Chapter 154: Two Jin of Millet Rented for Twenty Days
Seeing Xiao Zhang impatiently getting off the RV, Nan Ci also stood up and said, "I'll go down and take a look. Qianqian, come with me. Taoist Priest, you guys stay and guard the car."
The old Taoist priest patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry!"
Of course Nan Ci was relieved, otherwise he would not have let them stay to guard the car.
When we got under the car, we arrived at the gate of a yard.
The courtyard wall was also made of ice bricks, but they were small-sized bricks, and the wall was only about forty to fifty centimeters thick and more than two meters high.
None of these are the most important things. The most important thing is that there is no gate.
Mu Qianqian looked at the empty courtyard gate and immediately looked at Xiao Zhang in confusion, "Why doesn't this courtyard have a gate?"
Xiao Zhang smiled bitterly and explained hurriedly, "This is not because I received the money. This courtyard didn't have any special windows after it was built!"
Seeing Xiao Zhang's nervous look, Mu Qianqian slowed down her tone, "Don't be so nervous, I just felt it was strange, so I asked you, not blaming you."
Xiao Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and explained in detail.
“It’s not that the base is unwilling to install it, it’s mainly because wood is really hard to find now and it’s too precious.
You all know the current situation. There is no surveillance and not enough manpower. If doors and windows were installed, they would probably be removed and burned as firewood in less than two days.
Instead of that, it’s better not to pretend in the first place, to save yourself the anger and waste.”
I have to say that what Xiao Zhang said does make some sense.
Nan Ci spoke at the right time, "If we rent the yard, will you provide doors and windows?"
This question obviously stumped Xiao Zhang. After being stunned for a moment, Xiao Zhang shook his head embarrassedly.
"I'm really sorry, the base didn't say anything about providing doors and windows, and no one mentioned it before, so..."
There was no need for Xiao Zhang to continue saying the rest, Nan Ci and Mu Qianqian understood it all.
Nan Ci had just asked casually, and didn't insist that the base provide doors and windows. Now that he knew there were none, he didn't take it too seriously.
"If there is none, then there is none!" Nan Ci said, "Let's go in and take a look at the yard and the house first."
The suitability of the yard and the house is more important than anything else; everything else is secondary.
Xiao Zhang was afraid that Nan Ci would say he didn't want to rent the house, but when he heard Nan Ci say he wanted to go in and take a look, he immediately smiled and ran to the front to lead the way.
In fact, there is nothing to bring. It is not dark yet. Standing at the gate of the yard, you can have a panoramic view of the situation in the yard.
The yard is over 100 square meters, square, and there is nothing in it except snow.
There are three rooms in the house, with a door in the middle and a window on each side, both of which are very small.
The snow in the yard had not been cleared for a long time and was already very high, almost covering the windows.
The three men waded through the snow and walked inside. When they entered the house, their bodies were already covered in white.
These three rooms are real snow caves. They are square and the ice bricks exude a cold white color.
Looking around, Nan Ci couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this family is really penniless!
However, Nan Ci also understood that the current conditions of the above-ground city of the base were like this. The conditions of the underground city might be better, but if the conditions of the base were not good, Nan Ci would not be able to live in the underground city.
The yard in front of them is their best choice at the moment.
Nan Ci looked at Xiao Zhang, "What's the price of this yard? How much is the rent?"
"The rent of our base is calculated on a daily basis. For a yard like this, it costs one kilogram of food a day."
"Um?"
Nan Ci narrowed his eyes.
From the time I met Xiao Zhang until now, he has behaved very respectfully and humbly, making people feel that he seems to be particularly timid.
But now after hearing the price Xiao Zhang wanted, Nan Ci was certain that Xiao Zhang's timidity and nervousness was most likely a means of tactics.
Just to ask for a high price now.
Although Nan Ci is not short of food, it does not mean that she is willing to be a scapegoat.
Nan Ci sneered, "The price is so high, I can't afford it. In that case, forget it."
After Nan Ci finished speaking, he walked out, and Mu Qianqian followed closely behind him, speaking angrily as she walked.
"They are so desperate for food, they are taking us for fools!
You dare to ask for a pound of grain for such a shabby yard with nothing in it? I don’t know if you are crazy or I am crazy.”
Mu Qianqian became angrier and angrier as she spoke, and kept muttering to herself.
Xiao Zhang stared at the two people walking out in amazement. He never expected that things would develop in this direction.
They were dressed neatly and drove an RV with food and drinks in it. It was obvious that they had no shortage of food.
A pound of food is not a lot, shouldn't they just agree to it today?
Even if you don't want to agree, you can still bargain!
What does it mean to just leave without saying anything?
Although Xiao Zhang didn't understand, he couldn't just watch them leave, so he quickly trotted after them.
"Wait! Wait! If you are not satisfied with the price, we can discuss it."
Nan Ci stopped and looked straight at Xiao Zhang, "One price, one kilogram of grain for ten days."
"This..." Xiao Zhang was dumbfounded, "Isn't this a bit too low?"
"My food is all good, not damp, and well packaged."
Xiao Zhang, who had been a little hesitant just now, immediately agreed after hearing this.
"Okay! As long as your grain is the same as you said, then we'll do it at this price!"
"Wait."
Nan Ci got into the car and soon came down with a bag of food.
This is a sealed bag of two kilograms of millet. The packaging is intact and within the shelf life.
Xiao Zhang's eyes lit up. He took the Xiaomi and read it over and over again. Only then did he suppress the excitement in his heart.
"Then it's settled. You come back to the base with me, fill out the information, go through the formalities, and then you can move in directly.
Although this courtyard has no doors or windows, and no keys, there are people coming to patrol every day. If you dare to live in it without paying rent, the consequences will be very miserable. But you have paid the rent, and within your lease period, you can just use this house with peace of mind, and there will be no problems. "
I don’t know if it’s because the deal has been done, but this time when Xiao Zhang spoke, his gesture was much more natural than before.
But looking at Xiao Zhang like this, Nan Ci felt more comfortable.
This kind of Xiao Zhang is in line with her and the base staff's speculation. The previous Xiao Zhang was really too flattering.
Several people got back into the RV, and Zhou Ziyang turned the car around and returned to the base.
The procedure was very easy to handle. It was all handwritten by Xiao Zhang, and all the registration was completed in just a few minutes.
Two kilograms of millet, and rented the yard for twenty days.
Twenty days should be enough for them to understand this base.
(End of this chapter)
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