I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 485 Fox in the City
It was quiet last night, and I slept until dawn.

When Song You woke up, Mao'er was no longer on the bed. The house was empty and the courtyard was clean, but faint voices could be heard from outside.

Listening carefully, one voice was clear and sweet, full of ignorance and innocence, and another voice was young and elegant, but very respectful.

"Then when you go back to pack your things today, remember to bring the rat meat that Sanhua Empress gave you and your own. People in this house don't seem to eat rat meat."

"This is natural. But Empress Sanhua misunderstood. Yuzhou eats snakes and rats, so naturally Xu Mansion also eats rat meat."

"Huh? Then why don't they give us rats to eat?"

"Ms. Sanhua didn't know something. Although the people of Yuzhou like to eat snakes and rats, there is little rat meat and snakes are hard to catch. Generally speaking, rat meat is not considered the best meat, and the people have no choice but to eat rat meat. Now Sanhua Hua Niangniang and Song Xianshi are distinguished guests of the Xu Mansion. Even if the Xu Mansion eats rat meat on weekdays, how can they dare to entertain the two of them with rat meat at this time? What's more, the two of them have come from afar and are outsiders. The Xu Mansion knows that something has happened. People in many places in Yuzhou don’t eat rat meat, so they don’t even dare to serve it out to entertain you two.”

He talked a lot, it was clear and logical.

Empress Sanhua only heard one sentence and replied:
“Rat meat is the best meat!”

"Huh? Empress Sanhua likes rat meat?"

"Sanhua Empress will eat every meal!"

"That being the case, please relax, Sanhua Empress. Rat meat will definitely appear on Sanhua Empress's dinner table tomorrow. Let Sanhua Empress know how we make rat meat in Yuzhou."

"Then thank you very much!"

"By the way, Master Song also likes it..."

"do not mind him!"

"Good good..."

In the room, Song You slowly got up and rubbed his hair.

The sounds outside the house continued to come.

"When will you go back to get it?"

"The master of the house was kind enough to let the coachman take me off. I should have set off in the morning so that I could walk back and forth before dark. If I were to take a car, I could just leave in the afternoon." The scholar's voice paused for a moment. "Anyway, there is almost no room at home. I was completely destitute, except for a few changes of clothes, rat meat hanging on the beam, and a few books, there was nothing else to take care of.”

"Leave in the afternoon?"

"Yes……"

"Ms. Sanhua, there is also a piece of dried rat meat here. I'll give it to you. You can take it back and eat it for lunch. Eat enough."

"This...how is this so embarrassing?"

"Sanhua Empress is most in need of mice!"

"Thank you very much, Miss Sanhua." The scholar surnamed Xu paused again, "This piece of meat is good at first glance."

"correct!"

Song You was dressing and washing in a hurry in the room. The sound coming from outside was like the chirping of birds in the morning, continuous, but also calming.

"Why does Sanhua Empress have a special liking for rat meat?"

"Empress Sanhua herself will eat mice."

"I wonder what the name Sanhua Empress is..."

"The name is..."

"Oh, that's why Sanhua Empress is called Sanhua Empress?"

"Because Sanhua Empress comes in three colors and is the most beautiful. It turns out that there is a group of people who think Sanhua Empress is very powerful, so they call her Sanhua Empress."

"I see."

"That's it~"

"In addition to rat meat, Yuzhou's snake meat is also outstanding, especially the dragon and phoenix stew. I wonder if Empress Sanhua likes it?"

"Sanhua Empress also eats it often!"

"Then Master Song..."

"He loves chickens!"

"That……"

Just heard a squeak.

Song You opened the door.

Outside the house is a corridor.At this time, two figures, one large and one small, were standing in the corridor, separating the left and right sides of a pillar. The tall and thin man seemed a bit restrained and very respectful, while the girl, who looked like she had not yet grown up, had a natural attitude. He held the pillar with his hands, stood on one foot, kicked the air back and forth with the other, and looked up at him.

Swallows rest on the branches in the courtyard.

The two of them turned to look at the door at the same time.

"Is the Immortal Master awake?"

The scholar surnamed Xu does not seem to be a sociable person, nor is he good at communicating with children. He is even less good at talking to a child who is not only capable of magical powers, but also thinks and speaks differently from normal people. When he saw Song You coming out, he immediately relaxed. He walked towards Song You and asked, "How did Master Xian sleep well last night?"

"No one made any noise last night, so I slept well." Song You smiled slightly, "Mr., it's more pleasant to your ears."

"Xu called me a random name."

"The first step is more natural."

"Yes Yes Yes……"

The scholar surnamed Xu was still restrained and bent down: "The master of the house asked me to ask Xian...sir, what kind of paper is better for the yellow paper to draw the charms on? Is it hemp paper or rattan paper? Or paper, bamboo paper and glutinous rice paper ?”

"Just use whatever you want, any blank piece of paper will do. Whatever is convenient to buy in Fuyao County and of good quality can be used."

"Xu will report back to the head of the family right now." The scholar surnamed Xu said for a while, "The house has prepared breakfast for you. I wonder if your husband will go out for a walk in the city after breakfast to buy something or if there is anything else. If there is anything else to be told, just tell me."

"I really want to go out for a walk and see how many monsters and monsters there are in Fuyao City." Song You said to him, "But I don't want to buy anything, and I don't need anyone to lead the way. I just want to walk around casually."

"Then Xu will report to the head of the family first."

"Walk slowly."

"Farewell." The scholar respectfully left.

Sanhua Empress was still standing there, still holding the pillar with one hand, and turned around to stare at the Taoist. Her eyes were black and white, and her face was fair and delicate, with no expression on her face.

No one knew what she was thinking.

"gone."

Song You rubbed her head.

The girl immediately let go of the pillar and followed him.

The breakfast at Xu Mansion is simple yet exquisite. It consists of a bowl of fermented glutinous rice dumplings, poached eggs, and several plates of fruit snacks. After eating, it feels very comfortable.

Song You thanked the old man for his kindness in sending a housekeeper to help lead the way and giving him some money. He called his cat and Yanzi, and then walked out of the Xu Mansion gate. He looked around, then chose a direction and walked away.

The Xu Mansion occupies the best location in the city, which is better than the county government office. A few streets and alleys outside are the residences of the rich and powerful in the city. They have deep houses and courtyards, rich families, and are naturally clean.However, there were some noises as we walked, people shouting, and strange crisp calls.

"It sounds like a fox barking!"

Sanhua Empress turned back and said to her Taoist priest.

"It's a fox..."

The swallows in the sky flapped their wings and lowered their heads and said: "There have been a lot of foxes in Fuyao County recently, and there are quite a few in the city. There are also many people who hunt foxes and eat their meat in exchange for money. There was a fox just now, and it may have gotten into the yard of a house through a dog hole. Go, we’ve been discovered, and the owner is driving us away.”

"Well……"

Sanhua Empress raised her head and stared at him, then quickly lowered her head and looked forward without answering.

At the end of the alley ahead, in the middle of the road, stood a gray-brown fox, turning its head to stare at them.

Sanhua Empress instinctively slowed down her steps and stared at it closely. It was not until her Taoist priest came behind her that she came to her senses. She was now a little person, not a cat, let alone an adult. Following him, he put away his appearance and walked towards the fox normally.

At this time, the fox stepped into the other side of the alley.

Song You quickly walked to where the fox was standing, turned to look in the direction it left, and saw that the fox had already walked away, but still stopped, and looked back curiously and warily.

"..."

Song You pursed his lips, ignored it, and did not go in its direction, but chose the opposite direction.

As soon as you exit the alley, you will find a busy city.

It's early morning, the busiest time.

There were vendors and goons on the street, people coming and going. Some were selling steamed cakes, steamed buns and candied haws of sugar. Some were yelling at beggars and foxes, while others were asking in a low voice for prices.

There are also people chasing foxes in the busy city.

"Stand!"

"Wang Wang Wang!"

"Help stop it!"

The commotion quickly spread to Song You.

Song You quickly moved to the side of the road.

Sanhua Empress was full of curiosity, so she looked over there. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of her Taoist priest's movements. She was stunned for a moment, then imitated his movements and quickly stepped aside to the side of the road.

Four or five foxes ran past very quickly. Some of them got into people's crotches, got under carts, and some jumped over vegetable stalls.

Behind him are three hunting dogs, hot in pursuit.

Behind them were people holding fox-catching tools and wearing official uniforms, also chasing after them.

Although foxes are agile and can run fast, the selectively bred hounds are better after all. Soon a fox that runs slower is caught up by the hounds. The hounds lower their heads and bite the fox's tail, and the fox is immediately dragged away. He was unbalanced and fell to the ground, and then the hound jumped on him and temporarily controlled him.

The people behind him caught up, all of them experienced.

One person held a long pole and set a loop around the fox's neck with great precision. Once the fox was trapped, it had to struggle and scream, but it could not escape.

"Ah ah ah..."

The cry was like a child's.

Immediately, another man caught up with a sack, easily removed the fox, stuffed it into the bag, and a fox with intact fur was caught.

The hounds are still chasing.

"Are there so many foxes here that we have to rely on official messengers to catch them?" Song You looked over there.

"Sir, I don't know. This year, the local foxes have been a disaster. It's getting better now. The foxes gathered in the downtown area a few days ago. The officers, soldiers and captains in the city came to catch the foxes when they had nothing to do." A well-dressed man said The wealthy man heard Song You talking to himself and told him.

"Where do all these foxes come from?"

"People come from the mountains. Strange things happen every year. There are so many this year. I'm afraid there's going to be some kind of disaster in the local area..."

"That's it."

Song You withdrew his gaze and continued walking forward.

It really is a prosperous time.

If it had been the last years of a dynasty when it was naturally declining, not to mention so many strange things happening frequently, even if three or two of them happened at the same time, it would have been said to be a sign that the imperial court was exhausted and a sign of troubled times.Even if there are not so many weird things, some weird things have to be made up.

Nowadays, so many strange things are gathering here, but the local people would rather believe that the local area is going to be hit by a disaster, and don't even think about whether the world will be in chaos.

Go ahead and wander around.

I have seen poor people catching foxes in exchange for wine money, and I have also seen rich people chasing foxes with hounds for fun, and I have also seen foxes secretly stealing people's meat to eat, which made the butcher curse angrily. Dogs chase foxes, and foxes chase cats. I have also heard that It is said that the foxes in Xicheng have gathered in groups and are not afraid of people. They will dispatch officers and soldiers to eliminate them tomorrow.

The entire Fuyao County looked messy.

Sanhua Empress was very happy. There were so many little animals running in front of her, and she couldn't help but stretch out her hand to play with them every time.Maybe the only regret is that I didn't come out in cat form today.

The human form still somewhat affects her performance.

(End of this chapter)