馋鬼临门

宋子峰是望江楼的老板，他有一道拿手菜叫红烧脆皮蹄髈，那可是天下一绝。可惜一场突如其来的大火，将望江楼烧成了灰烬。宋子峰眼见多年心血付诸东流，不禁想到了死。

这天晚上，宋子峰来到河边，纵身就往河里跳，不料被人拉住了裤带。他扭头一看，却不见人影，不由得大为惊奇。只听一个声音说道：“我是馋鬼。你在跳河之前，先给我做道红烧脆皮蹄髈吧。你死了，我可就再也吃不到了。”

宋子峰有点哭笑不得，他心一软，点头应道：“好吧，那我给你做完了再跳。可这深更半夜的，到哪儿去找材料和家什呢？”

馋鬼见宋子峰答应了，兴奋过头，竟显出了本来面目，那是一个瘦削的老头。他高兴得手舞足蹈：“只要你给我做，材料啥的就不用你操心啦。”

馋鬼把宋子峰带到了一座废弃的房屋里，问清做红烧脆皮蹄髈所需的材料，就一阵风似的跑出去了。不过一个时辰，馋鬼就把材料都带回来了。宋子峰立刻开始做上了，馋鬼在一旁打下手，馋得口水不住地往下流。

两个时辰后，红烧脆皮蹄髈做好出锅，馋鬼抱着碗就吃了起来。宋子峰苦笑着摇摇头，转身离开，想再去跳河。可刚一出门，他就被几个人拦住了，带头的是本地有名的富户孙员外。他见宋子峰从一间破屋子里出来，奇怪地问：“深更半夜的，你在这里干吗？”

宋子峰回头朝馋鬼一指，说他让自己给他做蹄髈吃。馋鬼一看来了这么多人，一下子就隐身不见了，屋里只剩下那盘蹄髈还在桌子上。

孙员外闻到肉香，径直冲进屋里。他见桌上有一盘红烧脆皮蹄髈，顿时也馋得直咽口水，一把抓过来尝了一口，顿觉满口生香，一边嚼一边含混不清地说道：“好蹄髈，好蹄髈啊！我记得，只有望江楼能做出这么好吃的蹄髈。有蹄髈没酒，真是扫兴！你们几个回去，给我搬两坛酒来。”那几个人应声走了。

孙员外意犹未尽地咽下了一口蹄髈，正想再咬一口，蹄髈却被夺走了。原来，那馋鬼只是隐身躲在一旁，见孙员外还想吃，再也受不了了，他一把夺过蹄髈，夺门而出。孙员外看到蹄髈凌空飘出，惊得眼睛都直了，好一会儿才缓过神来，惊疑地问道：“这是什么鬼？”

宋子峰说：“馋鬼。就是他让我来做蹄髈的。”

孙员外气急败坏地说：“到嘴的蹄髈被他抢走了，这不是要馋死我嘛！兄弟，你会做蹄髈是吧？你快给我做几个！要多少钱，你说便是！”

宋子峰不禁喜出望外，就跟着孙员外回家去做蹄髈。孙员外吃得开心，就不住地夸他。宋子峰眼珠一转，借机说想请孙员外帮忙重建望江楼。孙员外想了想，觉得有利可图，就点头应道：“馋鬼都爱吃你做的蹄髈，更甭说咱这普通人了。咱就拿馋鬼打招牌，不愁赚不到钱！”

宋子峰一愣：“拿馋鬼打招牌？”孙员外把嘴巴凑到他耳边一说，宋子峰不觉笑着连连点头。

很快，两个人商议好，由孙员外出资重建望江楼，宋子峰去找馋鬼。馋鬼虽是飘忽不定，但想找他倒也不难。这天夜里，宋子峰又回到那座废弃的屋子里，做了两只红烧脆皮蹄髈。蹄髈刚一出锅，就被人凌空抢走了。宋子峰看不见人，就猜到是馋鬼来了，忙说：“慢点儿吃，别烫着。”

馋鬼嘟囔着说：“还管什么烫不烫，先吃了再说！”馋鬼一激动，又露了身形。只见他抱着蹄髈，正兴致勃勃地啃着，直吃得满嘴流油。

宋子峰看着他那狼吞虎咽的样子，像是八辈子没吃过饭了，心里倒有些可怜起他来了，说道：“你这么爱吃，找我去呀。我每天都在做，多做一个给你吃就是了。”

馋鬼三口两口就吃完了一只蹄髈，又抓起另一只蹄髈，怒气冲冲地瞪着宋子峰说：“你快馋死我了！你明明知道我爱吃蹄髈啊，还天天做，那香味儿飘出几里地，真要把我的魂儿都馋出来了。我天天在孙员外家门口转悠，可也只能闻闻味儿，唉，我真恨不得杀了你呀。”

宋子峰不解地问他，为啥不进去吃。馋鬼一边津津有味地吃着，一边解释说，孙员外家门口站着两个门神，他哪儿进得去呀。等吃完了蹄髈，馋鬼一抹嘴，这才问宋子峰，找自己有啥事。

宋子峰说，孙员外已经答应帮他重建望江楼，他想请馋鬼帮忙做生意。馋鬼也没细问，就点头答应了：“好，到时候我来帮你。”

半年后，望江楼重建好开张了，宋子峰宣布要搞一个闻所未闻的活动：看馋鬼吃饭。在这之前，宋子峰和孙员外就放出了消息，说宋子峰做的红烧脆皮蹄髈乃是天下第一美味，引得馋鬼上门。望江楼的蹄髈本来就好吃，再弄个馋鬼出来，自然吸引了众人的眼光。宋子峰选出了十几个代表，届时观看。

到了傍晚，宋子峰亲手做了几只蹄髈和几道菜，还拿来两坛好酒，放在一个雅间里，让馋鬼隐身坐在桌边又吃又喝。十几个代表轮番来到雅间外面，透过一道缝隙，悄悄往里看着。只见一只只蹄髈飞起来，到了半空，渐渐被啃得只剩下了骨头；而那酒坛不见有人搬动，却腾空往酒杯里倒着酒，倒满一杯，酒坛又被放回原处；接着酒杯腾空而起，到了半空，微微一倾，杯中的酒不知流到了哪里，空杯子却被放回桌上，看来真是有馋鬼在吃蹄髈喝酒了。

这件奇事迅速传播开来，望江楼一时高朋满座，生意兴隆。人们既是为了一饱口福，尝尝那道能引来馋鬼的名菜，同时也想看看馋鬼到底长啥模样。馋鬼也借此机会，天天跑到望江楼里大快朵颐。那个雅间，宋子峰一直给馋鬼留着，从不许外人进入，还派了两个伙计看着，同一时间，只允许一个客人偷偷往里看。

这天，伙计忽然跑过来报告宋子峰，说端进雅间里的酒菜都没有动，也没人见到馋鬼吃肉喝酒。宋子峰急忙来到雅间，果然看到蹄髈和好酒都原封不動地摆在那里，看来馋鬼还真是没来。他料想，馋鬼一定是遇到了什么事，否则一定会赶过来的。

可接下来的几天，馋鬼也都没来。馋鬼忽然不来了，望江楼的生意一下子冷清了。宋子峰心想，这事儿一定和馋鬼有关。要想搞明白，非得把馋鬼找回来。可馋鬼若有心躲着他，要找到也并非易事。宋子峰眼珠一转，忽然想到了一个主意。

这天晚上，宋子峰又在那座废弃的屋子里做起了蹄髈。蹄髈出锅，他端上了桌，又倒上了酒，说道：“我知道你来了，别客气，快吃吧。”

果然，馋鬼就在屋里，他长叹一口气，现身后质问他：“你为啥要把我逼入绝境？”

宋子峰说：“我不逼你，你能出来吗？”

原来，宋子峰知道馋鬼怕门神这事儿，就让孙员外买了许多门神，给各家各户都贴上了，馋鬼断了吃路，只好来找他了。

宋子峰问馋鬼：“你得告诉我，你为啥不到望江楼去了？这红烧脆皮蹄髈，可是你最爱吃的美味呀。”

馋鬼苦着脸说：“快别提你的蹄髈了。我天天吃，月月吃，现在一见到蹄髈就要吐，一闻到味儿就恶心。这么好吃的蹄髈都不想吃了，你说我还叫啥馋鬼呀？宋老板，我都饿了好几天了，求求你，快给我蒸碗白米饭，好不好？”

Introduce:Song Zifeng is the boss that visits river building, he has a expert dish to call hoof of crackling of braise in soy sauce Zuo , that can be the world a special skill. Regrettablly the conflagration of an arise suddenly, will hope river building is firing cindery. Song Zifeng eye sees all one's efforts wasted of old painstaking care, can'ted help thinking of to die. This day night, song Zifeng comes to the side of the river, jump jumps in past river, was pulled unexpectedly belt. He twists a head to look, do not see people however, can't help greatly amazed. Listen to say of a sound only: "I am greedy ghost. You are in before committing suicide, do Zuo of hoof of crackling of braise in soy sauce to me first. You died, I also can not eat again. " Song Zifeng finds both funny and annoying a bit, his heart one soft, nod answer: "Good, then I finished to jump again to you. But of this at dead of night, where to go looking for material and utensils? " greedy ghost sees Song Zifeng agrees, excitement overdoes, showed true colors unexpectedly, that is a gaunt old man. He is glad get happy to dance: "Want you to be done to me only, of material what need not you worry about. " in the house that greedy ghost brings Song Zifeng to to discard, ask Qing Dynasty makes the material that place of Zuo of hoof of crackling of braise in soy sauce wants, run out like blast. Do not spend a time, greedy ghost brought back material. Song Zifeng begins to be done immediately, greedy ghost is making a right-hand seat aside, the greedy water that get a mouth not the dwelling place flows downward. After two time, Zuo of hoof of crackling of braise in soy sauce has done a boiler, greedy ghost was holding a bowl in the arms to eat to rise. Forced smile wears Song Zifeng shake shake one's head, face about leaves, want to commit suicide again. Just can go out, he was blocked by a few people, those who be the first is this locality famous rich door grandson member outside. He sees Song Zifeng comes out from a broken house, ask strangely: "Of at dead of night, do you do what here? " Song Zifeng points to toward greedy ghost later, say he lets himself do hoof Zuo to eat to him. Greedy ghost looked so much person, disappeared with respect to concealed body at a draught, Zuo of that dish of hoof is remained to still be on the table only in house. Grandson member outside smell the flesh is sweet, develop house directly in. He sees there is Zuo of hoof of crackling of a dish of braise in soy sauce on the desk, immediately greedy also straight pharynx saliva, take everything into one's own hands came over to taste, become aware glibly is unripe suddenly sweet, chew at the same time at the same time thickness ground say: "Good hoof Zuo , good hoof Zuo ! I remember, look at river building to be able to make so delicious hoof Zuo only. Zuo having hoof does not have wine, it is feel disappointed really! You go back a few times, move two altar wine to me. " those a few people went immediately. Grandson member outside meaning still did not swallow all Zuo of a hoof, wanting to bite again, hoof Zuo was snatched however. Original, then greedy ghost is concealed body hides in only aside, see grandson member outside still want to eat, also was overcome again, he has seized hoof Zuo , seize the door and go out. Grandson member outside see trail of hoof Zuo be high up in the air, jing gets an eye straight, good a little while ability delay