Xiao Fan and Zhao Paner waited for nearly half an hour, and Jia Quan and Xiao Zhao were late.

After the two arrived, Xiao Fan took them into the polo field opened by Liu Sandao's aunt Mrs. Liu.

In addition to a polo court for polo play, there is also a field for hammer balls.

Today, Xiao Fan brought Zhao Paner over to play polo.

Polo, also known as "ju", is a sport in which you ride on a horse and hit the ball with a polo stick.

The invention of polo began in the Han Dynasty and flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Zhi's "Famous Capital" has the verse "Even riding to hit the bow, skillful and swift" to describe the situation of people playing polo at that time.

The emperors of the Tang Dynasty such as Zhongzong, Xuanzong, Muzong, Jingzong, Xuanzong, Xizong, Zhaozong are all lovers of polo.

Nowadays, the Song people's love for polo is even better than that of the Tang people, and today's officials have even formed a polo team to participate in the competition.

The imperial court also regarded polo as one of the solemn "military salutes", and also formulated detailed rituals and rules for this purpose.

Under the unremitting efforts of the successive emperors of the Tang Dynasty and the Great Song Dynasty, it has won the love of the people, and now there are not only men's polo teams, but also women's teams.

After Xiao Fan and Zhao Paner entered the venue, they found that everyone else had already arrived.

In addition to Ouyang Xu, who came before, there are also Ning Liheng, He Zhenwei, Chai Zongliang and their wives today.

Zhao Paner called Song Yinzhang, Yinhua and Sun Sanniang's family.

Xiao Fan, as the organizer and the closest person, turned out that he and Zhao Paner came the latest, so he hurriedly stepped forward to apologize: "I'm really sorry, I'm late!" ”

"Where, where, there is still some time before our appointed hour, and you are not late." Ouyang Xu hurriedly stepped forward and said.

Xiao Fan didn't bother, looked at the two teams of people who were chasing the ball in the field, and asked directly: "What is the situation now?" ”

"Lu Renjian, the son of the county lieutenant Lu Zhengzhong, and Zheng Xiaoren, the son of the county commander Zheng Qingtian, have formed a team, and they are killing the Quartet, and they have won three games in a row." Liu Sandao said quite unpleasantly.

Xiao Fan listened to Liu Sandao's unhappy tone and asked, "What?" You also had a holiday with these two? ”

"It's nothing else, it's just that the county commander and the county lieutenant don't deal with our Ning Navy, and even our juniors don't like each other." Liu Sandao said casually.

"But I heard that this Lu Renjian has a bad reputation, and others secretly call him the slut Lu. This county has a good reputation for Zheng Qingtian and his son. Ning Liheng was puzzled: "How could this Zheng Xiaoren get involved with Lu Renjian?" ”

"Oh? The official reputation of the county commander Zheng Qingtian is not bad? Xiao Fan asked.

"Well, I heard that this Zheng Qingtian was originally the magistrate of Haiyan County, Xiuzhou, and his official reputation over there was not bad, and then he was just transferred to Qiantang County this year." Someone in He Zhenwei's family is an official in Jiangnan, so he knows something about Zheng Qingtian.

"I don't know about this Zheng Xiaoren, but I have dealt with that Lu Renjian and Pan'er." Xiao Fan smiled: "This is really not a wrong nickname, slut Lu, indeed as his name suggests." ”

"Oh? Master, you also had a holiday with him? Liu Sandao said excitedly: "Then let's form a team and go up to kill their prestige in a while?" ”

"Didn't Pan'er and I take down the original Jiangyue real estate some time ago? When we went, this slut Lu Zheng was holding the gambling debt IOU of the restaurant owner's son, and wanted to force the family to sell Jiang Yuelou to him for 200 yuan. Xiao Fan said disdainfully.

"What? Jiang Yuelou I know, I also have some business dealings with their owner, so even if the restaurant is sold cheaply, how can it be worth four or five hundred yuan, right? Su Jiang'er was shocked.

"Who's to say it isn't? And the gambling debts owed by the few owners may still be set by them. Xiao Fan took a sip and said: "I will only play some indiscriminate methods, and I can't get on the table." ”

"Why do you care so much? Let's play in a moment and destroy their prestige. Liu Sandao said indifferently.

"Okay, which of us do you think will play? I'm fine, although Pan'er is good at equestrianism, she hasn't played polo before. Who else are you going to go on besides yourself? ”

Xiao Fan was actually deliberately teasing himself as a cheap apprentice, and after watching the game on the field, Xiao Fan's evaluation of this game was that the two teams were pecking each other in the stinky ball basket.

Not to mention anything else, playing polo can't even control the horse as you like, how good are your ball skills?

"In that case, master, you husband and wife plus our husband and wife, exactly a team of four, how about it?" Liu Sandao suggested.

Xiao Fan didn't speak, but looked at Zhao Pan'er first, and then at He Zhenwei.

"I'm fine, I know the rules of polo, and although I haven't played polo, my keju is very good." In the face of Xiao Fan's questioning, Zhao Paner showed her self-confidence.

"Don't look at me!" He Zhenwei was also unhappy: "Who do you look down on?" Although I am a scholar, I am also trained with my wife, and I am not a problem with polo. ”

"Okay, let's play then." Seeing that everyone agreed, Liu Sandao happily ran to the stand where his aunt was, ready to go through the back door to cut in line.

"Let you laugh, my lady is like this." He Zhenwei saw Liu Sandao running away in a hurry, and explained to everyone present.

"Mrs. Zun, this is a true temperament, free and bold, how can I laugh at it?" Ouyang Xu immediately broke the siege, and he can only be said to be worthy of being a little social expert.

After finishing speaking, he didn't forget the purpose of coming today, but saw Ouyang Xu take a painting from the old servant Uncle De and hand it directly to Zhao Paner.

"A few days ago, on the bank of the Qiantang River, thank you Zhao Niangzi for coming to the rescue, and there is nothing to do in the next place, but I heard that Zhao Niangzi likes to collect calligraphy and paintings, and I specially presented a picture of Li Jianjiao's "Jiangfan Pavilion" to express my gratitude."

Zhao Pan'er looked at Xiao Fan when she heard this, and saw that he nodded slightly before accepting the painting in Ouyang Xu's hand and said: "I have admired this "Jiangfan Pavilion Map" for a long time, thank you Ouyang Guanren, I like this gift very much." ”

Although Ouyang Xu was a little heartbroken, he still pretended not to care and said: "If Mrs. Zhao likes it, it will not be in vain for me to search." ”

Zhao Paner looked at Ouyang Xu, glanced at Song Yinzhang again, and remembered that when she first came in, she saw Song Yinzhang and Ouyang Xu talking and laughing.

"By the way, I just saw Ouyang Guan and my sister Yinzhang chatting like they were very speculative, did you know each other before?" Zhao Paner wondered.

"That's true, I did have a relationship with Song Niangzi before by chance, and then I talked very happily, and I was quite sorry when I separated, I didn't expect to see her here again today, it's really fate!" Ouyang Xu sighed.

Zhao Paner also sighed when she heard this, and looked at Song Yinzhang inquiringly.

"Actually, I quarreled with Sister Pan'er that day, and my carriage hit Ouyang Guanren on the street in Qiantang, and then I sent him to find a doctor." Song Yinzhang said embarrassedly.

"Actually, I don't blame Mrs. Song for this, I couldn't jump into the river that day. Later, after being rescued by Zhao Niangzi, she was still in a daze, and then she was accidentally hit by a carriage when she was walking. Ouyang Xu hurriedly said.

"Okay, I didn't say anything, what are you anxious about?" Zhao Paner said with a smile.

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