I didn't intend to be a Fairy

In the tea house next to the inn.

Thanks to the approaching Chinese New Year, there is not much farm work to do during this period, and everyone is free. This period of time is probably a rare time of the year when they are willing to spend money, and the business of the teahouse is very good.

Some people were sitting and talking and laughing, some were listening to books seriously, and some people came here to play games because they couldn’t sit down in the gambling hall.

When Song You and Sanhuamao arrived, there was only the last vacant table left, so they sat down and ordered a pot of ordinary tea, and listened to the book slowly, while the swallows landed on the beams, afraid to get down because of the crowd.

"The book continues from last time--

"The monsters in the Saibei Army invited their gods to the lower realms, and summoned a rolling flood! Oh, it's really like the sea, flooding the entire prairie! As I said before, the green bull under the seat of the immortal master With the ability to transform into a dragon and spit out fire and water, it is easy to swim in the sea, but there are hundreds of thousands of troops in Yuanzhi City behind you, and these soldiers are afraid of floods!"

The Taoist couldn't help bowing his head when he heard this.

The three-flowered cat on the bench next to him also raised his head and looked at him suspiciously.

The Taoist didn't say anything, just took her small blue and white porcelain bowl filled with half a bowl of tea, lowered it to her mouth.

Sanhuamao frowned, and looked at him doubtfully.

But it's handed over...

Just take a sip.

So he lowered his head, and stretched out his pink and tender tongue quickly, and retracted as soon as it touched the tea, then squinted and frowned.

The Taoist smiled with satisfaction.

"I saw the flood coming!

"Crash! Rumble!

"At the critical moment, I saw that celestial being pull out the Qingfeng sword from behind, clang, and swung it forward!

"This sword! It really turned the world upside down, with boundless magic power! The sword energy soared to the sky and split the ground, even the gods in the sky and the ghost kings in the ground trembled! The flood like the sea was separated from the middle, and the fish fell to the ground and slapped It’s so straight! Hey, where’s the fish!”

The Taoist couldn't help picking up the tea bowl and taking a sip.

It has been two years since I left Changjing, and the tea ordering method that is popular in the capital and Yangzhou areas has not been passed on. Here is still the traditional sencha brewing tea, adding red dates and dried plums and some miscellaneous things. It tastes like red dates and dried fruits. The taste is slightly sweet and slightly sour, and the miscellaneous taste is very strong. The tea is not a good tea, with a heavy bitter taste and astringent taste. The taste is really not good.

But the people here seem to like it very much.

Probably similar to the taste of life.

The three-flowered cat next to him was even more confused. Standing on the bench, he couldn't help stretching out a small paw to fiddle with the bamboo stick leaning beside the Taoist, as if he wanted to see what it had to do with Qingfeng's sword.

Then he continued to look up and look at the Taoist.

The eyes seemed to be purely asking, but they always felt mocking.

The Taoist had no choice but to feed her another sip of tea.

"Then the fairy pointed again!

"Say something—

"The water recedes!

"brush!

"guess what?

"The overwhelming flood actually receded!

"Hey!"

When the storyteller talked about his rise, he looked at the bounties all over the floor, and his face was also flushed. He slapped the gavel and laughed:

"This thing can understand human speech!"

All the customers in the hall listened attentively and applauded quickly.

Those who used the teahouse as a gambling house, although they were concentrating on the work at hand, they still listened with pricked ears. Some of them won money, and they were naturally generous, grabbing a few copper coins and throwing them on the stage.

But it's more than that.

There were also many people crowded outside the door.

Most of them are people who can’t afford the tea money for the seat, or those who don’t want to pay the tea money for the seat. Normally, the shopkeepers in the teahouse will probably drive them away with words, or invite them to come in and pay the money. The seats are full, and there is no shortage of people who give money. During the Spring Festival, it is really hard to drive people away, so let them go.

Song You was drinking tea while turning his head to look outside.

The owner of the inn was also among the crowd outside.

Standing at the front was a young man, twelve or thirteen years old, with a dark face, ragged clothes, tired face, but a pair of bright eyes, staring at the storyteller without blinking.

I don't know how many people look fascinated like him.

I just don’t know if what they are fascinated by is whether they have the magical power like the Taoist in the book, or whether they want to be there so that they can witness with their own eyes that this event, which originally only existed in ancient myths and legends, actually happened in Yanzhou in the west this year. Fairy tales on the frontier.

"Seeing those monsters, ouch, I was so frightened that my guts were shattered. When even a few rabbit monsters and rat monsters made a wow sound, they opened their mouths and spit out green water...

"What's wrong?

"Bile is coming out!

"Seeing this, the rest of the monsters turned around and ran away!

"That's really different! Some turned into birds and flew away, some turned into fish to swim away, some turned into a gust of black wind and flew away, and some turned into their original forms to run fast, all kinds of things. have!

"But I saw the immortal master turned his head and said:

"Please catch them all for me!

"I used the word please, but I called the cub by my side! Don't tell me, the celestial master also brought a colorful cub with him besides the green bull that traveled around the world!"

The three-flowered cat opened its eyes even more when it heard this, and opened its mouth slightly, revealing two small canine teeth, with a shocked expression on its face.

Turning to look at the Taoist again.

The Taoist just smiled at her.

"This young tiger also has a lot of background. I said it last time, so I won't repeat it this time. I just said that this young tiger is also very capable. When it saw this, it let out a whimper, and its body swelled in the wind, reaching a height of several feet. With a roar, it turned into a gust of colorful wind and flew towards those monsters, hey, that was really one mouthful..."

Sanhuamao was shocked, but also showed some fascination.

The Taoist also continued drinking tea and listening.

There is narcissism, and I want to hear other people's boasting, but it's not just about narcissism, and what I listen to is not only stories and other people's boasting, but also the things behind the stories.

I can hear people's yearning for fairy tales.

Especially true fairy tales.

It can also be heard that people prefer to hear that the gods ride cows instead of horses, and lead tigers instead of cats. As for the abilities of gods and the horrors of demons, the more exaggerated they are, the happier they sound.

So layers are exaggerated.

By the way, the more monsters to kill, the better.

Time is slowly getting late.

"That's really Qingfeng's sword dividing the river and the sea, exterminating monsters while talking and laughing! After this battle, the monsters in the Saibei army can no longer turn up the big storm, and General Chen immediately led the troops out of the city to fight against Saibei!

"That's all for this afternoon. I would like to thank all the old and new customers for their support, and also thank you for the tea money you have given me. The little old man is very grateful! If you think the little old man's speech is good, I can come again in the evening, and then I will talk about the gods and masters." In the story of going out of the city with the army and then fighting the monsters, the master killed a total of 3,000 monsters in Yanzhou, so far only 2,200, and there are 800 left, all in the following story!"

There was a burst of booing from the crowd, and the copper coins were thrown onto the stage.

The small northern cities are indeed not as prosperous as the southern ones, not to mention Yidu and Changjing, and the prices are also lower. However, there are many people in the Spring Festival, and people have spare money on hand, so they are willing to part with them.

The Taoist called the shopkeeper to count the money.

"A pot of tea is fifteen Wen, the seat for listening to books is eight Wen, and two dried persimmons are five Wen, totaling twenty-eight Wen."

It's not cheap, there should be a Spring Festival premium.

But the Taoist now has quite a pocket, most of which is the hard money earned by Empress Sanhua on the grassland in spring and summer. After arriving in the army and Yuezhou, she has no place to spend the money, so she has kept it until now.

So he took out the money from his pocket and counted it carefully.

The three-flowered cat stretched its neck and stared beside it.

The Taoist counted out a total of thirty Wen coins.

"Please give the two extra coins to the storyteller on stage for me, and count them as tea money for the old man, so as to moisten your throat."

"Ouch! Thanks sir!"

"Let's go."

The Taoist said something to the three-flowered cat, and got up with a bamboo stick.

Sanhuamao looked back at the storyteller who was bending over to pick up money on the stage. Although he was full of doubts, he turned around and jumped off the bench, catching up with the Taoist.

The swallow also flew out quickly.

Coincidentally, the innkeeper didn't leave either.

The Taoist met him and said to him, "Just ask the shopkeeper for directions."

"What do you want to ask, sir?"

"In Mozhu County, is there any place that sells spices?"

"spices?"

"yes."

"If we talk about two or three kinds that are usually used in cooking, people sometimes come to sell them on the street in the morning. Usually, pharmacies also have them. If we talk about more..." The shopkeeper thought for a while, "Our place is small, and there are actually no A few spices for sale, if the husband’s requirements are higher, most likely, hehe..."

Song You almost understood what he wanted to say.

However, at this moment, a young man next to him said, "I know where spices are sold, and they are quite complete."

Song You turned his head to look.

It was the twelve or thirteen-year-old boy I saw earlier.

Before Song You could speak, the innkeeper opened his mouth first, and scolded: "Where are you half a kid! Don't do this! Don't be picky when you're lying!"

Then he smiled at Song You and said:

"Sir, don't pay attention to him. A kid knows what. Most likely he wants to cheat his husband into leading the way. There are many people like this during Chinese New Year. In order to cheat some money, they can use any means!"

Song You also smiled at him.

But the half-year-old boy stared at Song You with sparkling eyes: "I never lie to people. I usually guide people at the gate of Beicheng. If you are trustworthy, I can take you to the place first and then pay."

"Hey……"

The storekeeper grinned: "I've been in this city for many years, and I don't know where there is any spice sold except the pharmacy, and where did you know it? Tell me first! If you can't tell, I will make your life difficult." Festival!"

"Like I said, when I'm free, I usually lead the way at the gate of the North City. It's almost Chinese New Year, and a group of spice sellers come to the city to sell them. They've been setting up stalls in the East City during the day. It's late now, and it must be early. The stall has already been closed and returned." The half-grown boy was only as tall as Song You's chest, but he spoke in a mature way, "But I know where they live, and I will take Mr. there as long as I have five cents."

"this……"

The shopkeeper turned his gaze away and looked at Song You.

It seemed that he didn't think it was a lie, and he saw that Song You wanted to go, so he told Song You: "If you want to go, sir, remember, no matter what this kid says, you will pay after you get it. If you take your husband to some remote place, you must be careful!"

After speaking, he warned the boy not to play tricks.

Song You thanked the shopkeeper, then smiled at the young man:

"Please lead the way!"

"Don't worry! Everything I've said is true!" The young man's words were really old-fashioned, "Reputation comes first, and I never harm others!"

"I believe in my step."

"Then come with me!"

The young man has already walked forward first.