They found the place they were looking for by simply asking one of the people they randomly asked.
They stood in front of the "Information Office" gate, explaining that this was where all the base's housing was located. It also housed transactions and handover missions, making it the busiest and most indispensable part of the base.
Inside, it was actually divided into many sections. In the middle was a large hall, quite spacious. The left window had a sign that read "Information Consultation Office," the right window had a sign that read "Housing Rental Office," and the central window was the largest, almost as big as the two windows combined, with a sign that read "Task Handover Office."
There was also an electronic scrolling screen displaying messages such as "Exploring: Yingcheng First People's Hospital and its surrounding area - 50 jin of rice (per person)", "Cleaning Heping Road - 10 jin of rice (per person)"...
"Not bad, there's still electricity."
"Mmm." Tian Tian said excitedly.
"Let's find a place to stay first." Everyone followed Yu Yanbin to the right.
There weren't many people on the right; they were the people from the cars that had been in front of them earlier.
There was only one window, so they had to wait for the person in front of them to finish before it was their turn. With nothing to do, they could only look around. Only Shao Jie, that social butterfly, was quick to act; within two minutes, he was already chatting and laughing with the young lady at the information desk across the street.
This just shows that it's their basic skill, something others can't learn. After chatting for about 10 minutes, he moved to another spot and started chatting with the young lady at the task handover area in the middle.
Everyone found it amusing and didn't stop him, letting him do as he pleased. After all, renting the place didn't require him to do anything. It was better to let him utilize his talents.
Renting a place is quite quick; you just need to ask if there are any other suitable places to live in the area, and if you think it's suitable, you can pay the money.
Their team consisted of nine people, so they needed a larger place. The only large housing available at the base was the villas, but all of them were already rented out.
"No more villas?" Yu Yanbin asked, frowning.
"No, that's all," the young woman replied.
"Is there any other place that's a bit bigger? There are nine of us, and this place is too small for us to fit." Yu Yanbin asked for a second choice.
The young woman looked at the rather handsome young man in front of her and was incredibly patient. "Then it's either a duplex or a large single-level apartment."
Yu Yanbin looked back and asked for everyone's opinions on how to choose.
I definitely wouldn't choose a large single-level apartment. Who wants to climb stairs after getting exhausted? I just looked at the buildings of large single-level apartments, and they're all quite tall.
Yu Yanbin understood at a glance, "What's a duplex like?"
The young woman took out a booklet so that Yu Yanbin could see it more clearly. "These are all here; see whichever you want."
Yu Yanbin took the booklet and looked at it, then handed it to the person behind him.
"Speaking of which, you don't necessarily have to rent a large area; you can also rent those adjacent to each other." As she spoke, the young woman gave Yu Yanbin a special look.
She knew perfectly well that the duplex apartments not listed in the catalog weren't very good; otherwise, they would have been rented out long ago. She was sure they would understand immediately.
Yu Yanbin isn't stupid. A duplex would cost more money, but it wouldn't be the best, so why bother?
"Then tell me which rooms are closer to us," he said with a smile to the young woman. "There are girls in our group, and we can't take care of them if they're too far away."
The young lady glanced at Li Xiao and the others standing behind her. Hmm, they were all very pretty; she needed to be careful.
She pointed to the buildings at the back of the booklet for Yu Yanbin to see, "This one, this one, and this one are all fine. You can just choose a floor."
Yu Yanbin looked in the direction she was pointing, and they were indeed quite nice. The first was two adjacent rooms, the next was the opposite room, and the next was the upstairs and downstairs rooms.
He looked back and saw Li Xiao waving her hand. Yu Yanbin found it amusing, turned around and pointed to the two adjacent rooms, saying, "These are the ones."
The young woman smiled when she saw that he had chosen the one she thought was the most suitable. "Okay, then let me tell you about the rent for the apartment."
Yu Yanbin nodded.
"Rooms like these are priced by area. The room you chose is a two-bedroom, one-living room room, with an area of 86 square meters. You will receive 30 kilograms of rice or equivalent goods per month."
Yu Yanbin casually asked, "Is it just food, or can we use something else?"
"Of course, we can't just take all the food out of people."
Yu Yanbin looked at the young lady with a smile, "What could it be? Could you tell me?"
The young woman blushed slightly. "Sure, you can take a look." She then handed Yu Yanbin a booklet, different from the previous one. It contained information on resource exchange.
This is good; it's clear at a glance and very convenient.
Yu Yanbin was very satisfied with this and looked up with a smile, "Yes, those two houses are fine. We'll hand over the supplies."
"Okay, pay over there, and come back here to get the key after you're done."
Yu Yanbin nodded, stood up, and offered his seat to the person behind him.
Despite the long delay, the people behind them weren't impatient. In fact, they had already made their choices without asking too many questions, having only heard the gist of the story.
Yu Yanbin and his team don't have the habit of carrying supplies with them; they just need to take out the supplies according to the quantities in the booklet.
We'll have to rely on Li Xiao for this; it's all in her space. It's not that they don't want to take the rice or anything, it's just that they'd rather keep the food and take out the necessities.
The booklet contains the weight ratios for exchanging various materials; you just need to hand over the materials according to the instructions.
"We've ordered two rooms and need to pay 60 jin of rice. You can use other things instead of rice. Xiaoxiao, take a look and see what you think is suitable."
Li Xiao took the booklet and flipped through some of its contents. One pound of rice = 6 packs of instant noodles; one pound of rice = one pound of flour; one pound of rice = 3 bottles of water…
The exchange rates for other resources are also detailed, making it very comprehensive. Li Xiao felt it suited her perfectly, allowing her to finally use many unused resources from her own storage space.
Li Xiao pointed to one of the items and said, "How about this one?" Everyone crowded around to take a look. It read: One thick cotton-padded coat - 5 jin of rice; Thick cotton-padded boots - 5 jin of rice; Thick cotton-padded quilt - 10 jin of rice.
They had collected a lot of supplies for winter use, and they certainly couldn't use them all themselves, so they might as well put them to good use.
"This is pretty good." Tian Tian had a similar thought to Li Xiao. They had collected a lot of things, but they couldn't use them all, so they might as well use this to pay off the rent.
Yu Yanbin chuckled, "Okay, take it out, let's go pay the rent."
Everyone excitedly followed Li Xiao towards the car, knowing they couldn't take supplies out from outside.
Everyone else waited around the car, keeping an eye out for surveillance cameras.
There aren't many people in this parking lot right now, just be careful.
Li Xiao went back to the car and saw the search for supplies. She sorted out some supplies that she would need and then hand them over later.
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