Cicadas have begun to chirp in the streets.
In the following days, Song You would often teach Sanhua Empress how to read in the room with the door closed.
Of course it’s not about studying all day long, that would be too tiring.
Song You usually only taught her in the afternoon, after dinner, and then went to take a nap after teaching and let her practice.
I only teach her a dozen words every day.
Every time I teach her a word, I am either amazed, praised, incredulous or suspicious that she has been working hard secretly. In short, it is different every day. When you teach three or four words, you have to stop in time and tell her that the energy and intelligence of ordinary people are limited every day. Although Empress Sanhua is extremely talented, she cannot use up all her energy and intelligence. Under strong request, teach her some more.
After teaching, I never forget to advise her not to study secretly, and then pretend not to know that she is studying secretly.
The store sign at the door has not been removed. If someone knocks on the door and asks them to exorcise evil spirits and catch rats, they will go there. If a visitor sees that the door is closed, he stops looking. He does not feel guilty for not helping others. He just feels that there is no fate between the two parties and is happy to have another day of leisure.
Spring gradually ends and summer begins.
The sunshine is increasing, thunderstorms are becoming more frequent, and the leaves on the willow branches are becoming more and more lush. The sun outside the window every day makes it difficult to open one's eyes. People's clothes on the street are getting shorter and shorter, and some even do hard work in the city. Wearing a shirt with a strip of cloth around the waist holding the ribs, I often sweat profusely.
It already feels like summer.
During these days, Wu Nuxia still goes out early and comes back late.
After finishing elm money, I picked locust flowers again.
Sometimes I would cut two kilograms of meat and ask him to process it, so they could work together. Sometimes when I come across something that smells good on the way back, I buy some and share it with them. Sometimes when you’re in a good mood, it’s fun to come to them and ask them to have some snacks somewhere near or far.
This heroine was sometimes tired, sometimes relaxed, and sometimes a little evil and bloody. Song You didn't bother much. Just like what he said at the beginning, they got along with each other easily.
The most he could ask her was why she invited them to dinner again.
Wu Nuxia grinned and told him——
Once you enter the Jianghu, you are a person with bad luck.
Right now, she is trying to survive in Changjing, with her head stuck in her waistband. She is tired and dangerous. She goes out every day without knowing whether she will come back. But I came back successfully, but I couldn't find anything else to do. It was really boring.
When it comes to interests and hobbies, she is also very lacking.
She didn't eat much good food when she was a child, and she didn't have much knowledge when she grew up. She didn't understand poetry and songs, couldn't listen to music, and couldn't enjoy tea. Eating was her biggest hobby in life. However, when I was young, I had no money or ability. I couldn’t afford it and couldn’t go far. Now that I can afford it and travel far, I have discovered that some meals are really hard to eat alone.
If you order too much, you won’t be able to finish it; if you order too little, you won’t be able to finish it.
Nothing more, nothing less, and not very interesting.
When others see you alone, they always like to look at you.
I used to have no friends or old friends in Changjing. I came back every day, filled my stomach casually, curled up on the bed on the second floor, stared at the dark night with my eyes open for a while, and it was the next morning when I woke up. Now that I have a friend I can talk to well, I naturally want to invite my friend to have a good meal together.
As soon as I came here, I loved eating.
Secondly, I comfort myself for my hard work, reward myself for living one more day, and celebrate that I am one step closer to the goal I set when I came to Changjing.
In any case, after a tiring and dangerous day, she could call a good friend who she could talk to and who didn't ask questions and have a good meal together without any burden. Even when she was depressed, she lowered her head and She concentrated on eating without saying a word, and he didn't ask too many questions. She felt it was really a comfortable thing.
Good.
Song You is also very satisfied with this kind of life and contact.
It is wonderful to be able to see it without getting deeply involved in it, and to experience it without feeling tired.
I am also satisfied with this kind of friendship.
It's gradually coming to May.
…
The plums are left with sour teeth, and the bananas are divided into green and window screens.
The day is long and I wake up without thoughts, watching children catching willow flowers.
The Taoist put away his brush and looked at a line of words on the paper.
The window on the second floor was still open, and the breeze blew the willow branches and came in through the window, bringing a little coolness and blowing the fragrance of ink in front of me.
The little girl grabbed the edge of the desk with both hands and craned her neck to look.
Then he looked up at the Taoist with doubts in his eyes.
"What did you write?"
"What does Sanhua Empress know?"
"Day, long, son, son, child."
The little girl stood on tiptoes and pointed at the writing on the paper one by one. Because the ink was not dry yet, she did not dare to poke it down, and read each word one by one.
Finally, he pointed to the words in the lower left corner:
"flower!"
"Miss Sanhua is amazing."
"Why don't I recognize so many words?" The little girl raised her head and stared at the Taoist, her eyes rolling wildly, and she was a little suspicious.
"Because Sanhua Empress hasn't learned yet."
"You don't teach me."
"There are too many words in this world. Even if Empress Sanhua is extremely talented, she still has to learn each word slowly and not in a hurry." Song You said patiently.
"I am very smart."
"That's natural." Song You pursed his lips and said calmly, "Now Empress Sanhua can write a lot of words, but she has always used willow branches and sand tables, and has never used pen and ink. How about How about trying to write on paper with a brush today?"
As he spoke, he handed the brush to the little girl.
As expected, the little girl's attention was diverted. She glanced at the pen and paper. No idea could be seen on her face, but she did not reach out to pick it up. Instead, she said abruptly:
“Paper costs money!”
"It doesn't matter." The Taoist touched the girl's head, "Maybe it will become more precious because of the words written by Empress Sanhua."
"Can't understand."
"Try it."
"oh……"
The little girl took the brush hesitantly.
Following the Taoist's instruction, she held the penholder, looked down at the paper on the table, dipped the ink on the inkstone like the Taoist did, scraped it carefully, and carefully started writing.
Four big words fell on the paper——
Sanhua Empress.
It's not pretty, but it's neat, with more than a dozen ink dots, large and small, splattered out.
After writing, she quickly put away the pen and did not dare to write more.
"Very good! Empress Sanhua is still young. She has just started to learn, and she already has the style of everyone when she writes for the first time. What can she do if it takes time?"
"!"
The little girl said nothing and had no expression. Her inner thoughts could not be seen from her face.
But if there is a tail, it is probably already cocked.
The Taoist let the ink dry and carefully put away the paper.
In fact, not only did the paper cost money, the ink was also the fragrant ink from Yidu, which was very expensive. After using it, he rarely used it, and he took it out again today.
But no matter how expensive paper and ink are, they are also the carrier of words. How can they compare with the first line of words written by Empress Sanhua?
At this moment, there was a knock on the door below.
"Tuk tuk tuk..."
The Taoist went downstairs with the girl. When he opened the door, he saw a young servant standing at the door.
As soon as the servants saw him, they quickly saluted him.
"Sir, the villain is polite."
"You don't have to be polite when you step down." Song You also bowed back and saw beads of sweat on his face, "I don't know why I came down here to look for you?"
"Sir, can you exorcise evil spirits and conquer demons?"
"nature."
Song You pointed at the shop sign on the door.
"My master also heard about your master's abilities from others, so he came here to invite you." The servant said, "I wonder if it would be convenient for you, sir, to come with me. My master will be very grateful."
"I don't know where the master I'm talking about lives?"
"The junction of East City and West City, not far away."
"What's going on?"
"My master has often been restless recently. He wakes up in the middle of the night as if he is being spied on. He went to Tianhai Temple to ask for a consecrated magical weapon, but it was of no use." The servant looked embarrassed, "Master wants to be strong, but I can't say more about it." , Sir, if it is convenient for you, please come over and have a look."
"That's fine."
Song You looked up at the scorching sun above his head. Although he didn't want to go out, he agreed.
Then he turned around and said to the little girl behind him: "It's sunny and hot outside, and there's no one at home, so I'd like to ask Empress Sanhua to guard the house, so that no random people can get in and steal things. Please Sanhua too." Empress, please pay attention to the balance between work and rest, and practice calligraphy appropriately. With Empress Sanhua’s talent, she can write very well without having to practice twice as much.”
"knew!"
The little girl secretly looked at the Taoist, and she promised well, but in her heart she had decided to study secretly.
How could you not practice harder?
The so-called giftedness was all the result of her secretly practicing. The Taoist priest didn't know, so he said that she was gifted. If he stopped practicing one day, wouldn't he feel that his talent suddenly became worse?
How can that be done!
The Taoist was naturally unaware of this and only said softly to the servant: "Please lead the way forward."
"Don't dare, please."
The servant walked forward respectfully.
Along the way, he told Song You something related to his master, keeping his voice low as if he was afraid of being heard by passers-by on the street.
His master is the military attache of the capital, responsible for the defense of the capital, and is in his prime.
Being able to serve as a military attache must be a person with strong martial arts skills. Logically speaking, such a military attache should be inaccessible to ghosts and invulnerable to all evil spirits. However, he has been feeling restless recently. He always feels like someone is watching him after falling asleep.
The military attache guarding the capital was actually worried that his house was haunted and his body was possessed by evil spirits. He was afraid of being laughed at if he told the story, so he did not dare to invite famous experts. It happened that a few days ago, I heard by chance that there was a man in Xicheng who had just arrived in Changjing. The young gentleman seemed to have some skills but was not well-known, so he thought of inviting him over to have a look.
Song You followed him all the way into the mansion.
The house is not big and the location is average.
It is indeed difficult to live in Changjing.
Song You stepped into the courtyard gate and looked around, but he didn't notice any evil aura.
Immediately the host came out to greet him.
He is indeed a strong military attaché! He was taking a bath at home in the summer. He was dressed casually. The thin clothes could not block the outline of his muscles at all. He was also at the age of strong blood. For such a warrior, ordinary ghosts would not be able to get close to him. As for ordinary evil spirits, even if they were not I am afraid that I will be killed by his sword, and I dare not easily become his enemy!
This is indeed the case——
Song You squinted his eyes and didn't notice anything strange about his master.
Until he entered the master's bedroom.
I saw a painting hanging on the wall——
The man in the painting is neatly dressed, tall, riding a horse and holding a spear, which is lifelike. When he looked at him, he felt even more agile. In a daze, he even felt that he was going to rush out of the painting, use the force of the charge to stab the person in front of him, and then nail him directly to the door behind him.
The man in the painting is the military attache in front of him.
