Master Lu thought for a while, sighed lightly and said, "Do you know that when people die, not everyone's facial expressions are very serene, and after the body is refrigerated and dehydrated, most of the body's facial color is unnatural, that is because of the special changes caused by the death of the body's cells. When a person just dies, the cell tissue is not completely necrotic, but after a period of time, the human blood stops flowing, the cells gradually die, and the original ruddy and shiny skin becomes black and blue, if it is because of impact or other external forces, it may turn black and purple, in short, you will feel that it is not a living person, but a sculpture painted with strange oil paint. I've seen a lot of corpses with blue faces and grinning teeth, I'm bold enough, but even I feel a little scary when I see them, so what do you say are ordinary people? Seeing your familiar relatives, friends, and even strangers lying in front of you with such colors and expressions, many people's psychology is on the verge of collapse. ”

The two walked on the grass trail, the width was just enough to accommodate two people walking side by side, Sanbao suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart, this long trail leading to the cemetery, as if it was a person's life, no matter how many colorful experiences around him, what was waiting was the established fate, this narrow road accommodated two ordinary people, but they were flesh and blood, could breathe, could walk, could think and communicate, exuding warmth and serenity.

There are countless such paths in the world, perhaps billions of them, from which everyone has to choose their final destiny path, and then follow the established direction until the end of their lives. These billions of roads will eventually lead to a place called death. Sanqing funeral home is a transit station leading to the end, people get off at the station, reshape their bodies here, renovate them, cherish each other, and then step across the bridge like a light trip, and finally take a look at the nostalgic world, there is no source of Lethe River water slowly flowing in front of them, time is gone, all memories and memories are gradually receding, loved ones, the light shrouded gradually dimmed, and returned to the invisible.

Perhaps all the funeral parlors in this world have the same temperament. Every grass and tree, every brick and tile, every ray of morning light, and every breeze here are endowed with the ultimate meaning, and if you have not been here, you can also experience the impermanence and preciousness of life in other places. But there is no place like this, which makes people feel sad and confused, and those fleeting essences that we always ignore seem to be magnified here by invisible forces, allowing us to look at our own shells from another perspective.

"Yes, ordinary people can't accept this reality, so ......" Sanbao said halfway, and the master continued.

"So, at the time of the memorial service and the normal farewell of the remains, a lot of people, no! It should be that everyone wants to see their relatives and friends look peaceful, and that moment is also the last moment, whether it is for the living or the dead, it is forever, and they must be relieved of each other, as if they were normal. Sometimes, I will accompany the family of the deceased to say goodbye to the body, and I will feel extremely relaxed and relieved to see the calm and calm appearance of the deceased at the last moment, and at that time, I will feel that my work is too meaningful. Take the makeup work we usually do, the deceased you repaired with me that day needs two makeup skills at the same time, tell me, which two? Master Lu didn't forget to ask questions when chatting.

"Well, normal makeup and special makeup." Sambo hurriedly replied.

"What you said is just an approximation, but I believe that you can use it quickly and skillfully, you have this potential, you see that normal makeup is relatively simple, after the basic steps of refrigeration, thawing, dehydration, etc., you must first adjust the body posture of the body in place, to ensure that their facial expressions are natural and serene, and then use oil paint to apply primer to the deceased's face, plus some blush. In this way, the face of the deceased will look ruddy and shiny, and the demeanor is natural and serene, as if he is asleep, whenever after the farewell ceremony, I heard someone say that they see so-and-so as if he was asleep, which is really the greatest relief for our work, of course, many people can't see, and don't know our behind-the-scenes efforts, our line of work is not a profession that can stand in front of the stage and show off, this must have a normal heart. Of course, when it comes to special makeup, it is much more complicated. The object of special makeup is generally people who have suffered disasters and died of serious physical injuries, and for such victims, the first thing to do is to do a good job of cleaning up, carefully inspect the body, and remove dirt, oil stains, blood stains, etc. The case of that day is very rare for you, usually the first time is to start with normal makeup, and you will encounter high difficulties as soon as you get started. The mutilated limbs should be completed with prosthetics, and the lack of flesh on the face should be made with cement, unlike now, many new materials can be used, and when there were no such things before, we can only find our own way, otherwise what to do, you have to raise the nose if you collapse, and if you don't have eyes, you have to find a glass ball prosthetic eye instead, and there is no skull...... Hey, when they were alive, they were all beautiful, but when they died, our job is to make them beautiful...... Otherwise......" Master Lu seemed to think of something, and he stopped talking, as if he was worried about something.

"Or what?" Sambo asked.

"Otherwise, they will look for you......" Master Lu sank his face, and there was something uneasy in his eyes. I used to repair a girl who died in a fire, look at the photos, she is very beautiful, white and clean, really like our current star, it's a pity...... Her face was burned, I was inexperienced at the time, there was a small piece of skin near the ear that was not repaired, and at night, when I fell asleep, I felt like a person sitting on the edge of the bed, but I couldn't tell if it was a dream or real, I didn't open my eyes, but somehow, I knew it was her, she told me, I still missed a piece, just behind the ear, please let me fix it for her. The next day I went over and looked, hey, really, right behind the ear, there's a little scar that hasn't been dealt with...... It stands to reason that these are all strange things, and I shouldn't have told you this when you just came. But what I'm saying is, take everyone you want to send away seriously, they care. Then I cleaned up the girl's scar, covered it with oil paint, put on some red, and used an eyebrow pencil to draw the girl's eyebrows again, the girl's mother. The students were surprised to see the body after makeup, because after the body was burned before, most of the skin tissue could not see the normal color. When you see that they are psychologically comforted by our work, our work is worth it. When he said this, he seemed much lighter. After all, it has been so long, he has been alone in the body makeup, this is a job that requires patience and calmness, but after all, people need to be accompanied, although everyone gets along quite well here, but one more companionship can always relieve some of the pressure of work, depression has been shrouded in Lu Bingyi's heart for a long time, he needs someone to share with him, and now this person is Sanbao.

At this time, Sanbao faintly heard someone calling them behind, Sanbao turned around and saw the driver Chen Gang waving at them, signaling the two to go back, Sanbao found that they were patronizing and chatting, and they were almost at the entrance of the cemetery.

"Let's go back, I guess I have something to do, these days, it's always cloudy, more sunshine, how good." Master Lu turned around and walked back, taking a look at the musty sky overhead, where clouds were gathering and the smell of rain seemed to be smelling in the air.

"The sun will always come, and there will always be more sunny days than cloudy days." Sambo said with a smile.