Small saccharin

Fat beef hot pot, mutton skewers, spicy crayfish, grilled fish, barbecue, egg tarts, cola, fried chicken...

Zhuang Jiuxi sat on the bed, sliding his fingers back and forth on the delivery software, and then fixed on the picture of the golden and crispy fried chicken. He remembered that the fried chicken in this shop was extraordinarily delicious. The chicken is tender and delicious, and it can satisfy the whole day with a glass of iced cola.

Thinking of this, his stomach made a grunting sound in coordination.

The young man showed a heartbroken expression.

Just when he was about to press the payment button, a sudden gust of cold wind blew over and covered his face, making him shiver from the cold: "Ahhh!"

The whole person immediately woke up.

He looked up and looked around, and saw that it was raining non-stop outside, and the cold wind was blowing mercilessly along the cracks in the windows that had been in disrepair, making the already gloomy and cold bedroom even worse.

And in this narrow bedroom space, there is a single bed that cannot be turned over when sleeping, a plastic wardrobe bought on Taobao for 80 yuan, and a broken desk bought from a second-hand market for 50 yuan. A laptop for work.

In addition, there is 105.3 yuan in the WeChat balance, which is his entire net worth.

Really poor...

And all of this has a reason.

Zhuang Jiuxi, 21 years old, is a serious graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts. After graduation, he chose to become a freelance cartoonist and became famous for serializing comics on the Internet.

However, just when he thought his career was on the right track, the fucking website went bankrupt!

The worst thing was that the boss ran away with all the money, including the [-] draft fee that he hadn't been able to withdraw. Zhuang Jiuxi was dumbfounded when he received the news.

It was really a cold wind blowing over my face, and my purse flattened and hurt my heart. Thinking of this, Zhuang Jiuxi couldn't help pounding the table in grief, "It's too much!"

"I can fall in love many times at my age, but if the money is gone, it is really gone!"

"Forget it. Fortunately, I have changed to a new website now. As long as we get through the difficult period, everything will be fine."

He rubbed his hungry stomach and comforted himself by talking to himself: "It's okay if you don't eat fried chicken, just order a bowl of noodles first."

He put on his slippers and walked out of the bedroom. The floor of the old house was a little loose, and there would be creaking noises from time to time when he stepped on it. Zhuang Jiuxi had long been accustomed to it. He went straight into the kitchen to boil water, waited for the pot to boil, grabbed a handful of noodles and threw them Go in and sprinkle some salt on it as seasoning.

Five yuan a pack of dried noodles, you can eat seven meals if you save a little, which is much more cost-effective than buying instant noodles!

"Yo, the great cartoonist got up so early today."

A strange voice came from behind, with a hint of sarcasm, it was the second landlord.

He rented this dilapidated old house from the landlord, lived in one room himself, and rented the other room to Zhuang Jiuxi.

The two of them can be regarded as co-tenant relationship, but the second landlord has always looked down on him, especially after trying to ask Zhuang Jiu to raise the rent and was rejected.

He glanced at the noodles in clear soup in the pot, and immediately pouted, "Didn't you say that you want to pay a publishing fee, a big manga artist, and a monthly salary of [-], why? Just eat this?"

Zhuang Jiuxi was not angry when he was ridiculed, he turned off the fire slowly, poured out the noodles, and said to the second landlord with a smile: "Isn't it better to lose weight without the smell of oil? Brother Zhang, do you want to come together?" bowl?"

lose weight?Who needs to lose weight?

The boy in front of him was wearing a bulky nightgown, but it couldn't cover his slender figure and outstanding face at all. He just stood there with his face upright, his smile was harmless to humans and animals, and it made the face of the second landlord opposite him so fleshy. potbellied...

The second landlord's face turned green immediately, he slapped the table and roared angrily, "Stop talking nonsense Zhuang Jiuxi, your rent should be paid, if you can't pay today, pack up and get out!"

"What's the hurry? Isn't it due in a week?" Zhuang Jiuxi frowned, holding the bowl away from him, lest the noodles be sprayed with saliva.

The second landlord was not polite, looked at his bowl of noodles with contempt, and said: "What did you say that the manuscript fee will definitely be paid in the next few days, and I know that you have no money to pay the rent by looking at your virtue. Mom is bragging to me! Just today, if you can’t pay, you will leave, and I can find a new tenant!"

"..."

Zhuang Jiuxi is really not bragging. Before today, he was very confident that he could pay the rent on time this month.

Because after the former club closed down, he immediately changed to a new website, the largest two-dimensional base in China, Xingman.com, won’t be closed down this time, right?

Hmm...it didn't close down.

But just this morning, he received the news that the editor-in-chief had resigned, and the cash withdrawal was suspended, and he had to wait until the new editor took office before going through the process.

How bad is he?How can anything happen!

Very good, this one really can't even pay the rent.

People have to bow their heads under the eaves.

Zhuang Jiuxi sighed, and said slowly: "Brother Zhang, listen to my explanation..."

"There's nothing to talk about!" The second landlord looked at him contemptuously, and humiliated him angrily, "If you have money, you can pay the rent. If you don't have money, get out of here. You can take advantage of me, too?"

Pooh!

Little boy, wait to live on the street!

Seeing that the boy's aura had weakened, he became even more arrogant, and said mockingly:

"If you want to live in a free house, don't come here. Go live in a haunted house! Isn't it recruiting test residents for a haunted house? As long as you dare to sleep with ghosts and not be afraid of dying in the middle of the night, you will definitely not have to pay rent. I'm afraid you'll die!"

"Trial resident in a haunted house? Is there such a job?"

Zhuang Jiuxi was taken aback for a moment, and blurted out: "Is it true that people live for nothing and don't need money?"

"you……!"

The second landlord was choked by him, and before he finished speaking, he saw the boy put down the bowl of noodles that he cherished so much, and with an expression of wanting to get rich, he picked up his phone and ran outside.

He quickly followed.

I saw the young man squatting at his door with his mobile phone in his hand, wondering what he was fussing about.

What is he squatting here for?

Why are you squatting at his door?

The second landlord was stunned for two seconds, and quickly realized that he was furious: "Zhuang Jiuxi, hurry up and get the hell out of me. You still want to use the net, but there is no door!"

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'll get it right away."

Zhuang Jiuxi stared at the phone screen intently, the internet speed was a little slow, and the Weibo loading page kept spinning in circles, slowly like an 80-year-old old man.

The second landlord rushed into the bedroom.

Snapped!

The network cable is down.

At the critical moment, Zhuang Jiuxi's screen lit up, and the news about the "Haunted House Test Resident" was loaded!

Try living in a haunted house, come if you are brave enough!

Recently, a real estate company will launch a villa haunted house with a history of [-] years and worth hundreds of millions. In order to prove that the haunted house is harmless and safe to live in, our company is now recruiting a "Haunted House Trial Anchor" for short-term living. The live broadcast will be presented [-] hours a day In front of netizens!

Requirement: Believe in science.

Treatment: monthly salary of [-] yuan for a period of three months.

Monthly salary [-]!

The four words crashed on the top of Zhuang Jiuxi's head, deafening.

The comments below are still discussing whether it is a marketing method or some indescribable horror haunted house. Could such a high price be life-saving money?

But at this moment, Zhuang Jiuxi couldn't see anything anymore, only the bright red banknotes were left shining in his mind.

"Brother Zhang!"

The young man jumped up quickly, grasped the second landlord's hand, and said in a friendly and grateful tone, "Thank you, thank you! When I grow up, I will never forget your kindness of reminding me today!"

He already had a good face, but now that he smiled, his peach eyes were upturned like crescent moons, bright and dazzling, without any haze.It is clearly in a dilapidated old house, but there is a dazzling feeling standing on the stage under the spotlight, which makes it difficult to look directly at.

The second landlord was almost blinded by his smile, and then saw him bouncing back to the house to pack his luggage, and suddenly he was dumbfounded.

What... what the hell...?

Gan!

He was just making a casual sarcasm, maybe this kid really wants to live in a haunted house!

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The city center of Suizhou was jammed with traffic as usual. A black car drove off the viaduct, but instead of continuing on, it drove towards a mountain road.

This road is particularly deserted, and it seems to be two worlds from the bustling behind.

Perhaps it was because of the tragic massacre that year, no shops around were open, and even the signboard at the door was so stained with dust that the original name could not be seen.

At the end of the mountain road is a closed gate of the manor. Through the iron fence, you can also see the beautiful garden full of flowers. The delicate Ambers roses are flexible and wrapped around the copper gate. open sight.

"Xiao Ning, come back quickly!"

A girl in a dress passed by, and looked in curiously at the iron gate, and suddenly showed amazed eyes, "Wow..."

"Mom, the flowers inside are so beautiful, I want to pick one!"

The girl refused to leave, turned around and acted like a baby with her mother, but was slapped on the face, accompanied by a crisp sound, was her mother's stern scolding: "Are you dying! Go away!"

She picked up the child and hurried away. Before leaving, she looked back at the manor, but her eyes were full of fear.

Even the most risky robbers and thieves would not patronize this luxurious manor, and only the staff would come to maintain it when they had no choice but to maintain it, but that was only during the daytime.

It is said that at night, there will be unknown voices coming from here, causing more and more residents who originally lived nearby to move out.

Fortunately, no one ever had an accident during the day.

But at this time it was already evening, the setting sun was hanging slantingly, spreading out gorgeous clouds, which was supposed to be a magnificent scene, but when it fell on this manor, it made people feel that the clouds were like blood.

Fear shrouded the woman's heart. She trotted for a while holding the crying child, but saw a black car driving slowly from the road, and finally stopped at the gate of the manor.

Immediately afterwards, a slender and plainly dressed boy got out of the car, and the driver beside him also took out his suitcase, still holding the key in his hand.

Someone is moving into a haunted estate?Go crazy!

In the massacre of Miemen that year, more than 30 people died, and the whole country was shocked. Even though nearly ten years have passed, the news still hangs over the hearts of people in Suizhou like a nightmare.

How could someone apply desperately?

Still such a handsome young man.

The woman slowed down and took a few more greedy glances at Zhuang Jiuxi. This handsome young man should appear on social news tomorrow, so she quickly slipped away after feasting her eyes.

Zhuang Jiuxi got out of the car and looked at the gate of the villa. He still felt a little unbelievable. He was already mentally prepared to move into a dark haunted house overgrown with weeds and full of spider webs. No company has been informed.

It sounds like an unreliable small workshop.

Such a mysterious and low-key demeanor, together with the luxurious manor standing among the mountains and rivers in front of him, made the whole incident even more weird and unpredictable.

"Mr. Zhuang, this is where you will live for the next three months." The companion reminded.

Zhuang Jiuxi came back to his senses and smiled at him, his peach blossom eyes completed the crescent shape, and thanked him in a relaxed tone: "Please Secretary Zhao, give me your luggage, I can go in by myself."

"..."

Secretary Zhao was silent for a moment. He watched the manor surrounded by mountains and rivers covered by the orange light at dusk. What he saw was clearly a piece of luxury, but there was always a chill in his heart.

The man showed hesitation, pondered for a moment, and explained to him seriously: "Mr. Zhuang, I need to remind you that you have a three-day trial period, please contact me immediately if you feel any discomfort during this period, and I will come to pick you up."

"If you are sure that nothing is wrong, you will officially start work in three days, and show the environment and facilities of the manor to netizens through your daily life in front of the camera every day.

The live broadcast is 12 hours a day, for a period of three months, and the monthly salary is [-]. Unless there is approval, you are not allowed to leave the manor at will. "

There is a lot of information here.

It was clear that Zhuang Jiuxi was asked to broadcast the live broadcast to facilitate the sale of the house, but Secretary Zhao's veiled and fearful attitude could tell that the manor was indeed dangerous in his opinion.

In addition, what is even more harsh is that once you live in it, you cannot easily go out, which means that this luxurious manor will become a cage for the occupant. He must stay with the murder scene all the time, even...

Coexist with ghosts day and night.

Not to mention whether there are really ghosts, such a person in a closed environment for a long time is enough to drive people crazy.

No wonder no one dares to apply for such a high salary.

Secretary Zhao's expression was extremely serious. He looked at Zhuang Jiuxi's frowning and contemplative look, a trace of unbearableness flashed in his eyes, and he kindly reminded: "Mr. Zhuang, before signing the contract, you still have one last chance to go back on your word."

The teenager pursed his lips.

He lowered his head, his complexion was very fair, and he couldn't tell if it was natural or he was frightened again. He only heard a very soft voice: "Secretary Zhao...I want to ask a question."

"Please ask."

"Is such that……"

Zhuang Jiuxi looked up at him quietly, with a shy expression on his face, and asked in a low voice, "Is there a wireless Internet cafe in the manor? What's the WiFi password?"

Secretary Zhao:? ? ?

The man was stunned for 3 minutes before he realized what he asked. He read out a series of numbers cooperatively, and asked hesitantly, "You just want to ask this?"

"Can I ask anything else?" Zhuang Jiuxi blurted out: "Then I just need to show the environment and facilities in the manor, there is no specific requirement what I have to do all day long, right?"

"...That's right." Secretary Zhao replied with difficulty.

Hearing the words, the young man raised his head immediately, his peach blossom eyes sparkled, and his white jade-like cheeks blushed with excitement. He clenched his fists hard and hit the palm of his hand, exclaiming excitedly: "Food is included, you can play as you please, and you will be paid back!" , there is such a good thing in the world!"

"…………"

Secretary Zhao fell into a long silence. After a while, out of caution, he had a tentative chat with Zhuang Jiuxi to make sure that this person was not frightened crazy, but that his brain circuit was really abnormal.

He watched the young man swiftly pick up a pen to sign the contract, then picked up the suitcase and was about to go inside, he was speechless for a while.

"Mr. Zhuang..."

Zhuang Jiuxi was about to push open the gate of the manor, but when he heard the words, he turned his head, with a puzzled expression on his face, "What's wrong?"

The sky turned dark, and strands of darkness silently enveloped the earth. Secretary Zhao's face could not be seen clearly in the hazy black mist, and he could only hear his deep voice, word by word, with a strong warning mean, say:

"After you live in, you only need to move around in the front, and don't go to the backyard and basement."

"—Not to mention, respond to the calling in the darkness!"

A gust of wind blew by, with a delicate melody, gently gliding over the young man's wrist, cold to the bone.

Zhuang Jiuxi sneezed physiologically. He rubbed his red nose and looked up again. Secretary Zhao had disappeared.

Also... quite exciting!

There can't really be ghosts in this manor, right?

The young man pushed open the door, pulled the suitcase and walked in. It was pitch black. He tried to turn on the switch on the wall, and suddenly a series of street lamps lit up the road under his feet.

Green vines and golden roses burned the walls and windows, and the beauty under the lights was subtle and elegant. The whole manor was magnificent, and every place revealed a luxurious and expensive atmosphere.

Zhuang Jiuxi swallowed and spit.

He reached out, took out his mobile phone, and remembered the only 105.3 yuan left in the bank card. Suddenly, his fear of the ghosts in the haunted house disappeared, and he thought deeply: "I'm poorer than ghosts, I'm afraid of a der ah!"

Thinking of this, his eyes immediately turned red.

Don't ask, asking is hating the rich!If he really saw a ghost, he might not be able to tell who was exploiting whom!