Although the grandma and the old man of the Luo family doubted Yu Hongtao's age at first, after listening to his several words, he spoke the truth clearly, and the old couple gradually believed it.
Grandma saw that Hong Tao was sweating profusely, so she went into the house. After a while, she came out with a bowl of cold water and said, "Come on, girl, have a drink of water."
Hongtao was really hot, tired and thirsty after running all the way, but she was always focused on her first business, so she didn't care about it.
At this moment, when grandma reminded me, I felt my mouth was dry, so I quickly thanked me and drank a bowl of water in a few sips.
Grandma took the bowl and said with some pity: "Oh, look at you. You are sweating profusely. How can you do such hard work at such a young age? You are not even older than my grandson. It's not easy for a little girl."
After all, it’s a girl’s family, why do you do the work of a man who is exposed to the sun and rain? Could it be that your family is raising you as a boy?”
Hongtao took out the handkerchief, wiped the sweat from her face and neck, and said with a smile: "I am willing to do it myself, not to mention there is no rule that it must be a man." She was no worse than those men.
Grandma laughed and said, "Would you like some more water? I'll pour you another bowl."
"Grandma, I have to find a tenant quickly." Hongtao thanked me again, and finally confirmed, "Grandpa, grandma, you agree to entrust me with this house as mediator, right?"
Six taels per month was already more than the old couple expected. They were not dissatisfied, so the old man nodded and said:
"Yes. I just want to trouble you as soon as possible. My son and his family have already moved away. My wife and I are staying here to look after the house. We won't be able to leave until the tenants come."
Hongtao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will get this done for you today. Also, when this is done, I will go and help you check out the Feng Shui of the new house. You don't mind my young age and you trust me.
I am grateful that if the feng shui of your new house is not good, I can help you change the feng shui."
When the old man and grandma heard this, they were very happy. The old man smiled and said, "That will trouble you."
"No trouble, no trouble." Hong Tao chuckled and said goodbye to the old couple.
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After leaving Shadi Alley, Hongtao stood on the street, looking at the pedestrians coming and going on the road, as well as the vendors who were shouting hard, and there was smoke from some households, and they didn't know whether they were cooking early lunch or late breakfast.
Everything is unfamiliar, and the streets are connected in all directions. You can go anywhere, but it's hard to decide where to go.
If you really search for tenants so diligently, it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Hongtao was standing at a crossroads. The sun was very bright. It had just passed for a while, and sweat was dripping down her forehead. She scraped her forehead with her hand, shook it, and then walked towards a shop.
This is a ready-made clothing store. There are a few customers in the store, a few pieces of fabric samples are placed on the counter, and some thin summer shirts are hung on the wall.
The shopkeeper held a cattail leaf fan in his hand and saw the peach of hearts at a glance, looking at it appraisingly.
Hongtao walked up and said, "Shopkeeper, did you rent this shop or buy it?"
The store owner smiled and said, "Where can I afford it? I rented it. What happened?"
"Then who did you ask to be the mediator? Or do you know where to find house bugs around here? My family wants to rent a house nearby, but we are from out of town, so I just want to find out who to call to do this.
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The store owner was wondering why it was a little girl's turn to inquire about renting a house, but he still said with a clear face, "Fang Ya is nearby... You can go find Deng Fanya, who lives on Wannian Street."
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"What about house bugs? Are there any around here?"
"If you have Fang Ya, go to Fang Ya. House bugs are just errands and can't do anything. In the end, he still has to take you to Fang Ya when you want to rent a house. You might as well go to him directly." The store owner thought that the little girl didn't care.
I understood, so I explained a little more.
Hongtao smiled and said: "I know, I'm just worried that Fang Ya will be too busy, and we are in a hurry to find a house, so I thought it would be faster if Fang Ya would show us the house."
"Oh. House bugs... Let me think about it. There are a few house bugs around here. There is one named Li. He is not bad. You can ask him. He seems to live in Chuanyang Hutong."
Hongtao grinned, happily said "thank you" loudly, then ran out of the store, looked around, then turned to another store, asking the same questions as above.
After asking six or seven shops, Hongtao got the addresses of three house bugs. Seeing that it was almost noon, she didn't even bother to have lunch, and kept looking for people.
First, we came to Li Fangchong’s house in Chuanyang Hutong. While Hongtao prayed that she must be at home, she knocked on the door with some worry. After a while, a middle-aged man answered the door and saw Hongtao with a child. He was very strange:
"Who are you looking for?"
Hong Tao suppressed her joy and asked tentatively: "Are you a Li Fang Chong?"
The middle-aged man said: "That's my second brother. Are you looking for him to see a house?"
Hong Tao's heart suddenly tightened, and she was a little anxious, "Then where did he go? Is he at home?"
The middle-aged man said uncertainly: "He has been running outside all day long. I don't know where he is now. But it's lunch soon and he should be back soon. Why don't you come in and sit and wait? Where are your adults?"
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Hongtao bit her lip and thought for a moment, "Okay, I'll go in and wait."
The middle-aged man saw that she was just a little girl and was not suspicious, so he led her into the main room to rest for a while.
Time passed little by little, and Hong Tao saw that it was already noon, but he still didn't come back, and he felt anxious.
The competitor must have arrived at Luo's house at this time. Although Mr. Luo verbally promised to entrust her with the leasing of the house, there is no guarantee that the competitor will use any means. He may be struggling.
Why don't you go back to Luo's house to take a look first? But this back and forth, not to mention the time wasted, and she didn't take the tenant there, wouldn't she let the owner down again, so it would be better to take the tenant directly.
But what if the competitor is a villain? She has observed the faces of all the young people being tested before, and there are a few people who have villain looks. Such people are used to playing tricks behind their backs.
In this assessment, at least half of the twenty-three people will fail the assessment due to losing their house, so obtaining a house is the most important step.
Thinking of this, Hong Tao became even more unable to sit still. She stood up quickly and ran out of the main room. When she saw the owner of the house in the yard, she stepped forward and said: "Uncle, I have something urgent now and I have to leave immediately. I am
Fang Ya, I came to see your second brother mainly because I want to discuss a business deal with him..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a voice coming from the direction of the door, "I'm back."
Hong Tao's face was filled with joy, and when she looked back, she saw that he was really a dark-skinned, slightly younger middle-aged man.
She quickly stepped forward and introduced herself, "Li Fang Chong, right? I am the newly registered Fang Ya and I would like to discuss a business deal with you."