"It was approaching ten o'clock, and another guy in black clothes and cotton-padded jacket came in. He was also very tall and thin, but he was different from the one who came in first. This guy's face was paler. At first glance, the two of them It's a bit similar, but one face is black and the other is white. The one with the white face said, it's snowing heavily outside and it's very cold. Thirteen people in total came. Then, the one with the black face said, let's make another big pot. Hot and sour soup. After a while, these people had eaten and needed some soup to help digestion. I went into the kitchen and made hot and sour soup with Yoshiko. When I came out again, I was shocked. Guess what I saw? What happened?"
Su Fengfeng and I said in unison: "What did you see?"
"What I saw was that except for the two people with black faces and white faces who were steadily clinking glasses and drinking, all the food on the table had been swept away and all the food was eaten and wiped clean. Why am I so It must be a clean meal? That’s because the fish bones and chicken bones with spicy chicken are all left on the table. It’s so clean to eat! I really can’t figure it out. Yoshiko and I are in the kitchen It took only five or six minutes of busy work to finish three tables with twenty-nine dishes, all of which were eaten..."
Su Feng laughed wildly and teased: "Haha, it's not a big deal. They are all starving ghosts. It's just that these hungry ghosts can eat more than I thought."
"What? Starved to death." Li Dongdong said something in disbelief, and then continued: "I saw that the food was completely eaten, so I asked the black-faced guy, did they eat it? He told me the answer He said, "It's what they eat." They were all sitting at the table, and they praised your food for being delicious. I was really frightened and didn't dare to say anything. The white-faced guy said, "Don't be afraid, these guys are all here." They are hungry ghosts. Let them eat before they go down with us to report. After saying that, the white-faced man said hello, and the leather curtain of the door opened by itself. The door was opened, and we saw someone walking out, but It was snowing heavily, and I saw some snowflakes floating motionless in the air. After they all left, I stood outside the door and looked at them for a while. In an instant, they disappeared. When I came back, those The food was still intact on the plates and bowls, but when I went to eat it, there was no flavor, as if no condiments had been left out.”
After he finished speaking, I was almost full, so I took a napkin and wiped my mouth, and said: "It's normal that you can't see. All ghosts are spirits. People with naked eyes can't see them. You said snowflakes are floating in the sky?" In the air, it’s not actually the snowflakes falling on the spirit bodies of those starving ghosts. Those ghosts are spirit bodies, and those who can’t eat food will eat away the taste at most.”
Liu Huifang asked me again, "Xiao Xuzi, tell me, why did our family encounter such an evil thing?"
"Aunt Fang, don't think it's strange. The underworld is similar to our earthly world. The black-faced and white-faced people who came to your restaurant for dinner that day were actually the underworld's agents. They just wanted to take away the ghosts they captured that day. It just happened that These ghosts are all starving ghosts. They just passed by you for a quick meal. They have no ill intentions and will not affect you. Moreover, they really sent you money. The money they gave you that day was real money, not ghost coins, right? ?”
Liu Huifang nodded and answered yes.
"Then there's no problem. These two underworld agents are really here to take care of your business." I said.
"Then Xiao Xuzi, why has the food in our restaurant been bland or tasteless since then?"
"Because the starving ghost who stays at your house to eat has no physical body, but it can eat away the smell of your food. Whenever you make delicious meals, he will climb on the wooden beams to smell the food. Therefore, people who come to eat at your house either find it tasteless or bland. The hungry ghosts will eat away the taste."
Su Fengfeng asked her, "Auntie, have you heard any rustling sounds on the beams of your house?"
"Indeed, especially after those two people brought the starving ghost to eat. It was like a gentleman living in my restaurant. Originally, the business of our restaurant was very good, but the food in my restaurant Once the taste is wrong, the business will plummet."
I coughed, took a sip of water and said, "It is true that something went wrong that day. At the end of last year, a ghost from the underworld came to see my master. He said that after bringing a group of ghosts to the underworld, he found that one was missing. He asked my master Searching for it in the world of the sun. As a result, it has not been found. By chance, my senior brother and I came to your place for dinner and found it. I think it must be the lost ghost of Yin Zai. "
Li Dongdong looked at us in disbelief and asked, "Did you find that starving ghost? Where is it?"
"Here!" Su Kuangfeng pointed to the soul collecting tube in his hand.
Li Dongdong still didn't understand and asked: "That's strange, why didn't I see you catch it?"
I said, "There is nothing surprising about this. You and Aunt Fang are ordinary people. People with naked eyes cannot see these evil spirits without drinking the boundless water or wiping their eyes with pomelo leaves."
"Then what are you going to do with this starving ghost?" Li Dongdong asked again.
My answer was very official, "After we go back, we will ask the underworld to come up and hand over this starving ghost who slipped through the net to the underworld. After all, they are the law enforcers in the underworld, and we living people have no The power deals with ghosts with status.”
After listening to my answer, Li Dongdong had nothing to say, but Liu Huifang sighed.
"Hey, my Dongzi and I have worked hard for decades and have become accustomed to living off our restaurant. We managed to support our restaurant, but we got into trouble with eating. Is it impossible to make our restaurant as prosperous as before?"
After saying that, he glanced at Li Dongdong and cursed, "You damn thing, why did you let ghosts come to eat with us? Look at the ghost business you took on."
I added: "Actually, it's because you two are so stingy. Since you have noticed something abnormal on the cantilever of your restaurant, you should light a few sticks of incense and pay homage to it. This ghost is not only greedy but also greedy. I have no other hobbies. If you really sincerely worship it a few times, it will leave on its own."
Liu Huifang still sighed and said: "Hey, forget it, we have no money, so we can only accept our fate. Originally, I wanted to persist for a while and make good use of my restaurant. Today, you two are here. Come for dinner and take care of this starving guy for me, so I know what's going on. Forget it, I'll give up the lease on this shop tomorrow, it's really hard to do business!"
But I joked back: "Aunt Fang, why should you be discouraged? Your craftsmanship is very good. Besides, you and our Uncle Dong have worked in restaurants for most of our lives. You don't cook and sell food! You two are so good at it." What can you do?"
Seeing the helpless looks in their eyes, I said again: "Well, I want to ask you to do me a favor first!"
Liu Huifang asked: "What are you busy with?"
"I left home when I was seven years old and have never come back. Although our Tianshi Pavilion is not very far from the city. But, I really rarely come back. I thought I would go see him first this time. Meet my father and mother. Moreover, I have already received a marriage certificate, and I also have a wife. But I haven’t brought my wife to meet my parents yet. After I meet my parents, I will definitely have to put in dozens of On the table, Aunt Fang, your craftsmanship is so good, and our Uncle Dong is so diligent, you guys, take over the cooking for my wedding. By the way, you can also promote it to my relatives, maybe, our family This shop can come alive again, can’t it?”
After listening to my words, Liu Huifang smiled brightly and praised me for being smart. She also said that my father was lucky to have such a capable and smart baby like me, so she immediately agreed.
"Xiao Xuzi, you are really a smart kid. Thank you for thinking about your aunt. Don't worry. When you get married, tell your aunt. When the time comes, your uncle and I will stop working for a day and go to your wedding reception. , I promise to get this job done for you!"
Li Dongdong also echoed, "Your Aunt Fang is right. The wedding banquet is all between the two of us. You go back and bring it to your dad! Just say that he is welcome to come to our restaurant for a drink at any time."
I stood up, made an OK gesture to them both, and said, "I will definitely bring you the words. Let's go first!"
Su Fengfeng and I didn't make any further stop, we went straight out of the restaurant and hailed a taxi to go back to our Tianshi Pavilion. However, the driver refused to take us and said it was so late and we couldn't go down to the county.
At this time, the two of us realized that it was already after nine o'clock in the evening, so we asked the driver to take us to a nearby All Seasons Hotel.
When we arrived at the place, we each had a room, and without disturbing each other, we lay on the bed and dated Zhou Gong...
