Chapter 9 Humanity
Zhang Qiusheng is a very careful person.
When he came in, he saw a wide variety of seasonings, a large gas stove, and two large cauldrons placed underground, and felt that this was not for the household's own use.
Even if there is a family of three living in one of the rooms, it can't eat so many things, and it can't use so many seasonings - ordinary people's food is naturally as simple as possible, and it is good to fill their stomachs, and they don't have so much thought to spend on food.
In addition, there is a small table on the side of the hall that serves as a small kitchen.
But there are only two chairs next to the small table.
If Zhang Qiu's business is not bad, either one of the rooms is a husband and wife, and the other room is a bachelor who does not eat at home, or there is only one person living in both rooms here.
Of course, there is also the possibility that one of the families is cooking and eating in the house, but Zhang Qiusheng would not think that such a small room could still put things like a dinner table, and when the common space is sufficient, there is no need to occupy the space of his private house.
After thinking about it, Zhang Qiusheng turned to ask, "What do the other tenants of this house do?" ”
"One works in a tea restaurant, and the other does odd jobs, both of them are honest people."
The intermediary laughed.
"You have to hurry, it's in short supply, and if you hadn't just vacated the house, you wouldn't have seen it at all, so it was rented out. Where do you look for such a cheap and comfortable room? ”
Zhang Qiusheng nodded, and suddenly pointed to the gas stove and asked, "This aunt here, how does the snack taste in the cart?" ”
"Good...... Belch! ”
As soon as the intermediary subconsciously replied with a word, he immediately reacted awkwardly.
"It's a really good house, but if there is an aunt who makes semi-finished products at home and then pushes them out to sell them, it must smell great."
Zhang Qiusheng said calmly, "If you live here, you will definitely be affected." And another householder can tolerate such a thing, then one reason may be that he is broad-minded, and the other reason may be that he also has some unknown hobbies or habits, so he can tolerate each other...... Am I right? ”
The intermediary gasped.
After looking at Zhang Qiusheng carefully, he smiled bitterly: "If it weren't for your ID card, which is only 16 years old, I really thought you were an undercover messenger." How do you know that this stall is an aunt and not an uncle? ”
"Uncle's words, it won't be so tidy. You see that even the countertop is wiped clean, and every bottle is neatly placed, which means that it should be a woman. ”
Zhang Qiusheng replied.
"Sharp!"
The intermediary stretched out his thumb, and then said: "I'll tell you honestly, there is an aunt living in this house here, she makes some fish balls and Chezi noodles at home, and sells them nearby; In the other room, there was indeed a fat man who worked in a nearby tea restaurant. Although it tastes a little bigger, but the rent is cheap, I think you can still rent it, otherwise you are so young and have just come out to do things, where can you get so much money to rent an expensive house? ”
"There's one more question."
Zhang Qiusheng ignored his persuasion and asked directly: "You haven't answered me yet, why would another tenant put up with this smell?" What bad habits does he have? ”
"Uh......"
The intermediary was asked and had no choice, so he could only whisper: "His hobby is singing opera, so he often hangs his throat and closes the door, and the surroundings can bear it, but the people who live together here are very unbearable." Auntie went out early in the morning and didn't come back until the afternoon, so he had already finished his throat and went to work, so naturally he didn't bother. It's hard for other people to accept that the noisy food in the morning and the smell of brine food processing at any time are ......"
"I see."
Zhang Qiusheng bowed his head slightly and groaned for a moment.
Just when the intermediary sighed and felt that his intermediary fee was in vain again, Zhang Qiusheng smiled and said: "Then, I'll rent this house!" ”
"Huh!?"
The intermediary couldn't believe it, but was overjoyed, "I told you the situation, the lease period is at least half a year, if you move out before the lease period is completed, the deposit is non-refundable!" ”
"No problem."
Zhang Qiusheng said.
"May I ask you?"
The agent couldn't help it, "Why are you willing to live in it when you know about such a situation?" ”
"I like to find places with a human touch when I rent a house."
Zhang Qiusheng replied in a harmonious voice: "The living habits of aunts and opera lovers will bring trouble to others, but they can endure each other, which proves that they are not impetuous and harsh people, and they are even very humane." Sharing with them under the same roof, at least you don't have to worry about arguing all day long for trivial things. And what I need is an environment like this, the smell and the sound, it doesn't matter. ”
The intermediary sighed when he heard it, took Zhang Qiusheng to sign the housing contract, and said to Zhang Qiusheng before leaving: "Young boy, if a person like you grows up and doesn't become a talent, God really doesn't have long eyes!" ”
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After paying the money and signing to rent the house, Zhang Qiusheng went to the grocery store and supermarket not far away under the guidance of the intermediary, and bought some daily necessities such as bedding, kettles, and toothbrushes.
As soon as I returned to my room and cleaned the house for a while, the outside door was opened.
Zhang Qiusheng walked to the door and looked out, only to see a thin old woman in her fifties, bending down to lift a large soup pot with great difficulty, wanting to move in.
"Oh, Auntie, put it down!"
Zhang Qiusheng was frightened, for fear that he would break her bones in such a swoop, so he hurriedly shouted.
When the old woman heard the unfamiliar voice, she was shocked, and when she looked up and saw Zhang Qiusheng coming out of the room where no one lived, her eyes were also full of vigilance.
"I'll help you!"
Zhang Qiusheng put down the rag in his hand and said as he walked over: "My name is Zhang Qiusheng, and I have been living here since today...... Auntie, if you have something to do in the future, call me. ”
While speaking, he took the big soup pot in the old woman's hand, and saw that there was a lot of soup in it, but there was nothing left, fish balls, radish, beef offal, etc., only the stars could be seen.
The big soup pot was not heavy, and Yin Jun also saw a small cart parked outside the house, and there was a similar soup pot on it.
If both pots are full of stuff and want to push them out, it's a lot of work.
"Put the stockpot on the stove?" Carrying the big soup pot, Zhang Qiusheng asked the old woman who was in a daze.
"Oh, yes...... Ah, thank you......"
The old woman woke up like a dream and thanked her.
"It's okay, the soup pot outside, you have to bring it in, right? You sit down first! ”
Zhang Qiusheng put down the soup pot in his hand, turned around and went out, and brought back the second big soup pot.
By the way, there were some fresh ingredients in the car that had not been processed, such as fish balls, radishes, etc., and Zhang Qiusheng also helped bring them into the house, and this was the end.
The old woman looked at Zhang Qiusheng busy and looked very uneasy, rubbing her hands back and forth, looking embarrassed to stop talking.
"Auntie, you come back at this time every day at noon?"
Zhang Qiusheng was a little tired, sat on the chair next to him, and asked casually.
During this time, in order to seize the time to write down his memory, Zhang Qiusheng did not insist on running and exercising every day as before, but fortunately, his body returned to the state of sixteen years old, and he didn't have to worry about how much weight he would get.
"I ...... You ......"
The old woman stammered.
"My name is Zhang Qiusheng, call me a child. Auntie, what about you? ”
Zhang Qiusheng understood what she meant in seconds, and repeated his name again.
"I ...... You call me Aunt Zhang. ”
The old woman said embarrassedly, "You...... When you rented a house, you knew I was here......"
"Yes."
Zhang Qiusheng nodded and said with a gentle smile: "Aunt Zhang, it's okay, when you go out, which one doesn't have a little difficulty?" Although the taste of making fish balls and car noodles is not small, it can still be reduced a lot behind closed doors. If you eat with this taste, you can eat two more bowls! ”
Aunt Zhang's heart also fell when she heard this, "I'm sorry...... Rest assured, I'll be mindful of the lighter ones, which I usually do in the morning and at noon...... If you don't mind, I'll make you two bowls a day, and they taste very good. ”
"No need."
Zhang Qiusheng smiled, "I just came from the mainland and am going to apply for a job at the TV station next to me, so I often review some textbooks, read some books, write a little something, and the three meals will be more irregular, Aunt Zhang, you just take care of yourself." ”
Without a trace, Zhang Qiusheng told his origin again, so that Aunt Zhang could relax her vigilance even more.
Aunt Zhang sells fish balls and Chezi noodles on the side of Wutai Mountain, of course, she knows that people are often recruited there, and she was relieved when she heard this, and suggested: "Wireless, Jiashi and Li, their personnel basically don't need to take any exams, you can just apply directly." It's just that the salary is less at first, and it will be a little harder. ”
"I applied for a job like writing and screenwriting, and I needed to do some preparation."
Zhang Qiusheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, Aunt Zhang, when I came over, my relatives in Xiangjiang gave me some money, and there is no problem if I don't work for a month or two." When I study more fully, then I can find a better job. ”
Aunt Zhang smiled when she heard this: "Raw...... Shengzi, you are really different from those who act, you look polite, just like those college students in the school next to you. ”
Smiling, Zhang Qiusheng stood up, "Aunt Zhang, you're busy, I'm going to clean the house, call me when you need help." ”
"I'm not busy right now."
Aunt Zhang hurriedly followed, "I'll help you clean up, when I'm at home, I can clean up the children's nest ......."
Once the estrangement is lifted, the two will get closer, and although Aunt Zhang doesn't know much about Zhang Qiusheng, she also wants to help him a little more in exchange for his understanding of the ingredients he processes in the house.
Zhang Qiusheng naturally understood this, so he gave in and let her be busy, but Zhang Qiusheng did the heavier work himself.
The two cleaned up for more than half an hour, and the room was cleaned up and clean, and Aunt Zhang went to work outside in Zhang Qiusheng's thanks.
Before going out, she also closed the door for Zhang Qiusheng very carefully.
But after a while, when the thick smell of halogen wafted into the house, Aunt Zhang knocked on the door a few more times.
When Zhang Qiusheng opened the door, Aunt Zhang was holding a big bowl of Chezi noodles in her hand, which was very rich in ingredients, including fish balls, beef offal and so on.
"Shengzi, this is what Aunt Zhang just did, not what was left before. If you don't dislike it, just eat a little, you haven't eaten at noon. ”
Aunt Zhang said enthusiastically.
"Thank you, Aunt Zhang."
Zhang Qiusheng took it with both hands, "But you don't have to trouble in the future, this is the raw material for your business, I can't eat it for nothing, I know how to go out and buy a boxed lunch." ”
"What's so good about a boxed lunch?"
Aunt Zhang looked at him and took the bowl without hesitation, and her heart was even more comfortable, "Aunt Zhang can't help you solve it for dinner, but breakfast and lunch are still okay, it doesn't cost anything, I have to eat it myself...... I'm eating alone, it's quite lonely, it's good to have one more person to accompany me. ”
As she spoke, she closed the door for Zhang Qiusheng again, "You're busy, I still have more than an hour to do it, I'm sorry!" ”
"It's okay, you get yours."
Before the door closed, Zhang Qiusheng only had time to say such a sentence.