Chapter 6: The Coffin Feast

I know that people who drink cold beer in the cold wind have to go to the toilet all the time, especially when he roars. Pen %fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info Although this kid has a lot of alcohol, he walks too much. As soon as he drinks a cold beer, it is equivalent to starting the "laundry" mode, and the urine will definitely be endless.

So when he was in the army, we gave him a nickname, "Washing Machine"!

And what I was waiting for was the vacancy for him to roar up to the toilet.

Sure enough, just after Wang roared five or six glasses of wine, the kid immediately couldn't hold it back, he stood up suddenly, made a mistake to his three friends, and then hurriedly walked to the toilet.

As soon as I saw Wang Roar leave his seat, I knew the time had come.

So, I took two sips of liquor, bumped my guts, and hurriedly took the sauce duck I had prepared in advance, and walked towards the three "hackers".

When I got to the table, I immediately put down the food in my hand. They didn't even dare to look at their faces, but lowered their heads as they retreated in the direction of the toilet.

Before I turned around, I glanced at the trouser legs of the three men, which were empty underneath...... They don't have feet!

But even so, I still pretended to be calm and said, "Three brothers, slow down!" I'm alone in the hotel today, so don't be too slow. The dishes are all sitting on the pot. I'll go to the toilet first, and then I'll entertain everyone. ”

As I spoke, regardless of the expressions on the three of them, I immediately went headlong into the bathroom, locking the doorknob from the inside.

In the toilet, I saw Wang Roar singing "Mountains and Flowing Water" there.

The boy was quite happy, he sang and flowed, completely unaware that he had one foot in the coffin.

"Stop singing!" I lowered my voice and said to the king, "Your three friends almost killed you!" Do you know? ”

"Lao Tian, what nonsense are you talking about!" Wang Yan didn't seem to hear the sense of crisis in my speech, and he refuted me: "These friends of mine, who are also brothers who play with pee, are now business partners. What did they do to me, last week, we were doing sports car business together. ”

I waved my hand, motioned for him to keep his voice down, and said, "Brother, so be it...... I'll tell you something, and when you're done, you'll know how close you are to death, won't you? ”

Wang Yan looked at my serious attitude, and couldn't help but become serious, he nodded, and agreed.

I stuck out my finger and asked one by one, "Do you know what the eight dishes they ordered for you came from?" ”

"Isn't it just eight meat dishes! What can it be......" Wang Roar replied casually.

I put my mouth to Wang Yao's ear and told him word by word: "These eight dishes together are called 'coffin feast'." In the old society, it was specially given to people who were dying. ”

"What? For the dying?! When Wang Yao heard my words, his eyes suddenly widened a lot.

Subsequently, I briefly told him about the knowledge in these "eight dishes".

Speaking of which, the knowledge in this coffin banquet was told to me by the old squad leader.

In the second year of my cooking studies, the old squad leader told me that a cook can talk about anything in the army, but once he arrives in the locality, he must understand the "rules" of joy and sorrow in the chef's business. Otherwise, if you serve the wrong dish, you will be beaten.

Of course, the rules he told me were not complicated, that is, folk taboos such as "dog meat can't be eaten at a big banquet, and pregnant can't eat rabbit meat". These things will be listened to a few more times.

And what I call the "coffin feast" is the darkest and deadliest of these taboos.

When talking about this, the old squad leader also specially emphasized that unless you want to curse a person to death, otherwise, don't let these eight dishes get together.

At the beginning, the old squad leader told me that in ancient times, the eight dishes of "roast goose, duck with sauce, roast chicken, white meat with rice wine, braised pork knuckle, beef tongue, steamed carp and small rape" were called "coffin feast", which was a menu specially prepared for death row prisoners who had beheaded and "went out on a red errand".

Because in ancient China, there has always been a tradition of letting death row prisoners eat enough to go on the road. At that time, although the productivity was not high, as long as the conditions permitted, they would try their best to satisfy the appetite of the death row prisoners and let them be a full ghost.

The reason for doing this, in superstitious terms, is to give them the strength to go on the road, so that they can be reincarnated early, and by the way, they will have less resentment, and they will not come back to trouble the executioner.

The last meal of this death row prisoner is called "coffin rice" or "severed head meal".

At first, there were many types of "decapitated rice", but at the end of the Song Dynasty, the dishes and contents of the decapitated rice were fixed by Song Ci, a famous forensic scientist in China, and it was used until the Republic of China.

According to the rules of the time, if the prisoner did not specifically request it, the menu would always choose one of the seven meat dishes in the "coffin feast", and then serve it with the last vegetarian dish, "small rape", and three bowls of rice or noodles, and give it to the death row inmate.

Therefore, the old squad leader instructed me to say that because these eight dishes are so famous, for more than a thousand years, I don't know how many knives have been sent away. So much so that they have become some kind of symbol, and even the most terrible refinement in the kitchen, which can be regarded as the golden rule of the chef world, which cannot be violated.

Chefs who are a little more particular know that these eight dishes can't all be bumped together, otherwise, the coffin dish will become a coffin feast! The guests who ate the coffin feast were haunted by perineum, and they encountered ghosts and evil spirits.

Back then, after listening to the taboo talked about by the old squad leader, I said one more sentence: "What if these eight dishes happen to be served together?" ”

The old squad leader was slightly stunned, and then told me: "If these eight dishes are not intentional, they will definitely not be able to get together." Because the cooks of each faction know more or less the taboos in it. However, once they come together by chance, according to superstition, there is only one explanation...... The people who ordered the food were the first seven dead ghosts, and they came back to hook the soul. ”

...... At first, I didn't take it seriously, but what I didn't expect was that just over two years later, I would encounter this kind of coffin meal for the first time.

After my reminder, Wang He seemed to realize the strangeness of this.

But I didn't have time for Wang Roar to realize himself, so I told Wang Roar directly: "Wang Roar, think about it, this big night, they don't sit at the table and don't marry, why do they wear such neat suits?" Besides, I just saw three of your friends, and they don't seem to have any feet! You and I are both locals, according to our old superstitions..... Something like a man, but without feet! You know it in your own heart! ”

"Ghosts! Ghost! Wang Ye stammered, his eyes were slowly filled with fear and doubt.

I nodded. To be honest, I also hoped it was a prank by his friend, but sadly, it was true.

Then, he motioned to Wang Yao not to panic, and asked him to try to recall the recent whereabouts of his three partners.

From this, I wanted to determine the purpose of these ghosts, and their true nature.

Wang Yao thought for a moment and told me that the last time he saw his friend was seven days ago.

At that time, the transport team founded by the four of them took over a business. It is necessary to transport a batch of chemical raw materials from our county to Tianjin. It was a big deal, and the four of them were supposed to go with the car just to be on the safe side. But unexpectedly, Wang Roar's father suddenly had a heart attack, and in desperation, Wang Roar had to let the remaining three brothers set off with the car.

But what he didn't expect was that as soon as his partner set off, there was no news. For seven days, I couldn't even get through the phone, as if the world had evaporated.

Wang Roar was very depressed about their disappearance for a while, worried that they had escaped with the final payment, and worried about their personal safety, and even called the police.

However, just this evening, three of his friends suddenly called, saying that the truck had an accident on the road and was delayed for several days. But fortunately, there is no big problem, the three of them have just delivered the goods back to their hometown, and they can bring the balance back tonight. also asked Wang Roar to have dinner with him, and reported the business situation by the way.

In this way, Wang Roar came to my restaurant by mistake and ate the "coffin feast".

After listening to the king's words, I was stunned.

Immediately afterward, I grabbed Wang Yao's body and shouted at him:

"The king roars! The king roared! Are you stupid! Don't you want to think about it? From our county to Tianjin, it is only a day's journey back and forth! How could they get out of the car and not come back for seven days! There's only one explanation for this, your friend died on the way! Today is the first seven, and the one who comes back to drink with you is their soul! ”

My words woke up Wang Roar who was in a deep situation like a thunderbolt.

"I remembered it all! They're dead! It's really a ghost...... Hell, what are they looking for me for? I, I don't owe them! Wang Roar was suddenly stimulated by this, and immediately felt a little overwhelmed. He stretched out his big hand and pressed my shoulders as he babbled inquiring.

But just when Wang Yao wanted to continue shouting, the light in our toilet suddenly flickered a few times.

Immediately afterward, I saw that behind Wang Roar, a bloody hand with white bones was quietly hanging on his shoulder.

I was stunned.