Bai Xinyu stared at the tranquil Forgetful River in a daze.
"Aren't you sleepy?" I asked her.
She shook her head and said nothing, with a sad look on her face.
"If we can't repay the yang and reincarnate, what do you want to do in the next life?" Anyway, I can't sleep, so I'll chat with the beautiful woman. Although she is a female ghost, I am also a ghost now. You said that ghosts look at ghosts like black people look at black people, which is quite pleasing to the eye.
“I want to be a little bird, able to fly freely without being troubled by the worries of the world.”
Well, this is what many people think. Life is like a cage, trapping oneself tightly inside and unable to escape. Alas, do birds have no worries? I think it is the same. Worrying about not being able to find food, migrating from north to south from winter to spring, thinking about it, living in the underworld and not going anywhere feels safe. Just like Ma Dawen, if he has money, he will go to the brothel and drink a little wine, and if he has no money, he will curl up in his nest and sleep.
"What about you?" Bai Xinyu turned and smiled at me.
"I... never thought about the afterlife. Since I can't return to the living world, I'll just live in the underworld."
"Why?" She blinked her beautiful eyes and asked innocently.
I really couldn't answer her question. If I said that even birds have troubles, wouldn't that be like pouring cold water on her head? I touched my nose and said, "Because reincarnation is short-lived, but being a ghost is eternal."
"It's so profound, very philosophical, just like happiness is short-lived, and pain is eternal." Bai Xin looked at me with admiration, which made me feel a little embarrassed. She then asked, "What is your biggest wish now?"
Of course, my biggest wish is to return to the world of the living. I can't let Shen Bing worry about me. But in order to show my greatness, I sighed and said, "My biggest wish is to let you return to the world of the living. Even if I go to hell, it's worth it."
"You are such a good person." Bai Xinyu said with emotion, "I didn't make a mistake when I saw you before I closed my eyes. If we really can't return to the world of the living, then I will live with you in the underworld."
When I heard that, my heart was shaken. What do you mean, you are not interested in me, are you? I have someone in my heart, so I smiled awkwardly and said, "The cold and lonely underworld is not suitable for a girl like you to live in. You should just reincarnate when the time comes."
"How can I be lonely with you around?" Bai Xinyu was not shy at all when talking to me. She was very generous, which made me a little overwhelmed.
"Uh, I'll go see if Lao Cui has finished flushing the toilet." I was so scared that I didn't dare to continue. I stood up, patted my butt and ran towards the Forgotten River.
As a result, Lao Cui and I slept back to back by the river. When I woke up, I could smell the stench in my nose. I complained to him why he had to wash the toilet in Wangchuan River and not in Jiehe River. Lao Cui also argued that his job scope was to clean the toilets on Zhongping Street and look after the Naihe Bridge, and going to Jiehe River was asking for punishment. Anyway, people who cross the Naihe Bridge just skim the water, and no one cares.
But as far as I know, ever since Lao Cui started cleaning toilets by the Forgetful River, babies born in the world have all had a bad smell. It's all because of him.
Lao Cui went to Zhongping Street to empty the toilet again. When he left, he told me not to get close to the Naihe Bridge. If Meng Po found out, she would be pushed into the river and drowned. I didn't dare go back to Bai Xinyu. What if she seduced me again? My concentration is not very good. I just sat by the river and smelled the stench in a daze.
Suddenly, I heard Lao Cui's loud shouting from behind. I turned around and saw him running towards me in a hurry, pushing a small cart, sticking out his tongue like a wild dog being chased. Behind him were the other uncles, all of them with tattered clothes, bruised faces and noses, looking quite miserable.
I thought to myself, what’s going on? Who are they beating for? Is there any ghost in the underworld who dares to mess with these two brothers