Chapter 465 Renting a House
The woman only opened the door a crack and looked at the few people up and down. When she saw Jiang Hongyu, she frowned and wanted to close the door.
"Xiao Yun." The woman quickly put her foot in. "These people are from other places passing through our town. Their child is sick, so they need to rent your house for a few days."
Xiaoyun pried at the door and whispered, "Sister, I don't need to rent a house..."
"No, you can use it." Zhu's wife said firmly: "They are all good people, you can rest assured to rent the house to them."
Xiaoyun leaned against the door without saying a word. Jiang Hongyu and Ye Mingzhu looked at each other. What was going on? It seemed like they were forcing each other to rent the house.
Jiang Hongyu was not in a position to speak, so Ye Mingzhu spoke up: "Sister-in-law Zhu, since your sister doesn't want to rent a house, forget it, we'll look for one somewhere else."
"My sister's house is very big, and she keeps it very clean. You will definitely have less worries living here." There was a hint of pleading in Zhu's wife's words.
Ye Mingzhu was a little annoyed. She just wanted to find a place to stay for a few days and didn't want to get involved in other people's affairs.
She called Jiang Hongyu and was about to leave. Xiaoyun opened the door and said, "Come in."
Zhu's wife took Ye Mingzhu's arm and said, "Sister, go in and take a look."
Ye Mingzhu followed him into the yard. Xiaoyun led the way and turned directly into the yard on the right. After walking for a few breaths, a row of houses appeared in front of them. Just as Zhu's wife said, there were more than a dozen houses.
Xiaoyun took a few steps forward and pushed open the front door. He lowered his head and whispered, "No one has lived in this courtyard since it was built. If you want to live here, you need to clean it yourself."
Ye Mingzhu walked into the room and took a look. The basic furniture was all there, with only some dust. It was obvious that someone cleaned it occasionally, and there was no bad smell in the air.
She looked at several houses in succession and was quite satisfied with this one.
"We want to rent this courtyard for half a month. How much does it cost?" Ye Mingzhu asked Xiaoyun.
Xiaoyun lowered her head, and Ye Mingzhu could only see her tightly bitten lips.
"Five taels of silver."
"What?"
"What?"
Ye Mingzhu and Zhu's wife exclaimed at the same time.
So cheap? These words popped up in both of their minds at the same time.
Zhu's wife's face was full of anxiety. She wanted to say something, but she sighed and said nothing more.
Ye Mingzhu asked, "The rent for your house seems a bit cheap. I want to know why."
Xiaoyun looked up at Ye Mingzhu, then quickly lowered her head: "I, I'm afraid someone will come and cause trouble."
"Looking for trouble?" Ye Mingzhu repeated, then looked at Zhu's wife: "Sister-in-law Zhu, I remember you said there is no trouble with your sister's house."
The Zhu family's wife looked at Xiaoyun with a look of disappointment, and finally sighed deeply, saying, "This house is indeed my sister's. No one in her in-laws wants it. It's just that she is a widow after all..."
She stopped talking midway because Xiaoyun pulled at her clothes, preventing her from continuing.
Ye Mingzhu saw the blush on Xiaoyun's face in the setting sun, and she understood after just a moment's thought.
It is probably because Xiaoyun has no one in her husband's family, and some widower or scoundrel wants to take advantage of her and get both her and her money.
They were just recuperating here, and logically they shouldn't be interfering in other people's business, but Ye Mingzhu still liked this house, and she looked at Jiang Hongyu.
"I think this house is okay. How about staying here for a few days?"
Jiang Hongyu also thought this courtyard was nice. He nodded and said, "I'll go call Lao Hu and the others over later and have them keep watch here tonight."
Ye Mingzhu had other ideas in her mind, but she didn't say them in front of Zhu's wife and Xiaoyun.
"This house should be priced at what it is. We won't take advantage of you, but we have to stay here tonight." Ye Mingzhu looked at the sky and felt a little anxious.
Xiaoyun looked up in surprise: "You want to rent this house?"
"You don't want to?" Ye Mingzhu asked back.
Zhu's wife quickly pulled Xiaoyun and said, "Yes, yes. It's getting late, and you still need to call someone. Otherwise, let Xiaoyun make dinner for you."
Ye Mingzhu thought for a moment and shook her head: "No, there are too many of us, it would be too troublesome."
Seeing this, Zhu's wife didn't know what to say.
Ye Mingzhu and Jiang Hongyu went to the clinic one by one, and the other went to the ferry. Since they were going to stay here for half a month, they had to move some luggage down.
After the two of them left, Zhu's wife patted Xiaoyun's arm and said, "Xiaoyun, I have to go back too, otherwise your brother-in-law will have objections. These outsiders are bringing their children with them, so they will definitely not cause any trouble."
Xiaoyun's eyes were filled with tears: "Sister, how about, how about..."
She said a few words but didn't say the rest.
Zhu's wife patted her arm and said, "Okay, if you don't want to get married, no one will force you. I and your brother-in-law are here for you."
Xiaoyun wiped her tears and whispered, "I can do anything, but Nini is my husband's only child."
"Okay, with these outsiders living here for the next half month, I guess they won't dare to do anything wrong. Let's slowly think of a solution." Zhu's wife looked at the sky and saw that it was really getting late. She gave a few more instructions and left quickly.
Xiaoyun closed the door, feeling desperate. At this moment, she seemed to hear a child crying, and quickly ran to the back.
Ye Mingzhu had returned to the clinic. There were not many people in the clinic at this time. Ye Lang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her.
"Cousin, we have rented a small courtyard. You hold Tie Niu and let's go there first." After Ye Mingzhu said this, she touched the foreheads of Ye Yun'an and Lu Dou, and they seemed to be a little hot.
They both shook their heads at her and said in unison, "Sister, I'm fine."
"Let's go to the courtyard first, take the medicine and go to bed early." Ye Mingzhu supported Luodou and took a few people to Xiaoyun's house.
Sister Ying was surprised to see Ye Mingzhu renting such a large yard: "Mingzhu, this yard is so nice, but you're renting it out too?"
Ye Mingzhu nodded and asked Ye Yun'an and Ludou to sit in the yard for a while. She went to get a basin of water, and Sister Ying hurried over to help.
Soon, Xiaoyun's voice was heard at the gate of the courtyard. She looked at the people in the yard and hesitated to go forward. It was Sister-in-law Ying who saw her with her sharp eyes and came forward to ask her what was the matter.
Xiaoyun handed the cloth bag to Sister Ying: "This rice is for you to make porridge."
Ye Mingzhu came over and saw only Xiaoyun's back. She told Sister Ying: "This is the owner of the house."
Although Sister Ying was surprised, she was worried about the sick Tie Niu and hurried to wipe the bed.
When Ruan Linlin and the others came with their bedding, Ye Mingzhu and the others had just cleaned the room.
Ruan Linlin and Ruyi carried food into the kitchen, washed rice and vegetables, and prepared to cook.
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