Seeing that Lao Du was tired enough, he didn't want to ask much for a while, so he called Sun Lu to the kitchen to get food.

In the evening, the steaming iron pot fish came in, set it on the briquette stove, and the old man who was napping in the chair smelled the fragrance and became refreshed.

Pan Ying vomited twice a day, her stomach was already deflated, and when she saw that everything was ready, she smiled at Lao Jun and Lao Du, picked up her chopsticks and wanted to pick up the fish.

"Wait a minute!"

Lao Du glared, snatched her chopsticks with his hand, but poured the cup in front of her full of wine.

Pan Ying had a bitter face: "Uncle, let me pad it first, otherwise I really won't be able to drink it." ”

"Who said this wine was for you?" Lao Du glared at her again, "This glass of wine is for you to give to your father-in-law." ”

Pan Ying's eyes rolled, and she hurriedly picked up the wine glass and held it in front of him with a smile on her face: "Uncle, thank you for saving my life, you will be my uncle in the future." ”

Seeing her hippie smile, Lao Du couldn't help but be amused, but he waved his hand, "Silly girl, you call me uncle, shouldn't I help my own children?" This wine is not for you to honor me, but to it. ”

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to the iron pot on the stove.

The corners of Pan Ying's mouth twitched, scratched her head and asked, "What do you mean...... Let me salute this fish? ”

Seeing Lao Du nodding with a smile, although Pan Ying looked confused, she still pretended to hold the wine glass and shook it at the iron pot, and after muttering some incoherent words of thanks, she looked at Lao Du and poured the wine in the cup into the pot.

Seeing that Lao Du poured her another glass of wine, Sun Lu finally couldn't help it, and said carefully: "Uncle Du, just toast a glass when it means to do it." ”

Then he turned his head and whispered to me: "It's good to put less liquor to improve the taste, but if you put too much, this fish won't taste good." ”

Although Lao Du was old, his ears were very bright, and he obviously heard his muttering, glanced at him, and said, "Who said that this wine is for fish, it is all stewed, and the wine is poured into the pot, isn't that a waste?" ”

Sun Lu and I couldn't cry or laugh, and Pan Ying's expression was even more funny.

Lao Du took her wine glass, drank it all, wiped his mouth and said, "This glass of wine is for you stupid girl to worship the immortals." ”

After speaking, he picked up his chopsticks and beckoned us to go.

Although Lin's house is simple, a bunch of people are talking and laughing around the iron pot, and the food is in full swing.

Pan Ying devoured for a while, saw that the two elders were drinking, looked at me, and finally couldn't help asking, "Uncle Du, what did you make of the dumplings you gave me earlier?" ”

When Sun Lu and I heard this, we both tightened our mouths. In the kitchen just now, we found out that the fish had been killed, but the death was quite 'tragic'. The 'dumplings' fed to Pan Ying were full of fishy smell, most of which were related to the missing parts of the fish.

Sure enough, after Lao Du took another sip of wine, he smacked his lips and said: "Eight inches of fish bones are mashed, mixed with fish eyes, fish skin, plus fish blood, fish swim bladder and a small amount of fish gall bladder......"

Before he could finish speaking, Pan Ying rolled her eyes. Fortunately, she also had a big heart, so she didn't vomit again.

Sun Lu was interested, and said, "Uncle Du, you are really a god, you can pluck the hair of a ghost with just one fish." ”

"Silly boy, how can it be as simple as you think." Lao Du pointed at Pan Ying with chopsticks, "It's this kid who is blessed with a great life and a great creation, and he just happened to come to us, and it happened that I bought a big fish and came back, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to see that she was scum." ”

Listening to him, Sun Lu and I became even more curious.

Lao Du was also drunk at this time, so he said to us: "If there are other things, my old eyes may still be able to see it, but this ghost is the most deceitful, not to mention that I have already quit the incense hall and quit, even when I am young, I may not be able to see the clues." ”

"Then how did you find out that I was being ghosted...... Have I become a ghost? Pan Ying asked.

"This fathead fish told me."

Lao Du pointed to the half-eaten fish in the pot, and said: "As the saying goes, one thing is one thing, although the ghost is cunning, this big fish with eight inches of bones is its nemesis." ”

He suddenly turned to me and said, "Look at how cold it is outside, and no matter how fresh the fish is brought back from the town, it must not freeze to death?" When you take the fish off the tricycle, it's still alive. ”

I looked back and thought, no. It must be at least minus three or four degrees outside, but when I took the fish out of the car, the big fat head out of the water fluttered and gave me a blow with his tail.

Lao Du said that it sensed the existence of the ghost and vowed to expel the ghost, so he refused to die.

This time, even the old army couldn't bear it, and patted his leg again and again and said: "You old thing, don't sell it, tell me quickly, what's going on?" ”

Lao Du smiled and said to me: What you said earlier about ghosts is only half right, it is true that ghosts are controlled by Fu Xian, but the real ghosts are indeed ghosts.

The so-called ghost actually refers to the ghost who is enslaved by the tiger after being eaten by a tiger who has Taoism. The ghosts are of despicable character, the most deceitful of all, and they specialize in luring others to feed the tigers. The ghost died in the mountains, and he had to use the mountain stream to go out and deceive others. Therefore, ghosts mostly appear near rivers and rivers.

Although the oni are cunning, there are also people who specialize in dealing with them. Most of those people were in the Jinshi before they died, and they got errands after their deaths, and they specialized in governing the big rivers. The swimming fish in the rivers are like the shrimp and crabs in the sea that will be driven by the dragon king.

Because the messengers who ruled the rivers wore blue and white robes and dressed as scholars, they were called sailors.

As soon as a new ghost is added to the waters under its jurisdiction, the fish in the river will report to the Suitor, who will then send it down according to what happened to the ghost.

Sun Lu said in surprise: "Specializing in the management of rivers and rivers, isn't that the river god?" ”

Lao Du nodded: "That's what it means." How can the real gods have the time to take care of the affairs of mortals, and I often hear people say that when they see the manifestation of the river god, most of what they see is this water-clad showman. ”

He pointed to the fish in the pot that was almost finished, and said, "When I bought the fish, I found that this fish not only had an unusual light in its eyes, but also measured it with my hands, and its body length was just eight inches, except for the big head.

The body length is eight inches, which means that it is only eight buckets tall; The head is big and the eyes are sharp, revealing shrewdness...... This fat-headed fish baby is the existence that has been most deeply influenced by the sailor showman, once he finds the ghost, he will definitely do his best, even if he dies, he will expel the ghost.

So, as soon as I saw that the fish was still alive, I knew that there must be ghosts around me. The old soldier saw that he was with me, and he had a smelly and hard straight temper, and he would not provoke ghosts. ”

He turned to Sun Lu with one eye, and said with a smile: "Your kid ancestor is a butcher, right?" Hehe, ordinary ghosts and spirits don't dare to touch you. ”

He avoided me and said nothing, his eyes fell on Pan Ying, "It seems that you are the only one who has the worst spirit." ”

Pan Ying bowed her head and said 'um', "Who says it's not, I've been really carrying it a little lately, Lan Lan has become like that, and that bear thing is also ...... Alas......"

Lao Du took another sip of wine, suddenly raised his head and stared at me, and said word by word: "Before, the wolf skin vest I gave to that girl is still there?" ”