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No one knows how many people the Yellow River sweeps away every year than the "Corpse Crosser". On the eve of the Xiaolangdi water release in 1997, nine-year-old Gu Xiaoman was taken to Hexin Island by his grandfather, who carried an unknown floating corpse back in exchange for a locust wood sign. Grandpa drowned on the spot, but his body climbed ashore on its own and hung a sign around his neck: "From now on, you carry me." Twenty years later, Gu Xiaoman worked as an embalmer in a funeral parlor, specializing in makeup for people who died of unknown causes. Every time at midnight, the locust wood sign oozes sweet and fishy water, and blood words appear on the back-- Open the door He must live out the last seven days for the deceased, find the "gap", and kick one person off the death list so that the other person can live. For every person saved, the water level of the Yellow River rises one inch; when it reaches Hukou Falls, "it" will come ashore. When he opened the door for the seventh time, the person he wanted to save turned out to be "Grandpa". Grandpa smiled and revealed the truth: The so-called corpse-carriers are just gatekeepers; The so-called gatekeepers are just deceiving living people into feeding the "old days" at the bottom of the river. And Gu Xiaoman was the last sacrifice. There are only two ways to end the cycle - 1. Kick grandpa out, the Yellow River will calm down, and you will forever become a new generation of gatekeepers; 2. Jump in yourself, resurrect grandpa, and then trick the next child. Gu Xiaoman chose the third option: Turn over the locust wood sign and write your name-- Let the entire Yellow River be buried with me.

1. When we first met at the alley, Jiang Shu handed over toffee and said, "You won't panic after eating the sweets." During the night chat on the rooftop, he also said, "When you are 22 years old, we will get married." He always said "tired", squatted for a long time and rubbed his waist, and stayed up late coughing twice. Xixi thought it was because life was heavy and she just urged him to rest. On her 22nd birthday, Xixi didn't wait for Jiang Shu, who was on a business trip, but only waited for the letter and wedding ring on the table. The letter read, "So happy, I didn't wait until I was 22 years old." Only then did she understand that the "tiredness" of those years was never tired. Jiang Shu used lies to hide the cancer and pain, leaving all his worries in the unfulfilled promise. 2. From the age of 18 to 21, Xixi's youth was all about Jiang: playing hooky with her, knitting crooked scarves, and hiding a note in the red envelope saying "I will marry you when you are 22 years old". He always complained that he was tired, but Xixi never thought about anything else. On her 22nd birthday, Xixi did not wait for Jiang Shu, but only waited for a crooked letter and a wedding ring. The letter said, "It hurts so much, I really want to hear you laugh again" and "I wanted to put the ring on you personally." Later, when Jiang Shu's parents told her the truth, she realized that the "business trip" was a lie, that the "tiredness" was pain that she couldn't bear, and the 22-year-old she looked forward to became an eternal regret.