Wanhe Building of the Sun couple in Shanghai City, this restaurant is built near the sea, although it is not very elegant, but it is also a good restaurant in the city, plus sitting upstairs can directly see the sea outside the port, the geographical location is excellent, so many people like to eat in this restaurant.

However, there are no guests in Wanhelou today, because Wu Wangfu had chartered the entire restaurant as early as yesterday, and now the first floor is full of palace guards, and ordinary people don't even dare to approach the restaurant. In a large elegant room near the sea on the second floor, Queen Xiao and Xiao Yu sat at the top, Princess Nanyang and Concubine Yang sat on both sides, followed by Li Ke, Li Su and a group of juniors.

Empress Xiao they arrived in Shanghai two days ago, after resting, Li Ke and Li Su immediately asked Wanhelou to book a banquet, the reason why they chose here, first, and the Sun couple are old acquaintances, they also believed in this place, and secondly, the wharf here is the most lively and prosperous area in Shanghai, standing upstairs and you can see the scene of thousands of ships competing outside the port, which can be described as a scene of Shanghai City.

After Empress Xiao and Concubine Yang came to the restaurant, they were not in a hurry to eat, but walked to the window one by one, looking at the crowd below and the fleet in the distance, and a relieved smile appeared on their faces.

"Ninth sister, Ke'er really deserves to be praised by everyone as a virtuous king, I heard that this Shanghai was originally just a barren beach, but I didn't expect that in just one year, it has become such a prosperous place, and most of the pedestrians below are ruddy-faced, obviously they usually don't worry about eating, just the so-called benefit of one party, but so!" Princess Nanyang, who was dressed in a Taoist robe, smiled at Concubine Yang first. And Li Ke, who was next to him, heard his aunt's praise and immediately straightened his waist.

When Concubine Yang heard her sister praise her son, she was naturally full of joy. His eyes were about to smile like two crescents and said modestly: "Sister, don't praise him too much, since Ke'er is a state assassin." Naturally, he has a heavy responsibility to benefit the people, so these are all things he should do. ”

At this time, Queen Xiao, who was supported by them, also smiled and said, "Jiuniang, don't be modest. Ke'er is indeed doing well, I see that the weather in Shanghai is myriad, if it is really built in the future, it will definitely not be worse than Chang'an and Luoyang! ”

Empress Xiao lived in Yangzhou for a while, and with Concubine Yang and Princess Nanyang by her side, her mood has improved a lot, although she occasionally thinks that her husband and son will be a little sad, but it is much better than before, and now she is also in the mood to enjoy the scenery of Shanghai.

At this time. Li Su took Cai'er's hand and walked up to the second floor, there was a grilled octopus selling on the opposite side of the building, Li Su saw that Cai'er seemed to want to eat, so he took her out to buy a few skewers, and now Cai'er is holding Li Su with her left hand, and she is holding a few skewers of grilled octopus with her right hand, and she eats it while walking, and her little face is all greasy.

"Rokuro, what did you buy with Cai'er? Why do you look so disgusting? When Concubine Yang saw the strange-looking octopus in Cai'er's hand, especially those long tentacles, she instinctively felt a little disgusted.

"Auntie, this thing is called an octopus. I used to eat it a lot when I was in Taiwan, but unfortunately it was difficult to eat fresh food when I arrived in Chang'an. Before Li Su could speak, Cai'er had already replied with a smile. Cai'er is a little precocious. But after all, he is still a child, and he recovers faster than Empress Xiao. Now as long as she doesn't deliberately mention Yang Jun, she is almost the same as before.

"Mother. It's delicious, why don't you try it too? At this time, Li Su also said with a smile. Last time he held a marine life exhibition in Chang'an, there were also octopuses in it, but they were bigger than people, and Cai'er was holding small octopuses in her hands, no wonder she couldn't recognize them.

As soon as Cai'er heard that her cousin asked her aunt to taste it, she immediately trotted over and held the octopus in front of Concubine Yang and asked her to taste it. But Concubine Yang looked at these octopuses with long tentacles, and she really couldn't swallow, but she couldn't refuse Cai'er's kindness, so she glared at Li Su fiercely.

Fortunately, at this time, Empress Xiao saw Concubine Yang's embarrassment, and immediately pulled Cai'er with a smile and said, "Cai'er, let grandmother taste it, okay?" ”

As soon as Cai'er heard that her grandmother wanted to eat, she naturally excitedly sent the roast to Queen Xiao's mouth, Queen Xiao tasted it with a smile, and found that although the appearance of this thing was a little weird, the taste was not bad, and she touched Cai'er's head and smiled: "This octopus tastes good, no wonder Cai'er likes to eat it!" ”

When Cai'er saw her grandmother say this, her little face immediately smiled into a flower, and she said happily: "This octopus not only Cai'er likes to eat, but even my father likes ......."

When Cai'er said this, her whole person suddenly froze, and the smile on her face disappeared. And Empress Xiao's face was also gloomy, and both her ancestors and grandchildren remembered Yang Jun. Xiao Yu, who was next to him, saw this situation, and immediately changed the topic and said: "San Lang, the old man is a little hungry, let's hurry up and let someone bring the wine and food." ”

Li Ke immediately understood when he heard this, and hurriedly ordered someone to send the wine banquet that had been prepared for a long time, and the Sun couple also knew that today was King Wu and King Qi who set up a family banquet here, which was a rare opportunity, so they all seconded the famous chefs of several restaurants in the city at a high price, although the level of the banquet was not Chang'an, but it was better than the novelty of the dishes, and many dishes were not available in the Guanzhong area.

It is rare that all the younger generations in the family gathered together, and Queen Xiao recovered quickly, and the family sat together to talk and laugh, but it also washed away the previous sadness. Li Su also deliberately let Cai'er sit between herself and Wenxin, and the two of them told some small jokes while giving her vegetables, which soon made Cai'er regain her lively and cheerful temperament.

The topic of the public inevitably turned to the construction of Shanghai City, speaking of which the city was jointly built by Li Ke and Li Su, in which Li Ke contributed people, Li Su contributed money and materials, and the two brothers cooperated closely to create the current Shanghai City. And Concubine Yang and Empress Xiao are also very happy, after all, no matter what happens in the future, the names of Li Su and the others will definitely be passed down to future generations with this Shanghai city. Even the most rigid Xiao Yu is smiling, as a political veteran, he knows very well that the political and economic significance represented by this Shanghai city can be completed after the construction of this city is completed, and the political and economic strength of Li Ke and Li Su will undoubtedly rise to a higher level in China, which is what he likes the most.

"Grandmother, my eldest cousin's city is lively, but there is one thing missing." Just when everyone was praising Shanghai, suddenly Cai'er spoke again.

"Oh? What's missing? Empress Xiao saw that Cai'er had finally regained her liveliness, and a loving smile appeared on her face. The others also looked at Cai'er.

I saw Cai'er smile and said: "I saw that there is a train in the second cousin's Dengzhou City, that thing can run without cows and horses, and it can pull hundreds of people at once, which is fun, but the eldest cousin doesn't have it here." ”

When they passed by Dengzhou, although they were very sad because of Yang Jun's death, they were deeply impressed by the black smoke of the car.

"When Cai'er said this, I remembered that this Shanghai is a new city, and if you put that train in the city, it is indeed a very convenient object!" Empress Xiao also laughed when she heard this. Although she is a woman, but she has extraordinary knowledge, and has long seen the important role of trains, and Shanghai is not an old city like Luoyang, Chang'an, and Shanghai under construction can build some lanes to connect the whole city with trains, which can make Shanghai more convenient.

Li Su and Li Ke were all stunned when they heard it, Li Ke didn't expect it and it was understandable, but Li Su, a later generation, didn't expect this, so it was a bit forgivable. But this is not entirely to blame Li Su, firstly, the train has just been put into practical use, and there are all kinds of shortcomings, and secondly, Li Su has been too busy recently, and Silla and Baekje have not finished handling the affairs and ran to Yangzhou, where can he care about thinking about this?

"Thank you grandmother and Cai'er for reminding me, this is an excellent proposal, after the banquet, I will ask people to make some changes to the roads in the city, as for the train, Rokuro has no problem on your side, right?" Li Ke said excitedly. If it is really possible for the people in the city to travel by train, this can not only make life in the city faster, but also become a feature of Shanghai, just rush to this point, can attract many people to live in the city.

"Naturally, there is no problem with the train, but third brother, you have to be mentally prepared in advance!" Li Su was also very excited, but then he thought of another question, and couldn't help but say with a wry smile on his face.

"What, what's the problem with Rokuro?" Looking at Li Su's appearance, Empress Xiao asked puzzledly, the matter was brought up by her, so she was naturally very concerned.

"Grandmother, there is no difficulty, but the train has a disadvantage, that is, it needs to burn charcoal, and the black smoke that comes out of it floats in the air, which will make the air a little dirty, but it is not impossible, that is, it needs a variety of plants and trees, which can remove the dirt in the air, so if the third brother wants to use the train in Shanghai, he must plan the city in advance and plant some trees!" Li Su replied.

After hearing this, Li Ke relieved his heart, pointed at Li Su and scolded with a smile: "Liulang, you scared me, why did you think you were preparing, aren't it just some trees, these are easy to do, I'll let me set aside some space then." ”

Concubine Yang and the others were very curious about the train, and then you asked Li Su about the train, and Li Su also knew everything, and even explained the principle of the steam engine, everyone who listened was amazed, but they didn't expect that the small steam had such a big power.

And when it came to the end, Li Su stood up very arrogantly and said: "In fact, the train is just a way of using the steam engine, but this way of using it is enough to change the world, since the third brother is ready to build Shanghai into a city connected by train, then I can't lag behind, Taiwan Island is also under construction, I am ready to connect the entire island by train, and I can travel all over the island by train." ”

Hearing her cousin's plan for Taiwan, Cai'er immediately clapped her hands and jumped up and applauded, that was where she was born, Cai'er naturally hoped that Taiwan would get better and better. And Empress Xiao is heart moved, Taiwan is where her son Yang Yun has lived for decades, why don't you take advantage of the free time now to go to the island for a walk? (To be continued.) )