strange village

In the same place, I picked up a large picture book that looked relatively new, and opened it to reveal various gorgeous illustrations, and it was a book introducing various herbs and flowers.

Time passed unconsciously, and after a while, the door was knocked suddenly, it was the young girl who just said that dinner was ready and invited them to the restaurant.

When she arrived at the restaurant, Aunt Lan had already taken her seat. She was dressed in an exquisite dress of dark green velvet and lace-trimmed pleated skirt with sleeves. She found her seat very casually and sat down. Dongyue was arranged opposite him.Unlike at Huaixiu's home, Dongyue felt a little stiff when dining here, maybe it was too much attention, and the arrangements were too thoughtful, which made people unable to relax.

This meal is very Western-style, smoked ham, egg, shrimp, cucumber toast, smoked salmon toast, kiwi anchovy toast as appetizers, pan-fried salmon with white asparagus salad, soup is stewed thick turtle soup, bacon organ baked potatoes , pesto breadsticks, pumpkin sausage pasta, creamy garlic roasted mushrooms, pea puree, and Pinot Grigio to accompany the meal.

Aunt Lan occasionally chatted with them about trivial matters, such as the season when the fruit trees are ripe, but recently the air has been sultry and the fruit has been suffocating a lot, or that the young girl of a family has not been out for a long time, and so on. Two sentences, but Dongyue couldn't get in her mouth.When she was talking, the two huge black pearl earrings beside her ears would emit a purple halo. Perhaps because of drinking some wine, Dongyue felt that everyone in front of her was shrouded in a soft halo.

After the meal, Aunt Lan said that she hadn't slept well recently and she wanted to go back to her room earlier to rest, leaving Huai Xiu and Dongyue alone, and went back to her room by herself.Huaixiu and Dongyue were sitting in the small living room drinking tea, and soft music was playing from the speakers.

"If you don't sleep well, you just need to take a few sleep aid lozenges. Taking a warm bath or listening to soft music a few hours in advance will not help at all. Are you thinking so now?" Huaixiu took the teacup in Dongyue's hand , put it on the table beside him, clamped his wrist, and Dongyue couldn't move for a while.

"Don't make trouble, you're so weird today, don't pull me like this, I won't run away." Dongyue struggled helplessly, and was about to be teased by this guy again.

But obviously he came here by himself, although at the beginning it was just to pursue affection, the fact that Zao had proved that she did not, and he should have left at that time, but he stayed behind inexplicably.

He also didn't know what he was thinking, maybe it was because Huaixiu and Huaiyi looked alike, maybe it was the same word in the name that made him believe that there was some kind of subtle connection between them, or maybe it was because Huaixiu treated him extraordinarily yesterday Kindly, in short, he couldn't let go of this person, as if he felt that there was something important waiting for him here.

"Speak well when you speak, don't jerk and jerk at every turn." Dongyue said dissatisfiedly, pulling her wrinkled sleeves slightly flattened, thinking that the other party was just playing tricks on her for no reason?

Huaixiu let go of his hand, turned around and opened the window, and walked to the terrace.The evening breeze was cool, blowing away some drunkenness.

Dongyue knew that her mind had been seen through long ago, and she confessed: "I came after you, but I didn't mean anything malicious, now I know I was wrong, what exactly do you want?"

"Oh? You followed me and imagined me as your girlfriend, so forget it?" Huai Xiu seemed to find it extremely interesting, with a playful expression.

"So, actually, I..."

"Oh! I understand, are you interested in me?" Huaixiu approached him, and before Dongyue finished speaking, such a sentence came out.

Dongyue's heart was pounding, as if her mind had been exposed, but why did he say that, although in the current situation, there was nothing wrong with what he said.

His face was flushed, as if the pores all over his body had exploded, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"It doesn't mean that either."

"What does that mean?" Huaixiu whispered this sentence, slowly approaching Dongyue, Dongyue retreated step by step, he pressed on step by step, and finally Dongyue was forced to lean against the stone railing of the terrace .

Now it is very clear that although they look similar, Huaixiu and Huaiyi are two completely different personalities. Huaiyi is passionate and strong, but never aggressive, but uses a unique posture to lure you close and make you want to Find out, just like a female spider weaving a web, patiently waiting for the prey to fall into the net before enjoying it leisurely.

However, there was a hint of hostility in the behavior of Huaixiu, maybe it was really because of his displeasure at the stalking behavior.

"It was really just a misunderstanding before. Now I'm just curious about your affairs. If you're not happy, I won't be close to you again."

Huaixiu was noncommittal, and took two steps back, with an inexplicable smile on his face.

Dongyue felt that it was a bad idea to open the window and come out. As soon as the wind blew, people would wake up. What happened just now made the moment even more embarrassing. At this time, he realized the benefits of those slightly drunken lozenges, and the dosage was controllable The effect is quick, and there is no need to taste the taste of alcohol. Now he just wants to put a handful in his mouth, so that he will be drunk and unconscious.

☆、Three questions

This red brick house has a total of three floors on the ground, and there are many rooms.The living room, dining room, and library are all on the first floor. Dongyue and Huaixiu, as visitors, live in rooms on the second floor. The second floor seems to be bedrooms, and the third floor is not known for what it is used for.Dongyue's room was adjacent to Huaixiu's, Huaixiu followed him to the door, Dongyue opened the door by herself, but froze at the door, and did not step in for a long time.

The lights in the house were not turned on, and the moonlight shone into the room through the huge glass windows, which gave a vague overview of the room. A painting hanging in front of it attracted Dongyue's full attention. The painting was dark in tone, with a line The small boat can only accommodate one person, and there is a person lying in the boat, but the small boat that should be in the water is floating in the air.

It was unclear whether the people on the boat were alive or dead, and their facial features and expressions could not be seen clearly.Although this painting didn't depict any frightening pictures, Dongyue's scalp felt numb.

There was a voice with sleeves next to my ear: "Are you scared? Why don't you come to my room and sleep. Even though I don't have two beds, I won't let you sleep on the floor."

"No, it's not that I'm afraid, it's just that this painting is a bit depressing to hang here. It's a painting by the Norwegian painter Oder Nadlum."

For some reason, the moon outside the window looks extraordinarily large.

Dongyue touched the switch on the wall, and the room was suddenly brightened, and the light instantly filled the room, dispelling the uncomfortable feeling just now.

The light dispelled the uneasiness in his heart, of course he would not rush to sleep with Huaixiu at this moment, living with this thoughtless person, although it was pleasing to the eye, he still had to worry about it, he had no idea what he would do next. There will be any dangerous behavior, and it is really not comfortable to always be on guard against him making fun of himself.

And he probably also guessed that some of his words and deeds offended him, and before he figured out what was going on, of course he couldn't rush to disturb someone's room, so he declined his invitation.

As an uninvited guest, it would be ignorant to be too hypocritical.

He decided to make do with the night. After all, it is not difficult for him to fall asleep. As long as he falls asleep under the quilt, the time will pass quickly.

So Huai Xiu also left the room and went back to his own room.

The furnishings in this room are much older than those in Huaixiu's home, but the objects are very delicate. The furniture and decorations may be antiques, but the paintings on the wall are incompatible with this space, which is unpleasant.

Dongyue went into the bathroom, took a quick shower, dried her hair, then lay on the soft bed, and fell asleep in the faint fragrance of lily of the valley.

In his sleep, he seemed to hear the sound of running water. Although the sound was soft, it did exist, and it seemed to come from above his head.There seemed to be a sliver of clarity in his mind, and he suddenly opened his eyes, only to find that the voice had disappeared.Could it be that I am dreaming?It is said that the person in the dream has hearing and vision. If it wasn't for the dream, what happened just now?

Dongyue wanted to continue to sleep, but she caught sight of the painting out of the corner of her eye. The curtains in this room were not effective in shading light, and there was a little light leaking in from behind the curtains, which was just enough for people to see the painting clearly. It looked even weirder in the dark.His mind suddenly became very clear, and all the questions that haunted him before drove away the drowsiness, and countless thoughts flooded into his mind, which was very annoying.

This is the rhythm of insomnia. He gently climbed out of bed, wrapped his nightgown in a frivolous way, opened the door and went outside, the door with his sleeves closed tightly, he should be still sleeping.

He walked lightly on the long corridor. The corridor was covered with carpets, and there was no sound when walking on it. It was just what he wanted. There were corridor lights on the wall, emitting warm yellow light. He looked around to make sure no one was there, and he found it. Stairs, tiptoe up to the third floor.Although it was not polite to come uninvited, he was really concerned about the sound of water above his head just now, and his great curiosity drove him to the upper floors to look for the source of the sound.

When he reached the third floor, he was a little surprised, because there was only one door in this huge first floor.Although this door is very wide and high, it is too inconvenient.Dongyue pushed the door carefully, but fortunately, she didn't make too much noise.He fumbled for the switch, and was really shocked when he turned it on. This room has a sense of history, and it can even be said to have a sense of grandeur. It is not as delicate and precise as other places. The wallpaper naturally falls off, revealing the original wall. On the front, super high ceilings, dilapidated high windows, you can see the mountain view outside, and the items in the room seem to have experienced the baptism of time.The entire space was several times larger than the library downstairs, with rows and rows of bookshelves as high as the ceiling, extending into the depths of the room.

Those bookshelves are divided into upper and lower floors. There are classification marks on the bookshelves. If you glance at the books on the bookshelves, the categories are still very miscellaneous, ranging from professional works to magazines and pictorials, from novels and comics to recipe books. The binding is not very particular. It must have some collection value, which is completely different from the strong historical atmosphere downstairs, like a place where ordinary people really go to find books to read.There is also a large workbench made of four wooden tables on one side of the room. There is an old lamp on it, and some books are spread out on it.

Dongyue approached and looked at those books carefully, "Shakespeare Collection", "The Birth of Tragedy", "Process and Reality", "Psychology of World View", and one is "Pet World" magazine, which has a wide range of interests Yes, the book was opened, and on the exposed page were printed a few words "The floating world is a dream, and the night dream is true".

He was about to flip the pages of the book to see the content behind, when he suddenly heard a clicking sound from outside, like the sound of a door opening, maybe someone came out of the room, and he might be discovered soon, he became nervous instantly, There was a layer of white sweat on his arms, worried that the light here would attract other people's attention, he rushed to the wall to turn off the light, stuck it on the door and waited quietly for a while, until there was no movement outside, then tiptoed out, gently closed the door.

The dim lights in the corridors and stairs made people feel palpitations. Dongyue felt her whole body go numb, her blood flowed faster, and she couldn't calm down at all. Walking down, he glanced left and right to confirm that there was no one in the corridor on the second floor, then ran back to his door in small steps and got into the room.

After this experience, the painting on the wall didn’t look so unpleasant anymore. It was confirmed that there was no device above his head that could make the sound of water. The slight discord in the room was no longer enough to shake his heart. The feeling of release after tension Let him ignore the uneasiness brought about by the weird hanging paintings. This may be the reason why some people prefer to watch horror movies before going to bed. He quickly took off his coat and turned on the bed, and soon fell asleep.

The next day Dongyue was woken up by a series of knocks on the door. When he opened his eyes, he was still a little dazed by the strange environment. He came to ask him to have breakfast out of intention, and when he saw his messy hair, he pushed him away. Her shoulders urged him to wash up, as cordial as an old friend, completely different from yesterday, Dongyue gradually felt relieved, it seemed that his anger had dissipated.

After tidying up his image, he followed Huaixiu to the restaurant. The food had just been served, as the saying goes, it's better to be early than to be coincidental.

Breakfast is pasta with basil sauce, Spanish potato omelet, avocado tofu salad, and grapefruit parfait for dessert. The sleepy Dongyue is also awakened by a cup of coffee.The two were eating, and Dongyue realized that something was wrong, because there was one person missing.

"Does Aunt Lan not eat breakfast?" Dongyue asked.

"You're in the mood to care about others today." She cut the omelet with her sleeves, without raising her head.

Dongyue was a little embarrassed and stopped talking.

"She always eats in her room in the morning, not with visitors."

"Then did you hear any sound last night?" Dongyue asked tentatively.

"what sound?"

"Sounds like running water. Is there a broken pipe somewhere?"

"The sound of running water? Not at all, you are still sleeping alone, are you afraid?"

Dongyue was dissatisfied with his teasing, and couldn't explain clearly to him, so she had to continue to bury her head in eating.

When drinking tea after the meal, I saw Aunt Lan again, wearing a colorful long dress, and on her feet were a pair of Moroccan slippers with blue patterns on a white background, and a white pearl on the upper.It made her very energetic, and she must have had a good night's sleep last night.

She left a message saying that she had plans to go out today, and asked the two of them to feel free and not to wait for her.

It is really strange that the host leaves first when the guests come.

In this place, Dongyue had only seen Huaixiu and Zhu Yao before, and had never seen them wear colors other than white. I thought that everyone here was like this, but when I saw Aunt Lan, I realized it was not. so.

"I don't think she's very old, why do you call her Aunt Lan?"

Huai Xiu raised his eyebrows and said, "Is this a matter of appearance?"

Then he said, "Because her name is Chen Xiaolan."

Dongyue was taken aback for a moment, then Huaixiu continued: "In terms of seniority, it's called that."

In fact, Dongyue was still a little sleepy because of last night's action, and didn't know what to do today, so she wanted to go back to sleep.Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by Huai Xiu, so he had to follow Huai Xiu up to the third floor.Dongyue was a little apprehensive. Although the peeking at the library last night was not a big deal, but after all, it was sneaky in the middle of the night without the owner's permission. If someone found out, it would be embarrassing.

After entering, he quickly glanced at the workbench. Unexpectedly, the books on the table last night were gone, and someone might have picked them up. He found a chair and sat opposite him.

"I can tell from your expression that there are questions in your mind, right?" Then he said, "I can answer three questions for you."

Isn't this right in his arms? Although Dongyue had a question mark in his head, he didn't open his mouth all the time. Now is his chance!

Dongyue hurriedly asked, "Can I ask any questions?"

"Of course. But the answer is up to me." He said with a smile.

I know it's not that simple.

"Can you explain to me in detail, what exactly is this place? What do you live on?" Dongyue asked.

"As I said before, it's just a little-known place to hide from the world. I'm not lying to you. As you can see, this is not a completely closed island. You can come and go freely." Fear of Dongyue's probing sight.

But what is that sense of incongruity?Why do you look exactly like everyone else?Why not spend the night outside the village?What do they do for a living here, and who do they learn from?There are still a lot of questions, but they can't be asked in one breath. There are only three chances to ask questions. He made up his mind to plan well.

Unexpectedly, Huai Xiu continued, "Have you heard of the Banorama Theater?"

"Banorama? It doesn't seem to be there. What is it?"

"I don't know if you've ever seen this kind of thing. It's an ancient amphitheater. To get in, you have to go through a completely dark passage, and then come out from a narrow dark path. This is what you will suddenly find A world that is completely different from reality and out of daily life. That is to say, outside the theater may be an ordinary modern city and high-rise buildings, but inside the theater may be endless mountains and cliffs or a vast sea, or it may be in a style completely different from the modern style. Palace Gardens."

He paused, and then continued: "But in fact, in ancient times, it was just to cover the high walls with painted curtains to completely enclose a small space. Then some humanoid statues that fit the scenery were made, and then real The land, flowers, plants and trees decorate the scenery, and the closer to the audience, the more realistic it is. Try to blur the boundary between reality and the scenery to increase the sense of reality. Finally, find a way to hide the ceiling. After completion, it will be a three-dimensional panorama It’s the same theater. Of course, later generations have made this form of theater more immersive through technology, such as 4D theaters, virtual reality, etc. But the Banorama Theater was the first to make people realize the power of illusions, The inside of the museum is a world, and the outside of the museum is a completely different world.”

Although Dongyue has never seen this ancient theater, she has heard about this theory, but in fact, this thing is too old and has disappeared for a long time. It is too fake to imagine, and it is too easy to see through.

Huaixiu went on to say: "The original intention of the inventor was actually to use his own unique method to construct a completely different new world in a small building, just like a writer creates a script on paper and an actor creates a script on the stage. like the world in it.”

"Are you implying to me that everything here is fictional, this place and people are all fake?"

"No, it's not like that. You have touched mine, smelled the smell of the river here, and eaten the food here. All of this is not false."

"Am I dreaming?" He pinched the back of his hand.

Huai Xiu laughed heartily: "The three questions have been answered."

Only then did Dongyue suddenly realize that she was being led away by this man again. She was really cunning, and while annoyed, she rubbed her hands that were red from pinching.

"I've got the things I want to borrow, let's go back, Zhu Yao should be back today."

"Dongyue snorted dissatisfiedly. Although she felt that she was being played with her sleeves again, she had nothing to complain about. She was too easy to be led by him, and a new topic was taken away by him.

No matter how you say it, at this moment he still vaguely believes that Huaixiu has some connection with Huaiyi, and before he gets the answer he wanted, he made up his mind to stay here.

☆、Accidental death

Neither of them planned to stay for a long time, so they drove home directly after dinner. Although they had only been here for three or four days, Dongyue already had an inexplicable sense of belonging to that house, thinking that they could go back soon , I was quite happy.

The two entered the room step by step, and happened to meet Zhu Yao holding a notebook in the living room, not knowing what he was doing.Dongyue hurriedly nodded to say hello to him, but Zhu Yao glanced at him indifferently, nodded towards her sleeves, then came back to glance at Dongyue, and then hurriedly left upstairs.

"Does he not like me?" Dongyue was a little nervous being watched by Zhu Yao, and she couldn't help rubbing the corners of her clothes, feeling a little wronged in her heart, and was relieved to see the man turn around and leave.

"Is it important whether he likes it or not? He treats everyone like this, so don't worry about him." He patted the sofa beside him and motioned him to sit here. After Dongyue sat down, he was hugged affectionately on the shoulder.

Although it doesn't matter whether you like it or not, but we are under the same roof after all, it would be too embarrassing if this continues.

Zhu Yao is tall and tall. Looking at it these days, he is usually quiet and his face is always as cold as ice. When he is caught by those eyes, it makes people feel cold in his heart. Sometimes Dongyue feels that he doesn't know what to do. It's better to face him.

But apart from this point, the life here is quite comfortable. There are people who cook, read books, fish, grow vegetables, and the important thing is that there are people to accompany them. For a person like Dongyue who has been decadent for a while, it is so leisurely. It's been a long time since my daily life.

He and Huai Xiu would go around the mountains from time to time.

The scenery here is actually very beautiful. Going deep into the mountain, passing through the lush and dense forest, there is a grassland with a wide view, which is full of various wild flowers. It is a high mountain covered with snow, and there is a river flowing down slowly. The river is clear, and the color will change with the color of the sky. When it is sunny, the sky is bright light blue, and the river is blue. In the evening, the distant The mountains, forests and clouds will be dyed orange-red, and then gradually transition to pink, light purple, until the dark blue velvet-like night comes together with the night, in the process, the river will also change color, like a dream magical.

The time here flies quickly, and two months have passed without knowing it.

He has to help take care of the vegetable garden from time to time, but most of the time he and Huai Xiu are planting mushrooms and harvesting vegetables.And Zhu Yao always likes to stay in the room by himself, accompanied by all kinds of electronic devices, and he is a taciturn otaku.

As the days went by, his anxiety at the beginning gradually disappeared, and even Zhu Yao's indifference, he got used to it.The days here are peaceful, eating well and sleeping soundly, as if no longer bound by the past.

How important it is to be able to eat and sleep, and you will know how many couples who have never really understood each other, but have three meals a day and one bed, can grow old together.A regular life can make people have the courage to face the reality, even if they are powerless, they can laugh it off. Except for life and death, it is not a big deal.Of course, this is not only the credit of eating and sleeping, but also includes years of polishing and long company.

He also gradually got used to acting with Huaixiu, although at first, Dongyue's interest in him was purely because of his looks, even now, sometimes he would lament that the two really resemble each other, that feeling is very subtle, except for the occasional Apart from teasing him and causing him a lot of headaches, Huai Xiu is really a good friend.

He never asks too much, and he will not reason with you. If you are willing to speak, he will listen, and if you don't, he will make you happy.Who wouldn't like such a person?

He gradually became familiar with this place, and he also began to understand the customs here.Of course, everyone in this village also has different responsibilities. Although they don’t need to worry about living materials and money for some reason, they still have some necessary jobs. The two brothers and sisters in this house are not employed, but because she is good at cooking and loves to cook, so I will give these jobs to her. Correspondingly, when she needs help in other fields that she is not good at, Others will come to his aid.

It can be said that this is like bartering, skipping the procedure of money, and exchanging services for services.The reason why this can be done mainly depends on the self-sufficiency here, and the people here don't have much desire for wealth, and they stay voluntarily, just want to live a peaceful life.

Zhu Yao is good at programming and maintaining technology products, and is often very busy.As for Huaixiu, at first he proudly said that his job was to play, which was completely deceiving and outrageous.In fact, he is a doctor, which was discovered by Dongyue later. Occasionally, some people from the village would come to him because they were unwell, and the medicine was also bought by going out with their arms sleeves. It might be a good idea to meet him outside the village. This reason is because he will go out regularly to purchase some supplies.

Speaking of Dongyue's career, he used to be a picture book painter and started out drawing children's books. After he became famous, he gradually became dissatisfied with it. He gave up the original field of children's books and turned to depicting some adult-oriented stories full of cruelty and violence. , It's a pity to say that he once had two proud works, which were quite popular at one time, but they were banned and stopped publishing not long after.After that period of time, he was quite hit. He had no confidence, and no one was willing to publish his works again. He was also banned on the Internet, so he could only change his vest to create some innocuous works, and even drew illustrations for other people’s novels. earn a living.

Now here, he really can't think of any other use for this painting skill, but he feels that maybe he can calm down now and start creating from scratch. Even if he has no inspiration for a while, he will not be anxious or worried. After all There are no readers or viewers here, and no one is pressing for manuscripts, and no one cares at all.

The strange thing is that he never mentioned that he can draw, and when he went out with his sleeves full one day, he bought him drawing tools and materials by the way, but he never asked about the result.

Dongyue asked him why he bought this, but he replied that it was annoying to see him idle, so find him something to do.

On weekdays, Zhu Yao often hides in the room, and usually only sees each other when eating.So most of the time, Dongyue still stays with Huai Xiu.

The time after dinner is always lazy and leisurely. Huaixiu likes to watch movies, and Dongyue will sometimes accompany him, but Zhu Yao never watched a movie with them again.When he is not around, he usually reads in his room or conceives his new work.

Zhu Yao's room often plays the tune of habanera, and I don't know where he is always doing.Dongyue always felt very familiar when listening to that tune, but he didn't have much knowledge in music, he just felt as if he had heard this melody often before.

By chance one late night, he was still awake, and was lying by the window conceiving his own work, when he saw shooting stars passing by in the night sky, he couldn't help but stare at them.When he came back to his senses, he saw a person standing in the yard, looking up at the starry sky. Such a night was extremely quiet and beautiful, but at that moment, that figure seemed indescribably lonely.

In fact, Dongyue has faintly noticed the secrets hidden here, and also noticed the unnatural aspects of her body, such as her sensitivity to the sound of water, some music here, or the taste of Hungarian stew, she felt familiar.He once thought that this was the common Déjàvu, until one evening, when Huai Xiu came home late from a visit, Zhu Yao was having dinner quietly with Dongyue, but he received a call from Huai Xiu, saying that he was in trouble and asked Zhu Yao to help, Seeing that it was getting late, Dongyue didn't know what was so urgent, so she offered to go together, but Zhu Yao hesitated and agreed.

The car drove very fast, and it didn't take long before I arrived in front of a Spanish-style house, and soon found a wet sleeve in the house, and there was a woman lying on the open floor beside him, her body was also completely soaked Already, motionless.

"What happened to her?" Dongyue asked.

"It should be because I choked on the water while swimming. I was walking back from the patient's house and heard some movement here, but when I found her, she was already motionless when I went into the water to rescue her." Shake the water from your hair.

"Are you still alive?"

Zhu Yao bent down, put his hand on the woman's neck, felt for the pulse, and shook his head.

After a while of silence, Dongyue followed the two of them and went to the open-air swimming pool in the backyard to have a look. There was no trace of other people coming here, and it seemed that it was indeed a tragic accident.

Looking carefully, the atmosphere of this courtyard is completely different from their residence. The lawn is very neat and tidy. There are two maple trees beside the courtyard wall, and low snow bell flowers are planted near the swimming pool, which is very elegant and peaceful.Now that the owner is dead, the snow bell flower hangs its white head, as if mourning for that lingering soul.

The woman lying on the ground doesn't look young anymore, with subtle wrinkles on her face, she is at least 40 years old, and she doesn't look pampered, she is wearing a white and blue dotted one-piece swimsuit, her hair is already wet The skin is disorganized, the skin is pale, and the eyes are always closed.

No miracle happened.

She ran upstairs with her sleeves in her arms, found a blanket somewhere, covered her body well, then went to make a phone call, and contacted someone.

Dongyue felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. Although she was someone she had never met, it was always uncomfortable to see the passing of life.

Huai Xiu patted him on the shoulder lightly, saying that there was nothing to do for the time being, and the three of them went home together.

Early the next morning, Huai Xiu and Zhu Yao went out early, and Dongyue was the only one left to eat breakfast at home. The girl who often came to cook was called Zhong Xiaoyuan, and she said to Dongyue mysteriously: "They brought Lin Changchang's The corpse has gone to Xiaobailou."

The little white building she was referring to was the white building that he had been warned never to go to. "

"What is the purpose of the white building? Why did you bring the corpse there? Is it a morgue?"

"Basically, everyone is very taboo about that place, not just anyone can enter, although I don't know what the mystery is, but I heard that except for those two people can enter, other people can only enter after death. "

The girl's tone seemed to be talking about urban ghost stories.

Dongyue wanted to ask again, but the girl didn't say anything, she just said that it was a forbidden place and he must not go there.

Isn't this the same as a sleeve?Now if you ask Huai Xiu again, will there be any different results?

The heavy atmosphere brought by death did not last long, and soon returned to normal.The two people in the family did not show any sadness. The tragedy was like a grain of sand thrown into the lake, and it disappeared after only a little ripple.

☆, tattoo

Time passed quietly, and Dongyue lived a small life in the mountains.When the weather got cooler, Huaixiu asked the tailor in the village to bring Dongyue's clothes, which were two coats, some underwear, and several home clothes of different thicknesses.After trying it on, if it doesn't fit, you can send it back for adjustment.Of course, there is no need to pay for these. Huaixiu and Zhu Yao have helped them, so this is still an exchange.

Speaking of which, this kind of mutual help is not too different from the so-called human relationship. Where the role of money is stronger, the human relationship is weaker, and here it seems to be the opposite.

But in this way, Dongyue owes Huai Xiu and Zhu Yao a lot.

This day, Dongyue was trying on new clothes, but in a short while, the sky suddenly changed, it was gloomy, it looked bad, it might rain heavily, the little tailor who delivered the clothes said to go back first, if you want to change He will come back in two days to pick it up.

After a while, there was indeed loud thunder, and then heavy rain poured down, the sound of rain water beating on the ground, beating on the roof and glass, one after another.A quarter of an hour later, there was a hasty knock on the door, and Dongyue answered the door. He came back with his sleeves in his arms. His whole body was soaked, and water was dripping from his hair.

"It's raining too much, I parked the car on the side of the road and ran back." Huaixiu said, the road is slippery in rainy days, and the mountain road is difficult to walk.

He stood on the floor mat at the door, took off the shoes that were already so wet, took the towel that Dongyue handed over, wiped his slightly long wet hair, and then took off his coat, revealing his flexible body, hastily After wiping his body, drops of water still flowed down his dark brown hair, flowed over his neck, then rolled between his shoulder blades, and then disappeared below his waist along his graceful back.

Dongyue's sight was attracted by the water drop, but following the water drop, he noticed something. There seemed to be something behind his neck. He raised his eyes and stared at the back of his neck. There was a strand of wet hair lying there. , covering a line of black marks: VRSN——

Before he could see the words behind, Huaixiu turned to him and stood still, facing Dongyue, threw the towel to him with a smile, and said, "Thank you." Then he walked into the house, Dongyue wanted After catching up to look, Huai Xiu had already entered the bathroom sideways.

What is that letter?Like a tattoo with a special meaning, what do those letters mean?He thought that maybe after he took a hot shower, he would still have a chance to see the complete letters, so in the following time, Dongyue fidgeted in the living room, holding a teacup to drink, and suddenly remembered something , put down the cup casually, then closed his eyes and sighed, but he didn't drink the cup of Piccadilly black tea after it was completely cool.

After more than 20 minutes, a sleeveless voice came from the bathroom: "Ah Yue, do you want to take a shower? The water temperature is just right and it's very comfortable."

after the rain