Chapter 135 Shopping Around
After Sun Jingyi said this, Jiang Mingyu was obviously unhappy. Lao Li smiled and said, "This lady is right. This is not a trivial matter. We should really compare prices. Besides, this other place is not far away. Anyway, we have already informed them. It won't hurt to go over and take a look."
No one said anything. After all, they were not their family, so they still had to consider other people's feelings and had no choice but to follow them.
Jiang Mingyu and Sun Jingyi walked behind, frowning and whispering, "What are you doing? Isn't this place quite suitable? What's more, there is a pregnant woman here, is it necessary to go back and forth like this?"
Sun Jingyi said, "The three rooms are all different sizes. How do we calculate the cost when we share the money? If things get ugly later, that would be bad. We can just wait and see. It won't affect anything."
Jiang Mingyu looked at his wife like this, as if he had truly known her at this moment.
After all, they have only been married for a month. In his eyes, the other party is perfect in every way. When they are at home, they spend the whole day together. Today, it seems that he knows for the first time the shortcomings of his wife.
This petty attitude is really a headache. Jiang Mingyu once thought: If I make the list, my wife...
Everyone came to the second courtyard, and Xu Qingmeng was obviously dissatisfied.
This yard is much smaller than the previous one, and there are only two rooms. The kitchen is also a shed. It is not spacious at all, but very narrow, and the lighting is not good.
Sun Jingyi also made a comparison and found that the two rooms were similar. She said, "I think this one is pretty good."
Zhou Yuanjia was in a dilemma: "But there are only two rooms here?"
This yard is naturally much cheaper than the first one. The yards near the examination hall are rented on a monthly basis. They will only be here for about twenty days at most, and the rest will be wasted.
This yard costs less than two taels of silver, one tael and eight cents of silver.
If the two families shared the cost, each would only need 900 wen.
The first yard had good conditions and was very large, so the price was naturally much higher, costing five taels of silver.
If each family shared the cost, it would not be just 900 wen, but a full 1 liang and 6 qian, and they might not even get the largest wing.
Sun Jingyi was thinking that whoever lived in the big room or the small room would suffer a loss. What was good about it? It was better than this place. It was so good. No one would suffer a loss and no one could take advantage of anyone.
Although this yard is a little small and the things in it are a little shabby, it is cheap. It can be used after tidying up. We will only live here for about twenty days, so there is no need to spend so much money.
Zhou Yuanjia asked this question, but Sun Jingyi couldn't speak first. Instead, she tugged at the corner of Jiang Mingyu's clothes and motioned for him to speak.
Jiang Mingyu obviously also liked the first courtyard, so he naturally didn't get her meaning. He scratched his head and said, "Let's go to the first one. It's the most suitable place."
Sun Jingyi frowned and said, "Are you stupid? This yard is obviously more cost-effective."
Jiang Mingyu said, "But there are only two rooms here, how can we accommodate them? Besides, why should we suffer for the sake of money when we are away from home?"
Sun Jingyi was not happy and said, "No one's money comes from the wind, so of course we should save as much as possible. Besides, we didn't bring much money this time, and we have just arrived in the city, so there are still ten or twenty days to go."
The Jiang family was indeed of average background, but their situation was not as urgent as Sun Jingyi said, and because of their intention to take the exam, the family had prepared enough money.
But Sun Jingyi had developed this character since childhood, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Sun Jingyi became more and more excited as she spoke, and even said to Xu Qingmeng: "A man who doesn't run a household doesn't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are. Sister-in-law, what do you think? Is this yard relatively more cost-effective?"
Xu Qingmeng hadn't said anything yet, but Zhou Yuanjia was not a fool, so he naturally heard the clues.
Just as he was about to say something, he heard Gu Yunyi speak: "Since Madam Jiang thinks this place is quite good, Brother Jiang can rent it. But my wife is still pregnant, and she likes to tinker with food. This yard is really not safe, so we won't live here."
Sun Jingyi obviously didn't expect Gu Yunyi to speak, and he said it so directly.
Once Gu Yunyi said it, he would never give anyone a chance to refuse. He directly said to Uncle Li, "Uncle Li, I rented the first yard. One is for resting, one is for study, and there is another one here. Brother Zhou, do you want to live here?"
"Of course." Zhou Yuanjia was in a good mood and nodded in agreement.
"In that case, three rooms are just right."
As soon as Gu Yunyi said this, Sun Jingyi's words that she wanted to regret were stuck in her throat and she couldn't say a word.
Sun Jingyi's face looked very ugly, but there was nothing she could do, so she had to sign a contract with the owner for the small courtyard with two side rooms.
Gu Yunyi and his companions returned to the first yard.
Along the way, Zhou Yuanjia was in a dull mood and was very depressed. He whispered, "I have dealt with Brother Jiang several times before. He was a very nice person in normal times. But now, it seems that he is such a soft-hearted person..."
He shook his head helplessly. Due to his manners, he could not make irresponsible comments about a woman. However, after what happened just now, Zhou Yuanjia was not only despised by others, but also tricked like this. He still felt uncomfortable.
Huang Boyang is used to seeing all kinds of people, and said: "Since they were born in different families, they treat others differently and have different mentalities. I think it is something they have cultivated since they were young, which is why they are like this."
The first courtyard was still very popular. After Xu Qingmeng and his companions had only been there for a while, another family had already come to look at it.
This is also a couple. The head of the family seems a little older, estimated to be around twenty-four or twenty-five, of average build, and a bit frail. His wife is also petite and speaks softly.
As soon as everyone entered the door, they heard the man say, "Boss, can't we rent them separately? We can just take one."
"No, no, if we rent it out separately, how can it be your turn? I'm afraid I'm already at home collecting the money now." The landlord did not lie, otherwise this yard would not have existed until now.
The boss saw Gu Yunyi and his companions coming back and said to the couple, "I'm really sorry, you should go inside and take a look. This area is all rented out."
(End of this chapter)
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