Datang: My father is the head bodyguard

(I’m not over fifty yet, it’s probably Monday, but it’s not mine anymore. This pit of my stomach is colder than the ice scum that has lasted for nine consecutive days.)

(Only one more chapter added today)

Affected by the cold air and low pressure, we encountered several storms and waves during the two-day voyage, but the ships were all offshore, so the impact was not significant.

Li Shimin nudged Yuchi Baoqi with his elbow: "Are we almost reaching Weihai? How long will it take to reach Weihai?"

Yuchi Baoqi was annoyed: "Can't you stop your desire to eat oysters?"

Yuchi Baoqi picked up the telescope and looked to the land side, and then looked at the map in his hand: "We are almost there. We can reach Weihai Rushan in less than half a day. Don't be unable to eat by then."

Li Shimin smacked his lips: "Okay, then I'll have to see if these oysters are so magical!"

Soon, the fleet docked at the pier in Weihai. Since the pier here is relatively small, they can only take their time one by one. Of course, Yuchi Baoqi and his party were the first to go ashore.

Queen Changsun's legs felt a little weak: "Hey, this place always feels unreal."

Li Shimin quickly held Empress Changsun's hand: "I will help you walk, just lean on me."

Li Lizhi flew directly onto Yuchi Baoqi's back: "Let's go, husband!"

The manager of Baoli Trading Company in Weihai is a very young manager. His face is clean and his clothes are upright.

"Meet Your Majesty the Queen, meet the Princess, Young Master."

Yuchi Baoqi waved his hand: "Just arrange a seafood meal. We will only make some supplies and then continue sailing to Bohai County."

The steward nodded and led the group directly to the Baoli Building here. Different from the Baoli Building in Chang'an, the decoration here is brighter.

Yuchi Baoqi looked at the hall of Baoli Tower filled with servants and maids, and a large table in the middle filled with all kinds of seafood.

"It's really hard for you. It's not easy to find so much seafood this season, isn't it?"

The steward nodded slightly: "It's not that difficult. We live near the sea and we have a lot of dry goods here to cope with the off-season."

Li Shimin sat down, picked up his chopsticks, and picked up a large shrimp for Empress Changsun: "I have never seen such a big shrimp. In the past, the Palace Food Bureau only made dried shrimps."

Yuchi Baoqi also sat down and wiped Li Lizhi's hands with the wet handkerchief on the side: "Seafood is best eaten along the coast. It is caught fresh and cooked on the spot."

Yuchi Baoqi took out a shrimp, dipped it in the seasoning and put it in Li Lizhi's bowl: "Try it."

Li Lizhi started directly, gnawing on a shrimp that was about the same size as her face plate, while using her hands to direct Yuchi Baoqi what she wanted to eat.

Li Shimin suddenly missed the winter wine in Gusu City, and smacked his lips for a moment: "I wish I had brought several jars of winter wine from Gusu City. It tastes good and is not intoxicating, and Li Zhi and your mother can also drink it."

Yuchi Baoqi looked at the steward, who shook his head: "The wines people here drink are all strong, and some think the Shao Daoji sold by the merchant store is not strong enough. Recently, the Qizhou Winery has released a new wine with 72 degrees. You have to try it." try?"

Li Shimin quickly waved his hand: "Forget it, don't make people drunk, just get something to drink."

Yuchi Baoqi took out the glass bottle of Happy Water from his arms: "Drink this, it's a good new thing."

Yuchi Baoqi helped Li Lizhi open the bottle. Li Lizhi looked at the dark happy water: "Husband, is this really drinkable?"

Yuchi Baoqi opened another bottle for Empress Changsun, handed it over, and then handed the opener and happy water to Li Shimin.

I just bit it with my teeth, tons, tons, tons, burp~ it felt so good!

Li Lizhi and Empress Changsun were still watching, but Li Shimin couldn't wait any longer. He opened the bottle and blew it to his mouth. Unfortunately, he wasn't Yuchi Baoqi, who was used to drinking.

All of a sudden, the breath went directly to his nose, and happy water spurted out from his mouth and nose. He was in a very embarrassed state for a while.

Queen Changsun quickly took a handkerchief and wiped it with Li Shimin, and Wang De was also helping to deal with it.

Wang De explained to Li Shimin while wiping it back: "Your Majesty, there is air in this black water. It is easy to choke if you drink it in a hurry. Please drink it slowly."

Li Shimin coughed twice: "You old dog, if you know so clearly, that boy must have tasted it for you secretly! You didn't tell me, really! I'll punish you with one year's salary, two years! I'm really angry to death. !”

Yuchi Baoqi patted his thigh: "Who told you that wild boars can't eat fine chaff? If you don't drink it so hard, you won't choke."

Li Lizhi took a sip and felt the bubbles popping in her mouth. It was sweet and indescribably delicious.

Empress Changsun also took a sip and her eyes lit up: "It's really good, but it's a bit too sweet. Maybe it's because I'm too old to drink something so sweet."

Li Shimin was a little scared, but he still mustered up the courage to take a big sip. Fortunately, he didn't spray this time.

"Yes, I like it very much! It just doesn't smell like alcohol, so it's almost boring."

Yuchi Baoqi took two scallops to eat: "When the hop flower cultivation in Anxi Protectorate and Jiannan Road reaches a large scale, we can make sparkling wine. It will be a perfect match with barbecue."

When the steward heard about the barbecue, he waved his hand, and soon someone brought the barbecue stove over, using the best smokeless fruit charcoal.

After a while, chicken wings, beef, mutton, chicken legs, and various internal organs were grilled and served, along with small pancakes, miso, and green onions.

Yuchi Baoqi rolled one for Li Lizhi first, following the Zibo BBQ method of later generations.

Li Lizhi's mouth was full and her cheeks bulged like a little hamster.

Li Shimin is considered to be elderly, and he likes to chat with people above his age. He especially likes to chat with strangers, so he started chatting with the manager.

"Looking at how young you are, you are now the district manager of Baoli Commercial Bank. You are young and promising."

The manager is neither humble nor overbearing: "Thank you for your majesty's compliments. Sun Yi deserves your majesty's praise."

Li Shimin just chatted awkwardly: "Guo Yi's Yi? What a name! How is the business of Baoli Trading Company in this Weihai subdivision?"

Manager Sun Yi recounted the treasures: "Most of the dried seafood products are sold to the Central Plains and other places, and then the goods are allocated from the head office to be sold here. In recent years, railways and cement roads have been overhauled. People have a lot of money in their hands, and their spending power has also improved a lot."

Li Shimin nodded: "Do you know what's going on over there in Qizhou? Maybe you can tell me about it?"

Sun Yi also answered whatever Li Shimin asked: "I heard from the caravan transporting goods that the roads in Qizhou City have been completely built, and they are all black and smoother than cement roads."

"Every household has been connected to electricity and has electric lights for lighting. The water plant has also been built. I heard that the next step will be to build it in all parts of Qilu, radiating all the surrounding towns and villages."

Yuchi Baoqi didn't expect Wei Tong to be so fast: "I really made a mistake. I thought it was a cow and horse, but it turned out to be a super cow and horse!"