The school was in the middle of the village, and her home was on the south side. She walked quickly to the school. There were not many people in the school, as all the students had gone home for dinner.
Tian Xiaolan went to the office to find Li Weiguo. Seeing him working at his desk with his head down, she knocked on the door, walked straight in and put the lunch box on the empty table.
"Uncle Weiguo, eat your meal first and take a rest before reviewing it." Tian Xiaolan opened the lunch box, which was still emitting steam. The fragrance made Li Weiguo put down his pen.
"You did this?"
"Yes, I used the mushrooms I picked yesterday. Come and try it and see if it tastes good." Tian Xiaolan took the notebook from Li Weiguo's desk and pushed the lunch box in front of him.
"It's delicious. Your cooking skills are good." After taking a bite, Li Weiguo quickly picked up the lunch box and started eating it voraciously.
"Okay, class will start soon. Do you want to come and listen to the class? I remember you used to love coming to class with me."
Tian Xiaolan didn't have time to reminisce about the past with him and refused: "Next time. I have something to do. Let's go. Uncle, remember to bring your lunch box back tonight."
After leaving the school, I walked out of the village. The road became more and more bumpy. After walking and stopping for two hours, I arrived at the town. The houses on both sides of the town became more and more dense, and houses with red bricks and stone tiles could be seen everywhere.
The brick factory that Tian Xiaolan was looking for was right next to the entrance of Rongshun Town. She didn't stop and planned to go to the town first. After noon, in addition to the shops on both sides of the road, there were also some vendors sitting on the roadside, selling daily necessities, fruits and vegetables. From time to time, a few bicycles passed by, splashing mud and water on both sides.
After walking for so long, my throat was already dry and about to smoke. I asked for a bowl of boiled water for two cents at the door of the beverage store, gulped down a few sips, and asked, "Boss, does anyone here want to rent a house? I want to rent a quiet and safe house. Do you have any familiar ones to recommend?"
"What a coincidence! I just happen to know someone like that. Why don't you go check it out? It's in the alley to the left of the department store up ahead, across from the Industrial Safety Bureau 7. It's guaranteed to be quiet and safe."
After hearing her request, the owner of the beverage shop slapped his head and thought to himself that he just happened to have one. He also remembered that the owner of the house said that there were strange noises in her house every day, but they couldn't find the reason. They felt dizzy and dizzy after living there for a long time, so they were scared and moved back to the factory overnight. She asked him, a neighbor, to help look after the house. No matter who asked to rent it or sell it, the price was negotiable.
He would pass by there every day when buying groceries, but he didn't notice anything special. He said it was just a problem between the couple at work.
"Do you want to go and have a look? I'll ask my kid to take you there." The boss came over.
"Let's go take a look. By the way, how much is the rent per month?"
The boss hesitated and said, "It was originally five dollars, but if you really want it, four dollars is fine."
"Three dollars. I'll rent it for a month first. I'll buy it if I feel comfortable living there." Tian Xiaolan looked into his eyes and bargained calmly.
The boss smiled at Tian Xiaolan and said, "Since you really want it, it's not impossible."
"Nothing bad has ever happened to your house, has it?"
"To be honest, this is definitely a new house. If you don't believe me, go and see it yourself." The boss denied it weakly. He kicked the monkey-like boy who was playing in the sand at the door, took out the key from his pocket, and put it in his hand. "Hurry up and take her to see the house."
The boy stood up, put his fingers in his pockets, and scoffed, "Come on, even a dog wouldn't live in that house!"
"What nonsense are you talking about, you little brat? You want to eat bamboo shoots and fried pork again, right?"
"Let's go." The young man led Tian Xiaolan into the alley in a familiar manner, walked around the chairs piled in the alley and came to a gravel bungalow. The young man used a lock to open the wooden house, which was only a small space of more than ten square meters and a small kitchen.
Tian Xiaolan took a quick look and then left. She looked towards the house next door, pointed at the closed door and asked, "Do you know who lives next door?"
The young man leaned against the wall and raised his eyes lazily, sneering, "How should I know? They say this house is haunted. If you want to rent it, rent it. If not, forget it."
Just as he finished speaking, the tightly closed door of the neighbor's house on the right creaked open, and a head popped out from the door. The head turned quietly, revealing a thin and narrow face, with two eyes rolling around, secretly watching something.
Tian Xiaolan raised her eyebrows when she heard this and glanced at the wretched man.
When his eyes met, the skinny monkey immediately retracted his head and locked the door with a bang.
"I won't rent it. Thank you for accompanying me."
"Yeah." Seeing Tian Xiaolan gave up, he left.
Tian Xiaolan returned the same way to look for Li Weimin. When she arrived at the entrance of the brickyard, the air was filled with dust. She covered her face with her hands as she walked in and found that all the men inside were working shirtless. After asking a few people, she found Li Weimin. His cheeks were flushed and his back was wet, as if he had just been pulled out of the water.
"Brother Weimin."
"Why are you here? You're not well yet, why are you running around?" Li Weimin looked at the manager. Seeing the manager nod, he put down the work in his hands, put on his clothes in a few seconds, and took Tian Xiaolan out of the factory.
"I came to see you. Did you deliver the things?"
"Everything has been delivered. Go to the People's Hotel and buy two buns. Wait for me there. I'll come to see you after get off work." Li Weimin wiped the sweat from his face with his hand, took out a dime from his trouser pocket and put it in Tian Xiaolan's hand.
"Okay, thank you, brother!" Tian Xiaolan smiled gently, like the breeze in early spring, soft and warm.
After giving the instructions, Li Weimin went back to work.
Tian Xiaolan remembered that the People's Hotel was not far from the entrance to the market. She walked in and saw a waitress pouring boiled hot water into a water bottle.
She sat down and looked at the menu on the table. The pork head alone cost three yuan per pound. The cheapest item was steamed buns, which were three cents each. She ordered a steamed bun and a steamed bun. The waiter took the menu and squinted at her and asked, "Just a steamed bun and a steamed bun?!"
Tian Xiaolan looked at her: "Yes, comrade, do you have any questions?"
Seeing that she didn't understand the meaning of his words, he turned around and asked the chef in the kitchen for a steamed bun.
The steamed buns and steamed buns were all prepared long ago and were served after being heated up. I took a bite of the one with cabbage filling which was not bad, but after a few bites it was a bit choking.
"Comrade, could you please pour me a glass of water?"
After hearing her request, the waiter rolled his eyes and blurted out: "No."
Tian Xiaolan retorted stubbornly, "I saw you filling the hot water when I came in just now. How come the water is gone in just a few minutes?"
The waiter said unnaturally: "I said no, that's it."
"No, right? Then what is this?!" Seeing that she didn't move, Tian Xiaolan took the large water bottle on the wall, went to the kitchen to ask the chef for a bowl, and filled it with water.
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