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In the middle of the night, I woke up to the sound of a baby crying. In my sleep, I felt that the cry was sometimes distant and sometimes close, sometimes like a whisper in my ear, sometimes like the sound of a distant sky.

This was the cry of a baby. It sounded like a year old, and the cry was extremely miserable, causing one's heart to ache.

Sometimes, when he was crying, the voice would suddenly stop. Then, it would stop and turn into laughter. He looked very happy.

I sat up and shook my head, carefully listening to the sounds around me. The strange thing was, the surroundings were peaceful, so quiet that even a needle falling on the ground could be heard. Where did the baby's crying come from?

The yard I lived in was the last yard in Flowery Lane, and there was no house behind it, only a house in front of it, which seemed to be empty, and no one lived in it, as if I had seen it during the day, and the door to the house was locked and the lock had rusted, and it was clear that no one had lived there for a long time.

This baby's crying sounds really strange, could it be that I'm dreaming? But this dream always saw some scenes, and I was dreaming about hearing the baby cry, this is too strange.

At this moment, I suddenly thought of what Fan Lao Er had told me before he left. He said that once a person dies in this courtyard, they must remember to burn incense. I originally thought nothing of these matters, so I only listened to him for the time being.

I shook my head, thinking that I was overthinking things. Maybe it was because I was under a lot of pressure recently and was busy looking for a job that I had such a dream.

I comforted myself, then lay down again and went back to sleep.

I worked during the day and ran for a long distance. I was really tired, so as soon as I lay down, I fell asleep in a daze.

But not long after I went to sleep, I heard some strange noises again. This time, it wasn't the crying of a baby, but footsteps coming from inside the hall. It seemed like a woman was walking. Drip, drip, drip. He continued to move about in the living room without stopping.

I woke up again and sat up in bed, my ears perked up to listen to what was going on outside. But there was still silence around me, and there was no sound from the hall. I waited for a long time, but I still didn't hear anything.

'This is really strange. Why can't I hear anything once I lie down? When I sit up and listen carefully, I can't hear anything when I sit up.'

I think there must be something odd about this.

I couldn't sleep anymore, so I bravely got out of bed, turned on the light, and headed towards the living room with my phone. I used the blue light from the phone to look around the room, but didn't see anything, so I just shook my head and returned to my bedroom.

I looked at my phone. It was already past one in the morning, and I was awake, but I couldn't sleep.

Returning back to bed, I felt the chilliness in the room and breathed in the slightly moldy air. It was so quiet that I could hear my own heartbeat.

I just sat there, my ears pricked up as I listened to what was going on around me. I wanted to hear if the strange sounds would come again.

However, the voice never appeared again.

So I sat there until the latter part of the night, when I was sleepy again, covered myself with the quilt, and went back to sleep. In my sleep, the sound came again, this time with the baby crying and laughing, and the sound of footsteps walking up and down the hall. Tick, tap, tap …

At first, it was just one person walking, but in the end, it became several people walking.

I also had the feeling that someone was standing by my bed, staring at me with his eyes wide and motionless.

Maybe it was because I was too sleepy. I wanted to wake up, but I couldn't open my eyes no matter what. Amidst these strange noises, I kept falling asleep in a daze. I was so tired …

These strange sounds continued for a long time before it finally disappeared. When I opened my eyes, I found that the sun was shining brightly outside. Dazzling sunlight shone through the window, causing me to be unable to open my eyes.

I picked up my cell phone and looked at it. I couldn't help but be shocked. Oh no! It's already 10 o'clock in the afternoon. The scheduled interview has failed.

Why was he so tired from sleeping, and why did he only wake up now?

When I was at school, I used to wake up at seven o'clock. Never this late.

After waking up, I felt a splitting headache, drowsiness, and lightheadedness. I felt as if I was walking on a ball of cotton, both of which were the same dream I had last night. There were no scenes in my dreams, only sounds.

I felt that I had been deceived. There must be something strange about this old house, or else how could that Fan Lao have rented it out so cheaply? It was very possible that there was something dirty in this old house, and before he left he had even warned me to light some incense …

F * ck you!

I wanted to take out my phone to call Second Brother Fan, but after thinking about it carefully, I gave up. I only stayed here for one night, then I shouted that I was going to change places, so I definitely wouldn't return the six hundred yuan rent. Besides, if I say that this house is haunted, I don't have any evidence.

Forget it, how about I do as he said and buy some incense and paper money to burn in the old house. I just hope that they don't disturb me and we'll be safe and sound.

I didn't believe in ghosts and gods before, but after what happened last night, I felt a little guilty. Otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to explain where those sounds came from, and even if I was dreaming, it would be impossible for me to have such a strange dream.

Endure it, we are poor, so let's just continue living here. If we want to move to another place, we will have to wait until we find a job.

It seemed like he should not take advantage of this small advantage. As the saying went, "It's good that you're cheap, it's not good at all". This was true.

After I woke up, I brought some cold water and washed my face carefully. Only then did I feel a little more awake, but my body was still very tired, and I felt as if all the energy in my body had been sucked out of me. I walked out in a daze, intending to not go to the interview today, to eat something first, then to buy some paper money and incense, to worship the dirty things in the room, and just to ask them not to disturb me, to let me have a good night's sleep.

After eating a few simple meals at a stall, I found a paper shop with wreaths, spent a dozen or so yuan to buy incense and paper money, and returned home. Originally, I wanted to continue burning these things, but I was so sleepy that I lay on the bed and took a nap.