We came to the dilapidated iron door. On the tattered shoe rack at the door was a pair of black old-fashioned women's leather shoes. The shoes were small, and a pair of gray cloth shoes were placed on top.
On the balcony of the corridor outside, there were several potted plants. The green branches and leaves brought a lot of vitality to the lifeless third floor.
The doors of other houses are also closed, but only this house can make us feel the breath of some people.
I stood at the door, I wanted to raise my hand to knock, but my hand was frozen in mid-air, I didn't know what to do.
Because we came here in a hurry, if the old lady is at home, how should I explain to her the reason for my visit
I haven't even prepared what I want to say. If I am rash, will I leave a bad impression on the old lady.
An Ning knocked on the door before I did and gave me a look.
It seems to tell me: leave everything to me. This made me even more worried. The reaction she gave me at the property just now made me very worried about handing this matter over to her.
"Knock knock knock."
She knocked on the door, and we stood in the doorway, waiting with bated breath.
For a long time, no one came to open the door for us, and there was no voice from inside the door.
not at home
I exchanged a strange look with An Ning, didn't I say that the old woman has bad legs and feet? According to what the neighbor aunt described yesterday, this old woman has been staying at home all year round.
Are you still sleeping
An Ning still didn't give up, and knocked on the door, but my eyes saw a rusty doorbell button next to the door, and with luck in my heart, I pressed the button.
I heard a low, hoarse bell ringing from inside, like the sound of a doorbell half broken and half not broken, it was very unpleasant.
On this quiet floor, it was extra harsh and loud.
I thought of giving it a try, but I didn't expect the doorbell to really work.
In the current apartments and residential areas, almost no one installs a doorbell at the entrance. If guests come to visit, they will definitely hear the knock on the door, so there is no need to install a doorbell.
Just after the bell rang, I could vaguely hear someone on the other side of the door shuffling towards the door.
"Who is it?"
A hoarse old voice came from the other side of the door, and An Ning quickly said, "We... old woman, we want to ask you to understand something."
Unexpectedly, the old man had no intention of opening the door at all, and another old voice came: "I don't have anything you want to know here."
Hearing her say this, I immediately came back to my senses. Hearing the footsteps at the door about to leave, I couldn't help but threw myself on the door and said excitedly: "Grandma, we really have something urgent, we want to ask."
The footsteps didn't stop, they became lighter and farther away, and finally I couldn't help it, and raised my voice and said, "Did a newlywed couple come to see you yesterday?"
Suddenly, the footsteps on the other side of the door that were about to leave stopped, and then the old lady walked towards the door again, her steps were very slow and the rhythm was very strange. Just by hearing, she could tell that her legs and feet were not convenient.
She opened the door, and the appearance of the people in the room appeared in front of An Ning and me.
The calico shirt was worn on the old man's body, her silver hair was gray and her face was wrinkled. Time had left traces in the corners of her eyes. On her skinny hands, there was only a layer of old skin attached to the back of the hands. The cheeks and forehead could be Visible age spots.
She glanced at us with eyes full of vicissitudes and chaos, opened the door, turned and walked inside.
"Come in first."
She walked in with a cane in one hand. To my surprise, I thought the home of the elderly living alone was very dark, but I didn't expect that the bright living room made me feel a little gloomy after entering the door. Been scattered a lot.
A radio was placed on a relatively old small table, and the sound of Beijing opera was babbling inside. I saw a stack of newspapers beside the radio, one of which was half opened, and a pair of Reading glasses are placed on top.
"You shouldn't be here."
She seemed to know something, sighed, sat back on the bamboo and rattan chair, nestled in, and gave us a complicated look.
"The slippers are in the closet next to them, and I can change them myself."
We were worrying, when we heard the old woman add something, she took out the slippers and changed the shoes in a somewhat cautious manner.
When An Ning heard her sigh, she seemed to understand something in her heart, and ran to her eagerly: "Old woman, my cousin and her husband are really here to look for you, aren't they? Where are they now? I won't be able to contact them tonight!"
The old man held the crutches and touched them twice, with a gloomy expression on his face.
I noticed that after seeing the old man's expression, An Ning's temper flared up again, so I stopped her in time, comforted her for a while, and looked at the old woman seriously: "Grandma, we are also looking for someone, let's see your reaction , without denying it, it seems that the couple came to look for you yesterday."
"I don't know what happened in Room 402, and we have no intention of investigating. I just hope you can tell us where An Yu and Situ Jing went after they left here?"
The old lady sighed again helplessly, picked up the reading glasses, and her voice changed.
"They went to 402."
"How is that possible!" An Ning yelled in horror. It's not that Room 402 has never been inhabited, and the owner has never shown up. If they went to Room 402, they would definitely not be able to enter, so where did they go
The hand of the old lady holding the reading glasses was a little trembling, she said hoarsely: "I have the key to Room 402."
An Ning and I were stunned by her words! Before I could speak, the old lady pointed to the sofa beside her and said to us, "Sit down, do you want to listen to my story?"
To be honest, now we are eager to find people, and it is not the time to listen to stories or something.
However, I think the old lady is not the kind of person who is ignorant of current affairs. She tells us to calm down now and listen to her stories, which are mostly related to Room 402.
An Ning looked like she was about to turn around and go to Room 402 to find someone, so I grabbed her and shook my head.
And motioned her to sit down.
"If you want to blame this matter, blame me."
The old man leaned on the back of the chair, and his already old demeanor became even more decadent. He felt like a wind blowing candle, and also felt like a bunch of dead leaves, which would rot in the soil at any time, heading towards the end of his life.
"Actually, my son bought that house for me. At that time, my hometown was demolished, and all the things in the house had to be moved away, but there was no place to put them. My son bought that house to store some extra furniture. .”
"My ancestors made mirrors for a living. I heard from my grandma that my ancestors made dressing mirrors for royal concubines. However, I never thought that there is something wrong with the mirrors left by my ancestors."
Mirror
After I heard this sentence, I couldn't help but grow my mouth, and I was very surprised.
In fact, most people know the role and status of the mirror in many horror movies.
The human body cannot see the soul, but it can be projected into the human eye through the medium of the mirror, allowing people to see the ghost.
Of course, ordinary lonely souls cannot be seen. If it is a resentful spirit or evil spirit, it may be seen by living people in the world.
The mirror is not only able to reflect ghosts with certain skills, it also has another function.
Legend has it that a mirror can record traces of history. The mirror will record all the things that happened in front of it. Once the time is long, if the mirror has always existed and is not damaged, it will naturally leave some unclean things attached to it. on top.
"Grandma! You know that there is something wrong with those mirrors, so why did you let my cousin go to 402! Why!"
When An Ning heard this, she knew that this mother-in-law had the key to room 402. An Yu and Situ Jing had been here before, so there was no need to guess the result
They are upstairs in apartment 402 right now! absolute! affim!
"peaceful!"
I scolded her, no matter what, listen to this mother-in-law first, being so emotional will not only affect emotions, but also affect interpersonal relationships.
"Xiaohua! Don't stop me. I'm right. If it were you, your cousin and cousin-in-law are now in deep crisis, life and death are uncertain. This mother-in-law clearly knows that there is an ancient mirror left by her ancestors in that apartment. , I also know that there is a problem with those mirrors, why let my cousin and the others take risks!"
The more An Ning spoke, the more excited she became, almost crying.
The old woman's voice became even deeper, her expression seemed to be decades old, she looked like she was dying, her voice was soft and remorseful: "When they came to see me, they told me that they were driving The descendants of the ghost family, I was unwilling to give them the key at first, but they insisted on it. I thought, since they can exorcise ghosts, they will be fine..."
"No matter how they can exorcise ghosts, they are still human! Not gods!"
An Ning's voice became louder and louder. I frowned and looked at the two of them. An Ning's face was full of tears, and she burst into tears as she spoke. Can't listen.
"My feet are very inconvenient and I can't go upstairs. After I gave them the key yesterday, they left. I thought they had taken care of it and went home. I didn't think much about it. If you didn't come to me today..."
She paused, looked at An Ning, and said apologetically, "Children, I told you to sit down just to tell about the mirror. If you want to go, I have a spare key here. Remember, don't look at it." Mirror, if your cousin and cousin-in-law are really trapped there, find someone and bring them out quickly."
"Remember, don't look in the mirror! Absolutely not!"
She leaned against the back of the wicker chair, raised her head slightly, and murmured: "I didn't remind them of this yesterday, I didn't tell them about the mirror, so they..."
After I heard this, I immediately stood up from my seat. The old lady got up on crutches and walked towards the back room. She should go get us a spare key.
I suddenly thought of Yang Yi! He should be in the city now, according to the day he took the bus and saw him getting off the bus, it was a neighborhood not far from my home.
He will set up an enchantment. It should be said that he inherited some of Lejia's family business. I don't have the ability to exorcise ghosts. I don't know An Ning very well.
If the two of us venture in, not only will we not be able to save anyone, but we will also put ourselves in it.
I immediately called Yang Yi and asked him to come here!
If he is there, our chances of winning may be better!