with life

Colleagues who arrived earlier than Jiang Yao gathered together to tell supernatural stories. This group of people is not much more courageous than others. Maybe it is because they have more contact with things that ordinary people taboo, but they are not so sensitive. Some supernatural stories seem to them It's funny talk.Jiang Yao listened attentively while packing up her tools. The appearance and tone of deliberately pretending to be scary didn't feel scary at all. She couldn't help but smiled, walked over and patted a colleague, "Only you can blow it, really If you encounter a ghost, it depends on what you do."

"You still need to touch it, we have it everywhere, haha..." The male colleague joked along with her words, and continued to brag, "If I go to hell, I will greet you with the blood of the black dog first, and then do something... Eh, I don't remember gone."

"Okay, work."

Several young men pushed the remains in the parking area over one after another, and gave them detailed instructions according to the identity information of each corpse and the requirements of the family members. For example, some female deceased loved beauty during their lifetime, so they should be refined and what to wear clothes etc.Jiang Yao glanced at the well-preserved body of an elderly man in front of her. The pale and bluish face made people feel a little frightened. She suddenly thought of Chu Ning. The woman looked so weak that she could tell her physique at a glance. not good.

She was already thinking about the recipes in her mind, what to eat for people with insufficient energy and blood, thinking that Chuning said that she would come today, it must be someone who works in a nearby factory, maybe she took that bus every day because she didn't know, so today If they say goodbye, she must ask Chuning to pay attention to this aspect of recuperation.

At noon, her mother called and asked Jiang Yao to go on a blind date when she was free. She was already in her thirties and still had no one. The family was in a hurry. She vaguely agreed while eating, and it was enough to coax her mother.Anyway, she is not in any hurry or feeling about marriage, and she can't explain why, as long as she thinks of going on a blind date with a man or getting married, she can't help but feel repulsed and loathed in her heart.

It was as if there was a gap in her 28 years of life, she was thinking about some inexplicable things for no reason, or some fragmented pictures flashed in her mind, all of which were blurry without exception, causing headaches if she thought too much.

"Yaoyao, it's your turn to work the night shift with Xiaolin today, remember."

"Oh…"

After being reminded like this, she realized that it was indeed her turn to work the night shift. What a challenge, she has not overcome her psychological fear in the past few years, and it is impossible to say that she is not afraid at all.Back at the funeral home, there were still several remains waiting to be processed, all of which were old people who had died normally.

The colleague was already busy, Jiang Yao changed her clothes and joined in, the expression on her face turned solemn and solemn, and the sacred ceremony of repeated cycle began again.

She cleaned the old man's face with a piece of gauze dipped in formalin. Most of the corpses pushed out of the freezer were bitingly cold, especially in this weather. Jiang Yao's fingers turned red after a while, and her fingertips touched through the gauze. The cold skin of the dead body will always make my heart tremble.

It's so cold, so cold, shouldn't she be used to it by now...

"Yaoyao, are you okay?"

The older woman is called Li Lan. She is Jiang Yao's colleague and her mentor. She has been in this business for almost ten years, and everyone calls her Sister Lan.Sister Lan has a delicate mind, quick response, and is serious and meticulous in her work. She usually takes care of Jiang Yao and sympathizes with her. It is not easy for a young girl to overcome her fear. Seeing that she is not in the right state, she stops what she is doing. Is it? You rest for a while, we are here, don't force yourself."

"I'm fine...just my hands are a little cold, Sister Lan, don't worry about me." Jiang Yao winked at her and smiled gratefully.In fact, colleagues have been very considerate of her and took care of her. How can she always trouble others.

Li Lan nodded hesitantly, as if worried, and couldn't help but glance at her a few times, as if he hesitated to speak.

In fact, Jiang Yao couldn't help but think of Chu Ning again. Although she only met once, she deeply remembered that woman's cold and melancholy eyes, desolate and lonely, sad and sad.And her hands are so cold that people feel distressed, probably a guy who doesn't know how to take care of himself...

"Yaoyao, here are the tweezers, take that cotton off."

The voice of a colleague was next to her ears, pulling her thoughts back to reality, and when she recovered, Jiang Yao was taken aback by her own thoughts just now, what happened, she felt sorry for a woman who could only be considered a stranger .But this kind of pity and compassion from the heart is so familiar, as if it happened a long time ago.

Jiang Yao picked up a ball of cotton with tweezers, wiped away the dirt from the eyes of the deceased, and then wiped the mouth and nose for stuffing.Then she took some flesh-colored oil paint with a brush, and brushed it neatly on the face of the deceased to cover some spots, then applied some blush and lipstick, and a face that was originally bloodless suddenly became a little more alive.She stroked the loose skin on the face of the deceased to make the remains look more natural. Finally, she used a comb to dip some hair oil, combed the messy white hair of the deceased, and then put on the hat. The face seemed to be asleep.

Because the deceased was an old man and died of natural causes, there was no damage to the body or face, and the steps to deal with it were simple. Jiang Yao's movements were gentle and delicate throughout the whole process, and she grasped every detail just right.

When the body was released and the family members prepared for the final farewell at the memorial service, it was time for cremation, and Jiang Yao had nothing to do. She and her colleagues were thanked over and over again by the family members, and the slight discomfort in her heart was relieved. Pleased.

Let the dead be sent to the final journey in the most perfect form. The meaning of this job may lie in the correct understanding of death. Jiang Yao occasionally feels proud. She is as great as the midwifery nurses. One greets life and the other sees it off .

Life and death are eternal topics. To interpret the relationship between them is to understand the course of life. Death is never the opposite of life, but a part of life.

Where there is death there is life, and where there is life there is death.

"Didn't it mean that there is still a body that died by drowning? Where is it? Hurry up and get it over with before it gets dark." After getting off work in the afternoon, I heard the voices of Li Lan and other colleagues talking, maybe considering tonight It was Jiang Yao who was on duty, and she didn't know what the family members of the deceased had asked for. If she had to rush to work at night, wouldn't she scare the girl?

In the past few years of work, Jiang Yao has no experience in handling corpses at night, but thanks to the care of her colleagues, all the deceased she handles are normal deaths. It's no different if you wear it.In terms of overcoming fear, Jiang Yao also has her own set of methods, and she has to constantly hypnotize herself "just massage the sleeping person".

"Sister Lan, it's okay. There's no rush for this job. How can it be so scary? It's not like I haven't seen all kinds of dead bodies. You should pack up and get off work early. Xiaolin and I are here."

"Hey, Yaoyao, listen to Sister Lan and don't touch the body on the left, it's too miserable, you can't stand it."

"okay, I get it."

Colleagues got off work one after another, leaving only some people on duty at night. Jiang Yao sent Li Lan to the door to wait for her to go away. He looked up at the darkening sky and saw the desolation and silence around him. It was inevitable that he felt a little nervous...

The sun sets quickly in winter, and it gets dark after six o'clock. Jiang Yao remembered what Chu Ning said last night, and subconsciously put her hand into her coat pocket, and felt a ring of cold metal ring, the ring was still there.She didn't know whether she should believe what Chuning said, what if the other party didn't come, what would she do with the ring, two dollars is not a big deal, but the ring...

"Let's go eat, Yaoyao, let's go together." Xiao Lin, who was also on duty, appeared out of nowhere and pushed her who was in a daze.

That's right, it's time for her to eat. There is a town nearby that has all kinds of delicious food. In the past, what I was most looking forward to on the night shift was to go to the town. In the words of my colleagues, she is too mentally strong, and she can still eat after seeing so many corpses. Fragrant.But today she didn't want to go, and there was a voice in her heart reminding herself to "find Chuning" and "must find Chuning". She was afraid that what she said yesterday was a joke, that Chuning would not come, that she would never see her again...

"Oh...I'm not hungry, you go..."

"How about we pack it for you and bring it back, what do you want to eat?"

"No need, really." Jiang Yao smiled and shook her head reluctantly. Although she has a good appetite as soon as the meal arrives, she really can't do it if she really wants to eat without any scruples in the funeral parlor.

It seems that Xiao Lin also realized that this is wrong, and shrugged helplessly, "Okay, then I will go with them. If you are afraid alone, you can talk to other people on duty. We will be back soon."

"it is good."

As soon as the colleagues on duty left, the huge funeral parlor became even more empty. Jiang Yao felt cold after sitting for a while, but couldn't stop her mind from thinking wildly. She always thought of Chuning's melancholy eyes, and couldn't restrain the impulse in her body. .

Didn't she say she's still here today? Why didn't she come? Does she not want the ring...

After thinking for a long time, Jiang Yao suddenly realized, how could Chuning know where she was, and who would think that she was working in a funeral parlor, then she said yesterday that she would still come, where did she come from?Jiang Yao was confused by her chaotic thoughts, thinking that what Chu Ning said was probably at the bus stop, she quickly stood up, took off her white coat, and walked outside.

It was almost seven o'clock, it was already dark, and when we left the gate of the funeral parlor, the cold wind mixed with the razor-like coolness swept in in the thick night. She was shivering from the cold, and couldn't help wrapping her coat tightly. OK.The street lights illuminated the surroundings a bit cold, and there was no one on the road. Jiang Yao could clearly hear her footsteps. After walking for a while, she could vaguely see the light sign of the bus stop. For some reason, there was no one waiting for the bus on the platform. .

The light board shows how many trains there are at this station on this line. Jiang Yao trots over at a faster pace, panting slightly, the cold air pouring into her lungs makes her feel uncomfortably cold. Hands reached into coat pockets.

The cold touch, the ring is still there, but Chuning is gone.The same time and the same place, the person who promised to come missed the appointment, Jiang Yao froze on the spot stupidly, feeling an indescribable sense of loss and sadness in her heart, what happened to her, a stranger who met once, how could she let her She was so swooned.

Maybe Chuning was just talking, maybe he didn't care about the ring, but Jiang Yao took it seriously, what was the inexplicable obsession in her heart, why did she take it seriously.

The temperature at night was only three or four degrees, and after waiting for a while, Jiang Yao was so cold that she had to walk a few steps on the spot with her arms folded to move her body, as if she would be sealed in an icicle in the next second, and exhaled The hot air turned into a cloud of white smoke and drifted away. She was full of thoughts about whether Chuning would come, but she didn't notice that it had been so long and there was no one waiting for the bus.

There was no one, no car coming, and the surroundings were eerily quiet. Jiang Yao was immersed in her own thoughts while moving her body, not even noticing that Chu Ning was standing not far behind her, hidden in a place where the street lights could not reach. , looking at her sadly.

"Yaoyao."

This call contained indistinct complexity, and the two syllables possessed great magic power, piercing through Jiang Yao's defensive line. The moment she heard it, her body stopped moving, and she stood stiffly in place. , raised his head, but did not turn around.

She has heard it before, where has she heard it, there was someone before who called her "Yaoyao" with the same voice, she really likes it, the heat that boils to the depths of her soul drives away the biting cold, Jiang Yao feels her body is gradually heating up , her brain fell into a brief blank, but she couldn't help but feel sour and astringent pain in her chest... Her name was called out by this voice, so familiar, it made her eyes turn red.

A slender and clean hand grabbed Jiang Yao's arm, she turned around slowly, the woman close at hand was staring at her, meeting Chuning's eyes as deep as a deep pool, it was as if her soul had been drawn out, Staring blankly, she could understand all the sad and sad expressions in it, and she wanted to cry and shout.

In a black coat that reaches down to the calf, shiny leather boots, and a scarf that is so big that it wraps around the chin, Chuning is still dressed as yesterday, with skin as white as snow, lips as red as fire, delicate and deep eyebrows and a straight nose , but his complexion was still morbidly pale, and his eyes became more and more deep. During the few seconds when he and Jiang Yao looked at each other, there were so many things to say.

——Yaoyao, you really forgot everything.

Following the sadness in her eyes, some broken images appeared in Jiang Yao's mind again, like a ball of paste mixed together, chaotic, unable to figure out a clue.Why does she feel inexplicably familiar with this woman, why can she understand the sadness in this woman's eyes, why does she want to cry...

This face is Yaoyao's, but why, she can't remember everything.Chuning's eyes were affectionate and mournful, eager to find some clues, but unfortunately, Jiang Yao's face had nothing but a dull and attracted expression.

And Jiang Yao has already fallen into chaos, the woman in front of her is like a poisonous drug, causing her to be crazily obsessed with exploration, there is an image in her mind that is entangled like a kiss, that person is like Chuning, with fiery red lips , burning wanton catharsis.In a haze, she couldn't help stretching out her arms to hug Chuning, with only the soft lips in her eyes, she slowly closed her eyes, and kissed her lightly...

It was so cold, so cold, her stiff thin lips were icy cold, and the chill penetrated straight into the bone crevices, so cold that she couldn't help shivering, but hugged her even tighter.There was such a person before, she kissed, she loved, she missed, and there was a time when she cried, she hurt, and she despaired.Jiang Yao gnawed Chuning's stiff lips carefully, the cold touch seemed to be melted in this enthusiasm, the soft tongue slipped between her teeth, feeling the clumsy and shy response, Jiang Yao's sudden emptiness in her heart was completely Collapsed, she was so hot...

As if seeing the sorrow in Chuning's eyes, so sad, so pitiful, the body held in her hands was so thin and boneless, as if it could be blown away by a gust of wind, Jiang Yao couldn't help but hugged her tightly, confused. Kissing those cold lips drunkenly, entwining her wet tongue wantonly, the more self-forgetful, the more sad.She wanted to cry bitterly, but the tears had to be held back in her stomach. Jiang Yao didn't understand that she had a strange feeling for a strange woman and did such a thing. self-sufficient.

What are those shattered pictures, why does the woman who appeared look like Chuning, and what is the relationship between her and her...

Chuning responded to her kiss more enthusiastically than her. One hand wandered around and reached into Jiang Yao's clothes. The biting coolness touched the scorching skin, causing Jiang Yao to shiver. , her consciousness became a little clearer, and she saw Chu Ning's pale face through the half-slits of her eyes, and a delicate fragrance entered her nose, which came from her black hair, brushed with her fingertips, smooth and delicate.Jiang Yao put her hand in Chuning's hair, caressing it lightly like greedy, even though the hand around her waist made her shiver from the cold, she did not want to let go...

Chu Ning was in her arms, kissing and stroking recklessly, from lips to neck, Jiang Yao only felt her back pressed against the billboard on the platform, and her clothes spread out on her chest, soaking up the coolness, so cold.However, she couldn't bear to let go, Chu Ning's touch made her want to cry even more, she couldn't make a sound because it was choked in her throat, it just turned into small moans, soft and indifferent.

A few drops of cold liquid fell on the collarbone, and Chuning stopped his movements, buried his head in her neck and sobbed, bleak and desolate, captivating to the soul.At that moment, Jiang Yao felt as if a needle had been stabbed at the tip of her heart. The pain was unbearable, and she couldn't help panting, her eyes were sore, and she also burst into tears...

"Don't cry."

She suppressed the inexplicable grief in her heart, stretched out her hands to hold Chuning's face, two clear tear stains slid across her sickly pale cheeks, she couldn't hold back her heartache, stretched out her tongue and licked carefully, those tears were cool Yes, not salty, not astringent...