The showers stopped at the beginning, and the mountains were empty.

Shen Ye stood outside the door of the main hall with his hands in his hands, looking at the distant mountains shrouded in mist, his eyes were far away.

A sound of footsteps came from behind itself, and after a while, the woman's beautiful voice sounded in her ears, "My lord, since the rain has stopped, let's go down the mountain as soon as possible, shall we?" ”

Shen Ye looked sideways, and saw that the woman was dressed in a thorn skirt, with no powder, and she was naturally beautiful and elegant.

He gathered his mind and replied softly, "If Miss Xu still has enough energy, she can go down the mountain now, and she can enter the city before dark." ”

Xu Qinghe said with a smile: "The folk girl has rested for a long time, she has recovered her strength, and she will never drag Lord Shen down again." ”

Shen Ye nodded, "Then we'll go down the mountain now." Looking at the woman's empty hands, she couldn't help asking, "Doesn't Miss Xu bring wet clothes?" ”

Xu Qinghe smiled and explained in a low voice: "The folk girl borrowed a set of clothes from her grandmother and gave her wet clothes. Although the clothes are wet, the material is good, and I put it on for the first time today. Mama washes and dries it so that she can wear it for her granddaughter. ”

Shen Ye was noncommittal, "Then let's go!" ”

The two of them went down the stone steps one after the other.

It's easy to go down the mountain, but it's hard to go up.

A shower knocked down countless bonuses. There are many rhododendron petals floating down the stone steps, which are gorgeous and colorful.

Walking on it, the soles of their feet were covered with fallen flowers, as if even their steps had become fragrant and light.

Xu Qinghe walked behind, staring at the few pink petals on the black riding boots of the county magistrate, and couldn't help but smile and curl the corners of his lips.

Stepping on the ground and falling flowers, the two climbed the stairs among the rhododendron bushes stained with raindrops.

Although Xu Qinghe did not show any tiredness, the county magistrate still proposed to rest for a while.

"Miss Xu, when you go down the stone steps, you will save a lot of effort by landing on your toes." Shen Ye said in a deep voice.

Xu Qinghe hurriedly nodded and was taught, according to what the county magistrate said, the toes landed first, and the dull pain in the heels was really reduced a lot.

Half an hour later, the two arrived at the tea shed at the foot of the mountain and sat down at the table together to rest for a while.

Xu Qinghe took a sip of tea and relieved his dry throat. Suddenly it occurred to me that the carriage had returned to the city with my cousin, how could she go back now?

Shen Ye finished drinking a bowl of tea and went outside to untie the reins. The black horse he had ridden earlier had been bolted to a stake next to the tea shed.

"Miss Xu, can you rest?" Shen Ye asked while leading the horse and standing on the side of the road.

Xu Qinghe drank all the tea in one gulp, wiped off the water stains on his lips, and walked out quickly.

"My lord, the folk girl can't ride a horse." Xu Qinghe said very ashamedly. It seems that he is still dragging down the prefectural magistrate.

Shen Ye pondered for a moment, originally planning to let Miss Xu ride into the city, but he walked lightly behind without delay. I'm afraid I can only take her with me now.

Shen Ye bent his knees and motioned for the woman to step on the horse.

Xu Qinghe was taken aback, and waved his hand again and again, "No!" How dare the folk girl ......"

Before he finished speaking, Shen Ye dragged her over, held her thin waist with both hands, and with a slight effort, lifted the woman's body and put it on the saddle. Then he also turned on his horse, held the reins in both hands, and encircled the woman in his arms.

A series of actions are smooth and done in one go.

Xu Qinghe sat on the horseback in a daze, his back next to the hot body of the adult man, and he seemed to be able to smell the fragrance of azaleas, and even felt the violent heartbeat in the man's chest......

Shen Ye brushed away the hair that blew on his face, waved the reins, and the black horse immediately galloped.

"Hold it up!"

The scenery on both sides quickly receded, and the man's deep voice was instantly blown away by the oncoming strong wind.

Xu Qinghe grabbed the horse's mane tightly, and galloped on the suburban avenue with the county magistrate behind him.

galloped all the way, and finally rushed into Meizhou City before the city gate was closed.

Shen Ye tightened the rope and forced the horse to stop. Then he turned over and dismounted, and hugged the woman with messy hair.

Xu Qinghe's legs stiffened and he barely stood up. She didn't care about her hair that was messy by the wind, so she bent down and saluted: "Thank you for your help." ”

Shen Ye held the rope and said softly: "This place should not be far from Xu's Mansion, so Shen will not send it." Miss Xu, hurry back to the house! ”

Xu Qinghe nodded, "Don't dare to bother the adults to send each other." Lord Shen also returned to the county office quickly and rested early. ”

The two saluted and said goodbye to each other, one led the horse to Changping Street, and the other dragged his stiff legs to Xiping Street.

Xiping Street, Xufu.

Xu Qinghe was dressed in cloth, his hair was unkempt, and he entered the inner courtyard with vague steps, which startled Xu Yao.

"Miss, have you encountered robbers? How did it become like this? Where's your new clothes......"

Xu Qinghe suddenly collapsed on the couch, his limbs were soft, his ears were full of the little girl's chattering questions, and he interrupted in a dumb voice: "Don't talk nonsense!" Go and fetch a basin of water and wash me. I'm so tired today......"

Xu Yao had no choice but to stop, put away her doubts, and ran out to fetch water.

After freshening up, Xu Qinghe got into the quilt and fell asleep after a while, and didn't wake up until noon the next day.

Xu Yao saw that Miss woke up, and hurriedly walked over with her clothes, and said with a smile: "Miss climbed three thousand stone steps to become like this, fortunately, Ah Yao didn't climb it yesterday, otherwise she would be as miserable as Miss now." ”

Xu Qinghe put on his coat under the service of the little girl, frowned and said: "A-Yao, after this incident, I found that I was really frail, no wonder my mother worries about my body every day." ”

Xu Yao replied: "Miss is finally willing to admit it!" In the past, the young lady always relied on her tall stature, so she thought that she was in good health, and refused to listen to her wife's words to strengthen her body. Now that I have suffered a loss, I should always know the kindness of my wife. ”

Xu Qinghe thought about it and said to the little girl, "Wait a minute, call Uncle Xu to see me." ”

Xu Yao asked in surprise, "Miss, don't you want to learn martial arts?" ”

"I'm at this age, what martial arts do I still learn? I'm going to learn how to ride a horse! Xu Qinghe said with a smile.

Xu Yao nodded, blinked again, and asked cautiously, "Miss, can A-Yao learn to ride a horse?" ”

Xu Qinghe nodded briskly, "Yes!" But you have to pay for your own master's teaching. Uncle Xu didn't have that much time to teach the two of us. ”

Xu Yao's smiling face suddenly collapsed, how could she have the money to ask the master......

Xu Qinghe looked at the little girl with a depressed face, and couldn't help laughing: "Are you thinking that there is no silver to invite the master?" It doesn't matter, Miss Ben can barely lend you thirty taels of silver, and the interest will be calculated at three cents a day. ”

Xu Yao's eyes widened for a moment, and she complained pitifully: "Miss, you are a usurious debt!" ”

Xu Qinghe was amused by Ah Yao, and he pulled the little girl's face fiercely, and said with a smile: "Silly girl, when Miss Ben learns it, I will teach you in person, and I won't take a penny!" ”

Xu Yao smiled when she heard this.