One by one

Luo Lian quickly withdrew his cool hand, and Yu Yi smelled it, with a slightly irritating smell of potion.

He also smelled this smell on Qi Shengying, it was the smell of developer and fixer.Maybe it's because of soaking in the darkroom and film processing room all the year round, it's like being soaked in this smell, and it will more or less faintly become a kind of breath.

"Why aren't you wearing clothes?" He heard Luo Lian ask.

Yu Yi was also a little embarrassed, so he almost imagined the man frowning in the dark, and couldn't help laughing: "I'm really sorry, do you mind?"

"No." Luo Lian said, "What are you laughing at?"

"I just suddenly discovered that there is no vision in the dark, and other senses are much more sensitive." Yu Yi stared around in the darkness, trying to see if he had adapted to the darkness, and found that what he saw was endless and boundless Hei, "Although I can't see you, I can feel you. You should be over 1.8 meters tall, your skin probably won't be particularly white, you have fitness, you have a good figure, and you are probably a more professional film lover than Qi Shengying. I I'm just curious, Mr. Luo, which one is longer, the time you usually spend in the gym or the work room?"

"Are you curious about me?" Although it was a question, Yu Yi could still hear the faint dissatisfaction in Luo Lian's tone.This is the feeling that anyone feels when being spied on by others.

"I'm just guessing, don't be angry." Yu said, "Okay, teach me the first step, what should I do?"

Luo Lian stopped talking, and ordered briefly: "Hand."

Yu Yi stretched out his hand, clearly feeling that Luo Lian was close at hand, but he couldn't feel the specific position of his hand. He dragged in the air for a long time like a blind man feeling for an elephant, but was finally grabbed by Luo Lian.

His fingertips were slightly cool, and the palm had a rough texture, but Yu Yi was inexplicably distracted.

Immediately afterwards, Luo Lian stuffed something into his hand. It felt like a cold metal threaded sleeve. I don't know what it was used for.

Luo Lian told Yu Yi that this was a film holder, and he rolled up the film when he took it out, so that it would be easier to wash later.This step should have been practiced more in bright areas, because it is not an easy task to pull out the film and carefully follow the thread pattern on the roll holder.In many cases, even in a place with light, novices have to practice three or four times to ensure that they can do it at their fingertips before going to the darkroom to do it.After all, once you enter the darkroom, what you take is the film that you really need to wash. If the film is not rolled properly, or the film is damaged by excessive force or too many times, the image quality cannot be guaranteed.

"Take it easy, be patient and take your time. It's normal for you to miss the point the first time." Luo Lian explained, "If you really can't figure it out, leave it to me."

According to the method Luo Lian taught him, Yu Yi held the film in his palm, one end of the film was slightly arched with his fingers, and the other hand was carefully looking for the card opening in the center of the spiral pattern.After groping for a long time, he found it, but the film in the other hand couldn't be aligned, let alone stuck in it.

Yu Yi tried it for 5 minutes, and the little patience left was exhausted, and he wished he could throw the roll out of his hand.

"There's no way at all, aren't you kidding me?" Yu Yi said discouraged.

Luo Lian didn't say a word, and handed a roll to his hand.Yu Yi touched along the grain of the film, and each circle was just stuck on the spiral grain, which was thick and left a space.The tail of the film was also carefully cut off by Luo Lian, and it fell flat on the end of the spiral pattern.

"Sure enough, there is no one else, but I'm familiar with it." Yu Yi sighed, "I really admire those of you who have been in the darkroom all year round. Have you adapted to the dark and can really see things?"

"In the dark, no one can see at all."

"Then how did you do this?" Yu Yi stretched out his hand to search, and then groped and touched the roll holders on the table one by one—from the time he came in until now, the two of them were asking and answering each other. During the time, Luo Lian had already finished seven or eight scrolls.

"Feeling." Luo Lian said, "In the dark, everything you do depends on your feeling."

For some reason, when Luo Lian said this, Yu Yi's heart skipped a beat.Indeed, he thought, I can feel you very clearly.

It was a very subtle feeling.He couldn't see everything about Luo Lian, but he could hear and feel it.In absolute darkness, the more you "feel" this person purely.

"You try again?"

"It still doesn't work." After a while, Yu Yi said discouragedly, "Forget it, I'm not the material to do this myself."

"Be patient."

Yu Yi felt Luo Lian coming behind him, and his voice became very...closer.His breath seemed to be behind his ears, and he could even smell the tobacco in the faint smell of medicine.

"Do you smoke?" Yu Yi asked.

"Yeah." Luo Lian grabbed Yu Yi's hands from behind, caught Yu Yi off guard, and said, "Help you."

Luo Lian's hands are big, cold and dry, with well-defined joints, which should be very well-defined and beautiful under the light.

Yu Yi's thoughts wandered away again.

"Touch this place." Luo Lian said behind his ear, "There is a slot here, can you feel it?"

"I got it." Under Luo Lian's guidance, Yu Yi became calm again.

Luo Lian then led his hand to align the film with the groove, pinch the film with the thumb and forefinger holding the roll holder left and right, and gently push it into the groove.

Yu Yi felt the film slide in smoothly.

really weird.He thought, even though he couldn't put it in just now, Luo Lian took him, but it seemed very easy, just like putting an apple on a plate.

"Go in." Luo Lian whispered.

Feeling itchy from the breath he sprayed on the back of his neck, Yu Yi tilted his head unnaturally and scratched his neck: "And then?"

"Pinch here." Luo Lian guided his right hand to pinch the two edges of the film, "Pinch it a little tighter, and make an arc."

Yu Yi did so.

"Hold the roll frame with your left hand and turn it slowly, and put the film on the spiral pattern with your right hand."

His words seemed to have a miraculous soothing power, and the heart that was still restless just now calmed down again.Following Luo Lian's hand, Yu Yi slowly and compactly wound the film up along the spiral pattern.Everything went miraculously smoothly, as if going on like this would soon wrap up all the film in my hand.

Luo Lian wrapped him around twice, then let go.Yu Yi entangled spontaneously, slowly and affectionately.

In his mind, it was Luo Lian's palm rubbing the back of his hand just now.Knowing that Luo Lian's gentle and careful way is to treat the film instead of himself, Yu Yi still has some palpitations.

"It's well done." Luo Lian said, "This roll is finished, and the extra part can be cut off and put in a sealed box."

Yu Yi felt that it took him almost 10 minutes to finish this volume, and asked again: "You can go out after finishing these volumes?"

"These are your volumes for today." Luo Lian kicked the bag next to him in the dark, "And that guy last week, last month, there are probably more than a dozen volumes. Those volumes haven't been opened yet. After finishing the volumes, you can You can open the door and leave first.”

Yu Yi squatted down and touched the bag under his feet. It seemed that there were at least twenty or thirty volumes in it, and he couldn't help being a little dumb: "You want to finish all these at once?"

"Without you by my side, I can roll very quickly."

Yu Yi was suddenly shot by an arrow, a little sullen and speechless.

"Then finish the volume quickly, I'm almost claustrophobic."

Luo Lian didn't speak, but Yu Yi could hear the sound of the film being rolled slightly in his hand.

What a strange man.Yu Yi thought, it seemed that only by talking to him about these things would he be willing to tell you more, and he seemed indifferent to everything else.It's not so much that he is calm and introverted, or that he shows it to others, it's more like he's too lazy to talk to you.

"How old are you?" Yu Yi asked.

"..."

"When did you meet Qi Shengying? How come I never knew you?"

"..."

"What do you do, do you specialize in developing photos?"

"..."

After Yu Yi asked many questions but got no answers, he silently made a gesture of surrender in the dark.He still wanted to say something, but Luo Lian said: "The volume is finished, you can leave now."

Yu Yiru felt amnesty, quickly and slowly groped to the door, and pulled open the darkroom door.

The faint light turned his head, and he turned his head and saw Luo Lian facing him sideways, wearing a simple black T, slacks, and a dirty apron hanging around his neck, with his belt untied.Half of his face was hidden in the darkness, only a faint light illuminated his angular profile.

For a moment, Yu Yi had a feeling of being hit.

Of course, it was only a short moment, because Luo Lian had turned his head quickly, as if he was not used to the sudden light after a long period of darkness.

"Smoking a cigarette?" Yu Yi asked, "Should you smoke too?"

Luo Lian groaned, only said to let him go by himself, and never looked back.

Is the light really harsh?Yu Yi turned his head and reached out to block his squinting forehead.There are indeed some, but it is not impossible to adapt.

But then, he suddenly understood why Luo Lian avoided him.

He just didn't notice it in the dark, no one could see anyone anyway, he had long forgotten that he was still naked and wearing a robe.The robe was untied and just hung over his shoulders.At this moment, he can be said to be happy, and he can see everything at a glance.

Although his shameless style is consistent, Yu Yi is also a little embarrassed at this moment: "I'll go change my clothes."

Luo Lian turned his back to him again, without expressing anything.

Before Yu Yi fled in a hurry, he couldn't help but look back at Luo Lian's back in the dark room.Sure enough, wide and solid, 1.8 meters.He thought a little smugly in his heart.