Chapter 45: The Headless Chicken
Lao Yu told me and the blind man Wang about the origin of the stone statue, including what he saw in Dongshan County, and what happened in the chicken farm later.
Among them, he also mentioned Wang Jueming.
Wang Jueming is the grandfather of Wang Gang's blind man.
He was executed for committing a crime, and after that, he miraculously survived for some reason.
When the old patriarch was about to save Wang Jueming, he met a strange old woman, who said that Wang Jueming could not die, so the old patriarch could go back with confidence.
I remember that in Wang Blind's previous story, it was Wang Jueming who wrapped his body and threw him to a mass grave on the way, and he also met an old woman.
Combining the two statements, then it is highly likely that this is the same old woman.
Who is this old woman, and why did she save Wang Jueming?
And, most importantly, what kind of ability does she have to save a dead person who is in a different place, which sounds really fantastic.
As for the rooster, I don't really believe it has any magical powers.
In fact, a severed chicken really existed in the distant United States a few decades ago.
A farmer named Orson in Colorado at the time had a feast for his mother-in-law, and his wife brought back a five-and-a-half-month-old rooster from her pen for food.
The farmer's mother-in-law liked to eat chicken necks, so the farmer cut off the chicken's head, and accidentally left one ear and most of the brain stem of the rooster.
Normally, this chicken will never live.
It's strange that this chicken is not dead, although it has no head, it is still alive, no different from a normal rooster.
The farmer had never seen such a strange thing, so he left the chicken alive and did not eat it for his mother-in-law, so that his wife killed a chicken again.
After that, the farmer actually took good care of the headless chicken.
He cleaned the wound and fed the headless chicken with a mixture of milk and water through a vial of eye drops, occasionally adding small grains such as corn.
Occasionally, the entrance to the esophagus of a headless chicken is clogged with mucus, and the farmer will use a syringe to remove the mucus for it.
This headless chicken can still maintain its balance, and it can walk on a high chicken coop without falling. It also crows, not loudly, but with a faint hoarse sound from its throat.
The news of the headless chicken's immortality quickly spread in the local area, and people couldn't help but wonder that the public wanted to see the chicken.
The farmer saw this business opportunity and held some exhibitions, which made a lot of money.
However, many animal rights advocates criticized the farmer, arguing that he should have given the headless chicken an end instead of letting it continue to suffer.
Later, the headless chicken, after living for eighteen months, still passed away, and the cause of death was due to mucus blockage.
So after listening to Lao Yu's statement, I think that the situation of the rooster in the old patriarch's house on Dongshan should be very similar to this headless chicken, and it also survived because it retained part of its brain stem when it was decapitated.
Lao Yu thinks that it is the blessing of the divine chicken that makes the business of his chicken farm prosperous, but in fact, this is also a false proposition.
His chickens, running around in the mountains, forests and fields, eating and drinking, are all natural, and the meat quality of the chickens raised in this way will naturally not be much worse.
The idea that Lao Yu can produce rooster feathers to protect his chicken farm is actually his inner demon.
My dad Tang Sihai used to tell me that raising poultry and selling to make money is blood wealth.
The so-called blood wealth, money comes quickly, and it goes faster.
A chicken plague can make the industry that has been built for many years go home.
Therefore, most people dare not touch this industry.
Of course, Lao Yu is also well versed in this, he has a heart disease.
As for what this disease is, the truth is hidden in his heart. From the beginning, he didn't tell me the truth, or rather, he kept it a secret.
There are some things that can be concealed for the rest of your life if you have the heart to conceal them.
I looked at Lao Yu with a solemn expression.
At this moment, Mei Mei and Liang Yuan had already returned.
She was holding a family bucket box in her hand, and Liang Yuan said that inside were chicken legs and chicken wings that Mei Mei had specially left for me.
I touched Meimei's head and asked her if it was delicious.
She nodded and said fine, I smiled a little, and said if you are good, I will take you to eat next time.
Mei Mei was very happy to hear this, took out a chicken leg and handed it to me.
I hadn't digested it in my stomach yet, so I shook my head and said no. Mei Mei saw that I didn't eat it, so she handed the chicken leg to the blind man on the side.
This guy was already a little impatient, so as soon as he took it, he took it and ate it in a big gulp.
His eating appearance was ugly, he gulped heavily, and his mouth was full of oil.
Liang Yuan sighed twice, and handed me the receipt for reimbursement: "This fast food restaurant, it's really a profiteering industry, just such a small bucket of things, 88 yuan, and I also ordered a French fries and cola, na, one hundred and eight yuan, and it was all spent." ”
Of course, I knew what he meant, took out my mobile phone, and without saying a word, I used WeChat to transfer money to him.
glanced at it, but saw Lao Yu staring at the blind man who was gnawing on the chicken legs, and his expression was a little wrong.
On the blind side of the king, the fried chicken leg in his hand was already only a bone, and he was licking the oil on his ten fingers with a tasteful mouth.
Lao Yu finally couldn't help it, he suddenly stood up and walked quickly to the door.
As soon as he reached the edge of the street, he crouched on the ground and vomited.
Liang Yuan and I exchanged glances and looked at each other.
The blind man grabbed another chicken wing in his hand, watched Lao Yu vomit all over the ground outside, and didn't have the heart to eat it for a while, and muttered a few words in his mouth: "It's not that the girl is pregnant, what are you spitting!" ”
When Lao Yu returned to the noodle shop, I handed him a pack of tissues.
Liang Yuan pointed to the bathroom and said, "Hey, there is a broom and a basin in there, so I'm going to clean it myself." ”
Lao Yu sighed and washed away the pile of stains he vomited.
When he was done, he said sorry to me.
I poured another cup of hot water for Lao Yu.
Feeling out Liang Yuan's cigarette, I handed one to Lao Yu: "Uncle Yu, think about it carefully, you, are there any details that you haven't told me?" ”
Lao Yu was stunned.
I saw him pinching his fingers on the cigarette and using a little force.
Seeing this scene, I felt more confident in my heart:
"You have to tell me the truth, and you can't hide it at all, otherwise, even if I know how to help you, I won't be able to do anything."
I said it very seriously and sincerely.
Lao Yu is a smart man, he won't fail to hear what I mean.
After lighting the cigarette and taking a few puffs vigorously, Lao Yu asked me, "Tang Xiaofan, what do you want to know?" ”
Mei Mei has already gone up to the second floor, and there are four of us adults below. Liang Yuan just came here and didn't know why, and the blind man didn't know what I wanted to do.
I raised my eyes and stared at Lao Yu, and asked softly:
"The first time you went to Dongshan County, what happened to the minibus you took before the accident?"