Chapter 13: Wings

On this day, the sun was blending, the scenery was rippling, the whole family got up early in the morning, Xu Hao changed into a brand-new samurai suit, a pair of polished and shiny iron buckle wrists on his wrists, and a pair of millet deerskin thin-soled fast boots under his feet.

He is slightly thin, not tall or short, and his appearance is above average. Qiu Xiang carefully fastened the rows of brass buttons on his chest and clapped his hands in satisfaction.

I went to Fushouju with my mother Xiao, and after a simple breakfast with the old lady, the maid brought tea and rinsed my mouth and spit it in the spittoon. Over the past few days, Xu Hao has finally become familiar with the etiquette rules of the Xu family's daily life, and he has coped with them easily. Waiting for Qiu Xiang to bring another basin of water, she washed her hands casually, wiped a few silk scarves used by the red leaves, and then followed the old lady to the outside of the courtyard.

Outside the courtyard, four shoulders and sixteen sturdy fast feet had been prepared. In addition, there are four beautifully decorated carriages, as well as a large number of people such as groom guards.

Xu Hao and several brothers watched the old lady and the three ladies sit on the cool shoulders, and there was a cover on their heads not afraid of being exposed to the sun, and the sisters stepped on the wooden bench and sat in the carriage one by one.

Xu Hao turned over and rode his old 'Xiaoqing', and glanced at the 'treading snow' under the crotch of his second brother Xu Ji, which was a mare covered in pitch black and snow-white with four hooves, smiled and let Lai Bao walk in front with the reins.

Xu Wen daxiao said, when he rode his horse and galloped out, Xu Ji excitedly followed with a whip, but he was not good at riding, and he was almost thrown off the horse when he stepped on the snow, which frightened the surrounding little guys to exclaim.

“haha。” The fourth Xu Song daxiao, riding proudly on a good horse newly bought with two hundred and fifty taels of silver, a tall jujube red horse, ran in front with a relaxed expression.

Xu Ji clutched the reins with both hands, his face was a little pale, and he tidied up the somewhat crooked crown of his head angrily, and he didn't dare to drive the snow harder, so he chased after him carefully.

On the side, six adult servants turned over their horses neatly and quickly followed. In the blink of an eye, there was not a single horse left in the whole stable, because the stench of horse manure and other filth seemed to have been greatly reduced.

Noble looked back at his young master, meaning to ask if he would catch up. Xu Hao shook his head slightly, so the master and servant took a group of small servants, slowly came out of the stable, joined the team of female dependents at the back door, and walked in front of the head to lead the way.

The smoke and dust were rolling in front of them, and the three brothers of the Xu family were running to their heart's content, and laughter was heard from time to time. The old lady smiled and picked up a handkerchief to cover her mouth, and ordered: "Let these monkey cubs go farther, this black miasma." There is also a warning to those who follow them to cheer up, be careful not to fall, not to be joking. ”

When Xu Hao heard this, he immediately jumped off the horse and said to Noble: "You ride to catch up and give the old lady's words." ”

Noble agreed, and got on the horse with a light movement, even though Xiaoqing was already old, he still got up and let out a long neigh, then threw off his hooves and galloped away. Xu Hao squinted and watched him go away, walking beside the old lady.

"Why doesn't Brother Hao ride a horse with his brothers? Well, it's hard for you to think about accompanying grandma. Forget it, go to the carriage behind and talk to the sisters funny, you have to walk a long way, your legs and feet can't stand it. The condescending old lady said with a smile.

Xu Hao raised his head and smiled: "It's hard to come out for a walk, it's okay." Besides, the elderly stewards have all stayed at home, and there must be someone around the elders to be at hand at any time, and I am not good at riding, but I can barely be a steward. ”

"Then it's up to you." The old lady smiled and said no more, looking up to enjoy the surrounding scenery.

Xu Hao's unthinking feet didn't stop, which made Xiao Shi behind him feel worried, worried that he would be physically exhausted for a while, but it would not be good to destroy his son's ambition.

Wang's demeanor was lazy, leaning on the soft satin backrest, and with the movement of the fast feet carrying the shoulders on his shoulders, he rose and fell smoothly up and down, and said disdainfully: "Let your kid blindly please the old lady, and there will be a time when you cry for a while." ”

The surrounding mothers-in-law and subordinates all looked at Xu Hao from time to time, and everyone was guessing how long the third young master could hold out in order to earn performance in front of the old lady?

The continuous and uninterrupted exercise in these days has obviously made Xu Hao's previously weak body and bones much stronger, and he does not pant or beat when he walks, and he still has leisure to watch the scenery in the distance.

Today's weather is exceptionally good, the sun is shining, the temperature is suitable, and it is a good season for the whole family to go out and play. Xu Hao's eyes were very far away, but he saw the green hills in the distance, and the red mansion pagoda was full of smoke and weeping poplars; A canal runs from north to south to the mighty Yangtze River.

On the calm river, colorful painting boats float on it, and you can vaguely hear the sound of drums coming from the wind, as well as the looming ladies on the painting boats.

There are a lot of frolicking girls on both sides of the bank, the costumes are bright like red clouds and green rain, and the surrounding long lifts are covered with green grass and various wild flowers.

On the official road, whether you are a common person or a high-ranking official, you all carry a pot and a box, and the orderly team by team branches, a prosperous atmosphere.

Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty has a poem, "There are four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasty, how many buildings are in the smoke and rain." After several ups and downs and changes over the years, there is a famous sentence of the queen Li Yu, "Asking how much sorrow you can have, just like a river flowing eastward." ”

It is said that now in the depths of the misty five clouds around Jinling, there are still 300 Buddhist temples, 2,600 bridges of various sizes, and the largest lake, Xuanwu Lake.

Now it is my Ming Dynasty that dominates the world, the four seas surrender, and all nations come to the dynasty. But Xu Hao couldn't be happy, because in his limited knowledge of history, he still knew about the Battle of Jingjing.

The Battle of Jingyan has no meaning for future generations, it is just a civil war that occurred in the early Ming Dynasty to fight for the throne, but for Xu Hao, who is in the middle of it at this moment, everything in front of him may be completely destroyed by this cruel civil war that has not yet begun.

Bitter is bitter, Xu Hao, who was a little ashamed, shrugged his shoulders and quietly let go of his compassionate chest from his crotch. According to the kinship, the eloquent Yongle Emperor Zhu Di is our uncle, so he can't let our arms turn out, right? Besides, the brother has thin arms, and he is not qualified to be the fierce mantis that wants to block the rolling wheel of history.

In short, there are still some quiet years before the war, Xu Hao stared at the galloping horses, carefree brothers, and secretly said that the old man just passed his sixtieth birthday last year, and his body is still very tough, it seems that Zhu Yuanzhang seems to have died after the old man, and he should be able to live in peace for three or five years, right? How many years has the Hongwu Dynasty passed?

Xu Hao didn't know the death date of these great historical figures at all, and he returned it to the junior high school history teacher when he was in high school, only knowing that this year was the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu.

He didn't know at all that his second grandfather, Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, died of illness in the eighteenth year of Hongwu in history. In short, history has deviated.

Is it because of his fluttering butterfly?

Dancing a little wing, perhaps in a distant place, set off a stormy wave. Or maybe it's just fanning the air.