Chapter 10: Choosing to Forgive (7)
The environment inside the door was very ordinary, and there was nothing that attracted me, I saw that the old man on the rattan chair was already asleep, oh my God, how could there be such a spirited person, not entertaining guests to sleep in the house by themselves, leaving the guests cold, what kind of hospitality is this, I shook my head and sighed.
When I was about to leave, a painting caught my eye, it was a large oil painting, almost covering the entire wall, the picture tone of this oil painting was extremely dark, red like a bloody moon, there was a pair of men and women standing at the crossroads, the man looked like he was in his 30s, he was a very handsome young man, the woman's expression was extremely hazy, this haze added a touch of mystery to this painting, an extremely strange sense of familiarity made me stop, I know, This image reminds me of the legend that at the crossroads, where the dead man would decide his life.
"Conway, where have you been? Did it fall into the toilet? I heard footsteps, it was the footsteps of Emperor Wu, and soon a somewhat hurried figure came to me, he looked at me, saw that I had been staring at the painting in front of me in a daze, and couldn't help but look at it curiously, it didn't matter, he immediately touched the painting with both hands a few times, and said in a hurry: "This painting, this painting should not be, it is the myth and legend!" Because of his emotional excitement, Emperor Wu couldn't help coughing violently.
"You're right, this painting is the legend." The sudden sound startled me, and the old man sitting on the wicker chair stood up, slapped us on the head with the fan in his hand, and angrily rebuked: "You hateful little devils, who let you in, really, young people nowadays are so impolite, and they will touch other people's things without their permission." ”
"Grandpa, what the hell is going on, you know, you know this legend, you know how to get to that place, right, can you tell me!" Although I knew that Emperor Wu had tried his best to adjust his emotions that were a little too excited, the irrepressible excitement still made him speak chaotically, and even his voice became trembling because of his excitement.
"Little ghost, let me ask you a question, you have to tell me honestly, you know, this old man of mine is not a vegetarian, if you lie to me, I can see at a glance, why are you so eager to go to that place?"
"I have someone I want to meet." Emperor Wu looked at the eyes of the crazy man, hesitated for a while, and after turning his eyes in the sockets, he still said his true emotions, and in the end, I watched him unconsciously clutch his pants, as if he was trying his best to suppress something.
"She is my wife, the wife who has left this world, I really miss her very much, just one glance, even if just one glance is enough, I don't want much, I just want to see her again."
"It seems that he is a very important person to you, it's so good, seeing you is like seeing me back then, I used to be so crazy and persistent." The stupid madman glanced at Emperor Wu and me, pointed his finger to the door, and walked out first with a pu fan, I knew that he was going to tell us this story in detail, and I followed out.
I don't know if it's because of an illusion, at this time he seems to be much older than before, and he no longer has the spirit he had at the beginning, which may have suddenly made this lonely old man think of something sad. In that painting, the man in that painting was smiling so happily, so happy, but why did the woman have such a hazy expression, I am afraid that it was because she was afraid, afraid to see the other party's sad and sad appearance, or because of tears that covered the woman's expression, I don't know what kind of expression the crazy man had when he painted that picture.
"What I said may seem like a joke to you, but it's true, and I don't know why I came to that place, as if I was sleepwalking."
"What does that mean, are you fooling me!" Hearing this, Emperor Wu immediately slapped the table and stood up, I know his mood, he was still very excited at first, thinking that he was about to get close to that unknown answer, but now he tells you that this answer is a joke that may not exist, even the best temperamental person can't stand such irresponsible words.
"Emperor Wu calm down, the crazy old man must have a reason for saying this, continue to listen to him." The crazy old man looked at me, rubbed the edge of the teacup with the lid of the teapot, and said with a smile, "What are you investigating the secret of apotheosis?" ”
"For friends." I glanced at Emperor Wu and blinked, and when I heard my words, the crazy old man suddenly laughed loudly, and the sudden laughter would indeed make people feel that this person was sick, and after the laughter stopped, the old man continued to say slowly: "I have a woman I love very much, I don't remember very well when I fell in love, I only know that I love her, and I can't recall the time I spent with her, but that kind of happiness can never be forgotten, this may be the most terrible thing about love, Even though I forgot everything, my heart still hurts, and I can't forget that feeling of love for a lifetime. ”
"I thought we would live a lifetime, how long a lifetime is, I don't know, at that time it only felt as if we would never be separated, but, she had a terminal illness, a very terrible disease, lost a lot of weight all of a sudden, a lot, my favorite is her long hair, but it was all gone, she really, really very pitiful, very pitiful, very pitiful, very pitiful, but I still love her, as long as I can accompany her through the last time I will be content, we held a wedding in the hospital, she has a lot of tubes inserted in her, I told her, you're going to be my bride, and you could have worn a wedding dress, but you could have gotten a hospital gown. ”
This is a poignant love story, just like the plot in a novel, even a little bloody, but I still cried, because this is a real story of a real person happening, no wonder everyone says that he is a crazy man, a man who is crazy for love, a man who is crazy for the woman he loves, I watched him staring at the teacup in front of him in a daze, and I don't know what kind of picture he saw through the tea.
"I lost her and I went crazy, I looked for her everywhere, I felt that she was still there, still by my side, but why couldn't I find her anywhere, I had a dream, I rarely dreamed, but I had a very strange dream, I dreamed of her, at that crossroads, she said let me wait for her, she would soon meet me at that crossroads, I searched everywhere, looking for the picture in the dream, but I couldn't find it anywhere, I only remember that crossroads."
"Is that picture your dream? Or is it your imagination? The old man looked at me, pondered for a few minutes, drank the remaining tea in the cup and said, "No, it's not a dream, I can't tell if it's a dream or it's real, but I feel that it shouldn't be a dream, I saw her, and that night, when I woke up, I came to the crossroads, and the surrounding buildings were the same as I saw in my dream, and I waited there, and I waited for a long time, and I saw her, I don't remember this memory very clearly, I just know that I cried with joy at that time, she said that she had made a choice, she would go to another world and wait to see me again, she said let me wait for her, wait for her. ”
Leaving the old man's bookstore, I looked at Emperor Wu, who had been keeping his head down as if thinking about something, and asked, "How is it, is it the result you want to hear?" ”
"I should be, I'm a little unconfident all of a sudden, so be it, maybe it's just a good wish of that old man, haha." I know that although Emperor Wu said this, he was still a little disappointed and even a little hurt in his heart.
"Do you have any plans for the future?" He thought for a while, looked at me and said, "I plan to go back tomorrow, I've been here long enough, if I don't go back, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my job, you know, our boss is very perverted." "I'm relieved to hear him say that.