A hunt, I don't know who shouted to start, but quietly kicked off.

Crescent Moon shook the bow in her hand a little nervously, she adjusted repeatedly, but she still couldn't change her mood.

At this moment, the two elder brothers who had been with him suddenly opened his mouth and suggested, "Little uncle, if we are just hunting like this, it doesn't mean much, if we set up a lottery head, whoever catches more prey will win the victory and can get this lottery head." ”

The two brothers of pity smiled when they heard her words, and Jiang Yu said, "Little sister, if you want a lot more than hunting, who can win the little uncle?" And there are you, your sister-in-law, and the three daughters of the Crescent County Lord here, which is very unfair. ”

Jiang Rui also added, "Yes, why don't you be the referee from the side?" ”

"Look down on people less" mercy is naturally unconvinced.

Jiang Yang smiled and looked at it for a while and said, "That's it, today's man must hunt enough three small prey before he can hunt deer, wild boar and wolf, hunt one, if you want to hunt one, you have to hunt three more small prey, women don't need to be like this, one point for one small prey, five points for wild boar, eight points for deer, ten points for wolves, and whoever has the highest score in the end will get the lottery." How is it? ”

"Okay, just do as Uncle Xiao said." Mercy was immediately pleased, and her lively nature was about to leap up from her horse.

"Then may I ask the little uncle, what is the color head?" Qiu Ying'er was also interested, looking at the crescent moon on the side, she also leaned over.

"All the prey I have hunted today will be given to the victor." The condition proposed by Jiang Yang is naturally extremely tempting. Jiang Yang is marching outside, if the supply in the army can't keep up, even if it is a barren mountain, Jiang Yang can come back full of prey for an hour or two when he goes up the mountain, good archery skills are only part of it, and the most important thing is that Jiang Yang's observation and ear power are not comparable to ordinary people.

Saying that, everyone in the Jiang family responded, but the new moon and Rong Ying looked at each other outside, not knowing what to say.

"So, then it begins..."Before Jiang Yang finished speaking, the new moon fired the first arrow, which hit a hare.

Immediately, there was a little guy who followed the crescent moon and picked up the prey for the crescent moon.

"Good skill" Jiang Yang was not to be outdone, raised an arrow and shot an arrow at the grass pile on the left, only to hear a muffled sound, there seemed to be a living thing in the grass pile A few times, the little guy stepped forward and picked out a hare.

"Then we can't be left behind, let's go," Jiang Rui said as Jiang Rui and his wife ran towards the depths of the forest on a horseback.

"Go" Jiang Yang glanced at Xinyue, Xinyue nodded, and ran towards the forest with Jiang Yang.

Xinyue's riding and archery are all taught by her father, and hunting is naturally not a problem, but she has not hunted for many years, even though the archery is very accurate, but always the timing is not accurate, Jiang Yang saw that she shot two arrows in a row, but only shot one arrow, and did not hit the vital point, the pheasant tossed twice, and then got up from the ground again, running wildly, seeing that it was about to run out of range, Jiang Yang made up an arrow for her, his arm strength was excellent, and after shooting, the huge pheasant could not run forward in one step.

The little guy picked up the prey and stood in front of the two horses, but Jiang Yang waved his hand and asked the little guy to write down the prey in his name.

Xinyue frowned, but Jiang Yang turned around and said, "Xinyue, if you hesitate for half a minute, yours will not be yours." ”

Saying that, Jiang Yang beat his horse and separated from the crescent moon at a fork.

Xinyue was naturally unhappy that his prey was taken away, but what Jiang Yang said was not wrong at all, it was because of his hesitation just now that he not only disturbed the prey, but also missed two arrows in a row, so the prey was not himself.

Raising the bow again, Xinyue saw Rong Ying passing by her with no interest, and there were many arrows in the quiver, and the little guy who followed behind her was on the horse...

Xinyue frowned, Rong Ying raised her head, glanced at Xinyue, and shook her head, "This kind of captive prey, even relatives, is not afraid, there is no need to chase at all, what is the interest of the prey that is captured." ”

Before the crescent moon could calmly reflect the horses of the little man behind her, the prey, large and small, had only begun for half an hour, and after a rough count, there were five or six hares and pheasants, and a deer.

"You, where did you get this deer from?" Crescent Moon had been wandering in the woods for a while, but not a single deer had yet to be seen.

Rong Ying stretched out her hand and pointed to the left side of the crescent moon, and the new moon really saw a deer, this time she didn't hesitate, just listened to the whoosh, the kind of deer that was very beautiful, was shot through the neck by the crescent moon.

"Not bad" Rong Ying nodded, Xinyue is indeed a little ruthless, and a smart and ruthless woman is naturally particularly attractive.

"Let's go, I'll take you to fight wolves?" Rong Ying invites the new moon.

Crescent Moon frowned and nodded for a moment, so Rong Ying urged the mount, and Crescent Moon followed behind her, and the two rode together to the top of the mountain.

"I asked Jiang Yang just now, he said that the wolf is a male and a female, as long as we can hit one head, wait on one side, the other end will be immediately..." Rong Ying stopped talking, and Xinyue also held her breath, this is completely human instinct, that kind of danger is coming, Rong Ying did not draw the bow, but put his hand on his sword, Xinyue saw that Rong Ying's eyes were filled with fog, so he shrank into his neck and leaned down, so that he was less exposed to danger.

After a wolf howl, Xinyue heard a sparse sound behind his head, there were many dead grass on the side of the road, Rong Ying drew his sword, he looked at Xinyue motionlessly, Xinyue felt Sanzhou's uneasiness, reached out and stroked Sanzhou's back, it can't move now, in case it angers the wolf behind him, but it will be troublesome, even if Sanzhou's speed is fast, it is definitely not an opponent of a wolf.

"Don't move, it's two, one on the left and one on the right." Rong Ying reminded Xinyue, who nodded, "How can I cooperate with you?" ”

Rong Ying thought about it, and made a look with the little guy next to her, the little guy also drew a bow, and Rong Ying let her horse, take small steps, little by little towards the crescent moon, the new moon understood, Rong Ying wanted to kill the wolf on the left, and by the little guy, shoot the one on the right, the new moon nodded at Rong Ying, Rong Ying gave her a reassuring look, at this time the horse's head was already stacked with the new moon's horse head, and when the two were about to stand together, the sound of squirming became more and more frequent, the crescent moon frowned, and there was a beast-like roar, Xinyue felt that a hand was leaning on his back, Xinyue turned around, it turned out that the wolf on the right suddenly exerted force, and the one on the left also bit at Rong Ying at the same time, Rong Ying didn't care about himself, and blocked the wolf on the right to the crescent moon with his arm, and the left hand finally pulled out the sword, and cut down the stronger wolf on the left with a sword.

The crescent moon had a place to move, and the bow in his hand was charged, and it was shot, biting the wolf eye on Rong Ying's arm.

The wolf was in pain, and the sword of the crescent moon was inserted in the left eye, but it was still extremely brave, but it had been thrown out by Rong Ying, and Rong Ying immediately changed the sword in his left hand to the right hand, and there was blood left, but not much, and the clothes on Rong Ying's arm had also been torn to see the flesh.

"Are you alright?" Crescent asked.

"Don't take it lightly" Rong Ying's black horse is much more stable than Sanzhou, and it follows Rong Ying's instructions, together with Rong Ying, to protect the crescent moon behind him.

Crescent Moon turned her head and drew her bow to the wolf on her right, which was still moving.

Although the wolf on the left was shot in the eye, it still did not lose its combat effectiveness, but the new moon found that it was mistaken, and kept looking at the wolf lying on the right, and the new moon saw the stronger wolf on the right, and the belly seemed to be bigger, and the new moon asked Rong Ying, "The wolf on the right, is it pregnant?" ”

"Wolves generally give birth in spring and autumn, and they should not be in the depths of winter..."The little guy said about the habits of wolves, but he saw that the wolf on the ground had dense fur on his abdomen, and he looked pregnant.

"What should I do, Rong Ying, don't kill them." Xinyue was strange just now, this wolf generally does not take the initiative to attack, even if it does, it will think twice, it will not be as aggressive as just now, there must be something they have to protect.

"That she-wolf won't live long." Rong Ying shook off the blood on the sword, thinking that the sword just now had hit some major artery.

"What, what to do?" Xinyue suddenly felt distressed, and tears were about to come out.

"The prey you just shot down with one arrow, maybe there are cubs in the nest, and then there is sympathy, and you don't want to kill them, so you turn around." Xinyue listened to what Rong Ying said, and the shame in her heart also hit immediately, yes, she was also killed, so why bother thinking about doing something and not doing something, but she saw the wolf with only one eye, while facing them in an attacking posture, while constantly squinting at the she-wolf who fell to the side, Xinyue pulled the bow, but was picked by Rong Ying with a sword, "You can't do it, go, retreat." ”

As he spoke, Rong Ying commanded the black horse, turned back, and the crescent moon was in three boats, and Rong Ying had already gone in the opposite direction of the two wolves.

It took a great deal of effort for the two of them to withdraw from the wolf's attack, and finally, when the crescent moon saw that the two had just left, the male wolf, who had been blind in one eye, immediately pounced on the she-wolf, crouched beside her, and licked its wounds.

Rong Ying immediately said to the little guy next to him, "Go find a rope and a trap to catch these two wolves alive." ”

"It must be, heal them" Crescent Moon didn't know if she had a position to say this.

It was "the little guy was also quite touched, and he went to call someone."

Xinyue looked at Rong Ying with some caution, and sure enough, Rong Ying squinted at it, and then, Rong Ying sighed, "You can't always be like this." Whatever you want, you have it in your hands. You just wanted the lives of those two wolves, and you couldn't bear it. But you still hurt one of the male wolf's eyes. Rong Zhao is too, and so is me, who you have repeatedly tempted now, you can't ask for everything. ”

"I just..."

"Xinyue, you are greedy like this, and people who have always been greedy are tired of their own greed, and they end up desolate. You want everything, and in the end, there may be nothing. Rong Ying was still so to the point, saying Xinyue's common problem, after hearing this, Xinyue frowned, and wanted to refute, but opened her mouth and couldn't say anything.

"I asked myself, I guess I can't give you everything. Let's go" Rong Ying, who spoke, looked a little frustrated, and it was the first time for Xinyue to see him like this.

Crescent Moon pouted and stopped him, "You're right, but I really don't have anything." ”

Rong Ying just didn't hear it, and continued to move forward, in the final dabbling, Xinyue didn't send another arrow, she looked at the bow in her hand, and remembered the happy mood just now because of the hunt, which made her feel ashamed, she slowly rode down the mountain, and saw Ya'er and Zhou Huan riding side by side, accompanied by good hands, and had a good time in the field, maybe she didn't have to go up the mountain at the beginning, just for the pleasure of the moment, but there was no need to do so.

"Girl, why did you come out?" Although Feng'er can ride a horse, hunting is naturally not her forte, so Xinyue didn't let her follow, just waiting outside at this time, Xinyue raised her feet, got off the horse, led the three boats slowly to the school field, and said to Feng'er, "I'm just hungry." ”

"The girl has eaten little breakfast, she must be hungry, let's go and rest, General Jiang has already ordered the little servants to skin and roast the prey, and it will be fine in a while." Xinyue shook her head and said to Feng'er, "I want to go back." ”

"So, the slave will report it for you?" Feng'er looked at Jiang Yang, who was still hunting in the mountains, and was afraid that it would take kung fu to find him.

"You don't need to look for it, he'll come to us in a while." ”

Saying that, the master and servant returned to the pavilion, and Zhou Huan saw that Xinyue was back, and also walked in with Ya'er, "Isn't my sister playing?" ”

Crescent Moon shook her head, "I don't know if it's the reason for seeing the blood, I'm a little dizzy and nauseous, and I want to rest for a while." They've got a lottery, let's play it."

The mother-in-law served tea, and Xinyue took a sip, which was considered to have eased a lot, and smiled at Zhou Huan and Ya'er.

"County Lord, your clothes are so beautiful" This is the second time Xinyue has seen this girl named Ya'er, but she can really feel that Ya'er is flattering herself in a somewhat humble way.

She lowered her head and looked at the tips of her shoes, quietly a little introverted.

Xinyue smiled, pulled out her gilded hairpin from her head, and inserted it on Ya'er's head, "The last time I saw Miss Ya'er, I was in a hurry, and I didn't give the girl a meeting gift, so, come, this is for you, I should thank you for complimenting me on my beautiful clothes"

"County Lord, Ya'er doesn't dare" Ya'er lowered her head, her face flushed and stepped back, Xinyue still reached out and put the hairpin on her head, "It's not a valuable thing, it's just good-looking." ”

"Sister, when you first met me, you didn't give me a gift" Zhou Huan joked and sat next to Xinyue.

Xinyue pretended to be serious and thought about it, "Then, who cut off the shawl of Zixia brocade I made for your sister?" Do you want me to write to ask your sister? ”

"No, no" When Zhou Huan heard that Xinyue was going to ask his sister, he immediately waved his hand like two rattles, and his body was full of refusal.

"If you let your sister know that the shawl she has been thinking about for most of the year was blackmailed by you from me, she must not immediately take a carriage to Jinling to beat you." Xinyue nodded the tip of Zhou Huan's nose, as if she was still seeing her for the first time. The look of that little girl.

"Then thank you sister for keeping it a secret for me" Zhou Huan smiled slyly, and the two chatted a little, but Ya'er on the side looked at it enviously.

Crescent Moon noticed her gaze and asked, "Ya'er, do you have something to say to me?" ”

"Yes, I also saw you just now, this little girl, she has been preoccupied, if you have something to say, just say it, my sister Xinyue is the best person to talk to."

Ya'er looked at the new moon and wanted to deny it, but she was young and not determined enough, and after making up her mind, she asked a little uneasily, "Sister, will you marry my uncle?" ”

Xinyue frowned, wondering why the child, who had always been quiet, suddenly asked, "You, why do you ask that?" ”

"Because, because..."Ya'er is only thirteen years old this year, and she will come to live in Jiangfu, and she is only here to accompany her cousin.

At first, Xinyue thought that Old Madam Zhuang intended to make Ya'er and Jiang Feng a couple.

But after Xinyue heard from the Chen family and from Jiang Yang's wife, Zhang, the Zhang family also had a bad year.

Although there is a title, but generally people with a title will also be officials in the court, but this Zhang family is close relatives with the mother family of Empress Zhang in the eastern capital, the Yuwu family, but the descendants are not good, and they have declined.

It all depends on the support of the Jiang family from the queen mother's mother's family, so that it will not be overwhelmed.

This Ya'er will naturally not become the wife of a Hou Ye's sister-in-law.

"Ya'er, do you have any troubles?" Zhou Huan communicated with Ya'er for a while just now, and the two of them are familiar with each other.

Ya'er glanced at Xinyue, "I, my mother said that if my uncle marries a new lady, he will no longer take care of our Zhang family." ”

Xinyue's eyes immediately turned red when she saw her, and she looked down at the upper of her shoes, and Xinyue sighed, "Your uncle's heart for your aunt, we all can see it, come to think of it, your uncle is not an ungrateful person, you don't have to worry." ”

Although Xinyue said this, she thought about it carefully, if Jiang Yang married someone else, maybe it was really as the little girl in front of her said, at least that wife would completely accept a husband and help the former Yue family.

"Sister, if you marry your uncle, it won't take too long, three or two years, when the time comes, my brother will take the imperial examination, I, I will also marry someone who is good for the family, and the family's situation will also change, and I won't rely on the Jiang family anymore." As she spoke, Ya'er burst into tears.

Xinyue took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears, "Ya'er, you don't have to worry, the general values love and righteousness, from the fact that he misses the late Mrs. Zhang and takes care of your family, it is enough to prove his character." And he's not the one who can be swayed by women. Since I heard about his relationship with the late Mrs. Zhang, I know that even if the general remarries, there will always be a place for Mrs. Zhang in his heart. ”

"Really?" Ya'er looked at Crescent Moon with teary eyes, and Crescent Moon nodded, "I promise you." ”

"Ya'er, you are only a young age, and I don't know anything about family affairs since you were your age. When the sky falls, there are tall people on top, we women, just live under the wings. Zhou Huan was also touched by Ya'er's early wisdom and enlightened her seriously.

Xinyue didn't say anything, but Ya'er wiped her tears, and said with a firm look in her eyes, "Grandmother told me that I should be attached to others and not be full-fledged." My eldest brother also wrote this sentence on his desk, always encouraging himself. I believe that our Zhang family will also be reinvigorated. ”

After hearing this, Crescent Moon nodded seriously. Listening to Chen, the late Mrs. Zhang was a particularly independent woman, and I heard Ya'er say that her grandmother was also a proud person, thinking that their Zhang family style is like this, it is worthy of being out of Queen Zhang's door, think about it, this Zhang family, also has a glorious day.

Xinyue touched Ya'er's head, "That's right." ”

"Lord Crescent, it turns out that you are here, let's find it easy, Yu'er went to inform my little uncle, saying that she had found the Lord of Crescent" Mercy rode down from the mountain, and when she saw that Crescent Moon was in the shed, she immediately ordered someone to inform the people who were looking for her on the mountain.

"Hey, it's all my fault, I felt unwell, but I didn't say a word, and asked you to find me." Crescent Moon said with some embarrassment to Mercy.

"Where is the county lord, where is the body uncomfortable? There was Lang Zhong Hou behind the hall, and I asked him to come over. ”

"Don't worry, is your hunt over?" The crescent moon held some of the stormy pity.

Pity nodded, "Yes, the golden horn sounded at the end, and after the hunt was over, I didn't see you coming, so my little uncle ordered us to look for you everywhere." ”

"What about King Jin? But still in the mountains? ”

"Here, and His Royal Highness the King of Jin won the first place, the score of the prey he hunted, a full fifteen points more than my little uncle, I have never seen anyone hunt to win my little uncle, His Royal Highness the King of Jin is really brave." As she spoke, she clasped her hands into fists and held them in her heart, looking like a little daughter.

"Just now, His Royal Highness the King of Jin was bitten by a wolf in order to save me, I don't know if the merciful girl can go and invite Lang Zhong?" After Xinyue knew that she was merciful, she would also be Rong Ying's concubine, but she didn't ask much, she just gave her a chance.

"Really? Why didn't you say it earlier, Rain, Rain..."

"Girl, Yu'er has gone to the mountain to inform the general" It was Xue'er, another handmaid of mercy, who spoke.

"Then Xue'er, you go, call Lang Zhong here, and bring the best medicine." Compassion could not be suppressed, and told the maid to hurry up.

Seeing this, Xinyue said to Zhou Huan and Ya'er, "Let's go and see them count their prey." ”

"Okay" Zhou Huan understood what Xinyue meant, and felt that if he could really marry Rong Ying, it would be of great benefit to the Jiang family, so he didn't say anything, and Xinyue, Ya'er walked out of the shed.

The little guys have already taken the prey that the masters have hit down the mountain, side by side, sure enough, standing on the left is the little guy who followed Rong Ying, he has the most prey in front of him, two deer and a wild boar, countless hares and pheasants, and a few pigeons, the new moon looks at the pigeon that is an arrow in the chest, and it rings in the Jin Wangfu of Bingzhou, a dish at dinner, the whole pigeon, there is also such a wound, which makes the new moon difficult to swallow. But at this time she was hungry, the kind of hunger that made her a little uncomfortable.

"Sister, are you hungry?" Zhou Huan heard Xinyue's stomach growling and approached her and asked.