The old lady saw Jiang Xiaonuan's face clearly, but she was not as prejudiced as the others, her attitude was quite good, and she asked kindly, "Do you want to rent a house?"

"Yes, I would like to rent a house with a yard, preferably the landlord does not live together. Jiang Xiaonuan replied.

Several other elderly people came over and were particularly enthusiastic to provide information.

"Do you want a single room? It only costs five pieces a month, and there are twelve or thirteen square meters. An uncle asked.

Jiang Xiaonuan smiled and shook her head, she can earn money now, she doesn't want to be wronged at all, she has to work hard to earn money in this life, live a chic and wonderful life, and the housing conditions must not be too bad.

That kind of single room must be a public restroom, or even worse, there is no public restroom, and you have to wait for the person who collects the night incense to come to collect it every morning, and usually you can only urinate in the toilet, which is particularly inconvenient.

A house with a yard must have a separate toilet, and there will also be a bathroom, and personal privacy is also good.

"The rent of the bungalow is expensive, at least five yuan a month, little girl, can you afford it?" the old lady who asked before looked suspicious.

She saw that Jiang Xiaonuan was dressed shabby and patched, and she didn't believe that she had the economic strength.

"If you can afford it, as long as you have a house, I can pay half a year's rent at a time. Jiang Xiaonuan nodded.

The old lady frowned slightly, still suspicious, but this little girl didn't look like rich from head to toe, and she didn't want to run away on a hot day.

"I have money with me, and as long as the house is in good view, I can pay the rent at any time. ”

Jiang Xiaonuan took out a few big unity (10 yuan) from her bag, and the eyes of several old people lit up, and a little girl was really bold when she went out with so many banknotes.

"What about your adults, how did they let you let a little girl come out and rent a house?" asked an old man with concern.

"They have to go to work, they don't have time to come out, my dad is not in good health, he likes to be clean, even if it is a little more expensive, he has to rent a yard. Jiang Xiaonuan explained.

Several old people suddenly realized, and the eyes that looked at her became much kinder, and she was a filial child.

"I have a house that is a good sister of mine, and I'll show you it. ”

The old lady got up slowly.

"Grandma Zhou, isn't that old sister Nong coming back?" someone asked.

"He knows that he may or may not come back. ”

The old lady replied ambiguously, Jiang Xiaonuan's heart moved, it seemed that the landlord had gone to another place, and he hadn't come back for many years, so he entrusted the house to a good friend to take care of it.

Grandma Zhou took Jiang Xiaonuan to the alley, she walked very slowly, because the floor of the alley was paved with bluestone slabs, and the ground was not flat and full of potholes.

"Be careful. ”

Jiang Xiaonuan took the initiative to support the old lady.

Grandma Zhou glanced at her, her eyes flashed, and she said hoarsely: "The little girl has a good heart. ”

"It's just a convenient thing, Grandma Zhou, you also live in this alley, right?" Jiang Xiaonuan smiled and chatted.

"Well, I've lived here for decades. ”

Grandma Zhou sighed lightly, as if she was missing something, she took Jiang Xiaonuan through one alley after another, turned several corners, and all she saw along the road were low and dilapidated houses, and there was a strange smell.

Smells such as sweat, toilets, garbage, and rotten vegetables come together to create a strange smell that is particularly choking.

Jiang Xiaonuan was a little retreating, she didn't expect the living environment here to be so bad, she couldn't stand it.

Grandma Zhou seemed to see her thoughts, and said with a smile: "My good sister's house is very clean and has a flush toilet, which is different from here." ”

Jiang Xiaonuan was relieved and smiled embarrassedly.

After walking for about half an hour, passing through several alleys, the environment has indeed become clean, the houses are obviously much more magnificent, and you can see several bungalows.

Grandma Zhou took her to a single-door courtyard, which was a three-entry bungalow, the gate was closed, and dense creepers crawled out of the wall, and the old lady took out the key and opened the gate, the courtyard inside was not big, but it was cleaned up.

On the right is a grape trellis, with luxuriant leaves, but the fruit is very sparse and sour at first glance, and there are stone tables and stone benches under the shelves.

There is also a well beside the grape trellis, the mouth of the well is covered with a wooden plank, and on the left hand side is a flower bed, in which many moon seasons are planted, and the flowers are particularly bright, and there is a small tuft of green onions and small cabbage, which grows lushly.

Jiang Xiaonuan liked this yard at first sight, the house was also very clean, the furniture was complete, and it was spotless, the windows were bright and clean, it should be Grandma Zhou cleaning every day.

There are six rooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a storage room, all of which are spacious for a family of eight, and it is also convenient to dry clothes and quilts, Jiang Xiaonuan doesn't want to look at other houses anymore.

"How much is this house a month, I rented it. ”

"The other single-family homes are not as big as this, five yuan a month, and you can give six yuan for this, but the rent has to be paid half a year, and you pay the water and electricity bills yourself. Grandma Zhou said.

"Cheng, I'll give you the money now, but I have to write a note. ”

Jiang Xiaonuan took out thirty-six yuan, and also took out a pen and paper, I thought that the old lady couldn't write, but I didn't expect the old lady to write the receipt very skillfully, and it was still a very beautiful Xiaokai.

"What's your name?" asked Grandma Zhou.

"The river is small and warm, the river of the river, the size is small, and the warm is warm. ”、

"That's a good name, it's written, keep it. ”

Grandma Zhou wrote the receipt in one go, handed it to Jiang Xiaonuan, and gave her the key to the door, and was about to leave.

Jiang Xiaonuan was stunned, this old lady was too neat and neat, and her temper was too appetizing.

"Grandma Zhou, where do you live? I'll send you back. ”

Jiang Xiaonuan chased after her, wanting to send the old lady home.

"Right ahead. ”

Grandma Zhou didn't refuse, let Jiang Xiaonuan hold her, but didn't go back, but went to another alley, and it didn't take a few steps to arrive, it was also a single courtyard, but it was not rented to Jiang Xiaonuan, and it was deserted, as if only the old lady lived alone.

Jiang Xiaonuan suddenly had a strong interest in this old lady, and felt that she must have a story on her, and she also planted some small vegetables in the yard, and also planted a lot of seasonal flowers, which were very well maintained.

"Grandma Zhou, why don't you pull out all the dishes in my yard? I won't come to live for the time being. Jiang Xiaonuan said.

"Let them be. ”

Grandma Zhou said lightly, sitting on the Taishi chair in the courtyard, looking a little tired, Jiang Xiaonuan said goodbye and left, and when she crossed the threshold, she turned around and closed the door, but she caught a glimpse of the old lady who had already lit a cigarette and swallowed the clouds.