Chapter 999: Poems and the Distance
To a certain extent, the cost of canned glass bottles is actually not cheaper than the pear or meat inside.
In this era, no matter how large-scale production is, the cost of glass bottles is not low.
However, there is no solution.
The method adopted by canned workshops is to recycle.
In other words, sell the canned food and wait until it is finished, then recycle the glass bottle at a price of 5 cents per.
For many people, buying a canned food is of great price, but after eating it, you can still get the bottle back, which is acceptable.
For ships going to sea, canned bottles can still be recycled. As long as you return, remember to bring the glass bottle back.
But usually, these glass bottles are thrown back into the sea.
Because for the return ships, each loading space is very precious. Some can pile up gold and silver, and some can store spices. The glass bottles take up a lot of space, even if they are recycled, they are not worth a lot.
The profits of sailing out of the sea are too great, especially when the fleet finds a new route.
At this time, Zhang Chen was curled up at the stern of the boat, his wife and the six-year-old child were squatting in the corner at the same time.
He is the most ordinary military household. Xiao Ding, an ordinary guard in the Laizhou Guards in Shandong Province, has a family of three. They are all pale and thin. It was fine before, but now they are clean and have changed into new coarse cloth clothes. The green and yellow on this side is even more revealed.
He received six cans, looking very cautious as if he was afraid that others would snatch them away.
Looking at this crystal clear thing, as soon as the thing was put, the woman was still wiping her tears aside.
This is going to garrison again.
I don’t know how hard it will be. I heard that when Emperor Taizu Gao was Emperor, his distant relatives followed the Duke of Qian to Yunnan and then stood there. Not long after, there was no news. Later, after inquiring, I realized that he had already suffered from a terrible disease and died of a child. The child was later rebelled by the natives and died in the riots.
This is a very long-standing thing, but for many women, leaving their hometowns and garrisoning the west is almost a disaster.
Although you can often hear rumors of getting rich overseas, this thing is far away.
"Okay, stop crying, you woman, you know how to cry." Zhang Chen seemed impatient.
The woman still sobbed, wiping her tears and said, "I heard that three or four more people will die on this journey, and the dog is still young... If it angers the Dragon Prince on this boat, if it makes a furious call, it will not be effective, and it will not be known what it will be like."
Zhang Chen was very irritable. In fact, he was even more afraid than her. But now, he could only give himself courage: "Duke Lu is his own family. My eldest father had worked with the Fang family and was a personal soldier. Didn't Duke Lu board the ship himself? He was not afraid. What are we afraid of? Oh, why can't we twist this?"
Zhang Chen said, twisting the can lid desperately, grinning with his strength.
The woman cried again: "At home, I can still eat a bite of hot rice, but on the boat, I eat this."
Zhang Chen was very upset: "Is that our home? How many acres of land do we have? That's the land of hundreds of households above, what do we do?"
Bang...
The can finally open.
Looking at the meat that seemed to be full of sauce, Zhang Chen poked his head, his son Gouer hurriedly came up, looking drooling, and wanted to eat it.
Zhang Chen seemed cautious and said with a tense face: "I'll eat first."
Tell me, he clamped something like a piece of meat with his fingers, and then he gently entered his mouth...
Suddenly... the sauce tasted surprisingly good.
Usually, there is really not much food in the garage center. Most of the food grown is paid to the officials of all households. It is good if they are full for half a year, starved for half a year, and it is good if they are not starved to death...
Then, Zhang Chen felt a tender smell. He took a bite and shivered involuntarily. The slice of meat slipped into his throat without having time to chew.
Zhang Chen suddenly felt a feeling of distress because... he had never eaten such a thing in his life.
"Hurry, dog, come and try it."
Zhang Chen quickly picked up the slices of meat from the can and carefully handed them to his son.
The dog was quickly stuffed into his mouth. He was so hungry that he chewed desperately, like a hungry wolf cub.
"It's delicious, delicious." The dog stared at the canned food while eating.
The people who had already started eating canned food on the entire boat became warm.
Some people even squatted everywhere, bowed their heads and bite.
Zhang Chen took a piece for his wife...
After giving another piece of dog, he carefully tore half of it and stuffed it into his mouth.
The hot tears actually fell from Zhang Chen's eyes.
The stimulated taste buds and the gastrointestinal peristalsis became more and more hungry as they ate. The most important thing was that he saw a satisfied face of the dog. His wife chewed it slowly, tearing a small piece of meat, and stuffed it into the dog's mouth.
"I want to eat this, this is a pear." Dog'er pointed at another can with excitement.
"You can't eat it, you can't eat it anymore." Zhang Chen also covered the canned meat that he had opened before. This was his habit. If a person who is used to hunger wants to survive, he must learn to store grain. He can eat half full and taste the taste. Who knows if there is another meal?
This is how they came from generation to generation, and this was the case before, and today!
"Eat quickly, you're all full."
Under the leadership of Liu Jie, the Confucian scholars beat the gong and said, "After eating, go back to your cabin to have a sleep, you will leave the port soon. Don't worry, there are hundreds of people on the boat, and there are enough canned food. If anyone is feeling uncomfortable, go to the second cabin of the left to find Dr. Liu. If you have children, if you are old, you can go to the first cabin. The road is still long, and the children can come to read and read. However, clean water needs to be saved. You can replenish water with canned pears. Each person only has one scoop of water a day, so it's not waste."
The crowd was surging.
The children are also taught to read on the boat.
You can even get medicine when you are sick.
The most important thing is that this kind of canned food will be available for the next meal.
Suddenly, the atmosphere became lively.
"The Duke of Lu State, marquis, marquis, marquis, marquis, marquis, marquis, marquis!"
Zhang Chen was also trembling with excitement, and he muttered like others.
No one can pay attention to their feelings at the moment.
Because there are not many people in this world who regard them as human beings.
They lived a dirt-like life all their lives. Only when there were traitors or they were going to the border town would the military officers show their usual stingy smiles, let everyone have a meal, and then put the sword in your hand, so that you can hold your head and fight for them.
Zhang Chen's wife has opened the canned pears at this moment. Since there is still a meal for the next meal, then... the dog wants to eat it, so eat it.
However, Zhang Chen still seemed very cautious and left two cans: "Save some, be prepared for any trouble, there is no harm."
But when he saw the dog holding the canned pears and drinking the candy water inside, and licking his lips, Zhang Chen smiled with relief.
"Damn it, Duke Lu is asking us to work hard. This life is sold to him. I will go back to the cabin later and take a break. I will sign up for the dog to the gentlemen and let him study. Don't worry about the rest, you, the woman, I'll see, this trip will definitely be a life-and-death death, but this life will be sacrificed!"
The dog held a pear slice with crystal clear eyes and looked at Zhang Chen and said, "Dad, you eat it."
Zhang Chen had red eyes and ate the pear. The sweet feeling made him burst into tears.
This is really a...a god-like day.
The big ship slowly left the harbor under the towing boat, and then sails rose. The sailors and sailors were shouting, or screaming in hoarse voices.
The terrified military households squeezed together, watching the land far away from before them. The land was getting farther and farther away, and finally disappeared, around them! Only a vast ocean with no end was left.
Everyone's eyes were moist.
Zhang Chen hugged his ancestor's spiritual position and cried violently. He kept wiping his tears, but the tears still poured out like broken beads.
His ancestors and countless ancestors stayed here, the child... was unfilial. He knelt on the deck, heading towards the land, choking out of voice.
When he stood up, he looked at the confused dog, touched his head, pointed to the direction of the land and said: "Dog, you remember, your roots are here, no matter where you are in the future, I will remember it!"
The dog blinked and nodded in a daze.
The sunset is setting, and countless brilliances are shining.
The king of scum on earth is not appointed as an official, and is ready to leave.
Fang Jinglong stood on the deck. He couldn't bear to look at the dock. The couple holding the child wiped their tears and wanted to cry, but looked around and saw the generals, Xu Jing and others looking at him with red eyes.
Fang Jinglong did not let his tears flow out. He held his head up, faced the sea breeze, pressed the sword at his waist, the python robe on his body, and the beam crown on his head, which was particularly heavy under the blowing of the sea breeze.
He said with great enthusiasm: "I went to sea with the order, to take advantage of the Golden Continent, to follow the will of heaven, to attack the unjust officials. Now the army has sailed. From now on, the three armies will be controlled by me. You will obey the orders."
Everyone put away their tears, turned towards Fang Jinglong, and clasped their fists: "Are."
Fang Jinglong said: "Follow me to sail."
"Abide by the order!"
Fang Jinglong said, but he couldn't help looking back with infinite attachment. The land gradually disappeared from the sea and sky.
In his ears, he seemed to hear the howling of his own grandson as if he was crazy.
The heart... hurts like a needle.
Suddenly, he thought that it seemed... he had forgotten a traditional project and had not recited poetry!
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Chapter completed!