The Man Who Picked the Stars

The weather was not good on the day he was discharged from the hospital. Jin Zaizhong sat in the car, frowning and looking at the low clouds in the distance.After staying in the hospital for a long time, his body and bones were not very flexible. Jin turned his sore arms and turned his head to look at Zheng Yunhao who was concentrating on driving in the driver's seat.

"well enough? 』Zheng Yunhao was driving the car, and turned to ask Kim Jaejoong, who had just recovered from a serious illness.

Jin Zaizhong nodded lazily, but did not answer.

Zheng Yunhao didn't force it, and said while driving: "I have to go to the funeral home later, there are some things I haven't finished."If you're not feeling well, stay in my office and don't move around. 』

Jin Zaizhong responded vaguely with his nose, and looked out the window absently.

The car drove fast on the road and arrived at the destination soon.When entering the iconic gray-white gate, Jin Zaizhong's heart trembled as the wheels bumped.

The trees in the courtyard are lush and lush, mostly pines and cypresses, which never shed their leaves even in the cold winter. In Jin Zaizhong's eyes, they are like burnt rubber sticking to the trees, lifeless and lifeless.Jin Zaizhong looked away, he couldn't figure out why he chose such a place to stay when he was covered in injuries, did he really think that it would be convenient for him to be buried if he was dead?

Zheng Yunhao parked the car and led Jin Zaizhong to a small room. I don't know whether it was intentional or not. On the way, Jin Zaizhong didn't see any place similar to the mortuary, so he secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Zheng Yunhao first poured him a cup of tea, and said: "You can rest here for a while, I have something to do, we will go back after we finish."Try not to run around, you are not familiar with this place, and it is cold outside, be careful of catching cold. 』

Jin Zaizhong nodded, Zheng Yunhao sized him up a few more times, and walked out after making sure he was fine.Jin Zaizhong sat on the sofa, sipped the hot tea in his hand, and looked around carefully.The room is not big, and the furnishings are clear at a glance.There were a few pots of green plants on the window sill, Jin Zaizhong couldn't name them, and he wasn't interested.

After a while, Jin Zaizhong felt warm, so he started to move his arms and legs.Soon he gave up exploring the room and moved to the outside area. Anyway, Zheng Yunhao never said that he must not wander around.

Time seems to have stopped here, the weather is dry and cold, and there is not even a trace of wind.Jin Zaizhong quickened his pace and walked forward, and there was a faint crying sound in front of him. Jin Zaizhong probably understood that this was the place he least wanted to go in this funeral home, but he didn't stop, and walked towards the only popular place.

Before Jin Zaizhong could reach that place, a large house suddenly pierced through the green screen and stood in front of Jin Zaizhong.It seems to appear suddenly, and it seems to have been with the surrounding dense trees for a long time.Jin Zaizhong stopped hesitantly, not daring to advance rashly.

"ah! 』The sudden cry made Jin Zaizhong break out in a cold sweat.He stood stiffly in place, unable to move.

"Hahahahahahaha..." A figure flashed out of the bushes, and it was only after the shade of the trees that he could see clearly that it was an old man in gray cloth.Jin Zaizhong suddenly collapsed, and at the same time gave the old man a hard look.I don't know if it's the old man's bad eyesight or he didn't care at all, but he waved his hand and walked up to Jin Zaizhong.

"Little baby, why are you here? ’ the old man asked with a smile.

"..." You are the little doll, and your whole family are little dolls!Jin Zaizhong was angry and didn't speak.

"This is the crematorium, don't stay here, go quickly. 』The old man stretched out his hand to chase him away.

It was only then that Jin Zaizhong noticed that the abrupt house was half open, and the outline of the incinerator could be vaguely seen in the darkness.With a sudden heartbeat, Jin Zaizhong looked away.

The old man keenly noticed the change in Jin Zaizhong's expression: "Are you scared?Let's go, don't stay here. 』He waved his hands to chase away people.

"Is there anyone dead today? Jin Zaizhong asked dully, unconsciously clenched his fingers.

"What? 』The old man's ears are not very good.

"I said, are there any dead people today? 』The voice raised a bit.

"Yes," the old man heard clearly this time, "when will the funeral home not die?Today, a construction team came and fell from Lao Gao Lao Gao’s upstairs. It’s a terrible fall...” The old man shook his head seriously, but laughed again, and the laughter made Jin tremble in the center.

"This kind of person is suffering. They have no insurance and no money to bury them. Those black-hearted real estate developers will definitely not lose money.What if a few co-workers scrape together money to buy an urn, leaving behind their wives and children, alas... Huh?You are not a family member of the dead, are you? Only then did the old man come to his senses, and looked suspiciously at the stiff young man with his presbyopic eyes.

Jin Zaizhong shook his head palely.

"It doesn't look like it to me either. What family are you from? How come you came here casually?"This is not your place to run around. The old man stopped sighing in a hurry, and turned to sternly scolding, "Go out if you have nothing to do, is this a place for you to wander around!" 』

"I was caught by Zheng Yun..." Jin Zaizhong stammered and couldn't explain clearly.He also doesn't know what to call a man.Only then did Jin Zaizhong realize that he had never called Zheng Yunhao by his name before.

The old man frowned and looked at him for a while, then suddenly realized, "Ah!Are you that kid in the hospital? 』

Jin Zaizhong heaved a sigh of relief and nodded quickly.

"Oh, what did I say..." The old man didn't make a sound. He stood there and looked Jin Zaizhong up and down. He touched his chin with his fingers. He didn't know what he was thinking, his eyes flickered.

Jin Jaejoong was uncomfortable seeing him, so he took the lead to break the silence: "Then what are you doing here?" 』

"I? ’ The old man pointed at himself curiously.

After receiving a positive nod, the old man smiled, showing his black and yellow teeth: "I burn coffins." 』

"Burning the coffin? 』

"It's the one who burned the corpse and sent people on the road." 』The old man didn't hold back, he explained clearly generously, and at the same time let out that kind of creepy laughter.

"..." Jin Zaijoong didn't know what to say.

"Hehe, do you think I'm unlucky?I've been doing it for decades, it's too late. ’ The old man laughed at himself.

"No," Jin Zaijoong knew that he had no right to dislike others, "I will be working here soon. 』

"you? ’ The old man looked very surprised, ‘That kid Yunhao is willing? 』

What is there to be reluctant about?Jin Zaizhong muttered to himself, he is not his, and he still owes him a huge debt!

"I thought..." the old man muttered, unable to hear what he was muttering.

Jin Zaizhong didn't care, he turned around and looked at the end of the tree extension: "Is that the morgue?" 』

"Yeah, the one who just came here today fell to his death, and his face didn't have much good flesh, and Yunho had to clean it up for him. 』

Jin began to churn in his stomach, "Clean up? 』

"To put it bluntly, it means that the men wipe their bodies and clean their faces, and the women change their clothes and put on makeup. Isn't it all these things?" 』The old man lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, the gray smoke spiraled up, and Jin Zaizhong couldn't see the old man's expression clearly.

"This job is not easy to do, not everyone can do it. ’ The old man spoke abruptly, as if he hadn’t spoken for a long time, and when someone came, he started talking, “It was because of his father’s death that Yunho started to do this job steadily. 』

Jin Zaizhong's eyelids twitched, he thought he should go, but he didn't move, but his ears became sharper.

"When his father died, he happened to be lame, and the young man was hit hard.Later, he stopped playing racing and concentrated on his father's old profession. He hated this profession so much at first, and he didn't want to do it even if he was killed, but now it's not... so it's human life..." The old man smacked his lips and muttered with.

"He used to drive a racing car? 』

Kim Jaejoong would not connect the current Jung Yunho with the passion and speed of racing.In fact, when he first noticed Zheng Yunhao's slightly limped leg in the hospital, Kim Jaejoong subconsciously classified Zheng Yunhao as an honest and stable person.

After waking up in the hospital, it didn't take long for Kim Jaejoong to notice that something was wrong with Jung Yunho.Zheng Yunhao is tall and handsome. Although he has an unlucky job, he has a mature and stable personality, and he will not always be alone.The only explanation is probably that he has a disabled leg.

Everyone has their own past, and Kim Jaejoong doesn't intend to ask about it, but occasionally when delivering food on rainy days, Jung Yunho will subconsciously hold down his trembling legs, and when the expression on his face is dark and unclear, Kim Jaejoong will also think, is there something wrong with this person? What kind of past.Unexpectedly, he found out such big news as soon as he was discharged from the hospital, Jin Zaizhong curled his lips.

"What awards did you get?"At that time, his face was really bright, and the old man was still happy when he said that he was worthless, and he often had a smile on his face.Unexpectedly, something happened later, my legs were also lame, and my lover and car were gone. 』

"Lover? 』Jin Zaizhong opened his eyes wide in surprise, his curiosity was aroused.

The old man was stunned for a moment, and suddenly stopped talking, probably because he also realized that he had talked too much.

"What, it's all old calendars. 』The old man took another deep puff of his cigarette, and turned his face away uncomfortably.Jin Zaizhong stared intently at his fingers, which were browned by the smoke.

"What, want to suck? ’ The old man took out another cigarette and handed it to Jin Zaizhong, ‘Young people, take it easy, smoking too much can lead to short life. As if to verify his words, the old man coughed a few times after he finished speaking, and the vibration from his chest was hoarse like an old bellows.

Jin Zaizhong borrowed the fire from the old man, but he just kept the cigarette between his hands and didn't smoke.He stood in a daze, not knowing what to think.

"Don't stay here, go back. After finishing speaking, the old man stamped out his cigarette butt, and staggered away.

Tuliu Jin stood on the spot in Zaizhong, the sparks between his fingers flickered, emitting a faint light.

When Zheng Yunhao saw Jin Jaejoong again, he was sitting on the wooden chair outside the office door, staring at the cloudy sky with ecstasy.The dark clouds were reflected in his clear eyes, forming an indelible ink color.Zheng Yunhao walked over and sat down next to Jin Jaejoong, the young man didn't turn his head, just lost his mind.

"Why don't you go in?It's cold outside. 』

"Snow. ’ said the boy in a daze, without blinking his eyes.

Zheng Yunhao also looked at the sky, it really started to snow.The pure white and light snow fell from the distant sky one by one, and fell in front of the two of them.Zheng Yunhao stretched out his hand, feeling the coolness in the palm of his hand.

"It should be the last snow. After this snow falls, spring should come. 』

"Today is my birthday. 』The boy said something out of nowhere.

"What? ’ Now it was Zheng Yunhao’s turn to be surprised, ‘Why didn’t you tell me? 』

"Tell you what to do," Jin Zaizhong withdrew his erratic eyes, and looked at Zheng Yunhao expressionlessly, "Why did I tell you? 』

"This... I can wish you a happy birthday and give you a present." 』

"Then the congratulations are over, what about the presents?" 』The boy blinked and looked at Yunho.

"..."

"wait. 』Zheng Yunhao stood up and began to walk back with a limp.

"where did you go? 』

"Come right back and wait for me." 』Snow has already accumulated a shallow layer on the ground, Zheng Yunhao stepped on it, leaving a series of footprints of different shades.Jin Zaizhong looked at the footprints printed on the snow, but did not make a sound.

Fortunately, Zheng Yunhao came back soon, handed the things in his hand to Jin Jaejoong, "Here you are. 』

Cracks finally appeared on the boy's expression, he tightly held the white plant that Zheng Yunhao handed him, raised his head and asked in disbelief: "This?You gave me this for my birthday! 』

The man scratched his head embarrassingly.

"Did you give me chrysanthemums for my birthday?" ’ The tone suddenly rose a few scales, ‘Wish me an early death? ! 』Jin Jaejoong was completely blown away, what kind of birthday present is this!Fortunately, he is still in love, so it's no wonder his girlfriend didn't dump him!

"It's also a flower..." Zheng Yunhao weakly defended.

"..." Jin Zaizhong was too angry to speak.

"I'll cook something delicious for you when I get home, and I wish you a happy birthday." 』Zheng Yunhao sincerely wishes.

Jin Zaizhong was sullen and ignored him.

"Okay," Zheng Yunhao tugged at Kim Jaejoong's sleeve reconcilingly, and smiled with a good temper, "Go in first, so as not to catch a cold." 』

The boy stood up reluctantly, but did not lose the chrysanthemum in his hand.

Zheng Yunhao entered the room, cleaned up the things on the table, and said apologetically, "I didn't know it was your birthday today, so I will send you off another day."By the way, how old are you? 』

"twenty. 』

"It's so big! ”Zheng Yunhao looked at the thin boy in surprise, he thought he was only fifteen or sixteen years old with his immature face, “Do you stay in the house all day? 』

"No, I went around. 』Kim Jaejoong glanced sideways at Zheng Yunho's fingers, clean, slim and slender, still so beautiful, Kim Jaejoong tried his best not to think about what happened to these beautiful hands before.

Zheng Yunhao didn't say anything, but Jin Jaejoong suddenly remembered what happened during the day.

"Do you have a lover? 』Jin Zaizhong looked at Zheng Yunhao with sparkling eyes, these questions have been simmering in his heart for a day, Jin Zaizhong is not a person who will wrong himself.

Zheng Yunhao's eyes flickered for a moment, but he didn't answer directly: "Did you meet Uncle Fa?" 』

Jin Zaizhong thought of the strange old man in the daytime and nodded.

"Uncle Fa is probably wandering around again, too busy to chat with someone. 』Zheng Yunhao smiled, he didn't look angry, Jin's tension in the center was loosened secretly.

"Don't tell me, that old man came out without a word, which startled me. 』Jin Zaizhong is still a little resentful.

Zheng Yunhao smiled lightly again, without words.

"You haven't answered my question yet," the boy said quietly, "don't try to change the subject. 』

"..." Zheng Yunhao had a headache because of the boy's troubles, he hesitated for a moment, and said hesitantly, "It happened before. 』

"broke up? 』Jin asked the bottom line.

"no.died. 』

"..." The old man didn't tell him this. It's typical to lift which pot is not opened.

Damn old man, Kim Jaejoong lingered silently.

"A racing car?" 』Since I asked, I simply smashed the jar.

"Well," Zheng Yunhao said lightly, "I was limped in an accident, but he... didn't get through it. ’ he stated calmly.

This was the first time that Zheng Yunhao took the initiative to mention his injured leg, his tone was as calm as water, but Jin Jaejoong felt a sharp pain for no reason.He kept silent in embarrassment, his lips moved, but he didn't make a sound.

Zheng Yunhao didn't stop there, presumably because he decided that he would keep asking questions with his personality as a teenager, so he just made it clear at once.

"After that accident, I injured my leg and I was withdrawn from the team.It's funny to say that I started to inherit my father's career. I hated this job so much at the beginning, but I still do it in the end. 』There was a wry smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Well..." Jin Zaizhong timidly responded, shouting silently in his heart that I was wrong, I was wrong, I know I am nosy, sir, please shut up if you are doing well.

"Okay, let's stop talking, let's go home.It's so late, let's go back and cook for you. 』Zheng Yunhao seemed to have heard Jin Zaizhong's inner call, smiled at Jin Zaizhong with a shy face, packed up his things and was ready to go out.When the door was opened, snowflakes and the north wind broke in, and Jin Zaizhong couldn't help shivering.

"Women still play racing cars, it's really dangerous..." Jin Zaizhong whispered to himself.

Zheng Yunhao went out first, but his soft words were sent to Jin Zaizhong's ears along with the cold wind, and successfully made the young man who was about to step on his heels when he came back to his senses freeze in place again.

"Who told you that he is a woman. 』