The sudden proximity made Zhao Huazhang's breath catch. He could kiss the top of Xia Chu's head by lowering his head. This distance made his heart beat uncontrollably fast. The faint fragrance of osmanthus wafted from Xia Chu's hair, fresh and sweet, just like Xia Chu herself.

"Why do you smell like powder?" Xia Chu looked up, narrowed her eyes and looked unfriendly.

Zhao Huazhang, who was still hesitating whether to reach out and hug the person, seemed not to understand for a moment. He frowned and asked, "What?"

This look seemed to be impatient. Xia Chu took two steps back and looked at the unfaithful man with an expression, "You smell like women's rouge!"

Zhao Huazhang lowered his head and sniffed. Sure enough, there was. Even though there had been no contact, it had still stained him a little. Xia Chu seemed to not use rouge or powder. He had only smelled the faint scent of osmanthus on her hair.

Xia Chu didn't actually suspect Zhao Huazhang. After all, if he was truly a playboy, there wouldn't be any trace of him. This was the first time, but why was he acting so suspicious now? Did he really go to some place of entertainment?

"It's not me." Zhao Huazhang finally remembered to explain. "A distinguished guest came a few days ago, and I followed him. I might have picked up some of the smell. I'm going to change my clothes now. Wait for me, I'll be back soon."

He looked frank and didn't feel guilty at all, and went to his room after saying that.

Not interesting.

Xia Chu had originally wanted to tease him, watch him nervously explain, and then start a series of nonsense herself, so she could enjoy Zhao Huazhang's panic. The script was already written, but he didn't follow the routine at all.

Perhaps because she was too idle, Xia Chu followed Zhao Huazhang slowly. When he went inside to change clothes, she sat on a stool outside.

Miss, don’t you think it’s inappropriate for a girl like you to wait outside a man’s room for him to change his clothes?

Qingsong wanted to say something but stopped, then wanted to say more again, but finally held it back.

Xia Chu wasn't really thinking about anything else. Zhao Huazhang was clearly tired. She had just tried to persuade him to go to bed, but the aroma had interrupted her. Not wanting Zhao Huazhang to run back and forth, she waited outside, ready to let him go straight to bed.

As for changing clothes or taking a shower, she didn't stare at the door or lie down at the door, so she really didn't notice anything.

Zhao Huazhang came out in less than a quarter of an hour. I wonder if he had just showered. He looked less fierce than before, his eyebrows thicker, and he looked a bit more youthful.

handsome.

So handsome.

He has sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, broad shoulders and a narrow waist.

Xia Chu raised her eyebrows, wondering if he had eight-pack abs?

"Let's go up the mountain to play for a while?" Zhao Huazhang took a quick shower and felt a lot more energetic.

Xia Chu put away the nonsense in her mind and said seriously: "Don't you want to take a nap?" Although the words didn't seem very serious, her intention was still serious.

"No, I'm not that tired." Seeing that she didn't respond, Zhao Huazhang asked Qingsong to get his bow.

Then the two of them went up the mountain, and Wang Qiuyu, who insisted on following them, appeared behind them.

The boy's eyes went blank when he saw Zhao Huazhang's bow, and after getting permission, he even touched it. However, he couldn't pull it open at all, let alone pull it open, he couldn't even lift the bow.

Seeing Zhao Huazhang holding it steadily in his hands with a youthful look on his face, Wang Qiuyu was extremely envious. "When I grow up, will I also have such great strength?"

"He was born with it." Xia Chu said softly.

"Yes, my young master has been incredibly strong since he was young." Qingsong suddenly interrupted, "When he was young, he didn't regret controlling his strength. Everything he touched broke, and the furniture in the house had to be replaced every few days."

"That's amazing." Wang Qiuyu exclaimed.

Others didn't know, but Xia Chu knew what Wang Qiuyu had imagined. He'd been reading some storybook where the protagonist shattered the corner of a table with a single slap, shattering this and that. It was incredibly exaggerated. But as a child, he must have thought it was impressive.

Qingsong chuckled and opened his mouth to say something, but Zhao Huazhang glanced over at him. He immediately shrank his neck and behaved like a humble follower.

Wang Qiuyu waited for a while, but he didn't respond. He then went back to Zhao Huazhang, "Brother Huazhang, can you teach me archery? Are you any good at it? Can you shoot an arrow through a target from a hundred paces away?"

"I can teach you. I may not be able to shoot an arrow through a willow tree from a hundred paces away, but it's more than enough for hunting wild animals." As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand to draw the bow. He almost didn't take aim before the arrow flew out.

Qingsong quickly ran over to pick it up. It was a rabbit. The arrow had pierced its cheek, killing it instantly. "The hide wasn't damaged at all. Young Master, you have excellent archery skills."

"How amazing! I didn't even see the rabbit!" Wang Qiuyu looked at Zhao Huazhang with more admiration, the envy in his eyes almost overflowing.

There's no way you could see it. Xia Chu complained silently, and just now she was busy looking at Zhao Huazhang.

Zhao Huazhang turned around and looked at Xia Chu, his eyes sparkling. "Xiao Chu, how about keeping it and making you a cloak?"

"Okay." Xia Chu nodded. But, with just one rabbit, a collar would be fine. Then she realized she was wrong. Zhao Huazhang had no idea how he'd done it, but he'd poked four or five rabbit holes along the way. He'd specifically looked for white rabbits, leaving all the gray and black ones alone.

But making a cloak was still not enough, and he didn't have much time.

He felt a little sorry that he hadn't thought of it before. It just suddenly occurred to him that Xiaochu was so fair, and if she had a fluffy white rabbit fur cape, it would definitely make her even more adorable.

"It's still early for winter. I will definitely hunt enough cloaks myself and give them to you before winter." Zhao Huazhang said when he returned with his men.

Xia Chu smiled and responded, "Okay, then I'll wait."

Wang Qiuyu looked left and right and felt something was strange. He scratched his head and then became happy again when he saw the gray rabbit in his hand.

He shot this with a slingshot! He shot it himself! I'll show it to my third brother when I get home! I'll have him make it into something delicious! It's a shame my third brother didn't come and see his heroic display!

Xia Chu saw Zhao Huazhang to the door and watched him mount his horse, looking back every few steps. She felt a little reluctant to leave him. She looked back and saw Qingsong struggling to walk with the bow in his arms. She couldn't help but wonder, "How heavy is this bow?"

"It's made of iron and wood, and weighs nearly eighty pounds." Qingsong took a breath and asked someone to come and help lift it.

Holding an eighty-jin bow and pulling it, how much strength did Zhao Huazhang have to possess? Xia Chu shook her head. It was terrifying. No wonder she had easily lifted Wang Qiuyu up with one hand last time, even shaking him like a puppy.

Wang Qiuyu pestered Guan Xu to build a fire and roast a rabbit in the yard.

Today we harvested a basket of rabbits. There were people on the farm who knew how to tan the hides, so we didn't need to find anyone else. Qingsong had them all packed up. There was so much rabbit meat that he came to ask Xiachu what to do with it.

Whether it is made into dried rabbit or something else, you can take it back when you leave.

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