"Shop, two bowls of preserved egg and lean porridge, and one bowl of green vegetable and lean porridge."

"Okay...... Ay! Mr. Song? ”

The store was busy, and just after answering, he suddenly felt that this voice was a little familiar, and when he turned his head to look, he found that it was Song You, and suddenly said in surprise: "Are you back?" ”

"Just came back." Song You casually found a place to sit down, "I haven't seen the store for a long time, don't come to harm?" ”

"Mr. To's blessing, it's fine."

"I heard that King Shun led troops into Beijing before, and he allowed his soldiers to ask for three days, has the store been affected?"

"It's true! Ouch, that's a miserable one! The shopkeeper said to him while he was busy, "But it's strange to say that those forbidden soldiers robbed most of the Changjing City, but they didn't come to us." There were no forbidden troops in the entire Willow Street, and the big guys escaped......"

"Really?"

Song You stared at him and said.

"Later, I heard that although King Shun allowed the forbidden army to be suoed for three days, he also agreed with the forbidden army that it was not allowed to kill people and set fires, and it was not allowed to bully women, and there were several places in the capital that were not allowed to enter." The shopkeeper first came with two bowls of preserved egg and lean porridge, put them on the table, and stood next to him and said to him, "Some people say that the Wu'an Hou Mansion is not allowed to enter, the astrology building of the national teacher is not allowed to enter, the Tianhai Temple on the edge of the city is not allowed to enter, the mansions of the second rank and above and the three surnames and five families are not allowed to enter, and the government office is not allowed to enter, but I don't know why, and no forbidden army dares to come to us. ”

"That's wonderful."

"Not really!"

The store went to serve a bowl of porridge with vegetables and lean meat.

Song You put a bowl of preserved egg and lean porridge in front of him, another bowl was pushed to Sanhua Niangniang, and green vegetables and lean porridge were pushed to Yan An, and then he continued to ask: "This time we went back to Beijing, along the way, Changjing seemed to be much more deserted and chaotic than before. ”

"Well, it's been started a long time ago."

"Huh? How so? ”

"When did the gentleman leave?"

"The spring of the eighth year of Mingde."

"That's almost three years."

"yes."

"It's almost after Mr. left, I heard that His Majesty's dragon body is getting worse and worse, and he gradually began to go to court. The national teacher is also gone, and some rumors began to spread again, and Changjing became chaotic. There are more and more gentlemen on the street, and there are more and more people who bully and dominate the market, although the Zai surnamed Yu who took office later is quite good, but he can't control it at all. ”

"Is it like the one in the Taiwei Mansion before?"

"Taiwei Mansion? Oh the one! ”

The shopkeeper waved his hand and said with a smile: "That one is honest now, but now Changjing, people who come here to eat say that it is not a matter of two people at all." ”

"That's right."

"Isn't it King Shun's entry into Beijing this summer? Although the forbidden army Dasuo had an order in advance for three days, many people were still killed and wounded, and a few fires were set on fire, and since then, Changjing has become even more chaotic. The shopkeeper lowered his voice slightly, "Now that the prince has returned to the court, His Majesty is gone, although the prime minister ordered strict control and arrested many people, but it still can't cure the cause." ”

"The hearts of the people are in turmoil."

"yes, yes, yes! What the gentleman said is very true! The shopkeeper hurriedly said, "That's what it means!" ”

"But there are evil spirits at work?"

"There are no demons. I heard that the old man of the city god is very effective, and the priests under his command often patrol Changjing at night, and there are people with special characters, and they have bumped into them several times at night. The shopkeeper shook his head as he spoke, "The current people of Changjing are more terrifying than evil spirits. When you knock on the door at night, you are not afraid of ghosts, but of people. ”

"Thank you ......"

"Hey! Thank you, Mr., the villain, but now the business is getting worse and worse! It's rare that as soon as Mr. comes back, he comes to the small shop to cheer! ”

The shopkeeper turned around and went to get busy.

The girl took the opportunity to whisper to the young man next to her: "If you eat this bowl of porridge, you will not be able to become a swallow again." ”

Song You also picked up the spoon and tasted the meat porridge in small bites.

It's still about the same taste, but the porridge is slightly thinner. The shredded meat in the porridge is almost the same as usual, and even a little more because the shopkeeper saw that it was him, and when he was serving the porridge, he specially used his skills to scoop him a little more. Song You glanced at the pot before, but in fact, there was less meat than before.

It seems that the Shunwang turmoil had a great impact on Changjing.

The main effect should be the three days of Nataso.

The freshly cooked porridge is still very hot.

Fortunately, it is late autumn now, approaching winter, Changjing in the evening also has a little chill, the most surface of the porridge has quickly changed from hot to warm, and when this layer is scraped slowly, the following has almost become a palatable temperature, maintain a good rhythm, you can eat a bowl.

"Checkout."

It's still the original price, but with one more mouth.

Sanhua Niangniang took out the money to count the bills.

"Now the apprentice is in charge of the money?" The shopkeeper took the money and smiled at Song You.

"She's always been in charge."

"Walk slowly!"

"Good ......"

The Taoist walked through the street and returned to the small building.

At this time, the sky was already dark, but it was not dark, the Taoist took the bucket that Yan An was going to carry to fetch water, went to the well at the mouth of the alley to draw two buckets of water, and walked several times in a row, first washed the water tank, and the water from the water tank was just taken to Sanhua Niangniang to wipe the table and chair and the floor on the second floor, and then filled the water tank, and when the last trip came back, it was almost dark.

Sanhua Niangniang wiped the tables, chairs, benches, and cabinet floors clean, and Yan An also cleared the cobwebs at the foot of the wall, and the small building that had not been back for three years was instantly restored to a new brand.

"Hoo ......"

The oil lamp is self-lit, illuminating the small wooden building.

In it, there is no bright light, there is no hustle and bustle outside, and it is so quiet that there is no sound at all, which has a classical charm.

"Sanhua Niangniang, please come here."

"Hmm!"

The girl looked at him suspiciously, but she followed him.

Then he was led to the wall, and when he saw several marks on the wall, he instantly understood what he was going to do, so he hurried over, standing upright with his back against the wall, straightening his small body, and still trying to straighten it up—looking at the way he was trembling all over his body, he was afraid that he wanted to widen the gaps in his bones.

Sanhua Niangniang held her breath with apprehension and anticipation, and her eyes looked upward, as if she wanted to turn her eyes to the back, so that she could see the scene above her head with her own eyes.

Seeing this, Song You was also very serious.

Even crouched down a little so that her eyes were level with the top of her head, and slowly swiped his palms over.

“……”

Silently, the top of the girl's head became a little higher.

"Why are you tiptoeing again?"

"No tiptoeing!"

"Don't blow up your hair, either."

“…… No tiptoeing! ”

With a slight force in the palm of the Daoist's hand, he pressed down her strange hair that suddenly became fluffy, and took advantage of this height to gently swipe with his fingers.

"Alright."

The little girl suddenly left the wall and turned to look.

There was another mark on the wall.

Compared with the previous one, it is nearly a card higher.

"It's good, it's been almost three years since the last time, but Sanhua Niangniang has become more tall than last time." Song You said, "In time, maybe you will be higher than me." ”

"That's right!"

The little girl stared straight at the marks on the wall.

"Yan An, come over too." Song You said to Yanzi again, "Stand next to Sanhua Niangniang." ”

"Yes......"

The boy stood up in a proper manner.

Still a gesture.

It's a lot taller than Sanhua Niangniang.

This wall is a record of their growth. It's just that there is a high probability that it will be fixed at this height.

Many years later, Sanhua Niangniang will come back, revisit the old place, if Changjing is still there, this street is still there, this small building has not been demolished, and you may sigh when you see the marks on the wall.

“……”

Song You couldn't help but smile.

At this moment, a soft breeze suddenly rose outside the door, blowing away the mist that had just risen.

"Plop Plop ......"

The boy suddenly turned into a swallow, flew to the windowsill and looked out, and the cat, which had not yet turned into a body, also noticed it, and thought it was the fox again, so he immediately ran to the window and looked down at the window.

"It's Lord Chenghuang......"

The little girl turned back to the Taoist and said.

After speaking, he didn't wait for the Taoist to respond, and immediately turned around and ran down, stepping on the wooden plank with a dingdong sound.

The Taoist also tidied up his clothes and walked down.

The door had just been opened, and the light was shining outside.

"Please come in."

The little girl stood in the doorway and said.

"Thank you, Sanhua Niang." Lord Chenghuang was full of divine light, and stepped into the house with two auxiliary officers, and the divine light slowly dimmed, and saluted Song You, "I've seen Mr., and I've seen Xiao Yanxian." ”

"Lord Chenghuang is here early."

"Today, I learned that Mr. returned to Beijing, and I didn't dare to delay, so I came to see Mr. as soon as it got dark." The old city god said respectfully.

"Lord Chenghuang is polite."

The tables and chairs in the house had just been wiped, the water stains dried slowly in late autumn, and the color of the wood was still deep, so Song You had to wave his hand to make them dry up quickly, and the texture was also light and hard, so he invited the old city god to take a seat.

It was at this time that Chenghuang dared to take his seat.

"Lord Chenghuang and the two priests have improved their divine power again." Song You looked at him and the two auxiliary officers standing behind him.

One of the two auxiliaries was at a loss, and the other looked at his own commander.

But this time, Changjing Jinghuang didn't say anything polite words such as "It's all Mr. To's blessing", although it was not all polite, but sighed and said: "Before Mr. left, the national teacher had been away from the dynasty for a few years, and then His Majesty ignored the government, and there was a Yu Jianbai who was also difficult to support. Not to mention that since the beginning of this year, the world has changed, the fortunes of the country of Dayan have faded, and many demons and monsters that have disappeared, disappeared or fallen asleep have all appeared in the world. ”

When Song You heard this, he couldn't help but nod.

I can't help but taste it secretly in my heart.

There are at least three points worth savoring in the words.

First, these words are accurate and professional, which shows that over the years, Changjing Jinghuang has had deep experience in catching demons and exorcising evil spirits, and Chenghuang couldn't say this at least six or seven years ago.

The second is his clear understanding of the changes in heaven and earth and the fading of Dayan's national fortunes, which shows that this city god's divine power has really made great progress. When I met him three years ago, he was already worthy of the identity of the Changjing City God, and now he has the help of this greatest city in the world, and he has incredible divine power.

Finally, there is the meaning revealed in the tone.

"Lord Chenghuang is not what it used to be."

Song You nodded at Chenghuang and said with a smile.

(End of chapter)