I didn't intend to be a Fairy

A group of people walked from the main road to the small road, circled the hill, and almost took the wrong road in the middle. When they reached the village, it was already dark.

"Wow woof woof..."

The strange visitor caused a bark of dogs.

Naturally, there were more than one dog in the village. This burst of barking was like a stone thrown into calm water. For a while, there were dogs barking in front of and behind the village, one after another, echoing each other from afar.

"I'm just passing by. I'm neither a bad person nor malicious. Please stay safe and don't be impatient."

As soon as the words fell, the dog in front of him really quieted down.

The swordsman looked at it with his sword in his arms, and also found it novel.

However, the nearby dogs stopped barking, but the sound of barking dogs in the distance still did not stop. In this evening, it echoed endlessly between the mountains and bays.

Dogs kept coming to support after hearing the news. Some of them shut their mouths when they saw that their fellow dogs were silent. .

"Everyone, please go back."

Song You had no choice but to persuade them to leave next to each other.

In the village, someone opened the door to look.

In order not to scare the villagers, the swordsman put his sword in the bag on the horse and walked quickly.

"who are you?"

"Old man, please be polite! We are coming from Changjing. We are going to Hezhou. We passed by Guidi. We didn't calculate the distance and we couldn't go to the city ahead. So we wanted to have some food at my old man's place." Shu Yifan He cupped his fists towards the old man in the crack of the door, and said politely.

"No no……"

"We are not villains, and we are not begging for money in exchange." Shu Yifan was afraid that he would be afraid, so he said, "The old man doesn't need to open the door, he just needs to pass the food through the crack of the door or through the window. "

"No no……"

"..."

Shu Yifan showed helplessness.

The number one swordsman in the world can't do anything about it.

At this time Song You came up behind him, bowed to the old man, and said softly: "Don't be afraid, old man, I am a Taoist, passing by here, just want to buy some food, and ask for some water. I will be grateful for the words, and it doesn’t matter if you don’t have one, we just leave.”

The old man stared at him.

With the remnant of daylight, he saw that he was wearing a Taoist robe, and he looked quite kind. He looked at Shu Yifan again, but he was still worried, but he said truthfully: "We have already eaten at night, and there is nothing to eat. There is nothing left in the jar. There is already no food for a long time, and I still don’t know what to eat until tomorrow, where can I sell it to Mr. Xiao..."

"Is it so poor here?"

"It's everywhere."

"Then what does the old man eat on weekdays?"

"Eat whatever you have..."

"I see."

Song You nodded, indicating that he understood.

Ordinary people don't have food every day, and there are many times when they can't afford it. At this time, they really can only see what is available in the season, and eat what they have. Otherwise, how would people know how to eat so many elms and sophora japonicas, how would they know the taste of wild vegetables, how would they know which grass roots are sweet, which grass stems are hungry, and which shoots cannot be eaten.

Still saluted and thanked, and was about to leave, but the old man said again:

"Little Mister."

"What's the matter, old man?"

"If you really want to ask for some food, you can go to the rich man Ding's house at the east end of the village and ask."

"The east end of the village?"

"The first house in the east of the village is." The old man said to him, paused, and then lowered his voice, "The rich man's house is having a wedding. After you go, say something nice, and maybe you can get something delicious."

"Thank you, old man."

"..."

The old man waved his hand, and the door was closed.

"I thought I could save my husband some time, but I didn't expect that it would drag him down." The swordsman looked back and said a little ashamedly.

"Your step has saved me a lot of effort." Song You said with a smile, "You can only blame your step for being heroic and chivalrous. It's already dark now, so it's normal to be vigilant. There is really no need to blame yourself."

"..."

Only then did the swordsman breathe a sigh of relief, and turned to look into the distance: "This village seems to be quite big."

"Not small."

"The east end of the village..."

Shu Yifan looked up at the sky.

Stars are visible in the sky.

Then he lowered his head and pointed in a direction:

"This way."

A group of people walked in the dark again.

It was getting dark very quickly, and it seemed that every step I took, the sky became darker. Fortunately, there were more and more stars above my head. Although the starlight is dim, it is not enough to make the ground invisible.

"strangeness……"

Shu Yifan frowned, and said as he walked, "Didn't you say that the rich man's family in the village is having a wedding? Why didn't you hear the beating of gongs and drums, and it wasn't lively at all?"

"Maybe something special."

"special……"

The wedding was at dusk, and the marriage was held at dusk.

Although it was a bit late at this time, it was just after dusk. Even if it was past the time for beating gongs and drums, it was time for weddings or banquets. The village should be very lively. However, along the way, not only was the village quiet, only the dogs barked but no one made a sound, it seemed that no one even visited the rich man's house.

"Is this the place?"

Shu Yifan looked around and made sure that this was the first house in the east of the village, and the only big one in the village, and it was not an ordinary big one, so he went forward and knocked on the door.

"Tuk-tuk..."

While knocking on the door, Shu Yifan put his ear to the door.

Soon there were footsteps inside.

Shu Yifan immediately put his head back.

"Squeak..."

The door was opened.

"Which one?"

A servant carrying a white lantern stood at the door, and there were several people standing behind him, all well-dressed, all looking outside.

The servant raised the lantern to illuminate the people outside.

"You guys are..."

"It's polite."

This time it was Song You who said: "My surname is Song Mingyou, a native of Yizhou. I came from Changjing and passed by your place. It's getting dark. I want to ask for some water in your mansion. If it's convenient, I can buy some food."

"Not a guest."

The servant turned to look at the master behind him.

Behind him, an old man in luxurious clothes leaned forward, looked at Song You by the light of the lantern, and said:

"Is it a Taoist master?"

"I am a wandering Taoist who has traveled so far."

"True Taoist or fake Taoist?"

"There is an ultimatum as proof."

"Can I take a look?"

"Of course."

Song You took out the ultimatum and handed it to them.

The old man looked at the lantern carefully, and finally believed it, but he still hesitated:

"Where are you going?"

"Go to Hezhou." Song You replied politely, "I wanted to go to Huaichang County, but I was delayed on the way and didn't make it."

After speaking, Song You looked at the old man.

The old man also looked them up and down.

"I don't know if it's convenient..."

"Where will you be staying tonight, sir?"

"If you can spend the night in the village, that would be the best. If you can't, you can find a place at random, and you can make it for the night."

"Not going anymore?"

"It's getting dark, and the bosom is still far away, so I won't go anymore."

"The house is waiting for guests..."

The old man's eyes flickered, he didn't know what to care about, and then he said: "Forget it, the visitor is a guest, and the meeting is also destined, so please come in, just tie the horse at the door."

The old man and the people behind him were supposed to come out to welcome guests, but the people who came at this moment were not guests, but they also welcomed Song You and his party in.

"Thank you, old man."

"Hong Er, take the guests to the back yard, and go to the kitchen to bring some good dishes to the guests."

"knew."

"Don't bother, I'll just change to some portable food and fill two pots of water." Song You said.

"There is no shortage of this food. Now that I have come here, I just want to make a good relationship with my husband." The old man also said.

"Then thank you, old man."

"Several please follow me."

A servant named Hong Er came to the front.

"Thank you."

Song You followed him.

Shu Yifan took his own sword, and looked back at himself and his husband's horse. He was bold with high skills, and he had nothing to worry about, so he followed.

"Ouch……"

Only then did the servant see the sword Shu Yifan was carrying.

"Don't be afraid, this is my good friend. He just travels around the world. There are many villains, so he brought a weapon to defend himself."

"Please please..."

This family is really quite big, and the yard is covered by a yard, and they are all connected to each other. The servant led them to a courtyard at the back, did not let them enter the house, but did not neglect them, and quickly brought a table and two benches over, and was surprised to see Song You with a three-coloured cat, He hurriedly told him to take care of the cat, and only after his repeated assurances did he go to bring the oil lamp, wine and food.

The light was dim and yellow, unable to illuminate the entire yard, but it also illuminated a few dishes on the table.

They are all delicious dishes for banquets, and they are gentle.

"Please use."

"Thank you."

"The villain will go to work first."

"Don't dare to disturb."

The servant took the lantern and left again.

"gentlemen……"

"Go ahead and eat."

Song You took the small imperial bowl of Empress Sanhua from the bag, and the two of them ate it together.

Since leaving Changjing, the group has only entered the city once, and that time, they only ate a bowl of hats and bought some meat in the city, and most of them ate dry food in the wild or cooked something by themselves. Today These few dishes are also delicious dishes that are difficult for ordinary people to eat, and they can be regarded as the best meal I have eaten since I was on the road.

It was quite enjoyable to eat for a while.

While eating, the host family came again.

This time it was not the old man, but another middle-aged man, but he was also very particular. He brought some steamed buns and local fried meat, and carefully looked at them: "I wonder how the two of you are eating?"

"Good food, thanks for the hospitality."

"These are for the two of you. If you want to fill the water later, just call the servant." The middle-aged man said politely, "The visitor is a guest, and the gentleman is a master of Taoism, so he should stay here , but it is not convenient at home tonight, so I have to ask the two of you to continue on the road after eating, I am really sorry."

"Where is the word under the foot?"

Song You immediately put down his chopsticks, raised his head and looked at him, and said while looking at him, "I just wanted to ask for some water and food, but I'm so grateful to entertain you with such good wine and food. If you say I'm sorry again, it will be a disappointment to me."

"Mr. is particular." The middle-aged man paused, "By the way, if you don't mind, sir, our Ding's family still has a few houses on the west side of the village. No one lives there, and there are no beds, but they can also provide shelter from the wind and rain. .”

"That would be very grateful."

"After eating, I will ask Hong Er to take Mr. over there."

The middle-aged man said a few words, then left in a hurry.

Song You almost understood.

Neither the village nor the family showed any sign of a happy event. It was already dark, there were no gongs and drums, and there were no big banquet guests, but they were preparing the dishes for the banquet, and they were welcoming the guests. Just now, they caught a glimpse of signs of decorations in the main room, and they were indeed holding a wedding ceremony .

Then there is only one possibility——

Dark marriage.

Ghost marriage has existed since ancient times, and was once banned by the government because of the waste of manpower and material resources, but most dynasties did not prohibit it.

Dayan did not prohibit it, but it was very popular. The main reason was that people believed in Feng Shui, ghosts and other metaphysics. Usually, unmarried children of rich and noble families die, and ghost marriages will be held.

Usually, the opposite sex of the same age who also died not long ago is found, and after calculating the horoscope, a wedding is held and they are buried together.

According to Dayan's customs, dark marriages are not held at dusk, but at midnight, and there will be no banquets for guests, but only a few close people will be invited to witness the wedding, and then they will have a meal and then go away.

But this is the first time Song You sees him.

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