The haunting incident had already appeared in the Jiangcheng Morning Post half a month ago.
The monitoring on the road was far more horrifying than the one Xu Qing and the others saw last time. A dark shadow flashed past like a ghost, and would shrink into a ball or float to the wall from time to time, attracting a lot of attention.
There are fewer people wandering outside at night. In contrast, the police will come here to patrol at night.
To be on the safe side, Xu Qing didn't take Jiang He out for nearly half a month, and let her stay at home. Now half a month has passed since the rumors passed before she relaxed a bit.
"A crime..."
While eating and watching the local news in Jiangcheng on his mobile phone, Xu Qing couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.
Some people said that some animal from the zoo had escaped, and others said that it was a real ghost. Some people ran into a female ghost with a bloody face and protruding eyeballs.
Fortunately, in modern civilized society, young people are not very superstitious, saying that it must be some idle guy pretending to be a ghost to make a fool of himself, and there are decent screenshots for analysis.
In addition, it is freedom, democracy, civilization and harmony... all copied and swiped the screen.
"Is everyone here like this... in jail?"
Jiang He spoke in a muffled voice while eating. After more than a month of observation, she found that Xu Qing was squatting at home with nothing to do except go out to buy a meal or go out for a walk in the morning every day.
"Of course not, this is called an otaku." Xu Qing pointed at himself, "A otaku, an otaku."
"A profession?"
"No, a way of life."
"I don't quite understand." Jiang He shook her head. Although she was studying hard, she couldn't start.
From Tang to Song, to Yuan and Ming, and now, although the development of this world has been figured out, it is only a broad concept. When it is implemented in real life, she is still a blind person who doesn't understand anything.
"That is, I can choose to go out, or I can choose to stay at home. Going out is very tiring, so I just lie at home... just like the landlord Lao Cai, who walks the dog and teases the cat in the house every day when he has nothing to do." Xu Qing gave an example.
"Not like."
"..."
"I want to go out for a walk." Jiang He said.
Staying here like this, she can't learn how to live, and every day is like a captive pet - like a winter melon.
"Go out for a walk?" Xu Qing asked back.
"Ok."
"You mean... get out of here?" He knew this 'walk' wasn't simply going out for a walk.
Jiang He lowered his eyes, nodded after a moment of silence.
"Don't be kidding, what can you do when you go out?... Leaving aside other things, you don't have to wash or change your clothes for basic necessities, and you walk on two legs. Where do you live? Climb to sleep on other people's roofs? What about eating? Ok?"
"I..." Jiang He opened his mouth, but couldn't refute.
"To rob? Or to steal?" Xu Qing put down his chopsticks and looked at her.
Of course he could give Jiang He some money, and she herself had learned to eat in restaurants, but if she didn't have the means to make a living, she would spend it all.
At that time, it will be the end of the road. Apart from committing crimes, we can only hope for the second kind-hearted person.
"There are no deep mountains and old forests for you to hunt around here... Oh, you can dig through the trash can."
Jiang He lowered his head and said nothing, and the dinner table fell silent.
After a long time, she collapsed and sighed silently, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness.
It would be better if what Xu Qing said about his identity was to deceive her, but after more than a month of familiarization, she found that Xu Qing did not have the slightest malice, nor did he say any false words to deceive her.
Without an identity, it's really hard to move an inch.
Xu Qing looked at her for a while, shook his head, and said in a slow tone: "Changing living habits, lifestyle, and life cognition... These are difficult, I can understand."
"But things always have to be done slowly. At least you can take a bus and know coins now, don't you? This is a big improvement."
"I can't learn anything." Jiang He pursed his lips, a little frustrated.
"No, you've already learned a lot." Xu Qing thought for a while, and said, "At least... now I'm telling you that you don't know how to touch darts and draw swords, and you can live outside for a while if you give you some money... this is better than It was too strong when I first came a month ago."
"Take your time. When the ghosts outside get over the limelight, I'll take you out for more shopping. You have to experience some things before you can understand them."
"Is it really haunted outside?" Jiang He was surprised.
"The Taoist priest is still dancing there." Xu Qing glanced out of the window angrily, and stood up to pack the packing box on the table.
If you want to get familiar with a completely unfamiliar world, you don't have to be smart. Many habits have to be changed slowly.
At least she now knows traffic lights, knows how to use money, and occasionally wins a game or two in Dou Di Zhu...
"When you can make money in the future, just pay me back. If you can't pay back, then..."
Seeing Jiang He's clear eyes, Xu Qing stopped joking, shook his head and said, "It's time to find you something to do, wait for me to think about what you can do."
Jiang He clasped his fists solemnly: "Thank you, young man!"
"Call the hero."
"..."
…
You can't do serious work, but now is the age of network information.
Xu Qing even eats food on the Internet. Although he is only doing up, he also knows a lot about other things. No matter what he does, he needs to study for a long time. It is God who rewards the meal, and we cannot force it.
afternoon.
"Come and play this, see if you can learn it."
After registering a new account, Xu Qing let her learn to play first. The daily power leveling of online games can be said to be the easiest, as long as you have hands...
For example, Jiansan just happens to be ancient.
Being cheated by power leveling is just cheating some labor, and the billing is real money, this is the most real, and it can help her kill time and interact with people.
Of course, the premise is that she can learn to play—to make money for an ancient person who has just accepted this world and hasn't quite adapted to it, Xu Qing really can't think of an easier way.
"Play?" Jiang He instinctively felt that something was wrong, looked at the game screen and thought for a while, and said, "Can't I do what you did? Just use surveillance to watch other people and make money..."
"That's too complicated, you still can't learn it."
Xu Qing waved his hand, "There are too many things to learn, and you need to read enough films..."
Crash.
Suddenly the sound of a key opening at the door interrupted his words, the two looked at each other, Xu Qing's complexion suddenly changed, and while gesturing to Jiang He for her to go back to the room, he shouted: "Who is it?"
"Open the door!"
"..."
Hearing this voice, Xu Qing turned to Jiang He and urged: "My family is outside, you... go back to your room and hide."
Jiang He didn't know why, so he got up and went back to his room.
Outsiders can open the door at will, but family members need to hide... a bit strange.
"Wait, I'll open it for you."
Seeing that Jiang He had returned to the room, Xu Qing hesitated to open the door, "Dad, why are you here?"
"Call me the landlord."
Xu Wenbin pushed his glasses, walked in to look at the computer screen, and then looked at Xu Qing.
"Have you found a job yet?"
"Landlord, you still take care of my work... Oh, oh, I'll give it to you, just pay the money. What kind of job are you looking for? Am I doing well?"
Xu Qing turned around and went to the sofa to get his cell phone. Xu Wenbin pushed away the wax gourd that was rubbing against him with his fingers in distaste, "I haven't found a serious job after graduation, and I spend all day speculating and doing crooked things. What do you mean? I should give it to you." …”
"Shut up in the cowshed for me." Xu Qing weakly picked up the conversation, "I'll pass it on to you, and you came here in person just to see if I'm working? No one is going to work on National Day now... Oh, come and see utility bills."
"Humph!"
Xu Wenbin looked at the computer with a look of hatred for iron, and said, "If you can't find a job next month, I will raise your rent. You are still at home every day..."
"correct!"
Xu Qing paused while transferring the money, then raised his head and said, "Dad, did you see that Taoist priest when you came here?"
"I see, what's the matter?" Xu Wenbin frowned.
"It's haunted, it's unsafe, it's a dilapidated environment... Your rent has to be lowered."
"What a fart, hurry up..."
In the middle of speaking, Xu Wenbin suddenly stopped talking and stared at the balcony in a daze. Xu Qing followed his gaze to see Jiang He's clothes were hanging there blowing in the wind.
"..."
"..."
The air was suddenly quiet.
"Dad, listen to me..."
Xu Wenbin's face darkened: "You still learn to wear this kind of clothes?!"
?
Xu Qing was confused.