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"Okay~ Qiniu again~" The little princess was so hungry she was practically drooling.

Xiao Ran chuckled and pinched the little princess's cheek.

"Sizi is such a little glutton."

The little princess swayed, trying to avoid Xiao Ran's hand, but failed.

"Meow meow~"

"Meow~" Coco suddenly meowed.

Xiao Ran looked at Keke. Keke rarely made a sound. Perhaps the little princess said "meow meow" and Keke thought she was being talked to.

Seeing Coco leisurely basking in the sun by the window, Xiao Ran walked over and picked her up.

"You're so leisurely every day," Xiao Ran said, rubbing Coco's head.

Coco glanced at him, kicked off Xiao Ran with her hind legs, and returned to the spot where she had been sunbathing.

The little princess ran up to Coco and reached out her little hand to pat Coco's head.

Coco's tail gently swept the ground as she squinted her eyes and continued to bask in the sun.

"Xiao Langjun."

Xiao Ran turned around and saw Li Ke standing at the door.

"Saburo."

Li Ke said, "Young master, they are installing glass windows in the classroom. Would you like to come and take a look?"

Xiao Ran nodded. "Let's go take a look."

Upon hearing that Xiao Ran was leaving, the little princess quickly followed him.

"Little Nang-kun~ I'm going too~"

Xiao Ran thought for a moment, then bent down and said, "How about Si Zi goes and calls the others over too? Let's go together."

Upon hearing this, the little princess immediately ran back to fetch someone.

Before long, the two little princesses, Yan Yao, and Di Renjie arrived.

Xiao Ran waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go out and have some fun."

Li Lizhi looked at them and helped them put on thick clothes one by one before letting them go out.

A group of people walked toward the classroom. When they arrived, the windows were almost finished being installed, and their general shape was visible.

The stained glass windows shimmered in the sunlight, reflecting off the ground and creating a rainbow.

"Wow~ So beautiful~" The little princess stared at it, mesmerized.

If it were Xiao Ran, the glass would remind him of an early cathedral, except that cathedrals had their colors applied, while this one was natural, and its shape wasn't as regular, but it was still quite beautiful.

It wasn't just Xiao Ran and his group who came to watch the spectacle; other villagers also gathered around and started discussing it.

Xiao Ran also saw Zhang Jinhe and Zhang Jinnian among them.

Zhang Jinhe greeted Xiao Ran with a smile.

"Xiao Langjun."

Xiao Ran nodded in acknowledgment, "Jinniang."

Zhang Jinnian ran over and asked, "Young master, is this window made of glass?"

Xiao Ran nodded. "Yes."

Zhang Jinhe also came over and said, "It's so beautiful. I wish my house could have windows like this too."

It's a bit of a hassle to piece together these broken pieces of glass. I imagine there won't be any other similar ones outside of classrooms. However, now that glass production and quality have improved, it's possible to manufacture glass.

So Xiao Ran said truthfully, "There probably won't be any more windows like this, but it's still possible if they're made from a single piece of glass."

Of course, once the glass windows were produced, the first batch would definitely be used to decorate Li Shimin's palace, the second batch would be used by meritorious officials like Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong who had always followed Li Shimin, and then by court officials, various aristocratic families, and so on.

If it's Kaolao Village's turn and the others' turn, then it doesn't necessarily have to wait any longer.

Soon, all the classroom windows were installed. From a distance, the colorful windows were very eye-catching and distinctive.

Xiao Ran said, "This classroom could be considered a unique building."

Zhang Jinhe asked, "What is distinctive architecture?"

Xiao Ran pointed to the classroom in front of him and said, "It means that only we have it and no one else has it. When people mention this kind of building, they can think of Kaolao Village. This classroom is the only one of its kind in the entire hall."

Even if schools are built elsewhere in the future, they will use transparent glass, not this kind of glass.

Zhang Jinhe smiled, she didn't know why she was happy, but she was just very happy.

Afterwards, everyone walked around the classroom to admire it before going home.

But while the adults went home, the children didn't leave. They all gathered together, and of course, they wanted to play.

Even the little princess looked at Xiao Ran expectantly, hoping that he would agree to let her play with them.

Xiao Ran sighed and said, "You can play here, but if you feel cold, you have to go inside, understand?"

The fire in the classroom hadn't gone out yet, so it was warm inside, which made it convenient for the little ones to go in and warm up.

The little princess nodded obediently.

"Woji Island~"

After thinking about it, Xiao Ran realized he had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he simply sat at the classroom door, watching the children play and making sure they didn't get hurt accidentally.

A group of little ones chattered excitedly about what to play, and finally voted to play hide-and-seek.

The first one to play the "ghost" was Princess Gaoyang.

Princess Gaoyang was facing a big tree, covering her eyes with her hands, and counting loudly.

The other children swarmed around, but they had agreed on a range, so they didn't run too far, at least Xiao Ran could still see them from his angle.

Ever since Princess Gaoyang started counting, the little princess ran towards Xiao Ran and squatted down directly behind him.

Seeing this clumsy hiding technique, Xiao Ran burst out laughing.

The little princess looked up and saw Xiao Ran looking at her. She nervously put a finger to her lips.

"Shh~"

Xiao Ran nodded in agreement, and the little princess smiled sweetly.

Soon, Princess Gaoyang finished counting and began looking for people everywhere.

She looked around and quickly found several.

Later, when she couldn't find him outside, Princess Gaoyang immediately located Xiao Ran and walked towards him.

"Young master, have you seen anyone else?"

Feeling a tug on his clothes, Xiao Ran opened his hands.

"I didn't see it. Seventeen, look again carefully."

Princess Gaoyang thought for a while and still felt that there must be someone in such a big house, so she walked into the house.

As soon as they stepped into the house, they saw the little princess.

The little princess made no attempt to hide her feelings; she simply squatted down behind Xiao Ran, and even sat down when she got tired of squatting.

Princess Gaoyang was fine if she didn't look inside, but as soon as she did, she could see the little princess's feet sticking out through the stool.

"Sizi! Stop hiding, I see you!"

Princess Gaoyang looked at the little princess sitting on the ground with a smile.

"It's not a duck~ It's not a rhinoceros~"

The little princess covered her ears and pretended to be burying her head in the sand.

Xiao Ran was amused by the little princess. He turned around and looked at her, only to find that she was sitting directly on the ground. He quickly picked her up.

“Be good, Sizi. You can’t sit on the ground. It’s too cold there, or you’ll get sick.”

The little princess stretched her short legs. "My legs are tired~"

Xiao Ran put the little princess down on the ground. Seeing that her pants weren't dirty, he didn't bother with them. Instead, he said, "We'll rest when we're tired, but we can't sit on the ground, or our stomachs will hurt."

The little princess covered her stomach.

"I'll be good~ It doesn't hurt~"

Xiao Ran nodded, "Yes, if Si Zi is obedient, it won't hurt."

The little princess nodded quickly, afraid that her stomach would hurt if she agreed too late.

Princess Gaoyang then took the little princess's hand and said, "Let's go, Sizi, let's go find the others."

The little princess was led by Princess Gaoyang as they went to find the other people.

Xiao Ran sat at the door watching them play.

The second person to act as a "ghost" was Zhang Jinnian, the first one caught by Princess Gaoyang. He was a bit taller and didn't care about his own body. He hid behind a tree, but his head was well hidden, while his lower body was completely exposed. Princess Gaoyang spotted him at a glance.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven," Zhang Jinnian began counting.

This time, the little princess was smarter. Instead of hiding with Xiao Ran, she ran behind a water vat with Third Sister and hid there.

After counting, Zhang Jinnian began arresting people everywhere.

A group of children were playing hide-and-seek, laughing and joking, while those who were caught looked annoyed.

A gentle breeze began to rise, and a touch of orange-yellow hue appeared on the horizon, resembling caramel on a pudding.

"Brother! Come home for dinner!"

"San'er, dinner's ready, come back quickly."

"Brother, time to eat! Stop playing!"

From Kaolao Village, the sounds of children being called back for dinner could be heard one after another.

The group of children clearly hadn't had enough fun yet, but if they didn't go back for dinner soon, they might get a beating.

So they reluctantly headed home.

On the contrary, the little princess showed no regret about not being able to play games; her eyes were filled with longing for food.

"Little Nang-kun~ Qiniu You~"

The little princess looked at Xiao Ran with sparkling eyes.

Xiao Ran took the little princess's hand.

"Okay, let's go back and eat beef."

Today's beef was stewed with radish; I smelled the aroma as soon as I entered the house.

"It smells so good!"

The little princess let go of Xiao Ran's hand and walked into the house.

Inside the house, seeing the little ones running in, Li Lizhi said, "Let's go wash our hands and change our clothes first, then we'll eat."

With that, Li Lizhi led the three little princesses and Yan Yao and the others to wash their hands and change their clothes.

Di Renjie was accompanied by Qin Huaidao.

Soon, after changing their clothes and washing their hands, the group of little ones returned to the dining table.

In the very center of the dining table was a huge basin filled with stewed beef.

Empress Zhangsun did not come over; she ate in her room.

She needs to rest now, so she usually doesn't go out.

Xiao Ran first served a bowl of stewed beef to the little ones, receiving several sweet "thank yous".

The little princess, especially, who was sitting next to Xiao Ran, had the loudest voice.

Xiao Ran patted the little princess's head.

"Sizi, eat up! Didn't you say you wanted beef?"

The little princess nodded, picked up a small spoon, and scooped up a piece of beef.

Considering how small these little ones are, the beef was stewed for a long time, so even a little princess could easily chew it.

"Good job, Seven Ducks~"

The little princess savored the beef while also drinking the soup.

Li Lizhi nodded and said, "This beef is indeed delicious."

Princess Yuzhang picked up a piece of radish, took a sip of soup, and said, "I think this radish tastes better than the meat."

Xiao Ran thought so too; the radish had completely absorbed the broth, and it was incredibly fragrant with every bite.

The main dish tonight was stewed beef, and we ate until we were stuffed.

"Burp~" The little princess let out a burp, then quickly covered her mouth with her hand.

Princess Yuzhang, who was standing to the side, laughed loudly and said, "Is Sizi embarrassed?"

The little princess wiggled her bottom shyly before burying her face in Xiao Ran's arms.

Xiao Ran couldn't help but laugh, then picked up the little princess and got off the table.

"Okay, I won't laugh at you anymore, go have some fun."

The little princess, along with several other little princesses from Chengyang, swarmed towards the box containing the building blocks.

Take out all the building blocks. The little princess sits in the center, with Princess Chengyang to her left, but this time, Di Renjie is to her right.

Di Renjie looked at the building blocks in his hand and began to build a house, even starting from the foundation.

A group of kids were building blocks, while Xiao Ran and his group were chatting in the living room.

Unexpectedly, after dinner today, Li Tai did not rush back to compile the "Zhenguan Encyclopedia," but instead sat in the living room listening to their conversation.

Xiao Ran asked curiously, "Why weren't you in a hurry to go back today?"

Li Tai sighed, "I feel like my mind is a bit muddled right now, and they all advise me to come out and catch my breath."

After Li Shimin finished speaking with him, he came to see Xiao Ran again. With Xiao Ran's prompting, he decided to compile the "Zhenguan Encyclopedia".

This is what he wants to do, what he is able to do, and what he wants to do well.

So he put a lot of pressure on himself without realizing it, always wanting to do his best, but where does the "best" come from?

So now Li Tai is stuck in a bottleneck, or you could say he's gotten himself into a rut.

Noticing that something was wrong with him, several Confucian scholars, including Yu Shinan, advised him to go out for a walk to clear his head. He himself also felt that something was wrong with him, so he didn't rush to leave today.

Xiao Ran looked at Li Tai, who was clearly troubled, and naturally knew what was wrong with him.

However, he didn't say much, but instead said, "In that case, you can take these few days as a rest. I'm planning to make toothbrushes and toothpaste these days, and my great-grandfather's family is having a banquet tomorrow. I'll take you to the banquet, how about that?"

"Attend a banquet?" Li Tai looked at Xiao Ran with a puzzled expression.

Xiao Ran nodded and told him about how his third grandfather had obtained the plaque.

"This is a big deal, and we need to inform our ancestors. However, there is a procedure for opening the ancestral hall. At the very least, everything needs to be prepared. So I think we should open the Zhang family ancestral hall first tomorrow, then inform our ancestors, and then start the banquet."

Li Tai nodded, indicating that he understood.

"This is my first time attending a banquet," Li Tai said, clearly intrigued.

Xiao Ran, quite rationally, gave Li Tai a heads-up.

"Be prepared, the main reason for going to the banquet tomorrow is to join in the fun, the food won't be very good."

Although my great-grandfather certainly doesn't lack money now, he still needs ingredients to cook a meal.

Li Tai, however, didn't take it to heart.

"It's okay, as long as I'm full."

Xiao Ran paused for a moment, wanting to say that wasn't necessarily true, but ultimately remained silent. (End of Chapter)