Gu Yin was very depressed, because before she could say what she said later, the Wang family told her about her making up nonsense to fool her family today.
It's no wonder that the Wang family doesn't believe her, and she doesn't believe her either!
She is not good at lying, and this rhetoric is still in imitation novels, and other stories are not taught in novels!
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Early the next morning, the Wang family began to look for the tooth man and began to look at the house.
Although they got twenty taels all of a sudden, they were considered to be the poor and the rich, but in the end their wealth was so thin that they couldn't run out of money all at once.
Therefore, a good location like Wang's old house can only be given up.
Hanshan Town is divided into north and south. The south is close to the wharf. There are many coolies and small vendors. Most of the poor people make their homes there.
But this place also has hidden dangers, that is, people come and go, and the security is not as good as other places in the town.
Wang Shi thought about the orphans and widows, and the matter of Li Daniu first. After a day of shopping, he could not make up his mind, so he had to go back and discuss with Gu Yin.
Gu Yin said: "Mother is right to be frugal, but safety is indeed the most basic need. Why don't I go with you tomorrow and help you with reference?"
Wang Shi could now hear what Gu Yin said. Seeing that her complexion improved after staying in the inn for two days, she brought her with him the next day.
Because the middle money given by Mr. Wang was not generous, he didn't come up with an idea after reading it for a day. The tooth man who greeted him before became impatient, and a new apprentice took them around.
The little apprentice looked only twelve or thirteen years old, with a tanned face and big eyes. He smiled before everyone, and he was quite clever.
Wang Shi was not very happy when he saw that Yaxing sent a half-old child to greet him.
However, the little apprentice would come to see him, and he smiled and said: "Madam is well, the boy looked at you from a distance yesterday and thought you were a blessed person, looking more kind-hearted than the Guanyin goddess in the portrait. I didn't expect to have the opportunity to greet you, it's a blessing for the boy."
She stretched out her hand not to hit the smiling face, and Wang Shi was coaxed into laughter by her, but she still said, "Where's your master? Why is it that you are the only child here today?"
It is not easy for the young apprentice to directly say that his master does not look down on a client like Wang, so he explained: "Master happened to have something at home today, let me show you first. Don't look at my young age, I am here There is no place I don’t know about people who grew up wandering in the streets, not to mention Hanshan Town, even our entire Qingshan County.”
Wang Shi was still unhappy, so Gu Yin persuaded: "Mother, we're all here anyway. It's better to follow this little brother for a while than to run for nothing."
The reason for "come here" is quite sufficient. Living in an inn has to spend money every day. If renting a house can be done one day sooner, Mrs. Wang nodded.
The little apprentice saw that Gu Yin was a good talker, so he turned to her and said, "Thank you sister for helping me talk, I don't dare to call my sister a little brother, just call me Xiao Erhei."
After the chat, Xiao Erhei continued: "Yesterday, the lady was looking at the place near the pier, where the location is cheap, but there are indeed all kinds of people. Today I will take you to another place, although it is not so convenient, It's also more expensive, but it's safer."
After speaking, Xiao Erhei led them to Zhenyi Lane in the southern part of Zhenyi.
This place is not spacious. When I first entered the alley, the road was narrow and narrow, and only two adults could pass through.
Wang was not very satisfied, "This place is small and crowded, and the house is in tatters. It's not as good as what I saw yesterday. It's more expensive than the other places, you kid won't fool us. Bar?"
It was the first time for Xiao Erhei to do things by himself. Just when he wanted to show it, he immediately explained: "Madam doesn't know something. Although this place is shabby, it does have a good reason."
Xiao Heizi took them to one of the small courtyards, lowered his voice and said, "This family on the left side of this yard has a scholar! The neighbor on the right side, even more so, is a well-known prisoner in our town. head!"
Seeing that Wang Shi and Gu Yin were unmoved, he continued to sell: "Guan Capitou was transferred from another place. Although he has only been in our town for a few years, he has not solved the big and small cases under his hands. Yes. And he is a good person, unselfish, and he never puts on a show. The county magistrate has to give him some face when he sees it. With him living next door, no one dares to be a thief!"
This speaks to the hearts of Wang Shi and Gu Yin. What their orphans and widows need most is an absolutely safe and comfortable environment.
Gu Yin and Mrs Wang went in and took a closer look. This small yard consists of three large houses in the shape of a zigzag. In the middle is a main room with a kitchen attached to the back, and on the left and right sides are sleeping rooms. Patio and thatched cottage.
Wang said before that this place was small and crowded, but it was compared with the house she visited the day before, a place where fish and dragons were mixed. If it was compared with the North House left to her by the second elder of the Wang family, it was already several times larger.
Generally speaking, the yard is quite spacious, and the orientation is good, but it seems that it has been a few years, and the walls are falling off. The living conditions are similar to those of the original Batou Village Wu family.
Wang shi asked the price carefully, and Xiao Heizi was right before he said it right now. At this time, he said hesitantly: "This, this house is only rented on an annual basis, and it costs... four taels of silver a year."
Wang Shi immediately raised his eyebrows and scolded: "You kid, I see you being honest, how can you deceive us as fools?! This house is so dilapidated, you want us four or two a year?! Yesterday I saw it more than This one is bigger and newer than this, and it costs two or three taels of silver a year! Not to mention that there are only scholars and catchers living next to it, even the county magistrate lives, so it’s not good to sit on the ground and start the price!”
Xiao Erhei was a little stunned by Wang Shi's shouting, Gu Yin quickly pulled Wang Shi's hand, "Mother, this price can be found in Yaxing. It's not that he asked the price out of thin air, let's not embarrass him."
She smiled at the frightened little Erhei again, "My mother has a loud voice, but she's actually a nice person, so I don't mean to scold you."
Xiao Erhei recovered, scratched his head embarrassedly, and said, "I also know that the price is a bit expensive. But the main family wants this price. Both my wife and sister like it here. I will help you negotiate the price?"
Wang shi looked at Gu Yin with her hands in her hands, and asked her what she thought.
Gu Yin lowered her voice and said: "Safety first, this house will be broken if it is broken, but four taels is really expensive, why don't you let Xiao Erhei discuss it, if you and my mother saw the same price yesterday, we will rent it. ?"
The price of two or three taels is not low, but the neighbors on both sides are scholars and catchers. For the safety of their own families, it is not wrong to pay more money.
Wang shi didn't say a word, acquiescing to her statement.
Gu Yin said: "Then please make a trip, four taels is indeed expensive. My mother meant about two or three taels, you see..."
"No trouble, no trouble," Xiao Erhei said and snorted again, because Gu Yin was looking at kindness, he bit his head and said: "I'll discuss the price, but the master still asks to see I'm a tenant, so my wife and sister have to come with me."
"This master's family has so many things!" Wang shi complained again, but Gu Yin persuaded him to stop complaining.
Xiao Erhei smiled ingratiatingly at Gu Yin, and then immediately went to knock on the door next door.
"Who is it?" After a while, the door creaked open, and a short, chubby, round-faced middle-aged woman wearing a cloth scarf came out.
Xiao Erhei hurriedly bowed his hands and said with an apologetic smile, "Aunt Xu, it's me. I brought someone to see the house!"
When Mrs Xu saw it was him, her voice softened, "It's your kid. Why didn't your master come?"
"Master is busy today, thinking that I am getting older, so give me a chance to practice."
"It's not easy for you to practice once, but as I told your master, my son is a scholar, and he needs to study hard. It's not that all the three teachers and nine-class people rent it."
"I remember everything my aunt said. This time, a kind-hearted lady was watching the house with a young and beautiful elder sister. There is another child in the family. She has a simple population and will definitely not disturb Brother Qingchuan's study!"
As he spoke, Xiao Erhei stepped aside to let Mrs Xu see Gu Yin and Mrs Wang he brought.
That Xu shi has always been lazy and leisurely, and when she heard the words, she slowly lifted her eyelids to see—
Seeing this, Mrs Xu's eyes widened and her voice raised an octave, "Wang Baoyun!"
Wang Shi was still discussing the house with Gu Yin, and when she heard someone calling her, she followed the sound and shouted—
"Xu Jinchai!"
The two are old acquaintances!
Seeing this scene, Xiao Erhei thought it was half done, so he couldn't help laughing, "So Aunt Xu and Madam Wu know each other!"
Xu Shi crossed his hips and snorted, "Who knows this bastard!"
Not to be outdone, Mrs Wang pouted back, "Who knows you bastard!"
The two glared at each other, Wang turned around and left, and Xu slammed the door shut.
Gu Yin and Xiao Erhei were caught in the middle, confused, they looked at each other wordlessly for a while, and then one of them went to inquire about the situation.
The Wang family was walking in a windy manner, and Gu Yin chased him all the way to the inn to catch up.
"It's unlucky!" Wang entered the room and sat down angrily, poured himself a bowl of water to drink, and then continued: "If I knew that the room was from the scumbag, I shouldn't have seen it!"
Gu Yin came in after her, picked up the water bowl and poured two sips of water, only to be relieved.
Wang Shi's face turned pale when she saw her running, and she felt distressed for a while. She reached out to her and rubbed her back and said, "You child is also giving up, and I have nowhere to go. It must be back to the inn, you go slowly. Can't you just come back? What are you chasing after me?"
Gu Yin took a few heavy breaths, "I saw that my mother was walking a few steps ahead of me, and I thought I could catch up. Who knew that the faster and faster my mother was walking, I would run up unconsciously... Mother, you and Did Aunt Xu have a holiday?"
Wang Shi snorted again, "I don't know her!"
Gu Yin: …
Seeing the question, Gu Yin turned around and saw Xiao Wu'an sitting on the bed looking at them eagerly, so she went to dress the little guy.
Gu Yin and Wang Shi were out early in the morning, so they didn't call him.
Seeing that her mother's face was ashen, Xiao Wu'an didn't dare to speak loudly, and only asked Gu Yin softly, "Sister-in-law, who makes the mother unhappy again?"
Gu Yin shook her head, then peeked at Wang Shi and said, "I don't know either. My mother refuses to tell me. It seems that there is some secret."
"What's the secret?" Mr. Wang took over the words and gritted his teeth: "That Xu Jinchai is an idiot!"
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At the same time, in Zhenyi Alley, Xu Qingchuan also came out of the study to ask what happened to her mother after hearing that the door of her house was slammed shut.
Xu Shi was also stroking her chest and scolded: "That Wang Baoyun is an idiot!"