Sugarcane is not as sweet as two ends, and Gu Xiaoxiao has a little far difference in the number of silver dollars in hand, which can be regarded as the second setback after entering the mission.

Seeing that the second train was about to depart in two hours, the people in the square were crazy and crowded towards the wooden fence, bumps were inevitable, you pulled me and I pulled you, all of them were anxious with red faces and thick necks.

Gu Xiaoxiao said in her heart that the Spring Festival is difficult in later generations, and she should really go to the train station of the Republic of China to take a look, her chin has to be squeezed off the ground, and it is estimated that she can squeeze into a group photo.

In order to prevent the flowers from being touched, Gu Xiaoxiao did not squeeze forward, the police held batons in their hands, majestically preventing everyone from pushing, but with little effect.

Yang Dawang craned his neck to look strange, like a long-necked goose, smashed his mouth and said, "Oh, grandma's, this person is really a lot of miles." ”

He likes to use foul language, and after being taught a few times by Gu Xiaoxiao, he changed it to a more civilized interjection.

On the day of the second and third months of the lunar calendar, the wind was blowing, the flowers sneezed, Gu Xiaoxiao wrapped her tighter again, and said to Yang Dawang: "Let's go, while the sky is still bright, let's find a place to settle down first." ”

Yang Dawang is a real person, Gu Xiaoxiao took him to the train station, he came, let him inquire about the ticket, he inquired, and the sweet and sour sugar gourd was biting in his mouth, which was delicious.

He didn't want the little aunt to inquire about the purpose of the ticket to Xinghai City, and no matter where the future was, just follow the little aunt after all.

When he was in Yuqing Town, Yang Dawang was looking forward to the outside world, and after he came out, he knew the stability of his home, and he often felt in a trance.

But this trance is only for a moment, when I think of my mother at home. Yang Dawang also secretly wiped away his tears. When the sadness passed, he was full of energy again, determined to make a lot of money. The glorious ancestors returned to their hometown to pick up their mothers and enjoy the blessings.

Yang Dawang used to want to be a soldier and a commander, but now he realizes that the world is difficult, so he is smart and makes a lot of money.

Of course, how much money is big, Yang Dawang is still confused.

Gu Xiaoxiao didn't know anything about Yang Dawang's ambitions, and the weather of the Republic of China was completely unfamiliar to her, every inch of land under her feet. All of them reveal a sense of turmoil.

There are many places to live in Xianyang City, and the three sects and nine streams are mixed, and where to live has become a problem.

The world of the rich and powerful is a small western-style building with red walls on a white background. Ordinary people are also happy to live in the courtyard, and they can sleep on a bunk on the street where they beg.

In these years, there are intermediaries, and the intermediaries manage from the major events of renting and buying houses to doing work for people. It's all about a three-inch tongue.

But in these days, there are no strict legal constraints on intermediaries. It's not much different from a liar. If you want to find a reliable intermediary, you are lucky, Gu Xiaoxiao is not a wronged person, and she doesn't have the capital to be a wronged person, so she simply took Yang Dawang with her flowers to find a house.

They wanted to inquire, and most of the outsiders rented houses in Dajing Hutong, where there was a lot of population movement, and it was easy to find a place to live.

Gu Xiaoxiao hugged the flowers and inquired from the first courtyard on the street. I asked about the third courtyard before I walked in.

Inside, children run and adults make trouble. The atmosphere of life is rich and noisy. The arrival of three unfamiliar faces quickly attracted the attention of the aunts who moved a small chair in the yard to sit together and gossip.

"Where are you coming from, and who are you looking for?"

The other party spoke Xianyang words, his eyelids rolled slightly, he supported his waist with one hand and talked to Gu Xiaoxiao, his waist was fat and his face was purple, and he looked at the life in the courtyard.

"We are from Yuhe County, and we are here to find a house to live in."

Several aunts listened to Gu Xiaoxiao's words, and after talking to each other, they still spoke the same one who spoke before: "Lao Li's family has just left a tenant, you can ask him, and someone will come later." ”

"Sixth girl, go and call your old Uncle Li over, someone will look at the house."

The little girl who was following the cockfight heard the errand and ran away like a whirlwind, and after a while, she brought with her an old man of forty or fifty years old with shrewd eyes.

Although Dawang is young, but his height is bluffing, Lao Li squinted his back and glanced at the orphans and widows, and then glanced at Yang Dawang, who was stunned and poked there, after a few glances, his eyes rolled and stretched out his hand.

"Where is your house, let's look at the house first."

"It's not far away, the last tenant is still a scholar, and it's very clean."

Lao Li put his hands behind his back and brought the two of them in, attracting a group of children who were lively and jumping around Gu Xiaoxiao.

Yang Dawang lowered his voice and asked secretly: "Little aunt, how much does he want?" ”

Gu Xiaoxiao shook her head and made a silent gesture, Yang Dawang closed his mouth, Hua'er's eyes followed the children next to him, and when other children looked over, they hooked their heads shyly.

Soon, Lao Li stopped, pointed to the two empty rooms next to him with some pride, and said: "These are all my family's, and lo and behold, the tenants who lived here before changed the locks, but they were made of brass." ”

The mottled doors and windows are engraved with traces of time, Lao Li unlocked it, the room is not spacious, a bare bed board is padded with straw, and there is almost nothing in it except a small table, but the floor is still clean.

"Are both for rent?"

Gu Xiaoxiao put the flowers on the ground and asked.

Lao Li looked at her again and waved his hand: "You can live in two rooms and waste, and it is enough to separate one by the curtain." ”

In these years, the poor are not intimate with men and women, and those who can go out together to beg for a living are close relatives, and there are a family of five living in one house. Lao Li persuaded them to rent a room, but he didn't look down on them.

Yang Dawang leaned forward, shrugged his nose like a dog when he entered the house, and came to the conclusion: "Little aunt, this house is a little damp." ”

Lao Li was not very happy, who wanted to hear people say that his house was not good, he snorted: "What do you know kid, my house was rented out for five silver dollars a month, where is the tide, the sun is clean and transparent." ”

His words drew a laugh from the children, who repeated: "Five oceans, oh, five oceans." ”

Lao Li raised his eyebrows and scolded: "You children, what are you making a fuss about." I won't give you candy next time. ”

It was about the threat of no sugar to eat that worked, and the child did not continue to scream. Rao is Gu Xiaoxiao was mentally prepared, and heard Lao Li say five silver dollars. Still rolled his eyes, pulled the flowers and turned around to leave.

Lao Li saw that the three of them were leaving, and belched: "Don't go, how much money do you want to come up with, I am also from Yuhe County, give you cheaper!" ”

He hurriedly brought out the dialect of Yuhe County, and Yang Dawang stopped first and looked at Gu Xiaoxiao. He walked for almost a day, his feet were sore, and he wanted a place to rest.

Gu Xiaoxiao inquired about a few houses, and the previous house was more or less dissatisfied. But the price of rent has been somewhat understood.

This Lao Li asked for five silver dollars, and with this money, she could go to a small western-style building on Dongcheng Street and rent a slightly spacious house.

What is the concept of five silver dollars. Xianyang's rice is only one pound. One silver dollar can buy twenty pounds. Ordinary workers can only earn five to ten silver dollars a month, and those rickshaw pullers, who run non-stop for a month, deduct the share money and food money they have handed in, and have a balance of four or five silver dollars a month.

These incomes must be under the condition that you can't get sick, don't buy clothes, and don't do any entertainment, so the rent of five silver dollars is a fantasy.

Gu Xiaoxiao wondered, she didn't have the face of a big fat sheep. How could Lao Li ask her for the sky-high price of 5 silver dollars.

Lao Li said that five silver dollars were just to brag, and someone was willing to pay five silver dollars. It's just a woman wearing a cheongsam with heavy makeup, and she is willing to pay five yuan after picking and choosing the uselessness of his house, but the price is agreed on the first day, and the person disappears the next day.

Lao Li was scolded and forced to save face, so when he met people, he said that others wanted to rent his house for five silver dollars, but he thought that the other party was not a decent person, so he refused. Later, as long as someone came to rent a house, Lao Li would mention the matter of five silver dollars, trying to raise the value of the house and negotiate a beautiful rent.

However, those who came out to beg for a living also sharpened their heads to save money, and no one took his five silver dollars seriously.

"Big sister, you see it's getting dark, how much are you willing to give, if it works, the house can be lived in at any time. The fellow saw that the fellow had tears in his eyes, so he had to take care of it properly. ”

Lao Li gritted his teeth and said as if he had suffered a big loss.

Gu Xiaoxiao raised a finger and shook it: "One hundred copper yuan a month for a room, it can't be more." ”

Lao Li snorted, as if he had been stepped on his tail: "Big sister, your price is too ruthless, the last tenant gave half a silver dollar for a month's rent!" ”

Half a silver dollar is one hundred and five copper dollars, Lao Li Yi leaked out the bottom excitedly, Gu Xiaoxiao grabbed his fleeting chagrin, and added: "Two hundred and five copper dollars for two rooms, if it's okay, I'll rent it for two months first, and if it doesn't work, I'll change places." ”

Yang Dawang was also on the side to help; "Uncle, there's nothing in your room except for the bedboard."

Lao Li's eyes flashed, and he pretended to be distressed and said: "Forget it, everyone is a fellow countryman, it is not easy for you orphans and widows, I will suffer this loss." Give me two hundred and six copper yuan a month, and none of us will have two hundred and fifty percent? ”

Although Gu Xiaoxiao's money was tight, ten more copper yuan had no impact on her.

"That's decided, find someone to initially sign a paperwork tomorrow, and we'll live here today."

Lao Li was also refreshed, rubbing his fingers and said, "It's no problem to sign the paperwork tomorrow, this deposit?" ”

Gu Xiaoxiao took out a handful of copper dollars and shook them in front of Lao Li: "Yours will be indispensable tomorrow." ”

Lao Li smiled and took off two keys from his waist: "A deposit of ten copper yuan, do you want it today, or when you sign the documents tomorrow." ”

Jiang was still old and spicy, Lao Li smiled like a fox, Gu Xiaoxiao took out twenty copper yuan and exchanged two keys.

Lao Li does not live here, there are multiple landlords in the courtyard of the two large courtyards, and he has several houses on hand and lives at the east end of the courtyard.

"You guys have a good rest at night, the neighbors are all tenants, if you have something, go to the east courtyard, and say that you are looking for Lao Litou."

After receiving twenty copper dollars, Lao Li was in a good mood, and pointed at the servants with his fingers behind his back.

"Got it, thank you, old man."

You can't suffer a loss anywhere, and after negotiating the price, Gu Xiaoxiao didn't forget to say a few good words and build a good relationship with the future landlord.

When Lao Li left, the sky was also dark, Yang Dawang entered the room, touched here and there, and said freshly: "Auntie, we will live here." Rent two houses, which one do I live in? ”

He reached out and tugged at the grass on the bed, his eyes shining brightly. After more than half a month of turnover on the road, Yang Dawang finally settled down, and Yang Dawang was in a very happy mood.

Although there was nothing in the room and there was only straw on the bed, Gu Xiaoxiao lifted her chin, and the wind blew her sideburns: "You sleep next to it, and I sleep with Hua'er in this slightly larger room." Tonight will be down, tomorrow I will inquire where I want to embroider the mother, and buy some bed covers. ”

Yang Dawang agreed loudly, and raised his face happily: "Auntie, I'll help you and Sister Hua'er make the bed, and I'll look for a job tomorrow." I heard that Xianyang can make money as a coachman here. ”

His young face was full of longing, Gu Xiaoxiao was not good at pouring cold water on him, and he had to have a deposit to be a driver, or he had to get out of the car by himself, they had just come to Xianyang, and they didn't have that spare money at all.

Gu Xiaoxiao already had a plan in her heart, Xianyang is a provincial capital, and there are many ways to make money here. If she remembers correctly, reading people in this era are very popular, as long as they can read and write, they can make money by setting up stalls on the street and writing letters.

Especially in translating documents, Gu Xiaoxiao has seen things from foreigners, she can recognize the words on them, and she can make some money as a translator.

Gu Xiaoxiao pinched her fingers and calculated, there are many places in Xianyang where she can make money as long as she is diligent, but these can't be shaken out suddenly. Dawang no longer has a heart, and she will doubt it when she becomes proficient in various Chinese languages.

Do things safely, Gu Xiaoxiao is not in a hurry, Yang Tianlai has not returned to China yet, and the Yang family knows that she ran away with the flowers, and her hand can't reach Xianyang.

"Let's go to sleep first, don't take it, let's make up for the night with clothes pads."

Yang Dawang knew that his hands were not as good as his aunt's, so he touched Hua'er's head, happily hugged the burden, tied the key to the waistband of his trousers, opened the door, laid out the clothes in the dark, lay down and fell asleep with his head in his arms.

This was the first night in Xianyang, Gu Xiaoxiao took out all the clothes in the baggage, stuffed the silver dollar into the pocket of her close-fitting clothes, took out dry food and fed the flowers to eat, and let her drink water and coax her to sleep.

When the flowers fell asleep, the moonlight leaked through the window covered with thin paper, and the silver white was like water.

Hua'er is sleeping in Zhengxiang, she is also four or five years old, there is no kindergarten this year, but there is a nursery, Gu Xiaoxiao plans to save some money and send Hua'er in.

Xi Niang has no surname, and her biological parents are not mentioned in the plot, Gu Xiaoxiao decided to let Hua'er have the surname Gu, which is also considered her parenting grace.

Hua'er is the name given by the fine mother, so it is used as a nickname, the scientific name is Gu Jiahui, and the too trendy name Gu Xiaoxiao doesn't like. What a Chinese takes Mary Zhang and Wright Wang, it sounds like his teeth are going to be sour.

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