On April 1 , 2018, 2018年4月1日, midnight 20 points, 零点20, Chengdu, 蓉城, Light rain, 小雨, Breeze 3 levels. 微风三级。 underworld shop of Lao Cai, has closed for a long time, even if nearby neighbor neighbor, was actually not clear that this underworld shop, when opens. 老街的冥店,已经关门许久,哪怕是附近的街坊邻居,其实都不清楚这家冥店,到底是什么时候开的。 Because does not seem like the breakfast shop many people of street to go every day, does not seem like the clothing store like that returns home from work to stroll, does not buy can also try the clothes. 因为不像是街边的早餐店很多人每天都会去,也不像是服装店那般,下班回家可以去逛逛,不买也可以试试衣服。 Most people, rather this whole life do not walk into underworld shop to go shopping. 大部分人,宁愿这辈子都不走入冥店去买东西。 Naturally, during life, to this underworld shop, deliberately neglected. 自然而然地,在生活之中,对这家冥店,也就刻意地去忽略了。 Naturally, 当然, When it closes, 它又是什么时候关门的, Naturally did not have many people to care, when merely occasionally process, discovered that the door is closing unexpectedly, somewhat was slightly accidental. 自然也就没多少人在意了,只是偶尔经过时,发现店门居然是关着的,略有些意外。 Has fatty, will drive the police vehicle to stop every several days in the entrance, looks shop that is closing, smokes several cigarettes, then leaves. 有个胖子,每隔几天都会开着警车停在门口,看着关着门的店铺,抽几根烟,然后离开。 In Lao Cai manages the beauty salon little elder sisters of warmest business really unable to withstand him to harass ancient for this reason, will frighten just to enter the guest who in the room drank water to send out the gate each time, 老街里操持着最古老最热情生意的发廊小姐姐们为此真的是不堪其扰,每次都吓得将刚刚请进自己屋子里喝水的客人送出门去, Including water fee, 连水费, Does not dare to want. 都不敢要。 The underworld shop next door massage shop also has closed down business for a long time, it is said the boss year ago was involved in a murder case, although obtained afterward purely, but family's matter are too many, she was perhaps long has not returned to Chengdu. 冥店隔壁按摩店也已经停业许久,据说老板年前卷入了一起杀人案,虽然后来得到了清白,但家里的事情太多,她也许久没回蓉城了。 Occasionally has the old customer to come, is fondly remembering the craftsmanship of proprietress, if as everyone knows asks her to massage frequently, comfortable was comfortable, but it is estimated that the distance entered next door underworld shop to choose the day of shroud, was getting more and more near. 偶尔有老顾客过来,怀念着老板娘的手艺,殊不知如果经常找她按摩,舒服是舒服了,但估计距离走进隔壁冥店选寿衣的日子,也就越来越近了。 The life is life so, 生活还是这般的生活, In Chengdu the teahouse Mahjong parlor in main street and small alley, what written all over is relaxed comfortable. 蓉城的大街小巷的茶馆麻将馆里,写满的是轻松闲适。 This is a leisurely and carefree city, is the city that can enjoy, just went in the cold winter, when summer not , the entire city immerses in own snoring sound, 这是一座悠闲的城市,也是一座会享受的城市,在寒冬刚去,夏日未至之际,整座城市都沉浸在属于自己的鼾声之中, Satisfied, 惬意, Comfortable, 舒坦, Occasionally turns over, 偶尔翻个身, Binds thin blanket, 裹一层薄毯, Un, 嗯, Continues to rest. 继续睡。 Early morning Lao Cai, naturally was no one, is waiting for except for several midnight snack amortizations is not being many business. 凌晨的老街,自然是没什么人了,除了几处夜宵摊还在守候着不是很多的生意。 That underworld shop, 那家冥店, Is actually shining the light. 却亮着光。 The light is very dark, can only visible faintly, the average person, cannot even see. 光很暗,只能隐约可见,普通人,甚至看不到。 In underworld shop, is placing two rows of chairs, the midpoint two chairs, sits must steadily the man, while sits a young girl, fresh-faced lovable, is a little loli. 冥店里,摆着两排椅子,正中央的两座椅子,一边坐着长须男子,一边则是坐着一位小女童,粉嫩可爱,是一个小luoli。 But the both sides of next head, 而下首的两侧, Some people wear the hempen garments, the long sleeve is floating ; 有人穿着麻衣,长袖飘飘; Some people wear the dunce cap, sways ; 有人戴着高帽子,摇摇晃晃; Has the human eye bead to aline, from time to time rotates ; 有人眼珠子对齐,时而转动; Some people are spreading big belly, fatty. 有人摊着大肚子,肥得流油。 The rouge tastes on their face, were stronger much, even, appearing some were not real. 他们脸上的胭脂味,就浓重得多了,甚至,显得有些不真实。 Regardless of they are smiling, in pulling out ear, is in noisy, always a gloomy depression, looks like the 108 arhats in temple, even if their images are darling, 无论他们是在笑,还是在掏耳朵,还是在闹,总给人一种阴森的压抑感,就像是寺庙里的一百零八罗汉,哪怕他们的形象再憨态可掬, As an adult, does not dare to go really to laugh at them. 作为一个成年人,也不敢去真的笑话他们。 As if mysteriously and inexorably in own top of the head, has an eye, is staring at you to look. 仿佛冥冥之中在自己头顶,就有着一双眼睛,在盯着你看。 If carefully looked again, can discover the attire design of this group of people, these paper people is actually very similar to in a underworld shop corner/horn are placing, looked like really the clothes that dug up from the paper person to put on itself on. 若是再仔细看,可以发现这帮人的衣着款式,其实和冥店一角里摆放着的那些纸人很是相似,就像是真的从纸人身上扒下来的衣服穿到了自己身上。 Very funny, 很滑稽, Very laughable? 很可笑？ But is really this feeling. 但真的是这种感觉。 Near everyone's lip, leads strange flourishing rainbow, probably deliberately smudges the rouge on lip, is very exaggerating, is very dazzling. 所有人的唇边,都带着诡异的殷虹,像是刻意涂抹在唇上的胭脂,很是夸张,也很是刺眼。 Jia Baoyu said that he most likes eating the rouge on elder sisters mouth, but if he sees here rouge, it is estimated that will frighten directly is frightened out of one's wits. 贾宝玉说他最喜欢吃姐姐们嘴上的胭脂,但如果他看见这里的胭脂,估计会直接吓得魂飞魄散。 In air, 空气中, Is filling the aura of ashes, 弥漫着灰烬的气息, Among the people present, the small braziers, inside is placing the charcoal fire, in the meantime, on the rack a packs of sacrificial paper money, oneself will fly automatically, falls into the charcoal fire to burn. 在在座众人中间,有一个小火盆,里面摆放着炭火,同时,架子上一叠叠冥钞,自己会自动飞过来,落入炭火之中燃烧。 The entrance, is standing a woman, a long hair woman. 门口,站着一个女人,一个长发女人。 She is lowering the head slightly lowly, the long hair covered her face. 她微微低垂着头,长发遮挡住了她的脸。 Graceful, physique wind, show, 身材婀娜,体格风、、、骚, Is the average person sees her, it is estimated that will be anticipating she looks at her appearance/portrait hair dispersing attractively, who has to beautiful the curiosity and pursue. 是普通人看见她,估计会期待着她把头发散开好看看她的真容,谁都有对美丽的好奇心和追求。 However, everyone present does not have this thoughts, because they know that this woman...... does not have the face. 不过,在座的所有人都没这个心思,因为他们知道这个女人……没脸。 „Has not come.” “还没来。” Sits in the length of little loli next door must the men's sinking sound said, knits the brows slightly. 坐在小luoli隔壁的长须男子沉声道,微微皱眉。 „Makes everyone wait again.” “让大家再等等吧。” little loli said. 小luoli说道。 Must the man nod steadily, then said: „Protects the vitality, delays us as far as possible in the time of the world of the living stay.” 长须男子点点头,而后道:“护住元气,尽量延迟我们在阳间逗留的时间。” black talisman paper must in the sleeve cuff of men's depart from a long-range point of view, falls gently in all around. 一张张黑色的符纸从长须男子的袖口中飞出,飘落在了四周。 Each people present put out a hand to receive a talisman paper, pasted in own forehead, must man also paste one on the company commander to oneself. 在座的每个人都伸手接过一张符纸,贴在了自己的眉心,就连长须男子自己也给自己贴了一张。 Suddenly, 一时间, In the entire shop silence reigns, on the forehead pasted the talisman paper people motionless, seemed exerted the petrification general. 整个店里万籁俱寂,额头上贴了符纸的人都不动了,仿佛被施加了定身法一般。 This makes them seem like, even in originally some paper people with underworld shop, no difference. 这让他们看起来,甚至和冥店里本就有的纸人,没什么区别。 little loli sets out, in her hand also takes a talisman paper, arrived at the faceless woman front. 小luoli起身,她手里也拿着一张符纸,走到了无面女的面前。 faceless woman raised the head slowly, 无面女缓缓地抬头, „My clone destroyed.” “我的分身毁了。” „Does several things at the same time.” little loli thinks little. “一个分身而已。”小luoli不以为意。 „She is I remains to monitor his.” The faceless woman reminder said. “她是我留下来监视他的。”无面女提醒道。 „You said that after I go back, will also have his position?” “你说,等我回去之后,还会有他的位置么？” little loli shows a faint smile, 小luoli微微一笑, „His merely gives me temporarily for the class, helping me run the underworld key, Tongcheng, cannot accommodate third ghost messenger.” “他只是暂时给我代班,帮我掌管一下地狱的钥匙而已,一个通城,容不得第三个鬼差。” „I what to do.” “那我怎么办。” faceless woman asked sternly, 无面女厉声问道, „Without me, you may not make him come.” “没有我,你们可引不到他过来。” „Tongcheng ghost messenger adds on me originally two, has been on the verge of the collapse, this is the position that I give you to reserve.” little loli put out a hand, held the faceless woman sending point, „and other things ended, I will help you arrange a status, making you stop over in the world of the living.” “通城鬼差加上我本就有两位,其中一位已经濒临崩溃,这是我给你预留的位置。”小luoli伸手,抓住了无面女的发尖,“等这里的事情结束,我会帮你安排一个身份,让你在阳间逗留。” faceless woman lowers the head again lowly. 无面女再度低垂下了头。 „My very curious matter, you why so dedicated to that fellow, he is just the toys that Tongcheng another accomplishes, oh no, is the gift.” “我很好奇一件事,你为什么对那个家伙那么执着,他只不过是通城的另一位造就出来的玩物,哦不,是礼物而已。” „Gift?” “礼物？” faceless woman hid the head hollow laugh under long hair two, 无面女隐藏在长发下的头干笑了两声, „In my opinion, this gift, compared with you in the person of waiting, is heavier.” “在我看来,这件礼物,比你们在等待的人,更重。” The little loli eye narrows the eyes slightly, she can listen to the faceless woman words to have the words, this birth in the Yellow Springs roadside, the woman in deep pool of complaint, existing was very long, naturally can also know the unknown matter. 小luoli眼睛微微一眯,她能听出来无面女话里有话,这个诞生于黄泉路边,怨念之潭里的女人,存在了很久,自然也能知道更多不为人知的事情。 „oh, looking at it like this, after I go back, must interrogate and torture him well.” “哦,这样看来,等我回去之后还得好好拷问拷问他喽。” The hair on faceless woman face disperses at this time suddenly, without the facial features face actually starts to condense a girl's face, her expression, is very painful, probably is struggling. 无面女脸上的头发此时忽然散开,没有面容的脸却开始凝聚出一张女孩的脸,她的表情,很痛苦,像是在挣扎。 „She, couldn't you have controlled?” little loli is somewhat surprised. “她,你还没控制得住么？”小luoli有些意外。 „Struggles very fiercely.” faceless woman replied, „will was firm, compared with your ghost messenger, was not bad.” “挣扎得很厉害呢。”无面女回答道,“意志坚定,比你们鬼差,不差的。” little loli showed a faint smile, puts out a hand to lose into the charcoal fire talisman paper in hand, 小luoli微微一笑,伸手将手中的符纸丢入了炭火之中, „Is...... does not have struggling of significance eventually.” “终究是……没有意义的挣扎而已。” The flame is spooky, 火光幽幽, The dim light of night is spooky, 夜色幽幽, In the coal brazier spatters in all directions one string of sparks/Mars: 炭火盆里迸溅出一串火星: „Squish” “吧唧” .................. ……………… „Squish!” “吧唧！” „Squish!” “吧唧！” „Squish!” “吧唧！” Lao Cai in light rain, has some cool feeling, is not on that smooth path, finding at everywhere small water hole. 小雨之中的老街,带着些许凉意,不是那么平整的道路上,随处可见小水坑。 The man who is wearing hoodie walks gradually, in this slightly has on the alley of mud, 一名身穿着卫衣的男子缓步行走在这条略有泥泞的小路上, His head, hidden under hoodie, but his figure, as if with this behind night, fuses together completely. 他的头,隐藏在卫衣帽子之下,而他的身形,仿佛和这身后的黑夜,完全地融为一体。 „Meow.” “喵。” Side him, 在他身旁, Blanch, is stepping the graceful step the kitty of all over the body, follows blindly he. 有一只通体发白的猫咪,迈着优雅的步子,亦步亦趋地跟着他。 A person of cat, 一人一猫, Under the pale yellow street light, pulled out two prolonged shadows. 在昏黄的路灯下,拉出了两道绵长的影子。 All around hears the wind sound/rumor occasionally, 四周偶尔传来风声, Empty and spooky, circles in the above of Lao Cai, lingers. 空荡且幽幽,盘旋在老街的上方,经久不散。 The figure of man not tall and strong, but actually gives people a swift and fierce feeling, he looks like a silent blade, so long as comes out of the sheath, can this behind-the-scenes plotting chopping into pieces. 男子的身形并不魁梧,但却给人一种凌厉的感觉,他就像是一把无声的刀,只要出鞘,就能把这黑幕给劈碎。 Front, the midnight snack booth, the vendor is a couple. 前面,有一个夜宵摊,摊主是一对夫妻。 The tonight's business, is not good, the husband sits in side coughs freely, obviously was the cold. 今晚的生意,并不好,丈夫坐在旁边不住地咳嗽,显然是感冒了。 The men arrive at the stall, 男子走到摊位边, The proprietresses raised the head, see the man, smiles, said: 老板娘抬起头,看见男子,笑了笑,道: „Long time no see.” “好久不见了呢。” „Un.” The men complied with one. “嗯。”男子应了一声。 „Meow.” The white cat also complied with one. “喵。”白猫也应了一声。 The proprietresses start to make the soup, the fish slippery soup, she knows that he only eats this. 老板娘开始做汤,鱼滑汤,她知道他只吃这个。 In the night, eats one bowl of fresh and tender fish slippery soup, is enjoyment, the years is static, there is nothing like yes. 在深夜,喝一碗鲜嫩的鱼滑汤,是一种享受,岁月静好,莫不如是。 The boss still coughs there, when the receiving guests person eats the thing is knitting the brows, thinks that is shutting out itself, can only smile apologetically, is sideways. 老板还在那里咳嗽,见客人吃东西时皱着眉,以为是在嫌弃自己,只能歉然地笑笑,侧过身去。 The men stare, he knows that boss mistakenly intent, he eats the thing, is always this expression. 男子一愣,他知道老板会错了意,他吃东西,向来是这种表情。 merely tonight, is a little cold, 只是今晚,有点冷, Otherwise regarding eating food this matter, he is a penny saved , a penny earned, can neglect neglects. 否则对于进食这件事,他是能省则省,能忽略就忽略。 Put down the tableware, gave money, the man turns around, walks toward Lao Cai deep place, that white cat follows in him behind, never-ending. 放下了碗筷,给了钱,男子转身,向老街更深处走去,那只白猫还是跟在他身后,不离不弃。 No matter the dim light of night is deep, 不管夜色再深沉, People can always look for the proficient position. 人们总是能从中找到家的位置。 The men got to the underworld shop entrance, settles down. 男子走到了冥店门口,驻足。 The white cat was flees on the stair, it found the position that oneself were familiar with. 白猫则是窜到了台阶上,它找到了自己熟悉的位置。 Yes, 是的, Familiar position. 熟悉的位置。 Not long, 曾几何时, Matter that he most likes handling, puts out a chair, sits on the stair, is sunning motionlessly. 他最喜欢做的事情,就是搬出一张椅子,坐在台阶上,一动不动地晒着太阳。 The massage shop proprietress in next door will also tease him to look like a grandfather. 隔壁的按摩店老板娘还会调侃他像一个老爷爷。 The vision slightly side, looks to the next door, she has not come back. 目光微侧,看向隔壁,她还没回来。 Some people, walked will never come back again, but also had the person, after arriving at the distant place, is actually still looking at itself. 有的人,走了就永远不会再回来,但也有人,走到远处后,却还在看着自己。 He thinks himself, is always alone in the world, 他以为自己一直以来,都是孑然一身, Even if he disappears in this world suddenly, who will not notice, likes the lonely person, always likes catching the lonely color to obtain more security senses oneself. 哪怕他忽然在这个世界消失,也不会有谁注意到,喜欢孤独的人,总是喜欢把自己染上孤独的色彩以获得更多的安全感。 Because some people are looking at themselves, 正是因为有人在看着自己, Because some people are caring about themselves, 正是因为有人在在意着自己, Therefore he comes back, 所以他才回来, He needs a confession, 他需要一个交代, Caring about own person, a confession, 给在意自己的人,一个交代, Meanwhile, gives a confession. 同时,给自己一个交代。 Walks up the stair, 走上台阶, Before arriving at the gate, 来到门前, He has not knocked at a door, 他没叩门, Here is his family/home, he has the key. 这里是他的家,他有钥匙。 The key hole inserts the door lock instantly, 钥匙孔插入门锁的刹那, The faceless woman long hair after gate hikes up fiercely, 门后的无面女长发猛地飘起, little loli seemed like young adult the same as stand the back, 小luoli像是小大人一样站直了腰杆, In two rows of chair positions talisman paper instantaneous dissipation on everyone hell's messengers forehead, 两排椅子位置上所有人阴差额头上的符纸瞬间消散, Everyone collective opened the double pupil, 大家集体睁开了双眸, Looked to the direction of front door! 看向了大门的方向！ „Creak......” “吱呀……” The gate was shoved open from outside. 门被从外面推开。 little loli looks at person, said with a smile: 小luoli看着门外的人,笑道: „Finally caught you.” “终于抓到你了。” The men shook the head slightly, hint the opposite party to speak incorrectly, 男子微微摇头,示意对方说错了, Investigates the correct path: 纠正道: „ No, “不, Is I, 是我, Came back. ” 回来了。”