Chapter 23: Horsemanship
"Miss, are you here?" Yu Qiuping heard the sound of footsteps behind him, and sent the faint fragrance of camellia flowers with the wind, "What story do you want to hear today?" β
"I want to listen to the Three Kingdoms today, didn't I just finish talking about the Eastern Han Dynasty yesterday." The girl straightened her clothes and sat beside Yu Qiuping with her knees crossed. "It's really interesting to listen to Pingjun tell historical stories," she laughed, "It's much more interesting than those boring Ming Chinese history books." I didn't know before, it turned out that there was such a big problem with the ranking of the 28 generals of the Yuntai. β
Yu Qiuping quietly glanced at the girl's side face, still beautiful and captivating. She wore a white broodori with sleeves and a plain white breeches worn by samurai today.
"Pingjun has actually read so many books, it's really amazing." The girl sighed, "I thought I had read a lot." β
Living in the modern era of material life and information sources, Yu Qiuping naturally has more access to books than girls.
Since the two inadvertently talked about Chinese history, Yu Qiuping was surprised to find that the girl had read a lot of Chinese history books, and the girl was very interested in Yu Qiuping's rich historical knowledge and unique perspective, so she asked him to tell her about the historical context. With tears streaming down his eyes, Yu Qiuping found that the history books, historical commentaries, and twenty-four histories he had read before had come in handy. At that time, the head teacher had to accuse him of wasting too much time in history and delaying the main class every time he visited his home.
"There is Yan Ruyu in the book, and the ancients are honest and do not deceive." Yu Qiuping looked at the girl and chuckled. The girl was stunned for a moment, she understood Yu Qiuping's voiceover, her cheeks were red, don't look over, it's cute.
"The ancients also said that they can pass through the five classics and six arts, but they don't see Pingjun can ride a horse." The girl unceremoniously pushed back.
"You! How do you know I can't ride a horse? Yu Qiuping's eyes widened in surprise, did such a frustration as holding someone else's waist and riding a horse spread so far.
"Your brother-in-law, Prince Asahina, preaches in Sunfu Castle every day that he carried you out of the Oda family's army, and who doesn't know about this Sunfu Castle?" Seeing Yu Qiuping's sad and indignant expression, the girl who succeeded in her prank had a smug smile on the corner of her mouth.
"Speaking of which, if Taira doesn't mind, let's learn to ride a horse and tell a story at the same time?" The girl smiled and got up. Yu Qiuping turned around and found that the girl had actually led two horses to the mountain. One horse is pure white, only the four hooves are jet black. The other has a maroon body and a black mane.
"Miss, you brought it with you a long time ago? Could it be that the conversation just now was also planned by the young lady a long time ago? Yu Qiuping was taken aback.
"Do you want to hear the truth?" The girl smiled, "That's not true, it's just a temporary idea." So saying, she walked over to the white horse, and deftly turned over and mounted her horse, like a white elf in the forest. Running a horse in the maple forest is the most refreshing. But horseback riding is not easy to learn. She pursed her mouth, "Then we are dedicated to emulating the manly man of the sages, do you dare to try?" β
"What Miss said this," Yu Qiuping smiled bitterly and walked to the other horse, "There is no way out for me to refuse." "I shouldn't have said that Yan Ruyu just now. Yu Qiuping secretly slandered herself, but she obviously praised her for her good looks, how could she tease me.
He didn't notice the joy that lay down the girl's cheeks.
A quarter of an hour later.
"That's... Thisβ" Yu Qiuping and his maroon horse looked at each other, "He doesn't seem to be very willing to let me ride." β
In the past quarter of an hour, Yu Qiuping tried to climb onto the horse's back several times, but failed. The horse either twisted its body, or simply spun around and pointed its butt against Yu Qiuping. Now Yu Qiuping walked in front of the horse and looked at the horse resentfully. The girl who was originally riding on the horse simply turned over and dismounted, and watched Yu Qiuping's joke under the maple tree on the side, and was amused. Boys in love don't care much about face, and making girls laugh so happily also makes Yu Qiuping feel a little relieved.
"Probably not, Xiaohong is usually very approachable." The girl walked over with a smile, took the reins from Yu Qiuping's hand, and stroked Xiaohong's mane, and Xiaohong immediately rubbed it on her with attachment. The maiden then stepped on the saddle and leaped up with ease. Then on the horse, condescendingly, looking triumphantly at Yu Qiuping.
Yu Qiuping's face turned red all of a sudden, and the girl laughed again.
"Pingjun try again."
This time, this little red horse is very face-saving. Obediently let Yu Qiuping ride up. After Yu Qiuping mastered the balance, he spread his hands and looked at the girl condescendingly with some pride. The girl smiled wickedly and clapped her hands gently.
Xiao Hong, who was sitting down, immediately moved forward. This scared Yu Qiuping. Losing his balance, he hurriedly leaned over and hugged the horse's neck, and he was almost thrown off the horse in embarrassment.
"Miss, spare me, it's okay to know that you're wrong, I'm not scared." Yu Qiuping watched Xiaohong, who was sitting down, circle faster and faster, and he rode around like a bullfighter, hurriedly begging for mercy.
"Hmph," the girl snorted triumphantly and whistled, and Little Red immediately stopped obediently.
"Okay, Pingjun adjust her posture," the girl stopped messing around after retaliating, motioned for Yu Qiuping to sit down on the horse, and handed him the reins, "I'll let Xiaohong walk slowly, and Pingjun just pay attention to controlling the balance." β
Yu Qiuping rode a horse alone for the first time in his life, and he couldn't help but be a little nervous. When I usually sit behind Asahina Taehyung, I feel that it doesn't matter how fast the horse runs as long as I hold him. Who would have thought that when he rode a horse, he would sway left and right when he paced slowly.
"Pingjun, don't be nervous, it's actually not difficult at all." Seeing that Yu Qiuping's hand holding the reins was trembling a little, the girl reminded the rumor. "You can't even get up a horse, how can you tell me a story?"
Yu Qiuping took a deep breath, and with a strong desire not to make a fool of himself in front of his sweetheart, he tried to maintain the balance of his upper body motionlessly, and held the saddle with his legs.
"Pingjun can't do this." The girl's frowning look is also very cute. "When the speed of the horse is really fast, the rider can't sit in the saddle, it will hurt a lot."
"I'll show you how." The girl turned over and got on the horse, adjusted her posture, and made a standard riding position. Yu Qiuping then painted the scoop according to the gourd, and tried to imitate it in a similar way. The physical exercise since he was a child made his coordination still good, and he could soon let the horse trot at a uniform speed without falling off. Now, he's walking alongside the girl....well, it's actually jogging down the path in the maple forest.
"Well, I'm a quick learner." Yu Qiuping smiled, controlled the reins with one hand, let go of one hand and waved to the girl.
The girl was amused by Yu Qiuping again, and in front of Yu Qiuping, she let go of her hands and used only her legs to control her balance. Then, in front of the stunned Yu Qiuping, he adjusted his posture slightly, jumped suddenly, squatted on the back of the horse, his hands were behind his back, and he was still steady and not shaking.
"Is there any such operation?" Yu Qiuping was really scared, "Miss! Sit down! If you don't fall to death, I'll be scared to death! β
"Man, how can you be so easily scared to death," the girl chuckled, and sat back on her horse, "what's so scary?" β
"It's not that I'm worried about you falling and getting hurt, it's more painful than my own injury." Yu Qiuping carefully controlled the reins with both hands, not realizing that he had actually said what was in his heart.
A flush rose on the girl's face, and her eyes wandered, and she quietly glanced at Yu Qiuping.
"Alright, let's start telling me stories."
"Okay," Yu Qiuping cleared his throat and set up a storyteller's shelf, "These three kingdoms can be said to be the most wonderful history of our Ming Kingdom." β
"Speaking of the general trend of the world, it will be together for a long time, and it will be divided for a long time..."
After a few days of hard equestrian training, Yu Qiuping was finally able to ride a horse and run at a moderate speed. But don't even think about the superb horse archery skills of Asahina Taehyung.
On July 12, Yu Qiuping and the girl still met on time in the back mountain. Yu Qiuping noticed that the girl's face seemed to be a little haggard.
"I didn't sleep well last night." When the girl saw Yu Qiuping's puzzled eyes, she pointed to the dark circles under her eye sockets and smiled.
In the afternoon of this day, the girl took Yu Qiuping through the dense maple forest to the cabin where their family used to live. The cabin has been uninhabited for a long time, but the windowsills, chairs and tables in the house, and tatami mats are all neat and clean, and there is no dust to be seen. It can be seen that the girl often comes back to clean.
"When I'm homesick, I often come back to stay for a while." The girl explained with a smile.
The furnishings in the house are very simple, but there are a few calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, which is very elegant. It seems that the owner of the room is also a very literate person.
"Are you thirsty?" Yu Qiuping saw that the girl had made a gesture of pursing her lips many times, so she asked.
"A little." The girl smiled embarrassedly, "There is no water source near my house, so it is quite far to go to the stream on the other side of the maple forest to get water." β
"Then I'll help you get some water and come back," Yu Qiuping took the initiative to go to the corner of the hut and picked up the flat pole that carried water, "You can rest for a while." β
"Well, then thank you Pingjun." The girl sat on the tatami mat and yawned tiredly.
Not to mention, the creek is really far away. Yu Qiuping, who didn't need to come to the flat shoulder, walked very slowly when he came back. When I returned, half an hour had passed. He pushed the door open, but he didn't hear the maiden greet him. After putting down the bucket with some confusion, he noticed that the girl was asleep lying on the tatami mat.
Yu Qiuping suddenly had a slight throbbing. Driven by some purpose, he slowly moved to the girl's side and sat down. It's the first time I've had the opportunity to look at the girl so closely and undisturbed. The delicate cherry mouth made people want to go up and kiss it, but Yu Qiuping still tried to restrain himself. The girl has slender eyelashes, and tender skin that can be broken by blowing, and her body exudes a faint fragrance of camellias. Today, she wore a tight-fitting array of feather weaves and breeches, which vividly outlined the curves of her body. As she breathed quietly and serenely, her plump breasts rose and fell slightly.
Yu Qiuping sat beside her, quietly enjoying this treasure given by God, and her sleeping face was so moving. Such a youthful and flawless beauty made Yu Qiuping unable to have a trace of evil thoughts.
After a long time, the girl suddenly woke up from her sleep, reached out in confusion to find it, and suddenly held Yu Qiuping's hand.
Yu Qiuping was also like a ghost, and subconsciously held this soft and delicate hand.
They both looked at each other, and their cheeks turned red. The girl quickly withdrew her hand, lowered her head slightly, and buried her face in the shadows, so that Yu Qiuping would not see the shy but happy expression on her face.
"The little girl is rude, don't blame Pingjun." In the shyness of the girl, she used the self-title of a little woman for the first time. This title made Yu Qiuping suddenly laugh, "There is Yan Ruyu in the book, I don't know what the little woman wants?" β
The girl's cheeks turned redder.