The three of them continued to walk forward, but Lu Ci still couldn't stop opening his mouth: "There are few laurel trees here, if you have the opportunity to go to Guilin County, the scenery is the best in the world, clear water and green mountains, and there are countless cinnamon." ”

"Guilin County?" Lu Ci mentioned Guilin County, which made Ling Xiao think of Guilin, Guangxi in the modern world, Ling Xiao knew that Lu Ci was talking about this Guilin, although she had never been there, but its name was also familiar, and the unique karst landform created the beautiful landscape there.

"When you really learn to ride a horse, I'll take you there, there is not only cinnamon, but the rivers and mountains are also worth admiring." Lu Jingxing walked slightly in front of Ling Xiao and Lu Ci, and when he heard Ling Xiao and Lu Ci talking about Guilin County, he turned slightly sideways and said to Ling Xiao.

"I know that place, but I haven't been there, and when you say that, I really want to see it." Ling Xiao raised his hand and gently plucked a few petals from the branch and carefully placed them in the palm of his hand, looking at this small and full figure, he felt that it would be broken if he touched it lightly.

Lu Ci saw Ling Xiao looking at the petals in his palm, flew directly to the top of the crown, took off a large bunch and handed it to Ling Xiao: "You like it so much, this one will be given to you." Ling Xiao saw such a bouquet of cinnamon with branches and leaves suddenly appear in front of him, as if he had thought of something, and said to Lu Jingxing: "Lu Jingxing, I will go back."

Can I take some back with me? ”

A trace of tenderness flashed in Lu Jingxing's eyes, and he smiled lightly on the side: "Of course you can, even if you don't say it, Yu Niang will bring it back." ”

The sun shone on the canopy, casting an arc-shaped shadow on the ground, Ling Xiao took the flower in Lu Ci's hand and continued to walk slowly in the forest with Lu Jingxing, occasionally a hint of morning breeze blowing, what could not be stopped was refreshing.

Guilin is bordered by a clearing, and the stables are not far from the edge of the forest, where two grooms are feeding the horses.

Ling Xiao followed Lu Jing and walked over, about thirty or so horses were leisurely grazing in the stable, Ling Xiao looked at these horses and felt that these horses were like pampered noblewomen. When the two horsemen saw Lu Jingxing, they put down the work in their hands and walked over to salute: "Mansion master." ”

"Go ahead and get busy with your business." Lu Jingxing nodded slightly. Then he turned to Ling Xiao and said, "You see if you like it, pick one." ”

Ling Xiao approached the stables and looked at the horses in turn, these horses came in many colors, and she finally pointed to a horse with a well-proportioned structure, dry and fine fur, a small and delicate head, which looked lively and smart, and whose whole body was all brown except for a small patch of white under the neck, and said:

"That's it."

Lu Ci saw that she chose this horse on the side, and smiled playfully: "You really know how to choose, although it is not the strongest among these horses, but it is difficult for people who generally don't know martial arts to parry, are you a beginner, are you sure you want to ride it?"

While Lu Ci was talking, Lu Jingxing had already asked the groom to lead another horse out, and said to Ling Xiao: "If you like it, the horse will be yours in the future." But it's not for beginners, so today you'll practice riding the horse I'm pulling first, and you'll be much more docile. ”

"I saw that its eyes were bright, and it seemed to be proud, and the strange color under its neck was also very wonderful, so I chose." Ling Xiao explained. For her, she has not been in contact with horses before, and she doesn't know how to distinguish between good and bad, and she is obviously not a Bole, nor does she like it.

Lu Ci quipped: "Your way of soma is really different. ”

"Lu Ci, take it for me first." Ling Xiao handed the bundle of cinnamon to Lu Ci.

"Take the hand, I'll take it back Lu Ci said and went to lead a horse out again, ready to ride on.

Ling Xiao's horse was led to an open place, bathed in the slightly hot sun, Lu Jingxing turned around and saw Ling Xiao just standing behind the side of the horse, everyone who rode a horse knew that this was a very dangerous practice, Lu Jingxing knew that Ling Xiao didn't understand this, and it was also his momentary negligence, so he didn't tell Ling Xiao about precautions, look

Seeing her like this, she said, "Don't stand behind the horse, because it's easy to get kicked by the horse's hooves." ”

Ling Xiao immediately embarrassed after hearing this, she didn't stand still, the sound of horses' hooves sounded behind her, feeling the wind blowing, when she turned to look, Lu Ci had already walked away on horseback, holding the reins with one hand, raising the other, deliberately shaking the bundle of cinnamon.

Lu Jingxing didn't let Ling Xiao get on the horse immediately, but talked about a bunch of skills and things to pay attention to. Ling Xiao listened carefully, for fear that something like that would happen again.

"Stand here, leaning side to the horse, holding the iron ring on the saddle with both hands, and then leaning on the horse's outer foot to get into the stirrup first, tiptoe inside, and use your strength on that leg to force upward......" Lu Jingxing let Ling Xiao stand over, explaining and guiding step by step, Ling Xiao is not a squeamish and weak person, inside

Although the heart was resistant to the horse, he decided to learn, so he didn't care about anything else, and did what Lu Jingxing said boldly, and got on the horse with the assistance of Lu Jingxing.

Although he was sitting in the saddle and had no obvious contact with the horse, Ling Xiao still felt weird, and felt that his body was shaking, and it was difficult to maintain his balance. Lu Jingxing has been standing next to the horse's head and soothing the horse so that it does not move. After Ling Xiao got used to it on horseback, Lu Jingxing continued: "The purpose of riding a horse is convenient

To make it run, you first learn how to make it move. Rub your leg against the horse's belly and pull the reins so that the horse will know what to do. You try. ”

Ling Xiao tentatively rubbed the horse's belly with her legs, she felt the horse's body temperature, it was a slight heat, and with the feeling of the horse's belly squirming, it was very strange, her legs couldn't help but be a little distance away from the horse's belly, and her expression was as usual. She thought that in this way, she would not be discovered by Lu Jingxing, but this was light

The slight movement still did not escape Lu Jingxing's eyes.

"This is for you, if you don't want to rub your legs, you can shake it in front of the horse with a whip, pull the reins tightly, and the horse can run as well." Lu Jingxing handed over the horsewhip in his hand.

"No, I'll get over it." Ling Xiao felt that this little problem could not be overcome, and it would be even worse if he encountered a big problem in the future.

She repeated the action of landing Jing Xing again, and finally the horse received the order, and began to move forward on all fours, the pace was steady and brisk, Ling Xiao held the iron ring in one hand, pinched the reins in the other, and looked at the front with his eyes seriously, watching the Jing in front of him slowly move backwards, her mood was a little excited,

It was hard for her to imagine that one day she would even be on horseback.

Lu Jingxing didn't worry about her, so he kept guarding the horse's side and accompanying her back and forth in the clearing. It didn't take long for a figure on horseback to appear on the edge of Guilin and was coming here, it was the figure of Lu who had returned after resignation, and he was very comfortable and chic on the horse. With a "pilot", Lu Ci stopped with the horse

Ling Xiao was in front of him: "You are quite powerful, and you will make the horse move in such a short time." ”

"It's not hard." Ling Xiao replied lightly.

After Lu Ci led the horse back to the stable, he sat under the wooden shed where the two grooms were, poured a glass of water to drink, and then began to chat with the two grooms without a match, without taking Lu Jingxing, the lord of the house, in his eyes at all.

The breeze was still blowing, but the sun was changing from mild to intense, and before I knew it, it was hanging high in the sky, Ling Xiao had been wandering around on horseback for about an hour, and he was used to riding a horse, and he felt a little tired at the moment.

"Let's practice again when the sun goes down in the afternoon. When dismounting, also hold the hoop with both hands, get down from the left, put the stirrup on the tip of the left foot, and then relax the right leg. Ling Xiao rode on horseback, and Lu Jingxing stood beside the horse, and had been walking here with her for an hour, thinking that Ling Xiao was also tired at the moment, so he said to her

。 Because Lu Jingxing spoke meticulously, Ling Xiao listened carefully, and it was not difficult for her to get off the horse.

Lu Jingxing glanced at Lu Ci, who was chatting happily with the two grooms under the wooden shed, his face was not shocked, he had long been used to this kind of Lu Ci.

"Hungry or not? Don't be hungry, keep chatting here, let's go back to lunch. Lu Jingxing led the horse back to the stable, and did not forget to say a word to Lu Ci, and the two horsemen closed their mouths when they saw Lu Jingxing approaching.

"Of course I'm hungry, I'm not waiting for you here." Lu Ci left the stool as he spoke.

The trio returned to the courtyard along the same route.

When they returned, Yu Niang had already prepared the food and was waiting for them.

"If you don't come back, the food will be cold." When Yu Niang saw them enter the courtyard, she greeted them out.

Lu Ci immediately asked, "Yu Niang, what did you do delicious today?" ”

"Look at you, you're hungry?" Yu Niang said Lu Ci's kung fu, and several people entered the house. Ling Xiao saw that the bouquet of cinnamon picked in the morning had been inserted into the bottle at this moment, and it was quietly placed on the flower table.

"Don't worry, I'll eat when Lu Bo comes." Lu Jingxing's words were said to Lu Ci.

"I'm tired." Yu Niang saw that Ling Xiao's forehead was sweating, and found a fan.

"Don't be tired, Yu Niang, you don't have to be so troublesome, just rest." As Ling Xiao was talking, he saw Lu Bo come in, Lu Ci couldn't wait when he looked at the food on the table, and when he saw Lu Bo come in, his face showed joy, thinking that he could finally start eating. But he was indeed hungry, and he ate breakfast early

, and the carriage that drove for so long.

"Eat to eat, what do you look like?" During the meal, Lu Bo didn't forget to say that Lu Ci was a meal, and he shouldn't make a sound when he ate.

"I've always been like this, how come this doesn't look like this." Lu Ci retorted.

Lu Bo wanted to say something, but Yu Niang diverted the topic: "How did Xiao Xiao learn today?" ”

Ling Xiao replied: "It feels good, but it's not proficient yet, and you need to practice more." ”

"It's like this for beginners, and I see that you learned pretty well today." Lu Jingxing said.

Ling Xiao felt that eating with five people was more lively than eating with three, and this was the first time she had faced so many people sitting around and eating together.

"Yu Niang, where is the kitchen here?" Before the meal was finished, Ling Xiao actually asked about the kitchen, which inevitably made them a little curious.

"What are you doing in the kitchen?" Yu Niang asked.

"I haven't learned how to cook last time, and I just happened to be idle in the afternoon, and I don't want to learn only half of it." Ling Xiao explained.

"You still have to cook? I think you'd better take a break. Lu Ci now has a little shadow on the dishes made by Ling Xiao.

"Don't worry, I won't give you the food I cooked this time." Ling Xiao knew that Lu Ci's words were not malicious, but she felt very sorry about what happened last time.

"I didn't say you couldn't eat the food, but you didn't have to learn how to cook." Lu Ci didn't know why Ling Xiao had to learn this.

"Alright, I'll help you then." Yu Niang is now happy to teach Ling Xiao this.

The meal ended while he was talking, and in the morning they were all busy with their own things, and they were tired, and after the meal, they all went back to their rooms to rest.