Chapter 1: The Sea of Stars
Qixian Road, the old town. The small western-style buildings across the road are hidden in rows of French-style sycamores. As June approaches, the weather is already sweltering, there is no wind, only the cicadas that have been noisy in advance.
The sky is gray, and the yellow warning for heavy rain has been reported for a few days, and a drop of rain has not fallen, and the humidity and heat are concentrated together to give people a very uncomfortable feeling, and this ghost weather can sweat even if it doesn't move. There are no people on the street, the old traffic police wilted and stood at the intersection, said it was an intersection, in fact, it was a one-way street with a speed limit of 10 kilometers, this urban area is very old, the people living in it are very old, the asphalt road is also very narrow, into this melancholy, even walking is faster than driving.
Feeling an unnatural hot wind, the old traffic policeman rubbed his eyes, and something flashed in front of him quickly, "Stop! Speeding, speeding!" The old guy shouted subconsciously, but soon he reacted, he couldn't drive in this narrow alley, he looked at the big two eight who almost left by the wind, a little stunned, the back left for him was quite handsome.
The bike walks through the old alley of the 80s, with a few boxes of goods strapped to the back seat. In front of an old man's house, Cheng Ran parked the car, carried two cartons of milk, and climbed the 6th floor with a bucket of water on his shoulder.
"Aunt Chen, I've put something at the door for you!" "Yo, Ah Ran is here, come in and drink saliva before leaving!" The old voice from inside the house was full of laughter.
"No, in a hurry, when do you hold your grandson for a banquet, I will definitely come to rub the rice, smash the pot and sell iron to make you a share of the money. Cheng Ran gaged on his lips, but he didn't have much expression on his face, and he ran downstairs without stopping and stepped into the car to send the goods in the back seat door to door.
"Uncle Qiang, don't treat your cat as a dog, biology says that cats need 16-20 hours of sleep a day, and there are only two active times a day, each time in 20 minutes, and kittens, don't feed milk, lactose intolerant, and it's easy to hang up after drinking. ”
"Aunt Lan, last night's square dance was good, the leading dancer was very strong, no wonder Brother Zhang was so fascinated by you back then. "No, it's going to be a silver wedding in a few days, Xiao Cheng, when are you going to find one?"
"How can I find this time, the milk is at the door, remember to let Brother Zhang do it on the silver wedding anniversary. ”
Cheng Ran came out of her husband's room, sweat stains made the refreshing white T on his body look a little yellow, he reached out and wiped the sweat casually, took off the toolbox hanging on the bicycle and got into another building, the faint musty smell in the corridor made him frown.
309 The old gentleman wearing a vest and reading glasses greeted him warmly, and the old grandmother handed him water and towels, "Ah Ran, you finally came, after the water pipe burst, no one came to repair it after calling the property several times, and I don't know what to do if I don't need water." ”
Cheng Ran bowed into the kitchen while comforting, he was 1.8 meters tall, a typical thin, undressed and fleshy figure, walking extra carefully in this poorly lit and narrow room.
The little granddaughter of the old man secretly looked outside the door as usual, and she couldn't say why, but she just felt that the eldest brother looked pleasing to the eye, with fortitude in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, but it gave people a kind of warmth and coolness of apricot blossoms and rain in the south of the Yangtze River. When he blushed, he handed his eldest brother a lollipop that had been hidden for a long time.
After delivering everything and doing everything, it was 15:30 when I returned to the pet store. Cheng Ran looked down at his watch, his life used to be as precise as a meter, but now everything has changed, but the habit of watching time is still retained.
As soon as I entered the store, cats barked and dogs barked, and cats and dogs barked.
A young man who looked very delicate but had a messy chicken nest threw down his broom and rushed towards him, "Brother Cheng, you are finally back, the boss came to inspect twice today and I took it for you, how many brain cells died, this is too scary, please boss, pity your brother's job, don't go out and mix it up during working hours." ”
Cheng Ran nodded insincerely, while casually putting on the uniform of the pet store, "How many dogs are going to slip today?"
"Report to the boss, 5 of them! One golden retriever, one Teddy, one Erha, and two teacups!" Tang Quan unconsciously stood respectfully, and almost raised his right hand to salute.
"Five, that's a lot. Cheng Ran frowned, "I want to pick up Hangnuo from school at 5 o'clock, forget it, you bring them all over, I will slip them all at once." ”
...... "What did I hear?" Tang Quan froze in place, unable to believe his ears.
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The sea of stars, the only institution in the underworld that deals with the living, is in charge of the wishes of the world, in fact, it is the service industry in the underworld, or the kind of small organization in the eighteenth line that is 108,000 miles away from the capital city and can be wrapped with spider silk without being asked.
The piles of papers on the office desks are taller than a mountain.
There was a rapid sound of high heels stomping on the floor in the corridor, and a female secretary in an A-line skirt held a large stack of materials and knocked on the office door with a difficult free hand.
The person lying on the table buried in the pile of documents raised his head, two dark circles under his eyes comparable to a panda, a mouth was extremely large, and he grinned to the root of his ears, crying and mourning: "God, there is information sent over!? ”
The female secretary was a little embarrassed, and gestured, "Director Shen, image, pay attention to the image, and when the Lingqi salesman performance commendation conference is over, I still need you to summarize the speech, don't scare the little girls." ”
Shen Xun wiped his white and chubby fat face, a little loveless, but miraculously, his sky-wide mouth was shrinking little by little to the appearance of a normal person.
The conference hall was crowded, and in the inner corner of the room, on a round table that could not be illuminated by the light, lay a slightly thin and thin girl.
The deacon manipulated the computer to cast a slide on the screen representing the performance of the special agent of the Star Sea, including the number of copies of the contract signed, the completion of the transaction, the proportion of the soul recovered, etc., and each slide and each data chart were far ahead of the first place with the same name: Nancy Fall.
"Next, I would like to invite Miss Nancy, who has been the No. 1 in the Star Sea business for three consecutive years, has successfully completed the 999th order so far, and has a 100% soul recovery rate, to share her experience with you. ”
Thunderous applause rang out. The spotlight shines on the girl who is sleeping on the table. The girl looked up sleepily, bewildered by the glare of light and the eager expectant gaze cast around her.
The moment she looked up, many people's eyes showed a different color, except for the pair of sheared eyes, the looming pear nest, Nancy Luo's appearance seemed to be different from their hearts, or in fact, everyone saw her appearance differently at the beginning. But this strange feeling is fleeting, because in fact, they don't see her much, the legendary desperate Sanniang is either completing business or running business, and it can be said that it is lucky to see her in the sea of stars.
"Luoluo, it's your turn. I don't know who in the crowd reminded her, Nancy finally came back to her senses and remembered why she was here, she got up and walked slowly towards the podium, her long flaxen-colored hair was casually coiled on her balls, and she wore a loose T-shirt with a navy blue denim skirt. The deacon looked at the slander in his heart, and secretly scolded the scheming, standing next to Nancy, she looked too grand in an evening dress.
"Well, everyone. Nancy smiled shallowly, her eyes narrowed into a very cute crescent, and the girl next door looked very harmless.
"Miss Nancy, the people of the Yang world ask so strangely, how do you manage to fulfill their wishes at the rate of three orders a day? One contract for one person, three wishes for one person, at this rate you will lure them to end their lives in this life at this rate of nine wishes in this life. ”
Nancy's eyes flashed, "Well...... It's good to find the right person, it is to identify who is your real potential customer, don't cast a wide range of fishing nets to sign the spirit contract, once the spirit contract is signed, there is no way to tear up the customer relationship except to lead him to make three wishes, there is no way to tear it up, there are 1.3 billion people in China, and the goal of each of us is only to get 1,000 spirits, that is to say, as long as you succeed in making 1,000 people willing to exchange their lives in the next life for the wishes of this life......" Nancy Luo was excited, her eyes lit up," As long as 1,000, then you can get 10,000 spirit coins, get promoted and make a fortune, sit in the office from now on, play cards and chess every day, take the air conditioner, and you can also go to the black market of the underworld to buy some things at a low price and sell them to the yang world at a high price, earn the difference, and then exchange them for spirit coins, and then invest in the business of other institutions in the prefecture, like a snowball, the enterprise is getting bigger and bigger, and it is not a dream to get rich from then on, all the way to the capital!"
The salesmen in the audience were stunned when they heard it, and some of them took notes but always felt that there was something strange mixed in the notes.
Suddenly realizing that she accidentally revealed her future fantasies, Nancy Luo was a little surprised and pulled back the topic that she pulled away, "I'm sorry, I was too excited just now, in short, what I mean is to choose the object of the spiritual contract, the so-called greed, hatred, and ignorance of the three poisons of the world, why do people have wishes, because there is a desire, as long as their desires are stimulated, not to mention the life of the next life, they are willing to give the life of the next life." Therefore, I usually choose people who are very poor or rich to make spiritual deeds. ”
Nancy glanced around the stage and said with a smile: "The three wishes of the poor are nothing more than the first is to have money, if you have money, you will want women, and if you have money, you will have fame, very simple." And those who have already received material satisfaction will try their best to keep their spirits from empty, as the saying goes, the wine pond meat forest is suitable for the poor, and the idle clouds and wild cranes are suitable for the rich. But after a period of idle clouds and wild cranes, the rich will still return to the wine pond meat forest, human nature. ”
A girl dressed as a student raised her eyebrows and said: "Sister Nancy, I have also found a man for a customer before, and I have been looking for a man for more than half a year to satisfy the customer. ”
Nancy was noncommittal, "What's so difficult about this, women are dissatisfied with women's medicine, men are not satisfied with men's medicine, dry wood and fire in an instant, where do so many emotional needs come from." ”
"What should I do if two armies are at war and seek peace in the world?"
"Damn, this is the order you received hundreds of years ago...... Destroy the handsome flag, find more ghosts and monsters in the underworld to make trouble, change the feng shui, spread rumors, and keep this battle no one dares to fight. Nancy grew a little bored.
"The family is not harmonious, my mother is dead, and my brother is arguing about dividing the inheritance?"
Nancy Yawned and said calmly, word by word: "Kill his whole family." ”