The starry sky spread overhead on a cold night, and we looked around, and only after making sure there were no dead did we push open the manhole cover and climb out. The iron gate of the mall was slowly pulled up, and the red light inside suddenly overflowed. We were short, and the cat went in.

"Ah Chen!" Xiao Lin couldn't wait to greet me and hugged me, "Why are you so late?" I thought something had happened to you......"

Xiao Jiu pulled her away: "They should all be hungry, let's talk something inside." ”

Over the course of a few months, we had put the mall in order, digging up all the useful supplies and putting them in different "warehouses". We used the fast food restaurants in the mall as canteens, and some small shops put mattresses into individual rooms, and each room was as close to the upper windows as possible, so that when there was a situation, it would be more visible to the eyes. We're going to stay here for a long time before help arrives.

Walking into the "cafeteria", I put the Archaeopteryx backpack on the ground and announced, "Everyone, I had a good harvest today......

As soon as I finished speaking, I was immediately stunned by the scene in front of me: the cafeteria was "lit up", the walls were covered with red and white Christmas decorations, red candles were placed everywhere, and a huge Christmas tree was placed in the center, which was full of twinkling lamps.

“Merry Chistmas！” The two ceremonial tubes made two "bang" sounds, and the ribbons flew one after another.

"You ......" I, the madman, and the fat man were all dumbfounded, and I didn't know why.

"Borrowed, borrowed, borrowed!" A middle-aged woman passed us with a plate of steaming food in her hand.

"Sister Liu, what is this?" I asked. Sister Liu was the proprietress we rescued in a nearby restaurant, and she wisely locked all the doors and windows to protect herself indoors. I heard that she had a daughter studying outside, but like all of us, she couldn't get in touch no matter how anxious she was.

Sister Liu lifted the lid, and on the dinner plate was a large stewed chicken, with a compelling aroma.

"There's no turkey, but it's not bad!" She replied, placing the stewed chicken on the large round table.

The table was already full of food, steaming hot. There is homemade mixed vegetable pizza, pasta with tomato sauce, canned fish with cold melon, mashed potatoes, nori soup......

Since Sister Liu joined us, our humble food has been directly raised by two notches, and she can always make delicious food with the simplest ingredients and portable stoves. But a sumptuous meal like today's feels too extravagant no matter how you look at it, and just looking at it makes people's hearts beat.

Guan Fei, Lu Feng, Zhang Hao, the madman's elder brother Tianliao and Ye Lao all took their seats, chatting with their eyebrows.

Those of us who had just come back had to sit down in astonishment.

"Well, is it Christmas today?" The fat man finally spat out his doubts.

Xiao Jiu shook his head: "There is still more than a month, and now it is time to celebrate in advance." ”

Ye Lao continued: "Here's the thing, today the old man was on the roof of the building, and suddenly found a hen hanging on the roof of the nearby house, although I don't know why it ran to it, but I couldn't run away when I got into the eyes of the old man......"

"However, the old man's sword is not long-eyed, and he killed the chicken that can be used to lay eggs." Xiao Lin covered her mouth and giggled. Ye Lao had no choice but to shake his head awkwardly.

She continued: "I had no choice but to eat, and then Mr. Mo and I both thought of the Christmas tree and Christmas decorations we found when we were sorting out our belongings, so we decided to go down the river and simply celebrate Christmas in advance!" ”

Sister Liu said: "Recently, you have brought back a lot of food, and the refrigerator is almost out of place, so it's time to wipe them out with a big meal." ”

At this time, Tianliao said: "Speaking of refrigerators, there is not much gasoline left to generate electricity recently, and we should arrange for someone to go to the gas station to pick it up as soon as possible." ”

The image of the elder brother Tianliao is very different from that of the younger brother Tianfeng, but it is somewhat similar to Lu Feng. According to the madman, he is a member of the study committee of the class, and he does everything in a single way, and now the materials in the mall are managed and allocated by him.

The madman hugged his brother: "What's the fun?" Let tomorrow's business be done tomorrow, it has nothing to do with us, let's have a good time tonight! ”

Ye Lao also took out a case of beer and a few whiskeys in a timely manner: "Little brother is right, tomorrow's business is tomorrow's own, if you don't do our business, you should not get drunk today!" ”

"Don't get drunk!" Everyone raised their glasses and cheered. What surprised me was that Lu Feng didn't say a word from beginning to end, but raised his glass and laughed cooperatively.

The food on the table was quickly swept away like a storm, and after a few glasses of warm wine, everyone became a little drunk.

"How can such a fun night not have a little music?" The madman ran out of the blue, returning with an acoustic guitar in his hand.

After a few chords, the music slowly flowed out, and it was the Christmas hit "Jingle Bell Rock".

The melodious and cheerful playing makes people feel happy and dance. Ye Lao and Sister Liu actually danced face to face. Jang Ho was so drunk that his face was red, and he soon joined in and jumped up.

At this time, the fat man suddenly came to the guitar and coughed heavily: "Ladies and gentlemen, how can there be no singing with music, just let me, the former betta anchor, mix it up!" ”

As he spoke, he exchanged glances with the madman, and the romantic tone slowly flowed out of the case.

"The city I live in never snows, but my memories are full of cold feelings......"

As soon as the fat man spoke, everyone was stunned, and his magnetic voice was not much better than Eason Chan, which was a bit inconsistent with his image.

"Thinking to forgetting, neon sweeps through the noisy streets, driving happiness far away......"

But gradually, the image no longer matters, everyone is infected by his voice, and the atmosphere becomes romantic. Ye Lao and Sister Liu danced a waltz.

"Lonely lovers are most afraid of the holidays, so they can only celebrate alone and ......get drunk as much as possible."

Xiao Lin also stretched out her hand to me, I hurriedly waved my hand to show that I wouldn't jump, but she didn't let go of pulling me up and holding my hands. We imitated the dance steps of Ye Lao and Sister Liu and danced awkwardly.

"None of the people I have loved have stayed around, and he is lonely to spend the night with me......"

Xiao Jiu also pulled up Lu Feng, who was more resistant than me, but in the end he was still unable to defeat the warmth, and jumped up more clumsily than me. I couldn't help but laugh secretly.

“Merry merry Christmas，Lonely lonely Christmas……”

On the strength of the wine, in the candlelight, I seemed to see a few more pairs of dance steps around me: Xiaorou, Su Yalun, Song Lili, Wang Sisi, Wang Qiang......

It didn't take long to jump, and it seemed like a long time to dance, and we all sat on the ground one by one. The fat man's singing continues, and it is the English song "Mad World":

“

All around me are familiar faces

I was surrounded by familiar faces

Worn out places， worn out faces

Shabby place, tired countenance

Bright and early for the daily races

In order to make a living every day, they wake up early

Going nowhere， going nowhere

But they don't know where to go

Their tears are filling up their glasses

Their eyes filled with tears

No expression， no expression

Expressionless, all dazed

Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow

Buried deep in my head, I tried to hold back my grief

No tomorrow， no tomorrow

There is no tomorrow in sight, there is no tomorrow

And I find it kind of funny

I find it a pleasure

I find it kind of sad

I find it a kind of sadness

The dreams in which I'm dying

My best dream is that I dream of death

Are the best I've ever had

My best dream is that I dream of death

I find it hard to tell you

I find it difficult for me to speak to you

I find it hard to take

I find this even more unbearable

When people run in circles

When people go back and forth

It's a very， very

It's very, very

Mad world mad world

Crazy world, crazy world

”

There was a cry. There is always crying at the end of the revelry. We celebrate Christmas not by chance, but to take a breath in this crazy world. We don't know where we're going, our eyes are filled with tears, we're being asked to be expressionless, to hold back our grief, and perhaps our best dream is to dream of death, this crazy world, this crazy world......