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After a night of rest in the village, they hurriedly drank two bowls of rice porridge for breakfast, and then Shi Shi and the others started on the road again, but when it was almost noon, they finally reached their destination this time, which was also the most important one for the immigrants. The transfer station is the big port of Fuzhou.

For the arrival of the immigrants, Fuzhou officials have long been prepared. Someone immediately led their convoy to the port, and then with the assistance of local officials, the immigrants were invited to board the ship. At the same time, slaves arranged by the "government" brought the immigrants luggage on board.

Originally, Stone and the others wanted to go around the city of Fuzhou, but they didn't expect that their convoy didn't stop in Fuzhou at all, but pulled them directly to the port, and then boarded the boat and left.This made Shitou and other immigrants a little disappointed. After all, in such a big city as Fuzhou, they could only look out of the car window, leaving only the wide streets, the endless pedestrians, and the one after another. All kinds of yelling.

However, although they regretted not being able to visit Fuzhou, Shitou and the others quickly diverted their attention, because they were sent to two huge ships. And this is the case where only four people live in one cabin, if a few more beds are added in each cabin, then 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 didn't know that these immigration ships were special large lucky ships ordered by Li Min, and they were temporarily used for immigration. If troops were stationed overseas in the future, these ships would be used as troop carriers, and they would not The cabin only accommodates four people.At that time, it will not be a problem to transport a thousand troops on such a ship.Capital Datang 465

Shi Shi and others who boarded the immigrant ship were very excited, after all, they grew up so big.It was the first time to take a boat, and it was such a big sea boat.So they all ran to the deck together, pointing at the sea, with excited expressions on their faces, and even the occasional fish jumping out of the sea would cause them to make a lot of noise.

When all the immigrants were sent on board and the rooms were arranged, the immigrant fleet set sail immediately, just like their carriages went directly to the port through Fuzhou, without any delay.In fact, it's not that the immigrant boats are unreasonable.It was because the number of immigrants in the rear was huge, and their carriages and boats were not enough, so they had to be arranged so compactly so that more immigrants could be sent to Taiwan in the shortest possible time.

It was almost noon when Shi Shi and the others boarded the boat. After they arranged their rooms and put away their salutes, it was already time for lunch, and the immigration officer had notified them before that.This lunch will be eaten on board, and it will be richer than the previous meals, so they are guaranteed to be satisfied.Stone and the others still trust the immigration officer's words, so they were full of expectations before.

soon.Shitou and the others heard the crew on the ship inform that lunch was ready, and asked them to go to the restaurant on the ship to pick up the meal.There are nine members of Shitou's family, plus nine members of Tieshan's family.A total of four cabins are occupied, and the extra two are Shitou Daddy and Tieshan.They live with two duo from another family.

Originally, the poor in the Tang Dynasty generally only ate two meals in the morning and evening, and only rich families had lunch.However, with the prosperity of business in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, the people no longer lacked money, so lunch slowly entered the homes of ordinary people.However, the fugitives on the immigration ship were all poor people, they didn’t have the habit of eating lunch at all, and when riding in the carriage, in order to hurry, they only ate some dry food distributed in the carriage at noon, so they still felt that these immigration officers were kind , I didn't expect to have lunch on the boat, and I heard it was very rich.

Stone had worked outside for more than half a year, and was already used to the lunch provided by the factory at noon, so he didn't think much of it. When he heard that he could eat enough, he immediately called two families together, and then queued up at the restaurant on the ship.Because this kind of ship is specially used to transport people, the restaurant has a huge area, and you can see that there are many large pots and wooden barrels lined up on the wall on one side of the restaurant. There is rice in the pot, and various stir-fried vegetables in the big pot.

Before Shi Shi's family entered the restaurant, they were already salivating by the smell of meat wafting from the restaurant, and when they entered the restaurant, they were even more shocked by the huge restaurant, even Shi Shi was the same. The small restaurant in the tea factory where I work is much worse than the restaurant on this ship.

As soon as they entered the restaurant, a staff member reminded them to go to the side to pick up the tableware. These tableware are placed in a wooden barrel next to the gate. Each person can take two wooden bowls and a large wooden plate. There are two concave holes on one end of the wooden plate. The pit is just enough to put the wooden bowl down, and there is also a pair of chopsticks.After receiving the tableware, you can go to the place where the food is collected and line up.

Sure enough, the immigration officer did not lie. The lunch on board was very rich. The snow-white rice was packed in a huge wooden barrel. There were several dishes in the big pot, including braised pork, fried lamb, and fried fish. Meat and vegetables, and there are three large wooden barrels containing soups, namely mutton bone soup, sea fish and kelp soup, and mung bean sweet soup.What makes everyone even more happy is that the rice in the wooden barrel and the vegetables in the big pot can be served casually, and the soup is the same, but there is one thing, that is, no waste is allowed, and you have to eat as much as you can. You have to pay for a meal that was supposed to be free.

This way of eating is similar to that in the stone factory, so he feels very cordial. When it was his turn in the team, he filled himself with two spoonfuls of rice, and then filled a plate full of braised pork. It is greasy, but it is very satisfying. When he was working, he waited for the factory to make braised pork. Unfortunately, their factory is a bit stingy, and they only eat meat once a month.

After filling the stones for himself, he ran over to fill them for his parents, younger brothers and sisters, and according to their appetites, he didn’t dare to fill them more. After all, he had to pay if he couldn’t finish eating. Finally, he went to his wife, Xiang Toon, Although they have been married for less than a month, Shitou already knew that Xiangchun likes to eat mutton, so he filled her with more mutton, and also served two bowls of sweet mung bean soup for himself and Xiangchun. Shitou knew that the soup contained sucrose , They grow up so big, they have never eaten sugar.

All the immigrants were very satisfied with this lunch of rice, meat, and soup. The only thing that was not good was that quite a few people overestimated their meal size, and only found out when they felt full that there was a lot of food on their plates. There was still a lot of rice and vegetables left, and thinking that they would lose money if they couldn't finish it, they finally had to bite the bullet and eat it.

The Shitou family actually encountered the same problem. For example, Shitou served too much braised pork. It’s okay to eat a few pieces of this food, but if you eat too much, you will feel very tired. Fortunately, they are two families, and he can’t eat it. After finishing the meal, parents, younger siblings and younger siblings can eat it differently. In addition, there is soup, so it is not easy to finish eating in the end.

After a sumptuous lunch, everyone ate on 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 feel even more uneasy, unable to sit down and rest at all.

The big ship was running 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 the driving was very balanced, which saved Shitou and the others from suffering a lot. , eliminating the pain of seasickness.

However, this good weather suddenly disappeared that night, and was replaced by a larger wind and waves. Although it did not affect the sailing, it made people who came from the inland like Shi Shi feel dizzy, and many people began to get seasick. All the lunch and dinner were vomited out, and the whole immigrant ship was a mess.

Shitou's family is not much better, among them, Tieshan and Shitou's father are dizzy and spit out gall water, and Xiangchun's younger brothers and sisters are also seasick, but Shitou, Tieda and Tieer are fine, Xiangton and Shitou My mother also vomited a little and there was no big problem.

Faced with this situation, the officials in charge of immigration for the first time were also in a hurry, but fortunately, a considerable number of immigrants did not show symptoms of seasickness. Now they organized these people to help, feeding "medicine" and It was cleaning, and it was not finished until midnight, but by the next morning, more than half of the people who went to the restaurant to eat were less, and most of them were lying in bed and unable to get up.

However, the officials on the ship are not pedantic people. Seeing that so many people can't afford to eat, they immediately organize people to deliver meals to the seasick people. For greasy things, all they make are some rice porridge and refreshing pickles.Shitou, Tieda, and Toon gave the two families a portion, and then fed Shitou, Tieshan and the others to eat. In addition, they also told them the good news they got from the immigration officer that they would be able to arrive in Taiwan this afternoon.Capital Datang 465

The two immigrant ships sailed south along the Taiwan Strait, passed through the Penghu Islands, and soon arrived in Tainan City.And officials at all levels in Tainan City have already received the official reception document 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 let these immigrants visit. Visiting Tainan City, they learned about the prosperity of Taiwan and gave them more confidence in Taiwan.

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

However, before visiting Tainan City, Shitou and the others were told that after this visit, they would face a very important choice. (To be continued.)