Sending away the scholar ghost, Song You returned to the building.

The cold wind was howling outside the window, but the cat opened the window a crack, pointed one eye at the slit, and stared at the night outside.

"What are you looking at?"

"It's snowing outside."

"It's snowing heavily today, it's going to snow."

"I used to be in the temple."

"It rarely snows in most places in Yizhou."

"Why?"

The cat looked back at him as she asked.

"Because it's not cold enough."

"Oh......"

The cat turned back and continued to look at the snow.

The Taoist continued to sit cross-legged on the bed, his eyes closed, as if he was practicing enlightenment, and as if he was meditating.

The cold wind whimpered through the cracks in the window.

When he opened his eyes again, the cat was already in front of him, the window was closed, and the night of this era was silent. The cat stepped on his knee with its right front paw and stared at him with its head raised.

"Daoist, what are you thinking?"

"Think of something you don't have a clue about."

"Which way are you going?"

"I don't want to do that."

"Why?"

"Go with the flow."

"Let's sleep......

The three-flowered cat withdrew its paws, jumped to the side, and like a whackle, plunged into the bed and curled up.

Song You smiled and continued to close his eyes.

Today's heavy snow, you have to practice.

The heavy snow in Changjing is not ordinary, and it is different from the heavy snow of those famous mountains and rivers and blessed land.

The heavy snow in Changjing is a hardship for many people, not only those who live on the streets and have no fixed residence, but also some people who have a place to live, but also because they cannot afford to buy charcoal, thick quilts and thick clothes, or because they have not been able to earn money and eat recently, and they may not wake up when they fall asleep.

Even if it is a charcoal seller, they may be happy that their charcoal can finally be sold at a high price, but on the other hand, they are reluctant to buy food, clothing, and charcoal for heating.

Fortunately, thanks to the spiritual rain in spring, which moisturized all things, this year's harvest in Changjing was excellent, and there may be many fewer people who froze to death.

The snow didn't fall much tonight, and it almost melted when it landed, and before dawn the snow stopped, and the next morning people woke up with some hoarfrost on the roof, and no snow at all.

Song You is still open to welcome guests and welcome Changjing.

When the interest came, I also went out for a walk to see the prosperous winter.

If a poor person asks to come to the door, he is rarely stingy, most of them want to help, if someone he knows asks him to drink tea and listen to the piano, he rarely refuses, and generally has to go on a trip.

The time left in Changjing is getting less and less.

……

In the second half of the lunar month, the autumn scenery of Cangshan is still the same.

In the vast plain below the mountain, a loess road runs quietly.

On the loess road, there was a young Taoist man dressed in an old Taoist robe, with a three-flowered cat squatting upright at his feet, and a short and thin jujube red horse behind him, and the reeds on the left and right were bent over by the wind. The Cangshan Mountain behind him seems to have remained unchanged for ten thousand years, this person, a cat and a horse are also standing still, if it weren't for the reeds still swaying, the yellowed clouds in the sky are still fluttering, and the picture seems to be frozen.

Opposite them is a table, covered with drawing paper, and a middle-aged painter paints with a pen.

"It's okay, Immortal Master."

The middle-aged painter raised his head and said to them: "The painting is already in Dou's heart, so there is no need to stand still anymore." ”

"Thank you."

Song You smiled at this time.

"Meow~"

The cat also stretched.

Only the horse remained standstill, and when it usually stopped, it would not move if it was not grazing.

Song You went over to watch Master Dou paint.

The painting skills of the Dou family are indeed a little different from the mainstream painting methods of the current Dayan painters. Not only are there differences in the way they are drawn, but there are also some differences in the style of the paintings.

I saw him faint out of the background, and bend down to paint his face, the wind in the wilderness blew the reeds rustling, but it couldn't blow the paper on the table.

A painting gradually emerges on the paper, with a majestic background in the distance and vivid figures in the distance, with the freehand of an essay and no lack of details, which will make it a good painting for anyone who looks at it.

"It's done!"

Master Dou nodded with the last stroke.

However, there is something strange about the painting.

The heaven and earth in this square painting are not allowed to be painted too really.

"......"

Song You lightly touched on the drawing paper, and all the subtleties and subtleties stopped, and he blew on the paper again, and the ink was all dry.

Then the wind seemed to stop.

"Good drawing."

Song You took away the paperweight, picked up the paper and examined it carefully, looked at it again, was very satisfied, and showed it to the three-flowered cat on the ground and the jujube red horse next to it.

"The master is highly skilled, and in his lifetime, he may not be able to catch up with the ancestors."

"Where does Dou dare to chase after the ancestors, just to find another place to live in seclusion, take this "Cangshan Picture" to have some peaceful birthdays, don't be found by the people in the rivers and lakes again, Dou will know enough."

"The master is humble."

Song You put away the painting, and said to Master Dou: "The outside world is already in the second month of the lunar month, and the New Year is about to begin. ”

"Dou has already spent the New Year in Changjing, alone, without a place to live, where is it called the New Year?" Master Dou smiled, "It's better to stay here, although it is pure, I don't know the years, but there is a thatched hut of my own, Dou and his wife have lived in this thatched hut for so long, it can be regarded as Dou's home." ”

Song You nodded, indicating understanding.

"Then please ask the master to stay here for a little longer, and I have already agreed with Sanhua Niangniang that after the Spring Festival, we will leave Beijing at the latest in the first month. After everything is arranged, ask the master to come out. ”

"Meow!"

"Thank you, Immortal Master! Thank you Sanhua Niangniang! ”

"Then thank you Master Danqing for your wonderful pen, and I will say goodbye to Sanhua Niangniang and leave."

"Immortal Master walks slowly."

Song You turned around again, said a few words to the jujube red horse, said goodbye, and with a little hand, there were ripples in the air, and then he lowered his head and glanced at the three-flowered cat, and then stepped out.

Only Master Dou and the jujube red horse were left.

Master Dou was a little surprised-

It was only then that he realized that the immortal master did not use a paintbrush when he left the painting, but just walked out with a little leisure.

On closer inspection, it seemed the same when he came in, neither carrying a paintbrush nor making arrangements outside beforehand.

It was as if the world in this painting had come and gone freely for him.

“……”

Master Dou was stunned for a long time.

……

In Changjing City, the second floor of the small building.

The three-flowered cat looked left and right, and the sudden cold made her shrink her neck, and then looked at the Taoist, and said softly:

"It's cold outside."

"yes."

Song You continued to pick up the painting, paused, and said to Sanhua Niangniang, "We should frame the painting." ”

"Framed?"

"It's about treating the painting in a special way and protecting it, so that it can be preserved for a longer time, and it is not easy to break or get dirty. And it can also be rolled up and hung up. ”

"Frame it!"

"That's right."

Song You looked up at the beam of the house again, and there was a lot of money hanging on it: "Sanhua Niangniang is too diligent, she has earned a lot of money, and there are too many copper coins at home, we should exchange this money for silver." The silver is small, so it is convenient for us to continue on the road after the New Year, otherwise we will not be able to fit it. ”

"Will it be less if you change it?"

"A little less."

“……”

The three-flowered cat stared at him without blinking.

"There's no way around that." Song You smiled at her, and then said, "It's almost the New Year, after exchanging silver, it is estimated that there will be a lot, just so we can have a good meal, invite the heroine, it is also the last meal we invited her to eat before we leave Changjing, thank her for taking care of us." ”

"Thank you to her for taking care of us!"

"Yes, she helped us a lot, and she helped us find this house."

"That's right! You're welcome! ”

"Sanhua Niangniang is sensible ......"

Song You said with a smile and sighed in his heart.

There seems to be a certain period of time in my life like this, only after the past, when I think about it, I will realize that it is short, just like at this time, thinking back to the Changjing meeting at the beginning of the year, it seems that it was just last month, where did I think that I would say goodbye to her so soon?

“……”

After a little discussion, one person and one cat went out.

One changed into a girl, carefully holding the painting, and the other wrapped a lot of copper coins, and his waist was also wrapped.

Let's go and exchange money first.

Most of this money is earned by Sanhua Niangniang, and a small half is earned by Song You, a lot of money, and it is very heavy.

Fortunately, there is a money village with a good reputation not far away.

The price of silver seems to have fallen a bit.

Now the silver is exchanged for more than 1,100 dollars, but the money bank has to take a cut. In the past, when silver was exchanged for money, the money village always had to be lacking, and Song You had to count patiently, but now he used money to exchange for silver, and it was replaced by the guys of the money village sitting there and counting slowly, and no one was missing.

In total, more than thirty taels of silver were exchanged.

Song You asked for twenty taels of whole silver, and the remaining ten taels of broken silver for easy spending.

Then he went to a famous teacher to frame the painting.

Along the way, Changjing seems to have a bit of a New Year's flavor, and there are obviously more pedestrians on the street, and there are often children who get change from adults and run around the street recklessly. However, on the contrary, the temperature in Changjing at this time is colder than when the snow is heavy, and there are often beggars and homeless people on the streets, huddled in the corners, motionless, not knowing whether they are dead or alive.

Occasionally, a good person gives money to someone, and then someone wakes up.

This is the best city in the world, and it is really prosperous.

However, light and darkness are opposite, the times are sick, and not all of the millions of people in Changjing can enjoy the prosperity of this moment.

The contradictions and contrasts are really thought-provoking.

Song You just wanted to be a passerby, and first saw the vast world, but when he walked through the street, the money he had just redeemed in his hand was still a little less, and he didn't give too much, and he didn't know how much merit he had.

"I originally wanted to invite Wu Nuxia to eat the delicacies table of Yunchun Building, but in this way, I'm afraid the money will not be enough." Song You turned his head and said to the three-flowered cat walking briskly beside him, "After all, we still have to leave some silver for use on the road, so we can't eat grass, right?" ”

"Meow?"

The cat stared up at him as she walked.

"I've already eaten the Zhuyu table again, and it doesn't seem like there's much need to eat it again, what does Sanhua Niangniang think?"

"Meow?"

"Fortunately, we still have some cured meat at home, and our craftsmanship is not bad, and it is also good to invite Wu Nuxia to a meal at our own house, what do you think?"

"Meow!!"

"Good ......"

Song You looked indifferent and walked through the long street.

……

Ask for a commuter pass!

(End of chapter)