Rebirth Ninety's Fat Wife Should Be Self-reliant

Chapter 12 Rent a House

The old man stepped forward to check his pulse, muttered something, and went behind the counter.

Only then did Zhou Huilan notice that this room was an old-fashioned wooden structure with extremely high beams. Behind the counter on the west side was a whole wall of Chinese medicine cabinets, which was four to five meters high. There was also a custom-made ladder next to it.

Get medicine.

The old man took a pill, picked it out and dissolved it with wine. He first put it under his nose and smelled it for a while, then pinched it on his neck. The old lady took a deep breath and then woke up and turned around.

"Damn old woman, drink this and get out of my house!" The old man put the wine cup aside, turned around and left.

Zhou Huilan was confused by this attitude, fearing that the old lady would be too serious and would not take the medicine.

But without saying a word, the old man raised his head and poured the medicine into his stomach, then held Zhou Huilan's arm and walked straight out.

Without stopping after leaving the Chinese medicine shop, the old lady pulled Zhou Huilan directly into a small door diagonally opposite. This door was very narrow, and there was a long and narrow aisle at the back. Zhou Huilan's fat body squeezed through the door, looking at the narrow door.

In the aisle, he stopped awkwardly.

She came here to find a house. Since the old lady was out of danger, it was time for her to leave.

But the old lady refused to let her go, "Daughter, thank you for saving my life. Come and sit at home for a while."

Unable to refuse such hospitality, Zhou Huilan also wanted to ask the old lady about renting a house nearby, so she pressed her stomach against the wall and walked through the aisle with great difficulty. When she passed through a small door at the end, she suddenly felt enlightened.

The yard looks dilapidated, but if you take a closer look, everything is neat and tidy.

On the right hand side is a row of large houses with gray bricks and gray tiles. Opposite the small door is a corridor with a rockery pond in the middle. However, the pond has dried up and the land next to the rockery is bare. Only a small patch is planted with some vegetables.

"Come on, come inside and sit down."

Zhou Huilan, who was stunned, finally came to her senses and followed the old man into the house.

It's an old house like a Chinese medicine shop, except that the roof looks higher. But apart from an old-fashioned canopy bed with exquisite carvings, there is only a washstand and a chair.

The old lady moved the chair to Zhou Huilan, so she had no place to sit.

"Look at me, there isn't even a chair in this house. Girl, please sit down quickly."

Zhou Huilan felt that her weight could collapse the chair, and she quickly waved her hand, "Old man, I won't sit down anymore. You need to rest as soon as you recover, so I won't disturb you."

"Thank you, girl, you saved my life, but I, an old woman, have nothing..." The old man became frustrated, "I am alone and I don't know when I will die. Alas..."

"Old man, I want to rent a house near here. Do you know who has a vacant house for rent nearby?"

Zhou Huilan quickly changed the topic. Unexpectedly, the old lady suddenly clapped her hands and stood up fiercely, "All the people living around here are Zhou Papi! How can they rent a house outside!" After speaking, she took Zhou Huilan's hand and said, "Daughter.

, how about you come live with me! You saved my life, and I have nothing to repay you. I don’t need any rent if you come here, so just treat it as my repayment for your life-saving grace.”

this……

The surprise came too suddenly, and Zhou Huilan was a little at a loss.

However, before she could respond, the old man told the story of his experience.

The old lady’s family name was Duan and her maiden name was Xu. She got married when she was eighteen. Less than a month after the wedding, her husband went to war. During the war, he wrote a letter home, but there was no news from him after that.

Her husband was the only child in the family. After the husband left, she and her parents-in-law were the only ones left in the family. People in that era were very particular about sticking to their duties, so after she served her parents-in-law until they grew old, she stayed alone in the old house.

Originally, half of the Songbai Street belonged to the Duan family. When the liberation was just launched, the parents-in-law took the initiative and turned it over. During the sports, they were forced to divide most of it away. Now, only such a small garden is left.

"This room used to be full of Huanghuali furniture, but now this bed is all that's left. If they hadn't been able to carry it out, they wouldn't even have left me this bed." The old lady said with a sigh.

"I used to have a cat, but it disappeared recently. I saw it on the wall early in the morning, so I looked for it, but I didn't expect that it fell into the corner of the corner. If it hadn't been for you, I would have gone to see the Lord of Hell today.

If you don’t have a place to live, just move here and treat me as an old woman because you took pity on me and came to stay with me. Do you think that’s okay?”

The old man has already talked about this. If Zhou Huilan refuses again, she will not know what to do.

To be honest, this yard still meets her expectations.

There is a lot of traffic nearby, there is a yard and land, and after chatting with the old lady, it is obvious that she is a cheerful person.

"Aunt Xu, I can come to stay with you, but I have a four-year-old daughter who has to stay with me. You have to collect the rent. If you don't collect it, I will definitely not come."

"How can you call me Aunt Xu? You have to call me Granny Duan."

"Okay, Granny Duan."

Finally, it was agreed that Chow Huilan would live in the room next to the big house, and the rent would be 20 per month. However, there was no furniture in the house, and Chow Huilan had to buy some of the missing furniture.

After putting down the small bag containing her daughter's things, Zhou Huilan spent two hours cleaning the house that had not been occupied for a long time, and then followed Granny Duan's guidance to the nearby second-hand market.

In 1993, as the first nouveau riche lived a good life, more and more people went into business and made money, so a second-hand market emerged. Most of the old-fashioned furniture that was eliminated were made by carpenters in the early years.

Although it looks outdated, it is definitely sturdy.

What Zhou Huilan needs most is strength.

After walking around twice, she settled on a 1.8-meter-high bed with one-foot-high railings on three sides. The standard bed size for newlyweds these days has just been upgraded to 1.5 meters, so this big bed is considered a luxury bed in the second-hand market.

It's an antique.

The boss asked for 30 yuan, but in the end Zhou Huilan only paid 25 yuan, brought two chairs, and spared the boss a small hand-pushed stone mill, which she planned to use to grind soy milk.

When setting up a stall, it is safest to start with the lowest-cost soybeans.

After making up the bed, all that was left was the mattress and bedding.

Of course Chow Huilan's first reaction was to buy new ones. She is not short of money now.

But I went to the nearest department store and asked. A set of the most ordinary bed sheets and quilt cover costs 40 yuan. A cotton quilt cover weighing three kilograms costs thirty yuan. A hard board bed weighs eight kilograms even if it is soft and the mattress is calculated.

The bed is 200 yuan smaller, and that's not counting quilts of different weights in different seasons, and changing sheets and quilts.

Vivian Chow admitted that she felt distressed.

Thinking about the house in the meat factory, Wang Jianye never went back to sleep there. She bought all the bedding herself. If she didn't bring it over, she wouldn't be taking advantage of the couple.

He immediately went back to the entrance of the second-hand market and found two tricycles. He agreed on five yuan per person and helped her go to the yard of the meat factory to pull the quilt. However, one car was loaded with quilts, while the other car was meant to take her and Yao.

Yao's.

(End of chapter)