Shaohua is Junqing

Prince Chen’s Mansion, Qingfang Garden.

"Colorful butterfly."

"What do you want, Princess?"

"Can you help me find a rubber band?"

"Rubber bands are common and not hard to find, but what does the princess want them for?"

"Play games." Siyu smiled faintly.

"What kind of game can you play with rubber bands?" Caidie looked confused.

"Of course, it's a new game, very interesting. Go find the things, and then call the ponies over, and I'll teach you how to play."

"Okay, then how long of a rubber band does the princess need? Do you have any specific requirements?" Caidie was quite careful in her work, so she asked clearly before leaving.

"Approximately..." Siyu was about to blurt out "3 meters", but suddenly remembered that in the era she lived in, there seemed to be no unit of measurement "meter", and the length of one foot in ancient times was different from that of modern times. "Wait, let me think about how long is appropriate." Her brain was working rapidly, calculating the length.

"Caidie, how long do you think my feet are?" Siyu didn't know how length was measured in this era, so she used her own feet as a reference.

Siyu took off her shoes and socks for Caidie to see, "In my opinion, the princess's feet are about eight inches long."

"By this calculation, one foot is about 30 centimeters." Siyu muttered in a low voice.

"My Lord, what did you say? I didn't hear you clearly."

"I mean the rubber band needs to be about ten feet long and one inch wide. Go find it first. If it doesn't fit, it's okay. I can modify it."

"Okay, my lady, please wait a moment. I will go right away."

I’m sure you have guessed what this new game is after reading this. Yes, it’s the skipping rope game that we often played in school.

Siyu thought that if there was no rubber band, a cowhide band should be fine. If that didn't work, she would think of another way. If there was really no other way, she would just give up and stop playing.

While Caidie was looking for rubber bands, Siyu was jumping around in the yard, recalling various ways and movements of skipping rubber bands.

Soon, the colorful butterfly and the pony came back together.

"Princess, I have found the things. Do you think they are suitable?"

"Give it to me." Siyu took the yellow-brown rubber band and pulled it hard. "It's quite flexible, you can use it." Then she tied a knot at both ends of the rubber band. "You two stand face to face, put your legs together, and stretch the rubber band."

Xiao Ma and Cai Die did as they were told. "Today's new game is skipping rubber bands. Let me show you how to do it."

Siyu first jumped into the circle with both feet, then jumped again, with her feet stepping on two rubber bands respectively. Then she brought her feet together, and the two rubber bands twisted together and were stepped on. Finally, she jumped to the side.

"This is the first level of jumping, and it's also the simplest. What you need to pay attention to is that no matter whether you step with your feet separately or together, you must step on both rubber bands. If one foot doesn't step on it, it's considered a failure. Now I'll show you a few more ways."

Siyu then performed four levels of dance in succession, explaining them to the two of them as she danced. Caidie and Xiaoma watched with great interest and were eager to try.

"Princess, can you let me try?" Caidie said excitedly.

"Of course, that's what I want you to do today."

Siyu and Caidie swapped positions, and Caidie followed Siyu's instructions and started jumping from the first level. The first and second levels were relatively simple, and Caidie jumped through them in one go. When she reached the third level, there were some deviations, and she failed because she didn't step on the rubber band when she put her feet together.

"It's okay. It's great that you can do this on your first jump. I can't always do it. Let's try another pony."

Caidie and Xiaoma exchanged positions. After all, Xiaoma had practiced martial arts, so he had a strong sense of balance and jumping ability. He mastered all five jumping methods that Siyu had demonstrated before in one go.

"Xiao Ma, you are so awesome." Siyu gave him a thumbs up.

"Your Highness, I am too kind. I was just lucky."

"Xiao Ma is too modest. What I just taught you was the upgrade jump. Now I will teach you another one, called 'Ma Lan Blooms'."