Embalmer is a Japanese professional title for people who put makeup on the dead. I don’t know why, but our domestic funeral parlors are also used to calling this kind of people "encoffiners".

The undertaker who came in was a middle-aged woman, a little fat, with dyed hair a little yellow. She was wearing a white coat and carrying a box of makeup boxes. She seemed a little surprised to see a stranger there. Master Wang was beside her.

He introduced: "Ah Ju, this is Dr. Jiang who is here to experience it. Doctor Jiang, this is today's embalmer, Ah Ju."

Aju was also cheerful. After hearing Master Wang's introduction, she said "ah" to me: "Lao Xiao held a meeting for us some time ago and said that you are the psychiatrist who wants to come to experience the industry?"

I nodded and said, "Hello, Sister Ju."

Aju was also enthusiastic and talked to me for a while, then said to Master Wang: "Old Wang, are there any cruel masters today? If so, let Xiao Jiang avoid him and don't disgust him.

"

"Cruelty?" I muttered.

Master Wang explained to me: "Dr. Jiang, the so-called 'brutal' is the kind of corpse that has been in a car accident. It is beyond recognition and the head is crushed. Such corpses are disgusting to look at. That's why Ah Ju asked you to avoid it."

Just a moment." After explaining, Master Wang looked at the cremation list and said to Aju: "There are no 'brutal' ones today, but there is one who died from a brain tumor."

Aju nodded and said, "What time will the first person be cremated today?"

Master Wang looked at the cremation list and said: "There are three at 7 o'clock and two at 7:30."

Ah Ju nodded and said, "Okay, take out the three at 7 o'clock first, and I'll melt them first."

Master Wang nodded towards the three crystal coffins and said, "These are the three coffins. I have already taken them out and waited for you."

Aju opened the makeup box and said to me: "Xiao Jiang, Lao Wang and I have been partners for almost 8 years, and we have a high degree of tacit understanding?"

I nodded awkwardly.

The first corpse that Ah Ju put makeup on was that of a middle-aged man. The cause of death was myocardial infarction. This kind of makeup should be relatively simple. Ah Ju first took out the powder puff, dipped it in the powder powder, and then put it on the man's face.

With the puff, the male corpse's originally bruised face gradually regained its fleshy color under the action of the powder puff. However, because it had just been taken out of the freezer, there was a slight temperature difference, and some water vapor appeared on the male corpse's body, turning the powder into pink.

The powder that was applied was a little sticky. Aju was very experienced. She used her right hand wearing a rubber glove to deeply dip the powder into it, and then rubbed it in circles on the face of the male corpse. In this way, the male corpse was

The powder on the corpse's face was evenly applied. Aju was heard saying while putting on makeup: "The most important thing when putting makeup on a corpse is the face, and there is no blood on the face, so you need to apply a thick foundation to cover it."

.”

I guessed that these words were meant for me. So I nodded repeatedly and said, "Yeah, yeah."

After Master Wang coughed for a while, he sat straight on his seat, smoking a cigarette and reading an expired magazine. For him, everything in front of him was no longer new, unlike me, everything was like this.

curious.

After applying the foundation, Aju took out a box of color boxes, mixed some blusher, then used chalk to smear back and forth on the man's cheeks, and finally lipstick. While applying lipstick, Aju said to herself

He said softly: "Most of the lips of corpses are purple, so be sure to use bright red lipstick, otherwise

Otherwise, the lips will look very dark. Generally, you just need to use some light red or pink. That way it will look natural." After saying that, Aju's first corpse was put on makeup. I took a closer look at the male corpse.

, under Aju's make-up, there was blood, and it seemed that he was not dead, just as if he was sleeping.

Master Wang put down the magazine and threw away the cigarette butt. Then he came to the man's corpse who had put on makeup and said to me: "After putting on makeup, you can't put it in the freezer, because when it gets cold or hot, there will be more

Water vapor will ruin your makeup. Dr. Jiang, the freezer cabinets No. 1, 8 and 15 are not air-conditioned and are at room temperature, so after applying makeup,

Put the corpse directly into these three cabinets, so that the freed crystal coffin can be used by the embalmer to put on other makeup." I nodded to express my understanding. Master Wang checked the corpse that had already put on makeup.

, he directly stuffed the body into cabinet No. 1, and then he took out another body from cabinet No. 3 according to the cremation list and put it into the newly vacated crystal coffin.

One thing that needs special mention here is the height of the corpse cabinet and the height of the crystal coffin. The corpse cabinet has three floors in total, with 7 cabinet openings on the first floor. Cabinet openings 1 to 7 are located at the highest end of the corpse cabinet.

Cabinet openings 8 to 14 are located in the middle, and cabinet openings 15 to 21 are at the bottom. All 21 cabinet doors can be placed flush with the track. The distance between cabinet openings is 15 to 21.

It is about one meter above the ground. Cabinets 8 to 14 are about 1.3 meters from the ground. The highest-end cabinets 1 to 7 are only about 1.6 meters from the ground. The crystal coffin is actually a movable flat car that can automatically

It can be lifted up to 1.6 meters, so the body can be put in and out without human contact.

Therefore, for Master Wang, who is a little hunched over and coughing constantly, storing and transferring corpses is not a very strenuous task.

On the other side, after Aju checked the second corpse with makeup, she couldn't help but said: "It's such a shame to die so young?"

I heard the sound and looked over, and saw lying in the crystal coffin was a male corpse without hair and eyebrows. It was difficult to tell how old it was. Aju only found out the true identity of the corpse when he checked the identity of the corpse.

age.

"27 years old, leukemia, what a pity!" Master Wang sighed and said:

"It's too ugly without eyebrows and hair. What are the requirements of the deceased's family?" Aju asked:

Master Wang looked at the guestbook, and then said: "The request of the deceased's family is that it doesn't need to be too complicated, and it's better to be more original."

A'Ju nodded and said, "Well, adding a wig and putting on false eyebrows makes it look unnatural." After saying that, A'Ju used foundation to powder the deceased's face, and then repeated the process of applying makeup to the first corpse.

step.

I took a closer look at the deceased, who was only 27 years old. He was dressed in a suit and tie. From his appearance, it could be seen that he was a white-collar worker before he was born. The body was quite thin, and I could feel that he was suffering from constant chemotherapy during his lifetime.

Painful. Seeing the miserable condition of my peers, I felt unspeakably uncomfortable.

While Aju was putting on makeup, she seemed to have seen through my psychological state. She only heard her saying lightly: "There is no other benefit to working in a funeral parlor. It is that you can see everything clearly. What fame and fortune... In the end

It’s all in vain. Thinking that our end point is here after all, what else is there to feel uncomfortable about?”

I greatly agreed with A Ju’s teachings, but Master Wang, who was on the side, seemed to have been used to A Ju’s “clichés”, and said half jokingly and half seriously: “A Ju, since you have seen through it all, then

Monthly salary..." Before Master Wang could say anything, Aju snatched the words and said: "Old Wang, Master, this has nothing to do with salary. Seeing it through doesn't mean you don't want to live a good life! Xiao Jiang, you are a psychiatrist.

, do you think it’s reasonable for me to say this?”

"It makes sense, it makes sense!" I nodded and said in agreement:

Master Wang didn't argue much, he just coughed twice, walked to the other corpse alone, and said to Aju: "This corpse is a bit difficult, it will take some time!"

At this time, Aju also transformed the second corpse, and then took the makeup box to the third corpse. Master Wang put the second corpse in cabinet No. 8, and then put it in Cabinet No. 9.

Another body was taken out of the cabinet.

The third corpse that A Ju wanted to turn into was indeed a bit difficult: this corpse was a female corpse, about 20 years old, who drowned. Without thinking, A Ju looked at the cause of death column and blurted out: "Except for

If you commit suicide because of love, what else can you do?"

I think about it. It seems unreasonable to drown because of playing in the water in your 20s. The possibility of committing suicide for love is the highest. Since I have been working in psychology for so many years, I have encountered many people who commit suicide for love. The most common choice is suicide.

The way is to devour

A lot of drugs, such as sleeping pills, followed by cutting the pulse and jumping into the river. I still can't figure out why many girls who commit suicide for love choose to jump into the river instead of jumping off the building? Maybe they think jumping off the building will be very painful! - This is my self-deception.

idea.

For Aju, why he died is not the most important thing. The most important thing is how to put makeup on the corpse. Obviously, the drowned corpse has been swollen and disfigured after being soaked in water. A light touch on the limbs

, limbs may fall off, not to mention putting makeup on the face? If you exert a little force, your nose and ears will fall off, that is absolutely normal.

The face of a person who died from drowning turned blue and white. According to Master Wang, because he was not exposed to light and air when he died, the person who died from drowning was extremely yin. And because he was suffocated, there was something in the chest of the deceased.

If the breath is not exhaled, the breath is of course Yang Qi. The Yang Qi remains in the corpse of Zhi Yin, and it is easiest to deceive the corpse.

Therefore, it is extremely difficult for Aju to put makeup on this yin corpse.

Aju said to Master Wang with a solemn face: "What's the temperature inside the room now?"

Master Wang looked at the thermometer and said: "22 degrees."

"Adjust to 25 degrees." Aju said, walking to the seat and sitting down.

Master Wang adjusted the temperature and then lit a cigarette.

Seeing this situation, I asked doubtfully: "Sister Ju, what's wrong? Do you want to take a rest?"

Aju changed from her previous relaxed and relaxed attitude and said seriously: "I'm going to put makeup on the Zhiyin corpse soon. The temperature must be controlled at 25 degrees. If the temperature suddenly drops, it means the corpse is fake. Then it will be very serious."

trouble."

"No?" I said with a slightly frightened tone:

Aju didn't seem to have the leisure time to scare me. She took out some things from the locker and said to Master Wang: "Are you ready?"

Master Wang smoked the pipe and said: "After so many years of cooperation, what else do you need to prepare?"

Aju said: "The last time we put makeup on Zhiyin's Corpse was a year ago. Lao Wang, don't you know how to do it?"

Master Wang shook his head firmly and said: "As soon as 25 degrees arrives, do it. Never do it by hand."

"What about Xiao Jiang?" Aju started to worry about me.

Master Wang said to me: "Dr. Jiang, the furnace in the cremation area next door should be almost ready. Why don't you go there and visit for a while?"

I shook my head firmly and said, "I don't!"

Sometimes, a firm refusal doesn’t require a lot of nonsense.

Aju said to me: "Xiao Jiang, there are not many opportunities like this. It would be good to see Zhang Zhang for some insights. But later when Master Wang and I are putting makeup on the most sinister corpse, you'd better stay away."

, if something unexpected happens, hold your breath and remember, you can only exhale, not inhale, and don’t ventilate until you leave the morgue, do you understand?"

I said in shock: "What is considered an accident?"

Master Wang said: "When you hear my cough, hold your breath immediately."

I clenched my fists and said, "I got it."
Chapter completed!