After lunch, the Xu Shiyan brothers and sisters chatted with Chu Lao for a while.

Old Chu was old and had to sleep at noon, so the brother and sister said goodbye and left.

In the afternoon, Chi Hao arranged for someone to take Chu Lao to the hospital, and together with a group of experts in orthopedic surgery, they discussed and made several sets of surgical plans according to Xu Shiqin's examination results.

On the morning of the 10th, Xu Shiyan took his sister to the hospital to go through the hospitalization procedures.

With Chi Hao's care, a double room was arranged, and only Xu Shiqin lived alone for the time being.

After Xu Shiqin was hospitalized, she had to undergo a series of more detailed examinations to prepare for the operation.

The operation was scheduled for the morning of the 12th, and while there was nothing to do in the hospital, Xu Shiyan hurriedly went to the post office to send a telegram.

Xu Shiqin's surgery must be told to Han Liwei.

After sending the telegram, Xu Shiyan did not go back to the hospital directly, but wandered around the neighborhood, he wanted to find a house to live in.

It's not okay to stay in a hotel all day, it's too expensive, and eating is also a problem.

The hotel they currently live in is a good mid-range, two-person room, two yuan a day, five yuan, breakfast, porridge and two-sided steamed buns, pickles.

It doesn't matter if it's noon or night, you have to find another place to buy food.

For four cents of two taels of white flour steamed buns, Xu Shiyan's meal can eat two.

Cornmeal cake is cheaper, one pound and one dime, and it is just right to buy half a pound with Xu Shiqin.

But you have to have side dishes, even if a meal is a dish, let alone four or five cents, some seven or eight cents or even more.

Xu Shiyan can still settle, and if he can't do it, he can solve it with a bowl of sleeve soup.

Xu Shiqin can't do it, he must eat some good nutrition, and the food cost is nearly two yuan a day.

Even food and housing for four or five yuan a day, one hundred and forty or fifty a month, three months? It's actually quite scary.

If you rent a house, the rent will be ten yuan and eight yuan, Xu Shiyan lives alone, it doesn't need to be too big, as long as there is a place to cook.

If you ask about a house, you have to find someone who is older.

There happened to be a park nearby, so Xu Shiyan went over to stroll.

The provincial capital is also cold in November, but it is much warmer than in the Changbai Mountain area.

There are some old men near the park, find a sunny place to set up a chessboard, and bask in the sun while playing chess.

Xu Shiyan also leaned over and commented with the group of old men around him who were watching the excitement.

After a little longer, the group of old men noticed Xu Shiyan.

"You young man, why don't you go to work, why are you running around with our old men?"

Someone looked at Xu Shiyan curiously and asked casually.

"Uncle, I don't go to work, I'm here to do something in the province.

I want to ask a few people, is there any house in the neighborhood that is rented?

It doesn't need to be big, one room, just a place to stir-fry and cook. Xu Shiyan smiled and explained to others.

There are a lot of old men in this group, and some of them are moved when they hear it.

"How many months are you going to live, young man? If it's three days and two mornings, then you might as well stay in a hotel, and no one will rent it to you. ”

When Xu Shiyan heard that there was a door, he hurriedly replied, "Uncle, I estimate that I will have to live for three months."

To tell you the truth, my sister is sick and hospitalized in the hospital of the Medical University, so she has to spend a month.

You said that if I stayed in the hotel for a month, I wouldn't be able to afford it.

So I thought about renting a house so that I could cook something to eat myself, wouldn't it save money? ”

Xu Shiyan was honest and told others why he wanted to rent a house.

Don't say no, outsiders come to the provincial capital to rent a house, and people are afraid that you are a bad person to do bad things.

"Oh, what's the disease? Do you have to stay in the hospital for a month? Poor one.

That's right, even if you have food and housing, you can get a lot of money, and it's not cost-effective to rent a house. ”

When the big guys heard this, they were very sympathetic to Xu Shiyan.

It doesn't matter what the years and months, it's all the same sentence, what is not sick, what is not nothing, there is no money.

If a person is sick and hospitalized, the money will be spent like running water.

"Young man, I have a room in my house that is idle, not far from the hospital. If you want to stay, come with me. ”

Over there, an old man spoke first.

"Then dare to be kind, uncle, then bother you and lead me over to have a look?"

Xu Shiyan was happy when he heard it, and sure enough, this trick was used correctly.

The old man didn't look at the excitement anymore, and led Xu Shiyan back.

Sure enough, in the alley opposite the hospital, after walking for a while, I came to a small courtyard.

"My children are not in front of me, and my wife and I are the only ones at home.

Westinghouse was empty and no one lived there, so the children came back for the New Year. If you stay for three months, you won't miss anything. ”

The old man opened the door and shouted into the courtyard, and saw an old lady in her sixties coming out of the house.

"Old woman, this young man's sister is hospitalized in the medical university hospital and wants to find a house to live in.

I wonder if our Westinghouse is idle, why don't you give the young man a month? "The old man consulted with his wife.

When the old lady heard it, it was okay, it was not enough for the New Year in three months, so she would not delay the children to come back to live.

Anyway, the house is idle, and it has to be burned in vain, and there is still some money for renting it out for a month.

"Okay, when I see that the young man is an honest man, come, come into the house and talk, let's discuss and discuss."

Don't care about the city and the countryside, who hasn't lived a tight life these days?

It's good to rent out a room and earn ten yuan and eight yuan, and you can buy a few more catties of meat to eat.

The old couple greeted Xu Shiyan very warmly into the house, but Xu Shiyan was not polite, and followed into the east house.

This house should also be a public house, not too big, and the appearance of three small rooms.

The east house is where the old couple live, and there is a kang on the north side, there are kang qins, cabinets and everything, and there is a radio on the box.

A few chairs were placed under the south window, and on the windowsill were three or four flower pots, all of which were planted with Junzi orchids.

The old couple beckoned Xu Shiyan to sit down, and the old lady poured Xu Shiyan a glass of water, and then began to discuss the house.

"The West House is not as big as the East House, and two or three people can live in it anyway.

You want to rent a house and cook your own food, right? Then you definitely don't have any luggage, no home, or anything.

In this case, luggage, firewood, pots and pans, I have everything here for you, even the house, you give me thirty yuan a month, what's the matter? ”

The old lady was a very shrewd person, and after chatting with Xu Shiyan for a while, she probably judged what the situation was, so she asked for thirty yuan a month to open her mouth.

When the old man next to him heard this, he was almost startled.

Who has ever heard of a house for thirty dollars a month? That's too high, isn't it? "Old woman, where are you?"

The old man tugged at his wife's shirt and asked in a low voice.

"Don't care." The old lady glared at her husband.

Stupid, I finally met a rented house, why do you have to make some money.

Besides, she asks for a price, and people have to bargain, what's the hurry?

When Xu Shiyan heard this, he frowned slightly, this price was a bit different from what he expected.

But if you think about it carefully, you can accept it, people said it, and they also used bedding, pots and pans.

He can't buy all of them, can he? What do you do when you wait to get home? It's too verbose to bring it back, isn't it a loser to throw it away?

If he can use this house, it's enough for him to buy some dishes and chopsticks.

"Auntie, my sister is in the hospital for treatment, and she has to spend a lot of money, can you pay less for this rent?

Twenty dollars, I really can't get it out. ”