Chapter 56: Renting a House
More than 20 minutes later, Lao Qiao pedaled back on his bicycle and said with satisfaction: "The house is rented." ”
Zhu Xiaohua and Jia Liang were both surprised, thinking, Lao Qiao's efficiency is okay.
The two of them got up from the ground and pulled Old Joe to see the house.
Both of them wanted to see what this house in the heart of Lucheng's Hongshan District looked like.
Lao Qiao pushed the bicycle and introduced as he walked: "This house has excellent lighting, transparent from north to south, and the most important thing is that there is a large open space behind it, where goods can be stacked." ”
The two of them were overjoyed and couldn't wait to see it.
The three of them walked along the street past three or five shops, and finally stopped in front of a clearing with a yard.
The two-story house facing the street is only half the width of a normal house, and the two doors of the one-story house are closed. There was also the sound of electricity on the second floor.
Jia Liang stretched out his hand to push the door, but he couldn't open it.
He sniffed with his nose, and there seemed to be a smell of feces.
Lao Qiao was introducing Zhu Xiaohua with a spring breeze on his face: "Look at the courtyard behind, how spacious and bright the light is." What a perfect place to stay without the few wires above. ”
Jia Liang said questioningly: "No, why can't this door be opened, and it smells of feces?" ”
The three stepped forward to push the door together, and as soon as the door wavered, suddenly a woman's voice inside shouted: "What are you doing, stinky rascal!" ”
Old Joe glanced through the crack in the door, and instantly exclaimed: "Landlord! ”
The chubby woman inside had quickly lifted her skirt and pushed the door out from the side, blushing all over her face.
She recognized Lao Qiao and said, "Let you see the house, why are you pushing the door of the toilet?" ”
Zhu Xiaohua and the three were shocked: "This is a toilet? ”
From the side facing the street, this is not much different from a normal house. If it weren't for the fact that the wooden doors couldn't be opened, they would have really thought that this was a shop.
Originally, it was a requisitioned building, and the old house was partially demolished and converted into an electrical substation. The landlord blocked the outside door by the way and dug a toilet in the excess of the original site.
Just now, the landlady was squatting in her toilet, and suddenly she felt the wall behind her shaking.
This wall is not a real wall, but a wooden door that has been nailed shut.
She turned her head and saw that there were three men pushing the wooden door together, squeezing out the nails on it.
She let out a loud cry of urgency, lifted her skirt, and slipped out of the toilet door on the side.
If she hadn't known Lao Qiao, she had just collected Lao Qiao's five yuan and two cents for rent, she really thought that these three people were playing hooligans.
Lao Qiao also asked confusedly: "The house that you are talking about is this strangely shaped toilet?" ”
The landlady said helplessly: "I just told you, go out and turn right to the second room facing the street." ”
Old Joe counted from the red wooden door of the landlady's house and said, "Go out and turn right into the second room, this is it." ”
The landlady shook her head helplessly again: "It's the second room past the toilet, over there." ”
The landlord pointed to a small building in the distance.
After crossing the toilet, there is a long sidewalk and yard clearing, and the second room is still 300 meters away.
Old Qiao looked in the direction of the landlord's finger and said, "This second room is also a little too far apart." It's worth the distance of an ordinary ten rooms. ”
That room is far away from the core of transportation.
The landlady said, "These empty yards are not considered houses, so that's the second one." ”
Seeing that this second room was so far away, the three of them retreated, and they were going to rent a central location, but they still ran away.
Lao Qiao whispered to Zhu Xiaohua: "This shop is five yuan and two cents a month, which is a bit worthless." ”
Zhu Xiaohua decided to go over and have a look first.
The three of them walked down the long sidewalk until they reached the second room.
The house is independent, with two floors, the lower floor is a shop, and there is a yard of two or three hundred square meters behind the shop.
The second floor is the residence, with a wide balcony facing the street, and the balcony is surrounded by a red brick balustrade.
Ascend to the balcony on the second floor and enjoy a panoramic view of the surrounding street.
The windows on the second floor are the most fashionable glass windows of this era, and the outside of the windows is also installed with steel protective mesh.
The amenities in the house are all brand new, such as an aluminum kettle with a metallic glow, an enamel tray with a red double happiness pattern, a transparent glass cup, a quilt with a magpie pattern, and bed sheets.
On the second floor, facing the courtyard, there is also a 10-square-meter balcony. There are tables, chairs and benches on the balcony, and there is a chaise longue on the south side, near the railing.
Jia Liang walked over, lay down on the recliner, shook the fan and said, "It's not bad here, we sit on the balcony on the roof, blowing the wind and basking in the sun, so we take care of all the goods in the yard, how good." ”
The landlord said, "I haven't rented out this new house yet. To exaggerate, in the five-mile radius of Hongshan District, I am afraid there is no better house than mine. ”
"The house is good, and the price is naturally expensive, so the average person can't afford to rent it. I would venture to ask, what do you do? ”
Zhu Xiaohua didn't have much hope, after all, it was still a bit off the road from the Xuefu intersection in the transportation center.
However, after looking at the house, especially the balcony and the courtyard on the first floor, he immediately had the answer in his heart. I thought to myself, this is the house we are looking for.
It's a little far from the center, but the shops and yards are big enough to stack even a few popsicles. And once the door of the shop is closed, there is no risk of losing the goods.
People live on the second floor, and when they look up through the window, they can see the scene in the courtyard.
It was just perfect.
Zhu Xiaohua deeply agreed with the landlord's exaggerated words.
In this era, it is indeed difficult to find such a suitable house in this neighborhood.
Zhu Xiaohua replied to her: "Doing small business." ”
The landlady said: "If you can rent here, the business is generally not small." Then I wish you a prosperous business after renting from me. ”
The landlady's mouth was like honey, and the three of them said that they were not happy after hearing it, and it must be fake.
Jia Liang and Lao Qiao couldn't close their mouths with laughter.
Zhu Xiaohua looked at the open world in the courtyard, and suddenly became arrogant, and said: "From tomorrow, 5,000 popsicles will be sent here." Next, we're going to make it 10,000. ”
Jia Liang and Lao Qiao have seen the sales of popsicles rising day by day these days, and they have long been so happy that they seem to be dreaming, and the whole person is drunk and smoky, and they are fluttering.
Jia Liang patted the recliner, jumped up, and said, "Yes, not only to achieve 10,000, but also to achieve 20,000 or 30,000!" ”
The landlady said enviously: "Sure enough, it is a big business." ”
The landlady cleaned up the house and went downstairs to leave.
Jia Liang looked around on the balcony and went to the room again.
He lay down on the bed covered with a magpie quilt, picked up the enamel cup again, and poured a glass of water.
He took the water, looked east and west in the room, and with a heartache expression, muttered to himself: "It's a pity, it's a pity." ”
When Zhu Xiaohua and Lao Qiao saw Jia Liang's strange behavior, they all asked, "What's a pity?" ”