I didn't intend to be a Fairy

The road is far away, and this boat does not float on the river all day long, but also docks at the shore every night.

Occasionally, when encountering a ferry or a place that can be docked, the boatman will often ask for their ideas and stop temporarily, and Song You will also lead the horse to disembark to excrete. There are often women selling some food at the ferry crossings in various places, and they will also buy some when they meet Song You who likes it, to add some taste to their mouths.

What the boatman said was true, it was okay to eat one or two meals on the boat, but after two more days, his mouth would be a little bland and fishy. Fortunately, Song You also brought some dry food.

Before I knew it, I had been sailing for six days.

Approaching Long County, the scenery on both sides has changed.

There are not narrow flat lands on both sides of the river, at least the fields are flat, full of rapeseed flowers, which bloom just in early spring, looking golden, and the wind also carries the sweet fragrance of rapeseed flowers.

And above this land, there are countless strange hills that rise up plainly. Different from ordinary mountains, it is steep and small, like a bamboo shoot, it is difficult for people to go up, and there is not much value in going up. Countless hills like this block the end of the line of sight. From a distance, they overlap each other. Thousands of mountains are like forests, and the line of sight is blocked within a short distance.

It is said that this mountain is a kingdom of demons, I am afraid that some people will believe it.

"It's the border of Long County."

The boatman said to him while punting the boat: "The mountains in Long County are like this. They are lumps, and most of them cannot be climbed. There is no land on them. People can only walk in the middle of the mountains."

"very nice."

"Everyone says it looks good."

"Is there anyone who can climb it?"

"Yes!"

The boatman’s face was full of ditches, but he had a smile on his face. He liked to talk to this gentleman: “Guests go to Anqing, Anqing County is the best place to see. When you get there and ask someone, they will naturally know how to play. If the guest officer asks the little old man How do you know, haha, every year, many officials, great poets, and great talents come here to see the mountains and rivers, and almost all of them go to Anqing."

"Thank you, old man."

Song You only stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the side of the boat.

The sun gradually sank to the west, and before it sank to the horizon, it first sank into the ten thousand mountains like bamboo shoots.

The last rays of light slanted down from the top of the uneven and similarly high and low mountains and forests. It was light golden, and the shape of the light could be clearly seen. Half of the river was the reflection of the mountains and the light. People in coir raincoats and bamboo hats The old man punted forward, and the man in Taoist robes stood at the bow, and this small boat passed through the entire river alone.

"Should be there tonight."

"good."

The boatman supported himself and even sang.

Song You felt extremely beautiful for a while, and his mood became better.

"Old man."

"I'm listening!"

"Is it time to prepare dinner?"

"The guest officer is right, let's find a place to stop."

"I still have a piece of bacon in my bag. I didn't finish eating it years ago, and it weighed a lot on the journey, so I asked my husband to cook it. Let's try it together."

"okay!"

So between the ten thousand mountains, above the Liujiang River, and under the sky at dusk, there is another wisp of cooking smoke.

About two or three quarters of an hour later.

The scholar's hair has not been washed for a few days, and it is a little oily, but he is still full of energy, using chopsticks to twist a piece of bacon from the bowl.

The bacon is two fat and two thin, with three threads and five streaks. When you pick it up and look at it with an oil lamp, the fat part is transparent and golden, crystal clear, and shimmers tremblingly on the chopsticks. Hurry up and put it in your mouth, you can't taste a little bit of greasy, just full of bacon aroma, revealing the fragrance of pine and cypress branches, neither salty nor bland.

"This bacon is good! Absolutely!"

The scholar immediately exclaimed in amazement, and then asked Song You, "Did you do it yourself?"

"It was given by someone else."

"After all, it's my master's blessing, thank you sir." The scholar smiled and cupped his hands to Song You, chopsticks kept dropping, and said while eating, "I still like to eat bacon from Yizhou, especially the bacon made with pine and cypress. Branches that have been smoked are not as good as other places.”

"Suddenly remembered something."

"Oh? What's the matter, sir?"

"Beiwazi, Yidu, Yunshuopeng, there is an old Mr. Zhang who is a lecturer. The old man is well-informed, proficient in this way, and knows the mysterious and interesting things in various places. I will go to Yidu to visit friends in the future. But if you go to Beiwazi to look for Mr. Zhang, if you are not stingy with some tea money, you will not be disappointed when the etiquette comes."

"!"

The scholar could not have imagined that what he said suddenly was this, and immediately put away his hippie smile, put down his chopsticks, and bowed to him solemnly.

It's just a miscellaneous book, how many people will really take it seriously? If you want to leave a long history, it would be nice if you don't sneer and sneer! But with just this sudden exhortation, he already felt the importance of this gentleman who met by chance, and felt a little bosom friend for a while.

"Sir, it's hard for Xiaosheng to repay you."

"It's enough to compile a book with one step. If people in the world don't understand it, maybe people in the future will cherish it?"

"nature!"

Song You stopped talking, just ate some meat and some water and wine.

The wine was produced by this book, and the three members of the family also brought some preserved fruit, it doesn't matter which one is expensive and which one is cheap, they are considered partners.

This is the best way to not owe each other.

Gradually it was night.

There is a moon tonight, and the boatman refuses to dock. He only uses the moonlight and experience to continue sailing, and wants to send them all, so that they can return tomorrow.

Soon, the boatman shouted:

"Anqing is here."

The ship gradually approached the shore and made a sound.

Except for Song You, everyone on the boat got up quickly.

The scholar took his clothes box and bid farewell to Song You together with the male master of the family of three.

"It's an honor to travel with you, so let's just say goodbye."

"In the past few days, I have talked with my husband on the same boat, and I often feel that I have benefited a lot. Even if my husband is not a master of Taoism, he is still a hermit. I only regret that the journey is short and I can't stay with him for a few more days." The scholar regretted carrying his clothes box Looking at Song You intently, "However, things are always like this in the world. Meeting and parting are fate, so I said goodbye to my husband. If you come to Anqing in the future, you must come to me."

"The road is slippery at night, everyone walk slowly."

Song You also stood at the bow of the boat and shook hands with them, watching them get off the boat and leave.

The boatman punted again, and the boat left the shore again.

At this time, the scholar's voice was heard again:

"Wait!"

I saw him standing on the stone steps of the ferry, bowed his hands to Song You again, and said in his mouth: "I thought that people in the rivers and lakes met by chance, why bother to ask where they came from? I didn't ask where the master was originally. But after a few days of getting along, the more I feel that Mr. I understand my heart very well, so I have the courage to ask you where you live, and if you are destined to go to Yizhou in the future, you should still visit him."

"Yinyang Mountain, Fulong Temple."

"..."

The water was fast at night, and the boat quickly went away.

Only the boatman said with a smile: "This scholar is good in everything, but he is a little too noisy."

Song You smiled, but didn't answer, just asked:

"How long is the journey to Lingbo County?"

"It's quite a long way to Lingbo County, but there are water monsters making trouble in that section of the waterway. The water monsters are so big that ordinary boats are overturned at once. Many people died a few years ago, but now no one dares to leave. Fortunately, Lingbo is the last section, and the guests who go to Lingbo will get off at the nearest ancient ferry, about an hour." The boatman paused, "Just the guest officers must be careful, go ashore from the ancient ferry, and go to Lingbo County There are many thieves on that road. Although I have never heard of people being killed, people are often robbed. If ordinary guest officials take this road, the old man advises them to give some money and say good things when they encounter thieves, so as to avoid suffering. The pain of the flesh, if you meet someone who is particular about it, maybe you can keep a portion of it.”

"Thank you for your advice."

"It's different for guest officials. I've heard people say that apart from robbing officials who deliver messengers and students rushing to take exams, there are several other kinds of bandits who don't rob: they don't rob Taoist masters, they don't rob Buddhist masters, and they don't rob lonely young men." Girl, don’t rob a young naughty boy who gets lost. Hehe, as for how many bandits are particular, I don’t know.”

"Is it okay for the old man to pick up someone on his return trip?"

"Not as good as over there."

"How many days will it take to return?"

"Ten days, eleven days." The boatman said with a smile, "I'm lucky this trip. I met a family with a family, and I met you as a guest officer. You can't take so many people on a normal trip."

"It's also hard work."

Doing the math, this old man would earn at least a thousand dollars after running back and forth. If you are lucky, there may be more than two thousand, and if you are not lucky, it may be several hundred. It’s definitely not possible to make two trips a month, but it’s not enough to go only once, and the income is still pretty good. However, the waterway is very long, and it is also hard work to punt and cook along the way.

"Hard Earning Comes From Eating!"

The voice of the boatman was mixed with the sound of splashing water.

Song You couldn't help but brighten his eyes, he seemed to be infected by the boatman's down-to-earth and satisfied attitude for a moment, and was surprised that such a sentence could be uttered by an ordinary boatman.

But soon realized that this was actually arrogant, rude and inappropriate.

All in all, getting a good word is like getting a cool breeze in the dog days, drinking a cup of hot tea in three or nine days, and it's like getting good luck when you go out, which is pleasant and surprising.

My heart softened, and the moonlight became much softer.

After about an hour—

Song You put the quilt bag on the horse's back, and saw the Sanhuamao leap lightly on the bow, so he jumped ashore, and he followed suit.

Turn around and look at the horse behind you.

"Slow down, don't rush."

I saw the water waves rippling, the boats were slow and leisurely, and the sound of water splashes filled my ears.

Under the moonlight, the horse walked cautiously and nervously to the bow of the boat. It was about to jump ashore, but after hearing what he said, it retracted its hooves, moved to find a more secure position, and finally landed safely.

The boatman watched from the bow, smiled and said nothing.

I have lived for a long time, and I have seen a lot. In fact, some truths do not need to be learned in books, and they will come naturally. He has long seen how extraordinary this guest officer is, but he is just a boatman, so why ask more?

"Sir, walk slowly at night."

"Old man, please slow down."

As soon as the oars were propped up, the boat left the shore again.

When the boat was far away, Song You looked away.

I saw the river swaying under the moonlight, sparkling and splashing on the shore. The cold air rises on the surface of the river, reflecting the bright moon, which is coated with a hazy layer by the moonlight, like broken stars, the river water is shining, and the fairyland is nothing more than this.

Looking down again, Mistress Sanhua came to a new place and started running around again, sniffing here and there, as if she didn't hear what he said at all.

"gone."

"OK."

The Taoist is still in front, the horse is behind, and the three-colored cat is back and forth, left and right, until the Taoist asks her to help find the way, and she honestly walks in front.

Going to find a place to sleep tonight.

In the second year of Mingde, in the middle of the first month, I finished the Liujiang River.