Liaozhai Ghost Story

Chapter 182 Wine Bug

Changshan Liu is fat and addicted to alcohol. Every time he drinks alone, he must drink a large jar. Liu's family has 300 mu of fertile land, half of which is used to grow manda and wine; his family is rich, and he can afford to drink as much wine.

On this day, a monk met Liu by chance and said to him, "The prince is sick." Liu said, "No." The monk asked, "The prince has never been drunk, has he?" Liu said, "That's good." The monk said, "This is a wine worm." Liu was stunned when he heard the words and asked, "Can this disease be treated?"

The monk nodded and said, "It's easy to treat." Liu asked, "What kind of medicine should I use?" The monk said, "There is no need to take medicine." He ordered Liu to lie prone in **, with his head down, and tied his hands and feet. Then put a jar of wine half a foot away from the head. After a long time, Liu was thirsty and wanted to drink very much. The wine smelled into his nose, which made him greedy. But the hands and feet are bound, but they can't move.

While I was in trouble, I suddenly felt itchy in my nose, and it seemed that an object crawled out. With a crackling sound, it fell into the wine jar. The monk untied the rope. Liu picked up the wine jar and saw a piece of meat inside. Insects, about three inches long, are squirming in wine, as agile as swimming fish and meat. Insects have mouths and eyes, and their posture is very good.

Liu was shocked and took out gold and silver to reward the monk. The monk did not accept it and said, "If the prince has to thank him, he will eat the meat. The worm was given to the poor monk. Liu asked, "What's the use of insects?" The monk said, "This worm is the essence of wine. When the water meets the worm, stir it with your hands and turn into wine." Liu found a jar of clear water. According to the test, the clear water really turned into a good wine.

Since then, Liu has been drinking like hatred and quit drinking. The body is getting thinner and thinner, the family is getting poorer and poorer, and the diet is difficult to supply.