I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 42 Who Says Being Backward Isn't Beautiful?
"Mr. is really a master!"

"I waited for today to be an eye-opener!"

"It's really a fairy trick!"

All the way around Song You, everyone was shocked and admired, as if they regarded him as an expert in the world.

A large group of people walked towards the old man's main house.

It is the largest family in the village.

Don't say anything else, just stand outside the courtyard, look at the corners of the white wall, and see the bamboo and plum in the courtyard, you can know that the people living here must be an elegant family.After passing the stone lions and entering the vermilion gate, the scenery inside is by no means what ordinary wealthy households in mountain villages can have.Sure enough, when the old man went in to report and explain the situation, someone around him told Song You that this family used to be an official, and they would retire here after returning home when they were old. The official industry.

In two days it will be the [-]th birthday of Mr. Liu.

Seventy years old, Mr. Liu has been back to his hometown for a long time. Although he didn't plan to make a big deal and didn't invite any guests, the family's nephews still wanted to come, and he even invited a theater troupe to have a good time.

But just a few days ago, this vicious tiger came to the village.

At first, I thought it would leave when it was full, and even killed pigs and sheep, and said good things to it, but they actually stayed here.

Old official Liu became a little anxious.

If it was an ordinary tiger, it would drive away if it was young and strong. However, this tiger was cunning and fought wits and courage with them.

The tiger drive went well, and the birthday could barely be held, but if the tiger drive didn't go well, I sent someone to tell my nephew and nephew in the county not to come.

Now that Song You drove away the evil tiger easily, he not only helped a lot, but also showed his extraordinary skills. The old official Liu was very courteous, and quickly arranged the best room for them, and invited them to stay. He went to the backyard to take care of the students, and sent someone to ask Song You what his likes and taboos were in terms of basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation. He also told them to take the clothes to be washed by the laundry lady at home, which was very considerate.

It's just that Song You only persuaded the tiger to go away, not got rid of the tiger, and everyone in the village still couldn't let go.

In the evening, the old official Liu arranged a sumptuous dinner. The table was full of big fish and meat. The poor old official was almost at a loss, and he poured wine for Song You himself.

"Mister is really a master."

"It's just a mountain cultivator in the Qing Dynasty, so I can't be it."

"I don't know where the master is practicing?"

"Lingquan County, Yizhou, Fulong Temple on Yinyang Mountain."

"I think it's also a famous mansion in the Immortal Mountain." Old official Liu said, "This old man has longed for the immortal way for many years, but I don't know what kind of magic method is used to drive away the tiger?"

"Small tricks are not worth mentioning."

The old official Liu and the people around him looked at each other for a few times, showing a look of embarrassment, and then complimented: "Sir, you can persuade the evil tiger in the mountain with a few words. When I leave in a few days, I'm afraid I'll have to worry about it again."

Speaking of which, the old officials laughed immediately:
"It's not that I doubt Mr. Xianjia's methods, but this beast is a beast after all, and its temperament is hard to get rid of..."

"Don't worry, Mr. Liu, I've already talked to him, and he won't come back."

Song You also knew that this was probably the reason why they tried their best to keep themselves. It was just that the tiger hurt people, but it just ate some poultry and livestock, and it was clean and had no black smell on it. There are no ghosts accompanying him, and he has never harmed anyone. In addition, he has some wisdom, and he is not far from enlightening spiritual wisdom. God has the virtue of good life, and he is willing to forgive him.

But all things have spirits, animals are stupid, unruly and trustworthy actually need to be supported by "smartness", so animals are more disciplined than humans.Once you have a rule in your mind and know that something can or cannot be done this way, you will rarely violate it.

In addition, this method of mobilizing birds and gathering animals has its own mysteries. Once you have made an agreement with the mountain tiger, Song You will not go after it to hurt it again, and it will not go down the mountain again.

It is both an agreement and a law.

It is both the heart and the mystery.

With the addition of the two, Song You dared to assure everyone that it would never go down the mountain again.

Seeing that Song You was so sure, the old official Liu looked at the people around him a few more times, so he couldn't say anything more, so he had to believe it.

"Thank you very much, sir."

"Hands up."

"Eat vegetables, eat vegetables..."

After returning to the room at night, the old official Liu sent someone to bring some candles.

Candles are brighter than oil lamps.

Song You was still a little emotional when he lit the lamp.

To be honest, this is the first time he has taken the initiative to light candles.Occasionally, Taoist temples light candles, but they are also lit by pilgrims who come to worship the gods. The master and the disciples of the Taoist temples are not sincere in worshiping the gods, so naturally they would not buy candles for worshiping the gods.

Candles are too expensive.

The last time Song You lit lamp oil in Yidu, it cost less than one hundred yuan a catty, but if it was replaced with candles, one would cost three or four hundred yuan. If it was lit all night, it would cost at least two or three.

This old official Liu is really generous.

Song You washed up and lay down on the bed, covered the quilt and glanced casually, and saw the Sanhua cat lying on the window, leaning close to the window, watching the night outside.

No one can guess what a cat is thinking.

After a while, she turned her head, stared at Song You on the bed, and asked crisply:

"Do all tigers grow that big?"

"Empress Sanhua is thinking about the tiger during the day."

"correct."

"Is this the first time Empress Sanhua saw a tiger?"

"correct."

"Tigers just grow big."

"Are they all that big?"

"There are big and small."

"Is that big today?"

"Not the biggest."

"It's not the biggest..."

"Are you feeling inferior again?"

The cat by the window didn't answer, but continued to ask: "Can a cat grow so big?"

"I'm afraid not."

"What about the mature cat?"

"I'm afraid not."

"Oh……"

"Actually speaking, Empress Sanhua is stronger than it."

"why?"

"Mistress Sanhua can talk, breathe fire, and transform into a human form, and the mountain tiger is powerful, but it's just an innate advantage." Song You looked at the cat, "Mistress Sanhua is even better."

"I am very smart."

"Exactly."

The cat jumped back from the window, stopped thinking about it, and still lay down symbolically in the corner at the end of the bed.

If there is no accident, she will appear in bed tomorrow morning.

"Go to sleep."

Song You waved his hand and extinguished the candle lamp.

Early the next morning, the old official Liu sent someone to invite him to have breakfast, and invited him to take a walk outside the house, and chatted with him respectfully. , I want to ask for some elixir or method to prolong life, but Song You can't help.

In another day, it will be the birthday of old official Liu.

The Liu family invited all the farmers in the village, and some nephews who were away from home, and also invited a singing and dancing troupe, which made it very lively.

Originally, there was a vicious tiger in the village a few days ago. Even though the old official Liu emphasized in every possible way, people's hearts were still a little uneasy, but when there were many people and gathered together, there was nothing to be afraid of.

Song You was invited to sit at the main table.

Surrounded by some respectable old people.

On the table are big fish and meat that are rarely eaten, and there is no shortage of mountain delicacies.The cook is also rare and particular, every dish has its own rules, at least it looks like a dish.Needless to say, in this era when iron pots have only just become popular, it is rare to have so many dishes in village banquets.

Song You soon discovered that eating here is very interesting.

Everyone is too enthusiastic, so when eating, you have to protect the bowl carefully, and there are special people behind you walking around with the rice bowl. If you are not careful, a big spoonful of rice will be covered in your bowl.Sometimes there will even be two such people attacking left and right, making you care about left and right.

Song You found it interesting and watched it carefully.

He soon figured out that this is actually a symbol of the host's generosity and enthusiasm, because white rice is a luxury for most people these days. It shows that the host is not stingy at all, and it can also show the strength of the host.

And this scene of forcing extra food softened the show of the host and covered up the embarrassment of the guests, which added a lot of fun and made the atmosphere of the banquet very good.

Look at the people who eat again.

Even if these people have just started eating the first bowl, and they have the appetite for two or three bowls, they cover their rice bowls tightly from the beginning, and tacitly fight wits and courage with the cook who adds food, and wait until an "inadvertent mistake" Only then did he add a bowl of fragrant white rice to the bowl, which caused laughter.

It seems to be cooperation, it seems to be playing around.

It also seems to be a reserved culture.

Song You gradually fell into deep thought.

And just as he was thinking, a careless cook had already sneaked up behind him. In a panic, he just imitated the people around him and avoided from right to left with a bowl, but unexpectedly there was a cook on the left, so he reacted At that time, the rice bowl that I had just eaten half had already sprung up again, and it became a protruding head.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

There was a burst of laughter on the table.

Song You saw one by one, except for himself and the curious cat standing on his lap, everyone was laughing, the beard that was stained with oil and the trembling beard, the faces that were dark and full of grooves, and the mouth was open. The exposed yellow unhealthy missing teeth, strangely enough, not only did he have no resentment in his heart, but he only felt full of simplicity and splendor.

It is pure heart and pure joy.

Inexplicably, he also smiled.

This is the joy of this age.

It is the wanton joy of this era.

Immediately, the old official Liu next to him nodded, cheerfully wanting to teach him the trick of protecting the bowl. He was so clear in his heart that he only bowed his head and listened intently.

The only one who was puzzled was Sanhuamao.

……

In the evening, the troupe took the stage.

The stage was the altar of the ancestral hall, with lanterns hanging on the side. It was more lively than during the day. The troupe sang all night, and the audience listened to it all night.The ground is full of children running, shouting and chasing the most simple happiness in this night without neon lights.

Song You also sat down and listened all night.

Why is it more lively than during the day?
Because the birthday banquet during the day only entertained the farmers in the village, but at night, when the opera was sung, even people from across the mountains and rivers came.

Some of them received letters before the tiger entered the village, saying that there was a stage and a show here today, so they counted the days in advance, not knowing that the tiger came here a few days ago.Some of them were close, but they had heard that there were tigers coming down the mountain recently, but thinking that there were so many people, there was nothing to be afraid of, and they rushed here before dark to listen to the play.

Many people came here by walking the ten-mile mountain road.

Some people even brought straw mats to sleep anywhere when they heard that they were sleepy.

This is undoubtedly an age with very little fun, and it is very rare to find fun. Perhaps because of this, some things become extremely precious, and they need to be cherished and not taken lightly.

(End of this chapter)