Chapter 23 That mother-in-law doesn't seem to be human
"The Feng Shui pattern of the house is not bad. The air flow is steady and slow, gathering but not dispersing. From Xiao Yu's appearance, the Qi and blood are flowing smoothly and it doesn't look like it's messing with something unclean. On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, why don't you open your heavenly eyes and take a closer look.
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From the moment I entered the gate of this old building, I began to observe the layout of the house. The buildings in the entire residential area are typically facing north and south, with a square layout. They were generally designed based on drawings used for military construction in the early years. After entering the door, the layout of the rooms is reasonable.
The kitchen, bathroom, living room, bedroom, and balcony seem to correspond to the five elements. The lighting time is not too much or too little, and the air flow is stable and comfortable. Although it is close to the station, people who live here should have good sleep quality and be less likely to get sick.
Chujiu walked around the room and sat back on the sofa:
"Guo Guo, don't talk about resentment, even the filthy air is not too strong, unless!"
"Unless what?"
"Nothing, it's impossible! This house is cleaner than a newly built house in a sense! The girl's room smells good, unlike our dormitory which only smells of smelly socks!"
Chujiu may have thought of the smell of smelly socks in the dormitory, and made a disgusted expression on his face.
"Come and drink orange water, be careful! It's hot!" Xiaoyu put two small and exquisite glasses on the coffee table in front of us.
"Sister, what is orange water?" Chujiu stared at the orange water in the cup.
"It's orange-flavored water, just like eating an orange."
As soon as Xiaoyu finished speaking, Chujiu picked up the steaming cup of water and blew on it while saying:
"Sister, Guo Guo and I just checked and there is no dirt around this house!"
"It's impossible! I saw it with my own eyes! I'd better tell you in detail!"
What Xiaoyu said in detail actually started after we parted ways on the train.
After getting off the train, Xiaoyu met with other colleagues and rushed to another city without stopping. There was a new medical experimental project there. Although Xiaoyu was only a nurse in the First Hospital, her other identity was
She is the scientific research assistant of her university tutor, the vice president of the First Hospital! In many cases, her cooperation with her tutor is more tacit than that of other doctors. Therefore, important medical experimental tutors always let her participate in research projects together.
Xiaoyu didn't tell us the specific research projects, but just mentioned that they signed a confidentiality agreement. They are all medical research projects that benefit the country and the people. The country's breakthroughs in medical technology are inseparable from the relationship between them and scientific researchers.
In about a week, new breakthroughs were made in the project results. Other medical experts needed to stay and continue to study the next project. The experimental report was sent back to the hospital by Xiaoyu, who also had to be on duty for a period of time for the instructor. This community health center is her
The usual office space of the tutor. According to her tutor, this place is not like a big hospital, there are not so many things to bother her and she has enough time to think about the project.
This old house is the residence of the doctors of the health center and their families. It is said that it used to be a house of the army. Now this room belongs to her mentor, but her mentor has never lived there, so she simply tidied it up and added some living expenses.
supplies, and moved in. After all, it is very close to work and very convenient.
For more than a month, maybe it's because of her career or maybe it's because Xiaoyu has a sweet appearance and is very polite. She greets everyone when she meets her. Basically, the business owners in this building and alleys know her. She usually goes there when she has a cold or something.
The health center designated Xiaoyu to get medicine.
There was an old woman among them, whom she had met three times in total. Xiaoyu remembered it so clearly because she was the only one who ignored Xiaoyu when he said hello. Her expression was particularly strange, and she felt eerie when she smiled.
Forest.
This old woman lived in another building next to Xiaoyu. The first time I met her was when Xiaoyu had just moved in. She had just come downstairs from work in the morning and met her in the yard. The old woman must have gone to the vegetable stall at the door to buy something.
When she came back from cooking, her legs and feet were weak due to her old age, and the road was in disrepair and the road was full of potholes. The old woman had to walk very hard, and it took her a long time to move a step. Xiaoyu was worried that she would fall and ran over to help the old woman's arm. She was originally low.
The old woman who was walking with her head down stopped, slowly raised her head little by little, and turned her head little by little. This action for a normal person only takes a second or two, but it took the old woman more than a minute.
, it feels like the neck shakes every time it turns a little, which is a very laborious thing. Xiaoyu said it feels like the gears of a machine without lubricant.
The old woman turned her head and smiled at Xiao Yu. This smile almost made Xiao Yu collapse. One corner of the old woman's mouth was raised, but there was no expression on the other corner of her mouth or on her face. Then she raised her finger and pointed at the entrance to the stairs not far away.
, Xiaoyu just supported the old woman to walk there, and walked for several minutes even though the distance was less than ten meters. When they got near the stairs, the old woman broke away from Xiaoyu's hand and pointed to the courtyard gate to indicate that Xiaoyu could leave.
The second time I met the old lady was when she was returning from overtime work one night. It was completely dark. The street lights in the courtyard of the residential building were broken in those days. Fortunately, Xiaoyu brought a flashlight when she left the health center. The soft light of the flashlight shone in the darkness.
It didn't play much role in the yard, it just illuminated a little distance. Xiaoyu quickened his pace and walked towards the stairs.
When she was about to enter the stairs, the flashlight followed Xiaoyu's arms and shone on the stone table in the yard where she usually enjoyed the shade. A black figure with a slightly hunched back was facing her flashlight. Xiaoyu shouted to her mother-in-law, "Why don't you go home so late?"
?The old woman sat there motionless, seemingly not hearing Xiao Yu’s question at all.
"Sister, I've finished drinking the orange water!" Chujiu interrupted Xiao Yu's narration. After Xiao Yu added a glass of water for Chu Jiu, he looked in the direction of the balcony of the living room and his body trembled inadvertently:
"I didn't know until last night that the mother-in-law actually lived in that room!"
Not far from the balcony is another building with the same structure. You can clearly see a set of red solid wood tables and chairs in the living room opposite.
"I suspect that the old woman is not a human at all. I asked my colleagues who live here in the hospital, and they have never seen such a person at all." Xiaoyu said in a low voice, trying hard not to look in the direction of the balcony.
There really is something terrible there.
Xiaoyu was originally sitting on the other end of the coffee table. After taking a look at the balcony, she moved to the sofa and leaned towards us, as if this way she would feel safe enough to talk about what was going to happen next.