The wind is gentle and the fun is endless

After a while, Xiaoyu and Youcheng returned to the round table with the grilled fish.

"Miss, please try it while it's fresh. I've tried it and it's true. The grilled fish made by Uncle Ye and Aunt Ye is fresh, fragrant and delicious." Xiaoyu carefully picked up a piece of fish and placed it on the plate in front of Huanhuan.

Seeing the plate pushed over by Xiaoyu, he slowly picked up the chopsticks to pick up the fish, but failed to pick it up after several attempts. Then he realized that he was a little drunk and shook his head involuntarily.

Then she turned around and looked at Xu Qu. Although Xu Qu's expression was still cold, he also looked a little tipsy.

Uncle Ye and Aunt Ye came over with more grilled fish. Uncle Ye's laughter was still hearty and loud. He invited everyone to eat fish, vegetables and wine in turn. They finished the dinner while chatting and laughing.

After dinner, Huanhuan, Xiaoyu and Aunt Ye went back to their rooms to rest. Uncle Ye, Xu Qu and Youcheng stayed to discuss things.

As soon as she entered the main house, Huanhuan looked around and her eyes fell on the only bed she could lie on, knowing that they would have to sleep on the bed together tonight. You know, whether in Xinyuan of the Xu Mansion or Huanhuan's parents' home, Huanhuan always slept on the bed and Xu Qu slept on the couch, so this would be the first time that Huanhuan and Xu Qu slept on the same bed.

After a simple wash, she slowly lay down on the bed, leaning inwards to leave as much space as possible for Xu Qu. She lay quietly, thinking about everything that happened today, the long journey, the beautiful scenery in the mountains, riding a horse on the Begonia Trail, spraining her ankle, and eating fresh grilled fish...

Just as she was thinking, Xu Qu came back. She slowly became a little nervous, she closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, trying to prick up her ears to listen to Xu Qu's movements.

After washing up, Xu Qu gently lay down on the bed, next to Huanhuan. At this time, Huanhuan's body was stiff in the quilt, and his heart suddenly beat faster. After Xu Qu lay down, he did not move any more, and fell into a deep sleep soon.

Feeling that Xu Qu was fast asleep, she slowly got up and opened her eyes, looking at Xu Qu lying beside her. His handsome features made her feel that she was intoxicated even without the wine. Speaking of wine, with the waves of alcohol coming, her nervousness and shyness faded away. She breathed a sigh of relief, closed her eyes and lay down again, and soon fell asleep.

The next morning, Huanhuan was awakened by the chirping of birds. When she woke up, Xu Qu had already gone out. She quickly got up, dressed up, and went out as well.

As soon as she went out, she met Aunt Ye. Huanhuan greeted Aunt Ye warmly. Aunt Ye turned around and saw Huanhuan and greeted Huanhuan as well, saying, "Madam, you're awake. The young master went to the mountain to practice swordsmanship. He will probably be back soon. Let's have breakfast when he comes back."

"Okay, no rush." He responded slowly.

At the same time, Huanhuan was thinking in his heart: I heard Xu Qu say yesterday that his maternal grandparents were a military family, and he lived there for half a year. No wonder he practiced martial arts and practiced sword every morning. He must have been influenced by his maternal grandparents.

"Young Madam, is your ankle sprain feeling better today?" Aunt Ye finished her work and came to Huanhuan, asking with concern.

Slowly sitting down at the chessboard stone table under the window, he stretched out his legs towards Aunt Ye, demonstrated to her how to turn his ankle, and said, "I feel much better now. Thank you Aunt Ye for the medicine and your concern."

Aunt Ye smiled and said, "Young Madam, you are too polite."

At this time, Xu Qu came back. He walked quickly to Huanhuan and asked, "Madam, how is your foot injury?" Huanhuan then turned Xu Qu's ankle a few more times and said, "Much better."

Xu Qu nodded, put the sword in his hand on the stone table, and stood next to Huan Huan.

From the angle where Huan Huan was sitting, she could just see his waist. Huan Huan noticed that Xu Qu was wearing a very special belt today. The buckle was gilded and inlaid with jade, and the belt hook was a winding snake with red gems decorating the snake's eyes. It was very delicate.

Huanhuan had never paid attention to Xu Qu's belt before. Logically, she should be unfamiliar with Xu Qu's belt, but at this moment Huanhuan felt that this belt was very familiar, but she could not remember where she had seen it.

Xu Qu and Aunt Ye both saw Huan Huan staring at Xu Qu's belt. Seeing a hint of confusion in Huan Huan's eyes, Aunt Ye broke the silence and said to Xu Qu, "Is this belt, sir, one of the tributes that the Xu family ordered from Bian Nan when they were doing business with Bian Nan?"

Xu Qu put one hand behind his back and held his belt with the other hand, and replied, "Yes."

After listening to the conversation between Aunt Ye and Xu Qu, Huan Huan suddenly felt that his gaze was too direct and seemed a bit impolite, so he retracted his gaze. Unable to suppress his curiosity, Huan Huan asked, "What kind of story is this?"

Aunt Ye replied, "When the Xu family first started doing business with Biannan, they ordered a batch of rare treasures from the most famous craftsman in Biannan as tribute to the palace. The emperor was very happy and gave this snake-shaped belt buckle to the Xu family as a reward."

He said slowly: "I was wondering why I felt that this jade snake belt buckle had a unique style. It turns out it was made by Bian Nan."

While they were talking, Xiaoyu and Youcheng came over. Youcheng took over and said, "This belt is not made of jade, but giant clam. The red eyes of the snake are the southern red agate, also known as red jade, which is a specialty of Biannan. It has a warm and delicate texture and can be used as medicine."

"What is giant clam?" Xiaoyu asked.

"Giant clam is a large shellfish found in the deep sea. The largest shell can reach 3 feet long." Youcheng said again.

"Then this belt is really a treasure." Xiaoyu said with her big round eyes blinking.

At this time, Uncle Ye came over and asked everyone to have breakfast, and the topic about the belt stopped there.

After dinner, Xu Qu asked Youcheng to get two horses, and let Huanhuan sit on one. He then got the other one, and took Xiaoyu and Youcheng with him, and the group went out for fun again.

Along the way, Youcheng and Xiaoyu were playing and fighting, while Xu Qu and Huanhuan were chatting casually.

Ever since Xu Qu and Huanhuan drank and chatted last night, their relationship has obviously become much closer.

Here, Xu Qu was talking to Huanhuan about his experiences in northern Xinjiang. When he mentioned that the Hu women all loved rouge, Huanhuan naturally thought of Qiao Ji's rouge, and then thought of Yihong Pavilion, wondering when to go there again.

Suddenly, a picture flashed into her mind. Yes, that belt. The person who protected her in Yihong Pavilion was wearing a belt similar to this giant clam and red agate belt.

Ever since she thought of this, Huan Xu could no longer calm down and chat with Xu Qu. Her mind was full of "Xu Qu", "Yihong Pavilion", "Xu Qu went to Yihong Pavilion"...

After struggling for a while, he slowly and tentatively asked Xu Qu: "I wonder how many of these giant clam and red agate belts there were when the Xu family made the tribute?"

"I heard that there is only one in the shape of a snake, so it is very precious." Xu Qu replied.

"After that, has the Xu family or anyone else ever presented this kind of snake-shaped giant clam agate belt as tribute again?" he asked slowly.

"This belt is exquisitely made, with careful materials and complex inlay techniques. It is a rare top-quality product. It was specially customized for the Xu family and no one else can imitate it." Xu Qu was a little puzzled as to why Huan Huan was suddenly so interested in this belt.

After hearing Xu Qu's answer, his heart sank and he became absent-minded all the way.

Xu Qu and his three companions finally stopped by a pond, where a group of ducks were paddling leisurely. From time to time, a duck would dive into the water, then pop up again and shake off the water. Xiaoyu and Youcheng laughed and joked when they saw this.

Xu Qu turned his head and looked at Huan Huan. She was thinking about something alone and didn't react. She seemed to be in a bad mood. So Xu Qu asked, "Madam, are you feeling unwell?"

Huanhuan was depressed. She couldn't say that it was because of this giant clam and red agate belt. She had seen this belt in Yihong Pavilion and was depressed because you had been to the Qinlou Xieguan. If Xu Qu asked her why she appeared in Yihong Pavilion, how would she answer?

So she made an excuse and said, "It's nothing. I just felt like I sprained my ankle while riding a horse, so I can't have fun and play. I'm so stupid."

Xu Qu comforted her and said, "Madam, don't be discouraged. In fact, you are a fast learner. You have to take it step by step and don't be too impatient."

They stayed by the pond for a while and then went to the orchard of Yonghe Manor. Xiaoyu was busy picking fruits again, but she no longer had the interest she had yesterday and was just going through the motions. She didn't even know what she was visiting with Xu Qu and the others.

Seeing her like this, Xu Qu thought that she was really unhappy because of her foot injury. In order to let Huanhuan have a good rest, he quickly took Huanhuan, Xiaoyu and Youcheng back to Yonghe Village.

After returning to Yonghe Village, Xu Qu specifically told Xiaoyu that Huanhuan was in a bad mood and asked her to take good care of Huanhuan.

Xiao Yusui slowly went into the room to apply the medicine, and when they were alone, she asked, "Miss, what's wrong with you? You weren't so depressed yesterday, and your feet are better today. Why are you so depressed?"

She slowly pouted her lips and spoke her heart out to Xiaoyu: "Xiaoyu, do you still remember what I told you about the first time I went to Yihong Pavilion and encountered a fight with drunks, and then was protected by someone?"

Xiaoyu thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be the case. What's the matter?"

He said slowly: "That person was wearing a belt similar to Xu Qu's snake-shaped giant clam and red agate belt."

"Ah?" Xiaoyu covered her mouth in surprise. "You mean, my son-in-law went to that... that place?"

He slowly lowered his head without comment.

Xiaoyu said anxiously: "Miss, are you seeing things? Maybe someone else has this belt too."

He replied weakly, "I won't be mistaken, and I asked Xu Qu, there is only one such belt."

"This..." Xiaoyu hesitated, and after a while she said, "Maybe, maybe the son-in-law went there to listen to music and watch dance."

He slowly raised his head and glanced at Xiaoyu, then sighed, as if saying to himself: "Really? Just take it as it is."

A day passed with heavy thoughts, and at night Huanhuan still couldn't muster up energy. Xu Qu saw that Huanhuan had no mood to play, so he discussed with Huanhuan to go back to Shanghuai early the next morning. Huanhuan also had this intention, so he immediately agreed.

So the next morning, Xu Qu took Huanhuan, Xiaoyu and Youcheng to bid farewell to Uncle Ye and Aunt Ye, and went back home in a carriage.