Lan'an County, Langzhou, coastal barren mountains.

The shouts of the local natives were heard in the mountains.

"Over there!"

"Block, block!"

"Ran away......"

There were several young and strong natives chasing a red horse, running all over the hillside.

The sound of bells echoed through the mountains.

But if you look closely, it is not so much that the natives are chasing the horses, but that the horses are walking the natives.

The natives run like the wind in the mountains, and when they chase the horses, they naturally chase the horses in the mountains and run non-stop, but it stands to reason that people can't run away from the horses, as long as the horse runs away recklessly, the mountains and forests are complex and steep, and it only takes a moment to make this group of natives not even see its shadow.

This horse is not.

I want to run slowly, unhurriedly, and keep a distance from this group of natives.

When the natives are far away, it slows down, and when the natives chase closer, it is only slightly faster, giving people the feeling that they can catch up with them by gritting their teeth and adding a little more force.

Rao is like this, and the natives are soon exhausted and panting, supporting their thighs with their hands, bending down and gasping for breath, unable to run. At this time, it will stop and graze slowly, and even come out a little when it finds itself blocked by trees.

The two eyes on either side of the head have a wide field of vision, which can fully support it to observe the movements of these natives while grazing.

Every time they give them hope, they despair.

"This horse seems to be messing with us!"

"Grandpa, I still don't believe I can't catch up!"

"Rush me!"

Several natives ran and rushed forward again.

This time, the red horse did not run up the mountain, but ran down the mountain with graceful small steps.

In the coconut grove at the foot of the mountain, a young Taoist is carrying a three-flowered cat in a blanket, and he is walking towards the jujube red horse.

"Sigh the law ......"

The jujube red horse stopped beside the Taoist, and suddenly became silent and well-behaved, only to come behind the Taoist, and then stopped moving.

"Long time no see."

Song You touched its neck.

The horses were silent.

The cat poked its head out of its coat, glanced at its own horse, and then turned its head back to stare solemnly at the movement in the grass.

Several natives came out of the grass and forest one after another, and at a glance they saw the scene of the jujube red horse standing beside the Taoist, and the Taoist stroked its neck and talked to it, and they were stunned for a moment.

"Huh?"

The natives couldn't help but look at each other.

Although they and Song You did not understand the language and it was difficult to communicate, when they saw this scene, they knew that this jujube red horse had found its owner, not an ownerless wild horse, nor a lost one.

Song You continued to stroke the neck of the jujube red horse, and said with a smile: "It seems that the time you stayed in the local area was not much more boring than ours at sea." ”

"Poof......

The jujube red horse only snorted.

At this time, the blanket on the body was heavy and light, and the three-flowered cat had jumped off the ground with a small flag in its mouth.

"Canopy ......"

A few puffs of black smoke fell to the ground and turned into a big wolf.

"What does Sanhua Niangniang want?"

"This group of people chased Sanhua Niangniang's horses all over the mountain, which was very hateful, and Sanhua Niangniang also called a few wolves to chase them around." The cat put down the order flag and said solemnly.

At the same time, several wolves had already jumped out.

"Whew......"

Then the exclamations of the people were heard.

There was suddenly another sound of running in the mountains and forests.

Song You didn't stop it, but asked curiously: "Sanhua Niangniang herself is often driven out, why do you never see Sanhua Niangniang do this?" ”

"That's different!"

The cat turned and looked up at him.

"How so?"

The Taoist touched the horse's neck and met her eyes.

"People themselves are meant to chase cats. Cats themselves are meant to be chased away. And it's Sanhua Niangniang who is driving, and Sanhua Niangniang doesn't care about them. ”

Even though the cat spoke intermittently and stumbled, Song You sensed what she meant.

For some reason, I suddenly recalled the picture of seven or eight years ago, not long after leaving Yidu, when they camped on the mountain to enjoy the stars, and the three-flowered cat and the horse snuggled up to sleep.

At that time, the three-flowered cat rarely slept with Taoists.

Most of the time, it's next to her horse.

"Sanhua Niangniang's heart is really rare." The Taoist smiled slightly and said, "But they don't know that our horse is so powerful, they just think that this is an ordinary horse without an owner, just like the three flower girls want to pick up valuable fish and shrimp on the beach, they also want to take the horse home." Actually, the intention is not bad. It's great that Sanhua Niangniang can take the horse's thoughts more seriously than herself, and she is willing to seek justice for the horse when she doesn't mind, but in this matter, she can tolerate these people as if she were tolerant of people. ”

"Poof......

The horses snorted as if in agreement.

“？”

The cat stared at him for a while, then turned its head again, stared at the jujube red horse, thought for a while, shook its head a few times, lowered its head and picked up the small flag, and called a few wolves back.

"Sanhua Niangniang thinks you are right......

The cat came back with a small flag in his mouth, stood upright with the Taoist leg in his hand, raised the small flag with his head high, and motioned for him to put it back in the jacket.

"Sanhua Niangniang is as good as a stream."

"Good as a stream~"

A man, a cat, and a horse turned around and walked towards the beach.

I only heard the Taoist say to the horse as he walked: "You must have learned badly from Sanhua Niangniang......

"Meow?"

"It's fine."

"Meow?"

"I'm wondering when we're leaving. There are still a few days before the beginning of autumn, maybe you should stay here, wait until after the beginning of autumn and then leave, just Sanhua Niangniang to play more...... I found more food and sold the boat. ”

"That's right!"

The three-flowered cat was instantly diverted from the subject.

In the next few days, Sanhua Niangniang continued her happy life of catching the sea, often taking swallows and horses together, and walking along the beach for more than ten miles.

Previously, he also rushed to the sea in Lilliputia.

In comparison, at this time, there is a lack of a group of people who are difficult to subdue when they meet a small fish, who have to call a team wearing armor to deal with a big crab, who have to dig hard with a shovel if they want to dig a nautilus out of the beach, and who can easily get their amazement and cheers. But on the other hand, at this time, all the income from rushing to the sea will either go into the belly of himself and the Taoist priest, or he can be dried to make his future reserve grain, or he can be used in the market to exchange for money, and there is another sense of achievement.

In short, I am still addicted to it and can't extricate myself.

……

Before you know it, it's the beginning of autumn.

The sun was approaching noon, and the lush coconut palms still cast a small shadow on the beach.

"Congratulations to Sanhua Niangniang for being one year older."

"Hmm......"

"I took the small wooden boat to the boat market this morning and sold it, Sanhua Niangniang can guess how much it was sold."

"How much?"

"Guess."

"One hundred taels!"

“……”

Song You was digging the sand and burying the three-flowered cat, and said to her, "Guess again." ”

"How much is that?"

"Three, two, six."

"Three, two, six?"

"Yes, it's still three or six dollars."

"Then we ......"

The cat lay on her back in the sand pit and did not move, the sand had been buried in her belly, she did not resist at all, she only looked down, there were some doubts in her eyes, but there were more doubts in front of her, so she didn't care too much, and soon continued to stare at the Taoist: "Then our money is not less?" ”

"It's equivalent to a boat trip, and it doesn't cost money."

"Yes, yes, yes! That's what it means! ”

"Yes."

"Why did you bury Sanhua Niangniang?"

“……”

Song You put the last handful of sand on the chest of the three-flowered cat, at this time the three-flowered cat had been buried so that only one head remained, and he patted the sand by the way, patting it tighter, and then got up, but he didn't answer her at all, but picked up a branch, stuck it in the sand, and went to cook.

After steaming, the skin and flesh of an eastern star grouper have been cracked, turning out the white fish meat like snowflakes, and several different varieties of sea crabs are still steamed, and then the eggs are steamed with sea urchins.

Mix a jellyfish and grill a few skewers of shrimp, and it's lunch for the day.

Hearty and simple, just rack a pot.

A rare birthday party without a mouse.

Sanhua Niangniang got up from the sand, shook the sand on her body, and I don't know if she shook it clean, anyway, she didn't care about what the Taoist did to her, she was very well-behaved, and she was fragrant.

And after this meal, Song You began to pack his bags, and Sanhua Niangniang also put away all the dried shrimp and dried fish dried on the beach reef, and by the way, she also went to the tree to pick a few coconuts, ready to take them away.

The next morning, it was still a good day.

The sun on the horizon was like a carmine.

Song Youpan sat on the beach reef, his body was moistened by the morning dew, and the autumn spirit of the night made him feel a lot, but now he just opened his eyes and sat cross-legged, watching the sunrise.

If you want to talk about magnificence and shock, it is still not as good as the sea.

Unfortunately, it is the reward of the sea that can only be obtained by those who have to go deep into the sea and are not afraid of high winds and waves.

The sun is getting higher and the world is getting brighter.

"Hoo ......"

The Taoist sitting on the seashore let out a breath of white air, slowly stood up, patted his robe, and when he turned around, the little girl had already put away all the felt blankets, and the bags were swollen and placed aside.

The red horse was already standing obediently waiting for him.

Song You lifted the quilt bag, carefully placed it on the horse's back, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, the little girl handed him his bamboo cane.

"Thank you, Sanhua Niang."

"You're welcome!"

"Let's go."

The Taoist walked forward with a bamboo cane.

The jujube red horse immediately shook the bell to keep up, almost the same as when he first came out of Yizhou seven or eight years ago.

The cat still took small steps, following him closely, but he was reluctant to turn back, and from time to time he had to leave the road, jump on a high place, and look into the depths of the ocean.

"There is still a lot of sea in the past."

The Taoist didn't look back, but as if he knew the reluctance in her heart, he spoke.

"Knowing ......"

Sanhua Niangniang naturally knows.

But this is the first ocean she knows, and it also carries her first time to catch the sea, go to many countries on the sea, and also go out from here, how can the sea in front of her compare to this sea?

I just hope it doesn't change, it's always been like this.

At least don't change until the next time you come.

(End of chapter)