[Sword Three] Begonia is still

In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed, and Hu Ruozi's internal injuries have all healed, but Haitang still hasn't recovered from that incident.It's just that when Hu Ruozi talked to her, she always put on a smiling face, pretending to have seen it.

"Hey, I'm afraid it's Master Ye Shao who can enlighten you."

Haitang blushed when she was told, "Senior Sister! Don't be kidding, he has business to do."

After that incident, Ye Ying returned to the villa and did not come to Yangzhou. During the Cold Food Festival, Ye Tianji brought some cold utensils and painted eggs①, saying that the eldest son had never been out of the sword mound when he returned, but he had not been there. In retreat, no one can figure out what he is thinking.However, no one in the villa has always been able to understand Ye Ying, probably because they have a new way of practicing swords.

Haitang has never seen such exquisite painted eggs, nor eaten such delicious cold food.Seeing that Haitang was eating happily, Ye Tianji felt a little more relaxed, and if he went back to report to the eldest son, the eldest son would definitely be happy.

It will soon be the first day of May.Hu Ruozi went out with Lan Zhiyuan yesterday, because Lan Zhiyuan said that Luo Dao had something to do, and Haitang wanted to go with him, but a few days ago he agreed to help Dr. Wu pick wormwood, so naturally he couldn't shirk it. So I had to stay in Yangzhou to watch the house.

Haitang tidied herself up, then went out, and waited in front of Dr. Wu's house early in the morning.As soon as she arrived in front of the medical hall, Mrs. Wu, who was packing up on the second floor, had already seen her, and hurried downstairs to open the door for Haitang, "Miss Haitang, why are you here today?"

"Hey? Aren't you picking wormwood?" I picked it yesterday and the day before yesterday, and I didn't say I won't pick it today.

Aunt Wu turned her head and shouted into the room: "Old man, didn't you tell Mrs. Haitang that you won't go today?"

"Oh! Look at my head!" A remorseful voice came from the room, and then an old man in a middle coat and a coat ran out in a hurry, tied his belt casually and bowed to Haitang, "Yes I can't stop, I forgot about this, I won't go today!"

"It's nothing, do you want to go tomorrow?" Haitang smiled and asked, Dr. Wu scratched his head, "It's hard to say! Yesterday a rich gentleman insisted that I see a doctor for him, so I made an appointment until today, I forgot to tell you, really sorry--"

"Don't say that, then I'll come back tomorrow, if you want to pick, go together." Haitang exchanged a few more words, then left the pharmacy, staring at the sky in a daze.

I always feel that after coming to Yangzhou, I seem to have done nothing.

Originally set in Yangzhou, one is to be closer to Ye Ying, and the other is that if we are here, we are close to Qixiufang or Tibetan Sword Villa, so we can go to visit and practice, so as to increase our martial arts cultivation.She came in February, and now it's the beginning of May, and she hasn't learned anything for two whole months.Sometimes I spend a day in the city, sometimes I help the people nearby, and most of the time I practice in the yard by myself, or compete with Hu Ruozi.

As soon as she walked to the street, the aunt who sold vegetables stopped her, "Miss Haitang, hurry up and go home, someone is looking for you, saying that there is something urgent."

Urgent matter?Haitang didn't think much about it, and walked quickly towards the house, and just as she walked into the gate, she saw a person standing at the door of her house.This young man was taller than her, looked thinner, and was dressed in bright yellow clothes, the same as Ye Tianji's - obviously he was also from Hidden Sword Villa.

Seeing Haitang approaching, the young man cupped his fists to salute her, "I've seen Mrs. Haitang before, Ye Yiming."

"Ah! Are you that Ye Yiming?" She met in Tiandu Town. At that time, the two disciples brought by Ye Ying were Ye Tianji and Ye Yiming.It's just that he was shorter than her at that time, looking weak, he didn't expect to grow so tall now, it's only been two years?I don't know, but it's too fast!

"It's right here." He took out a post, "This is a post from the second son, inviting you to watch the dragon boat race on the bank of the canal on the fifth day of May."

Dragon, dragon boat race?

Haitang accepted the post, and watched Ye Yiming leave with a dazed expression. She opened the post and saw that the content was the same as what Ye Yiming said, which was to let her watch the dragon boat race.Of course I have seen it in Luoyang before, but Luoshui is not wide, there are not many boats, and the same family wins every year, it doesn't look very exciting.

I don't know what it will be like in Yangzhou?

The next day, Haitang went to see Dr. Wu, who said that there was no need to pick wormwood, but it would be good to help him dry the medicine.Haitang thought about how such a trivial matter could fail her, and she was in a bad mood when she arrived in Dr. Wu's yard—the yard was so huge, and Dr. Wu said that it was impossible to dry all the medicines that needed drying.

But he had already promised others that he would do it to the end, so without further ado, Haitang tied up her cuffs and helped carry the medicinal materials.

"Is it the first time for Mrs. Begonia to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in Yangzhou?" Aunt Wu sat aside to dry the medicinal herbs. Begonia spread the reed mat and helped put the herbs on it. "Well, I heard that Yangzhou is very lively."

"That's natural! There are canals in Yangzhou, and there are restrictions on the boats traveling on the canals on weekdays, but only these few days, the cargo ships are gone. Every household has made a dragon boat launch together, and they are all racing dragon boats." Mrs. Wu said about this. He is very proud of the dragon boat race, "My natal family can get good rankings every year, and my younger brother is very good at rowing dragon boats."

"Isn't it only on the fifth day of the fifth day?" It's strange, Luoyang only had it on the fifth day of the fifth day. Why did it take several days to hear the tone of my sister-in-law?

"Of course not, this is Yangzhou!" Mrs. Wu looked at her with a face like "you have never seen the world", "I heard that dragon boat racing is as prosperous in Jingxiang as Yangzhou, so I don't think so. Of course Yangzhou is the busiest place for dragon boat rowing in the entire Tang Dynasty!"

"Is there any reward for winning the game?" Haitang became interested, she liked to join in the fun.

"Yes, of course! You can go to compete with others right now! If you win, you will have a good satin horse, and you can exchange a lot of medicine. But the biggest prize is the fifth day of the lunar new year." Sister-in-law Wu said and sighed "It's a pity that the old man knows how to read his medical books. I haven't touched the colorful satin won by a dragon boat race in so many years since I was married."

Just as Haitang was about to ask her to participate, she suddenly remembered that she couldn't touch the water, which gave her a headache.But it should be fine on board, right?She still summoned up her courage and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll go rowing, and if I win the colorful satin, I'll give it to you, how about it?"

Sister-in-law Wu laughed loudly, "How can you row by yourself! In the past, my natal family rowed with a few families around. The government stipulated that the small dragon boat required 26 people, so you couldn't row by yourself."

Haitang was surprised, so the common people are so enthusiastic about dragon boat rowing?How many families do you want to come together?

Mrs. Wu talked about other activities, such as fishing for barter, or slaying giant crocodiles, but Haitang basically didn't listen, her mind was full of dragon boat racing.Mrs. Wu suddenly poked her arm, "Miss Haitang, the Ye family will also have a dragon boat race that day, you should dress up."

"What?"

Aunt Wu took it for granted: "Are you going to be compared by the women around you! That day, many people were going to cheer for their own boat, and many of them were dressed up very gorgeously. It's a bad omen like you are today!"

"..." Why does sister-in-law Ye's family have to dress up for the dragon boat race later?Haitang stood up, "I may not encourage the Ye family either!"

"If you don't encourage the Ye family, can you encourage my family?" Mrs. Wu smiled treacherously, "Someone in the Ye family must have taken a fancy to you or your senior sister. When she came to see a doctor earlier, Mr. Tianji ordered to use the best medicine. Take the medicine to cure it, which shows how nervous you are."

Haitang's face turned red.

Afterwards, Mrs. Wu coaxed her to tell her who the Ye family had taken a fancy to them. Haitang tried her best to avoid the topic, but Mrs. Wu turned her around, and finally found a reason to walk away.Humph, she doesn't want to dress up.

It's just that on the way back that day, I stopped by the embroidery workshop, bought some multicolored silk threads on the way, and didn't sleep all night.

Well, that's right.Just on the way.

On the fifth day of May, Haitang put on a military uniform, specially put on a hair crown, tidied herself neatly and neatly, hung the moxa bundle given by Dr. Wu in front of her house, took Hongfeng with her, and went out.She didn't wear this outfit the day she entered Yangzhou City, so a heroine wearing armor and a crown of red tassels suddenly appeared on the road, and looked very heroic, which immediately attracted many people's attention.

Hey, it is said that she is not dressed up, but wearing this outfit now is more eye-catching than dressing up.

After leaving Yangzhou City, she drove forward on horseback. Unexpectedly, there were people surrounded by the banks of the canal. Instead, she could only walk slowly while riding a horse.Looking up, there are many colorful buildings built around the canal, no matter how simple they are, they are decorated with a lot of colorful cloth.Haitang saw a colorful building decorated with bright yellow cloth at a glance, and thought that the Ye family's style was too prominent, it was "a little bit of yellow from all the colors", very recognizable.

After getting off the horse, tied Hongfeng under a tree with fresh grass, Haitang took out the post and handed it to the disciple guarding under the colorful building.The disciple had seen the world, so he was not surprised when he saw Haitang, but his eyes showed surprise after he opened the post, and respectfully invited Haitang to go to the Cailou.

The colored building is quite big, divided into three floors, and it is the tallest colored building on both sides of the strait. Haitang was invited to go up to the third floor.Upstairs there is only one table and two seats, and there are two refreshments and two tea bowls on the table, which is clearly for two people to sit on.Haitang took a closer look, and said it was a building, but it was actually a simple shed built with bamboo and wooden boards. People who are on a high place can indeed see farther. Looking down on the river, they can see all the dragon boats in their eyes.

The host didn't come, so Haitang naturally didn't take her seat.She had already guessed who it would be.

At this moment, a chorus of greetings came from downstairs: "I have met the eldest son."

really.

She smiled subconsciously, and she put her gun on her back, and stood by the table waiting.

The gorgeous sun, the blue sky, the canal beyond sight, and the dragon boats preparing to compete on the canal.The breeze came with a hint of summer, blowing up the broken hair on Haitang's forehead, and blowing away the long red tassels on the hair crown.

When Ye Ying stepped into the third floor, what she saw was such a scene.Haitang clasped her fists together and gave a quack salute, "Ye Haitang from Tiance Mansion, I have met Mr. Ye."

Ye Ying raised her hand in return, "Ying met Jun Niang, Jun Niang is healthy."

At the same time, she raised her eyes and met the opponent's eyes, Haitang smiled unconsciously, and Ye Ying's lips also had a smile.

Ye Hui downstairs thought he didn't quite understand what game you were playing.

The two took off their weapons and entered the table. Haitang looked at the dozens of dragon boats at the beginning of the river, "Brother Ying, which one belongs to the Ye family?"

Ye Ying took a look and replied, "No. 12 from the left."

Haitang squinted her eyes, watched for a long time and finally counted clearly.Mother, this boat has no color other than golden yellow, but so many boats are lined up at the starting point, thanks to him he can see clearly at a glance.

"Brother Ying's eyes must be very good." Haitang sighed, "If I had your eyes so sharp, would I be more accurate when riding and shooting?"

Ye Ying took a sip of tea, but didn't answer.

Haitang looked at both sides of the bank, and sure enough, there were many women standing and shouting their names. Everyone was wearing brightly colored floral skirts, with beautiful buns on their heads.Haitang remembered what Mrs. Wu said, and seemed a little angry: "I didn't wear a skirt to cheer up the Ye family."

"Ah."

Ye Ying responded, Haitang caught a glimpse of his face, and pouted: "Don't laugh!"

"it is good."

Ye Ying really suppressed her smile, but Hai Tang was a little bit unwilling, he smiled so beautifully, did she get kicked in the head by Hong Feng?She slowly moved her head away, seemingly casually: "You still look good when you smile."

There was a light touch on her head, and she knew it was Ye Ying who was tapping her lightly without looking.She suddenly turned around, "Brother Ying——"

As soon as they met Ye Ying's eyes, there was an astonishing cry from downstairs. It was cheers, mixed with the chants of different families. Naturally, the chants of Ye's family were the loudest. Hai Tang straightened up, staring at the canal The beginning of the river.

"Brother Ying, the disciples of the villa are all practicing martial arts, so it's not a lie to use martial arts to compare with ordinary people?"

"No martial arts."

"Eh?"

Ye Ying added: "The leader is Uncle Sanqing."

Haitang thought of the old man with white hair, and burst out laughing.Isn't that right, the Ye family actually let a handful of old people race dragon boats?This can be tossing people!What do you think!However, if they really sent young and strong disciples up, they would be faster than ordinary people by using martial arts moves, and Haitang could understand why they did so.It's just that it's too exaggerated to let Ye Sanqing go.

"It was third last year."

"what?"

Haitang couldn't believe it, Ye Ying didn't repeat it, Haitang knew that Ye Ying wouldn't make fun of her with these things.Isn't that right, Ye Sanqing is so motivated, he even took the third place last year?

Three drums sounded, and as soon as the red flag was raised, dozens of ornately decorated dragon boats swam immediately.There were mixed chants around, some chanted No. [-] in the world, some chanted unparalleled in the world, and the Ye family was no exception. The unified chants cheered in unison: "A gentleman is like the wind, a hidden sword in the West Lake, a dragon boat in a mountain villa, unparalleled in the world! "

At the same time, accompanied by the singing of silk and bamboo instruments, interlaced with the drums and flutes of other houses, it was so lively that the tune could not be heard.

Now the leader is a large colorful dragon boat on the left side of the Ye family's dragon boat. It is not only fancy decorated, but also very fast. However, the Ye family's dragon boat is not bad, and gradually it is a distance away from the other dragon boats.Haitang watched the excitement, and also stood up, "Keep up! Work harder! Row!"

Not long after, the race was halfway through, and now the big colorful dragon boat is leading, followed by a small dragon boat with not too gorgeous decoration. Ye's dragon boat is ranked fifth, which is considered to be the front.Just when Haitang felt that she might not be going to take the fifth place this year, she saw a man in a fine attire in front of the dragon boat.

She has white hair, and she seems to be reciting something while holding an edict. Haitang knows that this is called "singing the gods", just like standing there and reciting scriptures.I guess it was Ye Sanqing.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Fortunately, the people of the Ye family figured out that when Ye Sanqing was asked to sing the gods, he was already full of hair and even stood on the bow of the boat and sang the gods, which was in stark contrast to the enthusiasm behind.

However, just after passing the Ye family's Cailou, the Ye family's dragon boat began to speed up and gradually equalized with the previous dragon boat.Haitang yelled "Quick paddle", and dozens of dragon boats rushed towards the finish line. After a while, the finish line championship was beaten, and dense drums and cheers came from the finish line like high waves.Haitang half-kneeled on the table, very excited, "Brother Ying, who do you think will win this year!"

Ye Ying just looked at Haitang without answering, Haitang felt that this person seemed to be more difficult than before.

Cheers came all the way, and soon someone came up.Haitang looked up and saw that it was Ye Hui, with joy and excitement on his face.Haitang felt that the Ye family must have got good grades, second?

"Brother, the villa won the first place!"

"Wow!" Haitang was happier than Ye Ying, stood up abruptly, and leaned in front of Ye Hui: "Really? It's amazing!"

Ye Hui looked at Haitang meaningfully, nodded yes, and then found a reason to leave.Haitang looked at the stairs, and immediately felt that Ye Hui's sense of deliberation was too strong, she was clearly looking for an opportunity for her to get along with Ye Ying.When she turned around, Ye Ying had stood up and was straightening her sleeves.

Haitang touched the things hidden in her waist, her heart was beating extremely fast.

Ye Ying had already tidied up her sleeves and looked at Haitang, as if waiting for her to get ready.

She took out the thing hidden in her waist with her left hand, then strode forward, pulled his left hand with her right hand, tore off the cuff he had arranged, and then roughly and casually tied the thing on his wrist.Ye Ying looked down, it was colorful silk thread.

Every year, my mother would wear it for herself, and this year I also wore it. It is on the right hand, and it is said to be something to exorcise evil spirits.

Haitang's face was blushing, she refused to look at Ye Ying, but kept staring at the river.

"Thank you Haitang for giving Ying a second life." Although Ye Ying said it politely, Haitang noticed that he didn't address herself respectfully, but called her by her first name.

This man!

The hand was pulled up, and then there was a gadget in the palm.Haitang looked at Ye Ying in puzzlement, and then glanced at the thing in her hand.Ye Ying took her hand and drew a line in the air, and a golden dragon appeared in the air just like that, and slowly dissipated like a hallucination, Haitang was extremely surprised when she saw it, "This, what kind of treasure is this...it's amazing!"

"The name is Cangzhu Longyao, and it is said that it can bring good luck." Ye Ying let go of her hand, and Haitang cherished it in her arms, "My God, do you really want to give me such a precious treasure?"

Ye Ying raised her left hand, and the colorful silk thread on her wrist swayed with the movement.

Does this count as exchanging gifts for each other... It feels so special!There was an unstoppable smile on the corner of Haitang's mouth, and she didn't want to hide it deliberately, she wanted Ye Ying to know that she was very happy at the moment.

"Can you walk around with me?" Haitang raised her head, Ye Ying was already a head taller than her.

He stretched out his hand, Haitang put her hand in his palm without any hesitation.Ye Ying clenched her hands tightly and said softly, "No."

The author has something to say: ① cold tool: sprinkle seeds, a kind of food.Egg painting: If you have painted eggs, everyone will compare which one is better.

②Continuing life: The gifts given to people on the Dragon Boat Festival in the Tang Dynasty were all called continuing life.The multicolored silk thread presented by Begonia in this article is also called continuation thread, which means wishing others a long life.

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Ye Hui: Brother, did you secretly give her the account of Mrs. Haitang to do her festival tasks?

Ye Ying: ...