Rebirth: I Want to Collect Rent

Hao Liang watched several people using mobile phones to commit fraud disappear into the bustling crowd, then stuffed fifty yuan into his pocket.

I didn't stay outside, I walked directly into the mobile phone store and came directly to a private counter selling mobile phones.

After Hao Liang looked at it for a while, under the introduction of the boss at the mobile phone counter, he took a fancy to a Nokia mobile phone and asked the boss, "How much does this cost?"

"This is 2,800 yuan. If you want it, take it for 2,600 yuan. This is a new model."

"If it's cheaper, it's too expensive. I can't sell it for 1,500 yuan."

"You can't sell it at this price. Even if it is a parallel import, it will cost 2,000 yuan. This is genuine, how can it be so cheap?"

"Then do you have parallel imports? I just want parallel imports. How about 1,800 yuan?" Hao Liang said in a low voice.

"1,800 yuan, that's definitely not possible. I'll give you 1,900 yuan, and I'll give you a mobile phone card. How about you pick the number yourself."

"How much phone credit is there in the mobile phone card? Don't just have 30."

"The phone bill is 100 yuan, so I'll leave it at the head office. Do you want it? If so, I'll go outside and get the phone for you."

"Yes, what will the boss do if he takes it back and breaks it?"

"If it's broken, take it back and I'll replace it with a new one. My counter is here. Just wait here for a while and I'll get it for you."

As the boss said this, he told the person next to him, walked out of the counter, and went outside the store.

After a while, the boss came over with a mobile phone box and handed it to Hao Liang. He picked a number for Hao Liang and installed the card to try it out.

Seeing that the mobile phone was good and no different from the genuine product, Hao Liang took out 1,900 yuan, handed it to the boss, and walked out of the mobile phone store.

Hao Liang returned to the bus station again. The person who had just used his mobile phone to defraud completed the transaction with another person at the bus station.

After succeeding, the three people bumped heads and got on a bus that had just passed by.

Hao Liang found that one of them took advantage of the crowd of people getting on the bus and moved his hand. He already had a wallet in his hand and handed it to another accomplice.

Hao Liang was afraid of being retaliated, so he didn't dare to say anything. He just covered his pocket tightly.

The accomplice got off the bus again with his wallet. The speed and tacit cooperation were really amazing. This made Hao Liang be more careful about his belongings.

After the bus that Hao Liang was going to take arrived, Hao Liang got on the bus very carefully. The bus was no longer as crowded as when he came.

After getting on the bus, Hao Liang found a seat and sat down. He touched his pockets and found that his wallet and mobile phone were there. Then he felt relieved.

Hao Liang once again returned to the room on the third floor of Fatty Internet Cafe, put down the bag containing the mobile phone case, changed into a set of clothes, and took off the school uniform he was wearing.

I came to the bus station again and got on the bus to the East Bus Station, planning to take a quick bus back to the bus station.

When he arrived at the East Station, Hao Liang looked at the high-rise buildings that had been built opposite the East Station and the Shimao Plaza. Hao Liang could only lament his bad luck.

Two years ago, I remember that I had just arrived in Yue City. This was still a shabby old community. You could buy a house for 30,000 to 40,000 yuan. Later, when the place was demolished, they were resettled near the school in the east of the city.

The house price is also more than 3,000 yuan per square meter. It can be said that it has increased tenfold. A better-decorated apartment can also charge more than 1,000 yuan in rent.

Hao Liang lamented for a while and stopped feeling sorry for himself. Now he has to work hard to make enough money.

The fat man who was waiting for the Internet cafe owner lost all his money gambling, so he bought his three-story building and waited for it to be demolished and relocated in 2008.

The housing prices there are much higher than those in the east of the city, and it's also near a university town. If he buys one or two more houses with the compensation money, Hao Liang won't have to work in this life, and will just eat and die.

Hao Liang went to the ticket hall of the station and bought an express bus ticket to go to the market. After checking the ticket, he got on the bus back to the market.

The whole bus was only half full, and half of the seats were empty. Everyone randomly found a seat and sat down.

When the departure time came, the bus slowly drove out of the station. There was no stop along the way. It took about an hour to arrive at the West Station of Shangshui.

Hao Liang changed the bus to the East Bus Station and arrived at the East Bus Station. In the parking lot of the station, he found a wave bus bound for Songzhen and got on it directly. Waiting for the wave bus to start.

As the conductor kept shouting, people sat up one after another, "Come and buy your tickets. Each person is six yuan."

The conductor wears a bag on his waist and collects change. He will not take the initiative to give passengers tickets if they do not ask for them.

After Hao Liang paid the fare, the taxi started. Hao Liang leaned on the back of the car seat and squinted his eyes.

Once outside the station, the beckoning bus slowed down, and the conductor stuck his head outside and kept beckoning passengers to get on the bus.

Sometimes he would jump out of the car to help passengers get on the bus, asking them to get on quickly.

"Are there any seats left?" asked a passenger waiting for the bus.

"Yes, there are still seats, come up quickly." The conductor said without looking back or looking at the situation inside the car.

"There are still seats there and they are all full," the passenger said after getting on the bus and looking inside the car.

I saw the conductor taking out a few small stools from under the seat and giving them to the passengers who got on the bus, "Isn't there a seat here? Sit down quickly."

As more and more passengers get on the bus, the small stools are no longer enough, and the conductor is still greeting passengers to get on the bus.

Today's urban and rural buses are privately owned. As long as they are still crowded, the conductor will not let anyone go. After all, it is all money.

After driving slowly for a while, two more passengers got on the bus, one of whom was holding a baby.

"That passenger, please give up your seat to this beautiful woman holding a child." The conductor shouted to the inside of the car.

But none of the passengers in the car got up. After all, it was still nearly half an hour's drive to Songzhen. It would be a bit difficult to stand in this crowded car.

"Handsome guy, you two sit inside, three people can squeeze into this seat." The conductor came over and said to Hao Liang and a passenger next to him.

The passengers sitting inside heard the conductor's words and sat a little deeper inside. Hao Liang could only move inside to make a seat available for the woman holding the child to sit down.

After the woman holding the child sat down, she turned to Hao Liang and said to the passengers inside: "Thank you."

"No, no," the passenger inside said quickly.

Only then did Hao Liang take a look at the woman holding the baby. She might have just given birth to a baby. Her figure was plump, but she didn't look fat. Her skin was fairer. Her eyes were watery and charming.

As the beckoning car started, even though there was no room for people in this small car, the conductor stuck his head out of the window and kept shouting.

It wasn't until we left the city that the conductor closed the window and shouted to the passengers in the car, "Buy a ticket for those who just got on the bus."

After driving for a while, the baby sitting next to Hao Liang started crying loudly for no apparent reason.

The woman tried to coax her for a while but to no avail. She looked around and turned her body to Hao Liang's side. She opened her coat and tucked away the clothes underneath. Then she started feeding the child.

The baby's cry suddenly stopped. Hao Liang was looking out the car window when a milky smell reached Hao Liang's nose. He turned around and looked over.

The person feeding the child happened to raise her head and look around. When she saw Hao Liang staring at her, two red clouds immediately appeared on his face.

He quickly pulled up his outer clothes to cover himself, and gave Hao Liang an annoyed look.

After Hao Liang was discovered, he quickly turned his head away and said awkwardly, "The weather is quite nice today."

"Handsome guy, it's going to rain outside soon, what a good weather it is." The passenger sitting inside also looked out the window and said.

The hailing car continued to drive towards Songzhen. Halfway through the journey, the driver suddenly slowed down.

"Everyone, do me a favor. Bend your body and lower your head. Everyone who is standing should squat down. We are checking for overloading in front of us." The conductor squatted down and said to the passengers.

The passengers did not embarrass the conductor and the driver, and bent down as instructed. The driver also accelerated the car and drove directly past the temporary checkpoint.

After the conductor said thank you to the passengers, he continued to look at the roadside to see if anyone was waving to take the bus.

The hailing car drove halfway, and some passengers who had reached home halfway got off one after another. And every time it drove a little further, passengers would get off from time to time.