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04, a thought of red dust

In the evening, Liu Xin came to the beach of Binhai Park and finally saw the sea for the first time. "If the sea can take away everything, then take me away now!" When Liu Xin walked towards the sea, the cold sea water splashed on her legs, she suddenly felt a chill. Perhaps this cold stimulated her vague consciousness to become slightly awake, and suddenly felt very hungry. She hadn't eaten for almost two days. Liu Xin didn't know if she would go to the underworld after she died. If there was really a road to the underworld, she didn't want to be a hungry ghost. She suddenly wanted to eat something before ending her life. With this idea, Liu Xin walked out of the gate of Binhai Park again.

There was a group of people gathered outside the gate, as if watching something fun. Then a few people ran away and the crowd dispersed a lot, but there were still many people watching from afar. Liu Xin was not paying much attention to turning when walking, so he walked directly to the crowd. A man in the crowd fell to the ground, his face was covered with blood, and his clothes were also broken into pieces, and it was very dirty mixed with the soil on the ground. Due to the blood on his face, he couldn't see the person's facial features clearly. He fell to the ground and struggled to stand up, but no one onlookers reached out to help him.

Seeing this, Liu Xin felt a little sad again. She thought that this ragged man might be a beggar, a robber, or a person who was forced into a dead end by life like her. People around him didn't help him because they were afraid of causing trouble, but Liu Xin no longer cared about any trouble. Anyway, she would die in a while. Liu Xin walked over and reached out to help him up. Seeing his blood-stained face, he handed him his handkerchief. The man took the handkerchief and pressed his forehead on his right. His wound seemed to be in that position.

Before the man could speak, Liu Xin suddenly had no idea where the impulse came from. She took out all the 193-50 cents left in her pocket and handed it to his hand and said, "The money is useless to me. You can take it for a meal first, and then buy a clean dress." Before the man answered, Liu Xin turned around and left. Now she no longer wanted to eat. Anyway, eating an extra meal would be a waste. Unexpectedly, the man chased after him and stopped Liu Xin to hand it back, saying, "Miss, I don't need so much money, I only need one dollar to take the bus home."

Too lazy to talk to him, Liu Xin took back 192.50 cents and turned around and left. Unexpectedly, the man stopped her again: "Miss, I don't know why you can't think about it, but you really don't have to seek suspicion with yourself. If you want to die, you shouldn't be afraid of other painful experiences in the world. And if you try again, you may find that it's not a big deal."

This inexplicable person, these inexplicable words, made Liu Xin stand on the spot. Did she write the big words "I want to commit suicide" on her face? He saw through her thoughts just after just a meeting! Liu Xin turned around and looked at the strange person. He had already walked away. While walking, he said: "If you take back the money, it means you still have a glimmer of hope in your heart. I hope you can grasp it well."

A bus arrived at the station, and the man walked up with a handkerchief pressing the wound on his forehead. The driver looked at the man covered in blood and ragged clothes, frowned as if he wanted to drive him out. But the man ignored the driver's eyes. After applying coins, he walked into the carriage in a square foot and walked into the carriage without caring about the eyes of the other passengers in the carriage. Liu Xin's eyes suddenly lit up: Although the man was torn clothes and his face was covered in blood, his facial features were not clear, but his behavior was very calm, and he even had a grace in his calmness. His walking posture was not like a person who was in trouble on the street, but like a nobleman who attended a cocktail party. His background gave people the feeling that it was like this at that moment! This discovery shocked Liu Xin: "A such a down-and-out person! A person who even feels sympathy! He can be so calm and so free and easy... So, what about me? Can I?"

Liu Xin's thoughts suddenly changed at this moment, just like an invisible plug was pulled out by someone. She suddenly didn't want to die. Human psychological activities were so wonderful. That person might not know that he had inexplicably changed Liu Xin's life trajectory. Liu Xin found a public phone number, called Sister Chen, and told her that she had no place to go in Binhai. Thinking of her going to work, Sister Chen immediately agreed.

The next thing was simple. Sister Chen helped her advance a deposit of 500 yuan and a clothing fee of 300 yuan. Liu Xin officially became a "maid" in Hanhao Bath Center. Liu Xin did not go to the hospital again, but she kept the medicine list prescribed by the little doctor. Soon after, she had money, so she went to the pharmacy to buy medicine and took it on time and dosage. Half a year later, Sister Chen took Liu Xin for a physical examination, and the disease was cured by herself! It was Sister Chen who led Liu Xin into the "maid" vocation. According to ordinary people's opinion, she was a woman from the Liang family in the water, but the person Liu Xin was most grateful to in this world is Sister Chen. The day when Liu Xin met the "weird man" in Binhai Park was April 28, four years ago, and she clearly remembered this day.

"Girls, cheer up. You have already served in the customer. Get ready for the clock!...On the 16th, cut your nails before the clock. I have told you how many times I have said that I will be fined if I do this next time!" Sister Chen's words interrupted Liu Xin's thoughts from her memories. The new night has begun and she is about to prepare for work again.

...

Boss You is here again. He is a regular customer here and often visits on weekends. I don’t know whether Boss You’s surname is You Liuxin. Anyway, few of the guests here have their real names. According to the conventional rules of this kind of place, older guests are called “boss”, and younger guests are called “big brother” or “handsome guy”. Only teenagers with special hobbies (When Liu Xin saw this kind of child, he thought that their family must be rich and very good.

If you have the Oedipus complex mentioned in the book, you like the lady to call him his younger brother. Liu Xin also knows a young man and often comes to the Hanhao bath center. When you enter the private room, you must call the lady an aunt (think this is a kindergarten? Funny!). Of course, repeat customers with a more familiar face can usually call her husband. Boss You is No. 18, one of Zhao Xue’s “husbands”. Similarly, Yangyang (Zhao Xue’s “stage name” here) is also one of the several “wifes” of Boss You.

Boss You called No. 18 this time, and went directly to take a mandarin bath (elegantly called a salt milk bath). Boss You looked very strong, but now he is obviously fat. His big belly is like a swimming circle. As the saying goes, a man is fat and has a short vagina. It is said that Boss You has a small job, but he has many tricks. He likes salt milk bath the most, and especially likes to do ice and fire in the bathtub. All the ice and fire days are nouns learned from Hong Kong movies, and it is nothing more than oral work.
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