When I walked to the entrance of the building, I heard someone shouting from a distance. When I looked back, I saw my sister Jiang Ying parking her car in the carport far away.
"Yue, do you have any coins in your pocket? Bring a few here!"
I happened to find some change while shopping for groceries, and there were several one-yuan steel coins in it.
"Second brother, you wait here, I will send it to the eldest sister." San Goupi Pianpidian took a few steel coins and went to show his courtesy to the eldest sister.
"Yo? Sangou, you're here!" The eldest sister took the steel bar next to the charging pile and stuffed it through the opening. This is to charge the eDonkey.
"Hey, I miss my eldest sister, come and see her." Sangou said with a flattering look on his face.
Jiang Ying chuckled: "Really? How have you been studying lately? Have you caused any trouble for my sister-in-law?"
"I can't! My sister-in-law always praises me for being sensible. If you don't believe me, just ask my sister-in-law." Sangou explained hurriedly.
Jiang Ying didn't interrogate him as much as Sangou imagined. The two of them talked and laughed as they approached Jiang Yue.
Seeing the large bags of ingredients at the door of the unit, Jiang Ying was startled: "Did you two go rob the bank? Where did you get the money to buy so many vegetables?"
"Let's talk about it when we go home." Jiang Yue had no intention of discussing family matters with his sister at the entrance of the corridor.
What's more, the person who delivered rice and noodles just arrived.
When I got home, I took the rice and noodles back to the house.
"Can we talk now?"
It can be seen that although her parents are away, Jiang Ying has not left her family tradition aside.
These big bags, including meat and vegetables, and more than a hundred kilograms of rice and noodles, must be hundreds or even thousands in size. Jiang Ying couldn't remember when he had given so much money.
"The money was given by my sister-in-law, totaling two thousand. I just spent more than seven hundred, and the rest is here."
"Okay, Jiang Yue! How dare you take it from my sister-in-law? It's not easy for my sister-in-law's family, you..."
"My sister-in-law secretly stuffed it into my bag. I was already on the way when I found it." Jiang Yue also knew that these two thousand dollars were very oppressive, but he couldn't dismiss his sister-in-law's feelings.
"Then you feel at ease?"
"Sister, this favor is my fault. I will repay my sister-in-law's favor in the future. Don't worry about it."
Jiang Yue spoke very slowly, and his eyes and expressions were as serious as an adult should be.
Jiang Ying, who was still chattering a lot, felt a little dazed when he saw his younger brother in front of him who was more than half a head taller than him.
The things to say and the human principles to be spoken seemed to suddenly become less important.
Brother, has he grown up?
Sangou took advantage of the opportunity and tried to smooth things over: "Sister, I testify that the second brother really didn't know about it beforehand. And you don't know my sister's character. If she goes back, I will feel like slapping her in the face."
Of course, Jiang Ying was not the kind of person who made trouble unreasonably. He nodded: "Help me wash the vegetables."
Kitchen work can be very efficient if there are enough people.
In just forty minutes, a dinner that was not too shabby was ready.
No one mentioned the two thousand yuan at the dinner table.
Jiang Ying asked some questions about the festival, and then talked about the shuttle bus.
In the original plan, Jiang Yue should have caught the bus yesterday. This is why Jiang Ying almost collapsed to the ground when he saw the news and frantically dialed Jiang Yue's phone number.
Jiang Yue and Sangou had a tacit understanding and didn't mention the fact that they almost got on the bus.
Then he talked about the strange disease that Sister He next door had. Jiang Ying sighed and felt very sad. At the same time, he was inevitably frightened. Is there such a terrible disease in the world? How many years older in an instant?
If this kind of thing happened to her, Jiang Ying simply couldn't even think about it.
"Sister, I have to go out tonight." Jiang Yue stood up and served a bowl of egg drop soup to his sister.
"Go ahead, I'm not a three-year-old child, do you still need to report this matter?"
Jiang Ying took the egg drop soup very helpfully. He didn't know if it was an illusion. He always felt that his brother had become a lot more mature after returning to his hometown.
"Second brother, will you take me there?" Sangou's eyes lit up.
"You are not allowed to bring oil bottles to class reunions." Jiang Yue refused ruthlessly.
"We're having a party after only two or three days of vacation? How inseparable are you?" Jiang Ying interrupted again.
"There is a classmate whose family is well off. Every year on his birthday, he invites a group of people to his house to get together."
"What a coquettish guy, do you have a mine at home?" Sangou was aggrieved when he heard that he was not responsible.
"There really are, I heard there are quite a few." Jiang Yue said deliberately.
"Where do you live?" Jiang Yue works as a real estate agent and likes to use real estate to judge his identity. This is considered an occupational disease.
"It's said to be the Daozi Lane villa area."
"Daozi Lane Villa?" Jiang Ying was really surprised when he heard this.
"That's really extraordinary! Daozi Lane is full of villas. The market value of any villa there is eight figures at worst, and it's a big eight figures. I heard that the place is not rich.
People can live in it."
Daozi Lane, villa area, these information are all correct.
"Is that place awesome?"
"I can't say whether it's awesome or not. Anyway, I haven't entered the gate of that place in these years. I heard that only one set has been sold in the past ten years. I don't know the specific transaction price."
"It is said that most of the people who can live there are not locals. Even high-ranking officials in Star City may not be qualified to live there. Anyway, this is the rumor. Who knows for sure?"
"Of course, maybe it's the agency that spread the word, deliberately creating a sense of mystery in order to raise housing prices."
"Sister, you won't just do it, right?" Jiang Yue said with a smile.
Jiang Ying rolled her eyes at him: "This is all the boss's business. We, the young employees, cannot afford to worry about it."
"By the way, which building does your classmate live in? Next time I have a chance to pass by there, I'll take a look."
"Uh... I didn't listen carefully. It seems to be No. 17, or Building 9?"
"Number 9?" Jiang Ying looked a little strange.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with No. 9?" Jiang Yue asked pretending to be surprised.
"It can't be No. 9, right? The outside world may not know about Villa No. 9 in Daozi Lane, but we in the agency industry have actually heard some rumors. It is said that the house is not clean." Jiang Ying sounded a little reserved.
"Not clean?"
"It's not that it hasn't been cleaned. It's said that there are dirty things inside, and it may be a haunted house. But no one has confirmed it. Just listen to it at home, and don't spread rumors outside."
"No way? Since it has not been confirmed, how can we say it is a haunted house? There is no smoke without fire."
"The rumor is that two thieves broke into Daozi Lane a few years ago. They had already targeted Villa No. 9. They investigated for half a month in advance and determined that no one would live there for a long time, so they decided to take action."
"That night they found Villa No. 9 and tried their best to open the anti-theft lock. So they tried to pry the window instead. It looked like a normal solid wood window, but they couldn't pry it open."
"Just when they were sweating profusely, all the lights in the room suddenly turned on. The room was full of bats, rushing towards the window like a rising tide, hitting the glass with a creaking sound, and there were also various sounds in the room.
A strange laughing sound..."
"The two thieves were so frightened that they were paralyzed on the spot. It is said that they peed their pants and could not walk. They took the initiative to call the police."
The thief was so frightened that he called the police. This sounds really scary.
"I heard that the next day, the police went to the scene to investigate, and looked inside through the glass. The house was neat and tidy, and there were no bats at all. Of course, this matter was spread among small circles. What really happened at that time
I’m afraid only the person involved knows what exactly happened.”
"That's really a strange thing. Come on, sister, you drink water." Sangou was actually not interested in the Daozi Lane villa at all, but this did not affect his attentiveness and flattery.
Jiang Ying's throat was really dry, so she took a sip.
"Just listen to these things. Don't make blind inquiries when you go to other people's homes."
"Sister, do I look that stupid?" Jiang Yue said with a smile.
After hastily grabbing half a bowl of rice, Jiang Yue put down the bowl, changed into casual clothes, and went out.
Sangou looked at Jiang Yue going out with a frustrated look on his face.
"Sangou, sister will take you out for a walk later." After all, Jiang Ying also cared about this little cousin in his heart.
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At the entrance of the Daozi Lane villa area, Jiang Yue opened the taxi door and got out of the car.
The Daozixiang villa area is actually more like a resort that provides peace and tranquility in the midst of the hustle and bustle.
More than one hundred villas appear extremely high-end and luxurious in a garden with a total area of nearly a thousand acres.
This villa area is an ancient building with a long history, and for some reason it has been preserved to this day. In today's market where every inch of land is at a premium, such luxury is unimaginable.
Even if the market price is eight figures for a building, it is definitely not enough, and the land price is too high.
In ordinary residential areas, the access control at the door blocks cars but not people.
Daozixiang villa area is obviously not an ordinary community.
In addition, Jiang Yue is carrying a backpack and a peaked cap on his forehead, which makes people feel uneasy no matter how he looks at it.
This security team is extremely well-educated. Regardless of right or wrong, they all salute first.
Be courteous first and then fight, so that people can't be harassed.
"Are you the owner, or are you looking for someone?"
Jiang Yue looked at the opponent's posture. It was obvious that he was a soldier who had undergone strict military training. He didn't know whether he was on active duty or retired.
But no matter what, Jiang Yue has always maintained deep respect for soldiers.
"I am neither the owner nor looking for anyone. An elder owns a villa here and asked me to take care of it when I have time."
"Excuse me, what building number is it?"
"Number 9." Jiang Yue didn't want to end up using a thousand lies to cover up one lie, so he simply told the truth.
No.9?
The security team all looked at each other, their expressions suddenly very vivid.
After all, it was the security captain who responded quickly and said hurriedly: "Sir, our community provides shuttle bus service. Do you want it?"
"No, I'll walk around by myself." When he came back for the first time, Jiang Yue wanted to get familiar with the place.
Jiang Yue originally thought that he would have to put in a lot of effort before he could let him in, and he was even prepared not to let him in.
Unexpectedly, the other party happily let me go.
Not only did they let him go, the security team was also very dedicated and saluted Jiang Yue's back until he walked away.
"Captain Wang, this guy looks a bit sneaky."
"Looking at what he's wearing, he doesn't look like someone who can have a relationship with the owner of the Daozi Lane villa?"
The captain's surname is Wang. He is a man in his thirties with thick eyebrows and big eyes. His eyebrows have the perseverance and composure of a soldier, and at the same time he has the stability and discipline of his age.
"Don't forget our disciplines. First, don't judge books by their appearance; second, don't conflict with owners; third, don't point fingers at owners!"
Captain Wang said seriously.
Although he was also surprised and doubtful, discipline is discipline.
Villa No. 9 is one of the most mysterious villas in the villa area.
A death order has been issued from above. Anyone who has anything to do with these villas must take it seriously. They must not be disrespected, let alone offended.
This is why they didn't stop Jiang Yue even though he looked suspicious.