Chapter 270 Persuasion
After bidding farewell to Jiang Tangtang, Lu Shili went to Su's house and told her that he wanted to lead a team to go out to sea to open up overseas trade routes. As he expected, he was sternly rejected by Su's house.
Su suppressed her anger and said in a firm tone, "You are not going anywhere. Just stay in Lingnan and wait for the wedding."
Lu Shili advised gently, "Mother, the Lu family is now like walking on the edge of a cliff. If we are not careful, we may fall into the abyss. How can I care about the love between us?"
Su was unmoved and angrily said, "Who told you to be sentimental? I asked you to carry on the family line. This is your responsibility as a descendant of the Lu family. I don't care which vixen you have in your heart, you can't shirk your responsibility."
"Don't you have your eldest brother to carry on the family line? He and his wife are getting along very well now. Who knows, he might give you a few more grandchildren someday." Lu Shili said with a grin.
"Get your attitude right. Your brother is your brother, and you are you. Don't confuse people."
Su gritted her teeth and compromised, "If you really like the girl from the Cui family, I won't object to you taking her in as a concubine after you marry your wife. But with her character, I absolutely won't agree to her being your wife."
Lu Shili laughed out loud, "Mom, you misunderstood. I have no interest in the Cui family's wife."
Su looked at her son seriously. Although he still had a playful smile on his face, the look in his eyes didn't seem fake. "Then what are you doing? Why don't you want to get married?"
"Mother, do you think I asked to go to sea to avoid getting married?"
Su asked, "Why else?"
"Mother never thought about it. I really want to go to sea." Lu Shili carefully analyzed the current situation. "I know that my eldest brother and sister-in-law are powerful. The Emperor of the Great Zhou is incompetent and has long since run out of luck, but as the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. Our Lu family has to make more preparations. I believe that my sister-in-law is eager to recruit people to go to sea, and it's not just to open up trade routes."
Su's face turned serious. "You mean your sister-in-law organized a team to go out to sea, ostensibly for business, but actually wanted to find a way out for the Lu family? If it's a last resort..."
She couldn't say those unlucky words, but both people present understood what she meant.
Lu Shili said, "Mother, do I have to be the leader?"
Su knew her son was right, but as a mother, she only wanted her children to be safe and happy.
The Lu family already has a son who is living on the edge of a knife. How could she bear to let her youngest son go out to sea and face the unknown storms?
But the growth of her youngest son also made her happy. Her son has learned to consider the long-term situation, and she also
Su finally held back her tears and agreed, "So when are you planning to leave? At least after the New Year, right?"
Lu Shili nodded, "We still have to prepare. We have to wait until after the New Year before we leave."
"As for the matchmaking thing..." Mrs. Su was deeply afraid that her son would never come back, and she only regretted that she had not chosen a wife for him earlier.
"Mom, why don't we put the meeting aside for now? I don't know when I'll be back, so I don't want to delay the girl."
Su Shi could no longer hold back her tears, which poured down like heavy rain. "You little brat, what unlucky things are you saying? You're stabbing me in the heart!"
Lu Shili quickly complained: "Mom, I'm wrong. It's all my fault. Why don't you pick one and choose the one you like?"
Su was so angry that she cried even harder. "I'm choosing a wife for you, not for me. What's the point of choosing someone I like?"
"What should I do then?" Lu Shili secretly had a headache.
Su pressed the corner of her eyes with an embroidered handkerchief and said, "Or you can go and see it yourself."
Lu Shili immediately showed resistance, and Su had no choice but to compromise again, "Or you can tell me what kind you like, and I'll help you pick it out and try it out."
Lu Shili couldn't think of what kind of woman he liked. He had obeyed his parents and got engaged to Cui Yueling. At that age, he did have some beautiful fantasies about Cui Yueling.
But later, she shattered all his fantasies with her own hands. From then on, he never thought about those useless things again.
If he had to marry in this life, he would marry a smart and beautiful woman like his sister-in-law.
But as for my sister-in-law's beauty, I'm afraid there is no one else in the world. As for my sister-in-law's intelligence, I'm afraid there is no one in the world.
He shook his head, throwing away the messy thoughts in his head, "What Mom likes, must be what I like. Mom, you decide!"
Finally convincing his mother, he no longer had the patience to stay here any longer. His mind was already focused on preparing to go out to sea.
He wanted to select the people himself and try to give them special training before they set off.
In addition, there are weapons, food, etc. needed for going to sea.
He has to be prepared for everything.
Looking at his son's departing back, Su was also helpless.
She wiped away her tears and put all her enthusiasm into the flower banquet.
I just hope I can pick one that my son likes, so that he will have something to worry about and can return safely from the sea.
If my son is willing to get married before going to sea, it would be best to leave some bloodline.
After Lu Shili decided to lead the team out to sea, the decision on how to select talents was fully handed over to him.
Jiang Tangtang felt a lot more relaxed now that she had one less thing to worry about.
However, I was thinking about an article I read by chance before, which said that in the 14th century, the crews of the fleets led by Magellan and Columbus died of sepsis because they could not eat fresh food for a long time and could not replenish vitamin C in time.
She decided to do her best to prepare some food for them.
As far as she knows, the crew members of Zheng He's voyages to the West were able to supplement vitamin C because they brought beans and tea leaves on the ship.
Soaking beans and sprouting them can replenish vitamins and other trace elements in time. Green tea also contains vitamin C after soaking.
Jiang Tangtang planned to prepare more tea and beans.
However, in addition to ordinary beans and tea leaves, she also plans to use her space to prepare some tea leaves and beans that contain spiritual energy.
After she opened up her meridians, she discovered that the spiritual energy in the space only helped ordinary people maintain and strengthen their bodies, but for those with internal strength, it had a miraculous effect in increasing their skills.
Jiang Tangtang is never stingy with those who work for her.
He immediately began searching for green tea trees, intending to transplant some into the space. Plants in the space grew quickly, so by the time Lu Shili set out, there should be quite a few already.
As for beans, she had grown them in space before.
However, the crops she planted the most in the past were soybeans and black beans, mainly to improve her life.
She likes to drink soy milk.
The soy milk made from the beans grown in the space is particularly delicious.
But when it comes to sprouting bean sprouts, she thinks mung bean sprouts taste better and she personally prefers them.
The conditions on the boat were harsh, so she planned to prepare some of each kind of beans.
It was not popular for people in this era to eat pea sprouts, but the pea sprouts sold in supermarkets in later generations were actually quite delicious.
She plans to popularize this information to the chefs when the time comes.
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