The shouts of local natives came from the mountain.
"That way!"
"Stop it!"
"Ran……"
Several young and strong natives were chasing a bay-red horse all over the hillside.
The sound of bells echoed in the mountains.
But if you look closely, it's not so much that the natives are chasing the horses as it is that the horses are walking the group of natives.
The native people run like the wind in the mountains. When chasing horses, they naturally chase the horses non-stop in the mountains. But it stands to reason that humans cannot outrun the horses. As long as the horses run wildly, the mountains and forests are complicated and dangerous, and it only takes a moment.
This will prevent these natives from even seeing its shadow.
This horse doesn't.
I had to run slowly, not in a hurry, and keep a certain distance from these natives.
When the natives are far away, it slows down, and when the natives are close to catch up, it only speeds up a little, giving people the impression that it can catch up if it grits its teeth and exerts more force.
Even so, the natives would soon be out of breath from exhaustion. They would support their thighs with their hands, bend down and gasp for air, unable to run any longer. At this time, it would stop and eat grass slowly, and even find itself
When his figure is blocked by trees, he will still come out a little.
The two eyes on both sides of the head have a wide field of view, which can fully support it while eating grass and observing the movements of these natives.
Every time it gives them hope, it makes them despair.
"This horse seems to be messing with us!"
“Grandpa, I still don’t believe that I can’t catch up!”
"Push it to me!"
Several natives ran forward and rushed forward.
This time, the bay-red horse did not run up the mountain, but ran down the mountain with elegant little steps.
In the coconut grove at the foot of the mountain, a young Taoist priest was carrying a bag across his body. There was a calico cat in the bag, walking towards the bay-red horse.
"Xilulu..."
The bay-red horse stopped beside the Taoist, and suddenly became silent and well-behaved. When it came behind the Taoist, it stopped moving.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Song You touched its neck.
The horse was silent.
The cat poked his head out of his robe, turned to glance at his horse, then turned his head back and stared seriously at the movement in the grass.
Several natives emerged from the grass and forest one after another, and were stunned when they saw the bay-red horse standing next to the Taoist, with the Taoist stroking its neck and talking to it.
"Eh?"
The natives couldn't help but look at each other.
Although they did not understand Song You's language and had difficulty communicating, seeing this scene, they knew that this bay-red horse had found its owner. It was not an ownerless wild horse, nor was it lost. In this way, it was neither a vicious person nor a vicious person.
So he left, complaining again and again.
Song You continued to caress the bay red horse's neck and said with a smile: "It seems that the time you stayed here was not much boring than when we were at sea."
"puff……"
The bay-red horse snorted.
At this time, the clothes on his body were getting heavier and lighter, and the calico cat had jumped down to the ground, still holding a small flag in its mouth.
"Canopy..."
Several streaks of black smoke fell to the ground and turned into large wolves.
"What does Sanhua Empress want?"
"This group of people chased Empress Sanhua's horse all over the mountain. It was so abominable that Empress Sanhua also asked a few wolves to chase them around." Mao'er put down the command flag and said seriously.
At the same time, several wolves had jumped out.
"Ouch..."
Immediately, the natives screamed and shouted.
Suddenly there was another sound of running in the forest.
Song You did not stop her, but asked out of curiosity: "Empress Sanhua herself is often chased away by others, so why do we never see Empress Sanhua doing this?"
"That's different!"
The cat turned and raised its head to stare at him.
"how to say?"
The Taoist touched the horse's neck and looked into her eyes.
"People themselves want to chase cats away. Cats themselves want to be chased away by people. And the ones they chase are Sanhua Empress, and Sanhua Empress doesn't care about them."
Even though Mao'er spoke intermittently and stumbled, Song You could sense what she meant.
For some reason, my mind suddenly recalled the scene of them sleeping in the mountains one night not long after leaving Yidu, watching the stars, and the calico cat and the horse cuddled up to sleep.
At that time, calico cats rarely slept with Taoists.
Most of the time, it was her horse.
"It's rare for Sanhua Empress to have a kind heart." The Taoist said with a smile, "But they don't know how powerful our horse is. They just think it is an ordinary horse without an owner, just like Sanhua Empress on the beach.
Just like they wanted to pick up the valuable fish and shrimps when they saw them, they also wanted to take the horse home. In fact, their intention was not bad. The Sanhua Empress could take the horse's thoughts more seriously than herself, and things that she didn't mind were
It’s great to be willing to seek justice for Ma, but in this matter, you can also tolerate these people just like you tolerate others.”
"puff……"
The horse snorted as if in agreement.
"?"
The cat stared at him for a while, then turned its head and stared at the bay horse. After thinking for a while, it shook its head a few times, lowered its head, picked up a small flag in its mouth, and called the wolves back.
"Miss Sanhua thinks you are right..."
The cat came back with a small flag in its mouth, held the Taoist's legs and stood upright, raising its head high and raising the small flag, signaling for him to put it back in the robe.
"Sanhua Empress follows the good and follows the flow."
"Follow what is good~"
One person, one cat and one horse turned around and walked towards the seaside.
I could only hear the Taoist saying to the horse as he walked: "You must have learned bad things from Empress Sanhua..."
"Meow?"
"fine."
"Meow?"
"I'm thinking about when we should leave. There are still a few days before the Beginning of Autumn. Maybe we should stay here and wait until after the Beginning of Autumn before leaving. It's just a good time for Sanhua Empress to have more fun... find more food and sell the boat."
"Yes!"
The calico cat was instantly changed the topic.
In the next few days, Sanhua Empress continued her happy career on the sea. She often took the swallows and horses with her and walked along the beach for more than ten miles.
Previously I also went to sea in Lilliput.
In comparison, there is no group in the sea at this time. It is difficult to subdue a small fish. If you encounter a big crab, you have to call a team wearing armor to deal with it. If you want to dig out a nautilus from the beach, you have to fight.
Digging hard with a shovel, Sanhua Empress can easily get their exclamations and cheers from the villains, which inevitably loses some fun. But on the other hand, all the gains from rushing to sea at this time will either go into the belly of herself and the Taoist priests.
Either you can dry it and make it into your future food reserves, or you can exchange it for money in the market, which will give you another sense of accomplishment.
All in all, I'm still addicted to it and can't extricate myself.
…
Before you know it, it’s the beginning of autumn.
The sun was approaching noon, and the lush coconut trees still cast a small shadow on the beach.
"Congratulations to Empress Sanhua for turning one year older."
"Well……"
"I took the small wooden boat to the boat market this morning and sold it. Miss Sanhua, can you guess how much it sold for?"
"How much?"
"Take a guess."
"One hundred taels!"
"..."
Song You dug in the sand, buried the calico cat, and said to her, "Guess again."
"How much is that?"
"Three taels and six cents."
"Thirty-two or six cents?"
"Yes, it's still three to two or six dollars."
"Then let's..."
The cat lay on her back in the sand pit without moving. The sand was buried up to her belly. She didn't resist at all. She just looked down, with some doubts in her eyes. But there was something more doubtful in front of her, so she didn't pay much attention and quickly continued.
Jiang Taoist stared at him: "Then we don't have a lot of money?"
"It's equivalent to a trip on the ship, and it doesn't cost any money."
"Yes, yes! That's what it means!"
"Yes."
"Why did you bury Sanhua Empress?"
"..."
Song You covered the calico cat's chest with the last handful of sand. At this time, the calico cat had been buried until only its head was left. He also patted the sand to make it tighter. Then he stood up, but it was
She didn't mean to answer her at all. Instead, she picked up a branch, stuck it in the sand, and went to cook.
After steaming, the skin and flesh of an Eastern Star Spot have cracked, and the fish meat is as white as snowflakes. Several different types of sea crabs are steamed in the same way, and then steamed with sea urchin eggs.
Mix some jellyfish and grill a few skewers of shrimp, and that’s today’s lunch.
Hearty and simple, just set up a pot.
A rare birthday party without mice.
Sanhua Empress got up from the sand and shook the sand off her body. I don't know if she had shaken it clean. Anyway, she didn't care about what the Taoist did to her. She was very well-behaved and it tasted delicious.
After the meal, Song You began to pack his luggage, and Empress Sanhua also put away all the dried shrimps and fish dried on the rocks on the beach. By the way, she also picked a few coconuts from the trees and prepared to take them away.
Early the next morning, the weather was still good.
The sun in the sky lit up like a rouge.
Song You was sitting cross-legged on the rocks on the beach, his body already wet with morning dew. The charm of the beginning of autumn overnight had made him feel a lot. Now he just sat cross-legged with his eyes open, watching the sunrise.
In terms of magnificence and shock, it is still not as good as the sea.
Unfortunately, that is the reward of the sea that can only be obtained by those who go deep into the sea and are not afraid of strong winds and waves.
The sun gradually rises and the world becomes brighter and brighter.
"call……"
The Taoist who was sitting cross-legged by the sea exhaled a white breath, stood up slowly, patted his robe, and when he turned around, the little girl had collected all the felt blankets and placed the bulging quilt beside her.
The bay-red horse was already standing obediently waiting for him.
Song You picked up the quilt bag and carefully placed it on the horse. As soon as he reached out his hand, the little girl handed him his bamboo stick.
"Thank you, Miss Sanhua."
"Unkind!"
"Let's go."
The Taoist walked forward, leaning on his bamboo stick.
The bay-red horse immediately followed with its bells wagging, almost the same as when it first left Yizhou seven or eight years ago.
The cat still followed him with small steps, but reluctantly looked back frequently. From time to time, he would leave the road and jump to a high place to take a look into the depths of the ocean.
"There is quite a lot of sea along the way."
The Taoist did not look back, but seemed to know the reluctance in her heart and spoke.
"knew……"
Of course Sanhua Empress knows.
But this was the first ocean she knew, and it also carried her first journey to the sea. She went to many countries on the sea and left from here. How could the sea in front of her be comparable to this sea?
I just hope it doesn't change and remains like this.
At least don't change it until you come next time.