The next day.
October 15, 1988, was a Saturday, a sunny day with clear skies.
Early in the morning, after breakfast, Gong Yu accompanied her parents to the town's bulletin board to study the rental information posted there.
Although there are still two and a half months left before the deadline agreed with Gong Shichang, Gong Shijie wants to find a place to settle down as soon as possible and provide Gong Yu with a stable learning environment, so that Gong Shien won't come to make trouble every few days and disturb Gong Yu's studies.
There are quite a few rental listings on the town's bulletin board, but there are only a few units suitable for three people, only about five or six.
In 1988, landlines were still a luxury and could only be purchased at power stations or individual convenience stores.
Therefore, the rental information on the bulletin board does not have a phone number, and you need to inquire one by one according to the address provided above.
In one morning, the three of them went to three houses to inquire.
The owner of one of the houses was not at home, so we only inquired about the situations of two houses.
But after questioning, Gong Shijie and Guo Mei'e both fell into despair and looked sad.
Although neither of them had ever rented a house, they had inquired about the market conditions a few days before coming.
The monthly rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Fengling County is about 30 yuan.
But after some inquiries, they found out that the price was more than 80 yuan a month, more than double the price, which was really hard for them to accept.
And this price has suddenly risen in the past few days.
In other words, if they had asked two days earlier, it would still be more than 30 yuan a month.
This not only made the two of them very regretful, but also wondered why they didn't come a few days earlier.
It was already past eleven in the morning when the three of them walked out of the house.
Even the warm sunshine could not dispel the gloom in Gong Shijie and Guo Mei'e's hearts.
Gong Yu looked at the two people's dejected expressions and felt a little guilty. She smiled and hooked their arms, comforting them, "Mom and Dad, don't worry. There are still more than two months left. By then, there will definitely be a way."
Gong Yu's sensible comfort made Gong Shijie and Guo Mei'e feel warm and distressed at the same time.
This shouldn't be something Gong Yu should worry about at her age.
As the head of the family, Gong Shijie didn't want to pass the pressure on to his wife and children, no matter how sad he was, so he smiled and said, "Wife, Xiaoyu is right, there will always be a way."
"Yeah!" Guo Mei'e also nodded heavily and changed the subject: "It's almost noon, let's go to the vegetable market to buy some vegetables and cook at home!"
Originally, they wanted to eat out, but now with the financial pressure so great, she still thinks it is more cost-effective, delicious and healthy to cook at home.
"Xiao Yu has lost a lot of weight recently. It must be because of too much pressure from studying. It's time to buy some meat and take it home to nourish Xiao Yu." Gong Shijie touched Gong Yu's thin chin with heartache.
Their family hasn't bought meat for a week.
"I have lost a lot of weight."
After some discussion, the three of them headed towards the vegetable market they often visited.
"Why are the vegetables so expensive today? Are you trying to eat my money?"
"Sister, there's nothing we can do! The whole market is selling at this price."
"Wasn't pork only 70 cents a pound yesterday? Why is it 1.5 yuan today?"
"One dollar and fifty cents is still cheap. It might go up tomorrow."
"The purchase price is high, so shouldn't we sell it at a higher price? You can't let us do business at a loss, right? You need to eat, and we have families to support too!"
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