After leaving the port of Guangzhou, the European went all the way to the south, passing through Qiongzhou, deep-water ports and other places along the way, Zhao Yan had been to these places several times before, but most of these places were still very simple ports at that time, but decades have passed, these places have become important ports from the Great Song Dynasty to the South Seas, with the advantage of sea trade, these ports are also developing very fast, and some particularly prosperous ports, such as deep-water ports and other places, are not much worse than Guangzhou Port, The only thing that can't compare to Guangzhou Port is the historical heritage, which can only be made up for slowly by time.

Zhao Yan is revisiting the old place, but Cao Ying and they are all coming for the first time, especially Zhao Yan's younger children, many of them were born after Zhao Yan returned to Tokyo from Guangzhou, so many people have not been to sea until now, so when they just boarded the European, these children are also very excited, compared to the previous sailboat, the European steamship has been specially designed and has excellent stability on the sea, which also makes many little guys not seasick when they take the boat for the first time. Instead, they ran around the deck excitedly.

Zhao Yan accompanied Cao Ying and others to sit on the deck at the bow of the boat to drink tea and chat, enjoying the leisurely time at sea, but at this moment, suddenly saw a leather ball on the deck rolling over, and then a big dog that was already a little old ran over to hold the ball, and then quickly turned around and sent the ball to a woman who followed behind, seeing this, Zhao Yan couldn't help but smile and said: "Little bean sprouts, the little meat cube looks in good spirits, it seems that it likes to go to sea very much, don't worry too much." ”

The woman who held the ball was Zhao Yan's former personal maid Xiaodou Sprouts, but more than 20 years have passed, Xiao Dou Sprouts has also become a mature woman, and she is Cao Ying's maid who married her, and she is naturally Zhao Yan's concubine. In fact, she and Mi Xue have already had a relationship with Zhao Yan, and they have also given birth to many children, as for the big dog, it is the little meat Ding that Zhao Yan rescued at the beginning, it is a mixed breed dog of Tibetan mastiff and earth dog, and has been taken care of by little bean sprouts, but this dog is too old. In fact, its lifespan has reached the limit of dogs, and some time ago there was a serious illness, for which the little bean sprouts have been very worried.

"Husband, although the spirit of the little meat is good, its movements are much slower than before, and the amount of food is much less, I am really worried about its body." Little Bean Sprouts said sullenly at this time, with her current age and identity, in fact, it is a little inappropriate to call her Little Bean Sprouts again. In fact, Xiaodou Sprouts was originally surnamed Dou, so everyone in the palace called her Mrs. Dou, but Zhao Yan still likes to call her Xiao Dou Sprouts, which is also the exclusive title of Zhao Yan and Cao Ying.

"Don't worry, as far as I know, hybrid dogs generally have a longer lifespan, and the little meat cube has been nutritious since childhood, so it must live longer than the average dog. And the spirit of the little meat cube is so good these days, so it shouldn't be sick again. Zhao Yan smiled and comforted. But having said that, he also knows that the lifespan of a dog is generally about ten years, of course, it may be longer, but generally twenty years is already the limit of a dog, and now the little meat can live for more than 20 years, and if it is placed in the future generations, it can even be listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.

In addition, Zhao Yan also inquired with the veterinarian in private. Knowing that dogs are usually energetic, even when they are old, they often run around and are very agile, but when their movements start to slow down, it also means that their lives are coming to an end. And this process will be very short, with the current state of Xiao Rouding, it is estimated that it will not work soon, of course, he will definitely not tell Xiao Bean Sprouts the truth, otherwise she will definitely be very sad during this time.

Little bean sprouts have a blind admiration for Zhao Yan, and now when they hear Zhao Yan say this, they finally let go of the worries in their hearts, but at this time, Xiao Rouding seemed to understand something, walked to Zhao Yan's feet, and then rubbed Zhao Yan's legs with his big head, and looked up at him, a pair of eyes that were already a little cloudy were also full of attachment.

It is said that people are old and fine, and so are dogs, it is estimated that at this time, Xiao Rouding also felt that his life was short, so he was also very attached to Zhao Yan during this time, speaking of which, although Xiao Rouding was usually taken care of by Xiao Dou Sprouts, it was closer to Zhao Yan, because it never forgot that it was Zhao Yan who saved it from the brink of death.

Looking at the little meat dice's eyes full of attachment, Zhao Yan couldn't help sighing, and asked people to bring some minced meat to feed it at the moment, originally the little meat Ding liked to eat lumps of mutton the most, but now that he is older, he can't bite large pieces of meat, and he can only eat some minced meat or drink some meat porridge.

Although the little meat ding was old and had no appetite, he still lowered his head and ate the minced meat that Zhao Yan fed, and then Zhao Yan poured some water into the palm of his hand, and the little meat still licked it clean, which made Zhao Yan pat his head happily. Little Bean Sprouts was also very happy to see that Little Meat had eaten so much, and picked up the ball and continued to tease Little Meat Cube, so that it could exercise more.

Looking at the figure of the little bean sprouts and the little meat cube playing, Cao Ying suddenly said: "Husband, I think the little meat cube seems to be dying, why don't you put it in the house, so that when we come back, it may have been dead for a long time, and the little bean sprouts may not be so sad." ”

"Don't you know the character of the little bean sprouts, if we leave the little meat cube at home, she will definitely be more sad when she comes back, so it is better to take it with you, and although the little meat cube is a dog, it also has feelings, and in the last years of its life, it must also want us to be by its side!" Zhao Yan looked at the figure of the little meat ding not far away, and there was some sadness and helplessness at the moment, since the crossing, the little meat ding has been by his side, although it is not a person, but Zhao Yan's feelings for it are very deep, but unfortunately now the life of the little meat has come to an end, which makes Zhao Yan also have a feeling of emptiness, as if he has lost something important.

Seeing the expression on Zhao Yan's face, Cao Ying, Xue Ning'er and the others glanced at each other, and they all understood what Zhao Yan was thinking at this time, and at that moment, they saw Cao Ying reach out and hold Zhao Yan's hand and whispered: "Husband, don't be too sad, even if the little meat is gone, we will still be by your side!" ”

Feeling the temperature of Cao Ying's palm, Zhao Yan looked at the concerned eyes of Xue Ning'er and others next to him, and felt a warmth in his heart at the moment, saying that it is enough to have a confidant in life, and he already has more than one confidant by his side, and he has no regrets in this life. (To be continued.) )