After coming out of the traditional Chinese medicine store, I took a deep breath. With the help of the ghost doctor Gu Han, Lao Yutou's life was saved...
I looked at the time and it was already past midnight. I hesitated and decided not to go back to Yinghun Hall for the time being. Instead, I went home to have a look. I never went home after returning from Tongjia Village, so I stopped a car.
The taxi went straight to home...
Half an hour later, I returned to the community. As expected, the lights in the corridor were still broken. I shook my head helplessly, thinking that if I save a little more money, I would rent a house again, preferably closer to the Soul-Yearing Hall.
It's more convenient this way.
I walked into the corridor in the dark, and as soon as I reached the second floor, I discovered that the side of the stairs against the wall was filled with wreaths...
The white wreath looked particularly dazzling in the dark corridor. I frowned and muttered in my heart,
"Who's gone?"
I thought of several elderly neighbors who were close to me on weekdays. Thinking that they were all in good health, they probably wouldn't be so suddenly. Who could they be?
I continued to walk up the dark stairs, and the wreaths became more and more dense. When I came to the fourth floor, there were bursts of opera sounds coming down the long and narrow stairs. The sound was not loud.
, but it sounds very uncomfortable.
"It can't be such a coincidence..."
I muttered something and walked towards the fifth floor...
As a result, as soon as I stepped onto the fifth floor of my home, I was stunned.
The small space was filled with wreaths, paper figurines and other funeral items, blocking the door to my house.
I stretched my neck and looked at the neighbor's house next to me. The door of the neighbor's house was ajar. The nerve-wracking opera sound came from this house...
I am very confused. I have been renting here for half a year since graduation. The neighbor's house next to it has always been empty and no one lives in it. I haven't been back for a few days. How come there is someone suddenly there? And there is also a dead person?
I couldn't help but look inside through the crack in the door. There was no light on in the room, only a little firelight and some "cracking" noises. The firelight illuminated the whole house and flickered. It seemed that someone was in the house.
Burn paper.
Because the door gap was too narrow, I couldn't see clearly what was going on inside. I changed my mind, opened the door a little more, and then looked into the house again with my neck...
"Who are you looking for..."
Suddenly a deep voice suddenly appeared in my ears. I was so frightened that I trembled all over. I hurriedly looked back and saw a woman in white mourning clothes standing behind me, staring at me without blinking...
Her eyes were wide open, covered with bloodshot eyes, and her body exuded a faint fragrance.
I took a few deep breaths, quickly got out of the way, and stammered:
"I...I went home, but the door was blocked...by a wreath..."
The woman glanced sideways at my door, her expression suddenly changed, she forced a smile, and said slightly apologetically:
"I'm sorry, I thought no one lived there, so... I'm really sorry..."
As she spoke, she hurriedly moved the wreaths and funeral supplies away...
"Are you new here?" I asked in a low voice.
"Um…"
The woman responded without saying a word. I couldn't help but look back at her home, and then opened the door and went home as if nothing had happened.
After closing the door, I quietly put my ear to the door to hear what was going on outside, but except for the winding sound of the opera, there was no movement outside. It felt like the woman outside the door was also
Put your ear to the door and listen to what's going on in my house...
I don't know if it was because of a guilty conscience that I deliberately made some noises, not only to reassure her, but also to reassure myself.
I turned on the light, burned three sticks of incense for my father, and kowtowed three times. Because I was really sleepy, I simply washed myself and fell asleep...
I didn't sleep well the whole night, and I would always wake up inexplicably. As soon as I opened my eyes, I would hear the sound of opera coming from next door and... a woman's cry...
Early the next morning, I was woken up by a knock on the door. I got up with difficulty, got dressed, and yelled angrily,
"Who is it?!"
"It's...me, the next-door neighbor."
I was stunned and hurriedly opened the door. I saw a woman with red eyes and a haggard face, standing timidly at the door with a bowl of dumplings in her hands. There was still a faint fragrance on her body. I grabbed my disheveled hair and said,
"What's with you?"
"I...I'm here to apologize to you. I'm really sorry. You can eat this bowl of dumplings..."
"No... no need, it's no big deal."
"Are you feeling unlucky?" The woman looked at me.
"That's not what I meant." Maybe it was because I hadn't woken up yet, but I felt like my head was confused and I didn't know how to explain it to her.
"Then let's eat. There is a custom in our hometown. It would be very unlucky if the rice given out to children when doing errands is returned..."
When I heard it, I said that this was my job, and if I didn't accept it, it would be unreasonable.
"In that case, thank you."
The woman smiled faintly and handed the dumpling over. I took it with both hands, but suddenly I saw that the woman's hand seemed a little strange. Just when I wanted to take a closer look, the woman had already turned around and returned to her home.
"Huh? Why is it so weird?"
I put the dumplings on the table and banged my head thinking for a long time, but I couldn't figure out what was strange.
At this moment, the phone suddenly rang. I picked it up and saw that it was Yan Shiting calling.
"Hey, Shi Ting..."
"Xiao Yu, there is something new about the Tianyu Building auction." Yan Shiting's tone was a little excited.
"What's new?"
"Uncle Qin has changed the rules of this year's auction. No invitations are required. All celebrities from Jiangcheng can participate. It will be an unprecedented event!"
"Ah?! Why?"
"I don't know either, but I always feel that the change in the rules must be inextricably related to you and that White House Nan. Uncle Qin also said that he would specially invite some of the experts in your circle as guests..."
After hanging up the phone, my mind went blank. I really couldn't figure out what Qin Jiu's purpose was, but no matter what, White House South was my goal, and the rest was unimportant to me!
