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The old man was very busy, but he was not very happy.

Lu Cheng followed Director Zhang to a courtyard with two entrances. Seeing that there were already five or six families living in the courtyard and a lot of miscellaneous items piled up, he looked down on it.

But Lu Cheng did not speak directly, but followed Director Zhang to the backyard and listened to Director Zhang's introduction: "The three main rooms in the backyard of this courtyard are vacant. The original residents were workers from the textile factory. Because of job transfers, the work is far away, and the upper level has re-allocated houses. They don't live here anymore. The people living here are all families of textile factory workers. These three houses can be rented for only a hundred yuan a year..."

Lu Cheng nodded and didn't say much.

Seeing his attitude, Director Zhang knew that he didn't like this place, so he just took him for a walk and then left.

After Lu Cheng left, he looked around the environment again and was not very satisfied.

In fact, many shanty towns at that time, in order to accommodate as many people as possible, had no toilets in the yards, and had to go to public toilets outside, and they were all dry toilets, and the sanitary conditions were not particularly good.

Moreover, many residents in the shanty towns also built shacks next to their houses, or directly expanded one or two small houses, making the interior look very crowded.

For such slums that were renovated randomly, even if they were placed in 20 or 30 years, the price would be greatly discounted.

After coming out, Director Zhang said, "It seems that you really want to find a small courtyard."

Lu Cheng also smiled and explained, "Director Zhang, I was a barefoot doctor before I was admitted to university. I want to have an independent courtyard to store some medicinal materials. In the future, I may want to open a small clinic or something..."

Lu Cheng briefly stated his requirements: "Director Zhang, I am new here and I am unfamiliar with the place. I feel friendly when I see you. I don't know much about the situation here, so I have to trouble you to take care of it."

Director Zhang thought for a moment after hearing this, and then suddenly thought of something: "If you put it that way, there is indeed a courtyard that may meet your requirements. Let's go and ride a bike and take a look together."

The two returned to the street office. Director Zhang brought out a Phoenix brand bicycle. Lu Cheng rode the bicycle and took Director Zhang to walk through the streets and alleys. After walking about two or three kilometers, they came to the gate of an independent courtyard.

The gate of the courtyard was open, and Director Zhang took Lu Cheng directly in.

As soon as he entered the yard, he saw a short, slightly thin old man fiddling with a radio.

Director Zhang greeted him: "Old Li, are you fiddling with your broken radio again? You should have bought a new one a long time ago."

"It's so expensive to buy a new one. My radio can still be used after some repairs. How come Director Zhang has time to come to me today?"

"Aren't you going to rent out this yard? It's just right, let me introduce you to a tenant."

Then Director Zhang introduced Lu Cheng: "This is Old Li, Li Zhengyu. He is also an old Beijinger. This house is inherited from his family and is about to be rented out."

Then Old Li stood up, looked Lu Cheng up and down, and shrugged his nose: "Young man, you smell like Chinese medicine. , are you studying Chinese medicine?"

"Hello, Uncle Li, you have a really good sense of smell. My name is Lu Cheng, and I am indeed studying Chinese medicine. I just got admitted to the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine this year."

"I said that the smell of Chinese medicine on you is too much like my old friend. But, as a student, why do you want to rent a house?"

"I want to bring my wife and children from my hometown to live here so that they can be taken care of nearby."

"How old are you this year? How many children do you have?"

"I am 24 this year, and I only have one child, less than two years old."

There is nothing to hide about this matter, so Lu Cheng said it directly.

"Okay, take a look at my yard first. If you are satisfied, I will rent it to you directly for 20 yuan per month."

Lu Cheng did not expect the other party to be so straightforward. In fact, as soon as he entered the yard, he liked this small yard very much.

The yard is not small, with a total area of ​​about 450 square meters. There are three main rooms in the north, two side rooms, two side rooms in the east and west, and a dozen rooms in the back.

The house is very clean inside and outside. There is a pomegranate tree, a small round stone table, and several stone benches in the yard.

Such a small yard only costs 20 yuan, which is obviously too low.

Even Director Zhang was a little puzzled: "Lao Li, I remember that last time I brought someone here, you were unwilling to rent it to them for 25 yuan a month. Why are you only charging 20 yuan this time?"

Old Li laughed: "Just because this guy is a Chinese medicine student and a student of the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, I am willing to rent it to him."

When Lu Cheng heard this, he knew there was a story behind it, but he didn't ask much, but said: "Uncle Li, are you really willing to rent this whole yard to me for 20 yuan?"

"Of course, if you are sure to rent it, you can live here tonight and I will move out tomorrow."

Lu Cheng didn't say much, and went into each room to take a look. There was no problem with the house, and there were not many furniture in the house, so he nodded happily: "Okay, I rent this house. In this way, I will rent it for two years and pay you two years' rent directly. As long as you agree, we can sign a contract document now."

Twenty yuan a month, two years is only 480 yuan, Lu Cheng doesn't care about this little money.

As for why he didn't rent it for a longer time, Lu Cheng already had a plan in his mind. He would find a way to make some money in the next two years, and then buy a courtyard house directly, so he wouldn't have to rent a house.

Director Zhang saw that they hit it off, and was also happy to notarize them.

Uncle Li was also a straightforward person. Soon, the street office came forward and prepared a rental contract for them in duplicate. Both parties signed and pressed their fingerprints, and the house was considered rented.

Lu Cheng only learned at this time that Uncle Li's ancestors had been rich and had several courtyard houses in Yanjing.

Later, due to various reasons, only two courtyards were left, one for his only son and one for himself and his wife.

Last year, Uncle Li's wife passed away, and his son always wanted Uncle Li to live with them and wanted to rent out this courtyard.

But Uncle Li has not found a suitable tenant. He would rather stay and look after this courtyard than rent it to an unsuitable person.

In fact, factories and units these days will allocate housing, and the people in Beijing are not short of houses to live in. There are not many people who rent houses, which is why Lu Cheng waited.

As for why Uncle Li was willing to rent the house to Lu Cheng at a low price, there is a reason for this.

Mr. Li had a serious illness a few years ago. He went to all the major hospitals and was finally cured by an old Chinese doctor. He had a good impression of Chinese medicine. When he learned that Lu Cheng was a student of the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, he would rather rent the house to Lu Cheng at a low price, and he was very optimistic about Lu Cheng.

In order to thank Director Zhang for his help in the introduction, Lu Cheng also bought two boxes of snacks and 1 jin of White Rabbit milk candy and sent them to Director Zhang.

After the two signed the contract, Lu Cheng lived in the west wing of the courtyard that day.

Mr. Li also specially prepared two or three side dishes, a bottle of Niulanshan, and drank two cups with Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng also returned the favor and gave Mr. Li a massage for free.

After Lu Cheng's massage, Uncle Li felt much more relaxed and praised Lu Cheng's skills: "Little Lu, with your unique skills, you will never have to worry about having no food in Yanjing in the future. I will introduce you to some old friends, and you can help them with massage and earn some money for food."

"Then I would like to thank you very much, old man."