Of course, I omitted Wang Shanggong and the matter of him being entrusted by Wang Shanggong to find Sanhua Empress. He only said that he saw a cat temple there. There was a kitten god in the cat temple, and he stayed with the cat at night.
After chatting with the gods, they learned that the cat gods were hardworking and conscientious in helping people catch mice. Later, when they went down the mountain and asked, they found that it was indeed the case.
Perhaps it is because it saves the communication with Wang Shanggong and the trouble of the cat god, or perhaps because Song You's story-telling skills are not superb and are not so surprising and interesting. The children are not as surprised as before when listening.
There was such a big reaction, and some people still didn't believe it after hearing it.
There are a few people who think talking cats are cute.
Fortunately, Song You also passed the test. It happened that it was getting late, and shouts came from the streets nearby. As soon as these children heard it, they immediately ran back like a group of sparrows. Song You also took three children with him.
Hua Niangniang and the woman walked to Chen Han's house together.
There is still a chill in early spring and a gentle breeze in the evening.
"Your story is good."
"The story of Shi Shi is also very interesting."
"I think so too." The woman said without hesitation, "I think that was a wonderful thing. It's different from the other times when I encountered ghosts while walking at night. I'm afraid I will remember it before I die."
"What's wrong? Taoist priest."
"Are you going to Anqing tomorrow?"
"You……"
One person and one horse walked slowly, and the kitten jumped very fast.
"I see."
"How to say?"
The sunshine has been good recently, and I feel like I am in the middle of a painting.
"I think you are a nice person. You can deliver a message from such a long distance and bring a cat with you. You can't be a bad person. I originally wanted to say that you come with me tomorrow morning. There are many bandits on this road. You were lucky before, but you may not be able to see me tomorrow morning.
Everyone will let you go, and I can protect you." The woman said and paused, "But I asked you to go out for a walk in the afternoon, and you didn't agree to it, so I can't invite you again."
When the shepherd boy saw the Taoist, he suddenly shut up and stood up.
"This way."
"Mr. Chen, have you packed your things?"
The woman said and looked at Song You:
Song You thought for a while:
"Because Sanhua Empress has a noble character and is very cute, children should listen to such stories."
If you go to Anqing, you usually go back the same way.
Song You looked to the left of the road.
After just listening for a while, the sound of the flute became closer and closer.
"I do not understand……"
"oh……"
The bedding and everything are clean and tidy.
The child was stunned for a moment.
After Song You finished eating, the woman hadn't woken up yet, so he didn't wait for her. He just obeyed their agreement, packed up his things, said goodbye to the Chens and his wife, took the remaining two hundred coins for sending letters, and went out.
"Expression, tone."
"Wipe it clean."
"Where's the heroine?"
"We'll leave when the villain's second uncle arrives."
The green grass in the forest is deep, the dew has not yet dried, and it is crystal clear, just like the shepherd boy riding the bull, and like the sound of the flute, not stained by the dust of the world at all.
"what happened again?"
The calico cat stared at him intently, tilted its head to think for a moment, and then imitated Song You's tone and spoke:
"Did Lady Sanhua hear this?"
"Um?"
Mr. and Mrs. Chen prepared breakfast and wash handkerchiefs for them.
Song You had a vague dream.
"I don't know, everyone here knows it, it seems they don't have a name."
"Then I'm not as good as Sanhua Empress."
"What's wrong?"
The child peeked at them, hesitated again and again, and finally had the courage to say hello to him:
"Little sir, are you leaving?"
The horse stopped with him, but the calico cat walked forward with brisk little steps. When he reached the front, he realized that the Taoist priest and the horse behind him had not followed, so he stopped again and looked back to stare at them.
Song You stopped for a moment and walked forward slowly.
"I have misunderstood..."
"Do you want to go fishing?"
"The sound of fish."
I wonder how she felt when she read the letter.
Especially early in the morning, there is still morning fog, so this jungle with ten thousand peaks is shrouded in morning fog again. The green mountains are half covered, white clouds pile up, and there are horse bells jingling in the middle. Whoever walks through it knows that he is not a fairy.
Early the next morning, sleep until you wake up naturally.
"You have to be careful."
"You guys walk slowly..."
As the two sides passed each other, the child was attracted by the cat, so he subconsciously lowered his body and reached out to touch the calico cat. Unexpectedly, the calico cat was very alert and jumped forward in a flash, stopped and turned back to stare at him.
It's not a scene from the mortal world, it's not a worldly person.
The calico cat jumped on the bed and continued to stare at him.
"good!"
Song You cupped his hands in thanks and continued walking forward.
Song You shook his head and smiled.
After talking for a while, he gradually fell asleep.
The sound is soft and thin, extremely pleasant to the ear.
"The heroine hasn't woken up yet?"
At this time, I suddenly heard the sound of a flute.
The two of them have entered the courtyard gate.
"What does Sanhua Empress think the sound is?"
"Miss Sanhua, do you know where it is?"
"What's wrong……"
Chen Han paused as he spoke, showing a look of embarrassment: "It's just that Wu Xia made an agreement with me yesterday for our family to wait for her to wake up and go with her..."
"Leave soon."
Seeing that the shepherd boy looked panicked, although he was not rude, he felt that he should not do it. He should neither make people panic for no reason nor disturb the spirit, so he asked again:
"There are bandits here, aren't you afraid?"
"When are you planning to set off?"
Not far away, Song You suddenly stopped.
"If that's the case, that heroine dared to come here alone on the mountain road, so she must be very capable." Song You said with a smile, "I just received the hospitality from you, but I couldn't repay it, which is a bit regretful."
"It's because Sanhua Empress is so nice, they don't believe there is such a cat god. It's also because they want to hear scary stories, and Sanhua Empress can only please people." Song You was also in the dark.
He groped his way into the bed, "This has nothing to do with Empress Sanhua."
"gone."
It’s interesting to think about it carefully——
The woman glanced at Song You lightly: "Although the story you told is similar to coaxing a child, I can tell that it is also true."
"Stop coming."
"Where are you going, sir?"
Song You then bowed and saluted:
Song You thought for a while and said with a smile:
"There are monsters in the river that can eat people."
Perhaps this is the fairy spirit in the poet's mouth.
The voices of both the person and the cat are very soft.
"Just walk a little ahead and there will be a way down." The shepherd boy looked at him worriedly, "Be careful and don't go into the water."
The child grinned and waved goodbye to her:
Sanhua Empress walked to the bed, and the obedient Ren Songyou picked up the corner of his Taoist robe and wiped the soles of her feet. At the same time, she raised her head and asked him: "Taoist, why did you tell them about Sanhua Empress?"
The mountains and rivers are still beautiful.
…
"Blowing nonsense..."
"Anqing goes forward, there are many bandits on the road..."
As soon as I got out of the hospital and arrived at the alley, I met a child who had listened to him telling a story yesterday. He was walking from the opposite side with his elders.
"Good to hear."
"Pity."
It was a shepherd boy riding a bull through the forest.
Song You pursed his lips again and listened quietly.
After all, it was still meat, and Song You still ate it happily.
Song You just heard it, and it was very faint.
"This side is close to the city. There are no bandits."
However, the jungle is dense and the mountains block the road. I really don’t know how to get to the river.
The dream was about a temple. There was an old Taoist in the temple, an old Kun Taoist. His hair was gray and his face looked old. She opened the envelope and took out a letter. The paper was filled with the fragrance of ink...
It comes from paintings.
The calico cat was satisfied, and followed Song You and Ma with brisk steps. Finally, he stopped and looked back at them, then trotted around the corner.
"Thank you."
The peaks on both sides of the road are still the same as those seen on the riverside, like spring bamboo shoots breaking through the ground, like huge boulders falling from the sky. They are covered with lush vegetation, sometimes in a row on the left and right, and sometimes the path runs right in the middle of these peaks.
Go through it. It was blocked just now, and then after passing a mountain, you will find a vast flat land again.
"Thank you sir."
"I failed to live up to my good intentions..."
"Don't panic, I'm just here to ask for directions." Song You paused for a moment, "But I heard the sound of Shi's flute from a distance, which is quiet and sweet. Musicians are just returning to their original nature. I love it in my heart, but I don't know if the song I'm playing has a name.
?”
"What is good?"
"I'm right on the shore."
"Be polite."
"That's it."
Maybe after today, I and Sanhua Empress will become a story told by others. Many years later, or even decades later, when these children are old, they may still tell today's story at the begging of a group of urchins.
Tell them.
I slept in the room on the left side of the yard at night.
"oh!"
The adults next to me also opened their eyes wide and were startled.
"Go to Anqing."
It's not the sound of water flowing in the rapids of the river, or the sound of water splashing at different heights on the embankment, but a popping sound. When it reaches here, although the sound is small, one can tell that it is far away. Combined, it is more like there is a huge sound in the river in the distance.
The sound of something hitting the water.
The shepherd boy quickly learned to salute, but his movements were clumsy.
"There is a sound of splashing water."
A bamboo flute, which I think is a particularly beloved thing, is also tied with a red tassel.
"What are you doing at the riverside, sir?"
"That's fine."
"..."
"Mr. Chen, do you want to go with me? At least we can reach the ferry safely."
"Cats also walk slowly."
"You enjoyed our encounter that day."
“Life is rich with one step.”
"Go and have a look."
"I see……"
After turning a corner, I saw a young man, about ten years old, wearing linen clothes, a bamboo hat, and a raincoat, sitting sideways on the back of an old cow, with one leg curled up under him and the other hanging leisurely.
, carrying a bamboo basket behind his back, filled with grass.
"How did you hear that?"
"I heard it. I heard it several times."
"Thank you."
"not yet."
Song You stood quietly, and the first image that came to his mind was that of a giant whale leaping out of the water, with its black back, snow-white striped belly, barnacles growing on its body, and its elegant figure in the air.
The horse pulled a piece of grass from the ground and followed it slowly while chewing it. The kitten glanced at the shepherd boy and the buffalo one more time, and also looked at the horse as if to compare, and then followed it.
Song You thanked him respectfully.
"good."
"Thank you..."
"It's packed."
"Sir, you have broken the villain..."
"yes."
Song You shook his head. It wasn't a pity that it didn't have a name. He just felt that it would be easier to pass on to future generations if it had a name. It would be easier to be left in history without a name.
I felt that the sound of the flute was quiet and melodious, ethereal and sweet, coming from the mountains and woods in front of me. It was obviously a sound, but when I heard it, I felt like I was seeing an empty valley and a secluded forest, carrying the fragrance of dew and green grass. I couldn't help but feel the coolness of the early spring morning.
, the ears were also washed.
"I only know this one."
"My hands are dirty and I want to wash them."
But he still praised him: "No matter what, Shi Shi played very well, not inferior to other musicians."
…
I thought I could eat beef in the evening. The price of beef here is about the same as pork. It can barely be considered a specialty. Song You was actually a little greedy. However, Chen Han was a businessman and had a lot of knowledge. He knew that Taoist priests did not eat beef, so he was considerate.
I bought pork and mutton and made a big table.
After washing up, I came to have breakfast. I saw that the heroine's yellow-maned horse was still in the yard, but she was nowhere to be seen, so I asked while eating:
"Does this song have a name?"
The calico cat was confused when he heard this, but still turned his head and looked to the left, and then answered:
"good!"
Then it suddenly hit the sea surface, causing water splashes everywhere.
"Children don't seem to like stories like this."
"how?"
"Bandits won't make things difficult for me." Song You tried to soften his voice, "But I don't want to ask about the way to Anqing, but I want to ask you, where can I walk to the river nearby?"
Chen Han hurriedly came out to greet him.
"No need to explain! Since you are destined to me, let's do it. We will wake up tomorrow morning and go out naturally. If we can meet each other, it means we are destined, and we will go to Anqing together. If it doesn't work, forget it..."
The shepherd boy couldn't help but turn around and stand holding a flute. Looking at this line of work, he felt wonderful and strange in his heart.
And the hands under the sleeves of the gentleman...
Clean and tidy.
The shepherd boy was puzzled and got on the buffalo's back again and walked towards the village, but after not far, he hesitated again and again and let the buffalo turn around to see what the gentleman was doing.