Chapter 101: At the age of five
Xu Yijin's cemetery doesn't seem to have changed much from the last time he came.
It's just that in the two large glass jars in front of the tomb, the corpses of two children like Kuman Tong seem to be a little bigger than last time.
Xu Fengling asked me to sit on the steps in front of Xu Yijin's tomb.
Of course, I didn't sit alone, he sat next to me.
"We're just sitting there?" I asked, "What about Xu Yijin?" ”
"Wait."
It was not early now, and the moon hung in the night, turning the faces of the two men pale.
Xu Fengling tied a red rope around my wrist and tied the other end to her own wrist.
I shook my head, and vaguely remembered that Xu Yijin had also used this method.
The difference is that this time there is a small bell tied to the red rope, and the bell will make a sound when the rope moves slightly.
"I'm afraid you're lost." He explained.
After a while, suddenly there were dark clouds in the sky.
The moonlight was shrouded in clouds.
Xu Fengling stood up and patted the wrinkled corners of her clothes. I had a rope tied to him in my hand, so I had to stand up when he came with me.
"For the rest of the day, just keep following me. Remember, keep your eyes closed, no matter what sounds you hear, don't open your eyes and don't speak easily. He said.
"Where are you taking me?"
He didn't say anything, but I had already vaguely guessed a few points.
I pursed my lips subconsciously.
Xu Fengling looked at me and added, "If you want to see him, there will definitely be some danger, if you are afraid, you will not go today." ”
"Go!" I almost subconsciously shouted out.
He was stunned for a moment, then returned to normal, nodded and said, "Then you close your eyes." ”
I obediently closed my eyes, although I had a red rope tied to my hand, but I was still not at ease, and my other hand grabbed the corner of his clothes.
Then I felt the man start moving forward.
I followed him closely.
Xu Fengling walked very fast, I didn't have much balance with my eyes closed, and I stumbled several times and almost fell, but he would hold me in time, and then continue to walk forward without saying a word.
It's probably been a long walk, and I even start to wonder if I've left Xu Yijin's cemetery now?
After a while, the soles of my feet gradually felt cold.
The temperature around you dropped suddenly, and a cool breeze began to blow around your neck, as if someone was deliberately blowing cold air on your neck.
It's like being in an ice cellar.
It used to be a hot time, even at night when the sun didn't shine.
Now it's as if you've been in another world.
I was wearing short-sleeved shorts, and my skin exposed to the air was as if it had been pierced by countless needles, and the cold had penetrated into my bones.
Xu Fengling's steps with me suddenly became a little hurried.
I stumbled and walked almost two steps before I bumped into a man, and I didn't know where he took me or why there were so many people in this place.
In the past, a busy area with a lot of people is bound to be noisy. But in this place, the silent pin drop can be heard, as if everyone and everything is muted.
I remembered that Xu Fengling said that he couldn't open his eyes and speak, so I pulled his sleeve slightly.
Xu Fengling's movements froze slightly, he seemed to feel my fear, and said in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, it's coming soon." ”
He was clearly not comforting me.
The two of them walked in a hurry for another two or three minutes, and they really arrived at the place.
Sensing his pause, I stopped behind him, but still didn't dare to open my eyes.
Until he said, "Here you are, open your eyes." ”
I slowly opened my eyes, it was very dark all around, and when I looked up, I couldn't even see the moon in the sky.
I haven't gone far, so why can't I see the moon?
Xu Fengling took off the red rope from my hand, I rubbed my hands, and asked, "What about Xu Yijin?" ”
He gestured to the front and said, "I'll wait for you here." ”
I thanked him and walked in the direction he was pointing.
After only a few steps, he saw the back of the man standing in the gray darkness, and this time he was wearing a purple robe, on which was embroidered with a picture of bright yellow silk thread.
I took a general look, and the embroidery on the robe was probably the coffin of the Ninth Street.
This dress alone is daunting.
I wanted to walk in front of him, but when I was halfway there, I suddenly tripped over something on my foot, and I subconsciously shouted.
There are some wreckage under his feet, white flowers, which are especially abrupt in such an environment.
I calmed down and wanted to keep walking, but when I looked up, I found that the man didn't know when he had turned back.
His chest was not buttoned, and his clothes were loose and half-open, with collarbones and abdominal muscles faintly exposed. Although others look thin, their bodies look strong and powerful, and the good lines of their abdominal muscles are clearly trapped.
And the man's gaze was unabashedly looking at me.
I paused, then walked over to him.
As soon as he approached him, he suddenly saw his long arms wrapped around me, taking me into his arms.
My whole body was attached to his chest.
"I miss you so much." Xu Yijin said.
I froze for a moment, then slowly reached out and wrapped my arms around his back.
"Me too."
Tears filled the corners of my eyes.
After a pause, I continued to ask, "Are you hurt?" How did they deal with you? How long will it take you to come back? ”
"Soon, wait."
He only answered this one question.
I stood on tiptoe and kissed his lower lip.
He wrapped his arms around my waist and landed his fingertips on the belt of my clothes.
……
After a long time, he dressed me and said nonchalantly: "Xu Fengling has been waiting for a long time, it is not safe for you to continue to stay here, let him send you back." ”
I feel a little reluctant in my heart, and I also have some gains and losses.
But now, he just nodded and walked back obediently.
Xu Fengling really stood in place and didn't leave a single step.
"See?"
"Hmm."
"Shall we leave first, then?" Xu Fengling asked again.
"Okay."
He re-tied the red rope to me, and I closed my eyes and walked out after him.
When I opened my eyes again, I had already returned to Xu Yijin's cemetery.
I couldn't help but ask, "Where did we go just now?" ”
When I saw Xu Yijin just now, it was very dark and dark, I couldn't even see the moon in the sky, and there were still the remains of corpses on the ground.
I vaguely guessed in my heart, but I wasn't sure.
Xu Fengling paused for a second, her expression serious, "Hades." ”
I knew it on the spot.
I don't feel too scared.
Maybe it was because I went too smoothly, or maybe it was because Xu Yijin was there, so I didn't have much fear.
On the way back, we didn't choose to walk, Xu Fengling took a taxi to take me home, and his residence happened to be on the same road as my house.
When she was sent downstairs to the apartment, Xu Fengling didn't get out of the car, but only glanced upstairs through the car window.
Then, I saw him purse his lips slightly.
I looked upstairs and saw that the balcony windows were closed, so that the people inside could see outside, but the people outside could not see clearly.
I glanced at Xu Fengling again, thinking that I wouldn't know when I would see each other next time, so I whispered the doubts in my heart: "When I was five years old, you knew me, right?" ”
His eyelashes twitched.
In the next second, Xu Fengling nodded, "Hmm." ”
"What did you do to me that year?"
“……”
Xu Fengling half-lowered her eyes, suddenly turned her head sideways, and didn't look at me.
I waited patiently for him to speak.
The taxi driver is not in a hurry, after all, he is calculated by the meter, and he does not lose money horizontally or vertically.
"The scars on your body, your body is cold and yin, and even when you meet Xu Yijin, it was caused by me." Xu Fengling's gaze gently swept over me, "Are you afraid of me?" ”
"Yes."
He pursed his lips.
"But in that case, why did you take me to see him today?" I don't think he's suddenly kind.
Xu Fengling chuckled, "I owe him and I owe you." ”
The driver gave us a strange look in the rearview mirror.
"Go back quickly, don't let people wait at your house for a long time." He pulled the door open for me.
After getting out of the car, the car immediately drove away.
I looked up upstairs for a moment.
How did Xu Fengling know that someone was waiting for me at home?
When I got back to the apartment, the lights weren't on, it was a little dark, and I couldn't see anything.
I was about to turn on the light in the entryway, but a hand got ahead of me and turned it on.
Suddenly the room became bright.
I squinted my eyes for a while, adjusted to the light, and then slowly opened my eyes and found Liu Shichen standing in front of me.
"You're here?" I glanced behind him, but I didn't see anyone else, "Where's the babysitter?" ”
"I told her to leave first. The two children had just fallen asleep. ”
"Oh."
"After school, hanging out with friends?"
I was stunned for a moment, and then I let out an "um" in hindsight.
I changed my shoes, sat on the couch in the living room, and took my phone out of my bag.
Only then did I realize that there were many missed calls and text messages.
Two were called by Liu Shichen, and a few were called by Luo Qing.
Luo Qing sent me a text message saying that I was on the forum again.
I rubbed my temples with two fingers, opened the school forum without hurrying, and found that the post was placed on the top of the upper floor, and sure enough, my name appeared again.
Not only that, but a few pictures are attached to the back.
Looking at the angle and clarity of the photo, it is obvious that it was taken secretly, and it is the picture of Xu Fengling taking me away this afternoon.
I frowned, and Liu Shichen immediately cast his gaze at me.
There are also a few pictures of me and Liu Shichen walking together.
This time the title is: Zhang Zhouzhou and his boyfriends.
Yes, this is an unfriendly post.
I flipped through the comments, and as expected, they were all scolding me.
[I thought that Zhang Zhouzhou was just scolded miserably, but in fact, people are not bad. Seeing this post, I completely subverted the three views, isn't this obviously stepping on two boats? 】
[I feel sorry for Senior Shichen. 】
[Someone said before that Zhang Zhouzhou is married, and the object is not Liu Shichen, could it be the man in the photo? ] 】
[These men are blind, just like this kind of water-based poplar woman. 】
[Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing hearts. 】
【……】
I laughed to myself.
Liu Shichen has been paying attention to my expression just now, and he said, "Don't care about other people's opinions and statements. ”
"You saw it all?" I raised my phone and shrugged my nose, "But they're right, I'm a water-based poplar, stepping on two boats." ”
His eyes sank.
"It's not early, if you're sleepy, go to the guest room and sleep." I got up and went to the master bedroom.
During this time, I didn't sleep well.
Lying on the bed tossing and turning, all kinds of thoughts have been intruding into my head, disturbing people's peace.
I finally fell asleep, and I had another nightmare.
The little one in my dream, who looked like he was only five or six years old, wore two ponytails, a pink strawberry clip pinned to his head, and a polka-dotted dress.
Her porcelain-white skin was exposed to the air, like a doll.
But I'm not happy.
The big watery eyes were no longer shiny at the moment, and they were only staring at one place blankly.
The grandmother, who has passed away, also appeared in the dream.
She had a smile on her face, but the smile didn't reach the bottom of her eyes. She came over and squatted down gently, stroked my hair, and said, "Zhou Zhou, what are you thinking?" ”
The little person in the dream finally raised his head, his voice trembling, "Grandma, will that person come again today?" ”
The smile on Grandma's face froze.
"Wait, I'm already looking for a way, I'll get rid of him soon." There was a mist in my grandmother's eyes, she turned her head sideways and wiped the corners of her eyes with her hands, turned around and said to me casually: "Zhou Zhou, bear with me, okay?" ”
In my dream, I was like a fleshless doll, and I was extremely sluggish even to nod my head.
When I was a child, my family lived in an ordinary residential building, and since it was the first floor, there was a small yard in front of the gate.
My big yellow dog was lying in the yard, lazily basking in the sun.
There was a gust of wind blowing, and the big yellow dog didn't know what was wrong, so he suddenly jumped up and barked at the door.
My tiny body immediately shivered, and I asked my grandmother, "Is he coming?" ”
Grandma didn't answer me, but looked out the door.
The sun was obscured by dark clouds from nowhere.
All of a sudden, the sky was cloudy, like a black hole, as if it could swallow me in my mouth at any moment.
"Zhou Zhou, just endure it again, just endure it. Grandma will definitely find a way for you. Grandma's eyes were full of tears at the moment.
The gate of the courtyard was locked without warning, and a gust of wind blew the door open.
A few people in white mourning clothes, carrying a sedan chair with white flowers, seemed to walk in, and seemed to float in, I couldn't see clearly.
But I know they're not people.
The big yellow dog barked at them viciously.
They didn't hear it, and they walked straight at me.
I couldn't see the faces of the people carrying the sedan chairs, but I knew that they were wearing the same things that the dead wore when they were buried.
The thing in front of me stepped forward, and suddenly his hand stretched out, picked me up, and put me in the sedan chair.
By the time my grandmother reacted, I had been covered by a white curtain.
"Zhou Zhou, you must hold on!" Grandma shouted after her.
My whole body was trembling.
I want to lift the curtain and look at my grandmother behind me. But I am afraid of these people who carry the sedan chair, and I am afraid of them.
The residents in the neighborhood didn't know why, they couldn't see them, except for me and my grandmother, and the big yellow dog at home, no one could see them.
Even grandpa can't see it.
Those things carried me so far that it seemed like it was already dark.
By the time they lifted me out of the palanquin, I was already in a tomb.
This tomb is huge.
It was so dark that I couldn't see a lot of things.
Those things sent me here, and they left.
Both of my legs were limp, as if I was stepping on cotton, and I didn't dare to move, so I could only stand in place.
Overwhelming fear enveloped my tiny body.
After a long time, I suddenly felt like my body was being pulled by someone.
But I couldn't see anything.
It was as if I had been picked up again, and placed in a large box, and the outside of the box was lit with a candle so that I could barely see it clearly.
Where is this box.
This is clearly a coffin!
I was almost crying, and I kept shouting "grandma" in my mouth.
A shadow suddenly cast on his body.
My eyes lifted with tears in my eyes.
"Crying for what?" Xu Fengling's face broke into sight.
He wiped the tears from my face with his hands, then looked down at my little dress and said, "It's so beautiful today." ”
I shrank back in great uneasiness.
"I want to go home, I want to be with my grandparents and rhubarb." I whispered.
The smile on his face was even bigger, "I'll send you back tomorrow, huh?" ”
I was even more scared.
He laughed so scary.
And his voice, as bad as the crow calling.
But I didn't dare to say it.
"When you grow up, we'll get married, okay?" He pinched my chin with his hand.
I don't know if I was scared stupid, so I didn't dare to move.
The next second, I saw him use his fingertips to cut the flesh on my calf.
Immediately blood came out.
He sucked it with his lips.
My tears of pain did not stop, but I did not dare to resist, I could only look at the walls of the tomb with a look of despair on my face.
The wounds he had made before had not yet scabbed, and some of them had already left scars.
Today, if you want to heal your calf, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a long time.
He never just killed me.
Every time I was dying, he would stop and treat my wounds.
……
I woke up from my dream.
A cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Outside the window, I don't know when the sun had risen, and I glanced at the wall clock on the wall, seven o'clock in the morning.
I went to the bathroom to wash up, and after a while, I raised my head and stared at myself in the mirror.
I can vaguely see the shadow of my childhood.
The things in the dream are too real.
I walked out of the bathroom and went to the living room to find breakfast on the coffee table, as if it had just been made.
In a blink of an eye, I saw Liu Shichen sitting on the sofa, holding a contract in his hand, and I couldn't see the specific content clearly.
I sat down gently beside him.
He glanced sideways, put down the paper in his hand, and said, "I made you breakfast." ”
I picked up breakfast and ate it.
After eating, the babysitter just came over.
When she saw that there were dishes and chopsticks on the table, she took them away and asked by the way, "Have you all eaten them?" ”
I nodded, then looked at Liu Shichen.
He made an "um" sound.
The nanny smiled and said, "Then you should go to school quickly, Mr. Liu came by car last night, and he should be able to give you a ride." ”
Liu Shichen cannot be denied.
I went to the nursery to see the two little ones, they had just woken up, their big eyes fluttering and blinking, I teased for a moment, and then said to the babysitter, "Excuse me." ”
"Ouch, what's the trouble with this, they can be obedient, usually only when they are uncomfortable or hungry will cry, I still like them."
Seeing the nanny enter the baby's room to take care of the two little ones, Liu Shichen and I went out.
He did come by car, and the car was parked right under the apartment building.
It's just that when I came back last night, I didn't pay much attention.
The two were silent all the way.
When I got to school, he parked his car in the school's underground garage and went into the school with me.
There were quite a few students on the road looking at us.
I think of yesterday's post on the forum and have a bit of a headache.
The man's reaction was muted.
He dropped me off at the door of the classroom and left.
It happened to be a few minutes before the professor came to class, and I wasn't late.
Luo Qing sat in the back row, I walked over and sat next to her, she saw me coming, and said, "Zhou Zhou, why didn't you answer the phone yesterday, I thought you wouldn't come to school today." ”
"I'm sorry, my phone was silent yesterday, I didn't notice."
"That's fine." She said, "Did you see yesterday's post? Who is the man in the photo? It's a bit like Xu Yijin, but it's not as good-looking as him. ”
"A friend." I snorted.
After dozens of minutes in a class, Luo Qing began to feel sleepy, so he took out his mobile phone to play.
After brushing for a few minutes, she suddenly exclaimed.
The whole class looked at her.
The professor's brows furrowed, "Classmate, is there anything wrong with you?" ”
Luo Qing smiled: "I'm sorry, I suddenly have a stomachache, just relieve it for a while." ”
The professor looked displeased, but said nothing more and continued to lecture.
"Zhou Zhou, look at the latest post on the forum!" Luo Qing lowered his voice.
"What's wrong? Someone scolding me again? Exploding my black material? I didn't hesitate to take out my phone.
The popularity of yesterday's post fell to second place, and the hottest post, titled: Zhang Zhouzhou is married.
My heart jumped, and I clicked into it.
There are a few pictures in the post, which are the marriage certificate of me and Xu Yijin, and the photos of us going to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
I don't know who filmed it, but it was released at this time.
The comments are even more intense than yesterday.
[This man is so handsome, I think it's better than Zhang Zhouzhou's rumored boyfriends! ] Definitely the best-looking man I've ever seen! 】
[Where did Zhang Zhouzhou step on shit luck, and there are constantly handsome guys around him? ] 】
[This man is not a living person, he should be a fairy, he is not real. 】
[Speechless, this man is really handsome, but he has a problem with his vision, why did he find a woman like Zhang Zhouzhou? ] 】
[Upstairs, even if people don't look for Zhang Zhouzhou, they won't look for you. Not to mention anything else, Zhang Zhouzhou's face and figure are recognized by everyone. 】
[This man may just be more photogenic? In reality, it may not be so good-looking, but besides, how good can it be? Does he have a family background like Liu Shichen? 】
……
I only read the most popular comments, and I didn't read any further.
Luo Qing looked a little excited, "Zhou Zhou, who took these photos?" It's all ugly to take pictures of your husband, real people look a hundred times better than photos. ”
"I don't know." I shook my head.
After class, Liu Shichen stood at the door of the classroom and waited for me.
When the students in the class saw him, they looked at me almost reflexively.
I walked out of the classroom and stopped in front of him, "Come to me?" ”
"Well, did you read the post on the forum?" Liu Shichen asked softly.
"You mean the post that I got married to Xu Yijin? See, what's wrong? ”
He said: "The person who posted the post is a Taoist priest from Changsheng Mountain. ”
"Daoist? What does he do with this kind of post? I frowned.
Liu Shichen took out his mobile phone and showed me the new trend of the post, "Didn't you notice that the trend of this post is getting more and more crooked?" ”
I haven't read the post for more than ten minutes, and the wind direction has really changed.
Many people have begun to focus on Xu Yijin's life experience.