Chapter 5: The Meal of the Dead
I wanted to pull the pedestrians on the road to ask for directions, but if I really couldn't find something to eat, I thought about going out to find the old pig fairy first. But before I could step forward to pull people, I saw these pedestrians crying and mourning, and walked away ignoring me, like creditors shopping, as if someone owed them two hundred taels of silver. I shook my head a little depressedly, there are so many people, but I can't even ask for a way, it's really a little aggrieved!
I was worried, but at the door of a small restaurant in front of me, there was a chubby middle-aged woman, this woman's face plate was like a grinding plate, but the eyes and nose on it were delicate and small, and this woman was still wearing heavy makeup. The big face plate was like a big dough fished out of the noodle jar, miserable and white, especially with the little mouth with bright red lipstick, and I was scared to look at it.
"Yo! Little brother, you haven't eaten, have you? How do you know that this fat woman came forward and grabbed me, and before I could open her mouth, she pulled to her small restaurant, and introduced with a smile: "Look at it, so young, white and tender, if you are hungry, it will be too distressing, come in, our family has delicious food and drink!" ”
I hurriedly broke free and said hurriedly: "This sister-in-law, what do you have in your restaurant?" ”
Thinking about the few dollars I have in my pocket, I guess I can eat some noodles and steamed buns, but if it's too expensive, I really don't dare to eat it. If it's too expensive, I can't afford to pay, and if I can't leave, it's miserable.
The chubby proprietress pressed me down on the table and sat down, smiling and saying, "Yo! Look at what you said, this is a restaurant, of course there is food! What else can a restaurant have besides rice? ”
"Uh......" I paused awkwardly, and quickly explained: "This sister-in-law, I didn't mean that, I saw that the first few houses were all those barbecue or something, I was afraid that I didn't have enough money on me, and the things in your restaurant were too expensive, so ask me in advance if there was anything cheap, I couldn't afford to eat it if it was too expensive." ”
When the proprietress heard this, she suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, the so-called business is not benevolent, if it's a little bit worse, it's okay, our family is hospitable...... Don't be stunned, man, serve this little brother to the food! ”
He also said that hospitality, I looked at it, and there were only three or two people in front of the tables around me, is this the result of hospitality? You must know that the first few are overcrowded. And the boss of the house is still a snob who ignores people, I really don't know if this boss lady is really hospitable or really wants to make money from guests. I couldn't resist the proprietress and didn't wait for me to react, but I saw that the shopkeeper had already walked out with bowls of dishes.
I was almost shocked when I saw it, it turned out to be a big porcelain bowl, a big bowl of braised pork, enough to serve me six large bowls, I opened my mouth, and asked in a trembling voice: "Sister-in-law, how much do you get for so many dishes?" ”
"Look at what you said!" How did the proprietress wave her hand and said with a smile: "How hurtful is it to talk about money now?" Little brother, you are delicious, in addition, we have our own rice wine, another pot? One more jug of wine, man! Little brother, when we finish eating and drinking, let's talk about money, let's eat quickly. ”
Niang, looking at so much meat, I have to open my mouth...... "Sister-in-law, what kind of meat is this?" Some are black, some are red, and some are broken, but the taste is quite fragrant! ”
The proprietress was immediately happy when she heard this: "Those two bowls are stir-fried hearts and livers, and those two bowls are braised soup and poured lung slices, the ones that look broken and broken are broken bones, they are all delicious things, the wine is here, come and drink a glass of wine." ”
Saying that, before I could react, the proprietress immediately poured me a large glass of rice wine, picked it up and sent it to me, I hurriedly continued the wine, and had no choice but to send it into my stomach. After a while, I felt a hot breath rushing in my stomach, and this wine was really strong. But looking at so much meat, I couldn't help asking, "Sister-in-law, do you have any vegetables or something in your restaurant to fry for me?" How greasy it is to eat so much meat! ”
"Yo!" The proprietress suddenly laughed: "Little brother, you are also a young man, how can you eat that kind of big green vegetables that are not good for a meal?" How good it is to eat meat! Eat a lot of meat and grow meat, look at the meat of your sister-in-law, envy or not? ”
When I looked at the fat body of the proprietress, I almost didn't spit it out, and I secretly said in my heart, I didn't envy it at all, but I was embarrassed to say it clearly, after all, people were so warmly hospitalized. I thought about it for a while and said, "Sister-in-law, then you can bring me a bowl of rice, and I will eat it with meat." ”
When the proprietress heard this, she immediately smiled and said, "We have the rice, man, hurry up and serve the rice!" ”
After a while, I saw the shopkeeper walk out with two bowls, I looked over in surprise, the two bowls, one bowl was empty, and one bowl had rice in it. When he walked up to me, the shopkeeper first put the empty bowl in front of me, then turned the bowl upside down on top of the empty bowl, and then lifted it, but saw the bowl of rice turned over and presented in front of me like a small mountain.
"This ......" I suddenly wanted to stand up, this restaurant is so ridiculous, this kind of inverted rice is clearly for ghosts to eat, and it is only when the ghosts are sacrificed that a bowl of rice can be so upside down...... "Big, sister-in-law! You, this meal is clearly for the dead, how can you serve people in this restaurant like this? ”
After I asked, I couldn't help but beat a drum in my heart, and even suspected that these people were ghosts!
But I clearly can't feel the existence of yin qi, and if there is yin qi, I can feel it all at once, these people obviously look like people, not ghosts. But since it's not a ghost, why did you give me such a bowl of upside down rice? If you don't know the reason, I'm afraid you have to be startled, no wonder no one in this restaurant comes to eat, I guess they are all scared by this upside down!
The proprietress was not happy when she heard it: "Look at you, look at you, little brother, how do you talk?" How can a good bowl of rice be given to the dead? How can people eat when they are dead? As for what you said about this upside-down rice, little brother, don't you know, those who have a good business, every bowl of rice is served hot, made quickly, and sold quickly, but you look at how cold our business is, isn't the rice prepared before a little cold, but the top is a little cold, and the bottom is hot, so turn it upside down and let the little brother eat a hot meal, and when you eat it below, it will be hot! ”
When I heard it and thought about it, it seemed right, people with bad business, isn't it a little cold when the food is left? After turning it upside down, the top is hot, and when it is eaten below, the hot one also covers the cold one underneath, well, it seems to make some sense, I nodded and said: "So that's the case, that's my misunderstanding of my sister-in-law, I'm really sorry!" ”
The proprietress suddenly turned her anger into joy, and said with a smile: "That's it, you misunderstood my sister-in-law's kindness, now that the food and wine are available, you eat slowly." ”
Seeing that the proprietress turned around to leave, I hurriedly called out to the proprietress and asked while eating, "Sister-in-law, I want to ask you about something!" "Now you have to ask while you're eating, don't ask anyone after the two clears.
When the proprietress heard this, she hurriedly stopped and asked with a smile, "Little brother, what do you have to ask?" ”
I thought for a moment and said, "What's your name here?" Is there a road around here that leads to the outside of the mountain? I want to go out of the mountain after eating, and there is a friend waiting for me on the other side of the mountain, he has no food or drink, and I will call him over to eat more of your family after a while, hehe! ”
The proprietress was happy when she heard it: "That's good, we call Luoyang Town here, and the people in the town are all rich people, so our restaurants can't serve too many meals, right?" But little brother, you don't know, our area of Luoyang Town is very humid, and the fog is very big at night, and the road in the mountains is not easy to walk, if you want to go out, I'm afraid you will have to do it tomorrow at dawn at the latest. ”
"Huh?" I screamed in surprise, it's late, if the old pig fairy waits for me outside all night, he will definitely be crazy when he sees me tomorrow, I am really a little unsure of his cheap temper, if he knows that I ran to Luoyang Town in the back mountain to eat and drink, he will be anxious to ...... with me, "Sister-in-law, do you have to go out of the mountain at dawn tomorrow?" ”
The proprietress smiled and comforted: "Little brother, don't worry, after you eat and drink well, rest in our guest room for one night, and you can go to your friends at dawn tomorrow, and by the way, bring your friends to take care of your sister-in-law's business, hehe!" ”
Somehow, at this moment, I have mixed feelings in my heart, and this thing is really a bit unusual. Originally, we should have rushed to Wuling Mountain early, but now there is such a thing in Wuzhang Temple, Master's injury is not healed, the old pig fairy takes care of Master, and there is nothing to eat and drink, but I am here to eat meat and rice, and drink wine.
After eating with a sigh, I saw that the pot of rice wine was also finished by me, and when I stood up, I only felt dizzy, I didn't expect this proprietress to be so drunk. I shook my head, and I stumbled and almost fell to the ground, and the proprietress on the side walked quickly to me and said with a smile: "Little brother, have you eaten and drunk well?" ”
I smiled and said, "I've eaten and drunk, it's just ...... It's just that I don't know if I have enough money in my pocket......"
The proprietress suddenly smiled and waved her hand, and said: "Look at what you said, this meal can be used for a few dollars, by the way, tonight there is a lot of fog outside, the mountain road is not easy to walk, the little brother simply lives in our guest room, warm and comfortable guest room, to ensure that you can fall asleep when you lie down, and it is not too late to settle the bill together at dawn tomorrow, now you are not busy talking about money, talking about money hurts feelings, right?" ”