When I woke up, there were seven or eight small fish neatly arranged around me, and the three-flowered cat was wet, lying on the grass next to it, in the sun, and slept very deeply.

The world was still vast, and the red horse ran back, standing in the shade of the tree and grazing.

“……”

Song You let out a sigh of relief, got up without hurry, and went to wash all the fish. Hearing the movement, the three-flowered cat raised its head and looked at him a few times, then turned over again and continued to lie down and sleep.

Dinner is grilled fish and rats.

Fall asleep with the stars.

The garment was dried for a day, and the wind blew for another night, and the next morning it was dry.

One person, one cat and one horse, then continued to set off.

Walk in the grasslands.

Yanzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and walking alone in such a world does have a sense of loneliness. However, once it is accepted, it is not afraid at all, but rather makes the heart more expansive and peaceful.

Solitude is one of the most common practices.

It's the same for everyone.

Occasionally, when walking up the hillside, you will see a white tent bag in the distance, occasionally light a bonfire for the night, there will be a pack of wolves tentatively come to investigate, when it rains, you will find a tree to sit for the night, and when it is not raining, you will lie on the earth and watch the sky full of stars and rivers.

As General Pu said, sometimes he was invited by the herdsmen to be a guest, and sometimes he was stopped by the people of the official ranch, because the jujube red horse had neither a reins nor a trace of a saddle, so it was suspected.

It's good to meet people, you can ask for directions.

It's also good to meet each other, just enjoy walking alone.

Song You walked very slowly, walking dozens of miles a day, most of the time resting, distracting and comprehending the spirit of heaven and earth, so he slowly approached the place where General Pu and the junior colonel said that the horse race was held.

On the way, I have already met people who are traveling with me.

Song You chatted with an adult in charge of the official ranch, this horse race is not actually called the horse race, it has its own name is the activity of worshiping heaven and earth, but just like the temple fair in the Central Plains, so many people finally gathered together, especially on this prairie, it is rare to see so many people, naturally you can't just worship heaven and earth.

Cabaret performances are to be had.

Trade should be there.

There are also various recreational activities and activities that facilitate the marriage of men and women.

Everyone is a mortal in the world, a living person with flesh and blood and thoughts, and the seven emotions and six desires and the fireworks in the world are indispensable.

One of the most lively activities is the trade on the grassland, exchanging some daily necessities, horse sets, horse racing and other activities. People in the military paid the most attention to horse racing, so they called it the Jockey Club.

The road under his feet slowly became clearer, with obvious traces of being trampled by people and horses, and the wheels overturned.

Song You didn't hurry or walk, and walked along the road.

Sanhua Niangniang turned into a girl, followed by her, and beat the grass on the side of the road with a bamboo stick.

From time to time, there are young people who pass by on horses, there are also families who ride horses to slowly pass by him, and there are people who drive ox carts and carriages to pull goods, and they walk on the road with a clanging sound. When everyone saw Song You's jujube red horse with neither reins nor saddles, they couldn't help but look at him more.

I don't know if it's because of his warm nature, or because the grassland is open and he hasn't talked to anyone for too long, many people will greet him, some speak the local dialect, and some speak the official dialect of Dayan.

If he didn't understand, Song You smiled and bowed.

If you can understand, you will talk to each other.

Although part of Yanzhou is a grassland, it also borders Saibei, after all, it has belonged to the Central Plains since the Yu Dynasty, and it has been a thousand years now. The Great Wall has long been cast in the north, except for the Central Plains Dynasty may fall when it is weakened, most of the rest of the time is in the hands of the Central Plains Dynasty, in this grassland, even the locals, only have similarities with the Saibei people, in fact, it has long been different.

In particular, the management methods of the grassland of Yanzhou are different in various dynasties, the former dynasty is governed by the northern king, but the northern king is too loyal to the previous dynasty, when Dayan fights the world, by the way, he also beats, and now the Yanzhou northerners are culturally closer to the Central Plains, and even want to study the imperial examination, there is no shortage of officials who enter the court, and it is also the embodiment of Dayan's strength and tolerance.

After this grassland, the rest of Yanzhou is similar to other states, just like the fortune teller I met at the beginning, who came from Yanzhou.

As he walked, he suddenly shouted from behind him:

"That Dao Chief!"

The voice is clear and juvenile.

Song You couldn't help but look back.

It was a young man on a yellow horse, with a tanned face, who smiled at him, but his teeth were white.

It seems that he came to the grassland meeting with his family, and he was accompanied by two middle-aged people, a brother and sister, a man and a woman, who also smiled at Song You.

"Courteous."

Song You raised his head and said.

"Are you also going to the Prairie Society?" The boy on horseback gradually caught up.

The young man also rode a Northern Yuan horse, but it was taller than Song You's jujube red horse.

"Yes, go see the excitement."

"It's just ahead, not far."

"Thank you."

"Why don't you ride a horse if you have it?"

"Just walk."

"Hehe, isn't your horse too small to carry such a heavy thing, afraid of crushing it to death?"

The boy laughed as he spoke.

Several of his siblings of different sizes around him also laughed.

Song You could detect that there was no malice in it, so he also replied: "I'm really afraid of tiring it." ”

The jujube red horse is still silently moving forward.

Only Sanhua Niangniang couldn't help but stop and stand on the side of the road, raising her head high and staring at the person who spoke.

Riding a horse was faster than walking, and the young man and his party slowly passed by Song You and walked to the front.

It's just that the boy still turned his head and kindly reminded them: "Although it's not far, if you don't ride a horse, you may have to go to the evening, the grassland is easy to get lost at night, and there are wolves, sir had better go to the camp of the grassland society before the evening, otherwise be careful that the little girl will be taken away by the wolves." ”

"Thank you."

Song You sent him away with a smile.

The little girl was still standing in place, staring at him with her head raised high, with a thoughtful look in her eyes, until he was far away, and her own Taoist priest was also far away, and then she quickly caught up.

Walking is indeed not as fast as riding a horse, and I don't know how many people pass by the Taoist, and the two sides turn their heads to each other and look at each other for an unknown number of times. However, the Taoist was firm, even if he wanted to rest more, Sanhua Niangniang seemed to want to go to the camp of the Prairie Society quickly, and Song You naturally wanted to listen to Sanhua Niangniang, so he almost didn't stop.

In the evening, I saw the camp.

It was a large white tent, some large and some small, except for a few large tents in the middle, which were arranged more regularly, the rest were very messy. The big one can be bigger than a room, and the small one can only lie down one person. In the middle, someone was piling firewood and lighting a bonfire, and there was a large field on the periphery, which had been trampled by horses so that the grass could not be seen, and someone was riding on a horse and running on it, and kept shouting loudly.

The two of them walked slowly over.

Suddenly, the ears became lively, and the voices of many people gathered together, making them a little unaccustomed to walking through the grassland for several days.

The two of them, one big and one small, couldn't help but glance at each other.

"Huh? Mr. ”

Suddenly, there was another shout behind him.

Song You turned his head to look over, and he was still the young man.

The boy smiled happily:

"See you again!"

"It's very fateful."

"Where are you staying?"

"I don't know yet." Song You stopped to talk to him, "Probably find a random place." ”

"There will be a lot of thieves in the grassland, you don't have tents, things are left on the ground, they can be stolen, horses can be stolen." The young man reminded bluntly, and couldn't help but laugh as he spoke, "And there are often people who can't find where they live after going out, and some people run out of things and think they have gone wrong." ”

"Then we'll have to be careful."

"It's even worse if it rains."

"yes." Song You replied, looking up at the sky, "Fortunately, it won't rain for the next few days." ”

"How do you know?"

"Guess."

"Do you know how to spell?"

"I understand a little."

"Really?"

"A little."

"I heard that there are also people who can perform spells at night, they are very powerful, and they can perform spells, but I haven't seen them yet."

"...... like this"

The young man's words were too many and too enthusiastic, and Song You didn't know how to reply to him for a while.

The two sides chatted for a few words before parting.

There were many tents ahead, people coming and going, as well as cattle, sheep and horses, Song You took the jujube red horse through it, and the little girl also carefully avoided the adults and horse manure on the ground, and followed him closely.

Everywhere there are people drinking and talking, talking loudly.

Bustling voices came from all directions.

It's a pity that even if Dayan is strong now, even people who are far away in the Western Regions are proud to be able to speak Dayan's official language, but this does not belong to the poor people after all. Most of the people who talk here speak in the local language, and most of the voices that fill his ears are incomprehensible, so he can only watch their demeanor and feel their emotions.

I can hear that people are worried, but they should be troubled by war and demons.

But it's more about joy and excitement.

I can also hear that some people have known each other for a long time, and some people are strangers, from different places on this hundreds of miles of prairie, it seems that they don't need to know each other in advance, and they are friends as soon as they sit down.

Occasionally, there are also people who can understand, mostly merchants and officials from this area.

Song You took a turn, listened to the conversations of businessmen from other places in Yanzhou, and chatted with officials who were familiar with him, and almost figured out the process of this grassland meeting.

The official worship of heaven and earth is five days later, and during these five days, it is also a grassland festival.

There are horse races every morning, and the rules are very simple, one man and one horse, and the speed wins.

What is different from Song You's imagination is that most of the official horse races are for children, because children here have grown up on horseback since they were young, and their equestrian skills are not weaker than adults, and riding the same horse, in events that do not require too much skill, adults can't outrun children.

If adults also want to compete, after the official Jockey Club competition, they will call a group of friends or similar adults, set their own rewards, and compete by themselves.

A few days ago, the winner was awarded a sheep, and on the last day, a horse was awarded.

In the afternoon there is a set of Marseilles, which is the game for adults.

In the evening, when it is time to relax, you will basically sing and dance around the campfire, and some people will go wrestling.

The gap in the middle is mostly the trade time.

Song You walked all the way and saw a lot of tents full of goods, some people spontaneously brought things to sell or exchange, there were also merchants who came from other places, and there were special prostitute tents.

Whenever he heard the sound of wheezing from the tent, the Taoist would take the little girl away quickly, and the little girl, on the contrary, would be attracted by curiosity, stop and stand in place, staring at the tent, and the Taoist's urging could only make her stand still, which already worked—if it weren't for the Taoist's urging, she would have run over and open the curtain to look inside.

After that, the Taoist had no choice but to hold her hand.

When holding hands, Sanhua Niangniang is very honest, and will be pulled by him obediently, at most turning her head in different directions, and sprinkling curious glances everywhere.

(End of chapter)