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Chapter 11 Kaolao Village!
While her two younger sisters were taking a midday nap in the Lizheng Hall, Li Lizhi also returned to the Fengyang Pavilion, her own palace.

Li Lizhi went directly to her study.

"Yushu, bring me a pen and ink!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" The personal maid, Yu Shu, turned around to prepare things.

He laid out the Xuan paper on the table in front of Li Lizhi and began to grind ink for her.

As Li Lizhi picked up her brush, images of Xiao Ran and fishing by the pond came to mind.

What happened before left a deep impression on Li Lizhi, and it wasn't just because of a meal.

Li Lizhi wanted to draw it.

The two little princesses, having finished their afternoon nap, were full of energy again.

Since Li Lizhi didn't come to Lizheng Hall, Empress Zhangsun simply took the two little princesses and strolled to Fengyang Pavilion to see what Li Lizhi was doing and, incidentally, to see the other princesses there.

Princess Chengyang and Princess Jinyang reside in the Lizheng Hall. Because of their young age, Empress Zhangsun keeps them by her side. The other unmarried princesses reside in the Fengyang Pavilion.

"Sister~"

Knowing that they had arrived at Li Lizhi's palace, the little princess called out.

Empress Zhangsun took the two little princesses directly to the study.

At this time, Li Lizhi was mostly reading and writing in her study.

“Mother, Sizi, Fanyin.” Li Lizhi quickly got up, and Empress Zhangsun and the others also entered the study.

Empress Zhangsun also saw Li Lizhi's painting.

The two little princesses curiously came closer.

The little princess exclaimed with delight, "Little Nang Jun~ and the big dog~"

Xiao Ran's short hair and short-sleeved shirt are very obvious features, and Li Lizhi's drawing is also very similar.

I've mentioned before that Xiao Ran is quite different; Empress Zhangsun never expected that Li Lizhi would paint him.

Is this dog really that big?

Li Lizhi nodded; she had drawn it according to roughly the same proportions.

In the picture, Xiao Ran is sitting on a folding chair, holding a fishing rod.

There were two boxes next to it, and a Samoyed was with it.

Before Li Shimin and his group arrived, Xiao Ran's side was roughly like this.

"Mommy~ The dog is very, very big~" The little princess stretched out her arms to show her excitement when talking about Xiao Ran and the Samoyed.

Xiao Ran planned to take a stroll nearby. He knew from his conversation with Li Shimin and the others that Chang'an was not far away, but he did not intend to go there for the time being.

Xiao Ran is an unregistered person and a scoundrel in this era.

He was arrested by the authorities, and the situation is unclear.

There's a village nearby; let's go check it out and find out what's going on.

Xiao Ran had prepared a lot of food in the car, but it wouldn't last long. He would definitely have to find a way to get food nearby in the future.

He grabbed two apples and took the fish he had left behind.

Sending a gift is never a bad idea.

Xiao Ran got out of the RV and then noticed that the box that had been used to store fishing gear and cooking utensils was not in the trunk but was still on the ground.

"We'll talk about it later!" Xiao Ran said, holding the fish, not wanting to bother with it anymore.

While eating an apple, we led the Samoyed toward the nearest thatched hut.

The roads aren't great, they're all dirt roads, but it's fine for riding a bicycle.

Fortunately, Xiao Ran has a bicycle, which will come in handy later.

The autumn fields were as empty as a sack emptied by the wind, with tiny millet husks scattered on the dirt road, gleaming pale in the afternoon sun.

The little girl in the field was as small as a forgotten grain of rice.

The coarse cloth dress she wore was no longer recognizable as its original color; the cuffs were frayed and uneven; and the knees had been patched several times, yet holes still appeared.

Xiao Ran noticed someone had stopped walking. The little girl had been squatting there, and being so small, he hadn't noticed her at all.

I changed direction; I want to go and see.

The little girl was holding something, but it was too far away to see clearly.

She was looking down as if searching for something. When Xiao Ran and the Samoyed approached, the little girl seemed to sense something and raised her head.

Upon seeing Xiao Ran and the Samoyed, he picked up Kaolao and ran away.

"Huh?" Xiao Ran was taken aback and quickly chased after her. "Little sister, don't run away, I mean no harm."

The little girl wouldn't listen at all.

He was running too fast and suddenly fell on the dirt road.

Xiao Ran and the Samoyed caught up and finally saw what the little girl looked like.

She was about four or five years old, a time when she should have been nestled in her mother's arms with her hair in two buns, but her hair was a tangled mess, with a few strands of dry, yellow hair stuck to her sweaty forehead.

Xiao Ran's impression of him was that he was malnourished, pale and thin.

The little girl didn't speak, but her eyes were filled with fear; she was terrified of Xiao Ran and the Samoyed.

Xiao Ran crouched down, smiling as kindly as possible, "Little sister, I mean you no harm, don't be afraid!"

"Did you hurt yourself?"

The little girl didn't speak, but hugged her basket tightly.

This is woven from bamboo, and it looks like a small basket.

Inside were millet ears. Only then did Xiao Ran realize that the little girl was picking millet ears from someone else's field.

Xiao Ran was fairly kind, but the size of the Samoyed was indeed frightening.

"Don't be afraid, it won't bite."

The little girl remained silent.

Xiao Ran held a fish in one hand and an apple in the other. "Little lady, would you like some?"

Upon seeing the apple, he didn't speak, but swallowed hard.

"Third Sister!" A voice came from not far away.

The little girl got up, grabbed the basket, and ran over.

Xiao Ran saw that someone else had arrived; it was a teenage girl.

The little girl didn't speak, so she must be one of the older children.

The little girl immediately hid behind the girl.

Xiao Ran led the Samoyed over; they appeared to be sisters.

"Madam, I mean no harm. I'm just passing by and wanted to ask what village this is."

The girl shielded her younger sister behind her, saying, "Young master, this is Kaolao Village."

After a brief introduction, I learned that they were from the village. The older sister was Zhang Erya, and the younger sister didn't have a name. According to the way they were called in this era, she would be called San Niang.

"I'm sorry, Third Sister dropped it earlier." Xiao Ran handed the fish over.

Zhang Erya was a bit conflicted; she wanted it but was too embarrassed, and her family wasn't well-off.

Pick up all the millet ears; it would be even better if there were fish.

"Young master, there's no need for that."

"It's okay, take it." Xiao Ran even stuffed the apple into the little girl's hand.

Xiao Ran only noticed when the two sisters left that neither of them was wearing shoes, and the little girl, holding an apple, turned around and looked at Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran smiled and waved, muttering to himself, "Is life really this hard for ordinary people in this era?"

The two sisters' attire and appearance are completely different from those of the previous Princess Li Lizhi.

Their mental state was also much worse. Li Lizhi had a good and elegant temperament, and the little princess was lively and cute. The Zhang sisters made Xiao Ran feel more restrained, inferior and fearful.

Xiao Ran turned around and walked back, seemingly knowing nothing except that the village was called Kaolao Village.

"Never mind, there's plenty of time, let's take it slow," Xiao Ran said, afraid of provoking the villagers' hostility.

This was not the outcome Xiao Ran desired; he hoped to use his connections in the village to obtain a suitable identity.

Back in the cave in the ravine, we got directly into the RV.

When I lay down at night, I vaguely remembered that the two boxes were still on the ground and hadn't been put in the RV's trunk.

I just don't want to move!

(End of this chapter)