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Chapter 1103: On the Eve of the Arrival of the Second Group of Envoys
"Daughter-in-law, I heard at Caishikou that your natal family, a country called Britain, has sent an envoy again. Do you think the in-laws will be there? If he is, will he bring his granddaughter with him?" Back to Britain?"

Aunt Li heard the news that the second batch of British envoys were coming when she went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables early in the morning. She hurried back without thinking about buying vegetables, and said to Selina.

At this time, Sarina had given birth to a daughter, the granddaughter of Aunt Li.Although Aunt Li said that it was a pity that he was not a man, she was actually very precious, for fear that Lord Greenville would bring his wife and granddaughter back to Britain.Because she heard that it was Li Jinde who forced Sarina to stay in the east, and the military lord interceded for her, so Sir Greenville agreed with his nose.If Sir Greenville came and took Selina and his granddaughter away, wouldn't it be a loss for his wife and a loss of soldiers?

"My father came to the East last year, and he is quite familiar with the negotiation process here. I think if there is no accident, he should still lead the team." Selina hugged her daughter.

"What should I do? You are the daughter-in-law of our Li family, so you can't just return to Britain." Aunt Li said uneasily.

"Mother, don't worry, Ying'er is so young, how could I be willing to let her go to Britain tens of thousands of miles away on a sailboat for several months. Even if she goes to Britain in the future, she will definitely come back." Selina knew Aunt Li's love Worried, so he comforted me.

"Ma'am, I'm relieved now." Aunt Li breathed a sigh of relief, "Look, I'm so anxious, I forgot to buy vegetables and came back, and I have to go to Caishikou again."

"Mother, why don't you take care of Ying'er and let me go grocery shopping?" Selina asked.

"That's good. I want to see Ying Er for a while. When I see Ying Er, I think that when I gave birth to my stupid son, he was only this old. Alas, time flies too fast. In a blink of an eye... At that time, our Li family was just a poor farmer with an acre of land in Fuzhou. It was through his father’s hard work that everything we have now... My stupid son is still in Dalian Port, and he doesn’t know how to come back! My granddaughter is born!” Aunt Li was touched by the scene and said naggingly.

"Master, he has to go to Dalian Port to receive ships and prepare goods because of his busy schedule. There is no other way. After all, he is the executive director of a Western company, which he regards as his lifelong career." Selina is also used to Li Auntie nagged from time to time, she told Auntie Li no less than ten times about the family background of the Li family, and after handing over Yinger, who had just turned one month old, to Auntie Li, she was going to go out with a vegetable basket made of bamboo strips.

With her qualifications and having stayed in the capital for a year, going out to buy groceries is a breeze.

"Even the Heavenly King, I had to be by my side when the child was born. I think you treated him too well, and only helped him speak well. When he comes back, see if I don't need a cane to beat him up! A woman who talks Western Really don’t need confinement? Can you go out?” Aunt Li said domineeringly.

"no problem."

After Selina went out, she was familiar with the road, and soon arrived at the vegetable market.

"Ms. Li is here to buy vegetables? I just told Aunt Li about the arrival of the Western Mission, and she ran back without saying a word. Why did you come instead?" I met Selina and Aunt Li, a strange pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. When I saw Selina coming, I said enthusiastically.

"Shopkeeper Han, I'm sorry for your trouble, I want a piece of fresh pork." Selina said.

"Hey, I'm a butcher, what kind of shopkeeper is Han... I will definitely pick a piece of good meat for you!" said the shirtless butcher, and he was happy to be called shopkeeper Han. flower.

The Shifang in the capital has introduced a large number of new varieties to enrich the supply of vegetables, and the supply of potatoes, tomatoes, and corn has gradually increased.For the supply of pork, beef, and mutton, because the vast grasslands from the Tianshan Mountains to the Greater Khingan Mountains are included in the territory, dozens of hundreds of large pastures have been established outside the Great Wall, and unified management is carried out to select excellent individuals for mating to improve genes. , in order to breed new and excellent varieties, so the supply of meat has also increased, and the market has become extremely prosperous.

Selina skillfully bought a basket of meat and vegetables, and bumped into someone on the way back.

"Sarina!" The person she met was Li Jinde.

"My husband!" Selina was equally excited, and the vegetable basket in her hand almost fell.

It is said that Xiaobie is better than newlyweds, and there are tears in the eyes of both of them.

"Is the child born? Is it safe? It's all my fault. Why did you go to Dalian Port before. I calculated the time carefully, and the child was born in this month. As a result, there was a storm in Dalian Port, and the ship could not go to sea. After all, It's still a step too late!" Seeing Selina's flat stomach, Li Jinde knew that there was a result.

"The child has been born for five days. It's a girl. My benefactor, Xiao Xiu'er, came here to help deliver the baby. Now the child is very healthy." Selina said.

"The girl is fine, as long as the mother and daughter are safe!" Li Jinde heard that the child was healthy, so he hurried home after getting off the train in a hurry.

After the two got together, they walked home side by side. Li Jinde couldn't help clenching his fists. Now he is also a father.

"I heard that His Majesty the King of Britain sent a second batch of envoys, and my father is likely to be among them. Let's talk to him this time and let him see his granddaughter, okay?" Saline Na said to Li Jinde.

"Of course it's good. They only have a daughter like you, and I force you to stay in the east. I always feel a little sorry for him." Li Jinde said.

Now that he became a father, he had some experience. If his daughter married to a strange place tens of thousands of miles away, he would not agree to it.

When Li Jinde returned home, Aunt Li let out another roar from the River East, blaming Li Jinde for why he had only come back now.

The second batch of British envoys, who had obtained a navigation permit at Hoi An Port, sailed northward along the summer sea breeze and finally arrived in the capital.

The battleship Crown Prince sailed into Tianjin Wei for the second time, and most of the sailors on it were the same people as before.They had eaten the food here in the Tianjin Guards Battalion before, and they had a good impression of Tianjin Guards. This time, they took the initiative to shake hands with the officers and soldiers of Tianjin Guards before disembarking.

"These guys eat more than one, and the cost of food in our defense area will increase again." Tianjin Wei Zongbing was quite troubled by this.

Receiving the envoys is also a big expense, and it is also necessary to prepare meals for the hundreds of British sailors and servants who will accompany them.

(End of this chapter)