Chapter 4: Those who are close to the red are red and those who are close to the ink are black
Xiao Bi never trusts anyone easily.
Even though my heart is half softened, it is impossible for me to regard Mama Zhen as my confidant now.
After all, he was someone whom Brother Huan had never mentioned before, so there was no need for her to take the initiative.
Xiao Bi pointed at the jewelry on the table: "You can find a box for me, pack these and the clothes I just wore, and send someone to take them to the Quail Garden."
"Yes." Mother Zhen responded.
Xiao Bi smiled, stood up and walked out of the inner room.
When she returned to the martial arts training ground, she was about to go to the weapons rack to take a look, but she saw that Old Duke Huan and Huan Yu had already arrived.
"Grandpa, Second Brother Huan——" She greeted him with a smile.
Huan Yu said: "Aren't you planning to change into men's clothing? Where did you find this outfit?"
Before Xiao Bi could answer, Old Duke Huan laughed loudly and said, "These are the clothes your mother Zhen specially made for Xiaojiu. It's rare that she is willing to wear them."
Although he didn't get along with Xiao Bi for a long time, he knew her temperament very well.
Most women's clothes are more cumbersome than men's clothes. If it weren't for the dignity of the Xiao Huan family, this girl would have worn Yu Ge'er's dress on her wedding.
Xiao Bi tugged at her sleeves: "This is Mother Zhen's best wishes. It's hard to live up to it."
She didn't want to talk about this. After saying this, she immediately came to the side of old Duke Huan: "Grandpa, now I am also a member of the Huan family. How about you still pass on the Huan family's sword skills to me today as you did before?"
Old Duke Huan pushed her head away: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. The Huan family's knife skills are extremely exquisite. How can I learn it in a short time?"
Besides, I am nearly 70 years old, do you still think that I was eight years ago and had so much energy to fight with you every day?"
How could Xiao Bi believe his words?
The Huan family's sword skills are indeed extremely exquisite, but she didn't say that she would learn them all today.
The second half is even more unbelievable.
Old Duke Huan is about the same age as his grandfather, but looks even younger.
Grandfather is old and strong and can still demonstrate marksmanship to them personally. Will he not have the energy to fight with him?
She looked at Huan Yu: "Brother Huan, please help me beg my grandfather."
Old Duke Huan said with a smile: "It's better for him to beg for me than for you to beg for it yourself! That's all, just treat it as a greeting gift for my grandson's daughter-in-law, and I will spend some time with you today."
Huan Yu went to the weapon rack and picked out two knives and handed them to his grandfather and Xiao Bi respectively.
Old Duke Huan took the knife and said to Xiao Pei: "Little girl, use all the skills you have learned in the past eight years and let me see how much progress you have made."
Xiao Bi held the handle of the knife and cupped her fists to salute: "Grandpa, my granddaughter-in-law has been offended."
The two quickly became friends.
After getting cold last year, Xiao Bi learned a lot of Huan family swordsmanship from Huan Yu.
Huan Yu had no reservations about her, but due to the short time, he was not able to teach her all.
Moreover, everyone's understanding is different. Even if they are both martial arts wizards, their understanding and usage of moves are different.
After spending nearly two months together day and night, Xiao Bi got to know the temperament of old Duke Huan, and knew that she had to try her best not to be disliked by him.
Over the past eight years, she has learned sword techniques from many masters and has already mastered them.
Coupled with the sword skills taught to her by Huan Yu, she discovered a whole new set of moves against the enemy.
Even though Old Duke Huan's martial arts skills were unfathomable, she forced him to use almost all his strength.
After eighty moves, he finally found Xiao Bi's flaw and finally won the competition.
He threw the knife back to Huan Yu and praised without hesitation: "Such a powerful girl has become my granddaughter-in-law. Brother Yuanduo is really at a huge loss!"
Xiao Bi was not relaxed either, her whole back was almost soaked.
She also imitated old Duke Huan and threw the knife to Huan Yu, smiling and saying: "I will definitely beat my grandfather next time!"
Old Duke Huan said to Huan Yu: "What I like most is her confidence and domineering attitude.
If it were you guys, you would definitely flatter me again!"
Seeing that their foreheads were wet with sweat, Huan Yu said with a smile: "Let's go take a rest and have a cup of tea."
The three of them walked into the house talking and laughing.
The tea that the little maid had just prepared was already cold, but it was just what Xiao Bi wanted. She picked up a cup and drank it.
After drinking all the cold tea, he replaced it with hot tea and gave it to Duke Huan.
"Grandpa, you have lied to me for so many years, you must give me some compensation."
Duke Huan used the lid of the cup to scrape the foam from the tea: "I don't think you are stupid yet, but you have the nerve to ask for a favor!"
"Why am I stupid?" Xiao Bi pouted.
Old Duke Huan said with a smile: "Brother Yu has Hanshuang in his hand and a pattern of Bingpo. Do you have no doubt at all?"
Xiao Bi said angrily: "I'm not a god who can do calculations. How could I think that you are Old Man Xiu based on this alone?"
Old Duke Huan took a sip of tea and said, "After seeing Brother Yu's sword skills, you still have no doubts?"
"I do feel that his sword skills are somewhat familiar, but what does this prove?
Brother Huan is so smart, he can't possibly only know one kind of sword technique, right?"
"Well, even if you are reasonable, little girl." Old Duke Huan put the tea cup back on the table and said with a smile: "What about Qingmo Garden, where is Mr. Mo? Although there are many people growing jasmine in the south, you see
Where have you ever been where there were jasmine flowers everywhere?”
"Mohua Village." The corners of Xiao Bi's mouth drooped.
It was not that she had never been suspicious, but Old Man Xiu was clearly a hermit, but Old Duke Huan was a general who had been stationed at the border for decades. Who would bring these two people together for no reason?
What's more, old man Xiu's cooking skills and needlework skills are better than those of Yingshui and Qingzhao when he was eight or nine years old. Who dares to regard him as a noble man?
Huan Yu chuckled and said, "Grandpa, please don't embarrass Xiao Jiu."
Duke Huan was also amused.
"Why did I make things difficult for her? I deliberately arranged for Mr. Mo to tell Xiaojiu some things from the past, but she didn't want to use her own brain and only focused on eating all day long!"
Xiao Bi smiled and said: "Anyway, you've said all the nasty things, so I have to make a request.
Your cooking skills are so good, you can compensate me by cooking me some delicious dishes whenever you can!"
Huan Yu also smiled and said: "Grandpa, after all these years, my grandson didn't know that you could cook, so you can help us just once?"
"Those who are close to vermillion are red and those who are close to ink are black. The ancients do not deceive me! Well, I will show you my skills.
But I’m afraid it won’t work today. After all, you are just newlyweds, so you always have to pay attention to some rules.”
Xiao Bi smiled and said: "We are not in a hurry. We will wait and see when grandpa is free."
Old Duke Huan rolled his eyes at her and said to Huan Yu: "Your mother..."
Huan Yu said: "Father has already arranged that when we go to see our grandfather and grandmother, he will take us two to worship our mother."
Chapter completed!