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    "Brother Shitou, we can't eat something good. We eat the worst food every day, with nothing but fish. Look, I've lost a lot of weight!" Dunzi picked at the food in front of him.  Pick it up, looking like you have no appetite.

    There is a restaurant on the ship they rented, but the food cooked in this restaurant is only provided to the crew for free. If the cargo owner wants to eat here, they must pay.  However, Shitou and the two of them had almost spent their money, so they saved as much as they could on meals. They only ate the cheapest dishes, which was a bowl of rice and a small fish per person. This made the always naughty person  Naturally, Dunzi couldn't stand it.

    "Just bear with it, when we get to Lion City and sell the goods, I'll treat you to a restaurant for a big meal!" Shitou also knew Dunzi's problem, so he comforted him with a smile.  They spent a total of 300 guan on the cane sugar purchase this time. After shipping it to the Lion City, they will probably still have a net profit of 50 or 60 guan. Although it does not seem like much, it is after all the first money they have made from doing business.  Celebrate.

    Dunzi also knew that they really had little money, so after complaining, he still lowered his head and ate all the rice and fish in front of him.  Shitou also picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth. He found that the fish was not too unpalatable except for being a little salty.  But then he laughed self-deprecatingly. If he had been in Jianzhou a few years ago, he would have been able to celebrate the New Year if he had a fish at home. However, after staying in Taiwan for a few years, he found fish too unpalatable.  It seems that he and Dunzi are really not satisfied!

    In fact, in this fleet going to Nanyang, Shitou and Dunzi were not the only ones who felt that fish was unpalatable. On Li Min's Qi Wang, Chou Chou and Li Min were also eating fish with a grimace.  Moreover, Chou Chou's big ghostly eyes were always staring at Li Min, only when Li Min took a bite of fish.  Only then will she take a bite.

    "Good girl, eating fish is good for children's growth. They will be smarter in the future!" Li Min frowned and swallowed a piece of fish. At the same time, he did not forget to preach to Chou Chou, but his appearance made Yanyan next to her cover her mouth.  Giggle.

    It sounds like they are very similar to Li Min in all aspects. For example, they are both afraid of heat and have similar food tastes. They like to eat sweet and sour food, but neither of them likes to eat fish.  It's just that fish was cooked on the boat today. Li Min thought that eating fish would help children grow and develop, so he gave his share to Chou Chou.  Make her have to finish it.  But Chou Chou was unwilling, and in the end the two compromised. As long as Li Min took a bite of fish, Chou Chou would follow suit, so now the father and daughter are competing.

    However, Li Min managed to eat half of the fish in front of him and couldn't eat any more, so he simply threw away his chopsticks and said: "Okay, that's it for today, let's continue tomorrow!"

    Chou Chou was almost full by now.  I was originally planning to give in, but when I heard what my father said, I immediately showed an expression of reluctance and said, "Just keep going, I want to see how long you can last, father?"

    Chou Chou finished speaking.  She turned around and left like a female general who had won a battle, while Yanyan next to her followed with a smile.  However, Li Min, who was pretending to have a bitter look on his face, took a breath after seeing Chou Chou leave.  Then he drank a few sips of tea to suppress the fishy smell in his mouth.

    At this time, Wen Xin, who had been looking at their father and daughter with a smile, came over and said with a smile: "Husband, you really hurt Chou Chou, just to coax her to eat a few pieces of fish. You actually came up with such a way!"

    After hearing this, Li Min smiled and said: "A daughter is better, not as troubled as a son. And I also know that I feel sorry for my parents. Let's try to give Chou Chou another sister this time!"

    Li Min said, putting his arms around Wen Xin's slender waist, not caring that there was a maid watching next to him.  However, this made Wen Xin a little embarrassed. She pushed him a few times without pushing him away, and then she sat in Li Min's arms and stopped struggling.  On the other hand, Lv Zhu, Wen'er, and Hua'er, the three girls standing next to them, saw it, but they all secretly covered their lips and smiled.

    This made Wen Xin feel even more shy. She waved her hand and asked Wen'er and the others to go down. After Lu Zhu, who was the last to go out, closed the door, Wen Xin relaxed and huddled in Li Min's arms, and Li Min  Holding Wen Xin so quietly, there was a warm warmth in the room.

    After a while this time, Wen Xin, who was leaning on Li Min's shoulder, suddenly opened her red lips and said, "Husband, it's time to take care of the affairs between Lu Zhu, Wen'er, and Hua'er. They are all grown up now. If you continue to do this,  It¡¯s impossible to drag it on.¡±

    Li Min was stunned for a moment when he heard Wen Xin's words, but then he felt a headache. Wen'er and Hua'er were his personal maids. They were destined to be her women and would never marry outside. And Luzhu was Wen Xin's.  Naturally, the dowry girls suffered the same fate, but Li Min felt that Wen'er and Xijun were enough, so he never thought much about Wen'er and the three of them.

    It¡¯s just that the three women are now twenty-three or four years old, but they are still virgins. Although they dare not say anything, they usually behave normally, butOccasionally, there was a hint of resentment in Li Min's eyes.

    Li Min frowned and thought about it for a long time, and finally sighed and said: "In that case, when we return to Taiwan this time, I will take them as my concubines. Speaking of which, Wen'er and the others have indeed been wronged over the years!  "

    Hearing Li Min's promise, Wen Xin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Let's not talk about Wen'er and Hua'er for now. Lu Zhu grew up with her. Although she was called a master and servant, she was actually almost like a sister, so Wen Xin also always wanted to give her a gift.  Luzhu has a title, but Li Min doesn't say anything about Luzhu. He didn't even touch Wen'er and Hua'er around him. Wen Xin reminded Li Min of this. Fortunately, he finally gave it to the three girls.  It¡¯s not in vain that they have stayed there for so many years.

    However, after discussing Wen'er and the others, Li Min suddenly turned his eyes, looked at Wen Xin with a squinting look and said, "Husband, I almost forgot, Wen Xin, you said before that you want to have another daughter. It seems that  Let¡¯s work hard!¡±

    Li Min said, without waiting for Wen Xin to react, he picked her up and walked to the bedroom next to her.  As a result, Wen Xin only had time to let out a scream, and then her mouth was blocked by something, and she could only make a "wuwu" sound. After a while, the whole room was filled with joy.

    The fleet was traveling at a very fast speed. They only stopped at Linyi all the way south, and then replenished some fruits and vegetables before setting off again. This time they did not stop until they reached the Lion City on the Strait of Malacca.  At the port, Li Min's fleet was naturally warmly welcomed by officials such as Lu Qing and Wang Kuang.

    Speaking of which, Lu Qing was originally the governor of the Lion City, with military and political power in hand. However, after the small countries such as Moluoyou were wiped out, the entire Strait of Malacca finally became peaceful.  At this time, the military and political power of Lion City was not suitable to be placed in the hands of one person, so later Li Min transferred Wang Kuang of Linyi to Lion City and became the governor of Lion City, managing the government affairs of the Malacca Strait.

    The Lion City is located on a small island at the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula. It is separated from the Malay Peninsula by only a very narrow strait. Now the entire island has been named Lion Island and falls under the jurisdiction of the Lion City.  However, the Lion City currently has no way to include the entire island. It only occupies the southeastern part of the island, and the rest of the island is still under development.

    After Li Min accepted the welcome from Lu Qing and Wang Kuang, it was already getting late. In addition, there were women on the boat, so he did not have time to visit the Lion City. Instead, he asked Wang Kuang to arrange for the people on the boat to rest on the shore.  .  While eating, Chou Chou took Yan Yan to find Wang Kuang, but he was shocked because he had not received any news beforehand, so he was naturally very surprised when he suddenly saw his daughter.

    However, after being surprised, Wang Kuang also seemed very happy. After all, he had not been home for nearly a year. In addition, it was approaching the New Year, and he was even more homesick. Now that he could see his beloved little daughter, it was naturally diluted.  I felt a lot of homesickness, and at the same time I felt even more grateful to Li Min.

    When Li Min entered the port, the merchant ships that followed them also entered the port, and these merchant ships were also very popular. As soon as they docked at the port, people from Ya came up to ask about the goods and types on the ship, and  Whether the ship owner wants to ship the goods, etc. Generally speaking, as long as the ship owner agrees to ship the goods, these people will bring the buyer to see the goods in the shortest possible time. After the buyer and seller complete the business,  A certain commission needs to be paid to the dentist.

    Shitou's small merchant ship also encountered inquiries from the Yaren, but when they heard that what he carried on the ship was just some ordinary cane sugar, they all left with cold expressions. This made Shitou a little strange, thinking that these Yarens looked down on him.  The business on the ship was also somewhat angry at the time.

    But later the captain with a sour nose on the ship told him that because they had too little sugar, they could just find a few sugar shops in the city to sell it. The people thought that the captain must know this, so he would definitely not hire anyone.  That's why their attitude is so cold.

    After hearing this, Shitou understood. He thanked the captain immediately and got off the ship with Dunzi.  Although it is getting late now, the Lion City, like Keelung and other places in Taiwan, does not have a curfew at night. Therefore, when it gets dark, the port of the Lion City is full of lights, and most businesses will not close too early. All of them  There is time to find a few buyers.

    And when they actually walked into the Lion City, they suddenly found that they seemed to be in a foreign land. Although there were many Han people around them, a large part of them were all barbarians. These barbarians were black, white, and some.  They are tall or short, and their clothes are all kinds of weird. Even though they have seen a lot of Hu businessmen in Tainan, compared with here in the Lion City, they are a little out of place.

    At this moment, Li Min suddenly had a whim after dinner. He had not had the chance to visit the Lion City because he arrived a little late, but today he happened to have a nap on the boat during the day and was in good spirits now.  It's better to go out incognito and take a look at the night view of the Lion City, and also see?The most authentic aspect here.

    He would do whatever he thought of immediately. Li Min immediately asked people to get ready, but before he could go out, he was already blocked at the door.  (To be continued)
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