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The sound of firecrackers during the New Year gradually faded away, and the lively feeling of every household naturally faded away.

Everyone went to school, went to school, and some people who worked and studied outside the country left their briefly reunited homes.

Qing Town, which belongs to Kehua District, Yuecheng, is a small town. After the short hustle and bustle of the Spring Festival, it returned to its usual tranquility.

Qin Xiaoxia walked on the street boredly. The balloons, bulk goods and other stalls that were placed on the street during the Chinese New Year were almost gone. The stall owners always had such a sensitive sense of the dissipation of the New Year atmosphere.

At this time, Qin Xiaoxia would also think about how these guys make money to survive in a holiday environment? They wouldn’t be like those who sell antiques. They can eat for half a year after opening, just rely on those counterfeit goods that cost 5 yuan and 10 yuan per piece?

‘I guess setting up a stall during the New Year is just a part-time job.’ Qin Xiaoxia thought casually.

Before, we have arrived at Qin Xiaoxia’s destination Rising Supermarket this time.

This time I came out to purchase some food and daily necessities. During the Chinese New Year, I have consumed almost all the inventory.

Outside the supermarket, the discount and gift advertisements for the New Year are also posted in a prosperous manner, and the festive music inside is still circulating, as if this is the last position of the New Year.

"For me, the only benefit of the New Year is that the product discount is relatively strong..."

Qin Xiaoxia selected the things he wanted to purchase and threw them all into the shopping cart.

"Hey, the takeaways I often eat have not come back to open. I really want to eat Lao Liu's secret braised pork noodles and golden fried rice!"

With this sigh, Qin Xiaoxia threw two bags of pineapple bags and a box of instant noodles into the shopping cart, plus some replacement toothbrushes and towels and other toiletries, and took the spoils that had been packed with most of the shopping cart to the checkout counter.

One of the major reasons why Qin Xiaoxia was unwilling to come to the supermarket during the Chinese New Year was that he queued up to pay the bills.

At 1:00 pm, there were not many supermarket customers, and most people had passed the Spring Festival holiday, so the crowded queues paid by supermarkets some time ago did not occur.

In a few minutes, Qin Xiaoxia walked out of the supermarket with two large nylon bags filled with purchases.

A breeze blew, causing Qin Xiaoxia to twitch his nose.

The bay outside Qingcheng was gradually polluted by unknown reasons since when, and it was not effective for several remediation.

As long as the northwest wind blows, the unique stench in the river will remind people in some places in small towns and Rising Supermarket is an intuitive place to feel.

Environmental protection has been strictly investigated recently, but the environmental protection department said that it has been investigated many times but still cannot find the reason. Of course, ordinary people like Qin Xiaoxia are still thinking about the first thing that enterprises are doing random orders and environmental protection inaction.

A stinking smell soon passed with the wind, and he quickly took the bag and saved his nose from suffering.

As a freelancer, Qin Xiaoxia did not have the trouble of going to work after spring break. Well, he is the idle person in the eyes of ordinary people.

However, although he seems quite idle most of the time, in his self-definition, Qin Xiaoxia does not think he is an unemployed person. At least he has income from online reselling and part-time creation, and is still seeking a more stable job.

At the same time, he had to clean and take care of an old building from time to time as an "administrator". After all, according to Old Man Qin, when Qin Xiaoxia was 40 years old, the property rights of the building belonged to him, less than twenty years!

From this point of view, it can be considered "taking multiple jobs".

While walking and thinking, I returned to Qianlou Community, an old community that has been built for almost 20 years.

Then he went up to the top floor of 12 buildings with a familiarity.

Before I took out the key and opened the door, I subconsciously looked at my palm. There was a deep scalded scar. The scar that had been inflicted for many years seemed to be still aching.

‘This old man, you really can do it!’

He cursed the late person in his heart, and Qin Xiaoxia stuffed the key into the keyhole.

With a "click", the door opened.

I glanced at the room, put the bag on the table first, and prepared to change my slippers.

"Huh!"

Qin Xiaoxia was surprised.

"Why is there one slipper missing?"

The various shoes were neatly placed on the shoe rack, and Qin Xiaoxia's favorite pair of slippers were missing.

Only one missing.

He has no amnesia and it took less than half an hour to go out.

I clearly remember that he had placed his slippers next to the shoe rack before.

Then I took a closer look at the home. Although I couldn’t see anything visually, I always felt an indescribable sense of disharmony.

A thief has entered?

This is Qin Xiaoxia's first reaction.

So immediately, Qin Xiaoxia picked up a folding stool and went to the doors of each room to observe, and carefully looked at the bottom of the bed from the door.

He tiptoed and observed the room with a despicable appearance for more than ten minutes, and finally confirmed that there was no one else in the room.

Then he quickly wandered around to see if there was anything valuable to lose.

These days, few people put a lot of cash at home, so Qin Xiaoxia is no exception, and he doesn't like to bring jewelry.

In the whole house, the most valuable things are not only large pieces of furniture, but also a desktop computer, a laptop computer, and a tablet.

Obviously, there are quite a few of these things, and even other parts of the house can't see passive appearance.

‘What kind of thief is this so boring? Stealing my slippers, and only one?’

Qin Xiaoxia returned to the shoe rack and looked at the slippers and couldn't figure it out.

There is an anti-theft fence on the window, so it is impossible to enter by slitting the window. The rooftop door has an internal latch and there is no keyhole outside, so it is impossible to enter.

Go back to the entrance and open the door and look at the door lock. There is no trace of prying. Could it be a lock unlocking expert?

‘Is it because I got my brain and threw away one of my slippers before going out?’

Shaking his head and throwing this ridiculous idea out of his mind.

But you won't hit a ghost, right?

Qin Xiaoxia basically distrusts the sayings of ghosts and gods. The reason why it is said to be basic is that he still swept the tombs of Old Man Qin, and there are always times when he remembers his ancestors.

But if you want to say that haunted stealing shoes... forget it.

After all, I have not checked the house thoroughly yet. Maybe something I forgot about has been stolen. Then look at the messy houses and the thick dust in some places.

‘By the way to do a big cleaning!’

Qin Xiaoxia is usually lazy, and even the traditional cleaning of the old and welcomes the new before the New Year is gone. I can't remember when the last cleaning was last.

Today I will take the opportunity to clean up and take a closer look at it.

Basically, this is one of the few situations that can make Qin Xiaoxia, a lazy guy, take the initiative to clean up...

If you don’t scan, you won’t know. If you scan, you will be shocked.

Qin Xiaoxia found that there was so much dust under the bed and under the sofa that it was curled into a ball of hair, which was a bit exaggerated.

So, the grand cleaning activity officially began.

Hold the broom together and put the rag and wash liquid uninterrupted.

Not long after he started working, he was sweating profusely. Soon Qin Xiaoxia took off only a thin sweater, and his hands were a little cold because of the cold water, but it was definitely not too cold.

All the messy things are rarely classified and placed neatly, and some corners that have accumulated dust for a long time have been taken care of.

Qin Xiaoxia even found a lot of things that had been missing for a long time, including a bus card, two air-dried plums, some fragments of debris and coins of varying quantity.

At around 6 pm, the duplex penthouse, including the attic roof balcony, was finally cleaned up, making Qin Xiaoxia very tired.

After stretching his waist, the bones made crackling sounds.

"I'm old...or do I really lack exercise?"

While talking to himself, Qin Xiaoxia still felt quite accomplished when he looked at the relatively neat "doghouse".

Although I don’t know if there are any omissions, I can basically confirm that there are many important objects in my home that can remind him of.

But there is another small problem, the slipper has not been found.

"Pu"

The mop leaning against the table fell down, and Qin Xiaoxia subconsciously bent down to pick it up.

At this time, after sweeping away the coat he put on again, he hooked the back of the chair by the table. With a big move, he directly brought the chair down with a "bang".
Chapter completed!