Approaching evening, Chen Lin did not appear for a long time.

"Did you tell Chen Lin to let him drink?" Xin'er asked.

"I said, wait a little longer, I'll be here later."

Time passed minute by minute, it was already dark, and Chen Lin was still nowhere to be seen.

"Why hasn't Chen Lin come yet?" Xin'er asked again.

"I don't know, there may be something I can't get away with for the time being." I said, "Wait a little longer, you can take your father and Xiaohao to eat first." ”

"Will he forget? Why don't you go to his house now and bring him directly? Xin'er said.

"Okay, then I'll go to Chen Lin's house now." I got up and walked out. I told him last night, it's dark this day, why hasn't he come over yet? He has a grocery store, so it stands to reason that he shouldn't be so busy, I don't understand.

Luckily, our two families were not far away, and it didn't take long to get there. The door of Chen Lin's house had already been locked and couldn't be opened, so I knocked twice, "Xiaolin, are you at home?" ”

An answering voice came from inside, "Here we are." ”

The door opened, "Xiao Sheng, did you come to me for something?" Chen Lin asked.

"Didn't I tell you last night? Why did you forget about it when you went to my house for a drink? ”

"Last night? When did you tell me last night? Chen Lin wrapped the coat on his body, "Why am I not impressed?" ”

"It may be that you drank too much and didn't remember my words clearly, but last night you came to my house to ask me to drink with you, don't you remember it?" I asked him.

"Xiao Sheng, what are you talking about? How could I have come to your house last night, I didn't even go out of my house, why did I go to your house? Not to mention drinking with you. Chen Lin looked at me blankly.

"Forget it, let's go to my house for a drink first, and let's talk while walking." I pulled him and walked out.

"Why are you looking for me to drink now? I've eaten and drunk at home. ”

"It's not a delay, one person drinking is completely different from two people. I told you last night, I thought you would come, but you didn't wait for most of the day, so Xin'er asked me to come to you. ”

"You didn't even say how I knew?"

"Didn't you say yes last night?"

"I haven't been out of the house since last night, no one has come to my house, and I didn't even drink alcohol last night." Chen Lin said firmly, "I swear what you said is absolutely nothing. ”

That's really weird, how do I remember these things clearly?

Before I knew it, I returned home, I welcomed Chen Lin into the door, the food and wine on the table had been arranged, only Xiaohao was bowing his head and eating something, and his father and mother and Xin'er did not move their chopsticks. Seeing us, Xin'er hurriedly greeted: "Brother Chen Lin is here, come and drink and eat." I just said let Xiao Sheng go to your house quickly, there must be something delayed. ”

"What's the matter?" Chen Lin responded with a smile.

"It's my fault for not telling Xiaolin in time." I said reproachfully.

"Didn't you say it was all right last night?" Xin'er asked me.

I shook my head, "I don't know. ”

"By the way, Xiao Sheng didn't say anything about going to my house to drink last night, it's really inexplicable."

"Didn't he go?" Xin'er asked Chen Lin suspiciously.

"No, I went to bed early last night, and I didn't come to Xiao Sheng or drink." Chen Lin replied.

Xin'er asked me, "Then why did you say that you went to Brother Chen Linge's house to drink last night?" ”

"I don't know, I remember it very well." I'm a little blindsided.

"Maybe it's a dream." Chen Lin said.

"Perhaps, but it's too real." I say.

"I don't know what's going on, Xiao Sheng has had very strange dreams when he sleeps these two nights, the night before yesterday he dreamed of black and white impermanence and asked him for his life, he was scared to wake up twice in a row, and last night he dreamed of drinking with you, alas, it's really strange." Xin'er said, filling the wine glasses of Chen Lin and me, "This is the good wine that Daddy just took out, and the fragrance is really mellow." ”

"Dad, you can have a drink too." I told my dad.

"No, no, you drink, my body is not as good as before, I cough when I drink, I can't drink, I'll just eat something." Dad refused.

"By the way, Xiao Sheng, in addition to dreaming about the two of us drinking, do you dream of any other strange things?" Chen Lin asked.

I frowned and thought for a moment, "I didn't dream of anything else, so you came to my house to ask me to drink with you, at first I still refused, but then I couldn't resist your repeated persuasion, I still went." If there's anything strange about it, it's that I asked you why you suddenly wanted me to drink with you tonight, what did you say to see you less, and then you kept watching me on the side of the road while I left. Other than that, I didn't dream anything strange. ”

Chen Lin raised his glass and touched it with me, "It doesn't seem strange." ”

"You guys eat vegetables, Xin'er made a lot of dishes today." The mother greeted.

"Respect the monarch and mother, you also eat." Chen Lin said.

"Uncle, I still want clay figurines." Xiao Hao ran to Chen Lin's side after eating and pleaded in a childish tone.

Chen Lin smiled and said, "Okay, Uncle will pinch a few more clay figurines for you tomorrow, just so that they can be companions." ”

"Okay, thank you, uncle," Xiao Hao said and walked away to play the rattle.

"Xiao Sheng, you dreamed of black and white impermanence asking for your life the night before yesterday?" Chen Lin asked.

I took a sip of wine and replied, "Yes, that dream was also very real, and I was awakened by scare both times." ”

"I know a Maoshan Taoist priest, why don't you find him tomorrow to exorcise evil spirits?"

"Yes, that's what I'm going to do." Xin'er said, "I don't think Xiao Sheng is tired, he really should find a Taoist priest to exorcise evil spirits." ”

"Oops, I don't really need it." I raised my glass, "Come on, come on, drink and drink, let's just have a good time tonight, and nothing else." ”

After eating, my father and mother went out for a walk, Xin'er bathed Xiaohao, and Chen Lin and I were left at the dinner table. We drank for about a few more hours, and the two pots of wine that Daddy treasured had bottomed out, which was really good wine, not to mention how comfortable it was to drink in the stomach, and there was still a mellow aroma in the mouth, not like the ordinary wine drunk at Chen Lin's house.

The dishes were almost finished, Chen Lin and I really had a good time tonight, and we were both drunk. "Today, tonight, it's really refreshing." Chen Lin said hesitantly.

"You are drunk, go and rest." Xin'er and my mother helped me to the room, and my father helped Chen Lin to the guest room.

What a drink tonight.

In a daze, I felt someone grab my shoulder and shake it vigorously, "Wake up, wake up." "I heard someone whispering in my ear.

"What?" I asked, and my eyes didn't open.

"It's getting late, we're on our way." The man said.

"What's the road? I drank too much tonight and didn't want to walk, so let me sleep for a while. I said weakly.

"If you don't hurry, you won't be able to catch up."

"Can't catch up with what? Oops, you're so noisy, don't you see me resting? Go away and don't bother me. "I'm a little upset.

"Come with us." This person doesn't know each other, and he's still disturbing my rest.

"Get out of here!" I yelled.

Finally, I didn't have words, so I should have walked away. I thought to myself.

But that's not the case, I can feel someone trying to pull me up, two hands on my left shoulder, two hands on my right shoulder, uh, two people? I was pulled up, I opened my eyes, and I was completely drunk. I was startled, and the two people in front of me were none other than black and white.

"Are you awake? Friends. The smiling face on Bai Wuchang's face still looked disgusting.

I tried to break free from them, but to no avail. "Let go of me, what are you harassing me for so many times?" I yelled at them.

"Don't we talk about it? Your longevity is over, come with us, catch up with Huangquan Road, just catch up with the reincarnation road. Black and white impermanence replied.

"I don't want to go with you, let me go."

"Let's go, let's go." They pulled me out of the door without saying anything, and I was already invincible with two fists and four hands, and I was even weaker in my limbs when I was drunk, so I was pulled out of the door by them, and I had no other way but to yell, "Let go of me!" Let me go! "They didn't pay any attention to me.

I saw Xin'er cleaning up the dinner table, and I shouted: "Xin'er, Xin'er save me!" Xin'er! ”

Ke Xin'er was still tidying up the dinner table by herself.

"Stop screaming, no one will hear you when you scream through your throat." Black and white impermanence said with a sneer.

I was pulled to the gate again, the door was locked tightly, and strangely this time they took me out without opening the door, yes, straight through the door, and I tried to hook the door with my foot out, but the action looked retarded, because my foot also came straight through.

They seemed to see what I was thinking, "Stop struggling. They said coldly.

"Why can't you just let me go?" I say.

"That's our duty, Lord Yama said that you will die when you are out of life, and we must also be ordered to carry out the task." Black and white impermanence answers.

"I'm only in my early thirties, how can I end my life?" I was puzzled.

"We can't control this much, we are just ordered to complete the task, if you have any grievances, just tell Lord Yama." Bai Wuchang said.

"To no avail, I advise you to save some effort and tongue." Black impermanence said.

They followed them down the familiar path again, and if I remember correctly, this was the third time I've been here. I saw deep bamboo forests, crooked trees, and chirping birds......

"It's almost there." They reminded me next to me.

I followed them across a bridge, "This is the Nai Ho Bridge, do you still have an impression?" Bai Wuchang said, "I'm about to see Meng Po, you just knocked over Meng Po soup from her hands, I guess she still has an impression of you, these tens of thousands of years, Meng Po has also received tens of thousands of ghosts, and you are still the first person to overturn Meng Po soup." Ha ha. ”

"Hahaha!" Black Impermanence laughed too.

Their laughter sounded creepy, and I was about to reach out to cover my ears, only to realize that my arms were firmly under their control.

I followed them on, but I didn't see Meng Po when I crossed the bridge.

"Huh? What about the Meng Po people? "Black and white impermanence look at each other.

That's when I heard someone calling my name......