"I remember there is a place that is cheap and has nice houses."
"Is there only one place?" Su Baozhu asked.
"This?" The boy was surprised. "Do you want a second place?"
"No, fourteen."
When he heard this number, the boy smiled so happily that his teeth were showing.
This is really a big order. If he can get all fourteen places, plus the two-story house he got today, he can get a lot of commission this month.
"Yes, yes, yes." The boy kept agreeing.
Even if it doesn't exist, he will find it.
"It would be best if these fourteen places were all in a market town, not far from our house. If there are no suitable places, renting a place in a market town would also be fine. The important thing is that it has to be cheap, not too expensive."
"Are these fourteen places for short-term or long-term rental?"
"Short-term rental, one month payment."
I was a little disappointed that it was not a long-term rental, but having a dozen or so short-term rental orders was not bad.
"I will go back and find a suitable house for you. If I find one, where can I inform you?" the boy asked.
"The foot shop at the end of Sikou Street."
The boy nodded, but muttered to himself.
A family that can afford more than two thousand taels to buy a house is so frugal as to live in a foot inn.
It was already past noon when I finished this task.
The four of them had been busy with housework and had not eaten lunch. The family of four found a noodle stall and ordered four bowls of noodles. A few burly men came to the next table and shouted to the boss, "Give me five bowls of noodles, big bowls."
The stall owner's smile froze when he saw the five people, and he forced a smile and said, "Okay."
The stall owner's wife delivered the four bowls of noodles to Su Yin's family first, which attracted the attention of the five people.
"Old Jiang, don't you want to open the stall anymore? Why should we give them our noodles?"
Old man Jiang hurriedly explained with a smile, "Gentlemen, these guests come first."
"What did you say?" One of them jumped up and grabbed old man Jiang by the collar.
Old man Jiang’s wife hurried forward and begged for mercy, “Please don’t be angry, please don’t be angry.”
"I will never be done with you until this matter is resolved," the man threatened directly.
Su Baozhu was infuriated by the shamelessness of these ruffians, and was extremely angry, but she understood that they had just arrived in the capital city and were unfamiliar with the place, so she could not cause trouble and could only endure it.
Su Yin stood up and said to Old Man Jiang's wife, "Auntie, let's give these four bowls of noodles to them first. We're not hungry yet."
Old man Jiang's wife kept thanking the four people, "Thank you very much."
Su Baozhu was about to bring it to them, but was held back by Su Yin.
Su Xiaozhong picked up two bowls of noodles and brought them to the next table together with Old Man Jiang’s wife.
The other party then let go of Old Man Jiang and said, "Go downstairs quickly."
As he said that, he kicked Old Man Jiang on the leg.
Old man Jiang almost fell down, but fortunately his wife held him in time.
Five bowls of noodles were put into the pot at the same time. The first bowl was sent to the next room, and the other four bowls were sent to Su Yin and her friends' table.
After the five of them finished their noodles, they just patted their butts and left.
The stall owner and his wife didn't say anything either.
Su Baozhu couldn't help but ask, "Don't they pay for their meals?"
Old Man Jiang sighed and said helplessly: "Not paying is still a small matter, I'm just afraid they will ask for more money."
Su Baozhu's eyes widened, and she felt it was incredible. "Then no one is taking care of them?"
"Why don't you report to the authorities and let them arrest these people?" Su's mother couldn't help but ask.
Old Man Jiang’s wife shook her head helplessly. “What’s the point of reporting to the police? As soon as you report to the police, they will be released. By then, these people will retaliate even more fiercely. There was a meat pie seller before, but he was so angry that these people came to his shop every day to eat and take things.”
"He reported it to the authorities, and the police took the people away. But within three days, the group of people were released. After they were released, the group of people directly overturned the meat pie stall and beat the stall owner to a disability. His legs are still lame. What's the point of this?"
"Then there is no way to cure them?" Su Baozhu became more and more annoyed as she listened, as if there was a breath stuck in her heart that couldn't be released.
"What can we ordinary people do? We can only bear it and pray to God to take these people away." Old man Jiang's voice was filled with helplessness and sadness.
The Su family was silent, especially Su Xiaozhong.
After the four of them finished their noodles, they put down their silver and money and left.
The stall owner saw that there was more than ten coins, and hurriedly chased after him, "Sir, you gave too much."
Su Yin waved at the stall owner and his wife nonchalantly, asking them to accept it.
"I used to think that in the capital, under the Emperor's eyes, the people here would live happier lives than we do. Now it seems to be the same." Su Baozhu whispered.
Su Yin touched her head and said, "Don't be afraid, your brother will protect you."
Hearing this, Su Xiaozhong looked at his daughter speechlessly and agreed with her, "Yes, I will protect you and won't let you be bullied."
It would be a good thing to let my fourth sister and my wife witness the cruel scene in the capital.
In fact, this kind of thing was just a trivial matter in his eyes. They didn't know the real cruelty of Shangjing City.
He doesn't want to get involved in this life, and he doesn't want his family to go through it again.
"Dad, you look like that..." Su Yin started, and Su Xiaozhong understood what he meant.
"It's okay. The people I know are all senior officials. We don't see people like that easily."
Su Yin naturally understood that the four major urban areas of Shangjing City were clearly divided, and those high and mighty people would not easily set foot in the areas where the poor people lived.
"Although that's what I said, but... Dad, my suggestion is that you put some beard on your face to disguise yourself."
"Okay, okay, okay, I got it."
The group of four returned to the inn, and the men who had been out also came back one after another, each bringing their own friends to inquire about the news.
The information they inquired about most was how much it cost to rent a house with a yard in the capital city, as well as the prices of rice and flour in the surrounding area.
After everyone shared the information they had heard, they generally had an idea of the situation.
"Three rooms with a yard cost one tael of silver a month."
"It's more comfortable and cheaper for a family to live in three houses with yards than in an inn."
"Brother-in-law, how is the house search going?" Yang Dachuan asked.
"I've asked someone to look for him. I think we'll have news in the next two days."
While they were talking, the boy who had helped the Su family to buy a house came hurried over.
He worked so hard to get these fourteen orders, fearing that he would be too late and they would have to find someone else.
Su Xiaozhong looked at the person who came and said to his brother-in-law, "Look, this person is coming."
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