It was just a chance encounter anyway.
Before returning home, Yun Qiao went to the post office again and sent a telegram to his uncle Ye Yuanzhang who lived far away at the 52nd Farm in the Great Northern Wilderness, informing him that he was about to go to the 58th Farm in the Great Northern Wilderness to work in the countryside.
Sending a telegram was very expensive, costing seven cents per word. Yun Qiao only sent a short sentence, but it cost him more than one dollar.
Yun Qiao didn't feel bad about the money, but her pocket money was almost gone and she felt anxious because she had no money on her.
Yun Qiao put the few dollars he had left in his pocket and thought about how he could get some money before leaving Shanghai.
It won’t work without money.
The No. 56 train from Shanghai to Songjiang Province takes three days to get there. The ticket alone costs more than ten yuan. If she doesn't have money to buy a ticket, she might have to stand in a carriage with dozens of people. She definitely can't stand it.
She was already malnourished and had a weak immune system. If she was lucky, she could get off the train safely despite some suffering. But if she was unlucky and got sick, not only would she suffer, but she would also have to spend money on medical treatment. The conditions in the Great Northern Wilderness were harsh, and working while sick was unbearable. It was not worth it to save a dozen yuan on the train fare.
Walking through the streets lined with plane trees, Yun Qiao thought all the way and unknowingly arrived home.
Yun Qiao's home is in an alley called Xingfu Lane. The houses in it are all three-story villas with courtyards. Originally, they were lived in by wealthy capitalists. Later, the houses were confiscated and sublet to street officials and factory workers by the Housing Authority.
Building No. 8 where Yun Qiao currently lives was originally a house owned by his grandfather Ye Mingli. Ye Mingli was once a university professor, but he died early due to illness in the early fifties. Later, his great-grandfather Liu Zhujun decided to hand over the house to the state, leaving only the five rooms on the first floor for his own use.
Although it is said to have five rooms, in fact it can only be considered four and a half. The other half is located under the stairs. It was originally a bathroom connected to the nanny's room. Although it is small in size, it has all the necessary facilities, including separate pipes, toilet, bathtub, faucet, and washbasin, so the tenant does not have to share the bathroom with other residents.
The other four rooms are: one is the bedroom of Grandfather Liu Zhujun, one is the room of Yun Qiao's adoptive father, one is the room of his uncle Ye Yuanzhang and aunt Bai Qiu, and the room at the entrance is divided into two rooms, which are the living room, kitchen and dining room.
However, after Yun Qiao's adoptive father Ye Yuantuo died for his bravery and his adopted daughter Gu Tingyu remarried, their wedding room became the baby room for the children born to her uncle and aunt, and Yun Qiao slept with her grandparents Liu Zhujun.
Later, my uncle Ye Yuanzhang was demoted, and my aunt took her two children with her to the Great Northern Wilderness without hesitation. Soon after, my great-grandfather Liu Zhujun also passed away due to illness, and all the rooms were empty.
In her previous life, she was afraid of being reminded of past events, so after recognizing her relatives, she moved into the staff quarters of the Sujia Railway Bureau and rented out the room for ten yuan a month. She kept two yuan as a reserve and sent the remaining eight yuan to her uncle Ye Yuanzhang in the far northeast.
rent!
Yes! She was about to go to the Great Northern Wilderness. Since she couldn't live in the house anymore, she could continue renting it out like she did in her previous life.
For example, the two rooms upstairs in her house, which have no toilet or kitchen, cost five dollars a month to rent.
The five rooms she lives in now are not only large, but also have independent toilets and separate kitchens. Ten dollars a month is considered cheap, so there is no problem finding tenants.
She could collect a penny of the rent first, and after she and her uncle split it in half, there would still be sixty left, which was not only enough to buy tickets to the Great Northern Wilderness, but also to prepare more supplies.
Yes, that’s it!
After thinking of a solution, Yun Qiao began to plan it with great interest.
Speaking of which, the tenants in my previous life were quite rich. They had just gotten married. The woman was a salesperson in a grocery store, and the man was a technician in a machinery factory. I heard he was also a college student. Their family conditions were also good. Both of their fathers were cadres and had plenty of money. Even if they had to pay a lot of rent, they could still afford it.
Moreover, the couple are not sloppy people. Not only do they keep themselves and their children clean and tidy, they also keep the house very clean.
I lived there for several days in my previous life, and when my husband's company allocated me a house and I moved out, the house was well maintained.
Since it doesn't matter who he rents it to, Yun Qiao naturally prefers to rent it to this pair of "acquaintances who know each other well".
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