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Xiao Ran was somewhat surprised to hear Di Renjie say that.

This was the first time Di Renjie had made such a request, so Xiao Ran certainly wouldn't be disappointed.

"Of course you can. If you have any kids you can play with, you can bring them home to play together."

Xiao Ran didn't mind people coming to his house. Although the children in the village were still young, they were very sensible and wouldn't run around or touch anything when they came to someone's house.

So Xiao Ran was very welcoming to them, especially the little princess and the other kids. Although they were playmates, they also needed other children to play with.

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Di Renjie's eyes lit up, and he said happily, "Thank you, young master!"

So the next day, Di Renjie brought his good friend over.

Xiao Ran still remembers this good friend; he was that kid with very accurate intuition, who could be said to have mastered psychology without a teacher, named Zhang Chengming.

Besides Zhang Chengming, the little princess and her friends also brought a few other children they got along with.

This time, Xiao Ran didn't bother them and let them entertain their friends themselves. However, Xiao Ran wasn't completely indifferent; he just didn't show up, but he still kept an eye on the little ones.

So the little guys led the group directly to the slide in the backyard.

Upon seeing the slide, the children's eyes widened instantly, and they all froze on the spot, staring intently at the slide in the center of the yard.

Zhang Chengming turned to look at Di Renjie and asked, "Is this the slide you were talking about that can 'whoosh' down?"

Di Renjie nodded.

The little princess exclaimed excitedly, "This is so much fun!"

As she spoke, the little princess went up the slide first, and the other children watched her go up and then slide down, their eyes full of excitement.

Di Renjie patted Zhang Chengming on the shoulder, "Why don't you go and have some fun too?"

Zhang Chengming smiled, a little embarrassed, but he was really curious about the slide, so he went up and played on it, and was immediately captivated.

However, apart from Zhang Chengming, the other children were too shy to make a move, so Princess Gaoyang directly grabbed Princess Chengyang's hand and ran towards the slide, their movements very practiced.

Princess Chengyang gripped the handrails with both hands, steadily stepped onto the top, and after settling in, slid gently down to the ground, pausing briefly upon landing.

Then, the little princess of Chengyang smiled at the children and said, "It's a lot of fun, you guys try it."

Princess Gaoyang then climbed up. She was much more lively than Princess Chengyang. She climbed the ladder with light steps and slid down, deliberately swinging her arms and letting out a clear laugh: "Flying! This is so much fun!"

San Niang and Yan Yao also came over, and the two little girls held hands and climbed to the top of the slide together.

After reaching the top, the two smiled at each other, slid down together, and hugged each other tightly when they landed, laughing so hard they were doubled over.

The little princess dashed up and slid down behind Third Sister and Yan Yao.

This time, the little princess didn't hesitate at all and acted very quickly.

If it weren't for Third Sister and Yan Yao getting up quickly, the little princess would probably have bumped into them.

With the little princess and her friends leading the way, Zhang Chengming and the other children were no longer as reserved as they had been at first, and soon they were playing together.

The group of children took turns playing like this, and before they knew it, an hour had passed. The children were still reluctant to stop, even though they were panting heavily.

Xiao Ran saw that they had been playing for a long time and must have been tired, which is why he appeared at this time.

"Alright, alright, you guys should rest for a while, have some water and something to eat, don't overwork yourselves." Xiao Ran called out to the children with a smile, and brought out a plate of sugar snowballs and several bowls of cooled honey water from the house.

Sugar snowballs, once made, won't melt and can be stored for a long time.

Upon seeing the food and drinks, the children immediately gathered around, though a few of the village kids seemed a little embarrassed.

It's perfectly normal to ask someone for a drink of water when you're out having fun, since it's not a drought and nobody needs a little water.

Even now that the village is wealthy, no one eats at other people's houses.

So the children took several sips of the honey water. After tasting it, they were first shocked that it was sugar water, then they slowed down their drinking speed, and then, none of the children ate any of the sugar snowballs on the plate.

Seeing that they didn't touch it, Xiao Ran said, "This is made from hawthorns from the mountain. You should eat it. If you feel bad, just bring me hawthorns you pick from the mountain next time."

Anyway, Xiao Ran planned to sell the candied hawthorn balls like the roasted chestnuts, and he would definitely buy the hawthorns anyway. When the children brought the hawthorns over, he naturally paid them.

However, the children didn't know that it was made from hawthorns from the mountain. They relaxed a lot and each picked up a sugar snowball and ate it.

After the little ones had rested, Xiao Ran said, "How about I teach you a new game?"

There was only one slide, and with nearly ten children in total, there wasn't enough room for everyone to play on it. So Xiao Ran decided to let them play something else.

Another thing is that running around on the slide is risky in spring, and Xiao Ran is worried that the little princesses might get sick from sweating or have stomach aches from the wind. So it's better to play a gentler game.

The little princess was instantly filled with anticipation.

"Little Nang-kun~ What's your name~"

Xiao Ran said, "This game is called 'Radish Squat.' You don't need to run or jump; you can play it by sitting still. It's quite fun."

Then, Xiao Ran explained the rules with a smile: "The rules of the game are very simple. I will first give everyone a name with 'radish' in it, such as 'red radish,' 'white radish,' 'green radish,' and so on. Then everyone will squat down in a circle, and when it is someone's turn, that person will say their name first."

"For example, 'Red radish squats, red radish squats, after red radish squats, white radish squats,' and then the white radish has to squat next. If anyone remembers the wrong name or is too slow to continue, they lose. In the end, whoever loses the least gets a gift."

The children listened attentively, while Di Renjie, with a serious expression, silently memorized the rules.

Princess Chengyang nodded and quietly repeated the rules to Princess Gaoyang beside her, afraid that Gaoyang wouldn't remember. The little princess looked at Xiao Ran with a half-understanding expression, muttering, "Radish~"

The little guys gave themselves names, which were actually just different colored radishes, and even "purple radish" came up.

Xiao Ran said with a smile, "Let the game begin! Shall I start?"

The little ones nodded quickly.

Xiao Ran cleared his throat and said, "I am 'carrot,' carrot squat, carrot squat, carrot squat, after carrot squat, green radish squat!"

After saying that, Xiao Ran looked at Di Renjie, who was none other than the green radish.

Di Renjie reacted quickly, immediately squatting down while chanting, "Green radish squat, green radish squat, after the green radish squat, pink radish squat!"

Pink Radish refers to Princess Chengyang.

The little princess of Chengyang calmly continued squatting: "Pink radish squat, pink radish squat, after the pink radish squat, the yellow radish squat!"

Princess Gaoyang couldn't wait any longer. As soon as Princess Chengyang finished speaking, she immediately squatted down and said in a clear voice, "Yellow radish squat, yellow radish squat, after yellow radish squat, white radish squat!"

Third Sister laughed and replied, "White radish squat, white radish squat, after the white radish squat, purple radish squat!"

Yan Yao responded softly, "Purple radish squat, purple radish squat, after the purple radish squats, the little radish squats!"

Little Radish is the little princess. But the little princess obviously didn't realize it. When she heard "Little Radish," she was still clapping her hands and looking around, trying to see who "Little Radish" was.

“Sizi lost!” Princess Gaoyang said, pointing at the little princess.

The children all looked at the little princess, and only then did she realize that "Little Radish" was herself.

"It's so good~" The little princess wasn't angry, just a little annoyed.

Xiao Ran squatted down and said, "So our Sizi has lost once now, and I've remembered it. Do you still want to play?"

A group of children can play for a long time as long as they have something to do, and when Xiao Ran asked, they naturally wanted to continue.

However, this time, every time they called out to the little princess, they all slowed down their speech so that the little princess could understand.

After all, the little princess was the youngest among them, and everyone took good care of her, including the other children in the village.

The break time flew by. In the past two days, the little princesses first played on the slide by themselves, and then they also brought their friends from the village to play together.

In the morning, they played "Radish Squat" at Xiao Ran's place, and in the afternoon, the little princess and her friends played "Radish Squat" with the other children in the village.

There were already a lot of children in the village, and with the little princess and her friends, their names ended up getting mixed up.

Fortunately, the children didn't seem to mind and continued to have a great time.

Today is the day the little princesses go to class again.

Today's first lesson is about Wang Ji.

When Xiao Ran took the little princess to the classroom, Wang Ji happened to arrive. The two greeted each other, and Xiao Ran sat outside and watched Wang Ji's class for a while before shaking his head.

No wonder the little princesses are so afraid of Wang Ji.

In fact, Wang Ji did nothing wrong. His style was that of a normal teacher in this era. It was Xiao Ran and the others who were too unserious in class that made Wang Ji seem so rigid and serious.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran shook his head and left.

It's good to have a strict teacher, so that these children don't lose their respect for their teachers.

Thinking about this, Xiao Ran went home.

As a result, they found Li Lizhi, Princess Yuzhang, and Zhang Erya sitting at the mahjong table in a daze.

Xiao Ran leaned closer and asked in confusion, "Who are you waiting for?"

Princess Yuzhang's eyes lit up when she saw Xiao Ran approaching.

Since mahjong was invented, Princess Yuzhang has been the most addicted and the best at it. She usually drags others to play, although Li Lizhi and Zhang Erya are also very interested.

However, it's usually the three of them plus Zhang Jinhe together, but I didn't see Zhang Jinhe today.

Li Lizhi spoke first: "Jinniang has something to do today and can't come. We are waiting for Hongxiu."

Princess Yuzhang sighed and said, "Hongxiu has too many things to do. I just touched her twice, and then she said she had to go brew medicine and check on the pigs, and then she left."

Then, Princess Yuzhang pulled Xiao Ran aside and said with a smile, "Young master, how about you come and play with us?"

Xiao Ran thought about it and decided it wasn't a bad idea.

Although his mahjong skills are only average, Li Lizhi and the others haven't been learning for long, so he shouldn't lose.

With that thought in mind, Xiao Ran sat down.

If Xiao Ran could have foreseen his impending crushing defeat, he would never have sat down.

At the beginning of the game, Xiao Ran didn't feel anything was wrong. In mahjong, it's normal to win and lose.

But after a few rounds, he gradually realized something was wrong; Li Lizhi's luck was simply outrageous.

At first, he would only win small hands occasionally, but later he started to win by drawing the winning tile himself. He would either get a winning hand right from the start or draw a few tiles to form an excellent hand.

Although Princess Yuzhang was quite skilled at cards, she couldn't compete with Li Lizhi's good luck. After winning a few small rounds, she quickly lost them all to Li Lizhi with a big hand.

Zhang Erya's card skills were mediocre to begin with, and she lost even worse than Princess Yuzhang. Fortunately, she was easygoing and didn't get angry.

But if we're talking about who lost the most, it was Xiao Ran.

Princess Yuzhang and Zhang Erya had at least won once or twice, but Xiao Ran had never won.

Looking at the cards in his hand, Xiao Ran began to question his life.

Did I offend the God of Wealth?

Zhang Erya burst out laughing.

"So, Fifth Sister was favored by the God of Wealth?"

Li Lizhi smiled faintly: "It was just good luck. I didn't expect to win so much."

That's what she said, but as she picked up a card, a smile flashed in her eyes, and she gently pushed the card away: "Sorry, I won again."

Xiao Ran gave out the chips with a bitter face.

Now, the chips used for counting on the table in front of him were almost gone, while Li Lizhi's chips were piled up like a small mountain. The contrast between the two was obvious.

Xiao Ran muttered to himself, "No wonder Jinniang isn't here today. I think she's either busy or she's had enough of losing."

Upon hearing this, Li Lizhi and the others burst into laughter.

Li Lizhi suppressed a laugh and said, "No, that's not true. I'm not usually this lucky. I don't know what's wrong with me today, especially these few games I played with you. My luck has been much better than before."

Xiao Ran rubbed his temples.

"You're lucky, I've had absolutely no luck."

Xiao Ran's starting hands have always been terrible. He's barely managed to get close to winning, but either he can't draw the crucial card, or someone else intercepts his hand as soon as he plays it. It's been a really tough time for him.

Another round ended, and Xiao Ran, with a bitter face, gave away some of his few remaining chips.

"Wait, wait, I think this is a bad spot for me! Let's change positions!" Xiao Ran interrupted them as they were drawing cards again.

Li Lizhi and the others covered their mouths and chuckled softly.

What mahjong player isn't superstitious? But Xiao Ran lost so badly today that Li Lizhi couldn't bear to watch any longer. She stood up and said generously, "Then young master, please sit here with me."

Xiao Ran nodded hurriedly, firmly believing that his poor positioning was the reason for his defeat! (End of Chapter)