Chapter 67 The Appearance of Home
After the installation technician left.
Yun Zhao's home has changed drastically.
Upon entering the house, a brand-new white shoe cabinet is placed on the right.
The shoe cabinet has three drawers on top, with some decorative items placed on the top.
On the left, where the restaurant used to be, a huge display cabinet stands against the wall. The cabinet has four layers, with five compartments on each layer, and each compartment is super large enough to hold a lot of snacks.
The door faces the living room.
The wooden sofa was replaced with a blue fabric sofa and a white coffee table, with a matching carpet underneath, and double-layered curtains in the same color scheme hanging on the windows.
A gentle breeze blew by, and the curtains swayed slightly.
It already looks like a home.
Yun Zhao liked it more and more as she looked at it. She turned on the small fan on the coffee table, hugged the small cushion that was given to her, and comfortably lay face down on the soft sofa.
The little bluebird hopped onto her back and stomped around on it.
Its two bird stands, one placed in the room and the other next to the sofa.
The three-tiered bird pergola is about 1.8 meters high, with branches resembling tree trunks, and each tier has a tree hole.
There are places to rest on the outstretched branches, a small wooden platform on the side, and an exquisite wooden birdhouse at the very top.
Get up and set up the birdhouse.
The installer was only responsible for the installation; the mat that was supposed to be included was still in the bag and hadn't been opened.
Yun Zhao buried her head in the cushion, her voice muffled, "I'm not getting up, I'm going to lie here a little longer, it's so comfortable."
The little bluebird couldn't get her to sing, and it was a little unhappy.
He hopped over in a few steps and squatted down on her head.
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The fifth floor downstairs.
The women gathered in the passageway, sitting on the ground with many baskets and piles of wild grass beside them. They were engrossed in weaving straw sandals and hats, chatting about everyday things from time to time.
Zhao Yan was among them.
"Do you have enough coal? My son brought some back yesterday. If you need more, come to my house and get some."
"That's enough, we haven't even used up all the coal the base provided..."
"Has Old Zhang found a job?"
"I heard so. She works as a dishwasher in the staff canteen in the outer city..."
A kind-faced middle-aged woman skillfully wove straw sandals while asking curiously, "How many points do you get in a month?"
Another aunt chimed in, "The salary isn't high, but the benefits are great. Think about it, working in the cafeteria means two meals a day, which saves a lot of money."
The others nodded in agreement.
Prices at the base are high, and no household has any spare money.
These days, they've earned dozens of points by weaving straw sandals and hats, and they've spent most of them on food.
Meanwhile, the rest of the town is also trying to find work.
Zhao Yan was alright; before Zhao Zhao left, she gave her a thousand yuan for living expenses.
Every day when she goes to buy groceries, she buys a few extra bunches of wild vegetables to share with her neighbors.
Especially the town mayor's family.
The old town mayor is too old to go out and work.
He and his young grandson are the only ones left at home, and they are still eating the food they brought from town.
"By the way, Zhao Yan, where did Zhao Zhao go?"
Yao Qian, sitting opposite, asked, "Why haven't I seen her lately?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yan looked up and said with some worry, "I don't know... she didn't say when she would be back."
The sentry who delivered the message that day only said that Zhao Zhao was busy and wouldn't be home recently. Zhao Yan had no idea whether she had gone out or was staying in the inner city.
They remained on the fifth floor, unaware that Yun Zhao had already returned.
"Don't worry about that, Zhaozhao is the guide..."
Guides are so precious.
The fact that the base is willing to arrange such good housing for them without charging rent means that Zhao Zhao's guide level must be very high, and the large base will definitely protect her safety.
An auntie glanced at the sky outside, put down the straw hat she was halfway through weaving, and stood up. "It's noon, I have to go home to cook. I'll come back later."
"Go ahead, let's finish this and then go back."
Aunt Wu agreed, and as she passed by 503, she knocked on the door and called out before it opened, "Mayor, don't cook lunch, come to my house for lunch!"
She lives in apartment 502 next door, and her son is a sentry in the search team.
Yesterday, each member of the search team received a huge sum of two to three hundred points.
Aunt Wu went to the farmers' market to buy some rice and flour, and made the meat into meat sauce to store, intending to eat it slowly.
The door to room 503 opened.
An elderly man with gray hair and a slightly hunched posture stood at the door, leaning on a cane, wearing a faded blue cloth shirt.
The old town mayor waved his hand, "No need, I've already eaten."
Aunt Wu didn't believe it.
They stayed in the hallway the whole time. Even if they couldn't see what was happening inside 503, couldn't they hear any noise or smell anything?
Aunt Wu hadn't even had a chance to speak.
bite--
The sound of the elevator door opening came from the corner of the corridor.
Everyone instinctively looked up.
Yun Zhao was seen carrying a bag as he stepped out of the elevator.
"Zhao Zhao, you're back." Zhao Yan quickly put down the straw sandals she was holding, got up, and went over to help her carry her things.
People sitting in the hallway greeted each other warmly.
Aunt Wu, in particular, grinned and said, "Has Zhao Zhao eaten yet? Come to my house for a meal, and I'll start cooking right away."
Yun Zhao smiled and said, "No, Auntie, I'm going to see Grandpa Mayor."
"Don't be so polite with your auntie. We bought some noodles; we'll have meat sauce noodles for lunch!"
Aunt Wu ran to the door of apartment 502 next door, opened it, and called out, "Don't go! I'm going to make some noodles!"
Without paying any attention to the people outside, he closed the door and went to boil water.
Yun Zhao glanced silently at the closed door, and didn't let Zhao Yan help her carry her things. She chatted with the people outside for a few more minutes before carrying her things to the town mayor.
The old town mayor's face was filled with helplessness and heaviness as he leaned on his cane and stepped aside to make way for him.
Yun Zhao went inside, greeted his aunts, and then closed the door.
She had just finished setting up the bird stand at home, took out the land deeds for the two plots of land the base had given her, packed some food, and went downstairs to find the old town mayor.
The layouts of all the apartments in this building are pretty much the same.
In the old mayor's house, there were the same wooden sofas and tables and chairs, with old-fashioned teacups and tin cans on the table.
Some supplies brought from the town were piled up in the corner.
Near the window, there was an additional old desk used by children for writing and studying.
The desk was fully equipped with paper and pens, and displayed photo frames and old objects.
Clothes are hanging to dry on the balcony outside...
Everywhere is filled with the atmosphere of life.
The old town mayor looked helpless. "You're here, so why bring things? It'll just be a huge sight for so many people outside..."
Back in Qingshan Town, the gap between rich and poor was small, and every household was in the same situation.
But once they arrived at the large base, the difference between families with breadwinners and those without became immediately apparent.
There are now seven children in the town attending school.
The sentries can earn several hundred points per trip. I don't know how much Zhao Zhao can earn in a month, but as a guide, he must earn quite a bit.
Compared to other families who also have no way out, it's inevitable that some people will feel a sense of loss.
The old town mayor was thinking of her best interests.
"Grandpa Mayor is right. I didn't know there were so many people outside when I came here."
Yun Zhao placed the things on the table and said in a low voice, "However, I believe everyone will be the same as before."
Having been at the large base for so long, whether they are sentries or ordinary people in the town.
Even though she faced setbacks everywhere at the base, couldn't find a job, and had to be subservient to others, no one acted in her name.
Jobs are hard to find because they are trying to rely on themselves.
Otherwise, if they just mentioned that there was a senior guide in town, many people in the outer city would be willing to do business with them and give them a job.
Who wouldn't want to be on good terms with a top-notch guide?
This proves that although life is not easy for everyone, they don't want to cause her any trouble.
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