Chapter 9: Diary and the Mysterious Lilliputies
When night falls, Edinburgh at night shows a different color, the clock tower with orange lights, the lights of the vehicles, give Bai Yujing a different feeling, at this moment Bai Yujing even remembered the country, many night scenes in the country are also very beautiful, but there was no mood to appreciate at that time, the pace of life in the city is very fast, everyone can't stop their steps, if you can relax your mood, you can also find a different beauty.
So sometimes I feel that the moon abroad is particularly round, and because of this, the scenery at home is not bad, but the pressure of life is too great, only when the mood is completely relaxed, can I be in the mood and a different perspective to look at the surrounding environment.
Bai Yujing was able to find the right route thanks to the power bank, at the moment the power bank was placed in the backpack, pulled out a line to connect to the phone, Bai Yujing looked at the map and slowly walked back in the direction of the hotel, not in a hurry, and did not care when he could reach the end, just to watch the beautiful scenery on the side of the street, slowly, leisurely.
Bai Yujing also found the popular Elephant Cafe in China, that is, the author of Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling once created the Harry Potter series of books here, and later Rowling's fame also made the Elephant Cafe famous.
However, the café is very hot, there are a lot of people queuing, through the window, you can see the internal scenery, Rowling's photos, many travelers are very relaxed holding coffee cups inside, tasting snacks, Bai Yujing looked inside, the guests inside are also facing the window, saw Bai Yujing, the others have no characteristics, because the queue is very long, Bai Yujing has been fed up with the queue in the past two days, and he did not go in.
"Dididi!" Bai Yujing walked and walked, and suddenly there was a clear sound in his mind, Bai Yujing was stunned, and suddenly found that the strange creature hunter system in his mind made an alarm, and it turned out that the scanning radar had searched for the target.
"No!" Bai Yujing originally thought that it was a difficult and huge task, and if he didn't run Edinburgh back and forth, there would definitely be no result, but he didn't expect to receive the goods on the first day.
Bai Yujing walked towards the target scanned by the radar, passed through two alleys and alleys, and found a lively alley, which felt like the mysterious tunnel in Alice's Wonderland, and suddenly walked through an alley from a cold place to a mysterious place.
The path is full of people, and there are stalls full of various handicrafts, you can see all kinds of exotic objects, including traditional Scottish fabrics and clothing, Bai Yujing also saw the bagpipes, musical instruments used by street performers, in addition to all kinds of mysterious books and notebooks, T-shirts printed with British patterns, cowhide shoulder bags, and more strange things that cannot be named, and some old objects that look a little old, but I can't tell if they are antiques.
Bai Yujing is standing in front of a stall at the moment, the owner is an old woman with a hat, and her shop is also some old objects, but it is not an antique, it is a doll that looks a little old, rag dolls, music boxes, old books or something, it looks like a second-hand market.
Bai Yujing squatted down and asked the old woman, "Can you pick it up with your hand and take a look?"
"Of course, you're welcome, just look at it, it's all very ordinary things, all old objects used by some locals, and you can take them back as a souvenir. "The old grandmother spoke with a lot of energy, and her voice was very loud, with a hearty heart, which made people feel more cordial when they listened.
The alarm sound came from the stall, Bai Yujing took a look, and then picked up a book with a little cracked shell, and the alarm sounded frequently, so that Bai Yujing was sure that it should be the book in his hand.
Bai Yujing then looked at it again, and then chose a music box that looked antique and antique, like a car, Bai Yujing fiddled with it, it was still good, after clockwork, the characters on the car and the car swayed together, making beautiful music, Bai Yujing liked it very much.
"I want these two, how much does it cost?"
"Two, together, 23 pounds!"
Bai Yujing gave the money, and then stuffed these two things into his backpack, but accidentally found another thing of interest, a keychain, with a small schoolbag the size of a thumb on it, this small schoolbag was very delicately made, which immediately attracted Bai Yujing's attention.
"How much is this. Bai Yujing picked up the keychain as he spoke, but he didn't expect the alarm in his mind to sound again, this turned out to be an item related to the Lilliputian, and the previous alarm sound was not only related to the book, but also related to this.
"This one is for you!" the old woman grinned, as if she was very happy, and she was very proud to say it, Bai Yujing expressed her gratitude, and then looked at the things on the paving again, and only left here after making sure that nothing was missing.
This small street is not long, but it is very lively, Bai Yujing walked to the front, and found that there was a performance team performing, people gathered around and around, and they couldn't see the scene inside, but the sound and the shouts around it, you can know the heat inside.
Bai Yujing's heart was itching, and he found a good position to squeeze in, and found that it was actually a Chinese performance team, which was carrying out a lion dance, which not only made Bai Yujing feel unexpected, but also had a sense of pride and intimacy, Chinese culture is popular abroad!
Bai Yujing squeezed to the front, watching the performance team holding the lion's head and lion's tail, constantly jumping and dancing, and cheering with the people around him, after the lion dance, there were other acrobatic performances, fire-breathing, fire rings, etc., so that everyone was very happy to watch.
By the time Bai Yujing was satisfied, it was already ten o'clock in the evening, starting this morning, just after getting off the plane, Bai Yujing had been playing in Edinburgh all day, and he also felt tired all over his body at the moment, especially his legs, I have to say that the road to Edinburgh is really difficult to walk.
Bai Yujing found out that this small street is in the center of the LC district, next to Prince Street and Royal Mile Avenue, and it is not far from the hotel where Bai Yujing stayed.
My stomach was also a little hungry, Bai Yujing didn't even have the idea of going down to eat, turned on the TV, and the whole room instantly became lively, Bai Yujing didn't look at it, just to listen to a sound, put his notebook on the desk by the window, and then put aside the keychain of the book he had just bought in his bag, and he was going to take a look at it later.
I ordered a dinner from the hotel and asked them to bring it to the room, and I took a shower in the bathroom, and I sweated a lot today, took a hot shower, and suddenly felt that the tiredness and soreness of the whole body were washed away at once.
Bai Yujing came out in a yukata, pushed open the window, and could see the scenery outside, and you could see Edinburgh Castle at night outside the window, but of course she couldn't see the military music festival performance being held in the square, Bai Yujing immediately thought of Emma, and I don't know if she is experiencing the festival performance and cheerful atmosphere in one of the places now.
"Ding Dong!"
It should be dinner, Bai Yujing opened the door, and sure enough, the waiter came with a dining car, Bai Yujing's set set meal only includes free breakfast, so you need to pay for dinner or something.
Bai Yujing ordered Scottish meat rolls, fried herring and whisky, all of which are local Scottish specialties, Bai Yujing didn't taste them at noon, and wanted to try them at night.
Sitting in front of the window, Bai Yujing was eating dinner, while talking about opening the book of clues he had found the Lilliputian, after opening it, Bai Yujing found that this was a diary, but it looked like it was a few years old, and the date was about the last century, the sixties, so if you count it, this diary book is more than fifty years old, to say the least.
The diary was owned by a boy named Will Hackman, and his name was written on the cover, although it had become very vague, and Bai Yujing looked through it, trying to find the clues he wanted from it.
"Eh, this meat roll is very good!" When Bai Yujing looked at the day, he took a bite of the meat roll, his mouth was full of tender beef, without the slightest feeling of aging, with a faint spicy taste, there were chili peppers, garlic, and a taste of vanilla, and the other Bai Yujing couldn't taste it, and he took a few bites in a row, all of them were eating meat, and he felt particularly strong, this Scottish meat roll was especially suitable for Bai Yujing's appetite.
After taking a sip of whiskey, it is different from the usual beer, with a unique aroma and much greater concentration.
Bai Yujing was eating delicious food, while looking at the diary, the open windowsill had a slight cool breeze, driving the curtains to fluctuate constantly, as the diary continued to turn back, Bai Yujing finally found the clue he wanted.
On August 26, 1965, I seemed to find a little man in my house, a little man the size of a thumb, he was stealing, he was really small, but he was so fast, when I found him, he was hiding behind the bottle in the cupboard, thinking that I didn't find him.
"He? Bai Yujing immediately noticed the title.
Then I looked back, on September 12th, I found their traces again, there seemed to be more than one villain, they were very careful, they only haunted at night, they were taking the honey in the jar, two people worked together to open the jar, they were dressed, my God, they have wisdom, they are intelligent creatures.
On September 23rd, I found out that they seemed to be living in the attic on the second floor, and I was going to tell my mother? I don't think so, they didn't harm us, and if I told my mother, she would definitely kick them out, so they wouldn't lose their home?
On September 30th, the little people seemed to notice that I was observing them, and I heard them talking, in a language I didn't understand.
On October 9th, I didn't seem to see them again, did they move away?
On October 12th, there was still no sign of the Lilliputies, were they afraid of me? Why? I just wanted to make friends with them.
On October 31st, I went up to the attic on the second floor, I opened the planks and found their home, but unfortunately there was nothing in it, it seems that they really moved out.