Chapter 40: It's My Turn(2/4)
"Man, you shouldn't be a corpse mover, you can be a salesperson, that way the commission will be higher." Ron suggested.
Alfred smiled,
He lowered the brim of his hat to block the moonlight that had come out,
road;
"But I prefer to be in contact with corpses. Different corpses can give me different touches. I quite like this job."
"hiss……"
Hearing this, the old corpse mover Ron couldn't help but get some goosebumps.
"Miss Mina and the others are back from school. I'll greet them so they won't be frightened by the hyenas that are still retreating outside."
"OK."
Alfred stretched slightly,
Looking up at the third floor window sill diagonally behind,
There was a young figure sitting there.
…
"The people outside have finally left." Karen said while peeling an orange.
Pu'er drank the red tea and then began to taste the bowl of baked carp noodles placed in front of it.
"It tastes good, but I feel like this dish could be better."
"Because not all of our family are cats, after I finish cooking for you, I still have to prepare dinner for the whole family."
"I'll forgive you this time, for the sake of the new dishes."
"hehe."
Karen threw the orange peel into the trash can next to the dining table, then walked to the second floor and shook the rope at the corner of the stairs, and the crisp bell sounded immediately.
Originally there was no such thing at home, it was Karen's own arrangement.
Every time I prepare a meal and ring the bell and wait for my family to gather and prepare to eat, I can always give myself a sense of ritual satisfaction.
It's time to eat.
Mina, Lunt and Chris, who came back from school, didn't know what happened at home today, but they could feel that the adults were generally in a low mood today, so they who originally liked to share interesting things about school at the dinner table,
I am also very silent today.
Dis was still sitting in the main seat, his eyes swept over the faces of the family members, and he said:
"When enjoying food, you need to be as enthusiastic and cheerful as possible. This is the most basic respect for the person who prepares the food."
Everyone picked up their forks and started eating.
Dis was the first to finish eating and leave the table.
After Dis left, Uncle Mason said to everyone:
"Mina, Chris, and Lunt, please take leave tomorrow and stay at home to help. Except for Mary and Molly, everyone else should go to bed early tonight and start work at four o'clock tomorrow."
after meal,
Except for Aunt Mary and Ms. Molly who stayed up late to catch up on work, everyone else went to bed early.
Karen took a shower and walked back to the bedroom.
"Brother, did something happen at home?"
"It has nothing to do with you, don't think too much about it, go to bed early."
"Well, brother, you should go to bed early too."
Karen sat down at the desk, took out the "Symmetra" again, and read through it again.
This time, he did not skip pages, but carefully read the mythical narrative from the very beginning to the back.
When the clock passed twelve o'clock, Karen put away the book silently, feeling quite unfinished.
The atmosphere and sense of immersion in this reading are simply incomparable to yesterday.
go to bed,
lights out,
Karen looked out the window silently,
You are looking forward to tomorrow,
What I expected,
It's tomorrow night.
…
half past three,
All the lights in Immelais' house have been turned on.
Ron and Alfred put the bodies of the family of four into coffins, rolled them out from the basement, and placed them in the mourning venue.
And at this time,
There was a knock on the door outside.
Uncle Mason, who had a cigarette in his mouth, cursed: "Oh, it's so early."
Mina went and opened the door: "Uncle Lot."
Standing at the door were the Lott family, and even Sarah's grandmother came here supported by her daughter-in-law and granddaughter.
At this point, it's very cold outside;
Lot rubbed his hands and carefully asked Mason inside:
"Excuse me, can I come and see Hisoka now?"
"Okay, please come in."
Uncle Mason immediately raised his hand and motioned for the music to be played over there.
Subsequently,
He, Alfred and Ron stood on both sides, indicating that the Lott family could come in to mourn.
The mourning time was not long. After looking at each coffin, the family gathered at the door again.
Uncle Mason took the initiative and asked, "Shall I drive you home?"
"No, no, no, you are busy today, so it won't be a problem."
Lot looked much older, and his eyes did not have that luster.
At this time, Lot's old mother took out an envelope from her arms, wrapped in black gauze, and handed it to Mason.
This is a tribute.
Mason shook his head and said: "The funeral expenses have already been paid, and there is no one to collect the memorial money."
If a whole family dies, who will collect the memorial money?
The old lady insisted: "It's not much, just a little thought, for the funeral."
Uncle Mason smiled politely and said, "Old madam, someone has already paid the funeral expenses."
But the old lady stubbornly stuffed the envelope into Mason's pocket.
The lips trembled,
Say a few words:
"Their money is... dirty."
Uncle Mason's face immediately turned red, he raised his neck and took a deep breath.
Lot pulled his old mother back and signaled his wife to take her mother out first. He took the initiative to step forward and apologize to Mason:
"I'm sorry, my mother didn't mean it like that, it's just...just..."
"It's okay, I know, I understand." Uncle Mason's eyes were a little red, but he still asked: "I'd better send a car to take you home. By the way, how did you get here?"
There are no trams at this point.
"No, let's not go home yet. I plan to take my family to a nearby park today, sit there for a day, and then catch the latest tram back.
Last night, a reporter came and gave me money, quite a lot, 5,000 rupees. He said that he wanted me to come here for an interview today and would give me another 5,000 rupees after the interview was completed.
I refused and told them to find someone else, but I was afraid that they would come to my house again today to find me, so I thought of taking my family members out to hide first.
All in all, it’s 10,000 rupees. Even if it’s summer all year round, I won’t be able to earn that much from selling slippers.”
Lot took out his cigarette from his pocket,
smiled,
To be continued...