Chapter 14

The old Beicheng people’s way of hospitality, enter the door first make tea, invite the guests to sit down, drink tea peacefully talk about things

When Lin Minjun’s first sip of tea reached her mouth, Big Aunt Xu also started talking around the origin of this courtyard

“Just now on the road I told you, this was originally Missy’s study, and then was expropriated by the power supply bureau, this courtyard originally lived in all the power supply bureau employees and family members” Auntie Xu also took a sip of tea

“Power supply bureau sometimes have to go out on a mission, many years ago the capital fell a blizzard, the city outskirts of the circuit was destroyed, the power supply bureau sent a lot of people to go out to repair, there is so a team of people on the way back suffered an accident, seven people went out, only two came back, the remaining five all died on the road My husband also died at that time, that time there were five more widows in the yard” Auntie Xu laughed sarcastically, “But there are those with long tongues who always say behind our backs that our courtyard is a widow’s courtyard, bad luck, saying that anyone who comes in is going to be a widow, or that there are people in the courtyard who have hard lives and specialize in killing the people around them”

“Simply nonsense, this is an accident” Lin Minjun couldn’t listen anymore, in her last life she couldn’t give birth to a child, Lu Deping’s mom went to find a godly man, the godly man also said that she had a hard life and couldn’t give birth to a son, what kind of crap argument is this, all the suffering is forced on women

Auntie Xu withdrew her sarcastic smile and patted Lin Minjun’s hand, “The situation is like this, I have made it clear to you, you can go back and think about it, the house is a good house, it just doesn’t have a very good reputation, if you are willing to live there, I will take you to find the landlord later”

“I don’t need to go back and think about it, I can decide now, rent the house now, okay?” Lin Minjun’s breath caught

She was so decisive that Auntie Xu found it rare, and asked with a smile, “You’re a little girl, aren’t you afraid of living in and getting bad luck and becoming a widow?”

“I’m not getting married or marrying anyone, so what am I afraid of?” Lin Minjun replied with a smile, “Besides, that’s all feudal superstition, some people rumor that someone has a ghost in their heart, it’s them who should be afraid!”

“You’re so like me when I was young” Auntie Xu gave her a pitying look, decisively got up and said, “Since you’re in a hurry, let’s go find the landlord now, and try to get things done today”

Lin Minjun also got up and prepared to follow Auntie Xu, I did not expect Auntie Xu did not go out immediately, but searched at home and found a big white bun, which was put on and took her out

After leaving the door of Auntie Xu’s house, she was walking towards the entrance of the courtyard, and she didn’t stop until she reached the small house on the right side of the door

Auntie Xu explained as she walked, “I didn’t tell you before, the landlord is Missy’s son, when Missy’s composition is not good, she wiped her neck, her husband didn’t take long to go, the child moved to the gatehouse on his own to live there, and now has been living there, the child is a little small, but he can hear and understand the matter, when you talk about it ”

Because of the imminent availability of a house of their own, even if it is rented, it is still a space of their own, all the way Lin Minjun is particularly excited, did not pay much attention to listen

When she entered the concierge, she realized how young this landlord was

Ten years old

Followed Auntie Xu into the concierge, entered the door and saw a little boy of about ten years old sitting on a stool to write homework, see someone come in, the first reaction is to draw firewood to beat people, this boy fierce, stay a head of plate inch, almost shaved against the scalp, skin and black, at first glance like a wild child

Lin Minjun was startled and pulled Auntie Xu to hide out

Auntie Xu, however, shouted, “Erwa, it’s me, Grandma Xu”

Only after this sound did the child called Erwa stop moving, throw away his stick, and sit down on the stool again, “What’s the matter?”

Grandma Xu handed over the large white bun in her hand, the child hesitated, reached out and grabbed it, put it in his mouth and took a big bite, his voice said thank you, Lin Minjun didn’t hear it, maybe it wasn’t thank you, it was something else

Waiting for Erwa to take a few bites, Auntie Xu pushed Lin Minjun forward, “A while ago, the old Wangtou was picked up by his son, the inverted seat room is not vacant, I ran into a young girl who wants to rent a house, you look at it, and if it is suitable, you can rent out the house”

Erwa then turned to measure Lin Minjun, he is not big, but his eyes are stern, looking up and down, and asked a very precise question, “You’re not a local?”

Lin Minjun cupped her hands and made herself meet his eyes, “Yunnanese”

“Oh, then you don’t have a job, do you, there are work units that will share dormitories” Erwa asked again

“No, I plan to set up a stall and do business on my own to earn money” Lin Minjun said again

Let’s just say strange ah, but the first time they met, Lin Minjun felt that she was actually a little nervous in front of this little boy, because he was just three or two words away from his old self

The boy asked a few more questions, such as how did you come to the capital from Yunnan, why are you looking for a house, and after confirming that Lin Minjun is not a bad person or one of those unsavory people, he nodded, which means that he agreed to rent the house to her

The next step is to talk about the rent, this is nothing difficult, the little boy is not asking for money, he just two dollars a month, a year is twenty-four dollars, for now Lin Minjun, this price is not too much, she painfully want to shell out the money, but there is also a request, “I would like to ask you to accompany me to the street office, no need for anything else, it is to prove that I rented this house, to prove that I now have a residence”

The little boy froze, a few mouthfuls of big white buns, and drew a few pencils on the book, and packed up his school bag sharply, “Then go after the lunch break, anyway, the rent is also to be paid by you to the street office”

Didn’t he say that the house belonged to him, why did he have to pay it to the street office again?

Lin Minjun didn’t get it, but it didn’t matter to her, and nodded, “Then I’ll clean the house in advance now, and go with you in the afternoon”

Auntie Xu had been watching for half a day, and when she heard this, she immediately said, “I have cleaning tools at my house, I’ll lend them to you first, clean the house and go”

The empty inverted seat room was originally an old man living, the house is not dilapidated, it is inside the smell is very big, dust is also a lot of, so Lin Minjun surprise, there is a bed, there is a small square table and bench, which does not have to buy her own!

Lin Minjun borrowed a broom and a rag from Auntie Xu, and carried water from the well, and spent the lunch hour cleaning the small room spotlessly clean

After cleaning, it was just a little after 1:00 pm, and went with Erwa to the street office to pay the rent and get a certificate

After leaving the street office, Erwa carried his school bag to school, and Lin Minjun had to go to Zhao’s house to pick up his own luggage, each on his own

She breathed a deep sigh of relief, from now on, she was not blind

In other words, a new life was about to begin