Getting rich in chronology

Chen Yu was a little worried, he was going to pick up the goods tomorrow afternoon, which meant that he had to find a rentable house at noon tomorrow at the latest.

It probably won't work today. He asked people while walking in the past two days.

I met someone who took him to see the house before, let’s not talk about how the house is, the two of them exchanged glances in front of Chen Yu’s face, their small eyes kept shaking, Chen Yu’s heart skipped a beat, and he found an excuse to ask his parents to come and see Look, turn around and run away.

It was the place where he was going to release the goods. With such a small amount of money, he couldn't stand the toss. If there was a problem with the house and the goods were lost, he would have nowhere to cry.

Chen Yu began to hesitate, whether to turn around and go to the city center, anyway, most of the buildings there are units, the safety is relatively guaranteed, and the higher the rent, the higher the rent.

It is that kind of house that is not very easy to rent, and under normal circumstances, it is directly allocated to the employees to live in.

If you can't find a suitable one today, go to the urban area to have a look tomorrow.

Chen Yu made up his mind and searched all the way again, but still found nothing, so he could only pick up two pieces of coal in dismay.

On the way back, Chen Yu keenly noticed that someone was following him.

He pretended not to notice, walked to the corner of an alley, and walked in.

After a while, a short and thin figure appeared at the entrance of the alley, he didn't dare to go in directly, and looked into the alley.

The alley was a bit dark, he didn't see where Chen Yu had gone, he hesitated for a moment, and walked in, the alley was empty, he hesitated, his steps stopped.

At this time, Chen Yu who was lying on the wall saw that following him was a boy who was shorter and thinner than him, he was relieved a little, jumped off the wall, and landed behind the boy.

The footsteps startled the boy, he turned around and looked at Chen Yu warily.

"What are you following me for?" Chen Yu asked.

He found that he had seen this boy before, with his dark face and hands, he was clearly one of the coal picking children he had just met by the railroad tracks.

Those children picking up coal, some older children with bad behavior will bully the children and snatch the big coal they picked up, so the children can only hug each other.

The boy looked only about ten years old, and he was a head lower than Chen Yu. He couldn't be here to grab the two pieces of coal in his hand, right?

The boy lowered his head and said nothing, Chen Yu raised his eyebrows, bent down to pick up the two pieces of coal thrown aside, turned and left.

"Wait..." The boy chased after him.

Chen Yu stopped and looked at him quietly.

The boy hesitated for a moment, then whispered: "Do you want to rent a house?"

Chen Yu's heart moved: "Do you have a house for rent?"

The boy picked the strap of the back basket and nodded: "Yes, my house is rented, it's just... a little old." It's still a little small.

"Can I see the room first?" Chen Yu asked.

"Okay, you come with me." The boy's dark eyes lit up, and he ran to Chen Yu to lead him the way.

On the way, Chen Yu asked briefly, the boy's name was Xiaodong, he was not ten years old as Chen Yu thought, he was already thirteen, just like Chen Yu, he was malnourished, so he looked extraordinarily thin.

As for the situation at home, Xiaodong refused to say more, so Chen Yu didn't ask further.

The two walked for about ten minutes, and finally came to a low-rise residential area. The houses in this area were very old, and the walls were mottled, revealing the wall bricks inside.

The road is also bumpy, and there are many shacks built by the residents near the houses, and some of them still live in them.

Chen Yu hesitated, maybe he wanted to rent the hut to him, the wall panels would fall down as soon as they were pushed, let alone guard against theft, they were not guarding against anything.

"It's almost there." Xiaodong looked back at Chen Yu while leading the way, with worry in his eyes, fearing that the environment here would scare Chen Yu away.

Chen Yu came to pick up coal during this time, he thought he came and went in a hurry and didn't attract people's attention, but actually quite a few people paid attention to him.

It's strange to come all the way and only pick up two pieces of coal, but it doesn't look like there is a lack of coal at home.

Although the bag on his back was very ugly, but upon closer inspection, the cloth was all new, not remade from worn-out clothes and rags.

And the clothes on his body didn't have a single patch, which showed that he was not the same as them.

Adhering to the four-character mantra "everyone is coming", Chen Yu followed Xiaodong for another two or three minutes, and finally stopped at the gate of a small courtyard.

"That's right here." Xiaodong took Chen Yu in. The open space in the middle of the yard was about ten square meters, and there were some sundries around the eaves. There were also shacks in the corner, and there was a well in the middle of the yard.

In the open space, a clothesline was tied to a bamboo pole erected. A young girl was drying clothes while an aunt was lighting the stove.

Seeing that Xiaodong brought a stranger back, the young girl looked over curiously, and the aunt also put down her work, and asked carelessly, "Xiaodong, who is this?"

Xiaodong hesitated for a moment, and said honestly, "Aunt Yu, this is to see the house."

"Oh, that's right. You can rent out that house in your house. It's suitable." Aunt Yu answered the sentence in such a blunt manner. None.

At this moment, a little girl ran out of a room on the right, stood under the eaves, and shouted loudly: "Brother."

Xiaodong introduced: "This is my sister, Xiaoxia."

"These are our houses." Xiaodong pointed to the row of houses on the right and introduced.

This small courtyard is not very big, so it is said that there are several rooms in a row, but in fact they are all small, and the slightly larger one is the row facing the door.

"This one is for rent." Xiaodong took his sister by the hand and pushed open the door of the corner room near the main entrance.

Chen Yu stood at the door and took a look, the house was very small, about seven to eight square meters, the house was empty, nothing.

There is one window, the light is not bad, Xiaodong is right, it is indeed very dilapidated, but fortunately the roof is in good condition, and the walls are intact, so it can be used as a warehouse or a temporary work place.

Chen Yu groaned and said nothing, Xiaodong thought he was dissatisfied, and was a little anxious: "We all have beds and tables, if you want to rent them, we can move them here for you now."

At worst, he would just move his own bed here.

"no need……"

"If you think it's small, the room next door is bigger. We'll move here tonight. You can take a look at the room next door." Xiaodong said urgently.

Chen Yu was blocked when he asked the price, and was speechless for a while: "No, this house is just..." That's fine.

"We still have a sewing machine at home." Xiao Xia interjected in a low voice, "I can use it for you."

"Xiaoxia!" Xiaodong called out angrily, the little girl shrank her neck and lowered her head in grievance.

"Do you have a sewing machine at home?" Chen Yu was overjoyed, this is really sleepy and came to give a pillow.

"Yes..." Xiaodong hesitated for a moment, and took Chen Yu to see the sewing machine.

Chen Yu is quite familiar with this thing. When he was working in a small factory, he often used sewing machines. This thing needs to be pedaled. Originally, the person in charge of the factory thought he was a cripple and refused to take him.

Chen Yu talked badly, and it was only when he was allowed to try it that he was allowed to try it. Later, he tried it and worked for a long time.

It's just that his lame leg was not healthy after all, and he had to pedal for a long time, which was too much of a burden. After he earned some money, he changed jobs.

The sewing machine in Xiaodong's home is of an old style, but it is obviously well maintained and fully functional.

That's enough, Chen Yu immediately made a decision: "Rent the sewing machine together, and I will rent the house next to it."

"Okay, okay!" Xiaodong was overjoyed, and Xiaoxia also smiled, revealing a pair of sweet little dimples.

"Where are your adults? Or can you make the decision?" Chen Yu asked.

Aunt Yu who didn't know when came over said: "Xiaodong only has an old grandma left in her family. His grandma is not at home. He is the man of the family. He can make up his mind about family affairs."

Xiaodong straightened out her thin chest and nodded vigorously: "Yes, I can make the decision."

"Then how do you rent this house?" Chen Yu asked.

Xiaodong thought for a while, and tentatively asked, "Is one yuan a month okay?"

Before, he heard people say that there is a house of more than 20 square meters for rent, and it only costs more than two yuan a month. Their house is so small.

"Otherwise, Bamao is also fine." Xiaodong was embarrassed after all.

Chen Yu: "..."

Although it would be nice to be able to get a little cheaper, after all, he doesn't have enough funds now, but it's still a bit guilty of taking advantage of other people's children.

"In this way, I will give you one yuan and five, and you will rent me for forty days, and you may renew the lease. If there are others who want to rent, they must rent it to me first. I will not use the sewing machine at that time, but for the forty days, The sewing machine has to be used by me, and I promise not to break it for you." Chen Yu said.

Xiaodong used his brain, which has not studied much, to do the calculations several times, and he took advantage of it. He couldn't understand why Chen Yu proposed this, but it could only be attributed to the fact that he is a good person.

And besides Chen Yu, who else would rent this dilapidated house in their family. It is a good thing that Chen Yu is willing to renew the lease.

The matter was settled just like that, Chen Yu paid a deposit of one yuan on the spot, and got the key - that's right, not only did he not have to pay three deposits, he didn't even have to pay the rent in full.

Before leaving, Xiaodong insisted on giving Chen Yu a basket of coal he had picked up, but Chen Yu didn't want it, he insisted on changing Chen Yu for two bigger ones.

Chen Yu: "..."

He deliberately picked coal that was not too big or too small, just to be able to handle the past and not be cheap for the Xiao family.