The Emperor and Concubine Liu were able to keep their word and did not delay their schedule. They left as soon as they said they wanted to and did not delay at all.

The two of them have found some use in getting up early to exercise every day in the past few years. They have been traveling all day long without feeling tired. Even when they set up camp to rest at night, the Emperor was in high spirits and was in the mood to have some fun. Musical instruments were played, and Mrs. Liu danced to the music, creating a particularly harmonious atmosphere.

The Supreme Emperor often lamented to Lu Baichuan: "It's good to go out for a walk. I feel that my bones have become much stronger, and I am much more reliable in seeking immortality than before!"

Since they left the capital, they have changed their self-identity. If there are outsiders, they call themselves "Old Slave", and if there are no outsiders, they call themselves "I" without revealing their identity at all.

Lu Baichuan nodded and smiled: "Jiu'er said that life lies in moving. Your health has been much better in recent years than before."

"Hey, speaking of That girl, if she had been with us along the way, there would have been a lot more joy. By the way, there are also dogs!"

The Supreme Emperor said, looking like he missed them very much.

"What is the name of the little girl you gave birth to? I have prepared a gift for her!"

Although I haven't seen it yet, the Emperor has already imagined the meat. Dudu’s little dumpling must be as cute as a dog.

"My father named Xiangxiang, Xiangjun's Xiang."

"Xiangxiang, what a good name!"

The Emperor repeated it repeatedly Once, I remembered it in my mind and thought about engraving the name on the gift I gave to the child in my free time.

Probably due to good luck, he walked safely for more than half a month without any accidents. The Supreme Emperor often praised his superb ability to pretend, and no one noticed anything wrong for so long.

Naturally, everyone followed suit and flattered him. As they were doing so, the sky was filled with dark clouds, and it looked like a heavy rain was about to fall.

Lu Baichuan said: "It's going to rain and the mountain road is muddy. Why don't we stay in a nearby village for one night and set off again tomorrow morning?"

The Emperor nodded: "You Just figure it out, we can do it!"

Lu Baichuan sent people to nearby villages to inquire about the situation. People did not have so many free rooms in their homes, so they could only separate people and live in several nearby families. .

For the convenience of protection, Lu Baichuan lived with the Emperor and Concubine Liu in the village chief's home.

The head of this village is still very young, only about forty years old. He has two sons and two daughters at home. The oldest granddaughter is only five years old. She has two small knots on her head. So cute.

I saw a group of strangers coming to my home, hiding with some fear, hiding behind the wall and peeking.

When the village chief saw this, he said with a smile: "The baby at home is timid and makes the nobles laugh. Please come inside and I will get some water for you!"

They paid for their stay for one night, so the village chief naturally entertained them wholeheartedly.

"It's okay, just grow up slowly."

The Supreme Emperor waved his hands carelessly, his eyes fixed on the little girl's head.

"Child, come here, grandpa will give you some candy!"

The emperor waved to the little girl and smiled very kindly.

The little girl was a little moved, but still did not dare to come over and looked at the village chief in confusion.

The village chief smiled and said: "The noble man is calling you, come here quickly!"

The little girl came forward timidly, and the Emperor touched her as he wished. The fluffy little girl took out a handful of candies from her sleeve and gave them to her.

The candies he ate were naturally of the highest quality, and even the wrapping paper exuded nobility. When the village chief saw this, he hurriedly stepped forward to stop his granddaughter from picking it up, with a look of surprise on his face: "My lord, , absolutely not, this is too expensive!"

Although the noble man in front of him is dressed as an ordinary person, the temperament around him is not something ordinary people can have, and at this time, the Supreme Emperor's temples are gray. , but his chin was clean. It was said that the eunuchs in the palace did not have beards, so the village chief guessed that this must be the noble father-in-law who worked in the palace.

For those who came from the palace and lived to this age, their status must be high, and ordinary people would not dare to offend them.

"It doesn't matter, it's just a handful of candy!"

After saying that, he quickly gave the candy to the little girl, as if he was afraid that the village chief would stop him again.

The little girl was amused by his appearance and said sweetly: "Thank you, Grandpa!"

"Oh, your little mouth is so sweet! Look, how smart the child is ! Come, tell grandpa, what’s your name?”

“Cui Niu.”

I felt that the emperor’s attitude was very gentle, and he kept talking to me with a smile. The girl's courage has also grown a lot.

“Not bad, not bad, it sounds really good!”

The Supreme Emperor has a childish mentality now. When Mrs. Liu saw a group of people, she just watched him talking to the little girl and took the initiative to cheer him up. He held up his sleeves and said: "Eunuch Chang, everyone is waiting."

The Emperor didn't realize that he was now called "Eunuch Chang", and looked at Concubine Liu in confusion. Concubine Liu winked at him, and then he After reacting, he said oh and said:"Yes, yes, come on, let's go in!"

He took the little girl's hand and walked inside together. The village chief was a little nervous beside him, and the baby's mother was also watching nervously not far away. I am worried that my child will be immature and will offend the nobles and bring disaster to the whole family.

Fortunately, the little girl was very sensible and just followed obediently without speaking or crying. The village chief and his whole family breathed a sigh of relief.

After we sat down, the village chief’s eldest daughter-in-law brought tea. The Emperor happened to be thirsty and took a sip. Surprisingly, he found it delicious.

"What kind of tea is this? It's so fragrant."

The village chief said modestly: "It's just a wild tea tree that grows randomly in our mountainous area. We pick it ourselves and fry it. Just fry it and drink it, as long as the nobles don't mind it."

"It turned out to be wild tea that I fried myself. Sure enough, the masters are among the people!"

" The Emperor sighed. Then he took another sip, opened up the conversation, and said: "You can sell such good tea in shops on the street. Someone will definitely take it."

"Yes, the court has paid great attention to We people are getting better and better, and they encourage us to do business. Although this tea is not worth a few dollars, it can also add some income to the family, and the family's life is getting better and better."

Many years ago, businessmen were the most looked down upon. No matter how poor the people were, they were not willing to do business with businessmen. What they grew in their own fields, other than handing it over to the court, they kept it for themselves to eat. At most, they were I exchanged some daily necessities with other people in the village, so I basically didn’t have any money.

But in recent years, the imperial court has become more tolerant of merchants, and merchants can bring specialties from far away places to the people, so they are not so resistant to merchants. Everyone is also willing to interact with merchants and are willing to spend their extra money Sell ​​agricultural products to merchants and make money for yourself, which improves your quality of life.

The Supreme Emperor saw the heartfelt smiles on their faces and was very pleased. He casually asked: "What price do you sell this tea for?"

"Ten A pound of money."

The Emperor's eyes almost popped out: "What!!!"