Chapter 32
Zhou You took Zhao Ling'er to Liyunhe, and saw four or five Yamen gathering together to play Go.

Zhou Youdao: "Do you have any single rooms for rent?"

"I have it! I have it!" The go-watchers scattered all of a sudden, scrambling over to talk to Zhou You.

"Where do you want to live?" the tooth man asked.

"Oh, it's not me, it's her, she lives with her sister." Zhou You said.

"Oh." Yaren glanced at Zhao Ling'er, the enthusiasm on his face suddenly decreased a lot, and several people simply left.

"Where do you plan to live, girl?" One of the dentists looked down at Zhao Ling'er.

Zhao Linger endured the discomfort in her heart, and replied, "I want to pick a place closer to Wenda Bookstore."

"Wenda Shuyuan?" Yaren paused, and said slowly: "The rent nearby is not cheap. I don't know what the girl does for a living, can she afford it?"

"Hmph!" Zhao Ling'er snorted, and said, "Zhou You, the Yamen here are naturally snobbish. Are there Yamen in other places?"

Zhou You was not angry at how they treated Zhao Ling'er, he said, "Let's go directly to Wenda Bookstore, there must be a lot of dentists there, so don't stick to it."

After speaking, the two turned and left.

When we arrived at the entrance of Wenda Shuyuan, a few natives came over and asked if they wanted to rent a house nearby.

Zhao Linger said: "I want to rent a separate small yard, preferably with two bedrooms. It should not be too far from the book garden."

One of the jerseys immediately shouted: "Hey, I have it, I have it! Girl, would you like to go and see the house with me first?"

Zhao Ling'er and Zhou You followed Naya to see the house.

Leaving Wenda Bookstore, walk west through a street. This street is full of tall courtyards, but from the outside, you can roughly see that there are at least seven or eight houses inside, and some of them are two-story buildings. This is not what she can afford now.Zhao Ling'er followed Yazi without thinking too much.

The location recommended by Yazi is also very close to Wenda Bookstore.

It's just next to this street, and it's just three houses further inside.

Yaren opened the door and invited Zhao Ling'er in.

Pushing open the gate, there is a deserted yard. There is a stone road in the middle of the yard. On the right side of the stone road is a kitchen. Cross the stone road and reach the end, which is a three-room house.In the middle is the living room, with a separate room to the left and right.

Although no one has lived in it for a long time, there is a thick layer of dust on the ground, and there are spider webs behind the door, but Zhao Linger is very satisfied with the layout of this yard, and it is very close to the book garden. Then she can go to Shuyuan to go to school, and she doesn't have to worry about her.

"How much is the monthly rent for this yard?" Zhao Linger asked.

Yazi replied: "Here is 6 taels of silver a month. The master and his family have all gone to the capital, and they probably won't come back in the future."

6 taels a month, and that year was 72 taels. It's not that I can't afford it, but I have to buy more things and organize an auction. I don't know if the funds can be turned around.

Zhao Linger was thinking.

Zhou You said to Zhao Linger: "6 two months! This is too expensive! Although the yard is nice and quiet, it still needs cleaning, tables, chairs, beds, and kitchen utensils. We need at least another 10 taels of silver."

6 taels, 10 taels, 16 taels, she still has less than 40 taels of silver, if renting a house costs 16 taels, there will be 24 taels left, not enough money!
Zhao Linger was very embarrassed, she liked this house very much.

"Is there any house similar to it but cheaper?" Zhao Linger asked.

"Yes, there is, but it will be far away from the book garden. Why don't you two go and see it with me?"

Zhao Linger agreed.

Yazi took them back, walked to the crossroads, walked southward, walked through more than a dozen yards, then went west into a small alley, and stopped beside the innermost house in the alley.

"This is the school, you two go in and have a look?" the dental man asked.

Looking at the dusty wooden door, Zhao Linger felt uncomfortable.

"Go in and have a look." Zhao Linger said.

The toothman opened the rickety gate. The yard was overgrown with weeds, and there was not even a path leading to the living room. Obviously, no one had lived in it for at least ten years.

Opening the door of the main house, a musty smell hits the face.

"Cough cough." Zhao Ling'er couldn't help covering her nose and coughing twice.

She looked inside, and it was dark all around, with a gloomy feeling.She dare not live in this house!
"Let's go, this house is not good!" Zhao Ling'er couldn't bear the smell, and urged Zhou You to leave quickly.

"Is there any other house?" Zhou You also felt that this house had not been lived in for a long time, so it was not suitable to live in right away, so he asked the man as he walked.

"What's left is either a large courtyard, or it's farther away from the book garden. I'm afraid you don't like it!" Ya Ren said.

So what to do!Zhao Linger felt a little bored.

It is too troublesome to pick up and drop off Ayao every day at the Junpeng Inn!
"Let's go to the one we saw just now!" Zhao Linger said.

"Ah, where do you want to live?" Zhou You asked, "The rent is not cheap there!"

Zhao Linger thought for a while, and said: "Oh, the house, you still have to live comfortably by yourself, after all, you have to spend half of the time there every day. I live in it, and I can pack it up according to my own ideas, which is better than living in an inn. Much more comfortable."

Zhou Youdao: "Hey, if I marry Wan'er, I can also live in a courtyard like this!"

"Come on! Let's work hard to make money together, and it's not impossible to buy such a house!" Zhao Linger encouraged Zhou You.

"Since the two of you have fallen in love with this yard, let's sign the contract." Yaren took advantage of the situation and said.

"Okay!" Zhao Linger replied readily.

"You two have to go back to the store with me. I don't have any paper or pen with me."

Zhao Linger and Zhou You followed Yaren back to the shop.

Yaren handed the written contract to Zhao Linger.

"One bet pays three, a total of 24 taels." Zhao Linger read it again, but it was still not enough!

Zhao Linger shook her head.

Signing a rent of 1000 taels last time was the result of recklessness, so let's be more cautious this time.

"The house that you two are optimistic about is very popular. I took people to see it this morning. I just made an appointment. I said I will take them to see the house in a while!" The shopkeeper looked at Zhao Linger with some hesitation. He fanned the flames.

"How about this, I'll pay a part of the deposit first, go back tonight to raise money, and sign the contract tomorrow, okay?" Zhao Linger still wanted to go back and think about it.

"That's fine." The shopkeeper saw that the push did not persuade her, and he was afraid that she would run away, so he had no choice but to agree, and said, "Then you should pay a tael first!"

Zhao Linger said: "I didn't bring so much, and I have to take a carriage when I go back! Can I give you 500 cash first? Anyway, it's a deposit, even if I don't want it, you will only earn but not pay!"

(End of this chapter)

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