I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 261 Grassland Meeting and Horse Racing
When I woke up, there were seven or eight small fish neatly placed beside me, and the three-colored cat was lying on the grass next to it, in the sun, sleeping deeply, all wet.

The sky and the earth are still vast, but the bay red horse has run back and is standing by the shade of a tree grazing.

"..."

Song You breathed a sigh of relief, got up unhurriedly, and went to cut and wash all the fish.Hearing the movement, Sanhuamao looked up at him for a few times, then turned over again, and continued to lie down and sleep.

Dinner is grilled fish and rat.

Fall asleep to the stars.

The clothes were dried for a day and wind for another night, and they were already dry the next morning.

Only then did one person, one cat and one horse continue their journey.

Walk in the grassland.

Yanzhou has a vast land and few people. Walking alone in such a world will indeed feel a sense of loneliness.However, once you accept it, it will not be scary at all, but will make your heart more spacious and peaceful.

Walking alone is one of the most common practices.

It's the same for everyone.

Occasionally when walking up the hillside, you will see a white tent in the distance. Occasionally, a bonfire will be lit for the night, and a pack of wolves will come over to investigate. When it rains, you will find a tree to sit for the night. Lying on this piece of land watching the sky full of stars and rivers.

As General Pu said, sometimes they are invited by herdsmen as guests, and sometimes they are stopped by people from official ranches, because the bay red horse has neither a rein nor a trace of letting go of a saddle, so it is suspected.

It is a good thing to meet people, you can ask the way.

It's a good thing not to meet, just enjoy traveling alone.

Song You walked very slowly, walking tens of miles a day, most of the time he was resting, lost in thought and comprehending the aura of heaven and earth, so he gradually approached the place where General Pu and Xiaoxiao said that the horse race would be held.

Already met someone on the road.

Song You talked with an adult who was in charge of the official ranch. This Jockey Club is not actually called a Jockey Club. It has its own name. Gathering together, especially on this prairie, it's rare to see so many people, so naturally we can't just worship heaven and earth.

There will be a cabaret show.

There must be trade relations.

There are also various entertainment activities and activities that promote the marriage of men and women.

We are all mortals in the world, living people with flesh and blood and thoughts, the emotions, six desires and the smoke and fire of the world are indispensable.

Among them, the most lively activities are trade exchanges on the grassland, exchanging some daily necessities, and activities such as horse riding and horse racing.People in the army pay the most attention to horse racing, so they call it the Jockey Club.

The road under his feet gradually became clear, with obvious traces of being trampled by horses and horses and rolled over by wheels.

Song You walked along the road without hurrying.

Empress Sanhua turned into a girl and followed by her side, beating the grass by the roadside with a bamboo stick.

From time to time, a young man rode past him on a horse, and some of his family rode slowly past him on horseback. There were also those driving ox carts and carriages pulling goods, making clanking noises as they walked on the road.When everyone saw Song You's bay red horse without rein and saddle, they couldn't help but cast more glances at him.

I don't know if it's because of his warm nature, or because the grassland is too open and he hasn't talked to anyone for too long. Many people will greet him, some speak the local dialect, and some speak Dayan's official dialect.

If he didn't understand, Song You smiled and nodded.

If you understand, let's talk a few words.

Although part of Yanzhou is a grassland, it also borders Saibei. After all, it has belonged to the Central Plains since the Yu Dynasty, and it has been thousands of years.The Great Wall has long been built in the north. Except for the possibility of falling when the Central Plains Dynasty weakens, most of the rest are in the hands of the Central Plains Dynasty. In this grassland, even the locals are only similar to the Saibei people, but in fact they are already different. up.

In particular, different dynasties have different management methods for the grassland of Yanzhou. The former dynasty was governed by the Northern King, but the Northern King was too loyal to the former dynasty. When Dayan conquered the world, he also beat him by the way. Now the The northerners of Yanzhou became more and more culturally close to the people of the Central Plains. They even had to study for the imperial examinations.

After passing this grassland, the other parts of Yanzhou are almost the same as other states, just like the fortune-teller Taoist I met back then came from Yanzhou.

As we walked, a voice suddenly came from behind:
"That priest!"

The voice is clear and youthful.

Song You couldn't help turning around.

It was a boy riding on a yellow horse, his face was tanned, and he smiled at him, but his teeth were very white.

It seems that they came to the Grassland Meeting with their family members, and they were accompanied by two middle-aged brothers, a man and a woman, and they all smiled at Song You.

"Courtesy."

Song You raised his head and said.

"Are you also going to the Grassland Meeting?" The boy on horseback gradually caught up.

The boy was also riding a Northern Yuan horse, but it was taller than Song You's bay red horse.

"Yes, go and see the excitement."

"It's just ahead, not far away."

"Thank you."

"Why don't you ride horses if you have one?"

"Just walk."

"Hey, is it because your horse is too small to be crushed to death with such a heavy load?"

The boy said and laughed.

Several brothers and sisters who were different in size from him also laughed.

Song You could sense that there was no malice in it, so he also replied: "It's really because I'm afraid that it will be tired."

The bay red horse still walked forward silently.

Only Empress Sanhua couldn't help but stop, stood on the side of the road, raised her head high and stared at the speaker.

Riding a horse was faster than walking, and the young man and his party slowly passed Song You and walked to the front.

But the boy still turned his head and reminded them kindly: "Although it's not very far, if you don't ride a horse, you may have to go to the night. The grassland is easy to get lost at night, and there are wolves. It's better to go to the grassland before night, sir." Go to the camp where you will, or be careful that the little girl will be taken away by wolves."

"Thank you."

Song You sent him away with a smile.

The little girl still stood where she was, staring at him with her head raised high, her eyes revealing a thoughtful look, until he was far away, and her Taoist priest was also far away, before she hurriedly chased after him.

Walking is indeed not as fast as riding a horse. I don't know how many people passed by the Taoist. The two sides turned their heads and looked at each other.However, the Taoist walked firmly. Even though she originally wanted to rest more, Mistress Sanhua seemed to want to go to the camp of the Grassland Society as soon as possible. Song You naturally wanted to listen to Mistress Sanhua, so she hardly stopped.

The camp was seen in the evening.

It is a large area of ​​white tents, big and small, except for the large tents in the middle, which are arranged in a relatively regular manner, the rest are very messy.The big one can be compared to a room, and the small one can only sleep one person.In the middle, someone piled firewood and was lighting a bonfire, and there was a large field outside, which had been trampled by horses so that the grass could not be seen, and someone was riding a horse galloping on it, and kept making loud and clear shouts.

The two walked over slowly.

The ears suddenly became lively, and the voices of many people gathered together, which made them a little unaccustomed to walking through the grassland for several days.

The two, one big and one small, couldn't help but look at each other.

"Huh? Sir."

Suddenly there was another shout from behind.

Song You turned his head and looked over, it was still the boy.

The boy smiled happily and said:

"meet again!"

"It's very fateful."

"Where do you guys live?"

"I don't know yet." Song You stopped to talk to him, "Probably find a random place."

"There are a lot of thieves on the prairie. You don't have tents. If you put your things on the ground, they may be stolen, and your horses may also be stolen." I can’t find where I live, someone’s stuff has been stolen, and I thought I’d gone wrong.”

"Then we have to be careful."

"It will be even worse if it rains."

"Yes." Song You replied, looking up at the sky, "Fortunately, it won't rain these days."

"how do you know?"

"Guess."

"You know magic?"

"Understood."

"Really?"

"A little bit."

"I heard that there are people who can perform spells at night. They are very powerful and can perform spells. I haven't seen them yet."

"so……"

The young man talked too much and too enthusiastically, Song You didn't know how to reply him for a while.

The two sides chatted for a few words before parting.

I don't know how many camps ahead, there are people coming and going in the middle, and there are cattle, sheep and horses. Song You led the bay red horse through it, and the little girl carefully avoided the passing adults and the horse dung on the ground, and followed him closely.

Everywhere people were drinking and talking, talking loudly.

The bustling voices came from all directions.

It's a pity that even though Dayan is strong and prosperous now, even people in the Western Regions are proud of being able to speak the official dialect of Dayan, but this does not belong to the poor after all.Most of the people talking here spoke the local language, and Song You couldn't understand most of the voices that filled his ears. He could only watch their demeanor and feel their emotions.

It can be heard that people are worried, and they should be troubled by wars and demons.

But more is joy and excitement.

It can also be heard that some people have known each other for a long time, and some people are strangers. They come from different places on this prairie hundreds of miles away. It seems that they don't need to know each other in advance.

Occasionally, there are those who can understand, most of them are businessmen and officials from this place.

Song You walked around, listened to the conversations of businessmen from other places in Yanzhou, and chatted with officials he knew well, and almost figured out the process of the grassland meeting.

The grand ceremony of worshiping heaven and earth is five days later, and during these five days, it is also a grand festival on the grassland.

There is a horse race every morning, the rules are very simple, one person, one horse, and the speed wins.

Contrary to Song You's imagination, most of the official horse races are attended by children, because the children here grow up on horseback, and their horsemanship is not weaker than that of adults, and riding the same horse does not require much effort. In technical competitions, adults cannot beat children.

If adults also want to compete, after the official horse race is over, call a group of friends or similar adults, set rewards by yourself, and compete by yourself.

A sheep was awarded to the winner in the previous few days, and a horse was awarded to the winner on the last day.

There is a horse race in the afternoon, which is a game for adults.

In the evening, it is time to relax. Basically, people will sing and dance around the bonfire, and some people will wrestle.

The gap in the middle is mostly trading time.

Song You walked all the way, and saw many tents full of goods. Some people spontaneously brought things to sell or exchange, there were also merchants who came from other places, and there were special tents for prostitutes.

Whenever he heard the sound of panting coming from the tent, the Taoist would take the little girl away quickly. On the contrary, the little girl would be attracted by curiosity, stop and stand there, staring at the tent. It was able to make her stand still, which was already effective - if the Taoist hadn't urged her, she would definitely run over and lift the curtain to look inside.

Then the Taoist had no choice but to hold her hand.

When holding hands, Empress Sanhua was very honest, she would obediently be dragged away by him, at most she would turn her head in different directions and cast curious glances around.

(End of this chapter)