"Our community is an old community. There is no elevator. Many brothers and sisters who cannot afford to rent a house in the city center live here. It is already very late when they come home from get off work. First, when someone came home late at night, they heard The sound of hitting a ball could be heard on the steps.
"If only one or two residents came to react to us, they might not attract our attention, but then whenever someone walked in the corridor in the middle of the night, they would hear the sound, and we began to become suspicious.
"According to their description, when residents climb the stairs, after climbing to the second floor, they will hear the sound of hitting a ball on the steps above their heads, as if there is a person hitting a ball on the steps of a floor higher than themselves.
Similarly, when the residents moved around, the sound also moved, and it was always one floor higher than the residents' position. Some residents once ran up to see what the sound was, but no matter how fast they ran up, they would not hear it until they ran up.
Then the sound went up again."
"Do residents only hear this sound when they are walking alone, or can they hear it no matter how many people there are when they go upstairs late at night?" asked the Taoist priest.
"You can only hear it if you are walking alone." The young man walked to a fork in the road and stretched out his hand to point the two of them in the right direction. "After hearing about this, my mother and I went to the corridor and tried it once, but we heard nothing. But then...
Don’t tell me, mom, I secretly went there once and really heard it!”
"Your mother is..."
"My mother is the administrator of this community," the young man turned around and smiled, "This community is old and the property and other things have long been gone. Now my mother is the only one who manages it, so the residents tell my mother anything they have to do.
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Xiaolan said in admiration, "That's not easy. It looks so big here... Can the sound of hitting the ball be heard only in Building 2, or can it be heard in every building?"
"Everyone can hear it," the young man nodded, "but the sound doesn't happen everywhere, there is still a certain pattern. For example, if the residents of Building 7 heard the sound tonight, then it may only be in Building 7 in the past few days.
The residents in Building 6 can hear it, but the residents in other buildings cannot hear it. If the residents in Building 6 hear it the next day, then the sound will only be heard in Building 6 in the next few days."
"Is this change regular?"
The young man shook his head, "There is no pattern in the changes. Anyway, we haven't found the pattern yet. The number of days the sound appears in a building is uncertain, and we don't know where it will appear next time."
"Are we going to Building 2 where the accident happened now?"
Xiaolan stared at the building number and felt something was not right, so she asked tentatively.
"Don't worry, weird things happen at night," the boy smiled and pointed to the small house next to the entrance at the other end of the community. "I'll take you to meet my mother first. My mother knows more. I'll go to bed later."
Self-study, you guys talk to my mother."
"Late self-study?" Xiaolan blinked, "Are you a student?"
"I will take the college entrance examination next year," the young man said, "I can only take some time to help my mother..."
As they talked, several people came to the door of the small house. The small house was slightly larger than the ordinary duty room and looked like a miniature villa. The small house had a total of two floors, which expanded into a large living space in a limited space.
The area, house and surroundings are neatly tidied up, making it look exquisite and warm in this old and dilapidated community.
Xiaolan looked at the boy with envy, thinking that the boy's mother must be a gentle, beautiful and clever woman.
The boy opened the door to his house, and the bright light in the afternoon filled the small house through the large window. Just standing outside the door, Xiaolan felt the peaceful and peaceful atmosphere in the room.
Entering the door is a shoe cabinet separated by the entrance hall, with all kinds of slippers neatly stacked inside. Xiaolan and the Taoist follow the local customs, put on their shoes obediently, and walk into the entrance hall. In front of them is a small kitchen. Although the kitchen is small, it has all the necessary equipment.
, oven, wok, microwave, so many things are placed in this area of less than five square meters, and it doesn't feel messy and crowded at all.
Xiaolan was very convinced and emotional.
Knowing how to live is also a powerful ability.
Then I thought of myself who would even forget to eat as long as my partner was not around.
But I'm still young, Xiaolan comforted herself and hurriedly kept up with the young man and the Taoist priest.
"Mom! I brought the two masters." While the three of them were still in the kitchen, the boy shouted in the direction of the living room.
"Too fast! I haven't finished shaving yet!"
A rough and powerful roar came from the living room.
Xiaolan froze instantly.
It's dad, it's his dad.
After reacting, Xiaolan laughed self-deprecatingly and walked into the living room.
Facing you is a black and white photo hanging in the center of the living room.
In the photo, there is a man who looks kind and honest, smiling and looking very happy.
Under the photo frame are a vase of flowers and plates of fruit.
this……
"This is my dad," the young man's voice deepened. "My dad left four years ago. After that, only my mom was left to take care of everything in this community."
"Ah, my condolences." Xiaolan said stiffly.
That voice just now...
It's his uncle, he must be his uncle!
"Are you ready? Mom!" The boy shouted towards the side of the living room, which seemed to be the bathroom.
"Why are you urging me?" A figure appeared from the bathroom, "Please pour tea for the guests first!"
Xiaolan stayed on the spot.
A person whose gender is hard to tell at first glance walked out of the bathroom holding a towel. The person was huge and full of muscles. It looked like he could fit two of himself, if it weren't for the pink butterfly on his head.
Ending with headbands…
The man wiped the water on his face with a towel and raised his hand to them politely.
"Master, please sit down first! We will make tea for you right now!"
Xiaolan moved twice in confusion.
"Auntie...your house is so beautiful..."
"Oh! This little master is so cute!" The boy's mother saw a fair little girl still standing in the corner, and walked over directly, grabbed Xiaolan's hand and led her to sit on the sofa, "Master, little girl
Master, please sit down first! You’re welcome!”
The young man smiled naively and brought the tea cup. He had already changed into a neat school uniform. He said hello to the three of them, picked up his schoolbag and left home.
Xiaolan was slightly wary of this huge woman, but the moment she was held by her warm hands, a strange feeling suddenly appeared in her heart.
Then he followed the woman obediently and sat on the sofa.
Although she looks a little strange, she is a woman who can give people warmth.
Xiaolan seems to like her a little bit.
The woman watched her son's back disappear from the door, and the sound of the door closing sounded softly.
After confirming that her son had left, the bright smile on the woman's face disappeared.
"Hey..." the woman frowned and looked at the two of them sadly, "Two masters, please help me..."