Chapter 65 Chapter 65 Xiang Yu

Lu Zhi and her companions had suspected that the other party was just pretending, but as they came into contact more, this idea faded.

Because Li Si and the others had a job to do, and they were really given it to do. They weren't just perfunctorily handing over invalid memorials about someone stealing something from the neighbor's house or a minister being untidy and inappropriate, and asking them to review them.

With Zhu Dan's active persuasion, Zheng Ge finally stopped doing everything himself that he had strong control over.

As prime minister, Li Si not only screened out memorials praising the emperor's achievements, but also minor mistakes like this one.

Although, the workload on Zheng Ge’s hands has not decreased much, but has increased, the two are incomparable.

One is a major issue of workshop development that benefits the country and the people, while the other is a question of personal morality among the people.

It was for this reason that Ying Zheng truly realized what Zhu Dan said about some of the Qin laws being too strict.

He thought speechlessly, "I don't have time to bother with petty thieves like you right now. What I care about is how many people a workshop can support? How much good iron a blast furnace can produce..."

Of course, when it comes to serious cases like the death penalty, local authorities still cannot handle them independently. They still have to report to Xianyang and receive personal approval from the emperor.

This is to highlight the importance of human life.

Zhu Dan stayed in the National Master's Palace to rest for a few days, and naturally, Lu Zhi and others also lived in the National Master's Palace with her.

Seeing them being taken to work and quickly adapting, Zhu Dan returned to Lantian County with peace of mind.

Today, Lantian County can even be called prosperous, and at first glance it is not much inferior to Xianyang.

Of course, Zhu Dan soon discovered that it was because there were many pedestrians on the road in Lantian County, all with smiles on their faces.

Although his skin is very dark and rough, and he looks weathered, his energy and blood are sufficient, and he is in good spirits.

If you look at the buildings on the street, they cannot be compared with Xianyang, not to mention that Xianyang gathered the largest number of nobles in the Qin Dynasty.

Their mansions and their clothing are incomparable to those in Lantian County.

But when Zhu Dan looked at these simple faces, she liked this one more.

Just as he was about to go to Liuye, Zhu Dan suddenly focused his eyes and saw a little girl with a familiar profile being stopped by a tall boy at the door of a shop not far away.

I don’t know what the boy said, but the smile on the little girl’s face was a little faltering, and there was even impatience between her eyebrows.

Zhu Dan jumped off the horse immediately. She was too lazy to take a carriage to Lantian County, so she just rode a horse. A horse was much faster than a carriage.

She walked quickly to the little girl and looked at the boy with a displeased expression: "Who are you? Where are your parents? Is this how you bring yourself to harass someone else's girl in public?"

The young man looked displeased, but before he could say anything, he heard the little girl say in surprise, "Mr. Zhu, you're back!"

This little girl was none other than Xiaohua, who was suspected to be Yu Ji.

She also has an older brother, named Hutou by Zhu Dan.

"Yes, I went back to Xianyang a few days ago and came to see you. How have you been in the past six months?" Zhu Dan raised his hand and touched Xiaohua's hair. The coldness on his face towards the boy faded and was replaced by tenderness.

"Then let's go back to Liuye. A lot of things have happened in the past six months. I have a lot of accounts filled with records. It's a good time to report to you." Xiaohua smiled brightly.

"No hurry, I'm a little hungry. Are there any good restaurants in Lantian County right now?"

"Then I'll take you there." The two of them talked excitedly back and forth, and no one paid any attention to the young man.

The boy was anxious: "Xiaohua, we agreed that you would take me to see the most expensive soap today. I've already paid you a deposit. You can't go back on your word!"

"Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about you." Xiaohua waved towards the shop, "This is our gold-level guest. Please entertain him and bring out the best soaps for him to choose from."

Although she was only ten years old, the shop assistant was very convinced of her. He immediately agreed and waved to lead the girl aside.

The boy refused to accept this and said, "I only want you to entertain me, no one else. I spent so much money in this store, is it all in vain?"

Zhu Dan's expression turned cold. What the hell?

Xiaohua remained calm and said sternly, "Customer, you can't say that. When you spend money in our store, you pay for it in full. Every single payment is recorded clearly. We know exactly how much you spent and how many bath products you received. Do you think you want to go back on your word and return the goods?"

"As long as you go into the store and verify that it's not used, you can return it." As she said this, her face became even colder.

The young man said anxiously: "That's not what I meant, don't be angry..."

Xiaohua interrupted him, "I'm not one of the guys. I'm here to check the accounts. My boss is back, and I need to report to her now. I don't have time to entertain you."

Then she smiled sweetly at Zhu Dan and said, "Mr. Zhu, let's go eat. I know a noodle shop that makes really chewy noodles. Both the plain noodles and the mixed noodles are delicious."

"Okay." Zhu Dan pulled Xiaohua onto the horse and was too lazy to care about the young man behind him.

Since Xiaohua can handle it, trust her.

You can't let the horse go when there's trouble. Xiaohua sat in the front and showed Zhu Dan the way, while talking about what had happened in the past six months.

In fact, her current position is somewhat similar to Yun Qiu's, but she was originally Yun Qiu's apprentice.

After Yun Qiu left, he managed Zhu Dan's business in Lantian County while also going to Xianyang to inspect the shops opened by Gongsun Liu and others.

Originally, the shop was managed by Yunqiu. Gongsun Liu was busy inventing and coming up with new products for shampooing and bathing. Yunqiu was in charge of all other matters such as the shop and the workers.

After Yunqiu and Zhu Dan went to Xianyang, Xiaohua took care of them.

At this point, Xiaohua paused. Although Zhu Dan was considerate of her and did not ask about the boy, she still took the initiative to tell him.

Xiaohua met the boy when she was checking the accounts at the shop in Xianyang. She felt that she had not done anything special, but the boy ended up clinging to her like a sticky candy.

I wandered around the store every day hoping to meet her by chance. Later, I don’t know what happened, but I found out that she had returned to Lantian County and followed her.

On several occasions, Xiaohua caught the other person being scolded by his family, who said that he had spent money on a bunch of useless things.

Xiaohua is twelve years old this year. Of course, this is her age in lunar calendar. Her actual age is only ten. She is at a disadvantage as she was born in the coldest time of the year. She is counted as one year old when she is born and another year old after the New Year.

I don’t know if it’s because he’s too old or because he’s been well taken care of by Zhu Dan, but that face already has a bit of a thrilling look on it.

As she grew older, Zhu Dan became more and more certain of the suspicion in his heart: she might be Yu Ji.

When Xiaohua said the name of the boy who was pestering him, this guess became a reality.

That young man turned out to be Xiang Yu, the Xiang Yu who was strong enough to lift a tripod! No wonder his figure looked like an adult, but his face still had a childish look.

Zhu Dan concluded from Xiaohua's objective and detailed description that Xiang Yu fell in love with Xiaohua at first sight.

However, he himself may not have realized that the little boy thought the little girl was pretty and liked to play with her. Fortunately, he did not have the bad habit of bullying the girl the more he liked her.

Otherwise, what use are those guys in the store?

But even so, Zhu Dan still feels unhappy with Xiang Yu now.

Strictly speaking, the age difference between the two is not too big, but the difference in their body shapes is huge. Zhu Dan doesn't have the feeling that they are childhood sweethearts, nor does she feel that she is witnessing a love story that will last forever.

She only saw that Xiaohua didn't like the other party's entanglement. Thinking of Xiang Yu's tyranny in history, Zhu Dan felt more and more that she had to protect Xiaohua.

Perhaps Xiang Yu was a hero, but a hero is not necessarily suitable to be a husband for a woman.

Xiaohua is so outstanding that she should really go through all kinds of things before choosing the one she likes the most, instead of being determined in ignorance just because she is afraid of clinging men.

Maybe in the future Xiaohua will choose Xiang Yu as the official match, but that is in the future, now...

Zhu Dan smiled coldly: He is only ten years old, a primary school student, he should be studying, why is he in love so early?

When he was immersed in the sea of ​​books and questions, he no longer remembered this matter.

"By the way, how is the compulsory education in Xianyang going?" Zhu Dan thought of this.

Although Xiang Yu was definitely not a native of Xianyang, if he stayed in Xianyang for a long time, he could certainly enroll in school with his household registration.

Xiaohua smiled brightly. She loved going to school. "The school in Lantian County has been built. It's very large. My brother and I are already enrolled. Several schools have been built in different areas in Xianyang. The textbooks used were sent by you, Mr. Zhu, from Pei County."

"By the way, where's Brother Zhang Liang? Why isn't he with you?"

She liked Brother Zhang Liang very much, not only because he was handsome, but also because he was very smart. No matter what questions she asked Brother Zhang Liang, he could always give an answer.

Even if you can't think of the answer for the time being, you can think of it quickly.

What Xiaohua admires most is Zhang Liang's progress in mathematics, because mathematics is her favorite subject. On the contrary, her brother always scratches his head every time he does a math problem.

"He has made some gains recently and stayed in Xianyang. He didn't come with me. If you miss him, come back to Xianyang with me."

"Okay." Xiaohua agreed happily.

"How about you, how's your study going?"

"I skipped a grade and entered the special class. Everyone in our class is self-taught. My brother is still sitting at the same table with those kids. He's not very good at Chinese." Xiaohua raised her face proudly.

After all, Lantian County is different from other places. Zhu Dan once taught simplified Chinese characters, Arabic numerals and vertical calculations here, so many people have a generally high foundation.

It’s not like other places, where all students, big or small, are in the same grade and learn from the most basic things.

When Zhu Dan heard Xiaohua talking about the embarrassing things her brother did when doing his homework, she couldn't help laughing.

In fact, Hu Tou's math skills were not bad. After all, he rarely made any mistakes when selling goods and collecting money at the tofu stall, and he was also very fast at calculating. However, this advantage did not last long.

By the end of the year, he could no longer understand the math problems that Zhu Dan gave to Zhang Liang and Xiaohua.

It's the kind where you recognize every word at first glance, but have no idea what they mean when put together.

"You need to make him study hard. If he just wants to be a small vendor, the calculations he's learning now are enough. But if he wants to become the top student in this field, mathematics is essential."

"Even if he doesn't plan to become an expert in finance, if he's a big businessman, he can easily be cheated if he doesn't learn more."

"Well, I will definitely supervise him and give him extra lessons."

Xiaohua always uses her own progress to measure her brother's progress, but she doesn't know that not everyone is as talented in mathematics as she is.

Zhu Dan didn't stop him either. People will never know their limits unless they are pushed.

As they were chatting, they arrived at the noodle shop. Xiaohua ordered the dishes with ease. While eating, Zhu Dan thought of Xiang Yu again.

What impressed her most about Xiang Yu was his strength to move mountains and his courage to unleash the world.

If he uses his luck to refine the elixir, would it be very suitable for the White Snake?

There is no doubt that Zhu Dan is very satisfied with this good harvest. If Baishe can make further progress, the speed of seed optimization will be accelerated.

But Zhu Dan had a feeling that the current body-tempering pills might not be very effective.

This is just like when she took drugs in the world of cultivation. A certain elixir always works best the first time it is taken. Some elixirs can only be used once and will have no effect at all the second time.

It can be said that among the historical figures Zhu Dan had met, there were not many who had such outstanding physiques as Xiang Yu, who were recorded in history. If his luck was incorporated into the Body Tempering Pill...

Zhu Dan was a little excited, but quickly calmed down, ate noodles quietly, and did not tell Xiaohua what he was thinking.

Even though she knew that Xiang Yu would definitely agree if Xiaohua asked, she could always start from other aspects. Why should she let Xiaohua owe him a favor?

If you think about it carefully, there is no urgent need to take the Body Tempering Pill. The White Snake has just been promoted and should rest for a while.

Take your time with this.