As a modern top international metropolis, Yanjing City has wide streets, a dense population, a prosperous commercial district, and a busy industrial park... But like all metropolises, there are also many "
slum".
There is an ancient neighborhood in the southern part of Yanjing City that has been built for hundreds of years. The streets are almost all paved with bluestone slabs. Most of the shops on the roadside are wooden structures. The residential areas are mainly courtyard houses with brick and cement structures. This old neighborhood
The block covers an area of about five or six square kilometers. All the houses are low-rise and old, which look out of place with the towering high-rise buildings in the distance with unique designs.
More than a hundred years ago, this old neighborhood was bustling with merchants and merchants. However, with the development of society and the changes of the times, today's old neighborhood has become one of the "slums" of Yanjing City.
The citizens are mainly low-income groups in the city and migrant workers who come to the city to pan for gold.
At about six o'clock in the morning, the sky was already bright, and the morning breeze carried a hint of coolness in early autumn.
At this time, the bustling streets of Yanjing City were still a little deserted, but people were already coming and going in the old streets, shouting and shouting were everywhere, and the diligent breakfast shop owners had set up stalls inside and outside the shops, selling their products.
Various breakfasts including oil tea, fried dough sticks, tofu curd, porridge, pancakes, steamed dumplings, etc. have been prepared since the middle of the night.
There are still two or three days before the students start school. Most of the people who came here to have breakfast are office workers and migrant workers who live in the old neighborhood. Many of them live in a courtyard and have breakfast with each other.
Already familiar, they were eating breakfast, saying hello, and chatting happily. Combined with the surrounding scene of white mist and rising smoke, they formed a lively picture of morning life in the "slums".
Half an hour later, a young man carrying a green cloth bag walked to a breakfast restaurant, found an empty seat and sat down, ordered a bowl of tofu bread and a basket of small vegetarian buns, and started eating and drinking.
This young man is naturally Xue Tianyi.
After defeating Viper and Ye Yinji, he returned to the "Crystal Palace Hotel" and took a nap in his bedroom for two or three hours. He left with his baggage before dawn, planning to use today to find a suitable house.
Rent it and then do other things with peace of mind.
"Brother Wang, the Yanjing Museum is holding an international jewelry exhibition tomorrow. Have you heard about it?"
"Tch, I knew about this three days ago! The large promotional posters at the museum have been put up for several days! In addition, newspapers, radio stations, TV stations and other media are also carrying out vigorous publicity. Li
Brother, haven’t you always liked collecting jade and antiques? This is a good eye-opening opportunity, you can’t miss it!”
"Hey, that's right. The tickets are not expensive anyway. I'm definitely going to have a look! I heard that the 'Star of Hope' will also appear at this jewelry show... Damn, I've only seen this gem in the literature before.
I haven’t had the chance to see it with my own eyes, but it is said to be one of the most famous gemstones in the world and is priceless!”
"That gem is called the 'Star of Hope' at best, or the 'Diamond of Bad Luck' at worst. Grandma, I heard that the gem is very evil. From ancient times to the present, it has experienced many owners, but it has not
A few of them ended up well. Brother Li, it’s better to avoid seeing such unlucky things, so as not to get bad luck!”
"Oh, those are all rumors, I don't believe them!"
"Oh, if you don't listen to the old man's words, you will suffer a lot in front of you!"
"Damn, you're a year younger than me, okay?"
"hehe……"
Two middle-aged men at the nearby dining table were talking loudly as if no one else was watching. When Xue Tianyi heard the word "gem", he stopped eating and drinking, his eyes suddenly lit up, and his expression showed a bit of joy.
"The more expensive a gem is, the better its color and luster are, and the more aura it may contain! How could I miss such a good opportunity? But where is the Yanjing Museum? Well, wait.
After renting a house, I will first walk around Yanjing City to familiarize myself with the city's environment."
Xue Tianyi had something on her mind. After eating breakfast in a hurry, she started walking around the old neighborhood, hoping to find a suitable and cheap rental house to live in as soon as possible.
Although the old neighborhood is a "slum" with low-rise houses and uneven roads, its advantage is that the rent is cheap and it is not too remote. Therefore, it is undoubtedly a good choice for some cash-strapped houseless people and students whose families have financial difficulties.
ideal place to live,
Now that the major colleges and universities in Yanjing are about to start school, some students have rented the free rooms here half a month in advance.
The landlord who said "houses are available for rent" actually had no free rooms.
After asking two more households, Xue Tianyi got a little frustrated and knocked on the door of a courtyard house in front of him, thinking that if he couldn't find a rental house again, he would have to look elsewhere.
With a soft "squeak" sound, the door of the courtyard slowly opened, and a girl of fourteen or five years old poked her head out of the door.
"you……"
After the girl saw Xue Tianyi standing outside the door clearly, she couldn't help but be startled, and then two faint blushes rose on her cheeks.
The girl has a pair of dark, clear, big eyes with clear black and white, fresh and soft lips, and a gorgeous red color, and a pretty and straight little Yao nose that is delicate and elegant on a cute and pretty pink dimple.
She is a top-notch beautiful girl.
The girl is wearing a white dress. Although the fabric is ordinary, it is as clean as fresh snow. Her glossy black hair is loosely tied with a rubber band and hangs down between her slender and soft waist. She is quiet and elegant.
The elegant temperament adds a bit of charm.
She is not very old, but her figure is almost fully developed. Her skin is as delicate and fair as snow. Under the skirt that just covers her knees are two slender, jade-like, smooth calves. The two mounds on her chest are full and bulging.
, exuding the unique alluring aura of a young and beautiful girl.
"you know me?"
Xue Tianyi saw that the girl was hesitant to speak after seeing him, and frowned slightly. He looked at her carefully and felt that she seemed familiar, but for a while he couldn't think of where he had seen her before.
"Um."
The girl nodded slightly, and after meeting Xue Tianyi's eyes, the red glow on her cheeks was like red ink dripping on the snow-white rice paper, quickly spreading around.
Seeing the shy look of the girl in front of him, Xue Tianyi couldn't help but laugh and asked softly: "Where did you know me?"
"Last night, I passed by the square in front of the Imperial Commercial Building after school and saw you sitting on a bench..."
The girl blushed and spoke softly. Her voice was soft and soft, making it sound like the gentle breeze blowing through the body in March, which was indescribably comfortable.
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