I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 201 The first family portrait
Sending away the scholar ghost, Song You went back upstairs.

The cold wind was howling outside the window, but the cat opened the window a crack, pointed one eye at the crack, and stared at the night outside.

"What is Empress Sanhua looking at?"

"It's snowing outside."

"It's snowing today, it should snow."

"I didn't get off in the temple before."

"It rarely snows in most places in Yizhou."

"why?"

The cat looked back at him when he asked the question.

"Because it's not cold enough."

"Oh……"

The cat turned back to look at the snow again.

The Taoist continued to sit cross-legged on the bed with his eyes closed, as if he was practicing and contemplating.

The cold wind whimpered through the cracks of the window.

When he opened his eyes again, the cat had already arrived in front of him, the window was closed, and the night of this era was completely silent.The cat stepped on his knee with its right front paw, and looked up at him.

"Taoist priest, what are you thinking?"

"Think about something that doesn't make sense."

"Where are you thinking of going?"

"I don't want this anymore."

"why?"

"Let it be."

"Then go to sleep..."

The three-flowered cat retracted its paws, jumped to the side, and plunged into the bed, curled up like a gopher.

Song You smiled and continued to close his eyes.

It's snowing heavily today, so I have to practice.

The heavy snow in Changjing is not ordinary, and it is different from the heavy snow in those famous mountains, beautiful waters, and caves.

The heavy snowfall in Changjing is a suffering for many people, not only those who live on the streets and have no fixed place to live, but also those who have housing, because they cannot afford charcoal, thick quilts and clothes, or because they have recently earned money. If you don't have enough money to eat, if you fall asleep, you may not be able to wake up.

Even those who sell charcoal may be happy that their charcoal has finally sold at a high price, but at the same time they are reluctant to buy food, buy clothes, and burn charcoal for warmth.

Fortunately, thanks to the spiritual rain in spring, which moistened all things, Changjing's harvest this year is excellent, and the number of people who freeze to death may be much less.

The snow didn’t fall too much tonight, and it almost melted when it hit the ground. Before dawn, the snow stopped. When people woke up the next morning, at most they could only see some hoarfrost on the roof, but no snow.

Song You still opened the door to receive guests, welcoming Changjing in all its forms.

When the interest comes, I also go out for a walk to watch the prosperity and cold winter.

If a poor person asks to come to his door, he is seldom stingy, and most of them will help. If someone he knows invites him to drink tea and listen to the piano, he seldom refuses, and he usually goes for a walk.

The remaining time in Changjing is getting less and less.

……

At the end of the twelfth lunar month, the autumn scenery in Cangshan Mountain is still the same.

In the vast plain below the mountain, a loess road traverses quietly.

A young Taoist in an old Taoist robe stood on the loess road, with a three-coloured cat squatting upright at his feet, and behind him a short and thin bay red horse. The reeds on the left and right were bent over by the wind.The Cangshan Mountain behind seems to have remained unchanged for thousands of years, and the person, cat, and horse also stood still. If the reeds were not still swaying, and the yellow-dyed clouds in the sky were still floating, the picture seemed to be frozen.

Opposite them was a desk covered with drawing paper, and a middle-aged painter drew with a brush.

"Okay, Master Immortal."

The middle-aged painter raised his head and said to them: "The painting is already in Dou's heart, so there is no need to stand still."

"Thank you."

Song You smiled.

"Meow~"

The cat also stretched itself.

Only the horse stood still. Anyway, when it usually stopped, it would not move if it was not eating grass.

Song You went to see Master Dou painting.

The painting techniques of the Dou family are indeed somewhat different from the mainstream painting techniques of the current Dayan painters.Not only the painting method is different, but also the painting style is different.

I saw him blurting out the background casually, and bent over to paint his face carefully. The wind in the wilderness made the reeds rustle and shake, but the drawing paper on the table could not be blown.

A painting gradually appeared on the paper. The background in the distance is majestic and the characters nearby are lifelike. It has the freehand brushwork and no lack of details. Anyone who looks at it will think it is a good painting.

"It's done!"

Master Dou made the last stroke.

However, the painting is somewhat different.

The heaven and the earth in this painting are not allowed to be too real.

"Du..."

Song You tapped lightly on the drawing paper, and all the aura and mystery stopped, and he blew on the paper again, and the ink was all dry.

Then the wind seemed to stop.

"Good painting."

Only then did Song You take away the paperweight, uncover the drawing paper and examine it carefully. After reading it once, he was very satisfied, and then showed it to the three-colored cat on the ground and the bay red horse next to it.

"The master's skills are superb, and he may not be able to catch up with his ancestors in his lifetime."

"How dare Dou want to catch up with his ancestors. He just wants to find another place to live in seclusion, and live a peaceful life with this "Cangshan Map". Don't be found by Jianghu people again. Dou is already satisfied."

"Master is humble."

Song You put away the painting, and said to Master Dou: "The outside world is already the last ten days of the twelfth lunar month, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon. If the master wants to come out to experience the new year in Changjing, he can go out with him."

"Dou has already passed the New Year in Changjing. He is alone and has no place to live. How can it be called New Year?" Master Dou smiled, "It's better to stay here. It belongs to my own hut, and Dou and his wife have lived in this hut for so long, so it can be regarded as Dou's home."

Song You nodded, expressing his understanding.

"Then, master, please stay here for a while longer. I have already agreed with Mistress Sanhua that we will leave Beijing after the Spring Festival, at the latest in the first lunar month. After everything is arranged, please come out again."

"Meow!"

"Thank you Immortal Master! Thank you Empress Sanhua!"

"Then I would like to thank Master Danqing for his wonderful pen, and I will bid farewell to Empress Sanhua and leave."

"Go slowly, Master Immortal."

Song You turned around again, said a few words to the bay red horse, and said goodbye. With a casual touch, ripples appeared in the air.

Only Master Dou and the bay red horse were left.

Master Dou was a little surprised——

It wasn't until then that he realized that the immortal master didn't use a brush when he left the painting, he just touched it casually and walked out.

Thinking about it carefully, he seemed to be doing the same thing when he came in. He neither carried a paintbrush nor left any arrangements outside in advance.

It seems that the world in this painting comes and goes freely for him.

"..."

Master Dou was stunned for a long time.

……

In Changjing City, on the second floor of a small building.

The three-flowered cat looked left and right, the sudden cold made her shrink her neck, then looked at the Taoist, and said softly:

"It's cold outside."

"Yes."

Song You continued to pick up the painting, paused, and said to Mistress Sanhua, "We should frame the painting."

"Framed?"

"It is to treat the painting in a special way and protect it, so that it can be preserved for a longer period of time, and it is not easy to be damaged or dirty. It can also be rolled up and hung up."

"Frame it!"

"correct."

Song You looked up at the beam again, and there was a lot of money hanging on it: "Miss Sanhua is too hardworking and has earned a lot of money. There are too many copper coins at home. We should exchange these money for silver. The silver is small, which is convenient for us. Continue to go on the road after the Chinese New Year, or you won’t be able to fit in.”

"Will it be less if you change it?"

"A little less."

"..."

The three-flowered cat stared at him without blinking.

"That's something that can't be helped." Song You smiled at her, and then said, "It's almost the Chinese New Year. After the silver exchange, I guess there will be a lot of money. It just so happens that we can have a good meal. Please go to the heroine. It is the last meal we treat her to before we leave Changjing, and we thank her for taking care of us."

"Thank you for taking care of us!"

"Yes, she helped us a lot, and she helped us find this house."

"Yes! It should be!"

"Miss Sanhua is sensible..."

Song You smiled and said with emotion.

A certain period of time in life seems to be like this, only after the past, when you look back, you will realize its shortness, just like at this time, recalling the meeting in Changjing at the beginning of the year, it seems to be just last month, when How could he have imagined that he would bid farewell to her and leave so soon?

"..."

After discussing with each other for a while, one person and one cat went out.

One transformed into a girl, holding the painting carefully, and the other wrapped a lot of copper coins in a package, which was already wrapped around her waist.

Go to exchange money first.

Most of the money was earned by Empress Sanhua, and the other half was earned by Song You. It was a lot of money and it was heavy to carry.

Fortunately, there is a bank with a good reputation not far away.

Silver prices seem to have dropped a bit.

Now silver is exchanged for more than 100 yuan, but the money bank needs to take a commission.In the past when silver was exchanged for money, the bank always needed some money, Song You had to count patiently, but now when money was exchanged for silver, the banker's staff sat there and counted slowly, unwilling to lose a penny.

A total of more than 30 taels of silver were exchanged.

Song You asked for 20 taels of whole silver, and the rest more than ten taels of broken silver for easy spending.

Then I went to find a famous teacher to mount the painting.

Walking along the way, Changjing seems to have a bit of a new year, and there are obviously more pedestrians on the street. There are often children who get change from adults and play and run wildly on the street.But in contrast, the temperature in Changjing at this time is colder than that of heavy snow. There are often beggars and refugees on the street, huddled in the corner, motionless, not knowing whether they are dead or alive.

Occasionally, some good people donate money, and some people wake up.

This is the most benevolent city in the world, and it is really prosperous.

However, light and darkness are relative, times are ill, and not all of the millions of people in Changjing can enjoy the prosperity of this moment.

The contradictions and contrasts are really thought-provoking.

Song You originally just wanted to be a passer-by and see the vast world first, but when he walked through the street, the money just exchanged in his hand was still a little less, he didn't donate too much, and he didn't know how much merit he had.

"I wanted to invite Miss Wu to eat at the delicacy table in Yunchun Building, but I'm afraid the money won't be enough." Song You turned to the Sanhuamao who was walking briskly beside him, "After all, we still have to stay. Some silver is used on the road, so you can’t eat grass, right?”

"Meow?"

The cat looked up at him as he walked.

"The Pearl and Jade Table has already been eaten, it seems that there is no need to eat it again, what does Empress Sanhua think?"

"Meow?"

"Fortunately, we still have some cured meat at home, and my cooking skills are not bad. It would be nice to invite Xia Wu to have a meal at my own home. What do you think, Empress Sanhua?"

"Meow!!"

"it is good……"

Song You walked down the long street with a calm expression.

……

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(End of this chapter)