There are many ghosts on the road of alms

In Chu Liu's previous life, he had been guarding the place of prayer and had never left N City.Therefore, the understanding of H City is mostly based on some legends that I learned through ancient books when I was in Puchen Temple.

Among them, the most noticeable thing is that the exorcism of corpses is also called "Three Evils in Western Hunan" together with Gudu and Luohua Cave Girl.

Since H City is located inland, it is cold in winter and hot in summer, the temperature in spring is changeable, the temperature increases/falls sharply in autumn, and it is rainy and extremely humid in spring and summer.For insects, it is no different from a breeding paradise, but for humans, it is easy to get damp evil.

In order to get rid of the moisture in the body, people use chili peppers as an indispensable accessory in all food dishes.

On the sixth day of the sixth day, I asked a tourist who came to N city to ask for alms. During the chat, I said that people in H city like chili very much. Even if they only eat fried chili, they can eat a bowl of rice. .

And if there is no chili in the dish, not only the people who eat it are not used to it, even the chef is not used to it.

It is said that once a guest who couldn’t eat spicy food didn’t allow chili to order. The chef was quite unaccustomed to it, and kept thinking about not being able to put chili in his head.As a result, according to the old habits, I even forgot to add the last salt, and served the dishes directly out of the back kitchen, but fortunately, the guest's taste was light enough, and I didn't even feel that there was no salt.

When Chu Liu first heard what the man said, he still didn't believe it.But looking at the red dishes in front of him at this moment, Chu Liu felt that this statement was true.

"I'm so sorry. I forgot to tell the chef not to put chili peppers. As a result, the chef even made a few dishes of local specialties. You might as well try it first. The chili peppers have been picked out for you. If you are still not used to it, I'll let the chef cook some light dishes later." The shop owner rubbed his hands shyly, discussing with Chu Liu and the others.

"It's alright, Boss, I'm here to do as the Romans do." Liu Qinyan directly picked up a piece of hot cabbage and put it in her mouth.

On the sixth day of the sixth day, Liu Qinyan took a sip, and there was nothing unusual, so she also took a piece.

"The taste is spicy and strong, which just makes up for the lack of taste of the cabbage. Moreover, the master of the chef's mastery of the heat makes the cabbage moderately soft and hard, and there is no uneven taste. This dish is very good, very appetizing .”

Liu Qinyan's comments immediately made the store owner's worries disappear, and he talked eloquently: "The little girl is really good at criticizing, don't look at uncle who mainly focuses on hotels, but this chef is all It took a lot of effort to pry it from a five-star hotel. Even the buffet for this tour group has to pay 1000 yuan per person."

When Li Wanqing heard that she wanted 1000 yuan, she choked on the soup, and hurriedly dragged her uncle to her side: "Uncle, you are too good at killing, aren't you? If you pay 1000 yuan, are you afraid they will call the police?"

"My niece, this is not a high price for me. Look at the luxury of my hotel, and look at the guests who came here. Everyone is smart because of their age. The clothes on their bodies, the jade around their necks Zhui, who is not a rich old man and old lady, and there are a few security guards outside the hotel."

In order to prove what he said, the shop owner borrowed a small speaker from the tour guide: "Ahem, good morning everyone, I wonder if this meal is delicious? Do you want dessert or something?" The shop owner asked with a smile All the passengers who had dinner.

"Boss, we have already told you that we don't need to be so big for breakfast. Let's have a bigger lunch and afternoon tea." An aunt with a Hetian jade bracelet on her wrist said. .

"Yes, although the steamed mandarin fish is fresh and tender, and refreshing lemon juice is added to remove the greasy, but it always feels a bit wasteful. Also, boss, let's add some pudding to the afternoon tea dessert, and always eat cheese Cake, I'm getting tired of eating it." Another aunt with a ruddy complexion said.

"Okay, no problem, I'll change the flavor in the afternoon."

"Also, young man, we must give some of this wine to some of our old men. They were watched at home and were not allowed to drink it. Now that we have finally come out, we must drink some, and the fish tastes better with wine. .”

"Okay, old man, I'll get it for you later, but you have to drink less..."

……

Listening to the store owner dealing with these old men and aunts here, the corners of Chu Liu and the three couldn't help twitching.Immediately, I felt that the 1000 yuan for meals was really not much.

"As long as everyone is satisfied with the food, I will not delay the tour guide to continue explaining to everyone. If you have any needs, you must tell me. If you can solve it, you will solve it immediately, and if you can't solve it, you will definitely solve it." The shop owner After finishing talking, he handed over the loudspeaker to the tour guide and whispered to the three of them, "This time, you three little fellows, don't you think I'm a black businessman? These rich guests have a lot to do."

"Uncle, you are really good." Li Wanqing stretched out her hand and gave the shop owner a thumbs up.

"Okay, let's eat quickly. For breakfast, let's just have four dishes and one soup. We'll make some more dishes for you at noon, adding spicy bullfrog, shrimp and so on."

When Li Wanqing heard that she tasted like shrimp, her eyes lit up: "Then please trouble uncle, let my family have a drink with you at noon."

Seeing that Li Wanqing was so happy that she even sold her own husband, Chu Liu sincerely felt sympathy for her cousin Sun Yu.

The owner of the store was very happy. After all, he was good at drinking. He told the three of them not to be restrained, so he hurried to the kitchen, intending to prepare hard dishes at noon and bring out his good wine.

After seeing the shop owner enter the kitchen on the sixth day of the lunar new year, he quickly picked up the tea on the side and drank it.

"As for it? Is it that spicy?" Li Wanqing took two sips of the soup just now and thought it was normal. She stretched out her chopsticks and picked up a mouthful of mandarin fish that was also on their table: "It's delicious, although it's a little spicy, but It's not like you blushed like that."

Chu Liu was too anxious to drink water, and even choked a bit, Liu Qinyan reached out and patted Chu Liu's back, giving her relief.

"Compared to the ordinary cuisine here, the spicy food in N City is quite light. I lived in the temple all the year round before the sixth day of junior high school. I guess I seldom eat this kind of strong food. It should be the first time I ate it. It's hot enough, but I don't have the nerve to drink water." Liu Qinyan knew Chu Liu very well, and answered for her.

"Then hurry up and drink more, do you want to bring you some cold drinks or something, and press it?"

Chu Liuwo nestled under the table, waved his hands, and sat up slowly.

"Ahem, I'm fine, I'm fine, it's mainly because I choked on it just now, so it's very uncomfortable." If she hadn't used her internal strength to wrap the breath in her throat just now, she might have coughed in front of the shop owner.

Liu Qinyan poured another cup of tea and said, "Eat slowly, the taste is very authentic. H City is very cloudy, so you should eat some chili to dehumidify."

"Hey, you said, the living can get wet by eating spicy food, what about the dead?"

Chu Liu squinted at Li Wanqing, who was full of curiosity, and said intimidatingly, "Of course the corpse was lifted up. Didn't you hear the tour guide talking about expelling corpses?"

"Then it can't be. People here have corpses after death, right? I haven't heard of any changes here." Li Wanqing asked very puzzled.

"What have you learned from Sun Yu recently? Why are you so curious about these things?" After coughing for a while, Chu Liu felt much better, sat upright, and explained to Li Wanqing: "There are many sayings about the burial of the dead here. Generally, the local people will directly choose the cremation method, leaving a pile of ashes. Even if they want to use the burial method, they will find some capable local Taoist priests to bury them according to the local method, and they will not just bury the entire coffin. .”

The tour guide who was explaining at the side, heard Chu Liu's words, and agreed very much: "What this girl said just now is very correct. Here, only those who are buried in the soil will be affected by the dampness." , leading to changes in the corpses. And most of these hastily buried people were from other places, and thus created the corpse exorcisers."

Using the words of the sixth day, the tour guide went back to the topic and continued the unfinished topic.On the sixth day of the lunar new year, they no longer explained to Li Wanqing alone, and the three of them listened to the tour guide's introduction together.

It's just that the sixth day of the sixth day mentioned so far is known.From ancient times to the present, City H has not been a peaceful land, wars are common, countless bones are buried, loved ones are concerned, but the bones cannot be returned.That is, in the Qing Dynasty, rumors of "corpse chasers" were widely circulated, saying that corpse chasers used secret techniques to bring back the corpses of people who died in foreign lands to their hometowns, so that they could be buried in peace.

If I remember correctly, she once read in a local chronicle that the exorcist's scope of exorcising corpses is not large, and they can only exorcise corpses within the territory under the jurisdiction of the ghost country of the Miao ancestors. Specifically, Shennongjia is not allowed to go north. , you cannot leave City H to the east, and you cannot enter the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to the west.

Only within the range of these places can the exorcists be able to move these corpses. If they go out of this area and have not returned the corpse to their family members, they will be attacked by the corpse, and this kind of attack is often endless. kind.

"Grandpa and aunt, the place we are going to today is a Miao village in the mountains, where we can drink the wine brewed by the Tujia people, watch the singing and dancing of the Miao boys and girls, and experience it for ourselves. Mysterious folk culture, and it is possible to see corpses~”

When listening to the last words of the tour guide, Li Wanqing actually felt a cool wind coming from behind, and suddenly got up and looked back.

"What? Are you scared just by hearing about it?" Chu Liu glanced at Li Wanqing.

He found that there was not even a trace of yin around her, he was just scaring himself there, and started to drink the soup with his head down.

"Who's scared? It's just that the air conditioner was turned on suddenly and it's getting cold." Li Wanqing explained awkwardly, and began to eat quietly, occasionally turning her head to glance.

After those tourists left one after another, Li Wanqing finally couldn't help asking: "On the sixth day of the lunar new year, do you think there are still corpse chasers? What age is this? The inheritance should have been broken, right?"

"That can't be said for sure. There are so many people who are going to die and explore, and it is inevitable that there will be dead bodies in the wild forest. Moreover, there are a lot of Gu insects in this place. If the body is not taken away in time, I am afraid there will be no scum left. Am I right, Qinyan?"