I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 84
The road is muddy, walk barefoot.

Sanhuamao also followed Song You, taking small, small steps, each foot poking in the mud was a small hole, like plum blossom footprints in the hole.Mud put a pair of shoes on her feet.

"ah!"

Sanhuamao blinked, it was Song You who raised her feet and splashed the muddy water on her face, so she ran sideways with small steps, a little far away from Song You, and continued to walk together.

There is a household in front.

The city was gradually seen in the morning mist after the rain.

Song You suddenly stopped.

The three-flowered cat stopped after him, looked up at him, followed his gaze, and looked suspiciously at the people in the distance.

There are several thatched cottages, with fields in front and soil in the back, and cherry trees next to them.

Several children are stealing cherries.

Cherry is known as "the first branch of all fruits". It is only March, but it has already matured. Strings of red pearls between the green leaves are all over the branches.Two children climbed up the tree, two other children dragged their clothes for a ride under the tree, and a third child looked out for the wind.

The Taoist stopped to look at them, and they also looked at the Taoist.

It was just this negligence, a figure emerged from the thatched hut behind him, but the child watching the wind didn't notice it.

"Which baby!"

A loud cry shocked the children out of their wits.

The three under the tree turned around and ran, and the two on the tree jumped down in a hurry. Fortunately, they had no shoes to wear, otherwise they would have run away.

The old man chased after him holding a cane as a stick.

Song You watched this scene with a smile.

I suddenly remembered the countryside in my previous life. It was the same when I was young. When the melons and fruits are ripe, it is the time for the children to show their talents.I don’t go into the right and wrong consequences of this kind of behavior here, but it’s like a different world in the end. There are no children to steal the fruit on the tree, and even fewer birds come to peck the fruit. The old man sat empty under the fruit tree, lamenting the time and years.

A child ran up the road and ran past him.

The old man didn't chase too far, but stopped and scolded.

The children shrank their heads, feeling ashamed, and did not dare to answer. They avoided the eyes of the old man and the Taoist, and only glanced quietly at the three-flowered cat next to the Taoist.

Unexpectedly, the Taoist smiled and begged them for cherries.

A bold child came over with a bag of cherries, stretched out his black and dirty hands, grabbed a handful first, thought for a while, then loosened his fingers, leaked some, and then put them in the hands of the Taoist priest. inside.

"Thank you guys."

"Is this the cat you fed?"

"It's the cat with me."

"Isn't it running?"

"She's with me."

"Where are you going?"

"Nanhua County."

"It's in front."

"Thank you."

"Hahaha……"

The children swarmed and walked onto a small path, walking very briskly on the muddy ground, jumping while walking.

Song You looked down at the cherry in his hand.

It had just rained and was still wet.

Whether it is rain or dew, there is no need to remove it, no matter whether it is dirty or not, there is no need to wash it, just pass it on through the mouth.

Fully ripe cherries, you have to be careful when pinching them with your fingertips, and you can feel them trembling when you put them in your palms. When you put them in your mouth, you don't need to use force, and they will burst when you sip them lightly.There is no sourness, nor is it very sweet. It is full of juicy cherry fragrance, and the existence of pulp is almost invisible. It is very refreshing.

Song You naturally did not forget Empress Sanhua:

"Does Empress Sanhua want to eat?"

"Cats don't eat fruit."

"It's called a cherry."

"Cherry~"

"Want to eat?"

Sanhuamao wanted to say that cats don’t eat fruit, but suddenly remembered that he had eaten fruit before, so he thought about it before asking:

"Is it tasty?"

"delicious."

"Is it the same as hawthorn?"

"Of course not."

"Anything special?"

"The special thing about it is that it's a cherry."

"Stolen cherries."

"I begged for it."

"They stole it."

"Yes."

"That's not right!"

"Of course, Empress Sanhua shouldn't do such a thing."

Song You sipped the cherries, only one seed was left, and then spat it out to the side of the road, and continued to say to Sanhuamao, "But Mistress Sanhua is an upright cat, she can clearly distinguish right from wrong, so I don't need to remind you if you think about it."

"correct!"

"Do you want to eat then?"

"Don't eat!"

“It was delicious.”

"Then try one."

"Is it tasty?"

"No mouse tastes as good."

"That's it."

"You seem to be very powerful..."

One person and one cat slowly walked towards Nanhua County, still stepping on the mud, but neither person nor cat cared.

A calm heart is not disturbed, and a pure heart is not dirty.

……

The city of Nanhua County is built on a flat land, and the streets are paved with stone slabs. Except for a short section of the road just entering the city, which is somewhat muddy, the rest of the place is easy to walk. In addition, it is not very big, so it doesn't take long to go around it.

Song You asked two inns, found one he was satisfied with, and booked a room for five days first.

The shopkeeper found water and washed their feet.

Song You washed it by himself first, and then asked the shopkeeper next to him: "I came to Nanhua for the first time, and I am not familiar with the place. I wonder if there are any delicious and interesting things here? Or taboos that need to be paid attention to?"

"Where is sir from?"

"Come to Xuzhou."

"We're next to Xuzhou, but it's actually not too different. To say something special, our soup cakes are quite good, but there are some in small shops, and they are also very good. In addition, our Nanhua is rich in cloth, and our Nanhua's cloth In the whole of Pingzhou and even in Dayan, they are the best, if you want, you can buy some." The shopkeeper thought about it, "I can't think of anything interesting to say."

"What's the taboo? I'm afraid I'll offend someone when I'm new here."

"Hey, there are so many taboos! Everyone in the world is human, so no matter where you are, be careful, don't reveal your wealth, don't go out at night, and walk around when you meet ugly people, that's fine."

"What the shopkeeper said is very reasonable."

"Would you like a bowl of soup cakes?"

"how much is it?"

"Twelve words, soup made from bones."

"Have a bowl."

"okay!"

Song You washed his feet, and as soon as he stretched out his hand to Sanhuamao, Sanhuamao obediently lifted his foot up and stretched it into his hand.

"Ah……"

Song You shook his head, and washed it carefully, not missing it in the seams of the meat pad: "I asked Empress Sanhua to ride on the horseback earlier, so I don't have to step on my legs full of mud. Look, I have it all over my body."

"It's just mud."

Sanhuamao let him wash while talking.

Although she didn't resist, she had to stare intently. Even when she was washing her feet, she had to turn her head and stare with her own eyes.

"Sir, wipe it for you."

The store also brought them foot wipes.

"Thank you."

After wiping it clean, I put on my shoes and socks, and put my things back in the upstairs room. After coming down, I went out and cut some raw meat to feed the cat. As soon as I came back, the shopkeeper brought out soup cakes.

Soup cakes are noodles, which come in many varieties, wide and thin, and thick and thin. Most of them are called soup cakes.

The soup cakes here are thin and wide torn noodles, like bedding noodles or trouser belt noodles, without much other seasoning, just a bowl of high soup, soup cakes spread inside, and some chopped green onions sprinkled on top.

"Sir, use it slowly."

"Excuse me."

"what?"

"I was on my way yesterday. It was raining and my luggage was soaked. I wonder if it is convenient for the store to wash and dry clothes?"

"Sir, do you want to wash it yourself, or ask Huanyiniang to do it for you?"

"Wash yourself."

"You can wash it in the backyard, and hang it there to dry. There are a lot of hemp ropes. As long as you see something free, sir, you can use it. Just be careful, sir. Although it is not easy to be stolen, but if you lose the small shop, you can do nothing. Compensation." The shopkeeper smiled, "It's just that the little old man has been sitting here, and everyone who comes in and out can see it, so he will help you pay attention."

"Thank you."

Song You had already picked up his chopsticks and was eating soup cakes.

Bouillon with thin noodles, the taste is the same anyway, there is not much to say.This side is very tenacious, thin and wide, and has an excellent taste, worthy of the word special.

Seeing the shop owner sitting at the door, not far from here, Song You asked casually:
"Does the store know that there is a senior official Li in the city?"

"Which officer Li is from?"

"The very imposing one."

"Where does the little old know..."

The shopkeeper obviously lowered his voice a bit.

It's not necessarily because of how scary that person is, but more likely because of the shopkeeper's habit of dealing with people. That is to say, ordinary neighbors will subconsciously lower their voices as long as they don't say good things.

Song You ate and said, "Yesterday, I ran into Mr. Li on the road. He saw that I was alone. He took some money from me. He said it was for gambling, so he asked me to come to the city today to get it from him. It's not borrowed from me, but it's really near the end of the mountain, so I want to ask if I can ask that Li Daguan to get the money back, will it be difficult."

"Then don't think about it, sir." The shopkeeper said, "If there are other witnesses, it is still possible to report to the police."

"That officer Li is very vicious?"

"..."

The shopkeeper came in with a bench and said in a low voice, "Mr. is talking about the tall guy with a mole at the corner of his eye?"

"Exactly."

"That one is not easy to mess with."

"How to say?"

"It's hard to say, it's hard to say..."

"That Li Daguan has already got my money, so it's impossible to kill me again?"

"That's not the case! Is there any law to kill someone so easily?" said the shopkeeper, "But that's a bully, rich and powerful, tall and powerful, with many friends and other skills. If you annoy him, you will have to suffer a lot, and the punishment will be light."

"Tell me carefully."

"Is there anything to say..."

"I have three denarii here."

"..."

The store owner sat down in front of Song You with a bench:
"Mr. Li's family lives in the west of the city. He was born in a shabby household. Later, he became a famous bully in the city by currying favor with the officials. If you have any other skills, he really might not dare to do anything to you. But Mr. is new here, if you have any other skills, you don’t say anything, if you don’t have any other skills, it’s considered stolen Alright, otherwise, Li Daguan and those poor householders under his command would not dare to beat you to death, it would be difficult for you, and I'm afraid you will suffer a lot."

"Have you ever killed someone?"

"I haven't heard of it, but bullying the market has been done for a long time. How is it better than killing people?"

"I heard that there is such a sensitive fairy."

"That's what they all say."

"That's the rumor."

"Yes, it's a rumor."

"I like hearing rumors the most."

"Whether we are in Nanhua, or the nearby counties are like this, there are always people who secretly offer some unorthodox gods, saying that they are more spiritual than those in the temple." The store's own voice became quieter, and suddenly it became quieter again, "These bullies in our city Most of the poor households make offerings to a Great Immortal named Lingmin, and I don’t know where they offer it, but with this Immortal around, many nobles don’t want to easily offend them.”

"Details."

"I know that."

"Tuk Tuk..."

Silver knocked on the table.

The shopkeeper immediately showed a distressed expression: "Sir, you're not here to ask for money, are you?"

"I would ask him to do good."

"That's probably not good advice."

"It's not persuasion."

"That is……"

"Tuk Tuk..."

The shopkeeper showed a distressed expression again, squinting at the small piece of silver.

Gossip is really bad.

But what can be done?

(End of this chapter)