In the afternoon. Song You was washing clothes in the backyard of the inn, and a little foam was rubbed out in the tub. The calico cat was sitting in front of him and staring at him.
She turned around and looked behind her, but there was no one there, so she whispered: "You don't have to buy me meat these days. There are rats here. I'll catch them to eat at night." Song You didn't look up, but asked while washing: " Which is better, 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?"
"I don't know." 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, whispering: "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."
"Going to do laundry."
"It should have been washed."
"..." The calico cat didn't say anything. He 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 sleep in the room? You can catch mice tonight."
"Where are you going?"
"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, and after the thick autumn and winter clothes are washed and dried, he will Wrap it up and put it at the bottom of the quilt bag.
You should go elsewhere and ask Li Daguan more. 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 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 Taoist robe, and the calico cat was still following him. He was standing opposite the door of his house, staring at me, with no expression on his face.
"?" Li Daguan 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'm watching you".
However, he had some unpleasantness with this man this morning, and now that this man came to see him specially, it was difficult to think that it was a good thing.
wrong! 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 waiting for him here specially.
Official Li was not sure, feeling a little uneasy and a little angry. He only 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 stared at him,
"Sajia was very kind this morning and let you go. You still dare to come to the door. Do you really think you are not afraid of being beaten? Or do you think Sajia seems easy to deceive?"
"The official misunderstood." Song You smiled and said to him, "It's just that this morning I saw that the official has a demonic aura, and he has bad luck. I'm afraid he has been with the demons and evil gods for a long time, and he has done too many things to his heart's content. If this goes on for a long time, I'm afraid there will be no way back for the officer, so I came here to rescue the officer."
"What nonsense are you talking about? What kind of monster?"
"The officials know it well." Official Li 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 what the Sa family is? A character? I just heard a few rumors and thought they could be used to deceive your officials. If I don’t leave, you’ll have to deal with me and beat me!”
"An official's words are virtuous."
"You need to be more virtuous! How can a Taoist man pretend to be an outsider with me when he goes to play nun?"
"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 keep his mouth shut, I'll be happy to oblige."
"I uh..." Li Daguan's eyes suddenly opened wide, hesitating, and suddenly he was speechless.
It’s not that I can’t speak—it’s that 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 wouldn't move at all, couldn't muster the strength, and wouldn't listen to him.
"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 Taoist saying to him: "Guardian, please be at ease.
"If you want to take the official's life, I can do it easily. But rather than taking the official's life, I hope that the official can change his ways and become a good person from now on.
"I live in Room No. 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. Come here. You must bring a bowl of light wine and three coins with you." After saying this, the man left.
The calico cat also followed.
"Hmm..." Li Daguan's eyes widened, but no matter how he faltered, 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 the mouth, unable to eat or drink. Officer Li's eyes rolled.
He turned around and went back 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 none, 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. The mouth has indeed recovered, and it has recovered perfectly.
Li Daguan immediately lit incense and knelt down, worshiped again and again in front of the statue of Immortal Sensitivity. He told the story of what he had experienced today and how the Taoist had slandered Immortal Sensitivity as a monster, and asked Immortal Sensitivity to explain it to him. Open that evil spell.
These scoundrels are indeed very muddy, but they really respect the Immortal Sensitivity. They not only believe in the magic 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.
Just a little Taoist priest. But after I finished speaking and waited for a while, all I saw was the curl of cigarettes in front of me, flying towards the statue of the Sensitive Immortal as usual, but there was no response from the Sensitive Immortal.
Official Li didn't dare to say anything, so he just waited quietly. Until the three sticks of incense are burned out. The statue in front of him suddenly seemed to come alive and became more vivid. He looked at him with glaring 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, and thin, he 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."
"Okay." The statue returned to its original state. Li Daguan was waiting where he was, thinking that the sensitive immortal said
"It's a small matter, don't worry" meant that it would be untied for him soon, but he waited and waited, and when he wanted to say something again, he found that his mouth could no longer open.
"?" Li Daguan was stunned again, never expecting that the sensitive immortal didn't untie 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 had not burned out the candles, but in this small town, it was quiet and dark.
But only for people. For cats, it is still possible to see things at such a night, and there is still a lot of movement at night.
Especially Sanhua Empress. The breathing and snoring of the guests in the next room, 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.
"Huh?" Something suddenly felt 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 and walking a little while stopping to look left and right.
"?" The owner of the incense seller on the mountain? no! But it’s the same as that boss! The calico cat didn't say anything. He leaned his head out the window and stared quietly.
I saw the short figure walking to the door of the inn, stopped, and then looked up upstairs. Of course, Sanhua Empress once became a god by catching rats, so it is impossible for her whereabouts to be discovered by a mouse.
There was slight movement below. The little man is coming upstairs. Almost instinctively, the calico cat instantly hid in the corner of the room, curled up and hiding, staring at the window with only one pair of eyes.
