strictlysupreme Chapter 2702 Sled
Chapter 2702 Sled
Xi Xi was so cute and soft, and what she said in Li Shen's arms wasn't very logical, but Li Shen still understood her.
Xixi was originally playing with her father, but he handed her over to someone else when he came over.
It's likely that Xixi, unable to stay still, wandered around and bumped into Li Zhi, who then took her out to play. Later, she also met Li Tai and Li Chengqian.
This surprised Li Shen. He was surprised that Li Zhi, that scoundrel, could actually play with Xi Xi.
"Thank you so much, Ninth Brother, for taking care of Xixi." Li Shen nodded in gratitude, quite surprisingly.
"Hmph, this is my niece, not you." Li Zhi snorted and turned his head away.
Emperor Gaozong (Li Zhi) had no daughters yet, but had two sons. Everyone who saw his daughter, Li Shen, adored her.
In particular, Li Shen dressed Xixi up as an adorable child, with a festive red floral cotton-padded jacket and a pair of heavy little cotton shoes, making her waddle as she walked.
In addition, Xixi is at a fun age, and even Li Zhi is quite fond of her.
Sometimes he wondered how that bastard Li Shen could have such a lovely daughter.
This made their father treat his illegitimate son's daughter like the apple of his eye, which aroused envy.
Li Shen didn't refute it; it's normal for his daughter to be so adorable that she'd be attracted to both young and old.
She inherited all of Wu Zetian's strengths, as well as her high intelligence; she was very clever and quick-witted.
"Big brother, why aren't you guys out having fun anymore?" Li Shen asked.
"I've been playing for over an hour and I'm a little tired, so I've come over to rest and have some tea," Li Chengqian said as he sat down.
"Tenth Brother, this place is so much fun! I've never had so much fun in my life."
Li Tai and the other man sat down and poured themselves a cup of tea.
"Of course it's fun, otherwise why would I spend so much manpower, resources and money to do this?"
However, this year was rather rushed, so next year I plan to move to a different location and build some other projects.
For example, skiing, or dog sledding.
Li Shen replied with a smile.
"What sled?" Li Tai asked blankly.
“A sled, it’s… um… it’s like…” Li Shen thought for a long time but couldn’t figure out how to describe it.
"Fourth Brother, I've actually brought one with me today. If the three of you would like to see it, why don't you come with me?"
Finally, Li Shen remembered that the sled he made last year was still in the manor's storeroom, so he said to the three of them.
The three nodded immediately; what Li Shen was talking about must be something novel.
So Li Shen carried Xi Xi and led Li Chengqian and the other two out of the ice house, followed by dozens of people.
Li Shen instructed Shi Tou to quickly find the sled and place it at the entrance of the Ice and Snow City, as there was no way to display it inside.
As the crowd walked toward the door, the procession grew larger and larger, and many of the ministers who had come over followed silently upon seeing the situation.
As they passed by the place where Li Shimin was resting, Li Shimin saw them and asked Li Chengqian about it. Li Chengqian said he was looking at something new and interesting, so Li Shimin followed along.
Not long after the group arrived at the gate, they saw something rapidly approaching from the direction of the manor.
"Woof~~Woof~~"
A few barks came from afar, and two large dogs came running over, pulling something that looked like a boat but wasn't quite one.
"Clang, clang~~"
Several sounds of swords being drawn rang out, and several Imperial Guards stood in front of the crowd, holding long swords and ready for battle.
"Step down, this is something Prince Ji made," Li Shimin ordered calmly.
The item arrived quickly and slowly came to a stop in front of everyone. The two large dogs were extremely excited when they saw Xixi and barked loudly.
Xi Xi ran over happily and hugged a big dog's neck, shouting:
"Little one, little two."
These two dogs are the second generation born from the first, second, third, and fourth puppies. They are already adults, tall and fierce-looking.
Li Shen was also dumbfounded. He hadn't asked to bring the dog when he went out. If it were just his family going out, it wouldn't be a problem to bring the dog.
But with so many people coming this time, Li Shen was worried that the dog was too big and might bite one of the ministers.
Seeing Xixi's appearance, Li Shen's face darkened:
"Xixi! Did you bring them here?"
Xi Xi turned around and shook her head vigorously:
"Father, Yangyang brought them here, and they even rode in the same carriage as Yangyang."
"Really?" Li Shen frowned. He didn't even need to think to know that she must have asked Yangyang to bring it over.
Even Li Shen suspected that Xi Xi had planned this all along.
"This...it won't bite me, will it?"
Li Shimin ignored Li Shen's attempts to educate the children and instead focused on watching them learn to climb sleds.
"Don't worry, Father. You are my Father. If they dare to take your life, I will kill them and eat them."
Li Shen immediately assured him.
Upon hearing Li Shen's words, Li Shimin slowly walked over, and Li Shen quickly followed.
"Little one, little two, this is Grandpa, please don't be mean to him."
Xi Xi patted the two dogs' heads, scolding them in a cute but fierce way.
Whether they understood what Xixi said, saw Li Shen's fierce eyes, or sensed Li Shimin's domineering aura, the two dogs obediently lay down.
"Your thing is quite novel; I watched it extremely fast just now."
Li Shimin approached and looked it over. It looked like a bottomless boat with its front raised high.
The middle section is connected by wood, and there are handrails on top.
"Dad, how fast this sled is depends mainly on how many dogs pull it. Right now there are two, but if there were four or five, it would be even faster."
Li Shen explained.
"Hmm, it's really good. I wonder if it's suitable for transporting goods?" Li Shimin asked after examining it carefully.
"Goods? That should be fine. I've heard that in some places in the north, when it's snowing heavily, people use this to transport goods because it's difficult for vehicles to move around.
Some used horses, some used deer, and some used dogs.
Li Shen didn't know much about it either; all he knew was that it was used to transport people and a small amount of goods.
"Yes, if this sled can transport a large amount of goods, it will save us a lot of trouble in winter operations or transporting supplies."
Li Shimin nodded. Transporting supplies to the northern border during winter has always been a major challenge, especially during heavy snow.
The heavy snow blocked the roads, and it took a lot of time and effort to clear a path by manpower before supplies could be transported.
If this sled could transport supplies, the imperial court would save a large portion of its manpower and resources.
"This... I don't understand. I made it just for fun, to attract people." Li Shen shook his head, indicating that he didn't understand.
"Send the blueprints to the Ministry of Works later and ask them to make a larger one so we can see how it goes," Li Shimin said, turning to look at the crowd behind him.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey." Yan Lide stepped forward and bowed.
"How much money is Father prepared to contribute?"
(The sled first appeared during the Song and Ming dynasties.)