Chapter 14 Forty-eighth night gift box

The gift box is an ordinary thing, and most people who receive the gift box are all happy.But not everyone who receives a gift will be happy, on the contrary, they may fall into inexplicable weird things. Undoubtedly, Zheye is one of them. Zheye's name sounds very strange, but after all, it's very impolite for me to discuss other people's names when we meet for the first time. "I hope you can help me publish a missing person notice." Zheye said to me sincerely, looking at him, I felt very haggard. The sides of his cheeks were like shriveled cactus that had not been watered for a long time, with a dark green color. The thin lips are the same color as an apple cut open and placed in the air, ugly as red rust.I thought he was in his forties, because the corners of his eyes were covered with several extending crow's feet.But after asking, I found out that he was only two years older than me.

"Your complexion doesn't seem very good." I advised him while recording the content he was going to publish.My health is also not good. I have been very weak since I was a child. Illness is almost a daily occurrence. However, Youdao is a doctor who has been ill for a long time. Whenever I see people with a bad complexion, I like to tell them a few ways to keep in good health.It's the same today, when I was about to tell him how to take care of his body, Zheye lowered his head and shook his hand. His fingers are slender, white, and smooth like a freshly made plaster statue, with almost no thick knuckles or fine hair. I really doubt that these are men's fingers.

"It's not because of my body. I know it. Speaking of it, it's really related to the missing persons notice published today." His voice was very dry. I saw that he had licked his lips six times since he entered the door. He licked very quickly, with just a sweep of the flesh-red tongue, I saw the dry, cracked lips with white skin light up for a moment, but soon, like the result of dried paint, the lips were even drier than before . I poured a glass of water for him, and Zheye drank it gratefully, and then regained his vitality. In all honesty, he can still be described as handsome, but he is different from the Ji Yan and Li Zheng I know. His face always makes people feel uneasy and gloomy. The pointed chin, the tall but very narrow nose bridge, and the pair of eagle eyes all make me feel very uncomfortable.

After drinking water, Zheye began his own narrative. "Actually, I was a child born in the countryside. It is a very old village with a long history. Some people here have not even moved for hundreds of years. The unique geographical conditions make it almost a relatively isolated paradise. Although the family is not bad in the village, it actually pales in comparison to you in the city. It’s like the wealthy people in the inland moved to the coast, and their class was downgraded. Many things need references Therefore, don't make blind subjective conclusions about anything. Relying on my own efforts, I went up step by step, and finally successfully entered a prestigious university. In the university, I relied on my work-study program to share part of the tuition fees for my family, but the expensive fees still weighed me down. In the future, I can only gain the respect of others by studying hard and having a good attitude towards others.

But that respect is cheap. In this society, the criterion for judging whether a person is excellent is very simple, that is whether you are a successful person. The so-called success is of course measured by money. When Zheye said this, he couldn't help laughing, full of pride and complacency. I saw his eyebrows subconsciously twitched twice. Maybe he saw that I had no expression on his high opinion, so he had no choice but to continue talking . "Fortunately, I relied on my ability to enter a large company when I graduated and worked hard there. Perhaps if I hadn't met the boss' daughter, things would have changed.

She is so outstanding, regardless of her appearance, temperament, ability and wisdom.Of course, I had an instant crush on her.But the reality is always cruel, because I still suppressed the debt of another woman in my heart. After struggling painfully, I told the boss's daughter, who is my current wife. That girl is from my village, a classmate from elementary school to high school.As I said, although my family is decent in the village, it is still very difficult to afford such a large amount of expenses, and there are younger brothers and sisters in the family who have to go to school.This girl named Longxiu was also admitted to a normal university.But for me, she actually gave up the chance to go to college, came out to work, and paid for my tuition.And every time I go back to the village, I will see her. My family and people in the village have long regarded her as my wife. I am also very grateful to her, and even once swore to her that I would not marry her. , because any man can't refuse such a girl who pays for you. I'm even planning to go home and marry her when I earn enough money. Of course, all this is before I meet the boss's daughter idea.

I know you may despise me, but I can't help it. There are many things that I can't describe clearly, because I found that Longxiu is just a kind of grateful psychology. I think I married her with this kind of psychology. There will be no happiness.So, when I came home a few years ago, I told her everything and that I was going to get married soon. I prepared for all the stormy scolding, and even decided that no matter how much she humiliated me, I think it should be, because after all, I failed her.But it was strange that she didn't have any expression. Just said something. 'On the wedding day, I will give you a gift, and as long as I am free in the future, I will remember you and give you a gift. 'Then walk away lightly, without any other expression.I was very surprised, maybe I underestimated the tolerance and tolerance of this girl who had not attended college.It was as if she knew early on that I had changed my mind.

Do you know, I heard from my father that Long Xiu's family is not ordinary people, they always seem to have the ability to predict the future, and the Long family often dies early, as if it is a curse, and it seems to be God's arrangement. Give you something, I'll take something away. Long Xiu used to say this to me often.She also said with a smile that she might die very young, so it is better not to marry me. Even so, I was still very guilty and gave her a lot of money, really, a lot of money, dozens of times what she gave me.Of course, I know that this cannot cancel the favor she bestows on me.I have known since junior high that Long Xiu likes me and always takes care of me.Because the school is far away from home and everyone lives in the school, she offered to do my laundry, although this made me the laughing stock of the boys at school.

Long Xiu did not accept my money, but left the village silently. On the night of leaving, she called me out and came to the back mountain of the village.The sky was surprisingly gloomy that night, and even the moon was covered with a thick gray.I've heard that it's called a moon yoke.The old people often say that the sun is windy and the moon is rainy.That is to say, if the sun is in this situation, there will be strong winds the next day, and the moon will naturally represent heavy rain the next day. When I came, Long Xiu was already standing there. Seeing me coming, she gave me a gift box. She is not always beautiful, but she is very delicate, a very pitiful feeling, shining in the dark moonlight Down, it looks a little charming.It's just that the moon can only illuminate half of her body.

A very ordinary gift box.I don't know how to describe it, but it feels very similar to a box for an urn. Because the urn of my grandpa that I held in my arms when I was a child was the same size, but the color was different. Long Xiu told me that I must open it when I get married. Of course, if I am too curious, it doesn't matter if I open it earlier. After speaking, Long Xiu left.At that time, I watched her back slowly disappear into the thick night and suddenly felt very sad. I felt that I would never see her again. The next day, it really rained heavily, but I heard that Long Xiu took the train going south and left.

The people in the village did not scold me, because I was told that Long Xiu had told them a few days ago that I already had someone else in mind, and begged everyone not to blame and abuse me too much, so as not to make me feel uncomfortable. I was very moved. Facing such a person, I can only describe it as a relative. But loved ones cannot become lovers. So I will always regard her as my sister. Later, I changed my name to my current name, and I work and live in this city with my wife.Fortunately, relying on my own hard work and the background of my father-in-law, I successfully became one of the few young leaders in the business world. My classmates and acquaintances all gave me eager and envious eyes. This feeling is not bad. , at least before last year. Zheye seemed to be intoxicated by his past happiness, his eyes were a little blurred. I thought this kind of storyline was only found in stories and movie scripts. Or despise him. All those who comment on those famous or successful people and act as the focus of critics, whether they themselves or others, know that it is because it is just jealousy, and it may not be so good if he is in that position. So I am also not qualified to criticize Zheye's right or wrong. If it were me, I don't know what choice I would make. After all, there is no eternal promise in this world, only infinite temptation. "My happy life was ruined by a gift box." Zheye's expression suddenly became ferocious, like an irritated animal, with white teeth biting his lower lip, and his eyes almost protruding. "But, I don't understand, what does this have to do with you publishing the missing person notice today." I finally asked him puzzled. story.Zheye restored his dignified face, apologized to me very gracefully, and emphasized that the following words are the real reason why he came here today. "You still remember the gift box I said just now from Long Xiu. Actually, I never opened it. I kept my few promises to Long Xiu, because it would make me feel better. But I didn't expect I actually forgot about it. The box was placed in the locker, and it stayed there for several years. It was not until last year when I was cleaning at home that I dug it out. Although the family has money, I don’t like to let the servants Come to touch my things, I would rather clean it myself, because every old thing can trigger some corners in the back of my mind that I can’t usually explore. This box is also, I even remembered what it was for a long time at that time, Finally got up with great difficulty, it was sent to me by Long Xiu. Since it's been so long, it doesn't matter if you open it.So I tried my best to open the box. I don't know if the box is too tight or my strength is weak. I spent a lot of effort and got sweaty all over. But very strange.Before I opened the box, I obviously felt that the box was a bit heavy, but after opening it, it suddenly became lighter. The box was empty, with nothing in it. Is Long Xiu teasing me?I find it very strange that she should not be this kind of girl.At this time, I felt as if a very faint voice called me in my ear.But looking back, I was the only one in Nuo Da's empty house, and my wife went to my father-in-law's house. I closed the gift box, and the weight came back again, and it sank immediately, but when I opened it, it was still empty.I've tried switching it on and off like this many times, with the same result. I decided to contact Xia Longxiu, because I haven't heard from her for a long time. It's all my fault. When there are too many people, I gradually forget her. I should have thought that a girl like Longxiu never asks for anything. . But when I managed to get in touch with the village, everyone said that Long Xiu hadn't heard from him since he left that day.I just know that I went to a certain big city in the south, but her family doesn't know her whereabouts or exact address.I looked at the gift box with disappointment. The color of the box is as beautiful as it was years ago, the color has not faded, red. But the next day, my life changed. Early in the morning, I received a parcel.Postal packages are placed at the door, and the square ones are placed in front of the door. But after I opened it, it was a box, to be precise, a gift box, the same color as the one Long Xiu once gave me, as if it was made by the same person. There are also greeting cards in the mail package.I opened it and saw that it was Long Xiu's handwriting. 'You open the box, just like I promised you that day, I will always give you a gift box. 'I was so happy at the time, I didn't even think about what was wrong with all of this, I just wanted Long Xiu to contact me to prove that she forgave me, so I opened the box excitedly. But after opening the heavy box, it was still empty. Close the lid and the weight comes back. Annoyed and feeling teased, I threw the box on top of the previous gift box. It must be Long Xiu's joke, she hasn't forgiven me yet, she is still teasing me, her family already has a weird ability that people are afraid of being cursed by the gods, it is really easy to tease me.Suddenly, I felt a faint dislike for Long Xiu from the bottom of my heart, but I was very much looking forward to seeing her again. It's been so long, why do you still treat me like this.I didn't throw away the box, but put it together carefully, because I wanted to see what Long Xiu wanted to do. But almost in the past period of time, I have been able to receive packages from Long Xiu, all of which are gift boxes of the same texture and almost exactly the same size. Of course, it is the same as before, and there is nothing when I open it.I have never told my wife about this, because she is afraid that she will be afraid. She has always been very timid.Once she also asked me where the box came from in surprise, but I was perfunctory. Counting carefully, I have almost received several such boxes.And there are various addresses, all over the country.As for the greeting card above, it's nothing more than saying, 'Whenever I think of you, I'll send you a gift box. 'If it's just some box way, it's all right, but something weird happened later. "When Zheye said this, he drank his saliva like a storyteller, which made me impatient. "I stacked all the boxes together, and suddenly found a strange thing. These boxes, every time I stack them up, the next day I see all the boxes are laid down again.As the number of boxes increases, the shape is getting closer and closer to a human figure, just like a naughty child stacking blocks, but without a head.And my wife is getting more and more weird. Once she opened one of the gift boxes and let her hand stuff it in.Also said something.Quite appropriate.I took the box back then.As a result, the two had a big fight.She insisted that I throw away the box, saying that keeping the box like this meant that I was still thinking about Long Xiu. At her request, I threw the boxes into the trash can, and threw them into the truck that delivered the garbage with my own hands. .I thought the matter was over, but the next day, all the boxes were placed on the floor of the living room intact, still in the shape of a human body. I had no choice but to put the box away properly, and lied to my wife that the box was gone, so that she would feel more at ease and the family would be more peaceful.But I can't be at peace. Up to now, I'm even afraid to see the box, and I dare not open it when others give it to me. Coincidentally, when I received the box yesterday, I checked the address, and it was actually in this city.So I hope to find a newspaper that can publish a missing person notice, and see if I can find her and let her end this boring game. Zheye finally finished speaking, wiped off his sweat, and drank the remaining tea in the cup. I published the missing person notice based on the materials and appearance he provided. Since there was only one photo of the early Longxiu High School provided by Zheye, I had no choice but to do so. Since Zheye didn't want to publish his contact address, I temporarily put it on the notice. The publication is to contact our newspaper office, and then I will tell Zheye the news.From the photos, although she was dressed simply, she could tell that Long Xiu was a beautiful girl. Watching Zheye go back, I also handed in the prepared sample draft, and the newspaper will be published tomorrow. The next day, the busy work almost made me forget about it.But a phone call woke me up.One person told me that he saw photos that could provide information about Yongxiu.I told him to wait for me at a certain place, I don't know why, I didn't choose to tell Zheye immediately, but went to meet this person alone, because I was suddenly curious why Long Xiu sent so many boxes to Zheye. What I met was a man with a wretched and miserable face, wearing a worn and messy leather jacket.Putting his hands in his pockets and squatting on the side of the road with his head bent deeply, to be honest, I don't have a good impression of him. When I called out his name, the man stood up as if he was electrocuted, turning his little head flexibly, like the head of a puppet being blown by the wind.His thick lips, like a blood-soaked sponge, parted, and a little joy appeared on his face. "You, you're here!" He ran over, I took a step back subconsciously, he noticed it, and snorted from his nostrils with a few black hairs sticking out. "Do you know the whereabouts of the woman in the photo?" I tightened my voice, and decided to ask quickly, because I suspected that this person was a liar, and he only came here for the expensive rewards on the notice.Because Zheye promised that those who can provide information can get a sum of money that makes most people jealous. "You must think I'm a liar, right? Huh, not only have I met that woman, but I also know a lot about her." The man's words surprised me, and they were indeed slightly different from his appearance.The man shook his body triumphantly.I had to drag him to the nearest restaurant.This is what he asked for. Facing a table of food, he devoured it. I wondered how long it would take for a person to have such a large amount of food. "Long Xiu is a weird woman." The man didn't tell me his name, but I saw that he was dressed and looked similar to Xiaomi, but he was a bit bigger, so I might as well call him Rice. "I work in the same factory as her. You know, there are many factories like this in the south. They work for more than ten hours at a time, and they come back every day without getting sick. I live in the same house as Long Xiu. , Sometimes I go around, and of course I get to know her. Although she doesn't talk much, but because she is pretty, I pay more attention to her.But according to fellow villagers, Long Xiu is a woman that all the female workers hate very much. Likes and dislikes between women are very subtle, but Long Xiu has a terrifying ability, she can read minds, no matter what you say, Long Xiu can know the true thoughts in your heart, and she often publicizes it in public come out. The first time I saw her, I just wanted to say hello to her, but she said coldly: "You came to Xiao Li to borrow money from her, right?" I really wanted to borrow money from my fellow villagers that day, but I didn't ask at all. Including so-and-so female worker hooking up with the foreman, so-and-so's petty theft and so on.So in the end, everyone hated her very much, and even cursed her loudly, wishing that she would die.Every time she came, everyone dispersed, afraid to be with her, afraid that she would read their thoughts.But Long Xiu stood aside with a smile, actually staring at those female workers. She said: "If you have resentment, come and kill me, kill me, and the resentment will naturally disappear." Everyone came to the conclusion that Long Xiu was a lunatic. And Long Xiu didn't seem to have any reaction, or this situation was exactly what she expected.After finishing the work, the fellow said that she would sit bowed in front of the bed alone and make gift boxes. A very beautiful box, although the size is not the same, but the color and shape are similar. Our factory is engaged in wood furniture processing. Long Xiu often picks up some scraps. She sits in the room alone. As long as she has a rest time, she will not go anywhere Go, let the cat make a gift box inside.And all the gift boxes were placed under the bed as soon as she finished. Finally, Long Xiu disappeared once.My fellow said that the last time I saw her was late one night, and she went out alone, without saying why.But the moon that night was very blurry, as if covered with a layer of frosted glass. A few months later, the police came to the factory and informed our factory manager that a corpse had been found not far away, which had been dismembered. Judging from the ID card of the deceased, it was Long Xiu. I don't know who did it. There are many men in this factory who are jealous of Long Xiu. On the one hand, the women hate her, but the men are spying on her.In that factory, Long Xiu was considered very beautiful. But according to the later situation, I gradually learned that Long Xiu's death was very strange. First of all, all the men in the factory seemed to have no time to commit crimes, and the police could not find any evidence. Besides, there was a knife next to the corpse, but there were only Long Xiu's own fingerprints on it.Moreover, the most puzzling thing is the appearance of the corpse. "Rice stopped here. I was anxious to let him continue, but he stretched out his hand to me, and his open palm was like a coin slot. "Money, I won't tell you if you don't have money." Rice cracked a smile.I had to give him some money as he asked. "When the corpse was discovered, it was neatly cut into almost the same pieces, but it was not separated, which means that it was still a very good corpse from the outside. Since then, my fellow villagers dare not sleep in the original room.She said that she often heard the sound of rummaging under the bed at night. After each sound, she went to check under the bed in the morning and found that one of the gift boxes made by Longxiu that had been stacked under the bed was missing.Moreover, I heard that Long Xiu's decomposed body disappeared later. " "When did Long Xiu die?" I suddenly thought of something and hurriedly asked Rice.Rice tilted his head and thought for a while, then told me with certainty. "a year ago." According to the agreement, I told Dami Zheye's contact information and told him to contact Zheye to get money.Rice happily took the address and went out. When I was about to leave, I suddenly caught up with the rice. "You haven't told me what the box looks like." Rice broke free from my hand impatiently. "Isn't it just made of wood? It hasn't been painted yet. Long Xiu said that the paint is not good and it will fade." I vaguely remember that the gift box Zheye said was red.Seeing me in a daze, Rice added another sentence. "Then she smiled and said, everything in this world will fade, except the color of blood. So if you want to paint, it's best to use blood." I'm not surprised, anyway, what she usually said There are a lot of strange things. "After saying this, the rice really disappeared from my sight. When I was walking back to the agency wonderingly, I received a call from Zheye. I was about to tell him that a person named Da Mi told Long Xiu's whereabouts, but Zheye shouted a word on the phone. "Cancel the missing person notice, I have found Long Xiu, she is at my house." I was stunned when I heard this, and felt an inexplicable chill.When I wanted to tell him that Long Xiu was dead, Zheye hung up the phone. Since he said so, then this person named Rice must be lying.But I still decided to go to Zheye's house, because I was always a little worried. I wanted to ask Ji Yan to go with me, but the phone kept busy. Fortunately, the last time I asked Zheye for his home address, it was not far from the newspaper office. Rich people are good, and they bought a house at a prosperous intersection in the center of the city. I rang the doorbell, and it was Zheye who came out, and he looked very happy. "You came just in time. I wanted to go to the newspaper office to thank you. Long Xiu saw your revelation, so she came here and brought a gift. Did you know that Long Xiu gave me the gift box to surprise me? That's all." I walked in and saw, sure enough, a very beautiful girl with a good temperament was sitting on the sofa with a cup of coffee.There is also a gift box next to it, a red gift box, which I feel is just about the size of a human head. It was indeed Long Xiu in the photo. Now I feel at ease.But since it's here, let's just go in and have a look. I also sat on the sofa, Long Xiu smiled at me kindly, and I did the same.She was wearing a set of egg yolk fleece with long sleeves, and a short scarf around her neck. The coffee cup was full. It seemed that Long Xiu didn't like it. She just used it to warm her hands.It seems that there are only Zheye and the three of us at home. It seems that Zheye's wife is not at home. Zheye was so happy that he took out a DV camera from the room and said that he wanted me to take a video of the two of them as a souvenir. Long Xiu looked very shy. "Long Xiu, I haven't seen you for many years. It turns out that you have also come here. This time, you will stay at my house for a few days. My wife also wants to see you." Zheye said enthusiastically to Long Xiu.It's just strange that Long Xiu didn't speak, but just nodded and smiled. My good camera is ready to shoot for them. Long Xiu put the coffee back in his hand.I clearly saw from the camera that there was an obvious red scar on her wrist. A full circle, as if the entire wrist had been removed and reattached.I suddenly remembered the words of rice. After Long Xiu was discovered, the entire body was dismembered. It was neat and piece by piece. Then, Long Xiu took off the scarf, and there was a circle of very thin red scars on her fair neck, as if a red thread had been drawn around her neck. Long Xiu saw my surprised expression, stretched out his index finger to his lips, and made a hush expression.Then he smiled and looked at the excited Zheye. I suddenly felt dizzy, the DV in my hand fell on the thick carpet, and then I lost consciousness. When I woke up, Long Xiu and Zheye were gone. I saw that the DV on the ground was still there, and thought to myself that the camera was on, so I picked it up and looked at it. When I fainted from the beginning, the camera shook a few times, and it seemed that I fell on the carpet. Fortunately, it was leaning against the corner of the table next to me.So the camera is pointing right up to the couch. I saw Long Xiu smiling and stroking Zheye's face with both hands, Zheye was very happy.The two kissed affectionately. But when Long Xiu's lips left Zheye.I saw that Zheye's body was like an object piled up with building blocks. Long Xiu poked it with his fingers, and Zheye's whole body fell apart.The head, the palms, the arms, the thighs, and all the limbs fell off.A whole piece of a piece, very average.But strangely, not a drop of blood was left. Then Long Xiu left with a smile, and brought a lot of gift boxes when he came back. She carefully put Zheye's separated limbs into the gift box one by one, and finally Zheye's head, still with a frozen smile, was put into the gift box newly brought by Long Xiu on the sofa.When Zheye's body was packed into more than a dozen gift boxes, Long Xiu smiled happily. Her body also began to slowly disappear, and at the last moment, she finally spoke, and her voice was beautiful. "We go home." I looked around, and sure enough, there were some gift boxes piled up in the corner. The outside of the boxes was bright red, very eerie. Curiosity drove me to open the gift box, but I hesitated again.Finally, I went over, chose one of the smaller ones, and picked it up. It's heavy, and I can feel the weight.But when I opened it, it was empty inside.But as soon as the lid of the box was closed, the weight came back again. I had to put the box back where it belonged.left Zheye's house Zheye just disappeared, and he has never seen him on any occasion since then, and his wife never mentioned him, but remarried soon, as if Zheye never existed in reality . I don't know if in a very distant village, there will be a couple of young men and women sitting very happily at the entrance of the village, looking at the gray moon, laughing and discussing whether it will rain tomorrow.