Chapter 22: Urban Villages (1)

After the petition incident, Li Tianchou became silent, eating and drinking Lazar casually, and his beard grew long, and he didn't care about it. But from a distance, it looks a bit tough and mature.

Cui Minmin felt distressed, and if she had nothing to do, she would secretly run to the dormitory to take Li Tianchou's dirty clothes away, and find an opportunity to send back the neatly folded and clean clothes the next day. Li Tianchou didn't know what to say except thank you.

Li Tianchou's real idea is that he doesn't want to do it anymore, and the profession of security guard may not be suitable for him. He was not used to such an ordinary life, which was far from his original intention of going out of the mountains. This incident actually had a great impact on him, and he very much disliked the feeling of being controlled or even played with by others. At present, he is waiting for Wu Jianguo's condition to improve.

Li Tianchou is not a broad-minded person, and the Andy incident ended with a particularly strange ending, like a super disgusting joke for everyone, except for causing harm to the brothers, nothing else, nothing. This is something he can't accept emotionally.

Is the life of a worker so cheap? Li Tianchou did not blame Andy's family, but it did not mean that he could be open-minded at will, and even sometimes he would have a strong sense of revenge. Therefore, in addition to praying for his comrades-in-arms every day, Li Tianchou is to ponder the origin of those people.

There is little follow-up news about the incident, and there is no substance except that Zhu Fatzi shouted slogans for everyone at the meeting on behalf of the company. Of course, Li Tianchou did not attend any of the two meetings. As for the origin of the men in black, it has become a sensitive topic, and the company's headquarters seems to be deliberately blocking the news. Under the pressure of everyone, Lao Hao symbolically went to the public security bureau to inquire about the progress of the case, and the result was that he was still investigating.

The company suddenly took the initiative a lot, not only paid all the hospitalization expenses of Wu Jianguo and Liang Hui in advance, but also specially approved Daqi's daughter-in-law to rent a small warehouse in the property company, and the humanistic care suddenly rose to such a height, which made Li Tianchou dumbfounded.

And the report on the petition incident in the "Metropolis Evening News", which he has always been more concerned about, finally disappeared, let alone a photo, not even a tofu block article. It seems that the news media, which has always flaunted freedom of speech, is not a pure land. Could it be that Ren Peiyi's depressed expression that day was just for this matter?

A week later, Wu Jianguo's second operation was very successful, and Li Tianchou's heart that had been hanging for more than ten days finally landed.

"Why are you so desperate that you pounce on the muzzle of the gun. This time it's your fate, why don't you think about your sister-in-law?" Li Tianchou complained to Wu Jianguo while peeling apples.

"What is that? When the army was training, you carried me on your back for more than ten miles to save me. Wu Jianguo smiled disappreciably.

None of the two old comrades-in-arms mentioned the unpleasantness of that day, chatting plainly, recalling the unforgettable bits and pieces of the army. While Wu Jianguo was recovering, Li Tianchou did not mention the idea of leaving, so let's delay it for a while.

With Wu Jianguo and Liang Hui recovering, Li Tianchou is also cheerful again. When I was fine, I started to think about quitting, but it wasn't so easy to leave. He is a migrant farmer, and he can be said to have no relatives in SZ City. The most realistic result of resignation is that there is no place to live, no source of livelihood.

Li Tianchou calculated his salary card plus overtime pay for the holidays, which was almost a thousand yuan, and it was still affordable to rent a cheap house temporarily.

I can easily resign for a few days, and by the way, I can find a big hospital to take a look at my brain, that strange nightmare seems to have not appeared for some days, and I don't know when it will pop up again, Li Tianchou is upset when he thinks about it.

Finding an opportunity, Li Tianchou told Wang Juan in detail the idea of setting up a wonton stall and the application process he heard from Lao Wangtou. Wang Juan was very happy, but at the end she was a little depressed, she and her sister-in-law had just arrived, and they didn't know any of those yamen, so Li Tianchou naturally enthusiastically agreed to find time to accompany them on a trip.

Li Tianchou flipped through the newspaper in the sentry box and read a lot of housing rental information, and the results were frustrating. He found that there was basically no house for him, mainly because the rent was too expensive. With the money in my hand, I still have to see a doctor, and I don't eat after paying all the rent.

When he was depressed, Wei Dong shook into the gate sentry box, "What are you looking at, Tianchou, so attentive?"

Li Tianchou glanced at Wei Dongdao, "The rental information is just a blind look." Something?"

"Hehe, there's no smoke, rub a cigarette and smoke. Wei Dong smiled shyly.

Li Tianchou knew that Wei Dong, Liang Hui, and Xu Jin were all masters with two flowers, and they either went to Internet cafes or drank every day after work. The salary is not enough to spend, and at the end of the month, he will be single, and he will be rubbing cigarettes and meals everywhere. Over time, it became a habit, and everyone couldn't do anything about them. Li Tianchou shook his head and took out a cigarette from his coat pocket.

"Who rents a house?" Wei Dong lit a cigarette and took a beautiful puff.

"Help others ask, the newspaper is too expensive. Hey, you kid is well-informed, do you know where there is a cheap house to rent?" Li Tianchou closed the newspaper and asked casually.

"Hehe, you're really asking the right person. I'm not blowing with you, although I'm not asking about anything, but the matter of renting a house is absolutely professional. How cheap do you want to rent?" Wei Dong immediately came to life.

"Single occupancy, simple furniture, rent no more than 100 yuan. See how professional you are. ”

"That's too much, it's just that the house is small, and the condition is poor. Simple furniture, well, there's a bed, there's a table, there's nothing else. Wei Dong seems to have real goods in his belly, "Guess how much?"

Li Tianchou shook his head.

"Never more than eighty, and it can be paid monthly. Cheap, right?"

"Cozy. Li Tianchou obviously didn't believe it.

Wei Dong glared and swallowed, "Have you ever heard of the urban village? In the southwest corner of Huanggang District, close to the urban-rural junction, there is a large residential area, what is the academic term? Oh yes, it is called shantytown.

"A lot of the houses there are rented out and they are cheap. Before I came to our company, I lived there with a buddy, two people, and simple furniture, the rent was only one hundred and twenty a month, and the cheapest single room there was only fifty or sixty a month. How is it, are you interested?" Wei Dong happily lit another cigarette.

"It's not far from here, when are you free to accompany me to see the house?" Li Tianchou felt that sounded good.

"It's a bit far, it's more than an hour by bus, and your friend has to buy a bicycle if he works in the city. I'm free after the afternoon shift, it's up to you. Wei Dong grinned.

"Okay, without further ado, let's go after the afternoon shift, and I'll treat you to dinner. Li Tianchou thought about it and asked: "At night, people still show the house?"

"The landlord there is available around the clock, I know a landlord who is nice and can look at it if there is availability. Wei Dong patted his chest and promised.

"Okay, that's it. ”

In the afternoon, Li Tianchou accompanied Wang Juan's aunt and sister-in-law to the police station and applied for a temporary residence permit. took the hot iron and went to the street to apply for a stall, and the two things were done relatively smoothly in one afternoon, and Li Tianchou's heart was solved. Seeing that the time was not early, Li Tianchou rushed back to the dormitory to meet Wei Dong.

I was going to take the bus, but Wei Dong was thick-skinned and asked his colleagues to borrow two bicycles, Li Tianchou was very helpless, but this made him feel that after moving to a new place, he really needed to buy a bicycle, so it was much more convenient to go out to do errands.

The two of them rode very fast, and after about half an hour, Wei Dong shouted, "After the intersection in front, turn left and arrive." Li Tianchou looked at it and saw that high-rise buildings here were already very rare, and most of the buildings were bungalows and small buildings below four floors.

People come and go around, although it is also very lively, but it is not like the bustling area of the city is full of big shopping malls, the shops here are small doors and small faces, lined up along the street, the decoration of the rustic, and the hypermarket in the bustling area is never at the same level.

After turning the corner at the intersection, the street suddenly becomes very narrow, with bungalows and two-story buildings densely packed and scattered, and there is no end in sight.

"This is the entrance to the urban village. Wei Dong turned his head and introduced. Follow Wei Dong into a very narrow alleyway, both sides of the alley are full of messy rags, the road that can accommodate traffic is only more than a meter wide, the ground is also potholes, and there is no asphalt in many places.

Wei Dong led the way in front, turning left for a while, turning right for a while, Li Tianchou was surprised to find that the path in this urban village was as dense as a weaving net, and walking in it was like walking in a labyrinth. People who are not familiar with the situation can't distinguish between east and west, north and south, and if there is no one to lead the way, people with a poor sense of direction may not be able to get out of this maze even if they toss for a day.

It was easy to stop in front of a big black door that looked good, the door was hidden, and when you looked into the door, the black hole seemed to be very deep. "This is it, let's go in together. ”

After setting up the bicycle, Li Tianchou followed Wei Dong into the big black gate, and zigzagged around seven or eight meters, and suddenly realized that there was an untidy courtyard inside.

Directly opposite the doorway is a small wooden two-story building with three bungalows on each side, which looks a little old, like the homes of large families in the past. Directly opposite the small building, that is, on the side of the door opening, there is a row of bungalows, which at a glance can be seen to be built later, which is incompatible with other buildings in the courtyard. Some unknown flowers and plants are planted in the patio, and there are jars and jars around it, which is very messy.

"Wang Po, is Wang Po here?" Wei Dong tore open his throat and began to shout, pausing for a moment and no one answered. Wei Dong shouted again, and then a window on the second floor opened, and a young woman's head poked out, "Oh, who should I be?" Dongzi, I haven't seen you for a few days, what's the matter, it's developed outside, go home and save your relatives?"

"Hey, Sister Qiao, you're still here, develop a ball, I have something to do with Wang Po, is she there?" Wei Dong asked.

"I've been out for a while, probably right back. What's the matter? Come up and sit down. The young woman said.

"Do you want money? Now I'm a poor ghost, so I'd better wait in the yard for a while." "Wei Dongkou didn't block it.

"A dog can't spit out ivory in his mouth, and the old lady is not rare for your two stinky money. Wait in the courtyard by yourself. The young woman was furious and slammed the window shut.