Chapter 1: Dead Man's Makeup

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I don't know who I am.

Three years ago, I opened my eyes in a hospital bed, and everything around me was unfamiliar.

There was a middle-aged man with a beard on his face, who told me that I was his apprentice, named Gu Youxia, who accidentally rolled down the mountain and hit his brain when he was on a college graduation trip, so he forgot his previous memory.

I didn't believe his words, because I remembered that my name was Xia Ying.

It's just that I don't remember anything about the name.

But there seemed to be a force in the dark, so I finally followed him out of the hospital.

His name is Li Banblind, he is in his thirties, he has never been married, and he opened a shop, specializing in selling incense, candles, paper money and other utensils on one side, and a coffin shop on the other.

He has bad eyes, so I leave all the work of tying paper figures and wreaths on weekdays to me.

And he sleeps during the day and only works at night.

He started working and did only one thing.

Make-up for the dead, and paint the skin.

He was able to do this kind of thing, even though he had poor eyesight, which made me more and more curious about him.

I also asked him this question many times, but unfortunately he gave a different statement every time, in short, he was lying to me.

After dusk that day, Li was half-blind and went out on his front feet, and someone brought a corpse, saying that he wanted to paint the skin.

I said that Li was half-blind and would not come back until three days, so that they could find another house.

But the other party refused, and directly took out 100,000 cash to me, telling me to do a favor no matter what.

I was a little moved when I looked at the considerable amount, because Li Banblind went out this time to raise money for the treatment of his brother's child.

And I saw that the man's face was not bumped, and I thought that with my own makeup skills, it shouldn't be difficult, so I agreed.

"Draw slowly, we'll pick it up tonight. After the deed is completed, there will be 100,000 for you. ”

I didn't think much about the other party's words, so I took the alley with money, pushed the flat cart where the corpses were placed, and went to the hut where Li was half-blind in the coffin shop to put makeup on the dead.

There are all kinds of tools in the hut, and I often secretly watch Li Ban blind makeup, so I am familiar with the things here.

I picked up the sponge, scrubbed the corpse's face, and found that his facial features were exquisite, and if he skimmed off the excessive whiteness, he looked very good, and between his eyebrows, there was still a faint heroic spirit.

"It's a pity, I'm leaving at such a young age, don't worry, I'll paint you a good face."

It was said that it was about dead people's makeup, but I painted it for the first time, and the painting was relatively slow, but when the last stroke fell, I realized that it was not dead people's makeup, but ordinary people's makeup.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and when I looked up, it was already twelve o'clock?!

Does time pass so quickly?

"Is the painting ready?"

The other party's voice sounded outside, and I was afraid that they would take the money back if they knew that it was not painted by Li Banblind, so I threw away the pen in my hand and stood up from the chair.

"Alright, alright." I opened the door and let him in, and said hesitantly, "My master said that he left at such a young age, and it is not suitable for heavy dead makeup, so I changed my makeup, so that when I was buried, I could not let his family be so sad." ”

The first time I lied, it was embarrassing, but fortunately the light here was dim and the other party didn't see it.

"Thank you, I'm very satisfied." He nodded and smiled at me, then took out a bank card from his pocket and handed it to me, "This is the remaining 100,000, no password." ”

He shoved the card into my hand and carried the body away.

After they left, I went straight to the nearby ATM and confirmed the amount on it, and then I was relieved and went home to sleep.

That night, I slept very restlessly, and I always felt that someone was watching me.

But every time I opened my eyes, I couldn't see anything.

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