On the dusty ancient road, several carriages moved forward slowly, Fang Yiai rode a horse and followed closely beside the carriage, constantly observing the surrounding scenery, and there were still a few days to return to Chang'an, so I had to take advantage of this time to go to Laizhou. Visit the second sister, and by the way, take Changle and Linglong to take a good look at the sea.

Fang Yiai knew that Changle didn't have many opportunities to see the sea, so he wanted to take this opportunity to let Changle experience the sea, that kind of broad, that kind of far.

Laizhou is a beautiful place, the land is close to the sea, there are mountains and rivers, and there are ships that sail through the sea.

Fang Meiyin waited for a long time and didn't see anyone to report, she couldn't help but be a little nervous, she looked at Zheng Renkai beside her, frowned and said, "Husband, I haven't come for so long, nothing will happen to Erlang, right?" ”

"Hehe, madam, don't worry about it, do you think Fang Jun is still the same leather boy a few years ago?" Zheng Renkai touched his short beard and comforted.

"No matter how he is, isn't he still my brother, in my eyes he will always be the leather monkey who steals chickens and dogs!" Fang Meiyin smiled lightly, although she knew that her second brother was now a general of Zuo Wuwei, but Fang Yiai was still the little brother who loved to get into trouble in her heart, and Fang Meiyin was happy when she thought of Chang'an City.

Laizhou City was finally coming, and Fang Yiai saw a group of people standing at the city gate from a distance, and he knew that the second sister Fang Meiyin had come out to pick him up.

Driving the horse forward, although Fang Yiai's memory did not remember Fang Meiyin's appearance, he could feel who Fang Meiyin was, and the feeling of blood dissolving in water could not be erased at any time.

"Second sister!" Fang Yiai dismounted and walked to Fang Meiyin and shouted lightly.

Fang Meiyin's lips moved, she held back the tears in her eyes, and slowly stretched out her hand to Fang Yiai's head, but at this time she realized that she couldn't reach the top of Fang Yiai's head. Fang Meiyin shook her head and said with tears in her eyes, "Brother, you have grown so tall!" ”

"That's what the eldest sister said, so every time she wants to pull my ears, I have to bend down!" Fang Yiai didn't know if it was good for the second sister to stay in Laizhou, but he knew that he was not very comfortable, and it was so difficult for his relatives to meet.

Looking at Fang Yiai's bent over, Fang Meiyin somehow had a feeling of being in a different world, it turned out that her second brother had really grown up, sensible, and stable, and no longer needed her as a sister to protect her. Fang Meiyin touched Fang Yiai's hair with a smile, and said with some emotion, "Your brother-in-law is right, brother, you have changed a lot, and my sister doesn't know you anymore." ”

"Second sister, where is this, isn't it your brother no matter how much it changes?" Fang Yiai scratched her head and smiled, "Besides, hasn't the second sister also changed?" ”

"Am I changing?" Fang Meiyin was stunned and very puzzled.

"Of course, haven't you noticed the second sister, you are getting better and better-looking, and you are getting younger and younger!" Fang Yiai said flamboyantly.

Fang Meiyin was really amused by Fang Yiai's mood a little relaxed, she smiled and patted Fang Yiai's arm, and said, "Poor mouth! ”

"What I said is true, I don't believe you ask your brother-in-law!" As soon as Fang Yiai pointed at Zheng Renkai, Zheng Renkai laughed awkwardly, and had to echo, "Yes, yes, madam, you are indeed getting younger and younger." ”

Fang Meiyin glanced at Zheng Renkai funny, pursed her lips and said happily, "Okay, husband, don't be difficult for yourself!" ”

Zheng Renkai touched his beard speechlessly, but he had no choice but that his beard was not long, so he could only pass the occasion.

With the support of Haitang, Changle also slowly got out of the carriage, and at this time, Zheng Renkai did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly walked over and respectfully bowed, "Weichen Laizhou Thorn History Zheng Renkai, see Her Royal Highness Princess Changle!" ”

"Lord Zheng, let's get rid of it!" Changle raised his hand and helped him, and after Zheng Renkai saluted, Fang Meiyin also planned to salute, at this time Changle hurriedly stopped Fang Meiyin, "I don't think it's better to do it, otherwise the second son will blame Changle for a while!" ”

Fang Meiyin smiled, it seems that this Princess Changle is quite virtuous, and her second brother is really blessed. At this time, Fang Yiai also gave Changle a grateful look, Changle smiled sweetly at Fang Yiai, and moved his mouth to make no sound, but the mouth-shaped Fang Yiai still understood, Changle was saying, "I want to see the sea!" ”

After settling down, the family banquet was inevitable, and the meal was very happy, but what made Fang Yiai speechless was that this second brother-in-law, Zheng Renkai, was too nerdy and didn't talk much, but when it came to shipbuilding, it was endless. It wasn't until this time that Fang Yiai knew that his second brother-in-law was also an official of the Laizhou shipbuilding envoy.

On the second day, Fang Yiai took the group of women who endured their curiosity and set off to Laizhou Port, took an official ship, and Fang Yiai's first trip to the sea began.

The difference between the sea in the Tang Dynasty and later generations is not too big, the difference is that at this time there is more nature and tranquility, and less of the noise of later generations.

The sea was very quiet, rippling wave after wave of gold in the sun, looking at the boundless sea at a glance, Changle had a feeling of insignificance for the first time. She leaned on the side of the boat to enjoy the slightly cool sea breeze, and said softly, "Second son, is there a side to this sea?" ”

"Of course, there is an end to everything in this world!"

"Then where is the other end of this sea?" Changle asked a little seriously.

"Who can say for sure, maybe it's a barren land, maybe it's a prosperous place, maybe someone at the other end is coming towards us!" Fang Yiai said with a smile.

"Second son, are you saying it's strange? I suddenly felt like I knew so little, so little! Changle shook his head and said with some self-deprecation.

"Changle, you should be happy, you feel this way because you know more, you have more questions!" Fang Yiai knew that Changle fell into a kind of doubt, this kind of doubt everyone will experience, that kind of confusion about the future, it is really contradictory.

"Maybe!"

"Hehe, don't you think it's strange when you look at the ship in the distance, why does it always slowly disappear in front of us? Why did the hull disappear first, and then the mast? Fang Yiai asked in a low voice, pointing to the boat that was fading away in the distance.

"Huh?" This time, not only Changle frowned, but even Linglong and the other girls were a little interested, but they didn't come up with a reason after thinking about it for a long time, Qianqian touched her chin and said unconfidently, "Why is this, do you know the second son?" ”

"How can I know, but I have a guess, do you think the place where we live will be round?"

"What?" As soon as he heard Fang Yiai's words, Tie Jin laughed without any scruples, and he said with a mouth full of big teeth, "Master, you're not mistaken, if this is round, then we can still stand?" ”

"You rammer, I'm just saying one of my thoughts, and besides, who said that round things can't stand? You know the eggs, I have a way to keep the eggs from falling! Fang Yiai pointed to Tie Jing is an education, but this time even Qin Hu and the others didn't believe it, Qin Hu touched his head and said with a bitter face, "Young master, can this egg stand?" If I want to say I can, I can do it, can't I just knock the egg, what's so difficult about this? ”

"Uncle Tiger, what you think is too simple, my method won't destroy the egg!" Fang Yiai smiled mysteriously.

Changle frowned and asked with a suspicious expression, "Second son, can you really let the egg stand still without destroying it?"

"Of course, I'm confident!" Fang Yiai's face was confident, telling jokes, if he couldn't even do this, then he would be in vain as a traverser.

After returning to the Thorn Mansion, the group studied the problem of eggs, and everyone took an egg to try to keep the egg from falling, but unfortunately the egg broke a lot, but the method was still not found. Looking at the pitiful eyes of Changle and the girls, Fang Yiai walked up to Changle with a smile, snatched the egg from Changle's hand and shook it, and then put it on the table. That's when something surprising happened, the egg didn't fall.

Qin Hu rubbed his eyes and said in disbelief, "Is this okay?" ”

"Hehe, it's as simple as that, it's just that you don't know how to do it!" Fang Yiai shrugged his shoulders and said pretending to be profound.

Changle looked at the egg standing on the table and said thoughtfully, "Could it be that the place where we live is really round?" ”

"Then it depends on Your Majesty, if he can organize a fleet to go all the way east from Datang, as long as the place where we live is round, then this fleet will be able to return to Datang one day!"

Changle smiled bitterly without confidence, "Second son, this is a method, but this method is too sensational, right?" ”

"The method is a bit stupid, but it is the most effective, okay, don't think about it, take a good rest, tomorrow we will go to the beach to catch some seafood and come back, haha!" Saying that, Fang Yiai left with a smile.

Fang Yiai didn't go back to sleep, but went to find Zheng Renkai, and after seeing Zheng Renkai, Fang Yiai said straight to the point, "Brother-in-law, why are all the boats I saw in Hong Kong today, don't we have that kind of double-sailed boat?" ”

"Twin sailboats? That is not easy to obtain, since the end of the Sui Dynasty, the double sail ship has been very rare, and now who in the DPRK and China will pay attention to the problem of ships? ”

"Brother-in-law, you should know that these boats can't travel far in the sea right now!" Fang Yiai said angrily.

"Hehe, Brother Jun, you don't know that it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to build that kind of double-sailed ship, and without the support of the court, even if I want to build it, I can't build it!"

Hearing Zheng Renkai say this, Fang Yiai suddenly lost his temper, and now there are really few people who look at the big sea, and there are really few big guys in the court who are willing to use the money in the treasury to build a big ship. Fang Yiai frowned, it seems that he has to find a way to fool some Li Shimin, the only way is to let Li Shimin see the benefits of opening up the sea, otherwise it can be said that he will not be able to move this unprofitable Emperor His Majesty.

(To be continued)