Life in Yucheng is calm and interesting.

Although the city is small compared to the capital of Dayan, it is also prosperous enough, and the cultural and economic blend of the East and the West makes everything here extremely rare, and everyone and everything can be seen on the road. Although the carriage and horse shop is full of people and noisy cars and horses every day, it only sends the world and strange news to the Taoists, and it is quiet at night.

Even if the sun in Yucheng is scorching, as long as you hide in the shade, it will not be hot at all, but there is often a fresh breeze to bring coolness, accompanied by the bell ringing on the neck of the camel and the feet of the girls.

Before I knew it, another few days had passed.

The time of a month is almost up.

If you do what you want to do and what you should do, and you are not old at that time, you may come back to live here for a year or two.

Don't stay too long.

Because there are still many places to live.

It is necessary to be evenly wet with rain and dew.

Song You sat at the dining table and thought so.

My ears were full of voices.

There were two merchants at the same table with him, both of whom were big Yan faces, and when he asked him about the high mountain in the southeast, they were very enthusiastic to give him an answer. Three or four more merchants sat at other tables, and when they heard them talking, they also turned sideways or turned their heads, all of whom had heard of the mountain or passed by, and spoke to him enthusiastically, as if they themselves enjoyed the process.

"That mountain is too high, high, steep and big, I am afraid that it is two or three hundred miles around it, the locals call it a sacred mountain, as a god, I heard that there is really a god on the mountain."

"I've heard that there are people who can climb up......"

"That place seems to be called Greentown, a big snowy mountain, but it grows on the green mountains and grasslands."

"The naan and mutton made by Greentown people is a must!"

"Not only the naan and mutton, but the herdsmen in the mountains are also hospitable and very simple, and they are famous throughout the Western Regions. If you get lost in the mountains, you will be saved if you meet a herder, and even if you don't speak the language, they will still give you food and water to drink, and then find an ox cart to send you down the mountain. Even though the car is rudimentary, you'll sit on it all the time and bump your butt, haha. But you don't understand what the other person is saying the whole time. ”

"They seem to be so ...... by nature"

Everyone, you talk with one mouth, I don't know how long and lonely the road will be when you come and when you go, and this moment is free to talk.

"Ding Ding ......"

Outside the door, a few girls from the Western Regions walked by, the earthy yellow house walls, the golden sunlight, the wind blowing, and the sound of bells was light and thin.

"Thank you very much, you have benefited a lot."

Song You stuffed the last piece of naan into his mouth, drank the last sip of camel milk, and then got up to thank and say goodbye.

The businessmen were still chatting with great interest.

The Taoist went back to the room with a bamboo cane.

Two little monsters are playing with balls in the house.

Even if the Taoist entered the house, he didn't stop the process, but they all paused and turned their heads to stare at the Taoist.

"Keep playing."

The Taoist opened the door and walked into the house.

The two little monsters continued.

What is rare is that today is the swallow turning into a human form, and the Sanhua Niangniang turning back into a cat -

The swallow boy sat on the cloth carpet the whole time, his task was to be responsible for throwing the cloth ball out, the cat would naturally rush up to pick it up, or it might jump up in the middle to stop the cloth ball, and then walk back to the swallow with a cheerful little step with the cloth ball in his mouth, and the swallow shrunk his neck, slightly frightened to take the ball from the cat's mouth, and threw it out quickly.

One is responsible for playing, and the other is responsible for playing.

Song You sat on the bed and watched this scene calmly.

After playing for a while, the swallow was already a little sleepy, but he still cheered up, but the cat was full of energy, and the more he played, the more excited he became.

Today's weather is also good, with good sunshine and wind.

"Squeak......

The porch pushed open the door to the room.

As soon as the three-flowered cat hugged the cloth ball, he suddenly turned his head again, and habitually looked at the door, but he didn't see anyone, so he looked at the Taoist again.

"Who's coming in?"

"No one."

"The door is open!"

"It's just the wind."

"The wind has the key to our house."

"It's just not closed."

The Taoist said calmly, seeing the swallow's embarrassment, he happened to take advantage of this to come out to relieve him, got up and said: "The weather is good today, I look at the sky, tomorrow will most of the weather be like this, Sanhua Niangniang used to catch rats in exchange for the opportunity to live for a month will end today, we should also go." ”

"It's time to go?"

"Yes."

"The owner said it was okay to stay for two months!"

"That's too long, and if we stay for another month, it will be cold, and we still have a long way to go."

"yes......"

The cat hugged the cloth ball and thought for a while: "Sanhua Niangniang thinks you are right." ”

"Sanhua Niangniang Mingjian."

"I'm going to go again......"

"This kind of wandering life without a fixed place will make Sanhua Niangniang a little disliked?"

"Sanhua Niangniang is used to it. Sanhua Niangniang used to be like this. Sanhua Niangniang just thinks that there are a lot of rabbits that look like rats outside this city, which is very fun, and they haven't finished catching them yet. ”

“……”

Song You pursed his lips, and then said: "Just wait a few more years, and when we return to Yinyang Mountain, we will settle down." ”

"Yin Yang Mountain!"

"Yes."

"Catch some rabbits and put them on the mountain!"

"Sanhua Niangniang has the final say."

"Dig another Taitai! Fish Hunting! Sanhua Niangniang fishes for you every day! ”

"This is what I promised to Sanhua Niangniang a long time ago."

"Raise that eight-legged fish! Shrimp bigger than cats! ”

"That's sea fish and shrimp."

"yes......"

Sanhua Cat felt that he had a point.

Sanhua Niangniang is good at listening to reason.

He shook his head, picked up the cloth ball, and was about to continue to play with the swallows, when he heard the Taoist say: "Since you are leaving tomorrow, take advantage of the last day today, take advantage of the good weather, and go out for a walk again, after the Jade City, it will be difficult to have such a prosperous city as the Jade City, you should buy some things that can be used on the road." ”

"yes......"

As soon as Sanhua Cat let go of her mouth, the cloth ball immediately landed, and she was very excited: "It just so happens that Sanhua Niangniang has a new baby, and she can load a lot of things!" ”

"Yes......"

The three-flowered cat was in high spirits and followed him out for a stroll.

The swallow was also liberated.

"Dingding......

The sound of the bell came from nowhere.

Taoists and girls walk along the street with red horses.

There are a lot of specialties in the jade city, the biggest specialty is all kinds of precious jade, and the jasper is the most famous, among the merchants, in addition to spices, there are also many merchants who come to the jade of the Western Regions, and then enter Dayan through a pass outside Shadu, and even this pass is named after it.

In addition, the grapes of Yucheng are also famous far and wide, Song You has already seen it, and the blanket cloth mat is also well-known, no matter what shop, the ground is laid.

In addition to jade, Song You wanted to buy some.

Grapes may seem difficult to preserve, but in fact, the local area has its own methods.

The most common is to dry raisins, this method in the local almost no effort - the Yucheng sunshine is good, most of the day is scorching, and there is often a wind through the city, just let those grapes that can not be eaten hang on the grape trellis, naturally will be dried into dry, bunches by bunche, it is said that the quality is better than picking and drying.

There is also another secret method.

Song You has also seen this secret method in Changjing.

It is to wrap the grapes in sand, not to wrap them at will, and I don't know if there is a special method, after the package is completed, the sand will be empty, and the grapes will be stored inside, and when you want to eat, you only need to use bricks and stones to smash the hard sand shell outside, and the grapes inside will be fresh, and it is said that they can be stored for half a year.

Song You bought some raisins, also bought a few bags of grapes wrapped in sand, and by the way, he also looked at the local craftsmen's method of sealing grapes with sand, which was somewhat insightful.

You also have to buy a few watermelons.

Walking in the Western Regions, honeydew melon watermelon is an excellent supplement to sugar and water, honeydew melon has relatively more sugar, if necessary, you can even eat only honeydew melon, watermelon, on the contrary, has a lot of water that is not easy to spoil and not easy to taste, better than water bladders.

But now is the time when the melons are ripe, there is no drought here, there are melons all over the ground, even if there are wild ones in no man's land, there is no need to buy too much.

Further on, there is a seller of felt blankets.

Mainly wool products.

The quality is naturally superior, but the style is also very rich, and the patterns on it are the condensation of Yucheng culture, aesthetics and art in this year. If you want to leave something as a souvenir, it means that the Taoist party has been here in this era, and there is nothing more suitable than it.

However, you still have to discuss it with the pillars of the family.

Song You bowed his head and said to his child, "Sanhua Niangniang, let's buy a cloth mat." ”

"Cloth pads?"

"A small blanket."

"Blanket?"

"Pretty much ......"

"We have felt, as well as blankets, all of which were sent by Yu Zhizhou, and they are not broken yet." Sanhua Niangniang thought about it, and her tone was old-fashioned, "It's too wasteful to buy another one." ”

"We can buy one this big!"

Song You gestured with both hands for a distance about the size of a futon, still in a consultative tone: "Sometimes the ground is cold, and when you want to sit, it's not worth taking a whole piece of felt out, and it would be much more convenient to have such a smaller blanket and cloth mat." And it can be used as a futon for me, and it can also be used as a cushion for Sanhua Niangniang when she becomes a cat, and it will be much more comfortable to sleep. ”

"Hmm......"

The little girl with the blanket was a little moved.

"And they're very beautiful, unlike the cloth mat blankets that Dayan bought, and you can't buy them anymore after here." Song You struck while the iron was hot, looking at her expression, he felt very cute, "We will take it all the way back to the Yin Yang Mountain Fulong Temple, many years later, when we look at it, we will think of here, and when others see it, they will also know that we have been here." ”

"How much?"

"It's a lot cheaper than wool."

"How much?"

"It's not too expensive."

"How much?"

“……”

This little thing is really persevering.

Song You was helpless and ran to ask.

Holding a few strings of copper coins, comparing and selecting, and looking at the pillars of his house several times, he finally spent more than 100 yuan to buy the thickest and favorite cloth mat.

There are several colors on the cloth mat, woven and embroidered, with a pattern similar to the sun in the middle, and the colors are all yellow and warm, like this earthy yellow plateau city and the brilliant sunshine here all day long.

Song You fell in love with it at a glance.

After buying it, it was handed to the girl.

It's also interesting to say -

Sanhua Niangniang frowned when she bought it, and she was very reluctant to pay, and then a mat belonging to her was handed to her, and she immediately hugged it in her arms, hugged it tightly, and then continued to hang out with a small face and a serious face.

I bought some naan again.

It's a must.

However, there are also two kinds of naan, one is fragrant and softer, it is the naan that Yucheng people often eat, the taste is very good, the more you chew, the more fragrant, and the other is particularly dry, dry and hard, convenient for long-distance travelers.

Although Sanhua Niangniang's brocade bag has a confined space, it is neither time standstill, nor is the temperature extremely low, and even there is air inside, roughly synchronized with the outside space, if you can catch any living things and stuff them in, it can also put living things, so there is no ability to keep fresh, and there is no bowl of vegetables to put in, and it is still steaming hot after a long time.

Therefore, the shelf life of food storage should still be considered.

It took a lot of money to return to the carriage shop.

As soon as I arrived at the door of the room, I saw the maid.

The maid held a freshly washed robe, and stood silently at the door with her head bowed and waiting, motionless.

It wasn't until the Taoist approached that she raised her head.

As soon as he saw the Taoist, he handed out his clothes.

"Thank you."

The Taoist tone is sincere, natural, and still uses the Western Regions.

The maid was still silent when she heard this, and waited beside her.

In fact, Song You didn't feel that he was kind to her, nor did he feel that she owed him, and the reason why those big monks outside the city took away the silver kettle was also because of his arrival and wanted to entertain him with wine. It is not true to say that the maid's calamity was caused by him and blamed on him, but it is also clearly related to him. That's why he came forward to help, not only because of the causal connection between him and her, but also because he calmed down a series of changes caused by his arrival, so he was exquisite.

But the maid didn't know, and she didn't understand the language, she just relied on her own simplicity and kindness, and felt that others saved her and should repay her, so she came to wash Song Youhuan's clothes.

It's been a month.

In a month, except for the four days when he went to find the weasel spirit, he wore clean clothes that had just been washed and basked in the sun every day, which was also a luxury experience in Song You's travel in the past ten years.

"We are leaving tomorrow, in order to repay your help, in order to repay your kindness, I have one thing and a word for you." Song You said according to what the merchant surnamed Xie taught him in his dream, although he had worked hard to remember it these days, his memory couldn't help but be a little blurry, and at the same time he took out a talisman-

"Take it, go out of the city, there is a wolf waiting for you, follow the wolf to the mountains, you can find some treasures, treasures are precious and dangerous, do not take too much and tell others."

“……”

The maid took it in a daze, I don't know why.

The Taoist had already closed the door.

(End of chapter)