to be satisfied.  Shitou and the others still trusted the immigration officer's words, so they were full of expectations beforehand.

    soon.  Shitou and the others heard the crew on the ship inform them that lunch was ready and asked them to go to the restaurant on the ship to get their meals.  There are nine members of Shitou's family, plus nine members of Tieshan's family.  There are four cabins in total, and the two extra cabins are Shitou Daddy and Tieshan.  They lived with two partners from another family.

    Originally, poor people in the Tang Dynasty generally only had breakfast and dinner, and only wealthy families had lunch.  However, with the prosperity of business in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, people no longer lacked money, so lunch slowly entered the homes of ordinary people.  However, the refugees on the immigration ship were all poor people and had no habit of eating lunch. Moreover, in order to rush for time when riding in the carriage, they only ate some dry food distributed in the car at noon. For this reason, they felt that these immigration officers were kind-hearted.  , I didn¡¯t expect that when I got to the boat, I actually started to have lunch, and I heard it was very rich.

    Shitou has been working outside for more than half a year, and has already become accustomed to the lunch provided by the factory at noon, so he didn¡¯t think anything of it. When he heard that he was full, he immediately called the two families and queued up at the restaurant on the ship.  Because this kind of boat is specially used to transport people, the restaurant is very large, and when you go inside, you can see that there are many large pots and wooden barrels lined up on the wall on one side of the restaurant, among which the wooden barrels  There is rice in it, and there are various stir-fries in the big pot.

    Before Shitou and his family entered the restaurant, they were already salivating at the smell of meat wafting from the restaurant. When they entered the restaurant, they were even more shocked by the huge restaurant. Even Shitou was the same. Thinking about how he had  The small restaurant in the tea factory where I worked was much worse than the restaurant on this ship.

    As soon as they entered the restaurant, a staff member prompted them to go to the side to get the tableware. The tableware was placed in the wooden bucket next to the door. Each person could take two wooden bowls and a large wooden plate. There were two indentations on one end of the wooden plate.  The pit is just big enough to put down the wooden bowl, and there is also a pair of chopsticks.  After receiving the tableware, you can go to the place where you receive the food and queue up.

    The immigration officer really didn¡¯t lie. The lunch on the ship was very sumptuous, with snow-white rice served on a huge wooden plate.In the bucket, there are several dishes in the big pot, including braised pork, fried mutton, fried fish cubes, etc., all of which are meat dishes. There are also three large wooden buckets filled with soup, which are lamb bone soup, sea fish and kelp.  soup, and sweet mung bean soup.  What makes everyone even more happy is that the rice in the barrel and the vegetables in the cauldron can be filled as you like, and the same goes for the soup, but one thing is that it is not allowed to be wasted. You have to eat as much as you put in it. If you can't finish it, then  You have to pay for this originally free meal.

    This eating pattern was similar to that in the Stone Factory, so he felt very friendly. When it was his turn, he served himself two spoons of rice, and then filled a plate full of braised pork. Although this thing was fat,  It's greasy, but it's very satisfying. When he was working, he would wait for the factory to make braised pork to eat. Unfortunately, their factory was a bit stingy and only ate meat once a month.

    After the stones were served for him, he came to serve them to his parents and younger brothers and sisters. According to their appetite, he did not dare to serve them more. After all, if they could not finish the food, they would have to pay. Finally, it was his wife, Toon, who  Although they were married less than a month ago, Shi Shi already knew that Toona liked to eat mutton, so he served her more mutton. In addition, he also served two bowls of sweet mung bean soup for himself and Toona. Shi Shi knew that the soup contained sucrose.  , they have never eaten sweets when they have grown up.

    All the immigrants were very satisfied with this lunch of rice, meat and soup. The only disadvantage was that a considerable number of people overestimated their food intake and only found out when they felt full that there was more food on their plates.  There was still a lot of rice and vegetables left. Thinking that they would lose money if they couldn't finish it, they finally had to bite the bullet and eat it. Naturally, they were exhausted.

    In fact, Shitou's family also encountered the same problem. For example, Shitou served too much braised pork. It was okay to eat a few pieces, but if he ate too much, he would feel tired. Fortunately, they were two families and he couldn't eat it.  You can let your parents and younger brothers and sisters eat in different directions, and there is soup, so it was hard to finish it in the end.

    After having a sumptuous lunch, everyone went to the deck to watch the scenery. After all, it was their first time to go to sea, and their future was still unknown, so this made them even more uneasy and they could not sit down and rest at all.

    The big ship drove very smoothly, and after the cold wave of the previous few days, the sea was also very calm. In addition, the immigrant ship was very huge, so it drove very balancedly. This actually allowed Shitou and the others to suffer a lot less.  The pain of seasickness.

    However, this good weather suddenly disappeared that night, and was replaced by larger winds and waves. Although it did not affect the boating, it made people like Shitou who came out of the inland feel dizzy, and many people began to get seasick. As a result,  All the lunch and dinner were vomited out, and the entire immigrant ship was a mess.

    The Shitou family was not much better. Tieshan and Shitou's father were so dizzy that they vomited out the gall water. In addition, several of Toon's younger brothers and sisters were also seasick. However, Shitou, Tieda and Tie'er were fine. Toon and Totou  My mother also vomited a little and it was no big problem.

    Faced with this situation, the officials in charge of immigration for the first time were also in a hurry. Fortunately, a considerable number of immigrants did not suffer from seasickness. At that time, they organized these people to help, giving medicine and cleaning. They were busy until  It was not until midnight that the matter was taken care of, but by the next morning, more than half of the people who went to the restaurant to eat were reduced, and most of them were lying in bed unable to get up.

    However, the officials on the ship were not pedantic people. Seeing that so many people were unable to eat, they immediately organized people to deliver meals to the seasick people. However, there was no big fish or meat this time. After all, no one can afford such food now.  For greasy things, we make rice porridge and refreshing pickles.  Shitou, Tieda, and Toona received a portion from both families, and then fed Shitou, Tieshan, and others to eat. In addition, they also told them the good news they received from the immigration officer that they would arrive in Taiwan this afternoon.

    The two immigrant ships sailed south along the Taiwan Strait, passed through the Penghu Islands, and soon arrived in Tainan City.  Officials at all levels in Tainan City have already received the official reception letter sent by Cui Wei, so they have already made preparations. They have arranged accommodation for them in Taiwan City, and also arranged some guides to allow these immigrants to visit.  Visiting Tainan City allowed them to understand the prosperity of Taiwan and make them more confident in Taiwan.

    After Shitou and the others moved into the temporary residence arranged for them by Tainan City, they were all very excited. Although it was only a temporary residence, it was already a hundred times better than the house they had in their hometown. As for visiting Tainan City, they were even more looking forward to it.  , after all, I missed Fuzhou last time, and although this Tainan city is not as famous as Fuzhou, I heard that it is also a big city, and maybe they can live here in the future, so naturally I have to take a good look.  .

    However, before visiting Tainan City, Shitou and the others were told that after this visit, they would have to faceFaced with a very important choice.
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