Volume 1 A Shop—Digging Pits, It's All the Foundation Chapter 6 Slums
Although the slum is mixed, the housing prices are really cheap, and the place is not small, which is very suitable for the future expansion needs of the magic pet store, and the only thing that makes Hua Xi worry is naturally the safety issue.
Whether in the past life or in this life, as long as there are intelligent creatures like human beings, there is light and darkness, such as the previous life, aside from those in the country of Our Lady who are more comfortable in prison than at home, imprisonment, corporal punishment, lynching and even the death penalty cannot stop human adultery, there is greed, and the dark shadow side cannot be absolutely forbidden!
Slums, grandma doesn't care if you don't love your uncle, the adults in Sifang City are left to fend for themselves, although it is not as exaggerated as a place outside the law, but as long as you don't make trouble in the city, don't make a big deal in the slums, you are all turning a blind eye and don't bother to care about it at all, such an environment is really not safe.
Hua Xizhi used to be a "good" young man in society who had fought and brawled, he didn't make trouble but was not afraid of things, and he dared to be ruthless, but this world is a mysterious world, there are all kinds of strange and weird magical beasts, he is a weak chicken who doesn't even have the first royal beast, how can he protect himself in the slums!?
It's one thing not to be afraid of things, but it's another thing to be afraid of dying unclear, Hua Xizhi hesitated for a long time, but decided to go to Sifang City again and see the legendary slum with his own eyes.
With a knife that can only be said to be better than nothing, Hua Xifeng came to Sifang City again......
Since you want to choose it in the slum, you will naturally choose it near the house you bought, the place is more familiar, and it is also convenient to take care of the family.
Entering the northwest corner with apprehension, Hua Xizhi found that the house was just a little shorter, a little more anti-theft nets, a little more shantytowns, the streets were a little narrower, the ground was a little dirty, there were more leisurely old people, a little more young and strong people came and went, there were more children playing, and there was a miasma of garbage everywhere as expected, everyone was skinny, in fact, it was quite lively, and the shops on the street abounded, and it felt similar to the township in his previous life.
Of course, all this may also be just the appearance, after all, the official power of the Sifang City is extremely powerful, and some shady things cannot be so arrogant even in the slums, and Hua Xizhen will not be so superficial and easily draw conclusions.
I found a grocery store at random and went in to shop, and I found that the items on the shelves were very clean, and the production date was relatively close, so I couldn't help but feel relieved that most of the ordinary stores could be opened, and the business seemed to be good, at least it wouldn't be too chaotic here.
"That's right, only backward places will have pure chaos, Sifang City is so prosperous, it is impossible to let a rat poop plague everywhere, really don't care about slums, maybe it's just afraid of trouble and too lazy to care." Hua Xi thought so.
Since there is a stable order, what Hua Xizhi has to worry about is the local bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods, and in places like the slums, the most powerful are those gangs.
Hua Xizhi didn't dare to go to those remote corners, it was likely to be death, he twisted the water he had just bought and wandered around the street, as far away as possible from passers-by, and finally stopped under a huge ancient tree to watch the old man and old lady play chess and cards, secretly pricking up his ears to collect useful information.
"Before" said that the entrance of the village was an intelligence station, this is indeed true, any wind and grass in the village can not hide the old people who have nothing to do, in this other world, the same is true, Hua Xi only stood for a few minutes, and there was a kind old lady to talk to him.
The old lady was dressed plainly, a little thin, but her face was very ruddy, and the vicissitudes of time still couldn't hide the raging gossip fire in her eyes. Looking for a house to live in? How old is it? Still studying? ”
Hua Xizhi seemed to see the crows flying overhead, but he was a good young man who respected the old and loved the young, and said with a smile: "The old man is in good spirits, I am from Dongcheng, and I want to find a house on the street to do some small business." ”
The old lady's eyelids widened, and she looked up and down at Hua Xi, "Do business?" Over here? ”
It seems that the old lady also knows that this northwest corner is not a good place.
Hua Xi smiled slightly, and said with some helplessness that had been beaten by life on his immature face: "My parents passed away unexpectedly, and I have a younger brother to study, and I don't have any special skills, so I can't find a good job, but my hands and feet are quite diligent, so I want to do some small business to maintain it, but I am shy and can't rent a good place." ”
Hua Xizhen's expression is very real, after all, he has really been beaten by society for several years, and his soul is relatively mature, anyone who sees it will feel that this young man has some vicissitudes at a young age.
The old lady who loves gossip is really rich in emotion, and when she heard that the flowers were sold miserably, her face suddenly had a sympathetic look: "Alas, poor baby, it is still so-so to do business here, but the old woman still advises you, doing business is not as simple as you think, you are still young, it is better to find a stable job and experience it for a few years." ”
The old lady said it tactfully, but she was not optimistic about the "business" of spending money on it.
As soon as the old lady's voice fell, a tall old lady next to her washed the beast cards that looked like tarot cards, holding a black bamboo old smoking gun in her mouth, slanted her eyes, and said in a loud voice: "It's all neighborhood business here, you are a little baby who is not familiar with the place, what kind of business do you have!?" ”
Well, this one is more direct.
"That's it, business is not easy to do, don't talk about us here, even in the city, there are ten stores and eight houses, and there are many doors inside!"
"Who said no, those powerful big bosses have finished all the good business, and there are some corners left, and the soup can't be drunk!"
"You've heard that, too? Most of the beautiful characters of Li Lao on the other side of the tower are miserable now, the shops opened in the city were surrounded and suppressed by the big bosses, and more than ten years of hard work have lost a fine light, and now they don't dare to go back to the family with a butt of debts, tsk, poor family is called for debts every day......"
"And this? When was this? ”
"Hey, you don't know yet? I'll tell you......"
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Hua Xizhi looked at the various jumping gossip of the old ladies and grandfathers, admired them, said goodbye politely, and then ran away.
Maybe soon, he will also be the object of gossip from the old people......
However, after a trip, Hua Xizhi felt that the environment of the slums was not bad, which could be seen from the mental outlook of the old ladies and grandfathers, not to mention how nourishing life was, but the food and clothing were barely qualified, and the owner of the shop did not have a sad face and a bitter hatred, which proved that the exploitation of the dark forces was not serious, or even exploited.
Of course, it may also be that the dark forces do not rely on exploitation to make a living, or the people who open the store are inextricably linked to the dark forces.
Overall, Hua Xizhen feels that it is still reliable to open a store in the "slum".
First of all, there is no magic pet store in the northwest corner, and the competitive pressure to open a store here tends to be none, and there will be no peers who are excluded and suppressed, and the population in the northwest corner is not small, the official announcement is about 110,000 people, almost all of them are about to catch up with half of the East City, and the market potential is not small.
Secondly, the place is large and the price is cheap, which is very in line with the current economic situation and future expansion ambitions.
There are good and bad, the disadvantage of opening the magic pet store in the northwest corner is that there are unknown safety hazards here, and the consumption level of people is not high, the location is too partial, people in other urban areas will never run so far in general, the magic pet store in the center of the city is more convenient and more assured for them, but the flower is not too concerned about this, business, it must be from small to large slowly, just to make some hard money when it first started, and so on word of mouth and his strength is enhanced, there are system bosses and beast masters insight eyes in, It's not impossible to become popular overnight, whimsical!
- The confident Hua Xizhi doesn't know yet, and soon he will be pitted by the system boss he relies on as a backer to vomit blood!
It took a few days to run through the main streets in the northwest corner, during which he would occasionally tactfully inquire about the news of the local shady forces from the bosses, collect information about the "intelligence organization", and finally decided to take a risk.
The location is about two kilometers away from the new home of Xiaoxi Street, although it is not the main road, but it is not remote, it is a relatively rare horizontal unilateral street, more importantly, it is very close to the "urban area", there is only a small stream between the two, and the name of Xiaoxi Street is also derived.
If there is a case, it is very convenient to spend a pity and run away!
The location is unsatisfactory, but the house is very satisfying, double-storey building, small door face, but there is a lot of space inside, there is a width of two ordinary houses and the length of three rooms, there is a spiral staircase upstairs against the wall in the middle, the front door has no windows, the back is also an iron door and small window, the concrete is poured as a whole, the thickness reaches an amazing half a meter or so, and it is a batch of sturdy, and there is a small courtyard with a well, the wall and the double-storey building are flat, and the overall safety factor is very high!
Listen to the intermediary, here used to be downstairs warehouse upstairs to live, and then the landlord made a fortune and moved to the city, because there is no room downstairs to live in the city is not cost-effective, and the renovation is not good because of the location of the stairs, and the problem of unilateral streets and small doors is not very suitable for business, and it has not been rented out.
A year's rent of seven amethystum coins, pay three mortgages and one, have the right of priority to renew the lease, the rent increase every three years does not exceed five percent, spend a pity to fold and the intermediary together to sign and draw the mortgage, after passing the review and registration of the housing management office, just like the new home, he immediately changed the lock, and it was not ordinary!
Hua Xi let the cheap brother Hua Xi Ren also take a leave of absence, called a truck, big and small bags, quietly moved, changed his household registration, and officially became a Sifang City person.