Qixi Festival is a festival of begging for clever things. This festival originated in the Han Dynasty. Ge Hong's "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes" of the Eastern Jin Dynasty records that "the colorful girls of the Han Dynasty often pierced the seven-hole needle in the Kaijin Tower on July 7, and everyone practiced it." To put it simply, it is

'Valentine's Day', according to legend, this day every year is the day when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl gather together in heaven. In the world, there are countless boys and girls taking to the streets, hoping to find someone who will fall in love with them, but even if they really find them

, how many couples can achieve a good marriage?

The day Xiaoxue and Brother Yelu Xiu settled in this city called 'Jiangling' happened to be the annual 'Tanabata Festival Qiao Qiao Festival'. Before it got dark, you could see countless young men and women dressed up in new looks and colorfully walking on the street.

On the street, the cries of street vendors are endless, and there are countless activities. There is an endless flow of people coming and going on the street.

"Do you want to go to the market?" Brother Yelu Xiu saw Xiaoxue lying on the window sill, looking outside, and walked behind her and asked, a doting light flashing in his dark eyes.

"Okay!" When Xiaoxue turned to look at him, the doting feeling in his eyes had disappeared, leaving only a look of indifference.

The two changed their clothes, walked out of the inn door, and walked forward with the endless flow of people. The various small commodities in the market aroused Xiaoxue's interest. Some of the production of these exquisite small commodities have been lost in modern times and cannot be seen at all.

There are also people selling lanterns and guessing lantern riddles on the street. Although it is not the Lantern Festival, the excitement is no less than that of the Lantern Festival, just without the fireworks.

At this time, Xiaoxue saw a group of people gathered not far away, pointing and talking about something.

Curious, she ran over and Brother Yelvxiu followed.

Xiaoxue pushed through the crowd, and in the middle was a booth that looked like a shooting competition in a modern amusement park, except that the modern one was an electronic gun, and here it was archery, with seven targets lined up in front of it.

In front of the first target, there is a circular iron ring. The second one has two, and the shape of the second iron ring is twice smaller than the first one. By analogy, by the seventh target, there is

Seven iron rings were hung, the last of which was just big enough for an arrow to penetrate.

In front of each bull's-eye was placed an exquisite object, which was obviously a reward for hitting the bull's-eye. Several people came forward eager to try. Occasionally, someone hit the target, and there was a burst of applause.

Xiaoxue looked at the prizes in turn. When she walked to the seventh stall, she couldn't help but be startled. The prizes on that stall were a pair of crystal-white mutton-fat white jade pendants. The white ones were flawless and glowed under the firelight.

Crystal soft luster. Xiaoxue has stayed in the Yang family for a long time and has seen a lot of good things. Naturally, she can tell at a glance that these jade pendants are expensive. No wonder they have to set up such difficult obstacles.

Brother Yelu Xiu saw that she glanced at the jade pendant a few more times and also glanced at it. Even Xiaoxue could see through the value of the jade pendant, let alone him. But for him, something of such value was not in his eyes, no matter what

Whether it was his palace in Daliao or his villa in Song, there were countless things a hundred times more valuable than this.

"Do you like it?" he asked. Then he turned to the boss, "How do you shoot those jade pendants?"

After hearing this, the people around him immediately became quiet, and dozens of pairs of eyes looked at the ordinary-looking but extraordinary man in front of him.

At this time, Brother Yelu Xiu was still wearing a human skin mask, but the aura he exuded was one that no one dared to despise.

The boss turned his head and looked at him carefully for a few times, then pointed to the red line not far away, "This gentleman, just weigh the gold, shoot an arrow through the seven rings, and hit the bull's eye."

Everyone took a breath. Standing a hundred steps away, shooting an arrow through seven rings and hitting the target. How superb is this archery skill? What's more, if the wind blows, the iron ring will undoubtedly sway left and right.

It increases the difficulty even more.

Brother Yelvxiu, however, remained calm as he took out the gold from his arms and threw it to the boss, picked up the bow and arrow on the table, and strode outside the red line.

There was silence all around. More and more people were attracted and gathered around. Hundreds of pairs of eyes stared at his every move. If he succeeded, he would naturally attract applause. If he failed, then...

Xiaoxue looked at Brother Yelvxiu blankly. She was not worried that Brother Yelvxiu would fail. You know, the Khitan people are a nation that conquers the world on horseback. Both men and women are proficient in riding and archery. They are not as strong as the Song Dynasty, which valued culture over martial arts.

How many times higher?

However, this time the difficulty is too high, because no one can predict when a gust of wind will blow and make the iron ring swing, causing the iron ring to fall short. If he encounters such a situation, wouldn't he be embarrassed? Putting on such a big posture

, but missed the shot and became the laughing stock of others. It is impossible for him not to know this truth, but he...

Suddenly there was a trace of emotion in his heart. He didn't care that he would fail; he didn't care that others laughed at him; he didn't care that a lifetime of wisdom might be ruined; just for her smile? Isn't she praiseworthy? She doesn't deserve to be treated like this?

Suddenly, I heard a deafening cheer. Looking closely, I saw that the arrow had been firmly inserted into the red dot in the center of the bullseye. The boss's face was a little ugly, but he had to step up and take the arrow.

He picked up the pair of jade pendants and handed them to Brother Yelvxiu.

***

Everyone watched as the ordinary-looking man walked up to a girl wearing a yellow gauze skirt with the pair of jade pendants, and handed the jade pendants to her. The girl was very beautiful, and she had a different kind of woman about her.

The air of lightness that does not exist is like a fairy walking on the moon.

Only then did people realize that the reason why this man challenged this difficult trick was to get this pair of jade pendants to give to this girl. How much affection and confidence this shows, you know, if any part of it fails, it is likely that he will

Counterproductive.

"Thank you!" Xiaoxue took the jade pendant, thought about it, and handed one to him, "Here you go." Brother Yeluxiu was startled and looked at her in confusion. Xiaoxue smiled sweetly, "I can't keep them all.

!" Then she put the jade pendant into his hands, "One for you and one for me."

The people around her were dazzled by her smile. The idiom "overwhelming a country and a city" was vividly reflected in the beautiful girl in front of her.

The men couldn't help but admire Brother Yelvxiu, envious of him for having such a beautiful woman in his company.

The women looked at Xiaoxue with envy, regretting that they had never met such a man who was willing to get what she wanted for the sake of the woman he loved, even at the expense of being laughed at.
Chapter completed!