Trafford’s Trading Club

Because of work, Luo Qiu's father settled in the city where he lived early. However, due to the remaining systems of some towns and unclear reasons in the countryside, Luo Qiu's family's house in his hometown has always remained.

It was a rather old brick two-story hut. The left rear and back were simply cemented, and then the front side was covered with small square tiles.

Next to it are the kind of mud houses called Lao She. As for the newly built houses in the village, they are on the other side of the village road facing these old houses.

The young and the old are separated by a road of time, not far away, but facing each other.

The old man insisted on living back in his old house.

Late autumn passed early and the weather turned cold. The adults had no choice but to buy some small heaters. They didn't want to really get rid of the cold. They just thought it would be a good thing to get rid of the moisture in the old house.

When Luo Qiu saw this grandma, she was half asleep, drinking rice soup fed by her relatives. This is what the elderly can currently eat.

The person feeding the old man should be Uncle Luo Qiu's wife. The aunt said in front of the old man that Luo Qiu was back.

The old man didn't respond, he just bumbled and didn't know what to say. He thought he wanted to eat more.

Luo Qiu's cousin was smoking a cigarette outside the room door, looking very tired. "Luo Qiu, you saw it too. She doesn't even recognize anyone now. The doctor said that there are only a few days left, maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow." , even suddenly..."

He did not finish his words, but took a strong drag on the cigarette that had been burned to the end, almost burning to the filter, then threw it down, then lit a new one, looked at Luo Qiu and said: "If you want to go in and meet me, then go in. If you're tired, you can rest first."

Luo Qiu nodded and walked into the room.

He called this grandma Grandma Xiaochun... His aunt made way for him, and he took a look at the appearance of this grandma Xiaochun.

The aunt wiped the corners of Grandma Xiaochun's mouth with a handkerchief. She wanted to eat, but it seemed difficult to swallow. "Well, I actually had a gastrectomy a few years ago. I originally thought that the gastric cancer would be cured? But? It happened again within a few years, and now I have to spit it out after eating whatever I eat..."

Luo Qiu reached out and held Grandma Xiaochun's hand. It was as cold as a piece of ice, even a little stiff, "Grandma Xiaochun, I am Luo Qiu, do you still remember me?"

The internal organs of the body have been weakened to the extreme, and the life span has truly come to an end... The oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry, and the natural cycle is changing in the body of Grandma Xiaochun.

"She can't hear anything anymore." The cousin's wife shook her head beside her.

"I'll do it." Luo Qiu said softly, taking the bowl of rice soup from her hand.

"Don't dirty you, she will vomit." The aunt suddenly whispered.

But Grandma Xiaochun was able to swallow it this time. One bite at a time, he gradually became satisfied. The aunt looked at this scene with wonder. She couldn't remember how many times she had not seen the son of her husband's cousin.

Luo Zheng is also a very filial child, but he cannot do this kind of skill. The aunt subconsciously compared the two children of the same generation.

This room seemed to have become less dull unconsciously... Even though no one spoke, the feeling was different.

It feels like there is some magical child... The aunt thought subconsciously.

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"It's too late. Why don't you just rest at my house tonight?"

After the temporary visit, the aunt pointed to the new house across the village road and said to Luo Qiu: "You haven't lived in that house for a long time, and you can't clean it up at night. It won't be long these days, so you can just stay at my aunt's house." Okay, my family, it would be nice to chat."

Luo Qiu glanced at the new house opposite. In fact, the lights had been turned on early and he could see figures moving inside. I just didn't see anyone coming.

In this kind of village, every household closes its doors at night, and the light from the house is very bright, which can even illuminate the village road, but it is also very quiet.

Even if someone has a guard dog, the dog is just wandering around with his head down, or squatting on the ground, not knowing what he is looking at.

People in the countryside or old people say that dogs can see more things with their eyes than people.

He then said: "It's okay, I can do whatever I want."

"That's okay. If there's any inconvenience, just come and knock on the door." Uncle Tang nodded directly at this moment, and then gave Luo Qiu a flashlight, "But the electric switch is broken and has never been repaired. This The electricity shouldn't work. The water should still work...otherwise you should stay at my uncle's house."

"I'm not afraid of the dark." Luo Qiu smiled.

"It's not about black, it's..." The aunt hesitated to speak, but was glared at by her cousin.

But the aunt's words ended with this, and the cousin could only stare, and then said helplessly in front of Luo Qiu: "Your house is said to be a bit unclean."

"I haven't lived there for so long, so naturally it's not clean. This is not normal." Luo Qiu smiled.

"That's not it!" My uncle lowered his voice, "They say it's haunted!"

"Where is the switch? I kind of forgot." Luo Qiu suddenly asked.

The uncle was stunned for a moment, and the flashlight shone over, right under the eaves of the house. Luo Qiu walked over, opened the cover, and pushed up the switch. The small light bulb in front of the house lit up immediately.

"It's strange. It's obviously broken, isn't it?" The uncle glanced at his wife in surprise, frowned and said, "I tried, but it can't be beaten at all?"

Luo Qiu then said: "If there is light, it should be clean."

"Okay then..." My cousin and aunt didn't continue to force themselves.

In their view, children like Luo Qiu who grew up in big cities naturally don't believe anything they say... Of course, they don't actually believe in these things.

It's just that fear is born, and as time goes by, there will always be taboos about certain things... Besides, the village is really quiet.

They quickly returned to Grandma Xiaochun's house, opened the door and walked in. They walked a little fast and closed the door a little fast.

Luo Qiu shook his head, opened the door, and called Ren Ziling.

Ren Ziling asked with concern: "How is it! Did your relatives bully you? I remember that you had an uncle in your family who was very rude and spoke very unpleasantly!"

Luo Qiu said: "What other strange things have you imagined?"

"Tsk, conscience is like a dog's lungs." Ren Ziling muttered, then said: "By the way, what happened to Grandma Xiaochun back home?"

Luo Qiu opened the door and turned on the light while talking: "It's almost done. I heard it only happened in the past two days."

"Life and death are impermanent." Ren Ziling sighed.

Luo Qiu said: "Why hasn't there been a power outage in the house here for so many years?"

Ren Ziling said casually: "Oh, when your dad was still alive, he was always paying the electricity bill. Anyway, no one lived there anymore, and the electricity bill wasn't consumed much, so I didn't stop. Hey, have you eaten yet?"

"After eating, let me clean up the room first. No more talk." He said while looking at the ceiling above his head.

Some very subtle sounds were coming from upstairs... probably inaudible to ordinary people.

"Okay, you can figure it out yourself. I'll be working overtime for a while before I leave."

"Well... don't eat instant noodles." Luo Qiu said the last thing and turned off the phone.

Luo Qiu closed the door behind him, but still stared at the ceiling above... Although the lights were turned on, there were a lot of cobwebs hanging in the house that had not been occupied for a long time.

Entering the door is the living room, and next to the living room is the staircase to the second floor.

When Luo Qiu climbed up the stairs and came upstairs, he also turned on the lights in the corridor here.

There are only three rooms upstairs, one is the house of his grandparents who passed away long ago, one is where his father lived when he was a child, and the other is for storing sundries.

At the end is the utility room. Judging from the sounds that can be heard downstairs, the location is in this room at the end.

Luo Qiu walked to the door of the utility room and put his hand on the lock of the room. He didn't seem to intend to twist it, but just stopped here.

The lights in this corridor may have been out of use for too long, perhaps due to poor contact. At this time, they flickered and flickered, not suddenly cutting off, but flickering on and off, and making a sizzling sound of electricity.

After a while, Luo Qiu withdrew his hand and did not go to open the door directly. He just knocked gently on the door, dong dong, dong dong.

Boom boom.

The door lock of the room suddenly turned, and only a squeaking sound was heard, and the door opened a small gap... 8