His wife, Mrs. Wang, was asking him if he had visited his neighbors. This woman was very gossipy, which reminded Mr. Luo of the group of people in the afternoon.
There was really no other option today. In the afternoon, he brought some gifts and went to visit his new neighbor, who his wife said was becoming more and more distinguished. But he stood at the door and knocked for a long time, but there was no response from inside. He only heard a few sounds.
cat meow.
On the contrary, when I left, I met several tea merchants from other places and two escorts. They were carrying gifts from their hometown and they were also going to visit the young gentleman.
After asking each other, Luo Captou found out——
The young gentleman who just moved in opposite my house turned out to be the master who casually cut off the fog ghost who had been doing evil for several months when he passed by Liangshui Ao!
The fog ghost caused trouble in Jinyang Road, and it was about to go to the city gate to announce it. Now that it was eliminated, the story has already spread all over Yidu. Especially Nanhua County, which invited experts to get rid of it, was unable to get rid of it.
Being killed casually by a passing expert makes it even more interesting to talk about.
But I didn't expect such an expert to be around.
He has the ability to cut off fog ghosts. Although Luo Captou still feels that he may not be able to help him, he already deserves his double respect.
Think about what you have prepared today, a pack of brown sugar and a pot of good wine. They are some of the good gifts that are often brought when visiting relatives and friends these days. Ordinary people may not have the financial resources, but compared to those brought by tea merchants.
Things seem to be somewhat less thoughtful.
"I'll prepare a generous gift and visit again tomorrow."
Even today, Song You only draws Yin-preventing talismans.
The merchant surnamed Li didn't notice anything when he heard it at first, but when he thought about it more, he got better and better.
Song You threw away the yellow leaves in his hand and continued to close his eyes.
"Please come in."
Song You opened his eyes, stood up and opened the door.
The merchant surnamed Li looked at Sanhua Empress with a smile, but the scene he recalled in his mind was the scene of the cat learning from Mr. Xue and greeting him outside the city that day.
"The one folded into a triangle is a talisman to ward off ghosts. The square one is an talisman to ward off evil spirits. The talisman to ward off evil spirits cannot ward off evil spirits, and the talisman to exorcise ghosts cannot ward off ghosts. Different talismans have different functions. Please give me some advice.
Write down."
Song You saluted in the direction of the bamboo forest.
When everyone saw this, they felt a lot more relaxed.
Until each person was given two pieces and put them away close to his body, his courage suddenly increased, and he actually had the illusion that he would not be afraid of the fog ghost again.
After chatting like this for a while, the merchant surnamed Li suddenly caught a glimpse of the yellow talisman hanging at the door of Song You's bedroom. He couldn't help but be overjoyed when he thought of the second purpose of his visit.
Most of the gifts these people bring are home-made bacon and sausages and home-produced good tea, which are full of thoughtfulness.
Fold them carefully, string one of them up with twine, and hang it at the door of the bedroom to prevent the female ghost from entering. Leave it alone in other rooms. Since we have agreed to live in peace and not disturb each other, we should leave more for others.
The activity space is.
"What is summer heat?"
"..."
There are two types of talismans that are most common on the market and that people often ask for when going to temples. One is to ward off evil spirits and ghosts, and the other is to ensure safety.
"I'm sorry."
One person and one cat seem to not know.
A pile of gifts are all placed on the stone table.
But this kind of coolness is not uncomfortable, creepy or goosebumps, but a comfortable and clean coolness, just like pushing the door open after a full sleep and just feeling the dampness in the morning, or like the sultry dusk.
After washing away the scorching light, you can feel the comfort of the evening breeze blowing on your face.
One person and one cat seem to have a natural tacit understanding.
It's a rare luxury today. I steamed a bowl of white rice. I don't know why. As soon as the rice in this era is steamed, there is a strong aroma of rice. It is an aroma that can be smelled from one or two houses away. It smells delicious.
His appetite was greatly improved. Song You filled a bowl and took another plate, put some meat on the calico cat, and also gave it a small lump of rice. One person and one cat spent time quietly at dusk.
But at this moment, there was a knock on the door.
Standing outside the door were the merchant surnamed Li and the two escorts from last time, each carrying something in their hands.
"It's just going to get colder."
All I can say is that Mr.
When the wind blew, Song You spread it out casually and caught a yellow leaf in his hand.
"oh……"
"Compared to me accompanying it, I need it to accompany me more. It's hard to say whose creation it is."
Thinking that it was broad daylight after all, there were many people, and there was a husband here, so the group of people entered the small courtyard one after another.
Song You said this without hesitating or refusing.
"You should keep this in mind."
"End of summer heat..."
"Go to sleep, Empress Sanhua."
Everyone looked at each other again, each seeing surprise in the other's eyes, and then hurriedly came forward with gifts, saying thank you sir for saving his life.
"Is it delicious? Sanhua Empress."
It is indeed cooler in this courtyard than outside.
There are still shadows of people moving in the courtyard, and ghosts are singing.
"This cat follows Mr., it is also his nature."
The group of people were a little uneasy and looked at each other.
"delicious."
"You're welcome."
"To tell you the truth, sir, we hard-working merchants have been walking in the mountains all year round. It is inevitable that we will encounter ghosts at night and monsters on the mountain roads. Earlier, we also went to the temples in Wushan to ask for one or two talismans to keep us safe. Unfortunately, there were
Some are simply useless, and some are useful, but they can only be used as reminders. When I came here today, I also wanted to ask for a piece of talisman from Mr. Li to ward off evil spirits." The merchant surnamed Li said, "If I can get my wish.
, I can’t thank you enough.”
"I think so too."
This is one of the businesses of Fulongguan.
"good……"
After dinner, he sat and savored the taste for a while. When the night got a little late, Song You lit an oil lamp, tried a new pen, and began to draw symbols.
For a moment, spiritual power blows in the wind, causing the pen to move like a dragon or a snake, and the fire beans of the oil lamp tremble, causing the light and shadow in the courtyard to flicker.
"Sir, can you make talismans?"
"No need to be so polite."
Outside, there were people carrying vegetables hawking along the street, as well as people selling firewood and water. The sounds of shouting and bargaining could be heard. But Song You didn't feel the noise, he just felt that he heard the closely related people's lives in this era.
"I'm here early in the morning. If I'm disturbing you, please forgive me." The merchant surnamed Li said quickly, "We all wanted to come and thank you, so we asked my brother-in-law where he lives now. If there is anything inappropriate, I
At..."
…
Although they didn't see the spiritual power wandering around in the writing and sealing it in the cinnabar, they could still see the wind blowing when they wrote, and the leaves of the plum trees were faintly blown. They usually saw some strange phenomena when they went to the temples to seek talismans, but not this time.
Is it obvious?
For a moment, everyone felt at ease.
Fireworks in the world are the poetry of mortals. They are most easily satisfied when they have enough food and wine. With the company of Sanhua Empress, he no longer feels lonely living here alone. He even has a kind of feeling that he will not feel lonely even if he stays here for a long time.
The feeling of inadequacy.
"this……"
I had heard from Wang Ji that this yard was haunted. I rented it several times in the past few years, but all were evicted the next day. The husband dared to live in it because he was very talented and brave, but as ordinary people, they inevitably felt guilty.
Song You was really not used to such courtesy, so he just sent everyone to the courtyard to greet them.
There are several types of talismans that rely on spiritual power to ward off evil spirits and ward off ghosts. As for the talismans that protect peace, they usually need to communicate with the gods and draw on the power of their respective gods. Although there are a lot of Taoist statues in Fulong Temple, they are only used every year.
On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, I just clean them up and have limited respect for them, so the Taoists at Fulong Temple usually don't know how to use such talismans.
Fulong Temple is not famous for its talismans. Several kinds of talismans in the Song Dynasty Tour were also obtained by the temple masters in the past dynasties when they traveled around the world.
"It seems like it's summer heat."
"You're welcome, come in."
The yellow plum trees in the courtyard have begun to lose their leaves.
Song You put a piece of meat under white rice. The familiar taste touched his lips and teeth, and he also smiled.
"Meet sir."
The city also wakes up at this time.
The end of summer heat is also the end of summer heat. The end of summer heat means that the heat has begun to dissipate, the unbearably hot weather has come to an end, and the process of cooling has begun.
"Sir, it's so elegant to be with a cat."
"Tuk tuk tuk..."
This kind of talisman is specially designed to drive away evil spirits.
I wonder if the young gentleman has returned home at this time. If he has, what is he doing now? Does Bento really not care about the ghosts in the house?
…
Then I saw the calico cat jumping up on the stone table. It seemed to be attracted by the smell of bacon and sausage, and it seemed to be habitually checking the strange objects that had entered its territory. It sniffed around a pile of gifts, but no one came.
Chase it.
Fortunately, it looked back and did not disturb Song You.
These days, Song You and Sanhua Empress have gradually become familiar with each other. Although they met by chance, they have relied on each other for a while. Song You has always treated it sincerely, and the Sanhua cat is not as playful as others. After such a long time, the two parties have developed some feelings.
The cat likes warmth and often sleeps secretly next to him.
Song You cleaned the stone tables in the courtyard, and took advantage of the cool evening to have dinner in the courtyard.
"I know several kinds of talismans to ward off evil spirits."
Song You didn't stop until he drew five pictures in a row.
The calico cat was very curious. At first it looked up on the ground and couldn't see clearly, so it jumped up on the stone table and got a closer look.
When I looked up, I saw that the sky was full of stars. The surrounding neighbors had already rested, and the noise from Chunming Street in the distance could not be heard here. The night was extremely quiet.
It can be considered as the first order to make money.
Thinking about it, my husband was still alone when I walked to Liangshui'ao. When I walked to Yidu, there was a cat. It couldn't be a wild cat picked up randomly in the mountains. I'm afraid it was about to become a sperm or had already become a sperm before he was tamed by him.
Be a companion.
Everyone was immediately shocked——
But as soon as I entered the door, I didn't feel the spooky feeling of a haunted house at all. Instead, I saw that the yard had been tidied up, and a breeze from nowhere lingered in the yard, blowing down the plum leaves and swaying in the wind, and...
Seeing a calico cat lazily walking out of the room, sticking out its tongue and stretching its body, immediately gave people a feeling of calmness, tranquility, and relaxation.
Luo Baotou was talking to his wife, but then he heard the faint singing coming from the opposite yard. It was the purest human voice. It made me feel horrified at first, but after listening for a long time, I felt that it was better than the singing girls in Goulan Washe.
Gotta be better.
So even when facing the cat, his tone was extremely polite: "It's good to have a cat with you. Sir, you won't be so lonely when you travel around the world."
Thinking that everyone had brought gifts, Song You originally planned not to take any money, but he couldn't bear the sincerity of everyone, so everyone still gave some scraps of silver.
Song You immediately took out a few talismans he had drawn last night. If there were not enough, he spread out the jute paper, gathered cinnabar, and drew with his brush.
"That's good."
Song You got up earlier, put on his clothes and meditated in the yard. Judging from his physical sensation, it was much cooler today than the morning when he first arrived.
Early the next morning, the rooster still crows.
The spiritual power in the early morning was the clearest and thickest, surrounding him as if there was life, causing the green lanterns to fall and causing a few more plum leaves to fall above his head.
The calico cat followed him into the house and got on the bed.
After finally seeing off the group, Song You had just returned to the courtyard and sat cross-legged for a while, feeling the spirit of the season and concentrating his spiritual power, when he heard another knock on the door.