Chapter 4: Strange Sounds 4. The identity of the elderly
Wu Yu had questions all night long. Who was this old man? Why did he live here? Why did people outside say that this old house had been abandoned for a long time? Wu Yu felt that everything was becoming more and more mysterious. Perhaps there were many mysteries in the world that could not be solved.
Wu Yu was sleeping when his cell phone suddenly rang. It was Jay Chou's annoying voice. He opened his eyes and saw that it was Yunyun calling. He looked around but didn't see Yunyun. He answered the call in confusion. It turned out that Yunyun had gone out to buy breakfast. She asked him if he had gotten up and what he wanted to eat. Wu Yu said without thinking, "I like whatever you buy." Yunyun said "hmm" and hung up.
Wu Yu got up and opened the door, only to find that the weather was still gloomy. Looking at the quiet courtyard, Wu Yu suddenly remembered that he had seen the old man last night, and thought that he should pay the rent to him, so he took out the money and walked towards the old man's room in the backyard.
Wu Yu pushed the door open and saw that the dim room was actually a kitchen. From the lack of dust inside, it was obvious that he lived in the backyard just as the old man said, but in which room did he live? Wu Yu came out with doubts and looked around, but found nothing. He shouted loudly: "Uncle - Uncle -". His voice echoed in the backyard, but no other voices were heard. Wu Yu was even more surprised. Could it be that he really saw a ghost again last night?
At this moment, a sound came, and he was startled. He listened carefully and found that it was the ringing of the cell phone. He thought it was Yunyun calling, and wanted to blame her for calling again, but when he took it out, it turned out to be an unfamiliar number . He answered it in confusion, and it turned out to be the photo studio calling, saying that the photos had been developed and asked him to come over. Wu Yu responded with a "hmm" and hung up.
Wu Yu came out of the old house in confusion, wondering how the photo studio had his phone number. Suddenly, he almost bumped into something head-on. He was startled and saw that it was Yunyun. Yunyun looked at him with a smile, holding breakfast in her hands.
Seeing Wu Yu's dazed look, Yunyun asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you? Where are you going?"
"The photo studio called, I'll be back in a while, just wait for me in the room." Wu Yu didn't actually tell her the truth about the girl in the red cheongsam. He saw Yunyun still wearing the red cheongsam, and suddenly thought of the girl in the red cheongsam. He suddenly felt that Yunyun and the girl both such delicate features, and they seemed to be similar. He was a little surprised, but thought that it might be because he had fallen in love with the girl and had such an illusion.
"What kind of photo is this? Why in such a hurry?" Yunyun looked at him puzzled.
"Just some water town scenery..." Wu Yu kissed Yunyun's little face perfunctorily, then walked towards the alley where wisteria flowers were scattered all over the ground.
Wu Yu went out to the street and passed by the Xishi Umbrella Shop. He stopped, looked inside the shop, and saw Xiaoqing cleaning. He hesitated for a moment and then walked in.
Xiao Qing looked up and saw that it was Wu Yu. Two dimples appeared on her fair face and she smiled, "Brother, you're here so early!"
Wu Yu was attracted by her smile and couldn't help but smile and said, "Didn't Xiaoqing open her crotch earlier?"
"It's still early. It's late today."
"Really? Yes, Xiaoqing, Xiaoxue is your sister, right?"
"How did you know, brother? Do you know my sister?" Xiao Qing stopped the work in her hands and looked at Wu Yu in surprise.
"Yeah. Your sister also told me about the Xishi umbrella."
Xiaoqing was startled, her face instantly turned red, and she smiled and said, "My sister just talks a lot."
"Why did Xiaoqing sell the Xi Shi umbrella? Isn't Xiaoqing afraid of being blamed by her deceased grandmother?" Wu Yu asked this because he wanted to find out the real secret behind the Xi Shi umbrella.
"Grandma won't do that, even though that Xi Shi umbrella has been with her for many years ..." Xiaoqing murmured to herself.
Wu Yu thought that if the legend was true, then Xiao Qing's grandmother must be related to the Xishi Umbrella and the ancient house, so who was her grandmother? When Wu Yu thought about this, he was even more suspicious of the ancient house.
"In fact, I am not afraid to tell you that the sister you call me and I have been living in the old house since we came to Wuzhen. We came here to find out about the mysterious death of my colleague Su Wei two years ago. But after we lived in the old house, we found that the old man who brought us into the house was very mysterious. He always appeared and disappeared mysteriously. We didn't know whether he was a human or a ghost."
After hearing this, Xiao Qing became even more panicked and lowered her voice to ask Wu Yu: "Brother, do you believe that there are ghosts in this world?"
Wu Yu shook his head in surprise.
"Actually..." Xiao Qing hesitated to speak.
Wu Yu felt that Xiao Qing knew the truth, so he said, "You must know the mysterious identity of that old man. Would you like to tell me?"
"This... Actually, I can't tell you, because my grandmother always told me and my sister before she passed away that we can't tell the secret of the old house to others, because once the secret is revealed, the consequences will be disastrous, so don't force me, big brother."
After hearing this, Wu Yu was so shocked that he was speechless for a long time. He thought, Xiao Qing clearly knew the truth, why couldn't she tell him? What secrets were hidden in the old house?
Wu Yu thought that since Xiaoqing couldn't tell him the truth, she must be in some pain, so he stopped asking her and walked towards the photo studio with doubts.
