In Zhou Xiuqin's impression, Chen Shitou died five or six years ago.
His house was made of mud walls and wood. Logically, it should have collapsed long ago.
"It hasn't collapsed yet! In the past few years, Chen Shitou's nephew has been raising chickens outside the house and goes in to clean it from time to time. The house is still well preserved."
"But the stone-sinking house is at the entrance of the village, or rather, the entrance. It's quite far away. It's a very remote place, and not many people usually go there. I don't know how to describe it, so I'll take you there and you'll know."
Zhou Xingbo drove and a group of people came to Chen Shitou's house.
That house is indeed quite remote.
There is a fork in the road about one kilometer away from the village entrance. We drove up this fork, turning several times, and it took nearly ten minutes to arrive.
The house is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there is a large area of more than 600 square meters in front.
The large area is entirely made of loess, without any cement hardening, and is therefore uneven.
Fortunately, it hasn't rained recently, otherwise the road here would be bumpy and muddy.
Chen Shitou's house is a small bungalow, not big, only about 60 square meters.
There is a kitchen, a living room, a bedroom, a shower room outside, and a dry toilet at the back of the house.
The house is old, but it has been well maintained and should not collapse within a few years.
If someone lives there regularly, it will probably last for another ten years without any problem.
The house was halfway up the mountain. Shen Yunzhao stood on the flat ground and looked over. The endless mountains stretched into the distance, and the national highway and village roads shuttled between the mountains like a ribbon.
"How is it? Is this house okay?" asked my aunt.
"good."
Shen Yunzhao was very satisfied, as the location fully met the three characteristics of remoteness, no neighbors nearby, and good privacy.
Moreover, there are no cameras within a dozen kilometers, whether on the national highway or village roads below.
Although the road from the village is winding, it is a cement road and a small truck can easily drive on it.
"Aunt, is Shen Shitou's nephew here? I want to talk to him."
"Do you really want to rent it?" Zhou Xingbo advised, "This place is too remote and the transportation is not very convenient. You should think about it again."
"Don't think about it. I like this large area. It's large enough to dry a lot of red mushrooms."
Zhou Xingbo knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he said, "Okay, I'll call Shen Shitou's nephew."
Half an hour later, Shen Shitou's nephew showed up.
Shen Yunzhao knew this man. He was from the same generation as Shen Fugui. According to seniority, she had to call him uncle, Shen Wenlin.
"Xiuqin, do you want to rent this house?"
Shen Wenlin couldn't figure out why Zhou Xiuqin rented this shabby house. He looked puzzled and said, "My house's location is not good, and no one lives there. It's a bit moldy inside."
Shen Yunzhao smiled and said, “Uncle Wenlin, I rented it to dry red mushrooms.”
"Drying red mushrooms? Why not rent a house in the village?"
"No house in the village has such a large ping!" Zhou Xiuqin explained. "Although your house is remote, it has a large ping. We like it this way. Wenlin, do you want to rent it?"
"Rent, of course!" He would wake up laughing in his dreams at the thought of renting out this shabby house. Shen Wenlin asked the question that concerned him most, "How much rent do you plan to pay?"
"2400 per year, we'll rent it for two years first."
Hearing the price, Shen Wenlin immediately smiled and said, "Sure!"
It's not easy to rent out a house in the countryside, and this kind of run-down house is even harder. 2,400 yuan a year isn't much, but it's still some income.
But Shen Yunzhao said, "Uncle Wenlin, don't agree so quickly. I haven't finished speaking yet."
"If you have any requests, tell me."
"First, build wooden platforms for drying rice on this 600-square-meter land. Second, repair the roof to prevent leaks. Third, build me a toilet and shower room. Fourth, fix the water and electricity. Fifth, redo the kitchen and preferably build a new stove."
"This..." Shen Wenlin began to calculate in his mind how much money it would cost to make so many.
If the money is too much, he simply won't rent it.
Shen Yunzhao saw Shen Wenlin's hesitation and immediately said, "Uncle Wenlin, how about this? I'll give you 5,000 yuan and you can do it. Or I can do it myself, but I won't give you the 5,000 yuan."
Shen Wenlin thought about it and said, "Yun Zhao, why don't you just do it yourself? You don't have to give me the 5,000 yuan. My daughter-in-law is in confinement after giving birth, and there are so many things to do at home that I don't have time to do it."
The two discussed a few more details and signed a lease contract, which Zhou Xingbo also signed as a third-party witness.
The contract was in duplicate. After receiving the contract, Shen Yunzhao immediately transferred 2,400 to Shen Wenlin.
"Okay, here's the key. I'll be leaving first." Shen Wenlin collected the money and happily rode away on his motorcycle.
After Shen Wenlin left, Shen Yunzhao looked at Zhou Xingbo and said, "Brother Xingbo, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you with the repairs to my house."
"Leave it to me, rest assured! I will definitely take good care of it for you!" Zhou Xingbo patted his chest and promised.
Shen Yunzhao was just about to talk to Zhou Xingbo about how to renovate the house when his cell phone suddenly rang.
"Hey, Brother Xingyu... Oh, I'm back in the village, not in the city... I won't be out for a while... Good stuff? Oh, there's also a crucian carp... Oh, good, then wait a minute, I'll be out now."
After hanging up the phone, Shen Yunzhao said, “Mom, I have to leave the city first. Brother Xingyu has something to talk to me about.”
"What's the matter? Why are you so anxious?" Zhou Xiuqin asked.
"It's just a small matter." Shen Yunzhao didn't intend to say more. He turned around and asked Zhou Xingbo, "Brother Xingbo, when will you leave the city? If it's not that soon, you can wait and take my dad out."
"Okay. You go first." Zhou Xingbo originally wanted to leave now, but Shen Yunzhao obviously had something to do, so he simply waited a little longer.
Anyway, there is nothing to do in the company all day today, so it doesn't matter whether he goes or not.
Zhou Xiuqin didn't want to go out so early, so Shen Yunzhao drove away in a hurry alone.
As soon as I got off the car, I saw Zhou Xingyu waiting at the entrance of the community.
"Brother Xingyu, how long have you been waiting for me?"
Shen Yunzhao was still quite surprised. If she had known that Zhou Xingyu was the general manager of a restaurant and was extremely busy, he would definitely not have come here to wait for her if there was nothing else!
Zhou Xingyu saw Shen Yunzhao as if he saw a savior, and grabbed her hand.
"Sister, you finally came out! Come on, take me to see that crucian carp."
Shen Yunzhao was dragged to the front door and asked as he opened it, "What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Hey, it has something to do with you."
"It has something to do with me? How do you say that?"
"Your red mushroom caused it."
Zhou Xingyu had a smile on his face, but his tone was quite helpless.
Shen Yunzhao understood, it was probably a good thing, but this kind of good thing did not make him very happy.
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