Chapter 11 This is called the Stranded Crossing

"Uncle, it's only eight floors at the entrance of the building, let's take the elevator, by the way. All right? The girl walked beside the "uncle" and looked up at the tall him.

He didn't speak, nodded.

"Uncle, do you know what my parents do?" The girl is in a hurry.

"What they're doing, I don't know yet, but—" The slightest hint of the slanted words made the girl's heart beat faster.

"But what?" The girl's voice trembled with nervousness.

The man seemed to feel the girl's psychology at this moment, and immediately smiled faintly, "However, I have seen them, they are about the same age as me, and they are very healthy." ”

The girl let out a long sigh of relief and smiled.

The man praised his approach in his heart.

"Well, my sister has her parents to take care of."

"Of course." The man didn't dare to look at the girl, and his heart was aching.

"Uncle, where is my home, do you know?" The girl grabbed the "uncle's" hand and shook it, like a daughter grabbing her father's hand and coquettishly, which was the life of the "uncle".

"I know, of course I know, it's at No. 5, Row 3, Xiguan Lane, Chengxi District, Pingjiang City, Jianghan Province." Of course the man knows, and he knows it too well, so much so that he can't even forget his own address, and he won't forget the address of hers.

"Thank you so much, uncle!" The girl cried out excitedly, and immediately realized that something was wrong, stuck out her tongue, and whispered, "Are you my neighbor?" Are you my own uncle or some relative? ”

"Girl, it's here, what are we going to eat?" The man avoided answering, but enjoyed the moment.

At the girl's suggestion, they ordered Western food and came to the Western restaurant, which was very good and there were not many people.

"Uncle, I have a lot of questions, you won't suddenly be called away by the radio again today." The girl is not very skilled in using knives and forks, and it seems that she rarely eats Western food.

"No, it won't. Girl, with a knife like this, the key is to saw, back and forth sawing, fork assist. "Uncle" said and demonstrated.

"I seem to be stupid, and my left hand is a little weak." She thought that maybe she was eating less, but she didn't know that it was caused by a concussion.

"No skills, just get used to it." The man reassured.

"Uncle, do you know how you got here?"

"Yes, car accident. Girl, this pasta should be mixed like this to make it delicious. The man changed the subject.

The girl could see that the "uncle" didn't want to talk, so she took a bite of noodles, "Really, it's delicious to mix like this." ”

Seeing that the girl was so sensible, the man was a little unbearable, "Jieying, if you have any questions, just ask." ”

"That-" The girl bit her fork, her phoenix eyes sparkled, and looked at "Uncle", "Then start asking, can you hide it from me." ”

"What a ghost." The man said inwardly, nodding.

"Uncle, you said, is this the Netherworld?"

"Yes and no." The man felt very embarrassed, didn't know how to say it, and had some apprehensions, because it would inevitably involve taboo topics.

The girl's beautiful phoenix eyes stared, and the man lowered his head.

"Say no, because it's not a human world. Say yes, because there is no heaven or hell here. "Men are serious.

"I think so, too, but I don't know, it's neither the human world nor the underworld, what is it? Uncle, did you know? ”

Although he expected the girl to ask this question, after hearing it, the man's face was still cold, his cold hair stood up, his body couldn't help shaking, and the knife and fork touched the plate, like Parkinson's.

Of course the girl saw it, why did people avoid answering this question when it was mentioned, and they were still a little panicked, but they didn't expect the mature and calm "uncle" to have such a reaction, and immediately transferred the question, no longer embarrassed him, "Uncle, do you know why there is no school here?" Why are there no books everywhere? Do you have a book shop in your mall? ”

"In contrast, people here need to reflect on repentance, repent of their sins in previous lives, and strive for forgiveness, rather than learning knowledge, and of course there are no schools and books. You may not have seen it, but there are the most churches here, and there is only one building, while the church has six buildings; And the largest, larger than all the buildings, can accommodate countless people, listen to the recitation of hymns, sing hymns, and confess. ”

"Well, I must have committed a sin in my previous life, so I came here early. But I don't remember, I don't know what to confess. "The girl was at a loss.

"You are not guilty, not at all! I know. I have sinned and are unforgivable. "Men really feel unforgivable, and they dare not face girls.

"Uncle, how could it be? How can you sin if you are so kind? I don't believe it. When the girl saw that the "uncle" was sad and lowered his head and looked very remorseful, she grabbed him by a hand and comforted him.

"Girl, what the uncle said is true, I won't lie to you." As he spoke, he took the girl's hand away, "If you knew I had sinned, would you still do this to me?" Will you ignore me? "The more a man speaks, the lower his voice becomes, the less confident he becomes.

"No, it won't." The answer was crisp and firm.

"......" the man looked at the girl in horror.

"Oh, I mean, I won't ignore you."

The man was silent.

"Uncle, what I said is true. I swear. The girl said, raising her right hand.

"Girl, do you want to know what this place is?" The man made up his mind, "I'll tell you." It's called Strandness. ”

"Uncle, what is the stagnation? How is it written? What do you mean? Finally someone said the name, and the girl was more excited than curious.

"Jieying, I'll tell you slowly." The man pulled out a cigarette, pulled out one, and suddenly remembered the girl, "Can I smoke?" ”

The girl nodded.

The man lit one, took a deep breath, spit out a smoke dragon, and then extinguished the smoke, and he suddenly remembered that it was not conducive to the girl's recovery.

"The 'stagnation' of stagnation, the 'birth' of growth, the 'crossing' of the ferry, and the "crossing" have the meaning of excess, and together they mean to stop growing and send them separately. ”

The girl looked dazed.

"That is to say, everyone who comes here, whether it is like me or like you, will not grow up, for years, decades, centuries, will not change, will not be old, will not be young. When you come back in another 100 years, if you can see me here, I will still be like this. By way of analogy, of course, I won't be here forever.

"What is a ferry? What does it mean to send them separately? Isn't a ferry port like a station? Sending people to different places, here sending people to three places: earth, heaven, hell. ”

The girl's eyes widened in astonishment.

"First of all, those who are sent to hell will go to hell if they have killed anyone with their own hands, whether they are men, women, or children, and they will go to hell, and there will be those who have harmed others without killing with their own hands, those who have committed great crimes, and those who have not killed with their own hands but have a very bad character. Those who are sent to heaven are babies, and there are good people, and there are no sinful people, and there are those who have repented of minor sins. Those who are sent back to the world, whether good or evil, who are in a coma but do not die, they may be vegetative in the world, and those who have been in a coma for more than two days, can be treated in the hospital here, can be discharged, and find a way home, and can be sent back to the world; Of course, if on the way back, the real body is destroyed and the soul cannot possess it, those people will come back here and wait to be sent to heaven or hell. ”

The man patted the stunned girl, "You will be sent back to the world." Definitely! Come on! ”

The girl came to her senses, her face showed joy, and in an instant, she became sad again, "Uncle, what about you?" ”

"Of course I want to ascend to heaven, it depends on my repentance here, and I have to wait for the final verdict."

"Uncle, I can't find my way home, you can lead me back to the world together. With you leading, I'm not afraid. The girl grabbed the "uncle's" hand, lest he disappear as soon as she let go.

"Hehe, silly girl, I want to too. But I don't belong to you anymore, my true body has long since turned to ashes, and I am—I can't go back. The man wanted to say, "I'm a ghost," and was worried that the girl was scared.

The girl sobbed in a low voice, and her eyelashes were stained with tears.

"Girl, don't cry, my life should be like this." The man was most afraid of seeing the girl like this, so he patted the girl on the shoulder and comforted.

"Then, I won't go back, I'll accompany you." The girl felt pity for the "uncle".

"Silly girl, just talk stupidly, there is a sister waiting for you over there, your parents also need you, and your boyfriend and classmates are waiting for you, you are so young, the good life has not yet begun." The man's heart is so warm that it is worth it, just for her words, even if he goes to hell.