The calico cat's four paws were pressed tightly to the ground, and every piece of its flesh pad was blooming. It was biting a weed with its mouth and trying to pull it out in one direction.
"puff……"
The weeds growing in the cracks between the flagstones were pulled out.
The calico cat quickly stabilized its body and avoided being thrown. Then it dragged the weed and carried it to the door.
There is a small pile of weeds here, about a dozen or so.
Next to it is a pile of large ones, half as high as a person.
The calico cat stopped, turned to look at Song You who was bending down not far away, and then looked at the huge gap between the two piles of weeds. There was no expression on his small face, but he secretly envied the dexterity of humans, and then he immediately He ran back to continue his great work of pulling weeds.
Half an hour later, the courtyard became tidy.
"Miss Sanhua."
"Well?"
"Can I ask you to go to the roof and pull out the weeds on the tiles?" Song You almost stood at the door, stretched his neck and looked at the roof. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to let go of the tiles, even though the people have "home" It is believed that it is unlucky.
But they are really beautiful.
"Miss Sanhua, please remember not to pull out those vases that look like flowers."
"knew."
The calico cat climbed onto the roof in two or three seconds.
The tiles jingled for a moment.
Seeing that this courtyard became more and more like a place for people to live in through the efforts of himself and Sanhua Empress, Song You felt very good even if it was a rented house.
Then he cut down the random bamboos and pruned the plum branches, which took about a whole morning.
The afternoon was spent buying various things.
Song You was not in a hurry to buy everything at once and make the whole yard look perfect to suit his living habits. Instead, he took Sanhua Empress to wander outside on the street. If he saw anything he needed, he would When I bought it back, I didn’t deliberately rack my brains about what I wanted to buy.
This actually took me an entire afternoon.
Coming and going all afternoon, the neighbors still looked at him strangely. Song You wanted to find out what happened in this yard, so that he could learn more about his future residence and the neighbors under the same roof, but he felt it was unnecessary as he got busy.
To someone else, a haunted yard might be scary; to him, it's just a little dirty.
Doesn't matter.
Before I knew it, it was dusk again.
Song You moved an old chair and sat in the yard, listening to the sound of bamboo leaves blowing in the wind and looking at the scattered cumulus clouds in the sky.
The calico cat was wandering in the yard and would say a few words to him from time to time, such as complaining that there were no mice in the yard or that the people next door also had cats. He would usually reply patiently and chat with him for a few words.
A day in this era is neither long nor short. Due to the lack of entertainment activities, Song You wakes up very early every day, but also goes to bed very early.
Compared with the life in the previous life, it has more mornings when the sky is just dawn, and I can feel that the day in the early morning is extremely complete. But in comparison, it lacks many nights that just start after dark.
It feels pretty good once you get used to it.
Gradually, the clouds above the head were turned into golden yellow by dusk, and soon they were dyed pink. However, the pink color only lasted for a short time, and the clouds turned into dark gray like burning ashes. The pure sky seemed to remind Song You of the era he was in.
"It's getting dark..."
The light in the courtyard gradually dimmed.
Song You felt a gust of wind, with a cold breath spreading from the direction of the bamboo forest. He turned around and saw that there seemed to be a blurry shadow, which he couldn't see clearly.
At the same time, the calico cat ran over and stopped in front of Song You, looking left and right warily.
"Is Sanhua Empress protecting me?"
The calico cat said nothing, and continued to look left and right.
There are shadows flickering among the bamboo shadows.
Song You looked carefully and saw that someone was dancing.
Ornamental bamboo grows against a white wall. When the light dims, it is difficult to tell whether it is bamboo or bamboo shadow on the white wall. Another figure appeared and disappeared among the bamboo shadows. The white wall seemed to have become the background of her performance. Every time I saw her figure, she acted differently, and she was as light as a crane, as free and casual as she was.
Rent a cheap house and have a song and dance performance.
It's quite worthwhile if you think about it.
Until the dance ends.
Song You then stood up and saluted the other party again: "Since the lady has become a ghost, why do you still stay in the Yang house? But is there anything hidden or something that you never forget?"
No one replied, just like yesterday.
Song You thought for a while before he understood——
She may be obsessed with it, and being able to linger is the ultimate, but she no longer retains all the memories and wisdom before her. This kind of ghost has a very low IQ. If it is an evil ghost, it is a spirit that can only harm people. If it does not harm people, it is difficult to communicate with them and will only do things based on their hobbies and habits during life.
That's all, just don't disturb each other.
Song You stretched himself, and when his ghost had dissipated, he looked at the calico cat at his feet and suddenly asked:
"Miss Sanhua."
The calico cat suddenly turned his head when he heard the shout:
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"Are you originally a domestic cat or a wild cat?"
"Why ask?"
"I suddenly wanted to ask."
"Not a house cat anyway."
"Is it a wild cat?"
"I have mom's."
"Then what?"
"starving."
"I see."
The wild cats mentioned here do not refer to wild cat breeds, but to stray cats, cats without owners.
Sanhua Niangniang is obviously not a wild cat breed. It is a calico cat with long-haired cat blood. It is exquisite and beautiful. According to it, its mother is probably a domestic cat that has been away from her owner. A kitten's attitude towards people largely depends on the mother cat's words and deeds. Its mother is used to getting along with people, so it becomes close to people.
"I've always wanted to know how you became a sperm."
"It's so perfect."
"also……"
Song You shook his head and didn't bother too much. He just thought about it for a while and asked the Sanhua cat: "Then the Sanhua Empress should be a female cat, right?"
The calico cat immediately looked at him as if he were a fool.
"..."
Song You could only shake his head again and pretended that he had not asked.
After sitting in the yard for a while and listening to two pieces of music, there was nothing else to do, so Song You went back to his room to rest.
He had a hunch that maybe he would spend his nights like this for a long time in the future. Thinking of this, he had to thank the ghosts in this yard for adding some fun to the boring night.
…
A few days later.
Song You went out and bought an oil lamp, a pot of lamp oil, and also spent a huge sum of money to buy a book "Yu Di Ji Sheng".
"Yu Di Ji Sheng" is a popular travel guide book in the world. It records many scenic spots and their transportation routes, accommodation along the way, surrounding specialties and delicacies, etc. It also records some fairy mountains, famous waters, palaces and temples.
To help Song You temporarily observe the world.
When he got home, he saw a bunch of people sitting under the big tree next door. Some were enjoying the shade and some were playing chess. He couldn't help but stand over and take a look.
A few old people were playing chess.
Two people are below, and three or five people are watching.
A group of people were sitting not far away, chatting about trivial matters such as whose daughter was getting married and whose son couldn't find a wife.
In summer, mosquitoes are plentiful and poisonous. People here hold cattail fans, and the sound of cattail fans hitting their bodies can be heard at night.
Over the past few days, the attitude of the neighbors towards him has undergone visible changes.
At first, everyone was just watching the excitement and didn't think he could live here for a long time. They often discussed privately how many days he could last. But in the past few days, I have seen him coming in and out every day without any panic or fear. He looked like he had settled down here. Combined with the Taoist robe he wore when he first came here, many neighbors looked at him again. The look in his eyes showed more respect.
Song You watched for a while, and someone came to talk to him.
"Have you eaten tonight, little sir?"
Song You turned around and saw that it was the hostess of the house diagonally opposite. He vaguely remembered that the male host seemed to be from a public family.
"have eaten."
"This courtyard has not been rented out for several years. Even if someone comes to rent it, it will be canceled on the same day." The woman asked curiously, "The little gentleman hears the sound of this ghost singing every night when he lives here. It's really a little bit... Aren’t you afraid?”
As soon as these words came out, many eyes looked at Song You in the dim light of the evening.
Obviously everyone is interested in this topic.
Maybe in the past few years, this haunted yard has helped them spend a lot of boring tea and dinner. Everyone has been talking about it for a long time. This is the first time someone has lived in it for so many days, so it naturally adds a new topic to it.
But they saw Song You staring at the old man playing chess, smiling and saying, "Can't you all hear me?"
Sure enough, I’m not afraid!
Someone's heart trembled.
I thought he went to bed so early that he couldn't hear me.
Everyone, look at me and I look at you.
"We know that the ghost can't get out of this yard, not to mention that when no one lives in it, she only makes trouble once every three to five days." The woman said, "And we don't do anything bad on weekdays, and we are not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door at night. .”
"That's the truth."
Song You still stared at the old man playing chess.
The wooden chess pieces hit each other and make a crisp sound.
After people die, they become ghosts. Ghosts are naturally weaker than people. Ghosts that are stronger than people are already virtuous. Most ghosts are weaker than people. Even though many evil spirits harm people through deception and intimidation, a normal person who is not greedy or fearful has little need to be afraid of ghosts.
Song You even heard of a story about a strong man who met a ghost at night and bullied the ghost in turn.
At this time, I heard the woman ask again:
"Sir is a capable man. If so, why didn't you get rid of the ghost?"
"That's just a ray of remnant soul. Thanks to her, I was able to rent such a cheap yard. How can I repay kindness with hatred?" Song You turned around and smiled at the sister-in-law and saluted, "Besides, it's been a boring night with her here. , it’s a little more interesting.”
As soon as these words came out, many listeners immediately understood——
This young gentleman is not only truly unafraid, but also truly capable. Ghosts that ordinary people avoid are not worth mentioning in his opinion.
