During the day, Chen Che followed Wang Zhen out to see the place, eat and drink, and came back at night to practice the folding wave technique.
Although there is no way to turn on the high-pressure state for a long time, the entry is still very fast.
That evening, as soon as Chen Che arrived at the entrance of an alley near his home, a little beggar suddenly came out and delivered a letter to him.
After taking out a penny to send the little beggar away, Chen Che stuffed the letter into his arms.
After he got home, he opened the letter.
Just as he thought, it was Zhang Ruoyuan who wrote to him.
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"Brother Chen, I have found the house you want. It is located at the end of Meihua Lane, Fengyun Street, East District, Inner City.
I'll be waiting for you in that house at midnight tomorrow to discuss something important."
After reading the contents of the letter, Chen Che shook his head.
This picture of Ruoyuan is getting more and more fascinating.
It must be because the Zhang family put a lot of pressure on him.
…
At Mao hour the next day.
In Plum Blossom Alley, Fengyun Street, East District, Chen Che arrived near the house mentioned in Zhang Ruoyuan's letter an hour early.
This is a set of courtyard houses close to the inner and outer city walls. The area is indeed very large, but the courtyard in the middle is hundreds of square meters.
Chen Che looked inside through the hole in the wall.
The yard was overgrown with weeds and it looked like no one had lived there for a long time.
However, the surrounding houses showed signs of being recently cleaned. Not surprisingly, it was probably Zhang Ruoyuan who had someone clean them.
"It's absolutely fine for seven or eight people to live in this house..."
Chen Che secretly estimated in his heart.
Except for the main entrance, the other three sides of this courtyard are suites. There may be ten rooms in total, which is more than four or five times larger than his original home.
"My mother, my uncle, and I are just the same person.
Put some martial arts training equipment in the middle courtyard... perfect!"
The more Chen Che looked at it, the more satisfied he became.
In such a big house, he could at least feel free to cough.
Moreover, this place is safer than the outer city.
“I wonder how much the rent is?”
Thinking of this, he became worried again, feeling like he was afraid of losing.
After circling around for a few times, he reluctantly left.
…
An hour later.
Chen Che came to the front door of the house again.
The door was already open at this time. Before entering, Chen Che saw Zhang Ruoyuan waiting for him alone in the yard.
"Brother Zhang, you're welcome!"
Chen Che walked into the courtyard with a smile.
Zhang Ruoyuan quickly came over to greet him.
"Brother Chen, I'm really sorry. Time is so rushed. I haven't had time to clean up the yard carefully."
"It doesn't matter, I'll clean it up later."
After Chen Che looked around, he asked with a smile: "I am very satisfied with this house. Brother Zhang, I wonder how much the monthly rent here is?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ruoyuan took out the rental documents from his arms and handed them to Chen Che.
"It's five taels of silver a month, but I've already paid you three months' rent."
Chen Che was quite surprised when he heard this.
Zhang Ruoyuan looked apologetic.
"Brother Chen, it's all my fault for being so overjoyed.
In the past few days, my family has forced me to hand over the recipes for those special dishes.
I guess it won’t be long before all the restaurants in my Zhang family will have those dishes...
And the share of those stores... I can't give you."
Chen Che was not surprised when he heard this. Instead, he smiled and comforted: "It's okay. At least I'll give you some limelight, brother Zhang, right?"
"Alas...Brother Chen, please stop talking about this.
You don't know, but the storybook you wrote is so popular.
I used to trick them into saying it was written by me.
Now my father locks me up for six hours every day, asking me to concentrate on writing my storybook, but how can I write it...
I'm afraid that sooner or later my secret will be exposed, and they will find you then."
Zhang Ruoyuan complained.
Chen Che didn't panic.
Now he has joined the Tianlang Gang and is a senior member of the Tianlang Gang.
What if the Zhang family finds out that he wrote the story?
Can we also arrest him and lock him up to write a storybook?
There is a saying that goes well, beat a dog...
Forget it, anyway, he is calm now with his back against the big tree.
The worst case scenario is to cooperate with the Sirius Gang.
However, out of concern for Zhang Ruoyuan's feelings, he did not say these words.
"Brother Chen, keep this banknote."
At this time, Zhang Ruoyuan took out another banknote from his pocket and stuffed it into Chen Che's hand.
Seeing "Fifty Liang" written on the bank note, Chen Che shrank slightly.
When he came to this world, it was the first time he saw so much money.
"Brother Zhang, what are you..."
Chen Che did not rush to take the banknote, but asked first.
"My family is checking the restaurant's accounts recently. I'm afraid I won't be able to pay you dividends often in the future.
This is all my private money. Living in the inner city is not easy, and there are many places to spend money. I will advance this money to you as dividends."
Zhang Ruoyuan said sincerely.
Chen Che was quite moved when he heard this.
Since the uniform hasn't been finished yet, he is wearing casual clothes today.
Not surprisingly, Zhang Ruoyuan probably didn't know that he had joined the Tianlang Gang.
If Zhang Ruoyuan had bad intentions, he could have brought his family members over today...
But not only did he not do this, he also gave all his private money to himself.
I have to say, this guy is really a good friend.
In these troubled times, it is even more rare.
Chen Che took the banknote and said solemnly: "Brother Zhang, I will keep this friendship in my heart. If you can find any use in the future, just ask. As long as I can do it, I will definitely not refuse."
"How about you tell me some of the follow-up plot of the story, so that I can cope with it better when I get back."
Zhang Ruoyuan smiled bitterly.
"Okay, let's talk about it after we go in."
Chen Che responded with a smile.
…
An hour later, Chen Che sent Zhang Ruoyuan away.
Looking at this huge house, he finally felt a sense of belonging to this world.
Rushing home, Chen Che told his mother the news that he was moving into the inner city.
Wang Rou was cooking lunch when she heard this and froze on the spot.
"Where did you get the money?"
Wang Rou asked subconsciously.
"I helped a friend of mine do something, and he gave me an advance. That house is huge!"
Chen Che said half truthfully and half falsely.
Seeing Wang Rou's worried look, he added: "Don't worry, there is no problem with the source of the money.
And since we have moved to a new home, we can also bring my uncle over to live with us, how nice it is!"
Wang Rou didn't speak, her eyes stayed on the small stove in the kitchen from beginning to end.
Suddenly, the circles under her eyes turned red.
Seeing this scene, Chen Che's heart skipped a beat.
He had forgotten.
This small bungalow was left by my father...
It was in this house that my father and mother got married.
He could even picture a picture in his mind.
Under the candlelight, my father was reading in his room, and my mother, who was pregnant, was doing needlework beside me.
Now that my father has been missing for nineteen years, this house has become my mother's only thought.
If I have to move away... my mother's last thoughts will be gone.
"Mom still can't let go..."
Chen Che felt a little sad in his heart, but he didn't know how to comfort him.
The small kitchen was extremely quiet. After a while, Wang Rou wiped the corners of her eyes, turned her head and squeezed out a smile and said, "Move, this place is too small, and you won't be able to start a family if you live here all the time."