Chapter 218 Riding Clothes
Zhao Yuanxi turned around and asked Li Mu, "What do you think of the riding clothes?"
The riding uniform incorporates the characteristics of Hu clothing. The upper body is a cross-collared, right-fronted top with narrow cuffs and a belt at the waist. The lower body is a tight-fitting crotch trousers, and the feet are worn with leather short boots.
If they were cavalry, they would wear armor, but now they are just playing Cuju, so they don’t need it.
Zhao Yuanxi himself has several sets of riding clothes, which are much more convenient to wear than the usual wide robes with big sleeves. He can use them for bow shooting and riding horses. If the style is slightly modified, it can be used as a Cuju team uniform.
"If the Queen Mother can persuade them to wear them, I naturally have no objection."
"From General Li's tone, it seems that this Cuju team makes you very embarrassed?" Zhao Yuanxi joked with a smile.
"I am a man after all."
Even though he regarded this group of people as his own soldiers, he could not ignore the differences between men and women.
Zhao Yuanxi chuckled and said mischievously, "I never thought that General Li, who leads hundreds of thousands of troops, would be helpless against his own men!"
"But I think General Li doesn't need to worry so much. The enemy won't show mercy to them just because they are women. The more tolerant you are to them now, the weaker they will be when they face the enemy in the future."
"There are the Xiongnu in the distance and General Meng nearby. These are all enemies they have to face."
Li Mu was stunned, lowering his eyes and looking apologetic, "It's my fault for not thinking it through."
Zhao Yuanxi smiled and said, "It's my first time after all, I'll just get used to it."
As they were talking, a ball flew towards them. Before anyone else could make a move, Zhao Yuanxi raised his leg and kicked it as if by reflex. His body twisted instantly and he kicked the ball squarely. The power from his toes was transmitted to the ball, which was squeezed and deformed by the huge force. It then bounced out at a high speed and hit the goal. The ball finally hit the grass, leaving a deep hole.
Everyone looked at her in astonishment.
The players scattered around the Cuju field came over one after another, "You're so awesome!"
Zhao Yuanxi smiled but said nothing.
Li Mu's eyes were also full of disbelief. Looking at the grass that was smashed through, his expression froze on his face.
Zhao Yuanxi knew that she looked very handsome just now, but she was not in a good condition now. If it weren't for the need to maintain her image, she should have lay down with her hands on her waist and started howling.
The hardware can't keep up, so she has no place to use her strength.
She just twisted her waist!
"What's your name? Are you the one General Li brought here to guide us?" The girl tilted her head and looked at her curiously with admiration on her face.
Jang Geum supported Zhao Yuanxi and scolded him coldly, "This is the Queen Mother of my Qin Kingdom!"
The girls' eyes lit up even more. "Are you the Queen Mother? You're amazing! You're even good at playing Cuju!"
Zhao Yuanxi always enjoyed the praise from others. "I hope you can become as good as me in the future."
"Well, we will."
"So you came to watch us practice?"
Zhao Yuanxi smiled and nodded, "You learn very quickly."
The girls all had red faces and lowered their heads shyly.
"But I think you can do better. It's a pity that the clothes you wear restrict you."
"But we all dress like this! Does the Queen Mother also want us to wear men's clothes?" the little girl asked timidly.
Zhao Yuanxi caught the word "also" and looked at Li Mu with amusement. When he met the empress dowager's gaze, Li Mu turned his head away with an unnatural expression.
"Clothes are not only used to protect the body, but also need to be worn according to different occasions. If you go out to the fields, you won't wear this dress too, right?"
Although men nowadays are expected to farm and women to weave, this does not mean that women will not participate in farm work. If the men in the family are unable to participate in farming due to various reasons such as military service, going out to make a living, or death, then they will become the ones responsible for agricultural production in the family.
Of course, I wouldn't wear these clothes when working in the fields.
Everyone looked at each other.
"Don't worry about running out of cloth. I'll have some delivered later. Would you mind making yourself a suitable suit based on the pattern of riding uniforms? You don't have to stick to the current styles. Just make sure it's convenient and looks good."
“Can it be made beautiful too?”
"Of course, I like looking at beautiful things, but they can't just be beautiful, they have to be suitable for your activities."
"We got it! Thank you."
Zhao Yuanxi waved his hand and smiled, "You guys continue practicing! I won't disturb you!"
"You're so good, do you want to play a game with us?"
If it were before, Zhao Yuanxi might still be in the mood to compete with this group of people, but now she just wants to go back and treat her waist.
She pulled the corners of her mouth, controlling her expression, "You guys go! I don't have to!"
"Your practice time today has not yet arrived, go back quickly!" Li Mu said.
The group of girls then reluctantly dispersed.
As soon as the person left, Zhao Yuanxi collapsed directly, fortunately Jang Geum helped him up.
Zhao Yuanxi held his waist, grabbed Jang Geum's arm with one hand, and said with a bitter face, "My old waist! I can't do it anymore! Jang Geum, take me back quickly!"
Li Mu guessed that Queen Mother Zhao might have been injured, but he had no idea it was so serious. "I will call the military doctor over right away!"
"Take me back to the tent first." Zhao Yuanxi said weakly.
When Li Mu was at a loss, Jang Geum had already carried the person on his back.
"Jang Geum, are you angry?" Zhao Yuanxi lay on Jang Geum's back and asked guiltily when he saw that she hadn't spoken.
"I dare not."
Zhao Yuanxi whispered, "I didn't dare. I was angry, but I didn't dare to express it. I just couldn't control my legs, not to show off on purpose."
Who would have thought that she almost crippled herself just by catching the ball? Maybe she should talk to the system next time to transform her fragile body.
This kind of thing causes people to break their arms and legs all the time, which really wastes time.
Jang Geum lowered her eyes and said, "I am not blaming you, I am only blaming myself."
She shouldn't have put the Queen Mother in any danger. She could have caught the ball!
She was largely responsible for the Queen Mother's injury.
"What does this have to do with you? The ball was kicked by someone else, and I was willing to catch it. You didn't do anything wrong."
"But it is my duty to protect you."
"But I'm not a baby in swaddling clothes. I can run and jump. If I sprain my ankle or break my arm someday, will I blame you?"
"This servant does need to be punished for failing to provide adequate care."
Zhao Yuanxi sighed, "I don't care where you learned this. Now that you're here, you have to listen to me. I accidentally got hurt. It has nothing to do with you. If you're to be held responsible, then I bear the greatest responsibility!"
"You are my bodyguard, not my wet nurse!"
Besides, the wet nurse doesn’t take all the responsibilities on herself!
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