The weasel in the northeast asks for a seal, and the civet cat in Fujian mountain village pretends to be a human. Why do they have the same legend thousands of miles apart?

Everyone knows the weasel. Even if you haven't seen it, you must have heard of it. Slender figure and bright eyes, but in the old northeast, people dare not call the weasel by its name, but respectfully call it "Wong Tai Sin".

Many old people in Northeast China have special respect for weasels. In my opinion, it is not so much respect as fear. Because the weasel bears a grudge and has a heavy revenge, if you accidentally offend it, it will definitely make your family restless.

It is said that once the weasel is cultivated for a certain period, it will become a "fairy". However, if it wants to become an immortal, it must have a prerequisite, that is, to "beg for a seal" from passers-by, and it will casually ask anyone, "Do you think I look like a human being?" If you say it looks like a human, it will be improved. If you say it doesn't look like it, or scold it, it will give up all its efforts and become a beast again.

Chen Laohan, who lives in the suburb of Jilin, received an invitation from his nephew today. Because the Chinese New Year is coming, his nephew's family killed the big fat pig that had been raised for a year and invited him to eat "killing pig dishes". Don't underestimate this pig-killing dish. In the old northeast, it is unthinkable that poor families want to keep a pig until the Spring Festival.

Northeast pig-killing dishes generally include garlic paste, white meat, blood sausage, shredded pork and other good dishes. As soon as Chen Laohan heard about killing pork dishes, his mouth was watering. He quickly changed his clothes and hurried to his nephew's house.

In the cold winter, the north wind roared and there was just a few heavy snows. The world is wrapped in silver and is very beautiful. I saw him walking in the direction of my nephew's house, wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket and a big cotton-padded cap, walking between white mountain roads, breathing white breath. Although the weather is bad and the mountain road is difficult to walk, Chen Laohan is still very happy because of that "killing pig dish". At that time, people were very poor, and some people could not eat a mouthful of meat and fishy food a year. For people at that time, eating "killing pig dishes" was almost comparable to eating five-star hotels.

It was cold and slippery, and Chen Laohan came out sweating profusely. It took three hours to get to his nephew's house. Unexpectedly, a pig-killing dish invited all the men, women and children in the village, and people came and went, which was more lively than marriage. Chen Laohan's nephew is a famous big landlord and the richest man in the village, but he is usually very stingy. The reason why he invited everyone to eat pig-killing dishes is because he will run for village head next year. So this time, I killed the pig for the first time and invited the whole village to dinner.