The sky was clear, the ground was muddy, and the sound of running water could be heard.
The nine people stopped their work and stared at the faces of the three people who came later.
At this time, the nine people were more hostile to the Japanese. After all, the Japanese had made a mess of buying and selling goods at the dock in South Henan Province.
The nine people hated that the officials of the Tang Empire could not resist the temptation and complained about the treachery of the Japanese. As for the strategy of subjugating Japan, it was not treachery, but wisdom.
The Japanese with the sword on the opposite side naturally did not accidentally come here after getting lost.
When he found that the nine children were all here, his eyes lit up and then he wanted to get close.
Unfortunately, this wish could not be realized for the time being.
"Who are you? Stop. " When the Japanese man was about fifty steps away from Zhang Xiaobei, he was stopped. In the blink of an eye, he could no longer see Zhang Xiaobei and the rest of the nine people. The place between him and Zhang Xiaobei was occupied by the Seedling Protection Team.
The Japanese was surprised for a moment, then he straightened his chest and said, "I want to go there. Speak to them."
"Speak human language." The person who stopped the Japanese frowned and sneered, "You want to see my master, so I have to make way for you?"
Only then did the Japanese realize that it was not so easy to see Zhang Bei and the others who were playing with a group of children just now. He had to look at the person who stopped him and explained, "I have something important to do. If it's delayed because of you, then …"
"It's fine if it's delayed. It doesn't matter to me whether your business is important or not. What's important is whether our business is important or not. Now do you understand which is the most important?"
The person who stopped him said a tongue-twister, which made the Japanese swallow his saliva.
"I know, I know. Shuichiro Watanabe has something important to ask to see Lord Zhang." The Japanese finally bowed his head, because he understood that if he wanted to deceive children, he had to go through the adults first.
"Wait." The person who stopped him still had a cold face and asked him to stand where he was. He turned around and walked slowly to Zhang Bei, "Miss Zhang Bei, the Japanese Shuichiro Watanabe wants to see you."
Zhang Bei turned to look at the other eight people, and the eight people gave her a look of "you can decide."
"Ah, got it. I have some matters to attend to, so I'll bring him over in an hour. Mm, go ahead." Xiao Bei put on airs.
The children who were playing with them curiously looked at the Japanese. One of the older ones asked Xiao Bei, "What's bothering you?"
"I'm not done with my doll yet. Wait until I'm done with the doll in my hands. I'll see him after I change my clothes." Xiao Bei pointed at the doll she had made.
"Then it's not good to let people continue to wait, right?" The child muttered softly.
"Why not? Am I someone that anyone can see whenever they want to? I'm an official, a third-rank official of the imperial court. If I didn't want to know why he came here, he wouldn't see me even if I exhausted him to death. Later, I'll put on my official uniform and let you see. It's a pity that you can't wear it. Otherwise, I'll give you one. "
At this moment, Xiao Bei knew how to show off his identity. He even introduced himself to the others by gesturing.
"Well, does it look good?" The muttering child asked longingly.
"Purple, embroidered with a big flower, the kind with branches and leaves. Let me tell you a secret, in fact, I can't have flowers with branches and leaves on my clothes. That's the second rank official's clothes. But I like it, so I asked someone to embroider one. Who asked Uncle Emperor not to give me official robes?
Let me tell you, you must not tell other people. Uncle Emperor is very stingy. He never gives anything to my family. Even if he does give something once, he will take it back several times. Last time, when he treated me to a meal, I ate his four-headed abalone. The next day, he asked my brother for a pair of heavenly nine shark fins. That big shark fin is enough for me to eat for half a month. Fortunately, my family has many ships at sea. Do you think it's easy for me? "
Xiao Bei began to speak ill of Li Longji.
The child nodded fiercely, expressing deep sympathy. Although she didn't know what a four-headed abalone was, she could understand. Eating for half a month was more expensive than eating for one meal. Moreover, it was very delicious. She swallowed her saliva and gave an idea, "Next time when he asks you to eat, you don't want to go."
"If I don't go, he will definitely ask for it. Aiya, I just remembered that we are far from the sea, so we can't eat the local products of the sea. I will ask someone to bring more and invite everyone to eat together. Let me tell you first, there are no four-headed abalone. There are too many people. I will ask my brother later. If there is no other choice, I will ask him to make it smaller. But at least there should be 12 heads.
I will leave more seaweed for you to eat and play with. It's Kunbu. There is also seaweed. It's cheap. My family grows it in Jili Province. After the fall imperial examination, go back to Jili Province with my brother. I will ask someone to bring you beautiful shells. "
Xiao Bei suddenly remembered that the people around her might not be able to eat such good food, so she wanted to invite everyone to try it. But she was afraid of hurting people's self-esteem, so she said that the good food was local products.
The child was a little embarrassed, but she couldn't resist the temptation, so she nodded. "Well, we will also invite you to eat mushrooms."
"It's a promise." Xiao Bei stretched out her little finger and hooked it with the other party.
Compared to Xiao Bei, who had important matters to attend to, Shuichiro Watanabe felt that the days were like years. He anxiously looked at his shadow on the ground, as if it hadn't moved at all.
He looked forward to the stars and the moon. Finally, an hour had passed. Just as he was about to speak, the person who had stopped him spoke first.
"Stand still and don't move. Search him."
Shuichiro Watanabe really didn't dare to move. He let the others take away his katana and touch him from top to bottom. Finally, he opened his mouth and let them look at his teeth. It was as if they were picking animals.
"Reporting to Xiao Bei, the Japanese, Shuichiro Watanabe, requests an audience." After searching Shuichiro Watanabe's body, the people of the Miao Protection Team shouted towards Xiao Bei.
Xiao Bei had already changed her clothes at this moment. She found a mat made of willow branches and leaned on it. She said indifferently, "Pass."
The child next to her suddenly realized that the current Xiao Bei was different from before. Just now, she was laughing and joking like the sister or sister next door. Why did Xiao Bei look so strange now? The expression on her face was different, her voice was different, and even the posture of leaning on the mat had changed.
It was as if the sticky rice cake had turned into a cold stone, making people not dare to get close to her.
The other eight people's expressions and expressions looked the same.
Shuichiro Watanabe felt the pressure and carefully moved forward. When he was ten steps away, someone next to him stopped him again. "Answer here. Lower your head. Don't look around."
The mat Xiao Bei was sitting on was higher. She had a sense of condescension. Her eyelids drooped, and her voice squeezed out from her throat. "Who's down there?"
Shuichiro Watanabe wanted to curse. 'You little brat, didn't you hear me just now? Why are you still asking? '
Although he thought about it, he didn't dare to say it. He couldn't even change his expression. He lowered his head and said respectfully, "I'm Shuichiro Watanabe from Japan. I have something important to discuss with you."
"Hmm!" Xiao Bei dragged out the sound with her nose. Her eyes were puzzled. She looked at the person next to her. "Japan?"
"Replying to Miss Xiao Bei, Japan is a country. Originally, people lived on islands. From Jili Prefecture, Henan Province, or Shannan Dongdo, you can reach there after a month. Different ships have different distances, and the time taken is slightly different." Someone next to her introduced.
Shuichiro Watanabe listened below, and his lungs almost exploded. He didn't believe that Xiao Bei didn't even know Japan. She was clearly mocking him.
Xiao Bei's eyelids continued to droop. "Oh! A remote island country? Do you have any education? Are you knowledgeable and well-mannered? "
"Yes, yes, I think so?" The person who introduced her just now said vaguely.
Shuichiro Watanabe understood. Xiao Bei was finding fault with him, saying that he didn't show proper etiquette.
He also knew that he should change his address and etiquette. After all, Japan was now a vassal country of the Tang Empire in name. When he met a Tang official, he should show proper etiquette.
But Watanabe Juichiro felt awkward. It was really embarrassing for an adult like him to lower his voice in front of a child. It was not like he was facing Zhang Xiaobao. Even if he was not that old, he was an existence that was above the top ranking list of billionaires. What did Zhang Xiaobao have to do? Wasn't it because she had a good brother and sister?
After a few breaths, considering that he had something important to do, Shuichiro Watanabe finally knelt down helplessly and said, "Foreigner Shuichiro Watanabe greets the inspector."
"Shuichiro Watanabe? This name is not good. Fine, I'm magnanimous and don't want to pursue it. Raise your head. " Xiao Bei did not have any idea of showing the demeanor of a big country. It was not easy to find a Japanese person who could be bullied by her. With the purpose of satisfying her cravings, she used her identity to suppress people.
Shuichiro Watanabe regretted it in his heart. If he had known earlier, he would not have rushed to come here. Originally, he had planned to trick her and immediately go back to show off. Now, he had lost face first.
Of course, if the other party was an adult, or a third-grade official of the Tang Empire, it would not be a loss of face. It was normal for status to be unequal. The problem was that the other party was a little kid. It was really frustrating.
Shuichiro Watanabe, who was competing with himself, slowly raised his head. He did not dare to raise it too quickly, for fear of being misunderstood as wanting to harm Xiao Bei.
When he raised his head and saw Xiao Bei, Shuichiro Watanabe took a deep breath.
Shuichiro Watanabe, who had never seen Xiao Bei's nine people, had already imagined what they looked like before. When he was far away, he had a little impression of them. At that time, he felt very normal, like the children next door, playing with other children there.
However, at this moment, the other party had changed clothes. When he looked at them closely, they became different.
The first was an aura of wealth and wealth. He saw the nine children wearing purple robes with tassels hanging on the sides, gold on the boots, jade on the waists, six gold coins on the left, tortoiseshell on the inside, seven jade carvings on the right, and precious pearls in the middle. The robes were dark, and there was no horizontal or vertical division. There were clusters of flowers on the robes, and the branches were crystal clear. The men were crowned with a crown, and the women were like phoenixes and birds. The jade bracelets on their wrists were as red as blood, and the neck was filled with the fragrance of agarwood.
If Shuichiro Watanabe had come from the same place as Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, he would have shouted, "F * ck, so f * cking rich!"
Fortunately, Shuichiro Watanabe was kneeling on the ground. Otherwise, he would have been smashed to the ground by the power of money on Xiao Bei's nine people.
When he took a closer look, Shuichiro Watanabe was stunned by Xiao Bei's appearance. There was a reason why people liked Xiao Bei. Shuichiro Watanabe deeply felt a kind of indescribable and endless cuteness.
Xiao Bei did not use any cosmetics, even though her family's cosmetics store was popular in the Tang Empire. It was not that cosmetics were harmful to the human body. Her cosmetics were all pure natural products. It was just that she did not use cosmetics.
In Shuichiro Watanabe's eyes, Xiao Bei's cheeks were as soft as water, her lips were red, her teeth were white, her nose was straight, her forehead was slightly raised, and her eyes were bright and beautiful.
She was so pure. If he did not know that he would be killed on the spot if he made any other unnecessary movements, Shuichiro Watanabe really wanted to rush up, hug Xiao Bei, and kiss her. She was really too cute. If he had a daughter like her, he would definitely hide it well.
God, you are so unfair. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are already so powerful. Why did you give them such a sister? Shuichiro Watanabe cursed in his heart.
He finally understood why people said that Xiao Bei's nine children could be doted on by the Tang Emperor. It was said that any official who was caught by the nine children would be demoted three ranks, regardless of whether they were really guilty or not. If they angered them, even if they were innocent, they would be demoted three ranks.
Regardless of whether it was the Tang Emperor or himself, he would make such a decision. How could such cute children be wrong? Why didn't they find trouble with others? Why did they have to find trouble with you?
When Shuichiro Watanabe thought about it, he also realized that the nine children's clothes were not in line with the Tang Empire's official regulations. If it were someone else, they could be used as blackmail. 'If you don't agree to anything, I will find a way to report you, especially Xiao Bei. If you dare to wear a phoenix coronet, the lightest punishment is to lose your head.' But Shuichiro Watanabe knew very well that reporting Xiao Bei's nine children was useless. If he really tried to find a way to report it, once he reported it, the first one to be arrested would be him.
For a moment, Shuichiro Watanabe's heart was filled with mixed feelings. His eyes swept over Xiao Bei's nine children. His mouth was slightly open, and he did not know what to say.
Compared to Shuichiro Watanabe's many thoughts, Willow Village and the children who were brought here did not have so many thoughts. They only felt that Xiao Bei's nine children had changed and become more beautiful, especially the girls. Their clothes were really beautiful. Unfortunately, Xiao Bei said that they could not wear them.
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