The light from the oil lamp barely filled the room upstairs.
The calico cat was wandering around on the wooden floor, sniffing left and right, while the Taoist stood in the middle of the room, looking around.
The room upstairs is quite spacious.
The wooden floor made a shuddering sound when stepped on, and even squeaked in some places.
A wooden bed, a table, and a small stool are all made of the same wood and have similar colors. Most of them were originally there, but they are sufficient for daily use.
There is also a wide bench, obviously purchased later.
It must have been purchased by a subsequent owner.
The previous owner also left the bedding, but Wu Nuxia did not take it away or throw it away. She probably wanted to keep it for the next renter, and maybe use it to increase the price. However, Song You smelled it and felt that the smell left on it was not very good, so he did not plan to use it. Tonight, I will make a bed with wool felt and cover it with a thin blanket. I will go out to buy new bedding tomorrow, wash the wool felt and wool blanket and put them away. I will use them when I leave Changjing and go east and north. Maybe I can spend a lot of time with myself. Year.
At this time, I looked around and felt that I could place a couch by the window and a low coffee table in the middle. Then I bought a cloth cushion and placed it on it. On weekdays, I could drink tea and write by the window and watch the street view below.
You can also draw a curtain to separate the room and buy a small bed for Empress Sanhua to sleep on.
After a little planning, I had a picture in my mind.
In this case, this room is not bad.
Empress Sanhua's soft and thin voice came from behind: "Is this our home for the next year?"
"almost."
"Are you going to sleep?"
"What's wrong?"
"Miss Sanhua is going out to catch mice."
"But remember to come back and know which room it is."
"I am very smart."
"If you encounter other Taoist priests, monks, monsters or wandering gods who make things difficult for you, just say that you are from Fulong Temple and are just out to catch mice."
"knew!"
"Go ahead..."
Song You took out the oil-paper bag from his quilt bag, took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and spread it out on the table.
When I arrived in Changjing today, I had a lot to remember.
Just as she laid the paper on the table, the calico cat that just said it was going to catch mice suddenly jumped up from under the table and asked her. She only said that she would catch mice later, but she just waited for Song You to wear off the ink and took it. When she started to write, she stretched out her paw and played with the lanyard on the pen.
The whole cat was lying on the table.
Even if he temporarily settled down in Changjing.
…
There seemed to be some air leakage in the room, which made it feel cool. In the middle of the night, the Forbidden Army patrolled by. There were heavy footsteps and the sound of armor rubbing against each other. In the morning, the street was very noisy.
However, I slept well that night.
I don’t remember when Sanhua Empress came back, and I don’t know if she caught any mice or if she had enough to eat. In this regard, Song You had communicated well with her. Generally speaking, when the Sanhua Empress catches a mouse, she will eat it outside before coming back. The parts she doesn't like to eat will also be left outside. When going to bed, she will clean herself. A wet handkerchief would be placed on the bedside for her as a footcloth. Ever since she heard Song say that wool felts and wool blankets were expensive, she seemed to cherish them a little more than Song You, and would wipe her feet carefully every time. Very clean before going to bed.
I didn't see her when I got up.
Song You got dressed and went downstairs, but didn't find her. It wasn't until he opened the door that he found her lying on the street basking in the sun, her eyes squinted, and the passers-by were walking around her. She was very comfortable.
Look next door again——
The door was closed and locked.
"..."
Song You went back to the room again, let the horse out, washed himself for a while, then locked the door and walked out of the city with the horse.
The calico cat opened its eyes, stood up, and followed him with small steps.
One person and one cat, keeping track of the route as they go.
So as not to be unable to come back when the time comes.
Until we left the city, there were still many houses on both sides of the road, including restaurants, inns, and businesses. It was quite lively, but the houses became sparse as we walked. We climbed over the hill from yesterday and found a small road to walk out for a while. Arriving in the barren mountains.
A big mountain can be seen in the distance.
Song You touched the bay red horse and said apologetically:
"It is true that the housing in Changjing is cramped and it is inconvenient to raise horses. If you are asked to live in a place specially designed to raise horses for people, I am afraid you will suffer. It is better to run freely in the wild and eat grass at will. So please try your best to go as far as possible into the mountains over there. Go to an inaccessible place and don't go too far. I will come to find you in a year."
"puff……"
The bay horse just snorted.
Song You took off the bell from its neck and tied it with a red rope. On the red rope was a small brand similar to that of Sanhua Empress, which was also a corner cut off from Fulongguan's brand.
"You already have spirituality. I believe ordinary people can't embarrass you. Now that you're wearing this brand, people with integrity won't be able to embarrass you." Song Youyou paused here, "If you feel free outside If you are more comfortable, then go and find your own comfort. If you go further, I won't come to you."
"Xilulu..."
The bay horse raised its neck and screamed.
Song You just smiled and didn't restrain it with words.
Momentary thoughts do not mean forever. Horses are meant to run freely in the wild. Last time he waited for him in Yunding Mountain for a year, and this time he made an agreement with him, in case he stayed in the wild for a long time, met other wild horses and played with them, and changed his mind.
The calico cat behind him also raised his right front paw and touched the horse's hoof. He raised his head high and said with a different opinion than Song You: "Ma'er, wait for us to come to you."
"Go ahead."
Song You patted it.
The horse ran a few steps, looked back at them, and then ran away towards the mountain over there.
Sanhua Empress was especially reluctant to give up.
Song You just smiled.
It's a good thing to reunite with it, but if we don't meet again, it's not bad. There will definitely be no bad results after a year. In this case, there is really nothing to worry about.
"gone back."
One person and one cat walked back.
The calico cat turned back three times at a step until the maroon horse was completely out of sight, then she looked back and looked up at Song You again:
“Will it grow bigger next year?”
"It has grown."
"Will it grow bigger?"
"Won't."
"This morning, the woman next door said that she went out to do errands and would not come back until this afternoon. She asked you to wait at home early in the evening so that she could go out to eat."
"Did she tell you that?"
"Yes!"
"Miss Sanhua has already started taking care of things."
"It's in charge."
"right."
"What means?"
"It means Sanhua Empress is smart and reliable."
"Yes!"
One person and one cat slowly walked back to the official road.
Maybe it was too late yesterday, or maybe I had other things on my mind, but I didn’t take a close look at the scenery outside the city.
Looking today, I can only see a flat land with winding dirt roads. On both sides of this winding dirt road, there are some sparsely or densely distributed houses. In early spring, most of the grass and trees are withered, but peach blossoms are in full bloom. From a distance, the people walking among them are just small ones, while the horsemen and drivers are larger. Occasionally, there is smoke rising from cooking stoves, and wine flags are waving. It seems that Like an ancient painting.
Song You stepped into this ancient painting.
There are children chasing small dogs, cats running around on the road, many literati and elegant people going out for an outing hand in hand, old people sitting at the door waiting for their lives to pass, and there are also people at the bottom working hard to make a living.
At noon, we ate at this stall outside the city.
After entering the city gate, it's actually not much different.
Look at the merchants selling goods on the street, and there are many people walking by. There are many people who are dressed in noble clothes, and there are also people who are like jade young masters and charming daughters. Turning around and walking into the alley, there were also craftsmen silently weaving bamboo baskets and brooms, their dark hands covered with thick calluses and deep chapped, hard workers walking silently carrying heavy goods, and there were women sitting on The door is worried about today.
Life is everywhere.
The Taoist walked with the same steps, walking through ancient paintings and history.
I'll look around carefully another day.
I have other things to do today.
Song You found the newly rented house, went to the nearby market to buy rice noodles, filled the rice and noodle jars at home, fetched water from the nearby well, washed the water jars, filled them again, and met The woodcutter who came to sell firewood at the alley also bought a load so that he could have firewood at home.
You also need to buy oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar.
And new bedding...
It took half a day to deliver the horses, and almost half a day to finish. However, there was something to do every moment, and nothing was wasted, so I felt fulfilled.
Mortal life is mostly like this.
When I finished my work, it was almost midnight, and the setting sun was shining on the street.
The rest of the time is yours.
Song You then took a bench and sat at the door of the room with the calico cat, basking in the sun, watching all kinds of people coming and going on the road ahead, watching the clouds in the sky changing shapes, and enjoying the comfort of this moment.
A neighbor glanced at him.
…
The sunlight dyed the floor tiles golden.
Wu Suowei wandered over from the end of the street and saw the two figures, one large and one small, sitting at the door.
Da Da crossed his arms and squinted his eyes. The sunlight shone on his face. If he didn't look at his face, he would have thought he was an old man. The little one was sitting on the ground next to him, squinting his eyes, raising his paws and licking them. This made her feel like she had just arrived in Changjing, while the man and the cat had lived here for many years.
Others were enjoying life while she was running for life, which made her feel a little envious, but she couldn't help but smile at the beauty of this moment.
"Yo! Where are you basking in the sun?"
The cat had noticed her a long time ago and had already put down its paws and turned to stare at her, but it was only then that the Taoist turned his head.
"I'm home?"
"You guys are very happy!"
"Nothing to do."
"The horse was sent away?"
"Sent away."
"Has your home been tidied up? Have you bought the things you want to buy?"
“I’ve almost bought what I need in a hurry.”
"What about the ones you're not in a hurry to use?"
"Buy slowly."
"Tsk tsk..."
Wu Suowei took out his key and opened his door.
He didn't do anything when he went in. He just took out the dagger hidden in his clothes, threw it on the table, and turned around again.
But she saw the cat running to the door of her house without knowing when, raising its head and staring at her intently, its eyes seemed to be thinking.
"Hey……"
Wu Suowei grinned and stepped out of the door again.
Close the door again.
