The sun was shining in March, Luo Baozhu sat in front of the window, wrote more than ten times on the rice paper, and proudly took the big girl Huanqiuluo to see.

Under the double guidance of the female master and Luo Baoying, the girl's calligraphy has improved by leaps and bounds, from the original scribbled perfunctory, to the current upright and beautiful, if you don't see it with your own eyes, you really don't believe it, Qiu Luo smiled: "The word girl must be ranked second in the family!" ”

The first is, of course, the third sister, Luo Baozhu is very satisfied, tilted her head and said: "Then I'll show this to my father, will my father buy me a pony?" ”

After her father came home, she went to show off, but her father disliked it, saying that it was enough, and let her come up with better words.

For more than ten days, she was immersed in the study and practiced calligraphy.

Qiu Luo pondered for a moment: "There is really no legal argument for the slave and maid, and you have to ask the third girl to see it." ”

Luo Baozhu was right to think about it, so he got up and went to the next door.

The sisters lived in the west courtyard, and there was only a patio between them, one in the main room and the other in the east wing. Luo Baoying is the elder sister, living in the main house, and she is idle at this time, so she asked Lan Ling to move the pot of cloud purple to the porch, and she squatted down to see if there were any insects.

These flowers are fine on weekdays, but as long as they remember to water and fertilize, they are fine, for fear of getting sick and insects.

Therefore, as soon as Luo Baozhu came, he only saw her back, and the skirt dragged on the ground and swept to the mud.

She took a few steps up and sneered, "Third sister, what are you doing?" The skirts are dirty! ”

Luo Baoying didn't look back: "I'm looking at the flowers, why are you here?" ”

Luo Baozhu took a look, it was the peony flower sent by He Gongzi, and she immediately remembered that her mother had spoken to her, the third sister is now famous in Kyoto, and how many sons have admired her, and a few days ago, there were many people who came to propose marriage, and asked her to learn from the third sister. But how can she compare? She stared at Luo Baoying's side face, that eyebrows, that eyes, that nose, just as beautiful as the painting, she didn't want to compare with this face, let alone piano art calligraphy and painting.

She spent her whole life learning and couldn't keep up.

Now that she only needs a pony, Luo Baozhu grinned: "Third sister, I just wrote, you show me, will my father be satisfied?" ”

"Wait a minute, let's put it there for now." Luo Baoying said.

Luo Baozhu put the rice paper in it.

The mansion is small, and the sisters do not have a separate study, so they put a bookcase by the window of the living room, and set up a row of bookshelves, and put a few books to serve as a study. However, the third sister is very well cleaned up here, the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone are neatly arranged, and the green jade flower inserts on the case are Huizhi and goldfinch, which are cut high and low, which has a unique sense of beauty.

It must be from the hand of the third sister, she didn't find it before, but now she feels more and more that the third sister is very elegant, and a small place also has a strong bookish atmosphere, which makes people feel as if they are in everyone's beautiful boudoir.

Luo Baoying got up after a while, patted the mud off her hands, cleaned her hands again, and picked up the rice paper to read.

In an instant, the face was very strict.

Luo Baozhu stood beside him, feeling as if he was being scrutinized by his master.

Fortunately, the third sister quickly burst into a smile, brushing away the ice and snow just now, like a river of spring water, melting her heart, and she said happily: "Is it okay?" ”

"Hmm." Luo Baoying praised, "It's very well written, this time my father will definitely allow it." ”

Luo Baozhu jumped up and grabbed her: "Let's go, let's go show Daddy now." ”

The two sisters are like two little birds, chirping, from the road to the East Cross Courtyard, Luo Yun was reading the file, heard that her daughter was coming, and looked out of the door casually, only to see that in the light, Luo Baozhu ran in like the wind, there was no girl's rules for a long time, and excitedly held the rice paper and said: "Daddy, Daddy, I wrote it!" ”

Luo Baoying followed behind slowly.

It's all his blood, but the two people's temperaments are completely different.

Luo Yun smiled and took Luo Baozhu's rice paper.

The little girl had obviously put a lot of effort into it, and it was no longer the daughter who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun, he was quite pleased, and said with a smile: "After buying a pony, you can't just play with it, you have to study hard." ”

That's agreed, Luo Baozhu cheered, and shouted: "Daddy, let's go buy it today, okay?" ”

Luo Yun was a little embarrassed about this, he went to Henan for a long time, although he relied on the identity of the patrol, but when he came back, he still did the imperial history of the left capital of the Metropolitan Inspectorate, and accumulated a lot of things. Therefore, taking advantage of the rest of the day, he has to take care of it, and Ming'er Yamen has a few things to deal with, and he is really too busy. He thought for a while and said, "Your two elder brothers are not here either, but when it comes to choosing horses, they are not proficient, so it is better to ask your third cousin to take them, Bao Ying, your riding skills are also taught by him." ”

In Luo Yun's opinion, Wei Lang should be a good candidate.

But Luo Baoying was a little reluctant, and her eyebrows immediately twisted.

Seeing the attitude of the third sister, Luo Baozhu was in a hurry, reached out and grabbed her sleeve and shook it again and again, full of pleading.

Although she was not as beautiful as Luo Baoying, her eyes are big and round, as if they have not changed since she was a child, like black grapes. Knowing that she had been thinking about the little pony for more than a year, Luo Baoying was still soft-hearted and did not refuse, so she responded helplessly at the moment.

After coming out, Luo Baozhu's eyebrows danced: "I've already bought all the shooting clothes, third sister, let's go find the third cousin!" ”

Luo Baoying sighed.

"Third sister?" Luo Baozhu wondered, "Why don't you like your third cousin to take us there?" The third cousin also taught you how to write, and covered your ears......"

The time of the artillery battle left a lot of trauma in Luo Baozhu's heart, of course she still remembered it, in her heart, Wei Lang was much better to Luo Baoying than to her!

Luo Baoying was speechless.

She was only eleven that year, and Luo Baozhang said that Wei Lang was interesting to her, but she didn't expect to be hit by her.

He also said that he liked her everywhere.

What a shame!

She snorted secretly and explained to Luo Baozhu: "It's not that I don't like it, it's just that the third cousin is not as free as my father, if we wait a while, the third cousin has something to do, don't pester him, you know?" It's not something you can't buy if you don't buy it today. ”

Luo Baozhu agreed repeatedly.

The two of them went to Wei's house.

I hoped that Wei Lang was not free, but who would have thought that after a while, Marigold came over with a smile: "Childe invited the two girls to the study to talk." ”

She hadn't been here for a long time, walking on a quiet path, Luo Baoying remembered that when she moved to the Wei family, she had to come here every few days to see Wei Lang, and he gave her a few words, so she sat in front of the bookcase and wrote. He occasionally stood in the back, occasionally sat in the courtyard with a book, and when she looked up, she could always see his handsome face and elegant figure through the window.

She really hated him at that time, or she hated it a little too much, but she really hated it, complaining that he didn't feel sorry for herself, but now, this kind of love has faded, if he hadn't said that he liked her, maybe she would have slowly lost her mind.

The thrush under the eaves is also still there, making a crisp call.

She stepped on the steps and saw Wei Lang standing at the door, wearing a moon-white spring shirt, quiet and elegant, just like the person she once admired.

Luo Baozhu had already jumped and ran up: "Third cousin, can you take us to buy a horse today?" ”

Seeing the little girl's lively appearance, Wei Lang remembered Luo Baoying at that time, and he said with a smile: "I want to go to the horse market to buy a horse, and there is a ...... outside the city" His eyes fell on Luo Baoying, and his smile became deeper and deeper, "But how did you think of coming to me?" ”

Could it be that Luo Baoying suddenly figured it out?

Seeing him like that, Luo Baoying raised her eyebrows and said, "It was my father who asked us to invite the third cousin." ”

The four eyes met, her eyes were like sea water, teasing, helpless, and wanted to say goodbye.

Wei Lang was a little disappointed in his heart, but his complexion did not change, and he put on a light blue gauze robe and said, "Let's go now." ”

The three of them went out, and the sisters changed into riding clothes and rode in a carriage, and he rode a horse.

In the Great Liang, or no matter which dynasty, horses are extremely important materials, the previous dynasty and the present dynasty have set up horse markets in the frontier, trade horses with ethnic minorities, and the horses obtained are then transported to major county seats, such as Kyoto, where horses are transported from the horse markets in those border areas.

At first glance, when she saw a lot of horses, Luo Baozhu's eyes were round, and she was about to run over to see as soon as she threw her legs, Luo Baoying grabbed her and said, "Don't worry, I haven't told the owner of the horse yet, do you know where the pony is?" If you do this, you will be seen by your mother, and you will be disciplined a long time ago. ”

Luo Baozhu smiled: "Isn't this mother here?" He urged Wei Lang again, "Third cousin, hurry up and ask for us." ”

Without waiting for Wei Lang to go, he heard that Lord Zuo Zhongyun was coming, and the owner of the horse personally greeted him, and said with a smile: "Lord Wei, I don't know if there is a villain to serve?" As he spoke, he looked at the two girls beside him, only to see that they were all finely dressed, and one of them was even more beautiful, with a noble lady's style, and he knew that it was also the home of the official eunuch, so he was busy hanging his head and didn't dare to look at it.

"My two cousins want to buy a little stallion, do you have a suitable one here?" Wei Lang asked.

The owner of the horse hurriedly said: "Of course, the custody is as good as Lord Wei's mount, but since it is a girl to ride, it may be good to have a good temperament." He thought for a moment, waved his hand, and said, "Please come with the villain." ”

The three of them went with him, but they didn't take a few steps, someone came over and said a few words in the ear of the horse owner, the horse owner was overjoyed, and some of them wanted to leave, but Wei Lang didn't say that the Wei family's family background, just said that he himself was also a person who was reused by the prince, and it was really not good to offend, so the horse owner whispered to the man: "You go and ask the Hou Ye to wait for a while." ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a sound of footsteps, and Luo Tianchi had already arrived behind him: "Do you want Benhou to wait?" What the hell ...... today" He looked surprised when he saw Luo Baoying and the others, "It's such a coincidence, it turns out that Master Wei and the two Luo girls also came to the horse market?" ”

It's strange to believe him, Wei Lang secretly thought, it must be Luo Tianchi who came to see Luo Baoying on purpose. I couldn't help but look sideways at her, she wore a tight-fitting riding and shooting suit, and added a heroic posture to the girl's coquettishness, but it was too ostentatious, and her gaze slipped down and stopped at her chest. There are undulating curves, and the pink hibiscus is embroidered on the top, which makes people blush for no reason.

Although he had never touched a woman, he subconsciously knew that it was different, so he felt his heart beat and hurriedly looked away.

Luo Tianchi didn't look at Luo Baoying, for fear that his sister would be angry, but he asked Luo Baozhu: "Fourth girl, what kind of horse did you buy?" ”

Although the eleven-year-old girl has also grown up, she is petite and petite, and she does not have the charm of a girl, and it is not easy to cause gossip, Luo Baozhu is not introverted at all, and said with a smile: "Buy a pony, the kind of horse that doesn't grow big, you can ride it at home and play." ”

"What's all the fun about ponies?" Luo Tianchi disliked, "If you want to ride, ride a big horse, do you remember, I took you to ride when you were a child?" ”

"Well, your horse is so beautiful, but our family is small, there is no place to run, and besides, the pony is also cute."

Luo Baozhu's voice was thin and his eyes were crooked, although Luo Tianchi was still disdainful, but in the end he didn't refute it, he smiled: "I have a lot of horses in my family, and when it comes to choosing horses, I am the most familiar with them, do you want me to help you pick one?" Custody picks the best. ”

But the third cousin has already been invited, Luo Baozhu hesitated.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Luo Tianchi probably guessed that Wei Lang came today to help them pick horses, and he didn't embarrass her at the moment, so he smiled freely: "Let's go, I also want to buy two horses, let's go together." ”

To say that Wei Lang is four years older than Luo Tianchi, before the two families got married, he only regarded him as an ignorant child, because Luo Tianchi acted even more naïve at that time, and now if he wants to say that he is Luo Baoying, he cares about him, and he always fights for the length of his words, and he is too embarrassed, he doesn't believe that Luo Baoying's pure temperament can look at Luo Tianchi?

After all, even herself, she hasn't let go.

He doesn't care about Luo Tianchi, sometimes it's better to be blocked.

The four of them followed the owner to the stable.

The land is open and full of grass, and this is the time when it is luxuriant, but it also gives birth to a sense of grassland. Often in Kyoto, although there are buildings and pavilions, when they suddenly see such a scene, everyone can't help but smile happily.

The horses were kept in the stables and came in all kinds of colors.

The owner of the horse pointed to a place to the west and said with a smile: "Here are all small stallions, and they are docile, the girl will never have to worry about falling off when she rides, even the children in the family can ride." ”

Thinking of her younger brother, Luo Baozhu was even happier, and she could take her younger brother to ride in the future, she hurriedly walked over, only to see the ponies gathered in one place, all of them were not as high as their chests, and when they saw her coming, they all turned the horse's head curiously, and the eyes were gentle and kind, which made people want to go up and hug them and rub them.

"This horse is good-looking, isn't it, Brother Luo?" Seeing that Luo Tianchi was beside him, Luo Baozhu pointed to him, "It's like snow, it's not dark at all." ”

Her brother is purely sweet-mouthed, not at all like other girls who have other intentions, Luo Tianchi remembered that he took her to ride a horse at that time, she smiled cheerfully from time to time, knowing that she had no scheming, so he took a closer look and said: "It's okay, but I think the one on the left is better, that is, the one with a red neck, this kind of horse is loyal, and if it is mature, you just don't run away from it." ”

"Really?" Luo Baozhu was surprised.

Luo Tianchi said: "Sometimes you can't just look at the appearance, horses are the same as people, and you have to look at their temperament. ”

Luo Baozhu was thoughtful.

Seeing that these two people were talking and laughing, Luo Baoying was a little surprised, Wei Lang said: "Luo Gongzi said that the horse is good, the horse book says, the neck is red, never give up, but it is a pity that he was born small, if he is on the battlefield, the general has this horse, and he is not afraid of danger and lives and dies together, it is enough." ”

didn't refute him, Luo Tianchi thought to himself, it seems that Wei Lang also has advantages, seeking truth from facts.

Luo Baoying saw that the two of them finally didn't have a-for-tat confrontation this time, so she breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Since they have said yes, Zhuzhu will try to ride it for a while." She was also born to ride horses, and when she said that, she looked to the stables next to her, which were tall horses unlike the little stallions.

Seeing her greed, Wei Lang said: "If you like to pick one, I'll give it to you." ”

He was much taller than her, looking down at her, a shallow smile appeared in the corner of his eyes, like a lake full of ripples, rippling and brushing on her face. Without waiting for Luo Baoying to answer, he said again: "Don't say no, there is no place to run the horse, so I will temporarily leave it with me, you can come and ride at any time." ”

Everything was said by him, Luo Baoying was stunned, and spit out a word in the middle of the sound: "No." ”

"No, no." He pulled her over, "Pick it, or I'll pick an ugly one for you, name it Bao Sakura, and tell it to run in the yard every day." ”

Luo Baoying was stupefied.