The village chief regretted his words as soon as he said them.
This family is also pitiful. Their family members probably died on the way to escape the famine.
Otherwise, why is there only two people in this family? Moreover, the head of the household is a little kid who is only ten years old?
Why do I talk so fast? Isn't this just bringing up someone else's sad story?
"Uh, that's no problem."
Seeing that Lin Jiuyue didn't look sad, the village chief breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, these two siblings have strong mental qualities, otherwise, if they made someone cry, they would have to comfort them.
The village chief looked up at Lin Jiuyue, then smiled and shook his head.
Am I really getting senile and confused?
These two siblings were able to escape famine all the way here, and they don’t look like they were fleeing famine at all. They also have noble people helping them. How could they be ordinary people?
"Village Chief, since there are no problems with our household registration, then, regarding our residence..."
The village chief returned Lin Jiuyue’s household registration to Lin Jiuyue.
"Miss Lin, I was just about to tell you about this."
"In our village, the most we can give you is a piece of land for building a house. The village will not allocate a piece of land for the house itself."
Lin Jiuyue frowned and was about to ask a few more questions when the village chief continued.
"However, since you've just arrived in the village and you don't have a place to stay for the time being, you can rent a house from the villagers. Of course, it all depends on what you think."
The village chief said that they could rent a house, but in his heart he didn't believe that Lin Jiuyue and her brother would rent a house in the village.
After all, although they came here to escape famine, they still brought a carriage with them.
Although Shangbei Village is relatively close to the capital, there are very few families in the village who own horse-drawn carriages.
Firstly, buying a horse requires reporting to the government, and secondly, the price of a horse is quite high. Ordinary villagers are reluctant to spend that much money to buy a horse.
For the villagers, although horses are faster than cows, they are not as cost-effective as cows. If they have the money, everyone would rather buy cows.
Lin Jiuyue thought about it.
"Village Chief, does anyone in the village have an empty house? If so, I'd like to rent it for a while."
It would be best if there were vacant houses in the village. If not, my sister and I would rent a house in the town first.
The village chief thought about it
"There is a spare house, but the owner is still living in it."
Lin Jiuyue: ...
What the village chief meant was that the house could be rented, but the owner of the house had not moved out.
In other words, if you want to rent that house, you have to live under the same roof with the owner!
"Miss Lin, what do you think? If you need it, I can take you to ask."
Lin Jiuyue frowned.
I don’t have a house, but I wouldn’t be happy living under the same roof with others.
Firstly, I have money now, and I don't need the few copper coins for renting a house. Secondly, I now have the Lingquan space. When we live under the same roof, it will be inconvenient to enter and exit the space. I always feel like a thief.
If possible, I still don't want to live under the same roof with others.
"Village Chief, is there anyone who lives in a house with no one at home but the house? It doesn't matter if the house is shabby. My sister and I don't really like living under the same roof with others."
village head:……
"Yes, there is, but the house is too dilapidated..."
Before the village chief finished speaking, Lin Jiuyue took over.
"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if it's a little shabby. We can live with it."
I even slept in trees while fleeing from famine. Now that I have a house, am I still afraid that it will become dilapidated?
I am a refugee!
The village chief wanted to say something, opened his mouth, and then closed it again.
"In that case, I'll take you there first. If you think it's okay, we can talk about renting a house later."
Lin Jiuyue nodded in agreement.
Even if the house was shabby, it was still a house. My sister and I wouldn't be living there for long anyway, so we could just make do with it for now and move out once our own house was built.
Thinking this in my mind, I followed the village chief all the way to the so-called house of the village chief.
"Here it is."
Lin Jiuyue looked at the village chief in disbelief.
Is the village chief kidding me? This is just a house?
"Village Chief, are you talking about this house? The owner of this house wants to rent it out?"
The village chief nodded.
"Yes, there aren't many vacant houses in Shangbei Village. This is the only one that's no longer occupied."
After hearing what the village chief said, Lin Jiuyue almost rolled her eyes.
Of course the owner wouldn't live there anymore! This thatched hut, in the 21st century, wouldn't even be considered a dangerous building. It's so dilapidated, and its owner actually wants to trade it for a few copper coins!
If the village chief had not brought me here personally, I would have suspected that the village chief was joking with me.
"Village Chief, this house is quite old, right?"
Lin Jiuyue did not directly say that the house was too dilapidated, but the village chief still heard a hint of disgust in Lin Jiuyue's tone.
"It's certainly quite old, but it's still habitable after some repairs."
Lin Jiuyue was speechless. This thatched hut didn't even have a roof, and one side of the stone wall had collapsed. What was the difference between living here and living outdoors?
Even if it can be repaired, it will take a long time before it is repaired.
This shabby house is actually being rented out? I don’t know what the owner of this house is thinking!
"Village Chief, even if we want to repair this house, it probably won't be easy, right?"
The village chief felt a little embarrassed after hearing this.
"Haha, the rent of this house is cheap..."
As for the rent issue, Lin Jiuyue didn't worry about it at all.
"Jiuyue, you can't live in this house anymore. If it collapses, not only will you have to pay compensation, but it will also be difficult for you to move when you want to."
Lin Jiuyue also took this into consideration, so she hesitated.
When he heard Gu Chengyan say this, he immediately decided to rent a house in town.
"Village Chief, let's leave this house for someone else to rent. We don't know how many refugees Shangbei Village will accept this time, so leave it to them."
After saying that, Lin Jiuyue asked about the residential land allocated to her family by Murakami.
After hearing this, the village chief took out the map he had brought with him, spread it out, and pointed at something on it.
"This is a map of our Shangbei Village. Miss Lin, come here and take a look."
Lin Jiuyue heard the village chief's words and came over.
The village chief unfolded the paper in his hand, and a map-like object appeared before Lin Jiuyue. However, compared with the maps of the 21st century, this thing was a little hard to describe.
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