Have you ever eaten dumplings in front of a dead man's grave? On this day of the winter solstice!

The winter solstice, also known as the "Winter Festival" and "He Dong", is one of the 24 solar terms. From ancient times to the present, there is a saying that "the winter solstice is like a year". On this day of the winter solstice, not only do they have to sacrifice to their ancestors and share the sacrifices, but even their married daughters have to go home to visit their relatives, but they must return to their husbands' homes in the evening.

At midnight, the thick clouds pressed the sky very low, and when I stood in the dense forest and looked up, I felt that the thick black had pressed me out of breath. The man tightened his clothes, hung his head, and walked towards the graveyard deep in the forest, facing the wind that was blowing in the woods.

Next to the lit bonfire, Xing Ruyi sneezed. The fox opened his eyes and reached out and pulled her into his arms. Xing Ruyi wrinkled his nose, handed the dumplings that were still hot in his hand, and asked the fox: "Lord Fox, do you want to taste it?" ”

"Don't!" The fox looked at it and refused.

"But I can't finish eating!" Xing Ruyi whispered, and deliberately touched his bulging belly: "I ate too hard just now, and I ate it all of a sudden." ”

"Then dump it!"

"How can it be? There must be many people in the Tang Dynasty who can't eat enough, let alone dumplings and other delicious things, how can they be wasted? Forget it, even if I die, I'm going to wipe them all out! ”

Xing Ruyi said, picking up a dumpling with chopsticks and putting it in his mouth. The fox frowned and said, "Feed me!" ”

Xing Ruyi smiled, tilted his head slightly, and sent the dumplings into the fox's mouth.

Siniang stirred the dumplings in the soup pot, glanced at Xing Ruyi with a smile, and said to the fox: "Yin Gongzi, you are in ruyi, she, she just wants you to taste the dumplings she made by herself." Well, just now she told me that she wasn't full, and that all the things in this pot were hers. ”

"That's it, that's it, the dumplings I made by myself, ordinary people don't have this blessing to eat." Xing Ruyi smiled, picked up another dumpling, and put it to the fox's mouth. The fox glanced at her, obediently opened his mouth, and ate it.

"To be honest, it's not easy to wrap these dumplings."

Xing Ruyi recalled the scene in the carriage during the day. Originally, she sat in the carriage with Siniang and Bell, singing, gossiping, and wrapping dumplings, but there was a bump in the way, and not only the wrapped dumplings fell, but even the stuffing, flour and the like were all sprinkled on the body. When the fox, Chang Tai and Li Mao heard the voice and came over to inquire with concern, they opened the curtain and laughed one by one, even the fox laughed so much that he almost couldn't hold back the fairy aura of his body.

After some tossing, the carriage was finally cleaned up, but it was also perfect to miss the place where you could stay. The fox is not a mortal, and it doesn't matter to him where he lives. Changtai is fast, and staying overnight in the suburbs is also a common thing. As for Siniang and Bell, staying overnight in the suburbs is also a relatively new experience for them, although the weather is a little cold at night, but there are bonfires, carriages, and those bedding prepared by Li Mao in advance can also sleep comfortably for a night.

Although Xing Ruyi is afraid of the cold, she has ghost magic around her body, and there is such a big stove as a fox, secretly using some spells, but it makes her feel more comfortable than the guest house.

Chang Tai picked up dry firewood and came back, but he still didn't see Li Mao and Yin Yuan, so he couldn't help but ask worriedly: "Haven't Li Mao and Yin Yuan come back yet?" ”

Xing Ruyi nodded: "Brother Chang doesn't have to worry about them, before Li Mao and me, he was also a person who often walked around the rivers and lakes, and Yin Yuan would be safe with him." ”

Earlier, when he was in the Su Mansion, Xing Ruyi had instructed Li Mao and Yin Yuan to go to Su Jingbo, the eldest young master of the Su family, to tell the truth about the murder of the eldest young grandmother. Later, when they returned from the town of paper shop, the eldest young master Su Jingbo had already returned to the Su family, but Li Mao and Yin Yuan were nowhere to be found. asked Su Qianqian's maid Liu'er, and said that these two people went home first with the eldest young master, and then went out again, leaving only one sentence, saying that there was something to deal with, let Xing Ruyi and them go first, and the two of them followed.

This Li Mao is a demon, and Yin Yuan is even more a monster, and Xing Ruyi is not worried about their safety at all. It is estimated that the two of them here met something new halfway, especially Yin Yuan, and Bacheng pulled Li Mao back to see the excitement. When the excitement is over, they will naturally come back to them.

Seeing that the fox had finished eating the dumplings, Xing Ruyi got up and took the dishes and chopsticks aside to clean. The bell leaned over and asked curiously: "Aunt Ruyi, what is the place of the rivers and lakes?" ”

"Rivers and lakes? Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Xing Ruyi nodded the tip of the bell's nose, and when he saw that she was wearing only a padded jacket, he urged her back to the carriage.

Siniang took a bowl of dumplings and brought it to Chang Tai: "Since Ruyi said it, don't worry, Brother Chang, you can put your heart in your stomach." Li Mao's young man, I have also been in contact with it a few times, he is very clever, and he knows some martial arts, this kind of rural place, I am afraid that there is no one who can hurt him.

Although Yin Yuan is young, he looks like a little adult. If you think about it, even such an important errand as finding the eldest young master of the Su family, Ruyi can put it in and hand it over to the two of them, which shows that they are actually very powerful.

Brother Chang, let's eat dumplings. The temperature was low at night, and it was cool for a while. ”

Chang Tai nodded, took the dumplings, and found a place to sit down.

A few people talked, ate, and unconsciously passed the third watch. Bell had already fallen asleep in the carriage, and Siniang went back to take care of her. Xing Ruyi nested in the fox arms, although he could still speak in his mouth, his mind was also confused. Seeing this, the fox helped her adjust her position, and soon, she also fell asleep.

Chang Tai took a look, got up, went to another carriage and took a blanket made of bear skin, and handed it to the fox.

After a brief silence, Chang Tai spoke first.

"When she was at the Dragon Gate Inn, Ruyi turned Su Guangcai into a donkey, so she knew how to spell, right?"

The fox nodded.

"Li Mao, he should also know spells, right?"

"Li Mao and Ning Xiang are of the same kind."

"In this way, Li Mao is also a demon." Chang Tai breathed a sigh of relief. Knowing that Li Mao is a demon, he doesn't have to worry about Yin Yuan's safety.

"What about you, Young Master Yin? Is it the same as us, or is it the same as Li Mao? ”

Chang Tai stared at the fox's eyes, and the fox also looked back at Li Mao. Time seemed to freeze all at once, and all that was left in the air was the sound of dry wood burning.

Eventually, the fox slowly spoke: "I know what you're wondering about?" To be precise, I am similar to Li Mao, but there are some differences. I am the last nine-tailed white fox of the Qingqiu Yin family. ”

Chang Tai's mind suddenly appeared that the white fox he often saw in the Ruyi shop earlier, it turned out that the white fox was now Yin Chensi.

"It has been recorded in the Nanshan Sutra that the country of green hills has many jade yang and many green ducks in its yin. There is a beast, its shape is like a fox and nine tails, its sound is like a baby, it can eat people, and the eater is not Gu. It is said that Qingqiu is rich in products and is like spring all year round, and it is inhabited not only by the people of the gods, but also by various types of youkai. When Ruyi first mentioned the name of Qingqiu to me, I wondered where you came from. I also asked Master Xie, where is Qingqiu? But Master Xie told me that no one in this world has ever found Qingqiu and arrived at Qingqiu, so your origin is even more suspicious. ”

"Qingqiu and the mortal world are indeed two completely different worlds, it is both in the mortal world and beyond the mortal world, but it is not like what Xie Xuan said, no one has ever arrived. As far as I know, there is a person who not only found Qingqiu, but even went in and out of it many times.

To put it bluntly, there is only one enchantment between Qingqiu and the mortal world.

In Qingqiu, not only are the people of the gods populated, and various yokai races are populated, but also a small number of humans live. There are no fixed laws there, whether it is a monster, a god, or a human race, they are all separated by the rules of each race, although there is a small amount of killing, but it is limited to tribe-to-tribe, and it has never affected the other residents living there.

In the Qingqiu Kingdom, the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan has an absolute status, this is because the strong are respected, and the strong are often right in everything. We are good at all kinds of attacks and transfiguration spells, but we don't like killing and fighting for power, but we are obsessed with spiritual practice. In the Nine-Tails clan, according to the depth of cultivation, it can be divided into four types: spirit fox, demon fox, demon fox and fairy fox, the spirit fox is the weakest, the demon fox is the second, the demon fox is again, and the fairy fox is the most powerful. Of course, above the fairy fox, there are also more powerful sky foxes, but for as long as I can remember, I have never seen a nine-tailed white fox reach this level. Sky Fox, this powerful existence, also only exists in the legends of our fox clan. ”

"What about you? Is it a spirit fox or a demon fox? Chang Tai asked curiously.

"When I first met Ruyi, I was just an ordinary demon fox." The fox heard a soft sound in his arms, lowered his head and smiled softly, and gently rubbed his hair. "But for the sake of Ruyi, I ask myself to become stronger, so now I only want to cultivate into the most powerful Sky Fox of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan."

Although the fox did not tell Chang Tai bluntly that he had cultivated to that level at present, Chang Tai knew in his heart that the Yin Gongzi in front of him had at least reached the realm of the demon fox, and he had a strong enough force to protect Ruyi, whether it was in the mortal world or the Qingqiu that he was about to go to.

"Whether it's the mortal world or Qingqiu, I hope you can treat Ruyi well."

Chang Tai said sincerely, and handed a pot of peach blossom drunk to the fox.

The fox took it, raised his head and drank it, looked into Chang Tai's eyes and said, "Except for me, there will be no one in this world who can treat her better than me." ”

Chang Tai smiled, the kind from the bottom of his heart. He raised the flask in his hand and said to the fox, "Except for you, there will be no one in this world who can make Ruyi care so much." I can tell that she cares about you and likes you. No! It's not just about liking, in Ruyi's words, it should be called **! ”

The fox's heart trembled slightly, and he lowered his head and stared at Ruyi's sleeping face.

"I love her too! The kind that I love, I love! ”

(Education 123 Literature Network)