Song You was awakened by the sound of gongs and drums outside.
When I opened my eyes in a daze, it was already the first day of the first lunar month of the seventh year of Mingde.
The banging sound outside continued.
Song You took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly. The air was very cold and the temperature was extremely low. In such weather, he should stay in bed for a while.
But he still lifted the quilt.
The calico cat huddled next to his thigh, lying down and burying her head deeply, her ears trembling slightly with the rhythm of the beating outside, especially the harsh sound of gongs and cymbals. It was obvious that she had also been awakened, but she still
I lay down and refused to get up. I thought I was very tired last night.
"..."
Song You couldn't help but leaned over, got close to Mao'er, and took a deep breath on her.
As expected, there was a warm brine smell.
Turning his head again, he scanned the room and found that the small movable stove in the room had slightly changed its position. It had been moved to and back again. A small pot was placed on the table. It was washed clean and could be used as long as possible.
If you imagine what it experienced last night, none of those things happened.
At this time——
The cat didn't know whether it was because the quilt left and the coldness replaced the warmth, or because he was confused by the Taoist's sniffing action on his body. He finally raised his head and stared at him with sleepy eyes.
"fine……"
As soon as the Taoist loosened his hand, the quilt fell down, covering the calico cat tightly.
It's really cold in the northern morning.
Exhaling a breath, it was a rich white color. When the Taoist got out of bed, he quickly wrapped himself in paper fur, then came to the window, opened it and looked down.
Although the town is small and there are not many people, the New Year atmosphere is not dull at all.
The Taoist looked at the window for a long time.
When he withdrew his gaze and turned around, he saw that the cat on the bed had a head come out from under the quilt, and only one head came out. To be precise, only the facial features were exposed, and the chin was pressed against the mattress. One can imagine
Judging from her body posture under the quilt, her eyes were half-closed, feeling sleepy, but she kept staring at the Taoist.
Seeing the Taoist looking over, she asked:
"Is today New Year's Day?"
"yes."
"Is it another year?"
"yes."
"Is it spring?"
"There are still a few days until the beginning of spring."
"When are we leaving?"
"It's too snowy in the north. Let's go after the snow melts."
"Are you going out?"
"Go out and buy some steamed buns." The Taoist said to her, "Does Sanhua Empress want to eat?"
"It seems like Sanhua Empress has just eaten it."
"..."
"The mice here are so small, only..."
When the calico cat was talking, the quilt shook for a while, and he stretched out a small paw in a white glove, as if he wanted to show the size of the northern mouse, but found that he couldn't use only one paw, so he had to use two paws.
It felt inconvenient and unnecessary, so he shrank back and continued to stare at the Taoist:
"It's small anyway, as big as Didi'er. Oh, it's about the same size as a pastry and round. Sanhua Empress can eat several of them in one meal, but Sanhua Empress made a lot of them last night and kept them all. Taoist priests these days
There is no need to ask Lady Sanhua to eat."
"..."
The Taoist hesitated to speak, and in the end he only left one sentence: "Ms. Sanhua worked really hard last night."
"It's not hard work."
"Then I'm going out."
"You go out."
The calico cat still kept its posture, with only a cat face emerging from the quilt, its eyes staring at the Taoist.
The Taoist shook his head and went out and went downstairs.
The calico cat also retracted its head.
The shopkeeper has been waiting downstairs for a long time.
"Sir, are you up?"
"get up."
“Prosperous New Year!”
"The store is also auspicious."
"Oh, by the way, sir, were you cooking the braised pork in the room last night?"
"No."
Song You could only answer truthfully.
Then he nodded to the shopkeeper and went out to the street.
A swallow followed him in the sky.
The streets are really lively on the first day of the first lunar month. This liveliness has little to do with prosperity or not. It is the rebound of the desolation and depression that has accumulated for a year. It will last at least until the first few days.
Except for the day of the beginning of spring, when the Taoist realized the spirit of the beginning of spring overnight, he still did not practice much. He only spent his time and energy on studying food. When he was free, he would walk out of the city and listen to books next door. In the past few days, he could meet him every day.
The young man named Xu Qiu'an refused to sit with him when the Taoist asked him to sit with him again. In the next few days, he may have started working again, but he was nowhere to be seen.
The business of the inn is gradually improving.
Song You lived here for a month.
The weather has warmed a lot, but the snow has not gone away outside the city.
Song You adheres to the concept of "the money he carries is Sanhua Empress's hard-earned money, so it must be saved". He negotiates with the store and continues to live here until the snow melts outside the city. The price is the same as the monthly subscription, but he will be charged for one day's stay.
The price for one day is equivalent to cheaper.
The store owner is an honest person and agreed.
But during this period of time, this gentleman has made the store anxious and confused.
What's anxious is that since New Year's Eve, people have been coming to ask what was cooked in the inn that day and whether it can be eaten in the store. However, although this gentleman has cooked braised pork twice these days, who can
Thinking that the pot of brine can be reused? Even if he wanted to learn from it secretly, there was no chance. That would make him extremely anxious.
Later, there were several midnight scents. Once, the store owner lit a lantern and searched around the house, but could not find the source of the fragrance. He couldn't help but be puzzled.
Fortunately, every time after midnight, the brine in the big pot will be less, and the water line will drop significantly. But now, the brine is almost used up, and this gentleman seems to be leaving. I wonder if I can watch it again.
Let him prepare the marinade again.
How can the store not be anxious?
There is still one doubt -
On the first day he moved in, this gentleman said that he had two friends in the city, and he had seen them in the inn these days. One was an extremely beautiful little girl, and the other was a
The extremely beautiful young man looked nothing like a normal person. As time went by, he found that these two people often could only go in and out, and they often came out without being seen going in.
At the same time, when the gentleman goes out, he is often followed by a calico cat and a swallow-like bird.
The shopkeeper often talked about this with his wife at night.
I also talked quietly with my relatives.
All I know is that this gentleman is not ordinary, he should also be an expert in spiritual practice with considerable abilities.
It's gradually arriving in early February.
The Taoist walked out of the inn again, followed by a little girl on the left, wearing three-color clothes, and a young man on the right, wearing black and white clothes.
"Sir, are you going out again?"
The store owner greeted him, but couldn't help but look behind him.
"yes."
"Where are you going again?"
"Let's go for a walk outside the city. The snow seems to have started to melt these days. Let's go for a walk by the river." The Taoist smiled at him and said, "Maybe in a few days, it's time to say goodbye to the store."
"The ice on the river is very unstable in February. Sir, please be careful. Some people fall off it every year."
"Thanks for the tip."
The Taoist thanked him and walked out.
The store owner still stared at them.
I just thought that my gaze was concealed and I didn't expect to be discovered. However, the little girl who was following the man and carrying a sash turned back from time to time and also glanced at him curiously. Several relatives said that the little girl was probably a cat.
Suddenly, the store owner had to look away hurriedly and look away as if nothing had happened.
The Taoist left the city and walked towards the river.
There is a river outside the city, called the Black Water River. It is said that the black bamboo in Mozhu County grows as black as black jade by drinking the water from the Black Water River.
Every winter, the river freezes.
You can leave throughout the winter.
Just one month after the beginning of spring, the ice surface quietly thinned and became dangerous.
Three figures soon arrived on the river.
It has become deserted these days. There are almost no people by the river. The little girl glanced around and took out a dagger from her bag. Then she was seen holding the dagger with the tip of the knife facing down against the ice barrier on the river.
He drew a circle in the air. It was silent and there was no sign of anything strange. A circular circle appeared on the ice, which was smoother than a saw.
The little girl paid more attention, and soon there was a hole in the ice.
Then the little girl put away the dagger and stopped moving. Instead, she squatted down and stared at the hole.
She had been here with the Taoist priest before.
It's so cold here, the whole river is frozen, and the fish are uncomfortable underneath. Usually if you open a hole, fish will swim over after a while. Empress Sanhua is very capable, last time
They caught a lot of them, and not only did they eat enough for themselves, but they also took many to sell on the street, and even gave one as a gift to the shopkeeper.
Sanhua Empress likes the feeling of catching prey, and even more likes the feeling of catching prey and feeding it to the Taoist priests. If she can still sell it for money, she couldn't love it more.
The wait was longer this time than last time.
From time to time, Sanhua Empress turned her head and looked around, looking at the Taoist priests walking around on the ice and looking at the young swallow who was following her but not daring to get close, wondering if they had scared her fish.
Not long after, the fish came.
"!"
Empress Sanhua's expression calmed down a bit, and she also retreated a little, hiding behind the ice and glancing quietly into the water.
As soon as he stretched out his hand, there were sharp and curved nails on his white and tender hands, which were crystal clear and pink in the middle, as if they were carved from fine ice-type pink jade.
"brush!"
He stretched out his hand like lightning, fast and accurate.
"puff……"
There was only a slight sound of water and water splashing. When the little girl's hand left the water, she had already firmly caught a big fish. As she moved her hand, the fish fell on the ice.
It's so neat and tidy that no one can compare to it.
"Pa bang..."
The fish struggled and swayed on the ice.
Sanhua Empress immediately turned her head——
The Taoist priest was facing away from him and looking into the distance. He didn't know what he was looking at. Really.
Sanhua Empress had no choice but to turn her head to the other side.
The Yanzi boy in black and white clothes stood a foot away from him, facing his side, looking at him.
Empress Sanhua stared at him closely.
"..."
Young Yanzi couldn't help but take half a step back.
Sanhua Empress continued to stare at him.
"..."
Young Yanzi felt even more uncomfortable.
"?"
Sanhua Empress frowned slightly.
"!"
Young Yanzi's expression was condensed, he was frightened for a while, his mind was racing, and then he remembered and said quickly:
"Miss Sanhua is amazing!"
"..."
The Sanhua Empress then took a long breath, showed a satisfied expression, withdrew her gaze, and continued to look at the hole in the ice, waiting for the next unlucky fish to come to her door.
The young swallow also came over quickly, holding some kind of vine grass in his hand, threaded the fish and put it next to it.
Then the little girl kept waving her hands and catching fish. As soon as the fish was caught out of the water, she threw it aside without looking at it. She just continued to stare at the mouth of the cave. The swallow boy hurried over and carefully picked up the fish.
Wearing a straw rope, I dare not get too close to her.
The Taoist still looked into the distance.
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