Early the next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, Hu Mingchen took the lead again.

It's still the same, first cook the pig food that the pig eats, and then boil the water to wash.

Hu Mingchen's family now only has one pig, and it is not big, more than eighty catties, although a meal is prepared for it in the morning and evening, but the amount is actually not much.

Hu Mingchen didn't start brushing his teeth until he was in junior high school, but he had already developed a habit, and he bought a toothbrush and toothpaste for himself and his sisters and sisters when he got out of school yesterday.

Oral hygiene should start small.

After Hu Yandie and Hu Yujiao got up, they saw Hu Mingchen brushing his teeth with foam at the door of his house.

With the previous experience and planning, the two sisters were not surprised why Hu Mingchen got up so early, but they became curious and interested in his brushing.

"Xiao Chen, what are you...... Brushing your teeth?"

"Well, ah, I've got your toothbrush ready for you, right in the cup on the dinner table. Hu Mingchen said vaguely.

"You also prepared toothbrushes for us, where did you get the money?" asked Hu Yandie.

In rural areas, there are very few people who can develop the habit of brushing their teeth from an early age, which can be a matter of hygiene awareness of lifestyle habits, but it will inevitably be an economic problem. Buying a toothbrush and buying toothpaste requires money. Even if it's a toothbrush that's cheaper than eight cents a piece, not everyone is willing to spend it.

"Yesterday I picked up a dollar, and when I got out of school, I saw that people in the city dragged a lot of cheap toothbrushes to sell, and I bought three for three cents a piece. "This excuse, Hu Mingchen had already thought of it when he bought a toothbrush.

"You picked up a dollar, where did you pick up a dollar, why didn't you return the money to others?" Hu Yujiao, who had been brainwashed as soon as she went to school, asked Hu Mingchen confidently.

In Hu Yujiao's current consciousness, whatever she picks up should be returned to others or handed over to the teacher, for this reason, the teacher also taught them the children's rhyme "I picked up a penny on the side of the road".

"I don't know who dropped it, how can I pay it back? At that time, school was out and the teacher was gone. Hu Mingchen took a sip of water, tilted his head in his mouth, gurgled and rinsed, and then spit out far away and said.

"It's not easy to pick up a dollar, it's rare that you will buy us a toothbrush, Xiaojiao, let's go, brush our teeth." Hu Yandie is not as rigid as Hu Yujiao, if she picks it up, she will not hand it in, so she accepts it with peace of mind.

For the next three consecutive days, Hu Mingchen's performance was very positive every day, he was the first to get up in the morning, he was the first to come back from school, and he was the most active in rushing to do things. After a few days, Hu Yandie and Hu Yujiao were a little embarrassed.

Hu Mingchen can have such a big contrast, Hu Yandie and Hu Yujiao are satisfied and happy no matter how embarrassed they are.

This day is Saturday, there is a half-day class to be held in the morning, Hu Yandie and Hu Yujiao came home from school at noon, strangely did not see Hu Mingchen, who should come back first.

"Sister, where did my brother go, don't you usually go home very quickly, why haven't we all come back and he hasn't come back yet?" Hu Mingchen was not found in front of the house and behind the house, and Hu Yujiao felt strange.

"Who knows, I'm afraid that if I don't hold on for a few days, my true form will be revealed, no matter him, I'll cook, you first fetch half a bucket of water for the pig to drink." Hu Yandie replied.

Did Hu Mingchen really only last a few days before he was completely revealed, and he went to play everywhere with his little friends? Of course not, Hu Mingchen's kid went to talk about business with others.

In the past few days, Hu Mingchen's thoughts have been revolving around the small circle at the school gate.

Whether it is when he goes to school or leaves the campus after school, Hu Mingchen always has to take a closer look at the ecology at the school gate.

At first, Hu Mingchen thought that after those gadgets came in, he would carry them to school with his schoolbag every day to sell them, and then carry the rest home.

But then he thought about it carefully, and felt that it was not worth it. Considering the difficulty of purchasing goods, if Hu Mingchen goes to the city to buy goods, he must take a little more at one time, otherwise, the round-trip shuttle fare alone will eat up a large part of the profits.

If you take a lot of goods, do you carry them to school every day? If you don't, what if you sell well? But if you carry it, on the one hand, it will increase the burden, and they will have a lot of extra work when they are not old. There is also an important factor, what if it rains?

On the road from Hu Mingchen's house to school, there is almost no place to hide in the rain. Those cards are all paper, and if they get wet in the rain, they will basically be wasted, and the damage will be great.

Considering these factors, Hu Mingchen imagined whether he could find a house near the school, on the one hand, to store the goods that came in, and on the other hand, maybe to use it to develop a small toy store.

Under careful observation, Hu Mingchen fell in love with a side house more than ten meters away from the school gate, next to the highway.

Although this place is a little further away from the so-called "core area" at the entrance of the school, it also has its advantages. The first is that it is on the side of the road, whether it is a middle school or an elementary school student, most people have to pass through here, and second, this partial house is not rented all year round, and it does not look like it is lived, so if the owner is willing to rent it, the rent should not be expensive.

Today, Hu Mingchen didn't go back as soon as he got out of school, so he was here to talk to the other party about renting that side room.

"Little doll, what are you going to rent this little room for?" asked a woman in her forties after introducing Hu Mingchen into the side room, standing at the door of the room.

"Mom, I want to rent this house of yours. Hu Mingchen glanced at the clutter piled up in the room and replied.

This side house is really not inhabited, and it is regarded as a utility room by the owner's house, and there are some rotten wooden boards, rotten iron pots, waste paper shells, etc.

The room has not been painted, the walls are a little rough, but fortunately it doesn't look leaky, and this one has a much better condition than at home, there is electricity here.

In Duge Township, only the street where the township government is located has electricity, and this family is also connected to electricity because it is next to the school and close to the water.

For Hu Mingchen, who returned from the 21st century to the 20th century, electricity was a very intimate existence, and in that era before rebirth, the absence of electricity was the most maddening and depressing thing.

"You want to rent? Hahaha, what are you kidding, you little doll, what are you renting a house for? I don't dare to rent the house to you, I can't afford it. The owner didn't think that Hu Mingchen wanted to rent this house by herself, and she didn't dare to rent it to Hu Mingchen alone.

"Can't I rent it, you won't rent it to me?" Hu Mingchen asked solemnly.

"Of course, I'll rent it to you, what if your adults come to the door? Besides, where will you get the money to pay the rent? Don't be kidding, if you rent it, I won't open the door to show you. "The owners were very unequivocal.

"Grandma, I'm joking, hehe, I'm a little doll, where is the money to rent a house, it's my adult who asked me to take a look first. How much does it cost to rent this room for a month? In order to avoid that she really didn't rent to herself, Hu Mingchen quickly lied and bypassed the topic.

"My house is on the side of the road, and it costs 20 yuan a month. ”

"How can you get twenty, you see that your house is not large, and there are some sundries piled up, which have not been tidied up. Although it is on the side of the road, it is not on the street, and it is not easy to rent and do anything. I've been studying at Dug Elementary School for three years, and I haven't seen you rent out of this room in three years. Twenty yuan is too much, too much, no wonder you can't rent it, twenty yuan, others add a little, you can rent it on the street, which one will rent you this point. Hu Mingchen said with a disgusted face.

Yo, this little doll is not simple, bargaining one by one, no wonder he asked him to take a look first.

"Then how much do you think it's suitable? I'll start with it, it's too low for me to rent. ”

"Five. Hu Mingchen stretched out his right hand and said, "Your house, in this area, is only worth five yuan, and it's not very cost-effective." ”

Hu Mingchen was really ruthless, and directly returned a quarter.

"Five yuan, you think too much, it seems that your family is not sincere in renting a house at all, on the side of the highway, how can you rent it for five yuan. It's too little, I see, you don't understand anything, if you want to rent, just ask your family to come and talk in person, you don't understand anything, it's just bargaining. The other man's head shook like a rattle.

"Then you think it's a lot better. Hu Mingchen didn't mention anything about adults or adults at all, and asked directly.

"Fifteen yuan, it's too low. ”

"Eight, eight at most, no more. Hu Mingchen held up the thumb and index finger of his right hand separately and bargained.

"Eight dollars is too little, if it is eight dollars, I might as well continue to keep piling up miscellaneous items. The other party responded.

"Hello, eight is a lot, the key is that this lot is really not good, and your house is not big. You say you leave a pile of miscellaneous items, but where can't you pile up miscellaneous items, and what do you get by piling up these things here? Eight yuan a month, almost a hundred yuan a year. Combined, I am afraid that these things will not sell for a hundred yuan. Think about it, if you really don't rent it and keep it to pile things, is it a big loss? 100 yuan to buy rice to eat, your family is afraid that you won't be able to eat it in two months, do you think about it?" Hu Mingchen said skillfully settling accounts.

The woman was silent and stopped talking, and began to calculate the account that Hu Mingchen had helped him calculate, obviously, Hu Mingchen's words had a stimulating effect on her.

"Ten pieces, at least dozens of dollars. ”

"Hello, ten yuan is really expensive, just eight yuan, eight is hair, this number is auspicious. Hu Mingchen looked small, and he spoke businessman words one by one.

"Those nine pieces are good for a long time. ”

"It's eight yuan, if you think it's okay, then rent it, if you don't think it's okay, then we'll take a look at it again. "How could Hu Mingchen, who had already sensed the other party's intentions, increase the price, that is, bite eight pieces to death and not let go.

(I wish you all a prosperous New Year and all the best.) ）