While other families celebrated New Year's Day with joy, their family celebrated it in misery and sadness.

The family that lost 400 coins felt as if a large piece of flesh had been cut off from them, and the pain was so severe that they couldn't breathe!

They were lying in various places in the woodshed, holding their heads with their hands on their chests, with empty eyes and soulless looks.

A waiter with a white towel draped over his shoulder was so frightened when he entered the door that he almost fell backwards and almost dropped the dumplings in his hand:

"What's wrong with you? Are you sick or something?"

If there hadn't been people in the room making sounds of "Ah~ Yo~ Yo~" from time to time, the waiter would have thought that everyone in the room had died with their eyes open. They looked too much like paper dummies!

Yuan: “We are heartbroken!”

Kyoko: "My head hurts!"

Niu Wa: "My flesh hurts too!"

Rabbit: "It hurts everywhere!"

The waiter asked with concern: "No, then, what's the matter? I'll find a doctor for you."

The tiger-headed and tiger-brained people waved their hands weakly and said in unison: "It's no use, only money can save us!"

Wulang and Liulang looked up to the sky and shouted: "Can any big brother, big sister, uncle or aunt please be kind and give me some money?"

They looked so miserable, as if they were not resting in the woodshed of the inn, but kneeling on the snowy street begging for food.

Waiter: ...This family is obsessed with money! Good fellow! They are asking for 400 coins as if it means their life is in danger! They have even thought of the words to beg for food!

"I don't have any money! Do you want dumplings for the big festival? They're free!"

The waiter wiped the dusty table and put a plate of dumplings on it.

For free? ! !

The children, who had just been grief-stricken, stood up and rushed to the table.

Yuan was grateful: "You are really good people who send dumplings!"

The waiter rolled his eyes at her and said, "Don't think I didn't hear you. You just said in the room that we were robbers.

Now you are the good guy delivering dumplings again? It changes so fast! "

The whole family shrank their necks guiltily.

Yuan muttered quietly: "This is not a conflict! The price is just too expensive!"

The waiter had good ears and immediately replied:

"Expensive? That's because you've never been to such a place! In Daliang capital, every inch of land is worth a lot of money. If it weren't for taking care of you, I would have asked for much more than this!"

Without the carriage, the old Fu family would be exposed as poor at first glance. The waiter wondered:

"Which village are you from?"

"Ancheng, Changning County, Daxi Village." A Yuan said honestly.

The waiter thought for a long time before he figured out where it was. He was immediately even more shocked:

"So far away? Why did you come here? Do you have relatives here?"

Yuan wanted to say no, but Fu Dabai took the lead and scratched his head:

“There are two relatives and friends here, but they are out on business and not in the capital for the time being. They met us on the road and asked us to go to their house and wait.

But the owner is not here, and we don't want to bother him, so we decided to stay here for two days and find a place to stay first."

This was of course a lie, but when the waiter heard that they knew someone, he became a little more polite and gave a sincere suggestion:

"It's much easier to have relatives and friends around. I advise you to go and stay with your relatives. Reputation is not something you can eat. If you really want to rent a place, the price is not cheap!

In a place like this, people who don’t have a house or land and whose pockets are not well-off simply can’t survive!

If we want to find a yard that can accommodate your whole family, it will take at least a month!"

The waiter held up five fingers.

A night in the firewood room costs four hundred coins. This number definitely cannot mean fifty coins!

The whole family was heartbroken.

Fu Dabai asked him, "How many rooms can there be with this number?"

The waiter thought for a moment and said: "Maybe there will be two or three rooms, and if we're lucky, there will even be a vegetable garden.

I think you'd better go to your relatives, otherwise the cost will be too high."

If only they had relatives or friends! They only know two people and they are not here! Even if they are, they don’t know where they are!

Fu Dabaihan smiled and said:

"They have sisters-in-law and nieces over there, and it's not good for a large group of us to rush over to their homes.

So let me ask you a question, where should I go to find a house?"

The waiter thought for a long time, looked at them and slapped his thigh:

"Well, you are a polite family. If you really want to rent it, I know a family that wants to rent it. If you are interested, I can help you find out if it is still available!

They are rich and moved to a new house. The old one was idle anyway, so they wanted to find a better owner for the house. They don't care much about the money, they just want it to be more popular.

Although the yard looks old, it is quite large, has many houses, and has all kinds of household items.

We have one request, which is that you can't mess around. If you move in and don't clean up and make trouble, that definitely won't work!

If things get ugly, it will be embarrassing for me as the bridgemaker!

If you say no, I'll take you to find a broker tomorrow and see if there's a suitable one. You can see which one you think is suitable and I'll help you arrange it. But the price will only be more expensive, not cheaper."

They were genuinely trying to help, and gave them two ideas to choose from.

Old Fu's mind was already a little confused by the series of events that happened one after another. He also saw the charges at the city gate and the inn, and realized that everything here was expensive, so he didn't suspect anything.

In addition, they could not afford to stay in an inn and were anxious to settle down quickly. The family looked at each other and discussed something in a low voice.

Fu Dabai bowed and said:

"Then I'd like to trouble you to help make the connection. We would like to take a look at the yard you mentioned first. If it's suitable, we won't have to go through the trouble again."

The waiter waved his hands and said, "Oh, it's no trouble at all. I just happened to hear that the family was looking for a tenant.

Well, you guys just eat first. When the inn is less busy, I will go and ask for you.

That store is not far away, just over at Changlefang, you guys just stay here and I'll go ask around for you."

As he spoke, the waiter went out.

The whole family can eat it. There are not many dumplings in a plate. I guess they were given by the shopkeeper as a gift for the festival.

Normally there was never enough to eat, but today I was so stuffy that I felt full after just a few bites and couldn’t eat any more. But there were so many people that there was nothing left.

After finishing the meal, they spread out the bedding and sat waiting. They had no mood to chat as everyone was irritated and worried. It wasn't long before it got dark and they were too lazy to light the oil lamp on the table. They just sat there waiting for the waiter.

No matter how much we waited, no one came. We were all a little sleepy. We leaned sideways in a daze, our heads nodding, and we were almost falling asleep.

The waiter's happy voice rushed into the room along with the sound of the door being pushed open:

"Good news everyone, the yard is still there, and the owner is fine right now. If you're in a hurry, you can go and see the yard now!

Oh, why are you still sleeping? Come on, be energetic. If you move out the day earlier, you can save a day's money.

I only think you are good people, otherwise I wouldn't bother with this. If the shopkeeper knew that this business made less money, he would blame me!"

The whole family was startled awake by the cold wind that blew into the house and the chattering.

He was still a little confused, and what the other party said made sense, so Fu Dabai stopped everyone who was about to leave, and called Fu Sibai to go with this guy.

He turned back and said:

"You guys take a rest, we'll go."

Whenever something happened along the way, Fu Dabai would take Fu Sibai with him, leaving Fu Sanbai to look after the family in case of any problems.

The whole family is quite relieved. Fu Sibai is a little bit smart but he is obedient, and Fu Dabai is smart enough too, so there is no need to worry.

After a few people left, Fu Sanbai got up and closed the door, and the family continued to rest.

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