Chapter 96

Yang Yuyan closed the door, sighed as she held the book, and said to Zhang Ma standing at the kitchen door, “Another family has moved away.”

Zhang Ma also sighed, did not say anything, probably she also felt uncomfortable, went back to the kitchen. For Zhang Ma, the kitchen was her territory, even if she didn’t have anything to do, she would be in the kitchen with a rag scrubbing and washing to show that she was busy. And she seldom returned to her room during the day to take a break, only late at night would she return to her room and close the door.

Yang Yuyan sat on the sofa, turning the book over and over. This account book is written on the Zhu family tenants pay rent every month, and every month to pay a variety of fees, a monthly settlement, all written clearly with a Zhu pen.

In fact, she had silently counted in her heart, after the monthly payment of firefighting fees, health fees, security fees and other miscellaneous expenses, but also need to give the authorities to send favors, in addition to the five dollars per month to give the summer will be added to the five dollars per month ice respect, winter and charcoal respect. To the Qingming, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and other festivals, do not send money, but need to send gifts, a variety of snacks bacon sausage, all to send more or less.

And the Zhu family’s daily expenses are not small. Her and Yang Yucan’s tuition is a small amount of money, in addition to Zhang Ma’s commission, Zhu Yanshu daily poker money, as well as the Zhu family’s daily food expenses, that a bag of cookies, a strip of yellowtail, a piece of spare ribs …… Zhu family building rent in fact can not fully meet the Zhu family’s daily expenses.

She guessed that the Zhu family has a little savings, just usually will not reveal it. And it’s hard for outsiders to see it, after all, when they see the Zhu family in such a building, they will all think that their family can collect quite a lot of money just by collecting rent.

Indeed is also so, a month of rent basically can receive three hundred dollars, in this era now, this is by no means a small amount of money.

Unfortunately the Zhu family spent quite a bit as well.

Yang Yuyan remembered that she used to think of buying a small store and doing some small business on her own, how leisurely and comfortable her life would be. As a result, she now realized that even if she is a chartered house, she can’t do anything about it.

The rent of Zhu Jia Lou is above ten dollars and below twenty dollars. But this is only the rent, plus various miscellaneous expenses every month will not be this number. Now the rent of a house basically has to go up another seven or eight dollars before it’s enough, that is to say, a house that is rented for fifteen dollars will end up needing to pay at least twenty or more each month.

This has caused many of the tenants to start not being able to pay their rent and have to move and rent a house somewhere cheaper.

This was already the third family that had moved out this month.

Zhang Ma poured her a cup of orange soda, “Don’t fret, at most I won’t charge a commission to save your family some money.”

Yang Yuyan laughed, “Zhang Ma, how can this work?” Besides, an extra fifteen dollars a month isn’t much use.

Zhang Ma: “You’re just a kid, you don’t need to worry about such things. If you don’t want to read, just look at the pictorials and listen to music.”

Zhang Ma said so, Yang Yuyan sat down next to the radio, unscrewed the knob, sucked on the orange soda while tuning the channel to find a song to listen to.

Not long after, the radio came out the theme song of the movie “Angel of the Road”, babbling and singing, Yang Yuyan also hummed along: “…… Lang ah we two are one heart ah …… ”

Zhang mom reached out to look at her several times, she pretended not to see, hard to follow the radio to the song “extravagant voice” to sing, Lang a sister humming for a long half day.

When this song is finished, the next is “Night Shanghai”, she also hummed along: “Night Shanghai, Night Shanghai, you are a night city ……”.

Finally Zhang Ma couldn’t help but come over and turn off the radio, pushing her to read.

“You’ve been listening for half an hour, go read a book, don’t listen to it, the machine should break down if you turn it on too much.” Snapping, Zhang Ma turned off the radio.

Zhu Yanshu came back at less than four o’clock, Yang Yuyan went out to meet her when she heard the door ringing, and hurriedly told her mom about another rented room backing out.

“Got it, tell them to move out within a week.” Zhu Yanshu threw her bag onto the sofa, sat down on her butt, as if she was exhausted, and let out a long breath.

Seeing this, Yang Yuyan purposely opened a bottle of the newly bought trendy stuff orange water soda and poured a cup for Zhu Yanshu to bring over.

The Zhu family bought a box of it, put it in the kitchen for people to drink when they want to drink. Waiting to drink out and then buy, this box of empty bottles back.

For some reason, the soda factory came to the Zhu family building to sell for some reason, probably thinking that the Zhu family building has many tenants, and it is also a good place to sell sodas. It is also a good place to sell sodas.

Ms. Zhang bought a box of soda when she saw it and had it sent upstairs.

Nowadays, soda can only be found in theaters, movie theaters, and parks, so it’s fun to drink it at home. Recently, Yang Yuyan was extremely fond of this orange water soda, and opened a bottle every day to drink.

Zhu Yanshu took the cup, pulled Yang Yuyan to sit beside her, and said gently: “Mom went to the Jin Mansion and didn’t see Miss Jin. Mrs. Jin said she went to study and her return date is uncertain. I see, you that letter also do not send, the last one is still in the hands of Mrs. Jin. When …… Miss Jin comes back, you can contact her, then write a letter is not too late.”

Yang Yuyan was both surprised and a little relieved to hear that Miss Jin had gone to school.

“Has she resolved her conflict with her parents? Resolved before going out to study?” At least being able to walk out of the house, she shouldn’t be seeking death anymore, right?

Zhu Yanshu shook her head with a somber face, “Conflicts between parents and children are not that easy to resolve. You’ve seen a lot of them in the newspaper, there are those who quarrel and fight, and there are also many who sever their relationship. I think Ms. Jin should be no match for her parents. However, there’s nothing we can do, we can only wish her well in our hearts.”

Hearing these words, Yang Yuyan’s mood also turned heavy.

Zhu Yanshu hugged her and stroked her fluffy hair, saying lovingly, “I really want to hold you and big sister in my arms for the rest of my life, for the rest of my life.”

Zhang Ma came out and said, “How can that be? Ma’am, daughters still have to marry when they get older, and when they do, they will give you grandchildren.”

Zhu Yanshu suffered too much excitement in the Jin Mansion, and now the thought of Mrs. Jin’s dignified and appropriate smile makes her feel uncomfortable.

She usually saw a lot of this kind of thing, but probably because Miss Jin and Yang Yu Yan were of similar age, she couldn’t help but see Miss Jin as a girl who was the same as her sisters, Yang Yu Yan and Yang Yu Cicada. Seeing the tragic story that happened to her really made it extra unbearable for her.

She hugged Yang Yuyan for a long time before she slowed down and let her go to read a book as she went to the bedroom to change her clothes.

While she was changing her clothes, Zhang Ma hurried in to talk about □□□.

Zhang Ma: “I went to that house today, the house is quite clean and the people are not bad. It’s an old couple that has four daughters, just no sons. Their family doesn’t lack money, and all four daughters were raised well and went to school. The two of them now want to adopt a little boy, as their own son to raise, but also do not break the incense.”

Zhu Yanshu: “I remember that child is more than a year old and almost two years old, right? Don’t they think the child is too big to raise?”

Zhang Ma laughed: “Children less than three years old don’t remember, this you don’t worry, I told them, they are willing.”

Zhu Yanshu nodded and said, “Then send them there.”

Zhang Ma got this sentence, did not waste time, while it was not yet time to go off work, there were still not many idle people in the building, directly took a basket of yesterday’s leftover steamed bread and went to Ma’s house.

Auntie Ma was still sitting on the steps at the front door, the child was placed on the ground next to her, and a rope was bolted to the child’s waist so that he couldn’t run far.

Auntie Ma’s loving gaze kept looking at the child.

Seeing Zhang Ma coming over, Dame Ma hurriedly tried to stand up.

Zhang Ma waved her hand and gave her the steamed buns: “No need to stand, sit down.”

Aunt Ma took the steamed buns, “Thank you.” She saw Zhang Ma’s gaze turn to the child, her heart tightened, and she asked, “Do you have an idea?”

Zhang Ma nodded, “Let’s go with this family, I think this family will treat him well. They have given birth to four daughters, and they must have a son. The old man and woman are all over fifty and will not be able to give birth again. I’m not afraid that this child will suffer.”

Big Mother Ma had raised this child for a few days and already had feelings for him, but it was impossible for their family to raise this child. She inclined her head, blinked away her tears, and said, “Okay, then I’ll go with you tomorrow to send him off.”

Zhang Ma said, “I have one more thing to tell you, you have nothing to do right now, you just go out and help with the housework occasionally, right?”

Big Mother Ma wiped away her tears and said, “Yes, you have a job for me? Then just do as you please.”

Zhang Ma: “Didn’t someone from the soda factory come over to sell last time? Look, it’s almost hot now, you sit here at the door every day, if you put a box of soda next to it, 10 cents a bottle, you can earn 70 or 80 cents a day sitting here. That’s a lot of money. This soda can not be sold will not be bad, the gendarmerie came, you open two bottles of soda to invite them to drink, a small business, he is not worth it to charge you an additional filial piety money. What do you think?”

Ma Da Ma immediately grabbed Zhang Ma’s hand and choked, “You and Ms. Zhu are both good people! Our whole family cannot repay your great kindness.”

Zhang Ma patted her hand, “This is nothing. If you’re willing to do it, when the soda factory people come next time, I’ll help you out and sell a case on credit first.”

Only after finishing this matter did Zhang Ma feel relieved and went upstairs.

She always had to prevent the Ma family from spreading this matter again and tarnishing the Zhu family’s reputation. Now she could rest assured.