Yuan Wanran inquired about other women in the small flag in advance, and learned that the wife of Peng Baihu, Wu, was particular about decoration and liked to wear big red dresses. On the day she went to the appointment, she avoided the red dress and refused to wear it.
On that day, she wore a white silk double-breasted jacket, honey-colored embroidered chrysanthemum armor, and a lotus-colored horse-faced skirt; she wore two small silver-intact turquoise earrings, and a turquoise Xiannum flower hairpin on the back of her head, both of which were given by Han Yishou.
Such a dress is elegant and reserved, and it is pleasing to the eye. It probably matches Wu's wishes, but Yuan Wanran is still quite friendly.
Another lady of the general flag is about the same age as Yuan Wanran, and it is also the first time she attended the party. Among the guests in the room, she wore a big red dress like Wu. Wu became much colder to her.
Everyone met and talked about the ceremony, and sat in the guest and host. The seat was not warm. An old woman came forward to report the matter. Wu was proud and smiled at everyone: Have you ever heard of Princess Rama of Roujiu Kingdom?
Everyone nodded. Han Yi's female family remembered that Princess Rama made their husbands embarrassed. Fang Shibai's wife had heard her husband mention it.
Wu said: I'm so good to teach you that this princess is not only a nobleman in the Western Regions, but also my uncle is my Duke of Qin in Daxia. The fourth-rank princess of Honglu Temple is golden branches and jade leaves, but she is approachable. She often takes me to the Bafang Pavilion for tea and gossip. She heard that I would like to have a banquet today and want to make friends in Daxia, so she invited everyone to visit the Qin State Mansion. Now the carriage has arrived. Let's get on the bus.
Wu's words had no intention of discussing. After all, everyone was idle and they followed the arrangements and got on the bus one by one.
Thirteen people and seven or eight cars arrived at the suburbs of the city, and the wife in charge led her into the flower hall.
Princess Rama was already waiting in the hall. When she saw the guests coming into the hall, she slowly got up from the chair, and smiled on her face.
Yuan Wanran followed Wu, and first saw Princess Rama wearing a big red brocade-woven golden beard robe, wearing three-fingered wide red beads and turquoise beaded beads.
Goodbye, she is about her early twenties, and she is neither long nor short, and she is born with bright eyebrows, her eyebrows are like a crescent moon, her eyes are filled with autumn water, her face is full of cheekbones, and her temperament is natural and arrogant
Wu laughed and introduced everyone to meet Princess Rama. Princess Rama responded according to the ceremony, but her eyes floated to the visitors from time to time. The two young wives Yuan Wanran and the lady in red-clothed general flag were on their bodies.
Yuan Wanran was inexplicably uneasy. Princess Rama was eager to examine it, not like welcoming guests, but like searching for criminals.
At this time, Wu introduced her to Princess Rama. This is the high-ranking official of Han Zhao, who was escorted the princess a few days ago. The small-ranking official was named Zhao.
Princess Rama's eyes were suddenly widened, her eyes were as sharp as a blade, and she pierced on Yuan Wanran's face, and Yuan Wanran was shocked
In the blink of an eye, Princess Rama smiled. It turned out that it was the wife of General Banner Han who had been in charge of General Banner Han's efforts a few days ago to protect my peace.
It was almost noon when everyone met. Princess Rama ordered the banquet to hold a table for two guests. The maid gave the dishes, the dishes were served in a row, and the food was served in the water and land, including the steamed crabs of the season.
A lady from Xiaoqi and the next to her whispered: Good, we are about ten people, how much does it cost to have a meal of wine and food?
Not to mention anything else, just talking about crabs, they are big and fat, and they are worth eating them in one cube. How many times are we chewing them?... Her eyes slipped towards a black-painted gold-painted tray on the table in front of her. What is this thing for?
Everyone has a black platter in front of them, and there are eight things such as silver-shot hammers, axes, tweezers, spoons, and cutters on them.
I don't know, there are obviously chopsticks and spoons... Hey, look at Miss Han Zhao
Yuan Wanran picked up the scissors on the black paint tray and cut off the crab legs.
The whole set of tools in this tray is called eight crabs. Ordinary people who eat crabs are enough to eat crabs with their hands and chopsticks. They are not idle and simplify them into traditional Chinese and add more tools, so they cannot recognize them.
Yuan Wanran used to be at her parents' home, and she could only cook crabs, but she didn't have the turn to eat them. She followed Zhao Ye to Beijing, so she started eating meat and learned to use eight crabs.
Princess Rama arranged Yuan Wanran at Wu's deskmate. While asking about her age and background, she observed her eating crabs. She asked: Mrs. Han Zhao knows how to use eight crabs. I want to eat crabs often, so why is it not very convenient to use? But it is not easy to use?
Yuan Wanran said: The eight crabs on the house are very exquisite, but I don’t peel them often
Princess Rama had a plate in front of her, and was filled with crab meat and roe peeled by her maid, and asked: Do you want the servants to do it for you?
We are ordinary people, no servants
Princess Rama smiled slightly and asked slowly: So, was it the officials in the family stripped it?
Hmm
Yuan Wanran whispered
Most of her eating fish, shrimps and crabs, Han Yi and Zhao Ye took the thorns and peeled the shells first. I'm embarrassed to tell this. I'm worried that others would laugh at her as a slut or laugh at her as a couple for being slutty.
Princess Rama's lips squeezed out a smile. It's Zhao's official, but an officer from General Banner Han, I'm afraid he can't do anything to serve his wife.
Both of them were stripped of the body. Yuan Wanran answered truthfully
Yi... Mr. Han helps you peel crabs?
Well, Yuan Wanran wanted to earn some face for Han Yi, proving that he was not a martial artist who didn't know how to love others, and then said: Both of them were diligent and did all kinds of housework.
In fact, Han Yi and Zhao Ye handled most housework, such as washing clothes. The couple washed each of them by the well. Han Yi and his brothers washed clothes and quilts, and she washed a veil or a mobao...
Princess Rama's voice is slightly loud, is he still doing housework?
Well, Yuan Wanran wondered, when she mentioned Han Yi and his brothers, why did Princess Di Rama use his word "one person"?
When Wu and other wives heard Yuan Wanran's answer, they praised her for her good fortune and that her husband was willing to do housework. When their husbands came home, they mostly sagged on the kang.
God knows that it is hard for men to work outside, but women take care of the whole family. They wash and cook every day, and do not easily save the sewing and repair.
Some wives say that their husbands do housework, but unfortunately, they lack the benefit of Han Yi being young and handsome.
The female guests talked about her husband being lazy, and they started talking, and everyone was having a lot of talk.
Yuan Wanran listened and noticed a gaze stuck to her body. She followed her intuition and raised her eyes to the hall, just touching the gaze that Princess Rama cast, and her eyes were cold and disgusting.
Princess Rama turned her face for a moment, but Yuan Wanran was up and down, sorting out whether she had been a guest without any gifts.
After thinking for a long time, she followed other female guests all the way, talking nonsense. If she had any rudeness, she would not be the only one who was not welcomed.
So what caused the hostility of Princess Rama?
After the meal, the servant presented the aromatherapy bath beans to serve everyone to wash their hands, and then brought tea.
Everyone looked at Princess Rama and waited for the master to start the move first. They were not familiar with the etiquette of the official and chose to follow the examples, which was better than acting rashly and making jokes.
After the maid brought the tea, other maids held the rinse bowl and walked up from the wall in the hall. Princess Rama gave a wink and they retreated.
Princess Rama smiled at Yuan Wanran and said: Miss Han Zhao, please
Yuan Wanran couldn't help but glance at Wu's family beside her. In terms of friendship and identity, the host and guest should be Princess Rama of Wu who skipped Wu and advised her to have tea. Will Wu be unhappy?
Sure enough, Wu's smile was not very natural
Yuan Wanran was worried secretly, hoping that Wu would not annoy her.
At the same time, she was suspicious
Zhao Ye mentioned that crabs and tea are taboo, eating two things together will not only hinder digestion, but may also cause stomachache.
Princess Rama never tires away from the food, but also has fine stews. She always has the knowledge of such fur. If she said that she refused to avoid eating, why would she even advise customers to have tea?
Yuan Wanran thought in her stomach that it was not easy to rub the Princess Rama's intentions on the surface. It was fine to take a sip of tea, so she took a sip of tea.
Princess Rama laughed, Mrs. Han Zhao, this is not a tea to eat
She winked, and the maids who had retreated to the wall had stepped forward again and brought them to rinse the bowl.
Princess Rama smiled and said: "This tea is used to rinse the mouth and eat crabs. Don't you know about this taboo? Isn't it true that Miss Han Zhao doesn't know about it? It's so irrelevant. No wonder the officials in the family do housework, and they are afraid that Miss Han Zhao will do it themselves and will cause trouble?"
Yuan Wanran was robbed and said: I didn't expect this is tea to rinse my mouth...
Princess Rama ignored her and directly opened her face to take tea and rinse her mouth, and spitted into her bowl.
She slowly pursed her lips with a scarf and a purse and said: "I was wrong. I thought that Mr. Han had seen a big scene and had a wide range of knowledge. He took it for granted that his wife was not much different from her... She dragged her a little long tail sound, and then smiled and said nothing.
Yuan Wanran's ears were so hot that she wanted to give Han Yi a face, but she was embarrassed.
Wu laughed, "Wang Madam Han and Zhao's children, where can I go to see big scenes?" Naturally, I don't know about everyone's etiquette. Today is lucky, it is rare for the princess to give advice. Why don't you thank the princess?
Yuan Wanran said nothing. She realized Princess Rama's malice towards her, so she was unwilling to show kindness to the other party.
Princess Rama waved her hand and said: What are you trying to tell me? I just said something casually. She will never look like she can use everyone's etiquette in her life.
Yuan Wanran blushed. Princess Rama was mean and she felt uneasy, but both sides were in a position, and she couldn't think of any clever idea to win back the city.
Princess Rama smiled at everyone and said: Everyone is full of wine and food, let me go around to eat and eat, it is not in vain to come here.
Everyone strolled around and walked to a stable where dozens of good horses were built for the owner of the Qin State's Mansion.
The group of horses were fat and strong, with shiny fur. The female guests praised them. One of them was a woman who knew what she knew and praised her even more.
Princess Rama was flattered by everyone and said with a smile: This is nothing, there are several other groups in my uncle's house.
She asked all the female guests: Are you riding a horse? Zhuangzi is big, and you have to walk for a long time after walking around. It is better to ride a horse if you can ride a horse or ride a car if you can't do it.
Don't say that the female guests are not good for Princess Saulma, it is rare for everyone to enter the door of the family village. They are willing to see more knowledge, so they agree with it.
Princess Rama raised her head and glanced at Yuan Wanran, smiling slightly but not smiling. Where is Miss Han Zhao? Yi... Mr. Han is a good player in riding a horse. You can't even get on a horse, right?
Yuan Wanran fell behind the crowd, raised her head and chest unwilling to show her dejected look. At this moment, she saw Princess Rama's expression waiting to see a joke, and she was wearing a horse-faced dress on this day, which was suitable for riding a horse, so she replied: I can ride it
Princess Rama sneered, right?
My official taught me
Princess Rama heard her mention Han Yi, pursed her red lips tightly, climbed up the first horse led by the groom, and she ordered the second horse to be assigned to Yuan Wanran.
She took the whip handed by the groom and said: Mrs. Han Zhao got on the horse first and tried it out if it was OK. If it didn't work, then take the car obediently. Don't show off. Then you will be left behind and cry.
Yuan Wanran recognized the stirrup and pulled the saddle, and she finished it in one go, with a beautiful and styling style, impeccable
Princess Rama slid her red lips, sniffed her nose, and took a few steps to see
Yuan Wanran gently held the horse's belly, and the horse trotted forward a few steps according to the order, and rushed to the nearest front of Princess Rama. She spoke and said, asking the horse to stop. Princess Rama shouted behind her, and she was furious and angry.
Sinham? She shouted
Yuan Wanran was a moment late and woke up to Princess Rama saw the turquoise fairy nam flower hairpin behind her head.
Before, she stood or sat in front of Princess Rama or lowered her head. At this time, she walked in front of her and her flower hairpin revealed her face.
But the hairpin had nothing to do with Princess Rama, why did she react angry?
Yuan Wanran's heart was filled with doubts, but she couldn't even delve into it. Because of this intuition, a hostility rose up behind her. In the strange atmosphere, she was approaching her with hooves, as if Princess Rama was riding her horse and following her.
In the flash of lightning, her back felt cold for no reason. She didn't even want to immediately hold the horse's belly and urged the horse to move forward.
It was said that at that time, she cried out loudly behind her, as if a whip broke through the air, and then a slap, the whip fell on the flesh and made a sound
On that day, she wore a white silk double-breasted jacket, honey-colored embroidered chrysanthemum armor, and a lotus-colored horse-faced skirt; she wore two small silver-intact turquoise earrings, and a turquoise Xiannum flower hairpin on the back of her head, both of which were given by Han Yishou.
Such a dress is elegant and reserved, and it is pleasing to the eye. It probably matches Wu's wishes, but Yuan Wanran is still quite friendly.
Another lady of the general flag is about the same age as Yuan Wanran, and it is also the first time she attended the party. Among the guests in the room, she wore a big red dress like Wu. Wu became much colder to her.
Everyone met and talked about the ceremony, and sat in the guest and host. The seat was not warm. An old woman came forward to report the matter. Wu was proud and smiled at everyone: Have you ever heard of Princess Rama of Roujiu Kingdom?
Everyone nodded. Han Yi's female family remembered that Princess Rama made their husbands embarrassed. Fang Shibai's wife had heard her husband mention it.
Wu said: I'm so good to teach you that this princess is not only a nobleman in the Western Regions, but also my uncle is my Duke of Qin in Daxia. The fourth-rank princess of Honglu Temple is golden branches and jade leaves, but she is approachable. She often takes me to the Bafang Pavilion for tea and gossip. She heard that I would like to have a banquet today and want to make friends in Daxia, so she invited everyone to visit the Qin State Mansion. Now the carriage has arrived. Let's get on the bus.
Wu's words had no intention of discussing. After all, everyone was idle and they followed the arrangements and got on the bus one by one.
Thirteen people and seven or eight cars arrived at the suburbs of the city, and the wife in charge led her into the flower hall.
Princess Rama was already waiting in the hall. When she saw the guests coming into the hall, she slowly got up from the chair, and smiled on her face.
Yuan Wanran followed Wu, and first saw Princess Rama wearing a big red brocade-woven golden beard robe, wearing three-fingered wide red beads and turquoise beaded beads.
Goodbye, she is about her early twenties, and she is neither long nor short, and she is born with bright eyebrows, her eyebrows are like a crescent moon, her eyes are filled with autumn water, her face is full of cheekbones, and her temperament is natural and arrogant
Wu laughed and introduced everyone to meet Princess Rama. Princess Rama responded according to the ceremony, but her eyes floated to the visitors from time to time. The two young wives Yuan Wanran and the lady in red-clothed general flag were on their bodies.
Yuan Wanran was inexplicably uneasy. Princess Rama was eager to examine it, not like welcoming guests, but like searching for criminals.
At this time, Wu introduced her to Princess Rama. This is the high-ranking official of Han Zhao, who was escorted the princess a few days ago. The small-ranking official was named Zhao.
Princess Rama's eyes were suddenly widened, her eyes were as sharp as a blade, and she pierced on Yuan Wanran's face, and Yuan Wanran was shocked
In the blink of an eye, Princess Rama smiled. It turned out that it was the wife of General Banner Han who had been in charge of General Banner Han's efforts a few days ago to protect my peace.
It was almost noon when everyone met. Princess Rama ordered the banquet to hold a table for two guests. The maid gave the dishes, the dishes were served in a row, and the food was served in the water and land, including the steamed crabs of the season.
A lady from Xiaoqi and the next to her whispered: Good, we are about ten people, how much does it cost to have a meal of wine and food?
Not to mention anything else, just talking about crabs, they are big and fat, and they are worth eating them in one cube. How many times are we chewing them?... Her eyes slipped towards a black-painted gold-painted tray on the table in front of her. What is this thing for?
Everyone has a black platter in front of them, and there are eight things such as silver-shot hammers, axes, tweezers, spoons, and cutters on them.
I don't know, there are obviously chopsticks and spoons... Hey, look at Miss Han Zhao
Yuan Wanran picked up the scissors on the black paint tray and cut off the crab legs.
The whole set of tools in this tray is called eight crabs. Ordinary people who eat crabs are enough to eat crabs with their hands and chopsticks. They are not idle and simplify them into traditional Chinese and add more tools, so they cannot recognize them.
Yuan Wanran used to be at her parents' home, and she could only cook crabs, but she didn't have the turn to eat them. She followed Zhao Ye to Beijing, so she started eating meat and learned to use eight crabs.
Princess Rama arranged Yuan Wanran at Wu's deskmate. While asking about her age and background, she observed her eating crabs. She asked: Mrs. Han Zhao knows how to use eight crabs. I want to eat crabs often, so why is it not very convenient to use? But it is not easy to use?
Yuan Wanran said: The eight crabs on the house are very exquisite, but I don’t peel them often
Princess Rama had a plate in front of her, and was filled with crab meat and roe peeled by her maid, and asked: Do you want the servants to do it for you?
We are ordinary people, no servants
Princess Rama smiled slightly and asked slowly: So, was it the officials in the family stripped it?
Hmm
Yuan Wanran whispered
Most of her eating fish, shrimps and crabs, Han Yi and Zhao Ye took the thorns and peeled the shells first. I'm embarrassed to tell this. I'm worried that others would laugh at her as a slut or laugh at her as a couple for being slutty.
Princess Rama's lips squeezed out a smile. It's Zhao's official, but an officer from General Banner Han, I'm afraid he can't do anything to serve his wife.
Both of them were stripped of the body. Yuan Wanran answered truthfully
Yi... Mr. Han helps you peel crabs?
Well, Yuan Wanran wanted to earn some face for Han Yi, proving that he was not a martial artist who didn't know how to love others, and then said: Both of them were diligent and did all kinds of housework.
In fact, Han Yi and Zhao Ye handled most housework, such as washing clothes. The couple washed each of them by the well. Han Yi and his brothers washed clothes and quilts, and she washed a veil or a mobao...
Princess Rama's voice is slightly loud, is he still doing housework?
Well, Yuan Wanran wondered, when she mentioned Han Yi and his brothers, why did Princess Di Rama use his word "one person"?
When Wu and other wives heard Yuan Wanran's answer, they praised her for her good fortune and that her husband was willing to do housework. When their husbands came home, they mostly sagged on the kang.
God knows that it is hard for men to work outside, but women take care of the whole family. They wash and cook every day, and do not easily save the sewing and repair.
Some wives say that their husbands do housework, but unfortunately, they lack the benefit of Han Yi being young and handsome.
The female guests talked about her husband being lazy, and they started talking, and everyone was having a lot of talk.
Yuan Wanran listened and noticed a gaze stuck to her body. She followed her intuition and raised her eyes to the hall, just touching the gaze that Princess Rama cast, and her eyes were cold and disgusting.
Princess Rama turned her face for a moment, but Yuan Wanran was up and down, sorting out whether she had been a guest without any gifts.
After thinking for a long time, she followed other female guests all the way, talking nonsense. If she had any rudeness, she would not be the only one who was not welcomed.
So what caused the hostility of Princess Rama?
After the meal, the servant presented the aromatherapy bath beans to serve everyone to wash their hands, and then brought tea.
Everyone looked at Princess Rama and waited for the master to start the move first. They were not familiar with the etiquette of the official and chose to follow the examples, which was better than acting rashly and making jokes.
After the maid brought the tea, other maids held the rinse bowl and walked up from the wall in the hall. Princess Rama gave a wink and they retreated.
Princess Rama smiled at Yuan Wanran and said: Miss Han Zhao, please
Yuan Wanran couldn't help but glance at Wu's family beside her. In terms of friendship and identity, the host and guest should be Princess Rama of Wu who skipped Wu and advised her to have tea. Will Wu be unhappy?
Sure enough, Wu's smile was not very natural
Yuan Wanran was worried secretly, hoping that Wu would not annoy her.
At the same time, she was suspicious
Zhao Ye mentioned that crabs and tea are taboo, eating two things together will not only hinder digestion, but may also cause stomachache.
Princess Rama never tires away from the food, but also has fine stews. She always has the knowledge of such fur. If she said that she refused to avoid eating, why would she even advise customers to have tea?
Yuan Wanran thought in her stomach that it was not easy to rub the Princess Rama's intentions on the surface. It was fine to take a sip of tea, so she took a sip of tea.
Princess Rama laughed, Mrs. Han Zhao, this is not a tea to eat
She winked, and the maids who had retreated to the wall had stepped forward again and brought them to rinse the bowl.
Princess Rama smiled and said: "This tea is used to rinse the mouth and eat crabs. Don't you know about this taboo? Isn't it true that Miss Han Zhao doesn't know about it? It's so irrelevant. No wonder the officials in the family do housework, and they are afraid that Miss Han Zhao will do it themselves and will cause trouble?"
Yuan Wanran was robbed and said: I didn't expect this is tea to rinse my mouth...
Princess Rama ignored her and directly opened her face to take tea and rinse her mouth, and spitted into her bowl.
She slowly pursed her lips with a scarf and a purse and said: "I was wrong. I thought that Mr. Han had seen a big scene and had a wide range of knowledge. He took it for granted that his wife was not much different from her... She dragged her a little long tail sound, and then smiled and said nothing.
Yuan Wanran's ears were so hot that she wanted to give Han Yi a face, but she was embarrassed.
Wu laughed, "Wang Madam Han and Zhao's children, where can I go to see big scenes?" Naturally, I don't know about everyone's etiquette. Today is lucky, it is rare for the princess to give advice. Why don't you thank the princess?
Yuan Wanran said nothing. She realized Princess Rama's malice towards her, so she was unwilling to show kindness to the other party.
Princess Rama waved her hand and said: What are you trying to tell me? I just said something casually. She will never look like she can use everyone's etiquette in her life.
Yuan Wanran blushed. Princess Rama was mean and she felt uneasy, but both sides were in a position, and she couldn't think of any clever idea to win back the city.
Princess Rama smiled at everyone and said: Everyone is full of wine and food, let me go around to eat and eat, it is not in vain to come here.
Everyone strolled around and walked to a stable where dozens of good horses were built for the owner of the Qin State's Mansion.
The group of horses were fat and strong, with shiny fur. The female guests praised them. One of them was a woman who knew what she knew and praised her even more.
Princess Rama was flattered by everyone and said with a smile: This is nothing, there are several other groups in my uncle's house.
She asked all the female guests: Are you riding a horse? Zhuangzi is big, and you have to walk for a long time after walking around. It is better to ride a horse if you can ride a horse or ride a car if you can't do it.
Don't say that the female guests are not good for Princess Saulma, it is rare for everyone to enter the door of the family village. They are willing to see more knowledge, so they agree with it.
Princess Rama raised her head and glanced at Yuan Wanran, smiling slightly but not smiling. Where is Miss Han Zhao? Yi... Mr. Han is a good player in riding a horse. You can't even get on a horse, right?
Yuan Wanran fell behind the crowd, raised her head and chest unwilling to show her dejected look. At this moment, she saw Princess Rama's expression waiting to see a joke, and she was wearing a horse-faced dress on this day, which was suitable for riding a horse, so she replied: I can ride it
Princess Rama sneered, right?
My official taught me
Princess Rama heard her mention Han Yi, pursed her red lips tightly, climbed up the first horse led by the groom, and she ordered the second horse to be assigned to Yuan Wanran.
She took the whip handed by the groom and said: Mrs. Han Zhao got on the horse first and tried it out if it was OK. If it didn't work, then take the car obediently. Don't show off. Then you will be left behind and cry.
Yuan Wanran recognized the stirrup and pulled the saddle, and she finished it in one go, with a beautiful and styling style, impeccable
Princess Rama slid her red lips, sniffed her nose, and took a few steps to see
Yuan Wanran gently held the horse's belly, and the horse trotted forward a few steps according to the order, and rushed to the nearest front of Princess Rama. She spoke and said, asking the horse to stop. Princess Rama shouted behind her, and she was furious and angry.
Sinham? She shouted
Yuan Wanran was a moment late and woke up to Princess Rama saw the turquoise fairy nam flower hairpin behind her head.
Before, she stood or sat in front of Princess Rama or lowered her head. At this time, she walked in front of her and her flower hairpin revealed her face.
But the hairpin had nothing to do with Princess Rama, why did she react angry?
Yuan Wanran's heart was filled with doubts, but she couldn't even delve into it. Because of this intuition, a hostility rose up behind her. In the strange atmosphere, she was approaching her with hooves, as if Princess Rama was riding her horse and following her.
In the flash of lightning, her back felt cold for no reason. She didn't even want to immediately hold the horse's belly and urged the horse to move forward.
It was said that at that time, she cried out loudly behind her, as if a whip broke through the air, and then a slap, the whip fell on the flesh and made a sound