"Sir, the stone steps are so cold, why don't you come and sit with us?"
"Thank you so much, I'll finish the cake and leave."
"There is wine and meat here. Come and drink and talk. Wouldn't it be more enjoyable than eating a few pancakes?"
"Don't dare to disturb."
"Then please try a chicken drumstick too!"
"Thank you very much..."
What I ate was the pancake baked last night, and what I drank was mountain spring water. It wasn’t very tasty, but it was comfortable.
The scholar sitting drinking in the distance was kind-hearted and wanted to have a good relationship with the Taoist. He deliberately took a leg off the roast chicken and handed it to him. The Taoist did not refuse this time. He took it with respectful thanks, but only took one bite, leaving the rest. They tore them off and fed them to the cats.
The calico cat took two bites, then looked up at him and said in a voice so low that only the Taoist priests around him could hear it:
"what are you eating?"
"Last night's cake."
"Give me a taste."
"..."
Song You also grabbed a piece of cake and gave it to her.
The calico cat chewed loudly.
As Sanhua Empress said, cats don’t eat fruit, so naturally, cats don’t eat pancakes either, but they ate fruits and pancakes along the way.
But when did she start taking the initiative to eat human food?
The first time seemed to be when I was competing in the state.
Not far from Fuyun Temple, Song You stopped by the roadside and took out the lotus seeds prepared for him by Beishan Taoist and the steamed cakes bought on the roadside to eat. The calico cat came over, looked up at him, and asked him to taste it for her too. Taste it. From now on, whether Song You eats porridge or soup cakes, as long as she has not just finished eating mice or is planning to catch mice, she will eat some.
"Is it tasty?"
"I don't know..."
"After eating, we went down the mountain. We have almost finished appreciating the flowers. Sanhua Empress doesn't have to follow me on the way down the mountain." Song You said, "Just ask Sanhua Empress to sleep in her robe. If Sanhua empress is there at night, If the empress is in good spirits, she will go to Zhou Shilang's house to hunt mice. If she is not in good spirits, forget it, since we have taken several days off anyway, it doesn't matter if we go a few days later."
"OK."
Not long after, one person and one cat got up.
The cat got into the robe and huddled up, while the Taoist said goodbye to the scholars not far away and walked down the mountain.
During this period, I seemed to have something, and when I looked back -
There is a pavilion behind him, and there are several people standing in the pavilion. Some are painting, some are looking at the paintings, some are looking at the painter, and some are looking in his direction.
The Taoist withdrew his gaze and walked down the stairs.
The painter behind him had just picked up the pen from the paper and finished the last strokes of the apricot blossoms. At some point, several literati gathered around him, looking at this unique apricot blossom picture that was easily sketched. Everyone was amazed at the use of colors and the artistic conception in the painting, and there was a lot of discussion. But the painter raised his eyes and looked ahead, as if to see if there was anything else to add, but the Taoist and the cat were no longer there.
The mountain is still the same mountain, the stone steps are still the same, and the apricot blossoms on the mountain hang down their branches. It is still a beautiful corner, but without the person and cat, it is no longer the highlight.
The painter was stunned for a moment and immediately looked up.
But I don’t know how far people and cats have traveled.
There were countless compliments around me, but it was hard to hear them at the moment. What I originally wanted to do was to give the painting to the Taoist. In this way, this encounter would be considered wonderful.
…
In the afternoon, return to the East Gate.
Naturally, there are notices posted at the east city gate.
The Taoist walked over and took a look.
There are notices on the latest policies and interpretations, there are wanted orders, and there are also people who are looking for experts from the private sector to exterminate evil spirits.
The Taoist read it carefully.
However, there are many folk experts in Changjing City who can exorcise demons and ghosts. Many of them rely on this craft to make a living. Those who are brave enough or are poor and crazy will also take on some jobs of exorcising demons and ghosts. , people in temples and temples sometimes pick up some. Song You will only live in Changjing until next year, so there is no need to take over all of them. Just pick the difficult ones, which can not only eliminate harm for the people, but also make some money to live in Changjing, and leave the rest to those who live in Changjing for a long time. Changjing, people who make a living by exorcising monsters and catching ghosts.
Just like the city gods in the city, they are actually better than Song You in ensuring the peace inside and outside Changjing City.
The Taoist was also afraid of trouble and didn't want to deal with the Yamen, so he just looked at it and didn't reveal a single list, just waiting for the heroine to do it for him.
Speaking of which, the house I rented was not legal.
After reading it, I was about to leave when I suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves.
The sound of horse's hooves is rapid and rumbling.
People at the city gate turned around.
The Taoist also looked behind him——
I saw a group of cavalry galloping on the loess road outside the city gate, rolling up dust and sand like a dragon. When they got close to the city gate, they slowly slowed down and the sound of horse hooves became softer.
At the head is a tall horse, with a mixture of black and white. Its coat color makes it easy for people to think it is gentle, but if you look closely, you will realize how majestic and handsome this horse is.
The man on the horse is also tall and mighty. He looks to be in his thirties. His skin is a bit weathered and his facial features are upright. He is wearing a loose sandy red robe with thick black armor hidden underneath, which makes him look particularly special. It is majestic, but there is a long spear hanging on the horse's body, and it is full of blood, and it is unknown how much blood it has been stained with.
There are dozens of riders behind him, all of them are light riders. They all look about thirty years old. They are all neatly dressed and have weathered faces.
The cavalry stopped at the city gate, and someone immediately came forward to negotiate with documents.
Countless people at the door stopped and looked at them. The Taoist also stood in the crowd and looked from a distance. While waiting, the leading general also turned his head and glanced at the crowd.
After all, people wearing Taoist robes are somewhat special among the crowd. The general couldn't help but take a second look, his eyes slightly crossed with those of the Taoist, and he quickly looked back.
It is difficult for people to see too much from their eyes. Only the prestige and understanding developed over time can help people see more from one look. In the eyes of a Taoist, this first glance can not only make you feel... The person's eyes were firm and calm, and he didn't see anything else, but there was still a feeling in the dark -
It seemed like I had met someone I had heard about for a long time.
"thorough!"
The cavalry entered the city.
Someone quickly ran up and asked the sergeant who was guarding the city who was in the team just now. At this time, the apricot blossoms were blooming outside Changjing City, and many dignitaries came out to enjoy the flowers. The sergeant who guarded the city did not dare to neglect, and only said that they were recalled from the north of the Great Wall. When General Chen Ziyi arrived, everyone was in an uproar.
The sounds around him suddenly became chaotic.
Some people praised the general for his might.
Some people talk about the emperor's intentions.
Some people say that the demons in Changjing have to restrain themselves now, and I am afraid that the curfew will be lifted soon...
There may be people who don't know who the current prime minister is these days, but there is no way anyone in Changjing City has not heard of the names of Imperial Master and General Chen Ziyi.
Because the storyteller in the teahouse is telling stories every day.
Even Song You was in a daze.
A person whom he had often heard about since he came down from the mountain, and even listened to his stories for half a year in Changjing. A person who originally only existed in stories and other people's mouths. Although he had never thought of getting acquainted with this general, one day he suddenly Seeing him alive in front of me still felt strange for a moment.
I always feel like he should be a legendary figure.
"You are indeed so young."
Song You sighed and walked into the city.
The backs of the cavalry can still be vaguely seen.
Chen Xin, also known as Ziyi, was a descendant of the Chen family in Angzhou. He was originally from a famous family, but after joining the army, he first showed his prowess as a fighting general.
What is a fighting general?
As described in novels and storytellers, when two armies are fighting, it is impossible to rely on the general's personal force to determine the outcome of the battle or to have a major impact on the outcome. But since ancient times, this land has always had the tradition of fighting generals. However, they are not the main generals, but a special kind of generals in the army. Some of these generals will participate in command, but most of them do not command operations and only have superior military strength. , specially used to provoke the enemy general or send him to the field when the enemy general is provoking. When the two armies are fighting, the fighting general will go first. The winner will naturally be as powerful as a rainbow, and the loser will naturally have a negative impact on morale.
By this dynasty, the trend had gradually subsided, and there were fewer and fewer rumors of fighting generals, most of them in the north.
The Saibei people advocated force and liked to send people to provoke others. If others came to the front and scolded them, if they shrank their heads and dared not fight, or asked others to shoot them to death, it would affect their morale to some extent, and it would appear that the Yan Dynasty had no powerful people.
At that time, Chen Ziyi was only sixteen years old and went into battle for the first time. The story said that he had a red tassel gun and within ten rounds, he picked the famous silver horse general in northern Saibei.
Since then, the momentum has been unparalleled, and under one long spear, countless famous generals have heroic souls.
It is said that until he later became the commander-in-chief of an army, whenever he faced the Saibei people, he would still often challenge them in front of the battle line, but the ones he picked were no longer the enemy's fighting generals, but the enemy's commander-in-chief.
The people of Saibei are martial people who dare not respond or respond. They are often so embarrassed that even the soldiers are ashamed.
I don’t know if it’s true or not.
But although this man is famous as a fighting general, he is from a real clan. He has read military books since he was a child and is familiar with war manuals. In addition to being able to challenge enemy generals, he dares to charge into battles and likes to charge into battles. He is also brave and strategic and likes to lead surprise troops. He went straight to the enemy's camp, but before the army started fighting, the camp had already been defeated. He had been on the battlefield for more than ten years without any defeat.
This is not only a person in the story, but also a person destined to be recorded in the history books.
Not only is he famous today, even if people look back on history a thousand years later, he will be regarded as one of the pearls in history.
This encounter is truly wonderful.
History seemed to appear in front of me.
"Well……"
A cat's head came out of the robe. When he saw many people around him, he made a confused sound. When he saw the houses on the roadside, he made another confused sound. The sound sounded like um and purr.
"It'll be there soon."
Song You touched her head and pushed her back.
Gradually walk back to Willow Street.
I saw the figure of the heroine at the door.
Still sitting on a wide bench, sitting under the eaves, holding a bowl in one hand and chopsticks in the other, looking up from time to time at the passers-by on the street, as if he was looking at something, but also as if he was not looking at anything. It seems that even if he is highly skilled in martial arts People will also be absent-minded when eating.
Song You went over and took a look. There was nothing visible in the bowl. Two sticks of sour ginger were placed in it. One of them had been half-bitten and the silk was pulled out.
(End of chapter)
