Because the investigation was unsuccessful, Yan Yufeng did not say anything in the car, Xu Xiaodong was also worried, the two drove out of the downtown and rushed to the suburbs, the traffic jam in New York is also ranked among the best in the world, stop and drive, under the traffic flow during the rush hour, when the two returned to the Maple Bay area, it was already nine o'clock in the evening. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Xu Xiaodong didn't want to walk around so late, so he said to Yan Yufeng, who had just woken up, "It's better to go to see your new home tomorrow." ”

Yan Yufeng shook his head and refused: "It's still today, there is no happy thing all day today, there must be a good thing to end." ”

When Xu Xiaodong heard this, he didn't say more, nodded, started the car and said: "That place is actually not far from here, and it is also very close to your school, you should have the impression that there is an iron bridge nearby, and freight trains pass by every day." ”

"There?" Yan Yufeng was a little surprised.

"Yes, there's a very small Catholic church nearby." Xu Xiaodong said again.

"I know that I go through it every day for my run, it's very close to the school, less than a kilometer, but I remember that there was no residential area there." Yan Yufeng recalled, and suddenly felt questioned.

"It's really not, your mother has too many requirements, I choose and choose, and that is probably the closest place to the standard." Xu Xiaodong smiled bitterly, judging from his expression, it is estimated that the matter of finding a new place to live these days is too annoying.

"There's a fire station there, and it's opposite a National Guard training base, and there's a Catholic church next to it, and the security in this neighborhood is absolutely the best within a radius of 10 kilometers." Xu Xiaodong said as he drove the car, pointing to a building he had just driven by, and said, "Well, this is the training base of the National Guard." ”

Yan Yufeng glanced through the window, there were people with guns and sentry posts at the door, and there were high walls on both sides, extending to the left and right, and it looked like a very large training base.

"There are no residential areas nearby, so I was looking for a place that is actually a little strange." Xu Xiaodong said slowly, and the car suddenly drove along the wall of the National Guard training base into a fork in the left turn.

The car stopped, and Xu Xiaodong pointed to the tall building on a large open space on the right and said, "This is it." ”

Yan Yufeng rolled down the car window, looked at it clearly, and then asked with a staggered question: "Isn't this just a warehouse?" ”

"Well, it was a warehouse before, and the owner was still an overseas Chinese, a former friend." Xu Xiaodong pulled the handbrake, turned off the engine and got out of the car.

The two stood on the side of the road, looking at the dark warehouse in front of them.

The warehouse is about a three-story building, with an attic structure at the top, and there are no other buildings around, and it is located alone by the railway, not far from it, which is the iron bridge that Yan Yufeng has to pass by every day to go to school.

"Let's go, go in and have a look." Xu Xiaodong spoke, and one person first walked along the auxiliary road that was artificially built at first glance, and walked to the warehouse, Yan Yufeng followed behind, looking around.

Xu Xiaodong in front of him introduced: "I used to store daily necessities, but my friend is not doing supermarket business now, so this place is vacant. ”

Saying that, the two of them have walked to the door of the warehouse, the door is open in the right corner facing the road, it looks very strange, a small door, a big house, Xu Xiaodong took out a bunch of keys from his trouser pocket, and said to Yan Yufeng: "Use your mobile phone to make a light, I am looking for the key." ”

Pushing the door open, Yan Yufeng found that it was an iron door, Xu Xiaodong explained: "The main gate is behind the warehouse, and I have sealed it there, and I will enter and exit from this door in the future." ”

Yan Yufeng nodded and walked in, Xu Xiaodong was looking for a switch, and reminded in a very proud tone: "I'll turn on the lights later, you must not scream!" ”

Yan Yufeng pursed his lips, but there was a trace of expectation in his heart, with a faint light, he vaguely felt that the interior of the warehouse was very empty, now in this weather, living here, do you want to die of cold?

was still muttering in his heart, and suddenly heard Xu Xiaodong say: "Oh, I found it!" Then he heard a snap of the switch button, and there was a light in front of him, Yan Yufeng saw the scene in front of him clearly in an instant, and suddenly his eyes widened, and his mouth couldn't help but open.

"I'll go, I'm not dreaming!" Yan Yufeng couldn't believe what he was seeing at all, he rubbed his eyes, and slowly approached forward, Xu Xiaodong, who was standing in front of him, didn't know where to find an orange basketball, threw it to him, and shouted: "Come, throw one!" Give it a light on! ”

In front of Yan Yufeng was an indoor basketball court, to be exact, a half court. A basketball hoop is embedded in the wall on the right side of the warehouse, the floor is painted with blue paint, and the inside of the three-point line is red.

The white line, the red forbidden area, and the blue periphery outline a painting texture that makes Yan Yufeng's heart surge.

Holding the basketball in his hand, Yan Yufeng still looked at Xu Xiaodong in disbelief, the latter looked proud, satisfied with the surprise he gave, he found a chair, sat on the court, looked around, and said: "Sometimes, I admire my creativity!" ”

Yan Yufeng felt that he couldn't speak, he turned around, looked around, except for the center is the court, there is a long table on high legs on the left side of the door, and next to it is the set of kitchen equipment, refrigerators, stoves, washbasins, etc.

This area is the equivalent of a kitchen, with a billiard table on the right side of the doorway, surrounded by two couches that form an L-shape, and behind the sofa is a large box-like object.

Yan Yufeng saw the strangeness, so he asked, "What is this?" ”

Xu Xiaodong seemed to be tickled, and immediately walked to him, pressed the button, and suddenly a strong DJ dance music came out of the box, which startled Yan Yufeng, and looked at Xu Xiaodong in surprise and said, "What is this ......?" ”

"Speakers!" Xu Xiaodong laughed, he said: "I think it should be a good match to put a high-power speaker in such a place!" ”

"Okay, but forget about this music, I still like to listen to soothing!" Yan Yufeng felt that the music was very harsh, and said with a frown.

Xu Xiaodong seemed to be swept away, he turned off the music, and then pointed to the other side of the court: "I'll make an iron staircase there, and the residence is on it." ”

"Above?" Yan Yufeng looked up and found that the floor height here was not very high, and it was estimated to be five meters. It can only be said that it is just enough to shoot.

"yes, you can't sleep here, it's the attic above, I'll take you up," Xu Xiaodong said.

Holding the basketball, Yan Yufeng was a little itchy, he stepped into the field with the basketball, and found that the court was only painted with a layer of paint, not plastic, but actually a cement floor.

"The renovation fund is limited, and if there is this, it is already Amitabha!" Xu Xiaodong knew at a glance what Yan Yufeng cared about.

Yan Yufeng said indifferently: "Actually, it is enough to have a basket, which is something I have dreamed of since the beginning of playing basketball." The dream of waking up and being able to shoot basketballs when you get up. Saying that, he turned around and said to Xu Xiaodong seriously: "Thank you, I like it very much!" ”

"If you like it!" Xu Xiaodong was relieved.

Holding the basketball and standing on the free throw line, Yan Yufeng felt it, and felt that no matter from the distance and the height of the basket, it was actually very formal, so he turned around and asked: "This won't be built by a professional." ”

"Well, what do you think of a sports store in Chinatown, where they design indoor basketball courts?"

"It's very formal." Yan Yufeng raised his hand to throw the ball, and the basketball drew a half-arc and fell into the basket, and then he turned back to Xu Xiaodong and said, "Can I dunk a basket?" ”

"It should be fine." Xu Xiaodong hesitated, but Yan Yufeng, who was allowed, had already run to the basket excitedly and picked up the basketball.

Standing under the basket, Yan Yufeng looked up at the basket, then bent his knees, picked up the basketball on the spot and jumped up, bent his elbows with both hands holding the ball, put them on the back of his head, and then slammed them forward.

"Bang dang!" The basket made a loud noise, Yan Yufeng pulled off the basket, felt the elasticity of the basket, let go of his hand, turned around and said to Xu Xiaodong who was in a daze: "Well, it is indeed a professional indoor court, the basket is embedded very tightly, and the elasticity of the basket is also moderate, so as long as the shot feels soft, it is possible to fall into the frame." ”

"Tsk!" Xu Xiaodong regained his composure, he felt that the scene just now really scared him, he didn't expect this kid's physical fitness to be so good, he could dunk with both hands in place, and it was still the kind of slam dunk that looked very powerful. Even if he doesn't understand basketball, he feels that such a level of dunking is definitely not something that ordinary people can do.

"That's good, you can!" Yan Yufeng was like a child getting a beloved toy, spinning under the basket, he took the basketball, and dunked a few more on the spot, the basket clanged, and Xu Xiaodong's facial muscles on the side kept twitching, for fear that in the next second, the basket would be unloaded by this kid.

Seeing Yan Yufeng dribbling the ball and preparing to go out, Xu Xiaodong couldn't help but say: "There is time to play in the future, I will take you to see the bedroom first, you will see if you are satisfied, if you don't like it, it's too late to change it now." ”

"Don't change, don't change, here it is!" Yan Yufeng immediately shook his head like a rattle.

Xu Xiaodong was speechless, and he explained: "I said that it is too late to change the bedroom furnishings now. "I was thinking in my heart: I don't want to change places if you want to, and if this continues, I will really be emptied of my pocket by you. Although your mother has reimbursement, do I really not know how to ask for it?

"Oh, okay, go check it out!" Yan Yufeng reacted at this time, he looked at the court with some reluctance, a kind of psychology that he was afraid that he would turn around and leave, and if he turned back, the court might disappear.

Xu Xiaodong took Yan Yufeng, who was holding a basketball, to the other side of the court, he pointed to a Z-shaped staircase and said: "This staircase took me a lot of effort, it was disassembled and installed from the outside of the abandoned building, it is a bit narrow, you follow me." ”

Yan Yufeng nodded, in the United States, many seven- and eight-story residential buildings will be equipped with fire escape stairs outside, usually no one uses them, the wind and the sun are exposed, just like the one in front of me now, full of rust.

"In a few days, there will be a painter who will come and brush it, and it won't get in the way." Xu Xiaodong, who had already gone up the stairs, said.

The two of them ascended the staircase, and one of them was an obtuse triangle at the top and a large rectangular attic at the bottom.

The attic is not narrow, except for a slight need to bow down on both sides, in fact, there is a lot of space, two beds are placed side by side, a large bedside table is spaced in the middle, and a row of shelves is in the opposite corner, which looks like a simple open-air wardrobe.

Xu Xiaodong explained: "Considering the load-bearing factor, in addition to the necessary things, try to be as simple as possible, if you don't like to put your clothes outside, I can go find a thin leather wooden cabinet." ”

Yan Yufeng looked down at his feet, the ground was patched together with layers of wooden planks, he tried to jump down, and felt that the ground was a little elastic, so he understood.

"I wanted to put the bedroom directly underneath, but in this case, the space of the stadium will be gone, and if it is placed at the entrance and exit, the room will be too small, and considering the problem of keeping warm, I will directly build a space in mid-air." Xu Xiaodong said this, he walked a few steps quickly, came to a place that looked like a fireplace, and said with a smile: "I also deliberately build a fireplace here, so that the warmth of the room can be guaranteed." ”

"Won't it catch fire?" Yan Yufeng walked up to him, looked at the fireplace that looked like it was only one meter wide, and asked worriedly.

"No, the fireplace is painted with fireproof paint, as long as it is used normally, it is absolutely fine." Xu Xiaodong said.

"This room is not big, 20 square meters, enough for the two of us to live together." Xu Xiaodong said again.

Now, it was Yan Yufeng's turn to be surprised, he looked at the two wooden beds, and said, "Uncle, you want to move over and live with me?" ”

"Nonsense, who can put your mind at ease if you live alone in such a big warehouse? I'm telling you, if you don't want to, you'll have to change places! Xu Xiaodong changed his face and bluffed.

As soon as it came to changing places, Yan Yufeng immediately smiled and said, "Yes, yes, you're welcome!" ”

"Do you think I like it? I'm almost your babysitter now! Xu Xiaodong shook his head with a depressed expression, Yan Yufeng suddenly felt very apologetic, but he didn't know what to do, so he could only say repeatedly: "Uncle has worked hard, hard work." ”

"Don't mention this, look at it, do you have any shortcomings?" Xu Xiaodong also pretended to be so, and immediately changed the topic and asked.

Yan Yufeng thought about it, he looked around, and then asked tentatively: "It seems that there is a place to take a bath and go to the toilet......." ”

Xu Xiaodong's face, which was still a little proud, suddenly froze, and he repeated: "The place to take a bath, oh, bad!" ”

Yan Yufeng was also stunned, he thought it was just that his uncle hadn't taken him there yet, but he didn't expect it, it seemed that there was no .......

Xu Xiaodong turned around in place a few times before he regained his original color, he coughed and said, "This problem is easy to solve, directly in the empty space opposite the stairs, build a shed can solve it." ”

Yan Yufeng's face was embarrassed, thinking that the distance between the court and the wall was less than two meters, isn't this shed just a long building block?

"Is it narrow?" Xu Xiaodong seemed to ask Yan Yufeng, and he seemed to ask himself.

"It's okay, it's okay......!" Yan Yufeng could only express it like this.

"There is no such thing as perfection in life, there is no way." Xu Xiaodong spread his hands.

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"Actually, it's pretty good, after playing, the feeling of taking a shower on the side, it's weird and exciting!" Yan Yufeng suddenly laughed.

Xu Xiaodong poked his head and said with an inquiring expression: "Really?" ”

"yes." Yan Yufeng was already a little happy, and his brain made up the sense of the picture, which was too spoofed.

"Well, it's interesting." Thinking about it, Xu Xiaodong also thinks it's pretty good.

"In this case, the inside is the bathing place, the toilet is in the middle, and the washbasin is the outermost part." The two had already descended the stairs, stood at the top of the staircase and the long square between the sidelines of the court, and began to compare.

"It seems like you can only go in alone." Yan Yufeng felt that if there were two people inside, it would be enough to choke.

Unexpectedly, Xu Xiaodong's eyes widened: "Can two people still come together in this matter?" ”

Yan Yufeng's mind didn't turn around, he looked at Xu Xiaodong with a surprised look, and stammered: "In the past, after the team trained, they all took a bath together." ”

Xu Xiaodong's eyes darkened when he heard this, and he said after a long time: "I don't understand the world of athletes." ”

"Hey, hey!" Yan Yufeng could only smile.

"Let's go, it's almost ten o'clock, don't mess with your schedule." Xu Xiaodong felt that this topic could end here, he raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and said.

"Let's shoot again." Yan Yufeng was still a little reluctant.

Looking at the basketball that was still held by Yan Yufeng in his hand, Xu Xiaodong was also very impressed, and he was able to love basketball to this point, and he was almost to the point of becoming an obsession.

"Let's go, this room has just been painted, and you can't move in until the smell is gone!" Xu Xiaodong pointed to the white-painted wall and refused.

"How long?" Yan Yufeng looked disappointed.

"The week before Christmas should be fine." Xu Xiaodong estimated it and gave an approximate time.

"So long?" Yan Yufeng was immediately extremely disappointed, you know, it's winter, he doesn't really want to play outside, and now he doesn't deal with the school team, and the school's stadium can't be used. Although it has not reached the point where it is unbearable, after all, playing in winter is a very painful thing to play outdoors.

"Oh, by the way, there's one more thing I forgot to ask you." Xu Xiaodong patted his head and said.

"What?" Yan Yufeng was still immersed in the frustration of not being able to have his own indoor court for the first time.

"It's the time for the winter vacation of American high schools soon, and in more than a month, are you going to go back to China?" Xu Xiaodong asked flatly.

But this bland question was in Yan Yufeng's head, just like a bomb thrown on his head, and it was blinded when it exploded.

"Returning home?" Yan Yufeng was instantly stunned.

"Yes, this year's Spring Festival is late February, at that time, you will definitely have to go to school, if you don't go back this time, you won't have time to go back." Xu Xiaodong thought that Yan Yufeng's child was not thoughtful, so he woke him up.

Seeing that Yan Yufeng was still silent, Xu Xiaodong became strange, he patted Yan Yufeng's shoulder and said, "What's wrong?" ”

"Not really." Yan Yufeng calmed down a bit.

Then he said very seriously: "I'll go back." ”

"Well, when you come back, this place will be ready, and you can move in, at that time, your own basketball court, perfect!" Xu Xiaodong crossed his waist and looked at everything here, and said with a sense of accomplishment.

But he didn't see Yan Yufeng's eyes behind him, revealing a kind of profundity.

Are you finally going back to face it?

Yan Yufeng asked himself. (To be continued.) )