Song You was washing clothes in the backyard of the inn, and a little foam was rubbed out in the wooden basin.
The calico cat was sitting in front of him upright and staring at him.
She turned her head and looked behind her. No one was there, so she whispered: "You don't need to buy me meat these days. There are rats here. I will catch them to eat at night."
Song You didn't raise his head and only asked while washing: "Is it better to eat mice or fish?"
"I can't catch the fish in the water."
"What about the mice and the meat we bought?"
"It costs money to buy meat."
"Which one is delicious?"
"have no idea."
The calico cat raised its paw and licked it: "But it doesn't matter if you don't eat other meat. If you don't eat rats, you will want to eat them. The meat you buy costs money, so let's spend less money."
"..."
Song You found it interesting.
To her, this mouse is like a staple food. Although it is not as good as anything else, it must be eaten.
At this time, the calico cat stared at him closely. Seeing that he had finished washing his robe and turned to washing his own small clothes, she blinked and stared and whispered: "It would be great if the swallows are here. The swallows must not have fallen yet."
When it rains, we can find a place to take shelter, and we won’t get caught in the rain.”
"It doesn't matter."
"I have to do laundry."
"It should have been washed."
"..."
The calico cat didn't speak, just changed his position and lay down, yawned, and continued to stare at him.
"You are like a taskmaster."
"I don't know what an overseer is."
"Then you're not smart."
"?"
"I'm going out in the afternoon. You look very sleepy. Do you want to take a nap in the room? You can catch mice tonight."
"Where are you going?"
"Let's go to the teahouse and buy some things."
"Miss Sanhua will go with you."
"That's fine."
Song You stopped talking and concentrated on washing clothes.
Unknowingly, the weather has become very warm. When the sun is at its best in the afternoon, you can see people wearing half-armor clothes on the street. Therefore, Song You plans to go out and buy some oil paper. After the thick autumn and winter clothes are washed and dried, he will put them on
Wrap it up and put it at the bottom of the quilt bag. You should go to other places and ask Li Daguan for more questions.
Buy another small fish.
No matter how much money you have or how little money you have, as long as there is a place to buy fish and meat, Empress Sanhua will not be short of money to eat fish and meat.
The spring water is no longer ice-free.
The hemp ropes are gradually filled with clothes.
…
That evening, west of the city.
Li Daguan had just had dinner, and he looked particularly happy and satisfied. He came out of his home and was ready to have some fun. However, as soon as he took a step out, he saw an acquaintance.
I'm not very familiar with him, I've only met him once.
Just saw it this morning.
I saw that the Taoist was still wearing the same Taoist robe, with the calico cat still following him, standing opposite the door of his house, staring at me, with no expression on his face.
"?"
Officer Li suddenly felt something was wrong.
If an ordinary Taoist monk or old beggar stared at him like this, he would just think that the other person wanted to get some money from him, and he would definitely say something like "I'll watch you". However, he had just had trouble with this Taoist this morning.
He had some unpleasantness, and now that this man came to see him specially, it was difficult to think that it was a good thing.
No! How did he find himself?
Could it be a chance encounter?
It can be seen from his expression that he clearly looks like he is here specially to wait for him.
Official Li was unsure, feeling a little uneasy and a little angry. He just put on a fierce look on his face and strode over.
"Why are you here?"
"I'm here specially to wait for the officials."
"What are you waiting for me to do?" Li Daguan glared at him, "The Sa family showed kindness this morning and let you go. Do you still dare to come to the door? Do you really think you are not afraid of not being able to fight? Or do you think the Sa family looks easy to deceive?"
"The officials misunderstood."
Song You smiled and cupped his hands at him and said: "I just saw this morning that the official has a demonic aura and has bad luck. I am afraid that he has been with the monsters and evil gods for a long time and has done too many things. If this continues for a long time, the official may be
There is absolutely no way back, so I came here to rescue the officials."
"What nonsense are you talking about? What kind of monster?"
"The officials know it well."
Li Daguan looked Song You up and down: "Hey! You're a Taoist priest who visits a brothel! Why are you pretending to be an expert? Did you cheat the Sa family by defrauding them? Have you ever gone to find out who the Sa family is? Just a few rumors from hearsay.
It can be used to deceive your officials. If you don't leave, you will be beaten!"
"An official's words are virtuous."
"You need to be more virtuous! A Taoist man comes to play with a nun. How can he pretend to be an outsider like me here?"
"There are many people in this world who can talk, but very few people know how to shut up at the right time. This is really a kind of cultivation." Song You said to him, "If the official can't shut up, I will be happy to help you."
"I uh uh..."
Official Li's eyes suddenly opened wide, he hesitated, and suddenly he was speechless.
It’s not that I’m speechless——
But I can’t even open my mouth!
The two mouths were closed tightly, as if they were no longer his own. No matter how much he tried to open his mouth, it would not move at all, could not exert any effort, and would not listen to his own words.
"Hmm..."
Li Daguan kept hesitating.
The calico cat tilted its head and stared at him.
Official Li's expression became more and more frightened.
However, he couldn't say a word here. He could only listen to the man saying to him:
"Officials, please feel at ease.
"If you want to take the officer's life, I can easily do it. But rather than taking the officer's life, I hope that the officer can change his ways and become a good person from now on.
"I live in Room 2 on the left side of the second floor of Jingfu Inn. The official's spell will be released every morning and noon for a moment, and it will be restored after a moment. After you think about it, you can come to me. You came here.
You must bring a bowl of light wine and three coins of silver with you."
After saying this, the man left.
The calico cat also followed.
"Uh huh..."
Li Daguan's eyes were wide open, but no matter how he hesitated, the Taoist didn't look back. On the contrary, the cat looked back at him frequently with curiosity on his face, and passers-by on the roadside also looked at him in surprise.
This is not as simple as being unable to speak, unable to open your mouth, unable to eat or drink.
Officer Li's eyes rolled.
He turned around and went home, quietly watching the man walk away, waited for a while, and then hurriedly walked out of the city.
However, he was also smart and went around in many circles, often stopping to see if anyone was following him. After confirming that there was no one behind him, he walked to a secluded place on the east side of the city.
This is the place where the sensitive immortal is enshrined.
Stayed here until midnight.
As expected, the mouth recovered and recovered without any abnormalities.
Li Daguan immediately lit incense and knelt down, worshiped again and again in front of the statue of the Immortal Sensitivity, told everything about what happened to him today and the Taoist who slandered the Immortal Sensitivity as a monster, and asked the Immortal Sensitivity to explain it to him.
Open that evil spell.
These scoundrels are indeed very muddy, but they really respect the Immortal of Sensitivity. They not only believe in the power of Immortal Sensitivity, but they also sincerely offer incense and worship.
The Sensitive Immortal is also very effective most of the time.
Li Daguan felt that it would be easy to unlock this spell on him with the magic power of the Great Immortal.
He is just a little Taoist priest.
However, after I finished speaking and waited for a while, all I could see was the curl of cigarettes in front of me, flying towards the statue of the Immortal Sensitivity as usual, but there was no response from the Immortal Sensitivity.
Official Li didn't dare to say anything, so he just waited quietly.
Until the three sticks of incense are burned.
The statue in front of him suddenly seemed to come alive and became more vivid. He looked at him with burning eyes, and a voice came out of thin air:
"Where does he live?"
The voice was ethereal and majestic.
Official Li quickly lowered his head: "It's the guest room on the left side of the second floor of Jingfu Inn, Room No. 2..."
"What does it look like?"
"Young and handsome, as tall as me, thin, and looks to be in his twenties." Li Daguan lowered his head deeply and did not dare to look up, "The Great Immortal wants to..."
"A mere Taoist who has learned a few tricks to deceive has dared to insult me. I have to go and meet him for a while."
"My mouth..."
"It's a small matter, don't worry."
"good."
The statue returned to its original state.
Li Daguan was waiting where he was. He thought that the sensitive immortal's words, "It's a small matter, don't worry," meant that he would be able to untie it soon. But he waited and waited, and when he wanted to say something again, he discovered that
I can no longer open my mouth.
"?"
Li Daguan was stunned again, never expecting that the sensitive immortal didn't untie it for him.
Could it be that the sensitive immortal has forgotten it?
Or are you dissatisfied with your performance and deliberately punished?
No matter what, if I had known earlier, I would have drank a glass of water.
Now I just feel thirsty.
…
At the fourth watch, it was dark outside the window.
If it were a big city like Yidu, there might still be drunkards walking and shouting on the street at this time, and maybe the light boxes in the shops outside the door have not burned out the candles, but in this small town, it was quiet and dark.
But only for people.
For cats, they can still see in such a night, and there is still a lot of movement at night.
Especially Sanhua Empress.
There were the breathing and snoring of the guests in the neighboring rooms, the sound of the night wind blowing through the corners of the eaves, the shaking of clothes hanging to dry, and the subtle sounds coming from the rat holes in the wall downstairs.
"Well?"
Suddenly something was wrong.
The calico cat ran two steps on the bed, jumped lightly and silently onto the window sill, then stood at the window and looked down.
I saw a short figure walking along the street.
The figure was less than half the height of a human being. He was wearing human clothes and was chubby. He liked to walk close to the foot of the wall, swaying, walking a little, and stopping to look around.
"?"
The owner who sells incense on the mountain?
no!
But just like the boss!
The calico cat didn't say anything. He leaned his head out the window and stared quietly.
I saw that short figure walking to the door of the inn, stopped, and then raised my head to look upstairs. Of course, Empress Sanhua once became a god by catching rats, so it was impossible for her whereabouts to be discovered by a rat.
There was slight movement below.
The little man is coming upstairs.
The calico cat almost instinctively hid in the corner of the room, curled up and hid, staring at the window with only one pair of eyes.