By the time she finished drinking, the Taoist had already packed her things.
"Hiccup~"
The calico cat burped and turned to stare at him.
Just after taking a look, he turned his head to the other side.
She saw a few figures on horses trotting down the mountain. They were all people she had seen before.
"thorough!"
The horse's hooves trampled on the grass, making only a slight sound.
The calico cat couldn't help but stretch its neck.
The ones at the front were Lin Chang and Mr. Han. Although the young man behind him was light and the horse was young and could run very fast, he and his sister followed his father honestly.
The calico cat was stunned for a moment, and then they ran closer.
So she had no choice but to turn around, aim at the horse's robe and jump, and she just got into it.
"Mr. Song!"
Lin Chang and Master Han were the first to speak.
Four people arrived one after another on horseback.
Lin Chang and Mr. Han both got off their horses and greeted the Taoist. The boys and girls were still sitting on the horses, looking left and right, as if they were looking for something.
The calico cat huddled in the sash and looked out secretly, and could hear the voices of the Taoist priests talking to them.
"Why are you guys here?"
"Sir, if you want to leave, I'll see you off naturally."
"Why did you leave in such a hurry? If Han hadn't met Mr. Lin and exchanged a few words, you wouldn't have known that he was leaving today. Han also planned to invite him to the tent for a drink in the evening."
"If we are destined to meet again, let's drink Mr. Han's wine again."
"well……"
The young official let out a long sigh, as if he knew that his efforts to retain him were useless. He kept holding a bottle of wine in his hand: "Although Sir, you are just passing by, you have solved one of the immediate worries for the local area, and also solved countless problems in the future." It’s annoying, but Han has nothing to repay Mr., and in a hurry, it’s hard to prepare a gift, so I have to buy Mr. a farewell drink for the local officials and people.”
The robe has a pocket with a cloth cover on top. At this time, the cloth cover hangs down, and there is only a gap between it and the cloth pocket. The calico cat uses this gap to observe the outside secretly with only a pair of eyes exposed.
This feeling is more fun than watching it openly.
Master Han took out a cup and poured a full cup of wine.
Empress Sanhua has seen this kind of scene many times.
Especially when I was in Hezhou, after beating monsters, someone would often come to see them off like this.
Empress Sanhua also drank it.
It smells different from water, but tastes almost like water.
According to Sanhua Empress' judgment, it should be a kind of water that people would drink at special times or special occasions. Although it has no other taste, it seems to be very interesting.
It's a pity that I was so sleepy that I forgot to become a human being, otherwise I could have had a farewell drink.
"Thank you, Master Han."
The two raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.
"This is just a small amount of money that Mr. Han felt that he had a good relationship with Mr. Han, so he financed Mr.'s expenses. It doesn't mean much at all. It may be the same as Mr. selling a hare once." Mr. Han took out another money bag and handed it out. "I only hope that in the future, my husband will be able to travel around the world more calmly. Please accept it, sir."
The calico cat's eyes suddenly froze, staring closely at the money bag.
She has encountered many such scenes.
Dayan people seem to like giving money, especially to Taoist priests and monks. Unfortunately, Taoist priests will not accept it most of the time, and only rarely will they accept it.
What a shame.
It's comparable to selling a rabbit once.
Sure enough, the Taoist priest refused.
It would be great if Sanhua Empress is here, they can give it to Sanhua Empress, and Sanhua Empress will take it.
The calico cat was thinking this, but his expression was as usual. He just turned his eyes, looking at the two little people who were still looking everywhere for the calico empress, and then at Lin Chang.
Lin Chang also brought something.
"Sir, if you continue to go north, it will become more and more desolate and chaotic. Although you are very capable, it will be difficult to supply supplies along the way. We don't have anything good for you at home, so we brought him a small bag of dried meat." The dried milk and dried milk are all made by us at home, and the unsold ones are sold at the grassland fair. If the husband has no food on the road, he can use them to fill his stomach."
The calico cat observed secretly, looking thoughtful.
Generally, Taoist priests would accept this kind of thing.
But sometimes she feels strange——
Many times, it's because you and the Taoist priests have helped others that others will give them things. But sometimes, even if you and the Taoist priests haven't done anything to help others, they will be given things by others.
Sure enough, the Taoist priest accepted it.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Sir, be careful."
"Last night I heard my subordinate talk about your son. I don't know which general your son was under before. I walked to the border. If I meet him, I might as well ask for your Majesty and ask him to send a letter home."
"When I sent the letter before, it was at Liaoxin Pass, probably at the junction of Yanzhou and Yuezhou. It seemed that he was serving as a cavalryman under a general named Ban. His surname was Lin You, he was tall and dark-looking. Before The general said that he was good at horseback riding and brave in battle, so he promoted him to the rank of captain and asked him to write letters home."
"I'll remember it." Song You paused, hesitated for a moment, and then said tactfully, "But at this time, the north is in chaos. I heard that when the Saibei people went south, General Chen was not in charge in the north, and several checkpoints on the border were lost. , many armies have also been disrupted, and I may not be able to find them."
"This is natural."
"I wish everything goes well."
"I would like to thank you sir for your good wishes."
Although he said that dreams could not mean anything, Song You actually knew in his heart that the possibility of Lin's eldest son being killed in battle was already very high.
Mother Lin had a dream two days ago, which meant that the ghost had arrived in Fengzhou.
Now that General Chen is in charge in the north, no matter how chaotic it is, it is far better than it was more than ten years ago. This can be seen from the fact that Lin's eldest son can send letters back from the border. What's more, the Saibei people did not successfully go south, so there should not be a situation like more than ten years ago where the news of a person's death in battle could not reach home.
Maybe after returning from the Prairie Meeting, they would receive the letter.
But first of all, I am really not completely sure, and I can't say this kind of thing easily. Secondly, this is a grand prairie festival. For northerners, it is like the New Year in the south, which is really hard to say. So Song You could only give a vague reminder, hoping that they would make some preparations.
Sanhua Niang observed secretly, her eyes flickering.
Lin Le and his sister were still looking everywhere.
Lin Chang seemed to suddenly remember: "By the way, where is the Sanhua Empress next to Mr. Why don't you see her?"
The calico cat quickly perked up its ears.
But the Taoist smiled and said nothing, and just waved his hands to them: "We will say goodbye now. Thank you so much for seeing me off. We are destined to see you again."
"Sir, walk slowly."
"Sir, walk slowly."
The Taoist took steps forward and the horse started walking too.
The quilt bag and trousers were all shaky.
Facing the gazes of several people, the calico cat stretched out a paw from his robe and hooked at them.
When several people saw this, they were all stunned for a moment.
It seemed a little unexpected, but it didn't seem like he was surprised.
…
One man and one horse walked slowly along the gentle curve of the hillside, walking from one hilltop to another. Then the calico cat jumped out and walked on the ground, stopping from time to time and turning its head to look behind it.
"What is Sanhua Empress looking at?"
"Well……"
The calico cat glanced at him, then looked back, and then said, "Taoist, tell me, will we come back here again?"
"Probably not. Even if we come back, it will be difficult to see them again." Song You said with a smile, "But Empress Sanhua is extremely talented and has strong magic power. Maybe many years later, Empress Sanhua wants to regain her Memories, walking the road we have traveled before, seeing the old friends we met before, we will do it again.”
"Is it like that?"
"Old Yanxian."
"That's right." The calico cat looked at him seriously, "Old Yanxian."
"Yes, just like the old Yanxian." Song You paused and then said to her, "Sanhua Empress has a very good memory."
"how about you?"
"I also have a good memory."
"Will you come back again?"
"I have no idea."
"You don't know~"
"Ms. Sanhua, please be patient." Song You said, "Life will always be like this. Sometimes you will only see someone once or a few times in your life. Once you are separated, you will never see each other again."
"So do cats."
"Yes."
In the vast grassland, it is not easy to meet. The meeting with Lin Le's family was really accidental. When it came time to say goodbye, there was no interest involved, but Song You was willing to go to Liaoxin Pass for them to find a general named Ban and his subordinates. The cavalry team member named Lin You was also willing to bring a farewell gift to bid farewell to Song You. Although they each had their own contributions, it was really not an exchange. Sometimes things in the world are simple.
Before they knew it, the group had gone far.
Song You still walked slowly.
The western grassland of Yanzhou is vast and sparsely populated. This is where the people from Saibei moved south more than ten years ago. There are also scattered monsters on this grassland.
Some people attack Taoists at night, and some people have heard rumors about it for a long time.
Just like in Hezhou, Taoists slowly cleaned up.
There was really no need to keep track of the date, so I just watched the stars and the moon every night, so I walked from the first quarter moon to the grassland hills under the full moon. Watching Xinghe fall asleep, he seemed to be the only one in the vast world.
Wind and rain are unpredictable on the grassland, and it is common to get caught in the rain.
The weather is getting warmer.
Before I knew it, it was early summer.
Small flowers began to appear on the grassland, of various colors, most of them were very small, but they covered the entire grassland, with butterflies not much bigger than a fingernail flying among them.
Because of the war, this area is almost completely uninhabited. People, cats and horses walk around, and it is often a pure feast of scenery.
Most of the time they are the only ones between heaven and earth.
It seemed like my eyes had been washed.
Song You could no longer tell whether he was still walking in the territory of Dayan, or whether he had gone out of the jurisdiction of Dayan and reached the territory of the Saibei people.
There is no clear border line these days. It is true that the Great Wall was built in the north, but it is no longer the Great Wall of many years ago. Dayan's sphere of influence has long since crossed the Great Wall. Most of the time, the border is an extremely vague area that both sides can cross at will and that often changes. When a group walks through it, they can only occasionally see observation towers and beacon towers. Sometimes when passing by a certain place, they encounter corpses, and they can't see what they have never seen before. He could tell which side he belonged to from the rotten armor. Sometimes when he passed the observation tower, he would be stopped and warned by the defenders. Sometimes he would encounter scouts from both sides, some of whom would embarrass him and some who would ignore him.
It's quite a unique experience.
(End of chapter)
