Chapter 4 The Village of the Dead

The friend in my grandfather's mouth has a lot of background, and it was only then that I learned that there are really some existences in this world that cannot be explained by science, which makes people talk about it.

I remember that at noon the day after returning from the cemetery, my grandfather asked Mr. Long for a car to visit, and asked his friend about the situation of the cemetery, so that he could know the bottom of the matter, and not pass by recklessly like last night.

Mr. Long and Miss Miao wanted to follow.

But grandpa said that he would go back that day, at most for one day, and the two of them also had some trivial things to do, so they didn't follow, and sent a driver to take me and my grandfather to a poor and remote village.

I still remember that as soon as we entered the village, we felt that something was wrong, and the doors of every house in the village were not wreaths or coffins, ghostly, and the whole village was even red and red at the entrance of the street, and even the drivers were worried about it, and I had to ask, why are there so many coffins and paper figures in this village, and what is the situation.

Grandpa answered one by one, it turned out that this village was a poor village, every family was poor and scary, the family was poor only a pair of pants, who went out and wore it, and then there was a capable person in the village, leading the whole village to start buying and selling the dead, making coffins for carpenters, making wreaths, paper people, paper money, and doing nothing to get started.

As a result, the village suddenly made a fortune, and all built large tiled houses, and some even built two-story small buildings, so there were so many coffins and wreaths in the village, all of which were used to sell.

"In this way, no wonder every house is placed at the door, it turns out that the whole village makes money from the dead."

When the driver understood, he was a little bolder.

And the person grandpa is looking for is the capable person that grandpa just said, called Sun Datou.

Sun Datou was originally a cow ghost and snake god, he was knocked down, squatted in the cowshed, and was criticized and fighting.

Speaking of which, this matter is also evil, originally there were a few families in the county who did the sale of dead people, but for some reason, since Sun Datou took the lead, the business of other families has plummeted by tens of millions, only the coffins and paper people in their village are bought, even if they are far away, they also come to buy them, and they have a great reputation.

said that they used their village's coffin, burned their village's paper figures, paper money, and the old man said that it was okay.

Business has spread all over the city, and it is an absolute tax-paying village.

Sun Datou is naturally regarded as a god by the villagers, a first-class character, and his family has already built a two-story small building.

When we arrived, his family was moving paper people out, and was pulled away by a group of people wearing linen and filial piety, and the business was very good, and the seller was very happy. ”

"I'm looking for Sun Datou, are you there?"

Grandpa looked up and asked.

As a result, Sun Datou was not there, he went out to do errands, and the seller was his son, and he didn't know his grandfather, so he was stunned and asked, do you know my father.

Grandpa said, "Your family owes our family a bowl of dragon and tiger soup, do you know?!" ”

"Dragon and Tiger Tang, you are a member of the Liang family, there is a loss of welcome, there is a loss of welcome, I know, I know, please come in, please come in."

The seller immediately respectfully invited us in.

The courtyard is also full of red and willow green paper figures and wreaths, especially the paper figures made vividly, puffy faces, big eyes, how tall a person, black eyes are looking at us.

The evil sect that is full of bones is mainly surrounded by us.

The driver and I couldn't help but be a little scared, and asked my grandfather, "That Sun Datou is not there, when will we wait?" ”

"Wait."

Grandpa chatted with Sun Datou's son, Sun Xiaotou, and asked how the business was recently, and his father Sun Datou's health was good.

Sun Xiaotou will not answer truthfully, and he also made tea and poured water, saying that the family business is very good, and his father is in good health, no, he went out to play, and he should come back the day after tomorrow.

At noon, he also caught chickens from the chicken pen, bought wine to entertain us, and said, "You have to come here with great difficulty, although my father is not here, but I am from the Sun family, so I have to entertain you, you are welcome, what do you want to eat." ”

"There's nothing you want to eat, since you're here, just get out the dragon and tiger soup that your family owes us to taste it."

"Dragon Tiger Soup?!"

I don't know what it is.

The driver asked, "Is the dragon and tiger soup a cat and a snake, what have I eaten in Guangdong*, is it cat meat and snake meat, is the dragon and tiger soup?" ”

"It's not."

Sun Xiaotou replied very simply, at a loss, pouted and said, "My father is not here, I don't dare to call the shots." Seeing my grandfather's resolute face, he patted his thigh and said, "Okay, our Sun family owes you the Liang family, we have to pay it back, since I have caught up, then I'll come, well, I'll prepare, what to say, you Liang family can't let the people of your Liang family run in vain." ”

I hurried to prepare.

I was also curious, so I asked my grandfather, what is dragon and tiger soup, and how does their family owe our family.

"You'll find out in a moment."

Grandpa played a dumb riddle.

The driver didn't know the bottom, "Mr. Liang, we're here to ask about the cemetery, what kind of Sun Datou is looking for, don't forget the business." ”

"I can't forget, I can't forget."

Grandpa is as steady as Mount Tai.

Originally, he ate some lunch casually, and Sun Xiaotou didn't care about eating what dragon and tiger soup he prepared, and when it was dark, he was busy preparing it.

The driver was curious about what dragon and tiger soup was, so he went to the kitchen to see it, but he was startled and shouted, "You, you, you actually eat people." ”

I was there, and I saw a baby's skull on the board, frightened, and shouted, grandpa, grandpa, they kill, they kill, they eat human flesh.

"Kill someone, this is not a child, you see, even if a child's head can be so small when it is born, it is not a child."

When I saw that it was really, the head was the size of a fist, and I asked, "Is it a monkey?!" ”

"Yes, monkey, monkey."

Sun Xiaotou said perfunctory words and continued to be busy.

The driver was blindfolded, "I want to eat monkey brains, how can monkey brains be called dragon and tiger soup, this, what does this name mean." Scratching his head again and again, I couldn't figure it out.

Fortunately, there was a false alarm.

It's not about cannibalism.

After that, when it was time for dinner, in addition to the stewed chicken and stewed meat prepared at the beginning, there was also a small pot of soup, and Sun Xiaotou said, "This is the dragon and tiger soup that our Sun family owes you to the Liang family, Uncle Liang, you can taste it, okay." ”

"Okay, I'll try it."

Grandpa took a sip and gave a thumbs up, "The taste is authentic, I didn't embarrass your Sun family, and your father tastes like this here." After that, he carried the soup in front of me, put a piece of rice into the pot, and said, "Xiao Liangfeng, eat it all." ”

"Eat it all?!"

I don't have much of a problem with the amount of food, but I still don't know what the situation is with this dragon and tiger soup, so I'm scratching my head a little.

The driver still wanted to taste it, but when he saw that there was rice and no chance to eat it, he gave up, "This thing is made of monkey meat, why is it called dragon and tiger soup, the dragon is a monkey, or the tiger is a monkey." ”

"Who's to say it's a monkey?"

Grandpa laughed, "Eat yours, eat yours." "Stew with a few chopsticks for the driver.

The driver was even more speechless, it turned out that he was still not a monkey after a long time, but he didn't eat it himself, so he didn't care, looked at me, and ate it by himself.

I was also hungry, and my grandfather looked very serious again, so I ate it in a big gulp, it tasted really good, it was delicious, and some of the meat was also very relieving, very strong, a pot of soup and a big bowl of rice, I ate it all.

There is nothing left.

Grandpa was very happy and said that Xiao Liangfeng was really obedient, really obedient. Don't mention how happy you are.

After that, grandpa asked Sun Xiaotou again, when will your father come back, I came to find your grandfather on business, we will wait for a day at most.

Sun Xiaotou said that his father should be able to come back tomorrow, if not, he will contact us and let us stay first, grandpa and Mr. Long and Miss Miao said that it is possible to stay for one night, so there is no hurry, and we will stay first.

There are many rooms in the small building on the second floor, and Sun Xiaotou found us a guest room on the first floor, and prepared a brand new futon for us, hot water.

We also settled with the encounter, and for me, after eating the dragon and tiger soup, I was a little sleepy, so I hurriedly fell asleep.

But the unexpected effect that this pot of dragon and tiger soup brought to me has only just begun.