Chapter 27 Little Goldfish
When Chen Zhu opened the door, the old woman outside didn't react in time and almost fell down because she didn't have enough strength to stop.
Fortunately, there were two women following behind who were quick to support him.
"Mom, are you okay?"
One of the taller men asked the old woman with concern, while the other short and fat woman put her hands on her hips and cursed at Chen Zhuyi.
"You almost made my mother-in-law fall, did you know that? Pay me!"
Ye Xumei rolled his eyes.
"You yelled at us to open the door, and now you're blaming us after we opened it? You scared us with your loud voices, and I'm even going to ask you for compensation for mental distress!"
Ye Xumei learned the concept of "mental damage compensation" from Chen Zhu, and now he is putting it into practice.
The three people outside the door didn't understand what Ye Xumei said, but they understood that he wanted to ask them for money!
This is absolutely impossible!
The old woman who was pretending to be weak suddenly jumped up.
"You want money? Why? You should give me money! You live in our house, so you should pay us!"
Chen Zhu sneered.
"Your house? The secretary clearly said this was the former landlord's house and is now government-owned. How did it become yours? Why don't we go to the police? If you admit that you are capitalists or can represent the government, I will move out immediately."
In this day and age, no matter who you say, the end result will be demotion.
The old woman's voice suddenly stopped, and the rest of the words were suppressed in her throat. Her face turned red and she didn't dare to say another word.
The two women behind the old woman looked at each other, and the taller woman laughed awkwardly.
"Our ancestors were poor peasants for several generations. This house originally belonged to the landlord. Our father-in-law is the grandson of the landlord's aunt's cousin's sister-in-law's cousin's nephew. The family family split up a long time ago, so we have no direct relationship! But the landlord had no children, and his other relatives have long since disappeared. Doesn't this house belong to us?"
As she spoke, the tall woman leaned her head to look inside.
Looking at the blue bricks inside, envy flashed in the woman's eyes.
The door of this house was always locked before, and the secretary refused to give the key. It turns out that it is so luxurious inside!
After hearing what her daughter-in-law said, the old woman felt that she was right and raised her head: "Yes, this is my house, get out of here!"
Chen Zhu frowned when he saw what was happening in front of him.
When I rented the house, the secretary didn’t tell me that there was such a situation with this house?
Seeing that the three people still wanted to go in, Chen Zhuyi took two steps back without hesitation and closed the door with a "click".
"The secretary and I have already signed the contract and paid the rent. If you want me to leave, go find the secretary and have him come and talk to me in person."
The three were nearly hit.
The old woman immediately got angry.
"You damn girl! How dare you lock me up?"
The old woman rolled up her sleeves with anger in her eyes and prepared to knock on the door, when Chen Zhuyi's voice came faintly from inside.
"I'm not in good health. If you keep yelling at me, my heart won't be able to handle it. If anything happens, you'll need to reimburse my medical expenses."
The snake should be hit at its most vulnerable part. As the villagers said, reason is useless and money is the most useful.
Sure enough, there was silence outside for a few moments, and then he left in a rage.
Chen Zhu breathed a sigh of relief and turned to meet Ye Xumei's admiring eyes.
"Zhu Yi, you are really amazing. If I had known you earlier and learned your methods, I would have been able to deal with that brother and sister."
Chen Zhu laughed.
"I can't do anything about it. For people like this, you can only defeat magic with magic."
Ye Xumei seemed to understand but not quite.
"What about the house? Where will you live if you really return it?"
Chen Zhu shook his head.
"It's impossible to go back. Putting aside their complicated relationship, if the secretary truly had legitimate inheritance rights, he wouldn't have dared to risk signing a contract with me in black and white. Furthermore, they should have moved in a long time ago, instead of trying to kick me out right after I moved in."
Ye Xumei looked up at the sky and sighed.
"Anyway, there is no doubt that their family is definitely difficult to deal with."
Chen Zhu agreed deeply. He had originally thought that living outside would reduce a lot of troubles, but now it seems that he was too naive.
"Let's clean up first. The rent has been paid, so we must live in such a comfortable house." Chen Zhuyi smiled playfully at Ye Xumei: "Besides, we moved in with the proper procedures, so we are not afraid of trouble. Don't I have a backer?"
If those three dared to come again, she would just move Commander Lu out.
Ye Xumei thought so and stopped worrying. He started cleaning with Shen Zhuyi.
Chen Zhuyi was responsible for the bedroom area. After a quick clean, he took a rag and began to wipe it carefully.
When it touched a corner, Chen Zhuyi's hand stopped.
The gap around a brick in the corner has cracked a little, which stands out compared to the other bricks that are tightly fitted together.
Chen Zhuyi's mind moved, and he remembered that he and Zhao Anche had attended some introductions in ancient museums. Some wealthy families liked to hide their money at home.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Chen Zhu knocked on it tentatively and found that it was hollow inside.
There's something!
Chen Zhuyi took out a needle from his luggage and carefully poked it into the gap between the bricks.
When the gap became larger and the bricks began to loosen, Chen Zhuyi found an iron spoon and slowly pried it open with the other end of the spoon.
The bricks were pried open, revealing their contents.
A box.
As soon as you hold the agarwood in your hand, you can smell the faint scent of sandalwood.
It's rosewood!
When he opened the box and saw what was inside, Chen Zhu gasped.
There are neatly arranged little goldfish inside, roughly estimated to be more than a dozen of them.
Chen Zhu closed the box with a dull look in his eyes.
Is there an unexpected bonus when renting a house?
A dozen small yellow croakers, even at today's prices, would cost tens of thousands of yuan.
"Takeichi!"
Ye Xumei's voice was getting closer, and Chen Zhu put the box in the space unconsciously.
As soon as Ye Xumei walked in, he saw the bricks on the ground.
Just as Chen Zhu was about to explain, Ye Xumei shrugged.
"It seems that no matter how well-decorated a house is, it will eventually decay after the passage of time. Look, the bricks are falling off. I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy a small bag of cement to patch them up."
Chen Zhuyi: “…Okay.”
Ye Xumei clapped his hands.
"I've already swept the yard. I'm going to clean the living room now. You can go to the kitchen later. Let's finish quickly. You live alone, so you need to buy a lot of things!"
Chen Zhu hummed twice.
After Ye Xumei left, Chen Zhu thought about the small yellow croaker in the space, looked around, and made sure that Ye Xumei was not looking in this direction. He quickly took out the small yellow croaker in the space, touched it a few times, and put it back into the space, then went to clean the kitchen with satisfaction.
As expected, yellow and white things are the most popular.
When I was halfway through cleaning the kitchen, there was a knock on the door. This time the sound was much gentler, so Chen Zhuyi didn't open the door rashly.
"Who is it?"
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