13 Mink Street

Chapter 31: Discount

　　 The temperature has cooled down;

　　 is not late autumn, nor early winter, but it’s really winter.

　　 In cold weather, as long as there is not much wind outside, it is actually much more comfortable to bask in the sun outside than in a cold room.

　　Paul and Ron are sitting in the yard with a small bench. They were very busy last month. Sometimes they wanted to squeeze and take a nap with the "guests" on the stretcher;

　　 In the past few days, it is considered to be free again.

　　Of course, as experienced funeral club employees, they also know that this is the last short period of leisure this year, because many elderly people can't resist the hurdles of late winter to the beginning of spring.

Maybe in the beginning of autumn, I made preparations, and in early winter, I strengthened my faith, but when the real cold wave hits and dragged my old arms and legs to fight the weather, many elderly people had to choose. Acknowledge your fate, let the four seasons swept like a broom, sweep yourself into the end of that life.

　　 Ron was holding a cigarette in his mouth, playing a deck of cards in his hand, and chanting in his mouth from time to time. It was a pity that the good card last night didn't make a real profit.

　　Paul is looking at a book about electricians, and he makes notes with a pencil from time to time.

　　 Karen carried a pig's head and walked into the yard.

　　 "Oh, master, what are you preparing for today?"

　　 Ron stood up immediately and leaned over.

Since the young master’s injury can go to the ground, this daily work meal can be said to be extra rich and exquisite. All kinds of dishes that Ron has eaten, and have never heard of are served at noon every day. That taste, really Called a comfortable.

　　Paul also closed the book and looked over.

　　 "Ron, get me a basin and put some water on it."

　　 "Okay, Master."

　　 In fact, most people in this world don't resist being a chef.

　　 Soon, Ron filled an aluminum basin with water.

　　 "Ah~"

　　 Aunt Mary walked out of the living room while yawning, and at the same time handed Karen a gas blowtorch.

　　 Karen took the blowtorch and smiled:

　　 "I didn't expect to have it at home."

　　 Talking, Karen lit the fire and began to use a blowtorch to roast the pig’s hair.

　　 Aunt Mary said: "Some guests have more body hair, so you need to use this to remove them."

　　 Karen was a little curious and said, "Isn't it better to have more body hair, to look more manly."

　　 Aunt Mary shrugged: "Not all body hair grows on her chest."

　　 Immediately, Aunt Mary sighed with her countless experiences of "reading customers":

　　 "Some people's body hair grows elsewhere, and they are disgusting."

"Ha ha."

　　 Karen continued to roast the pig's head carefully while smiling.

Aunt Mary watched this scene curiously, and continued the previous topic: "There are still some people who feel that their strong body hair is a very manly thing when they are alive, and even feel it is a very narcissistic charm, but they can’t smell it. The smell on his body, even if he is dead, can still smell the residue, and their wife has been disgusted with this disgust for many years.

　　 People can’t do anything when they’re alive, so when people die, their wives often strongly demand that their husbands’ body hair be removed when doing makeup. "

　　 "To look good?"

　　 "No, I think it's purely to vent my anger."

　　 "Such love is really enviable."

"Why do you usually leave the husband before the wife?" Aunt Mary tidyed up her hair. "Moreover, some men like to find a wife who is much younger than them. It is good if they can't keep their body hair after death. Hate and complaining mean at least caring. We've seen a lot of people who bring their lover to join her husband's mourning after his death."

　　 If you are not busy and your relatives are in the city, it will actually take only three days for a person to die until a mourning service is held.

　　 "So I don't believe in love anymore," Ron said.

　　 "Where is your nursing home nurse?" Karen asked.

　　 "Gosh, don't mention her, my heart has been broken because of her."

　　 "No appointment? I remember you wanted to ask her to watch a movie."

　　 "The appointment came out, we watched six movies together."

　　 "Did you eat the popcorn?" Karen asked.

　　 "We licked each other's ten fingers clean, and every time we watched a movie, the nursing home was closed. In order to take care of her, we had to accompany her to a small hotel to open a room to rest."

　　 "Isn't this great?" Karen put down the blowtorch and began to scratch the pig's head with a knife. "I watched the movie, and things have been done. Didn't you plan to propose to her?"

　　 "I promised her that in the future I will no longer drink or play cards. I will work hard and leave all the income to her to manage. She is very touched."

"Then what?"

　　 "Then the day before I was about to propose to her, an old man in the nursing home who was about to be discharged from the hospital confessed to her, and she agreed."

　　 "Oh, this is really a sad story."

　　 "Who would say no, I have been sad for a long time because of this, and I was actually competed by an old man."

　　 "No, Ron, it's publicity that keeps you in competition."

　　 "Well, that's right, but my fiancee, just left me like this."

　　 "Think about it from a different angle. My fiancee watched you so many movies before getting married."

　　 Ron heard this and thought very seriously.

　　 smiled immediately,

road:

　　 "Master, listening to you say this, I suddenly feel that I have made a profit."

　　 "It's not."

　　 At this time, Paul suddenly asked: "Master, madam, I have a question for you."

"Say."

　　 Karen continued to scrape the pig's head seriously, he had missed this bite of pig's meat for a long time. In his previous life, the counties and cities in his hometown could be called special food. This pork head is actually the best one. It is fat but not greasy.

　　Because he began to focus on the kitchen, the kitchen at home has slowly been "evolved peacefully".

　　 Although the family did not "shock the Chinese food", it was enough to make them realize how simple and boring their previous recipes were.

　　 Paul asked: "If you want to have a better relationship with a lady, what should I say?"

　　 "Watching a movie!" Ron shouted immediately, "It's the evening show!"

　　 Paul ignored Ron's suggestion.

　　 Aunt Mary smiled and said, "Is it the lady from Kutcher's family?"

　　 Paul nodded shyly: "Yes, ma'am, thank you ma'am."

　　 Paul’s object was still led by Aunt Mary’s help. Ms. Kutcher’s father was a carpenter in a coffin factory. Although the family background was very ordinary, the family was very simple and honest.

　　 Aunt Mary would naturally not introduce Ron to such a girl, but Paul's diligence and steadfastness are obvious to all, so Aunt Mary became a matchmaker.

　　 "Have you visited her parents?" Aunt Mary asked.

　　 "I have visited. Her father is very nice and her mother is very kind. My mother also likes her very much. We set the wedding date in spring."

　　 Karen understands,

　　Paul This is about marriage and marriage are completed, but it is stuck in the "sleeping" link.

This is not ridiculous. There are indeed many people in this world who talk about the subject just rushing to sleep, but there are also some responsible people who want to complete the legal procedures and etiquette, but they are too honest or called skipping. , I want to look back, but I can't find the rhythm.

　　 Karen raised the pig’s head, checked it carefully, and said to the pig’s head at the same time:

　　 "Paul, can you ask her if you want to see the moon by the window in your room?"

　　 Aunt Mary looked at Karen with an expression of seeing a ghost, and then banged the pig's head that Karen was holding:

　　 "Your uncle taught you?"

　　 Karen was puzzled: "No."

"really not?"

"really not."

　　 Aunt Mary "humbled": "Sure enough, you guys from the Immelles family are all the same. That's how your uncle invited me back then, saying that his room has a high floor and is suitable for watching the moon.

　　 Then he rewarded Mina and Lent again. "

"Ha ha…"

　　 Karen couldn't help laughing.

　　 Aunt Mary looked at Paul and said, "Actually, the matter is very simple. If she really likes you, even if you say that there is an elephant in your room, she will'believe' and be willing to visit your room."

　　 Paul rubbed his head and said with a guilty conscience: "Really, can it?"

　　 Aunt Mary sneered: "She is your fiancee, so maybe you are afraid that she will call the police to arrest you afterwards. How should she tell the police: Mr. Police, my **** fiance forced me to lie on the bed!

　　 If you break the law, wouldn’t the gang of Berry teach them all have to be arrested and shot? "

　　 Karen would like to remind her aunt that even coercion within marriage is unethical and illegal;

　　 But on another thought, it seems that this law has not yet been perfected to this point.

　　At this time, a group of students holding banners came on the road in front of the house. They were generally not very old, all of whom were junior high school students and high school students:

　　 The leading student shouted:

　　 "We want environmental protection!"

　　 Other students around also shouted: "We want to be environmentally friendly!"

　　 "We want fresh air!"

"fresh air!"

　　 "We want clear river water!"

　　 "Clear river water!"

　　 Everyone in the yard watched the group of students walk by chanting slogans.

　　 Karen was a little surprised. Are environmental organizations already so prevalent in this era?

　　 Ron pinched his throat and whispered:

　　 "We want renminbi."

　　 Today is not the weekend, so these children should have skipped class.

　　 Aunt Mary looked at Karen and asked, "Karen, did Mina and Lunt talk to you about this?"

　　 Before Karen could answer, Aunt Mary said again:

　　 "Yes, how can I tell you about the children."

　　Although Karen is not much older than Mina, as Uncle Mason said that after Karen recovered from an illness, he felt that he wanted to call Uncle Karen;

　　 Actually, the family does not regard Karen as a child anymore.

　　 "What's the matter, aunt?" Karen asked.

　　 "The green girl from the country of Wien came to Ruilan the day before yesterday." Aunt Mary said.

　　 "Green girl Dairis?" Karen remembers seeing her name when she read the newspaper. She is keen to promote environmental protection concepts and is very popular among Wien teenagers.

The election for mayor of Luojia City is about to enter the final voting session. The candidates who challenged the old mayor advocated environmental protection. Judging from the information obtained in the newspaper, this environmentally friendly girl should come to Luojia City now. Stand for the candidates.

　　 Of course, it can also be understood as a celebrity's acupuncture.

　　Paul said, "Environmental protection is also a good thing."

　　 Aunt Mary glared at Paul, and pointed to the group of students who had gone away mockingly:

　　 "They know what environmental protection is, they just don't want to go to class."

　　...

　　 Karen brought the pig's head to the kitchen on the second floor, ready to cook.

　　 The staple food for lunch today is lentil rice. Because hard dishes have pork head meat, Karen added some diced meat to the lentil rice.

　　The side dishes are egg custard, fish-flavored eggplant, seaweed egg drop soup.

　　 In addition, because the family really like spring rolls, Karen fried some more.

　　 After the meal was served, Diss took the seat, Aunt Mary and Aunt Winnie, Paul and Ron, and everyone started to eat.

　　Uncle Mason is not at home today. He went to invite the official in charge of the auction of the Hughes Cremation Club to have a meal, but before leaving, he specifically asked Karen to keep him vegetables.

　　Cousins and cousins are in school today.

　　 Cooking for family members can give oneself a great sense of satisfaction, similar to the fulfillment and happiness of feeding pigs.

　　 Karen went downstairs and first added dog food to Golden Retriever's rice bowl.

　　 Then he put a plate of braised small trash fish in front of Pu'er, together with a cup of coffee.

　　 Jin Mao looked at the plate of braised small fish in front of Pu'er, drooling, and suddenly felt that the dog food in his dog basin was not fragrant at all, but he did not dare to compete with Pu'er.

　　 Pu'er happily took a sip of coffee first, and then ate fish slowly.

　　 Karen has gotten used to this strange cat-like match, and when he walked upstairs, he happened to run into Diss who was walking down.

　　 "Lunch is delicious, especially the pork head. I have to go to the church in the afternoon."

　　 "Grandpa, be careful on the road."

"Um."

　　 Karen walked to the second floor, Ron and Paul were already leaning on the chairs and patted their stomachs, Aunt Mary and Aunt Winnie were drinking tea.

　　 "Auntie, aunt, just eating and drinking tea is not good for digestion." Karen reminded.

　　 "Oh, isn't it?" Aunt Mary hesitated, but she put down her teacup.

　　 "Karen, don't you want to eat it?" Aunt Winnie asked.

　　 "I was full when I tried the dishes." Karen began to prepare to clean up the dishes.

　　 "Let's come, let's come."

　　 Aunt Winnie got up to help clean up.

　　 The phone on the first floor rang, Aunt Mary went downstairs to answer the phone, and after a while, Aunt Mary’s shout came from downstairs:

　　 "Hans Hospital!"

Ron and Paul, who had been in the sun for a whole morning and had a full meal, immediately went to work. The two quickly went downstairs. Karen also put down the dinner plate in his hand, wiped his hands with a wet towel, and picked up his coat and followed along. building.

　　 Usually there are three people in the car, and the uncle and the two guys. When the uncle is not at home, Karen will consciously go up to charge.

　　 Paul went to start the hearse,

　　 Ron went to carry the stretcher cart,

　　 Karen gathered up the brochures and quotations of the Inmeres Funeral Club,

　　Time is life, time is money.

　　 Then everyone got in the car as fast as possible,

　　 The hearse departs to Hans Hospital.

　　...

Hans’ Hospital is just a quarter of an hour’s drive from Mink Street. After arriving, Paul and Ron waited in the car while Karen straightened the collars and held the briefcase with the brochure in his arms. Walked inside.

　　 found the head nurse of the "joint", the head nurse responded:

　　 "The patient is being rescued, probably because the rescue will not come back."

　　 Karen was sitting on the bench outside the operating room and waiting. On the bench next door were many family members who were anxiously waiting for rescue. Karen noticed, but did not move forward at this time.

　　 Without him, I am afraid of being beaten.

　　 He just sat quietly with his back straight, as if waiting for an interview;

　　 Actually, I am really waiting for an interview.

　　 Actually, after working in this industry for a long time, I gradually got used to it. You may feel that your family members are waiting for the rescue of the patient, but it is inhumane for you to come here early to wait for the order...

　　 But opening a restaurant to kill chickens and sheep is very kind?

　　 It's all like that, and it's all like this.

　　 A stretcher cart was pushed in from the outside. A pair of parents accompany them on both sides, constantly cheering up their daughter who is about to undergo surgery. Their daughter will undergo an operation, which carries certain risks.

　　 When the stretcher trolley pushed past Karen, the little girl turned her face and looked at Karen with a shy smile.

　　 Although I am young, I have a natural affection for beautiful things and people.

The little brother will instinctively want to get closer when he sees a beautiful girl, and the little sister will also be happy when he sees a handsome guy. This simple preference is natural when he is young. When he grows up, it does not dissipate or disappear, but learns. Hidden.

　　 Karen also smiled at the little girl and made a cheering gesture.

　　 The little girl smiled happily.

　　 another half hour passed;

　　 The doctor in charge of the "client" Karen was waiting for walked out of the operating room and took off his mask:

　　 "The patient is rescued."

"Oh!!!"

　　 "Thank God, God Bless!"

　　 "Mom, my mom, my god, my god..."

　　 The customer "jumped",

　　 Karen didn’t look lost,

　　 stood up,

　　 began to move his body slightly, sitting upright for a long time, a little numb.

　　Since she didn't need herself anymore, Karen turned around, preparing to leave quietly.

　　 But at this moment,

　　 The lights in the corridor suddenly went out.

　　 "The power went out, the power went out!"

　　 "The backup generator!"

　　 "Back-up generator, fast power generation."

　　 The door to the operating room of the little girl was pushed open, and the doctor shouted angrily:

　　 "Generate electricity, hurry up and generate electricity, the operation is not finished yet!"

　　 There is a little confusion in the hospital.

　　 There was news that the hospital’s backup generator had a problem, and the electricity could not be supplied in a short time.

　　 Another news came that it was the environmental protection girl Dai Lisi who organized a student demonstration and surrounded a thermal power plant. The students who were obsessed with environmental protection had a conflict with the staff of the power plant, which eventually led to a power outage.

　　 Karen stood in the corridor,

　　 He saw that the little girl’s father was pacing anxiously while signing anxiously, the little girl’s mother was sobbing;

　　 In the operating room, doctors went in and out. From the eyes that their masks could not cover, Karen could feel that the situation is not optimistic now.

　　 He turned around,

　　 looked at the bench that he had previously sat on behind him,

　　 looked at the briefcase under his arm again,

　　 He felt that he should sit back now and continue to wait;

　　 But he was a little bit resistant to sit back at this time.

　　 He just stood, kept standing.

　　 The planned operation has undergone a huge change, and it has been turned into a rescue;

With the passage of time, he saw the expression on the face of the little girl’s mother constantly fading, and his eyes became hollow and numb. The little girl’s father ignored the environment here, took out a cigarette, wanted to light a cigarette, but kept lighting. No, the lighter fell to the ground.

　　 Karen stepped forward, took out his lighter, and helped the little girl's father to light it.

　　 "Thank you, thank you." The little girl's father thanked Karen. At the same time, he should be habitually polite and asked numbly: "What do you do?"

　　 "Medicine Representative."

　　 "Oh, oh, um."

　　 The little girl’s father kept smoking, while staring at the door of the operating room.

　　 Finally, the electricity supply came up, and I don’t know if the power plant resumed operation or the hospital generator was working.

　　 But at this moment,

　　The doctor walked out and faced the little girl’s father:

"sorry."

　　 "No..." The little girl's mother fainted directly.

　　 The little girl’s father knelt on the cold corridor tiles.

　　 Karen silently walked to the bench next to him and sat down.

　　 He felt that he was used to seeing corpses at home, and he could even joke casually with his aunt while helping Aunt Mary. He felt that he should be used to it.

　　 but not actually;

　　 The true meaning of life and death does not lie in life or death, not in its state, but in the process of its transformation.

　　天, gradually till dusk.

　　Due to power supply problems, all the operations in the afternoon were cancelled, and the doctor seemed to have recognized Karen’s profession, so the body was not pushed into the morgue.

　　 The little girl's mother was held in her arms by her father, and the two of them looked sad.

　　 Karen has been sitting, sitting there.

　　 The head nurse came over, first squatted down to comfort the parents, and then pointed to Karen. She was kind, at least for the Immelles family.

　　 But she mistakenly thought that Karen, the "new face", the "young man" had a thin face and didn't know how to take the initiative to solicit business, so she took the initiative to introduce it.

　　At this time,

　　 The little girl’s father stood up and walked to Karen;

　　 Karen raised his head and looked at his face.

"what do you do?"

　　 Karen hesitated and replied: "Inmores Funeral Club..."

"boom!"

　　 Karen was punched in the face, and he fell to his side on the bench.

　　 "Because of you, because of you, cursed my daughter to death, cursed my daughter to death, you demons, these filthy money-making craps!"

　　 Karen sat up slowly, wiped the corners of her mouth with the back of her hand, and continued to straighten her back, as if it was not him who had just been beaten.

　　 Seeing him like this, the little girl's father was about to hit the second punch, but he let it go. He turned around and continued to comfort his wife.

sky,

　　 began to turn black.

　　 Karen is still sitting here;

　　 When he came, he was for the list, for the business, for the money;

　　 Now, in fact, it is not anymore. It is just a list. Under the premise that he was beaten, he left directly, and the family would not say anything about him.

　　Yes, business has become a kind of responsibility at this time.

finally,

　　 The little girl’s father put his arms around his wife who was in his arms, and once again walked in front of Karen;

　　 Karen raised his head again and looked at his face;

　　 "Hey, what are you doing?"

　　 Karen moved his left cheek that was still aching, showing a faint professional smile, opening the briefcase and taking out the brochure while saying:

　　 "Inmores Funeral Club, to give your family the last companion."

　　...

　　 "Master, your face?"

　　Paul found the wound on Karen's face.

"fine."

　　 Karen shook his head.

　　 After completing the formalities at the hospital, Paul and Ron sent the girl’s body to the hearse. In the back, the girl’s parents would drive their own car and follow the hearse to Mingke Street.

　　 They have to prepare and arrange the funeral for their daughter overnight, because only in this way can they still feel that their daughter is still by their side, like taking their daughter to a shopping mall to choose clothes.

　　 Ron glanced at the car driven by the little girl’s parents, licked his lips, and said:

　　 "Look, it's Santland."

　　 He intended to remind the young master that this was a big deal, but seeing the young master still sitting there quietly, he stopped talking.

　　 The hearse drove back to the Innmeres house on Mingke Street, and the Santran at the back also stopped with it.

　　 "Be careful," Karen reminded.

　　 The parents stood under the hearse, waiting to "pick up" their daughter.

　　 "Understand, Master."

　　 Paul and Ron lifted the stretcher out of the car gently;

　　 When everyone went in, Aunt Mary and Aunt Winnie took the initiative to step forward and began to comfort and introduce business.

　　 Karen covered her profile face with the corner of her clothes, and went straight upstairs.

　　 He is a little tired. He wants to lie down and rest. I hope that the parents will not order counseling services.

　　 "Brother, you are back, you have worked so hard, brother."

　　 Mina brought a glass of ice water to Karen. Her brother didn't like black tea or coffee. He only liked water with ice cubes.

　　 Karen did not enter the room, but took the water first.

　　 "Brother, your face?" The careful Mina found the wound on Karen's profile.

"fine."

　　 Karen is not ready to explain.

　　 At this time, the bedroom door was opened, and his cousin Lent, who lived in the same bedroom with Karen, walked out holding an environmental protection slogan and showed off to Karen:

　　 "Brother, I went to participate in the environmental protection parade organized by Dai Lisi today. UU reading www.uukanshu.com Dai Lisi is so cool. Look, she signed me back, hehe."

　　 Karen was stunned.

"elder brother?"

　　 Lent leaned in front of Karen curiously, wondering why his brother suddenly lost his response.

Then,

　　 Karen directly splashed the water in the cup on Lent's face.

"Snapped!"

　　 Lent, who was splashed with icy water on his face, looked at Karen blankly:

　　 "Brother...what's wrong..."

"Snapped!"

　　 This time it’s not water,

　　 is Karen's slap.

　　 Lent was pulled to the ground, covering his face, looking at his brother who had the same scar on his face in disbelief but fearlessly.