Chapter 24 Crows with Blood Pupils
Warm sunshine poured into the house, Lisa sat by the window, her Walkman played slowly, and melodious music came from her headphones.
"Sister, where did you get the Walkman?" Lorna saw the Walkman on the table and jumped up behind Lisa.
Lisa reluctantly took off her headphones, glanced at her sister who was five years younger than herself, and replied helplessly, "It was Xu Yi's birthday gift to me." Lorna looked at
Lisa with envy and jealousy on her face. She pursed her lips and said, "Why are you the elder sister and I am the younger sister? If I were born earlier than you, brother Xu Yi would be mine!"
Lisa glared at her younger sister, "If you keep talking nonsense, I won't give it to you." Listen!"
"I'm sorry sister, I was wrong." Lorna hugged Lisa's arm and shook it.
At this time, the voices of the two mothers came from downstairs.
"Lisa, help deliver the flour to Aunt Irene's house!"
"Got it!" Lisa agreed, put on her shoes and walked out. Children from poor families have long been in charge, and she started helping the family when she was very young. Got to work.
Lorna quickly occupied Lisa's stool and said, "Sister, lend me your Walkman to listen to!"
"Don't break it!" Lisa said something and went downstairs.
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Lisa carried a bag of flour and walked toward the door step by step.
Her family runs a grocery store, mainly doing business for people she knows nearby, and also provides door-to-door delivery services. Some even place long-term orders, and they agree to deliver the items at the end of the month.
Aunt Irene's house is not far from their home, only one house away, which happens to be on the right side of Xu Yi's house.
As Lisa carried the flour upstairs, she suddenly remembered that she hadn't seen Aunt Irene for a long time.
The most recent time was at the antique market on Rose Street. When we met, we only had a quick chat.
"Is Aunt Irene busy with something recently?" Lisa thought.
You must know that Aunt Eileen likes to walk around the streets the most. It is indeed a bit abnormal not to see her for so long.
Lisa stood in front of the door and knocked softly, "Aunt Eileen, I'm here to deliver flour!"
No one in the room responded.
Did he go out? Lisa knocked harder on the door, "Aunt Irene! Aunt Irene!"
She knocked harder on the door, but she didn't expect to push the door open all of a sudden, and almost fell into the house because of her imbalance.
The door is not locked!
Could it be that Aunt Irene opened the door for him, but why shouldn't she?
Lisa held the flour in one hand, pushed open the door with the other, and walked inside.
A black shadow suddenly jumped out from behind the door. Lisa was startled and almost dropped the flour on her shoulder.
After she saw the black shadow clearly, she breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be a black cat.
The black cat grinned at Lisa, its hair standing on end, as if it wanted to drive Lisa away.
"Okay, okay, Black Carp, stop making trouble, I'm still busy, I'll find you something to eat later!" Lisa recognized the black cat and comforted her.
This black cat was a stray cat nearby. Lisa and Xu Yi often fed it. Over time, they naturally became familiar with it. The name "Black Carp" was given by Lisa.
The origin of the name is very simple. The cat is very black, and Lisa likes to eat the sweet and sour carp made by Xu Changrong, so she named the cat Black Carp.
The black carp was reluctant and roared at Lisa.
Lisa didn't understand what happened to Black Carp today. Although he was usually wild, he was always very docile when facing her and Xu Yi.
She planned to deliver the flour early and then deal with the black carp matter.
"Aunt Eileen, are you in there? I'm here to deliver flour."
Lisa walked straight towards the kitchen. She had come here many times to deliver things and knew the location of the kitchen clearly.
She put the flour in the kitchen cabinet, and on her way out, she happened to pass by Irene's room.
Eileen's husband died when she was in her fifties, leaving Eileen alone. The door to the room was not closed, leaving a gap exposed.
Lisa had no intention of going in. She just sent the flour to the kitchen. How could she run into someone else's room?
But a strong wind suddenly blew open the door, and at the same time, Lisa heard the sound of birds.
Why are there birds in the room?
She subconsciously looked into the door and was stunned.
There were densely packed crows in the room. They were like bats, hanging upside down from the ceiling, occasionally flying down, but then flying back again soon.
The movement at the door disturbed them, and the crows turned their heads together, staring at Lisa with their bloody pupils.
Lisa seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar, her whole body was so cold that she couldn't even move.
This scene was too weird, and she originally wanted to leave directly, but he saw the figure inside and hesitated.
In the center of the room, Aunt Eileen lay motionless on the floor.
Lisa hesitated for a moment, but finally the kindness in her heart defeated her fear and she stepped over the threshold.
"Aunt Eileen!" Lisa called softly.
Still no one responded to her. When she walked into the room, she finally saw the whole picture clearly.
There was blood-like liquid flowing on the ground, and the liquid was drawn into a strange pattern, surrounded by a circle of red candles.
The candle had already burned out, and the red liquid flowed all over the floor.
Aunt Irene was lying in the center of the pattern, her face pale and without any blood.
A strange gust of wind blew, and Lisa's head suddenly became dizzy, and she subconsciously raised her legs and walked inside.
As she was about to step across the circle of candles, a sharp cat meow came from outside the door.
Lisa woke up instantly and was so shocked that she was covered in cold sweat. He turned around and wanted to run away!
But the cat's meowing also disturbed the crows on the roof. They cried loudly, with a shrill sound like the roar of evil spirits.
The moment she turned around, Lisa saw Aunt Irene, who was lying on the ground, sitting up. Before she could be happy, thick blood suddenly poured out of her eyes, nose, mouth, and ears.
In a daze, the other party suddenly opened his eyes and smiled strangely at her.
"Found you!"
A woman's scream suddenly came from behind Lisa. She turned around subconsciously, only to see a flock of crows approaching. The next second, she fainted on the ground.
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As the sun set, Xu Yi followed the flow of people and walked out of the art exhibition gate.
The art exhibition was held for three days in total, and today was the last day. Xu Yi came here early in the morning and did not leave until the museum closed.
After working for a long time, he was very tired, but the result was satisfactory.
[Painter entry, current progress: 79/100. 】
A bumper harvest of painter entries!
He seemed to see the professional entry of "psychic painter" waving to him.
Xu Yi suddenly sighed, "Unfortunately, the further you go, the harder it is to gain entry experience. It seems that we have to continue to find ways to refresh painter entries." When
passing by a second-hand boutique, Xu Yi suddenly stopped Come down.
"Boss! Do you have a kerosene lighter?" Xu Yi shouted to the boss who was reading a newspaper at the counter.
"Pick your own!" The boss brought a basket of lighters and pushed them in front of Xu Yi.
Xu Yi carefully selected three kerosene lighters, all of which were removable and had carved metal shells.
(End of chapter)