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Chapter 336 Happy Times at the Arcade!
Finally, looking at the packaging bag in his hand, Xiao Ran had no choice but to go back to the parking lot to put the things down before coming back up.

"Little Nang-jun~ I'm going to go~" Seeing Xiao Ran carrying his things and about to leave, the little princess quickly followed.

Li Lizhi also stepped forward and took several bags from Xiao Ran's hands.

"Let's go together."

Xiao Ran smiled and picked up the little princess with one hand.

"Duck~ Hahaha~" The little princess was startled at first, then laughed very happily.

Xiao Ruoying held Princess Chengyang's hand in one hand and Princess Gaoyang's hand in the other.

"Would you like to stay here with me, Fan Yin and Seventeen?"

Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang nodded.

Xiao Ran took Li Lizhi and the little princess downstairs in the elevator.

When they came back up, they found that Xiao Ruoying, Princess Chengyang, and Princess Gaoyang were all gone.

"Ruoying, where are you?" Xiao Ran called Xiao Ruoying.

The sound on the other end of the phone was a bit noisy.

"Bro! We're at the arcade, come quick!"

When Xiao Ran arrived at the arcade, he found Xiao Ruoying playing claw machines with Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang.

"Brother, you're here." Xiao Ruoying greeted Xiao Ran and then went back to battling the claw machine.

Princess Gaoyang pointed to a small rabbit doll inside.

"This good-looking."

Xiao Ruoying nodded, "Then let's catch this one! I refuse to believe I can't catch him."

The little princess looked at the claw machine and exclaimed, "Little Nang-jun~ I like this one!"

Xiao Ran leaned closer to take a look and saw a little white bear wearing a pink dress.

"Okay, shall we catch this for Sizi?"

Xiao Ran exchanged a bunch of game coins, then placed the little princess on the ground.

The little princess tilted her head back, watching Xiao Ran intently as he played the claw machine.

The claws in this claw machine are quite loose, but fortunately, after some effort, Xiao Ran managed to grab one.

"Little Nangjun is so amazing~" The little princess held the doll in her hand and smiled very happily.

Xiao Ruoying caught two more, one of which was the rabbit that Princess Gaoyang liked.

At this moment, Princess Gaoyang is holding a little rabbit and talking to it.

Since we're already at the arcade, let's take a look around.

When I got to the dance machine, there was a little girl dressed in Hanfu dancing on it.

"Wow, so pretty!" the little princess exclaimed, pointing at the little girl dancing.

Xiao Ran smiled, "Would Si Zi like to give it a try? All you have to do is jump along with the person on the screen."

Although the little princess doesn't know how to play, it doesn't stop her from trying boldly.

"I want it~"

Just then, the dance machine next to them became available, so Xiao Ran chose the bunny dance and let the little princess stand on it.

This dance is very simple; it's almost entirely about jumping and hopping.

As for the buttons under her feet, the little princess definitely couldn't step on them, but that didn't stop her from jumping happily.

A very cute little girl was laughing happily, and she would put her hands on her head and pretend to be a little bunny, which made everyone around her look over.

When the music ended, Xiao Ran went up and took the little princess down.

"Is Sizi tired?"

The little princess was sweating from jumping, but her eyes were still sparkling.

"Not tired~"

Princess Gaoyang looked up at Xiao Ran.

"Brother, I want to play too."

Xiao Ran asked, "Do we need the one that the rhinoceros jumped just now?"

Princess Gaoyang shook her head and pointed to Xiao Ruoying, who had been watching the princess dance but couldn't resist joining in herself.

"I want to be like Sister Ruoying."

Although Xiao Ruoying's dance wasn't particularly difficult, it was still a proper dance.

But the point of going out to have fun is to enjoy yourself, so how well you dance isn't that important.

So Xiao Ran found that song and had Princess Gaoyang go up on stage.

Unexpectedly, Princess Gaoyang was really talented. Although she couldn't keep up and her movements weren't perfect, she still danced quite well.

Finally, Princess Chengyang also went up and tried it out before they left the dance machine and went to other facilities.

After playing around in the arcade, it was almost noon.

"Let's go eat. What would you like to eat?" Xiao Ran asked.

The little princess immediately raised her hand, "Seven again~"

"Alright, Sizi wants to eat meat, but what about Fanyin and Shiqi?"

Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang didn't know what to eat, so they said, "Let's eat the same thing as Sizi."

The entire sixth floor of the mall is a food court, with all kinds of food available.

Xiao Ruoying pulled Li Lizhi aside and said, "Chang Le and I will go see what we want to eat ourselves. Don't worry about us."

Li Lizhi nodded as well.

So Xiao Ran led the three little princesses toward the pork rib rice shop.

Pieces of pork ribs were placed inside the counter. Seeing someone approach, the owner quickly asked, "Hello, would you like a serving of pork ribs and rice?"

Xiao Ran did not answer, but looked at the three little princesses.

"Pork ribs with rice, would you like some?"

The little princess never refuses meat, and her mouth was practically watering as she looked at the ribs in the display case.

"Little Nang-kun~ Seven of you again~"

Xiao Ran then looked at Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang.

"Where are Fanyin and Seventeen? There are other things over there, see if you want to eat anything?"

Finally, Xiao Ran returned to his seat with two large portions of pork rib rice.

Xiao Ruoying and Li Lizhi ordered a spicy hot pot, but it was savory with soy sauce.

Xiao Ran first led the three little princesses to wash their hands before returning to his seat.

The disposable gloves provided by the store were too big for the three little princesses, so they had to use their hands directly.

The little princess picked up a piece of pork rib and took a big bite.

These ribs are stewed, without any other spices, just a little saltiness, and the rest is all meaty aroma. They are also very tender, and the little princess takes a big bite with each one.

"Good, good, good, good!" The little princess's mouth was stuffed full of meat, and her eyes crinkled with satisfaction as she ate.

The three little princesses sat in a row, each holding a large pork rib and gnawing on it. This scene attracted a lot of people, and some even came up to ask Xiao Ran which family made the pork rib rice.

Seeing the three little princesses enjoying their food, Xiao Ran also took a bite, and it did taste quite good.

Xiao Ruoying picked up a piece of luncheon meat from the spicy hot pot for the little princess.

"Try this, Sizi, see if you like it." The little princess took a bite, "This one's good too!"

Li Lizhi laughed and said, "In Sizi's eyes, there is nothing that doesn't taste good."

"Hehe~" The little princess shook her head and happily took another bite of luncheon meat.

"Sizi, have some rice." Xiao Ran picked up a mouthful of rice and fed it to the little princess.

The little princess was holding the ribs with both hands, and she didn't have any hands left to eat.

These ribs are a bit too big; the little princess can't hold them with one hand.

A bite of rice, a bite of meat, and some soup provided by the restaurant—by the time they finished eating, the little princess was quite full.

"Okay, okay, little duck~ We'll all be ducks again tomorrow~"

On the way home, the little princess still kept thinking about the pork rib rice.

Xiao Ran smiled and replied, "Okay."

When they got home, the three little princesses were all a little sleepy and went to bed.

Xiao Ran also took a nap, and when he woke up, the little princess was still asleep.

After covering the little princess with a blanket, Xiao Ran went downstairs.

"Brother, you're awake?" Xiao Ruoying was downstairs scrolling through her phone.

Xiao Ran nodded. "What are you looking at?"

Xiao Ruoying said, "I was just bored and thinking that the Tang Dynasty shouldn't be lacking in food now. Although it's not harvest time yet, the harvest looks like it should be good. Even in terms of transportation, cement has been made and bicycles are available. So I was thinking, why don't we try something different?"

"What aspect should we change?" Li Shimin had just gone downstairs to get a drink of water when he overheard Xiao Ruoying's words.

Xiao Ruoying said, "I just checked, and it's almost cotton planting season. How about we plant cotton?"

In fact, cotton had already been introduced to the area long ago. The earliest records of cotton appear in the Warring States period, indicating that it was introduced to the southern part of the country from abroad.

However, it did not spread to the Central Plains.

There's a lot of miasma in the southern part of the city, and most of the forests are swamps, so going there is too risky.

Moreover, although cotton has been introduced here, it is not widely cultivated in the southern part of the city, so even if you take the risk to go there, you may not be able to find it.

Last winter, Li Shimin gave each of his court officials a down jacket or a military overcoat, but he couldn't possibly give one to every citizen in the country.

Down jackets are more expensive to produce, so cotton-padded coats are much more cost-effective. Most importantly, cotton can provide excellent warmth even when stuffed directly into clothing.

However, cotton is planted in the spring, so it wasn't planted initially, but now it's just right.

"Nephew, just tell me what kind of cotton you need." Li Shimin waved his hand and settled the matter.

Or rather, he couldn't be happier that Xiao Ran could go and grow cotton.

“Okay, let’s see if we can buy some cotton seeds, and start planting them once they arrive,” Xiao Ran said.

Li Shimin thought for a moment and said, "My dear nephew, escort me back to the Tang Dynasty. I have some matters to attend to."

Xiao Ran assumed that Li Shimin wanted to discuss cotton planting with Li Chengqian, so he nodded without thinking much of it and said, "This time, His Majesty will probably give me a few more people to grow cotton."

Li Shimin nodded. "That's only right."

Xiao Ruoying did not go to the Tang Dynasty with Li Shimin and Xiao Ran. After all, even if they decided to plant cotton, they still needed to know how to plant cotton, since none of them had ever planted cotton before.

Xiao Ran and Li Shimin arrived at the Lizheng Hall, where Li Chengqian was reading memorials.

Seeing that someone was coming, he raised his head and saw Xiao Ran and Li Shimin.

"Grandpa, young master."

Li Shimin nodded. "How's things at court lately?"

Seeing that the two of them were discussing political affairs, Xiao Ran said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, I'll go take a look at the supermarket first."

Li Shimin nodded. "Go."

Xiao Ran went to the supermarket. Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu were there. When they saw Xiao Ran arrive, they greeted him.

"Young master." Cheng Chumo waved to Xiao Ran.

Qin Huaiyu then said, "Young master, this is the bicycle order. Thank you for your help."

Xiao Ran looked around and saw that quite a few people wanted to buy bicycles.

Although one of these devices is enough for the whole family, if money isn't an issue, it's not impossible for each person to have one.

In addition, some officials with low rank and ordinary family background need to save up money before they can buy it, so orders come in from time to time. Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu waited until they had saved up enough before giving it to Xiao Ran.

“Okay, I’ll bring the bicycle over tomorrow or the day after,” Xiao Ran said.

Qin Huaiyu nodded.

Cheng Chumo then said, "Young master, do you have a smaller bicycle? I mean, one that a child can ride. Someone asked about it a few days ago, and I just remembered it now."

Children's bicycles, of course, are available.

"Of course there are. What, does someone want one?"

Cheng Chumo nodded. "At the time, I didn't know if they had it or what the price would be, so I didn't answer."

Xiao Ran thought for a moment, "Let's make the children's bicycles three hundred strings of cash. It's a fixed price, and there's no difference in class."

Cheng Chumo immediately noted it down and then said, "Then I'll wait until there are more people wanting it before giving you the quantity, how about that?"

Xiao Ran nodded. "Okay."

After spending some time in the supermarket and chatting with Cheng Yaojin and Cheng Chumo, Xiao Ran looked at the cement floor again.

“It’s already dry here,” Xiao Ran said.

The cement floor wasn't very thick, so it dried quickly.

Cheng Yaojin said with a smile, "These past two days, the two of us have been watering it every day."

If this type of cement floor is not watered initially, it will easily crack after it dries.

Xiao Ran nodded and said, "Then it seems we can lay the other side down as well."

So Xiao Ran went to the cement factory and told them they could pave the other side.

After the guards took their tools to pave the road, Xiao Ran went to the experimental field for a walk and designated a plot of land for planting cotton before returning to the Lizheng Hall.

Inside the Lizheng Hall, Li Shimin and Li Chengqian sat together reading memorials.

After Xiao Ran entered, Li Shimin put down the memorial in his hand.

“You’re back, let’s go then,” Li Shimin said.

Xiao Ran nodded. "Yes, Your Majesty."

The two returned to the villa, and before Xiao Ran could speak, Li Shimin handed him a box.

The box had always been in Li Shimin's possession. Xiao Ran saw it but didn't ask about it, never expecting it to be given to him.

Xiao Ran looked at Li Shimin in confusion, only to hear Li Shimin say, "You and Ruoying each have half of what's inside this box."

After saying that, Li Shimin turned and left with a very elegant air.

Xiao Ran scratched his head, opened the box with a puzzled look, and a burst of golden light shone on his face.

"Brother, what's that in your hand?" Xiao Ruoying happened to come over and asked, seeing Xiao Ran's dumbfounded expression.

Xiao Ran turned to look at Xiao Ruoying and handed her the box.

Xiao Ruoying opened it and saw neatly arranged gold ingots inside.

"Holy crap! Where did this come from?"

Xiao Ran was initially stunned because he didn't expect Li Shimin to suddenly give him a box of gold ingots, but he has now come to his senses.

"His Majesty just gave it to us, saying we should each have half."

(End of this chapter)