Chapter 80: Finding a House
After the farce ended and the staff left, Li Yu'e instantly wiped away her tears, quickly fixed her hair, picked up the bucket, and returned to line up behind Xia Xiaoman.
The man with glasses standing behind Li Yu'e saw her coming and took two or three steps back as if he had seen a ferocious beast, keeping a safe distance from Li Yu'e.
Li Yu'e ignored the looks from the people around her, wiped the tears from her face, and asked carefully, "Xiao Man, did I scare you just now?"
Xia Xiaoman shook her head. This little scene didn't scare her, but she was a little shocked. "You helped Lingling and the others get the fan back yesterday. You didn't use this trick, did you?"
Li Yu'e raised the corner of her mouth and smiled: "How is it possible? The situation yesterday is different from today."
Yesterday she simply snatched the fan and ran away. The other party had two children with her and wanted to chase her, but she didn't dare to leave the children behind, so she could only stand there and stare.
Thinking that Xia Xiaoman was also a girl and was so thin, he said, "Xiaoman, you are a girl, you should be careful when you go out."
"If someone molests you, like what happened just now, there are people all around and staff are nearby. You can shout loudly or even use violence. When the bad guy sees that there are people all around, he will restrain himself to some extent."
"If there is no one nearby, remember not to resist violently. Submit to the other party first. Even if you are violated, do not resist violently. Save your life first, and everything else is secondary. Wait for an opportunity, then kill the other party or find a way to escape."
Li Yu'e said earnestly, "Nowadays, we are not in a society ruled by law. Single women are easy targets in the eyes of many people. We must learn how to protect ourselves. Don't go to secluded places alone. Don't follow the large group. It's best to carry self-defense weapons with you..."
Xia Xiaoman lifted up her T-shirt to reveal her lower back, "Sister Yu'e, are these the self-defense weapons you mentioned?"
Looking at the short-handled axe, two machetes and six fruit knives as long as an adult woman's palm hung on Xia Xiaoman's back, Li Yu'e fell into deep thought.
She couldn't help but ask, "Don't you feel uncomfortable with so many things tied around your waist?"
Xia Xiaoman shook her head and said, "You'll get used to it." In addition to her lower back, she also had knives tied to her calves and two multifunctional daggers in her pockets.
Although she has a space cheating artifact, she is still used to keeping more weapons on her body, in case there is a problem with the space, she can at least have a weapon to protect herself.
Li Yu'e gave a thumbs up in admiration. It seemed that Xia Xiaoman had a stronger sense of protection than her and did not need her to remind him.
After fetching water, Xia Xiaoman carried his bicycle downstairs. When he passed by the gate of the community, people who were sitting under the wall chatting and enjoying the cool air cast curious glances at him.
After the locusts, the temperature gradually rose, most people lost their jobs, and the floating city came to a standstill again, with a hint of chaos similar to that during the floods.
During the day, the sun is blazing, and no one goes out unless it is urgent, so there are almost no people on the road. At night, it is dark, and few people go out, either, for fear of being robbed or murdered.
So those who saw a skinny little girl riding a bike out late at night and chatting under the wall to enjoy the cool air were very curious. Several of them exchanged glances and walked quietly in the direction Xia Xiaoman left.
Not knowing that someone was thinking about her again, Xia Xiaoman walked towards the place where there might be a villa or a two-story building according to her memory.
These low-rise houses were soaked in water for two months and buried in mud for another two months. After being cleaned out and exposed to the sun, many of them were already damaged.
Xia Xiaoman looked in several places, but the houses were either dilapidated or already occupied.
Suddenly, she remembered the villa that Qin Yali took her to, and pedaled faster towards the villa.
More than forty minutes later, Xia Xiaoman arrived at his destination.
The villa was dark and didn't look like anyone was living there.
Xia Xiaoman hid the bicycle, pushed open the door of the villa, and shone the flashlight. The dried blood on the ground and the traces of the fire on the roof were still there.
After walking a few steps inside, I found that the villa was like being plundered by locusts. Everything that could be moved was taken away. The sofa and table in the living room, the bed and curtains in the room, and even the sliding door to the balcony in the attic were taken down and moved away.
The whole villa is like an empty shell.
Xia Xiaoman had no doubt that if the gate had not been broken, it would have been torn down.
To be on the safe side, Xia Xiaoman found the residents on both sides of the villa, asked them and confirmed that the villa was uninhabited before considering it as one of the alternative properties.
The resident who lived on the right side of the villa saw Xia Xiaoman's intention and kindly reminded her: "Little girl, more than a dozen people died in that house, and it's full of blood. I advise you not to move in, be careful of encountering dirty things."
Xia Xiaoman thanked him politely, but she didn't take it seriously in her heart.
It's just a death, no big deal. Before the Xia Kingdom was established, countless people died in wars on this land. Maybe the place where she was standing was once a mass grave.
After leaving the empty villa, Xia Xiaoman wandered around for a few more rounds, trying to find a better place than that villa.
She was not satisfied with the villa because of too many loopholes. For example, there was an open balcony outside the living room on the first floor, the garage on the left connected the basement and the living room, and there was also an open balcony in the master bedroom on the second floor. If these three places were not blocked, an 80-year-old man could easily climb into the villa, which was too unsafe.
Compared to a villa, she prefers a two-story building she built herself, which has walls on all four sides and anti-theft nets on the windows, giving a sense of security.
But generally, self-built houses have owners, so it is not easy to find such houses.
After wandering around aimlessly for a long time, Xia Xiaoman suddenly remembered that someone might know where there were vacancies.
Half an hour later, Xia Xiaoman appeared at the trading point. "Hello, is Chen Guangli here?"
The staff at the trading point glanced at her and said, "He's off today and will be on the day shift tomorrow. What do you want to see him about?"
"I want to ask him where there is a vacant room. It doesn't matter since he is not at work. I'll come over tomorrow!" After saying this, Xia Xiaoman turned around and was about to leave.
"Hey, wait!" the staff stopped her, "What kind of house do you want to live in? I have houses available here."
Xia Xiaoman's eyes lit up, and she turned around and asked, "Do you have a two-story detached house? It would be best if you build it yourself."
The staff member looked embarrassed, "Almost all the single-family houses are already occupied..."
Xia Xiaoman understood immediately and took out a box of luncheon meat from her bag and pushed it out. "Almost all of them are occupied, which means there are still some houses that are unoccupied, right?"
"Brother, could you please tell me the exact location of those houses? It doesn't matter if they are a little remote, as long as they are sturdy."
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