The road is muddy, so walk barefoot.

The calico cat was also following Song You, taking small steps. Every time her foot poked into the mud, there was a small hole, with small plum blossom-like footprints in the hole. The mud put a pair of shoes on her feet.

"ah!"

The calico cat blinked, it was Song You who stepped down and splashed muddy water on her face, so she ran diagonally with small steps, a little further away from Song You, and continued to move forward together.

There is a household in front.

The city gradually became visible in the morning mist after the rain.

Song You suddenly stopped.

The calico cat followed him to a stop, looked up at him, and then followed his gaze to look at the people in the distance with confusion.

There are several thatched houses, with fields in front and dirt behind, and cherry trees next to them.

Several children are stealing cherries.

Cherries are known as "the first branch of a hundred fruits". It is only March, but they are already ripe. Strings of red pearls among the green leaves are hanging all over the branches. Two children climbed up the tree.

Two other children were holding their clothes and walking around under the tree, and another child was looking out for the wind.

The Taoist stopped and looked at them, and they looked at the Taoist too.

It was because of this oversight that a figure emerged from the thatched hut behind him, but the child watching the wind did not notice it.

"Which baby!"

A shout shocked the children out of their wits.

The three people under the tree turned around and ran away, and the two people on the tree also jumped down from the tree in a hurry. Fortunately, they didn't have any shoes on, otherwise they would definitely have run away.

The old man chased after him using his crutch as a stick.

Song You looked at this scene with a smile.

Suddenly I remembered the countryside in my previous life. It was like this when I was a child. When the fruits were ripe, it was the time for the children to show off their skills. Here, I didn’t delve into the right and wrong consequences of this behavior, but later it seemed like a different world.

The trees were full of fruits, and no children came to steal them anymore. Even the birds that came to peck the fruits were much fewer. Only the old man was left sitting under the fruit tree, lamenting the time and years.

A child ran onto the road and passed him.

The old man did not pursue him too far, he only stopped and scolded him.

The children shrank their heads, feeling guilty and not daring to answer. They avoided the old man's eyes and the Taoist's eyes, and only glanced at the calico cat next to the Taoist.

Unexpectedly, the Taoist smiled and asked them to eat cherries.

A child was bold and walked over with cherries in his pocket. He stretched out his dark and dirty hands and grabbed a large handful. After thinking about it, he loosened his fingers and let some of them slip out before putting them in the Taoist's hand.

inside.

"Thank you guys."

"Is this the cat you feed?"

"It's the cat that's with me."

"It won't run?"

"She's with me."

"Where are you going?"

"Nan Hua County."

"It's right in front."

"Thank you."

"Hahaha……"

The children swarmed and walked onto a path. Their footsteps were unusually brisk on the dirt floor, and they jumped as they walked.

Song You lowered his head and looked at the cherry in his hand.

It had just rained and it was still wet.

No matter whether it is rain or dew, there is no need to remove it. No matter whether it is dirty or not, there is no need to wash it. Just spread it through the mouth.

Completely ripe cherries, you have to be careful even when pinching them with your fingertips. You can feel them trembling in your palms. When you put them in your mouth, you don’t have to use force. They break with a slight sip. There is no sourness at all.

It's not very sweet, it has the fragrance of juicy cherries, you can barely feel the presence of the pulp, it's very refreshing.

Song You naturally did not forget Empress Sanhua:

"Miss Sanhua, do you want to eat?"

"Cats don't eat fruit."

"This is called cherry."

"Cherry~"

"Want to eat?"

The calico cat wanted to say that cats don't eat fruit, but suddenly remembered that he had eaten fruit, so he thought about it and asked:

"Is it tasty?"

"delicious."

"Is it the same as Hawthorn?"

"Of course it's different."

"Is there anything special?"

"The special thing is it's a cherry."

"It's a stolen cherry."

"I asked for it."

"They stole it."

"yes."

"This is wrong!"

"Of course, Sanhua Empress should not do such a thing."

Song You sipped the cherry until there was only one seed left, then vomited it to the side of the road and continued to say to the calico cat: "But the calico cat is an upright lady and knows right from wrong. There is no need to remind me if I think about it."

"Yes!"

"Want to eat then?"

"Don't eat!"

“Very delicious.”

"Then try one."

"Is it tasty?"

"It's not as delicious as a mouse."

"Forget it."

"You seem to be very powerful..."

One person and one cat slowly walked towards Nanhua County, still walking in the mud, but neither one person nor one cat cared.

If the mind is calm, there will be no worries; if the mind is pure, there will be no impurities.

…

Nanhua County is built on a flat land, and the streets are paved with stone slabs. Except for a small section of the road just entering the city that is muddy, the rest of the city is easy to walk. In addition, it is not very big, so it doesn't take long to go around in a circle.

Song You inquired about two inns, found one that was more satisfactory, and booked a room for five days.

The store owner found water and washed their feet.

Song You washed it himself first and asked the shop next to him: "I'm new to Nanhua and I'm not familiar with the place. I wonder if there are any delicious or interesting things here? Or are there any taboos that need to be paid attention to?"

"Where are you from, sir?"

"Come from Xuzhou."

"Our place is next to Xuzhou, which is actually about the same. What's special about it is that our soup cakes are quite good, but they are available in small shops and they are very good. In addition, our Nanhua is rich in cloth, and our Nanhua's cloth

They are the best in the whole of Pingzhou and even in Dayan. If you are willing, sir, you can buy some." The store owner thought, "I can't think of anything interesting at the moment."

"What's the taboo about that? I'm afraid I'll offend someone if I'm new here."

"Hey, there are so many taboos! Everyone in the world is just human. They are all the same. No matter where you are, just be careful, don't expose your wealth, don't go out at night, and just walk around when you encounter a fool."

“What the store said is very reasonable.”

"Would you like a bowl of soup cake?"

"How much?"
To be continued...