Chapter 37 Peacock Forest (37)

A week has passed, and no one who has seen the house has written anything. I don't care, anyway, the landlord is also holding the attitude of resignation, and doesn't force it. I'd even be happy if the room never came out. Frankly speaking, the room downstairs is a suite, with a small living room and kitchen, and the monthly rent of four thousand and five is considered cheap. The surrounding environment is very good, and there is a yard. Except that the house is too old, there are no obvious shortcomings. Ten days after pasting up the red paper, on my way back from school, I caught a glimpse of flowers blooming in several houses.

Spring is finally here, I say in my heart. At the door of the house, a woman in blue was standing in front of the door with her back to me. I parked the car, hesitated for two seconds, then passed by her, took out the key and prepared to open the door. "Is there a room for rent here?" The woman in blue asked. "Ok. ’ I nodded. "Can I take a look?" I opened the door and said, 'Come in. 』 I led her to the downstairs room and opened the door for her to go in and have a look. Then I went back to the room upstairs and put the books and research reports on the desk, and then went downstairs.

She was already standing in the yard, and I was a little surprised. "The room is not bad, and I like the yard very much." She said, "How much is the rent?" "Four thousand five. "I say. "It's reasonable," she said. "I rent it." I didn't expect her to make a decision immediately, and I was not mentally prepared. "It's a nice staircase," she said. "Can I climb it?" "of course can. ’ I said, ‘I live upstairs. 』 She climbed five flights of stairs, then stopped, turned and looked at me carefully. I felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by her, and said: "If you feel inconvenient, then..."

"It's nothing inconvenient." She said flatly, and after glancing at me again, she turned and went upstairs. I think her tone of voice seems to have heard it, her eyes seem to have seen it, and that face is also familiar. She looked around upstairs and saw that the door of my room was open, so she said, "Can I visit?" "Please go ahead. ’ I said downstairs. She walked into my room and came out after a while and said, "Go to the downstairs room and try to knock on the ceiling." "why? 』I was puzzled. "Leave it alone," she said, "just take a broom or something and hit the ceiling hard three times."

I found a broom with a wooden handle in the yard, went into the downstairs room, and tapped the ceiling three times with the wooden handle. "Did you knock?" she seemed to be shouting from upstairs. "Knocked. ’ I also answered loudly. "Harder," she yelled, "Knock more!" I took a breath, gripped the wooden handle of the broom with both hands, and knocked on the ceiling three times. After waiting for a while, I didn't hear her speak, so I asked loudly, "Are you ready?" 』 "Okay," she said. I walked out of the room, and she also walked out of the room, leaning against the railing, looked down at me, and said:

"Have you heard an old Western song "Knock Three Times"?" "I seem to have heard of it. ’ I looked up and said. She seemed to be in a good mood, and began to sing: "Oh my darling knock three times on the ceiling if you want me Twice on the pipe if the answer is no Oh my sweetness...」 After singing here, I patted the railing three times with my hand, and then continued to sing: "Means you'll meet me in the hallway Oh twice on the pipe means you aint gonna show」 She stopped singing and said: "This song is about a girl he likes living downstairs with the boy, but the boy doesn't know her.

He sang that if a girl likes him, knock three times on the ceiling; Hit the pipe twice.Three knocks means they can meet in the hallway, two knocks..." She shrugged, "The boy can give up." From the time she sang, I kept looking up at her, although I was puzzled, but I never spoke. “I loved it so much in high school that I would hum it when I was in a bad mood,” she said. "I didn't expect the situation described in this song to be very suitable for our situation here." "Oh. ’ I answered. "But if it were you," she said, "I'd probably knock the pipe out."

I looked at her again, and it became more and more familiar. "That's it." She walked down the stairs, "I'll move in as soon as possible." I suddenly wanted to know who she was and what kind of person she was, and that psychological test appeared in my mind inexplicably. Before he could think about it, he asked her: "You keep several kinds of animals in the forest, horses, cows, sheep, tigers and peacocks.if one day You must leave the forest with only one animal, which animal will you take? 』 She stopped, just half way up the stairs, and said, "Why are you asking that question?"

I felt a little guilty and said, "It's just a sudden thought to ask." 』 She straightened up, took one look at me, and said, "I choose the peacock." I was taken aback and looked at her blankly. "What's the matter?" She sneered, "Are you also going to use the results of this psychological test, Come to think that I am a person who is greedy for vanity and regards money as life? " "No. ’ I was at a loss for words, “I…” "I've also played this psychological test. The peacock represents money, right?" She continued down the stairs.

"I've been ridiculed for a long time, it doesn't matter anymore." I finally recognized her. She is the waitress in the blue silk dress in the Chinese doll. At that time, the lights were dim, and the rendezvous time was not long, so I didn't leave a deep impression on the faces. I think I recognize her now, probably because of that familiar feeling of being stung by an electric current. She was still as prominent as the white hair on a crow's head, no wonder I could recognize her. And to her, I should be just a black hair on the crow's body, She must not remember seeing me.

In any case, we have one thing in common: we are all people who choose peacocks. "How much rent did you just say?" She asked standing in the yard. "Four thousand yuan. ’ I replied. "Really? I remember you said more than four thousand." "No. ’ I said, ‘That’s four thousand dollars. 』 "Okay," she said, "how much is the deposit?" "No.I'm not the landlord anyway. 』 She looked at the flowers and plants beside the wall in the yard, and said, "Spring seems to be here." "yes. "I say.