I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 51
Less than half a mile ahead, there is a small road on the left, which leads to the river.

That was the original Limbo Ferry.

The ferry is not big, just a step for people to go up and down. The road is also very narrow.

The shepherd boy rode the ox all the way down.

The gentleman did not come back on the way.

The shepherd boy hoped in his heart that he had gone too far before turning back. The gentleman had already washed his hands and returned to the main road before he entered the small road. He had already gone to Anqing County.But don't stay by the river or have any accidents. Although we talked for a short time, the gentleman's gentleness and appreciation still touched him.

Gradually arrived at the riverside, only to hear the spray of water.

The shepherd boy pushed aside the last layer of branches and weeds, and when he fixed his eyes on the river, he couldn't help being surprised——

I saw a person wearing a Taoist robe, splashing in the river, as if he had accidentally fallen into the water, and he couldn't swim, he was choking on the water and couldn't make a sound.

I can't see clearly from a distance, but who else could there be if it wasn't that gentleman?

The shepherd boy was anxious and dared not go into the water.

I want to call for help, but this place is far away from the main road, and no one has been there for a long time, how can anyone hear me?
At this moment, a dark shadow appeared underwater.

"!"

The shepherd boy suddenly widened his eyes.

The black shadow is long and looks like a fish, and it is huge, even bigger than a boat. It is faint in the water, visible but not clear, so it is the most frightening.

And it's very fast.

"Sir! Underwater!"

The shepherd boy couldn't help shouting in a panic.

It seems that shouting is useless...

But what can you do without shouting?

Before the shepherd boy could react, the huge black shadow came under the thumping figure. The black shadow shrank a little, and then suddenly grew bigger in the next second.

"puff!!"

The first thing to jump out of the water is a huge mouth, which is almost as big as the body, and it is afraid that it can swallow a boat in one gulp.Immediately, half of its body came out of the water, which was really too big to imagine. The next second, the fish fell back into the water again, causing a splash of several feet.

The shepherd boy held his breath and dared not speak.

He had heard the story of a water demon turning a man ashore. He was afraid that this monster would also come ashore. Afraid of being discovered by it, he had to hide in the forest and watch the water surface gradually return to calm, as before.

At this time, there was nothing left on the river.

The shepherd boy still stood there with his eyes wide open.

The reed flute in my hand fell to the ground and I didn't find it.

I used to hear adults say that there is a monster that eats people in this water, but I didn't expect this monster to be so big and terrifying.What was even more frightening was that he had just witnessed the scene of this monster eating people, and the gentle gentleman who was talking to him just before had been swallowed by this monster.

"..."

The shepherd boy opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Just then, a voice came from behind——

"How did you get here?"

"what!"

Startled, the shepherd boy turned around abruptly, couldn't sit still, and almost fell off the cow's back.

I saw a person standing behind him, with a handsome face, a gentle expression, and a clean old Taoist robe.Behind him was a bay red horse, grazing quietly with its head down, and a three-coloured cat at its feet, sitting upright, tilted its head and stared at him, as if it was also asking questions.

"Didn't you just..."

The shepherd boy stared at him, then pointed at Jiang Xin.

But seeing that this gentleman is still gentle and calm, how does he seem to have fallen into the water?

How could he be splashing in the water like him?
"Fake, made of grass and trees."

Song You walked over a few steps, stopped beside the buffalo, bent down to pick up his reed flute in the grass, straightened up and handed it to him with a smile.

"Your bamboo flute has fallen."

The shepherd boy couldn't turn his head around, so he just took it in a daze.

Song You took out another talisman from his bosom.

"When the water demon emerges and is discovered, either someone has the courage to pick it up, or it runs aground downstream. When you find someone who is alone, stick the talisman paper on it, and the talisman paper lights up, and wait for it When it is no longer bright, you will take it off, go back and boil water to drink, although it can not prolong your life, nor can you enlighten your wisdom, but it can keep you healthy for a lifetime, free from disease and disaster."

The shepherd boy still took it blankly.

The Taoist turned and left, and the horse consciously followed.

Finally the shepherd boy couldn't bear it anymore and asked:
"Are you a fairy?"

"I think you are more like a fairy than me..."

The man and the horse gradually disappeared into the depths of the grass.

The shepherd boy was in a daze, shocked in his heart.

At this time, there was a sudden movement on the river.

"Grumbling..."

For some unknown reason, the surface of the river in the distance glowed red like fire, and then the water surface seemed to be boiled, bubbling, and then there were bursts of huge water splashes, in which a huge figure was struggling and rolling, Waves are formed, rushing to the bank of the river, beating the vegetation.

This movement lasted for a while before it stopped.

Immediately, a huge monster emerged from the river.

Unlike before, it was motionless at this time.

……

The sun gradually dissipated the morning dew.

The sun is also a little dazzled.

Song You looked up and saw that it was already noon, so he found a suitable place to stop, unloaded the quilt bag, let the horse rest and graze, while he went to find dry firewood, set up a stove, took out the pot, Another object wrapped in layers of banana leaves was taken out.

The banana leaves were disassembled layer by layer, and inside was two catties of beef cut when I went out this morning. I have asked the butcher to help cut it.

The beef is red and shiny, and the meat looks very good.

It's not that beef can't be eaten in other places these days.

It is true that Dayan has a regulation "prohibiting the private slaughter of farm cattle", and it is now being implemented, but the implementation of the decree is not always in place. It varies according to local conditions. In some places, not letting people eat beef is equal to injustice. Let others live, the emperor can't do such a thing.Secondly, the scope of this decree itself is actually limited. "Privately", "slaughtering" and "farming cattle" are already three parallel conditions, and it is not so easy to violate. It is not true that eating beef is against the law and not being able to eat beef.

In fact, the same is true in previous lives.

Throughout the literature of poetry, there are quite a few descriptions of eating beef. Many poets and scholars, either proud or down, or fighting or being demoted, are eating beef and writing poems while eating.

In Yizhou, the price of beef is generally higher than that of pork and lower than that of mutton, but only in a big city like Yidu, it is often sold, and it is not easy to buy it in other small cities.

In short, it is not as convenient and cheap as the meat here.

It's all here, I really have to eat this meal.

After Song You collected the dry firewood, he took out the water bag, poured water into the pot, and took out the salt, planning to stew half of it and roast the other half.

Pick up a piece at random and give it to the raccoon slave to eat.

"It's beef."

"Beef~"

The three-flowered cat said, stretching its neck to take it.

"Ever eaten before?"

"Well……"

"Is it tasty?"

"Um..."

Song You couldn't help showing a smile.

I haven't tasted it yet, seeing her eat deliciously, I feel a little more joy in my heart.

Just as he was about to start a fire, someone came not far away.

Song You turned his head to look.

A short yellow-maned horse, not much bigger than a donkey, was led by a knight.The horse was carrying luggage on its back, followed by a family of four, and the adults were carrying backpacks.

After turning the corner, we soon came to the front.

Chen Han showed joy, and first saluted Song You:
"See you again, sir."

Song You also bowed back.

"See you again."

Immediately, the heroine in men's clothes clasped her fists at him and looked at him with a smile:

"But fate?"

"Fated."

"Sir, you're afraid of the bandits ahead, so you're waiting for us here on purpose?"

"Delayed on the way."

"Cooking?"

"Yes."

"It's probably time for us to cook, can we make a team together? Save some effort in building a stove, burying pots and finding firewood."

"nature."

"I see what you eat..."

The woman leaned over and looked at the banana leaf, and immediately recognized that it was beef. Then she oh and looked at Song You in surprise:

"You, a Taoist priest, eat beef?"

"Tao follows nature, follow one's heart."

"..."

The woman saw that his face was indifferent, his tone was calm, and he showed no shame or embarrassment, as if he was not a Taoist priest, or he was not eating beef, she couldn't help being amused, but didn't say much.

And she was not in vain.

She turned around and took out the quilt bag on the horse's back, and unexpectedly also took out an object tightly wrapped in layers of banana leaves.

It looks even bigger than Song You's.

Song You looked at her, and she looked at Song You.

The thoughts in each other's hearts are very clear.

The woman asked, "How many catties did you cut?"

"Nearly two catties, not as much as you."

"I'm two catties too, the same amount."

The woman untied the straw and took apart the heavy banana leaves: "It's just that I'm afraid that I'll miss it halfway, so I asked the boss to use two more leaves to wrap it for me."

"Be careful with your steps."

"You do it or I do it?"

"To be honest." Song You's voice was still calm, "I have a lot of experience with this."

"Then I'll light the fire!"

The woman was more impatient than him, and she refused the Chen couple's request for help without any delay. She took out flint and flint, looked around, and found some reed ears and dried leaves, then squatted down and huddled in the Song Dynasty. In front of the small stove that you took, a fire was lit.

Song You watched her strike flint carefully.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

Sparks burst out and fell into the tinder.

The three-flowered cat also moved closer to take a closer look.

The woman glanced at it out of the corner of her eye, and couldn't help laughing: "What are you looking at? Are you afraid that I can't light the fire?"

Sanhuamao still watched, Song You didn't say anything.

This is indeed a common way of lighting a fire these days, but it is true that he rarely sees people lighting a fire like this.Whether he was in a Taoist temple, walking in the wilderness, or renting a house in Yidu, he never used flint to make a fire, but occasionally saw others use it once or twice.

Now it seems that it is still interesting.

Lighting a fire is like burning a fire, which is interesting in itself.

"call……"

The woman has already lit the fire and carefully helped her grow up.

Turning his head to look at this person and the cat, he was puzzled.

"Why are you still watching?"

I saw the cat turned away and ran to the side of the road to play.

The Taoist also looked away and began to prepare lunch.

Cooking smoke rose and went straight into the blue clouds.

The aroma of meat is pervasive and invigorating.

(End of this chapter)