Chapter 711: It's All the Baby's Fault
"Then let's compete for lobster! The lobsters caught, we make garlic gratin and grilled lobster to eat! I also like to eat a lot of seafood, especially sea crabs, at this time the sea crabs are the fattest, but unfortunately there is a small one in the stomach, so I can't eat more. ”
Yu Xiaocao touched her little belly and secretly said to the little bean sprouts inside: Baby, my mother has made such a big sacrifice for you, and I will be filial to my mother in the future!
Since learning that she was pregnant, her man instantly turned into an old mother. This can't be eaten, it can't be touched, and it can be strictly controlled. Crabs are cold, in the autumn when there is a lot of fat and yellow, with pregnant grass, I can only watch others eat crabs, and I can't even eat more crab roe soup dumplings, and I suddenly feel so pitiful.
It is said to be sea fishing, but in fact, it is just to pass the time. On a fast-moving ship, how stupid do you have to be to take the bait? Therefore, when it was time for lunch, several people still returned in vain. Xiaocao looked at the lackluster lunch, and although he was hungry but had no appetite, Xiao Butianshi sighed, changed his body of water, and jumped off the warship despite the resistance of the people on board.
"Uh...... Sister Xiaocao, this younger brother you recognize, how is the water nature, there will be no accidents, right? Also, do you want to stop the boat and wait for him? Zhao Han asked with some concern.
Ever since the little mending stone appeared in the form of a teenager, Xiaocao has declared to the outside world that he is the godbrother he recognizes. also said that he was his savior, if he hadn't appeared in time to stop the rebellious actions of the previous dynasty, she would probably not have been able to wait for King Xu's rescue, and she would have died. Therefore, the people around her are full of gratitude and respect for this young man named "Yuan Zi". Especially Wutong, he almost didn't offer him three incense sticks a day.
Love the house and Wu, Zhao Han's concern for Xiao Mending Tianshi is also aimed at him being Xiaocao's life-saving benefactor.
Yu Xiaocao leaned on the side of the boat, looking at the sea intently, but her expression was not worried, but an indescribable excitement. Oh also, the little mending stone will not return empty-handed, she has a mouthful, big lobster, sea crab, sea fish...... Let's wash it up and wait to be sent to this girl's table!
Since she was pregnant with a baby, Yu Xiaocao felt that she had become hypocritical. In the past, even if I encountered a dish I didn't like, I could barely eat a few bites. Now, without saying anything at all, if anyone persuades her to take a bite on the grounds that it is good for the child and her body, she will lose her temper. Similarly, if she wants to eat, if she doesn't eat it in her mouth, she will suddenly lose her appetite, even if her stomach is rebelling, and she is hungry and weak, she will not move her chopsticks.
She still refused to admit that she was squeamish and hypocritical, but complained to her own man, and pushed the reason for her picky mouth to the baby in her belly, saying that it was the little bean sprout that was hypocritical. The poor little guy, before he was born, took the blame for his mother.
Who is the Little Mending Stone? She didn't have to wait long before she came back with a basket full of seafood. In addition to the lobster, which is more than a foot long, there are also top-quality sea cucumbers and abalone, and some delicious seafood that can be eaten by pregnant women.
Zhao Han and Su Ran, although they were surprised that he had brought so much spicy seafood in such a short period of time, the quality was still the best. However, I just thought that he had excellent water quality, and there were more abundant aquatic products nearby. Even if a few people have doubts, because he is the princess's godbrother, he didn't bother much.
Although she missed the lunch meal, Yu Xiaocao faced a table of seafood and was extremely satisfied: grilled lobster with garlic, steamed treasure fish, sea cucumber keel soup, abalone in oyster sauce, baked rice with crab meat and salted egg, grilled cod steak......
Zhu Junyang inquired, except for crabs, which can not be eaten more, other seafood is still good for pregnant women. So he let her eat a round belly.
However, Yu Xiaocao's taste is not static. After eating a seafood meal for a few days in a row, I suddenly wanted to eat vegetables again. It is already the cold winter season, and the further north the ship goes, the cooler the temperature becomes, and not all state capitals can buy vegetables in greenhouses. Therefore, Xiaocao's preference for vegetables has made everyone turn their backs. Fresh vegetables in winter are harder to get than seafood, okay?
Fortunately, the child in the grass belly does not pick the type of vegetables (she insists that the baby picks her mouth, and everyone pinched her nose to admit it). Seasonal spinach, leeks, radish, cabbage, potatoes, etc., as long as they are cooked properly, they can be eaten with relish.
With the speed of the most sophisticated warship of the Jinwei Naval Division, it would not take seven or eight days to reach Tanggu Port, but this journey took nearly half a month. There is no way, in order to cope with Yu Xiaocao's tricky appetite, every time she arrives at a port, she has to dock and repair, and purchase a large number of various foods, so as not to be blind when this aunt suddenly wants to eat something.
Just when several men were exhausted by her, Tanggu Port was in sight. Zhu Junyang, Su Ran, and Zhao Han breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
Perhaps afraid of the fierceness of the Jinwei Navy Division and the sophistication of the warship, except for someone who is more tormented, this road is also stable. As soon as the warship docked, Liuzi received the news, and with a few capable men, he greeted them and personally helped Xiaocao and them carry their luggage.
Among them, there is Yu Heizi, who is barely a cousin of Xiaocao. Since the Zhang family followed the youngest son to Fucheng, the eldest son's family who was "abandoned", the Li family is greedy and lazy, always cheating and slippery in work, Yu Dashan is incompetent, and the family is supported by Yu Heizi alone.
On the port, the sixth brother took good care of him because of Xiaocao. In addition, he can endure hardships and his mind is quite dexterous, and he has gradually become the right-hand man of the sixth brother, and his monthly income is not bad. He bought a house near the port and was introduced to a modest-looking, hard-working and capable daughter-in-law.
With his parents, they are not very old and in good health, and he gives them five taels of silver a month for living expenses. Li also wants to move in with his son and daughter-in-law, and he also wants to keep his son's monthly money in his hands. Yu Heizi is not a foolish person, he knows what kind of person his mother is, and gave his mother two choices, or she will continue to make trouble, so that there is no affection between mother and son, and he will leave it alone. Either go back to Dongshan Village honestly and give them five taels of silver a month to honor them.
The Li family is such a son, and he is still a little afraid that his son will really turn his face and ignore them. Besides, in Dongshan Village, many families may not be able to earn five taels of silver for a month after working tirelessly, so they agreed.
There are virtuous helpers at home to clean up properly, and Yu Heizi's work at the port is getting smoother and smoother, and his small life is quite good. Early this morning, Yu Heizi, who was supervising the port, immediately ran to find the sixth brother as soon as he heard that the ship that picked up Lord Qincha was about to dock.
After Yu Heizi opened his mind, he was closer to his second uncle's family, and he would visit with gifts during the New Year's holidays. He naturally knew that the youngest daughter of the second uncle's family was an official in the court, and her official position was higher than that of the second uncle, and she married King Xu and became a princess, and went to Jinling on an errand as a minister. The emperor also personally sent a sailor to pick her up, which shows how much attention he attaches to her.
When the sixth brother got the news, he naturally didn't dare to slack off. Not to mention that the entire Tang Dynasty is the fief of King Xu, just to say that Princess Xu, although she is from an ordinary background, she has the ability. Besides, the reason why his six sons were able to monopolize all loading and unloading in the port is because of Princess Xu's guidance and inspiration back then. She returned with glory, and the sixth brother naturally didn't dare to slack off. Besides, going to Lord Qincha, brushing his sense of existence in front of Princess Xu of the Waijia family will only be good for him, and there will be no harm to him.
"Huh? Sixth brother? Brother Kuroko? Foreman Sun? How are you? When Xiaocao, like Lafayette, was mixed with his own man and Sycamore one by one and walked off the boat, he saw a few familiar faces and immediately felt cordial.
As soon as the sixth brother heard the princess's name for him, he came down in a cold sweat, and immediately said in fear: "My lord...... Niangniang, the youngest sixth son, please say hello to the prince and princess! ”
"Little Yu Heizi, please ...... to the princess and princess."
"Little Sun Youwei ......"
Zhu Junyang pouted unhappily when he saw his daughter-in-law, and hurriedly said to the crowd of hulala kneeling: "Okay, get up!" ”
Then he said to his little daughter-in-law in a deliberative tone: "Are you hungry?" Why don't we go to the Zhenyu Mansion to deal with lunch first, and then go back to the other courtyard for dinner? ”
Tanggu Port has developed more prosperous than Tanggu in recent years, and there are four or five large restaurants alone. However, when it comes to taste and environment, it is still the best on the table.
"Good! At noon, go to Zhen Yu Lou to eat roast chicken and roast duck! "Although Jinling also has a branch of Zhen Yulou, after all, it has to adapt to the taste of southerners, and the original taste of roast chicken and roast duck has changed. Therefore, when I was in Jinling, Xiaocao ate sauce duck and osmanthus duck more, and after tasting roast chicken and roast duck once, I rarely touched it again. I have been there for more than half a year, and I still miss the taste of roast chicken and roast duck in the north!
Yu Xiaocao took a few steps forward, turned his head and said to Liuzi and Yu Heizi who were standing on the side: "You guys come along, I want to hear about the port here." ”
After getting off the boat, they walked the way to the Zhenyu Building. Seeing the greatly changed port, remembering the simplicity and simplicity of the old wharf where she had just worn, and then looking at the bustling port like a city, Xiaocao was deeply touched.
At the beginning, in order to survive, she used the lo-mei recipe from her previous life to marinate the cheap ingredients such as pig's head and pig's water, and sold them on the dock for a penny. These men, who run their lives on the docks, became her main customers. At the beginning, my brother and uncle screamed, and even if she wanted to keep her original title, the other party would be honestly afraid. There is respect, but there is not enough intimacy. After her identity changed, she was destined to lose a lot of things, including the original warm feeling.
The changes in the port told by Liuzi and Yu Heizi and some strange stories, Yu Xiaocao listened to them with relish. Before you know it, the treasure house has arrived.
The shopkeeper of Zhenyulou, who got the news in advance, stood in front of the door of the restaurant, and under the envious eyes of the other restaurant shopkeepers who heard the news, he greeted King Xu, Princess Xu and General Manager Su.