Mistakes are bound to happen when you are busy, but here you can't be busy, and you can't make mistakes. Master Zhao is always calm. She also told us that when we enter the dressing room, we must be calm and do everything in an orderly manner, and don't panic.
In fact, we have always done this. When I go to the dressing room, my heart is really calm. I don’t know if Zheng Jun will feel the same.
I took Zheng Jun to the crematorium. When we arrived at the crematorium and walked towards the dressing room, she held my hand.
"Don't hold my hand."
"Brother, I'm really scared."
Zheng Jun's hands are very soft, like water in my hands. I like holding such hands. Zhang Xiaoxue also has such hands, but Yin Yan's are not like that. Their hands are a bit hard. It seems that what I like most is women's hands.
Zheng Jun holding my hand like this makes me feel distracted, after all, he is a man.
I went into the dressing room and looked for powder, but couldn't find it.
"No, I'm working here."
I couldn’t find it in the entire dressing room, even in both dressing rooms, so I knew something was going to go wrong.
"Think about it, is it in the makeup box?"
"No, I took my makeup box home and practiced putting on makeup. Really not. I remember very clearly that I had two powders, and one was missing when I was using them, so..."
This seems to be very certain. So, to be honest, the powder puff was lost in the dressing room. Someone entered the dressing room. The dressing room door is locked. Except for the three of us who have the key, Mao Xiaoli has the key in her office. She is in charge of this matter and has a spare key in case of emergency.
Will Mao Xiaoli come in? I don't know. I called her and she said she didn't come in. She also asked us to leave the dressing room and tell Master Zhao Juan right away.
I believe Mao Xiaoli because she would not lie about this matter. Although Mao Xiaoli is doing a human leather mask painting, she is still a sincere person. Although it is a bit weird, I don’t think so. It’s only other people who think so.
I never expected that things would be more serious than I thought. Mao Xiaoli asked us to leave immediately and find Master Zhao. I could tell from her tone that she was definitely nervous.
I told Zheng Jun to leave, but she was still looking for us. Seeing that I was anxious, she got in the car with me and drove to Master Zhao's house and knocked on the door. It was the middle of the night, and Master Zhao Juan opened the door. She was stunned when she saw it was us.
"Master, I'm sorry, I left my powder in the dressing room and couldn't find it."
Master Zhao Juan was stunned, thought for a moment and said.
"Okay, it's okay. See you in the dressing room tomorrow morning."
Master Zhao Juan closed the door as if nothing had happened. I glanced at Zheng Jun and went downstairs.
"You are really amazing. You can't live without getting into trouble every day."
"I don't want that either."
"Has your mind been thinking about dating all day?"
"It's none of your business."
I had a quarrel with Zheng Jun and sent her home. I couldn't sleep. I always had insomnia during this period. Maybe it was because there were too many things. I was also worried that Zhang Xiaoxue would see more things and she would be scared.
The next day, I arrived at the dressing room early, and unexpectedly, Master Zhao was there too. Her eyes were red, and she definitely hadn't slept either.
"master."
"Didn't sleep well?"
Master Zhao asked me.
"Yeah, I wasn't asleep and lost my powder."
"Yes, Zheng Jun is usually very tired. After all, we are human beings. Everyone can be careless sometimes. I was young once, and I also left things in the dressing room. Don't blame Zheng Jun for this. We just need to find a solution."
"Master, what could possibly happen?"
"Powder is the most favorite thing to be lost in the makeup box, and it is also the most terrifying thing. No one expected it to be lost. Powder is used for whitening and covering up the truth. Powder ghosts, in addition to loving to eat powder, also use it to cover themselves up. They can put on makeup, and it is ghost makeup. The technique is quite amazing. We once had a makeup artist here, Jian Ming, who was a ghost makeup artist. He was elusive and quite amazing. He was a male makeup artist. At the age of 30, he ranked first in the makeup industry. Our makeup artists also exchange makeup experience across the country, and there is even a competition or something. Of course, this is to improve the level of makeup, and there will be no publicity."
"Ghostification, does that mean it has reached the level of pink ghost makeup?"
"right."
"What level can that be?"
"After a powder ghost gets powder, he can put on makeup to look like a living person. You can blend in with the crowd and you can't tell who he is. So he is very scary. After putting on makeup, he can do things that ghosts can't do, such as sex. Of course, the person will think he is in a dream. Medically, it is called nocturnal emission. It is not that. It is ghost intercourse."
My palms were sweating, I didn't expect it to be so serious.
"What should we do then?"
"It's not easy to find this powder ghost now, no matter who it is, so the only way now is to keep an eye on the powder puffs. Only the powder puffs used by our makeup artists can be used to create ghost makeup, so our powder puffs will be lost."
I stood up, sat down, and lit a cigarette.
"Give me one."
I lit a cigarette for Master Zhao and then Zheng Jun came in.
"Master, I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I've lost things before, but this time it's more serious. We must keep an eye on our powder. When you enter the makeup room, each person can only bring one powder. Tie it with a black string and hang it on your chest."
I think this is a bit too ridiculous? Maybe Master Zhao is too nervous. If this is the case, the little ghost will not steal the powder openly. This is really strange. However, judging from Master Zhao's appearance, it is probably much more serious than this.
I have no idea how this matter will develop, Master Zhao said as we entered the dressing room.
"Mingzhe, you will carry the deceased today. Zheng Jun and I will put on makeup and stay in this outer room."
I didn't even take my makeup case into the dressing room. Master and Zheng Jun had makeup compacts on their chests. It looked a bit strange. I wanted to laugh, but I couldn't.
I carried the bodies until the last one, and everything went smoothly. I sat on the side smoking and watching them put on makeup. The master's technique was very fast, but Zheng Jun seemed much slower and less skilled. Sometimes he would stop and think.
Suddenly, Zheng Jun said.
"Master, my powder cake..."
I stood up immediately and went over. The master took the powder puff on Zheng Jun's chest and pinched it without saying anything.
"Okay, you guys go out and count your makeup cases."
Zheng Jun said after he finished counting.
"Master, they are all here."
We went out and waited for the master outside. Master Zhao came out half an hour later, carrying a makeup box, and walked into the office without saying a word.
"Powder only works in the makeup room. Your powder has turned into a rock. It was replaced by the powder ghost. I didn't expect it to be so powerful."
The master was busy, so I changed my clothes and came back.
"That's it for now. The two of you don't want to tell anyone else. I'll find a way. By the way, if someone calls your name or tries to talk to you at the crematorium or anywhere else, just ignore them if they're strangers. Remember that."
Zheng Jun and I came out and he jumped into my car.
"I have something to do today, so don't follow me."
"I'm scared, please take me home."
"You have too much to do in one day."
I was sending Zheng Jun home, and halfway through the journey, she wanted to go to the bathroom, which made me a little annoyed.
Zheng Jun went into an office building to use the toilet. I sat in the car, lit a cigarette, and waited. After more than ten minutes, he still hadn't come out. I became a little anxious, afraid that something had happened, so I went in to look for him. The guard said that a girl had entered the toilet. As I was talking, Zheng Jun rushed out of the bathroom, screaming. I saw a man chasing him out from behind. When the man saw me, he stopped and went back to the toilet.
Zheng Jun hugged me and burst into tears.
"Go, go."
I wanted to go to the restroom, but Zheng Jun wouldn't let me.
Zheng Jun and I got in the car, and it took her a long time to recover.
"I met a pink ghost."
"How can you be so sure?"
"That's the scent of my powder. The scent of our powder is different. It's special and not for sale. I smell it. That's the scent of my powder."
I was stunned. It was true. The powder we use was mixed by Master Zhao himself. It is different from the powder sold outside because the powder used for the dead and the living is different. When a person is dead, there is no temperature, and the powder applied with ordinary powder will be very poor. Master Zhao mixed it himself, and after mixing, he used different scents, which means they are separate. Powders cannot be mixed when applying makeup. As for why, Master Zhao never said.
I was sweating.
"It's okay, it's okay, the master said just ignore her."
It was a female pink ghost, and it looked scary.
I sent Zheng Jun home and went to Zhang Xiaoxue's place. Apart from seeing souls and little ghosts, Zhang Xiaoxue hasn't seen anything else yet. She has gradually adapted to it, and it seems that everything has become fine. Everything is great.
I didn't take Zhang Xiaoxue out because I was worried about encountering a powder ghost. Zheng Jun had already thrown away the second powder compact. Even if it was hung in front of his neck, it would be replaced. Master Zhao didn't expect this.
Mao Xiaoli sent me a text message and asked me about the powder puff. I replied and told her and asked her if there was any solution. She said no and asked me to pay attention to male powder ghosts. Powder ghosts are basically female, but there are also male ghosts who use them. This is the scariest.
I'm a bit confused too.
After dark, I drove home, took Xinhua Street, turned right, and at the intersection of the county hospital, turned left and I was home. But I didn't expect that after passing Xinhua Street, there was no one on the road leading to the county hospital, only street lights. It was impossible at this time, and there was no car. Usually, the parking spaces on both sides of the road were full of cars, with no empty spaces. The restaurants on both sides were closed. I was a little confused and stopped the car with a brake.
I looked around and saw that the lights in the surrounding buildings were off. It was only a little after seven o'clock. How was this possible
I thought something was wrong and took out my cell phone, but it wouldn't turn on. The phone had power. I charged it in the office today and it was fully charged. It shouldn't be running out of power so quickly. This has never happened before. I reversed the car and turned around to enter Xinhua Street, which was the same street as the county hospital. I thought it was over. I might have been haunted. The world you see is completely different, but everything around you is normal.
I pulled the car over and waited. The master said that the ghost effect wouldn't last too long, usually more than an hour, which is the limit for the ghost effect.
Fifty minutes later, the lights were on and everything was back to normal. (To be continued)