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Chapter 334 The Little Princess Sings!
After watching cartoons for a while, it was time to go to bed.

Upon waking, before even opening her eyes, the little princess mumbled sleepily, "Little Nang-kun~ I miss Nanami-zawa~"

Xiao Ran was both amused and exasperated. "Why do you suddenly want to eat jellyfish?"

The little princess slurped up non-existent saliva.

"I dreamt about it~"

Xiao Ran realized that the last cartoon they watched yesterday was SpongeBob SquarePants, and instantly understood.

"Let's go down first, there should still be jellyfish."

Xiao Ran bought a lot of jellyfish last time, and they couldn't finish it all in one meal. So he soaked the rest in vinegar and other seasonings and put it in the refrigerator.

After washing up and getting dressed, the little princess sat down at the dining table.

Xiao Ran took the jellyfish soaked in vinegar out of the refrigerator.

The little princess ate her porridge, picked up a jellyfish, chewed it, and squinted her eyes.

"Crispy~" the little princess said with a smile as she swallowed the jellyfish in her mouth.

For breakfast today, the little princess ate several strands of jellyfish; she really liked them.

After eating, the three little princesses went to school.

As she passed by the courtyard, the little princess looked at the peony on the side, walked over and gently patted it.

"Fa fa~ I'm off to school~"

Perhaps because she finally ate something she had been dreaming about, the little princess was in a very good mood. Even when a bird passed by, she would greet it.

Xiao Ran found it amusing, and then suddenly remembered a children's song.

"Sizi, shall I teach you to sing?"

The little princess nodded, "Okay~"

"The sun shines brightly, and the flowers smile at me." After Xiao Ran finished singing, he looked at the little princess.

The little princess should open her mouth.

"The sun shines like a duck, its wings swaying as it faces its nest in laughter."

Hearing the little princess's childish and sometimes unclear voice, Xiao Ran was amused and looked at the little princesses of Chengyang and Gaoyang.

"How about we learn Sanskrit chants together, Seventeen and I?"

Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang nodded.

Their pronunciation was naturally clearer than the little princess's, but the little princess didn't care at all and still sang happily.

And so, Xiao Ran taught them word by word, and the three little princesses memorized them in no time, singing all the way to school.

Most of the children at the school arrive very early because they can play on the swings and slides here.

So when the three little princesses went in, most of the other children were already there.

Li Fu jumped off the swing, listened to the three little princesses singing, and suddenly asked, "What are you doing?"

The little princess tilted her head back and exclaimed, "Sing, pot!"

"Sing, pot?" Li Fu asked, puzzled.

Princess Chengyang said, "We're singing."

"It was my brother who taught me!" Princess Gaoyang's lively voice rang out.

Li Fu asked, "I'd like to learn too, is that alright?"

The little princess is a very generous child. Even if she likes to eat, she would never eat alone, let alone just teach other children to sing.

He even taught other children, which gave the little princess the feeling that she was also a teacher, and a sense of pride arose spontaneously.

"Okay~" the little princess readily agreed.

The other children also gathered around, each contributing their own comments.

The song here isn't difficult, so everyone already learned it during class.

Today is the little princess's last class of the week; she'll be resting tomorrow.

Although children don't dislike going to class, no child dislikes a holiday.

While the little princess was in class, Xiao Ran went to the cement factory for a visit. Most of the people working there were guards, as well as some officials from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Agriculture who were interested in observing.

Upon seeing Xiao Ran arrive, the people inside the cement plant stopped what they were doing and greeted him.

"Xiao Langjun."

Xiao Ran nodded, "You guys continue with your work, I just came to check in."

After this period of improvement, it is now possible to make cement ash; all that's needed is to add water later.

Looking at the stacks of finished products in the factory, Xiao Ran opened a bag, took a look, and then returned to the villa.

"Your Majesty, the cement is now fully up to standard."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin was in high spirits. "Excellent! Good news keeps coming in these past few days! Come, take me to see."

Xiao Ran originally came back to take Li Shimin to see the place, since they had already accumulated enough cement to pave some areas, such as the section from Zhuque Street to the supermarket.

Upon seeing Li Shimin arrive, everyone in the cement factory knelt down.

"Your Majesty, we have come to pay our respects."

Li Shimin nodded, "Rise. I just came to check on the cement work. You may continue with your tasks."

Xiao Ran led Li Shimin to the place where the cement was stored and said, "Your Majesty, look, this much is almost enough for us to pave the road over there at the supermarket."

Li Shimin nodded, "In that case, let's begin today."

Having received Li Shimin's order, Xiao Ran led a team to lay cement.

Xiao Ran walked ahead, followed by a team transporting cement.

This unusual scene attracted a lot of attention when it arrived at the supermarket.

"Young master, is this cement?" Qin Huaiyu asked.

Xiao Ran nodded, "But it needs to be diluted with water before it can be used. Let's finish laying it out in the supermarket first."

Cheng Chumo also came over to take a look, "Is the supermarket going to close down?"

Upon hearing this, the onlookers stopped watching and quickly lined up to enter the supermarket, with shouts of urging coming from time to time.

Xiao Ran shook his head. "No need. The cement will be laid in two parts. We'll lay the southern part first, and then lay the northern part after the southern part dries."

After speaking, Xiao Ran looked at the group of guards who were transporting cement.

"You should know how to lay cement, right?"

One of the guards stepped forward and said, "Young master, we have all studied this."

Xiao Ran nodded. "Then you can begin."

The group of guards began their assembly-line-like work with great skill. First, someone set up the frame and, imitating a cordon, blocked it off with a rope.

There are still people mixing cement.

People who were initially in a hurry to get into the supermarket, now that they knew it wouldn't close immediately, weren't in a rush anymore and just gathered around to watch the excitement.

Xiao Ran looked at the crowd around him and warned, "Don't go that way while the cement is still wet. You'll easily get stuck and the cement will be ruined."

Those around him nodded quickly, "We know, young man."

"Thank you, young sir. We will certainly not go that way."

Many people have heard of cement.

After all, kindergartens now have concrete floors, and the children have all told their families about it after school. Everyone has been very curious about this concrete for a long time.

After all, I heard that even if it rains, the shoe surface won't get dirty, and it's very smooth.

When he first heard about it, Qin Qiong submitted a memorial to the throne, saying that if it was true, he hoped it could be used to pave roads.

If the soldiers and horses are not moving, the grain and grass will go first.

Although the Tang Dynasty is not currently at war, who can guarantee that things will remain peaceful? A smooth road greatly improves the speed of troop movement, meaning that both sending troops and sending messages back to the front lines will take longer, allowing for better command and faster arrival of reinforcements.

For others, this concrete road would be more convenient and comfortable.

That's why Qin Qiong submitted a memorial requesting that a cement road be paved.

However, the cement test had not yet been successful, so the project had to be shelved.

The cement test was successful, but we still need to actually lay it down to see how effective it really is.

Xiao Ran watched for a while and, seeing that the guards were very skilled, left for the experimental field.

"Young Master." Si Nong greeted Xiao Ran with a cupped-hand salute.

Xiao Ran leaned over to take a look at the potato vines. They were growing very lushly. Although the potatoes hadn't been dug up yet, he could already imagine how well they were growing.

"We can dig these potatoes out and take a look in seven days," Xiao Ran said.

Having received confirmation, Si Nong quickly wrote down the time in his notebook.

Besides potatoes, Xiao Ran also went to see other crops, but apart from strawberries, none of the others were ripe yet.

After walking around for a while, Xiao Ran finally returned to the kindergarten.

The last class in the afternoon was Xiao Ran's physical education class.

"Little Princess~" The little princess ran over to Xiao Ran as soon as she saw him arrive.

Xiao Ran patted the little princess, "What is Sizi doing?"

The little princess pointed to the children who were running and playing.

"Let's play hand-drop!"

Xiao Ran smiled. "It's called 'Drop the Handkerchief'."

"Drop it off!"

The last character, "silk," was really too difficult for the little princess.

Xiao Ran smiled and didn't force the little princess to learn.

The reason she can't learn it now is because the little princess's vocal cords are not fully developed and she doesn't have enough control over her mouth. There's no need to force her to learn.

"Are you playing drop the handkerchief again? Aren't you tired?"

The little princess shook her head, "Not tired~ It's fun~"

Ever since Xiao Ran taught them how to play Drop the Handkerchief, these kids have fallen in love with it, as it's a new game for them.

"How about I teach you to play something else today?" Xiao Ran asked.

The little princess nodded vigorously, "Okay~"

The moment he finished speaking, the school bell rang.

Everyone knew this was a physical education class, and they had also seen Xiao Ran, so they didn't run into the classroom. Instead, they stood in line as Xiao Ran had instructed in the previous class.

The little princess also quickly ran to stand in the first row.

Xiao Ran stood opposite them.

"Let's begin the lesson now."

"Hello teacher!"

The little princess's sweet, childlike voice was exceptionally clear.

Xiao Ran couldn't help but laugh before saying, "Did everyone enjoy playing Drop the Handkerchief last class?"

The children all nodded in agreement.

"like!"

"Teacher, are we going to play Drop the Handkerchief again in this class?" Li Fu asked.

Xiao Ran shook his head. "This class we'll play 'Red Light, Green Light'."

It was another game they'd never heard of before, and the kids gathered together to discuss how to play it.

Xiao Ran clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.

"This is relatively simple. I will turn my back to everyone and count to three. When I say 'Statues,' and turn around, everyone must remain in their current position and not move. If you move, you must return to your original position. Whoever touches me first is the winner, and the one who gets the most will receive a little red flower."

The children were quite excited when they heard about the "little red flower".

After all, receiving a little red flower represents the teacher's approval, and it can also be exchanged for snacks and toys. They've wanted all the novelties on the little princess for a long time.

Xiao Ran looked at it, picked up a stone, and drew a horizontal line on the ground.

The playground here has never been paved with cement because Xiao Ran was afraid that the children would accidentally fall during activities.

If you fall on the ground, your clothes will get dirty and you might get hurt, but at least the ground is a little softer. If you fall on concrete, you'll definitely bleed.

It would be better if a rubber track could be laid.

However, that's not feasible for now, so this land will remain as it is.

"Come on, everyone stand behind this line, and I'll be in front of you. When I say 'start,' you can move. But don't forget, when I say 'Statues' and turn around, you can't move."

After saying this, seeing that everyone nodded in understanding, Xiao Ran walked to the front and turned his back.

"One, two, three, freeze!" Xiao Ran turned around, and the children quickly stood still.

The little princess is small and has short legs, so she runs even slower and has already fallen behind.

Xiao Ran turned around and started counting again, this time he would be faster.

Then, with a sudden turn of the head, some children who hadn't reacted in time couldn't stop and continued walking forward along the force.

Xiao Ran smiled and called out their names.

"Alright, you all need to go back to your original positions."

The children whose names were called were a little annoyed, but not unhappy, and returned to their original positions one by one.

In this way, the little princess won't be the last one.

Xiao Ran glanced at the little princess, saw her eager expression, smiled, and turned away again.

Soon, the first winner was determined.

“Little Di Renjie is the first one.”

Although he was already used to historical figures appearing vividly in front of him, Xiao Ran still had mixed feelings when he saw the young version of Di Renjie.

"Teacher, what's wrong?" Di Renjie looked at Xiao Ran with a puzzled expression.

Xiao Ran shook his head. "It's nothing. Okay, let's continue playing."

Di Renjie nodded and returned to the crowd.

According to the rule of "Red Light, Green Light," after the first person picks a person, the person counting the numbers should go back and grab a child to take their place.

However, since it was always Xiao Ran who did the counting, this rule was simply omitted.

The second game started quickly.

After the first round, the children became more skilled, and the little princess was all smiles. Although she didn't win first place even once, she still had a lot of fun.

When get out of class ended, the little princess laughed and jumped into Xiao Ran's arms.

"Little Nangjun~" The little princess's voice was filled with undisguised excitement.

Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang also had rosy cheeks.

Xiao Ran touched each one in turn, "Do you like playing with them?"

The little princess nodded repeatedly.

"Porridge~ I want to play more at home~"

Princess Gaoyang quickly said, "Let's go back and play together."

(End of this chapter)