The sky gradually became brighter, gray smoke rose, and faint words of people came from all over the station.

The quilt that had been sleeping all night was hot and warm, and Lu Mingyu turned over comfortably and unconsciously pulled the corner of the quilt.

Outside the window, Heng Ge'er walked over happily with his younger brother Nian Ge'er. As soon as Qin Yuan took the teapot brought by the little maid, he saw the two little masters and greeted him with a smile, "Three Young Master, Fourth Young Master."

"Did your sister get up?" Nian Ge'er asked crisply.

"I definitely haven't gotten up. My sister loves to sleep in the most." Heng Ge'er said confidently.

Longan looked at the window of her girl's boudoir, pursed her lips and smiled, and thoughtfully maintained the elder sister's face for Lu Mingyu, "We are going to watch the fun today. The girl was so excited that she couldn't sleep last night, so she got up late. The third and fourth sons came in and sat in, and have a little tea to warm her body first."

Brother Heng curled his lips and refused to believe it.

Inside the quilt, Lu Mingyu woke up when he heard the voices of his two younger brothers. Yesterday, he was bumpy all the way. According to her temper, she wanted to sleep until noon. But the younger brothers came to her early because of playing. Lu Mingyu sighed and reluctantly shouted to Jima: "Longyuan, come in."

Longan signaled Caisang to take care of the two little masters, and she went into the house to serve.

The middle clothes had already warmed up, and Lu Mingyu quickly put them on, blocking the faint cold air sweeping in the house.

"Sister, my mother is up too, and I'll ask me to come and find you." Nian Ge'er likes her sister the most. She walked to the door of the inner room and talked to her through the door.

Lu Mingyu guessed that it was her mother's idea, and while Longyuan was serving her in men's clothes, she teased her brother: "Why did Brother Nian get up so early?"

"I'll go see the ice washing." Nian Ge'er said excitedly with her hands holding the door panel.

Longyuan burst out laughing, and Lu Mingyu's mouth also raised up. Just as she was about to correct her brother, Heng Ge'er outside shouted loudly: "It's Bingxi, why are you wrong again? I taught you several times last night. I'm so stupid!" The six-year-old boy sat in the Grand Master's chair in a good manner, looking at his brother with disgust.

Nian Ge'er hated his brother, so he turned around and glared at him, complaining to his sister aggrievedly, "Sister, brother scolded me."

Of course, Lu Mingyu had to help his youngest brother, "Our Brother Nian is not stupid. Only those who are stupid can say that others are stupid every day."

Brother Nian understood and smiled proudly, "Sister said you are stupid!"

Boys are the most likable at the age of two or three, and the older one is the most annoying time. When they are seven or eight years old, they are the most annoying. Heng Ge'er has been domineering since childhood, and at this age, it is easier to mess around. When his sister is biased towards his younger brother, Heng Ge'er doesn't care whether it's a joke or not. He blushed and jumped off the chair, shouting angrily: "I won't play with you anymore!"

After saying that, he strode with his little face tense.

Brother Nian looked at the door, a little scared, and wanted to tell his sister that the door in front of him suddenly opened. Brother Nian raised his head and saw his sister standing there in men's clothing, with her hair scattered, a little messy.

"Sister, why are you wearing this again?" Nian Ge'er forgot to leave and looked at her new clothes curiously.

Lu Mingyu picked up his younger brother and kissed the little guy's white and tender face first, "Because my sister wants to go out with Brother Nian to play." If the woman went out, if she was going to travel around, she would not stop for too long, so she could just wear a veil, as if she was going to watch the fun in the crowd today, and it would be more convenient to wear men's clothing.

"Sister is beautiful." Nian Ge'er pushed away a strand of long hair that fell from his sister and said seriously.

Lu Mingyu smiled and asked his younger brother, "That year, brother said, is it good to wear it like this, or is it good to wear a skirt?"

"Everything looks good!" Nian Ge'er said without thinking, just like someone else asking him whether he likes his father or his mother more.

The younger brother was sweet-mouthed, and Lu Mingyu was in a state of great pleasure. She put her brother on the kang in the inner room. She washed and combed her hair first. After a quarter of an hour, she led her brother to the front yard to pay homage to her parents.

Xiao and Lu Rong had already packed up. They sat side by side on the main seat facing south. Brother Heng was staying in his mother's arms and looked outside every once in a while. He really saw his sister and brother coming. The boy's face slid and his head turned inside, pretending that he didn't see them.

Lu Rong laughed.

Xiao touched the eldest son's head and asked his daughter softly, "Did you still get used to sleeping last night?"

Lu Mingyu nodded, sat down after his mother's head, and hugged Brother Nian on her lap. Seeing that his eldest brother looked at him "sneaky" again, Lu Mingyu deliberately said: "Mom, let Brother Nian sleep with me tonight. The quilt is a little cold, so it will be warm if you hold Brother Nian."

Xiao cooperated with his daughter and said, "Okay, why don't Brother Heng accompany you?"

After hearing this, Brother Heng nervously grabbed his mother's clothes.

Lu Mingyu sighed, "Forget it, Brother Heng doesn't like me..."

"Who said that!" Heng Ge'er didn't like to listen anymore. He felt so aggrieved. After calling out, the golden lump fell down and pitifully accused his sister, "Sister is partial to Nian Ge'er, and she doesn't like me anymore..."

Lu Mingyu had his own tricks to deal with his younger brother, and said with a smile: "Group Heng will not cry anymore, but my sister still likes Geup Heng."

When Heng Ge'er heard this, he immediately stopped crying. Seeing his sister reaching out to him, Heng Ge'er rubbed his eyes and moved slowly over. Lu Mingyu then asked Nian Ge'er to find his father. She hugged her six-year-old eldest brother to her lap, lowered her head to help wipe her tears, and taught in a soft voice: "Nian Ge'er is only three years old, and it is easy to forget what we teach him. Heng Ge'er is the elder brother. If your brother said the wrong thing, you want to teach him. You can't say he is stupid, do you know?"

Brother Heng looked at his younger brother leaning against his father's lap and nodded.

Lu Mingyu also praised his eldest brother with a fragrant fragrance.

Lu Rong and his wife looked at each other, smiling at each other at the same time. They had a well-behaved and sensible daughter to help discipline their two sons. They were parents, and they had saved a lot of trouble.

After breakfast, it was already late. The family of five boarded a carriage and headed to the moat north of the county town.

The moat is several feet wide, and when it is severely cold in winter, a thick layer of ice will form. At this time, some children will play, and they will run to the ice in groups, either to sprint the tops or to watch who will slip far away. This is the way for children to play, and men will also have fun. Both the previous dynasty and the Great Qi Dynasty were martial, and there was no war in the country and the people. Cuju in the military camp was a way to show its force. Gradually, Cuju spread among the people, and the forms in various places have changed slightly. Among them, the cold north is in the north, and Cuju again has ice Cuju. The contestants put on special ice skates, held special wooden poles, and hit the ball into the opponent's goal to win.

What attracted the people to go out of the city to watch today was the Ice Cuju Competition organized by the government.

"San Master, Madam, it is said that it will take another half an hour to start Cuju." Meng Quan came back and pointed to the spacious section of the moat and circled it with a fence, which was not allowed to trespass on the public.

"But I want to see it now!" Brother Heng twisted his body unhappily, and his domineering temper came back.

Lu Rong glanced at other river sections and saw a row of short mules and horses parked on the east bank, and behind the horses, each with wooden wheelless ice carts tied. He moved his heart and picked up his eldest son and asked him to look over there, "Does Brother Heng want to ride an ice cart?"

The first time Brother Heng saw an ice car, he didn't quite understand what it was, but some guys were happy when they played with it and nodded repeatedly.

After discussing the itinerary, Lu Rong took the lead in getting off the carriage and helped his wife and children down respectively.

During this trip, the family wore regular clothes, but the silk material reflecting the sunlight silently showed their wealth and honor. Wherever they passed, the common people spontaneously gave in a few steps, then gathered together and whispered, secretly guessing the identity of the people, and most of their eyes fell on Lu Rong and his wife.

A man has a jade face and a beautiful wife, and she is simply a god descending to earth.

Lu Mingyu was only twelve years old. Although her facial features were bright, she was not as charming as her mother's young woman. In addition, she was dressed in men's clothes today, with black hair and tall tie, and clearly a young man with red lips and white teeth. Not many men paid attention to her, but instead attracted many young girls to peep. Lu Mingyu looked at him, and the girl there blushed and hid back shyly.

Lu Mingyu was amused and crying.

With a stunning gaze along the way, the family finally arrived at the simple stall where the ice truck business was engaged.

Meng Quan stepped forward and asked, "How did you do this business?"

The stall owner is an old man in rough fur clothes. He is about 60 years old and has a little hunchback, but is energetic. He can see that he is a distinguished guest. The stall owner said attentively: "Do you guys want to cross the river or take a car to enjoy the scenery on the ice? If you cross the river, you can enjoy the scenery in fifty cents a car. If you take a car to circle the moat, it will cost only two cents."

Meng Quan looked at Lu Rong, the price was too bad.

Lu Rong didn't care about this little money, so he continued to ask: "How long does it take to go around?"

The stall owner smiled and said, "It takes less than half an hour to hurry you to come back after a while, and Cuju is just around the corner."

The old man had a wink. Lu Rong looked at each ice car next to him that only two adults could ride, and turned to his daughter and said, "Brother Yu, take Brother Heng to one, and I will be in front of you." Since the daughter is dressed as a man, his name will change.

Lu Mingyu nodded and looked at the ice car novelly. She had seen a lot of ice sporting, and it was the first time she had taken the ice car.

The stall owner picked up the two best and most gentle mules and horses he said, and Lu Rong and his wife sat in front with Nian Ge'er, and Lu Mingyu took their younger brother to sit in the back. The stall owner sent two thirteen or fourteen-year-old garment boys to lead the horses. As for the entourage brought by the Lu family, Xiao asked the maids to stay where they were, and only asked Meng Quan to take three guards with him to walk slowly with the car just in case.

The mules and horses slowly walked up.

The ice truck has no wheels, and the wooden pallets rub against the ice surface, making a unique sound.

Brother Heng lay on the handrail and looked down at the ice below, a little worried, "Sister, will the ice break? What should we do if we fall down?"

Lu Mingyu was actually a little nervous, but looking at the children playing with the people standing everywhere on the river, she slowly felt relieved and smiled, "It's okay, the ice is solid, you see so many people on it, it's okay. Besides, there are sisters who falls down. Sisters can swim, so they are not afraid."

Brother Heng looked at his sister, believed it, and continued to lie there and watch the ice.

Lu Mingyu held his younger brother's arm with one hand so that the little guy would not fall down unhonestly. Then he raised his head and looked at the river section in the distance. It was far away from the Cuju field, and the number of people on the ice here gradually decreased. The wide ice surface was like a silver-white ribbon, surrounding Yongding County. Opposite the north of the city were rolling peaks, with all the trees on the mountain withered, revealing the dark brown mountain color, the winter wind was cold and the majestic mountain.

Lu Mingyu took a deep breath of coldness and clearness, and felt that the trip was worth it.

Just as he was about to look elsewhere, a few horse hooves suddenly came from the shore. Lu Mingyu looked over casually and saw four tall horses running back and forth. The four figures were all black-clothed. At first glance, it seemed that one person had three shadows. Whether it was a person or a horse, the movements seemed to be withdrawn, as if they were well-trained.

The four of them walked to the shore, and the speed slowed down and the horses scattered. Lu Mingyu's ice car just turned around and came to the closest position to them. The bright winter sun was jumping on the ice, and Lu Mingyu was a little dazzling. She couldn't help but shut up and felt it was OK. She opened it again and instinctively looked at the four people again.

Unexpectedly, the first thing that caught my eye was a familiar and unfamiliar, cold face.

Lu Mingyu sat upright in shock and looked upwards.

Chu Xing sat upright on the horse's back, holding the reins tightly with both hands, and looking at her with long and narrow phoenix eyes in surprise, with his eyes as stars.
Chapter completed!