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Sha Zhu, along with his two greedy little girls, squeezed through the crowd and ran to the food stall.
The food stalls are lined up one after another, and people come in droves to sample the snacks.
The stall sells large candied hawthorns, Guandong candy, Aiwowo (glutinous rice cake), and pea flour cake.
Donkey roll, tea soup, flour tea, oil tea, tripe, steamed buns, chess piece sesame cakes, etc.
"Brother, I want tripe and sesame seed cakes." "Me too, the same as Yushui's!"
Two little girls tugged at Sha Zhu's clothes, their eyes filled with anticipation.
"Okay, with so many snacks, let's fill our stomachs before going back," Sha Zhu said generously.
Sha Zhu ordered a large bowl of tea for himself.
Tea soup is a hot drink made from millet flour, brown sugar, white sugar and other ingredients. It has a sweet and rich taste and is one of the favorite drinks for people when visiting temple fairs.
After the two little girls' tripe and sesame cakes were served, they couldn't wait to open their little mouths and start eating.
Sipping his tea, Sha Zhu felt that life was much more convenient in the bustling commercial area around Qianmen Street.
You don't have to be careful about what you do in Nanluoguxiang.
If it weren't for the fact that after two or three years of public-private partnership, everywhere would be the same, moving to Qianmen Street would be a good choice.
After the two girls had eaten their fill at the food stall, I took them back home.
The little girl kept pestering the rain along the way, trying to make up for the lack of candy and pastries at home.
The little girl is only seven or eight years old, so it's okay to spoil her a bit. In this day and age, there's no need for Sha Zhu to give her special care and education.
Rainwater naturally observes what other people's children are like, what they wear, and what they eat at home.
It's fine to show off a little now, just don't go too far.
Once the notes are issued, there won't be any need for Sha Zhu's education.
Society will teach the young girl that she can't do whatever she wants.
The more you jump around now, the more frustrated you'll be later.
The government has already allocated everything to you, so what more can you buy? The rain will be the one worrying about whether it can even fill its stomach.
So Shazhu planned to let Yushui live a carefree life for two years.
In two years, it will be virtually impossible for you to live that kind of life.
Apart from the supplies allocated by the state, I dare not take anything from my spatial storage anymore.
Of course, this doesn't mean we're completely ignoring it now; there will still be some constraints.
Back at Master Wang's house, Sha Zhu didn't go back to Nanluoguxiang that night. Yu Shui went to Master Wang's house with Lele.
Sha Zhu slept in a guest room at Master Li's house that night.
The next day, I took the two little girls out and ran around wildly all day.
Back at his master's house that evening, after dinner, Sha Zhu, seeing the two chattering little girls, called Yu Shui to his side. Looking at the puzzled Yu Shui...
Sha Zhu said, "Rain, I have some business to attend to in Nanluoguxiang tomorrow."
"I have to go back to work the day after tomorrow, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Aren't you guys starting school on the sixth? Are you going to stay here and hang out, or come home with me?"
The rain was still hesitant and hadn't spoken yet.
Lele pulled Yushui and said, "Yushui, please don't leave me. Go back after school starts."
Rain looked at her brother, then at Lele, the older sister who wanted her to stay.
She nodded and said, "Sister Lele, I'll go back after school starts." Then she looked at her brother expectantly.
"Alright, but you two shouldn't go out running around. Stay home and read comic books."
"You have to be with an adult if you want to go out. There are child abductors outside. Got it?" Sha Zhu instructed.
"Okay, bro." "Okay, bro."
After the two little girls finished answering, they held hands and ran away happily.
That evening, Sha Zhu returned to Master Li's house, thinking to himself...
It's better to buy a small courtyard house here in advance.
My second uncle, Cai Quanwu, hasn't had his household registration booklet processed yet, so it's not ideal to have it registered under my name. It would be troublesome to keep changing it later.
It would be better to register it under the master's name first. It will be more convenient when my second uncle's household registration is processed and he wants to move here.
I just don't know what Master Li's plans are.
Sha Zhu found Master Li, who was drinking tea in the living room, and made himself a cup of tea as well.
After sitting down, Sha Zhu looked at his martial arts master and said, "Master, your disciple wants to ask you for a favor."
"What's wrong? Just tell me what's wrong," Master Li said, taking a sip of tea from his cup.
He thought to himself, "This apprentice isn't usually like this, why is he being so polite?"
"Master, isn't this my second uncle staying at my house right now? My second uncle isn't young anymore."
When I get married and find myself a wife, it will be inconvenient for her to live in my house.
So, if you have time, could you please inquire around Qianmen to see if there are any smaller courtyard houses for sale?
"The landlord of the courtyard I rent is planning to sell it."
I'm also planning to move back to my assigned apartment when my lease expires, or maybe find a small courtyard house to rent nearby.
After Master Li finished speaking, he looked at Sha Zhu with a puzzled expression.
"Didn't you say that your second uncle found a job at the new restaurant that the neighborhood office opened in your area? Why are you thinking of coming here to look for a place to live?"
After hearing what his master said, Sha Zhu originally wanted to ask more questions about the house.
When the master asked about his second uncle, he replied, "My second uncle is just a temporary worker over there."
The wages were low, so it was just a transitional period there.
Once I get my household registration certificate, I might move here to find a job and live here.
Moreover, my second uncle had just found me and settled down when he immediately bought a house in Nanluoguxiang, which was quite conspicuous.
Buying a house near Qianmen is much more convenient.
Unlike in Nanluoguxiang, where even a little noise gets publicized and amplified infinitely, things are different here.
The old ladies in that alley over there, those women who have nothing to do all day, just sit together.
When people gossip, if something happens, they might spread rumors and slander against you.
Look at Qianmen Street, nobody cares about you there, it's mostly shops.
With such high freight volume, everyone from bosses to laborers is busy making money; nobody cares about your gossip.
"What you said makes sense. Your second uncle just found you, and he's quite down on his luck. It's really hard to say whether he'll buy a house in your area."
"But your second uncle's household registration certificate hasn't been issued yet, how can he buy a house?" Master Li asked.
“Master, why don’t we buy this courtyard house first and put it under your wife’s name?”
You and your teacher's wife will also have your own children in the future.
The apartment the college allocated for your wedding will definitely not be enough in the future.
If you rent a place outside, the college definitely won't care.
But if you buy a house outside the college and they find out, they'll definitely talk to you.
Let your school room be given to another teacher who is short of rooms.
Registering the house under the teacher's wife's name would avoid many troubles. The teacher's wife wasn't the head of the household, and even if the school knew about buying the house as part of her dowry, they couldn't say anything.
Once my second uncle's household registration certificate is issued, I'll transfer the few rooms in this courtyard to him.
"What you say makes sense; prices outside have risen sharply."
More and more people are coming to work in Beijing, making housing increasingly scarce.
Property prices have been rising recently, but before the Lunar New Year, my landlord told me that this courtyard house would cost three thousand yuan.
Even if it's split, it'll still be 1,500 yuan. Where would I get that much money? And this is for a less desirable courtyard.
The landlord said that a decent courtyard house costs over eight thousand, and some even cost tens of thousands.