The years when I was Captain Jin

Chapter 242 The Truth Comes Out
I couldn't help feeling tense, and said to Fatty and Wang Yuanchao, "This guy wants to cut off our ears?"

The fat man immediately blushed with anger and his neck was thick: "Grandma, it's fine to go out for a big meal without the fat man, and now I want to cut off the fat man's ears, see if I don't tear this bastard!"

After talking about the fat man, he rushed out. I also want to know what the lazy man meant by trading his ears for a big meal?He didn't go to stop the fat man.

The fat man weighed more than 200 kilograms, like a hill, suddenly appeared in front of the lazy man in the middle of the night, frightened the lazy man into a daze, threw away the butcher's knife and ran away.

But how could he outrun Fatty?
As soon as the fat man stretched out his hand, he lifted the lazy man up, and when he went up, he slapped the lazy man's face twice, which made Lai Han's face swollen.

"Don't you fucking want to trade Fatty's ears for a big meal? Why are you running?"

"Grand...Master, please spare me!" The lazy man was almost speechless, his crotch was wet, he was obviously scared to pee, but he was slapped twice by the fat man.

"Why, you don't want to cut off the fat man's ears now?" The fat man laughed a little angrily.

I saw that Lai Han was thin and weak, and he was not a match for the fat man at all. If the fat man slapped him hard, he might die.He hurriedly stopped the fat man, smiled and said to the lazy man, "It's okay to spare your life, but you must tell the truth!"

"I said, I said."

"Okay, first question, why do you sharpen your knife in the middle of the night?"

Hearing my words, Lai Han suddenly looked embarrassed, and he stammered: "I...I..."

"Are you fucking trying to kill us?" the fat man shouted.

"No, no!" The lazy man waved his hands again and again: "Even if you lend me ten guts, I won't dare to kill anyone."

"The knives are so sharp that they dare not kill people." The fat man picked up the butcher's knife on the ground, weighed it in his hand and said.

"I... I just want to change to a big meal."

I saw that although the lazy man was trying his best to avoid the fat man's ferocious gaze because of fear, but there was no cunning in his eyes, I knew that the lazy man was telling the truth.

He asked the fat man to step aside, and then patted the lazy man on the shoulder with a smile: "How do you change the big meal? Could it be that you use human ears to change it?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Lai Han nodded again and again: "You are people from outside, so naturally you don't understand the rules of our village. Do you know why our village is called Zuoer Village? It's because the food made by Stove Lord is so delicious. , I can’t walk even after smelling it. One bite is better than a living god. It’s the best delicacy in the world. But such a good meal can’t be eaten in vain. You have to cut off your right ear and exchange it with the Stove Lord. For us to eat, all these years, in order to taste the big meal made by the Stove Lord, the whole village almost cut off their ears, and gradually it became the so-called Zuoer Village."

I turned around and looked at Fatty Wang Yuanchao, and asked suspiciously, "Is the big meal really that delicious?"

"Of course, not only the villagers of our Zuo'er Village, but even people from big cities have fallen in love with Lord Stove Lord's feast! In the past few decades, several groups of people have come to Zuo'er Village, including armed police soldiers , There are old professors and scientists, do you know why they don’t go back after they come? It’s not because we force them to stay, but because they don’t want to leave, just to have a big meal from the Stove Lord ..." the lazy man said triumphantly.

"Hey, this is a rare thing." The fat man became interested.

Wang Yuanchao and I were also a little confused. Logically speaking, it is understandable that the villagers like some big meals. After all, the villagers only eat steamed buns and pickles all their lives. They have never eaten any delicacies from mountains and seas.

But those old professors and scientists, why haven't they eaten big fish and meat in the city?How could it be possible to stay in a village for decades and refuse to leave because of some big meal?This is too strange.

"There are many rarer things. The Stove Lord's feast is indescribable. Only when you taste it yourself, you will know how delicious it is. After eating the feast, you will be like a fairy sitting on a cloud, and your whole body will be comfortable. Now, look back at the rice and steamed buns made at home, is that something people eat? Bah, pigs don’t even eat it.” Lai Han spat in disdain.

"Okay, now to answer my second question, where does your village exchange meals with Lord Stove every time?" I thought for a while and asked.

My question seemed to involve some kind of secret. At first the lazy man was unwilling to answer at all. He was beaten and frightened by the fat man, so he lowered his voice and said, "It's in the ruined temple on the back mountain."

"Temple, what temple?"

"The Temple of the Stove Lord!" The Lazy God said mysteriously, for fear of being heard by other people in the village.

I nodded slightly. In ancient China, the Stove Lord was one of the common gods, who was in charge of eating and drinking. Almost every household’s kitchen would enshrine a Stove Lord to bless the whole family with enough food.

Even some modern five-star hotels would regard the Stove Lord as the God of Cookery, offering three sticks of incense every day. They believed that this would make their hotel's business flourish and their dishes more delicious.

But throughout the 5000 years of history, the Stove Lord is a kind old god who only wants to let the people have enough food and clothing, and never asks for anything in return.How could the villagers cut off their ears in exchange for some big meal?
How could such a bloody and cruel method be done by a god? It was clearly caused by monsters!
As soon as the Stove Lord was mentioned, the lazy man fell into the gluttonous disease again: "If there is no Stove Lord, how can we country people eat food that even the emperor can't eat? Tsk tsk."

As he spoke, the saliva from the corner of the lazy man's mouth dripped down.

"I have been living for so many years, and this is the first time I have eaten such a delicious thing. This is all thanks to the great kindness of the Stove Lord! It is a pity that I only have two ears, otherwise I would have to eat a big meal every day. I can't get enough of it."

I couldn't hide the doubts in my heart anymore, so I turned around and asked Wang Yuanchao and Fatty: "You two are well-informed, have you ever heard that Stove Lord likes people's ears?"

Both of them shook their heads, indicating that they hadn't heard of it.

The fat man even said: "Why does the Stove Lord want so many ears? Eat it cold and crispy?"

"Then what is he talking about." I pointed to the lazy man and said.

"Ding Dong, if you want to know what's going on, let's go to the Kitchen God Temple in the back mountain." Wang Yuanchao said.

When the lazy man heard that the three of us were going to the Kitchen God Temple, he immediately shook his head like a rattle.

The fat man grabbed his collar angrily, and cursed: "Damn! Didn't you just want to trade our ears for a feast with the Stove Lord? Why don't you dare to go now?"

"No, no." Lai Han repeatedly begged for mercy, "I can't go at this time."

"When can I go?" I asked.

"It has to be after the sun goes down."

"Is there anything wrong with this?" I looked at the lazy man without blinking and said.

"Our Stove Lord has a big air. He only shows up after the sun goes down, and he likes to listen to operas. The whole village must go to set up a stage to sing dirty operas and donate bloody ears, so that he will show up." The lazy man Tell the truth.

Hearing this, I finally understood why all the men, women and children in the village had red lips. It turned out that they did not remove their makeup after singing opera.

Fatty Wang Yuanchao and I have made an agreement right now. After today's dusk, we will take the lazy man up the mountain together to see the true face of the Stove Lord!

(End of this chapter)