The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son

At this time, the French envoy had arrived in Rotterdam.

Not only that, the Spanish messengers have arrived.

The fighting in the northern province suddenly stopped, and all the horses and horses faded away like a tide.

Peace is what people desire, but this sudden peace obviously makes all Dutch people feel extremely uncomfortable first.

The rationing system began to be gradually abolished.

The old market started to rebuild.

Those who have experienced a long battle have stood blankly on the streets full of broken walls, looking at everything in front of them, as if in a dream, feeling very unreal.

After six years of tragic war, people seem to have become strangers to peace.

So that a little noise still makes them nervous.

But soon, the soldiers of the First Army appeared on the street and began to maintain a new order.

Immediately afterwards ... Wang Xisuo issued many decrees and began to restore calm to the streets.

The original militia was completely disbanded.

And ... began to issue them severance currency.

Of course, this currency is still Daming Bao banknotes.

People looked at the piece of paper in their hands and felt real, but they looked funny.

Is this thing ... useful?

Fortunately ... the first batch of canned food has begun to appear on the market.

This is the supply of the fleet, if you land as the first batch of supplies.

And ... only treasure money is allowed to purchase.

In this way ... this is a piece of worthless paper, suddenly made people realize ... as if ... it is not worthless!

Canned food is actually not wonderful in the minds of sailors, it can even be said to be like pig food.

You know, they have eaten canned food for more than half a year at sea, and now they would rather bite brown bread like wood chips, and would never want to taste this canned bite.

Therefore ... a large number of cans began to be directly supplied to the northern province.

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When little Joseph was born, it was when the war in the northern province started.

In the past six years, he has ignorantly experienced this war that swept across the entire northern province, and every day of starvation due to the war!

Since his childhood ... his father rarely went home. In the northern province, his father and the Infantry revolved with the Spaniards in the lowlands. They had long been separated from the regular army. The Spaniards who ambushed nearby, as soon as the Spaniards attacked, they immediately retreated into the French jungle.

When his father returned home, little Joseph looked at his father. This thin, yellow-skinned man had a deep depression in his cheeks, bloodshot eyes, and a worn sheepskin scabbard around his waist The clothes are like cloth strips, and no traces of military uniforms have been found.

What caught his eye was that his father's thin body carried a bag with a pile of paper money in it, which was twenty-two grains of silver. In addition, it was some coal that was recovered.

He put the coal in the basin, first lit the igniter, then ignited the coal, and warmed it up!

The winter in Northern Province is really cold.

His father's face was indifferent. Like all veterans, he looked like a stranger.

It seems ... he has forgotten how to laugh.

At this time, my mother talked about the difficulties in the house over the years. All the things that can be sold have been sold. In order to supply the cannons in the army, there are almost no irons in the house. A stallion in the house was also requisitioned By the way, so far, the Governor ’s Mansion has no intention of paying back.

The father just listened silently, without a word.

Little Joseph leaned on the charcoal fire, lethargic and hungry again.

The mother found some vegetable soup and let him eat it.

At home ... there is no more food.

Winter has also arrived.

It seems that whether the war has passed, for Joseph, there is no difference!

In the early morning of the next day, my father left, still indifferent and silent, his dry lips, only a little on Joseph's forehead, and then he packed his things and went out.

As usual ... At this time, my mother was bitter again, and she began to complain.

How difficult the days are, men never care about the things in their homes, curse the winter this year, how cold. Or maybe, the vegetable soup of yesterday was heated, complaining that there was no ration, but I wondered what else to eat in the future.

Little Joseph clutched the blanket and was only drowsy. He was very hungry, but ... it seemed that he was born from his life. Although he was hungry, this was the most common day.

In the evening.

The wind outside, as usual, whine, blowing the broken chaimen!

Only today is obviously different from the normal day!

Suddenly, the door was pushed open!

When the mother got up, she was reluctant to light the lamp, but she heard her husband's voice.

Little Joseph didn't feel anything about his father, it seemed ... Father was just a term, he continued to curl up in the blanket and sleep!

In fact, less movement can save a little effort for him, and it seems that hunger can be much lighter!

Then, my father seemed to whisper something, and then the light turned on.

Before he could understand the situation, his father lifted Joseph out of the blanket.

This time when I came back, my father's face was much milder.

His shabby dress seemed to be a little different, and a red silk was tied to his arm, which was extraordinarily bright.

His father took Joseph and sat down by the charcoal fire. He said nothing. "Under the rule of the governor's house, a team of servants is needed. My old boss decided to let me go to the fast house and give two or two silver a month. "

With that said, he took out a glass can from the cloth bag he brought out this morning.

"This is bought on the market, thirty-seven copper coins."

Saying, there was a spitting rolling sound between his throats: "This is brought by our fleet, the fleet has defeated the pussian Spaniard ..."

He continued to mumble and said something vaguely understood by Joseph Jr .: "Now, the northern province is under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor, and we are now loyal to the emperor ..."

As he spoke, he twisted open the glass can with a dagger.

This time, Joseph, who was still drowsy, was up.

Because he smelled a strong smell of meat!

So, his eyes stared straight at the can.

His father's face like an iceberg seemed to melt a little at this moment, showing a smile.

Immediately after, his thick hand touched the messy head on the head of Little Joseph.

"This thing is called canned food ... it was supplied by His Majesty the Emperor."

Having said that, he took the iron spoon and gently scooped some on the top of the glass bottle. His father was covered with bloodshot eyes and stared at the dark things on the spoon!

My mother had come together and looked closely, as if guessing the ingredients of this food.

Father did not rush to eat, but carefully placed the spoon on the charcoal fire, it seemed that he hoped to warm the food in the spoon.

While looking at the contents of the spoon, he said with emotion: "It only took a few hours for His Majesty the Emperor to defeat the Spaniards and fight for eternal peace for us ..."

After the food on the spoon was warmed up, my father picked up the spoon and gently dipped the soup in the spoon between his fingers, and then put his finger in the mouth to **** it.

This is the first time this man has eaten canned food.

In the morning, he bought the canned food and kept it close to him. Even if he was hungry at noon and afternoon, he would not take it out.

He is used to hunger, and keeps these cans, he wants to take them home!

Now, even though my fingers are covered with some meat sauce and put in the mouth, the whole person ... seems to be crispy, and it seems that the whole person is warm!

Little Joseph gulped and swallowed the meat sauce in the spoon!

In this mouth ... a strange smell of meat, and the unique flavor of the sauce, suddenly let little Joseph as a whole be surrounded by preserves.

What he chewed in his mouth was ... beef ...

The beef's unique chewing strength, even Joseph Jr. dared not swallow, but chewed repeatedly in the root of the tooth.

Too ... too wonderful.

It seems that there has never been such a magical thing in the world, which can make Joseph feel the warmth in the world.

So ... the first spoon, the second spoon.

The whole family sat here, only the sound of chewing and swallowing.

Little Joseph felt the taste of happiness for the first time.

He looked at his father intimately. The father ate less, and he only liked to dip his fingers into the meat sauce entrance. The large pieces of beef in the can were sent to Joseph's mouth.

Halfway through the meal, little Joseph was feeling more and more hungry.

Suddenly, the spoon in his father's hand was a little unstable, and a few drops of meat sauce fell to the ground.

The mother wants to speak and wants to blame her husband.

Suddenly, the man who had always been indifferent on the face suddenly cried aloud, and tears fell from his bloodshot eyes, dripped into the charcoal fire, and made a rough voice.

The man sobbed and sobbed ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ the spoon in his hand trembled.

"Wang Xizuo ... Wang Xizuo's governor said ..." The man choked: "There will be no war anymore, no hunger anymore, this is ... this is His Majesty the Emperor ... to the northern province Guarantee ... No one will ever die in the gully ... we ... we ... "

Tears are like floods that open the gate, and they seem to never flow.

Little Joseph looked up, and he probably only understood that the emperor had assured him that he would have such canned foods in the future.

This is the most common night in the Port of Rotterdam. It is usually the same as the month and the weekdays. At this moment ... the stars are faint and they are in this most common chalet.

For those in the chalet, this is the most extraordinary day.

Little Joseph slept very sweetly this night, pouting even in dreams, the smell of meat still rippling in his mouth, this is the smell of happiness.

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On the last day of the month, it is not too much to ask for monthly tickets.