I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 609: There are monsters by the lake, be careful when fishing

"Is that the immortal you mentioned who once visited your place and then left?"

"It's him, he hasn't changed at all, even the cat hasn't changed at all." Xiao Chai Niang said to Mr. Yang Jialang, "Originally we just guessed that he was a god, but we didn't find him. We guessed that he left, but we didn't expect him. It really comes and goes easily and never ages at all.”

"What a divine master..."

The man of the Yang family looked in the direction where the Taoist left, and couldn't help but murmur to himself: "It would be great if the gods could get rid of all the demons and ghosts around Xian Ning, and the people would be able to feel at ease for a few days."

"Officials really care about the people. If I can pass the exam early, I will definitely be a good official in the future." Xiao Chainiang wiped away her tears.

"It's because I didn't study hard enough and didn't learn enough." Mr. Yang shook his head and said with a smile, "Of course it would be better if the gods could bless me to become famous early."

"Officials work hard enough. Sometimes I even forget to eat. I'm really worried that the official's health will collapse before I pass the exam."

"That doesn't mean..."

The two talked, still staring at the alley.

There was no one in the alley long ago.

……

Song You walked around for a while before returning to the inn. When he returned to the inn, it was lunch time.

Last night I thought the store’s cooking was good, so I had another meal at the inn at noon. The roasted fish with tofu suited both Song You’s appetite and Sanhua Empress’s preference. The fish in this season was plump and there was still a lot of food in her stomach. The full fish eggs are added with diced tofu and stewed plums and sour fruits, which is very appetizing.

The Taoist felt comfortable eating, and the cat also felt refreshed.

After dinner, we went back to the room upstairs.

Song You opened the window, and the cat also jumped on the window sill, facing the wind and looking at the open space behind.

This room faces the back and does not face the street. It is relatively clean. The inn and the Yang family's cloth shop are almost right next to each other. If you are not afraid of heights and are not afraid of the Yang family's blame, you can jump directly from the window to the Yang family's house. In the cloth drying yard of the cloth workshop.

We had just had lunch and there were many workers busy again.

We can even see Xiao Chainiang occasionally. She changes into rougher clothes and walks in the cloth workshop. Sometimes she helps, sometimes she supervises the work, and sometimes she does some key work.

From this moment, we can vaguely see the shadow of the peasant girl from the mountain village a few decades ago.

Capable, diligent and not squeamish.

Song You watched calmly from the window.

The process of pounding, dyeing, drying, repeating dyeing, over and over again, and even covering the cloth with sludge seems quite magical and interesting, especially when you are free, you seem to stand here and watch them. Even if you are busy, you can watch it all day long without feeling bored or feeling that time has passed.

The wind blows away the clouds, the cloth trembles, the weather is wonderful.

Various fabrics are given different colors here.

Until the voice of a calico cat sounded next to me.

"It turns out that the clothes you are wearing were all white originally! That's how they turned into these colors!"

"What do you think, Sanhua Empress?"

"Sanhua Empress thought that the clothes she made were of different colors." Mao'er said firmly, "This is how the clothes that Sanhua Empress conjured up looked like."

"The clothes of Empress Sanhua were still transformed into this style, but the clothes that Empress Sanhua had made in Nanhua and copied were also made from a few pieces of cloth?"

"Yes..."

Empress Sanhua thought he was right.

Then he quickly raised his paw and pointed to a corner like a human: "That piece of cloth looks like the clothes worn by Empress Sanhua."

"It hasn't been dyed yet. Maybe it will be almost done after it is dyed."

“They’re still smearing mud on the cloth!”

"Saw."

"Why?"

"Probably to have better colors."

"How do people know that they can use these things to turn cloth into different colors like this?" Mao'er couldn't figure it out. Full of doubts, she turned back to look at the Taoist.

"Many years of experience and wisdom."

"It's so interesting!"

"Not only Lady Sanhua feels this way, it's also the first time I've seen it with my own eyes."

The Taoist also stared at that side.

Seeing things you have never seen before, marveling at technologies you have never understood, broadening your horizons, and increasing your understanding of the world, whether it is considered spiritual practice, at least it is a kind of enrichment for yourself.

However, although the calico cat found it interesting, it had more important things to do, so he withdrew his gaze, turned around slightly, and jumped down from the window.

"Canopy..."

into human form.

"Take a nap when you are sleepy. You have to take a nap at this time." Sanhua Empress said as she went to the wall to get a fishing rod. The fish she had for lunch today was good, and there were still seeds in her belly. She looked like a Taoist priest. I like to eat this kind of fish with seeds, even if it is made by the store, I like it. If you add her craftsmanship and the spices, pickled tomatoes and peppers they bring, I will definitely like it even more. This greatly evokes Inspired her interest in fishing.

From here, if you walk faster, you will reach a large lake in just half an hour, which is really convenient.

During lunch, the Taoist priest asked the shop owner——

There are seeds in the belly of recent fish.

"Miss Sanhua went fishing and came back before dark. She took the horse to graze by the lake. After the horse ate grass by the lake, she could save money on fodder when she came back. Horses love to eat grass in the field. "

It’s not hard to tell that it’s not about saving money.

The main reason is that horses like to eat grass in the ground.

The grass that has been cut, especially the grass that is paid for, lacks a bit of soul.

"I'll go with Empress Sanhua."

"Are you not sleepy anymore?"

"It might be more comfortable to sleep by the lake."

"That's just right. You can help Sanhua Empress hold the fishing rod, so Sanhua Empress doesn't have to turn into a human."

"Ms. Sanhua is thoughtful."

The Taoist took two bamboo hats and went out.

Follow the streets, all the way down out of town.

If the road is blocked, just walk a little to the left and right. When you see the road going down, just walk in. There is no way you can't reach the lake.

After leaving the city, there are still some houses that form villages close to the city. They can not only enjoy the prosperity brought by the city, but also provide convenient services to the people in the city on weekdays. After walking about a mile, the village turns into a large tract of gold. The yellow farmland, bathed in sunshine, is flat and boundless, and you can directly see the sparse fishing villages and large tracts of woods and reed meadows by the lake in the distance.

"Go this way!"

The cat trotted with small steps. Instead of going straight down to the fishing village, it walked to the right, as if it wanted to go somewhere without people.

Yesterday we came from that direction along the lake.

There are large expanses of reeds and grass, no villages, houses, or even farmland.

Sanhua Empress is experienced.

The Taoist didn't say much and just followed her.

The paths in the fields are either wide or narrow. It hasn't rained for an unknown period of time. The roads are dusty. When you step on them, a cloud of yellow sand is stirred up.Most of the grass on the roadside has turned yellow, but some are blooming. Mountains and lakes have become the scenery on the roadside. Simply walking on the road is also interesting.

There are children herding cattle on the roadside.

The child, who looked smaller than Sanhua Empress in human form, looked even smaller in front of the buffalo. While gnawing sugar cane, she stared curiously at the Taoist and his party.

The cat also turned and stared at him.

Especially the short length of sugar cane in his hand.

Finally passed.

It's pretty deserted beyond that.

After walking to the lake, there are many metasequoias growing in the shallow part of the lake. The leaves of this tree with straight branches begin to turn red during this season, which are reflected in the lake. The lakeside is full of reeds, making it difficult to enter.

The calico cat was very calm and only took small steps forward.

After walking for a while, she saw a path in the dense reed forest that led directly to the lake. She stopped and looked back at the Taoist, motioning for the Taoist to follow, and hurriedly walked in.

The reeds are really dense, airtight, and taller than a person. Without a path, it would be impossible to reach the lake.

"How did Sanhua Empress know there was a way to get in here?"

"I saw it when I came here yesterday."

"Did Sanhua Empress remember it at that time?"

"correct!"

"..." Song You shook his head and smiled.

Things are different after you fall in love with fishing. Wherever you go, first check to see if there is a suitable fishing spot.

As expected, this path leads directly to the lake.

And after walking to the lake, a piece of flat land was trampled out by the lake, where people can sit and fish, and even the reeds behind it were pressed out to create a small open space, where fishermen can lie down and rest.

It seems to be someone else's fishing spot.

"Canopy..."

The cat turned into a human, took the fishing rod from the Taoist's hand, pouted at the open space, and said to him: "Go and sleep there, it's comfortable there."

"I will listen to Mistress Sanhua."

"go Go……"

The girl's expression is quite mature.

The Taoist didn't care, so he went over and sat down.

There are many flying insects around the lake, but they are not mosquitoes. When I raise my head and look forward, I see that the lake is more than ten miles wide and is reflected in the blue sky. You can see the mountains and even the houses on the opposite side, and the mountains and clouds are reflected in the lake. There is a quiet scenery in the lake.

Occasionally, seabirds fly across the lake.

The lake often makes waves on its own.

It's just that the sun is shining a little.

Fortunately, the Taoist wore a hat.

Just enjoy the scenery and kill the time.

After a while, I turned around and saw that the girl next to me was also wearing a bamboo hat and had already begun to throw the pole. The shadow of the bamboo hat could only cover her face and neck, but the arms under the cuffs were exposed, looking white under the dazzling light. Life and death also reflect the dazzling light.

The girl looked serious, as if she was doing something serious.

But the Taoist heard her whisper:

"Fish, fish, come here quickly..."

"Fish, fish, come here quickly..."

It was so quiet that I could barely hear it, but I kept reading.

Judging from her expression, she seemed to be reciting some kind of spell.

Song You couldn't help but think of a folk story he had heard on the road——

It should be that during the previous dynasty, when the trend of curse and ban was at its peak, there was a very famous curse master in a certain place. His reputation spread far and wide. One day, an admirer came to find him. He was probably very sincere and asked him to do it. When he was asked to teach him a spell to subjugate demons and eliminate demons, the curse master was unwilling and did not want to refuse, so he casually taught him a word, which sounds the same as "donkey". He told him that it could subdue demons and eliminate demons, and then let him go.

This man was convinced of this and often practiced it day and night after he returned. After a few years, every time he cast a spell, the shadow of a green donkey would appear behind him. The evil spirits would leave automatically after seeing it. The locals said that he cast a spell. If the ban is successful, he is invited to exorcise evil spirits.Later, the man found out that the spell was fake and it no longer worked.

I don’t know if it’s true or not, but it’s interesting.

The Taoist listened to the thoughts of his Sanhua Empress, and quickly lay down, covering his face with a bamboo hat. Occasionally, there were a few seabird calls around him, but they didn't disturb him much.

The wind blows the reeds, making a soft rustling sound.

Occasionally, the wind would blow a bit of evil spirit, but he didn't care at all.

Occasionally there would be the sound of water splashing, followed by the flapping of fish. At this time, the thoughts around him would pause for a moment, probably because the fish was caught. The Taoist glanced at it at first, but then he became sleepy and didn't bother to look.

Soon fell asleep.

I don't know how long I slept.

When I woke up soon, I heard someone talking beside me.

One voice was that of a child, and the other voice was a little older, with an accent, and it was that of a man.

"Why did you catch so many, but I didn't catch any?"

"It depends on luck."

"What did you fish with?"

"Used worm thread."

"What worm thread?"

"They are red, small, worms in the ground."

"Quexu? I also use Queyi!"

"It depends on luck."

"Ugh……"

Some people sighed in silence, while others continued to chant incantations.

"Pfft..."

There was another sound of water.

"How did you find this place?"

"We passed here yesterday, and I saw a path here. I thought it must go to the water's edge. It was probably left by fishermen, so we came here today."

"Where do you come from?"

"From Yizhou!"

"Where is Yizhou?"

"Next to Yunzhou!"

"That's not far."

"It's quite far. It won't be far if you just walk."

"Then you are outsiders. You must not know that there are monsters in this place. If you knew, you would not dare to come here to fish."

"Monster? What monster?"

There was clear doubt in the girl's voice.

"Aren't you afraid of monsters?"

"Some are afraid, some are not."

"Are you really not afraid or are you pretending not to be afraid?"

"I'm a Taoist priest, I'm not afraid."

"Are you a Taoist priest?"

"I am a young Taoist priest, and I practice with the Taoist priest. My Taoist priest sleeps there."

"Practice? Do you know magic?"

"I am powerful."

"Hahaha, little baby, don't try to coax me, I don't believe it."

"Don't believe it."

"Little dolls are so interesting."

"Then why do you dare to come here to fish if you know there are monsters here? Are you a monster too?"

The tone was very natural, as if he was talking about homely things.

"You little baby, how can you talk? How can I be a monster? It's just that I am a local and know how to deal with that monster." The old man's voice was quite proud, "And if there are monsters here, no one dares to come here. Now, I’m the only one here, so all the fish around here belong to me. There’s an extra one like you today.”

"Yeah, I caught another one."

"Why aren't you afraid?"

"Why haven't you caught it yet?"

"..."

"Shall I give you one? Anyway, there is no one else here, and you can't catch it. All the fish belong to me."

"..."

"This one is so small. I'll give you this one. Do you want it?"

"..."

The Taoist finally opened his eyes.

When he opened his bamboo hat, the sun glared at him, causing him to squint his eyes. After a while, he got up and turned his head to look over.

There are two fishermen, one old and one young, by the lake.

(End of this chapter)