Cai Gen was a little confused. I used to go to some tourist attractions with my wife and watch shaman performances. Is it true that beating the Wenwang drum is almost the same as dancing the Great God?
"Uncle Tong, I don't have much culture. Isn't that the same thing?"
Tong Aiguo looked down on him. Just as he was about to explain it to Cai Gen, he heard a noise from the direction of the balcony.
The sound was not too loud, but it still attracted Cai Gen's attention.
There is a solid wood cabinet on the balcony. It is very old and looks a bit like an old-fashioned dish rack.
The lower part is blocked by a curtain, and the sound comes from behind the curtain.
Seeing Cai Gen looking around intently, Tong Aiguo walked over and slapped the countertop of the cabinet with his hand.
"Why aren't you being honest? You're used to it. Just calm down."
What is going on? Can you understand people?
What is that?
"Uncle Tong, do you still have pets at home?"
Tong Aiguo didn't want to discuss this topic with Cai Gen, so he casually brushed it off.
"No, it's a mess. All old buildings are like this.
By the way, are you done?"
Cai Gen looked at his phone and expected to receive care at his home in about half an hour.
It's only been about ten minutes since I started, so it's a bit cutting corners.
"Uncle Tong, every time we visit, it takes half an hour. What else do you need me to do?
For example, change a light bulb, put up window grilles, cut your nails, pay utility bills, etc.
Or, if you need me to chat with you about anything, it’s okay. You’re not in a hurry, your satisfaction is the most important.”
"Ah, I can still pay the water and electricity bills. That's great. Just wait and I'll get you the electricity bill."
With that said, Tong Aiguo walked to another room, leaving Cai Gen alone.
Although Tong Aiguo hid it well just now, Cai Gen still felt that there was something strange behind the curtain on the balcony, and it was definitely not a rat.
What kind of rat? It can bite through steel and concrete. If it can really do that, then it must be a rat.
Before Tong Aiguo returned, Cai Gen quickly walked to the balcony and quickly lifted the curtain.
I go.
After just looking at it, Cai Gen's expression changed, and he quickly put down the curtain and returned to the chair.
Although the movements were not very big, my breathing was still a little disordered due to nervousness.
It happened that Tong Aiguo came back and saw that Cai Gen's face was wrong, so he looked in the direction of the balcony with his peripheral vision.
I keenly noticed that the original three pleated curtains had become two, and I had many thoughts in my mind.
"You just said, your name is Cai Gen, right?
Your surname is Cai, so your ancestors have some background."
Cai Gen's mind was a little confused now, and he didn't understand why the old man suddenly mentioned his last name, and he numbly agreed.
"Ah, I don't know, what's your background?"
Tong Aiguo seems to have something to say, full of profound meaning.
"The surname Cai has probably three origins.
The first one is derived from the surname Ji, who is a collateral descendant of Ji Chang, King Wen of Zhou Dynasty.
The second one is derived from the surname Shu, a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, who was mainly a high-ranking official doing sacrifices.
The third one is the Jurchen. Cai Jia’s Han surname is also one of the Eight Banners.
Are you Manchu?"
Cai Gen was a little confused. What is all this?
When he mentioned Manchu, he nodded subconsciously and shook his head.
"My ID card says I am Han, but I am one-quarter Manchu, and my grandfather is Manchu."
Seeing Cai Gen nod, Tong Aiguo's eyes lit up, but when he heard that he was only a quarter of Manchu descent, his eyes dimmed again.
"Oh, that's it. Then just pretend that I didn't say it and you are just an ordinary person. Don't think too much about it."
Dizzy, I didn’t think much about it, it was you who said I had a background.
He started to be confused again, wasn't he? Cai Gen felt a little confused.
"Uncle Tong, give me your electricity bill and I'll pay it for you."
Tong Aiguo seems to have forgotten about the electricity bill, or there may be something more important.
"Xiao Cai, what did you see on the balcony?"
These more than one hundred years are indeed not in vain.
Did you explain it directly like this?
Cai Gen was having a fierce ideological struggle in his heart. He just wanted to do something serious, so why couldn't he let himself go?
Qiang Zi calmly took out a cigarette from his pocket, gave one to Tong Aiguo, lit it politely, and lit one himself.
During this process, Tong Aiguo kept staring into Cai Gen's eyes.
Cai Gen kept his eyes steady.
This brief action made Cai Gen make up his mind that he was just an ordinary person and should not think too much about it.
"Ah, I didn't see anything. I want to see if there is a mouse hole and help you plug it.
The result is still empty and nothing is seen.
Next time you come, I will bring you some sticky mouse boards. It will be very embarrassing if Huo Huo eats them."
Tong Aiguo saw that Cai Gen didn't look like he was telling lies, so he smiled slightly and handed Cai Gen a list and a few red tickets.
"Go and pay the electricity bill for me. Bring me the receipt next time. Don't even think about running away. I know the address of your company."
Cai Gen got the money and the electricity bill, and took out his mobile phone.
"No, I will pay it to you now using my mobile phone. It is very convenient. You only need to enter the meter number and then the amount.
Ah? Uncle, is there a leakage of electricity in your home? The electricity bill is more than 700 a month?"
It’s not surprising that Cai Gen was surprised. Civilian electricity consumption is 50 cents per unit. More than 700 kWh means 1,400 kilowatt hours of electricity. More than 40 electrons per day?
In my own shop, I steam rice and do business. Commercial electricity costs one yuan, which is only one thousand kilowatt-hours per month.
Even with tiered electricity prices, dozens of kilowatt hours of electricity a day is a bit strange.
Tong Aiguo didn't expect Cai Gen to be so sensitive, and couldn't find any good excuse for a while, so he hesitated a little.
"Ah, I have many rooms and many lights."
Okay, this excuse really doesn't make sense. If you don't want to say it, I won't ask.
Cai Gen paid the electricity bill honestly, and then showed Tong Aiguo the electronic receipt.
"Uncle Tong, it's done. There is no receipt, only an electronic version. Take a look, it's done."
I can pay water bills, electricity bills, internet bills, and phone bills, so I don’t have to go out to pay them in the future.”
Tong Aiguo pretended to look at it and looked very cautious, but in fact he didn't take it seriously at all.
"Okay, see you after the new year. It's time for me to have lunch, so I won't keep you here."
Is it necessary to use this excuse to evict people?
Cai Gen actually wanted to leave a long time ago, so he stood up and followed Tong Aiguo out.
Passing by a room that looked like a storage room, it was very dark but still attracted Cai Gen's attention.
There was actually a large commercial freezer inside. It was not a one-meter-two freezer, but a two-meter-long freezer that wholesaled ice cream.
The surface of the white steel reflected a faint light in the dark. If Cai Gen had not seen it before, he would not have recognized it.
No wonder the electricity bill is high. This thing is turned on 24 hours a day and consumes electricity. This may be the reason for the high electricity bill.
So why not just say it?
Why is there such a big freezer in the house?
With all kinds of doubts, Cai Gen walked out of Tong Aiguo.
When I got on the electric scooter and walked to the store, I was still absent-minded.
All I could think of was the scene behind the curtain on the balcony cupboard. It was really weird.