"Under the surname Song Mingyou, from Changjing."

Song You stood in the woods, his robe covered with paper fur, and the snow had fallen all over his body, looking at them.

"Why is it that in such a big snowstorm, Mr. walks in the mountains?" The middle-aged man looked at him curiously, calm in his heart, naturally fearless, "Is Mr. a mountain elf and a demon, or a fairy master outside the world?" ”

"Just a Taoist."

"How did you come to the mountains?"

"Aren't your feet in the mountains?"

"It's rude." The middle-aged man smiled and saluted, "I have always admired the Divine Doctor Cai and the Snake Fairy in Beiqin Mountain, and I heard that the Divine Doctor Cai was grateful for the merits of the Snake Fairy, so he settled here. ”

After a pause, he added:

"A few days ago, I came to Beiqin Mountain to enjoy the snow, and met a hunter on the way down the mountain, and talked to him in the next, and the hunter told him that there was a small lake in this mountain, and when he went into the mountain to hunt and get lost, he had seen the snake fairy go to the lake to fish, and the snake fairy also gave him fish to satisfy his hunger. I heard that the snake fairy likes tea, so after returning to Beijing, I immediately bought the best tea in Changjing, and came to visit along the road pointed by Orion, but the wind and snow on the way were getting bigger and bigger, but fortunately, there was a snake fairy to guide the way. ”

The middle-aged man pointed to the snake path on the ground.

"I see."

"Could it be that Mr. also came to the mountains to visit the snake fairy?"

"Exactly."

"Did you find it, sir?"

The Taoist listened but did not answer, but stood quietly in the wind and snow, watching him without speaking.

"I'm being rude." The middle-aged man saluted again, inadvertently glanced behind the Taoist, and saw the bamboo forest under the mountain, the thatched hut by the bamboo forest, the quiet lake in front of the thatched house, the boat on the lake, and the old man fishing on the boat and the old man's snowy clothes, his heart couldn't help but move, and when he saluted, he bent his body lower, "I want to ask sir, I don't know where to go, can I find the snake fairy?" ”

"I can find it by fate."

"Justified ......"

"But ......" Song You glanced back, and also saw the snake fairy, and almost knew the snake fairy's thoughts in his heart, so he said to him, "With such a big snowstorm, I can still insist on coming, and my entourage is reluctant to go back after many advices, and he is a polite person, and he is willing to wish his wish in the future." ”

When the middle-aged man heard this, he didn't know that this was a hint, and he was immediately overjoyed:

"Thank you, sir."

"Don't dare."

The two sides saluted each other, and then they took their own steps.

The two of them also saw at this time, the Taoist was still followed by a three-flowered cat, just buried in the snow to keep an eye on them, at this time to walk, it was like jumping in the snow, every time it fell, the loose snow covering the weeds would drown it, and when it went forward, it had to jump up again, which was very interesting.

This gentleman must also be a strange man.

The two sides staggered.

The conversation between the middle-aged man and the servant blew in the snow.

"I'll just say it, they must be the guests of the snake fairy, and most of them are people like us, who come to find the snake fairy."

"Xianggong is right."

"Let's go faster, no one is afraid of wind and snow, and we naturally can't be afraid, if people can find it, most of us can find it."

"Don't worry!"

The middle-aged man had already walked away.

The entourage hurriedly followed, and when he looked back at the person in the snowstorm, he had to sigh, don't say that he is stupid, but even more stupid.

……

Song You tightened the paper fur on his body, and walked farther and farther away with the three-flowered cat.

It's too cold on the mountain, and the wind and snow are too big, even if the paper fur is windproof, even if you don't stop moving, it still feels very cold.

The cold didn't get a little better until I walked through a few mountains and left the snowstorm-ridden area. And the complete improvement will have to wait until I walk back to Dr. Cai's hut and go down the mountain. The temperature at the bottom of the mountain is always higher than that on the mountain, and when you walk, you don't even use a paper coat, you feel warm.

"Taoist Priest ......"

"Huh?"

"Do you think our horses will die of cold in the mountains?"

"No, it won't."

"Why?"

"It's not that easy to get cold."

"Cats have hair on their bodies, and they are often colded to death."

"What ...... this?"

Song You thought for a while before explaining to her: "Our horses are Beiyuan horses, which are naturally hardy and heat-resistant, and they are less afraid of the cold than cats. Even in the cold winter on the top of the mountain, Changjing can't kill the Northern Yuan horse. Besides, although it is not as good as Sanhua Niangniang, it is also very powerful. ”

"Hmm!"

The cat was a little relieved, but still worried.

Although it is said that it is cold and does not die, it is also very painful to be cold, and the horse is not like the previous Sanhua Niangniang, who has her own temple on the mountain. Besides, even if the Sanhua Niangniang has her own temple, it will still be very cold at night on a cold day, so you have to shrink in the corner and not be blown by the wind blowing in at the door.

“……”

Song You turned his head and glanced at her, and then said, "If Sanhua Niangniang is really worried, why don't we go and look for it?" ”

"Look for it!"

"We've got a painting anyway."

"Where to find it?"

"It's in the mountains."

"On the mountain?"

The three-flowered cat, which had just come down from the mountain and walked towards Changjing, stopped again, turned its head back, and looked at the mountain behind it.

"It's not here, it's another."

"Which one?"

“……”

Song You had no choice but to stretch out his hand and point in one direction.

The cat suddenly craned its neck to look.

"Where?"

"Let's go."

"Oh......"

The cat immediately followed with small steps.

It can be seen that she loves her jujube red horse deeply and is also very worried.

The mountain where the jujube red horses were released was the direction in which they entered Beijing, and although they were not completely opposite to the two directions here, they were also quite different. After the jujube red horse arrived, it moved again, but the general direction was always on the mountain that Song You pointed to it at the beginning, and it never went far.

You can also see its intentions and thoughts.

Sanhua Niangniang is right, you can put it in the painting.

Sanhua Niangniang is also right, it is too cold in winter.

It's not the coldest yet.

So it's time to go find it.

In the cold winter season, the vitality is constricted, the night is long and the day is short, all the way, most of the wild grass on the mountain is withered and yellow, the trees are mostly bare, and only the pines and cypresses are evergreen.

One person and one cat still moved forward, but did not return to the capital, but when they walked close to the capital, they saw a road leading to Donghe County, and asked pedestrians if they could go where they wanted to go, so they changed the road and continued to walk. When I returned to the road I had traveled to Beijing before, I tried to distinguish it, and I had a meaningless discussion with Sanhua Niangniang, so I also picked a direction.

There is a difference between winter and spring, the road in front of you is still the same road, the mountain is still the same mountain, and the houses in the villages are the same, but it looks strange.

Sanhua Niangniang loves to worry and misses her horse, so she didn't know how many times she asked if she had made a mistake on the way.

Song You can roughly perceive the location of the jujube red horse.

Finally, I stepped on the path again, and walked to the small hill that was separated from the red horse.

In the distance, there is a large mountain.

"Looks like I'm not mistaken."

"That's right."

The three-flowered cat obviously recognized it, and had already taken small steps and ran forward quickly.

The mountains look close, but they are actually far away.

The mountains are full of forests, and the further you go, the deeper the forests become, and usually only hunters and woodcutters come in.

When a man and a cat stopped, they saw several wild horses gathered in front of them, one was sentry, and the rest were grazing.

"Horses!"

The gentle and gentle shout really didn't spread far.

However, the jujube red horse still heard it, and instantly pricked up his ears and looked up to look this way.

"Sigh the law ......"

The jujube red horse neighed and immediately ran over.

Like the three-flowered cat, the closer the horse got to them, the slower his pace became, and when he came to them, he had changed from running to walking, until he stopped in front of the Taoist and the cat, and then stood still with his head bowed. People and cats still couldn't tell any emotion in the horses' faces.

"Does the horse miss Sanhua Niangniang?"

“……”

"Why don't you speak?"

“……”

"You're not smart."

“……”

The horses remained motionless and silent.

The Taoist stretched out his hand, touched its mane, and asked with a smile, "Are you still comfortable living in this mountain?" ”

“……”

"It's not that I'm leaving, it's just that it's cold in winter, and Sanhua Niangniang is worried that you're not going well, so she came up with an idea to invite you to a place that is not too cold, I don't know if you want to."

“……”

"But it's not far from leaving."

“……”

"That's good."

The Taoist nodded, smiled, but was a little emotional, and said, "Thank you for waiting." ”

"Thank you~"

The three-flowered cat also learned from him.

Then a man and a cat turned around and walked towards Changjing, and the horses followed them honestly and without saying a word.

Sanhua Niangniang seemed to be excited, talking to the jujube red horse all the way, asking questions about the east and west, and talking about her own affairs, talking about the spells she learned and the magical powers she comprehended, talking about the words she learned to recognize, and how good she was at catching rats in Changjing and how much money she could earn, naturally she couldn't get a response.

In the evening, they walked into Changjing.

Once in the city, the cold wind was much lighter, and the Taoist walked on the road in a paper coat, and it was still a little hot.

However, this is only because he is well fed and warmly clothed, and he has the Tao to walk around, and the poor people of Changjing cannot use this method to keep warm.

When I returned to Willow Street, I saw a figure nesting in front of my house.

It was a man in a dirty and tattered robe, with a long beard and gray hair, shrunk at the door of his house, motionless.

"Meow?"

The three-flowered cat looked back at the Taoist.

"Hmm."

Song You nodded, indicating that he had seen it too.

Immediately, a person and a cat walked over, the Taoist bent down to look, and the three-flowered cat also approached, aiming at him vigilantly.

The man was still alive, but he was weak.

Thinking that he was poor, he walked here, and the other doors were all shops, and the shopkeeper did not allow him to fall asleep at the door, and it happened that Song You and Sanhua Niangniang's store were closed, so he shrank here.

"Daoyou ......"

Song You pushed him and shouted twice.

The down-and-out middle-aged Taoist priest opened his eyes in a daze, turned his head to look at him, and was taken aback.

Only then did Song You realize that this person was still somewhat familiar.

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