Back at the Thirteenth Battle, Duan Tianming drove his carriage and walked into the gate.
On the carriage, there were three or four fat sheep, as well as some unknown vegetables and meat.
"Why did you go shopping for groceries yourself today?" Xiao Chen stood next to the carriage.
"The days in Gongchang Mansion have completely dried up the oil and water in my stomach. The capital has abundant supplies, so I thought about getting more delicious food so that my brothers can add some nutrition to their bodies."
While talking, Duan Tianming put the riding whip in his hand on the shaft of the carriage and jumped out.
Holding the shaft of the car with his hand, Xiao Chen looked at the dazzling array of things on the car and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"I'm afraid I don't have time to eat."
"Oh? Why? Something happened again?" Duan Tianming was startled.
You've only been back for a few days, are you going out again?
The imperial court is so big, can only people from Dongchang be used?
"Go to Zhejiang and destroy the Japanese pirates." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Zhejiang, Japanese pirates, don't you want to go to the coast? As long as you don't go to remote places where there is nothing to eat." Duan Tianming took a long breath while patting his chest.
Xiao Chen turned his head and looked at Duan Tianming with disdain: "Look at your virtue, is Gongchang Mansion starving you?"
"I'm not hungry, but I have to add some salt to my rice every day. These days are really uncomfortable." Duan Tianming said with an aggrieved look.
"Outcome. We are doing things for the imperial court, saving the people from the fire and water. What's wrong with eating some dry food? When I was a child, I didn't even have any dry food when I wanted to, so I just picked up vegetables and leaves on the roadside to satisfy my hunger."
As he said this, Xiao Chen raised his head, proudly waiting for Duan Tianming's praise.
"You think you are willing, but you can't help it, okay?" Duan Tianming did not follow Xiao Chen's intention.
"Hiss." Xiao Chen took a breath of air and tilted his head to stare into Duan Tianming's eyes: "Don't you have words like strong or great in your mind?"
"Oh." As if he had just reacted, Duan Tianming opened his mouth in an exaggerated manner: "Wow, you pick up vegetable leaves to feed yourself? How can you grow so tall?"
Hearing what Duan Tianming said, Xiao Chen understood that if he wanted to hear words of praise from him, he was overthinking it.
He patted the carriage and said, "This cart of vegetables will be sent to the prison as a condolence to Du Shaoqin."
"Shouldn't we set off tomorrow? Let's have a meal tonight and send him the rest?"
Duan Tianming regretted it extremely.
Isn't it just a compliment? As for giving the delicious food to others like this?
"Giving the rest to others is a condolence? That is throwing away garbage. Okay, let's make some preparations and drink some porridge at night. Otherwise, we will not spoil our stomachs and affect our journey tomorrow."
With that said, Xiao Chen turned around and walked towards his room.
"Hey, hey, I said don't be so stingy, okay? Let's have a good meal tonight so that we can be energetic on the road tomorrow." Duan Tianming's unwilling voice came from behind.
Xiao Chen didn't even look back, he raised his hand and shook it: "When we get to Zhejiang, seafood is everywhere. Send these fat sheep to Du Shaoqin."
Back in the house, Xiao Chen opened his pillow, took out the golden hammer that he had snatched from Duan Tianming when he ransacked Wang Kuan's house, and looked at it for a while.
I haven't seen Xiao Yu for a long time. I don't know when I will come back after leaving.
He turned around, opened the door, walked out of the courtyard of the Thirteenth Army, and walked towards Wang Changlian's small courtyard in the capital.
There were no major events in the imperial court, and there were no scientific examinations, so the Ministry of Rites basically had nothing to do.
After returning from the morning, Wang Chang drank a bowl of porridge, ate two steamed buns with a bowl of pickles, and then came to the study.
Without much effort, a little head poked out of the door without incident.
Xiao Yu was lying at the door, looking secretly into the study.
"You're already here, why are you lying at the door?" Wang Changlian said with a smile while sitting on the chair.
Xiao Yu carefully crossed the threshold and came to Wang Changlian. He raised his hands and placed the thick stack of papers in his hands on the table.
"Sir, this is Xiao Yu's homework."
Looking at the thick paper, Wang Changlian crossed his hands on his abdomen, his face full of love: "I have a lot more homework today than usual. Tell me if you have any requests, sir."
"Sir, has my brother come back from Gongchang?" Xiao Yu raised his head and asked eagerly, pouting his mouth.
"Who told you that?"
"The steward said that my brother solved another big case, and the confiscated property was hauled back to the capital in horse-drawn carriages."
Wang Changlian stretched out his hand and touched Xiao Yu's head apologetically.
"Xiao Chen is back, but he will leave again tomorrow."
"Where to go?"
"Zhejiang, go and destroy the Japanese pirates who are causing harm to the people there." Looking at Xiao Yu, Wang Changlian couldn't bear to lie to him.
"Is Zhejiang far away?" Xiao Yu blinked and quietly covered up the disappointment in his eyes.
But how could he deceive Wang Changlian with all this?
"Far, far away. Our Ming Dynasty is very big. The place Xiao Chen wants to go is the border of our Ming Dynasty. Originally, the people there made a living by fishing and lived a very happy life. However, the Japanese pirates came and robbed their things.
, burn down their houses and make them homeless. Do you think Xiao Chen should bring these bad guys to justice?"
Looking at Xiao Yu's small, expectant eyes, Wang Changlian worked hard to guide his thoughts.
"Yes." Xiao Yu nodded vigorously and clenched his little fists tightly, "The bad guys who bully the people should be punished."
As he spoke, a trace of curiosity appeared in his eyes: "Sir, what are Japanese pirates?"
"Come." Wang Changlian stood up, took Xiao Yu's little hand and walked towards the wall.
On the wall, a huge map of the Ming Dynasty hangs.
Raising his right hand, Wang Changlian pointed to the coastal defense line in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas: "This is the border of our Ming Dynasty. Beyond the border, there is the boundless ocean."
As he spoke, he pointed to the bunch of black dots on the map: "There are many islands here. We call them the Ryukyu Islands. On these islands, the people living on them established a country called the Ryukyu Kingdom. Their country has a small land area.
The population was large and the food produced in the land was not enough to eat, so they sailed across the ocean and came to our country in the Ming Dynasty to rob food and money. They were like bandits, so we called them Japanese pirates."
"The people of Ryukyu Kingdom are bandits. We should call them Ryukyu bandits. Why call them Japanese bandits?" Xiao Yu blinked, full of doubts in his stomach.
"Hahaha." Wang Changlian couldn't help laughing.
"Japanese also means short. These people from the Ryukyu Kingdom are shorter than the people of Ming Dynasty. And because they are bandits, they are called Japanese bandits or short bandits."
"They are short and still steal other people's things. They are really bad."
"The bad guys need to be punished by Xiao Chen."
"Yes." Xiao Yu nodded vigorously, "My brother is going to punish the bad guys, and I don't want him."
Seeing Xiao Yu's attempt to conceal his words, Wang Changlian shook his head with a wry smile, not knowing what to say.
