The time of the bombardment was getting closer and closer. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, who were staying in Yizhou, seemed to be more leisurely.
Zhang Xiaobao patiently made mutton soup and shumai for his younger siblings in the morning, along with cold dishes made of mutton tripe and mutton liver. His younger siblings were stunned when they saw this.
"Brother, we're going to war." Xiaobei ate a shumai. Her mouth was full of oil, and she reminded her brother in a muffled voice.
"Yes." Zhang Xiaobao wiped his sister's mouth with a napkin. Then he took out a mutton bone from the pot, cracked it, and put the bone marrow on Xiaobei's plate. While cracking the bone marrow for the other eight little guys, he said, "That's why you have to let others feel your ease and confidence."
"Then why does my sister look so serious?" Xiaobei sprinkled some bamboo salt on the bone marrow and waited for her brother's answer.
"Because your sister is a soldier. Soldiers have solemnity and iron blood as their foundation. I'm a schemer, so I pretend to be calm and collected. These two performances give others the same feeling, which is' steady '. They say that the army is approaching, but your sister needs to let others know that she will hold on until the last moment. As for me, I want to let others feel less nervous. "
Zhang Xiaobao said the two different performances with a smile.
"What about actually?" Xiaobei still asked.
"In fact, your sister and I are very afraid. But we are afraid that we can't solve the problem. Since we chose this position, we have to bear the responsibility of this position. If everyone in the Tang Empire can bear their own responsibilities, the Tang Empire will be invincible. "
Zhang Xiaobao was very fast. In just a few words, he had already finished cracking the bone marrow for each little guy.
Xiaobei stared at the bone marrow on her plate. She was very confused and murmured, "What responsibility should I bear?"
"You need to think about it yourself. Even if I tell you directly, you may not agree. Eat, or it will get cold. "After Zhang Xiaobao finished speaking, he drank a mouthful of mutton soup, smacked his lips, and poured pepper into the bowl.
"In the future, I won't ask anything when we eat. The more I ask, the more I think. The food won't taste good." Xiao Bei was very good at self-analysis. After eating the bone marrow, he realized that he was missing the process of carefully tasting it.
The other eight little fellows heard Xiao Bei's words and realized that they were the same. They all began to adjust their mentality and put their attention on the food in front of them.
Wang Juan pursed her lips and smiled at the side. She liked to see Zhang Xiaobao at this moment the most, teaching his younger brother and sister in a silent way. Even the action of tapping the bone marrow and the tone of voice when he spoke required great effort from Zhang Xiaobao to control it. However, his performance was just as he had said just now, calm and collected.
In her eyes, at this moment, Zhang Xiaobao was the most handsome, even more handsome than when he was scheming.
After dinner, Zhang Xiaobao said to his brothers and sisters, "I'll go with your sister to analyze the information. You guys can play by yourselves. You can go out, but you're not allowed to leave Yizhou City. There are many spies in the city, so you don't have to worry about someone suddenly rushing out and hurting you."
While waiting for Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to go to another room, Xiao Bei whispered, "Okay, we definitely won't put ourselves in a dangerous place."
After a while, the nine little fellows finished eating the fruits after dinner. They looked at each other and didn't know what to do.
"Can I ask what our responsibilities are?" Lil 'Bei brought up the matter again.
"It's to build the Tang Empire, right?" Xiao Yuan said uncertainly.
"Why don't you say to save the building from collapse?" Xiao Bei was obviously not satisfied with this answer.
Xiao Hai wiped his mouth and said, "Let's go. Our responsibility is to have fun and grow strong. We'll put on some disguises and see what fun things there are in Yizhou City."
Xiao Bei thought for a moment and nodded. "I think so too. Brother and sister don't need us to do anything earth-shattering. Just like when we taught Pan 'er and Xiao Yuan when they were young, we'll be happy to see them smile."
Therefore, they, who had put on some disguises, went outside under the protection of a few people who had also put on some disguises. They took on their own responsibilities and played.
Yizhou was a famous place, and its bustling scenery was only slightly inferior to the capital, Chang 'an. The difference between Chang' an and Chang 'an was that its climate and environment had determined its uniqueness. The blowing wind was less fishy than Lu Zhou's, but more gentle than Chang' an's.
Similarly, the rising and falling voices of hawkers were soaked in the bustling hustle and bustle.
"There are so many bamboo products, just like the ones in Hangzhou. Look at this little bamboo building, it's actually carved, not woven. Big brother, how much is it?"
Xiao Bei came to a stall with dozens of bamboo carvings, looking at the little building that had not been painted and inquiring.
The seller looked to be in his thirties. When he heard the big-eyed girl in front of him call him brother, he was very happy. He stretched out four fingers, but after thinking for a while, he withdrew one.
Xiao Bei's gaze fell on the seller's hand, and she nodded. "Thirty coins? It's cheap. I'll buy it. "
While speaking, she began to take out money from her bag.
The seller hastily said, "It's three coins. I wanted to sell it for four coins, but since you're so cute, I'll give you one less coin."
"No, that's definitely not right. Don't lie to me. You're trying to curry favor for no reason. Your motives are not pure. It's only thirty coins. If you give me one less coin, I'll report it to the authorities and say that you have other ideas about us."
Xiao Bei took out a handful of coins, counted them, and threw them on the stall. Then, she happily picked up the bamboo building, called out to Little Yuan, and walked forward.
The seller was stunned for a while. He did not know what to do. He did not want to take advantage of the child, but he was worried that he would be sued. Even when Xiao Bei and the others were far away, he still had a worried expression on his face.
At this moment, Little Yuan asked Xiao Bei, "Why did you give him so much money? We're not those spoiled brats who don't know what's good for them. Don't you know the value of a bamboo building? "
"It doesn't matter how much the bamboo building is worth. What's important is that the seller's middle finger is injured. There's a cloth tied to it, and the cloth is tied into a beautiful bow. Do you think he's still a child?" Xiao Bei pointed out the injury on the seller's middle finger.
"It can't be, right? The bow will affect his carving, "Little Yuan analyzed.
"That's right. So, this beautiful bow must have been tied by his daughter. What's wrong with me giving him more money to buy something good for his daughter?"
Xiao Bei said confidently.
"That's right. Anyway, thirty coins isn't much. The bamboo building's carving is indeed very exquisite." Little Yuan agreed with Xiao Bei's statement.
The other kids had no objections. It was just a matter of spending a little more money. It was just like the rich people who worked with others at home in a supermarket chain. They habitually threw the few coins they found into the donation box at the door, and then picked up a beautiful colored origami that was placed next to them.
That origami was not worth a single coin at all. It was very quick to make by hand, and the cost of the paper itself was also very low. However, after throwing money and picking up an origami, the harvest was a happy feeling.
Of course, there were donation boxes only at the door of the Zhang Family's and Wang Family's stores. Even if they were made in other places and placed there, no one would throw money at them. No one believed in their quality.
"Ah, the candy blower. Quick, let him blow a little pig." Xiao Bei's eyes looked around. Suddenly, he found that there was a candy blower on the left side of the road in front of him. He put the pole there to make candy for the two children, so he ran over happily.
"I want a little pig this big." While Xiao Bei said "little pig", he gestured a shape the size of a football with his hands.
The candy blower looked at Xiao Bei's hand and shook his head. "If it's too big, you won't have any strength."
"Oh, let me blow. Yes, I can eat it myself. If you blow it and blow your saliva in, I can only play with it and throw it away." Xiao Bei understood this very well. He reduced the distance between his hands and made it as big as a glaze.
At this time, the candy blower nodded. He took a bamboo slice and stirred it twice in the pot of thin sugar. Then, he reached into the bowl with starch and rubbed it. He used the bamboo slice to scoop out a piece of thin sugar and quickly rolled the thin sugar on his hands, making it stick to the starch.
Then, he gently took out a small bamboo tube from the bamboo box next to him and inserted one end into the thin sugar. He signaled Xiao Bei to blow it in front of him.
"Be gentle. You have to breathe evenly." The candy seller patiently said to Xiao Bei.
Xiao Bei nodded, puffed up his cheeks, and began to blow. The candy seller's hands moved. After Xiao Bei breathed in three times, a beautiful and cute little pig appeared in front of Xiao Bei. The candy seller's two fingers gently pinched the back of Xiao Bei's head, sealing the little pig's mouth.
"Ah, I'm so tired. Uncle, what if the child doesn't know how to blow?" Xiao Bei asked when he saw the candy blower throw the bamboo tube he had just blown into another box and stick the little sugar pig with a bamboo stick.
"Ordinary children are fine. Children who are too young have adults by their side and let them blow. In the past, there weren't so many rules and we were the ones who blew. Later, medical centers all over the country said that directly blowing is not good for the child's health. Now, the children of Great Tang are precious.
In the end, if the child still can't play, I can only draw it for him. I'll use sugar to draw what he wants and stick it on a bamboo stick. It can also be eaten. Look, the flat bamboo board on the side is used for drawing. We are willing to go through the trouble if we can avoid hurting the beautiful children of Great Tang. "
While speaking, the candy seller stretched out two fingers, meaning that the candy was worth two copper coins.
Xiao Bei directly threw down five copper coins and said to the candy seller, "Uncle, I think you are very beautiful too."
After saying this, Xiao Bei ran forward again, leaving behind the confused old man who shouted, "This is five copper coins, not two copper coins!"
"You plan to be the Child of Wealth today, right?" Xiao Yuan asked when he saw that Xiao Bei liked to give more money to others.
"It's a virgin. Comrade Xiao Yuan, please don't blindly change my gender. I'm not giving away money, but recognition. I'm receiving sweetness. Don't you think that Great Tang is very beautiful when you see them?"
Xiao Bei said to Xiao Yuan like a philosophical person.
"I think you are very beautiful. You have always been like this." Xiao Yuan was very afraid that Xiao Bei would bully him, so he quickly flattered him, just like how a brother always praised his sister. The sister clearly knew that her brother sometimes did not mean what he said, but she was very happy every time.
"Ah, now I don't have to rush to give away money. There is a place in front that specializes in collecting money. Let's go and take a look and see what's inside."
Xiao Bei first gave Xiao Yuan a bright smile, then pointed to a house with a sign in front. It was a gambling house. Under Xiao Bei's gaze, two people had already entered.
"Gambling is not good." Xiao Yuan advised.
"Wrong, it's not good to gamble privately. Buying lottery tickets is not a problem. I don't know if the gambling house collects a lot of taxes. We can't let them take advantage of us. Sigh, this is human nature. We always want to reap without sowing. I'll also experience it today."
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