The old and narrow alleyway cannot pass a carriage. The mottled walls on both sides and the green at the foot of the wall are all traces left by time in this small town. A teenage boy in shabby clothes led a man in old Taoist robes.
The young Taoist priest walked through, and the scene was not unconventional. However, behind the Taoist man was a calico cat walking in small steps, with a bird on its head. Whether it was inconsistent or not was a matter of opinion.
The young man lowered his head from time to time to look at the cat, and from time to time raised his eyes to look at the swallow, alert but not asking any questions.
A Taoist's voice came from beside me: "Look at the way I talk and act, I look like a charlatan."
"I often go out to beg for food."
"I don't know what to call you?"
"..."
The young man was silent for a moment, then looked at the Taoist: "Shouldn't the Taoist sign up first?"
"I'm sorry, my surname is Song Mingyou, and the cat beside me is called Sanhua Empress. She started traveling with me around the world hand in hand in the late summer of the first year of Mingde. It has been five and a half years now."
"..."
The young man was silent again for a moment, then turned slightly sideways and held hands with him: "My surname is Xu, and the name of Xu is Qiu'an."
"My name is elegant."
"It has nothing to do with me whether you are elegant or not."
"You look like someone practicing martial arts?"
"I just practice some self-defense moves in my spare time. I can't call it martial arts practice." The young man was calm and humble, not at all reckless at this age. Perhaps children of this age should be the masters at this time. He smiled self-deprecatingly at Song You as he spoke.
He smiled and said, "It's not easy to be in the world, especially when you're young. I just don't want to be bullied."
"I see."
Song You just smiled at him and said nothing more.
The Taoist doesn't understand martial arts, so he can't tell a person's martial arts from his breath or walking steps. However, after all, he has dealt with several top martial artists in the world. At this time, he saw that the young man had a solid body and his right hand was covered with thick calluses.
It's not like it's caused by working, but it's like it's a result of practicing holding a knife and a sword. The left hand is normal, so he also knows that no matter how far the young man has practiced, he is definitely not using self-defense moves.
These days, most people who practice martial arts start from a young age, and these teenagers are the best time to practice martial arts.
It is not surprising that Dayan was a martial artist, especially in the north.
Following the boy as he walked farther and farther, he turned around a few alleys. The calico cat sneezed as he walked on the road. The Taoist sniffed and smelled a faint scent of spices.
At that moment, I knew that the young man was not a liar.
Of course, this has been seen for a long time.
This is a carriage and horse shop located at the gate of the northern city. It provides accommodation services, but it is relatively simple than an inn. Unlike an inn, it is more convenient to park and park horses, and it also provides a warehouse to store goods.
"I'll ask."
The young man glanced at Song You, then went up to ask the store owner where the spice vendor lived.
I got the answer quickly.
I don’t know if I feel that the Taoist talked to him on the road, and his tone was rare and polite, and there was some affection, or I feel that the Taoist is walking around the world alone, and there is something strange about him, just like the person who helped the border of Yanzhou in the teahouse storyteller’s mouth today.
Like the immortal master who used the army to eliminate demons, he was liked by young men of his age, or maybe it was just out of the common care of monks and Taoists in Dayan. In short, he should have asked for money and left immediately after being led to the road.
At this time, he was not so anxious, but stopped to help Song You talk to the vendor with a strong accent, saying that he wanted to buy spices.
It looks like sending Buddha to the west.
The vendor enthusiastically invited Song You into the house to choose.
The young man did not dare to follow in, so he leaned against the door frame and stared with his eyes open. He would look back from time to time and look at the swallows on the tree outside the house.
"My guest has good eyesight. This is the best cumin from the Western Regions. We brought it from Changjing and planned to take it to Zhoucheng to sell it. We passed by here and took a rest. If your guest likes it and the price is cheap, we will treat it as
Save some energy for us to carry it to Zhoucheng. One pound less is one pound, two ounces less is two ounces."
Song You grabbed a few, put them in front of him and sniffed them.
Cumin is cumin, but it may not be the best.
I have also lived in Changjing for a year. I originally lived in Xicheng and went to Xicheng a few times. This cumin in Xicheng, Changjing, is just an ordinary product.
Song You was about to ask the price when he suddenly glanced out of the corner of his eye.
I glanced at a sack next to it, with its mouth open, filled with dried red spices.
"this……"
Song You was stunned for a moment.
"My guest is really an expert, he can see novel objects at a glance." The dealer said with an unclear accent, "I don't know if your guest has seen it before, and I don't know if I have heard of the legend of Yanxian picking up fine seeds. I heard that Yanxian is picking up good seeds."
While the improved varieties saved the world from famine, they also brought another object, which the immortal named pepper. This pepper has a spicy taste, similar to the spiciness of dogwood, pepper, and ginger, but in terms of spiciness alone, it is even more spicy.
Cornus officinalis, Zanthoxylum bungeanum, and ginger can be used as seasonings or as side dishes. If used as medicine, they can cure rheumatism and cold, and can also help digestion and appetite."
The dealer paused and looked at the Taoist: "We have never seen it before, but people in many places in the south have begun to grow it. We tasted the dishes made from it in the south and thought it was good, so we bought some with it.
Come to the north and give it a try. If you don’t believe me, you can give me two pills and take them back to try. If you like them, come to Dongcheng Street early tomorrow to buy them. We will close the stall in the afternoon and leave."
"I believe it."
Song You said with a smile.
"The story about Yanxian is not made up by a villain! Every word of it is true!" The dealer was afraid that he would not believe it. "Yanxian has become a god now. Who dares to make up his old man's lies?"
"I believe it too."
The smile on Song You's face grew stronger.
This feeling is like when I first entered Mozhu County yesterday morning and saw a woman processing preserved eggs on the roadside, I saw the impact I had on the world so intuitively and so quickly.
This feeling is really indescribable in words.
Calico cats also seem to be a little strange.
However, her feeling was obviously different from that of the Taoist. She just sat at the Taoist's feet, turned her head back and looked at the swallows on the branches outside, as if she was talking to him.
It's like a child in school. When he hears something related to his classmate mentioned by the teacher or in the book, he can't help but turn his head and look at the classmate.
"The guest..."
"Look at the others."
"OK……"
The merchant was obviously disappointed.
But I soon became happy.
Because the Taoist bought several kinds of spices, and he bought a lot of them.
Seeing the Taoist like this, it seems quite refreshing. Due to the quick thinking of the merchant, the price will inevitably be higher. However, the boy who led the way was very hateful. He knew the price of his stall in Dongcheng, so he just said a few words and raised the price again.
I returned to my original position. Fortunately, when I first arrived in Mozhu a few days ago, I asked him at the city gate to lead the way to this carriage and horse shop, and gave him a few coins as a guide.
Fortunately, the young man didn't talk any more. In addition, when he came a few days ago, the young man not only led the way, but also helped carry the goods. He was very particular, so the merchant didn't say much about him.
The Taoist was satisfied and walked out of the carriage shop.
The traders are also satisfied.
"Thank you for just now, Your Majesty." The Taoist and the young man bowed and thanked each other, and at the same time took out more than a dozen coins from their arms, "If not, you would have to pay a lot of money. This is Your Majesty's money for leading the way. If it is more, it will be regarded as Your Majesty's expense.
The money saved will be rewarded, and the money saved will be counted as dividends.”
The young man looked up at him and stretched out his hand.
But he only took five copper coins from his hand.
Then he said to him calmly:
"Taking people's money and eliminating disasters for others is basically the job of leading the way. It's just a matter of convenience, as much as you say."
Song You saw the stubbornness in the young man's eyes.
This kind of stubbornness is actually rare and only belongs to teenagers. As long as you are older, you will be a little less stubborn.
"Thank you very much."
Song You smiled, and without saying much, he retracted his hand: "However, a favor cannot be owed, and a kindness cannot be repaid. This is also the rule in the world. Let's thank you again when we meet next time."
"Sir, you are just a passerby. Although Mozhu County is small, it is not easy to meet him again." Although the young man's clothes are shabby and his face is tanned, he actually looks handsome and has an extraordinary demeanor.
He usually looks like a precocious farm boy, but now he had a cold expression on his face, "Let's talk about it when we meet."
"good."
The Taoist agreed calmly.
The young man turned and left.
The Taoist also walked to the inn.
Mozhu County is very small and it is difficult to get lost.
I bought a flower pot on the way, and shoveled some humus soil from the forest while passing through a section of road that was not paved with bluestones.
Back at the inn, Song You put the spices he bought on the table one by one. The calico cat quickly jumped on the table, got closer and smelled the spices, and couldn't help but sneeze again.
After sneezing, I couldn't help but smell it again.
"Don't get too close..."
Song You couldn't help but stretched out his hand to separate it.
The calico cat's little nose wrinkled twice, but he did not stubbornly continue to smell it. Instead, he looked at the Taoist. Only then did he ask him: "Why did the storyteller tell lies during the day?"
"It's not a lie." Song You reached out and scratched her head, "This place is too far away from Yanzhou. It's so far from Yuezhou, and even further from Guangzhou Hanzhou. The storyteller in the teahouse is both
I have never seen it with my own eyes or heard first-hand news. I have only listened to the legends of Jianghu. Maybe I have not heard them all and made up some of them myself. Legends of Jianghu are just like this. They will change as they are passed on.
"
"Why did it have to be like that?"
"It just became something people liked to hear more."
"Why did Sanhua Empress turn into a little tiger?"
"A cat is just like a little tiger!"
"right……"
Empress Sanhua's expression condensed, and she thought for a moment before adding: "But Empress Sanhua will not turn into the wind and fly away..."
"That's the supernatural power of monsters. Whether you can comprehend it or not depends on your understanding and luck. You can't force it."
"You won't grow up with the wind..."
"It rises when the wind blows."
"It rises when the wind blows!"
"Such a spell is not difficult at all." The Taoist said to her, "The small one has the power of change, and can be enlarged and reduced. The large one has the power of heaven and earth, and can also be enlarged. They all have similar effects."
"Do Taoist priests know how to do it?"
The calico cat immediately stared at the Taoist.
"Taoist priests don't know how." Song You said to her and smiled slightly, "But there are training books for this type of magic hidden in my temple. If Empress Sanhua wants to learn it, she only has to wait more than ten years and return to the temple.
You can borrow it from the library and study it slowly, and you will have plenty of time to practice."
"Well!"
The three-flowered cat continued to stare at him: "Will the visitor lend it to the three-flower empress?"
"Master of the Temple..."
Song You paused after hearing this, shook his head, and then smiled at her and said, "I don't know, it depends on whether Sanhua Empress can please the patron by then."
There was a little loneliness in the smile.
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