As evening fell, Li Guang returned from the fields, followed by three family soldiers who had helped with farm work, all carrying farm tools.
At this moment, Li Xue was at the door chatting with several guards, who looked at them with a bit of curiosity.
Li Guang sized up the guards; they were all very robust, older than Li Xue, around twenty years old, and likely quite skilled.
Li Guang's feigned foolishness drew snickers from several guards. The young man was quite tanned despite his young age, but rather endearing.
Just then, Zhao Xian came out of the workshop and saw Li Guang returning from farm work, so he came over to introduce him.
“Princess, this is a distant relative of mine named Li Guang. He likes to do farm work. He used to be fair-skinned, but he always forgot to wear a straw hat when he did farm work, so he got tanned.”
Li Xue secretly rejoiced. A dignified young prince had actually become his distant relative. This was quite a clever way to establish a connection. However, from this point of view, it was clear that Zhao Xian cared quite a bit about his younger brother.
"Li Guang, let me introduce you. This is the princess."
Li Guang immediately tensed up, walked up to Li Xue, and bowed respectfully.
"Greetings, Your Highness. I have just returned from the fields and have not yet had time to change my dirty clothes. Please forgive me."
After Li Guang finished speaking, he hurriedly left to change his clothes in his room, which made Li Xue laugh happily.
After taking a bath, Li Guang carried a wooden basin to the well and began to wash the clothes he had changed out of.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, Li Xue walked over.
"Qingdi, you can wash your own clothes now?" Li Xue asked softly.
When Li Guang saw that it was Li Xue, he stood up and said in a low voice:
“In this family, we do things ourselves. Besides, I am no longer the little prince I used to be, but a genuine farm boy.”
“That’s right, this place is perfect for you right now. Times make heroes, and you’ll definitely have your day,” Li Xue sighed.
"Sister, you must call me Li Guang here. Don't let others know about our relationship."
"Okay, I understand. You do the laundry. I'm leaving now." Li Xue said and then left.
Seeing that Li Xue had gone to the workshop, Li Guang squatted down and continued washing clothes.
Li Xue was a distinguished guest, so Zhao Xian arranged for them to sit at a table during dinner and went over to keep them company.
Li Xue looked at Zhao Xian and spoke.
"Young Master Zhao, I would like to discuss something with you. What do you think?"
"Princess, please give me your instructions, and I will do my best to handle them."
"This afternoon, I went to the fields. The countryside was so beautiful. There were farmers working in the fields, and it all created a beautiful picture. I want to work in the fields tomorrow. Can you help me make arrangements?"
Zhao Xian was taken aback. He hadn't expected Princess Li Xue to want to work in the fields, and he felt something was amiss.
“Princess, you are certainly not a problem working in the fields, but farm work is dirty and tiring, and it is not suitable for you.”
"It's okay, I'm just trying it out. I never intended to become a farmer. If I were to get as tanned as Li Guang, I would never want to."
"Oh, I see. I'll arrange for Li Guang to take you there tomorrow so the princess can experience working in the fields."
"Thank you, Young Master Zhao. Please bring Li Guang here and arrange this matter now. You know I'm an impatient person; I won't feel at ease until things are settled," Li Xue said with a smile.
Left with no other choice, Zhao Xian had to call Li Guang over.
"Li Guang, the princess wants to go to the fields tomorrow to experience farm work. Please take her there tomorrow."
Li Guang knew that Li Xue wanted to go to work in the fields, but actually she was going to keep him company, and he couldn't help but feel happy.
"Okay, Brother Zhao, I'll take the princess to work in the fields tomorrow morning." Li Guang said, and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute, Li Guang, you have to introduce it to me first, otherwise I won't even know how to carry farm tools tomorrow."
"Alright, my rice bowl is still over there." Li Guang said, and then took the rice bowl over.
Dinner continued, and Li Guang ate while explaining farming to Li Xue, who listened attentively and occasionally asked a few questions.
At this moment, Li Guang looked at Zhao Xian, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't speak.
"Li Guang, is there something you need? Please speak up."
"I want to build a farm next to the wasteland. In the future, we can store our farm tools and supplies there. I'll also build two cattle pens so that our cattle will have a home and won't have to be led around anymore," Li Guang proposed.
Building a farm on that wasteland is indeed a good suggestion, and Zhao Xian agrees.
“That’s a good idea. It’s really necessary to build a farm on that wasteland. Not only can it store farm tools and production materials, but we also need to build a few granaries so that the harvested grain can be stored there directly.”
“Brother Zhao, building a farm over there shouldn’t cost much. I’ll cover the cost.”
“That won’t do. Building a simple farm won’t cost much, but building several granaries will cost a lot of money.”
It wasn't easy for you to save that money. It will come in handy when you find your parents. You can't spend it recklessly now; you need to keep saving, because you'll have many expenses in the future.
Li Guang didn't say anything, he just ate in silence.
Li Xue was also touched by Zhao Xian's words. She felt that her younger brother was safe with Zhao Xian by his side and she didn't need to worry too much.
The next morning, Li Xue changed into ordinary clothes and transformed into a village girl, as she was going to work in the fields that day.
Zhao Xian summoned Chen Daniu and instructed him to graze cattle near the wasteland to protect the princess's safety.
These past few days, Chen Daniu has been learning kung fu from Zhao Cheng and has made considerable progress. With him on site to protect the princess's safety, Zhao Xian is at ease.
Li Xue's guards also changed out of their guard uniforms and into ordinary clothes. They followed Li Xue to work in the fields, which also served to protect her.
Next, Zhao Xian began urging the carpenters and blacksmiths to speed up the production of the crossbow bolts. He wanted to finish making these three hundred crossbow bolts as soon as possible and hand them over to Li Xue so that she could leave quickly.
Li Xue has been staying here for the past few days, and Zhao Xian dares not relax his vigilance in the slightest. Fortunately, this princess is not too willful and is relatively easy to get along with.
But he still hoped the princess would leave soon. As long as she stayed here, there were many things he dared not do freely.
It was soon noon, and Li Xue and the others went home for lunch. It must have been tiring for someone who had never worked in the fields before to suddenly be doing farm work. But to everyone's surprise, Li Xue was in high spirits and said she wanted to continue working in the afternoon.
Zhao Xian was speechless. Could it be that Li Xue had become addicted to farm work? Since she wanted to go, he would let her go. If he let her stay here, he would have to spend time with her.
I don't have time for that myself. The workers in the workshop are working hard to brew the wine, and there's still a lot of the brewed wine that needs to be blended. In a few days, people will be coming to order more.
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