The two of them traveled through the Tang Dynasty to open a supermarket, and the little Sizi was sup

Li Lizhi originally came to deliver rice cakes to Li Chengqian, and since Xiao Ran was going back, she naturally went back with him.

Xiao Ran and Li Lizhi returned to the villa, and Li Lizhi looked at Xiao Ran.

"Young master, I'm going to talk to my grandfather about the river embankment. I'll need your help with the specific details."

Xiao Ran nodded, sat down and started searching for relevant information on the computer. In addition to text-based information, he also needed to find video materials. Fortunately, short videos are very popular now, and there are all kinds of videos available, so Xiao Ran found them very easily.

All he had to do was find the video and download it.

Xiao Ran sat to one side looking up information. The little princess saw Xiao Ran's serious expression and did not go over to disturb him. She even looked at the little princesses of Chengyang and Gaoyang and put her index finger to her lips.

Shh~ Little Nang is busy~

Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang looked at Xiao Ran and lowered their voices in a very cooperative manner.

They were playing house, but unlike before, this time they were imitating characters from the animated movie they had watched that morning.

The little princess was saying "I'm a little monster~" one second, and then she went silent the next.

Xiao Ran also noticed that the three little princesses had suddenly quieted down.

He organized the files on his computer and then closed it.

"What's wrong? Why is there suddenly no sound?"

The little princess looked at Xiao Ran and ran over with her short legs.

"Little Nang~ Are you done with your work yet~"

Xiao Ran nodded, "Yes, it's all done."

The little princess let out a big sigh of relief and patted her chest with her little hands.

"Feiwo (a brand of spicy food) is so delicious, you can enjoy it without worry!"

Before Xiao Ran could understand what the little princess meant, she saw her run towards Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang, grabbing their hands and saying, "Second sister~ Seventeenth sister~ Let's keep playing~"

Xiao Ran then realized that the little princess was afraid of disturbing him.

Upstairs, Li Shimin had already listened to Li Lizhi finish explaining the cement and river embankment.

Actually, it's just a matter of a sentence. The reason it took a while was because the two of them discussed the issue upstairs. Li Lizhi even used her phone to search for relevant information, especially videos.

Looking at the video, Li Shimin said, "It looks quite useful."

Li Lizhi said, "Since you've brought it up, young master, it must be useful."

Li Shimin stood up.

"Let's go, I'll go down and ask."

With that, Li Shimin walked downstairs.

The little princess, along with the Chengyang and Gaoyang princesses, were still engrossed in role-playing. The little princess even held a ribbon as a magic sash and waved it wildly in the air.

This ribbon came with the cake box when we bought the cake last time. My little princess thought it was pretty, so we kept it, and now it's come in handy.

Hehe~ I'm the best!

The little princess danced up and down with the ribbon in her hand.

Li Shimin stood on the stairs for a while before finally asking, "What is Sizi doing?"

Upon hearing Li Shimin's voice, the little princess ran to him with the ribbon in her hand.

"Grandpa~"

Li Shimin picked up the little princess in his arms.

"Come on, Grandpa will take you to find the young master."

The little princess nodded, "Okay~"

In fact, Xiao Ran was only a few steps away from them, so he could not only hear them talking, but also see everything.

"Your Majesty," Xiao Ran greeted Li Shimin.

Xiao Ran walked over to the sofa and sat down, and Li Shimin also sat down next to Xiao Ran, holding the little princess.

"Little Bag~"

The little princess looked at Xiao Ran and raised the ribbon in her hand.

"Little Nangjun, look~ This is my weapon~ See how awesome it is~"

Xiao Ran readily agreed, saying, "Really? Si Zi is amazing."

The little princess giggled.

Li Shimin looked down at the little princess in his arms.

"Does Sizi want to play with Fan Yin Shiqi and the others, or stay with Grandpa?"

The little princess hadn't had enough fun yet, so she twisted her body.

"Grandpa~ I want to go play~"

"it is good."

Li Shimin put the little princess on the ground, and the little princess, along with the Chengyang little princess and the Gaoyang little princess, ran to a nearby place and resumed their roles.

Li Shimin, on the other hand, looked at Xiao Ran.

"Nephew, Chang Le just told me about the cement river embankment. I've also watched those videos, but they weren't very detailed. Do you have any more information?"

After spending so much time together, Li Shimin has now gotten used to using many modern words in his speech.

Xiao Ran nodded, took the computer, and showed the organized information to Li Shimin.

While Li Shimin was looking at it, Xiao Ran said from the side, "I'm not very clear on how to do it in more detail, but fortunately the information I found is quite complete. After a few trials, we should be able to succeed."

Li Shimin thought so too. Putting aside everything else, they had successfully tested cement, even though it was based on data. At least they succeeded.

Moreover, the officials in charge of cement might know more about its properties than Xiao Ran does now.

"Alright, let's go back now." Li Shimin was somewhat impatient.

"Ok."

Xiao Ran and Li Shimin arrived at the Lizheng Hall again.

Since Xiao Ran left, Li Chengqian's heart has never been at peace; he has been constantly thinking about the cement embankment project.

Upon seeing Xiao Ran and Li Shimin approaching, Li Chengqian quickly stood up.

"Grandpa, young master."

Li Shimin nodded, sat down first, and then said, "I have already looked into the matter of building river embankments with cement, and it seems feasible."

Li Chengqian was relieved.

"Then why don't we call Zhang Wendong in to discuss this?"

Zhang Wendong was the official in charge of cement.

Li Shimin nodded. "Alright."

Upon receiving the notification, Zhang Wendong quickly arrived at the Lizheng Hall.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Shimin said in a deep voice, "Get up. I called you here today to discuss the construction of the river embankment."

Zhang Wendong, full of questions, looked up at Li Shimin and tentatively said, "This subject knows very little about flood control."

Water management is a major undertaking, but also a thankless task. Those who are sent to manage water are truly capable people, and Zhang Wendong knew he didn't have that ability.

Li Shimin said, "I didn't tell you to manage the floods, but I wanted to discuss with you the matter of building river embankments with cement."

Zhang Wendong paused for a moment, then thought about it.

“Building the riverbank with cement is not impossible, but how do you dry the cement underwater?”

Nowadays, when building river embankments, people usually reinforce the riverbanks with soil and stones. However, cement will be washed away when it enters the water; you can't just block the water directly.

Countless experiences from our predecessors have shown that it is better to guide than to block.

Li Shimin looked at Xiao Ran and said, "Nephew, I'd like to trouble you to teach him."

Xiao Ran nodded and took out the computer he had brought with him.

The eunuch standing nearby was very perceptive and brought over a set of tables and chairs.

Xiao Ran placed the computer on the table, then plopped down and waved to Zhang Wendong. "Supervisor Zhang."

Xiao Ran greeted Zhang Wendong.

Zhang Wendong and Xiao Ran were actually quite familiar with each other.

"Xiao Langjun."

Xiao Ran pointed to the chair next to him.

"Come, sit down."

Zhang Wendong walked over and sat down, staring curiously at the computer Xiao Ran had placed on the table.

Ignoring Zhang Wendong's gaze, Xiao Ran retrieved the organized data from the computer.

"Zhang Jiancheng, take a look. If it's not clear enough, there's also a video."

Zhang Wendong didn't quite understand what Xiao Ran was saying, but he still nodded.

"Thank you very much, young man."

Fortunately, the interface was set to Traditional Chinese characters when Xiao Ran was looking for information; otherwise, Zhang Wendong would have had to guess some of the characters.

Zhang Wendong browsed very quickly, mainly because it was relatively simple.

After reading it, Zhang Wendong said, "So it turns out that building a river embankment with cement is indeed feasible. I was just getting senile. All I had to do was raise the riverbank, but I only thought about pouring cement into the water."

Xiao Ran smiled but didn't reply. Instead, he asked, "Would Supervisor Zhang like to watch the video? The explanation in the video is quite detailed."

Zhang Wendong nodded.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, young man."

Xiao Ran opened the video, and Zhang Wendong watched it intently, even taking out his own pen and paper to take notes.

Seeing that he was watching intently, Xiao Ran simply went over to Li Chengqian and Li Shimin, plopped down on one side, took a piece of pastry from the plate next to him, and put it in his mouth.

"Huh? This is actually quite delicious." Xiao Ran smacked his lips.

Li Chengqian pushed the plate forward.

"Then eat more."

Xiao Ran looked at Li Chengqian and asked, "What's this called? How is it made?"

Li Chengqian shook his head, "I don't know how it's made, I only know it's called milk cake."

Xiao Ran took another piece.

"Then have someone make another plate, and I'll take some back to Sizi."

Li Chengqian smiled when he thought of the little princess.

"Yes, I think Sizi will like to eat it."

This milk cake is a new product that the kitchen has recently developed, so the little princess hasn't tried it yet.

However, there was no need to wait for Xiao Ran to bring the little princess back, because Li Lizhi brought three little princesses over.

Xiao Ran was eating milk cake, one bite at a time, when he heard a familiar voice.

"Little Bag~"

Xiao Ran turned around and saw Li Lizhi and the three little princesses standing there.

“Sizi Fanyin Seventeen, come here.” Xiao Ran waved to the three little princesses.

The little princess was the first to run over with her short legs.

"Little Nang-kun~ Are you in Qishen?"

The little princess spotted Xiao Ran eating immediately.

Xiao Ran took a piece of milk cake from the plate and handed it to the little princess.

"Try it, Sizi, and see if you like it."

As he spoke, Xiao Ran gave one to each of the Princess Chengyang and the Princess Gaoyang.

The little princess took the milk cake and smelled it first.

When she smelled the milky aroma emanating from the milk cake, the little princess's eyes lit up.

"Little Nang-kun~ This smells so good~"

As she spoke, the little princess quickly stuffed the milk foam into her mouth.

The milk cake has a soft texture with a slight chewiness, somewhat like a softened version of water chestnut cake.

Moreover, this milk cake has a rich milky flavor and is sweet. The little princess couldn't stop eating it, one bite after another.

"Little Nang-kun~ This is so nice, Qi-ya~"

The little princess finished one piece and then picked up another.

Xiao Ran had tried it before. Although the milk cake was sweet, it wasn't the kind of sweet that had a lot of white sugar added. This milk cake had the kind of sweetness that Chinese people would like in a "not-too-sweet dessert," so it was fine for the little princess to eat a couple more pieces, and Xiao Ran didn't mind.

"It's good that it's delicious. We can take some home with us later."

Upon hearing Xiao Ran's words, Li Lizhi asked, "Why not have Yu Shu and Xiang Cao do it?"

Xiao Ran slapped his forehead.

"I forgot."

After speaking, Xiao Ran looked at Li Chengqian.

"Your Highness, I'll leave this recipe to the imperial chefs."

This was no big deal, and Li Chengqian readily agreed.

Zhang Wendong was watching the video intently, but when he finished watching it and looked up, he was completely stunned.

Wait, how come there are so many people in this room all of a sudden?
For a moment, Zhang Wendong was unsure whether he should make a move or not.

Fortunately, Xiao Ran was sitting right opposite Zhang Wendong, and when he looked up, he saw the helpless Zhang Wendong.

"Has Supervisor Zhang finished reading?"

In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to Zhang Wendong.

Zhang Wendong stood up somewhat flustered.

"Yes, it is."

Li Shimin looked at Zhang Wendong and asked, "Does Minister Zhang think this is feasible?"

Mentioning this made Zhang Wendong less nervous.

"Your Majesty, I think it is feasible, but we need to try it out again. Also, it is raining continuously today, so I'm afraid we can't start construction. We should wait for a sunny day."

The rain outside has subsided considerably, now only a light drizzle remains.

If the rainfall is this heavy, even if it continues for another two days, it won't be a problem, so Li Shimin isn't in a real hurry right now.

"Alright, then I'll leave this matter to Zhang Qing."

Zhang Wendong was taken aback for a moment, then replied, "Your subject obeys the decree."

On the surface, Zhang Wendong readily agreed, acting as if he were the only one capable, but in reality, Zhang Wendong was already on the verge of tears.

This seems like a feasible idea, but nobody has actually tried it! We don't even know how it will actually work in practice!
Moreover, if construction is confirmed, although he won't have to do the work himself, he will definitely have to supervise it. He'll be exposed to the scorching sun, and it's easy to imagine how miserable that will be.

However, no one really knew more about cement than him, so Zhang Wendong had no choice but to take on the job.

After Zhang Wendong left, Xiao Ran stood up.

"Your Majesty, shall we go too?"

Li Shimin nodded, and Xiao Ran and his group returned with a steamer basket of pastries and the recipes for them.

Of course, the pastries were wrapped in oil paper and not steamed directly.

As soon as they got back to the villa, the little princess couldn't resist digging into the milk cake.

When they were in the Lizheng Hall, Xiao Ran didn't expect the little princess to come, so he ate several pieces of the milk cake himself. By the time the three little princesses arrived, there were only a few pieces left.

In addition, the milk cake was very small, so the three little princesses only got a taste.

"Little Nang-kun~ We're here to eat this cake~" (End of Chapter)