Li Longji and the others walked into the amusement park. They did not attract the attention of the other visitors. They did not know the Emperor was here.
For this reason, the Zhang Family and the Wang Family would suffer some losses in today's transaction. They would use other reasons to investigate the matter. After the investigation, the other party would have to compensate them. Although with Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's identities, no one would dare to say anything even if they did not compensate them, a transaction was a transaction.
The children ran around in groups. From time to time, they would run to where their families were and ask for food. However, before they could swallow the food, they would run off to play again. The concerned voices of their parents rang from behind them.
Li Longji did not have many guards with him. The two swift shooters who were in charge of protecting Xiao Bei and the others were assigned to his left and right.
After all, the result of the investigation was that there was no danger. After all, who would be so free as to come to the Zhang Family and the Wang Family's territory to cause trouble? If someone had such thoughts, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Li Longji didn't walk quickly, afraid that he would bump into the children running back and forth. He had already seen many children fall to the ground with his own eyes. The children were all wearing thick clothes, and other than their faces that were red from the cold, everything else was covered.
Their legs were not nimble to begin with. If they lost their balance slightly, they would fall to the ground. They would roll around like a ball before they got up and continued playing. There was no need to worry about injuring themselves.
This scene made Li Longji laugh from time to time. While he was laughing, a child ran toward him and fell to the ground with a thud. The child was wearing thick clothes and could not get up immediately. He looked helplessly at Li Longji and the others who were standing at the side and said, "Help me up. Why are you just looking at me and laughing?"
"Hahaha!" Li Longji laughed loudly. He squatted down and helped the child up. Then, he asked, "Where are you from?"
"Lingnan Circuit. Lu Zhou. I'm four and a half years old this year." The child was not afraid of strangers at all. He drew a four with his small hand.
Then, he touched Li Longji's clothes and praised him like an adult, "Not bad. Good material. Oh, you even have guards and servants. You must be rich or high-ranking officials. Be careful here. Don't mention how rich you are or how high your rank is. Play with yourself and don't bully others."
Ever since Li Longji interacted more with Xiao Bei and the others, he began to like children. He teased the other party. "What if I cause trouble? What can you do?"
"Then I won't play with you anymore. I'll tell others to arrest you. If you dare to cause trouble in Governor Zhang's business, I guarantee that you won't be able to get away with it. Humph!"
The child put on a solemn expression and warned Li Longji.
Li Longji hurriedly nodded in agreement, "That's right, that's right. Putting aside the officials, even the emperor wouldn't dare to cause a ruckus here. Even the emperor is afraid that the children of Great Tang will be unhappy. What kind of business is your family in? How much does it cost? "
"You're not allowed to speak ill of His Majesty. His Majesty is a good Emperor. He sent Provincial Governor Zhang to Lu Zhou. My family doesn't have any business. My father has been guarding the lighthouse for half a year. When he's on break, he brings me here to play. We don't spend any money.
When he came here, he brought a lot of goods. They're all Lu Zhou's specialties. When I came here, I thought I'd see Provincial Governor Zhang. However, his family is in the capital now. I handed the goods to the people here, and they'll help me bring them back.
My father gave me a beautiful tortoiseshell. It's alive. My father caught it when he was guarding the lighthouse. The others gave me tortoiseshell as well. This tortoiseshell is this big. "
The child spread his arms wide as he tried to show the tortoiseshell's size.
Li Longji knew who Provincial Governor Zhang was. He was not referring to the Provincial Governor that Lu Zhou always changed. He was referring to Zhang Zhong. The people of Lu Zhou only acknowledged one Provincial Governor. Based on the child's words, the adults would tell stories of Zhang Zhong to the next generation.
Li Longji pretended to be surprised and asked, "A tortoiseshell? This is good stuff. Tell me, how's life at home?"
"Sure. When we return, we'll stay for two months. Mother will give birth to a younger brother or sister for me. If it weren't for the fact that she's pregnant, she would've come here as well. How about next year? Next year, we'll come again as a family."
The child was satisfied when he saw Li Longji's surprise. He was more willing to talk now. He was looking forward to having a new family member in the future.
"Oh, then, when your father comes, who's going to take care of your mother?" Li Longji asked again.
"Huh? Oh, you're saying that my father has to take care of my mother, right? My father can't take care of her at home. When we left, my mother was already living in that pregnancy place. There's … there's? Oh, there's a professional who takes care of her.
Our Lu Zhou is the best place apart from Sanshui County. Children are taken care of, and even the elderly who have no relatives are taken care of. Last time … Ah, let me think, it was last time. There was an official in Lu Zhou who wanted to collect money. He said … he said that he was in the hospital. Even the yamen was helping him. He wanted to collect something called fees.
In the end, he was chased away last month. He was only given 1,500 strings of strings of cash. That was because he was quite honest before this. Who asked him to reach out blindly? Otherwise, when he was done, he would've received at least 30,000 strings of strings of cash. "
The child spoke whatever was on his mind. His little hand that had just finished gesturing his age was now waving three fingers.
Li Longji nodded. He knew what kind of money the child was talking about. Just like Sanshui County, when an official was in office, he would do his job honestly and think of the people. He would not embezzle or accept bribes. If he did his job well, he would receive a large sum of money when he left office. In fact, it was even more than the money he might have embezzled when he was in office.
In retrospect, there was indeed such a thing. The Provincial Governor of Lu Zhou had taken the initiative to apply for a transfer. As it turned out, he was forced to leave. His surname was Deng. He really did not know what he was thinking. How dare he interfere with the welfare system that the Zhang Family and the Wang Family gave to Lu Zhou? He was really bold.
While the two of them were talking, the child's father came over. His son was stopped for questioning. He had to take a look at him.
"Excuse me, you are …?" The child's father was shorter. His face was a unique color that was blown by the sea breeze. He first glanced at Li Longji and the others. When he saw the rice seedling symbol on the chests of the two quick gunmen, he was relieved. Therefore, he leaned forward and asked.
The adults were smarter than the children. With just a glance, they knew that the person in front of them had a good relationship with the Zhang Family and the Wang Family. Otherwise, he would not have been protected by the guards of the Zhang Family and the Wang Family. Therefore, their tone was respectful when they spoke.
At this moment, Li Longji stood up and smiled at the child. "My surname is Li. Your Provincial Governor Zhang works for me. This time, I'm here with Xiao Bao and Cuckoo to take a look. I don't intend to alarm too many people."
Li Longji had hinted that the other party would understand.
The child's father was indeed smart. His mouth opened in shock, but he quickly covered it with his hand. The shock in his eyes did not diminish as he nodded repeatedly.
Li Longji continued to say, "I know it's tough to guard the lighthouse. When the sea breeze is strong, it will bring a storm into the lighthouse. You have to protect the light so that it won't go out. You also have to prepare food and lodging for the people on the ship. It's all thanks to your hard work that Great Tang is able to prosper.
Thank you for your hard work. "The child's father shook his head repeatedly." It's nothing. It's what I should do. Then, you … You're here. Where are the little young master and the little lady? "
"They're asleep. They've been busy the entire night. They might come in the afternoon. I believe you'll be able to see them then. Since Lu Zhou is here, he doesn't even need to check on you."
Li Longji could not help but feel jealous. When the other party spoke to him, he was respectful. However, when he talked about Xiao Bao and Cuckoo, he was friendly. He did not hide the anticipation in his eyes at all.
The child's father was delighted when he heard this. "Hehe, hehehe. Coming in the afternoon? I'm not going back to my place. I'll bring the child in to eat and wait. It's worth it, it's worth it. I'll tell them when I get back. They'll be so envious. "
Li Longji wanted to say that he was already envious. He was not envious that he could see Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. He was envious that the people of Lu Zhou still remembered them even though they had left Lu Zhou for so many years.
"Your Majesty, shall we take a walk in that direction?" Gao Lishi spoke from the side. He could not tell the child's father to stop wasting the Emperor's time. He could only remind him indirectly.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Please take a look around. I'll bring the child in to eat. It's a blessing. It's a blessing." The child's father led the child in the direction of the house.
Li Longji stood where he was as he reminisced about the past. He said, "Blessing. This is Xiao Bao and Cuckoo's blessing. It's also my blessing. I heard there's an even bigger amusement park at Shallow Beach. I'll go take a look later.
There are always people who say that I'm biased toward Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. I've always wondered if I'm really biased toward them. Now that I've thought it through, I won't talk about Xiao Bao's economic capabilities or Cuckoo's military capabilities.
I'll only talk about why the people in the places where they used to live have better lives and are more loyal to Tang. It's not that I'm biased toward Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. It's just that the people in the places they govern favor me too much. "
Gao Lishi stood at the side and agreed. "Your Majesty is right. If every local official had such capabilities, Your Majesty would also favor them. Your Majesty's preference is the people's will. Your Majesty, why don't you go and play on the merry-go-round?"
Li Longji followed Gao Lishi's words and looked at the merry-go-round. He found that there were only children. He shook his head helplessly. "I don't want to be surrounded. The slide in front looks good. There are adults playing. I'll go and play."
As they spoke, the group walked toward the slide.
The slide was really made of snow. The slope wasn't steep, but the distance was very long. Those who wanted to play had to wear a special hat. The hat not only protected the head from being hit, but also prevented the snow from entering the clothes.
At the top of the slide, there was a row of skateboards for sitting. The skateboards had almost no edges. All the possible edges were curved, giving people the impression that they were round, even if the skateboards weren't round.
After the family of three sat on the skateboard and reached the bottom amidst the cheers, the people above allowed the second skateboard to be placed. There were quite a few people waiting. Fortunately, there were many slides. With a row, there were roughly twenty of them. Everyone who wanted to play didn't have to wait too long.
After another three people slid down, Li Longji was finally placed in position. He adjusted his position according to the instructions of the person in charge of the skateboards. Many people were worried about him as he slid down.
There were already people below to protect him. They felt very helpless. Why did the emperor have to play this? It was too torturous.
When he reached the bottom, Li Longji patted the snow off his body. He was very happy. He looked around and suddenly asked, "Where did Xiao Bei and the others go?"
"They brought Jun 'er and Pan' er to play with something good." Gao Lishi also realized that Xiao Bei and the others were nowhere to be seen. He replied according to what Xiao Bei said.
When Li Longji asked about Xiao Bei, Xiao Bei and the others were playing with snowmen.
Xiao Bei and the others were in charge of designing and building the snowmen. Jun 'er and Pan' er were running around the snowmen. Occasionally, they would stop and help sprinkle two handfuls of snow. They were very happy.
This was the second place for children to build snowmen. The first place was filled with snowmen. In front of each snowman was written the name of the person who made it. It had to be left for next spring. There was also a person in charge of drawing the snowmen. They would help draw the children and snowmen together on a piece of paper as a souvenir.
The numbered snowmen were left for the children for a year. If they came back next winter, they could build another snowman in the original position. If they didn't come back, then there would be no more. If they came year after year, then so be it. It was also a way to promote sales.
If you were really rich, then you could rent a spot for a long time. The price wasn't cheap.
Xiao Bei found a place that could be rented for a long time. However, she wouldn't pay a single copper coin. Who let it be her family's business? She planned to build eleven snowmen in one day, one for each person.
While she and her brothers and sisters were building snowmen, there were also three children building snowmen. Not only were they slow, but they also didn't look good. It wasn't because there were few people, but because they didn't have a professional designer. When they cooperated, they couldn't reach a tacit understanding.
On Xiao Bei's side, Xiao Zhu drew a three-dimensional perspective. Xiao Hai did the calculations, and the others followed the design. They were fast and organized. It didn't take long for them to make a cone of a snowman's body. When the time came, they still had to remove the extra parts. They had to put a head on it first.
The three children next to them had been there for a long time. They were so cold that their noses were running. The medical staff next to them took their pulse, took their temperature, and made each of them drink a bowl of medicinal soup. Only then did they dare to let them continue playing.
The three children didn't even have time to roll a large snowball, let alone a base. The child in the lead looked to be around ten years old. Seeing Xiao Bei's group of younger children working so fast, he became anxious.
When Xiao Bei and the others made a slope and sent a large snowball to be used as the head of the snowman, the child in the lead finally couldn't stand it anymore. He rushed over and kicked Xiao Bei's snowman.
Xiao Bei's first reaction wasn't to stop the child, but to signal the other guards to not come over. Then, she watched as the child kicked the snowman until it was chipped.
When the child felt that it was about time to stop, Xiao Bei smiled and asked, "This big brother, why don't we build a more beautiful and bigger snowman together? You guys are big and strong, so you can do the most important work. We are small, so we can help move the snow. "
The adults who were helping the children to build the snowman had stopped when they saw that someone was causing trouble. They waited to hear Xiao Bei's words and then looked at the calm faces of the eleven children. They instantly understood that the eleven children were definitely not to be trifled with. They were definitely the children of a large family, because the little girl was showing the demeanor of an aristocratic family.
To be able to make a little girl who looked to be around six or seven years old say such words, it was obvious how the other party's family educated her.
However, the three children didn't know that. After the eldest child finished kicking the snowman and heard Xiao Bei's words, he thought that the other party was afraid. He snorted arrogantly, "Hmph, no need. I see that you guys didn't build it well, so I'll give you guys a chance to build it again. You guys aren't worthy of playing with me."
"Alright, we'll continue, but you can't break it again. If you're not convinced, you can build a better one yourselves. It's not good to cause trouble for others. Actually, I don't think it's important whether the snowman looks good or not. What's important is that we built the snowman ourselves, don't you think so?"
Xiao Bei continued to endure. If it was an adult who came to cause trouble, she would make the other party regret it for the rest of their life. However, she had always thought of herself as an adult, so she was more tolerant of the 'little' children.
The eldest child was embarrassed by Xiao Bei's words. He resentfully returned to his place and vented his anger at the other two children before continuing to build the snowman.
Xiao Bei didn't want to pay attention to him. She came out to play just to have fun. She pulled on Xiao Hai's arm, "Brother, what do we do?"
"Fix it, what else can we do? I'll measure how much snow needs to be added." Xiao Hai took out a rope and patiently measured the extent of the snowman's damage.
After measuring, he said, "There's no need to add any more snow. The snowman we designed is round on the top and round on the bottom. It's more like candied haws. Once the top is done, we'll have to cut off the bottom. I'll draw a line and continue."
Thus, the eleven children started to get busy again. Only Jun 'er and Pan' er glanced at the person who destroyed the snowman with vigilant eyes from time to time. Their young hearts couldn't understand who the other party was to be so strong. They only knew that the beautiful snowman had been kicked.
It was the first time, the first time they met someone who dared to stop them from having fun. They were very worried that the person would come and kick it again.
The surrounding guards disguised as guards of various professions didn't come over. If Xiao Bei didn't let them, then they didn't care. As long as the other party didn't do anything that would hurt the eleven little ancestors, it was fine.
Compared to the calm mentality of the Thriving and Strong Protection Team, the six Jinwu Guards disguised as candied haws merchants were very angry. Which family's little brat was this? Was he tired of living? He dared to kick the snowman made by the imperial son and the eldest princess?
However, since Xiao Bei didn't want to pursue the matter, they could only endure. They believed that if something really happened here, they wouldn't need to show up. It was fine as long as there was no danger.
Xiao Bei and the others worked very quickly, especially Zhang Qiang. He was strong and taller than the others, so he was the main force. After a while, the head of the snowman was done, and the body below was also in the process of being polished.
Xiao Yuan went to get charcoal and carrots, and also asked someone to bring a small stool. He planned to ask Xiao Zhu to draw on it.
At this time, the three children were still not done. The oldest one took a look. Yo, you're quite fast. He walked over again.
Xiao Bei was angry this time. Without waiting for the other party to come closer, he shouted, "I'm telling you, don't cause trouble for your parents. Try touching our snowman again."
The other party was frightened by Xiao Bei's words. He also felt that it was unfair, so he shouted back, "Do you know what my father does?"
Xiao Bei was stunned and turned to look at the others. The others had a depressed expression. Why was this the same thing that happened in the stories told by big brother and big sister?
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