In March, the spring breeze blew across the fields of Mayton. The originally bleak mountain forests seemed to be dyed green overnight, and the grass spread across the entire plain unknowingly. In the sky, white clouds floated in the blue sky. On the ground, cloud-like white sheep moved slowly on a tender green blanket. Occasionally, a few people appeared, but it was a beautiful shepherd girl who dug out from the bottom of the suitcase. I bought bright spring clothes and dressed myself up as beautiful as flowers.
Two riders came from a distance, both young and handsome men. One was a strong swordsman, and the other looked gentle. The former smiled and pointed out the "good scenery" around him to his companions. His bright smile attracted many girls to look at him secretly.
A bold shepherdess picked a handful of fragrant wild flowers and sent them over at the instigation of her sisters. The swordsman bent down politely, took the flowers with a smile, and whispered something in his mouth. The shepherdess blushed with embarrassment and flew back to her companions like a butterfly. The girls pulled her anxiously. She asked about the handsome swordsman, her eyes would glance over from time to time, and she would laugh like a silver bell.
The swordsman smiled brightly at them again, then turned back to his companions and sighed: "What a wonderful day! I love Mayton!"
However, his companion showed no interest in this and twitched his lips: "It's almost noon, aren't you hungry? Hurry up and find an inn."
The swordsman was a little disappointed: "Alex, you are always so boring!" He saw that among the girls opposite, the beautiful girl who just presented flowers was always peeking at him, so he ignored his friend's urging: "Here It's so close to the city, so you go first and stay at the store you mentioned yesterday. I'll walk around first and visit my friends." His eyes never left the girl, and the other girl seemed to be aware of it. , chatted and joked with the sisters for a few times, then left first, driving the sheep towards the woods on the edge of the grassland. The swordsman straightened his clothes and walked in the same direction with his head held high.
Alex frowned slightly. But thinking that this was someone else's private matter, he stopped talking and walked directly towards the city of Mayton at the foot of the mountain.
When he arrived in the city, he found that the streets were busier than when he came back last time. There were more than a dozen shops. Local and foreign merchants came and went. East and Noga had the most people dressed up, but there were also a few mixed in. Weisha people and Shaonan people. Most of the residents in the city have ruddy complexions. Life seems to be going well. He secretly noted these things down and once again admired the current Lord Mayton.
He saw the red roof of the familiar inn from a distance. Then he walked through the market, ignoring the admiring looks of young girls or middle-aged aunts he met along the way. After booking two rooms in the inn, he returned to the street, intending to go to the lord's castle on the other side of the city. But he was attracted by the conversation between father and daughter in front of a roadside restaurant.
The father was blowing his beard and glaring: "Didn't I ask you to invite Miss Mingna? Why don't you go at this time?!"
But his daughter rolled her eyes: "Dad, Miss Minna has been here a long time ago, but you were busy arguing with the fish shop owner at that time and ignored me at all. The lady said that since you are not free, she will not Excuse me, she’ll come back when you’re done.”
"What?" Dad jumped up suddenly. "Why didn't you tell me earlier?! What should I do? It's all that bastard's fault! If he hadn't accidentally sent the wrong fish, I would have made a new dish for Miss Minna to taste!"
His daughter held her father helplessly: "Don't get excited, Dad. Don't you think the fish given by the fish shop is not fresh enough? Miss Minna said. She will go to Lake Mayton to catch some fish for you. It's probably about the same. came back."
"Really?" My father turned from anger to joy. "Then let's get ready right away! This time I must make the most delicious fish steak. Let Miss Minna eat it before the old man with a crooked neck always says that he is the best chef in Mayton!"
The daughter once again fell into the situation of being ordered around by her father. outside the door. Alex smiled slightly. Turn around and head back outside the city.
Passed several herds of cattle. They also avoided two large carts filled with fodder. He came to the shores of Lake Mayton.
The lake water is as clear as ever. There are dense woods all around. The grassland by the water is dotted with colorful flowers. Looking from afar. He could see the water's edge not far away at a glance. A red figure was lying on the ground. He covered his face with a big straw hat. A fishing rod was set up with branches next to him. Silk threads hang down into the water. Shaking slightly.
He suppressed his smile, picked up a small stone from the ground, and walked quietly over. When he was still twenty or thirty meters away from the red figure, he saw the other party suddenly moving, and he quickly threw the stone away, just as it was about to fall to the other party. On the head, the opponent blocked it with a straw hat, revealing a beautiful face.
It's a pity that the originally beautiful facial features are now ruined by the big round eyes. Alex smiled and said: "What? Miss Minna doesn't welcome me?"
"Oh my God, it's Alex!" Ming Na immediately turned over and looked at her friend who had been away for half a year in surprise, "Aren't you in Ito? Why are you here?!"
Alex smiled: "I was tired of living at home, so I walked around. I happened to pass by Mayton and came to see you." He sat on the big rock by the water and glanced at the fishing rod, "I I heard someone said you were fishing here, so I thought it was a rumor, but I didn’t expect our Miss Mingna to have such a hobby that tests your patience.”
"Are you implying that I'm impatient?" Ming Na snorted softly, and her skirt moved, kicking up a splash of water and hitting Alex in the face.
Alex calmly took out his handkerchief and wiped the water from his face, and said lightly: "Of course you are patient, so you just sat by the water and fell asleep. You didn't even know that the fish ran away after eating the bait."
Mingna hurriedly checked the fishing rod, and sure enough, she found that the bait on it was gone. She was a little discouraged, so she hurriedly added new bait and threw the hook into the water.
Alex shifted his gaze to her exposed calves.
Unlike other aristocratic ladies with soft and fair skin, Ming Na's skin on her face and hands is all healthy honey, and only her legs are white. A pair of calves half submerged in the water, slender and powerful, with a perfect shape...
He couldn't help but look up along his calf, only to see it kicking violently. He turned his head hurriedly and alertly, but was still hit by a splash of water. He had to wipe it off silently and glanced at Ming Na: "You are a sneak attack." !”
Ming Na glared at him: "What are you looking at?! It's so uncomfortable!" She retracted her legs and covered them with a large skirt.
"I'm just appreciating the beautiful things." Alex said with some regret, "I just want to sigh by the way. Time is so amazing, it can actually make such a big change in a person." He spread his hands, "Seeing you, Who would have thought that you were still a man three years ago?"
Ming Na smiled: "Are you praising me? Although it sounds a little weird, I still want to say thank you." She pretended to twist the corners of her skirt in a noble salute, but only moved her upper body.
Alex looked surprised: "Time is indeed magical! I remember last summer, a young nobleman praised you for being beautiful, and you asked your horse to kick him, and now you are thanking me?!"
"Isn't it possible?" Ming Na blushed a little. "This is the first time I have done this. My mother said that when others praise me, it means that I am attractive. This is something a lady should be proud of. But I still feel very uncomfortable. You are my good friend, so It doesn’t matter. If it had been anyone else, I would still be angry.”
"That's really my honor." Alex bowed and returned the favor, "But...it sounds like your mother is giving you a ladylike education. Please tell me that this kind of shocking thing is not true."
Ming Na gritted her teeth, looked around, found a few pieces of mud, and threw them away. Alex ducked quickly. He was still shouting: "Don't tell me you really learned it!"
Ming Na stared at him and suddenly lost her temper: "I can't do it if I don't learn! My mother pesters me every day! Asking me to learn all the things she learned when she was young. Then she learns things she hasn't learned when she was young. I also learned it, and I think about making the most fashionable clothes for me every day. For this reason, I sent someone to find out about Ito’s latest skirt style! God of Light! Can you imagine me dressed like that?!”
Alex looked her up and down, looking at the milky white silk shirt on her body. The lapels and sleeves were so clean that there wasn't even a trace of lace. Look at the men's leather vest she wore outside her shirt. The bright red dress underneath her body was quite feminine, but when she saw the black skirt she had kicked to the side, The se riding boots immediately pinched away this feminine softness.
He recalled that when he was at home, he saw the "fashionable" dresses of local aristocratic ladies, and tried to imagine that Minna was like them, wearing a gorgeous low-cut dress, with a thin waist, and walking as light as Duoyun, speaks softly, only eats two snacks when going out to a banquet (any more and his belt will break), he faints when he gets excited, or he faints from hunger...
He shuddered and said solemnly to Ming Na: "You should stay like this."
Mingna smiled with satisfaction: "Right? You think so too, so my mother's idea is wrong!" She suddenly felt the fishing rod moving and quickly lifted it up. A plump fish flapped its tail and struggled on the hook. She threw it neatly into the fish basket. She packed up her fishing gear, put on her boots, raised her head, swung the fishing rod and bared her teeth, forcing Alex to look away again.
She walked over and pulled him up and left: "Come to my house! Ask Winnie to make her famous fish soup, don't you like to drink it? By the way, help me persuade my mother to stop letting me wear that kind of clothes. It’s so embarrassing! You have to show so much flesh!”
Alex raised his eyebrows, feeling that if he wasn't wearing it in public, that kind of clothes would actually have a unique beauty. He glanced at the fish basket in her hand: "Aren't you going to try the fish steak from a certain restaurant?"
Ming Na waved her hand: "Every day, restaurants invite me to try new dishes. Today I want to eat Winnie's cooking."
Alex did not object. Under the guidance of Minna, he walked into Lord Mayton's Castle in a good mood, and then looked at the newly hung paintings in the living room with admiration.
Minna shouted: "Mom! Mom! Alex is here! Where are you?"
Dora walked down the stairs and glared at her daughter: "Don't yell! Are you still like a lady? Don't forget, you are already eighteen years old! You are no longer a willful child! It's time again Are you having fun at the lake? Look at the grass on your hair!" Then he put on a warm smile and said to Alex: "Welcome, Alex, you look great."
Alex gently held the three fingers of Dora's right hand, bent down and bowed: "Good day, Auntie, your painting skills are getting better and better. That painting of autumn mountains is really a masterpiece!"
Dora was very happy: "Really?" Mingna resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Suddenly she saw a palm-sized piece of blood on her mother's skirt, and her face changed: "Mom, what's wrong with you? Are you injured?! "
"Oh, no." Dora lowered her voice and glanced towards the second floor, "It's your two cousins here, and their friends - they seem to have been attacked."
(There doesn’t seem to be any emotion... Could it be that the style has changed too much and I can’t change it for a while?)