Chapter 2 The Strange Cat
The sound of the leaves being blown by the wind grew louder and louder, and the shadows that had been rising and falling on Audrey gradually spread.
Audrey knew it was about to rain, and there wasn't much time left for her to make a decision.
"If I take it back, it doesn't matter if I get scolded by Madame Planck, but she won't let this cat stay......" Audrey thought.
After a while, the golden yellow was replaced by dark clouds, and the falling raindrops woke Audrey.
At this moment, she remembered that when she was a child, in the mountains, in the rain and mist, beside the pine trees, the figure that had blurred her memory like a watercolor painting.
The drizzling rain pulled Audrey back again, as if this awakened memory had made Audrey determined, she opened the bamboo basket she was carrying and let the black cat be placed in it for the time being.
This rain came very quickly, it seemed that the last second was spring and Jingming, and the next second it was black clouds overwhelming the city. The defenseless Audrey was at a loss, so she could only hang the basket on her arm, hold the puffed skirt on both sides, stand on tiptoe, and keep jumping on the potholed stone road.
If before her figure was like a budding flower, then now, in this gentle rain with spring, Audrey is completely blooming. It is not only her body that blooms, but also her heart. And it was this bloom that gave birth to a seed that is enough to be engraved in history.
"Bell, bellโ" After the longest stone walk, Audrey finally knocked on the door.
"Ah, my child." It was Mary who opened the door, "I'm worried about you, are you okay?" โ
Normally, Audrey would have replied gratefully, but because she had a cat in her basket today, her eyes wandered.
"Ah, it's okay, madam, don't bother you, go and rest."
In a hurry, Audrey could only come up with such an answer. But Mary didn't notice anything wrong, maybe she was caring about her potted plants, and after a few more words, she went back to her room.
Hurriedly bringing the basket back to the house, Audrey hurriedly opened the lid, only to see a black hairball popping out, two green eyes but wide open, full of confusion, you can imagine what kind of torture it had just experienced in the basket.
Looking at its funny appearance, Audrey couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing Audrey's smile, the cat seemed to understand the reason, it jumped out violently, landed on all fours, its forelimbs were slightly lowered, squinted its eyes, and meowed, "Meow-" It was longer than the normal cry, and it seemed to be complaining.
"Shhhh Audrey hurriedly stopped it, thought about it again, and didn't seem to know what to call it yet.
"Since today is Saturday, that is, the seventh day of the week, I will call you Xiaoqi?"
Saying that, Audrey looked at the cat with an inquiring gaze, trying to communicate.
After staring at each other for a few seconds, the cat moved its beard, twisted its head to the side, and lay on the ground with a bored expression, as if to say, "Whatever you want......
Seeing that it didn't resist, Audrey decided to just call it that.
"That, Xiao Qi." Audrey suddenly said with a serious face, "You just stay here to recuperate, but you can't usually leave this room, the owner here is allergic to you, if you are kicked out, I don't care." โ
Xiao Qi turned his head suspiciously, stared at Audrey for a long time, and then got up and seemed to be about to leave, but before his hind limbs left the ground, he fell to the ground.
"Look at you, you can't leave in a hurry. Anyway, as long as you stay here quietly, there will be nothing to do, so you can deign to stay, okay? Audrey didn't know what to say, and deliberately said it in a witty tone.
Xiao Qi listened to these words, and seemed to be very useful. With a "meow", he slowly walked to the corner and lay down.
Seeing it like this, Audrey was also helpless, so she took the most comfortable cushion for Xiao Qi and turned around and went out.
After a while, Audrey came in with a plate, "Oh, are you hungry?" Saying...... Did you just run to a tree in search of food and fall down? Audrey's eyes narrowed with a smile as she spoke.
When Xiao Qi heard this, he just wanted to get up and lay down again, staying on the ground and pretending to be asleep.
Audrey saw that it didn't respond for a long time, so she had to go out and do her job.
After Audrey left, Xiao Qi slowly got up and stared at the food on the plate, as if he was competing with himself. After a long time, I was finally willing to lower my head and eat quietly, and after eating, I didn't forget to stretch my waist comfortably, and lay down on the mat again.
Late at night, when Audrey returned, she was also speechless.
The next day is the most important day of the week, Sunday.
Planck's family all have to go to church for worship, and Audrey is no exception, leaving Xiaoqi and a cat at home.
"Seven, you've listened. We're all going out, so don't run around at home by yourself, it's not good if you break something. โ
Before leaving, Audrey said to Xiao Qi with a serious face.
Meanwhile, downstairs, Planck's family is in full swing preparing.
"Oh, Mary, have you forgotten that we're going to worship today? What are you lighting candles for? And put fried fish on the table? Eh, forget it, it's too late to clean up when you come back. As he spoke, Planck extinguished the candle on the candlestick on the dining table and tossed the materials at hand.
"I'm not looking at you all the time, help you light a candle and have a good light."
"Poof," Planck laughed, "why don't you just light the lamp?" Saying that, he didn't pursue it anymore, and by the way, he brought Mary's bonsai to the table, "It's raining today, I'll take your bonsai back." โ
Conversations like this went on for a long time, and the Planck family was finally ready, calling Audrey and going out, leaving Xiaoqi and a cat at home.
Xiao Qi naturally wouldn't be willing to stay in that small attic, it was dark and cloudy, and it was still raining today, so he was suffocated. If he hadn't been injured, how could he be willing to stay in this small place. But then again, it feels really good to be a cat, and you don't have to worry about eating or drinking. I really like this place a little bit.
Anyway, that little girl is really kind, but that middle-aged woman still dislikes me, and it should be her honor that I can come here to patronize. You know, I don't pay attention to how many times that king has invited me......
Thinking of this, Xiao Qi had already limped down the stairs. Looking down, it saw Planck's draft at a glance.
This...... What's going on? Tut-tut, I didn't expect there to be a "key" mold here, in this backward place. But it's really doubtful that the mathematics of this place can make a "key". Forget it, just take it as a reward and help them.
Saying that, Xiao Qi endured the pain and jumped on the table, because of the pain from his hind legs, he suddenly didn't stand firm, and hit the potted plant, causing Xiao Qi to "meow".
Xiao Qi looked at the potted plant, and he didn't seem to bother to take care of it. Walking to Planck's scattered draft, he stared at the dark green eyes for a long time, and the two white stripes between his eyes were wrinkled, and he looked disgusted.
"What the hell is this about?"
As he spoke, Xiao Qi poked a piece of paper with his paws and slapped it on the candlestick that had not yet cooled, and the paper stuck to the candlestick through wax tears. It poked up another piece of paper, casually slapping it again.
It seems to be a casual shot, but when you look closely, it is very accurate: the edges of the two sheets of paper are neatly aligned, and the two pieces of scratch paper with the images just partially overlap. If you see through the light, you can see that the two curves happen to be connected.
After admiring his masterpiece, Xiao Qi was going to go for a walk somewhere else. But I felt that my legs could no longer hold on, so I had to walk back upstairs slowly.
After a long time, after a short rest, the rain was pouring down, and the sound of water dripping from the eaves was announcing the end of the spring rain.
Xiao Qi yawned again, and was about to go out to find some water to drink. As soon as I walked out of the door, I heard a commotion below.
"It's raining so hard. Madame, what would you like to eat today? โ
"Oh, Audrey, go buy some more tomatoes today...... Oh! Oh my God! Who touched my bonsai! โ
This spring rain comes and goes quickly.