Drive to the Tang Dynasty, where supplies are refreshed daily!

The little princess thought for a moment, then agreed, and grabbed a handful of wild vegetables, putting them into Li Lizhi's basket.

Now the little princess dared to continue jumping around, but after running a few steps she would turn around to look at her basket to see if any wild vegetables had fallen out.

The spring flowers were in full bloom. On the way back, we passed by the water's edge. Third Sister picked some willow branches and broke off a few peach blossoms. When the little princess saw the pretty flowers, she wanted to pick them to show everyone, and then she happily put them away.

When they got home, Xiao Ran and Li Lizhi were carrying flowers and willow branches in their arms, and there was simply nowhere to put them.

A basket filled with wild vegetables was placed in the yard. Xiao Ran turned his head and saw a white patch in the basket. He went over to take a look and found that it was elm seeds.

"And what about elm seeds?" He picked up a piece of elm seed and put it in his mouth.

"Little Nang-jun~ What are you eating so deliciously behind my back~" The little princess immediately looked over, as if questioning what good things Xiao Ran was secretly eating behind her back.

Xiao Ran smiled, picked up a piece, and handed it to the little princess.

"Sizi, have a taste and see if it's good."

The little princess put it in her mouth without hesitation.

Eating raw elm seeds isn't exactly delicious, and they don't have much flavor, but you can still taste a hint of sweetness.

"Okay~" the little princess said with a smile, her eyes narrowed.

Princess Yuzhang had just placed the peach branch she was holding on the stone table when she saw this scene and said with a smile, "Sizi really says everything is delicious."

Xiao Ran laughed and retorted, "That's not necessarily true. If it's spicy, you'll definitely say your mouth hurts."

Upon hearing this, everyone present burst into laughter.

The little princess glanced at them a few times, not knowing what they were laughing at, but then she was infected by their laughter and laughed along with them.

The wild vegetables were taken to the kitchen by the servants. The elm seeds were also picked by the servants when Xiao Ran and the others went to dig for wild vegetables today. They were then washed and dried here, and they planned to cook them for dinner.

As for the willow branches and peach blossoms, they were all left here.

At first, only San Niang picked a few peach blossoms, but later Li Lizhi and Princess Yuzhang said they wanted to make peach blossom tea, so they picked quite a few more as well.

As for the willow branches, those were broken off by Third Sister to make a flower wreath.

Three slender willow branches were intertwined to form a circle, and some flowers were inserted into the gaps, including peach blossoms, wildflowers picked by the little princess, and even yellow dandelion flowers.

Li Lizhi and Princess Yuzhang refused the servants' help, instead having someone bring a basin of clean water and washing the peach blossoms with Zhang Erya. San Niang was teaching the children how to make flower wreaths.

The little princess's hands were clumsy; the willow branch was very obedient in Third Sister's hands, but it was completely disobedient in the little princess's hands.

"You naughty duck!" The little princess angrily slapped the willow branch.

Di Renjie took the willow branch from the little princess, and then handed her the flower wreath he had already woven, which was just waiting to be decorated with flowers.

"Here, take this." Di Renjie said.

The little princess was instantly delighted when she saw the flower wreath in front of her.

"Thank you, Niya~"

After the little princess finished thanking them, she began to arrange flowers with great enthusiasm, placing one here and one there. Whether it looked good or not is another matter, but at least the little princess was very happy.

Xiao Ran sat in the pavilion to the side, watching them weave flower wreaths and wash peach blossoms, with a plate of pastries and a pot of tea beside him.

Li Lizhi and the others were faster, and the peach blossoms were washed quickly.

Princess Yuzhang took some peach blossoms to brew peach blossom tea. With the remaining blossoms, Li Lizhi looked at Zhang Erya and said, "Why don't we make pickled peach blossoms?"

Zhang Erya didn't understand these things, but she nodded when Li Lizhi told her.

Actually, pickled peach blossoms are just peach blossoms preserved in honey. The two of them put the peach blossoms into a sealed jar, add honey, cover it, and they can eat them after a few days.

You can soak it in water or eat it directly later.

However, after making the pickled peach blossoms, there were still some peach blossoms left. At this time, Princess Yuzhang had also returned, so she suggested making flower-patterned stationery. Anyway, there was nothing else to do, so it would be a kind of fun.

Xiao Ran was watching when the little princess ran over.

"Little Bag~"

Xiao Ran looked down at the little princess, "What's wrong with Si Zi?"

The little princess held up the flower wreath in her hand.

"Send this to Little Nang-jun~"

The wreath was crooked and looked like it would fall apart easily, clearly made by the little princess herself. Most of the flowers on it were wildflowers that the little princess had picked, with one particular large red flower standing out.

"Is this for me?" Xiao Ran asked.

The little princess nodded and gestured with her head, "Put Little Pouch in here~"

Looking at the red and green wreath in front of him, Xiao Ran paused for a moment, smiled helplessly, and then placed it on his head.

"Is it pretty?" Xiao Ran asked.

Li Lizhi and the others suppressed their laughter, while the little princess nodded repeatedly.

"So pretty, braised duck!"

Then, the little princess took out another flower wreath from behind her, which looked almost identical to the one on Xiao Ran's head.

"This is for my mother~ Little Nangjun~ Looking for his mother~"

Xiao Ran stood up and said, "Alright, I'll take you to find your mother."

He took the little princess's hand and led her to Empress Zhangsun's door, where he knocked.

Hongxiu opened the door from the inside.

"Young master, young prince, what brings you here? And also..."

Hongxiu's gaze fell on the flower wreath on Xiao Ran's head.

“This is…” Hongxiu looked at Xiaoran in silence, with a feeling of “So this is your taste.”

Xiao Ran quickly explained, "This is a flower wreath that Si Zi made for me."

The little princess nodded, "Mmm-hmm~"

Hongxiu's expression changed instantly.

"So it was the young prince who made it up. The young prince is really amazing."

The little princess smiled proudly, "I'm awesome!"

Hongxiu nodded quickly, "Yes, Your Highness is the best."

Seeing her changing expression, Xiao Ran remained silent.

Noticing Xiao Ran's gaze, Hongxiu touched the tip of her nose and moved aside.

"Young master, please take the young prince inside quickly. I need to go and help Doctor Sun retrieve the medicinal herbs."

After saying that, Hongxiu went out.

Xiao Ran led the little princess inside. Empress Zhangsun was leaning on the couch, looking at Xiao Ran and the little princess with a smile on her face. She had obviously heard their conversation.

Upon seeing Xiao Ran, Empress Zhangsun smiled and said, "The flower wreath on the young master's head is quite nice."

Now Xiao Ran was even more certain that Empress Zhangsun must have heard it.

The little princess walked toward Empress Zhangsun.

"Mother, mother~ This is mother's~"

The little princess took out her flower wreath and handed it to Empress Zhangsun.

Empress Zhangsun took it, looked at it, and then placed it on the cabinet beside her. "Sizi, this flower wreath you made is really beautiful."

The little princess looked at the flower wreath and asked, "Mother, do you not like it?"

Empress Zhangsun did not make excuses for not wearing the flower crown because the little princess was young. Instead, she gestured for Xiao Ran to place the little princess on the couch, then hugged her and said, "Mother is not feeling well, so I can't wear this flower crown. I'll wear it when I'm better, okay?"

Empress Zhangsun herself suffered from asthma, and the pollen from the flowers could very well trigger a relapse.

Fortunately, after such a long period of treatment, it's not so serious anymore, but it's still best to be cautious.

Empress Zhangsun pointed to the flower wreath on the cabinet and said, "Sizi, look, this flower wreath is right here. Your mother can see it as soon as she looks up, right?"

The little princess looked at the cabinet and nodded, then hugged Empress Zhangsun's neck and tenderly pressed her little face against Empress Zhangsun's.

"Mommy, get well soon!"

Empress Zhangsun smiled and said, "Good, Mother will definitely get better soon."

Then, Empress Zhangsun, holding the little princess, looked at Xiao Ran and asked, "I heard you went to the mountain today?"

Xiao Ran nodded, "Yes, we picked a lot of shepherd's purse. We'll make dumplings with shepherd's purse tomorrow. They're delicious. Fifth Sister and the others also made pickled peach blossoms. We can eat them in a few days."

Then, Xiao Ran told Empress Zhangsun about all the little things that happened that day, even mentioning how the little princess dug herself a hole while digging for wild vegetables.

As she spoke, Empress Zhangsun laughed, and the little princess even reached behind her back to cover her bottom.

Knowing that the little princess was chatting with Empress Zhangsun, the little princess of Chengyang also went over, while the little princess of Gaoyang, her third sister Yan Yao, and Di Renjie were playing outside.

After chatting for a while, Empress Zhangsun became a little tired, so Xiao Ran said, "Sizi, Fanyin, how about we come back tomorrow? Craftsman Liu should have finished the rabbit hutch by now, don't you want to go and take a look?"

The little princess had so much fun playing on the mountain this afternoon that she completely forgot about the little rabbit. But now that Xiao Ran mentioned it, she instantly remembered it.

"Go away, go away, Kang Xiaotuji Duck!"

Then, the little princess turned to look at Empress Zhangsun.

"Mommy~ I'll be Connie tomorrow~"

Empress Zhangsun nodded gently, "Alright, Mother will wait for our Sizi."

Princess Chengyang said gently, "Mother, please take good care of yourself."

Empress Zhangsun smiled and agreed.

After leaving the house, the little princess and the Chengyang princess went to find Di Renjie and the others to see the rabbits.
Xiao Ran led them to the room where the rabbits were kept. Craftsman Liu was also inside. His rabbit hutch was indeed finished and was being assembled.

It was a very simple thing for him; a luxurious rabbit hutch was ready in front of a group of little guys.

The little princess picked up the little rabbit and put it in its nest.

"This is your home duck~"

The little rabbit didn't struggle; it just ate its vegetables quietly.

The sun sets and it gets darker.

Tonight, the dishes on the table are different from usual. Apart from two stir-fried meat dishes, the rest are all wild vegetables. Even the staple food has been steamed buns made from elm seeds.

Dandelions were made into a cold dish, shepherd's purse was stir-fried, and other wild vegetables such as purslane were also served.

When Cheng Chumo and his group returned from the glass workshop, they scratched their heads as they looked at the table full of food.

"Is today a wild vegetable festival?" Cheng Chumo asked.

Qin Huai rolled his eyes at him, "You should be grateful to have something to eat. Hurry up and sit down to eat."

At this moment, Li Ke and Zhang Dalang silently picked up a steamed bun and began to eat.

Cheng Chumo took a bite of the steamed bun, somewhat surprised.

"These steamed buns are quite delicious."

Xiao Ran took a steamed bun, tore it in half, put some vegetables inside, took a bite, and nodded.

"fragrant!"

Cheng Chumo picked up another piece of cold purslane salad with his chopsticks, took a bite, and then his eyes widened.

"These wild vegetables are delicious!"

Cheng Chumo had eaten wild vegetables before, but he felt that these wild vegetables tasted especially good this time.

"Young man, where did you pick these wild vegetables? They taste better than the ones I've had before!"

Xiao Ran picked up a piece of purslane for the little princess and said, "It was picked from the mountain. The reason you think it tastes good is because there are plenty of seasonings in it, all kinds of seasonings."

Besides sesame seeds, it also contains seasonings such as sesame oil, which are not available at this time.

Cheng Chumo understood, so he didn't press the matter further and simply ate in silence.

The little princess took a bite of the steamed bun; it was soft and sweet.

"Okay, okay, little duck~" The little princess was delighted, and then took another bite of purslane.

"This one smells delicious too~"

With the little princess saying "delicious" from time to time, the group finished all the food on the table.

“It’s not bad to eat these wild vegetables once in a while,” Sun Simiao said.

After the meal, Li Lizhi served her peach blossom tea.

Each person had a cup, chatting and drinking tea until the little princess and the other little ones got sleepy, and then they gradually dispersed.

The little princess and her maids were placed on the kang (a heated brick bed). Seemingly realizing they had been moved, the little princess smacked her lips, turned over, and continued sleeping.

Li Lizhi whispered to Xiao Ran, "Sizi is really tired today."

After finishing her classes in the morning, she went to the mountains to dig for wild vegetables in the afternoon, and then ran around picking flowers. For the little princess, her amount of exercise today has already exceeded the standard.

Xiao Ran nodded. "Yes, but she seemed to be having a lot of fun."

Thinking of the little princess bouncing around, Li Lizhi smiled, her eyes filled with tenderness, "As long as she's happy, that's all that matters."

Seeing that the girls were all asleep, Xiao Ran and Li Lizhi closed the door and went back to their respective rooms to sleep as well.

The next day, as the rooster crowed, Xiao Ran stretched and got out of bed, then followed Sun Simiao and did a set of Tai Chi.

After such a long period of training, Xiao Ran felt that his body was much better than before.

Today's breakfast was rice steamed with elm seeds, which had a pleasant aroma of elm seeds.

After breakfast, the little princesses went to school, while Xiao Ran took the opportunity to go to the pigsty.

There were originally three white-skinned pigs, all of them sows, and then we bought three local boars.

The two types of pigs were not raised together, but were separated by a fence in the center of the pigpen.

All six pigs have now reached maturity and can start breeding piglets.

Xiao Ran didn't know much about this either, so he could only divide the pigs into three pairs and enclose them according to his own understanding.

Xiao Ran went to the pigsty because a servant said yesterday that all three pairs of pigs seemed to have been paired up.

However, boars are generally very aggressive during their estrus period, so Xiao Ran needs to go and check on them to make sure nothing else goes wrong.

The pigsty smelled a bit, but it wasn't very big because the servants cleaned it every day.

Pigs are actually quite clean. (End of Chapter)