Chapter 93 Signing a Contract for Household Registration Transfer
Zuo Shan was worried that the war would break out prematurely, so she decided to go to Uncle Wu's place again to look at houses, settle on a house, and move in as soon as possible.
Early in the morning, she took Pan Duole by bus to District 48. Along the way, Pan Duole was like a curious child, his eyes wide open, as if he couldn't get enough of looking around.
Upon entering Wu Laoshi's small shop, Uncle Wu greeted Zuo Shan warmly, his face showing undisguised concern: "Oh! Little Shanzi, you've finally arrived!"
I've been so worried about you lately, with all these recent accidents happening! Even though you said in your messages that you're okay, I still can't rest easy until I see you in person.
"Don't worry, Uncle, look at me, I'm perfectly fine." Zuo Shan smiled and stretched out her arms and legs to show him her complete appearance.
"Hmm, you're really lucky, girl. I heard there were quite a few casualties on your side this time."
By the way, I've been urging Hu Dou for you lately, and he just gave me some definite news a few minutes ago.
They said their mercenary group would be on holiday the day after tomorrow, and he begged the leader to vacate the house for him in advance so that his family could move in sooner.
"I haven't had a chance to tell you this good news yet," Uncle Wu said excitedly.
When he heard that District 50 had been breached by the Gold-Eating Ants, he was filled with regret. If it weren't for waiting for Hu Dou's family to vacate their house, Xiao Shanzi could have moved over long ago.
Even if it means living a tighter life after moving in earlier, it's better than losing your life, right?
Uncle Wu's guilt subsided after hearing that she was alright.
But at the same time, he also had a vague suspicion that Xiao Shanzi was not simple, otherwise how could a pregnant woman have escaped this disaster unscathed?
However, everyone has their own secrets, and he had no intention of finding out how she saved her life.
For her safety, he kept urging Hu Dou to move quickly so that she could move to District 48 and become his neighbor, so that he could take better care of her.
After all, no one around him could match the girl's cooking skills, and he hoped that he would have the opportunity to taste her cooking more often in the future.
"Hey? Whose kid is this? I've never seen him before." Pan Duole peeked at the items on the shelves in the shop, and Uncle Wu noticed Pan Duole hiding behind Zuo Shan.
"This is my sister Lele. Lele, come and say hello to Uncle Wu." Zuo Shan grabbed Pan Duole and walked to the counter.
"Hello, Uncle Wu!" Pan Duole greeted him timidly with a bow.
"Hello Lele, nice to meet you. Here, take this and chew on it!" Uncle Wu pulled out a small section of yellow, thumb-thick plant stem from behind the counter. It looked a bit like the grass root we used to eat when we were kids, but that stuff was usually only the thickness of a wheat stalk.
Pan Duole looked at Zuo Shan, not daring to reach out and take it. Zuo Shan smiled and said, "Take it. Uncle Wu is a very nice person."
"Thank you, Uncle Wu!" Pan Duole said earnestly, then carefully stuffed the stem into her pocket, clearly intending to share it with her and Xiao Bao later.
She's gotten used to it lately; whatever it is, the three of them share it together.
"By the way, Uncle, I'd like to go check out the apartment first and get the rental paperwork done so I can move in right away," Zuo Shan said.
“Okay! I’ll call your aunt over first to help watch the shop.” Wu Qiong was very helpful, and in no time he found a woman in her fifties.
The woman seemed somewhat shy, and when she saw Zuo Shan, she smiled reservedly, not at all like someone who was in business.
“This is your aunt Zhou Hui. You can just call her Aunt Zhou. Hui, this is Xiao Shanzi, whom I’ve often mentioned to you. Her cooking is delicious. She’s moving to Hu Dou’s house soon, and our two families will be neighbors,” Uncle Wu introduced.
"Hello Aunt Zhou, I hope you'll take good care of me in the future," Zuo Shan greeted politely.
"Hello, Miss Zuo. We'll be neighbors from now on, so it's only right that we look out for each other." Aunt Zhou smiled and nodded.
Zuo Shan felt a little more relaxed. The housing in District 48 was relatively dense, with only a wall separating the two households. The neighbors were easy to get along with, which would save him a lot of trouble in the future.
Wu Qiong first took Zuo Shan and Pan Duole to their neighbor Hu Dou's house. After knocking on the door, a middle-aged woman came out. Wu Qiong said directly, "Sister Song, this is Miss Zuo, whom I told you about. She's here to look at the house."
"Hello, Miss Zuo! My house, well! There's not much to see here, it's an old house that's been around for decades. But my husband, Hu San'er, is a hard worker and he often repairs it, so the house is quite sturdy and can be lived in for several more decades without any problem."
"If my son Hu Dou hadn't been accepted into the Hurricane Mercenary Group in District 46, my wife and I would have planned to stay here until we died."
Aunt Song has a cheerful personality. When she talks about her son, her face is full of pride, just like when a child on Earth gets into Tsinghua or Peking University, the parents want to praise their child but pretend to be humble.
After showing off her outstanding son, Aunt Song readily led them into the house. The middle room was already filled with packed luggage, indicating that they were ready to move at any time.
Some old furniture and daily necessities were left for Zuo Shan and the others, saying that their son didn't want them to take them. The mercenary family members all lived in a big courtyard, and they were afraid of being laughed at if they brought too much junk.
The Hu family's courtyard was at least half the size of the courtyard in District 50, but the house itself was about 70 square meters. It was also surrounded by a two-meter-high wall, which made it seem more private, a feature that Zuo Shan liked very much.
There are three rooms in total, with a two-bedroom and one-living room layout. There are also two sheds built against the walls on the left and right sides. One is used to store miscellaneous items, and the other has a stove, which is probably used for cooking.
The house was indeed as Aunt Song described; there were signs of repairs in many places, but overall it looked pretty good. All we needed to do was find some paint or quicklime to coat the walls.
Judging from the sturdiness of the houses here, they are far inferior to those in District 50. However, considering that District 50 is located on the edge of the energy shield and could be attacked by mutated beast tides at any time, it would indeed be too dangerous if the houses were not sturdy enough.
After inspecting the house, Wu Qiong led Zuo Shan and the others, along with Aunt Song, to the housing management office to complete the rental procedures.
The wasteland has very strict household registration management, and houses cannot be rented privately at will. They must be rented through the official channels, otherwise paying a deposit will be meaningless.
Once outsiders enter District 48, the Sky Eye monitoring system will obtain their entry information through their wristwatches. Those with second-level or higher superpowers can freely enter and exit the ten safe zones outside District 40.
However, once ordinary people enter an area where a deposit is required, unless they have hotel accommodation registration information, the system will automatically deduct the deposit if their stay exceeds three days.
If the account balance is insufficient to cover the deduction, an administrator will locate the user using the system's location data and forcibly remove them from their original area. Of course, if the watch owner dies, no one will care, and the system will directly cancel their identity information.
When the group arrived at the housing management office and explained their purpose, the administrator opened the household registration transfer page, took out something similar to a barcode scanner at a supermarket checkout, scanned Zuo Shan and Pan Duole's wristwatches, and extracted their information.
After Zuo Shan successfully transferred 45,000 silver coins, the administrator quickly processed their household registration transfer information.
Then another rental contract was brought up. After Zuo Shan and Aunt Song signed the contract, Zuo Shan's wristwatch sent a deduction notification, totaling 5200 silver coins, of which 1000 was the deposit and 4200 was half a year's rent.
Zuo Shan habitually glanced at his account balance: 308,598 silver coins.
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