do you see the horns on my head

Chapter 2 Braised Pork, Longwei Temple, Taxi

Ao Ze's room is on the first floor, the living room is connected to the incense and candle shop next door, but the style is very simple and simple.Bamboo tables and chairs, bamboo sofas covered with soft cloth, secret-colored celadon cups placed on the high tables, and several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, but Heinrich couldn't see any good or bad.

Of course, he didn't have time to study the quality of the calligraphy and painting. A bewitching smell of meat was coming from the door with blue curtains, leading Heinrich towards the door like a hook.

"Zi la!" There was a loud bang.Heinrich saw Ao Ze wearing a black apron, pouring something from the bowl into the frying pan with his white and slender hands. In an instant, a burst of aroma that was completely different from the previous smell of meat overflowed.Heinrich was drooling, while Ao Ze was expressionless in the fire with one hand.

"Ao Ze, what delicious food are you doing?" Heinrich hugged the door frame with both hands, staring straight at the frying pan with cat-like eyes, as if he wanted to get into the dish and roll.

"This is stir-fried eel. Let's have dinner together later. If you're okay, help me see how the braised pork in the casserole is doing." Ao Ze seemed to be untouched by the fireworks, and he began to order naturally. Heinrich works.

"Okay!" Heinrich immediately agreed.This landlord is really a kind person, he even gave him a free dinner, Heinrich's heart jumped like a prairie full of small flowers.

He walked up to Ao Ze, lifted the ocher-brown casserole lid, and the faint smell of meat just now rushed out wantonly, surrounding Heinrich.He looked into the pot, and saw that the soy sauce-colored soup was bubbling, and the neatly packed crystal clear, fat and lean braised pork was trembling slightly with the flames.

"Ah..." Heinrich was intoxicated.

"Wipe your drool." Ao Ze's abrupt voice woke Heinrich up, and he wiped his mouth embarrassedly. This man obviously didn't drool!Ao Ze didn't care what Heinrich thought. He put down the cooking wine bottle, reached out to Heinrich and turned down the gas, and said, "Dinner will be ready in 15 minutes. Go outside and wait."

The cannibal's mouth was soft, Heinrich went out obediently, and 15 minutes later, Ao Ze came out with the food.A plate of emerald and white baby dishes, heavy-flavored stir-fried eel segments and braised pork are all placed on a white porcelain lotus plate, which has an antique feeling.

Heinrich never stopped talking, but within 10 minutes he cleaned up all the rice in the bowl.It was the first time he had dinner with Ao Ze, and he was embarrassed to eat too much, but he still couldn't help but eat half a bowl of eel and braised pork. Now he put down the bowl and chopsticks, and stared at the bowl.

"The little monster in Fanbang is really a bit stupid." The corners of Ao Ze's lips curled up slightly.He hasn't made soup for others for thousands of years. As a man who has the attributes of a cook, he is naturally happy to see someone likes to eat the dishes he made.Seeing that Heinrich swallowed quietly again, he put down his ivory white chopsticks and said Shi Shiran, "I'm full. If you like to eat, you can eat all of it."

It was as if Heinrich had received an amnesty. Before Ao Ze finished speaking, a piece of meat had already entered his bowl. Just kidding, he is a person who has practiced chopstick skills many times in small town Chinese restaurants.

After a full meal, Heinrich helped Ao Ze put the bowl in the kitchen, then brought the S city sightseeing guide from upstairs and said to Ao Ze: "Ao Ze, I found it on Google, Longwei Lane is because of the dragon The Tail Temple got its name, and there is a Dragon Lord inside! Can you take me to see it at night?" As a western dragon, Heinrich is naturally very interested in this ancient oriental creature with the same name.Although the European families have never seen the Eastern Dragon in recent years, they all agree that it is just a creature imagined by the ignorant oriental ancients, but Heinrich, who is a reader of fantasy novels, no longer thinks so...

If he can see the dragon in Huaxia this trip, then he will enter Huaxia without regret in this life.

"Heh..." If there is any place in the world that Ao Ze is least willing to set foot in, it is the Dragon Tail Temple. However, the prophecies and hexagrams of his close friends never deceive people, so he naturally does not want to be disturbed by such a trivial matter. Heinrich wanted it.

"There's nothing to see. The original temple was burned down a long time ago. What you see now are temples rebuilt in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. The Dragon King inside is just a bull-headed monster carved out of clay and wood."

Heinrich didn't care about Ao Ze's slightly indifferent attitude, and continued to dig out things from the small parcel enthusiastically: "I heard that you Chinese people have a greeting ceremony when you meet for the first time. These are potatoes I planted myself. I was too sleepy just now. I forgot to give it to you, please accept it with a smile." After reading too many ancient TV dramas and novels, Heinrich's Chinese still has a bit of an ancient prose accent.

Ao Ze looked at the two foolish potatoes without changing his expression. For some reason, he stood up and walked out. Seeing that Heinrich was still standing there looking at him in a daze, he turned his head and said: "What are you still doing in a daze, don't you want to go to Longwei Village with me?" Heinrich responded happily, and followed Ao Ze sideways.

After passing through countless handshake buildings, they walked out of the alley, and walked along the road for 5 minutes, and a small antique temple appeared in front of them.

Longwei Temple is an ancient building that was built in the Northern Song Dynasty. After renovation and rebuilding in successive dynasties, it still looks like it is about to collapse.However, the incense in this tile house is still very strong, and the two ever-burning oil lamps burning at the feet of the Dragon King have been replaced by electric lights.

An old temple-watching man with a mustache was sitting drowsy on a small bench at the entrance of the temple. When he saw Ao Ze, his misty mung bean eyes suddenly widened, and his body stiffened instantly.

Just as he was about to make a move, Oze, who was standing behind Heinrich, waved his hands lightly, and he took a breath and gradually relaxed his body, but his spirit was still tense, and he dared not make any slack.

Heinrich curiously pulled Ao Ze into the temple, walked around the earthen platform with a dragon head and a human body, wearing twelve crowns, and dressed in ancient costumes, then nodded to Ao Ze and said, "You say That's right, this is really a clay-sculpted minotaur! It looks really ugly, it doesn't look like a mighty and domineering dragon at all."

Hearing this, the old man at the door broke out in a cold sweat. He peeped into the door nervously, but Ao Ze just said as a matter of course: "I told you a long time ago, there is nothing to see here."

Heinrich pursed his lips, but Ao Ze's cell phone rang suddenly. He took it out to have a look, frowned slightly, and said to Heinrich: "I have something urgent to do, so I can't send you Go back, if you don't mind, you can go with me."

"No problem, then I'll go with you! I also want to see more of China's scenery." Heinrich followed suit.

Seeing Ao Ze's back disappear, the old man Kan Miao finally heaved a sigh of relief, and continued to doze off with peace of mind.

"Ao Ze, where are we going?" Heinrich followed Ao Ze briskly all the way, puzzled, and stopped at a busy intersection.

"It's here." Ao Ze put down the finger, panted slightly, and suddenly began to bend down and cough violently, so anxious that Heinrich patted him on the back and asked, "Ao Ze, are you still here?" okay?"

Ao Ze took out a small light blue bottle from his pocket and put the spray nozzle into his mouth. After more than ten seconds, he straightened up slowly and said calmly, "I'm fine." But look at him His complexion is really not pretty.

"Taxi!"

While Heinrich was worried, a dark red taxi was slowly pulling over, and two girls in thin shirts with white thighs showing were running towards the side of the road while waving.

Without thinking about it, Ao Ze opened the car door without hesitation, pushed the bewildered Heinrich into the car, and sat beside him.

"Damn, who is it!" The two girls stomped their feet angrily outside the closed car door, and one of them threw the bag on the window in a hurry, causing Heinrich, who was sitting in the car, to feel a little uneasy. .

But... Looking at Ao Ze who was pale and leaning on the seat with his arms crossed, he couldn't say what he wanted to say.Those poor ladies, give priority to the patient first.

Ao Ze closed his eyes slightly, and gave a simple command to the driver: "Go to the airport."

It was probably the first time that the driver saw such good-looking two men. He picked his big belly and looked them up and down with wretched triangular eyes. Then he nodded, stepped on his foot, and the taxi drove out.

"Ao Ze, do you have asthma? You need to pay attention to it. You need to exercise more and pay attention to the air quality..." Heinrich began to chatter beside Ao Ze's ear.

Ao Ze closed his eyes and waved his hands, signaling Heinrich to be quiet.Heinrich curled his lips and fell silent.Silence returned to the carriage.

"Welcome everyone to listen to Emotional Match. Today's theme is: the emotional injuries we have suffered in those years. I don't know what wonderful stories we will hear today?" The driver pressed a button, and the hostess immediately came out on the radio. With a gentle voice and a slightly sad music, I soon received calls from the audience.

"Hello host, my surname is Yao, and I'm a salesperson."

"Hello, Ms. Yao. What story would you like to share with us?"

"Host, I'm really in pain..." Ms. Yao said in a hasty crying voice, "My boyfriend and I met through online dating. We lived together half a year ago, and I gave him everything. But I didn't expect him to be a control freak, he would punch and kick me at every turn, and after we reconciled, he promised that he would never do the same next time. Not long ago, I found out that I was pregnant, and before I could tell him, he was driving home late. Slapped me. I was really disheartened, I wanted to leave, but he threatened to kill me, and then go back to my hometown and kill my parents. I am really in pain, what should I do?"

The usual practice of this type of radio program is to play some bloody content to attract people's attention. Ao Ze leaned back on the seat expressionlessly, not knowing what he was thinking, but Heinrich listened with gusto while watching the road While speeding past the neon night scene, while being angry or sighing for the sorrows and joys of urban men and women.

The radio had already played three stories, and at some point, the car also drove to the suburbs.

The four-lane asphalt road turned into a two-lane concrete road with potholes, and there was not a single car or human figure around.

Tall trees grew crazily beside the road, and the shadows of the trees danced in the darkness, as if something was shaking in the forest.

Not long after, the mist rose from the foot of the forest, slowly extending to the concrete road at a speed visible to the naked eye, and wrapped around the pale yellow street lamps, which felt a bit weird.The tires of the taxi rubbed against the concrete road, making a noise of sand and gravel scraping, and the darkness on both sides became more intense. In this unbreakable night, this road that was about to be shrouded in fog became the only thing that made travelers feel at ease. A little consolation, as if along it, you can lead to the normal place.

The night wind poured into the car through the window, and Heinrich touched his bare arm.Because it is a fire dragon, he is not very afraid of the cold, but looking at Ao Ze's thin shirt, in order to prevent the kind landlord from catching a cold, he considerately rolled up the car window.

"Let's make one last call, and today's show can end." The gentle sister on the radio is still going on with the bloody emotional show.

"Hi, hello. This is the emotional match show, what's your name?"

"Hello, how are you?" There was a blank tone on the radio, and then the phone was picked up, and a woman's voice came with a crying voice: "It's me, Yao Yao! He's knocking on the door outside, and he's coming in to kill me What should I do? Host, please, help me!"

"Are you Miss Yao? What's wrong with you? Hello, hello?!"

"Help me! It's too late, hurry up and save me!" There was a burst of electrical noise from the radio, and then the taxi driver turned off the radio.

"What a crap show, you actually started doing this." The taxi driver cursed, with a cigarette between his fingers, flickering on and off in the dark compartment.

"Put out your cigarette, and then stop the car." Ao Ze's cold voice suddenly sounded.

"Where can I go? Stop in this place where no shit, how can I get repeat customers?" The taxi driver's voice became a little low and stiff, but there was no sign of stopping.

"Ahem." The sealed car windows were airtight, and the smell of smoke became more and more intense. Heinrich pinched his nose.

"Put out the cigarette in your hand." Ao Ze stretched out his hand suddenly, the taxi driver didn't see anything clearly, the cigarette was already pinched in Ao Ze's hand and extinguished.

"You bitch!" The driver slammed on the brakes. He didn't move, but turned his head in an awkward posture, his whole face and neck were flushed.There was a loud friction sound between the tires and the road, and the inertia caused Heinrich to almost hit the seat in front of him.

"Look, don't you just stop now?" Ao Ze said calmly.

"You're courting death!" The driver no longer looked like a living person. After saying this in a vicious but mechanical tone, his face became more and more red, and even turned purple, as if crawling from hell. Like a ghost coming out.

Although Heinrich is a dragon, but he has never seen such a posture, and he is a little scared.He tugged on Ao Ze's sleeve quietly, and said in a low voice, "It's almost over, don't make people mad."

"How do you think he looks like a human being?" Ao Ze asked calmly.At the same time as these words were spoken, the radio, which had been quiet for a long time, suddenly uttered a messy electrical sound. The driver's neck seemed to be gradually tightened by an invisible hand, and his eyes protruded from their sockets.Suddenly, a long scarlet tongue spit out from his mouth and shot directly at Ao Ze.

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