He said this casually, but he didn't expect Nanjiang to seem to be interested in this topic, when did he get lost?
Just now, not for a while.Mingxia pointed in the direction where the hamster crawled away, and it squeezed out of the crack in the door by itself, as if it had been stricken.By the time I chased it out, it was gone.When I went out to look for it, didn't I see anything?
Nan Jiang seemed to ask casually, but his eyes were fixed on Ming Xia, as if he had discovered something remarkable from his words.Mingxia had palpitations, nothing special, but a bird flew past my head and scared me.Nan Jiang and the young girl exchanged a look that Ming Xia couldn't understand.For some reason, Ming Xia suddenly had a feeling that this man's seemingly casual question was not meaningless.Sure enough, Nanjiang asked again, did you see what the bird looked like?
Ming Xia shook his head, looking at the size of an adult owl.Also, its wings should be very strong.This description was too general, and Nan Jiang and the girl both showed a somewhat blank look on their faces.Still, the girl took a very careful note of what he said.Before going out, Nan Jiang patted him on the shoulder and said in a half-truthful tone: "I'll give you a piece of advice, young man."
In the evening, try not to wander around Huaxin Street.Ming Xia didn't understand what this person wanted to mean, because Tu Qing opened a shop here, he often came here to look for him, but he really rarely came over at night.Because Tu Qing also said that their side is the old city, and the security is not so good.But for some reason, Ming Xia just felt that Nanjiang's reminder did not mean public security.Ming Xia came out of his mind for a while, packed up his things, closed the door and locked it to get ready for sleep.Tu Qing's small shop is full of living creatures, usually there are people on duty, and the guest rooms are also very comfortable.When Ming Xia got into the bed, he still thought in his heart that he must take Nanjiang's brainless words and ask Tu Qing, after all, this is the opinion given by an official person, he won't say this to fool people, right?
When he seemed to be asleep, Ming Xia suddenly found that he couldn't remember what the two people who came to check the documents looked like.He remembered that he had looked at one of the men's papers and answered some questions.But for some reason, maybe he was so sleepy that he couldn't even remember it.Mingxia dreamed that he went out to find a hamster again.The little hamster, who didn't know whether to call Baby or Beibei, blinked his clever little round eyes, hid in the corner of the flower garden and hid with himself, and when he saw him coming, he turned and ran away, and if he couldn't find it, he would deliberately jump out and show his face, and then hide behind the canna and wait for him to find it.Mingxia ran after it funny, seeing that his hand was about to catch the hairy little body, suddenly a big bird fell from the sky, and two black iron claws grabbed the hamster.The hamster squeaked in panic, the big bird flapped its wings and soared into the air, and the air currents from the wingtips brushed Mingxia's cheeks, and Mingxia smelled a very strange fishy smell, a bit like the rotten fishy smell that had been deposited on the dock for many years.However, it was very light, as if the wind blew and dispersed.When Ming Xia woke up, he felt that the inexplicable smell still lingered on the tip of his nose.He suspected that he had been startled by the large bird that had passed over his head, otherwise how could he have had such a dream?
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and was about to lie down and go back to sleep, when he suddenly sat up again.He heard the sound of flapping wings outside the window.So close, he seemed to feel a slight stream of air brushing across his cheeks.Mingxia listened attentively to the movement outside.In the wee hours of the morning, it is the quietest time of the day.Except for the slight sound of the night breeze blowing through the treetops, there was not even the sound of cars passing by.Mingxia suspected that she had misheard or had a delusion due to the influence of her dreams.He comforted himself like this.But for some reason, he still broke out in a cold sweat.Maybe the man was right, he shouldn't have stayed here after dark.This place seems to be a bit wicked.As a local, I know a little bit about the history of the old town next summer.It is said that many, many years ago, when Yaozhou City was just a dilapidated village on the edge of the Yaojiang River, there was only one street in the village, Huaxin Street.There is a grocery store and a medical clinic on the street, which not only treats people, but also works as a veterinarian.Because of the doctor's excellent medical skills, many people bring patients (animals) to seek medical treatment.More people came, and the village gradually prospered.Later, it became Yaozhou City, and the original village became Yaoxi District of Yaozhou City, and Huaxin Street is still the same Huaxin Street.Because Yaoxi District has completely preserved many buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties, it is also known as the old city by the locals.In recent years, tourism has risen, and the city has proposed to develop the old city several times, but for some reason it has not been done.Fortunately, most of the buildings on Huaxin Street are blue brick structures, although the appearance is not very glamorous, but in terms of solidity, it is not a problem to live for another 180 years.Tu Qing's pet shop is located on East Street of Huaxin Street, and across the road is a square built in a renovation, a few years ago, and there is a stone statue called Mending Heaven on the square, which is said to have been designed by a famous sculptor at the time.However, Ming Xia has no artistic cells, and he can't see whether it is good or bad, but he just thinks that it is a bit scary to stand such a stone statue with a human body and a snake tail on the street.In addition to the stone statue of Nuwa, the square also has some feng shui exquisiteness.But it's been a long time, and Ming Xia can't remember where he heard it for a while.Because he had been disturbed by the sound of flapping wings all night, next summer got up early in the morning to find the bird's nest and tried to find out the culprit who disturbed his sleep.But he circled around the old building a few times, and he didn't find any suitable place for big birds to build nests, but there were a few swallow nests under the porch, but the movement in the middle of the night, I knew that it would not be from the little swallows.As for whether there is a bird's nest on the top floor, there is no way to determine next summer for the time being.Upstairs in the pet store is the residence where Tu Qing shares a house with others, Tu Qing is not there, and it is inconvenient for him to go up himself.When Ming Xia was walking downstairs, the owner of the bookstore next door came to work.This is a slightly old-fashioned-looking old man, fifty or sixty years old, tall, thin, wearing a pair of old-fashioned black-rimmed glasses, and a briefcase under his arm, looking like a retired old cadre who is about to go to a meeting.As soon as the old cadre saw Ming Xia, he took two steps back, and asked him with a surprised face, young man, where did you go in the middle of the night?
With such a taste, Ming Xia has been a beautiful child since he was a child, and he has never been disliked until he is in his twenties.Hearing this, he raised his arm and sniffed his arm, which seemed to have a faint fishy smell.The old man took two steps closer and sniffed it, frowned and said, "I still have some wormwood in my shop, you can take it and boil it in water to soak it."
As soon as Ming Xia wanted to excuse himself, he heard the old man add, fortunately, today is a sunny day and the sun is the best time to catch up with noon!
Chapter 3 came Ming Xia came back with a bag of dried wormwood, and saw a black second-hand SUV parked in front of the pet store, the front of the car was deflated, and there were several obvious scratches on the door.Mingxia looked into the store and saw Tu Qing squatting in front of the hamster cage with his unkempt hair eating pancakes, and while feeding himself, he tore the pancakes into small strips and fed them to the hamsters.Looking from the side, the frequency of one person and one rat chewing things is unexpectedly synchronized.Ming Xia smiled dumbly and came back?
Where did the car scrape?
Don't mention it, Tu Qing said weakly: I copied a small road, was it difficult to walk last night?
It's the first time you've spent the night here, and to be honest, I'm not at ease.Tu Qing has a baby face and round eyes.When he speaks seriously, he often gives people the impression of being a child and deliberately imitating an adult.In the past, the female classmates in Mingxia's class said that Tu Qing was very cute, but after seeing this kid go into the grass to catch insects and sit barefoot on the curb and drink beer, Mingxia felt that if the so-called beauties had two faces, it was also applicable to Tu Qing.Ming Xia was a little distracted, and he didn't know how to understand Tu Qing's uneasy words for a while, so he hesitated for a moment before saying: Someone came to check last night and looked at your documents.Something else blames me for being negligent and letting a hamster run out.Ran away?
Didn't come back all night?
Shouldn't it be Tu Qing got up and walked around the hamster cage, and when he looked up, he saw Ming Xia's entangled and guilty expression, and hurriedly said: Hey, hey, don't worry.One of my pets here counts as one, and they all know the way.Ming Xia, really, I didn't lie to you.Tu Qing doesn't care much about the hamster's no-home at night, the stray cats and dogs on this street all know them, and they won't take them back for supper.And when it gets dark, there are no people on the street here, and they won't be picked up.When it's enough, it'll run back.Based on Ming Xia's limited common sense about animals, it is unlikely that the hamster will recognize the way, but Tu Qing's attitude is so determined, so that Ming Xia can't help but have a little extravagant hope, maybe that little thing will really go home by itself.After Tu Qing finished eating the pancakes, he stretched his waist for a long time, ouch, his waist is about to break, he suddenly froze before he finished speaking, wrinkled his nose and sniffed in the direction of Ming Xia, what is the smell?
Ming Xia ducked back for a while, and he was almost annoyed and angry, who knows what dirty things are hidden in your store.In fact, if you think about it, he smelled this smell when he woke up in the middle of the night, no, he had to push it forward, it seemed to be this smell in the store before it closed last night.Tu Qing's brows furrowed, and he looked up and down Ming Xia suspiciously, what can be in the store, where do you get this smell?
Next summer, pay attention to the wording.Tu Qing circled around him twice and found the dried wormwood he was carrying in his hand, which Old Man Bi gave?
The owner of the bookstore next to me gave it, and Ming Xia didn't know what the person's surname was, so he said that he had boiled it in a bath.Then go clubbing.Tu Qing obviously trusts the old cadres very much, and the old man Bi knows a lot.I used to be a university professor.Tu Qing's family background is not good, and he came out to work as soon as he graduated from high school to earn a living, so he admires learned people very much.However, he has a scope of learning, especially a person with profound literary literacy.Like Mingxia, who studies industrial design, it is not included at all.Therefore, for a long time, Ming Xia thought he was a lover of literature, until one day under his bed turned out a bunch of things such as "The History of the Development of World Weapons", "Illustration of Ancient Asian Weapons", "The World's Authoritative Firearms", and "History of European Wars", that he suddenly understood that this kid's so-called literary hobby was nothing more than Ye Gong Haolong.The two of them were discussing what time it was appropriate to cook wormwood, when they heard a woman's voice outside the door shouting, Xiao Tu!
Your cat is doing things again!
Come out and pipe!
Mingxia was still thinking about which one it would be, Tu Qing had already rushed out in a hurry, and he was still chattering while running, I said that when I came back, the beauty was so well-behaved It was not scientific at all Mingxia put down the things in his hand and followed out, and saw that there were many people on the street that was still very deserted just now.A few familiar neighbors who had opened shops nearby, as well as a group of young boys and girls who had just gotten off the sightseeing bus, gathered around the old plane tree in the square to watch the excitement.Far away from Ming Xia, I saw the beauty standing on a thick branch, with her tail cocked, and the hairs all over her body exploded, looking like she was going to fight with someone.There were many big cats and kittens gathered around it, jumping up and down in a hurry.Ming Xia didn't understand cat language, but he intuitively felt that these cats were scared by something, and they were like enemies.Tu Qing squeezed in from the crowd and shouted softly, beauty?
When the beauty saw him, the fur that had exploded all over her body seemed to calm down a little, and then it stretched out its claws and pulled twice on the branch, pulling something down.With a click, the piece fell to the ground.The crowd burst into exclamations.Ming Xia squeezed in from the crowd and saw the blood-stained stump that fell to the ground at a glance.It appeared to be half of a rodent's hind legs, with a part of a short tail, less than half the size of a palm, and a slight grayish-yellow fur on it.Ming Xia looked up at the beauties walking around on the branches and the group of restless stray cats, didn't understand the beauty's intention to do this, and deliberately left a mouthful of leftover food to scare people?
It wasn't a horrific event, but it made most of the people present feel a little uncomfortable with their appetites.In particular, the group of young people who had just gotten off the car looked at the cats on the trees with very tangled eyes, and there was a love for stuffed animals in their eyes, and there was also a fear of the murderous nature of animals.Only Tu Qing squatted on the ground and pulled the stump back and forth a few times very carefully, and then he straightened his waist, sighed and said: Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, this is not a cat bite.Watching the lively people talk about each other.Ming Xia could see that most of these people (including himself) thought that Tu Qing was excusing his cat.Then, he heard a middle-aged man next to him say: It's not a cat bite trace, look at this place, there are a few small holes here, more like the paw prints left by a bird of prey like an eagle.Boss Bi, who opened a bookstore, also squeezed in, he looked at the things on the ground very carefully, and then looked up at the restless cat on the tree, and said with certainty that it was not the cat that did it.Let's not talk about whether our cats in Huaxin Street will catch mice, let's just say that this prey is eaten on a tree, which is not a cat's habit.The onlookers also turned on Sherlock Holmes mode, some said that the blood stains had dried up, which showed that this little thing had been killed for at least a few hours; It is also said that Huaxin Street is in the westernmost part of the old city, and further west it enters the range of the West Mountain, and it must be the eagles in the woods over there flying out to feed; Others swore that they had seen a big owl nesting in the old house over there, and it must have been the owl's doing.After watching the excitement, the onlookers sighed and dispersed.Tu Qing took a shovel from the store, dug a hole under the plane tree, and buried only half of Beibei.The beauty stood on the tree and wailed, causing the other cats to meow endlessly.When Tu Qing got up, he whispered to Ming Xia: Beauty knows who the murderer is, but it can't beat people and can't save Beibei, so it can't feel guilty.After speaking, he saw Ming Xia looking at him with a very strange gaze, and he was stunned, what are you doing?
Ming Xia looked him up and down, can you still understand cat language?
Tu Qing looked up at the beauty on the tree, and pretended to sigh deeply, that's not it.After spending a long time with animals, I became psychic.Ming Xia, Ming Xia knew that he was in a bad mood, and patted him on the shoulder and was about to say a few words of comfort, when he heard a snap, something wet fell at his feet.It was a pile of guano.Then another lump followed.The sky seemed to open suddenly, and bird droppings crackled down.The street was suddenly in chaos, pedestrians screamed and avoided, Ming Xia and Tu Qing also fled back to the pet store with their heads in their hands, looking out in shock, and the faces of the two people changed in the next second, what's going on?!
When I woke up in the morning, the sky was still very clear, but at some point it was covered with a layer of gray fog.The fog spreads from west to east like flowing water, and the color gradually deepens.The wind was blowing, and there was a sense of solemnity that a storm was coming.At the door of the pet store, a few little girls hiding under the porch screamed, what is it?
So many?!
Ming Xia also found a dense black shadow hidden in the dense fog, and the first sentence that came to mind was: locusts transit.Then he realized that it could not be a locust, and at such a height, it could only be a bird similar in size to an eagle.It should have come from Xishan, Tu Qing also squeezed next to Mingxia and looked out, what happened in Xishan is not a small-scale earthquake, I'll go, this is going to make trouble, come in everything