At night, the clouds are thick, the sky is drizzling, dripping, the bluestone slab ground is slipping out one by one, and even the bustling night market is no longer crowded.

Wang Wei was drunk, walking on the street in a daze, occasionally to meet a few night walkers, but fortunately this is Kaifeng, Tokyo, he also has no long things, otherwise he would have been robbed by those robbers, maybe he couldn't even save his life.

The wind was a little cool, Wang Wei was getting more and more tired as he walked, the shadows of the trees around him were mottled, and unconsciously, even the last bit of moonlight was missing, he shivered, and suddenly there was a rush of footsteps behind him.

Somehow, he suddenly remembered what a few of his classmates had said. At night in Tokyo, it's not safe to travel alone, and ghosts can accompany you.

Wang Wei exhaled, he never believed that there were ghosts in the world, but in the middle of the night, he was alone......

A cold hand suddenly put on his shoulder, Wang Wei trembled, and heard someone behind him laughing: "Dude is a freshman, right?" Why don't you wear a school uniform? Be careful to let the discipline inspection committee catch you and deduct your credits. ”

Wang Wei didn't understand, hesitated, turned around, and turned around with fright.

There was a man in the back, who looked to be in his thirties, wearing a red hooded cloak with gold trim, with a smile on his face, and a large golden lion squatting next to him as high as a person's shoulder.

When he sees people, he is not afraid.

When he saw the lion, he was just a little afraid.

But it was not the man who spoke, but the lion...... Cold sweat broke out.

"There are more than 70 new students this year, and I heard that the student union is considering increasing the number of students, and it is estimated that we will be much more idle next year."

The lion muttered.

Sun Xingzhi nodded: "I have to take a leave at the end of the year and go back to see Weng Weng." ”

While speaking, a person and a lion walked forward with Wang Wei, Wang Wei silently recited the words of the old lady, on the road and ghosts, do not be afraid, you need to be calm and calm, he tried to do it.

"It's really amazing that the new students now, they can find the way so quickly and find the Hades Banquet, we weren't so shrewd back then."

"Otherwise, the quality of the new students is getting higher and higher."

A person and a lion chatted while walking around, and not long after, there were more than a dozen people behind, men and women, older and younger, groups of three or five, some wearing the same clothes as the one next to them, some dressed ordinary, some knew each other, smiled and greeted, and some were more shy.

I don't know when it started, the big lion disappeared, and a bald little monk followed the person who accosted him.

"Here we are."

The group finally stopped, there was actually a land temple in front of him, Wang Wei was in a trance, as if he saw two door gods on the door of the land temple walking down, chatting with a few people around him, and helping to open the door.

Inside the lights are brilliant, illuminating the temple brightly, and in front of the statue of the god there is a large table, the table is a vermilion round table, on which the plate is particularly large, and in the middle there is already a big fish, the fish is more than one person long, golden.

Everyone was very polite and sat down one after another, Wang Wei was also pulled to sit down, so many people gathered around the table, and it was not crowded.

"Eat, don't talk nonsense."

Everyone's eyes lit up, and with a wave of their hands, a bowl and chopsticks appeared in front of them, and the chopsticks stretched out and grabbed a large piece of fish.

For a while, the dishes and chopsticks flew and the juice overflowed.

Wang Wei looked at his plate in a daze, and was in a hurry, but he actually jumped up and circled around the fish, and his chopsticks also flew over to grab those dishes, and threw them on the plate when he grabbed them, and he also went to hit other people's chopsticks, ping-pong.

Sun Xingzhi sighed: "Who released this set of gluttony again, how many times have you said it, don't use them to eat, don't think about eating others every time you use them." ”

As he spoke, the little monk took out a net pocket out of nowhere and went towards the flying bowls and chopsticks, the chopsticks jumped up and wanted to escape, but the little monk couldn't catch it for a long time, and suddenly turned into a golden lion.

In an instant, the dishes and chopsticks stopped honestly, trembling, and the big lion turned back into a monk proudly, and his movements were neat, and he suddenly caught the net, and threw the net pocket aside with a smile, and let those dishes and chopsticks drill around, but they couldn't get out.

"Eat, come, get you a new bowl."

Wang Wei really came out of a new set of bowls in front of his eyes, he obediently took chopsticks to pick up vegetables, this time the bowls and chopsticks were more honest, at most his hands were shaking, and he accidentally dropped the food, and people gently caught it.

The dish is really delicious.

Wang Wei was drunk, his courage was much greater than before, and he was afraid that he was getting smaller, and he didn't know when, he also buried himself in hard work, and the food didn't wait for it to turn into leftovers, and then a new one came up in an instant.

After three rounds of drinking, some people had horns on their heads, some people showed their tails, and one accidentally grew a layer of hair on his mouth, and he couldn't go back after a long time, which was particularly in the way, and the people around him had to take scissors to shave him.

"As soon as you are greedy, your true form will be revealed, and you will not dare to rush in broad daylight when you go out, and you will not be able to have a long snack!"

Wang Wei ate and ate indifferently.

I don't know how many chefs are able to cope with these people's appetites, by the way, where is the kitchen?

At a glance, the Land Temple is such a big place, where is there a kitchen?

His hearing was excellent, and he could faintly hear the sound of pots and pans, bowls, chopsticks and chopsticks colliding from the direction of the roof. But there is no voice, no one is moving, no one is talking, as if in this land temple, knives, forks, chopsticks, pots and pans, all have their own lives, and take the initiative to offer a sumptuous dinner for the guests......

In an instant, the cold sweat on Wang Wei's body soaked through his clothes.

After a long time, the speed of eating finally slowed down.

Sun Xingzhi looked at the hour and said loudly: "The hour is up, get off work, get off work, come and eat." ”

In an instant, the table was back to normal, and the food was bubbling with aroma.

Wang Wei was stunned for a moment, and saw the statue of the land god squirming, and a person walked down from it, the person was dressed very strangely, the robe was particularly wide, and he crossed the high platform and sat down at the dining table in just one step.

"Brother, hard work."

Sun Xingzhi poured wine for him with a smile.

The man looked tired, sighed and said: "In the past few years, there have been countless people who have burned incense and worshiped the Buddha, and a while ago there were many crazy men and women who came here to ask for marriage, and some people came to combine the eight characters.

Please, not everyone has learned the I Ching very well, and there are also scumbags who can't understand it at all. ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the statue and sighed, "Miss Fang, even if it...... In short, you can't squeeze labor like that! ”

Fang Ruohua changed his clothes, saw the students, and rolled his eyes: "...... You won't be lazy, don't be so careful! It's not like I want you to show off your powers all day long! ”

She also wanted to complain, if it weren't for the great powers of these people and the special magic of the land gods, she wouldn't have to open a small door from Kaifeng Mansion to go home, and let the overly shrewd 'extortion' of Kaifeng Mansion be.

"Is this professional ethics good, we have professional ethics, besides, there are annual evaluators staring, who dares not to do their best?"

So what else is there to say!

"Okay, let's eat, among the fish we raised by Jinhua, there are ten fish kings, enough for us to have a good meal."

Fang Ruohua smiled.

In a word, no one complained anymore, it was very tiring to go to work, but they were reluctant to eat the fish raised by the demon pets.

Wang Wei looked at this woman in a daze, always felt very familiar, and when he looked up again, he only saw the statue of the land god and the solemn appearance.

Ah, it's the god of the land!

The fear in his heart gradually faded, what are he afraid of, these are not goblins and ghosts, I am afraid that they are first-class immortals.

It wasn't until he had eaten and drunk enough and left the Land Temple, and in the blink of an eye, the surrounding gods and goddesses from nowhere had dispersed one after another, and his drunken spirit subsided, and he returned to the inn with difficulty, and fell asleep in a daze.

When I woke up one night, I only felt that I had a strange dream last night.

Wang Wei was determined to treat this as an adventure, keep it firmly in his heart, and never say it.

Recently, the triennial imperial examination is underway, the capital is full of people, people from all over the country gather, the inns and wine shops are filled with people, and even the temples and Taoist temples are almost so crowded that they can hardly squeeze in anymore.

Wang Wei's family lives in Songjiang Mansion, fortunately, he entered Beijing with his fellow villagers early, so that he can find a place to live.

I didn't study today, and two classmates called him and planned to go out for a fun time, so I could relax.

"When you arrive in the capital, of course, you have to see and see, and it is said that you can't go to Kaifeng without going to the Land Opera Society."

It's hard to find a ticket for the theater, and his classmate spent a lot of money to buy a few high-priced tickets, and he still has a front seat, and the position is very positive.

As soon as he looked at the menu, Wang Wei gasped, good guy, the cost of this meal, he may not be able to eat it for half a month at home! However, as soon as he opened his mouth, he knew that people have expensive capital, which is really delicious and makes people want to stop.

Especially this braised carp, no matter how ordinary it is, the taste is so fresh that people can't wait to swallow it with their tongues.

"Delicious!"

How familiar is this taste!

Wang Wei felt that he might have eaten it in his dream, forget it, just eat it.

The three of them buried their heads in hard work, Wang Wei couldn't help but think, and asked the shopkeeper for a while to see if he could pack it and bring a fish back to reward the eldest brother.

This time, it was his eldest brother who accompanied him to the imperial examination.

In the past, of course, he didn't want to waste this silver, but now it's not like usual, he studied hard for ten years, and now the family situation is much better than before, there are many people who send fields and land, and they can be fed and clothed every year, and occasionally buy two beautiful jewelry for their sister, and they don't have to think twice like before, and now they just occasionally have to be extravagant and eat some good things, which is nothing.

This time when he went to Beijing to take the exam, his father and mother paid special attention to it, and gave him all the money at the bottom of the box at home, for fear that it would cost a lot to enter the capital, he had always saved, and it was enough to have these.

It's a pity that the golden carp of the Land Theater Club is not so easy to buy, even if you want to eat it freshly, it is only a few tables in the front seat, which can be enjoyed, as for others, you can only think about what it is like from the intoxicated faces of others!

Wang Wei licked his lips, still unsatisfied, looking at the two slices of ginger on the plate with regret, or picking them up and putting them in his mouth to chew slowly, the classmates present did not laugh at him, only sighed: "I hope I can eat it often in the future!" ”

This is auspicious, the golden carp is only available here, if you want to eat, you have to settle in Beijing, it must be the title of the gold list, and you have to be in a high position.

Wang Wei shook his head with a smile, took a glass of wine, and tasted it slowly.

The mellow aroma of the wine of the Land Opera Club is clear, and he has never seen it, "If you want to talk about fish, carp is not as good as sea bass after all, the chef of the Land Opera Club is so good, I see that I should go to our Songjiang Mansion and try to make sea bass." ”

The two classmates both laughed and didn't refute him, but Wang Wei suddenly felt that someone was looking at him, and when he looked back, he saw a woman sitting on a big table in the southeast corner, with a beautiful appearance, just glaring at him angrily.

Wang Wei hurriedly lowered his head, he didn't dare to provoke the women in the capital, and he couldn't afford to provoke them.

After eating the perfect food and enjoying a particularly wonderful drama, Wang Wei and his classmates continued to go back to study, but unfortunately the golden carp still didn't buy it, so they could only find an opportunity to invite the eldest brother to eat it in the future.

Wang Wei leaned against the window, turned out the book, and read it with a calm heart, he came early, and chose an upper room, outside is the lotus pond, the water is rippling, and the cool air makes it easy for people to meditate.

The wind rustles the leaves.

"Hey, you think we're not as good as perch?"

Suddenly, a delicate female voice sounded, Wang Wei looked up in amazement, and saw a very petite and delicate koi, lying on the edge of the window.

Wang Wei rubbed his eyes vigorously, the koi fish were still there, the scales were shining in the sun, and the golden light was shining, very beautiful.

"What about you, duplicitous guy, saying that we are not delicious, last night you ate my Xiaojiu's fish head, fish maw, and even licked the bones clean, hum, originally my Xiaojiu was going to give it to Bai Fifth Brother to eat, Bai Fifth Brother actually ignored me for the perch banquet in Songjiang Mansion, it was too much!"

Wang Wei: "......"

His hair was dizzy, his body was weak, and he suddenly wanted to jump into the pool to sober up.

But he didn't faint, he could only watch the koi's mouth open and close, and his voice complained delicately and softly.

He never believed in ghosts and gods, but he didn't expect that once he went to Beijing to take the exam, he actually forced himself to never dare to disbelieve these things in the future.

Just when Wang Wei thought that he could see those strange things and maybe he was going to die, he heard a classmate outside exclaiming: "Baofutai!" ”

He probed over, and saw that Bao Futai of Kaifeng Mansion came in person, and was talking to the students in a particularly kind manner, perhaps sensing his sight, Bao Futai turned his head and glanced at it, and actually explained a few words, and walked over with a very dignified woman beside him.

Wang Weiden was nervous, and he didn't know why his head was hot, so he reached out and grabbed the coat on the chair and covered the koi.

"Poof."

The woman smiled from afar, and Wang Wei was even more nervous with a smile.

The two of them got closer and closer, Wang Wei racked his brains to think about how to keep the koi from being discovered by others, what if he was killed as a bad monster, I heard that Bao Qingtian was very powerful......

Before he could come up with anything, the koi fish jumped over and landed on the woman's shoulder: "Fang Ruohua, good master, Qi Ziqian said that he couldn't marry me as a daughter-in-law, Fifth Brother Bai obviously said that he liked our carp the most, but he ran away for the perch, it can be seen that he is also a flower, and no one wants it!" ”

Wang Wei: "......"

Fang Ruohua stretched out his hand to hold the fish and comforted her: "You are still an adult, besides, I don't want to find a beautiful scale, and I will introduce you to a dragon in a few days." ”

The koi flicked its tail very contentedly and hummed.

Fang Ruohua breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and smiled at Wang Wei: "You can come to the Hades banquet, it's fate, wait for next month, and then ask the Hades to let Yi Yin and Di Ya come up to hold a small banquet, and when you are free, you will come back to eat." ”

Wang Wei: "......"

After sending away Baofutai, he wiped his sweat, sat for a long time before relieving his breath, slowly walked to the table, took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, splashed ink, and painted a "Banquet of the King of Hades".

Everything in the 'dream' is clearly visible, and this is the best painting he has painted in the past ten years of studying and painting.

A thousand years later

Kaifeng Land Temple has experienced countless floods, fires, and military disasters, and it has not fallen, but it is much older.

The Feast of Hades is on display at the National Museum, and it is said that many researchers at the Land Temple rebuilt the statue of the land god based on it, and the statue was visited by countless visitors on the day it was built.