014/Qiliu
In the community.
While reviewing the math papers, Yuan Wenxin swatted the mosquitoes that landed on his arms, gnashing his teeth with hatred: "Damn it, I'm here hunting birds to feed the mosquitoes, while Yingzhou is writing papers at home. They are all people who are about to take the college entrance examination. Why should I serve him?"
For Yuan Wenxin, the college entrance examination was already a memory of more than a hundred years ago. To put it bluntly, luckily he had been admitted, otherwise he might not have been able to enter college now.
But Yuan Wenxin also signed up for the college entrance examination. After all, he had not been reborn at this time last year.
The decision to recommend made Yuan Wenxin slightly regretful, because he was not sure whether Yingzhou would choose the school he recommended. But then he thought about it, and he felt relieved that he might not be able to get into college now.
Yingzhou wants to learn mathematics. Yuanwenxin supports this. Not learning mathematics is a waste of his brain.
Although Donglan University's QS ranks first in the country, the best mathematics department is the one across the street.
Xun Yu took out her mobile phone expressionlessly and clicked on the WeChat message sent by her roommate——
"Xun Yu! You haven't been back for many days. The counselor asked you today, can you come back next week?"
Time was tight at that time, so Xun Yu asked the counselor for leave, saying that she was feeling unwell. He was also the league secretary in his class and the vice president of the student union in the department. Therefore, the teacher gave him leave without hesitation.
By now, he has been absent from school for almost half a month.
Xun Yu and Yuan Wenxin killed three crows and escaped with one of them.
There is no way, crows have wings, but they can't fly.
The little crow has not appeared for two consecutive days, and he will not appear in Yingzhou's life again for a long time.
"I plan to wait until he finishes the college entrance examination and then go back. You know," Xun Yu said, "Yingzhou had an accident when he was going to take the college entrance examination in his last life. Although after the strange recovery, these things are no longer important. But the sadness at that time The pain and pain are real. I hope there won’t be any more surprises this time.”
Yuan Wenxin replied expressionlessly: "I have read his files and my memory is very good. I don't need you to remind me. Well, although the strange recovery seems to be a little earlier than expected now. But he does still need daily life to maintain his The spiritual world is in danger.”
Speaking of this, Yuan Wenxin suddenly said: "Tomorrow is June 1st, his birthday. Don't you have any ideas?"
Xun Yu was stunned for a moment: "Tomorrow? How do you know??"
"There is an ID number in the file. Don't you know?"
Xun Yu turned his head, feeling as if he was being stung: "...he doesn't talk much about himself to me."
Yuan Wenxin said: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk."
Yuan Wenxin put down his pen and took out his mobile phone: Do you want to come out to play tomorrow?
Yuan Wenxin: Do you want to go to the amusement park?
Yingzhou glanced at the message that popped up on the screen of his phone, opened the settings, and selected "Block Messages."
Yuan Wenxin: [Friend transfer-50]
Yingzhou felt that there must be a demon when something went wrong.
For example, on the surface it was said to be going to the amusement park, but in fact it was to trick him into entering the strange realm and solve some strange recovery.
Otherwise, he really couldn't figure out why Yuan Wenxin called him.
——Are they familiar?
Yingzhou: If you send another message, you will be blacklisted.
Yuan Wenxin:?
Yuan Wenxin held up her mobile phone and persuaded her earnestly: "Okay, actually it's because your birthday is tomorrow, and I want to take you out to celebrate. After all, auntie went to the institute, and there is no one to celebrate for you. Besides me, and Xun Yu. It happens to be Children's Day on June 1st, so the amusement park will be more lively. I think young people need a little vitality."
This is Yuan Wenxin’s true thoughts.
If Tai Sui had a little attachment to this world, the flowers all over the mountains and fields would not bloom so brightly and decisively.
Then a red exclamation point popped up next to his bubble box, indicating that the message failed to be sent.
Yuan Wenxin: ...Gan.
*
Yingzhou didn't know that in order to catch the crows that were watching him, Xun Yu and Yuan Wenxin stayed in the community for a week, coming every day.
He hasn’t been out this week and relies on apps to buy groceries. Before buying, he would also send a message to a group, inviting friends to help him cut a knife and receive coupons.
Overall, it’s much more cost-effective than going out on your own.
He lives in seclusion, his daily life is extremely regular, and all his time and energy are occupied by study.
Of course, this is actually a waste of time. After all, he was extremely well prepared. Now he is just answering the questions in a meaningless way to relieve the anxiety and uneasiness in his heart that he doesn't want to talk about.
No matter what happens outside; for Yingzhou, this is what he thinks is right and urgent and important now.
Same today.
Yingzhou got up early and marked the countdown to the college entrance examination. The number above changed from 7 to 6.
In recent days, Shadow has learned to cook for Yingzhou.
Although Shadow has no sense of taste, the rice he cooks tastes weird. Either he can't tell the difference between sugar and salt, or it's too raw or too mushy.
But because it was free prostitution, there was no need to do it yourself, and the cook would modify the actual operation based on Yingzhou's feedback; overall, Yingzhou was quite satisfied.
Today's breakfast is a luncheon meat and egg sandwich with boiled milk in a box.
The luncheon meat was fried crispy on both sides, and the eggs were just soft and chewy.
Shadow squatted in the sink washing pots and dishes. Because he is not big, he looks like he is swimming in a bathtub.
Shadows have no substance and no mass. Like a two-dimensional body existing in three-dimensional space. It can pick up dish towels and dishes, but water passes through its body.
As Yingzhou became more proficient in controlling the shadow, he gradually became able to sense some emotions from the shadow.
For example, now, the black gingerbread man was jumping towards him, his heart full of happiness.
Yingzhou bent down, picked it up from the ground, pressed it on the table, then took out a ruler and measured it.
10.1cm.
He jotted down this data in the memo on his cell phone.
The first data is from 6 days ago, when it was 9.8cm.
Yingzhou put away the pencil ruler with satisfaction.
Just when he was about to go back to the bedroom to continue studying questions, there was a knock on the door.
Yingzhou instantly became vigilant. After all, he didn't order takeout today.
He stood up, his feet making no sound on the ground, moved slightly to the door, and then took a look through the peephole.
Two people, Yuan Wenxin and Xun Yu.
Only then did Yingzhou open the door.
He lowered his head and looked at the cake in Yuan Wenxin's hand and the two gift bags carried by Xun Yu, and his tone was full of doubts: "What are you doing?"
"Happy birthday to you." Xun Yu raised the gift bag in front of Yingzhou, surprisingly shy, "I've prepared a gift for you, I hope you like it."
Yingzhou felt that out of politeness, he should act a little happier, but his face did not show any too vivid emotions.
"Why today?" Yingzhou took the gift and cake and put them on the shoe cabinet aside, "Thank you."
Yuan Wenxin raised his chin slightly: "I saw your file in my dream."
He looks quite proud.
Yingzhou couldn't help but speak and stabbed him: "My ID number is June 1, but my birthday is actually January 17."
It sounds more complicated.
Xu Wenling did not have a marriage certificate when she was pregnant, so it took a long time to get a birth certificate. At that time, birth certificates were still filled out by staff.
In short, June 1 is not his birthday, and Yingzhou doesn't get too hung up on such details. Besides, he hasn't celebrated his birthday in a long time.
He has few friends. almost none.
Yingzhou has been silent and distant since he was a child, which is inappropriate for the time. To put it nicely, he is precocious; to put it badly, he is unsociable and a freak. Nor is he interested in what his peers like.
His superior IQ and appearance make him completely unable to integrate into the mentally retarded group of boys of the same age.
Fortunately, Yingzhou himself doesn't care much. One person can isolate the whole world.
Of course he has emotional needs, but this is too luxurious; he has understood very early that only love can make the heart settle down, but love is the greatest luxury in the world, and countless people ask for it but cannot get it.
He is more familiar with violence, manipulation, coveting, exchange, jealousy or something else than love.
After Yingzhou finished speaking, the expressions of the two people present were inevitably a little embarrassed.
"Thanks anyway."
The cakes and gifts are clearly prepared with care. Yingzhou looked down and saw that one bag contained game consoles and game cartridges; the other bag contained the latest mobile phones and tablets.
These are things that boys of this age will most likely like.
Yingzhou noticed the flash of frustration on Xun Yu's face.
He hesitated for a moment and said, "How about we go to the amusement park for a day?"
**
City A, happy playground.
Yingzhou handed the VIP ticket to the ticket inspector and pressed the sunvisor cap on his head uncomfortably.
The hat was delivered from Yuan Wenxin's private car. The sun was quite bright today and the weather was already a little hot.
Thanks to the fact that the three of them look young, they are at most college students.
Otherwise, looking at the past, it would be somewhat embarrassing in a collective where almost all were family units.
At the entrance, you can see the Ferris wheel in the distance and the roller coaster track. The air is filled with joy.
Yingzhou suddenly remembered that when he was a child, he actually wanted to come to an amusement park.
At that time, Li Yang had not started gambling yet, and his career was considered respectable. He was a civil servant in the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau.
Li Yang said that the bureau has just approved a project. City A is also going to build an amusement park. In order to attract investment and develop tourism, it will be completed in about five years. He has read the planning book. It covers an area of 800 acres, the largest in the country. By then, it will be completed. Take Yingzhou to play.
No one in the family ever mentioned it again.
I wonder if Yuan Wenxin has seen this item on the file in his dream.
Xun Yu took out a map: "There are seven parks in the amusement park. There will be a parade in the afternoon. There are scenic buses here!"
The VIP card bought by Yuan Wenxin means there is no need to queue. It greatly saves the time cost of playing.
Roller coasters, pirate ships, jungle rafting, roller coasters...
Of course, they wisely avoided the haunted house.
Yuan Wenxin was originally worried that Yingzhou would be maladaptive. In his stereotype, Yingzhou was a cold and sharp lunatic. Some people are crazy on the outside, and some people are crazy on the inside. A calm madman is also a madman, something broken from the core.
But he looked at the fine sweat on the tip of Yingzhou's nose and his eyes that changed from dull to joyful.
Yuan Wenxin suddenly realized that he had worried too much.
The madman in his mind was Tai Sui, not the current Yingzhou.
It was really the right decision to take Xun Yu with me when I came to the amusement park.
Happiness is contagious.
Xun Yu has an outgoing personality, a bright smile, and an extraordinarily service-oriented spirit. Most importantly, she is full of winning ideas.
Yuan Wenxin could just follow the two people in a leisurely manner, just like everyone else.
The sun warmed him, and the restless insects in his body became much quieter.
Today is Children’s Day, and when it’s time for lunch, all the restaurants in the park are overcrowded.
There is obviously no VIP passage in the restaurant.
Xun Yu honestly joined the queue to order food.
Yuan Wenxin glanced at Yingzhou and asked, "I'm going to buy some drinks nearby. What should I drink? Coconut juice or watermelon juice? The guide online said these two taste better."
"coconut."
Yuan Wenxin nodded, turned around and left.
While waiting in line. He couldn't help but frown slightly, thinking why he started doing things so logically. You know, at home, he even poured the milk bottle and waited for the nanny to help him. Shouldn't Yingzhou be asked to do this kind of thing?
Then he convinced himself by saying, "I came to the amusement park today to make a living for Yingzhou."
The two people around him left, and Yingzhou suddenly felt that the surroundings were a lot colder.
He observed for a moment and came to the playground toy store that was open next door.
The air conditioner is on in the toy store, which is much cooler than outside. This rest area is located in the center of the amusement park and is very large. At a glance, you can barely see the end of the shelves. The shelves are filled with stuffed animals and various peripherals.
Ying Zhou selected inside and bought two small plush dolls.
One is an orange fox with a big tail, and the other is a soft black puppy.
The two dolls, which are no bigger than a shadow, cost 120 together.
Although he was mentally prepared, Yingzhou still felt a little heartache when he saw the bank card balance -120.00 yuan popped up in the text message.
After all, his deposit only starts with three or four digits.
If he hadn't planned to give it away, Yingzhou would never have spent this wasted money.
He carried the shopping bag and walked out of the toy store from the exit.
On the round platform at the door stood a staff member wearing a clown costume.
The clown wears diamond-patterned clothes and a round ruff collar around his neck. The overall clothes are black and white.
His face was painted with white paint, and the lower eyelids were painted with black tear stains.
There are many staff in the amusement park who play various cartoon characters. But they are basically animals or princesses from fairy tales. It's rare to find a clown in this Harlequin style. *
The clown is holding something that looks like a flyer.
He kept handing flyers to passers-by. But the strange thing is that among the people coming and going, very few people took his flyers.
Some people even had bright smiles, but became particularly irritable when passing by the clown.
Yingzhou concentrated his attention and caught the clown's voice among the noisy voices.
He shouted happily: "Dear friends, my favorite friends~ The end of the world is coming~ The Ship of Fools is issuing tickets~ Lucky gentlemen, lovely ladies. Do you want to get a ticket?~ Fool The ship will carry you and me to the right answer~"
"This ticket costs nothing~just your soul~"
The man impatiently slapped the clown's hand away: "Get away!"
He turned around and started talking and laughing to his wife and son.
"Ship of Fools".
These three words evoked some memories of Ying Zhou.
He turned on his phone, removed Yuan Wenxin from the blacklist, and then searched for the chat history.
That's what Yuan Wenxin mentioned when introducing "Farmer"——
[In previous lives, it was even promoted as a paradise for refuge in the doomsday, just like the "Ship of Fools". 】
Ying Zhou took two steps forward. He found that those people's bad attitudes may not be a problem with their own quality.
There is a strange magnetic field around this clown. The closer you get, the stronger the negative emotions in your heart become.
For example, Yingzhou is full of resentment and has the urge to get angry.
He stopped and took deep breaths several times before suppressing the annoyance.
The clown bent down, with no expression on his face covered by paint: "Hello, beautiful sir, would you like a boat ticket?"
This is a laser ticket. Dark blue, with three big characters written on it: Fool's Number.
There is no sailing time, no dock, and no selling price. But there is a coupon next to it that can be torn off for verification.
Ying Zhou looked at the ticket carefully and was very careful not to have any contact with it.
After all, the clown also said just now, "The selling price is your soul."
Ying Zhou wrote down the appearance of the ticket, took a step back, turned around and left.
He came to the other side of the corridor and dialed Yuan Wenxin's phone.
"Hello? Where are you? Are you lost?" Yuan Wenxin's lazy voice came from the phone, "I can't hold three drinks."
Yingzhou's eyes were fixed on the black and white clown on the round platform, and he whispered: "I am here at the exit of the toy store. There is a clown here handing out tickets for the Ship of Fools."
"What?" Yuan Wenxin's tone suddenly became nervous, "Wait a minute, I'll be here right away. Don't accept the ticket!"
The clown felt something and glanced in the direction of Yingzhou.
Then, the black tears on his face began to drip down, as if he was crying.
The next second, the clown took a quick step, turned around quickly, and fell into the toy store.
This was an operation that Yingzhou had never expected at all.
He reacted on the spot for a moment before quickly following in. The shelves in the toy store were lined up in rows, and Yingzhou only saw a black and white corner of clothing at the corner.
By the time he ran over, the clown was long gone.
Yingzhou grabbed a passing staff member and asked, "Hello, did you see a clown when you came here?"
"What clown?" The staff member looked confused. "Is there a clown in our amusement park? I've never heard of it."
…
…
Ying Zhou failed to catch the clown, and by the time Yuan Wenxin and Xun Yu arrived, it was obviously too late.
Yuan Wenxin's expression was not very good: "'Ship of Fools' is the name we gave to the treacherous realm of the B-level scourge 'The Fool'. The Fool will send clowns to randomly distribute tickets in various cities to promote the boat ride to the Land of Tranquility." Land. The bewitched tourists will at some point board the ship that is between reality and fantasy.
"But in fact, it is only their consciousness that is on board. The bodies of these people are still in reality. If no one takes care of them, they will starve to death.
"Later, more and more people boarded the ship, and the ship became bigger and bigger. The Bureau of Supernatural Powers tried to solve it, but the ships of fools appeared randomly in every corner of the world. Occasionally, employees who were lucky enough to board the ship, But he never came back...
"We had no choice but to give up. The Bureau of Supernatural Powers has promoted to survivors many times not to accept boat tickets; and it has stepped up efforts to crack down on the clowns who come ashore."
But this propaganda had little effect.
A ship that can reach a peaceful place is undoubtedly a great temptation in a doomsday world full of strange creatures.
Tickets for the Ship of Fools are even hard to come by in the outside world.
Xun Yu comforted him: "You don't have to worry too much. You didn't get a boat ticket, so you'll be fine."
After this accident, the atmosphere in the small group suddenly became depressed.
When eating, Xun Yu's movements in planning the rice seemed weak.
Ying Zhou is not very good at saying nice things.
He finished his meal and put down his chopsticks. He took out the two dolls in the gift bag.
The orange fox gave Yuan Wenxin.
The black puppy was given to Xun Yu.
Yingzhou said: "Don't think too much. There's no point worrying about things that haven't happened yet. Besides, I didn't get a ticket."
"Don't think that dragging me to the amusement park is your problem," he said to Yuan Wen, "I actually had a lot of fun."
Ticket money, bus fare, meal money, travel guide.
Yingzhou doesn’t have to worry about any of this. He also had an experience that could be called happiness.
Yingzhou turned his head again and looked at Xun Yu: "Don't feel guilty. For example, 'It would be great if I were with Yingzhou'. You can't protect me, and the clown will still appear when it should appear. What's more, , it’s not your responsibility to protect me.”
Although neither Yuan Wenxin nor Xun Yu revealed their emotions in this regard, Yingzhou was undoubtedly a careful observer.
It’s not that he doesn’t understand, it’s just that he doesn’t like to talk about it.
Xun Yu bit the tip of her tongue with her sharp canine teeth.
He controlled his emotions and put a smile on his face again: "Indeed. There will be a parade in the afternoon, let's go, VIP tickets can take the float."
There will be a float parade in the afternoon and a fireworks show in the evening.
Today is not Yingzhou's birthday, but from a certain perspective, this is his first birthday.
After a day of shopping, Yingzhou felt sleepy on the way back and fell asleep leaning against the back parking space. Halfway through his sleep, he felt someone put a hand under his head.
He guessed it was Xun Yu, but he didn't bother to open his eyes. After a while, someone put a blanket on him.
Yingzhou slept all the way back home in a warm dream.
When we arrived, it was almost 12 midnight.
He yawned and stepped out of the car, waving tiredly and wearily as a perfunctory farewell.
Yuan Wenxin watched him walk from the light to the dark, and suddenly said: "Of the three of us, only Yingzhou is really 18 years old."
"19." Xun Yu corrected.
Yuan Wenxin: "At this time, Yingzhou will be easier to chase than Taisui. Don't you give it a try?"
His tone was strange, with a feeling of wanting but not wanting at the same time.
Xun Yu closed her eyes and didn't seem to want to answer.
After a long time, Yuan Wenxin heard the person behind him suddenly say: "No. I will control myself."
Yuan Wenxin raised his eyebrows: "Why?"
"It's not fair. Besides," Xun Yu said without a smile on her face, "I don't deserve it."
**
When Yingzhou returned home, he felt that his home was a little deserted.
The lights were off and there was no sound. The cakes and gift bags at the door remained intact, and even the ruler on the dining table was in its place.
Yingzhou controlled the shadow and went to the master bedroom to take a look. Sure enough, no one came back.
He took out his phone and clicked on the text message with the little red dot.
There are several text messages in it.
Yingzhou did not save Li Yang's mobile phone number as a contact, but he remembered the other party's phone number.
However, because he blocked the other party, Li Yang probably couldn't get through to him.
These text messages were all sent by Li Yang.
"Are you at home? Tell me, where is your mother? Why can't you call her?"
"Do you still have money? Can you lend me some first?"
"Ying Zhou, please. I will never gamble again and live a good life with your mother. Lend me some, I only need three thousand, three thousand is enough!"
"Call the police for me. Help me! Call the police!!"
These messages were basically sent by Yingzhou when he was asleep in the car.
Yingzhou couldn't help frowning: "You still want to call the police? Could it be that someone cut off your hand because you couldn't pay off the loan shark? I hope you don't die on your doorstep."
He originally wanted to clear the text messages, but he was worried that after clearing them, it would be difficult to tell the police when they came to his door. I had no choice but to endure my nausea and leave them in my text box.
Yingzhou finished washing and returned to the bedroom.
He didn't close the window when he left. The wind from outside came in, the curtains fluttered slightly, and even the teaching materials on the desk were blown open by the wind.
Yingzhou stepped forward and closed the window, then tidied up his desk.
He closed the teaching aid book casually, and his expression became solemn in an instant.
At the bottom of the book, there is a red laser ticket.
There is a line of words printed on it: Fool's Number (VIP Seat).
Boarding person: Yingzhou
The boarding spot is still vacant.
Just at the boarding time on the ticket, someone wrote the date heavily with a ballpoint pen - "4.1".
April 1st, no year written.
Yingzhou held up the ticket and pursed his lips slightly.
This year's April Fool's Day has passed, and it won't be until April next year at the earliest. At least there are still ten months.
Since the ticket would appear on his desk mysteriously, Yingzhou didn't think that throwing away the ticket would solve the problem.
But he still threw the ticket into the trash can in the bedroom, and threw the shadow in with it.
"Watch for me," he said to Shadow.
After saying that, Yingzhou got into bed, lifted the quilt, turned off the light, lay down, and closed his eyes.
That's it for now, go to bed first.
