At dawn, when the rooster crowed in the distance, the people who had been busy the whole night finally started to pack up and go home. The unfinished food had to be packed up and brought home. Otherwise, who would eat the leftover food?
Many of the officials who came to Hibiscus Garden were already sleepy, but they forced themselves to stay awake. On the other hand, the commoners were still full of energy and were reluctant to end the evening party. The young men and women who had just met and chatted well with each other had eyes full of melancholy and expectation. They wanted to open their mouths and say something to each other, but they held back.
But no matter what, there was no such thing as a banquet that lasted forever. The crowd gradually dispersed, and some people kept looking back. Although there was still a banquet on the 15th, it was definitely not the turn of those who had participated in the evening party on the 30th.
"Gone, gone, gone." Xiao Hong, who had just learned to speak for less than three months, was being carried by a maid. Her little finger pointed at the leaving crowd and spoke incoherently.
After crying, she watched the program and wanted to learn how to speak and sing. After a while, she also wanted to watch others eat. She also wanted to eat meat skewers sprinkled with chili powder. She held them in her hands and stuffed them into her mouth. She chewed them with her pitiful little teeth and spat them out. It was so spicy that she cried. She chopped a small piece of fatty meat without chili powder and put it in her mouth. Only then did she reveal a happy smile.
Li Longji, who also didn't persist to the end, saw Xiao Hong's appearance and said to Zhang Xiaobao, who was still in good spirits, "Xiao Hong is also quite pitiful. If she didn't meet Xiaobei and the others, what would she be like?"
"She would be less than the current 4,000 Baby Candy House chain stores." Zhang Xiaobao's irrelevant answer diluted the sadness in Li Longji's heart. He meant to tell him that he didn't need to worry anymore. Xiaobei and the others had already taken on the responsibility of the survival of the children in Tang Dynasty.
"Yes, yes. When you give others happiness, you are also happy, except when you are cheated. For example, I am happy." Li Longji was still thinking about how he fell into the trap last night.
"Boa." Xiao Hong, who heard the noise, reached out her chubby little hand and called out to Li Longji.
Li Longji knew that she was calling him 'uncle', so he happily reached out to take it and carefully planted a kiss on her cheek. If he wasn't careful, he might accidentally knock off her fake ear.
Xiao Hong was not big enough now, so her ears were fixed with a rope. When she was big enough, she could punch holes around her ears and wear them like earrings.
Being hugged by Li Longji, Xiao Hong was delighted. She stretched out her hand to grab Li Longji's beard and smiled.
"I heard you crying just a moment ago, but now you're smiling. Xiao Bao, don't you think it's fun?" Li Longji tilted his head and asked Zhang Xiaobao, who was staring at Xiao Hong.
Zhang Xiaobao smiled and said: "Yes, when we were young, we cried and laughed. When we grew up, we laughed and laughed and cried. We are all in the mortal world."
"Xiao Bao, why do you think people cry?" Li Longji suddenly asked.
"It's probably for a better smile." Zhang Xiaobao gave the answer.
"We understand. If I ask you again why people laugh, you will say that it's for the sake of crying in the future, right?" Li Longji said helplessly.
"Your Majesty is wise." Zhang Xiaobao praised the emperor with a serious expression.
Li Longji didn't want to bother with the liar Zhang Xiaobao anymore. He carried Xiao Hong and said that he was going to make porridge for her before strolling away.
At this time, Wang Juan came over and said to Zhang Xiaobao: "Why didn't you tell him that people cry because they want to vent their emotions?"
"Venting emotions is a function, not the source. How would I know? The knowledge that we have access to is still unclear. It's like asking how the universe and the origin of mankind came about. If I could explain it, I would be a god. Amitabha, Allah. "
Zhang Xiaobao made a cross in front of him.
"You've already stepped on God. You're better than God. Come, let's go home. Xiao Bei and the others are still asleep. We have to get someone to carry them back. Let's go back and take a nap."
Wang Juan rubbed her face with her hands and walked towards the parking lot.
Zhang Xiaobao followed behind her and even looked at the soles of his shoes. He wondered: "Could it be that God exists in a two-dimensional space? I'm stepping on my shadow. "
"You can't step on shadows. They always float on the surface. As long as there's light, hurry up and walk. Can you see science from looking at the soles of your shoes? Do you have anti-skid patterns? "Wang Juan urged.
"Okay, this shows that God is in the shadow. Because God said that there must be light. A world without God is really pitiful. They don't have shadows." Zhang Xiaobao chased after her.
*****
The days of the New Year were hectic and tiring. They smiled at everyone they saw, and smiling too much was also a burden. The stewards kept arranging the gifts. They gave an electric heater to one family, an electric fan to another, and two flashlights to Uncle Wang, who worked the night watch at night.
They gave light bulbs to make it easier for the children to study. When they found that they didn't have wires, they hurriedly set up poles and gave them electric meters. Then they started to pay the electricity bill. The electricity meter was slow and fast, and it was torturous.
In addition to giving gifts, they also received gifts. Minister Wang of the Ministry of Revenue sent a writing brush. There was no ink, so they didn't know what it meant. Was it to write off the past or to keep it in mind? It all made sense.
"So stingy. Minister of Revenue? What's the hair on the writing brush? No matter how I look at it, it looks like pig's hair. It's just right for the door paint. Let's give it to our sister Xiao Zhu. She should also try oil painting. "Zhang Xiaobao touched the hair on the writing brush and said with a crooked mouth.
"What nonsense are you talking about? This is his grandson's fetus writing brush. It was made by our shop. There are six in total. He sent one." Wang Juan rolled her eyes at Zhang Xiaobao.
Zhang Xiaobao was surprised. "His child is born? That's fast. "
"Premature birth. Caesarean section. It was done in the medical school. He didn't even go to the hospital. That's why people say that it's good to be a high official. The deputy director personally performed the operation. Mother and child are safe. If it was in the past, the child would have died.
Wang Juan told Zhang Xiaobao about the child. It was unknown whether she was lamenting the privilege of being an official or praising her family for establishing the medical school.
Zhang Xiaobao finally understood what Wang Bei meant. Without Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Bei, there would be no medical school. Without the medical school, there would be no child. Therefore, he accepted the favor of sending a fetus writing brush over.
"That's too much merit. How many people has the medical school saved? It seems that I can't let my sister continue to paint oil paintings. Let's paint gouache. It's easier to clean the brush with gouache than with paint. Draw a pair of angels according to our appearance. They have wings on their backs, halos on their heads, and sticks in their hands. If anyone disagrees, we'll hit them hard on the head.
Let's give them royal jelly in return. The best royal jelly in the world is produced in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. In order to give the bees more choices, we planted many flowers in Lu Zhou that were moved from other places. Although some died because they couldn't adapt to the climate. "
Zhang Xiaobao decided to give the child and mother something good to eat.
When Wang Juan heard Zhang Xiaobao's words, she sighed and asked, "Where is the best honey in the world? Do you know Turkey and Yemen? "
"Now that you mention it, I remember. Yemen Province and Turkey Province have the best honey production in our country …"
"Don't you have any shame?" Wang Juan interrupted Zhang Xiaobao.
"Alright, I admit that I'm biting off more than I can chew. It's too difficult to go to Turkey by land. If we go by sea, the canal between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea hasn't been opened yet. We'll have to take a long detour. Let's be more practical and choose Yemen. We'll just take a boat to the Gulf of Aden.
But I promise that our son and daughter will be able to eat the honey of Turkey Province. They can also swim in the river that plays the Mantuo Bell for me in the province to the west of Tang. "
Zhang Xiaobao was planning for the future without blushing at all.
Wang Juan really didn't know what to say. She could only agree helplessly, "I'll wait for you to occupy the Rhine River. We'll go swimming when we have nothing to do."
*****
The Spring Festival only ended after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Everyone went back to work, worked, and taught privately. As for the Dragon Raises Its Head on the second day of the second lunar month, those who had the time to do some small scale entertainment was enough.
At the end of the second lunar month, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan packed their luggage and prepared to leave. This year, the upper reaches of the Yellow River had already melted. The place where the word 'a' was formed was still a little icy and very dangerous. If it was in the past, the local people would have evacuated. If they didn't leave now, they would be drowned by the flood.
But now, when the local people saw that the ice had not melted and the icy water was rushing down from the upper reaches, they were as happy as if they were celebrating a festival. This was because the artillery of Tang was about to fire. Using artillery shells to smash the ice was the best method. The efficiency was a hundred times higher than directly drilling holes in the ice.
The latter required a lot of gunpowder. Also, the people drilling holes were also dangerous. The ice surface was too big and the ice layer was too thick. The kinetic energy of a fixed-point explosion was obviously not enough. Thus, using artillery was the best method.
Standing outside the warning line, the people watched the artillery fire fly past and listened to the sounds. They felt that it was much more enjoyable than setting off firecrackers. The ground shook along with it. The little boys looked at the artillery with admiration. However, they couldn't get close to touch the artillery. This thing was much more powerful than the bows and arrows they made. If they could get one and carry it with them, Tian Laoqi's dog next to the school would no longer be a threat.
When the ice on the Yellow River flowed away, Zhang Xiaobao and the rest also set off against the current.
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