Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

The Jia family's house was immediately filled with a nauseating sour smell.

Yi Zhonghai's stomach was churning, and from Jia Zhangshi's expression, he felt that his guess was correct.

He never imagined that Jia Zhangshi could be so vicious; it was terrifying.

Jia Zhangshi was baffled. What was going on?

When did I dig up Lao Jia's grave?

Seeing that his son and daughter-in-law were vomiting badly, he quickly explained:

"Old Yi, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly do such a thing!"

"Um?"

Jia Dongxu and the others came to their senses and looked at Jia Zhangshi.

"Didn't you just say you ate my Brother Jia?"

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

Yi Zhonghai was a little angry.

Madam Jia realized that her behavior had caused them to misunderstand, so she quickly explained:

"Last night I offered incense to Lao Jia, hoping he would turn into a little animal or something and come back to see his son's wedding, to make him happy!"

"But who would have thought that Lao Jia would turn into a snake and get caught by Sha Zhu?"

"I drank a bit too much at noon and forgot to ask Sha Zhu for some, so he slaughtered it, stewed it into soup, and brought it over."

At this point, Madam Jia started crying again:

"Old Jia, I'm so sorry, how could I have eaten you up? Waaaaah..."

Jia Dongxu and Tong Jie felt a little better after hearing this. As long as their mother didn't dig up their graves and cut off their flesh, they could accept it.

But the feudal superstition ingrained in his bones was unforgettable; Jia Dongxu looked terrified, thinking:

"I fucking ate my own dad?!"

Thinking of this, Jia Dongxu still felt his stomach churning, and his throat tightened, so he quickly covered it.

But it's better to guide than to block, and the juice spilled out from between his hands.

The young couple leaned against the wall in the room and vomited repeatedly until they even vomited bile.

Yi Zhonghai had a terrible toothache; what the hell was going on...?

The neighbors outside were also surprised when they heard Jia Zhangshi's words.

They had heard plenty of such things, and they were all feudal dregs.

But they still believed to some extent.

Li Jiuzhou's expression was incredibly interesting when he heard this, and he turned to look at Sha Zhu.

At this moment, Sha Zhu's face was pale, and his calves were cramping; he was scared too...

If this is true, then he personally killed Old Jia!

Will he come back to see him tonight...?

Li Jiuzhou's lips curled into a smirk as he smiled:

"So you're scared now, kid?"

Sha Zhu forced a smile:

"Brother, what should I do? Can I sleep in your room tonight? I'm scared..."

Li Jiuzhou deliberately teased him:

"Look at you, so cowardly. You're afraid of the weak. You've already killed him once, what are you afraid of now? If Old Jia comes looking for you tonight, I'll beat him up again."

"We cooks are practically butchers; we have countless wronged souls in our hands, and our killing intent is incredibly strong. Ordinary wandering ghosts can't get close to us!"

"Don't be afraid, just go for it!"

Sha Zhu felt a little better after hearing his senior brother's words.

Yi Zhonghai had no other choice but to ask his wife to come and help the Jia family tidy up.

The neighbors dispersed, went back inside, and closed their doors tightly, even using large items to prop them up, in case something happened at night.

After the Jia family cleaned the house, Jia Zhangshi brought out Old Jia's memorial tablet, and the whole family offered incense.

Jia Zhangshi talked on and on, basically telling Old Jia not to worry about them and not to cause them any trouble. She told him to go find Sha Zhu instead.

He's the one who killed you and made you into soup, so you can't blame her...

With all this commotion, Jia Dongxu and his wife can forget about their wedding night. They're definitely not in the mood for it!

The lights in the Jia family's courtyard were on all night; in fact, the lights in the entire courtyard were on.

Aside from Li Jiuzhou's house, he didn't believe in superstitions at all and slept soundly...

Jia Zhangshi's explanation, coupled with the fact that the snake happened to appear at Jia Dongxu's wedding, all contributed to the situation.

This is indeed strange when you add it all up, but it could also be a coincidence.

Sha Zhu didn't sleep all night. There was a pig-slaughtering knife on his bedside table. He Yushui was scared and ran to his room to sleep.

A night passed, and most of the residents of No. 95 Courtyard were listless, also frightened.

That's incredibly weird.

As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast; the news of the Jia family's affair spread throughout the entire Nanluoguxiang area in no time.

The more it was spread, the more exciting it became, causing widespread panic among the residents of the compound for several days.

Such a big matter naturally alarmed the Military Control Commission, which immediately took action.

They spread the message throughout Nanluoguxiang that this is feudal superstition, and that people should neither believe nor listen to it.

They also went to the Jia family and told them not to panic, that it was all fake and not to believe it.

Jia Zhangshi was skeptical, but the younger generation was more receptive, and Jia Dongxu and his wife quickly returned to normal.

After a few days, nothing serious happened and the hospital returned to normal.

Jia Dongxu took three days off for his wedding, and on his first day back at work, a coworker asked him:

"Dongxu, I heard you ate your father?"

When this was asked, the nearby workers all gathered around; they were interested in this matter.

The news has been circulating throughout the factory for the past few days. Some people have gone to ask Yi Zhonghai, but he's tight-lipped and won't say anything.

Having finally waited for Jia Dongxu to come to work, they were already bursting with curiosity.

Jia Dongxu knew his family had become famous, but being newly married, he wouldn't hold it against his coworkers.

He laughed and said:

"That's not true. The comrades from the Military Control Commission all said that this is feudal dross, and we don't believe in it."

"It's all a coincidence. Look at me, I'm perfectly fine."

The workers around Jia Dongxu nodded in agreement upon hearing his explanation, and encouraged him not to take it to heart.

Yi Zhonghai nodded frequently from the side; he was quite satisfied with his apprentice's performance.

Although the matter was strange, nothing serious happened; it was just that Jia Zhangshi was scaring herself.

Sha Zhu was only a little scared on the first day, but he didn't take it to heart afterward.

I got a scolding from my boss and my own father when I went to work.

Of course, I also told him not to act on his own in the future if he encountered this situation again.

Why did you stab me so quickly?

This is a perfect example of good intentions gone wrong.

Let the family handle it themselves; how they handle it is their business. Just do your job well.

At that moment, Sha Zhu muttered, "What if the Jia family takes the snake home?"

"Is it customary to bring a snake to the table for a family reunion dinner?"

The people in the kitchen laughed so hard their stomachs hurt when they heard Sha Zhu say that.

Li Jiuzhou burst out laughing.

Li Tielong and He Daqing were so angry that they almost chopped him with knives!

How the hell would we know if Jia Zhangshi would bring snakes to the table for a meal?

Maybe he'll even bring Lao Jia (the snake) to bed with him, and have another get-together with Lao Jia, you son of a bitch!

Just thinking about Li Tielong and He Daqing sends chills down my spine...

They were all people living through war, and they had heard a lot of messy and bizarre stories, including some terrifying ones.

But you can't believe it if it hasn't happened to them, because it doesn't make sense...

It would have been fine if they had just exchanged a few words, but Sha Zhu was too talkative and got dragged out and beaten up by the two of them.

We have to punish him, otherwise he won't remember. Only when it hurts will he learn.

You can't learn something just by being taught it; you can learn a skill after being taught it only once!