The world of Taoism

Chapter 90 Customs and Weirdness
"The gravy is sweet and delicious. It doesn't need to be fried or cooked. You just need to dip it in some oysters (Nian Chi Hai) and you can eat it." Zhang Xu said, drooling.

Meat sprouts are not unique to this restaurant. Basically, there are restaurants that do this in Qingyuan County.

During the holidays, there will be a bunch of people gathering around to eat "meat sprouts".

Zhou Xuan walked in front of the restaurant, and the others did not dare to stop them when they saw a few people in official uniforms.

Zhou Xuan walked up to the waiter and asked, "How many copies can you sell in a day?"

Looking at the wriggling maggots, Zhou Xuan couldn't help but feel nauseous.

The maggots were fat and densely packed together, giving people a very uncomfortable feeling.

"Not very clear, but there should be thousands of copies." The waiter replied respectfully.

Those who dare to carry a knife on the street are either outlaws or government officials. Obviously, this person in front of him belongs to the government.

Zhou Xuan's fingers were dipped in a bit of black sauce, which seemed to be meat sauce, with a strong earthy smell.

"what is this?"

"Nianchihai (蚳醢), a kind of meat sauce made from ant eggs, smells bad and tastes delicious. I have a pot at home too. If adults are interested, I'll send someone to it later." Zhang Xu laughed. .

The murder case is important, but there is no rush.

The key is to please the big man in front of him.

"No need." Zhou Xuan shook his head.

Speaking of gnats, Zhou Xuan had some impressions.

This meat can be traced back to the Shang Dynasty, and it was used by the court. The court even had a special person in charge of making this meat sauce for the king.

I didn't expect this small county town to have such a custom.

There's really nothing weird about this thing, it just looks a little disgusting.

What really caught Zhou Xuan's attention was not this, but this restaurant.

When Zhou Xuan passed by this restaurant, he felt a longing in his heart, wanting to go in and drink.

"Did you also want to go in for a drink just now?" Zhou Xuan looked at He Yingning.

"It does feel like this." He Yingning said after thinking for a while.

"Are adults going in to drink?".Zhang Xu asked.

"No need!" Zhou Xuan turned to look at Zhang Xu, "Seal this store."

"What?" Zhang Xu's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it.

Zhou Xuan confirmed that Zhang Xu called people to surround Zhenxiu Pavilion.

For a while, the onlookers were discussing, and after more government servants arrived, this group of people also fell silent.

Under the sticks, the crowd dispersed and the streets were empty.

After a while, a fat man in Chinese clothes came over with his men.

The fat man was out of breath, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said with a flattering smile, "My lord? I don't know what offended you?"

Just as he was talking, the fat man secretly stuffed a bank note.

Zhou Xuan waved his hand, ignored the fat man at all, and directly led people in to search.

"My lord! The younger one is from the Yuan family, you should think twice..." The fat man said with a smile, and there was a hint of threat in his tone.

Hearing that it was the Yuan family, Zhang Xu and the others stopped immediately.

The Yuan family is well-known in this area.

It involves a wide range of fields, several gangs are attached, and the official power is also very strong. Some of the family members serve in the army.

"Yuan Family? The Yuan Family is what I'm looking for." Zhou Xuan said with a smile.

Ever since he offended Yuan Qin, Zhou Xuan felt uneasy.

After all, this person has a character of vengeance, and he will definitely make trouble for himself.

There is no movement now, which makes Zhou Xuan's heart beat a little.

Zhou Xuan couldn't kill people directly at the door, so it would give them an excuse instead.

Try it now and see what happens.

A group of people poured into the restaurant, driving away the guests.

Suddenly the whole restaurant was empty.

Zhou Xuan walked in front of a large wine jar, and immediately realized the situation.

There was a five-color sachet inside, and when the sachet was taken out, there was a five-inch-long wooden figurine inside.

A smell of wine rushed over his face, and the desire to drink in Zhou Xuan's heart became stronger.

"What is this? Don't tell me it's just a decoration?" Zhou Xuan's intuition told Zhou Xuan that this thing might be the key to the murder.

"It must have been thrown in by some child who was playful..." The fat man wiped the cold sweat from his head.

The wooden figurine is wearing a multicolored fairy clothes, with the word "recruited" on it.

After some pressing, Fatty finally recruited him.

It turns out that this is the recipe for such a good business at Zhenxie Pavilion.

This is a spell called "The Law of Recruiting People to Sell Wine".

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, at noon on Bingwu Day in May, and on the seventh day of July.

Take a piece of wood from someone who was on fire, and carve it into an inch-long wooden boy on Bingxu day, put it in colorful clothes, put it in a crimson bag, boil it dry in a floating wine bottle, and invite people to drink.

Relying on this spell, Zhenxiu Pavilion's business is so prosperous.

"I see."

Zhou Xuan and He Yingning searched afterward, but they couldn't find any trace of the practitioner.

This spell was passed down from Fatty's ancestors, and he found it at home three months ago, so he tried it out, and it turned out to be miraculously effective.

"The Zhenxiu Pavilion will be closed for a period of time, and sales of alcohol and meat buds are not allowed." Zhou Xuan probably found out the source of the matter.

That's the spell.

This kind of magic is a trick, a traditional folk magic, and it can be used when certain conditions are met.

Users are often not practitioners, but ordinary people.

You must know that practicing spells generally has a price, and the price may correspond to other people.

The murderer drank the wine here and ate the granulation, which made his mind a little trance, so the murder was caused.

Zhou Xuan discovered that the way the deceased died was somewhat similar to that of a granulated pig.

It should be influenced by this peculiar folk custom.

If it is not stopped, I am afraid it will spread like a plague.

"Try to prohibit others from eating meat sprouts in the future."

"It's a custom, and I'm afraid it's hard to stop it." Zhang Xu looked troubled.

"It's very simple, find an old doctor, and say that granulation will cause Yang Wei (homophonic), not to give birth to a boy, the child will die early, and the old man will have a stroke." Zhou Xuan said.

As long as the first two points are believed, then this thing basically won't live long.

The reason why Zhou Xuan banned these things actually had deep-seated reasons.

Demons and ghosts.

A demon is a ghost, a ghost; a demon is a demon of the heart and the outside, and sometimes refers to evil cultivators;

Needless to say ghosts;

"Strange" is extremely rare, and it doesn't refer to ghosts, but weirdness.

Weirdness generally has no real object, and there is no distinction between realms, so it is difficult to figure out.

The way of killing is very strange, and there is no trace to be found.

According to Jing Tiansi's materials, weirdness is generally related to strange folk customs.

Many peculiar folk customs actually originated from ancient sacrifices, and after time passed, they became a kind of custom.

These customs are often very strange,

Actuated by certain conditions, weirdness will be born.

The sudden death in a nearby town a hundred years ago was due to...

As a result, the more I was afraid of something, the whole town was full of baby girls that year.

It snowed heavily that year.

In every household, the baby girl frozen like a log forms a strange contrast with the festive couplets and lanterns.

That winter, the whole town did not wake up from sleep.

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