The wind is gentle and the fun is endless

After walking for a while, a rather large pond gradually came into view. It was just after a drizzle, and the pond was full of clear water. A hazy mist was shrouded on the water surface, and a small boat was sailing slowly on it. A boatman in a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat was rowing left and right, and the wooden oars were paddling the water, causing the blue waves to ripple.

The newly grown reeds were as tall as a person, with fresh green mixed with unfaded golden color, and were reflected in the water, which also shone with green and golden color. In the distance was a sparse forest, with birds flying back and forth among the trees, singing a few songs from time to time, as if expressing their comfort.

He slowly stopped and exclaimed, "The scenery in this mountain is so beautiful!"

Xu Qu saw her stop and turned his head slightly in her direction. After she finished speaking, he looked into the distance and said, "We've only gone halfway. There's more to go."

Hearing this, Huanhuan looked at Xu Qu curiously, then moved closer to him and followed him closely.

Following the winding path, going around the lake, you can see a carefully maintained path in the distance. There is a crabapple tree planted every few steps on both sides of the path, and the path is more than 60 meters long. These trees have grown very tall and you can tell at a glance that they are quite old. The elegant trunks stand upright on both sides of the road, and the lush branches are staggered and stacked high up, supporting a sky of crabapples on the path.

It was the flowering season of crabapples, and the trees were full of enchanting flowers, with layers of petals blooming brightly. At a glance, the flowers were as colorful as brocade and dazzling. The breeze gently blew the crabapple petals swirling in the air and drifting on the path, full of poetic and picturesque beauty.

Looking at this dreamy Begonia Corridor in a daze, she couldn't help but think of the couplet in Yonghe Village: "A deep affection for the Begonia, the morning and evening of the world." Here, the morning and evening of the world can indeed be filled with these intoxicating Begonias. But, what kind of deep affection is placed in the sky of this Begonia?

Xu Qu also stared at the crabapple corridor in silence. After a while, he said lightly, "Let's go for a walk under the trees." Then he led the horse towards the magnificent crabapple corridor.

Huanhuan agreed with this suggestion and quickly followed Xu Qu, who was leading the horse. After following for a few steps, Huanhuan wanted to walk to the right side of the horse to take a good look at the crabapple tree, so he wanted to go around from behind the horse.

But just as she walked behind the horse, Xu Qu called out to her, "Madam, you can't do that!"

Huanhuan was very obedient. She suddenly stopped and looked at Xu Qu in confusion.

Xu Qu went on to say, "Horses are naturally timid and afraid of strangers. They are easily frightened and will kick people when frightened. Being kicked by a horse's hind hoof can be fatal. Therefore, the back or right side of a horse is the most dangerous place. Do not walk in these two places."

"Oh, oh, I see." Huanhuan nodded repeatedly upon hearing that, and walked and jumped towards Xu Qu, following Xu Qu obediently like a cautious little rabbit.

The two walked to the Begonia Corridor. Xu Qu pulled the reins of the horse, glanced at her and said slowly, "Since Madam can't ride a horse, I won't let Madam ride first."

After saying this, without waiting for a response, Xu Qu put his left foot on the stirrup and jumped onto the horse's back.

The word "OK" was still on his lips before the second half of the word was uttered, when Xu Qu clamped his legs together and ran towards the other end of the Begonia Corridor like a gust of wind, with flowers flying wherever the horse's hooves went.

Today Xu Qu was wearing a crescent-shaped white gown. Along with the sound of horse hooves, his sleeves fluttered in the wind, and fluttered and moved in the wind along with the horse's bouncing. His tall figure trembled in the shadows of the crabapple flowers, and his demeanor was handsome and unrestrained.

I slowly stared at his figure with great envy, and also wanted to ride his horse freely. However, I didn't know how to ride a horse, so I could only stay there and think about it depressedly.

When they were almost at the end of the flower corridor, Xu Qu pulled the reins, turned the horse's head and galloped back. In a moment he was back to Huanhuan's side. He pulled the reins, the horse raised its front hooves, and stopped with a long neigh.

Xu Qu, who was sitting on the horse, raised his eyebrows, his eyes were determined, his slightly tilted face had handsome lines and clear contours, and there was a sense of pride in his expression. Among the falling petals, it was hard to tell whether it was the man reflecting the flowers or the flowers reflecting the man.

Seeing Xu Qu's heroic figure dismounting from his horse, Huan Huan couldn't help herself. As soon as Xu Qu's feet touched the ground, she walked up to him and begged, "Husband, can you teach me how to ride a horse?"

Xu Qu looked at Huanhuan's expectant eyes, nodded without any hesitation and agreed to Huanhuan.

Due to Xu Qu's ear disease, Xu Qu's teaching could not be carried out on horseback. Xu Qu could only tell Huan Huan about the precautions first, and Huan Huan could ask Xu Qu questions if he had any. However, except for the time when Duanwu fell into the water, Xu Qu took Huan Huan back to Xu's house on horseback, Huan Huan had never had another opportunity to ride a horse. In the teaching without practice, Huan Huan could only imagine and explore on his own.

"When a horse starts running, it will shake the most, so you need to step firmly on the stirrups and let your body rise and fall with the rhythm of the horse." "Keep your upper arms and upper body aligned, your forearms and the reins in a straight line, and your left and right hands holding the reins should be the same length." "When dismounting, first place the sole of your left foot on the stirrup, hold the reins tightly with your left hand, and lift your right leg to turn over and dismount."

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Huanhuan repeated the main points that Xu Qu had said and performed a few moves for Xu Qu to see. Seeing that she had mastered the basic moves, Xu Qu adjusted the stirrups for Huanhuan and nodded to let her get on the horse.

Huanhuan followed Xu Qu's instructions, stepped on the stirrup with the front of her left foot, and climbed onto the horse with a force. Xu Qu patted the horse, and the horse started to walk. Huanhuan sat high on the horse's back, looking at the flower corridor of crabapples. The breeze blew her long hair, and a few strands of black hair flew up. The flowers also swayed in the wind. A few petals slipped from her side and fell on the horse's back. The clattering sound of the horse's hooves seemed to be an accompaniment. Huanhuan felt as if she was in a dream.

In this ecstasy, she slowly walked to the end of the flower corridor. She carefully followed Xu Qu's instructions, pulled the reins to the left, turned the horse around, and saw Xu Qu from afar, with one hand hanging by his side and the other on his waist, standing at the starting point, quietly waiting for her.

She held the reins tightly, her back straight, and she felt like a heroine in a storybook. At that moment, she wanted to gallop like a heroine, so she squeezed the horse's belly, swung the reins, and shouted "Gee! Gee!" like the experienced horse riders.

The horse really started to run wildly. At first, he was a little proud, but then he found that the horse was out of control, so he became anxious and began to tighten the reins, shouting "Stop! Stop!..."

Xu Qu, who was waiting at the original place, found that something was wrong, ran forward a few steps, grabbed the reins when the horse passed by him, and galloped in the direction of the horse. He took the opportunity to turn the horse's head to the left and pulled the reins hard.

Huanhuan tried hard to recall what Xu Qu had said in his mind, "What did Xu Qu say? If you fall off a horse, don't use your heels to push on the stirrups. If you do that, your feet won't be able to get out of the stirrups, which is very dangerous."

Huanhuan used the last bit of his sanity to pull his foot out of the stirrup. At this moment, the horse, which had just been controlled by Xu Qu, suddenly stopped. Huanhuan did not hold the reins tightly and was thrown out by the sudden stop. Xu Qu quickly pounced on Huanhuan and grabbed him. The two of them fell to the ground and rolled several times in each other's arms.

Xu Qu and Huanhuan rolled over several times before stopping. Huanhuan was lying on the ground with Xu Qu on top of her. After Xu Qu coughed a few times, he raised his arms to look at Huanhuan anxiously and concernedly, then relaxed when he saw that she was fine.

Huanhuan was still in shock and kept saying "That was a close call! That was a close call!" while holding Xu Qu's arm tightly and refusing to let go. Only when Xu Qu said "Madam, Madam, it's okay" did Huanhuan open his eyes.

When I opened my eyes, I saw Xu Qu looking at me with a smile. I felt a little embarrassed, but at the same time I relaxed.

Xu Qu's eyes were full of teasing, and his handsome face, with the colorful crabapple flowers behind him, made it hard to look away. Huanhuan suddenly realized that they were so close that she could feel each other's breath, so she became a little shy; while Xu Qu stared at the shy Huanhuan motionlessly, with a dazed look that clearly showed intoxication and appreciation.

When their eyes met, time seemed to stand still.

Suddenly a loud noise floated into Huanhuan's ears, "What are you doing! What are you doing! Why are you blocking me? I clearly heard my lady's voice just now."

"Oh, don't go! Don't go! I'm telling you! You don't have to go! Oh..."

Huanhuan heard the voices of Xiaoyu and Youcheng, and knew they were coming. She loosened her grip on Xu Qu's arm, retracted her obsessed look, and looked to the side. Xu Qu also came to his senses, changed his sitting position, and then pulled Huanhuan up to sit up.

"Miss! Miss!" Xiaoyu was waving her hand and running towards Huanhuan in the distance. The man who followed her tried to stop her but failed, and then Cheng looked helpless.

Xu Qu stood up, while Huan Huan remained sitting where he was. They both brushed the dirt off their clothes.

Xiaoyu came over to help pat the dirt off her back, and asked with concern, "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

He said slowly, "Nothing, I fell off my horse."

Xiaoyu continued, "I was wondering why you and your son-in-law were gone when I woke up. Youcheng told me and I didn't believe it. It turns out you really came here on horseback. Miss, I think riding a horse is quite dangerous. You'd better not learn it. You can go out in a carriage, so it won't have much impact if you don't learn it."

Over there, Chengye was helping Xu Qu brush off the dirt on his body, and he said jokingly, "Master, Madam, we are late. Oh no, we are early, hehe."

It was unknown whether Xu Qu saw Huanhuan when Youcheng said this, but Huanhuan heard it anyway. Her face immediately flushed, and she wanted to leave in a hurry. However, as soon as she stood up and took a step, she felt a sharp pain in her ankle. She couldn't help but uttered "Ouch" and immediately squatted down.

Xiaoyu asked anxiously, "Miss, what's wrong with you?" She also squatted down with him. Hearing the voice, Youcheng stopped helping Xu Qu to pat the dirt and turned to look at Huanhuan. Xu Qu noticed the change in Youcheng and followed Youcheng's gaze to see Huanhuan squatting on the ground.

Xu Qu then walked over to Huanhuan and squatted down, stretched out his hand to pinch Huanhuan's ankle, and Huanhuan took a breath of cool air and grinned. Xu Qu grabbed Huanhuan's foot and turned her ankle, then said, "Madam, your foot is just sprained, it's not serious, take a rest, it will be fine soon."

Afterwards, Xu Qu stood up and looked around. He saw that the horse, which had just been frightened, was now eating grass with its head down. He ordered Youcheng to lead the horse over, and he bent down and picked up Huanhuan horizontally. He walked a few steps to meet Youcheng who was leading the horse, and put Huanhuan on the horse's back.

After they walked a few steps, Xu Qu took the reins from You Cheng and led the horse herself. She sat high on the horse and lowered her head slowly with a slight smile on her face. Although she had just been thrown off by the horse, she felt very relieved because Xu Qu was leading the horse.

Huanhuan and Xu Qu didn't speak the whole way, but Youcheng introduced the scenery along the way to Xiaoyu from time to time, causing Xiaoyu to exclaim "Wow" from time to time. The four of them and their horse walked back and forth and slowly returned to Yonghe Village.