Monument of Life and Death

  Chapter 177 Community

"Our community is an old community. There is no elevator. Many older brothers and sisters who can't afford to rent a house in the city center live here. When they come home from get off work, it is already late. At first, when someone came home late at night, they heard The sound of a ball hitting from the steps.

  "If only one or two residents came to respond to us, it might not have attracted our attention, but then as long as someone walked in the corridor in the middle of the night, we would hear the sound, and we began to doubt.

"Listening to their description, when residents climb the stairs, after they climb to the second floor, they will hear the sound of a ball beating from the steps above their heads, just like a person is shooting a ball on a floor step higher than themselves. Similarly, when the residents walked, the sound was also moving, and it was always one floor higher than the position of the residents. Some residents ran up to see what the sound was, but no matter how fast they were, they waited until they ran up. Then the sound went up again."

  "Does the residents only hear this sound when they are alone, or no matter how many people, they can hear it as long as they go upstairs late at night?" the Taoist asked.

"Only walking alone can hear it," the boy walked to a fork in the road and reached out to signal the two in the right direction. "After hearing about this, my mother and I went to the corridor to try it once, but didn't hear anything, but then... Don't tell me mother, I secretly went there once myself, and I really heard it!"

  "Your mother is..."

"My mother is the administrator of this community," the boy turned around and smiled. "This community is old, and the property and other things are gone for a long time. Now only my mother manages this area, so the residents talk to my mother about everything. ."

  Xiaolan said in admiration, "That's not easy, it looks so big...Is the sound of playing the ball can only be heard in Building 2, or can it be heard in every building?"

"It can be heard," the boy nodded, "but the voice is not everywhere, it is still regular. For example, if the residents of Building No. 7 heard that voice tonight, there may be only Building No. 7 in the past few days. Residents in can hear it, but the residents in other buildings cannot hear it. If the residents in Building 6 hear it the next day, 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 have not found a pattern. The number of days the sound appears in a building is uncertain, and I don’t know where it will appear next time."

  "Are we going to the second building where the accident happened now?"

   Xiaolan stared at the building number, feeling something was wrong, so she asked tentatively.

"Don't worry, strange 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 will show you my mother first. My mother will learn more about it. I will go tonight later. Self-study, you can talk to my mother."

  "Studying late?" Xiaolan blinked, "Are you a student?"

   "I'm going to take the college entrance examination next year," the boy said, "I can only find time to help my mother a little bit..."

Several people said that they came to the door of the small house. The small house is slightly larger than the ordinary duty room. It looks like a miniature version of the small villa. The small house has two floors, which expands to a large living space in the case of limited space. The area, the house and the surroundings are neatly cleaned up, and it looks exquisite and warm in this old and dilapidated community.

   Xiaolan looked at the boy enviously, thinking that the boy’s mother must be a gentle, beautiful and ingenious woman.

  The young man opened the door. In the afternoon, the bright light filled the hut through the large window. Just standing outside the door, Xiaolan could feel the peaceful and tranquil atmosphere in the room.

Entering the door is a shoe cabinet separated by the hallway. All kinds of slippers are neatly coded inside. Xiaolan and Daochang go to the countryside to follow the customs, cleverly put on their shoes, walk into the hallway, facing a small kitchen, although the kitchen is small and has all the internal organs. , Ovens, woks, microwave ovens, so many things are placed in this area of ​​less than five square meters, there is no sense of messy and crowded.

  Xiaolan is very convinced, very emotional.

  Being able to live is also a great ability.

  I remembered myself again as long as my partner was not there, I would forget myself even after eating.

  But I’m still young, Xiaolan comforted herself, and hurriedly followed the steps of the teenager and Taoist leader.

   "Mom! I brought the two masters." When the three were still in the kitchen, the boy shouted in the direction of the living room.

   "Too fast! I haven't finished scraping yet!"

  There was a rough and majestic roar in the living room.

   Xiaolan froze instantly.

  It's father, it's his father.

   Xiaolan, who had reacted, smiled self-deprecatingly, and walked into the living room.

  On the face is a black and white photo hanging in the center of the living room.

  In the photo is a man who looks kind and honest, smiling and very happy.

  A bottle of flowers and a few plates of fruits are placed under the photo frame.

This……

   "This is my dad," the boy said in a low voice, "My dad left four years ago, and after that, my mom is the only one to take care of everything in this community."

   "Ah, sorrow." Xiaolan said stiffly.

  The sound just now...

  Is the eldest uncle, it must be his eldest uncle!

   "Alright? Mom!" The boy shouted in the direction that seemed to be the bathroom beside the living room.

   "Hurry up!" A figure appeared from the bathroom in response, "Pour tea for the guest first!"

  Xiaolan was stunned in place.

A person who is hard to tell the gender at first glance came out of the bathroom holding a towel. The figure was huge, full of muscles, and seemed to be able to hold two of himself, if not the pink butterfly on the top of his head. End the headband...

  The man wiped the water drops on his face with a towel, and raised his hand politely to them.

  "Master, take a seat first! We will make tea for you!"

   Xiaolan moved twice at a loss.

  "Auntie...your house is so beautiful..."

"Oh! This little master is so cute!" Seeing a little white girl still standing in the corner, the teenager's mother walked over and grabbed Xiaolan's hand and led her to sit on the sofa. "Master, Xiao Master first sit down! You are welcome!"

  The young man smiled melanly and brought a cup of tea. He had put on a neat school uniform. The young man and the three greeted them and lifted their schoolbags and left home.

   Xiaolan herself had a trace of defense against this huge woman, but the moment she was held by her big warm hands, a strange feeling suddenly appeared in her heart.

After   , she sat on the sofa with the woman obediently.

  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 disappear from the door, and the sound of closing the door rang slightly.

   confirmed the son to leave, the bright smile on the woman's face disappeared.

   "Hey..." The woman frowned, looking sadly at the two of them, "Two masters, please help me..."

  (End of this chapter)