The silly and sweet spring of crossing

"Princess." The guards beside Donna, or they should be called knights in their culture, although they were only in their twenties, they had beards.Han people generally start to grow beards when they have sons or grandsons, but they, foreign people, don't pay much attention to this, so they will be called Hu people by Han people.

"How is it?" Donna asked him to spy on the other party's movements, and at this moment the guard came back to reply to her.

"They haven't started yet." The guard said, Wen Ling's secrecy work is also very strict, and no amount of it can be seen.

"But she invited a craftsman from the capital to do it, and they didn't take us seriously." The guard said with a smile on his face, which seemed to be a mockery of those people.

"That's good." Tang Na also smiled. Although Jubei Kingdom is located in the north, it is extremely bitter and cold, but it has a vast territory. Although it is not comparable to Dachu, it is not a country of barbarians.However, it would be a good thing if everyone in Dachu thought of her country that way.Great Chu has a vast territory, fertile arable land, and is very rich. Every country on the border wants to have a bite.

Ju Beiguo also wanted to take a bite. If Da Chu always looked down on them, then don't blame them for being a surprise.

Donna came to Dachu this time because she wanted to marry the little emperor. It is normal for an emperor in the Central Plains to accept a woman of a different race in the harem. Donna will stay in the palace, blowing pillow wind, and seeking benefits for her country.

However, the little emperor pushed her to his uncle, King Min.Although Tang Na was not happy in her heart, she knew that King Min's fiefdom was huge, his strength was considered strong, and he was the only uncle of the little emperor. He heard that he was also very handsome, so she agreed.

Later, when she met He Lanyuzhi, she started thinking about him again, thinking that if she could bring him back to the country, the marriage would fail this time, but unfortunately the other party is a married man.

After coming to Dachu, Tangna's experience was so ups and downs that she lost her patience. She just wanted to take advantage of this lantern festival to severely defeat Wen Ling and kill Dachu's prestige.

Now Wen Ling is still worrying about how to persuade Ding Ding, Ding Ding thinks that Qiu Baichen is too young and will only be whimsical, not reliable at all.Because Qiu Baichen said before that his plan should not be shown to others before it is finalized, so as not to be stolen.So Wen Ling could only praise Qiu Baichen's plan in empty words, which made Ding Ding even more displeased, and he simply let out the words to return to the capital immediately.

Wen Ling thought to beg you to go back to the capital as soon as possible, but on the face of it, he still wanted to keep him, and always wanted to save face for his father, otherwise how would they behave in the future?

On her side, she was troubled. There were only two months and 20 days left before the three-month deadline. Their plan hadn't been finalized yet, while Donna's side had already started for a long time.Wen Ling wanted to tell Ding Ding to go away several times, but he held back and dragged on until now.

Qiu Baichen also didn't hear from Wen Ling for a few days, so he was at ease making lamps at home.Recently, He Lan Yuzhi often went out to buy food for him in addition to taking care of the children, which made Qiu Baichen very worried about whether their living expenses were enough to make money before, but every time He Lan Yuzhi could buy what he liked, This made Qiu Baichen unable to refuse.

"I'm getting fat." Qiu Baichen was full, and when he touched his belly, it was round, as if there was a lot of flesh on his face, and he looked white and tender, like a white and fat bun that would be eaten at any time.

But even though he was talking about getting fat, Qiu Baichen still asked for food.

"I heard that there are fresh coconuts from Hainan that are sold in the city. I really want to eat them." Transportation in ancient times was not easy. Although Qiu Baichen is already in the south, it is still far away from Hainan, and many tropical fruits cannot be eaten. .He knew it when he went out to chat with the owners of several nearby shops a few days ago.Fresh coconuts, I used to buy them for a few dollars each, but I have never eaten them here, so Qiu Baichen suddenly wanted to eat them.

He Lanyuzhi glanced at his stomach with disgust on his face, but Qiu Baichen looked back very confidently, he worked so hard every day, of course he wanted something good to eat.

"I'll go see if I can find a suitable apprentice today, and I'll buy you a coconut by the way." Although He Lanyuzhi secretly mocked him for getting fat, he still agreed to buy it for him.He has always been in charge of accounts, so he naturally knows how much money is left in the family, and it must be enough to spend.Although the food Qiu Baichen ate was a bit more expensive, it was not unbearable, and he would not make himself poor.

"Well, to pick a few younger and smarter ones, you have to find two buddies. If there is a reliable shopkeeper, you should also find one. As long as the job is done well, the wages are easy to negotiate." Qiu Baichen said, but he was not in a hurry to let them come over. Go and have a look first, otherwise what will happen if a good person is picked up by others.

After He Lanyuzhi went out, Qiu Baichen continued to make lamps with Wang Xian at home. When he got tired, he left Wang Xian and let him do it by himself. Will chat with talkative guests and learn about various things in Xinfang City.

"You've heard that King Min's fiancée and Princess Huren are going to have a lantern show competition." This matter has now spread throughout Xinfang City.

"Doesn't that princess want to be King Min's concubine? She's a barbarian, how can she be our concubine." A female shopkeeper said while nibbling melon seeds, "I don't know if King Min will participate in the Lantern Festival. It’s very good, otherwise why would I like both of them.”

"I don't know about that. People go out in sedan chairs and carriages, and you can't see it when they come. Besides, people at your age don't like it." A shopkeeper next to him teased.

"Bah." The female shopkeeper spat out the melon seeds. Although she was already a middle-aged woman, she still paid much attention to the handsome man.

"I think Baichen is pretty good-looking, like the son of a rich family." The female shopkeeper said, but Qiu Baichen is too obedient. A woman of her age looks at Qiu Baichen as if she is looking at her own child.

"Aunt Zheng laughed at me again." Qiu Baichen also laughed, but the female shopkeeper must have guessed at least half of it right, just look at Qiu Baichen's two expensive clothes before, and the small family must not be able to afford them. of.But he is living very well now, and he doesn't want to delve into what the original Qiu Baichen went through.

"If you want to say handsome, it's He Nan. When they first came here, I thought they were a couple. They look so good. Chu Liu and He Nan also look alike." The female shopkeeper continued to crack sunflower seeds.

"Maybe it's a coincidence? He Nan and I are kind of related." Qiu Baichen lied with a smile, still holding the melon seeds given to him by the female shopkeeper, kowtow to the extreme.

Everyone unanimously did not mention Xiao Chuliu's other father or mother, and told some gossip stories around him.He Lan Yuzhi came back after knocking the melon seeds, and Xiao Chuliu, who didn't understand the gossip of adults, struggled out of his father's arms and went to find Uncle He.

"Let's go back to eat." He Lanyuzhi really convinced Qiu Baichen, he was so happy to eat melon seeds, and he got along very well with the shopkeepers around him in less than half a month.The shopkeepers were all older, and they liked Qiu Baichen very much when they saw that he was like his own son. They felt that Qiu Baichen was very innocent, and they all felt that He Lanyu was bullying Qiu Baichen every day.

Yes, they are all bullied and fat.

Going back to eat, Qiu Baichen sipped the coconut juice, Xiao Chuliu saw that he was having a good time drinking and came over to drink it, and when he finished drinking, Qiu Baichen split the coconut and scooped out the coconut meat to eat.Because I bought green coconuts this time, the coconut meat is very soft and smooth, and Xiaochuli can eat it, so the father and son happily shared a coconut, and finally both of them were full with round stomachs.

Seeing that the three-month deadline was getting closer, and Wen Ling hadn't heard back, Qiu Baichen was not in a hurry, so he just made lamps at home to see how she would choose.He Lanyuzhi had already found apprentices, and because he didn't want to spread his skills to the outside world, they all signed a death contract. They followed Qiu Baichen to learn how to make lanterns.

The apprentices were all fourteen or fifteen-year-old children. Qiu Baichen thought that they could not be illiterate, so he asked He Lin to teach them basic characters, and Wang Xian also wanted to learn them together.In addition, you need to practice calligraphy and learn to draw, and learn together at the beginning. If you have talent, you can continue to study with Qiu Baichen. If you really don't have talent and can't draw, forget it.

After another two days like this, Wen Ling sent someone over, but they brought an old man with them.

"You are Qiu Baichen?" Ding Ding raised his head, and did not look directly at Qiu Baichen, his eyes were really above his head.He looked at Qiu Baichen who was young and immature, and felt that he must not be able to make any good lamps.

"This is Master Ding from the capital." The boy sent by Wenling wiped off his sweat when he saw that this was the case.Both Wen Ling and Ding Ding refused to compromise, so Ding Ding asked to see Qiu Baichen, so he led him here.

"Let me see the lantern you made." Ding Ding said.

Looking at him, Qiu Baichen knew that this guy must have a lot of things, no wonder Wen Ling struggled for so many days, he smiled and welcomed Ding Ding in.

"I haven't made any lanterns recently. This is a lantern made by my apprentice." Qiu Baichen picked up a semi-finished lantern from the ground, which was made by Wang Xian.Since Ding Ding looked down on him, he didn't give Ding Ding any face, and directly took out the semi-finished product made by Wang Xian.

Wang Xian and him have learned the craft for a long time, and the lamps they made are not even inferior to Qiu Baichen's.

When Ding Ding saw it, his face turned green.

The lamps made by other apprentices are almost the same as those made by himself.