Chapter 64: Searching for a house
Since I plan to set up a small stall in the West Market, it is the most suitable and convenient to go there to find a house, but Wen Wen didn't expect this Taihe City to be so big, from the East Market to the West, I walked for more than an hour, I almost didn't break my two legs, I was tired enough, and I regretted that I didn't let the coachman send them here directly.
"This city...... It's really big enough......" Mother Wen went to the end, and she needed someone to hold her before she could barely take a step, and she cried bitterly: "How good is Yuanchang City!" It's not far from the market, and it doesn't take so much time to get around the city! ”
Gently wiped the sweat from his forehead, did not speak, only focused on looking at the doors of the houses along the way to see if there were red notes with the words "rental". But the house is not something that can be found by looking for it, after walking for a while, seeing that Mother Wen was about to hold on, she had to sigh, looked around, and led Mother Wen to a stall selling tea fruits, and asked Xiaohuan and Wen Gang to sit here with her to drink tea and rest, and she and Ye Yu, the two people who knew each other, went to look for it separately, and agreed to go back and gather in this place.
Although it is hard to find a house, but gentle along the way, I found that the population of this city is indeed several times more than that of Yuanchang, which means that when the time comes, there will be a food stall here, and the source of customers should not be a problem, if the business is good, the money will definitely be more, and the accent of the pedestrians here also sounds a little southern and northern, so she, the traverser and Xiaohuan, the fugitive slave, should be safer to live here, which is the most important reason why she has always thought of Kyoto.
While looking for a house, I also carefully checked the various food stalls on the road, so that I could understand the tastes of Kyoto people, and secondly, I would not be heavy on these food stalls when I arrived. People always like to try new things, and selling snacks that are not available here runs the risk of being unwanted, but it is much better than competing with others for business.
After looking around for another hour, seeing that the sun was almost west, her stomach was also rumbling with hunger, and she found a rented house at the end of the street, the same as where she temporarily lived in Yuanchang City, with a small courtyard, divided into two floors, but there were two more rooms, anyway, now Ye Yu wants to live, it is just right, but after asking the price, knowing that the rent of this house in January costs one or two or three dollars of silver, she hesitated a little.
It's really too expensive! One tael of silver can be exchanged for 1,500 copper coins here, and one tael or three coins of silver is basically equivalent to two hanging coins, which is four times more expensive than the house she rented in Yuanchang City! Wen Rou didn't dare to pay the deposit at that time, and planned to go back to discuss with his family, and then see if Ye Yu had found a cheaper house.
"What! One or two or three pieces of silver! Mother Wen jumped up after hearing her words, you must know that she, a poor woman, had hardly seen silver before the gentle crossing, and even if she was much more generous now, she still couldn't accept such a sky-high rent psychologically. After she was taken aback, she nagged and said with a bitter face: "Son, let's go back to Yuanchang, where is this place for people?" Just now, the three of us only ate three bowls of tea, and we paid nine cents, which is if it is in Yuanchang, one bowl of tea and one penny is enough! ”
Hey? A bowl of tea? Gently listened to her words, not surprised, since the ancient capital prices are high, she naturally knows, isn't there a saying called "Chang'an is not easy to live"? But the consumption is high, and the money she earns is also more, anyway, she doesn't want to live a luxurious life, as long as the income is slightly greater than the expenditure, she can save some money, and buy her own house in a few years, she can be satisfied.
"Ye Yu, have you found any suitable room?" Gently turned her head to him and asked.
"I found one, not far from this alley, but it is slightly smaller than the place you are looking for, only a bright hall with three inner rooms, with a small courtyard and a kitchen, and the rent is not cheap, it costs one or two silver a month."
Three inner rooms? In fact, it is enough, Ye Yu can live in one room with Wen Gang, she and Xiaohuan live in one room, and let Wen's mother live alone. If you can save a little bit, you can save a little, and you will immediately say: "Take us to see." ”
The house Ye Yu said was also rented out with furniture, and they only needed to prepare some pots and pans when they arrived, and after looking at the house gently, they felt quite satisfied, and asked Xiaohuan and Wen Gang's opinions again, and they planned to rent it.
Mother Wen sulked beside her, she was angry with her daughter and didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, everyone's opinions were asked, and she was the only one who missed her! If you want her to say, this house is nothing good, the yard is bare, there are not even grapevines, and the light in the room is not enough to do it. But she knew that if Wen Rou had made up her mind, it would be useless for her to say anything, so she had to keep her mouth shut and be silent, but in her heart she had already chosen a south-facing room with the best light for Wen Gang.
After paying the fixed amount and explaining that after paying for the house at the end of each month, the gentle family finally had a place to settle down in Taihe City, but now is not the time to take a breath and rest, she instructed Wen's mother to take Xiaohuan to sort out the fine softness, and then took Ye Yu and Wen Gang to the street to buy things, and when the big bags and small bags were all brought back, the silver on her body was only seven taels.
"I'll be on it tonight, let's eat some baked cakes to pad your hunger!" It's too late, and Wen Wen doesn't have the strength to cook, so when I was shopping, I brought a bag of baked cakes, cut some sauce meat, and drank some boiled water, which was a meal.
During the meal, she discussed with everyone about doing business, and Xiaohuan first proposed: "Let's sell fried stinky tofu, I'm already very good at that!" ”
"It's not good, it's been sold for too long in Yuanchang, and it's already 'stinky' and famous, I don't want anyone here to recognize us." Shake your head gently.
"Why don't you sell the kind of seven-star fish balls you made for the third girl once?" Xiaohuan thought for a while and said, "That apricot honey cake is also delicious." ”
"It's too much trouble." Wen Rou still shook her head, she had thought about opening a Western-style pastry shop here, but at present, the funds were insufficient, so it was better to dismiss this idea.
"Sister, sell the barbecued pork you made for me!" As soon as Wen said, he couldn't help licking his lips, alas, his mouth was fed by his sister, if he had a baked cake to eat before, it would be as happy as a festival, but now he chews this baked cake, but he feels dry and hard, he has no appetite, and the sauce meat is not delicious, salty to death!
"The cost of selling barbecued pork is too high, right? If the business is not good, it will be miserable if it can't be sold. Wen Rou thought about it and continued to shake her head.
At this time, Ye Yu, who had been silent, opened his mouth and muttered: "Let's sell duck blood vermicelli soup." ”
The duck blood vermicelli soup was made for him to eat after seeing Ye Yu lose too much blood that day, so that he could replenish his blood, in fact, there is no chili pepper here, and the taste will be worse than the authentic method, but the cost is lower than making barbecued pork, you can try it! She thought about it for a moment and nodded silently.