Chapter 174
"My house is spacious and clean. You won't find a better one in ten streets."
The landlady opened the door and showed the whole house from the bedroom to the kitchen.
"This house has been empty for too long. I just cleaned it up inside and out the day before yesterday. Look how bright and clean it is."
Wang Jiazhi took a look and thought it was quite good. Although the rent was a bit higher than what she had seen before, it was still very cheap for a house like this.
"Well, how do we pay the rent?"
The landlord thought for a moment and said, "How about this? Pay for half a year first."
Wang Jiazhi was a little hesitant.
The landlord said, "If it hadn't been empty for so long, I wouldn't have asked for it so cheaply. You get what you pay for."
"All right."
She took some money out of her bag. The landlord received it and said with a smile, "It's quiet here, and convenient to the market. A few days ago, a family wanted to rent it, and I complained that they had too many people and were ruining the house. Since you live alone, I'd rather take less than mess up the house."
Wang Jiazhi smiled and said, "Really?"
After the landlord left, she locked the door, took out the curtains from her luggage and hung them up. There was no bedding on the bed, so she just put a sheet on it, put a thick coat as a pillow, covered herself with a thin blanket and lay down.
March and April are the most beautiful time in the south of the Yangtze River. The sunshine is warm. The house faces the water and there are many apricot blossoms planted by the water. Now they are blooming like clouds and the fragrance of flowers can be smelled in the house.
But she still felt very cold and had to cover herself with a blanket.
The spring in Jiangnan was beautiful, but it had nothing to do with her. On the contrary, the more beautiful it was, the more sad she felt.
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