Delicious Delicacy of the Demon Spirit

On July [-]th, Cheng Xiashu from Hualing Troupe returned to the stage again. The news quickly spread throughout Qingshui Town. Cup of snail and duck soup.After all, that soup is different from others.

Ah Chu took the snail and duck stew for the old prince to enjoy, and He Weiran specially fried an snail without a tail, and stewed it with the duck soup left over for another half an hour.The soup is milky white and clean, except for the snail, there are no other ingredients.He Weiran picked up the snail with bamboo chopsticks and discarded it, but Li Kuer noticed that the snail was empty and there was nothing inside.She asked He Weiran, "Where did the snail meat go?" He Weiran said, "It's melted." Li Kuer didn't believe it at first, and took a spoon to search for a long time in the soup, but he couldn't find the snail meat.She asked He Weiran again: "How can snail meat melt?" He Weiran said bluntly: "Because that is not snail meat, but Cheng Xiashu's singing talent, and everything is just the illusion of the snail girl."

This is right, this is right!Li Ku'er was finally sure that she was not dreaming last night, but for some reason, her memory of what happened before and after was blank.

She was so entangled in her heart that she still carried the food box and searched all the way to find the Hualing Class.Cheng Xiashu was naturally there, but she was sitting by the window drinking alone and watching the passers-by on the street, depressed.She was drunk, her eyes were blurred, her cheeks were flushed, and her voice was fluttering, but she still seemed to remember Li Kuer and said that she would buy her a drink.Li Ku'er was so embarrassed, she felt that Cheng Xiashu must be very drunk, otherwise why would she invite a little girl like her who seems to have no relationship with alcohol to drink.

She said to Cheng Xiashu: "Sister He asked me to bring the soup, you can taste it." Li Kuer was unwilling to tell her the truth, it seemed that it was not because of how unbelievable it was, but because He Weiran did not give permission She was able to tell others about this, and Li Kuer felt flattered that it was a secret between the two of them.

Cheng Xiashu only drank and didn't talk, she was drunk, Li Kuer's words didn't seem to leave any imprint on her mind.Li Kuer had no choice but to open the food box and take out the soup cup.The soup is still hot, and when the lid is opened, the aroma of the duck soup comes out naturally.Cheng Xiashu smelled the fragrance, closed her eyes, took a deep breath quite enjoyable, then suddenly opened her eyes, as if bewitched, snatched the soup cup from Li Kuer's hand, and poured it with her head up regardless of her appearance.Li Ku'er was terrified, he never thought that the famous actor who used to be as gentle as water would behave like this.Li Kuer was dumbfounded again as she stared blankly at her gulping and gulping the duck soup, and then seemed to be drained of all her strength, and fell limply on the table. "He won't be poisoned to death, right?" She sniffed Cheng Xiashu's breath, but fortunately, she is still alive.

After packing up the soup cup and food box, she left.Now knowing the news that Cheng Xiashu has recovered, Li Kuer is also relieved, but on the other hand, he has completely realized that He Weiran is not an extraordinary person. Same.

"Even if it is a monster, it must be a kind-hearted monster." Li Kuer breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly felt enlightened.

The days continue to live peacefully, the heat is gradually subsiding, God has changed his face, the torrential rain mixed with a little bit of cold in three days, I heard that many people in the town have caught the cold, which made Dr. Mao very busy.Li Ku'er was fine, but watched the heavy rain and didn't like to go out, except for sweeping the palace and working in the fields, he just stayed at home origami silver ingots.July and a half is approaching, and she wants to fold a lot of paper and silver ingots and burn them to her parents and ancestors of the Li family, so that they can live more comfortably in the underworld.The Li family is thin, and she is the only one left in Li Ku'er's generation. She is far away from other relatives, and she doesn't know them. Anyway, she is the only one who burns paper every year, and she doesn't see anyone else.

July and a half came in the blink of an eye, Li Kuer folded a large basket of paper and silver ingots, and his eyes were blurred.According to the customs of Qingshui Town, the gate of ghosts opens in the middle of July. On this day, ancestors are worshiped during the day, and it is not advisable to go out at night.

Early in the morning, after sweeping the courtyard and having breakfast, she talked to He Weiran, and then planned to go home and go to the grave with the Liu family next door.In doing these important things in the past five years, I learned from the aunt of the Liu family next door. The two families have been neighbors for generations, and even the graves of their ancestors are next to each other.

"Hey, wait a minute." Li Kuer paused and turned his head, and heard He Weiran say, "Let's go to Inagawa to release the river lanterns together tonight."

"Today?" Li Ku'er hesitated. Although it was agreed a month earlier, it didn't say that it was July and a half. It was such a negative day in that evil place.

"Does it have to be tonight? Here, we stay at home at night and don't go out. Yes, it's easy to bump into ghosts outside." Her eyes were full of struggle and panic.

"Why, are you afraid?" He Weiran rubbed Li Kuer's head with a smile, and said, "Are you also afraid when you are with me? In Xiangcheng, every night in the middle of July, the common people will go to the river to release the river." Lamp, to save souls in the water. You see, there are folk customs here, there are folk customs there, not all of them are right, but if you say which one is wrong, it’s not always the case. There are many conditions to meet ghosts, or to save souls , not everyone can do it, I say that, do you understand?"

Li Ku'er was taken aback by what she said, and asked her if she understood, she understood a little bit, but she didn't really understand, but she nodded and said: "Anyway, as long as sister He is around, I'm not afraid of anything, if I can save you So, that's even better."

"Good boy. Then it's settled. After dinner, we'll set off."

The two made an agreement, and Li Kuer went back with an umbrella. The rain was much lighter than the previous few days, and it was an eye opener to know that the common people would burn candles, incense and paper money on this day.

As soon as I got home, Uncle Liu next door was already preparing a bullock cart in the yard.His family has a yellow ox, which is often used for plowing the land, and sometimes it is pulled on the bridle to pull the ox cart.

"Ku'er is back? Hurry up and tidy up, we should go." Uncle Liu held the reins tightly, and after talking with Li Kuer, he rushed to his house and said, "Mother, are you all right? Kuer They're all back!"

"I got it, I got it! I'll come right after I wash the dishes! Zhaozi, hurry up and move your things to the car."

Seeing them busy, Li Kuer couldn't help speeding up.Fortunately, I prepared things last night, a basket of paper silver ingots, a small basket of incense candles, and a large food box, which contained pork belly, small crucian carp, tofu skin, five-flavor plate, white rice, and wine pots and cups, Much richer than previous years.Li Ku'er was loading things into the bullock cart, thinking: If Sister He didn't do such a job for me, I'm afraid my parents would not be able to get enough to eat this year.

"Sister Ku'er, let me go!" The person who spoke was Liu Zhao, the only son of the Liu family. He is 12 years old and half a child. Everyone calls him Zhao Zi.Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu wanted her son to be a scholar, and forced him to go to school every day. He was actually very unhappy, and often knocked on the door of Li's house, begging Li Kuer to help him with his homework.Li Kuer is not a talented girl, but she learned how to read and read with her father until she was nine years old, and no one taught her after that. She read a lot of books, but she didn't ask for a deep understanding. Even if she wanted to, no one explained it to her. It's quite rough, and I really can't help those who are too deep, and most of them are fooling the past.Zhao Zi felt that this trick was just right, not too bad, not too good, and it looked very real.Because of this, Liu Zhao is quite dependent on Li Kuer, the young lady next door.

With everything loaded, the two of them sat in the car and waited for Aunt Liu. Uncle Liu had also put on the coir raincoat and bamboo hat and got ready. He smiled and said: "Look at how confused I am, I forgot to take the steamed cakes in the morning, Zhaozi, Kuer, please follow up."

Li Ku'er knew that one of the plates was for her parents, she was very moved, thanked her, and put the pastry in quickly, fearing that it would be spoiled by the rain.The three of them were sitting in the hood of the bullock cart, the rain was still pattering down, hitting the hood, it sounded heavier.

The graves of the two families are in the outskirts, quite far away. In fact, most of the people in Qingshui Town will be buried in the cemetery there after death, because a respected Taoist once came to visit and said that the feng shui there is good, and it can be used as a yin house to prolong life. offspring.But to ask whether this is true, no one can feel it.

After walking for more than half an hour, the ox cart finally arrived. At this time, many horse carts and ox carts had been tied up at the foot of the mountain. Many people from the village had arrived, and everyone was not afraid of someone stealing horses and cattle. With so many ancestors watching, which little boy A thief has the guts to not be afraid that his adults will be humiliated in the ground?

The four of them slipped away the things used to worship their ancestors and went up the mountain.The grave is wrapped on the mountainside, and the road is difficult to walk in rainy days, so it took a lot of effort.When I arrived at the grave, I hadn't been here for a long time, and many weeds had grown.Li Ku'er put down his things, first weeded the weeds, and then prepared the offerings one by one, set them up for food, poured wine, lit candles, and inserted incense sticks. Li Kuer held an umbrella to protect the incense candles from the rain. Looking at the simple tombstones of my parents, I can't help but feel sad.

"Father, mother, Ku'er has come to see you."