“Qingqing!”
Early in the morning, Xiao Mei waved to Ye Qing when she saw her. Hearing that, Ye Qing hurried over.
"What's up?"
"There's news about the house."
"Really? Where is it? When can I see the house?"
It has been nearly half a month since the two of them returned to the city. During this period, Changlin's colleagues introduced two houses to Ye Qing, but Ye Qing didn't like either of them. Seeing that time was dragging on, he thought that if no suitable one was found in the next few days, he would lower his requirements and rent for a month. Anyway, he told Changlin that he was learning very quickly and would have the confidence to drive a car within two months, and then he could get a house.
"It just so happened that my cousin's father-in-law had a job transfer and was going to be the director of a feed factory in the city. My cousin and her children would follow him, so the house became empty. This house is their old house with three bedrooms. They have lived in it for several generations. They were reluctant to rent it, but they didn't need the money. Only after I repeatedly assured them that you could take good care of the house did my cousin agree.
It's not far from here, just over 3rd Road, two blocks west. Do you think it's big? If you want to see it, let's go there after get off work today."
"As long as the house is suitable, it doesn't matter if it's a little bigger. Thank you so much. If it weren't for your kindness, I would definitely not be able to find such a good house."
"Oh! You've been telling me about this for almost half a month, but I still haven't found out anything. I feel really bad about it."
"It's not that easy to find a house. I'm sorry to bother you."
Xiao Mei laughed, "Let's not be polite here, I'll take you there after get off work this afternoon."
"good!"
After work at noon, Ye Qing ran to the transport team and told Xiang Changlin without even having time to eat.
"Did you come here without eating?"
As soon as Xiang Changlin saw the time, he guessed that she came here after get off work.
Ye Qing smiled and said, "I asked my little sister to get me some food. I'll go back and eat. When you get off work, go over and wait for me."
"Okay, then go back and eat."
Although Xiang Changlin wanted to talk to her for a while, he was worried that she was hungry, so he urged her to go back quickly.
Ye Qing waved at him and returned to the guesthouse.
After work in the afternoon, Ye Qing followed Xiao Mei to her cousin's house. When they arrived, Xiang Changlin was already waiting at the entrance of the alley.
"Come on, I'll take you inside to have a look."
Xiao Mei and Xiang Changlin greeted each other, and then took the two of them in.
The person who opened the door was a middle-aged woman in her forties, who looked somewhat like Xiao Mei.
"Xiaomei is here."
"Aunt, this female comrade is my good friend Ye Qing, and this is her lover Xiang Changlin. Qingqing, Comrade Xiang, this is my aunt."
"Hello, Auntie."
The two of them greeted Xiao Qingyun politely first.
Xiao Qingyun also smiled and nodded at them, "Hello, please come in."
Ye Qing fell in love with this house as soon as he entered the door. There are two bedrooms in the east and west, and there is an annex in the yard. The toilet is at the west wall. It is more convenient to have a toilet in your own yard. The yard is not small, it is estimated to be more than 50 square meters, and there are several flowers and plants planted.
The two of them looked at each other secretly and both thought it was pretty good.
"You have all seen the structure of this house. There are kangs in all three rooms. We will not take away the furniture for the time being. As your lease is short, you can use it first. Just don't damage it.
Since you are Xiaomei's friend, you are not an outsider, so I feel comfortable renting it to you."
Xiao Qingyun led the person into the house, looked around, and then started talking directly.
Ye Qing smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, Auntie. If we live here, we will definitely take good care of your things in the house. I just don't know how much the rent for this house is."
Xiao Qingyun smiled cheerfully, "Are you renting for one month or two months?"
"We want to rent for a month first. If my partner doesn't have a separate room, we may need to rent for another month. Anyway, it will only be two months at most."
Xiao Qingyun nodded and said calmly, "I didn't plan to rent out this house. Generally, no one would rent a house, and I don't expect to make money from it. Since you are Xiaomei's friend, I won't ask for more. How about ten yuan a month?"
Since she is Xiao Mei's friend, she shouldn't ask for too much, otherwise Xiao Mei will lose face.
Upon hearing this, Ye Qing turned his head to look at Xiang Changlin. Xiang Changlin thought that the price of this house was quite suitable and nodded.
Ye Qing smiled and said, "Okay, thank you. I am just taking advantage of Xiaomei."
Xiao Qingyun and Xiaomei both laughed.
"My aunt is kindhearted and understands that it is not easy for you to rent a house in the county town. I just brought a message."
"You girl~"
It's quite fun to see the aunt and niece trying to save face for each other.
"Auntie, I have a request."
Xiao Qingyun looked at Ye Qing, "You say."
Ye Qing didn't hesitate, "Can we pay half of the rent in cash, and use things to offset the rest? Food, eggs, and other food."
Originally, it would be better to say this behind Xiao Mei's back, but she was the one who brought them here to see the house, so it was not easy to say it alone. Besides, she and Xiao Qingyun seemed to have such a good relationship, and when she gave the things back, Xiao Qingyun might tell her about it. So she just said it directly to her face. They were originally from the countryside, so it was not uncommon for them to have some surplus food and eggs.
"Of course! Not just half, it would be fine if you could just replace it all with food."
Xiao Qingyun's eyes lit up with some surprise. Food and eggs are good things, but you can't buy them even if you have money because you need tickets, and there is a fixed quota every month. It would be great if Ye Qing could give him some to eat.
Xiao Mei was quite surprised that she would use something to deduct the money, but then she thought it was quite normal. After all, ten dollars was a lot for people who had just started working.
"I don't have that much stuff to exchange for everything. It's just what my parents and my husband's family have saved up. I'll tell you in detail first, and you can see if it's okay."
Ye Qing had not intended to spend all her rent on food at the beginning. Ten yuan could buy a lot of things, such as rice, millet and other fine grains, which were only a little over ten cents per pound on the market. If she really took out so many things at once, it would definitely arouse their suspicion.
Xiao Qingyun smiled and nodded, "You go ahead."
Now she was somewhat grateful to her niece for finding her a tenant.
"I can have thirty eggs, ten pounds of cornmeal, twenty pounds of sweet potatoes, five pounds of rice, five pounds of millet, and five pounds of rhubarb rice. I also have a three-pound piece of bacon. Do you want some?"
"Yes! How much do you want to get for these? It will cost more than five bucks if you include the meat."
Xiao Qingyun couldn't stop smiling when he heard what she said. These were all good things!
Xiao Mei was so moved when she heard this that she even blamed her parents for not having a house to rent.
"You have already given us a discount on the rent. Auntie, just name a price. I will listen to you."
She had already lowered her rent, so since she had offered it first, Ye Qing would naturally return the favor. Although it was only the first time they met, Ye Qing could see that Xiao Qingyun was not the kind of person who would take advantage of others' misfortunes, so he was relieved to give her the initiative.
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