Chapter 19 19. The Death of the Little Boss

Just after returning to Nanchang last time, the little boss caught a cold, which caused emphysema.His lungs were weak since he was a child, and repeated attacks of tuberculosis had already formed lung cavities.It is the turn of summer and autumn, the seasons, the temperature and climate change a lot, and I accidentally caught the wind and cold.First, he had a high fever, and he was sent to the hospital to be infused with antibiotics, but he couldn't get rid of it, but suddenly developed emphysema, and finally suffered from respiratory failure.It took only five days from fever to death, which caught his family off guard, and his mother didn't make it in time to meet him.The news quickly spread among friends, and on the day of the memorial service, everyone went to the funeral home.The little boss is a person without a unit, and he has been out of school for many years. In the end, the street committee came forward to preside over the funeral.The director of the ri committee is a middle-aged woman, probably a cadre trained in the Great Leap Forward era of "chicken feathers flying to the sky". She looks like a shrewd housewife, but her words are dogmatic.She has never seen the little boss, nor his family, and mistakenly grabbed the hand of a guest as a bereaved family. She was embarrassed both times, and said the name and date of birth of the little boss wrongly in the eulogy, and then A series of praises are even more ineffective and appear to be very false.Until she came to the little boss's mother, this time everyone took their places, and there was no mistake. She shed tears, showing the simplicity of women-they shed tears for everyone, whether they knew each other or not.Accompanying him was the household registration policeman on the lot, a fat sergeant known as "Big Man."Because of the crowd and the embarrassment of the scene, sweat poured down his flushed face, and he squeezed into the crowd, not knowing what to do.There were unexpectedly many people who came, and they stood at the door if they couldn't fit in the hall, and retreated to the yard if they couldn't stand on the steps, spreading out.Most of the visitors were young people, regulars in the small boss salon, some knew each other, some didn't know each other, or knew each other indirectly.Nanchang followed Little Rabbit, and among the crowd saw ballet girls from the dance school, "child stars" who had been on the screen when they were young, and a few boys and girls who had met once or twice.At this time, they didn't greet each other, they stood solemnly, their faces were a little pale.This was probably the first time someone died among them. This person was not very close to them, nor was it very important, but now that he was dead, there was a crack in the originally complete life. Looking inside, it was a black hole.

The little boss is like a tree, stuck there.They walked away and forgot about him, no matter how long they stayed until they remembered and went back, he was still there.But now, the tree was uprooted, but they couldn't forget him anymore.Nanchang looked at the people he knew in the crowd, and even, in the distance, he saw Dr. Gao.Dr. Gao's hair has grown to reach his ears, and he still looks very young.It occurred to him that this was the man, Little Boss, who connected him with many strangers.He himself never moves, but many people who come and go know each other because of him.The little rabbit is also the liaison person, he attacks around, picks up the scattered people one by one, and then receives them under the command of the little boss.So, the little rabbit is a messenger, and the little boss is the real one. What is the real thing?chief.Nanchang thought of such a word.These days, people have been talking about Little Boss Legend's life experience. The southwestern province where he once lived is described as a wild land where people live in tribes.So, the little boss is the chief.When people were talking about Little Boss, Jiabao——Nanchang remembered that she also had acquaintance with Little Boss once, and it could be said that they met at a time of crisis. Jiabao said: This is a smart man!Nanchang was a little surprised that Jiabao made a simple and concise evaluation. He never thought about whether the little boss was smart or not.He felt disdainful again, of course the little boss is smart, but the little boss is more than just smart?He is actually a prophet!People sit at home, but know the affairs of the world.Nanchang recalled the latest and last conversation with the little boss. It was the only time. The little boss failed to convince him, and it was more likely that he didn't understand what the little boss said. He was too impatient, which disturbed the little boss's train of thought.However, he still picked up two important concepts from the conversation: pain and suffering.He should be patient and listen carefully to what the little boss said, there must be a mystery hidden in it.From now on, it will be impossible to ask again.The little boss died, taking this mystery away forever, forever, leaving doubts behind, and letting him solve it alone.People are really perishable, but mystery is very strong and long-lasting.From the concept of perishability, Nanchang thought of the rot he mentioned when he first met Little Boss.People are rotting, he said.Then he said that it is decay that makes it long, and that short life is the price of cleanliness.There is also a mystery here.The flesh is fungus, what is the mysterious substance?This is another mystery.Nanchang discovered that the mystery of the little boss is fecund, and it reproduces the mystery from generation to generation, causing the world to fall into confusion.

A group of them sent off the little boss and drove on the road by bicycle.This is the road on the edge of the city. It is wide and flat. The sun is spreading evenly and thinly on the asphalt pavement, which has the feeling of autumn.A strange girl sat on the back shelf of Little Rabbit's car, and I haven't had time to introduce it to everyone.He has nothing to do with Shuya, just like Nanchang has nothing to do with Zhuzhu, even, he has nothing to do with Jiabao.Didn't the little boss want Nanchang to learn how to be a bunny?He is working hard.It should be said that he did a good job, he and Zhuzhu.Ding Yinan can be considered one, as well as Jiabao—Garbo is "pain", and it is here that he parted ways with the little rabbit, and parted ways with the expectations of the little boss.Little Boss said that the leak holes on the leaves of the turtle's back relieve the pressure of rainwater, enabling it to survive and reproduce.However, the leaves are different from the leaves. The warp and weft lines of some leaves are straight and open, which cannot handle subtle turning angles.As good as a little rabbit, he has a relationship with everyone—as far as Nanchang and Zhuzhu.Nanchang couldn't do it, either shallow, like with Ding Yinan, as if there was nothing;He had nowhere to hide.Now, the little boss is dead and clean forever, leaving them behind, continuing the price of survival, is like being a hostage left by the little boss to this world.The turbidity of this world can no longer harm him, so what about these hostages?

Nanchang gradually fell behind from the bicycle formation, and the bicycle formation was far away from him.The sun, which was as low as three or four meters high, shone on their backs, melting golden light.Their figures became active, while the little boss disappeared in an unconscious space.Nanchang wanted to catch up with them, but he seemed to be unable to move, and was always a distance away from them.He could hear them talking and laughing, and they were happy again, led by the bunny.This is the legion under the command of the little rabbit, the Happy Legion.Thanks to the little rabbit, there will be no gloomy clouds.Nanchang also joined in the past, and now he has withdrawn. What kind of mystery is this for the little boss?Mysterious little boss, how many fibrous plants are stored in his protein body: yellow ring, green cocklebur, cocklebur, red arrow, ocher, angelica, red and blue, purple kudzu, black leek, licorice, sorrel, big bitter , Asarum...