Red autumn trousers on the opposite floor

Da Zhou has just moved into the fifth floor of a residential building in this community. As a freelancer, he is comfortable working at his desk every day.

This morning, Da Zhou had a headache and brain swelling, so he looked up at the apartment opposite.

Opposite the same apartment building, there is a pair of khaki autumn trousers hanging on the hanger on the balcony on the sixth floor. It's been years. It's all wrinkled. When I read it last week, I smiled in my heart: "Who else will wear such old-fashioned autumn trousers these days?" Besides, it's still dog days ... "

Da Zhou stayed on the balcony for a while, then turned back to the desk and continued to beat the keyboard.

The next day, I got up early on Monday, took a deep breath on the balcony, and accidentally caught a glimpse of the pair of autumn trousers on the sixth floor opposite. "This family is really lazy. It's hot, it's already dry, and it won't be taken back. " Da Zhou wondered in his heart.

In this way, Da Zhou continued his work for another day. It was not until nearly midnight that he stood up, stretched himself, lifted the curtain and looked out of the window. Silver energy-saving lamps are lit at home, and khaki autumn trousers are still dangling on the drying rack.

"I'm back at last. It's time to collect my long pants, so as not to affect the environment here!"

But for three days in a row, that ugly red earth is always where you can see it on Monday.

But near midnight, the house will light up with silver energy-saving lamps, and khaki autumn trousers will chew Zhou's heart from time to time.

2.

This is the morning of the fifth day.

Da Zhou stood on the balcony and looked into the autumn trousers.

"This must be the laziest person in the world," Zhou couldn't help swearing. "NND, if she were a woman, who would marry her?"

Da Zhou found that all the windows of this apartment were closed. No matter whether it was the balcony or the bedroom, all the windows were closed tightly, and even a crack did not penetrate.

"On such a hot day, don't open the window for air, and don't turn on the air conditioner for 24 hours? What a local tyrant! "

Da Zhou muttered in his heart but saw that the outdoor unit of this family's air conditioner was empty, and all the surrounding residents had compressors.

"No air conditioning, don't open the window, what's the situation? ! "

Da Zhou cast another glance and turned his head to continue his work. The magazine urged the delivery, and he had to hurry.

It's the seventh day, and the autumn trousers are still on the balcony, reflecting the warm light of earth red, and every window is still closed. Da Zhou lost his temper,

"I x, the family is in retreat? Have you become an immortal? " On second thought, "pass I what matter? So hung up for three years. Does it matter to me? " But he can't read, so he looks up every half hour.

Khaki autumn trousers, like knowing him, are crossing their legs, like a silhouette of a person laughing.

3.

Da Zhou's obsessive-compulsive disorder has been committed.

He wanted to see the opposite building, but he didn't have the key to the electronic door downstairs, so he found the property and said to the black and fat security guard, "Take me to the opposite building. The clothes in the opposite building have been confiscated for a week. "

The fat security guard looked at Da Zhou like a Martian and snorted and smiled. "Your girlfriend lives there, clothes confiscated for a week. Do you want to help collect it? "

"No, even if his family doesn't accept clothes for a week, the windows are closed and there is no air conditioning at home, but the lights are still on at night, indicating that someone is there. Don't you think there is something wrong with this family? "

"That they are you what person? Relatives? "

"No, I've never seen them or dealt with them. I am a neighbor upstairs opposite their home. "

"The neighbor upstairs opposite?" The chubby security guard smiled and looked at Zhou with glasses. Do you think this person is reading? What did he read wrong?

Da Zhou was so anxious that he had to say, "Master, come with me. It doesn't matter. How about I treat you to a food stall and draft beer in the evening? "

The fat security guard looked at Da Zhou and grinned. "Come on, young man, I think you have read too much. I'll walk with you!"

Two people together to the opposite downstairs, brush the electronic door, sit on the elevator, all the way to the 6th floor.

The door of this house is no different from other houses. The vermilion security door has faded the Spring Festival couplets on both sides. "The spring breeze is full of happiness and wealth, and everything is a blessing." The horizontal batch has disappeared, and it is estimated that it is also "good luck in the New Year" or something.

Da Zhou's heart is pounding. Two people knocked on the door for a long time, but nothing happened inside. Da Zhou never gave up. "It is estimated that nobody at home during the day. As soon as the light comes on at night, let's watch it together! "

Fat security in distress situation, "brother, you don't tease me? Don't you have anything to make me happy on such a hot day? "

Big week can't, took out two tickets, "too loyal! Master, this hot weather has caused you a lot of trouble. You buy two bottles of beer to cool down, and the lights come on at night. Will you come with me again? "

The fat security guard rubbed his hands and took the ticket.

That night, Da Zhou couldn't write a word. He simply moved a stool, sat on the balcony, listened to the audio novel and looked at the dark window opposite. In fact, he didn't listen to a word, and his eyes were all khaki.

Until it was almost zero, the light suddenly came on. Sitting on the balcony, Zhou jumped up and rushed downstairs in one breath. The chubby security guard is taking a nap in the chair. "Master, let's go! People are back! Let's go! Let's go together! "

Fat security guard looked helpless, stood up slowly, sipped the foggy beer on the bottle, wiped his mouth and they left together.

They stood in front of the door for the second time, knocked on the door for a long time, and finally there was movement inside.

"Who is it?" An old lady's voice, the door creaked and opened a crack. A black cat suddenly jumped out of the door, which startled Zhou. The cat whirled around Zhou and the fat security guard.

A thin old lady stood at the door, wearing a pair of white trousers and a head of silver hair neatly behind her head. The wrinkles on her face piled up, her skin sagged badly and her eyelids were exposed. The red blood was transferred outside, and her lips hung loosely. Wrinkles extend from her mouth to her chin.

"Ah, we ~ ~" Shunk was speechless. He thought that he could never say "Let's help you collect your clothes" or "Why don't you open the window?" Such incredible words.

On the contrary, the fat security guard responded quickly: "Ah, there is something wrong with the meter below. We want to see if someone is stealing electricity, so we have to go door to door. "

"We won't!" The old lady looked sad and called out a black cat. With a bang, she left Zhou and the fat security guard outside the door.

The two men looked at each other and had to turn around and leave.

Downstairs, the fat security guard said grumpily, "I said, brother, give up this time." There lives an old lady here. What's the problem? The old man is afraid of the wind and is not at ease with air conditioning. Isn't that normal? You read too many novels. Don't look for me again! " Besides, I can't always leave my job. As soon as I check above, my job will be gone! "

The fat security guard strolled away, leaving Da Zhou standing downstairs in dismay, staring at the silver window on the sixth floor in a daze.

Da Zhou's stubborn temper came up. "I'll stick to you and see what kind of ghost you are?"

Da Zhou stood on the balcony, the night wind was blowing gently, and Da Zhou stared at the silver light on the sixth floor opposite, puzzled.

Suddenly, the light went out!

4。

Da Zhou was alone there, a little at a loss.

He patted his head and said to himself, "I'm really sick, whatever, go to sleep!" " "

The next day, Da Zhou got up very late and lay groggy until nearly 9 o'clock. He ran listlessly to the balcony, yawning while stretching. "Aha, hehe ~ ~ ~ Ah!"

Before he finished yawning, he got stuck there-the red autumn trousers were gone.

Big week fried hair, "play with Lao tze this, why? Why not go to heaven? You! "

Da Zhou is thinking about this problem while coding casually in the room.

For several days in a row, red autumn trousers did not appear again, and there was no light at night. Everything is quiet, as if it never happened. Da Zhou thinks maybe his family moved away? Gradually, it will not be taken to heart.

Two weeks have passed. That night, Da Zhou stayed up all night and wrote in full swing. Rubbing my sore temples, holding a cup of coffee, leaning against the doorframe of the balcony and looking into the distance.

Suddenly, he glanced at the sixth floor opposite, and the cup in Da Zhou's hand almost fell-khaki autumn trousers proudly hung in the previous position! Da Zhou froze for a long time, and didn't take another sip until the coffee was cold.

"spit! ~ ~ "Da Zhou wanted to scold her angrily. "Be sure to make it clear!"

At this time, it is close to 12 midnight.

Da Zhou leaned over and looked under the sun, only to see two people dimly and precariously, one carrying a small travel bag that seems to be light, and one shoulder fluctuating. They walked together to the opposite building.

Da Zhou leaned back to his room, prepared to write for another half an hour, and went to bed.

He added some boiling water to the coffee pot. When he looked up, the light on the opposite floor was on, and the silver light reflected the long trousers.

Da Zhou had no choice but to rush downstairs to find the fat security guard and want to go up again. I don't know that the fat security guard is not on duty tonight, but a teenager.

Da Zhou discussed with the boy, but the little security guard shook his head like a rattle. "That won't do. I'll knock on people's doors with you in the middle of the night, and I have to take off my clothes and go right away tomorrow! " "

Big week carrot and stick, all kinds of inducements, all to no avail, this lad is quite dedicated.

Forget it, not today. Go back to sleep and think about it tomorrow.

Da Zhou came home and looked into the silver light. I thought to myself, "why don't I stay with you all night and see what you can do?" In addition, when I was in college, I had a record of three days and three nights in an Internet cafe! Come on! "

So Da Zhou pushed single person sofa in the room to the balcony door. He leaned back on the sofa, followed the American TV series and glanced at the opposite window from time to time.

The clock gradually pointed to two o'clock at midnight, and the silver light suddenly went out.

Da Zhou stood up slowly and looked out of the window and downstairs.

Two vague shadows came out of the building downstairs. They don't have a bag, so they can easily swing their arms and gradually disappear into the night.

Da Zhou was tossing and turning in bed, unable to figure it out.

He recalled that the old lady he saw that day was really just a strange expression. No, it seems that as soon as she opened the door, there was a faint strange smell in the room. Because it was not strong and Zhou was a little nervous, she didn't pay much attention. Now think about it, what's that smell? I am familiar with it, but I can't remember it at the moment. It smells like chemical medicine, like cooking or something.

Da Zhou fell asleep.

As usual, Da Zhou got up late. While eating a sandwich, he looked at the red autumn trousers across the street.

He has an idea.

5.

It's dark, the moon is in the sky, and the moonlight casts a mottled shadow on the road in the community. Near zero, the window on the sixth floor lights up as promised.

Twenty minutes later, two men, one tall and one short, emerged from the darkness with a simple travel bag in their hands. Today's bag seems a little heavy, so two people have to change hands after a long walk.

A drunk came across the street, staggered with a beer bottle, and stumbled to meet the two men. It seems that he hit the short man's bag heavily on purpose. The short man scolded, "Look at the road!"

The drunk turned around and looked at the two men intently: "Where have you been? I haven't seen you two these days. Come, let's have a drink! "

One leng, they looked at each other, ignored him and stepped forward.

"ah? ~ ~ Where are you going? Go and have a drink! " The drunk shouted with his waist crossed and his neck upturned. They walked faster and walked towards the opposite building without looking back.

The drunk quickly followed and shouted, "Brother, where are you going!" " "He had just taken two steps when the short man suddenly leaned forward, flashed a bright switchblade from his waist and whispered viciously," Stop following Lao Zi! ! "

When the drunk saw this scene, he was discouraged and walked away with a trembling whisper.

Yes, this drunk is Da Zhou.

When he got home, he recalled what had just happened. The tall man has a thin face, small eyes, a little thin hair, and the short man is dark and thin, with a little buck teeth. The bag is like a sponge or clothes, soft and elastic.

The light on the sixth floor was still on, and Zhou looked at the red long-sleeved trousers inexplicably. Suddenly, he saw the old lady standing at the window. At the same time, the light went out. The black cat walked back and forth on the long windowsill like a patrol sentry, and its long black tail twisted like a black snake in the moonlight.

Da Zhou hid behind the curtain and stared carefully. The old lady is still wearing a white coat, and by the bright moonlight, she can vaguely see her expressionless thin face. She is motionless, like a woodcarving, and only one hand seems to touch something gently in the other's arms.

The black cat walked two times, then stopped and held it in her arms to smell. Then it became more restless and walked back and forth on the windowsill.

"What's in her hand? The cat seems very interested. Is it fish or meat? " Da Zhou opened his eyes carefully, but unfortunately he was completely powerless because of his myopia of more than 500 degrees. Look at her movements seem to be very similar, emotional, touched several times to look down, he can't figure it out.

I stared unblinkingly for two minutes on Monday, and my eyes were so sore that I wanted to cry. He took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes. When he looked up again, the window was empty.

6.

Da Zhou has insomnia again. He recalled the old lady's dull face. "Who is she? Does she live alone? Does she have no family? Are those two men with bags related to her? " Da Zhou thought about it, but he couldn't get a result and gradually fell asleep.

In the morning, Da Zhou overslept again. He opened the refrigerator to see that there was nothing to eat, so he went downstairs to the supermarket to buy something and had breakfast. When he came back with a big bag of sandwiches, toast, fruit and milk, he went around the path in front of his house to see if there was anything unusual.

This path is at the innermost part of the community, and only residents with old ladies upstairs will take this path. Half a plane tree on both sides of the road has blocked the sun, and there are large pansies in the middle of each tree, red, pink and yellow.

Da Zhou walked slowly with his head down, carrying something. When he approached the electronic door downstairs, he saw the iron plate of Building No.9 hanging on the building behind the building. After a long time, the sun and rain, mottled rust.

Da Zhou continued along the road they walked yesterday, slowly along the flower path, and walked to the depths of the path.

Suddenly, he saw a drop of dark brown on the ground. On the road more than ten meters away, there is another drop.

Da Zhou is very strange. He put down what he was holding, bent down, touched it gently with his fingers, put it under his nose suspiciously and sniffed it gently. It was a long time and the weather was hot, so he couldn't smell anything strange for a while.

Da Zhou turned back to Building 9. Sure enough, at the door of the electronic door not far from Building 9, the last drop of dark brown mark looms large!

7.

Da Zhou came home, drinking the freshly brewed tea and thinking about what had just happened. "Maybe it's blood, maybe it's not. Why don't we see if those two people come at night?"

The days passed quickly with the scratching of the keyboard, and Da Zhou gradually got used to it. Concentrate when you can work and wait wholeheartedly at night.

It ended at zero o'clock, and sure enough, two figures staggered over. They crossed the tree-lined path and were clearly exposed to the long-awaited vision of Dazhou.

This time, they went to Building 9 empty-handed, and the lights on the sixth floor immediately lit up, followed by Da Zhou. This time, he could only pretend that passers-by enjoying the cool were strolling back and forth on the nearby road, but his eyes never relaxed at the entrance of Building 9. In order not to let these two people recognize themselves, he specially changed into a very homely loose undershirt and big fat shorts, shaking his fan, just like the casual aborigines in this area. He chose to walk along the tree-lined path, and the shadow completely covered his face. On the contrary, he can observe the actions of the two men in the dark.

Fortunately, on this day, in less than half an hour, the two men came out, still one tall and one short. Strangely, they all have similar simple travel bags in their hands, and there seems to be something in them. Passers-by usually walk past them slowly in a week.

Three people passed by, and their silence made Da Zhou feel that they had discovered their intentions. When he was alone on this road, he smelled a not very strong smell of chemical medicine, which was exactly the same as what he smelled at the old lady's door that day.

Da Zhou carefully recalled the smell and stripped the memory a little. Finally, he recalled that he had been exposed to this smell-formalin when he was doing biological experiments in high school.

Why use it? Isn't this disinfectant? Soak the body? My hair stood on end when I thought about it on Monday. Then both of them have ~ ~ ~ in their bags, and they dare not think about it any more. It turned out that he had a bad insomnia.

8.

Big week called the fat security guard together during the day, and the two summarized in the noodle restaurant.

After listening to Zhou's account, the fat security guard was also shocked, but he was not a timid person. He raised his head, put a piece of beef in his mouth, chewed it with satisfaction and said, "Well, if it's true, why don't we call the police?" We can't finish this task alone. You see, first of all, we are not policemen, and we are not qualified to check others. Second, in case of danger, we are alone, not rivals. I think we'd better go to the police station at the door to report a police and catch a thief, so that you and I can feel at ease. "

Da Zhou took the glass, and when they touched it, they got to work.

On this day, the policeman Lao Li was on duty at the police station. After listening to Zhou's novel-like narrative, Lao Li looked at him happily.

The hot-blooded young man, Da Zhou, soon became impatient and almost turned away. Fat security hurriedly pulled him, "brother, we are here to solve the problem is not, what's wrong with you and him! Come, come, sit down first, I can talk to him! "

Da Zhou unbuttoned two buttons on his shirt and stood quietly at the door.

The fat security guard has a good temper and explains everything clearly. Lao Li frowned: "Master, if what you said is true, it may really be a major case, but now, we haven't received any investigation about missing or unaccounted for people. If so, someone has already reported it. Do you think that if you lose someone, no one will take care of it? However, it does not rule out the floating population, which is highly mobile and complicated. These people change cities every month, and their parents may not know where they are. Well, if you really want to report the case, then write a report first, write it clearly, and then sign and press your fingerprints. "

Lao Li immediately took out a stack of papers to write the report materials for the fat security guard to write. When the fat security guard saw that the pen and paper were all big, he called Da Zhou: "Well, this is your housekeeping skill. I didn't graduate from junior high school, but I couldn't write a famous article. "

Da Zhou was very angry. He was furious. When he sees what he wants to write, he has to write by hand. Da Zhou immediately fell into infinite despair. He said nothing angrily, bent down and left.

The fat security guard was blindsided for a moment, and quickly said hello to Lao Li and chased him out of the gate.

"I said, brother, what are you doing? Aren't we going to report it? What are you fighting with other people's police? Besides, this matter has nothing to do with either of us. Anyway, you go to class. I think peaceful coexistence is good for me! "

Da Zhou looked sad and didn't talk, and his heart didn't taste anything.

9.

Going back in the big week night, I can't figure out what to do after all. I want to stop here, but I'm not reconciled. I want to make it clear. I have no choice. I have been tossing until midnight, and I have no mood to write an article.

I didn't lose sleep on this day of the week.

Early in the morning, Da Zhou was awakened by the ringing of his cell phone. It turns out that a publishing house in the south is going to hold a symposium, and Da Zhou, one of the authors of the anthology, will also attend, so he will go to other places for ten days and a half.

Da Zhou, scratching his heart because of what was in front of him, promised to go out for fun, so as not to be wronged at home every day.

The meeting was held in a beautiful city in the south of the Yangtze River.

At the meeting, he met many cutting-edge writers and writers from all walks of life, made new friends, got together several times a day, and went to the nearby mountains and rivers to collect views, learn from each other and exchange ideas. Da Zhou was really happy. It took almost twenty days to leave contact information with pen pals from all walks of life and go home.

This afternoon, Da Zhou finally got off the taxi with his suitcase near his home. His stomach is full of wine, songs and meat, and his head is full of beautiful scenery. He is satisfied and refreshed.

As soon as I got to the door, I saw the chubby security guard and nodded at him as a greeting. The chubby security guard suddenly stood up. "Oh, you can come back. I thought you moved! I said, brother, where have you been these days? I haven't seen you before, and the thing that worried you finally began to rain in broad daylight. You don't know, it's really a surprise! ......"

Shunk immediately came to the spirit and said to the fat security guard, "Really? All right, all right! Let's have dinner tonight. I'll take my luggage up and have a rest. Let's have dinner together later! "

On Wednesday, I went home in two steps, washed and dressed, changed my clothes, stayed in the small noodle restaurant with the fat security guard, and listened to the fat security guard tell the whole story in detail.

10.

"Oh, I'll tell you the truth," the fat security guard threw a cucumber into his mouth and took a sip of his beer. "One night, suddenly there was a 120, flashing blue light, driving to the door of our community to go in. It happened that I was on duty, so it was important to save people, so I quickly opened the door for the driver. I asked,' Hey, Master, which building are you going to?' He said, "Building 9!" I'll lead him there quickly so that he won't go around in circles and get into trouble, right? "

"I opened the electronic door downstairs for him and asked him what floor it was, saying it was the sixth floor. Several little nurses and several male nurses next to him have already carried a single frame. "

"I was thinking about it, especially the old lady. I didn't know it was really the old lady's house when I opened the elevator. I don't know who opened the door and those people went in. The light is on. Oh, by the way, the old lady was still wearing a white coat and lying on the sofa in the room that day. She is so thin that she is as still as dead. Those little nurses are busy around her with all kinds of instruments. "

"Oh, she is ill, and there is no one else in the house? Who called? " Da Zhou stared at the chubby security guard and asked eagerly.

"Hey, listen to me," the fat security guard put another piece of braised beef in his mouth. "I just found her room. There is no one else, only her. The black cat is also hovering around her sofa, but on the bed, on the table, inside and outside the cupboard, my God, guess what it is? "

"What is it?" Big week stare big eyes.

"All dead cats, bah! ! "Fat security features twisted together.

"What? Dead cat? ! "Da Zhou threw chopsticks on the table and drank two beers. "How can they all be dead cats? ! "

"Although it is a dead cat, but all like the living. Various postures and colors, black and white flowers, civet cats also have them. Some are lying, some are standing, some seem to be running, and some stand up as if to jump. They are all on the table, beside the bed, just like real ones. Very nice! "

"That's called a specimen!" Big Zhou Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and drank the rest of the wine in the cup. "What a dead cat? ! Scared me to death! "

"Oh yeah yeah! It is a specimen! " Fat security guards yi tooth. "But the smell in that room, I really can't stand it. There are two woven bags piled up in the corner, and that disgusting smell comes from there. I got up the courage to kick with my feet. It's soft. I shook off a corner and looked at it. " The fat security guard made an action of retching.

"What's the matter now?" On Monday, he looked disdainful and laughed at his rarity and strangeness. He put a large piece of beef in his mouth with chopsticks.

"It's a skinned dead cat, ..."

"Bah!" Da Zhou directly spit out the half-chewed beef in his mouth and took two sips with a beer bottle. "I said you were disgusting, but I won't eat this meal today!"

"Hey hey ~ ~, I saw it all, what are you afraid of!" The fat security guard smiled smugly and sipped two more beers.

"In the future," Zhou said in disgust, "you won't have any more disgusting words!"

"No, hey hey, afterwards I learned that the old lady was widowed more than ten years ago, and a son and a woman were working outside. She likes cats all her life, so she can't keep so many. A person is lonely again. She asked two people who slaughtered chickens and ducks in a nearby market to go to a nearby village to collect some sick cats and dead cats for her, and then bring them to her after the blisters were disinfected. She used these skins to make that, that, called a specimen.

"Oh, what about the red autumn trousers?"

"Well, sometimes the old lady will go to her daughter's house for a few days, and the red long Johns will be brought back. Those two people knew that the old lady was not at home and would not come to see the cat off. This is probably the case. "

"Oh, well, what about the old lady? Is she still in the hospital? "

"No, it's too old. People in their eighties can have a good son if they have a heart attack. Fortunately, the two men came and found something was wrong. They hit 120 and ran away, lest the explanation be unclear. However, the old lady only stayed in the hospital for two or three days and then left. Her family has packed all her things, and you don't have to sleep for those long pants anymore. "

After the fat security guard said this in one breath, he began to eat the tomato juice noodles that were about to cool down with his head down.

Da Zhou waited for a while to watch him eat, but didn't say a word for a long time.

1 1.

At dusk, the lights are on and a cup of Dazhou coffee is on. He leaned against the balcony window lattice and drank slowly. On the balcony on the sixth floor opposite, the red autumn trousers are naturally not in the same place, and the window is dark and silent. Da Zhou stared at the window for a long time, and then looked at the path under Building 9.

Pale yellow street lamps flicker alone. Suddenly, a black cat appeared in the middle of the road. It stood stupefied for a few seconds, then suddenly jumped into the dark trees opposite and disappeared. ......

(End)