Chapter 22: The Strange Story of Maocun (1)
Maocun is in the south of Li Dazhuang, Wang Tianhua knows that place, but that's all, Wang Tianhua has never been there, the reason why he knows that place is because the taste of Maocun dog meat there is the most outstanding in the whole Pei County.
Dog meat is a cultural symbol of Pei County, Pei County, young and old like to eat, but the average tenant family can't afford to eat, that is, when the New Year's festival or the family comes to the distinguished guests, buy some tooth sacrifices.
On weekdays, the people who eat the most dog meat are the landlords in the village and the rich people in the town or city.
Among them, the turtle sauce dog meat is the most famous.
Another symbol of Pei County is "the enclave of the ancient dragon, the township of a generation of emperors." ”
More than 2,000 years ago, Pei County produced a group of heroes, and Liu Bang relied on them to establish the Han Dynasty. Dynasty, his good brother Fan Xu also became the founding father, Fan Xu was a dog meat dealer before he made a fortune, the legend of Liu Bang, at that time he was still called Liu Ji, often went to Fan Xu to rub dog meat to eat, after a long time Fan Xu couldn't bear it, so he wanted to avoid Liu Bang, so he moved the dog meat stall to another place.
Since Fan Hao moved the stall away, Liu Bang didn't have dog meat to eat for several days, and the products were not very rich at that time, and although Liu Bang was the head of the Surabaya Pavilion, he didn't have much property, and he didn't have money to buy meat to eat, so he couldn't help but want to eat dog meat.
I asked everywhere where Fan Xu was, and finally let him know that Fan Xu's dog meat stall was on the other side of the river, and then he couldn't wait to cross the river, but there was no ferry at this time.
Liu Bang was in a hurry, and when he was stomping his feet angrily on the shore, he saw an old turtle suddenly emerge from the river.
On the other side of the river, Fan Xu was bitterly beckoning passers-by to buy dog meat, strange to say, since he moved the stall here, there was no business for several days, and the dog meat was piled up a lot, at that time, the ice cellar was only available to the royal family and nobles, and he was an ordinary hawker who saw that these dog meat were not sold anymore and stinked.
I was very irritable in my heart, and at this time, I saw Liu Bang riding an old turtle over, and I had a headache, but I was also a little surprised.
Liu Bang played a scoundrel as always, eating dog meat, Fan Hao was very unhappy at this time, so he questioned Liu Bang if he always ate dog meat and didn't give money, he was simply a hooligan.
Liu Bang pointed at the old turtle indifferently and said, "Mo Dao Lao Tzu doesn't give money, this old turtle will give it to you." ”
Fan Xu thought to himself, I'm a dog meat seller, what do you want this old turtle to do!
But this is also a good thing to take out from Liu Ji's kid's hand, Liu Ji eats my dog meat, I will cook his old turtle, and then put the old turtle and dog meat together and cook it.
Unexpectedly, this discovered a new world, and the dog meat cooked by Lao Turtle was fragrant for ten miles, and it was quickly sold out, so Fan Hao created the brand of Turtle Juice Dog Meat.
However, the cost of turtle juice dog meat is too high, and the old turtle is much more difficult to find than dogs, so turtle juice dog meat is more just a gimmick, and what Pei County people recognize has to be Maocun dog meat.
Wang Tianhua likes to eat dog meat very much, his family has money so he eats more, and he has tasted dog meat all over Pei County, and finally he still thinks that Maocun dog meat is a must.
That's why he remembered that there was a place in Maocun, but Wang Tianhua also wondered why this place in Maocun was haunted!
Gao Daochang is not good at talking, Wang Tianhua is not interested in chatting with him, I always feel that there is nothing to talk about with him, after all, when you are chatting with a person, if you are on the side, the other party is just "oh", how can normal people be interested in continuing to chat.
Walking through this wood, you can reach Mao Village, at first, the two of them only chatted awkwardly from time to time, and every time Wang Tianhua opened the conversation, but every time it was Gao Daochang who ended the topic.
After a few times, Wang Tianhua only walked silently, but he still had palpitations, once he was bitten by a snake for ten years and was afraid of the well rope, he looked around from time to time, and always felt that someone was following behind him, although Gao Daochang was beside him, but the shadow brought to him by the thrill just now was still very profound, and it was unforgettable for a while.
Just thinking about the faces of those paper figures couldn't help but shiver, and goosebumps stood up.
At this time, the only way to relieve the pressure is to pet the dog, poor Xiao Hei was held in Wang Tianhua's arms and couldn't move, every step had to be stroked, the resistance was ineffective, just whimpering.
Thatched village is right in front of you!
Standing outside the village and looking inside, although it is midnight, every household in Maocun is still brightly lit, and the smoke of the chimney is curling, is it cooking dog meat? Wang Tianhua wondered in his heart.
When Daoist Gao walked outside the village, he didn't continue to move forward, Wang Tianhua was puzzled, tilted his head and asked, "Daoist, let's not go in?" ”
"Don't go in!" Gao Dao Chang is still cold.
"What about the other Dao Master?" Wang Tianhua looked into the village, "Is it inside?" ”
"Not there." Gao Daochang looked to the other side and said.
Wang Tianhua followed Gao Daochang's gaze and looked over there, and found that there was a small ruined temple there.
"In the temple?"
"Yes!"
"Shall we go then?"
"In the past!"
Wang Tianhua is obviously gradually accustomed to Gao Daochang's way of speaking, although he has few words, he is upright.
After that, the two of them walked to the broken temple, which was about a mile outside Mao Village, but it was in disrepair, looked dilapidated, precarious, and even the northeast corner had collapsed.
The light inside was dim, presumably another long bonfire.
Before Wang Tianhua and the others entered the temple gate, they heard a voice from the temple: "Senior brother, have you found those paper figures?" ”
"Killed some of them, escaped some!"
"Huh?" Wang Tianhua tilted his head and looked at Daoist Gao, and couldn't help but marvel, because this was the longest sentence he had ever heard Daoist Gao say.
However, Gao Daochang ignored him and continued to walk inside.
Wang Tianhua hugged Xiao Hei and followed.
The Taoist priest inside was a little surprised at first when he saw Wang Tianhua, and then said, "This little brother is the one from a few days ago?" ”
"That's right, it's me, my name is Wang Tianhua." Wang Tianhua said with a smile, and then asked, "Dare to ask the long name?" ”
"Ai!" Humpty Dumpty Daoist said, "Ai Qing! ”
As soon as he heard that this short and fat Taoist chief surnamed Ai, Wang Tianhua almost couldn't hold back his laughter, thinking that these two people are both coke, how can they name them so appropriately!
"Ai Dao is polite." Wang Tianhua gave Ai Dao Chang another way.
Ai Dao Chang stood up and returned the salute.
Presumably Ai Daochang knew that his senior brother was not good at talking, so he directly asked Wang Tianhua what happened before, Wang Tianhua felt that he had not known these two Taoist chiefs for a long time, and it was inconvenient to say more, so he saved the section of the county seat, and started directly from meeting Xiao Hei in the woods, and talked until he encountered a paper man on the road and lost his life, and was rescued by Gao Daochang.
Wang Tianhua already likes to chat, plus he likes to read books on weekdays and listens to people commenting on books, so this experience was told by him with ups and downs, and the plot was tactful and eighteen, sometimes gentle, sometimes amazing, and it was even more amazing to say the Taoist skills of the high Taoist, and the gods and ghosts were invincible.
Not only did Daoist Ai listen to it with relish, but even Daoist Gao, who had experienced it himself, couldn't help but be amazed, and even wondered if he had really experienced it.