Chapter 541: Neighborhood Committee
Zhang Zi'an has seen the hanging basket rattan chair installed by other people's houses before, and he thinks it is quite novel, seeing couples sitting on the double hanging basket rattan chair, watching other people's children sitting on the single hanging basket rattan chair with a storybook or iPad after school, it seems to be very comfortable, but he has neither a girlfriend nor children, so he just forgets about it.
π he didn't have a suitable bed, he remembered that the hanging basket rattan chair seemed to fit it well, so he had the idea of shopping online - this thing must be expensive in physical stores, and the styles and types are not as rich as online, so it is more troublesome to choose.
The biggest advantage of buying something in a physical store is that you can sit on it and try it on the spot, but not to mention the fact that π can't leave the pet store at the moment, even if it can leave the pet store, taking it out will cause trouble.
When Richard came to the pet store, Zhang Zi'an asked Sun Xiaomeng to help him get a permit for artificial breeding, which is for wild animals, and although rhesus monkeys are also wild animals, China prohibits private primates — unless you are raising your own wife and children.
Primates such as monkeys and orangutans are close relatives of humans, and the viruses they carry can be transmitted to humans, especially a virus called Herpes B, which monkeys carry the virus and basically do not get sick, but once transmitted to humans, the fatality rate is as high as 80%.
Similarly, human-borne viruses can infect monkeys and orangutans, for example, the common flu can be fatal.
In addition, monkeys can also carry the rabies virus, but it is impossible for a private person to take them to a regular hospital to be vaccinated against rabies at the risk of breaking the law.
Young monkeys and orangutans are cute and cute, but when they reach sexual maturity, they can become violent and aggressive, which is why the state prohibits private primate breeding.
π is not actually an animal, let alone a primate, it is an elf that borrows the appearance of a monkey, but it is impossible to explain this to others, so it is better not to bring the π to the world for the sake of safety, otherwise it may cause unnecessary trouble, and it is impossible to take it to the furniture store to try the hanging basket rattan chair.
Richard once almost died because of the virus lurking in his body, because it was a real animal, but as a fantasy elf, π does not carry the virus in his body, so he does not have to worry about the virus being transmitted to the customers of the pet store.
After all, Zhang Zi'an is not a guerrilla who performs monkeys on the streets, those people lead monkeys to walk the streets and alleys to make money, and they go to small cities to drill without thinking about the consequences, but he can't.
He moved the mouse, browsed the popular hanging basket rattan chairs on the e-commerce website, stared at the promotional words on the page, and muttered in his heart - what is imported PE rattan? What is food-grade environmentally friendly rattan?
Weight capacity: 300 kg...... More than enough.
Cushion padding...... It can't be black-hearted cotton, right?
What color is better...... It stands to reason that monkeys should prefer forgiveness......
Initially optimistic about the size, style and color, he went to see the comments of other buyers, I don't know, I was shocked when I saw it, what boom bent and deformed, broke and injured his family, the rattan smelled and couldn't be dried for a few days, and the smoke was a headache, compared to the paint peeling or unstable placement and the like were trivial.
If one doesn't work, change to another, or if it doesn't work, change another one...... The time spent surfing the Internet always passed quickly, and when Zhang Zi'an finally found a store that seemed to be of good quality and relatively expensive, and placed an order, half an hour had passed since he turned on the computer.
Looking at the 4-digit number on the payment interface, he clicked hard, and then quickly closed the webpage to prevent himself from regretting it.
He stretched his waist and was about to stand up, but he found that π didn't know when he came, leaning on the arm of the sofa, staring at the monitor with interest, his round brown eyes full of curiosity, the picture of the monitor reflected on the lens of his glasses, and the nameless book in his hand.
"π, do you want to play with the computer?" Zhang Zi'an pointed to the computer on the coffee table.
π should know what a computer is and how to use it, after all, it used to use a chat room in the library to ask readers for help.
"Squeak!"
It hesitated, stood still, scratched at its chest, scratched the back of its neck as if it was itching, but didn't move for shyness or some other reason.
π really moves like a monkey, and as a young monkey, it is as innocent and cute as a human child, and its large, round eyes often flash with sparks of wisdom, which makes people wonder what it is thinking.
Zhang Zi'an was especially puzzled, π was very shy and couldn't speak, it obviously wanted to play with the computer, why didn't it come and play?
"Are you afraid of breaking it?" he guessed, smiling at it, "It's okay, it's an old computer, it's worthless, and there's nothing important in it, so it's okay if it's broken." ”
"Squeak!"
π's left hand clutched the nameless book, and his right hand closed one by one, taking a small step forward.
Is it because I'm afraid that I or someone else will snatch the book, so I don't dare to put it down, because it's hard to hold the book when I'm playing on the computer.
Zhang Zi'an pondered for a moment, got up from the sofa, and said under the pretext: "Ah, I just remembered that the work downstairs hasn't been finished yet, and it will definitely not work with those two second-hand goods alone...... π, you stay by yourself for a while, and I'll go downstairs." ”
With that, he hurried out of the living room, and by the way, the door was ajar, leaving only a small slit.
He ran downstairs with a bang, and saw that Wang Qian and Li Kun had almost cleaned up, so he asked them to hurry back to school to prepare for the make-up exam after they were done, and then explained a few words to Lu Yiyun, turned around and walked back to the second floor with light steps.
Looking through the crack in the door, π had been staring at the computer screen, as if it were something extremely attractive. It looked around, Zhang Zi'an was not there, and the elves all went downstairs again, and it was the only one in the whole room. It relaxed, carefully sat down on the couch, and placed the scarlet nameless book next to its laptop.
At this time, the voices of the aunts of the neighborhood committee suddenly came from the alley behind the store.
π was so frightened that he took the nameless book into his arms like lightning, and suddenly hid behind the sofa, curled up in the corner and shivered.
Zhang Zi'an secretly complained.
He could hear it, it was Grandma Gu who was talking in the alley, and she was firmly in the top position of the neighborhood committee in the street.
The aunts of the neighborhood committee usually fight with the shopkeepers on this street, and in order to collect sanitation fees, management fees, public maintenance fees, and garbage disposal fees, they have developed a loud voice, which can be heard across half the street. Zhang Zi'an's Qiyuan Pet Shop and Sun Xiaomeng's Lingyu Pet Clinic are the focus of Grandma Gu's attention, and in addition to the common fees, they are also charged animal quarantine fees and urban road occupation fees.
Now at the beginning of the new year, and it is almost the Lunar New Year, Grandma Gu led the aunts of the neighborhood committee to come out of the nest and carry out the Spring Thunder Operation, striving to fire the first shot of the new year and exceed the charging target of this quarter.
Listening to this voice, Grandma Gu will soon go around to the main entrance of the pet store to collect the door, the key is that her loud voice scared the π who finally sat down to play on the computer.
There was no way, Zhang Zi'an could only go back downstairs and send her away first.
As soon as he walked downstairs, Grandma Gu, who was wearing a red armband, entered the door head-on.
Grandma Gu is over 60 years old this year, full of energy, walks in a hurry, and does things neatly, which can be said to be the number one boss of Zhonghua Road.
"Yo, Xiao Anzi, you can make this place......" Grandma Gu looked at the store with a smile, she was wearing a green down vest and a pair of reading glasses tied with string dangling on her chest.
"Hehe, generally...... Grandma Gu, your body is awesome, the more you live, the younger you get!" Zhang Zi'an patted his ass and said, "Are you here to collect health fees today?"
"It's not!" Grandma Gu looked at Lu Yiyun, who was looking down to paint, "Xiao Anzi, you also hired a helper here?" It should have been like this a long time ago, grandma and I used to come to you to charge, but you were often not there, grandma and I always ate behind closed doors. ”
"Huh. Zhang Zi'an will not say that he deliberately ran away when there was no business before.
Can't hide today, and being blocked in the store, he has the consciousness to face the big boss, and obediently took out his wallet, "Grandma Gu, how much will you collect this quarter?"
"452 pieces 8 cents. ”
"The price has gone up again!" Zhang Zi'an complained.
"We are all charged according to the charter, and the charging standard has been adjusted uniformly, and we can only increase the price...... That's it, the odds will be wiped for you, just pay 452. Grandma Gu said boldly.
Zhang Zi'an: "......" at least erase these 2 pieces, what's the matter with erasing 8 cents?
Complaining is complaining, and he still pays the money.
The neighborhood committee does not accept online transfers, and cash is required. As soon as he saw that the money in his wallet was not enough, he asked Lu Yiyun to take the money from the counter and hand it to Grandma Gu.
Grandma Gu gave him a receipt and asked him to go to the neighborhood committee to redeem the invoice in a few days.
"Oh, I almost forgot, Xiao Anzi, you fill in this and hand it in when you change the invoice. Grandma Gu handed him another form.
"What is this?" Zhang Zi'an felt tight, and said in his heart, Could the neighborhood committee have developed a new fee project?
"Your business here is good, and Grandma, I heard that your shop is quite famous on the Internet, isn't it?" asked Grandma Gu, putting on her reading glasses, as she counted the money.
"Uh...... Generally. Zhang Zi'an replied cautiously. He dares to brag in the face of anyone, but he doesn't dare in the face of Grandma Gu, and he has to pretend to be a grandson everywhere.
He didn't know if Grandma Gu's question was a shocking trap, what if she wanted to increase the price after he admitted that he was famous?
"That's right, after comprehensive consideration, our neighborhood committee decided to nominate you to run for the May Day model worker in our Dongcheng District, so you have to fill in this form. Grandma Gu confirmed that the amount of money was accurate, carefully folded the banknotes neatly into her pocket, looked at the surroundings and saw that there were no outsiders, and said in a low voice: "Xiao Anzi, don't be too honest when you fill out the form, it's okay to exaggerate a little, everyone does this, if you are too desperate, you will suffer." If you can be rated as a model worker on May Day, our neighborhood committee and Grandma Gu will also have a light on my face. ”
"Okay, I know......" Zhang Zi'an doesn't like to get involved in this kind of trouble, after all, there is no financial benefit, but Grandma Gu spoke, and he didn't dare to disobey.
"Okay, then grandma, I'll go first, and I'll go to other houses to charge." Grandma Gu said goodbye contentedly.
As soon as she stepped out of the store, Zhang Zi'an chased after her from behind with a form.
"Wait a minute!
"Xiao Anzi, what's wrong?, you have to send Grandma New Year's money so early?" Grandma Gu immediately stopped.
"That's not ......," Zhang Zi'an said, no one has sent me New Year's money yet.
He pointed to this form and cried and laughed, "Grandma Gu, are you mistaken? This form is the ...... for the selection of the 38 Red Flag Bearers."
Fortunately, he found out in time, if he filled out this form inexplicably and then handed it in, his reputation would be completely ruined.
"Ahem! Look at grandma, I'm confused!" Grandma Gu patted her thigh, then took out another form from her bag and handed it to him, "Here! This should be a model worker on May Day." See if you can?"
Zhang Zi'an checked it and confirmed that it was correct this time.
When Grandma Gu left, he threw the forms and receipts aside, returned to the second floor again, and quietly looked through the crack in the living room door.
Grandma Gu's voice was too loud, and during the time she was talking to Zhang Zi'an at the door, π seemed to be hiding behind the sofa tremblingly.
π is different from Xinghai, it is not afraid of people, but it is afraid that people will snatch its nameless books, and even when it sleeps at night, it has to hold on to the books.
As Grandma Gu's voice faded away, she raised her head and listened, and silence returned around the pet store, except for the occasional meow of kittens and puppies from downstairs, and Richard's noise.
π cringed back on the couch, her ass only sitting for a while, as if ready to run away.
It put the book down again, and looked at the laptop screen with wide eyes, a look of confusion on its face.
Worst!
Zhang Zi'an suddenly remembered that he did not understand Chinese, and his computer was a Chinese operating system, and it was different from the library's system.
Why don't you go in and help it?
He hesitated.
"Squeak!"
π blinked, opened the nameless book, and flipped through the pages as if looking for something.
After a while, it stopped, pressed its fingers to a certain point on the page, staring intently, and its fingers still moving slowly with its gaze, like a human learning how to use an electrical appliance through a reference book.
It may be close to Zhu Zhechi, Zhang Zi'an also wants to scratch his ears and cheeks, and wants to know more and more what is written in that book.
π studied carefully for a few minutes, then turned to another page to continue the study, and then closed the book, and the confusion on the little pink face was gone, only joy and eagerness remained.
It held down the mouse with its right hand to launch the browser that was closed by Zhang Zi'an.
Zhang Zi'an set the home page of the browser as a search engine, π stared at the flashing cursor in the search bar, and gently placed ten fingers on the keyboard.
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