The Path Toward Heaven Chapter 14: Bird bamboo, cat flower, snow red

With a creak, the iron door of the room on the right hand side of the first floor of 720 opened.

　　 Then there was another squeak, and the 720 unit door opened.

　　 Jing Jiu walked into the snowflakes and habitually lifted the blue hoodie hat, covering his head.

　　 Huaxi closed the unit door with some effort, tightened the black backpack behind her, and walked out of the community with Xue Ji behind him.

　　 Xue Ji is really small, and her appearance and appearance are really like a cute doll, but she is still a bit big when she is held in her arms by a little girl like Huaxi, and it is easy to attract attention.

　　 According to reason, she should stay at home, but just like Jing Jiu did not dare to leave her subconsciously, she did not dare to leave Jing Jiu for too long.

　　The snow is so heavy and the wind is so cold, so it’s a good idea to hug together to keep warm, even if they are the two strongest guys in Chaotian Continent.

　　 The snowy area is white, like felt. The footprints left by the lady named Eve last night were covered long ago. Only a row of bamboo leaves on the ground in the flowerbeds should have been a bird passing by not long ago.

　　Leaving the living area, they took the subway to the city center.

　　 This planet is now strictly forbidden for any aircraft to take off and landing, and it is in a de facto lockdown state, but it does not have much impact on the people living here, just like the conversations of the teenagers on the basketball court yesterday, even if there is no lockdown, How many people can afford a ticket to leave the planet?

　　After the pirate family that had been entrenched here for many years was destroyed by military warships, the power of the government was given more opportunities to show off. For the people, it is even better than before in some aspects, such as various benefits, such as those counseling classes in the activity center, such as public security.

　　 There are not many people on the subway, sitting at a suitable social distance not too far away, occasionally someone cast a curious look at the doll that Huaxi is holding, but no one asks.

　　 I arrived at Xigu Station. According to the traffic instructions on the leaflet, Jing Jiu and Huaxi got off the subway. After looking at the traffic instruction map for a long time, they found the 16.2 exit. Fortunately, the building of the City Activity Center is very large, lying in the middle of the square like a mountain, you can see it when you walk out of the subway, and you won't get lost again.

　　 Coming to the activity center, Jing Jiu stretched out his left hand awkwardly and leaned his hand around the scanning instrument. Huaxi opened his eyes wide, and did what he did, accompanied by two dices. Passed through the scanning door with a soft sound.

　　The security guard saw that they had some intellectual problems, and did not make any embarrassment, and asked them patiently what they were going to do.

　　 Huaxi became very nervous when being questioned, and timidly hid behind Jing Jiu. Jing Jiu listened to what the other party said in a daze, took out the leaflet and put it in front of the security guard. The security guard looked at the official contact number on the leaflet and made a call for them. Not long after, Ms. Eve hurried out of the elevator.

　　 Ms. Eve was surprised when she saw Huaxi behind Jing Jiu. She immediately remembered that there were only two siblings in their family who depended on each other. She understood why, smiled and introduced herself, led them to the building, and asked softly. Jing Jiu: "Do you want to learn the basic introductory course of instrumental music or the harmonica specialization course?"

　　 Jing Jiu thought for a long time, hummed, and then remained silent for a long time. The atmosphere in the elevator became a little weird. At this moment, Huaxi's tiny mosquito-like voice came from behind him: "He wants to learn piano."

　　Ms. Eve was surprised again. She subconsciously looked at Jing Jiu's hand and found that his fingers were slender and beautiful. They looked like a pair of piano hands. She couldn't help but laughed and asked Huaxi: "What about you? You? Would you like to learn something too?"

　　 Huaxi still hides behind Jing Jiu, lowered his head against his back, and said in a mosquito-like voice: "No, I can find a place to sit and wait for my brother."

　　 Eve listened to her voice, feeling more compassionate in her heart, and said in a harmonious voice, "After I've signed up for my name, I will take you to the reading room, okay?"

　　 Huaxi gave a soft hum.

　　 The elevator door opened, Ms. Eve led the way, Jing Jiu followed her, and Huaxi hugged her one and a half tall dolls, and stepped up quickly.

　　 No one noticed that the doll's bow hairpin trembled slightly.

　　 Cicada feels so tired.

　　 Huaxi didn't answer the question at all. Those mosquito-like sounds were caused by the mosquitoes.

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　　 took Jing Jiu to complete the application and sent it to the piano class. Then he took Huaxi to the reading room to ask her to remember her bracelet contact number. Don’t run around randomly, Ms. Eve went back to the office to continue processing Own affairs.

　　 One hour and fifty-five minutes later, the bracelet made a slight vibration of the alarm clock. She rubbed her astringent eyes, stopped halfway through the second log-in work, and walked outside the piano classroom. , Looked into the classroom and saw the boy in the blue hoodie at a glance.

　　 During the lockdown period, all kinds of government assistance are very timely and generous, but it is impossible to put dozens of pianos in the activity center of a city. There are only five pianos of different styles in the classroom. The former are all virtual electronic harpsichords, and the child’s fingers are constantly moving in the air, not feeling sad, but rather cute.

　　Ms. Eve noticed that Jing Jiu's hands were on her knees, she looked very well-behaved, but she never played the piano, and she couldn't help but worry that he would not be able to follow the course.

　　 At this time, the melodious electronic music sounded, which means that today's class is over. The piano teacher saw Eve, greeted him with a wry smile, and whispered in her ear: "The student you introduced listened very seriously, but it seemed...a bit dull, much more serious than you said."

　　 Eve's gaze crossed her shoulders and looked into the classroom, and found that Jing Jiu was still sitting in his seat honestly, feeling a little sad for some reason, and said to the teacher: "I can only trouble you to be patient."

　　 Jing Jiu did not get up and leave immediately after class. It was not that he was cautious or courageous or slow, but he felt that this electronic music was a bit familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere. It reminded him of the strange things he saw in the aftermath of yesterday. The umbrella made him think of golden leaves and some girls.

　　 "Ryan, get out of class is over." Eve yelled into the classroom.

　　 Jing Jiu stood up, turned around mechanically and walked out of the door, appearing to be very slow.

　　 In order to conceal his emotional changes, the piano teacher put one hand on his forehead and covered his eyes. He calmed down when he came around, and said seriously: "I think you can learn the basics of scales, but you If you don’t understand, you should actively ask questions and go back home...Um...think about the content of today’s class."

Teacher 　　 originally wanted to let him go home and practice more. Don’t be as nervous as in class, but suddenly realized that there must be no piano in his house, and even the electronic keyboard would not be able to buy it, so he turned it quickly. topic. Ms. Eve heard it naturally, patted him on the shoulder gratefully, and took Jing Jiu to the reading room to meet Huaxi.

　　 Huaxi is watching TV with her doll in her reading room. Her favorite cartoon is shown on the TV.

　　 There are a few children who are obviously much younger than her. Looking at her not far away, they are a little scared and a little envious. They don't know what story happened here.

　　 sent them downstairs. Ms. Eve remembered something and asked them to wait a while. Not long later, she ran back breathlessly and handed over a bag of pastries.

　　 There is no problem with the government’s food rations, but such delicate pastries are harder to buy.

　　 The security in the city has been really good recently. The police station has been patrolling very strongly, and those strong men who often appeared in the sky over the city a few years ago have long since disappeared. I don't know if he died in the military's suppression, or escaped before the planet was closed.

　　The people in the subway are still sitting not far away. The car is very quiet. Only the low hum from the floating track can be heard. The light and shadow advertisements outside the window should be during the replacement period. Darkness, of course, is also used as a mirror, if you have such an interest.

A thin and tall man came up to Yanshan Station, wearing a beige trench coat and a black mask on his face. He walked to the opposite side of Jing Jiu and Huaxi and sat down.

　　 The dozen or so passengers in the carriage subconsciously dispersed into the distance, like dots on an inflated balloon, or stars in the process of the Big Bang.

　　 Jing Jiu looked down at the fast flashing light on the floor, imagining it as the black and white keys of a piano, playing silently in his heart, without even noticing who was sitting on the other side.

　　 Huaxi opened his eyes wide and looked at the man in the trench coat opposite with curiosity, without any fear.

　　 also no episode happened.

　　 The two got off the subway~IndoMTL.com~ Walked across the court in the light snow, walked past the scarred old wall hit by a skateboard, walked across the lake full of wild reeds, walked through the garbage dump, and passed A wicket returned to 720.

　　 It was already evening, and the street lights gradually turned on, and the dim and warm lights gradually lit up in other buildings.

　　 The snow surface in the flower bed is illuminated. In addition to the bamboo leaf-like bird's paw prints, there are also a line of plum-like cat footprints, and some red blood stains are scattered in the front.

　　 Just seeing the remaining traces, I can imagine the sharp scene when the wild cats prey on the birds at that moment.

　　 Xue Ji looked at the snowy ground, a hint of appreciation flashed in her black eyes, and she stretched out her small round hand and snapped her fingers silently.

　　720 The lights in the backer room on the first floor turned on, and then a few more rooms turned on on the third and fourth floors and on the sixth floor.

　　 There is no one else in this building, only they live here. The order and distribution of the lights in those rooms seem random, without any regularity, but they are actually very particular. It will make all human beings who see them feel like they should be, like home.

　　 Jing Jiu looked at the lighted rooms, and said slowly: "It seems... chess... uh... stars."

　　 When I get home, the first thing is to cook.

When the 　　 steamer opened, the fog came naturally, and the scent of the cakes had not yet come out, and the kitchen windows leading to the balcony were covered with a thick layer of frost, which obscured the outside picture. .

　　 Huaxi vaguely sensed what was outside, thinking it was a cat playing the bird again, and reached out to wipe the mist from the window, and saw the man in the trench coat he met on the subway standing on the flowerbed.

　　 She thought it was a coincidence that he also lived in this community, smirked twice, and nodded in greeting.