Dazed

When I was a child, my family told me that the last piece of clothing worn by the deceased must be burned, because it followed their obsession.

At that time, my parents were burning the relics of my grandmother who had just passed away in an open space. A lot of clothes, mattresses, quilts, including the bamboo baskets and urinals she had used, were completely burned.

Grandma passed away while she was sitting. As usual, after lunch, she leaned on the bamboo chair and took a nap. She nozed and then stopped breathing.

Mother asked someone to fetch a nanmu stool and put it in the main hall. Father and uncle lifted grandma with quilts and laid it flat on the stool.

In the middle of the night, a dark man in a straw hat knocked on the door of my house.

He took off the clothes on Grandma's body, put them on a shroud, took paper money, and sprinkled her body with only her face exposed. He used two bundles of paper money as pillows, and set up a mosquito net with bamboo poles, as if she was asleep. Same.

The next day, I was called by my parents to Grandma to worship her. Through the hazy bed curtains, I saw her old and familiar face hidden in a pile of dead paper money. For some reason, I was so scared that I hid behind my mother, only to feel that the person lying on the wooden bench in front of me was very strange.

Ah Mu took me away helplessly, and said: "You were very good with Grandma when you were young, Grandma loves you very much, have you forgotten?"

I really don't have the slightest impression, Ah Mu shook his head, and said in a rambling manner that because you scared Ling when you were a child, Ah Nai must be very sad.

Two days later, it was time to enter the coffin. The nanmu stool was taken away and replaced with two wooden stools painted black.

There was an incense burner and an oil lamp in front of the coffin. Neither the incense nor the lamp could be extinguished. At that time, there were few people in the family, and funerals were very energy-consuming. My mother arranged for me to reinsert the incense when it was about to burn out. , add oil when the oil lamp is about to go out.

The black-and-sand main hall is very gloomy. I was so frightened that I didn't dare to raise my eyes to look at the huge and majestic wooden box. Almost every time I completed this task in a panic.

Finally, one time, the night before Grandma was to be cremated, I came to this quiet and solemn hall as usual to burn incense and add oil.When I glanced at the wooden box inadvertently, a white smoke that resembled a portrait floated out from there...

"Fuck!" Qi Zheng opened his eyes, wiped his hot sweat, got up unhappily, and had that dream again, it was like a nightmare, and he would not stop until he was haunted to death.

Zhengda morning is very lively.Although it was only seven o'clock in the morning, there were all kinds of chatter in the corridor outside, some were holding a broken phonograph reciting English words, some were speaking affectionately to a piece of lecture notes, and some were chatting passionately about international affairs. News, just like a passionate university campus.

Qi Zheng kicked the door, came out with a mouthwash cup, and cursed with red eyes: "It's so noisy that we can't let people sleep."

Everyone glanced at him and continued to do their own thing. A thin-skinned monkey wearing glasses next to him looked at Qi Zheng's haggard face and joked happily: "Young Master Qi, we used to be so noisy. Could it be yesterday? It’s our fault for having a spring dream late.”

Qi Zheng didn't like to talk to him, and left him an angry back. It would be better if it was Chun Meng.

The skinny monkey yelled reluctantly: "Young Master Qi, don't run away, is it Cecilia Cheung or Guan Zhilin?"

"Wow." A gust of cold water poured down from the top of his head, Qi Zheng couldn't help but feel certain, he put his hands on the edge of the sink, lowered his head, his mind went blank.

"Don't waste water resources." An abrupt and indifferent voice said, and then turned off the faucet that Qi Zheng had been running.

Qi Zheng raised his head impatiently, and when he saw the familiar slimming board, he immediately understood.He didn't know how he had offended this dear man, since he moved into this dormitory building, he has been against him everywhere.

To be honest, Qi Zheng was annoyed by an old man who was always chattering about all kinds of trivial matters, so he only glanced at him and left with his water glass.

Guan Xia watched him leave, and summoned up courage to ask, "Do you have class this morning?"

Qi Zheng was embarrassed to pretend he didn't hear it, so he could only answer impatiently.In fact, he has no class in the morning and has already made an appointment to go shopping with his girlfriend.

There is a strange smell on the asphalt road exposed to the sun. Now on this road, bicycles, motorcycles, and buses are roaring, and the clanging sounds are more vibrant than Xia Chan.

Qi Zheng's little girlfriend, Liang Siyue, wore a linen blouse and silk skirt with two long braids, which surpassed the peach blossoms in the first month.She jumped up and down in front of Qi Zheng, and burst out laughing before he arrived.

She smiled and handed out a bag: "Are you tired of waiting? Here, I'll give it to you."

Qi Zheng raised his hand to take it, frowned and asked, "What is it?"

Liang Siyue said shyly and expectantly: "It's a woolen coat, and I can wear it in a few days."

Qi Zheng knew Liang Siyue's income very well. He asked, "How do you have money to buy clothes?"

Liang Siyue's real name was Liang Qinghu, but she thought the name was not good enough, so she changed it when she became an adult. She smiled mysteriously and said, "I changed my job and went to sell clothes with my aunt. The goods are very cheap, so I bought them." one piece."

Liang Sichu dropped out of high school at the beginning of the year. He used to work as a sewing worker in a garment factory. He knew the cost price of clothes very well. Qi Zheng accepted it without asking too much.

The two held hands and went shopping. To be honest, Liang Siyue had always felt inferior to Qi Zheng, a boyfriend. Qi Zheng was very handsome, with big eyes and a college student; Something is missing...

"You are not worthy of him." Suddenly a voice whispered in her ear.

"Ah." Liang Siyue suddenly yelled.

Qi Zheng looked at her suspiciously and asked, "What's wrong?"

Liang Siyue looked at her boyfriend blankly, was that just her own voice?She forced a smile, "It's nothing, I accidentally knocked my tongue."

Qi Zheng frowned, "You're so stupid, are you okay?"

Liang Siyue shook her head hastily.The two strolled to the food street, where people came and went, and there was a lot of traffic, and they had to stop three times after walking a few steps. Qi Zheng looked at the watch on his wrist, and the time was almost up, so he proposed to have dinner and then went back.

Of course Liang Siyue had no objection, and the two went into a restaurant.

It is now the beginning of autumn, and the power of the autumn tiger should not be underestimated. As soon as you enter the restaurant, you will be hit by a heat wave.

"Such a big restaurant doesn't even turn on a fan." Qi Zheng's face was full of disgust.

Liang Siyue got used to it, sat down indifferently, and said, "It's okay, we'll leave after dinner." Immediately, she took out her spoils from this morning to look at them with satisfaction, and she was so happy that she rolled her eyes, He urged Qi Zheng to take out the coat and have a look.

Qi Zheng took out his coat slowly. The clothes were of good quality, light brown and thin, without any fancy decorations, and looked simple and elegant.

Qi Zheng couldn't help showing a satisfied expression, Liang Siyue glanced at him, and urged him to try it on.

Qi Zheng frowned and said hesitantly, "It's such a hot day."

Liang Siyue begged: "Try it, I want to see it, it will be fine in a while."

Qi Zheng couldn't hold back her, so he really tried it.As soon as he put on his clothes, he shivered suddenly, and the hairs on his arms stood up immediately.

Qi Zheng turned his neck awkwardly, but he heard Liang Siyue exclaim, "It's so suitable! These clothes are really imported!"

Qi Zheng belongs to the kind of figure that looks thin when he is dressed, and has a fleshy figure when he takes off his clothes. He usually looks thin and tall, but his muscles are actually very tight. In the past, the clothes he picked out for him by the waiter in the store would always be too small. Thinking that Liang Siyue, who had never bought clothes from him, estimated his size so accurately.

As expected of a clothes maker, Qi Zheng thought.

Liang Siyue admired enough, and urged Qi Zheng nervously, "Take off your clothes, it's so hot."

Qi Zheng replied subconsciously: "It's not too hot, have you turned on the air conditioner?" After he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at the other people in the restaurant, all of them were sweating profusely, with hot faces.

Even Liang Siyue's face was flushed, and he kept fanning the dining table. He took off his coat in disbelief, but the cool feeling seemed to cling to his skin, like a shadow, lingering.