I am a fairy

Chapter 1 It snowed at pm today
New Year's Eve has just passed.

The Yangtze River is a thousand miles long, with light smoke and vast water clouds.

Under the stone wall beside the river bank, Jiang Chao sat alone in a cave where the statue of a god had disappeared, quietly watching the river rolling down.

On the other side, a team of carriages and horses came along the riverside and stopped in front of Jiang Chao.

The visitor didn't see him at first, because he was sitting on the edge of the cave, wrapped in a patterned blanket, with his legs crossed, his face motionless, looking like a statue of god.

After they found out that this was a living person, everyone immediately turned their eyes to him, and in that instant they revealed their first impression of Jiang Chao - this was a foreigner who was either rich or noble.

He is rich because his shiny black hair is meticulously trimmed, there is not a trace of dirt under his fingernails, and his skin is so delicate that there is no trace of wind or sun.

It was expensive because that man's demeanor and expression revealed a temperament that could never be cultivated in the fields and alleys. He looked calmly at the convoy of carriages and horses coming along the river bank, unmoved.

As for why he is said to be a foreigner, it is because there should be no such person among the aristocratic and powerful families in Xihe County, nor can they raise such a person.

At least, in the eyes of the visitors, such a small family cannot support such a person.

"Shut up!"

The owner of the caravan stopped his horse at the side of the road and headed towards Jiang Chao.

He cupped his hands and asked in Southern Mandarin.

"Your Majesty!"

"Why are you alone here?"

"Is there a blockage ahead, or are you encountering some difficulty?"

The situation was turbulent and it was not uncommon for bandits and thieves to run rampant on the roads in the wilderness. He felt at first glance that the man in front of him might be some noble person who had been robbed and was in trouble here.

Jiang Chao raised his head and looked at the other person. Behind the man's tall horse were twenty or thirty servants as guards. Behind him were vans carrying people and trailers covered with cloth carrying large boxes.

Two heads popped out from behind the curtain of the middle carriage among the three carriages. They were a boy and a girl, probably their children.

Both the man and his two children were dressed in brocade clothes and fox fur coats over them, and a fine cloak on top of that. The son had a jade lock on his chest and the daughter had her hair in a bun.

From the corner of his eye, he could see that there was a copper furnace in the carriage, with long, thin silver carbon burning bright red in the furnace.

When he travels, he is surrounded by a group of servants, and he looks very noble.

One can tell at first glance that this is how a truly wealthy family behaves. Jiang Chao looks more "rich" than them except for his appearance, but he is far inferior in other aspects.

Jiang Chao shook his head: "It's not difficult, just sit down and look at the river view."

The owner of the caravan turned around and glanced at his entourage and guards, thinking that this man was truly a strange person. Although the New Year had passed, the coldness had not yet gone away. It was really strange that he came alone to this desolate wilderness to see the river view at this time.

But since Jiang Chao said so, the visitor was not going to meddle in other people's business.

The owner of the convoy bowed as a farewell.

Then the convoy continued to move forward, but at this time Jiang Chao said.

“It’s not a good time to travel now.”

"Today is three..."

He just blurted out something out of habit, and then he saw that the person in front of him was confused, as if he didn't understand what he said.

Then Jiang Chao frowned slightly and changed his tone.

"Today, it started to snow and hail at 3:30 pm. The snow was one finger deep."

The owner of the convoy was stunned for a moment and felt more and more strange.

Not to mention how the person in front of him knew that it was going to snow, how did he know that it would snow at the Shen time and that it was the beginning of the Shen time?

And it’s three quarters past three, could it be the time when snow is falling?

As for the phrase "the snow is deep", it is easy to understand as it means literally. However, the easier it is to understand, the more incomprehensible it is. The owner of the caravan rode on his horse for a long time without knowing how to respond.

At this time, a young man popped his head out of the carriage and shouted at Jiang Chao.

"Liar."

"The sun has been shining brightly these past few days, and it will soon be spring and blooming."

"Where did the snow come from? You are talking nonsense."

The owner of the convoy immediately stopped the child from continuing and turned back to glare at him.

"Shut up!"

The young man shrank his head back in fear and dared not say anything more.

The owner of the convoy looked at Jiang Chao again, bowed to him, and then nodded to show his apology.

Jiang Chao did not explain anything, and after saying that, he did not say anything else, but continued to look at the river. It seemed that it had turned into a sculpture again.

The convoy gradually went away.

Following the road along the river to a nearby mountain pass, some people looked back at the mountain wall by the river. Even though they had encountered many things along the way, they had never met such a strange person.

In the carriage, the owner's two children also leaned out and looked back.

The daughter said curiously, "What a weird guy."

The young man was a little dissatisfied with the glare his father had just given him: "I just thought that man was crazy, and Grandpa scolded me."

The owner of the caravan also felt something was strange, but he did not think that the man sitting in the cave was a madman. When he heard his youngest son talking, he turned around and gave him a scolding.

"What do I teach you?"

"Think carefully, speak carefully, act carefully, you have failed to do any of them."

When he turned around to teach his son a lesson, he also looked curiously in the direction of the cliff overlooking the river.

"and."

"If he is really a madman, can he have such a magnanimous demeanor?"
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Jia Gui came from the capital to serve as the county magistrate of Xihe County and is currently on his way to take up the post.

After crossing this mountain, you can see the county seat of Xihe County. Although I feel a little bored because of the demotion, I feel at ease when I am about to arrive at my destination.

Just as we entered the mountains, we heard rustling sounds in the forest, and grains of snow fell on our clothes and scattered on the carriages and horses.

Jia Gui raised his head and said in disbelief.

“It’s really snowing.”

And looking at the sky, it should be just after the Wei hour and into the Shen hour.

The snow had not been falling for a while when it became heavier and heavier, almost like drifting goose feathers.

The "snow seeds" mixed in the snow and falling on the frame actually made a crisp sound. Everyone then discovered that there were hailstones as big as beans mixed in the snow, which immediately caused a cry of surprise from the entourage and guards, and even the horses began to neigh.

"Be careful, there are hailstones in the snow."

"The snow is getting heavier and the hail is getting bigger."

"No, I can't go forward. I have to find a place to hide."

"Let's go back. The cave we were in is big enough for us to hide in. It's not far away."

Jia Gui also showed a surprised expression, but he was not surprised by the falling hail, but by what the man had just said.

Jia Gui lowered his head and asked a question, ignoring the snow seeds falling on his body.

"Did that person just now say it was snowing or..."

The son had a very good memory and immediately repeated what the man had said.

"Grandma!"

"He said, today at 3 p.m., snow and hail began to fall."

really.

Jia Gui didn't hear wrong.

The man was not talking about snow, but snow and hail.

Jia Gui looked around at everyone and asked.

"How did he know it wasn't just snow that was falling, but snow and hail?"

No one answered because they couldn't explain it.

Knowing that it would snow was not surprising, and accurately calculating when it would snow at the beginning of the afternoon seemed to indicate that one had mastered some celestial observation skills. However, being able to be so sure that what was falling was not just snow but hail, for people of this era, this could be called the ability to see through the secrets of heaven.

How can a mortal see through God's secrets so clearly?

Jia Gui didn't think much and immediately pulled the reins.

"go back!"

"Go back quickly."

It's not just because of the snow and hail, but also because I want to see the person in the cave again.

The carriages and horses turned around, and everyone was in a hurry, accompanied by the sound of horse hooves and neighing.

The two children in the car looked at the snow falling all over the sky, looked at each other, and there was a special emotion in their eyes, perhaps they were surprised at some unknown things in the world.

(End of this chapter)