I'm a humble concubine. My acting skills are off the charts. You can check my performance.

Zhao Fangjin and Zhao Fangyu took two days to get familiar with the pony before they dared to mount it. Jiu Niang and Shisiniang were afraid of accidents, so they watched from the side. In addition, there was also Shierlang.

Twelve Lang stood aside with his teeth bared, looking a little embarrassed. He was wearing a round-necked robe with arrow-sleeved turquoise and dark patterns of gold-threaded flowers. His hair was tied up in a neat bun with a long hairpin. If you didn't look at his dark clothes, he would be an extremely well-behaved young man.

Although her face was hot, she still looked at Zhao Fangyu and Zhao Fangjin seriously. Falling off a horse is not fun, and it was because of the seriousness that Jiu Niang and Shisi Niang called her over.

"Twelfth Brother, how is the situation at Jiayu Pass?"

Zhao Fangyu and Zhao Fangjin rode their horses slowly, Jiu Niang and Shisiniang helped them lead the way, and Shierlang walked in the middle of the two horses. No matter who frightened the horse, he would be the first to save that person.

Li Botang shook the jade pendant hanging on his waist, thinking of the situation in Jiayu Pass, and spoke in a serious tone unconsciously: "This year's late spring cold is very severe, and it is more serious outside the pass than in the city. The grass is not growing well. The uncles and aunts all say that the Hu bandits may come again this year."

Most people outside the Great Wall make a living by grazing and do not engage in production. They only eat beef and mutton. Their soldiers are fat and their horses are strong. Every autumn and winter, and at the turn of spring and summer, they will find ways to plunder.

Countless people have died in Jiayuguan over the years. The five branches of the Li family of Longxi Li clan have suffered the most deaths and are the best fighters.

"Then why did you come back?" Jiu Niang and Shisiniang didn't expect the situation outside the Great Wall to be so tense, and they became anxious for a moment.

Li Botang continued to shake the jade pendant in his hand, his eyes scanning back and forth between Zhao Fangyu and Zhao Fangjin's horses: "I can't stay for a few days. This time I came back not only to see my aunt, but also to remind my family to be careful of bandits."

Zhao Fangyu couldn't help but think of the Jin people and the Wanyan Jurchens who destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty.

Zhao Fangyu couldn't remember exactly when and why the Southern Song Dynasty perished, but he vaguely remembered that the Song Dynasty was severely damaged by the Jin people. Perhaps in this novel world, the so-called Hu people replaced the Jin people.

Zhao Fangyu sat on the horse's back, feeling the movements of the horse beneath him, and magically moved forward bit by bit.

Somewhere far away, someone had cordoned off an area for playing chuiwan. Zhao Fangyu didn't know how to play it, so he didn't dare ride his horse for the time being. He just sat quietly on his horse and took a walk.

This horse farm does not belong to the Li family alone. People from other families come here from time to time to say hello to Shisiniang and Li Botang, and invite them to come and play, but they are all rejected.

"My cousin from the capital is here. I will teach her how to ride a horse in the next few days."

So some people stopped to watch Zhao Fangyu and Zhao Fangjin learn to ride horses, but they would leave after watching for a quarter of an hour. Before leaving, they would not forget to ask Li Botang a question: "Have you finished reading the Four Books?"

Perhaps because he was humiliated in front of others, Li Botang put away his teeth that had been baring all the way, pursed his lips and pretended to glance at Zhao Fangyu casually.

He had inquired about it all. This was the daughter registered under his aunt's name. His aunt wanted to marry her back to Longxi, so she asked his grandfather to act as a matchmaker for Zhao Jia Si Niang.

Yesterday, his grandfather called him and his seventh brother, who was the most promising student in the family, and asked them about the young talents they knew in Longxi.

Without even thinking twice, he just said: There is no better general than him in Jiayuguan. As a result, his grandfather glared at him and kicked him out.

He didn't know who Qilang was talking about later, but he didn't want such a beautiful sister to marry those gigolos.

Yes, in Li Botang's eyes, those who focus on studying are all pretty boys. Unlike him, his bronze skin exudes masculinity!

Zhao Fangyu had no idea what Li Botang was thinking. He just sat on his horse and watched him look lost for a while, then look around with firm and confident eyes and straighten his chest. His expression seemed to confirm what Shisiniang said last night.

This cousin does not look very smart, he is very consistent inside and out!

Shisiniang asked Li Botang when he would leave. Before Li Botang came back, he wanted to go back as early as possible, fearing that he would miss the chance to kill the Hu people. But now he was asked if he was willing to leave...

He was somewhat reluctant.

From the first time Li Botang saw Zhao Fangyu, he felt that she was different from all the women he had ever seen. The girls of Longxi were like tough cattails, which would be blown away by wind and rain, but Zhao Fangyu was like a little rabbit that had just arrived and was timidly looking around.

The slightly red and slightly frightened look in her eyes yesterday made Li Botang completely remember this beautiful girl who grew up in the capital.

Some people are born to be born in a luxurious environment. Li Botang didn't even dare to imagine what Zhao Fangyu would look like if she were dressed in a cloth dress.

She was born to wear the finest silks and satins, wear the most intricate jewelry, sit peacefully and leisurely in the courtyard, watch the clouds roll by, the water flow, and listen to the rustling of poplars in the wind.

"Fourteenth Mother?"

A female voice was heard from the side. Li Botang and others looked in the direction of the voice, but Shisiniang whispered to Zhao Fangyu, "Sister, don't pay attention to her. She is not in a good mind."

The next moment, she turned around, smiled, and said hello to the visitor. She handed the reins to Li Botang and wanted to take the girl who was riding a horse to another place. Unexpectedly, the man said, "Why don't you take me to meet your distinguished guest from the capital?"

Fourteenth Mother said that her cousin was shy and didn't like meeting strangers.

This was actually not a good answer, but Zhao Fangyu really didn't like this young lady who showed up out of nowhere. When he thought about how Shisiniang reacted when she saw this young lady just now, he realized that this was just a matter of face.

There might even be some minor conflicts between the two girls. Zhao Fangyu did not intend to intervene. He just pursed his lips and smiled, looking very shy.

After the two were introduced, Zhao Fangyu and Zhao Fangjin also knew who this somewhat domineering girl was: Sun Heyun, the daughter of the local prefect.

Sun Heyun's gaze first fell on Zhao Fangyu, and after seeing her smile clearly, he looked at the other one calmly.

Zhao Fangjin was also good-looking and rich, like a fairy concubine. She liked wearing colorful clothes and blended in perfectly with the local young people in Longxi.

"This is my eldest cousin, and this is my fourth cousin. You are older than my fourth cousin, so just call her sister. She is the fourth."

Sun Heyun smiled kindly, threw the reins to the followers behind him, forcing Zhao Fangyu and Zhao Fangjin to dismount.

"Are you from the capital? You look fairer than the girls in Longxi." As she spoke, the end of her eyebrows raised slightly. Zhao Fangyu and Zhao Fangjin both sensed the displeasure from the prefect's daughter.

Could it be that... she is averse to others being whiter than her?

"You two don't know how to ride a horse yet?" Li Jiuniang and Shierlang also handed the reins to their followers. After Shierlang bowed, he hid aside to play with the other boys, but Jiuniang could not escape and was forced to socialize with them.

"We Longxi people can't be ignorant of riding horses. How are you doing?" Sun Heyun turned around and called a little girl who was only as tall as everyone's chest and said, "Sixth Lady, how about competing with the sisters in the capital in riding horses?"