Xue Ling looked around and found that this area was considered a new area, and many of the buildings were still very new, only more than ten years old at most.
Ronghua City is still a small county town, and most of the buildings are not high. The buildings here are all two or three stories, and most of them are only two stories.
Most of the buildings are self-built, they are high or low, big or small, and they don't look very neat.
A little further back on Songming Road, the houses are built more plannedly than in the front, and the size and height are not so obvious. At a glance, the appearance is similar to the exterior decoration.
At this time, there were no real estate agencies, and not many houses were rented or sold. They were mainly spread by word of mouth, and some even hung a sign directly at the door with the word "for rent" written in two crooked words.
Xue Ling remembered Wang Qing's words that there was a house for rent near the restaurant, so he looked for the location of the restaurant.
Sure enough, in the big alley next to the restaurant, there were two identical houses with rental signs.
When the two walked in and took a look, they found that the two houses were side by side. The exterior walls, the entrance yard, and the iron gates were all exactly the same, except that the house on the left was newer.
Cheng Tianyuan frowned slightly and whispered: "This house is too big for you to live alone."
Xue Ling hid her little thoughts in her heart and didn't dare to let him know. She said carelessly: "Since I'm here, let's go in and have a look. It doesn't cost any money anyway! Besides, maybe they plan to rent it out one by one. I'll give it to you."
It’s a good deal for people to rent one floor!”
But Cheng Tianyuan shook his head to stop her and explained: "A multi-story rental like this is not suitable for you. You live alone as a girl. What if the people on other floors have ulterior motives or bad intentions?"
Xue Ling chuckled and said, "Let's go in first and see if we want it or not. We'll decide later."
Cheng Tianyuan couldn't resist her, and when he saw her taking the initiative to look at the door, he had to endure the vague dissatisfaction in his heart.
This little woman has her own opinions. It seems impossible for her to listen to him.
Xue Ling knocked on the door several times and shouted several times, but unexpectedly the iron door was closed tightly.
After a while, the iron door next door opened, and an old lady in her fifties or sixties squinted her head and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Xue Ling stepped forward and politely explained his purpose.
The old lady nodded suddenly and walked out to open the yard.
"Both these two houses belong to our family, and we are planning to rent them out. Several families have come here recently, but they all think they are too expensive and we can't agree on one or the other. You can take a look first, but I rent out the whole house.
, didn’t score.”
Cheng Tianyuan had a stern look on his face and winked at her.
Xue Ling pretended not to see it and said with a smile: "Old man, can we take a look first?"
"Okay." The old lady was very tough and walked with a wind. She quickly took out the key and opened the door: "I will show you. However, you have to be sure whether you want it or not, because someone may come to see it tomorrow."
Xue Ling laughed and said, "I'll take a look first and then talk!"
The old lady squinted her eyes and looked at them, and couldn't help but ask: "Young couple?"
Xue Ling nodded quickly and replied: "Yes! We were newly married and working here. The dormitory is too small to live in, so we plan to rent one and live together."
The old lady nodded slowly and patted the wall of the relatively new house.
"My wife and I built the apartment next door and this one ten years ago. It was for our son and daughter-in-law to get married. But they only lived there for more than a month, and then they moved to Beijing. Over there
If they have a house, they only stay there for a few days during the Chinese New Year."
Although the house has three floors, it is not very wide inside. The first floor is only about thirty square meters.
There are toilets and a kitchen on the first floor, and a dilapidated bicycle is parked at the foot of the stairs.
The second floor is a small living room and a large room, with a small balcony and toilet outside the room.
The third floor was empty, with nothing and thick accumulation of dust.
The old lady explained: "When the house was originally built, it was just for my family to live in, and everything was made wider. In fact, it is only suitable for a family to live in, and there is no distinction between floors."
Xue Ling couldn't help but ask: "If we rent, will the furniture inside also be rented?"
"Yes." The old lady pointed to the next door and explained: "That apartment also needs to be rented. My son and daughter-in-law are busy at work, a baby has already gone to school, and my daughter-in-law is pregnant recently. My son hopes that I will move to Beijing to help raise the grandson.
, will come to pick me up next month. My wife is gone, and my son doesn’t trust me as an old man always here. The house is more likely to break down if it is closed all year round, so it is better to rent it out and collect some money to buy something for my grandson.
Foreign milk powder.”
Xue Ling took Cheng Tianyuan to look next door and found that it was similar, but the next door was older. Because there were old people living there, things were messy.
The old lady was very cautious, and after letting them look at her for a few times, she drove them outside to the yard.
"The yard was originally connected, but we separated it when we planned to rent it out to avoid inconvenience to the tenants. I don't charge a premium. The new one next door costs 45 yuan a month. This one has a lot of furniture, but it's a bit old. As long as
Forty yuan. If you come to rent a house, you must know something about the market here."
Cheng Tianyuan frowned slightly when he heard this.
“It’s a bit expensive, but the only place you can live in is on the second floor.”
He inquired about it, and found out that a small single room generally only costs about 20 yuan a month, and a small apartment costs about 30 yuan.
Xue Ling nodded in agreement and said: "It's a bit expensive... we need to consider it."
You have to shop around before buying anything, let alone renting a big house, you still have to think carefully.
This house is very good, but she needs to find some to compare. Without comparison, how can it be good or bad?
The old lady waved her hand and said: "You guys go look for it again! Anyway, my house is definitely worth the price! If you only live as a couple, I can give you a discount of five yuan next door, but you have to pay three months at a time. You guys
If you want, come and pay tomorrow, and you can move in at any time. If you don’t come tomorrow, if you don’t wait until the time comes, I’ll give it to someone else!”
After saying this, the old lady closed the door.
The autumn evening is short, and night has fallen outside.
Cheng Tianyuan looked at the sky and saw that the lights in the surrounding houses were on one after another. He turned his handsome face and asked, "Are you hungry? Let's go find something to eat first."
Xue Ling responded and asked, "Are you going to work overtime tonight?"
"Yeah." Cheng Tianyuan took the bicycle and led her out of the alley.
There are many small restaurants near Songming Road. The two chose a noodle shop and ordered two bowls of egg noodles.
Xue Ling opened the military-colored slant bag and took out an aluminum lunch box.
"The lunch at the newspaper office at noon was very rich, including a box of vegetables, meat, and a lunch box. I didn't have a big appetite and couldn't finish it. There were some bacon and meatballs left. I didn't want to waste it, so I brought it back. Brother Yuan, please help.
Eat some."
Cheng Tianyuan looked at the golden croquettes, his appetite suddenly increased, and he took one.
"Hmm...it tastes good."
After hearing this, Xue Ling laughed happily and poured the five or six fried meatballs in the lunch box to him.
"If it's delicious, eat more! I'll bring it to you every day from now on!"
Cheng Tianyuan was slightly stunned, his eyes averted slightly, and he buried his head in eating.