Ginger's grocery store

The old street, which is less than 1000 meters long, has become extraordinarily long today. After the horse walked around the stone pier at the intersection, he walked a lot. According to his silent calculation, the distance is at least 200 meters, but look Looking at the buildings on the left and right, how much has changed, I feel like I have been standing still.bookmark our website

He has been on duty for three consecutive days and has not closed his eyes for more than 48 hours. A group of house robbers fled to the city and committed many crimes in the old city. The one-month-old baby was carried away.

The burglary suddenly turned into kidnapping and extortion. The seriousness of the situation soared, and the reaction would be bad. After this incident, all the grassroots policemen cooperated with the higher-level task force to act.As a rookie who has just joined the job, Xiao Ma can't do big things. He can only do his job well and take care of his post as much as he can.

The police station of a person hit the back of his head with his feet busy. It was the old lady whose cat climbed into a tree and called him to rescue him. Then the child lost his mother and wanted to find someone. There was no soy sauce in the house but the pig’s trotters were already in the pot. Need a bottle of first aid inside...

Today, a colleague finally came to replace him, and Xiao Ma had a chance to breathe. After grabbing a couple of dinners, he fell asleep in the dormitory and died.

In the middle of the night, the irresistible Zhuyeqing hissed in his ear, urging him to go shopping.

Xiao Ma has a soft temperament, he sounds a little bit kind, a little bit like a bun, he can't learn to say no, even if he is sleepy, he still gets up and takes Zhuyeqing out.

What's there to do after ten o'clock in the evening?

At first, Xiao Ma thought so, but when he entered the old street, he realized that it was an eye-opener, and there were so many things to visit.

The old street is completely different from the past. There are many stalls on both sides of the road, selling all kinds of groceries and food.I don't know the reason, but the light of the street lamps was dim and weak. To illuminate, the stall owners tried their best, some raised white lanterns, some put oil lamps, and lit candles. There is a white cloth bag hanging, and the light inside the bag is flickering, and it can move.

"It's confusing your eyes, there are so many interesting things in the ghost market." Zhuyeqing hissed out the red letter, her smooth and cold body wrapped around the pony's neck, with her head resting on the pony's ear side.

The pony was already numb after being entangled so much, he asked, "What's in the bag?"

Zhuyeqing said: "Nangying Yingxue, you haven't read a book."

"Oh." Although Xiaoqing looked down on him, Xiao Ma didn't get angry, and said with a good temper: "I saw it in the countryside when I was a child. The environment in the city has been destroyed, and there are no more fireflies."

"You humans have made your own sins." Zhuyeqing hissed coldly, "Let's go, continue shopping, I think you are lucky today, something good will happen, don't waste the opportunity to sleep in the dormitory, maybe you will be promoted To marry Bai Fumei will be up to tonight."

Xiao Ma didn't take this to heart, smiled and continued walking.

The old street has really become long and long. As the time approaches midnight, the surrounding scene has changed. In Jiang Yuan's eyes, the old street seems to be covered with a layer of yellow gauze, like an old photo It started to turn yellow, and ghosting appeared.

Another world is slowly superimposed on the old street, or in other words, it is the gradual overlap of the old street and another world.

It's not like Jiang Yuan has never seen this phenomenon.

When delivering goods in the old ghost uncle's car, he will take the road where yin and yang intersect. When you open the car and look out, the scenery is the overlap of the two worlds - there is the desolate emptiness of the underworld, and the oppressive congestion of the underworld.

The smell in the air is also slightly different. Faintly, Jiang Yuan can smell the sweet and greasy floral fragrance, which is not unpleasant, but it is not pleasant either. It seems that after boiling the sugar for a long time, the caramel is still sweet but brings Bitter, I feel depressed after hearing too much, and I want to cry.

A piece of mint was handed in front of him, Jiang Yuan didn't doubt that he had it, he took it and put it in his mouth, the cool breath pressed against his throat, dispelling the oppressive bitterness at once, his mood became relaxed, and his mind became clear.

He looked at Fang Chengyan suspiciously, and Fang Chengyan explained, "On the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, the great seal of heaven and earth will vibrate slightly, and the two worlds of yin and yang will overlap briefly at midnight. The old street's feng shui is cloudy , suitable for the Night Walk of the Hundred Ghosts."

Jiang Yuan knows the Great Seal of Heaven and Earth.He has seen in the materials that before the flood, the world was a whole, and humans, gods, and ghosts lived together. Only the gods and souls set a big seal, and divided into 33 worlds, the middle is the mortal world, the upper is the realm of immortals and gods, and the lower is the world of ghosts and ghosts.

The ordinary collection of ghosts and ghosts during the Ghost Festival implies the variables of the world. Jiang Yuan was in awe, and waved his hand, "Let's go shopping."

Fang Chengyan has not finished solving the confusion, and he must do things from the beginning to the end, "The smell you smell is the Lihun flower from the ghost world, which is also the smell of the other shore flower that Yang Jian said, 'When a flower blooms, there are no leaves, and when the leaves grow, there are no flowers.' , The so-called Liren is exactly like this, the fragrance of flowers makes people sad, just eat a piece of peppermint to refresh your mind." So he appeared rigid, like an unreasonable old pedant.

Jiang Yuan looked at Fang Chengyan, Fang Chengyan realized something and smiled and said, "Okay, I won't say anything."

Jiang Yuan: "You, there is nothing wrong with calling you veteran cadre and Uncle Fang. Look at what time it is now. Is the beautiful scenery on a good day used for popular science?"

What a date, just the two of them.

"En." Fang Chengyan just responded lightly.

Jiang Yuan glared angrily. With Fang Chengyan's calm smile, the anger could not be brewed at all. Instead, he looked like a vexatious little girl. The balloon was deflated before it was inflated. He waved his hand weakly, "Okay, okay , Anyway, I can’t get any clear answer from your mouth at present, let’s go, don’t worry about this, go shopping with me, if you don’t go shopping, it will be dawn.”

After finishing speaking, he turned around and really started to go shopping in earnest.

Fang Chengyan looked at Jiang Yuan's back, he was here to repay the kindness of being with him for ten years, to help Jiang Yuan successfully take over Kunwuju, and to help him live a smooth life, but why, he couldn't let it go more and more.Since his birth, there was only one figure in his lonely and long life that made him worry about it, but now, he has the same feeling again, is it a good thing or a bad thing?

"Can I eat it?" Jiang Yuan, who was walking ahead, came back at some point, holding a small bowl made of bamboo in his hand. The clear soup in the small bowl was filled with round fish balls and sprinkled with crispy green onions. And ordered a few drops of sesame oil.Jiang Yuan looked at Fang Chengyan anxiously, his mouth slightly pursed, and the dimples appeared at the corners of his mouth seemed to be filled with "Yes, Yes, Yes...".

Fang Chengyan said: "Yes..." With food stuffed in his mouth, the soft and tender fish balls were not very delicious, and the rough production method still had a slight fishy smell, but because of the different people who fed them, those shortcomings were different. Insignificant.His expression softened, and Fang Cheng said, "You can eat it."

"Yeah, the taste is not bad. Freshly made is better than fresh." Jiang Yuan sucked the fishball, his cheeks bulged, and he spoke inarticulately.

"Let's go, let's continue. I saw that there is a seller of bamboo noodles in front of me. Duck eggs and noodles are pressed out with bamboo. I have seen it on TV, but I have never eaten it."

"Then go and have a taste." Fang Chengyan said softly without any urging.

Jiang Yuan looked at Fang Chengyan's eyes. They were a pair of dark bottomless eyes, emotionless, and restrained with a blackness that couldn't be melted away. It could be said to be cruelly cold.But he felt at ease when he looked at it, and he didn't feel afraid. The warmth that he showed when he focused on himself probably didn't even know Fang Chengyan himself.

Going on, the touch on his feet was a little strange, like stepping on a piece of meat, Jiang Yuan looked down, and met the innocent eyes of the child with only half a head, he stepped on someone's leg.Jiang Yuan quickly withdrew his foot, "I'm sorry, you continue."

The child withdrew his gaze and continued to go shopping with his flesh and blood, humming to catch up with his little friend.

The street is very lively, men and women, ghosts, ghosts, all kinds of strange creatures can be seen, rubbing shoulders, chatting and laughing, rare gatherings, of course, to have fun.

There was a group of weird-looking children laughing and passing by on the street, running with the wind, and the wind brought up the girls' long skirts, which flew up and down, shaking the hearts of the boys.

This is also a good time for dating and blind date.

There is a food truck parked on the side of the street, with red lanterns hanging on the car, and the words on the lanterns are exactly the same as those on the raised long flags - Zhiwei Xiaozhan.

There were two simple tables and chairs next to the food truck, and one of them happened to be empty, so Jiang Yuan snatched it up quickly, beckoning Fang Chengyan to sit down beside him.

Xiao Er came over to say hello with a smile, "What do you two guests want to eat? There are two flavors of pork, celery, and vegetable egg wontons in the store, there are big bone soup noodles, and there are thousand-layer beef patties that are baked golden on both sides, poached eggs, and boiled noodles." For a while, the tea eggs with full flavor are also worth eating."

"Do you want to make wonton noodles?" Jiang Yuan watched others eat them just now, they looked delicious, and the smell wafting from this shop was very unusual, so he wanted to try a few of them.

"Do what you do." Xiao Er was easy to talk to.

"In those two bowls of big bone soup noodles, there are four wontons in each, two of each of the two flavors." Jiang Yuan made the decision, he has the final say on what to eat, "Two thousand-layer beef patties, and two tea eggs .”

Xiao Er wrote it down, and said loudly, "Okay, I'll be up right away."

The person in charge of cooking is a big boy who looks seventeen or eighteen years old. His long black hair is casually tied behind his head. He is tall and thin but does not give the impression of being weak. Humming while making noodles.Probably because he noticed Jiang Yuan's gaze, the boy looked over and showed a bright smile. He still had peach blossom eyes that were full of waves, moist and moist, and his smile was very sweet.

A big hand blocked the boy's sight, he was a tall and straight man.

The boy scratched the man unhappily, but the man stubbornly refused to let go...

Jiang Yuan pushed Fang Chengyan enviously, "Look, I want to too."

His eyes were blocked, and he saw the lines on Fang Chengyan's palms, which were clean and clear without any stray lines.

Jiang Yuan: "..." Powerless to complain, what he wants is feeling, where is it really blocking his eyes, what about fun, dear.

Fang Chengyan smiled lightly, and when Jiang Yuan blinked, his eyelashes swept across his palm, and his heart also trembled slightly, falling to a point that caused ripples.

The stall owner of Zhiwei Xiaozhan has a good craftsmanship. The hand-rolled noodles with wontons are full and delicious. The beef patty does not feel much oil but tastes delicious. It must not be fried in common oils such as rapeseed oil and salad oil. Ginger Yuan tasted the fragrance and slightly bitter taste.The tea eggs are similar to those made by himself, probably because they have been soaked for a long time, so they are particularly tasty.

When paying for the meal, Jiang Yuan asked, "What kind of oil do you use for pancakes? I don't mean to inquire about commercial secrets, but I think it's delicious and I want to buy it."

The little boss didn't mind, and his clean and refreshing voice was full of vigor, "The tea tree oil used is white tea tree. I saw the tea tree essence and came over to set up a stall. It's not far in front."

Jiang Yuan said, "Thank you."

The little boss smiled, "Boss Jiang, you're welcome, I hope Kunwuju will do more activities in the future."

"If there is a chance, I will definitely do it." It turned out that he was still his guest.

After bidding farewell to Zhiwei Xiaozhan, Jiang Yuan walked forward, found the tea tree essence, and asked him to buy [-] catties of tea oil, which was considered round.Grandpa Tea Tree Spirit was overjoyed and gave him a handful of tea leaves that he roasted himself.

Jiang Yuan bought all the stalls, and the tea tree essence didn't need to keep guarding here, so he happily closed the stalls, and started shopping with his hands behind his back, seeing that his hurried steps looked like he was going to Kunwuju.Jiang Yuan had the premonition that the money he sent out would be doubled back soon, which was really amazing.

The wooden barrel was very heavy, Jiang Yuan tried to lift it, and a slender and strong hand stretched out from the side to take the tea oil. Fang Chengyan said, "I'll do it." But it's only fifty catties, it's not too much for him Blow the dust.

Jiang Yuan didn't know, he followed Fang Chengyan's footsteps, asked him if he was heavy and tired, asked him how he was, and cared for him.

Fang Chengyan's driver, who fell far behind the two of them, muttered, "Why do you still mention the fact that you can send it to Kunwuju with a wave of your hand?"

"You deserve to be single for thousands of years." The hunched old man said slowly.

Driver: "I've been accompanied by the second concubine left and right for many years... No, why do you mention that I'm single?"

The old man shook his head, ignoring those who were not enlightened.

The booth of Tea Tree Essence is not far from Kunwuju, just in front of Aunt Li's small supermarket.There is a small alley next to the small supermarket, and there is a gate for the Li family to enter and exit.Different from other small alleys, the one in front of Li’s house is full of ghosts and ghosts, and it is very lively. There is also the sound of suona, gongs and drums. If you carefully distinguish the intermittent and weak rhythm, it should be joy, but the band playing and playing is already Dead man, can't make the tone louder with that breath.

The ghost who entered held an invitation card and a gift in his hand, and he should have attended a wedding banquet.

The scattered images of the day rushed straight to his head, and Jiang Yuan remembered that Aunt Li said that her father wanted relatives in Yangshi to hold a wedding banquet, and I am afraid it will be this time.

When passing by, Jiang Yuan looked inside.

Aunt Li, his wife, their daughter and niece were standing at the gate of the Li family, and opposite them stood a man and a woman who looked like Zhou Zhengfu. The six of them were as pale as wax figures, shaking into Parkinson's disease.

Aunt Li was standing on the outermost side, her body was standing straight and she didn't dare to move, her eyes really didn't want to meet the faces of the guests, she couldn't control her wandering, she suddenly saw Jiang Yuan standing at the entrance of the alley, her eyes flicked The son burst out a strong light for help.

We are all neighbors, and Aunt Li is also very caring. Jiang Yuan can't bear to see them shaking like that, they are about to fall apart, hey, he must be very sore the next day.Pulling on Fang Chengyan's sleeve, Jiang Yuan asked, "Can a living person go to see a ghost marriage?"

Fang Chengyan said, "Yes." He let go of the hand holding the wooden barrel, but the oil barrel fell but did not hit the ground, it disappeared out of thin air, everything happened too fast and peacefully, and Jiang Yuan didn't notice it for the time being.

And in the kitchen of Kunwuju, a barrel of oil quietly appeared, as if it had been there all the time.

"Okay, let's go and have a look, to increase our knowledge." Jiang Yuan tilted his head, feeling that this was wrong, "I should be more knowledgeable, you are mysterious, you must know more than me."

Fang Cheng said: "I have never been to a private wedding banquet."

Jiang Yuan: "Then follow me to have a look." He didn't appreciate the word folk at once.

Later, the driver and the old man watched their master go up to participate in the ghost marriage, and they were a little numb.

The driver clenched his fists, restraining his urge to post headlines, "Oh my God, what is this family capable of, they actually let the Lord become a guest, ahhh, envy, envy and hate. If I leave the singles and get married, Can you send an invitation to the Lord?"

The old man's voice was not as slow as usual, and he said jokingly, "You find a girlfriend first." Obviously, he couldn't calm down, and even a storm started in his head. When he married his wife, he didn't invite the hostess. up! ! !

Driver: "...Don't expose the shortcomings, as my lord's bodyguard, there are many admirers."

"Hehe, then you are looking for it." Look, the prime minister of the underworld is not calm anymore, and he activated the taunting skill.

Feeling that his knees were full of arrows, Jin Wei silently took out his mobile phone and risked his life to post a headline--Human Ghost Festival, the Lord and the owner of Kunwuju had an intimate meeting, and the two of them passed the alley to do such a thing...

Prime Minister: Your courage is commendable. On this day next year, I will burn paper for you.

The second floor: Wow, Xiao Weiwei's headlines never disappoint the ghosts every time.

Third floor: seconded.

Fourth floor: seconded.

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After Aunt Li came back from buying vegetables in Kunwuju, she thought about it at home, and felt that what Jiang Yuan said was right, so she made a table of vegetables and put them on the table. If the dead ghost came back at night, she would treat him and his step-wife to eat.If nothing happens, the whole family just happens to have meat.In this way, the husband will not say that she is superstitious when he sees it, and wants to arrest her and take her to the hospital for treatment.

Aunt Li is an actionist, she made preparations as soon as she made up her mind.According to the highest standard in the family, six cold, six hot, two soups, two desserts, and two staple foods go shopping, chopping and cooking, and also bring my daughter and niece who are at home during the summer vacation to help.

The two children thought that their mother/aunt was preparing for Zhongyuan Burning Classics, so they actively helped without asking any questions.I have been busy for most of the day, and when the night falls, a table of dishes is ready, and my husband just comes home from get off work.

There is an unwritten rule in the old street, which is passed on from the old to the young, and passed down from generation to generation, and is passed on by word of mouth. No matter how loud the movement is on the street, you can't look at it.

Aunt Li is an old resident on the street, and she always abides by it very well, but this year is an exception. The door that has not been closed for a long time makes her feel uneasy and trembling.

The table of good dishes prepared was almost cold, and there was no movement outside the open door. Instead, the husband and daughter began to urge the dinner.

Aunt Li thought, the dream cannot be real, what is she doing.

Walking out of the room and through the small courtyard, she was about to close the door, but an old hand blocked the door. On that hand was a big yellow gold ring, which was her father's favorite.

"Father, father..." Aunt Li called out tremblingly.

The old man outside the door said in a faint voice: "Son, dad brought your stepmother to the door, have you prepared the food yet?"

Aunt Li was so frightened that she felt like she had fallen into a cold water tank. She was trembling but dared not answer. Her father was fierce, and he was a man of one word when he was alive. None of the sisters dared to disobey. "I, I'm ready, one, one big table, one table."

"Son, you did a good job, open the door, Dad has a group of old guys coming to drink." The old man is quite open below, with a group of friends. "Wait a while, your stepmother's relatives will also come. Let's have a drink today, and find an auspicious day tomorrow, and then you can put the ashes of my old woman and me together and bury them together."

Aunt Li's knees were weak, if she hadn't supported the door frame, she would have almost knelt down, "I know, I know, Dad."

What happened later, Aunt Li didn't want to recall, and didn't dare to recall, who would feel better if a group of ghosts squeezed in.

The old man was still the same as before, wearing a formal Tang suit, ignoring his face and heels that didn't touch the ground, he looked no different from an old man from a rich family.

The old lady brought back had a kind face, always smiling, and dressed like the old man.

I just don't know if the aesthetics will be different after death. The snow-white face is painted with two bright reds for celebration. The two old people stand under the candlelight and smile, feeling cold.

In the main hall of the Li family, a pair of dragon and phoenix candles were lit, which were bought from Kunwuju.

"Aunt Li, don't be nervous, don't be afraid, your relatives won't harm you." Jiang Yuan stood beside Aunt Li, cheering up Aunt Li who was sifting through the chaff.

It’s okay not to mention it, but Aunt Li’s family trembled even more when they talked about it, and the rattling sound from the toothbrackets was particularly loud, “I, I can’t help it.”

"Understandable." Jiang Yuan thought for a while and nodded.

"Little Jiang, why aren't you afraid?" Aunt Li asked.

Jiang Yuan slightly twitched the corners of his mouth, and smiled unfathomably, "Because I am different, Kunwuju is unique.

Aunt Li suddenly thought of all kinds of rumors about Kunwuju that were circulating in the old street. The things sold in the legends were weird but each one was extraordinary.

"Filial sons and virtuous grandchildren." The strange voice shouted sharply. It was the master of ceremonies of the wedding who called Yang Shi's relatives to come on stage and kowtow to the two old people who got married.

Aunt Li and the others trembled violently, not wanting to move.They didn't move for a long time, and the lively wedding banquet suddenly fell silent, and a needle could be heard.All the guests looked at them, looking at the pale faces and lifeless eyes from all angles, Aunt Li's family almost fainted.

It might be better to faint now, but they just can't faint.

Jiang Yuan's clear voice seemed to have the magic power to stabilize people's hearts, he said: "Don't be afraid, just do as the master of ceremonies said."

Aunt Li nodded stiffly, closed her eyes hard, and walked out first with a slump in her heart.