While waiting for Wanting, I tried to communicate with the owner of the agency and asked her if she could waive the deposit. The boss replied firmly, no. She said: "A one-month deposit is the minimum, but it is generally a three-month deposit. ”

I bargained with her again about the intermediary fee, and the boss promised to give forty profits, saying that two hundred and six was the lowest.

She saw that I still couldn't decide, so she urged, "Are you sure?" If you are not sure, if someone else comes to look for a house again, then it may be given to someone else. ”

As he was talking, two people, a man and a woman, came to look for a house, saying that they wanted a single room.

The landlady said, "There is one in the private room, and I am talking to this gentleman, if he doesn't want it, then give it to you." ”

As soon as I heard this, I was anxious, and I said, "Who said I don't want it?" I want it. ”

The landlady said, "Are you sure? If it's confirmed, I'll call the landlord to sign a contract with you. ”

I said, "OK, but wait, I'll ask a friend to send me money." ”

The female boss said to the man and woman who were looking for a room: "I'm sorry, there are no single rooms." ”

An hour later, Wanting arrived.

The landlady called the landlord for a month, we owed the rental contract, confirmed that there was no problem, and then paid the money and took the keys with confidence.

Entering the room, Wanting said: "The conditions are too poor, the only good thing is the third floor, there is not much shelter outside, and the light is okay." I can only make do with it like this, and then change the house when the conditions are good. Let's go out and buy something. ”

I knew I had little money left in my pocket, so I said, "Don't buy it yet, let's talk about it later." ”

Wanting said: "If you don't buy a quilt and a mattress, how can you sleep?" What to cover? ”

I said, "That's already good, it's good to have a bed." ”

She said, "How can that be?" I know you don't have much money on hand, but I still have a little here, which should be enough. ”

"How good is that? This ......"

"Don't be verbose, just let me give you a cushion first, and then I won't have to pay you back when you pay your salary. Let's go, hurry up and get it! ”

Wanting couldn't say anything, pulled up my sleeve and left.

Yangji Village is called a village, but it doesn't look like a village at all, and there are several streets alone.

There are all kinds of shops on the side of the street, some selling snacks, some selling groceries, some buying clothes, some selling hardware and plumbing equipment, there are also barber shops and beauty shops, etc., the lights are bright, colorful, and lively!

Wanting said: "You may not know it when you first come to Nanyue, this is a typical urban village. ”

"A village is a village, how can it be an urban village?" I asked curiously.

"The so-called urban village is a village in the city. Before the development of the village, the village was no different from the village in the countryside, and the people in the village depended on farming for food. Because the village was on the edge of the city, the city expanded, and the land was expropriated, buildings and shops were built, and the villagers were compensated. However, due to the limited scale and capacity of the initial development, it was impossible to requisition all the villages at once. Therefore, a small number of fields that have not been expropriated still belong to the villagers, except for a small number of houses that have been requisitioned and demolished, most of the villagers' properties still belong to them, and they still retain their original houses. This Yangji Village is such an urban village, and it is also a well-known urban village near and far, which is very typical. ”

"Who are the people who come to this village to rent a house?" I asked.

"They are all outsiders who come to Nanyue to work like us. As for me, fortunately, I have an aunt's family in Nanyue, and the family has a spacious place for me to live, otherwise, I would have come here to rent a house like many migrant workers. ”

"Foreigners who come to Nanyue to work live here? How big can a village be like that? Can there be so many people? "I think it's incredible.

"This Yangji Village is just one of the typical urban villages, and there are many famous urban villages around, such as Xian Village, Meihua Village, Shipai Village and so on."

"Shipai Village?" I suddenly remembered the Shipai Village I had been to, the Shipai Village where the security guards checked the temporary residence permit and arrested people. "Is the Shipai Village you are talking about the Shipai Village opposite the Gangding Hotel?"

"By the way, there's a Gang Ding Hotel across the street from that village, have you been there?"

"I wandered around there one day, but I didn't enter the village." I lied again, afraid that I would accidentally say something about being caught by the security guards and being helpless and invisible.

"The income of migrant workers is too low to live in a house in a prosperous area, so they can only rent a house in these urban villages, after all, it is much cheaper."

It turns out that this is an urban village! There are quite a few famous halls!

After walking through a few shops, I bought all the basic necessities of life, quilts, mattresses, sheets, pillows, laundry buckets, washbasins, towels, toothbrushes, toothpaste, laundry detergent, shower gel, electric kettles, etc., including combs and small mirrors for combing hair, all of which were paid by Wanting.

Finally, passing by a ready-to-wear store, she said she was going to buy me a suit. I didn't comply, saying I had clothes to wear.

Wanting got angry and said, "Still lying to me? Do you have clothes to wear? The first day I saw you, it's all this dress until now, how can I do it without a change of clothes? ”

I didn't dare to say anything more, so I had to follow her into the ready-to-wear store, bought a black suit and tie, and when I tried it on, Wanting said with appreciation: "You are so handsome in this suit!" ”

I looked at it in the dressing mirror and felt that it was indeed very handsome, and it was really a person who relied on clothes and horses to rely on saddles!

If you ask the price, it will cost five hundred and eight! I decided not to buy it, turned around and left.

Wanting paid in the back, caught up with the suit, and said, "Don't look at her offer of five hundred and eight, I will buy it for her three hundred and eight." Luckily, I brought enough money. Actually, I saw that you were in a hurry, and I didn't have much time to bargain, if you didn't leave, maybe it would be cheaper. ”

I said, "I've made you spend so much money today, I'm a puppet." ”

"Oh, Brother Long, you only wear the same set of clothes to work every day, what will others think of you? I said it, I'll just pay it back when you pay your salary, I still have to buy it. ”

"You have already advanced 1,000 yuan for me, even if you reverse the day of pay, it is only 800 yuan, which is not enough to deduct it. You've spent so much money today, what can I pay you back? ”

"Don't worry about this, as I said, with my sister here, you won't let Brother Long go hungry!" She suddenly looked at the time and said, "It's almost out of the bus again, I can't eat with you, you can find a place to eat, I have to leave quickly." ”

"Then you haven't eaten either."

"I'm fine, I'll have something to eat when I go back to my aunt's house, you must take care of yourself!" She handed me the suit and hurried away.

Back in my room, I put my things in place, then laid out the mattress and sheets, put the pillows and quilts, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

I finally have a comfort zone of my own!