The single pony finally caught up and ran towards its owner with a brisk pace.

The horses grazing leisurely at the side also noticed its arrival, and they all looked up, and immediately startled the pony that was approaching. The "da da" sound of the horse's hooves stopped, and they became hesitant, but the two big horses had no interest in targeting them. They only looked up at it, flicked their tails, and continued to graze grass, still so leisurely.

The foal looked from one to the other, and stretched out its hooves tentatively.The two horses ignored it, so it took one step after another, until it was close enough to Chu Xi and Wen Fei, and then it hoofed and went straight to them.

Chaoyang is very smart, because Wen Fei tamed the first horse, and it surrendered to her first.But what happened before made it realize that this "master" is not reliable, and she has a taller and stronger horse beside her, and she doesn't know how to maintain it.So it settled for the next best thing, and it chose Chu Xi who would take care of and maintain it. At this time, facing the two of them, it went straight to Chu Xi.

Chu Xi had already sat up, Chaoyang ran over at the right height, and the horse's head was straight towards Chu Xi's face.But before it rubbed and licked twice to show its intimacy, it was patted back by a hand.

The little pony neighed, feeling aggrieved, and his eyes were wet and pitiful.

Wen Fei turned over and sat up, not at all moved by it, and turned to face his wife with a pleasant expression: "Let's go, Ah Chu, there is a river not far ahead, just in time to wash the morning sun."

As soon as Chu Xi raised her eyes, she saw Wen Fei's hand. She smiled, grasped it without hesitation, and was led by a force to stand up.The clean clothes were stained with grass clippings and the juice from the tender grass, making them look a little embarrassed.But Chu Xi didn't care, just slapped her a few times at random, and then walked away with Wen Fei.

The horse grazing leisurely looked up and saw that the owner didn't call, so he continued to eat with peace of mind.

Wen Fei held Chaoyang's reins with one hand, and the barrel and brush by the way, leaving the other hand free to hold Chu Xi.The two of them didn't walk very far, and they really saw the river Wen Fei mentioned.

It is a very wide river, but the river surface is very calm, reflecting the blue sky, which has a different kind of tranquility and beauty.

Wen Fei pointed to the distant snow-capped mountains and said to Chu Xi: "The snow on the snow-capped mountains does not melt all year round. After the spring, the ice and snow at the foot of the mountains melted and gradually formed streams. The streams converged and became the river in front of us."

Chu Xi followed her direction, and as far as she could see, there were mountains and hills on the distant horizon.It's just that it's too far away, and I can't see clearly. I can only vaguely see the white mountains, the blue sky, and the white clouds in the sky.It may not look so beautiful up close, but far enough away, everything becomes hazy and a landscape picture is created.

Beautiful things always make people feel happy, and Chu Xi looks at the distance with a feeling of comfort: "The snow-capped mountains also look beautiful."

Wen Fei was always willing to satisfy her, so he smiled when he heard the words: "It's a little far away, how about I take you to take a look when there are not many things to do?"

Chu Xi refused. Although it is not far away to look at the snow-capped mountains, it is still a hundred miles away, so forget it.What's more, some scenery looks good from a distance, but it will destroy the impression when you get close.She was not interested in going to the snow-capped mountains. After rejecting Wen Fei's proposal, she stepped forward and walked to the river. She bent down and touched the river water with her hands, but she didn't feel cold.

Wen Fei led Chaoyang forward, and smiled when he saw this, "It's sunny today, and the river isn't cold."

While she was talking, she took off her boots and rolled up her trouser legs. It was not too cold when she stepped into the river.The water on the surface of the river is only slightly cool. In the sunny weather, stepping in the water only feels cool.

Seeing her hesitate, Chu Xi also took off her shoes and socks. The white embroidered shoes and Wen Fei's black boots were placed side by side.Then she rolled up her trouser legs and pulled up the corner of her skirt, and followed Wen Fei into the cool river.

The snow-white delicate feet stepped on the round pebbles for the first time, which felt a little novel, but not annoying.

Soon, another pair of feet was reflected in the clear river water.Wen Fei tucked the skirt into her belt by herself, and when she saw Chu Xi struggling to hold the skirt, she took the initiative to help her tuck the skirt into her belt... It looked a bit nondescript, and with the trouser legs rolled up already , Chu Xi's fair calf was exposed, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.

Wen Fei saw it, and smiled: "It's okay, we are the only ones here, so we can work if we clean up neatly."

While speaking, Wen Fei had already led Chu Xi a few steps into the river. The two of them were a little further away from the shore, but they didn't reach the depths of the river.When Chu Xi heard the words, she subconsciously looked towards Chaoyang, meeting Xiao Maju's innocent eyes.

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For the slaves who take care of the horses, grooming is work, not too tiring but not easy.In Wen Fei's words, grooming horses is rough work, especially for such a pampered daughter as Chu Xi.But in fact, when the two of them came to the river with Chaoyang, the process of brushing the horses could hardly be described as work, and it might be more appropriate to say it was play.

At the beginning, Chu Xi was indeed prepared to study hard, and then develop a relationship with Chaoyang through contact.However, the little pony is so lively that when it gets into the water, it looks like a wild horse that has run free. It is having fun... well, it is indeed a wild horse.

Wen Fei handed the reins to Chu Xi and told her to lead the horse.As a result, Wen Fei poured a bucket of water on the pony with a wooden bucket, and when he poured the second bucket, Chaoyang began to hide.It kicked and trampled on the water, shook its head and tail, but refused to let Wen Fei splash water on its fur, and Chu Xi held the reins and refused to stop, so it circled around to hide.

It went around and around, but fortunately Chu Xi reacted quickly and followed her, otherwise the entangled reins would soon tie her up!

After only turning around a dozen times, Chu Xi felt dizzy.She blinked and swayed, but fortunately Wen Fei supported her quickly, otherwise she would be in trouble if she fell into the river.Then she let go of the rein, covered her forehead and said, "Chaoyang doesn't seem to like taking a bath?"

Wen Fei looked at the little pony who took the opportunity to hide away, and pondered for a while, did he tell Chu Xi that maybe Chaoyang hadn't bathed since he was born?Although the little pony is golden and beautiful, but the water is so cold in winter, it must not have been washed.Even if it has been raised in a stable recently, the slave will not touch the new pony, it will always have to wait for it to get used to it before doing it.

The pony, who was taking a bath for the first time, became fussy, and even Wen Fei couldn't help it.After she managed to catch the pony, she poured several buckets of water on it, and the pony immediately dumped her and Chu Xi with water.

The following horse brushing process was also noisy, and Chu Xi could be heard yelling "Chaoyang" in panic from time to time.

The two tossed together in the river for a long time, and when Chaoyang was washed clean and fled ashore, Chu Xi and Wen Fei's clothes were mostly wet, and they looked in a rare embarrassment.

Wen Fei's clothes fell down at some point, and they were drenched in the river. She picked up the clothes and twisted them. When she turned her head, she saw Chu Xi was wiping the thin sweat on her forehead with her sleeves.The fine beads of sweat reflected the light in the sun, and from Wen Fei's perspective, he could just see her delicate and beautiful side face, as well as the slightly raised curve of the corners of her lips.

With a slight movement in his heart, Wen Fei took two steps forward unconsciously, but the sound of water when he walked startled Chu Xi.

Chu Xi looked back, with a smile on his face: "What's wrong?"

Wen Fei's footsteps stopped, and then she suddenly leaned over, picked up a handful of water and poured it on Chu Xi.Chu Xi exclaimed, subconsciously raised her hand to block it, and when she realized it, she immediately refused to let her go, and also splashed the water on Wen Fei...

Chaoyang ran away, shaking his head and tail on the bank, trying to shake off the fur, but found that the effect was not good, and rolled on the ground a few times, as if trying to dry the water stains on his body with the grass.The two people in the river who were struggling to bathe the horse just now didn't realize that their little pony almost rolled into a mud monkey, and their hard work was in vain.The two laughed and laughed, and their laughter was everywhere for a while.

I don't know how long it has passed, the two had had enough quarrels, and were about to go back to the shore to dry their clothes, when suddenly there was the sound of "da da" horseshoes in the distance.

Wen Fei's hearing is quite good, and he is especially sensitive to the sound of horseshoes, so he stopped in the middle of the walk.When Chu Xi followed and looked back, she raised her palms to signal silence, and Chu Xi stopped in her tracks without asking any questions.

After a while, Wen Fei dragged Chu Xi to the shore, and said, "Someone is coming, it should be a horse from the army, maybe they are looking for me. Let's go ashore first, pack up and wait for someone to come. "

When Chu Xi heard this, she lowered her head to see how embarrassed she was at the moment, and walked faster while pulling Wen Fei.

After Wen Fei got ashore, she moved very quickly. She put down her trouser legs and put on her shoes and socks in two or three strokes.Chu Xi herself had no time to be idle. She had just tidied up the corners of her skirt, and then hurriedly tidied up her loose temple hair... When there was no one else, the two of them could be as embarrassed as they wanted, but this appearance must never be seen by outsiders.

Fortunately, the messenger soldier couldn't find someone directly. When he arrived in a hurry, the two of them had barely packed up.The messenger soldier didn't look much, and bowed with fists folded: "Chang'an is here, and please return to the camp as soon as possible."

Wen Fei was slightly surprised, looked back at Chu Xi, and said, "Okay, you go ahead, I'll go back right away."

The messenger soldier got the order, did not leave any more information, rode on his horse and left.

Leaving Chu Xi and Wen Fei looking at each other, Wen Fei said: "I will send you back to the city first, and then rush to the barracks to have a look. If the imperial court wants to march westward, there will be no movement, and uncle will also communicate with me in advance .”

Chu Xi felt a little heavy in her heart, but she nodded and agreed without saying anything.

Her whole day's good mood was ruined by this news, but when she turned her head to find her pony and saw the rising sun, her heavy mood no longer existed—on the pony's light golden fur It was full of mud and grass juice, not only was the previous bath wasted, it was even dirtier than before the bath!

Chu Xi took a deep breath. Rao was good at nourishing Qi, and her blood pressure began to rise.She suppressed her emotions and called out "Chaoyang", and the pony, who already knew her name, immediately ran over with a "da da".

The pony walked very briskly, and even tried to be coquettish when he ran close, without feeling that he had done anything wrong.

The author has something to say: Chu Xi (calmly): It is normal to raise a baby and meet a child every day, and it is normal to raise a horse... what a ghost!

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