Mantra

Chapter 26

From the moment Xian Hongye planted Gu, there was an insoluble question that has been surrounding me.

How did this little Jiu'er play Gu in Huaiyang cuisine without people noticing it?

Later, all the problems were concentrated in that small bowl of bird's nest soup, which made me feel even more incredible.

What is the concept of poisoning bird's nest soup?In my opinion, this is more difficult than reaching the sky.Because I really can't think of any way to cover up the stench of those venomous poisons, it's completely impossible...

To use an analogy, don’t talk about poisoning and poisoning, just put a drop of vinegar and a drop of oil in the bird’s nest soup, people can drink it differently, and even some sensitive people can make you vomit on the spot , let alone planting Gu.

Maybe someone will ask?Why am I so superstitious about the subjective illusion of taste?Is there no colorless and odorless poisonous Gu that can be used to harm people?
If someone asks this question, I can only tell him that he may have watched too much TV and novels. This kind of colorless and odorless poison, especially worms, did not exist at least in ancient times.

My old squad leader once told me that the best poison detector in a person is the tongue. Before the invention of modern poisons, people could use their tongues to ask whether a food is poisonous.

We often see similar plots on TV. Some people may think that the eunuchs and court ladies who try the food before the emperor's meal are purely defying the law.It can be regarded as the ancient "white mouse".But in fact, that's not the case at all, because people dare to do this business because they have mastered the skill of tongue to identify the special taste of poison.

After all, the onset of poison can be fast or slow, and not all poisonous things will kill on the spot, and some even take a year or two before onset.If you dared to let the "boss" eat it if you didn't attack it at that time, it would be too hasty.

Why can the human tongue taste bad?Or, why did the ancients think that there must be something wrong with food that tastes bad?The reason for this is that my old squad leader once told me in detail.

He told me that before modern times, people's productivity was not high, especially the technology of distillation and purification was poor.Therefore, the things produced are often very impure, and will inevitably be mixed with some other impurities, thus producing a special smell that is difficult to cover up.

Be it poison or Gu, both have similar shortcomings.Moreover, these substances all came from herbs, gold stones, poisonous insects, corruption and other foreign bodies in ancient times, and few of them were artificially synthesized.So the special "smell" mixed in it is stronger.Often rely on people's sense of smell, taste, and vision to distinguish the difference.

So at that time, in order to cover up the smell of poison and mold, people often put them in the dishes with heavy taste, and covered them layer by layer with pepper, salt and other strong taste.Baijiu, which can numb the sense of taste, is the first choice for poisoners.This is one of the reasons why the ancient highly poisonous "poison wine" has been popular for thousands of years, because it can cover up those miscellaneous smells.

The purpose of the old squad leader telling me these things is to explain the truth to me, let me have more experience, so that I will not be framed when I cook in the future, and at the same time remind me not to be greedy for cheap, eat and buy something that tastes bad, Even abnormal ingredients can harm customers and themselves.

But I didn't expect that after many years, his words would become a "imprisonment" that hindered my judgment.I almost misjudged the situation.

This is not because the old squad leader made a mistake, but because the real body of this kind of free food Gu... is not food at all, but a living thing!
Furthermore, this is the secret technique "living Gu" of heresy.

All my original questions were answered on the "egg" in my hand.

In Xiaojiu'er's private kitchen, I found a piece of white paper, and "beat" the egg on the white paper.

In an instant, the egg white flowed out.

"There's nothing...not right!" Wang Hou looked at the egg white, and suddenly changed the conversation: "What's in here? Why... there is no egg yolk!"

I sneered a little, and replied mockingly: "Of course there is no egg yolk... because this is not an egg, it is a snake egg!"

At this point, I raised my head, panted slightly, and said, "The real body of the white food Gu is this snake egg!"

At first, I also thought it was a basket of red-skinned eggs, but when I observed carefully, I suddenly discovered that these eggs were not quite the same as ordinary eggs.

Compared with ordinary eggs, this kind of egg is more oval and the egg skin is softer. The most important point is that I can't see the yolk at all under the light, but I can only see a vague shadow of the embryo.

All of this is in line with my understanding of snake eggs.

But when I began to suspect that they were snake eggs, I didn't even believe it myself, because after all, I couldn't think of any snake that could lay eggs that big.Now that I think about it, the only one that can produce eggs the size of eggs is the giant python.

But at that time, I couldn't help but think about one question, could it be that this little Jiuer...was changed by the snake spirit?
Just as I was thinking about it, Wang Hou suddenly pushed me and said, "You've been talking for a long time, where is the snake?"

I was stunned for a moment, then looked back at the pool of almost transparent egg whites. After thinking for a while, I picked up a writing brush from the desk, took some ink from the inkstone, and dripped it on the broken pieces. in the egg whites...

Two or three seconds later, a little finger-length snake embryo appeared in front of the three of us as the ink spread.

It was indeed a snake.

The snake has almost no color in general, only a tiny red spot and a little blood on the eyes and heart, like a wolfberry.

I finally understood why the blood bird's nest soup was used as a voodoo, and it was also paired with red wolfberry.

With a pale face, I explained according to my own thoughts: "Everything is right! Her Xiaojiu'er's white food Gu is this kind of transparent colorless snake. Mix this thing with the same transparent blood bird's nest, and the ghost will kill you." It can be seen. This snake egg is sweet and salty in nature, and a small snake has no taste...how could it be possible to eat it."

What a vicious woman like a snake!

While speaking, I slapped the table hard, trying to vent my frustration.And Wang Hou did it even harder!He swung his big hand, wanting to smash the poison that was still cruising in front of him to pieces.

But at this juncture, a leisurely voice came from the direction of the private kitchen door:
"Don't hurt my baby!"

That voice seemed to have magical powers, and it stopped my behavior and Wang Hou's irritability.

The two of us slowly raised our heads and looked at the speaker...

A faint woman quietly appeared at the door.

Pale dress, skin as pale as the dress, smile as pale as the skin...

In short, I couldn't find a trace of blood on that emaciated woman.Except for her almost ink-like hair.She is like a doll made out of white flour.

But all of this was within my expectation. The only thing that surprised me was that the girl's "false eyes" were just like the real ones.

If Fatty Bai hadn't reminded me that this woman is blind, I wouldn't believe she couldn't see at all.

It was so abnormal, especially the woman's extremely confident and beautiful smile between her big watery eyes.So much so that I couldn't help but guess, what did she have instead of eyes?
In this way, the four of us just looked at each other and fell into a brief silence.

At this time, it is no exaggeration to say that this woman who looks so beautiful and desolate, and this girl who is so weak that she seems to be broken with a finger, but Wang Hou and I, who are intimidated by just her aura, dare not act rashly.

But the most terrified of the three of us is her original master, Boss Bai.

At this time, Boss Bai is like a mouse that has seen a cat.He moved around and hid behind Wang Hou's body.At the same time, he kept telling the woman to make a detour: "Jiu'er, surrender! These are the mainland police, we have nowhere to run..."

At this time, Xiao Jiu'er showed a mocking smile.

She stared at the wretched Boss Bai with watery eyes and said, "I said earlier that you are too timid! You can't do anything big! Now that you've reached this point, you're all to blame."

What Xiao Jiuer said left me speechless at that time.

If in her eyes, Boss Bai is still timid, then I can only say that she is too perverted and her mind is too twisted.I have never seen such a guy in my life!

To be honest, at that moment, I sympathized with Boss Bai.

So, I rescued him and said: "Little girl, you Boss Bai is called seeing the situation clearly, how can you say that you are timid? I advise you to see the situation clearly, and cooperate with us quickly, and tell us the method to solve the white food Gu. fight for the government..."

Before I could finish speaking, Xiao Jiu Er suddenly stared at me with wide eyes and smiled slightly.

That kind of smile has the same effect as giving me two slaps!And I suddenly felt...I seem to have seen her little Jiu'er's smile before.

When I stopped talking, she suddenly said, "Do you still want to pretend to be a policeman?"

When I heard this, I was dumbfounded, thinking to myself, how can the one without eyes be more powerful than the one with eyes?At a glance, I can see that I am a fake.But fortunately, I am not an ordinary person. Even if I am found out, I have to continue to pretend to be green.

So, I made up my mind and said to the little Jiuer, "Well... I am naturally a policeman."

But at this time, Xiao Jiu'er unceremoniously pierced my layer of window paper, and gave me a big blow at that time!
She continued to smile and said to me: "Mr. Police, why do you smell like chopped green onion? Could it be that the police academy you graduated from...was Confucius Temple?"

Xiao Jiu'er's words hit my chest like a thunderbolt. At that time, a mouthful of old blood almost spewed out of my mouth.

Surprised, I even wondered if she was a person?
"You... how do you know I'm from the Confucius Temple?" I asked with sincere admiration in fear.

After all, few people know about this matter, and even Wang Hou, who has worked with me for many years, has no idea what a "Confucius Temple" is.

But Xiao Jiuer only answered me with an intriguing smile.

"I know everything about you, but..." Xiao Jiu'er said the words that made me despair, and at the same time moved her eyes to the direction of the fat man.

"You betrayed me?"

Xiao Jiu'er's simple four words made me choked up!
"Wang Hou!" I immediately ordered: "Protect Fatty Bai! Xiao Jiuer is going to kill..."

However, it was too late.

(End of this chapter)