"We will clean up the weeds in the yard tomorrow. Today, while it is still dark, we will go out to buy some things and come back." Song You said to the Sanhua Cat, "Will Sanhua Empress stay in the yard to rest, or will you follow me?"
"Sanhua Empress will follow you."
"Do you want me to hold you?"
"Well?"
The calico cat tilted its head and stared at Song You.
"..." Song You smiled at it, "I just saw that you are a little tired after walking for a day."
"Not tired."
"good……"
Song You opened the door again and walked out.
The calico cat followed him with small steps.
The world now seems to be in a transitional stage from a two-meal system to a three-meal system. Depending on personal finances, many people have started eating three meals a day, while others sometimes have three meals a day and sometimes two meals a day. At this time, people who eat three meals a day have just started eating, and those who have two meals a day have finished eating early. Therefore, you can see many bored people sitting under the big trees chatting and enjoying the cool air. Some are swatting mosquitoes with cattail fans, and some are holding bowls. , very lifelike.
Seeing Song You coming out of the courtyard, the people resting in the cold stopped chatting in unison and couldn't help but cast strange looks at him.
Seeing that he was wearing a Taoist robe, his eyes became more subtle.
It seems that the topic has increased again.
Although Song You only stayed temporarily, he nodded to them and then walked away.
There is no market system in Dayan. You can buy things anywhere, but the shops are still obviously concentrated. This part of the area where we are now is mainly residential. If you want to buy things, you have to go down.
Before they had gone far, those people started discussing again.
Song You didn't listen carefully because it was getting dark and he had to hurry up. He just muttered to himself as he walked, talking about the things he wanted to buy.
The first thing is not the bedding.
It has just passed the beginning of autumn and the summer heat has not yet ended. The weather in the city is still hot, but it is so cold in the mountains that he can spend the night. What is there to fear in the city?
When Song You came out, he looked around and saw that there were cleaning utensils such as brooms and dustpans in the yard. Many furniture were also in place, but there were no pots and pans. The first priority right now was to buy a pot and a bucket. It's not too late to boil the pot, and then go to fetch water and buy firewood. Song You needs a hot bath.
Going down the straight alley at the door, you will find the prosperity of Yidu.
White walls and green tiles, eaves and corners like forests.
I saw shops on both sides of the road, and at the door of the shops were all kinds of highly personalized signboards, which were completely different from the costume films of later generations.
Some signs are almost placed in the middle of the road, and some are extremely huge. Some stores hang huge flags on the top, and some stores write their names on the huge curtains hanging from the store entrance. Some shops have built huge gatehouses at the entrance, taking up a lot of the street. If pedestrians want to go there, they have to either go around a little or go under the gatehouses of these shops. In some stores, the light boxes are already lit before it gets dark.
In short, how do you look grand, how do you attract attention, how do you show off your strength.
In later generations, everyone said that the ancient towns were too commercialized. In fact, in comparison, the ancient towns in later generations were already very clean. At least the signboards were uniform in shape, and it was impossible for municipal management to allow shops to build signboards and gatehouses into the street.
And in this day and age, it's a culture.
"Wow~"
Sanhua Empress couldn't help but marveled when she saw this, and almost forgot to walk.
When it came back to its senses, Song You had already walked far away. From its angle, the backs of passers-by looked similar. It froze in place for a long time before finally finding Song You who was waiting for it in front and trotting quickly. Follow up.
While running, he raised his head high and looked around.
Not far away, we came across a shop selling wooden barrels and basins.
Song You bought a bucket and a basin, and casually asked the store where there was a shop that sold cooking utensils. After putting the buckets and basins back, he went straight over and picked out an iron pot - iron pots have not been popular in this world for a long time, but they have already become popular in the world. Its superiority has entered thousands of households.
Taking advantage of the situation, I bought another pair of clogs.
As we walked back, the sky became darker.
Some shops have lighted up light boxes at the entrance to the attic, which can be understood as large floor-standing lanterns and glowing signboards, welcoming Dayan's night market.
Yes, there is no curfew here.
"Lots of lanterns and candles."
"Miss Sanhua, do you like it?"
"So bright!!"
"After I finish packing tomorrow, how about I take you out for a stroll in the evening?"
"Well……"
The calico cat did not answer, but turned to look at Song You: "Do you like it? The bright night."
Song You just smiled and didn't answer.
The night here is far from bright enough.
…
That night.
Mr. Luo was sitting on the bedside. His feet that had just been taken out of the tub were red from soaking in water. A woman was holding a handkerchief to wipe off the water droplets for him.
"I heard that someone lives in the courtyard opposite again? I just came back from class and heard people talking about it."
"I heard someone say he is a young gentleman."
"Little sir?"
"Yes." The woman picked up the veil and stood up, standing in front of him and talking to him, "Maybe he is a capable person. If he can stay here longer, it would be a good thing to make that courtyard clean from now on. pieces."
"It doesn't matter whether she is clean or not. She didn't disturb you easily. When you fell asleep, she also stopped." Luo Captou said, "Speaking of which, how can there be so many capable gentlemen? They can catch some little monsters and ghosts. Quite a bit."
"I'm also very scared."
"I don't do anything bad on weekdays, I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night, I can walk upright and sit up straight, and we all know my neighbors. I am a good person in life, but can I become evil after death? What are you afraid of?"
"Then tell me, how long can this young gentleman stay?"
"Young people are brave and may be able to hold on longer."
"How long is longer?"
"Who knows..."
Luo Captou's tone was full of exhaustion.
At this moment, a woman's singing voice floated faintly from the opposite side. The singing voice was faint and sweet, as if crying. In this night, it sounded a bit chilly, and this voice was familiar to the neighbors nearby.
The two people immediately stopped their actions and looked forward with bated breath, as if their eyes could see through the door and courtyard wall to the scene in the opposite courtyard.
Luo Captou sighed inwardly.
I'm afraid that young gentleman will have to report to the official again tomorrow morning, and he will have to send someone to make a symbolic trip. He has experienced it several times in the past few years. Anyway, he can't find the female ghost no matter what.
Gradually, his heart became clearer. He leaned his back against the wall and listened intently to this little song.
At the same time, diagonally across the courtyard——
Song You had just finished taking a hot bath and changed into clean clothes. There was still moisture on his body. The clothes were loose and the material was rough but not abrasive. They were very comfortable.
Listening to this song, he paused at the door of the room for a long time. His hand was already on the door frame but he didn't push it open. He didn't push the door open until the song ended. I saw a faint black shadow dangling on the white wall in the courtyard, with long hair that reached past my waist, which was frightening.
But Song You only gave Shi Ran a salute: "My lady has a good singing voice, and her singing skills are even better. I wonder if I can play another song?"
The black shadow suddenly paused.
Then there was a loud sound and disappeared without a trace.
When Song You saw this, he was also stunned and couldn't help but shake his head.
When he lowered his gaze, he saw a calico cat squatting at the door. It seemed like it was guarding him the whole time he was taking a bath.
"Miss Sanhua, what do you mean?"
"What do you mean?"
"Isn't Sanhua Empress exploring her new home? Why did she come to sit at the door again?"
"I've finished my investigation. I heard you digging for water inside, and I was afraid you would drown, so I ran to the door and waited for you." The calico cat tilted its head and stared at him, its eyes shining with curiosity, "What are you doing in there? "
"bath."
"Human beings are so weird."
"You won't drown."
"Strange, strange..."
Song You didn't pay much attention to it and walked back to the room on his wooden clogs, which creaked with every foot.
The room has been cleaned and brand new bedding has been laid out.
Under the moonlight, a cat could be vaguely seen scurrying past his feet, getting on the bed before him, turning to stare at him, and said:
"That ghost was talking just now."
"I heard it."
"The voice sounds weird."
"That's called singing."
"What is singing?"
“It’s a nice-sounding form of artistic expression.”
"Can't understand."
"It doesn't matter." Song You paused, then looked at the calico cat, "Will the calico cat sleep next to me tonight too?"
"You sleep over there." Sanhua Mao glanced at the other end of the bed and showed him where to sleep. Then he looked away and continued to guess, "Sanhua Empress can sleep in this corner at night."
"That's fine."
The bed is quite big.
Song You lay down, but couldn't fall asleep for a while.
It's not because of the female ghost in the courtyard.
I don't know where the female ghost came from or what she wants to do. In short, he rented the house through formal channels. It is true that he cannot afford to rent another house in the city and will have to live here for a while in the future. Since I have to sleep here no matter what, I might as well get some sleep first.
It was the arrangements for the future that troubled him.
When the master asked him to go down the mountain, he definitely didn't want him to practice in a different place and be in a daze, but how to have some fun was really confusing to him.
While shopping today, I passed by a tiled fence with bright lights. It seemed to be a comprehensive entertainment venue that included drama, dance music, storytelling, acrobatics and other forms of performance, as well as sports, food and drink.
Maybe give it a try.
You should also buy a few books and read them.
It would be even better if you can buy a "travel book". Not only will you have plans for the future, but you can also find suggestions for where to go in the future.
Unknowingly, Song You also fell asleep.
At night, someone was faintly moving outside the door. Under the moonlight, the shadow of the person and the shadow of the tree hit the ground together, creating a vague shadow.
This did not bother Song You.
The one who really disturbed Song You was Empress Sanhua.
Sanhua Empress said she was sleeping on the corner of the bed, but she was unconsciously attracted by the warmth of Song You's bed and instinctively crawled into his bed. The cat sleeps lightly and is active at night. If it hears some movement outside, it will crawl under the quilt, get out to check, then get back in after seeing it. Sometimes it will wake up Song You and ask him what to do.
But maybe it was because he hadn't slept in bed for several days. Even though he was disturbed like this all night, Song You still slept well.
I was woken up by the crowing of roosters in the morning, which made me feel refreshed.
