Chapter 254

Xu Ran should have left when he finished talking, but he always felt that there was something he hadn’t said, but he couldn’t remember it for a long time. When he reached the door, he suddenly patted his head and immediately turned back. “Do you know where I can find the woolen yarn Can you find me more of this thing?” he asked.

“Woolen yarn? What is that? I have never heard of it before,” King Yan looked very confused.

It was only then did Xu Ran remember that it was not called “woolen yarn” here. So he explained once again and told King Yan that it was the thing that he brought to Xiao Qingyun. And King Yan finally got him.

When King Yan heard this, he smiled and said, “Yes! We have a lot of it. At that time, we robbed a lot of barbarians. How much do you want? I’ll have it brought to you. It was useless so I let it in the military camp.”

Xu Ran was happy to hear that, and he quickly said, “Then please give me all you have. This is a good opportunity to make a fortune.”

Oh?” King Yan asked meaningfully.

Xu Ran shook his head and said, “Give it to me first! Then you will know.”

Seeing that Xu Ran was unwilling to say anything, King Yan didn’t ask too much and nodded. “I’ll have it brought to you, but you’d better make something useful by it. Otherwise, I will have to charge you for it.”

“Of course,” Xu Ran said and left.

When he returned to the room, Liu Tong was still making gloves. Baozi was helping him thread a needles. Xu Ran walked over to take Liu Tong’s hand and said to him, “Tongtong, stop doing it. The dim light at night is bad for your eyes. You’ve made a lot today.”

The needle was taken away and Liu Tong couldn’t continue working. So he packed up his things and went to sleep.

Xu Ran looked at Baozi who was playing alone, then he picked him up and said to Liu Tong, “I will send Baozi to Tangtang and Guoguo’s room. I have something to discuss with you later.”

Liu Tong nodded without saying anything.

Baozi was not unhappy to be sent away. He was going to sleep anyway, to sleep with his brothers was also okay.

However, when Xu Ran went to Tangtang and Guoguo’s room, he found that they were still studying the Thirty-Six Stratagems he wrote under the light.

Xu Ran was a little angry. “It’s late at night. You should go to sleep too. Don’t read under the dim lights. Don’t you remember what I said before?”

Tangtang and Guoguo hurriedly put the paper away and took Baozi from Xu Ran’s arms. They looked like they were going to sleep right away.

Xu Ran was still a little worried and said to Baozi, “Baozi, watch your two brothers for me. If they don’t sleep right away, punch them and tell me tomorrow morning. I’ll make something delicious for you.”

When he heard there would be delicious food, Baozi immediately patted his chest and promised, “Don’t worry, Dad, I will definitely take good care of my brother. Dad, you can go now. We’re going to sleep.”

Xu Ran left the door without saying anything and shut the door for them. Then he heard Baozi’s laughter and another voice, which should be Guoguo’s. He said Baizi had no conscience because he wanted to sell them out in order to eat, and then was Baozi’s righteous words of condemnation.

Xu Ran smiled and walked to his room.

While lying on the bed, Xu Ran told Liu Tong, “Tongtong, I told King Yan to find a house for us as soon as possible. We’ll move out, what do you think?”

Liu Tong definitely wouldn’t object. He just asked, “Ran, we have to get some work to do. Otherwise, the money won’t be enough.”

Xu Ran said, “I’ve thought about this before. We’ll set up a hotpot restaurant. It’s very cold in Yanzhou and the hotpot can warm up people’s bpdies. It must be very popular, but people only eat hotpot in the afternoon and evening. We’ll have to sell something ellse in the morning.”

Liu Tong asked him, “What do you want to sell, Ran?”

Xu Ran said, “I’ve already thought about selling breakfast, such as pancakes and porridges. It’s not difficult to make and the price isn’t high. There should be many people who like it. If we can’t handle it ourselves, we can hire other people.”

Liu Tong thought for a moment and cupped his hands into Xu Ran’s arms, agreeing with his statement.

Xu Ran then continued to say, “There are two more things. One is the gloves and scarves that I asked you to make. I want to sell these things out, but it’s not in the Yanzhou, but somewhere else. So you might have to make more these days. Let other people here, who has nothing to do, help you. You can buy more if you don’t have enough cloth, okay?”

Liu Tong agreed with him gently.

Xu Ran continued to say the third thing. “As for the third thing, Tangtang and Guoguo told me that they wanted to go to the military camp to practice, Guoguo had always wanted to join the army. This is also King Yan’s army, so I agreed, Tongtong, do you have anything to say?”

Liu Tong came out of Xu Ran’s arms and said to Xu Ran, “Ran, I know that the two children want to be successful, but  they are still too young now. They would only get fourteen in spring next year. I’m a little worried.”

Xu Ran touched his hair and gently teased him, “We shouldn’t have stopped the children’s choice. In fact, the military camp is really a good place to train them. If they can’t hold on to it, they will tell us themselves. I’m not worried. Ater all, they’re not stupid.”

Liu Tong frowned. He knew that Xu Ran was right, but he still couldn’t help worrying. He felt that the child would suffer and get too tired.

Xu Ran said, “If you wish to be the best man, you should be to suffer the bitterest of the bitter. I have always said this to them, and they have never complained. They know it in their hearts. Tongtong, when children grow up, it’s time for them to spread their wings and fly. We just wait for them to come home.

Liu Tong didn’t say anything else. He knew that Xu Ran’s words made sense. However, he was still somewhat unacceptable about his children growing up.

Xu Ran put his hand on his back and patted him gently, “Tongtong! We’re getting old too. And the children have grown up in the blink of an eye.

His emotional tone was full of vicissitudes. Liu Tong couldn’t help but laugh. When he laughed, Xu Ran also felt relieved.

He continued to pat his back and said, “Sleep now! We’ll have a busy day tomorrow.”

……

The next day, Xu Ran got up early because of Tangtang and Guoguo, then he followed them to the practice ground of the mansion.

Tangtang and Guoguo had already memorized the name of the Thirty-Six Stratagems. Xu Ran randomly selected a few to explain it to them, and then gave an example. The two children were addicted to what Xu Ran said and they even forgot to practice martial arts.

After a while, Lu Qi and Du Xin came over and sat on one side, holding their chins to watch them.

Xu Ran didn’t stop until breakfast.

Theye had to get busy again after breakfast. Xu Ran went to the kitchen to get some seasonings, and then brought them to the city gate.

A pot had already been set near the city gate, and there was already water inside. They were waiting for Xu Ran to tell them what to do.

Since there was a big pot at the city gate, a lot of people came over to watch it, but they couldn’t get too close because there were guards around the pot.

Xu Ran put the hotpot condiment in and waited for it to be brewed. A fragrance was in the air, and everyone who was watching wanted to go over and take a look.

When Xu Ran started to put fish and wild vegetables in the pot, a group of beggars came from the city gate and started lining up in front of the pot with bowls.

People who were watching saw so many beggars rushing in. And when they saw King Yan, they knew that they were making porridge for the beggars.

It was just that today’s meal didn’t seem to be porridge, and they were not used to it.

More and more people were watching and they were attracted by the fragrance and wanted to go over and grab food with the beggars, but they could do nothing but swallow their own saliva.

Large pieceS of fish and verdant wild vegetables with the spicy soup were scooped into the beggars ‘bowls. And the beggars were eating with relish, making the food even more seductive.

There were still fish and wild vegetables in the pot after in the end. Xu Ran began to call the people around to eat. But a lot of people were unwilling to come over. After all, this was for beggars. Seeing that no one had come, he gave it to the soldiers who were guarding the city. They didn’t care so much and ate them all.

Those who wanted to go but didn’t go just now all regretted it.

But what’s the point of regretting? There was nothing left!

Xu Ran started to put away the pot and leave, but someone from the crowd said, “Good news!  Good news!  Good news of Yanzhou!  Master actually gave birth to a child in a man’s body. It’s really great! ”

As soon as he said this, everyone around gasped in shock. Then, they started discussing whether this was a good news or not.

When Xu Ran heard this, the spoon in his hand almost fell to the ground. Although he knew that it would be ridiculous, he was still shocked to hear it.

This sentence caught everyone’s attention,who had just been attracted by the hot pot. The discussion was very intense. Some asked who the Daddy was, and some asked how the child was born, and even asked whether the child was a childe or a boy. Anyway, there were countless topics about this topic.

Xu Ran looked at the person who was discussing while working beside him, and then looked at King Yan who was obviously smiling.

Xu Ran really wanted to say that the people of Yanzhou were so gossipy. And as the king, was he not really going to do something with that?

Not only that, someone shouted again, “Here comes Master. Get out of the way, don’t touch Master’s belly!”

Lu Qi, who was about to look for King Yan, fled away immediately when he heard that!

It was fine if he just fled away, but what was wrong with the countless people who followed him to persuade him to be careful?

In the face of this situation, Xu Ran could only pray for Du Xin silently in his heart, hoping that he would not be too miserable.

King Yan, on the other side, felt that it was not enough. He came over and said to Xu Ran, “It’s been a long time since Yanzhou has been so lively. It seems that I have to reward Master and Master’s child.”

What child! Where did the child come from?

Xu Ran could not even imagine it.

I always felt that something was missing if I didn’t say a few words.I’m actually a talker. n(*≧▽≦*)n