After making up his mind, Yuan Man went to the mountains behind the urban countryside to investigate.

"Mother-in-law, are you the landlord here?" asked a mother-in-law in her 60s.

"yes. The mother-in-law replied, "You're here to rent a house?"

"Ah, I'll take a look. Yuan Man said, "You have three houses here, which one is for rent?"

"The next two. The mother-in-law pointed to the other two houses and said to Yuan Man.

"What's the price?" asked Yuan Man.

"The bottom one, 500 yuan a month. The mother-in-law said, "This is 10,000 a year." ”

"Is there any less?" asked Yuan Man.

"Not less. The mother-in-law said, "The textile mill below is about to be demolished, and there are many people who come to rent a house." If you don't rent it quickly, you won't be able to rent it. There are a few people who asked about the house today. ”

"No, your house is not very good, and you still need 10,000?" Yuan Man deliberately picked a thorn, "It's a musty smell, and the ceiling has also fallen." ”

"The ceiling fell off, it was blown off by a strong wind two days ago. The mother-in-law said, "We'll fix this." ”

"Why is there such a musty smell?" asked Yuan Man.

"I didn't open the windows to ventilate during this time. The mother-in-law said, "Just open the doors and windows to ventilate." ”

"Is your house damp?" asked Yuan Man.

"It's not damp, it's dry. The mother-in-law said.

"You only have one layer, and you haven't done any moisture-proof treatment, won't it be humid in the rainy season?" asked Yuan Man with some disbelieving.

"It's built right on this bag. The mother-in-law said, "The water is very good, and it is not damp at all." ”

It's strange if it's not damp, there will be such a big musty smell if it's not damp? But if you want to rent it and open a mahjong parlor, you don't care.

"Isn't the rent a lot?" Yuan Man asked, "10,000 is a bit much." ”

"The one down there, it's cheap. The mother-in-law said, "6,000 yuan a year." ”

Yuan Man glanced at the house a little when he went up the mountain just now, and it seemed to be worse than this one. Didn't look closely though. But at the back door of the urban pastoral, it is estimated that the mahjong parlor is really opened, and the sound of rubbing mahjong can be heard by the residents of the urban pastoral. Not good, very bad.

Although this building is also low, after all, it is a little farther away from the urban pastoral community, and the impact on the residents is also smaller. If there is no nuisance problem, no one will report you, so this building is relatively safe.

As for the musty smell or something, just deal with it when the time comes. The key is that this house includes a kitchen and bathroom, and there are seven rooms in front and back. Removing the kitchen and bathroom, setting up five mahjong tables is easy and pleasant.

There was no more suitable house than this, and Yuan Man had already decided to rent this house at that time. However, since you want to open a mahjong parlor and play big cards, you must consider the safety of gamblers who play cards, such as the problem of retreating when catching bets.

"Mother-in-law, this mountain is yours?" asked Yuan Man.

"Ah, yes. The mother-in-law pointed to the mountain behind her and said, "Here and there, starting from the wall of the spinning mill and ending at the pole at the top of the mountain." ”

"Yo, you have a lot of land here, you are a landlord. Yuan Man said.

"Not much. The mother-in-law said.

"If you are occupied here, the compensation will be very high. Yuan Man said.

"I know that the Year of the Monkey can only be occupied. The mother-in-law said, but her face bloomed with a smile, as if she had seen a lot of compensation for the demolition.

"Where is this?" asked Yuan Man.

"There's no road up there. The mother-in-law said, "There is a deep ditch on the other side of the mountain, and it is impossible to cross it." ”

"I've never been here before. Yuan Man said, "Can I go up and have a look?"

"Go and see. The mother-in-law said, "There is nothing to look at, just a few vegetable patches, which used to be graveyards." ”

In broad daylight, Yuan Man was not afraid of any cemetery, so he walked along the path at the corner of the house to the top of the mountain.

There is a cliff on the side of the road, and below the cliff is the Jucheng community. If you fall blindly in the dark, it will be terrible, this height must be more than ten stories high. Remember this road and never leave at night. Further up, there is the mountain beam, and the people in the nearby community came to dig some sand and plant some vegetables or something.

I walked along the mountain beam in the direction of the East Railway Station for a while, and sure enough, it was a deep ditch. This deep trench is not naturally formed, it was dug later. Yuan Man looked at the opposite mountain beam, and there was also such a ditch on the opposite mountain beam, which was connected with this ditch. I guess I wanted to build a road at the time.

When Yuan Man looked at the bottom of this ditch, he almost fell. If he hadn't grabbed the small tree on the edge of the cliff in time, Yuan Man would have confessed, and he would have been killed or injured. Yuan Man was scared into a cold sweat, damn, this road must not be taken.

Yuan Man came back from another way, which was the other side of the mountain where he went to Shilu. There are indeed many graves on this mountain, and Yuan Man roughly counted them, and there are twenty or thirty. Really, even though it was broad daylight, walking alone in the cemetery, I was still a little scared.

Yuan Man looked carefully, walked along the wall of the textile mill, walked through the cemetery, and could reach the edge of the deep ditch just now. There was a house there, I don't know if it belonged to the factory or the residents, and there was a door that could be passed. Well, that's it for the retreat route.

"Mother-in-law, your mountain is so big. Yuan Man exclaimed.

"It's not all mine. The mother-in-law said, "The electric pole you just passed is from another village." I only have a little bit here. ”

"Isn't that a cemetery?" asked Yuan Man.

"Not really. It started from the cemetery, where the vegetables were planted. The mother-in-law said.

At this time, the mother-in-law's wife came out, probably sleeping just now, and then heard someone talking outside and came out to take a look.

The old man had white hair, but his face was dark and his lips were purple, and he was out of breath as soon as he opened his mouth, and he looked like he was suffering from chronic diseases.

"What does he do?" asked the old man.

"Rent a house. The mother-in-law replied impatiently.

"Which one to rent?" asked the old man.

"This. The mother-in-law said, "Mao asked." ”

"How much money did you tell him?" asked the old man.

"10,000. The mother-in-law said.

"My son said that 10,000 yuan would not be rented. The old man said.

"Who said they wouldn't rent it? The mother-in-law said, "The 800 yuan that my son said is not rented for a month, and it costs 10,000 yuan a year." ”

Yuan Man looked coldly at them arguing there, and thought, more than 10,000, the ghost uncle is here to rent your broken house.

"Then do you rent this house or not?" asked Yuan Man.

"Rent. The mother-in-law said, "10,000 a year, water and electricity are counted separately." ”

"Yes. Yuan Man said, "How to collect water and electricity bills?"

"The water bill doesn't cost much in a month, so it is charged at the usual price. The electricity fee is charged at 1 yuan. The mother-in-law said.

Watt?!This old guy's teeth are really deep!!

"Electricity cost 1 yuan?" Yuan Man asked, "but the resident's electricity is 5 cents 3." ”

"I'm going to make this clear to you. The mother-in-law said, "I have to earn some money." ”

"You've already earned this rent. Yuan Man said, "Do you still have to earn some money on electricity bills?"

"I don't get a penny for rent. The mother-in-law said rather bitterly, "My son came and took it away." I'll just charge some electricity bills and buy some salt to eat. ”

"Is the rent to you, or to your son?" asked Yuan Man.

"If you really want to rent it, I'll call my son right away. The mother-in-law said.

"Rent. Yuan Man said, "Is the rent paid once a year, or how to pay it?"

"It's okay to pay once a year, and it's okay to pay once every six months. The mother-in-law said, "Whatever you want." ”

Since you want to rent, hurry up. Yuan Man paid a year's rent.

"Don't use it for illegal activities. "Mother-in-law's son routinely confessed.

"I'm going to open a mahjong parlor. Yuan Man said, "Is it okay?"

"Yes. The mother-in-law's son said, "It's very good to open a mahjong parlor here, it's quiet and safe." ”

It seems that everyone understands the meaning of opening a mahjong parlor. But what about what is said not to be used for illegal activities?

"Man, I've rented my house. Yuan Man said to Zhao Wei, who returned late.

"You rented it, you didn't even tell me!" Zhao Wei said with some complaints, "I'm still worried about your body, you can't stay up late, which one will guard you at night." ”

"It's fine. Yuan Man said, "I can sleep, they play cards by themselves." ”

"It's easy to say. Zhao Wei said, "I want to make tea for a while, and I want to eat supper for a while." Can you still sleep? I see you, in less than a month, your body will suffer again. ”

"But I've paid the rent. Yuan Man said, "It's only done." ”

"So what else? Zhao Wei said helplessly, "You just like to be impulsive when you make trouble." ”

"Otherwise, you won't go to work anymore, and come back to build a mahjong parlor together. Yuan Man suggested.

"You've thought too perfectly, too. Zhao Wei said, "I didn't open it, so I was called back." What if the business doesn't work and both of them have no income, what will happen to this family?"

"I mean, you're so tired that you come back so late every night. Yuan Man said, "I feel sorry for you." ”

"It's fine. Zhao Wei said, "I'm not sleeping during the day." By the way, what should Zhouzhou do?"

"What should I do?" Yuan Man didn't understand for a while.

"Who will send the boat in the morning?" Zhao Wei asked, "I want to catch up on sleep, and you also have to stay at the mahjong hall." Who's going to deliver the boat?"

"Well, that's a real problem. Yuan Man also felt tricky.

"Otherwise, let's trouble your ex-mother-in-law. Zhao Wei said.

"Is that embarrassing?" Yuan Man hesitated.

"It's okay, she's Zhouzhou's grandmother after all. Zhao Wei said, "Why don't you call and ask first." ”

Of course, Qin Guizhi had no objections, and he was quite happy to live with Zhouzhou again.

"Zhouzhou, you don't have to worry, I'll take care of it for you. Qin Guizhi said, "You all have to go to work well." ”

Yuan Man thanked his ex-mother-in-law for a lot.

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