Chapter 261 – Provocation
Yu Hai was stuck trying to figure out how to persuade Royal Prince Yang to not go when his youngest daughter interjected, “There was heavy rain last night. The plants are thick up in the mountains. If you don’t want to get your legs wet, then I advise you to wait several days before you go hunt.”
No one knew what the weather would be like for the next several days. Summer had just started and it was slowly starting to rain more. Perhaps in the next couple of days it would rain again. Although the young royal prince looked like he was good at hunting, there were too many uncertain elements in the mountains. It was better to avoid dangerous situations!
However, the heavens appeared to have not heard Yu Xiaocao’s prayer. For the next few days, the weather was perfect. The tide had been receding in the morning recently. Yu Xiaocao’s friends also knew that she had more free time, so they invited her to gather seafood together.
Within the group of three, Zhou Shanhu, Qian Yafang and Liu Yingzi, they had somehow added a fourth person, Zheng Xiaocui. With the addition of Yu Xiaocao, they were all around the same age and all of their families had decent situations. Although none of them were able to wear new clothing frequently, none of them wore clothing full of patches like a few years back. The group of five girls were all considered relatively good-looking in the village, so when they were together, they looked youthful and pretty as well as very pleasant.
Whenever they came to find Yu Xiaocao, Zhou Shanhu and the three others were dressed in their ordinary working clothes. The only exception was Zheng Xiaocui. She always wore her new set of clothing, which was a set made from blue cloth embroidered with yellow flowers. At the seaside, she was afraid of getting her clothing wet and dirty, so she always had the lowest yield out of all of them.
Zhou Shanhu had once tried to persuade her, “Xiaocui, when you work it’s best not to wear skirts. It’s really too inconvenient!” Zheng Xiaocui wasn’t grateful at all and held her handkerchief as she shyly replied, “My father said that girls should act like girls…I can still do work while wearing a dress!” As she talked, her eyes wandered towards the direction of the Yu Family’s residence.
Zheng Xiaocui was a bit older than the other four girls and was already thirteen. Her body had gradually developed and her slender figure, when clothed in aqua blue, looked quite delicate and pretty. However, she was still a daughter of a fisherman. Everyday the sea breeze blew at her, so her skin looked a bit tan and rough. If she was paler, with her pretty features, she would be as pretty as those town girls who grew up in decent families!
Yu Xiaocao hastily rushed out of the courtyard. This wasn’t the first time she had sensed Zheng Xiaocui sneakily looking at her courtyard. What was she looking at? What’s so good about her family’s courtyard?
When Zheng Xiaocui didn’t see the figure she wanted to see, she couldn’t help but reveal a disappointed expression.
“Yu Xiaocao, this prince is going into the mountains to hunt today. Whatever game you want, I’ll make sure to catch some!” Zhu Junyang’s voice sounded from the west.
Zheng Xiaocui was pleasantly surprised and craned her neck to look around. Today, Zhu Junyang was clothed entirely in black clothing embroidered with dull patterns. His trouser legs were tucked into his tall boots made of deer hide and his hair was bound tightly at the top of his head. A few loose strands casually framed his face. He looked agile and strong.
After seeing Zheng Xiaocui’s star-struck eyes, Yu Xiaocao finally understood why this girl always came by every day to spend time with her. She glanced briefly at Zhu Junyang’s handsome figure and couldn’t help from inwardly sighing——a devilishly handsome man was a calamity ah!
