If you look closely at the ring, you can see some cracks and it feels quite imperfect, which makes people feel a strong sense of regret.
Zhou Ze did not put the ring on his hand in a hurry, but put it in his pocket.
This ring is not ordinary. The fact that Sanxiang Village has been able to maintain this way for eighty years must be related to this ring. Zhou Ze was afraid of accidents if he put it on his finger rashly.
Moreover, now is not the time to study the ring. There is still one thing that has not been done, the most essential and important thing.
Zhou Ze took the initiative to walk towards the ancestral hall and looked at the cheerful crowd over there. His eyes met the young man's for a few seconds, and the young man nodded slightly.
There is a tacit understanding between each other.
The young man lived to be ninety-nine, having experienced wars and all kinds of turmoil. This kind of life is one in a million, and the wisdom that this life experience brought him is difficult to imitate and surpass.
There is no need to say much about many things, but both parties understand them.
Zhou Ze crossed his hands and slowly opened them.
The gates of hell are slowly opening.
This is the end,
This is the place where the dead go.
It is the only way for all living beings!
"Folks, let's go!"
The young man led the villagers towards Zhou Ze.
Eighty years of ups and downs,
I have suffered so much,
I have suffered so much.
At this time, the young man felt that it was time for him to close his eyes, and he led his fellow villagers to close their eyes together.
The young man was very satisfied with this ending. This was the ending he had been waiting for and the ending he had expected.
In the past, many villagers died because of him. After he learned the news, he knelt in front of the old locust tree at the entrance of the army for a whole night.
Then, after seven years, he fought bloody battles again and again, thinking of sacrificing his life on the battlefield against the Japanese invaders in exchange for not having to feel guilty towards his fellow villagers!
But on the battlefield, the less afraid of death you are, the less likely you are to die. He survived battle after battle and was promoted.
By the time the Japanese surrendered, he was tired of it and felt that his mission was accomplished and it was time to end it. Therefore, he hated the civil war. In his view, the outbreak of the civil war was a complete blasphemy to the folks in Sanxiang Village and the heroes who died on the battlefield against the Japanese!
The Japanese invaders were driven away and World War II was over, but at that time in the vast land of Eastern China, a large-scale melee involving millions of people was still taking place.
So he revolted.
He hopes that this chaos can end soon.
From youth to old age, life has gone through many turning points, but it was not until today, until this moment, that the young man felt that his life was complete.
The missing half of the period was finally completed.
The young man was the first to enter the gate of hell.
The villagers behind walked in one after another.
No one resisted.
No one cried or made a fuss,
Everyone had a smile on their face.
Deep inside the smile, there is a sense of relief.
Tired, everyone is tired,
Some things are fake, but how could people who live among fake things not notice anything
This is a dream, a dream that everyone is holding on to.
And now, the dream is over, but the ending is a good one.
Therefore, there is no resentment or complaint.
Yes, it’s just free and open.
Xu Qinglang stood by, counting the heads silently.
The last one was the little girl holding the candy man. The little girl looked at Zhou Ze, smiled, her eyes narrowed into cute crescents, and then she jumped into the gate of hell.
Zhou Ze let go of his hand.
The gates of hell dissipated.
“Have a nice journey.”
Zhou Ze said slowly.
Xu Qinglang lowered his head slightly and bowed:
“Have a nice journey.”
To be honest, maintaining the Gate of Hell is a very tiring task, and it has been maintained for such a long time.
But Boss Zhou has never been so happy.
All right,
It is indeed inappropriate to talk about performance in front of the villagers.
Especially in this atmosphere,
You should cry.
Cry as hard as you can!
But the sense of satisfaction from the continuous income from sales continued to excite Boss Zhou.
I have tried hard.
I have tried very hard.
I can't cry.
I really can't cry.
It's already very hard not to laugh.
Xu Qinglang was speechless watching from the side. "If you want to laugh, then laugh. There is already a problem. If you hold it back, the problem will only get bigger."
Zhou Ze turned his head and looked at Xu Qinglang, saying, "Let's build a monument for them, a memorial or something."
"That's fine with me. It's up to you to decide."
"But I have no money. I still owe you money and my Yingying money."
“… …”Xu Qinglang.
Xu Qinglang suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
no,
cannot,
reject!
"As a person who owns more than 20 houses, it's only right for him to sell one and build a monument, right?" Zhou Ze asked.
“… …”Xu Qinglang.
"You have to think about it. Without the efforts and sacrifices of these people 80 years ago, you wouldn't be living in a peaceful and prosperous era, and housing prices wouldn't be so high.
Right
“… …”Xu Qinglang.
"So, you're willing, right?"
"Why do I feel like you are trying to blackmail me morally?" Xu Qinglang said dissatisfiedly.
"It depends on your mood. Actually, things like ghost money can be seen, but some things are invisible." Zhou Ze reached out and patted Xu Qinglang on the shoulder.
"We'll talk about this after we get back."
Zhou Ze didn't continue talking about this topic, but subconsciously took out his ID book.
So many villagers,
Should the performance be enough
I should be able to take off this "temporary" badge and become a regular employee, right
However,
I opened the certificate book and saw
Zhou Ze was stunned.
Performance: Ninety-nine percent.
What this means is, I'll just stay outside and I won't go in!
It kept its promise and didn't go in.
If you go in, you will be a beast.
But if you don’t go in, you’d be worse than an animal!
"How much is it?" Xu Qinglang leaned over to take a look, "If we become regular employees, should we be given some ghost money as a bonus?"
When Xu Qinglang saw ninety-nine percent, he smiled unkindly.
Laughing exaggeratedly,
Very arbitrary.
Zhou Ze sighed, looked at Madam Xu who was smiling so brightly, and said:
"Lao Xu, I want to discuss something with you."
"explain."
"Can you help me?"
"Well, I'll help if I can."
"You are a Xuan cultivator. The probability of you becoming a ghost after death is much higher than that of ordinary people, right? How about this, you let me kill you and take your soul to make up the whole number for me, okay?"
“… …”Xu Qinglang.
Shaking his head, Zhou Ze smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, it's okay. Isn't there another little girl in the bookstore?"
Sending that girl away will make everything perfect, truly perfect.
This time, they did not drill into the thatch pile. After the ring fell and was taken away by Zhou Ze, the villagers entered the gate of hell one by one, and the environment here gradually became bleak.
In the end,
In line with reality.
Xu Qinglang and Zhou Ze were standing on the road, while the Taoist priest and the monkey were opposite them.
After getting in the car, Xu Qinglang was still driving, and Zhou Ze sat in the passenger seat, constantly playing with the ID book in his hand.
To be honest, Zhou Ze now feels like his teacher in elementary school appointed him as the team leader.
Very childish.
But also a little exciting.
"Haha." Xu Qinglang laughed twice. "You are so happy now. When you are promoted to run a government office on Mount Tai, won't you be so happy that you will die?"
"If there ever comes a day when you die, I will help you."
"You still have some conscience." Xu Qinglang was very pleased.
"I will help you reincarnate as a woman in your next life and completely relieve your pain and discomfort."
“Click…”
The car braked suddenly and everyone in the car was shocked.
Xu Qinglang took a few deep breaths and suppressed the urge to strangle Zhou Ze.
Oh shit,
He was really scared.
Because theoretically,
It is possible for Zhou Ze to accomplish this!
"Is there any benefit in removing the temporary worker badge?" Xu Qinglang asked.
Zhou Ze didn't answer.
"Is it a great increase in your power? An extra magic weapon? Or some more special effects?" Xu Qinglang asked.
Zhou Ze shook his head. "I asked the little girl, and she said that after becoming a regular employee, every time she sent someone to hell, a sentence would automatically appear in the notebook."
"The verdict?"
“Similar to the verdict in Dream of the Red Chamber.”
"What's the use?" Xu Qinglang asked in confusion.
"Increase B level."
"Um?"
"It means it's a bit more impressive."
After finishing speaking,
Zhou Ze raised his head and looked out the window.
Look up at the sky.
… …
When the car arrived at the door of the bookstore, Zhou Ze got out first. There was only one missing from the ninety-nine, and that one was inside.
In order to prevent other accidents from happening, Zhou Ze made a preparation. He did not send the little girl to hell first, but let Bai Yingying watch her.
So, after pushing open the door of the bookstore, Zhou Ze shouted directly:
"Yingying?"
“Oh, oh, oh…”
A voice came from behind the bar.
"Hello?" Zhou Ze called again.
“Oh, oh, oh…”
"What are you doing? Stop making trouble and send the ghost of that girl over here."
“Oh, oh, oh…”
Zhou Ze realized something was wrong and immediately walked around the bar. He found Bai Yingying sitting there with her hands and feet locked by a black rope, and her mouth was also tied with a rope.
She could only make a "嘤嘤嘤" sound.
Zhou Ze immediately went over to help Bai Yingying untie the rope, but as soon as his fingers touched the black rope, he felt a sharp pain and Bai Yingying's body trembled in pain.
Taking a deep breath, Zhou Ze let his nails grow out and used them to pry the rope apart. The broken rope turned directly into an ordinary straw rope and floated away.
"What's wrong?"
"Boss! Oh, oh, oh..."
Bai Yingying threw herself directly into Zhou Ze's arms, hugged Zhou Ze's neck and cried bitterly, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
"What exactly happened?" Zhou Ze asked again.
"That little girl... that little girl... I can't beat her. Yingying is useless. It's embarrassing for you, the boss."
Zhou Ze reached out and patted Bai Yingying on the back, his expression becoming a little serious, and asked again:
"That little girl?"
"Yes, she was about to leave, I stopped her, and then she tied me up directly."
"Where is she?"
"Leave."
"Gone?"
"Oh, she also left some words, I think they were written on the bar."
Xu Qinglang came over at this time and heard the whole story. He rummaged around on the bar and found a piece of paper. He gestured very firmly and said directly:
“When I was a child, I was afraid of ghosts and thought they were hideous and scary;
When I grow up, I become afraid of people, even if they are well-dressed.
It’s really well written.” Xu Qinglang said.
"This is what I wrote." Zhou Ze said, and then he walked over, pushed away the papers and books on the bar, and continued to search.
"You wrote it? Then where did she write it? It should be of a higher grade." Xu Qinglang asked curiously.
Then,
Xu Qinglang was stunned.
After Zhou Ze pushed away the clutter on the bar,
On the bar table, there is a line of crooked words that look like they were written by a child:
“Braised pork, really delicious!”