I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 16: The palace maid Ying'er goes to the pier to find sweet potatoes.

Although June is already quite hot, the weather is still very cool in the morning.

A thin layer of mist enveloped the city of Nanjing, making the city look a bit ethereal.

In the yard, Zhu Yunzhen was standing on the swing, swinging vigorously.

As the swing got higher and higher, Zhu Yunxi seemed to be flying.

Afterimages appeared in the scene in front of me, and the whistling wind sounded in my ears.

This feeling made Zhu Yunxuan very happy.

He couldn't remember how long it had been since he had played so happily.

In my previous life, as a co-owner of 996, I was forced to work overtime and had no time to have fun.

After swinging on the swing for a while, Zhu Yunxi came to an open space with Cuju in his arms.

In his previous life, Zhu Yunxi was a basketball lover, but basketball has not yet come out at this time.

But it didn't bother him, so he drew a picture and asked his servants to build a simple basket, and he had nothing to do to shoot.

"I really want to play basketball!" Zhu Yunxi murmured holding the Cuju in his hand.

In the past few days, he had been sent on an errand to find sweet potatoes, so he didn't have to go to the palace to study and could fish openly.

It was a rare opportunity to have a good time, and Zhu Yunxi cherished this time very much.

After all, dealing with a person like Lao Zhu is still very tiring.

Since time travel has become a child, one should have the happiness of a child.

What's wrong with playing around?
Carefree childhood is a time that many people want to go back to but cannot.

Zhu Yunxi heard a sentence.

What you hate today is the tomorrow of those who died yesterday.

The present you despise is the past that cannot be returned to in the future.

In this case, why not cherish the present moment?
Cuju drew arcs in the air, sometimes scoring goals, sometimes not.

Zhu Yunxi enjoyed this kind of carefree play very much.

In a trance, he seemed to have really returned to his childhood.

The throne and Lao Zhu are all forgotten. Having fun is the most important thing.
After playing for a long time, Zhu Yunzhen felt a little tired. After all, he was still just a seven or eight-year-old child.

After eating, Zhu Yunxi planned to leave the house and go for a walk on the street.

Generally speaking, with Zhu Yunzhen's status and age, he cannot go out easily.

But now that he was on an errand to find Sweet Potato, he could find an excuse to go out.

"If I don't go out for a walk, I'm really going to die from suffocation!" Zhu Yunzhen laughed to himself.

In this era without mobile phones or Internet, it would be great to go out and play.

There are many otaku in later generations, but in fact the most important reason is the network and entertainment equipment.

If there is no Internet, no games, no live TV forums...

It really makes people stay at home in a daze, how many people can live at home?
Are you afraid that you will go crazy if you stay in the house for a few days?
"I have to say that the ancients were still better at enduring loneliness!"

Zhu Yunxuan sighed secretly, and then arranged for his servants to go out on errands.

After all, although the hope of finding sweet potatoes is slim, Lao Zhu confessed that he still has to do it with all his heart.

Not long after, Zhu Yunxi changed into casual clothes under the service of a group of court ladies and eunuchs.

Stand in front of the bronze mirror and look at yourself in the mirror.

Although he is only seven or eight years old, he is very handsome, like the little fairy boy in the painting, with a high spirit.

A well-fitting plain dress looks a bit elegant and dusty.

A gust of breeze came slowly, and the belt around his waist danced gently.

Zhu Yunzhen nodded with satisfaction.

At this moment, a magnetic female voice came from behind: "Grandson of the Fourth Emperor, are you going out?"

There was a burst of girlish fragrance.

Through the bronze mirror, Zhu Yunxi saw a plump girl in green clothes standing behind her.

About sixteen or seventeen years old, with white and greasy skin and delicate eyebrows.

Zhu Yunzhen smiled and said, "It's Ying'er!"

Ying'er is Zhu Yunxi's personal court lady, and she has been taking care of his food and daily life all the time.

Ying'er is the most outstanding among the many palace maids. She is not only proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also knowledgeable and talented. She is much better than ordinary ladies.

Because of Zhu Biao's funeral, she was tired and sick. She rested for a few days and came back today.

Ying'er bowed first and then said, "If you go out on the street, Ying'er must accompany you."

Before Zhu Yunzhen could speak, Ying'er continued:

"Although there are guards to protect him, the fourth grandson still needs Yinger to take care of many things. Besides, if the empress finds out that Yinger has not gone, I am afraid she will blame Yinger."

Zhu Yunzhen thought to himself: There are people to take care of you for food and daily life, hands for clothes, mouths for food, protection when going out, and palace maids accompanying you. It was a day that I couldn't even imagine before.

Looking at Yinger's lovely cheek in the mirror, Zhu Yunxi nodded: "Then let's go together!"

After packing up everything, Zhu Yunxi took Ying'er out of the mansion under the escort of several plainclothes guards.

In addition to the four personal guards following him, there are also more than a dozen guards secretly protecting him, so safety is absolutely guaranteed.

In the past few days, none of the people sent by Zhu Yunxu to look for sweet potatoes brought back any useful news.

So he planned to go and see it himself. Of course, the most important thing was to have fun in Nanjing.

Walking along the bustling city with Ying'er, many people looked sideways.

Zhu Yunxuan was also in a good mood, looking at this side for a while, and looking over there for a while, and bought a lot of novel gadgets.

Ying'er followed quietly behind her, explaining a word or two from time to time, like a patient little daughter-in-law.

"Ying'er, let's go to the pier with me." Zhu Yunzhen said with a smile while holding the candy man on his mobile phone.

"Fourth Master, the pier is not far to the east."

If you travel incognito, you will naturally not directly call him your grandson.

"Let's go!"

Zhu Yunzhen originally thought that after the Ming Dynasty banned the sea, the dock would be desolate.

But after arriving at the pier, he realized that the pier was much more prosperous than he had imagined.

Ships on the water come and go, end to end.

Some are pulled by trackers or rowed by boatmen. Some are loaded with goods and sailing upstream, while some are anchored at the shore and are unloading nervously.

Some people were resting in teahouses, some were reading fortunes, and some were eating in restaurants.

Such a scene, but Zhu Yunxi was taken aback, a little unexpected.

"Ying'er." Zhu Yunzhen said while looking at the bustling dock.

"Fourth Master, what's the matter?" Ying'er bent down and asked softly.

After a burst of fragrance, Zhu Yunxi asked, "Why is this pier so prosperous?"

Ying'er smiled softly, and explained: "Fourth Master doesn't know that Nanjing City is surrounded by water on three sides. After the capital was established, due to the unique conditions, water transport has been vigorously developed."

Ying'er's voice is very gentle, like a well-educated lady.

She explained slowly: "After the development of water transportation, there have been more docks. It is said that there are tens of thousands of porters on these docks!"

"There are even quite a few fan merchants who sneaked in from overseas and brought exotic treasures. Of course, these Yinger have never seen it before, and they are just hearsay."

Zhu Yunxuan's heart moved and he asked: "Fanshang? Isn't my Ming Dynasty banned from sea? How can there be Fanshang?"

A look of surprise flashed across Ying'er's face, she smiled tenderly, squatted obediently next to Zhu Yunzhen and explained:
"What the Fourth Master said is right, but although the Ming Dynasty banned the sea, it was not completely banned."

"If you come privately, there are still quite a few."

Yinger's small mouth opened and closed, exhaling like blue.

Zhu Yunxi was overjoyed.

This is simply God helping me!
I thought that finding sweet potatoes was probably hopeless.

But since many foreign merchants come here, maybe they can really find sweet potatoes!
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(End of this chapter)