Chapter 662: The Slum
This sewing machine, he is really...
I used to always look forward to buying it for her, but now it gives me a headache just looking at it.
Sometimes I just want to throw it away.
Annoying thing.
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The young couple of the Ling family were busy as hell, and Fu Jingyou was also busy as hell.
However, Lu Miao's request was clear, and it was easy for Fu Jingyou to find him, and he finalized the place in two days.
It’s just south of the market behind the alley, next to the road, is the Ma family compound.
If you walk north along the road and turn a corner, you will reach Beijing University where Lu Miao studies.
The surrounding textile factories and normal universities are not far away.
There are always people passing by in the morning, noon and evening, so there is no need to worry about some thugs bullying Mei Zi.
The rent is okay. It's a small studio room of 15 or 16 square meters, eight dollars a month. There are heating pipes. If you need heating in winter, it's an extra three dollars.
That’s right, the place Fu Jingyou was looking for was the red brick building that he and Lu Miao looked at when they first came to Beijing North to rent a house.
It takes more than ten minutes to walk to Qingta Hutong where they live now.
Since it was uncertain how long the hair tie could be used, Fu Jingyou did not rent it for too long.
I discussed with the people at the housing management office and paid three months' rent first.
Anyway, let Mei Zi do it first. If she can't do it, we can use this place as a small warehouse. He can bring back the goods from the south and put them here.
It saves the elders from having to worry about it at home.
Fu Jingyou thought well and cleaned up quickly.
He connected the wires here, installed the light bulb, went back to tell Lu Miao the location, gave Mei Zi a key, picked up the sewing machine and took Mei Zi to the new place.
Lu Miao followed behind and told Mei Zi:
"Aside from the change of venue, everything else remains the same. You can still come back here for dinner. Got it?"
Mei Zi nodded frequently:
"I understand, sister-in-law."
Lu Miao nodded, patted her, and asked her to go with Fu Jingyou.
The Fu family is on the right track, let’s look at Lingyuan.
One of the young couple seldom comes to the city, so he has no idea about the prices of various commodities.
Although I study in the city, I rarely deal with money and food, so I have no idea about rental prices.
After running around for a few days, I finally found the private courtyard that suited my needs.
The price is several times higher than that of a single-family house in a slum that I saw before.
The monthly rent for a single household in the slum is eight yuan.
A separate courtyard costs twenty-two to twenty-six yuan a month.
Lingyuan is still a student with no income and has to pay rent from his family.
He was embarrassed to ask for the price of the separate courtyard, and he felt guilty towards his wife.
Just as I was thinking about what to say, Liu Wenpei dragged me out of the yard:
"Let's look at a large courtyard house! The price is right, and it's closer to Xiaobao's home, so we can take care of him in the future. We can't live in such a big place, so no..."
Just over twenty yuan, and it’s only one month’s rent. Liu Wenpei felt scared when she heard it.
She originally thought the difference wouldn't be too exaggerated.
The separate yard can be used to grow vegetables or something, which can make up for the loss to some extent.
In addition, after seeing how well the Fu family was doing, she began to think about this.
Now that she heard the price, how could she dare to have those thoughts?
The city is not like the village, where you can divide the land and grow something.
Everything for food, drink and daily necessities has to be sold, so one has to be frugal in life.
It only costs eight dollars to rent a slum, and you can save more than ten dollars a month.
What can't you do with the money you saved?
Ling Yuan was afraid of wronging Liu Wenpei, and Liu Wenpei was also afraid of wronging him.
Pulling Ling Yuan towards the several large courtyards they had visited before, Liu Wenpei advised him:
"We can just rent a large compound, and I'll clean up the house later, which will be the same..."
"Just live here for now. We'll think about other things after you graduate. I'll also find a job to help with the family expenses. Once we save some money, we can consider other things."
Liu Wenpei walked in front and kept chattering.
Ling Yuan let her pull him, looking at the shiny braids swinging back and forth behind her, and felt that this girl was really sincere.
I really want to live a stable life with him.
He softened his heart and replied with a comfortable smile:
"I'll do as you say."
Liu Wenpei turned around and smiled at him, saying:
"Then choose the one in Qingta Hutong. It's just two corners away from Xiaobao's house."
"Um."
When the Lingyuan couple moved, Fu Jingyou went to help connect the electrical wires and install the lights.
Tang Mei took Liu Wenpei to familiarize herself with the surrounding area and told her the prices of vegetables.
Which shop or stall is easy to talk to?
It was inconvenient for Lu Miao to move, so while looking after the children at home, he took the opportunity to refer to Liu Wenpei's previous preferences for choosing hairbands, selected the materials and cut two pieces of pink and blue cloth.
Mei Zi came over to eat, and Lu Miao handed the cloth to her and told her how to sew.
I asked Mei Zi to help me prepare two pairs of pillowcases and pillow towels and give them to Liu Wenpei.
It was a busy time, and by the time Ling Yuan and Liu Wenpei finished their move, it was already June.
Lu Miao's belly grew a little bigger.
Fu Jingyou took her to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor said her condition was stable and estimated that the due date would be in ten days to half a month.
Fu Jingyou broke into a cold sweat, his heart suddenly tensing up.
She returned home to take good care of Lu Miao. It was so cautious that it could not be said that she was serving Empress Dowager Cixi in the Cining Palace.
Tang Mei was also busy. As soon as they came back from the hospital, she started preparing diapers and swaddling clothes for the baby.
The bottles and nipples used by the eldest and second babies in the past have also been taken out, cleaned and kept ready.
Lu Yuanzheng was also busy.
But he was busy and flustered, and was busy for no reason.
In addition to constantly bringing home large and small cans of milk powder and malted milk, he also brought back a bicycle the kind that children can ride.
Tang Mei saw me and scolded me:
"You're really capable! Can you find any child who can ride a bicycle right after birth?"
Lu Yuanzheng rubbed his head and made an excuse seriously:
"I didn't say I bought it for the little one. Can't I buy it for the big one?"
Tang Mei rolled her eyes at him, muttering that she was busy somewhere else and was too lazy to bother with him.
Tang Mei still vividly remembers Lu Miao's experience of giving birth when she was pregnant with her first child.
This time, as she was about to give birth, Tang Mei didn't dare to leave Lu Miao alone anymore.
Any rice or other purchases were left to Fu Jingyou and Lu Yuanzheng.
Tang Mei was responsible for taking care of Lu Miao at home.
But accidents are always hard to guard against.
At the critical moment, something went wrong.
Lu Miao was about to give birth, and Fu Jingyou had not been to Guangzhou since May.
However, the time interval was too long. In order to stabilize the people on the black market, Fu Jingyou drew up a price list for some items.
I gave one to Heipi Laosi and Chen Xiangdong.
Fu Jingyou would make small batches of whatever Heipi Lao Si and Chen Xiangdong wanted, and occasionally he would contact Ma Tou to make a trip and mail it over after it was prepared.
He is probably a middleman.
At this stage, I can earn a little over a hundred or a few hundred yuan each time I resell or supply goods.
After late May, Lu Miao became increasingly heavy and unable to move.
Fu Jingyou has to take care of the family and occasionally take care of the black market.
It has been a while since I last visited the research branch.
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