Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Chapter 811. Shelter (811)

Dong Qiangqiang searched on the map and found that the second house is very close to the private student dormitory, just across the river, just cross the bridge and it won't take long.

When crossing the bridge, a large group of people gathered on the lawn on the bank under the bridge attracted his attention. He guessed it might be a flea market.He has always had a special liking for visiting the jumping market, not for the sake of picking up the leaks, but mainly for fun and excitement. Before, the jumping market and the agricultural product market in Hannover were held together, and the fireworks were particularly full.Whenever the pressure is high, Dong Qiangqiang likes to visit these two places to decompress.These fond memories prompted him to move forward in two steps.

As the saying goes: if you compare goods, you have to throw them away.A more popular sentence is: no comparison, no harm.

Before he finished half a circle, Dong Qiangqiang discovered that Trier’s hopping market was not only larger than Hannover’s, but also had far more types of second-hand goods than Hannover’s.

Many flashy, useless but fun things moved him, such as British ceramics in the 50s with a different beauty from Chinese blue and white porcelain, old stained glass vessels from Venice, German books between World War I and World War II, and 70-90 Lego toys from the [-]s, and even individual stalls selling ivory miniature products.

Of course, what excites him most in the city is the German banknotes, coins and stamps issued in different periods.In addition to various banknotes and coins (mainly silver and nickel coins) during and after World War II, the seller even has a 10 Deutsche Mark issued before World War II.It is a pity that he does not have the legendary 1924 trillion mark banknote issued by Germany in 100.

The stall owner is a bald old man with a beard and wrinkles. He should be 70 years old or older.Different from other high-cold sellers in the jump market, he saw that Dong Qiangqiang was interested in his own things, so he boasted about his treasures vigorously, and when he was excited, he stood up and took out more inventory at the bottom of the box.It’s just that he has a strong accent, and with the physical sound insulation effect of the big beard, Dong Qiangqiang didn’t understand what he was talking about, so he could only listen to the general idea, and finally simply quoted directly.

After some haggling, Dong Qiangqiang finally spent 240 euros to wrap up all the banknotes, coins and stamps of the stall owner.The owner of the stall was happy, and the seller at the next stall saw that Dong Qiangqiang was a big customer, and came to join in the fun. After a wave of lobbying, Dong Qiangqiang bought another 60% new variable-speed mountain bike for [-] Euros.

The house has not been rented yet, so spend a few hundred first.Although he kept persuading himself not to spend impulsively, he still couldn't hold back.But self-blame is quickly replaced by the joy of consumption.Ten minutes before three o'clock, Dong Qiangqiang put away the spoils, whistled, and rushed towards the target at lightning speed.

The scenery along the way is so picturesque, Dong Qiangqiang can't help but think to himself: If this house can have a window facing the river or facing the terraced fields, how pleasant it would be to study and live every day!
The bicycle was parked in front of a traditional German herringbone-shaped sloping roof building. Before contacting the other party, he first observed the surrounding environment.

Dong Qiangqiang, who has lived in a private house for more than a year, feels deeply about living in a private house.Taking out the rent factor, he will first observe the living environment near the residence, such as the level of safety near the residence.Germany does not have rich areas like the United States, and the law and order are not as chaotic as the United States and France, but even in a city, there is still a big difference in law and order between places with a lot of people in Germany and places with few people. If the car is often scratched or the glass is smashed Then he can't bear it.Secondly, look at some invisible factors, such as the distance of the trash cans in the street.If the trash can is too close to the house, it will definitely be noisy by the garbage truck every day.It will be very annoying if you encounter endorsement or writing at home.Check again whether the transportation is convenient, whether there are enough and close supermarkets, the distance from commuting to school, etc.

Of course, he is also very clear that there is no perfect house, and the rent of a good house will basically be "exorbitant", so as long as the house is not bad, he can accept it, and some small places that don't talk about it are also acceptable to him. It can be tolerated. For example, the last landlord asked him to clean the public bathroom every week, and he readily complied.

He has been used unconsciously: accept what cannot be changed, and change what cannot be accepted.

The small building is located at the foot of the mountain, which is about [-] meters above sea level, and the Trier University of Applied Sciences is halfway up the mountain.Although it is still on holiday, there are quite a lot of vehicles going up and down the mountain.

The building has three floors.

A large piece of the dark purple wall has fallen off but has not been repaired. It is mottled, and the corners have been sprayed with indecent patterns.Perhaps because of the chemical reagents, most of the ivy next to the graffiti died, and the vegetation was so sparse that it made people feel desolate.There are three colors of tiles on the sloping roof, and you can see the obvious traces of repairs. You can tell at a glance that the master is very careful in making up time, and the work is neither beautiful nor layered.

Looking at the small building next to it, the sloping roof is covered with solar glass panels, and the bright yellow walls complement the ivy with branches and leaves, which is pleasing to the eye.The windows on the second floor were open, and there were several flower pots placed under the window frames, with yellow, red, purple, and pink flowers swaying slightly with the breeze.

Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help feeling: There is no harm without comparison*2.

A locked utility room protruded from the side of the building, and outside the utility room were brown, black, and green trash cans.There is a white square drawn on the ground next to the trash can, and an old classic car is parked in the square.Dong Qiangqiang took a closer look and found that the maintenance of the classic car is still in place.Germany's regulation on old cars is that as long as the car can pass the annual inspection, it is allowed to go on the road. The maintenance fee of this kind of old car is much more expensive than that of modern cars. It seems that the owner of the car should be a good one.He couldn't help being puzzled, whether the owner of the car was a tenant or a landlord, it didn't feel like it fit the building.

He thought there was only one entrance to the whole building, but after searching for a long time, he couldn't find the name of the person who was talking to him on the phone. After turning around half a circle, he found that there was another entrance on the other side of the small building, and this time he found the name.

The windows on the first, second, and third floors facing the mountain are all hung down with aluminum roller shutters that can completely block the entire window. This kind of anti-theft device belongs to the Germans.Different from China, there are few domestic cage-style anti-theft windows in Germany (nor are there any closed balconies).

Dong Qiangqiang was a little worried. If the room rented out by the landlord faced the mountain, it meant that when the window was opened, you could only see the mountain instead of the river, and the view would be greatly reduced.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Dong Qiangqiang still pressed the doorbell.

The landlord came out quickly. He was a skinny old German man with a straight back and a bunch of keys hanging around his waist. He walked with rattles and looked like a charterer when he walked.

The old man looked Dong Qiangqiang up and down for more than a minute, but he was not in a hurry to let him into the house to look at the room, but began to interrogate him like a prisoner.

"Are you Japanese or Korean?" The old man was full of air when he spoke, and his accent was not as strong as that of the man who sold banknotes.It's just that most Germans use the honorific "you" when addressing strangers. Even the elders and juniors will do the same if they are strangers to each other, but the old man just said "you", which seems very rude.Dong Qiangqiang didn't bother to argue with him even though he was old.

"Chinese."

The old man stared suspiciously at Dong Qiangqiang's face, then at his bicycle: "Then what are you doing in Germany?"

"be in college."

"What professional?"

"National Economics."

"Show me your student ID card." The old man spread his hand in front of Dong Qiangqiang arrogantly.

Dong Qiangqiang handed over the student ID card patiently, and the old man studied the photo on the student ID card for a long time, then handed the student ID card back to him and continued to ask: "The cold rent is 300 Euros per month, how long do you plan to rent? "

Dong Qiangqiang felt ridiculous: I didn't even look at the house yet the other party asked me how long I could rent it, it seemed that the other party was an old fool.

"I need to take a look at the room first," Dong Qiangqiang actually didn't want to go in and look at it, but Zheng Chunhua gave him the information, and he came too. It really doesn't make sense to leave without looking, so he can only bite the bullet and answer, "Then you can decide whether to rent or not."

He actually hoped that the old man in front of him would continue to ask him more questions, so that he would have the courage to walk away directly.

To his surprise, the old man smacked his lips a few times, turned and went upstairs without saying anything.

Dong Qiangqiang sighed and had no choice but to follow.

As soon as he entered the building, Dong Qiangqiang stood still.

Although it was daytime, the light in the corridor was extremely dark.The entrance was originally facing the mountain, and the natural light was mostly blocked by the mountain. There were no windows or lights in the corridor. Dong Qiangqiang was even more surprised that the stairs and walls were all dark colors.He walked in suddenly and thought he had entered the cellar.

Hearing that there was no movement behind, the old man walking in front urged without looking back: "Your room is on the third floor."

Only then did Dong Qiangqiang's eyes gradually adapt to the light in the building, and he asked while climbing up, "Why don't you turn on the light?"

"Why do you have to turn on the lights during the day?" The other party answered with confidence, loudly, forcefully, and righteously, "Turning on the lights during the day is not environmentally friendly, but also a waste of electricity." The old man taught, "Don't you people pay attention to environmental protection? ?”

"Of course we will pay attention to saving electricity," Dong Qiangqiang said, looking up, "but it's too dark here, and I can't even see the stairs clearly."

"Just get used to it." The old man's footsteps stopped on the third floor. "The main reason is that the people on the first and second floors have not come back. When they come back, the lights in the room will be able to illuminate the corridor when they open the door."

Dong Qiangqiang was dumbfounded when he heard this, what kind of fallacies are these?
He suddenly had a strong curiosity, wanting to see what kind of "fine decoration" the room the old man wanted to rent out.

The steepness of the stairs is not inferior to the steep slopes on both sides of the Moselle River. If Dong Qiangqiang stands completely straight on the stairs, he will hit his head.The stair space is narrow and narrow, and he will be able to turn around at the corner of the stairs.He wondered how his big suitcases would get upstairs if he did move in.At the same time, the wooden stairs creaked and felt unsteady under his feet, and he was worried that he would suddenly fall down the middle of the stairs.

When he finally stood in front of the door, he found that the old man was already standing in the room.

The door frame was very low, and Dong Qiangqiang had to bend over to enter the room.

As soon as he entered the room, a musty smell hit his face, Dong Qiangqiang hurriedly covered his mouth and nose.

The old man seemed quite dissatisfied with Dong Qiangqiang's actions, and explained with a frown: "The room to be rented is this apartment house with an inner and outer room. The outer room is large and the inner room is small, and the total size is 18 square meters. As long as he lives in it, he insists on daily Open the window, and you can get used to it in a few days."

Dong Qiangqiang is well aware of this: the two rooms have not opened the windows for a long time to ventilate, I am afraid that the musty smell has already penetrated into the walls, which cannot be solved by opening the windows at all.

He held his nose and walked around the two rooms briefly. Since the ceilings of the two rooms were less than 2 meters high, and some places had sloping roofs, Dong Qiangqiang kowtowed his head three or four times in less than three minutes.

This place is too depressing and aggrieved, it is not a place for people to live at all.If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you would never have guessed that this is Germany in the 21st century, or Marx's hometown. It's not as spacious as he lived in China. At least in China, you won't knock your head if you stand up straight.

Seeing Dong Qiangqiang's lawsuit face, the old man didn't realize his dissatisfaction and confusion at all. Instead, he began to help Dong Qiangqiang calculate the other parts of the monthly rent: "If you plan to live in, in addition to the rent, I will pay you back every month." At the beginning of the month, you will be charged 100 euros in advance for water and electricity, but the advance payment is not the money you actually spent. At the end of each quarter, you will calculate how much you actually spent, and then refund the excess from 300 euros. In addition, the monthly payment The TV fee and garbage disposal fee are 40 euros in total. There is no internet here, and it is not acceptable for tenants to install it at their own expense, because there will be radiation. There is a parking space downstairs that is private to me, and you can’t use it. Of course, you can’t use it either. The car is parked on the side of the road, because there is no parking space on the side of the road..."

When Dong Qiangqiang noticed a puddle of excrement-yellow stains in the center of the front of the mattress in the back room, he couldn't hold on any longer and turned around to leave.

The old man misunderstood his actions, and hurriedly chased him out from the back room. While taking out the key, he said, "Go out and turn right to the bathroom."

Is the bathroom always locked?Dong Qiangqiang waved his hands dumbfounded: "No need to go, I won't go."

"If you think the space (inside) is small, you can take a look at the attic. The attic is empty now. If you rent together, I can give you a substantial discount." The old man said very generously.

"Okay. Take a look." Dong Qiangqiang agreed.

The old man pointed to the stairs next to the bathroom, and changed the key again: "Go this way."

As soon as Dong Qiangqiang poked his head into the patio at the entrance of the attic, he smelled a musty smell that was stronger and harsher than downstairs, and he couldn't open his eyes at all. Before he could complain, he heard a gust of wind rushing towards him from the darkness.Before he had time to distinguish, he hurriedly lowered his head, just in time to meet the old man's expectant face.

The old man seemed to have expected his actions long ago, and comforted him nonchalantly: "It's okay, there are just a few bats, you live in them and they leave."

Dong Qiangqiang was amazed and eye-opening. He never thought that viewing a house could be so exciting. Society is indeed the best teacher.

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