Xujia Village was already far away, and the awning boat made a clattering sound, chopping the waves in the center of the river, not slow but very steady.
Because there were more people going to the county town in the morning, the cabin was full at this time. Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin, who had just boarded the boat, could only sit on the bow. Both of them seemed a bit silent and did not speak for a while.
This is Xu Tonglin's first time to venture out, and he doesn't have a stable job yet. This trip to the county town is to set up a stall, which is really adventurous!
It was his first time to leave home and venture out, and for him, the feeling was naturally complicated.
Of course, this was not the first time that Tongdao Xu went out to work. Before his rebirth, he had done so many jobs that sometimes he couldn't even remember how many jobs he had done.
He was silent at this time, more thinking about what to do after going to the county seat...
Although he has thought about this issue many times in the past half month, he really went to the county today. In order not to waste time and energy, he thought it would be better to go over it again.
"Trail!"
Xu Tonglin suddenly called him.
"Huh? What?"
Upon hearing this, Tongdao Xu turned and looked at Xu Tonglin beside him.
Xu Tonglin forced a smile, "When we go to the county today... the first thing we do is rent a house, right?"
Comrade Xu had told him about this a few days ago.
Tongdao Xu nodded slightly, "Yes! Do you have any ideas?"
Xu Tonglin: "Have you decided where to rent? We still need to save enough money to set up a stall. Is the money you have earned recently really enough?"
Isn't it a bit late for him to worry about this problem at this time?
Comrade Xu smiled slightly, "Enough! Renting a house in the county is not expensive. For a single room, a few dozen yuan a month should be enough."
"How do you know?"
Xu Tonglin felt strange.
Comrade Xu smiled and said, "I heard what others said."
Naturally, he couldn't tell Xu Tonglin the truth for fear of scaring him.
The two of them chatted wordlessly. Time passed slowly. When the sun quietly emerged from the clouds, the boat arrived at the dock of the county town and stopped.
Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin carried their luggage in large and small packages and followed the crowd ashore.
"Which way to go?"
After walking up the dozens of steps at the pier and looking at the T-junction in front of him, Xu Tonglin stopped and asked Xu Tongdao.
At this time, he may have regretted coming with Comrade Xu.
This county is so unfamiliar to him. Although he has been here with his parents more than a dozen times since he was a child, every time he came, he would buy something near the pier and then go home. He had no idea what the rest of the county was like.
He estimated that Tongdao Xu, who was of the same age as him, was also the same.
Under such circumstances, can they really make a name for themselves when they come to this county?
Rent?
Do you know where to rent it?
"This way! Follow me!"
As Xu Tongdao said, he walked west along the road in front of him.
"Do you know what's ahead?"
Although Xu Tonglin followed, his expression was very confused.
"I've heard of it!"
Tongdao Xu answered casually.
Xu Tonglin frowned, "Then where did you say the place ahead is?"
"The romance is boundless!"
Comrade Xu was still concise and to the point.
"What? What is boundless? What place has such a strange name?"
Xu Tonglin looked confused.
Comrade Xu was carrying his luggage in his hands and was already out of breath. How could he still have the time to chat with him?
So this time he glanced at Xu Tonglin and said, "You will know if you follow me. Stop asking so many questions! Save your energy!"
"oh oh!"
After this time, Xu Tonglin finally stopped talking for a while and followed Xu Tongdao honestly with his luggage.
In this way, the two of them walked forward through two traffic light intersections. Xu Tonglin suddenly noticed that most of the store doors in front were closed.
With the roller shutters all the way down, there were not many pedestrians visible on the street, but there were quite a few cars parked on the roadside.
"Why aren't the shops here open during the day?"
He finally couldn't help it and asked Comrade Xu.
“It opens in most afternoons!”
Xu Tongdao explained casually.
"How do you know?"
Xu Tonglin felt strange again.
"Guess!"
Xu Tongdao responded casually.
"Huh? There are so many dance clubs here! There are also quite a few barber shops. Why are these barber shops closed this morning?"
Not long after, Xu Tonglin spoke again.
Comrade Xu nodded and continued walking forward with him.
Xu Tonglin was probably a little tired from walking, "Xiaodao, how long do we have to walk?"
"Soon!"
"How long is it soon?"
"It's fast, it's fast."
…
After walking forward for a while, Xu Tongdao looked at the entrance of a small alley on the side of the road, took a few glances, and suddenly turned into this alley.
"Follow me!"
"Where is this?"
"Not sure!"
"I don't know? I don't know where it is. Can you bring me in?"
"Stop talking nonsense! Please look at the doors on both sides and see if there is anything for rent on the wall. You are renting a house! Why do you care what this place is called?"
"Ah? Rent a house here?"
"Otherwise? We are looking for cheap ones, and of course we have to look for remote alleys!"
…
Not to mention, there are actually quite a few rental houses in this alley.
In about half an hour, Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin saw more than a dozen houses with notices for rent, and some notices were written directly on the walls with red bricks.
But for half an hour, Comrade Xu just looked around and did not knock on any door to ask for a price.
Xu Tonglin was puzzled, "Xiaodao, aren't we renting a house? There are so many houses for rent, why don't you knock on the door and ask? Are we just not renting?"
"Let's take a look outside first, that's it! Now that we've seen it almost, let's go back! Go and ask the houses at the entrance of the alley! I remember how many yards there are, let's mainly ask which ones!"
Tongdao Xu said, turned around and walked back.
Xu Tonglin was stunned, "Isn't it? Going back again? You didn't tell me earlier!"
Tongdao Xu ignored him and strode towards the alley entrance. He had just walked this far along this alley, and he had a rough idea of the situation here. He felt that it would be best to live at the alley entrance.
Not only is it close to the main road by the river, but there are several yards there. If they go back to barbecue, they will definitely do business at night. During the day, they need a place to prepare skewers. It will be much more convenient if they have a yard.
Moreover, the houses with yards here are generally bungalows.
The rent of a bungalow is generally cheaper than that of a building.
Taking Xu Tonglin, who was almost unable to walk, to the entrance of a courtyard near the entrance of the alley, Xu Tongdao finally put down his luggage and raised his hand to pat the door knocker of the courtyard door.
"Who?"
Comrade Xu patted it several times, each one heavier than the last, before finally an old man's voice came from the yard.
"Uncle! Is the landlord here? We want to rent a house!"
Comrade Xu shouted inside.
"Oh, let's rent a house...just wait a minute! I'm old and can't walk fast anymore, haha."
Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin waited outside the door for a long time before someone opened the door. What appeared in front of them was an old man with white hair and a cane in his hand.