Chapter 17 Fifty-first Eve

Almost everyone in this world has the experience of lying.Especially adults, but it's more or less different, even a dumb person can deceive people.It's just that it's really not easy to be deceived by him, because lying doesn't have to rely on words. On the other hand, some lies don't necessarily make people hate them, and sometimes they are just spices for entertainment. So everyone set April 1st as April Fool's Day. On this day, everyone can tell lies as much as they want, provided that they don't cause too much trouble.When the deceived person finds you excitedly or even rolls up your sleeves to start, you can point to the calendar in a calm manner, and then give him a smile, he will smile knowingly, and maybe even think about it to lie to others.

My colleague Xiao Li is such a person. He has two hobbies.One is lying, or it can be said to be talking big, or it can be called bragging.Most of them are very well-meaning and funny though.The work of the editorial department is too heavy, and he is here for everyone to relax temporarily and watch his performance with a relaxed attitude. He is also very happy to do so. Although he will occasionally be fooled by him, but thinking about his character, it is also That's all. As for the second one, Xiao Li is very delicious. He often boasted that tables and chairs would not eat four-legged ones, and parents would not eat two-legged ones.And especially game and some very weird things, like insects and the like, he often complained to me that this city is not very open to food, and there are no fried flies and maggots.I wiped the sweat off my brow and had no choice but to smile and nod in agreement.

This is Xiao Li, a person who likes to joke, but I found that he made a big joke on me today. Sometimes some lies are told, and some cannot be told. When I arrived at the Department of Education in a car with strong winds for more than two hours, I was told that they had nothing to do with me.When I returned to the newspaper office, I found that my colleagues were very angry.After asking, I found out that they were all deceived by Xiao Li. Today is April Fool's Day, which seems reasonable according to his personality, but it has brought too much trouble to everyone. Finally, Xiao Li appeared, a little frightened and a little tired, with bags under his eyes like bloated mushrooms, hanging heavily under his eyelids, chapped lips, and not much blood on his slender horse face.He often stays up late, and although he has been advised several times, he remains the same.

When everyone questioned him, Xiao Li was very surprised. "No, I was going to joke with you today, but I never said these words, and I didn't ask Ouyang to go there, absolutely not." He was almost crying, and I felt puzzled in my heart, Xiao Li was definitely not The kind of person who did not admit his account, but I clearly heard his voice on the phone. But everyone didn't believe it at all. Xiao Li's words were considered sophistry, which aroused even greater anger.I quickly pulled him out of the office, and the two came to the corridor. Xiao Li lowered his head aggrievedly, smoking a cigarette.

"But it was your voice that I heard on the phone last night. Although I doubted it, you swore it was true and said it was very urgent." I asked, staring into Xiao Li's eyes. Because when most people tell a lie, their eyes turn upward and diagonally. Xiao Li didn't, but it didn't necessarily mean that he told the truth. "Absolutely not. I went to bed when I got home yesterday, and came to the newspaper office as soon as I woke up. Ouyang, you have to believe me. Although I usually like to joke, you also know that I won't make everyone so embarrassed!" He Excited, he grabbed my shoulder.Suddenly I noticed his teeth.

Xiao Li's teeth are very white, which is unusual among smokers. But it is precisely because of the neat white teeth that I can see clearly.Between his teeth, there was actually a trace of very bright red shredded meat. That's definitely not ordinary shredded pork, I don't know why I have this idea, maybe, after staying with Ji Yan and the others for a long time, my head is a bit confused, but I really feel that shredded pork is very uncomfortable to look at. After Xiao Li repeatedly explained, everyone forgave him, but the matter was not over. Xiao Li suddenly stopped me when I got off work, and I happened to want to talk to him.

Because his performance today was too abnormal. As I said before, Xiao Li is like the lubricant in the office. If he doesn't smile or talk for an hour, he will definitely suffocate him, but at the end of the day, Xiao Li didn't say a word, and he didn't show any expression. He just nodded and shook his head. To deal with it, everyone thought he was guilty of what happened in the morning, but I didn't think that was the case. "What's the matter?" I looked at Xiao Li and asked inexplicably, and Xiaoli closed his lips tightly. I could see that he did it on purpose, because his lower lip was almost bleeding from his teeth.

He shook his head vigorously, looking very painful, but he just didn't speak. Finally, he seemed to have thought of something, and found a stack of blank paper.I also thought of this, so I said, and he wrote. In order to make it easier for everyone to read, I will continue to write in the same tone as Xiao Li said. "You know that I am a person who likes to eat indiscriminately. Although I have some minor illnesses occasionally, but most of them are fine, but this time something seems to be wrong with my body. Last night, I came home from get off work alone, the sky was getting dark very quickly, the road was very narrow, and I was thinking about where to have dinner, at this moment, I saw a picture of a person appearing on the corner of the street face, right next to me.

I looked sideways, how should I put it, it was a very weird face, it seemed to have all kinds of human expressions, with emotions, anger, sorrow, and joy, and the facial features were like building blocks that were messed up by children, and they wanted to be washed by water It's like a clay statue, as if everything is twisted together.But I can clearly see his mouth. Forgot to mention, it was a male face, about forty years old.Because the sky was very dark, I could only see his face appearing on the wall in front of him. The wall was about one meter high. If I stood inside, I would probably be showing a face.

His lips were thick, but regular, and very pale, but not as good as his teeth. When he opened his lips, his rotting teeth began to vibrate up and down, making a giggling sound. The temperature was not low that day, but I couldn't help shivering. And what's strange is that he was running forward quickly, but his face was always facing me. I almost forgot to ask who he was, but that strange man took the initiative to speak, his voice was very strange, very inappropriate for his appearance, and there were waves of high-pitched, female-like voices. 'Today's weather is very bad, heavy rain and wind. 'I couldn't help laughing, the sun was shining brightly that day, but the weather was nearly 30 degrees at the end of March, and this person shouted about the wind and rain, isn't it more funny than I usually do.

I naturally went to ridicule him, but the man didn't care, he still giggled and continued to shout. 'You are a woman, a beautiful woman. 'This sentence surprised me even more, and even made me hate this person a little bit.Although I'm not big and thick, and I'm not misunderstood as a woman, I suddenly feel uninterested in this weird person. Maybe I also like to make jokes, but I don't make such boring jokes, so I want to leave quickly. But the face spoke again, and this time it surprised me. 'If you eat my flesh, you can do it for me, and if you drink my blood, you can't tell the truth. 'He didn't smile anymore, but said with a very serious expression, and a pair of green eyes like cat's eyes kept staring at me.Finally, I couldn't take it anymore, I muttered madman in my mouth, cursed and left that narrow street, and that weirdo. The last sentence is always echoing in my ears, it seems that no matter how far I go, the sentence "Eat my flesh, you can do it for me, drink my blood, you can't tell the truth" seems to be saying in my ears. I don't know how far I walked, but I found that I was lost, and I lost my way on the familiar road that I had walked for several years. But the truth is, this strange place I don't know at all, and there is no light, surrounded by cold buildings and brick streets.I could barely make out the direction of the road ahead, so I had to stay where I was for the time being.I also took out my mobile phone to make a call, but there was zero signal. At that time, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening, and I walked for several hours without knowing it. Fortunately, there seems to be a little faint light not far ahead.I walked over and saw that it was actually a small shop with only one person, one table, one table, and one chair. The man was an old man, his face could not be seen clearly, he was bent over, wearing a thick blue cloth coat, black round-toed cloth shoes, and was scooping up noodles in a large pot with long wooden chopsticks. The desktop stove is a very simple one. I remember that my grandmother often used it in the countryside. The disadvantage is that the smoke is too large. The table is a simple wooden table, square and square, with burrs on it, and it has not been polished and painted. It is gray and white, and it seems to be old. The chairs are also wooden chairs, of course, but they are still solid. This is a small street shop, but is there any business in such a deserted place? Fortunately, I also helped him, because I was already very hungry at that time, and the weather began to cool down, so I wanted to eat something hot Warm stomach is also good. I asked the old man what food he had, but he actually laughed and asked me back. 'I don't know what you want to eat?If you want it, I can make it. 'The old man's words are very firm, not like a joke, but this bullshit seems to be exaggerated.I looked around, and there was no special material in the humble store, not much different from ordinary street food stalls. I smiled, and said to the old man, just order whatever you want, as long as it tastes good. 'Do you want something delicious?too easy. The old man smiled again, turned and left. Soon, I smelled a strange fragrance, I bet, in my life, no, not even you have never smelled that kind of fragrance.I've eaten a lot, but I can't figure out what kind of meat it is.There is actually a very primitive and alluring smell mixed in the meaty smell, like a girl's body fragrance, and also like the aroma of food in a hungry person's mouth. Finally, under my expectation, the old man brought up a large steaming enamel bowl, and the heat hit my face, and I still couldn't see the old man's appearance clearly. 'Eat it, you will be absolutely satisfied. 'The old man said something coldly, and continued to work. The meat in the bowl is bright red, it is a bowl of meat soup, sprinkled with chopped green onion and young ginger.I scooped up a spoonful of meat and put it in my mouth. It was an indescribable taste, very delicious and tender, as if the meat didn't even pass through the teeth, it slid directly down the tongue coating into the throat, directly into the esophagus and into the stomach.Moreover, the smell of meat seems to spread throughout the whole body, rushing to the forehead, and the fatigue, hunger and cold are swept away immediately.Like a child who has been starving for a few days, I wiped out the bowl of meat soup in one go, leaving nothing behind. However, I regretted it after eating it, and I even wanted to spit him out! "When I took the piece of paper, I saw that Xiao Li wrote "he" instead of "it", I thought to myself maybe he made a mistake, I looked at Xiao Li, he looked a little excited, and his handwriting began Scribbled, this is by no means the Xiao Li I know on weekdays. "When I looked up and was about to pay the bill, the old man turned his back to me and shook his hand. 'You've paid the bill, and I'm even on my knees to thank you for finally setting me free. 'The old man seemed very happy, and his own laughter interrupted his sentence several times.At that time, I was very puzzled, got up and went to see, the old man disappeared slowly for no reason.It's like pouring an inkstone ink into a pool, gradually merging into the night. I walked into the room strangely and saw something. A skin, and a head. These are the remains of the unknown animal I just ate.But when I saw it, I couldn't help retching violently. The skin is a piece of rabbit skin. I often eat wild rabbits, so I know it naturally, and this wild rabbit is very big. But the head is a human head. And it's that weird guy I saw on the street not long ago.His face was so impressive to me that no one else could imitate or resemble it. The whole head was thrown on the ground, the face was facing me, and there was a smile, the eyes were narrowed into slits, looking at me happily. I seem to spit out the meat I ate just now, but no matter how disgusting I am, I just can't spit it out, and I even spit out the previous breakfast and lunch. When I vomited, my eyes were dazzled, and I was lying on the chair, I suddenly heard a voice. An all-too-familiar voice, as thin as a woman, and right next to my ear, I dare not turn my head, because I know what it is in my heart. 'I can't spit it out, the meat has already fused into your body, that meat is your meat, every inch of your body contains that bowl of meat soup, unless you cut them all off. Really, really thank you. 'The voice began to fade away slowly, as if getting farther and farther away from me, and finally, it took me a long time to turn around. But it happened to be facing the head, so it was always beside me. The human head smiled and kept saying the phrase 'Eat my flesh, you can do it for me, drink my blood, you can't tell the truth' Then, like the old man, he disappeared. I don't know how long I lay on the ground before I forced my almost collapsed body to stand up. And at that time, I walked not far, and found that I was near my home. When I got home, it was already early in the morning. Although I was very sleepy, I couldn’t fall asleep. I broke into so many troubles, do you think I was wronged? "After Xiao Li finished writing this piece, I finally understood what the shreds of meat in his teeth were. But what does that have to do with his silence? Soon, Xiao Li handed over the next paper. "I know what you want to ask, and I can tell you, because I found that I couldn't tell the truth, even the simplest ones. I couldn't control my face when I said the words. What I said was related to the facts and me. Things that go against my true thoughts, so I simply shut up, I know you often experience some weird things, so I tell you a person, if I tell others, they will treat me like a lunatic and send me to a mental hospital!" Seeing that I finished reading, Xiao Li looked at me with pleading eyes. It is a terrible and sad thing that a person can speak, but cannot speak according to his own thoughts. But I can only watch helplessly, helpless.When I told Xiao Li that there was nothing I could do, he had no choice but to smile wryly. He packed up his things and handed me the last note. "I'll go back first, let's talk about it tomorrow." Xiao Li gradually walked out of my field of vision. His home was not far from mine. It took about ten minutes to walk across two or three streets.So I want to look up relevant books, maybe I can write to help him. Although it was late at night and the chill was everywhere, I still wrapped myself in a blanket and searched for those classical books and some folklore. Today is still April Fool's Day, because it's not past twelve o'clock.When I flipped through those books, I suddenly thought of this. Could it be that this kid has been deceiving me, his acting skills have always been very good.Could it be that he will laugh at my stupidity alive and kicking tomorrow morning. It's not a glorious thing to be deceived. I hesitated at first, but I continued to search. Finally, I found some clues, but I was not very sure. Because I have let this kind of thing be mentioned before, but it is a product of the legendary era after all, how can it still exist now? But it is too close to Xiao Li's description.I thought about it, didn't care, picked up the book and went to Xiao Li's house. The wind outside was very strong, and the high temperature that had lasted for several days suddenly disappeared without a trace, replaced by strong winds and bone-chilling temperatures.I wrapped myself in my body, fearing that the book would be swept away, so I braved the wind and came to Xiao Li's house with difficulty. His house is on the first floor, and perhaps most lazy people prefer the ground floor, so less walking is worth it. But the light didn't come on. Didn't even close the door.I can't be sure if there are people inside, or maybe thieves got in?I had no choice but to open the door quietly and walked in.There was a stuffy smell in the room, so I couldn't help but go over and open the window for me. I've been to his house a few times, and I'm still very familiar with the layout here. The room was very dark and there was no sound. It seemed that there was no thief. If there was, the thief probably ran away. I vaguely saw a person lying on the floor. His figure seemed to be Xiao Li, but it seemed that something was wrong. Was it stabbed?The decision to burglary and burglary often rests with the owner. Security is just a decoration. Although we pay a lot of money for property management, we find that the noble residences that are now known as iron walls are not as safe and happy as the big guys living together in the past. Perhaps the progress of society will inevitably lead to a decline in the index of people's happiness and safety. I was worried about Xiao Li's safety, so I turned on the switch of the chandelier on the wall. But when the light flashed, the room was instantly visible. I felt a little dazzling, but soon regretted it even more. I regret turning on the light. The one on the ground is Xiao Li. Strictly speaking, it should be his corpse. Because Xiao Li's head is missing, I can only analyze it from his clothes.But the strange thing is that there is not a drop of blood on the ground, as if a plastic doll has been decapitated. I walked over carefully and squatted next to the corpse.The cuts on the head are rough and don't look like they were cut with a sharp knife.It looks like it was torn off abruptly. I suddenly remembered the roast duck that Xiao Li invited me to eat not long ago. He was so happy that he tore off the duck's head. This is how Xiao Li's neck is now.I couldn't help but sighed, my friend who was still alive a few hours ago fell to the ground in an instant and couldn't move, even his head didn't know where it was.I really want to believe that this is a lie on April Fool's Day, at least I won't be as uncomfortable as I am now. Perhaps none of us know whether we are living a lie or our existence itself is a lie. "Eat my flesh, you can be me, drink my blood, you can't tell the truth" A word rang in the back of my head.I dropped the book in a panic.I saw that Xiao Li's head was actually at the window.Facing me, the corners of the mouth are slightly upward. "Eat my flesh, you can be me, drink my blood, you can't tell the truth" He repeated it again, but I wondered how someone without vocal chords could start talking, and his voice was thin and harsh, like fingernails on a blackboard. I almost cried out. "Xiao Li, is that you?" Xiao Li's face showed a painful expression, but his mouth smiled. "I'm not me, I'm not me, I'm not Xiao Li, I'm not Jun." After he finished speaking, the head began to turn around on the window sill. I was surprised to see that there was no blood on the wound on his head, and the torn shreds of meat began to squirm quickly. It's like a pair of invisible hands pinching plasticine.The back of his head gradually formed an animal shape. In the end, the facts proved my idea, there was actually a rabbit's body behind his head. Xiao Li shook his head twice, and was about to jump off the window sill. I just wanted to chase him, but he disappeared. Outside the door, Xiao Li kept looking back at me, but I couldn't see his body, so in my opinion, what I felt was Xiao Li's face moving away from me quickly.The last words I heard from him came to my ears. "Don't talk to me again." It was Xiao Li's voice, the voice of his own true thoughts. When I returned to Xiao Li's home in frustration, I found that his body, like a wax figure caught in fire, quickly melted and disappeared.The only thing left on the floor was the book I had brought. There was a strong wind outside the window, and the book was blown away, leaving only one page in it. black beast Alias ​​Christmas.With a human face and a rabbit body, he can speak human words.He likes to lie, and his words are not true.The meat is delicious, but the truth cannot be told after eating it. I picked up the book on the ground and carefully wiped off the dust on it. There were several large characters on the cover. "Southwest Wilderness Classic". I don't know if I will meet Xiao Li again, maybe I will meet again, but I don't want to talk to him anymore.I can't tell whether he is alive or dead now, because he will keep walking in the middle of the night until he finds the next person who can eat his flesh. Uncle The weather is slightly cold and rainy, and it has been two years since he passed away. Tomorrow will be Qingming. My father has not spoken since he woke up in the morning, smoking cigarettes.After my uncle passed away, my father became much older, and I felt that he collapsed immediately.Twenty years after I was born, I have seen him cry twice, the first time was when he received the news of his uncle's death, and the second time was when he was cremated. My mother and I were a little surprised by my father's reaction. Although they are two brothers, they are always at odds with each other.Before his uncle died, he had a big fight with his father, and the two were fierce.At the end, Uncle dropped a sentence, I have never seen a person like you.The second uncle likes to gamble, and my mother asked my father if it was my uncle who came to borrow money, but my father just kept his head silent.At that time, I was about to go to college, and my family needed housing.I was very nervous, and I also blamed my second uncle a little bit.My uncle often smokes, which caused a tumor in my throat. The doctor said that if I don't cut it as soon as possible, it will easily become cancerous.The second uncle always doesn't care, the Tao is that the father is really nervous, and the two families are very nervous.His father raised a sum of money for him by borrowing and begging. He wanted to perform surgery on him but was afraid that he would spend it indiscriminately, so he had to keep it with himself temporarily.At that time, I guessed that the second uncle was going to gamble the money, and there was a faint complaint in my heart. Later, I went to university as I wished, but it didn't take long before I received the news of my second uncle's death. My first reaction was that I was dead.Things with my second uncle when I was a child are like spring water gushing out from the ground, which cannot be suppressed.The second uncle dotes on me very much, even surpassing his own daughter - my cousin.The second uncle started out as a butcher, and at the beginning of the reform, he had a household of 10,000 yuan, but he always quarreled with his father because of grandma's support.But no matter how fierce the quarrel was, as long as I went to his house, I always enjoyed the treatment like an emperor, and my cousin was so jealous that I kept asking my aunt who was born to my second uncle.But even though he spoils me, he is also very strict. My father often said when he couldn't control me, if he was naughty, he would tell your second uncle to go.So, I immediately calmed down.Mother laughed and said, this trick is really tried and tested.But it didn't take long for the second uncle's business to go wrong, and the family situation went from bad to worse.In addition, he became addicted to alcoholism and gambling.I gradually became estranged from my second uncle.The second uncle also noticed that whenever he wanted to touch my head again, I would always dodge it obediently, and his hand stopped in the air, and smiled awkwardly, saying that the child would no longer cling to the second uncle when he was older.At this time, a sense of guilt suddenly appeared in my heart, so my growth alternated between love and disgust for my second uncle. My second uncle was very happy that I was going to college. At the celebration party at home, my father even made an exception and let him drink.The second uncle patted me on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Gang, you are the only one who has gone to college in our family, you are the ancestors!" He stopped to take a sip of wine, maybe he was so excited that he choked, so I hurried up to take a picture Unexpectedly, all he touched on his back were hard bones, which pierced his hands.I cried at that time, the second uncle's body has always been good, but now it has become like this. "I'm fine, son, you must study hard, don't be like your second uncle, you will be tricked even if you have money, be someone else's boss, and be called a fool by others!" I heard from my father that the second uncle was defrauded of all his money by his friends, which led to the failure of his business. "Uncle, don't be sad, I will study hard and make money." I cried. The father snatched the second uncle's cup, "Enough, you can't drink down your throat." He helped the second uncle into the room as he said.The result was the same as above, the second uncle and his father had a big fight in the room for some reason, and then went back angrily. The second uncle passed in the morning, and the doctor said that the tumor in his throat had worsened.The trachea was blocked, and he suffocated to death.After hearing this, the father cried and cursed.This dishonest thing told him to stop smoking, stop smoking, but he just refused to listen. Wouldn’t it be okay to go for surgery as soon as possible?What a sin to do yourself!Cursing and cursing, I was drowned by the crying, and in the end there was only pure crying. I heard people say that when a person is really sad, he doesn't cry, but howls. The appearance of my father scared me , squatting on the ground like a child, holding his uncle's head, howling non-stop, and then scolding him non-stop, several times he cried silently. When my uncle was alive, my father often scolded him, scolded him for being careless in making friends, and scolded him for giving up on himself.Later I heard that in order to please his relatives, my uncle waited on him for three days in front of his hospital bed in untidy clothes. In fact, although this person is older than the second uncle, he is not as old as the second uncle.When his father found out, he rushed to the hospital and took him out of the ward. Before he could speak, he slapped him across the face. "Being a man requires backbone! Don't be someone else's dog and slave even if you starve to death!" The second uncle didn't say a word, and listened to his father scolding him, "Are you still shameless? Do you know that the person on the bed is not as old as you? You still have one mouthful and one uncle. You know that your own mother is still lying blind On the bed? Have you ever been served like this? Have you ever taken a look at it? You are not worthy." The second uncle didn't reply, and finally, after his father finished speaking, he said slowly: "Brother, my I know everything, I just want to live a better life, even if I feel sorry for Mom and you." After finishing speaking, I went back to the ward.Leaving his father behind him kept scolding him. Now that my uncle passed away, my father talked about the guilt and pain of my second uncle. He said that after my uncle passed away, I could often see his uncle’s shadow dangling in front of him. Wrapped with meat, a heel sticks out, and it's so black that you can't see what it looks like.My father often lamented that my uncle hadn't enjoyed a single day of blessings. He was born to endure hardships. Perhaps death would also be a relief for him.It is ridiculous and sad to say that we are unable to take care of the funeral of the second uncle. In the end, even the relatives who took care of the second uncle took care of the cemetery.What a great irony. Today, I suddenly asked my father why the second uncle and him had a fight that day.My father pinched a cigarette and said, "It's for you. Your uncle knows that we can't pay the rent and pay for your college education at the same time, so we have to pay for the surgery first, and we will do the surgery later, but there is no way." I thought, before he had the operation, he was in a hurry to leave!" When I heard it, I lost my feeling that if the second uncle had had the operation earlier, he would not have gone, but it was me, it was me who killed the second uncle ! It was raining harder and harder outside.My father packed up his things and walked out without saying a word, with his head down. When he went out, the gloomy light outside shone in. I could vaguely see a tall and thin figure next to my father's shadow. I know that the second uncle has never left us. He is blessing and protecting us as before.