Strange disease

I was walking dazedly and aimlessly.

Unable to stop, unable to rest, being pushed to keep going forward.

Or rather, I'm just drifting with the flow.

This road is so long and long, it seems that there will never be an end.

Where is the way out?

Are you going to go on like this forever?

Xi Rong, Xi Rong... I really want to see Xi Rong.

Strangely, there were no superfluous thoughts left in my mind, only this obsession became stronger and deeper, as if carved into my bones and my soul.

If I keep walking like this, can I still see him?

The road ahead... what is it?

Oh... I remembered, someone seems to have told me before...

There is a ferry.

Everyone is queuing up to take a boat, and you can go up by boat, and you can reach heaven if you go up.

When I reach heaven, can I see Xi Rong?

Maybe, don't we all want to go to heaven?When I get there, I should be able to realize all my wishes, right?

Thinking of this, I cheered up a little bit, as if I finally saw a little hope.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, finally, the sound of the water became louder and louder, and I came to a simple pier.

It is said that it is a pier, but in fact it is just that the bamboo road seems to be broken suddenly.

My previous judgment is correct, there is a corner here, I should have come to a certain corner of this "back"-shaped plane, walking forward is the ferry, and outside the ferry is a cloud-like mist and whiteness The river on the left is connected to another straight bamboo road that is not much different from when I came.

At the end of the road, there were countless black heads crowded in front of me. I stood on tiptoe and looked eagerly, and finally saw a small boat in the front.

On the shore, a guy in a black cloak stood quietly, only a pale and thin chin was exposed from top to bottom, his face was invisible, but I felt that he seemed very young.

He looked very authoritative, because all the people in front of him were respectful and bowed to him, but he was only responsible for nodding or shaking his head. If he nodded, that person would step into the boat on the river with a pleasant expression. Shaking his head, the person can only turn around and leave, turn left and continue walking.

I remembered a word I heard before - "ferryman".

He should be the legendary ferryman.

The whole long queue moved very slowly, and I had to wait and wait.

At this moment, I was a little guilty and anxious, thinking, if I finally get in line, if the ferryman shakes his head at me, what should I do?

It is said that if you do good deeds during your lifetime and have enough merit, you will be eligible to take a boat.

I tried hard to recall what I had done in the past, and found out with great regret that I was just a mediocre layman, neither good nor bad, not to mention any outstanding achievements, and perfectly answered those four words—— "No success, no fault".

It's over, the more I think about it, the more I panic, why do I always feel that the more I don't want it to happen, the easier it is to happen.

I regret it, if only I could do more good deeds during my lifetime, even if I donate more money to the poor.

Finally, there were not many people left in front of the turtle-moving team.

I took a step forward, cautiously, my heart beating like a drum, and I secretly prayed that the ferryman would nod to me.

After getting closer, this black guy seemed to be radiating cold air all around him. Obviously he looked like a young man in his early twenties, but it made people feel a sense of fear for no reason.

I stepped forward and stood in the middle of the ferry, one step away, the boat was floating on the water, the boat was already full of people, and there seemed to be no room for me.

The ferryman was motionless, and he seemed to be staring at me. After all, his face was half covered by the cloak, and I couldn't see his expression.

A long time passed.

Most of the hope that was ignited in my heart has been extinguished, and I think more and more that I may be doomed.

He neither nodded nor shook his head.

The small boat full of people in front of him began to move away from the shore and was preparing to move.

I sighed in my heart, knowing that there was no play.

Well, not too surprised, but still kind of sad.

I shrunk my neck, and was about to make a despondent turn and leave wisely, when suddenly, the ferryman in black took a step forward.

His cold and illusory voice reached my ears.

"The boat is about to leave, why don't you go quickly?"

The voice is indeed very young.

I was completely dumbfounded and froze in place.

He lowered his head slightly, stretched out his bone-shaped hand under the cloak, patted my back, and gave me a push.

Obviously he didn't pat me very hard, but I felt as if I had received a suction out of thin air. At the last moment, I stepped onto the rickety wooden boat and squeezed into the middle of the crowd.

The boat started to move slowly, I turned my head suddenly, and the black figure on the shore was getting farther and farther away from me.

The current is upward.

Accompanied by the sound of rushing water, the small wooden boat creaked and sailed in the white water vapor and mist. Soon, a scene like a prosperous street appeared in front of my eyes.

I have reached the second floor.

Looking up, it seems to be a little closer to the brightest part of the dome, of course, only a little.

After getting off the boat, the number of people here is obviously much smaller than that at the bottom, and they are no longer crowded together. Even, I saw many flat and low buildings similar to residential buildings on the side of the road. The architectural style is similar to that of the bottom. Also quite different, elegant and refined.

Immediately after disembarking from the boat, there was a shop with glass windows on the side of the road. Colorful wind chimes were hung on the door. People were coming and going, and the business seemed to be quite prosperous.

Walking in a little bit, a sweet smell came to my face. I took a closer look and saw that the store was full of colorful candies, which looked really nice in the neat cabinets.

I couldn't help stepping into the store. The floor is made of wood. In the center of the store floor, there is a square, independent wooden board embedded in the middle, with screws nailed on the left and right. It is difficult to find if you don't pay special attention. There used to be a trap door in the floor that could be opened.

Why would someone open a door on the floor?

This doubtful thought flashed by, and I didn't pay much attention to it.

Along the way, there were so many strange and weird things that subverted my worldview, and I felt that I was no stranger to them.

I walked to the counter, and a gentle and beautiful woman with fair skin who was in her twenties received me.

"Hello." She smiled at me kindly. There are a little wrinkles on the corners of her eyes. Just by looking at her appearance, it makes people feel that she is easy to get close to.

She whispered authentically: "I haven't seen you before, are you here to buy candy?"

I smelled the aroma, and I really wanted to eat candy, but I had no money in my pocket, so I didn't know how to pay for it.

I nodded hesitantly: "Are you... the proprietress of this shop?"

"Yes." She replied.

"Are you a human being?"

"Yeah." She blinked and laughed, with a vivid expression, "What's wrong? Do I look very human?"

The reason I ask this is because she looks, "normally" even outrageous.

She spoke like the temperamental and elegant girls I have seen in the world, not fast, even very slow, and she spoke eloquently, like a line of tactful and affectionate poetry.

I chatted with her for a long time, but she didn't disappear, she was still standing in front of me perfectly.

But thinking about it, she has opened a shop here, so she can't just disappear suddenly from time to time, right?

I said, "How do you sell the sugar here?"

"Do you want money?" I asked, "But I don't have any money, how the hell is this place going to make money?"

"Just give me time." She said, "You come over once a month, and then I'll give you a candy."

"But if you come here for the first time today, I'll give you one for free."

From the assortment of cabinets, she took out a green candy wrapped in transparent paper and handed it to me.

Walking out of the store, I took apart the candy and held it in my mouth with great care. The sweetness spread from the root of my tongue, all the way from my throat to my body, as if it slightly washed away the sore and sad emotions in my heart.

I know why this candy store is doing so well.

Because my heart is too bitter, I have to eat some sweet moisturizer.

A piece of sugar melted very quickly. It's a pity that the feeling of a little looseness in the heart only lasted for a short time, and then the faint sweetness disappeared completely.

I began to want to cry again, to laugh at Rong, and the thought was so painful that I wanted to beat the ground in pain.

Reluctantly, it took me a long time to pack up my mood, and I started to move forward again, towards the ferry on this level.

This time, I was not as lucky as last time.

There are no boats at the pier. I asked others. It is said that only a few lucky people can board the ferry on this floor. Most of the time, we can only wait for the boat to come. As for the year of the monkey?have no idea.

No wonder there are very few people queuing after this floor.

I had to wander back with nothing to do, passed the candy store again, and went in with the cheek to find the proprietress.

There was no one in the store at the moment, and the proprietress was not at the counter either, she probably went to the back room.

I inadvertently stepped on the trap door on the floor, and there was no difference when I walked up to it, except that the nail was not very strong and could be removed at any time.

When I pushed the door, the wind chime rang, the door of the inner room opened, and the proprietress came out, but there was an unexpected person beside her.

It turned out to be the air-conditioned ferryman I had seen before.

The other party glanced at me, seemingly unsurprised, and nodded his head slightly to show his respect. I was still in shock, and I nodded to greet him.

The ferryman took off his cloak and hat, revealing a pale and handsome young face. He stood silently beside the girl in a woman's bun. He obviously didn't speak or move, but he seemed to be in a state that was hard for others to enter. Like an enchantment.

oh…………!

I suddenly realized.

These two, they, are a couple.

The proprietress smiled at me: "Are you here again? You can't ask for sweets from me, right?"

I'm a little embarrassed, I know I'm wrong, how long has it been since I clearly set a one-month deadline.

But it was too bitter, too painful.

I don't know how I'm going to survive without sugar.

"Okay." The proprietress said very well, "Then I'll give you another one. But quietly, don't let others know, or my store will be sold out in minutes."

This time, she gave me another peach-pink candy ball.