Li Yangping made me feel scared. As for the fact that he was a hermaphrodite, I had never heard of such a hermaphrodite. A person could go to the underworld and then come back. This was just like the people who performed shaman dances that I had heard of. But shaman dances were superstition. However, shamans could do it, but I had never seen it. So, I didn't quite believe it.
But Mao Xiaoli said that she was also a little nervous. It seemed that this matter was not so simple. I wanted to talk to Li Yangping.
I found Li Yangping, he was drinking at home with red eyes.
"Master Li, I'm sorry, I don't think there is any other way, let's solve this problem."
"Not really. Yang Xiaoni, I told you directly that I loved her and she loved me, but we couldn't be together. We never got married. She died, and I secretly helped her live a few more years. But you actually..."
"I'm sorry, I have no idea. I have no other choice. Just tell me what to do."
"Simply, go to hell."
It seems that Li Yangping is drunk and a little crazy. I will leave soon and let me die? It is better to wait and live for two more days.
The next day at work, Master Zhao Juan told me that I would be doing heavy makeup today. I didn't know what heavy makeup meant and felt scared. Master Zhao Juan didn't mention it either. Zheng Jun was also a little dazed.
"Today's makeup will be applied for cremation tomorrow, starting at nine o'clock in the evening. Just come then."
I was nervous and had to put on heavy makeup, which seemed to be something that makeup artists didn't like to mention. Zheng Jun glanced at me, but I ignored her.
As soon as I finished work, I went to Zhang Xiaoxue's house, helped her out, sat her in the garden, and told her stories. Zhang Xiaoxue suddenly asked about Mao Xiaoli's eyes.
"I will, don't worry."
In fact, I had no idea. If the doctor couldn't do anything, what could she do? Was she doing this to trick me into having a skin surgery? But Mao Xiaoli never broke her promise, so I thought there was still hope, and I was looking forward to it.
I stayed at home for a while at night, and then went to the crematorium. I arrived an hour early, changed my clothes, sat in the office, and lit a cigarette. I didn't know what to do with Li Yangping. I thought I would just die, but if I died, what would happen to Zhang Xiaoxue
I never expected that everything would be backed by a debt. Once a debt is incurred, maybe you have to pay it back in this life, or maybe in the previous life, but it has to be paid back anyway. This is fair, just like a balance, it’s just a temporary imbalance.
Zheng Jun came, changed her clothes and walked into the office. She glanced at me, sat down and played with her mobile phone.
"You should smoke less in the office in the future."
"Is it your business?"
Zheng Jun stood up and slammed the table.
"Are you ill?"
I stood up, Zheng Jun went out angrily, and Master Zhao came in, dressed in black.
"Put on black, not white."
The field gave me two sets of clothes. I never wore the black one, but the white one, because other people also wore white. For a while, I was wondering why I didn’t wear the black one. Now I understand that I should wear black when I’m wearing a big makeup or a big funeral. I wear it for important events. Today, I have the opportunity to wear it.
When I came back from changing clothes, Zheng Jun was already in the office.
"I will put on my makeup in a while. Watch me and remember every step. You will have the opportunity to do this when the time comes. If I am not here and there is urgent work, you may have to do it alone. If you make a mistake, you will have to bear the consequences."
After giving her instructions, Master Zhao Juan walked ahead and entered the dressing room. In her dressing room, a dead person was already lying on the dressing bed, covered with a shroud.
"You two, the man on the left and the woman on the right, do the same when you are putting on makeup. Just stand there and watch, and don't say anything."
Master Zhao Juan made me sweat, and Zheng Jun was actually shaking a little. I was happy, and she glared at me. In fact, I was also very nervous, but I couldn't understand Zheng Jun's betrayal. It was like this for more than a month.
When Master Zhao Juan was about to pull the corpse list, she glanced at me. She was standing opposite me, and I understood what she meant. She said, "You should be prepared."
Zheng Jun was not a fool and he understood it, but when he opened the list, he still took a step back. Zheng Jun screamed and Master Zhao Juan glared at Zheng Jun. The deceased was in such a miserable state. His head was flattened and his face was unrecognizable. We have encountered all kinds of dead people, but this is the first time we have encountered such a tragic scene. The man's entire body was broken. I leaned against the wall and Zheng Jun's face was pale.
Master Zhao Juan seemed to be busy as if nothing had happened. I kept staring at her to see how she could restore it to its original appearance. The photo was on the opposite wall. It was a middle-aged man.
Zheng Jun and I were watching the whole time. Master Zhao Juan's technique was very skillful and adept.
Until two o'clock in the middle of the night, the deceased looked just like in the photo, as if he was asleep. Master Zhao Juan let out a long sigh and said after covering the body with the shroud.
I was already sweating profusely.
"alright."
We followed Master Zhao out and stayed in the field. There was work the next day. I couldn't sleep and smoked. I had never seen such a thrilling scene. In the morning, the master bought breakfast, but I didn't eat a single bite. I felt nauseous just by looking at it. If I ate it, I would vomit it out.
When he started working, he was distracted. The master sitting next to him reminded him from time to time, but Zheng Jun was also distracted.
Today's work was a bit tiring. After finishing, I sat in the office for half an hour. When I wanted to leave, Li Yangping came and he scared me when he came in.
"I'll let you go, it's a bargain for you."
With just such a simple sentence, he let me go. It was impossible for him to let me go without any reason.
I came out and was thinking about this. Mao Xiaoli came over and gave me the box. I was scared when I saw the box, but I still took it. Li Yangping let me go. Maybe it had something to do with Mao Xiaoli. She would not let me die.
I took the box and went home without going to Zhang Xiaoxue. One reason was that I was very tired, and the other was that I was wondering when Mao Xiaoli would let me go and when Xiaoxue would be able to see again. This mess made me upset.
I fell asleep on the sofa and didn't wake up until it was dark and someone knocked on the door.
When I saw Master Zhao's makeup, I couldn't help but be amazed. He could restore a person who was almost flattened to his original appearance. I thought it was a technical job of the makeup artist. I had a new perspective on makeup artists.
No one knows how skilled this woman Mao Xiaoli is. Anyway, many people say that she has done almost all the work in the crematorium, and she is also an amazing woman. I don’t know. She is in the office now, so I don’t know how skilled she is, but from the painting, I can see that she is definitely a master.
You will never understand what Mao Xiaoli is trying to do by making thirteen face paintings. I don’t know. Maybe there is no purpose and it’s just an obsession. It’s hard to say.
The next day, when I was putting on makeup, Master Zhao and Zheng Jun still didn't come. It was not until I finished the skin cutting and was putting on the second makeup that they came in and said that Mao Xiaoli was like a mother all day long. I understood the situation.
I was doing my work when the master came in, took a look and said.
"Pay attention to yourself and be careful."
Master Zhao went out. She and Zheng Jun were in the dressing room outside. I could imagine that Master Zhao was sitting there smoking or drinking tea. Suddenly, Zheng Jun screamed. Her scream sounded familiar to me and was a little scary. I ran out and looked at Zheng Jun. She had already fallen to the ground. Master Zhao was standing aside, also stunned. It seemed that something big had happened. Master Zhao was blocking the corpse with her body, so I couldn't see it. I walked over slowly, and then I also screamed, and then looked at her in amazement.
After Master Zhao covered the body with the shroud, he pushed the body out and put it back into the freezer, she came back and said.
"Pause for a moment, wait for me in the office."
Zheng Jun and I went to the office. Her eyes were wide open and empty. She seemed very frightened. I was also so scared that I almost wet my pants. I saw a snake wrapped around the dead body, a green snake. I had never expected this. I had no idea what it meant.
Master Zhao came into the office half an hour later.
"Just get the job done and don't be afraid."
My Zheng Jun went to the dressing room and looked at me and said.
"Brother, dear brother, I beg you, stay with me in this dressing room, I'm scared."
"You know how to beg me now? You shook me off like a big snot."
I was about to go into Master Zhao's dressing room, but Zheng Jun stopped me. I just couldn't bear to look at the look in his eyes.
That day, I was the one who carried all the corpses onto the makeup bed. Zheng Jun was trembling from beginning to end. There was nothing else I could do. If I didn't do this job, the family members wouldn't dare to do it either.
It was not until around two o'clock in the afternoon that the work was finished. Zheng Jun rushed out of the dressing room, sat in the office, and drank a glass of water in one breath.
"Brother, I'll treat you to a meal."
"No, I want to go see Xiaoxue."
I got up and left, but Zhang Xiaoxue held my hand tightly and refused to let go. She said she was afraid that I would run away.
"Silly girl, I won't run away. You saved my life."
We were chatting when Mao Xiaoli called and asked me about the box. I suddenly remembered that it was still in the office. It was the dead man with the snake wrapped around him that made the noise. I had forgotten about it.
I went to the crematorium and opened the drawer of my desk. I was stunned. The small box was clearly in the drawer. There was no mistake. I remembered it clearly. Although I was very scared, I was definitely not mistaken. How could this be? I don't know.
After I smoked a cigarette, I called Mao Xiaoli and told her that the box was missing. Mao Xiaoli was stunned for a long time before she spoke.
"wait for me."
Mao Xiaoli arrived in twenty minutes. She walked into the office, glanced at me and asked a few questions.
"Are you sure you remember it correctly?"
I nodded.
"Okay, just throw it away, let's go to my house."
I don't want to go, but if the box is lost and the family members find out, or if other people know about it, it will not be a trivial matter. It will be a life-threatening matter. The family members all want their loved ones to have a complete body. If you cut off the skin, it seems that the body is not complete. If you are not beaten to death by the family members, it will not be any better.
I went to Mao Xiaoli's house and she was cooking. She was very leisurely and didn't seem to be in a hurry.
"Sister Mao, what should we do?"
"There is a way. Just go back after dinner. It's okay. Don't worry."
Did Mao Xiaoli come here just to give me a meal? I don't know.
Mao Xiaoli said while drinking and eating.
"This thing can't be lost. I can find it back, and I can also find out who took it."
I stood there in a daze. (To be continued)