The poor little one on the road of escape, she is so fierce

Chapter 13 Renting a House
Wang Qingyou went to buy some bathing and shampooing supplies. She didn’t think that water alone could clean her.

This thing is also expensive. Any small piece costs more than ten coins. Zhang San is always the first to pay for it.

"Consider this money as a loan from me. I will definitely return it to you later." Wang Qingyou didn't want to take advantage of others.

"If you hadn't been willing to spare my life, I would have died long ago. This little money is nothing."

Wang Qingyou took this matter to heart. No matter what he said, she had to pay back the money she owed him.

After changing the bath water four times, Wang Qingyou finally felt relaxed all over. The water was no longer muddy. She asked the waiter to prepare a few dishes and send them up. After eating and drinking, she had a good sleep. No one had to keep watch over her anymore.

She woke up early the next morning, feeling refreshed.

I ordered breakfast in the store and waited for others to get up. After everyone had eaten, I reported to the county government office.

Wang Guihua and Li Wu went back to the inn first, while Wang Qingyou and Zhang San went to ask if there was any place to rent a house.

Now that they have cleaned up, no one is avoiding them anymore, and they are given a direction for their questions. There is an old woman at the end of the alley who has everything.

Wang Qingyou asked along the way.

"What do you two want to buy? I have the most complete range of goods here." The old woman had a very large red birthmark on her left eye, and she looked smart and capable.

"We want to rent a yard, preferably with four rooms," said Wang Qingyou.

"How long will you rent it for?"

"Let's rent it for a month first." After all, they don't know when the policy will come out and where they should go.

"I'm afraid it's not easy to rent for a month. If the lease period is shorter, the price will be a bit expensive."

"how much is it?"

"For four rooms, it would cost about one tael of silver per month. If the time is longer, it would be more than 800 wen."

A tael of silver?
Wang Qingyou has recently gained some understanding of the price of money. The average person's daily wage is only about twenty cents. It might take a farmer a year to save up one or two taels of silver. Now, they need one or two taels of silver a month.

But there was no other way. In order to survive, she had to rent the house first and think about making money after renting the house. She didn't believe that she would starve to death with her own hands.

The maid took them to see three houses. One was in the downtown area, surrounded by restaurants and small stalls, but the rent was more expensive, costing one hundred coins for one tael of silver. The second was in a remote alley, very quiet, with a good environment. The third had four rooms, but each room was very small and could not accommodate anything except a bed.

Wang Qingyou chose the second house because it was quieter and she wouldn’t be woken up even if she slept in.

After paying the rent and deposit, Wang Qingyou got the key and then went to the inn to check out.

Unexpectedly, a disagreement arose when checking out, and they were only willing to pay 50 cents out of the original 100-cent deposit.

"We heated the water you used for bathing yesterday, which cost a lot of firewood. Also, since you moved in, my shop has become smelly. Shouldn't you compensate us for our losses? I only charge fifty cents, which is very cheap."

The shopkeeper's small eyes were full of shrewd calculations.

"Aren't you blackmailing me?" Li Wu asked angrily.

The shopkeeper rolled his eyes at him, as if to say, I'm blackmailing you, what can you do?
"Let's report to the police." Wang Qingyou said calmly, as if he was talking about a trivial matter like buying vegetables.

She was taught from childhood that when something happens, she should go to the police. There is no police station here, only the county government.

"Do you think the county magistrate is your father? He would care about such trivial matters." The shopkeeper sneered and did not take Wang Qingyou's words to heart at all.

"Then I'm going to ask the county magistrate if this is your way of treating guests. If so, I'll accept being beaten or punished." Wang Qingyou said as he walked out.

The shopkeeper panicked immediately when he saw that Wang Qingyou was not joking.

"Little girl, what are you doing? If you have something to say, just talk it out." The shopkeeper's eyes narrowed into slits as he smiled.

Wang Qingyou refused to contact the shopkeeper, "Isn't it that when I talk to you nicely, you don't understand what I say?"

The shopkeeper smiled along. He originally thought that they were just a few country bumpkins and it was no big deal if they were cheated. He didn't expect that there was such a tough guy. This girl didn't look very old, but she had a bad temper, and it seemed that this group of people was led by her.

"Little girl, let me apologize to you first. We can still discuss this matter. How about I return the fifty cents to you and let this matter be over?"

"Shouldn't you pay some compensation for emotional distress for treating guests like this?"

"Little girl, I advise you to quit while you are ahead." The shopkeeper was afraid that the officials would come to investigate after deducting the deposit, but there was no way he could return the money.

"Since we have no place to live now, we might as well wait at your gate every day. Every time someone comes, I will have a good talk with him about what you did." Seeing that the officer could no longer threaten him, Wang Qingyou replaced him with another one.

"Scoundrels." The shopkeeper's abacus was about to be crushed. It was true that poor and remote places produced unruly people. He had misjudged these people. They were penniless, but he still wanted to open a business.

"Then I'll give you one room for free."

"Half." Wang Qingyou stretched out a finger.

The shopkeeper took a deep breath and just wanted to get rid of these plague gods as soon as possible. Half and half would do. He could earn it back in a few days.

The refunded money was just enough for them to have a good meal and buy some daily necessities.

You should buy new bedding and mattresses. They can be used for a long time in the future. If Zhang San wants to pay, he should buy good quality ones.

"Brother San, how much money do you have?" Li Wu asked Zhang San stealthily.

Zhang San extended a palm.

"Fifty taels?" Li Wu exclaimed. He had never seen so much money before.

Zhang San shook his head, "Five hundred taels."

Li Wu couldn't close his mouth. He didn't expect that he was so rich. "I didn't recognize the great man before. From now on, if you have any instructions, just tell me. I will do my best to help you."

Li Wu did not give up on himself even when he was in danger. Zhang San regarded him as a friend of life and death. He was accustomed to his boasting, but he still patted his head.

"I have something I need you to do right now."

"What's the matter?" Li Wu asked expectantly.

"Stay away from me." Zhang San pressed his head and pushed him to the other side.

"Third brother, do you know that this will make me sad?"

Wang Guihua was packing her things inside when she saw this scene. She shook her head and laughed. After spending some time together, she knew that the two of them were not bad people.

After settling down, everyone wanted to have a good meal for the first meal. Wang Qingyou suggested eating hot pot.

"What is hot pot?" Li Wu asked.

"It's about making a delicious and fragrant soup, and then throwing in fresh ingredients like vegetable leaves and meat slices, boiling them until cooked, and then scooping them out to eat." Wang Qingyou explained. She hadn't eaten hot pot for a long time and missed the taste very much.

"This is just hot pot." Li Wu understood immediately, "Miss Qingyou, wait for me. I promise to make it beautiful and delicious for you."

Wang Qingyou didn't expect that there would be such a hot pot here. It seemed that she underestimated the wisdom of her ancestors.

After settling down, Wang Qingyou had to think about how to make money. After all, he couldn't always let Zhang San pay for it. He had to pay him back when he made some money.

She now has enough strength to fight. Although she had read a lot of books in the past, she had never put them into practice. She also couldn't cook those delicious foods. She couldn't blow up the kitchen.

You can’t figure it out just by thinking at home, you have to go out and see what kind of job you can find.

A fragrance wafted over, immediately interrupting Wang Qingyou's thoughts.

Hot pot, here she comes.

The pot made by Li Wu is a clear soup, and the ingredients used are all very fresh. After rinsing it and dipping it in a little bit of the soul sauce, the whole person will be sublimated.

Wang Guihua first watched them eat, and then followed their example by putting a piece of meat in the pot and taking it out when it was cooked. Her eyes lit up as soon as she put it in her mouth. It tasted really good. She quickly picked up another piece, shredded it and fed it to her daughter.

Although Wang Yuxiao is only six months old, Wang Guihua has no milk and has started to eat by herself a long time ago. She seems to have no problem eating, so she is not restricted and feeds her anything. She is not picky and eats everything. The big-headed baby has become a little fatter and doesn't look as scary and thin as before. After looking at her for a long time, you can find her quite cute.

Wang Qingyou enjoyed the meal so much that she accidentally ate too much and started walking slowly in the yard.

"That thief is running over there. You guys should chase him. We will surround him from here. We must not let him get away. He has already escaped six times. If he escapes again this time, the county magistrate will definitely be even angrier."

Then there were some running sounds.

"Are you catching a thief?" Wang Qingyou murmured softly.

Wang Guihua also heard the noise outside, after all, there was no sound insulation here.

She looked at Wang Qingyou in the yard and ordered, "You can't go out and join in the fun. It's better for us to stay out of things like this."

Wang Qingyou nodded. She had never thought of getting involved in this matter.

"Tou Lin, we lost that thief again. Damn it, I don't know how long that thief's legs are. He can jump so high and run so fast."

"He must not have run far, he must be hiding nearby. Hurry up and search every house. You must catch this thief. Xiaoye, go to the government office and ask for some help. Even if I have to dig three feet underground, I will find him."

"Yes."

As soon as Wang Qingyou heard this, she knew that the situation would not be resolved for a while.

I originally chose this place for the quiet, but why do troubles still come to me?

Soon there was a knock on the door, "Open the door, the authorities are investigating a case."

Li Wu hurried to open the door.

The officer glanced at them and said, "Call everyone out."

"We are all here." Zhang San replied.

"You two go in and see if there are other people." The other two officers walked in and began to search through the drawers and boxes.

The leading officer picked up another piece of paper and compared it with them carefully.

"Tou Lin, we didn't find anyone inside."

Lin Tou looked at them and said, "A very important prisoner just got lost here. If you see any strangers, report to the county government immediately. Otherwise, if they find out, you will be treated as the prisoner's accomplices."

The door was closed, leaving the room in a mess.

"These soldiers are so blind. All the good things have been ruined by them." Li Wu held a few handfuls of fresh vegetable leaves with a distressed look. They hadn't eaten such fresh leaves for a long time while fleeing from famine. They didn't expect that these people would not only throw them to the ground but also step on them several times.

Wang Guihua was also distressed. "There is no way. We civilians cannot reason with them. It would be terrible if they arrested us and put us in jail."

Wang Qingyou always felt something was wrong, as if something was staring at him.

When she turned around, there was nothing there but the lush green tree outside the house with its luxuriant leaves.

She walked up to Wang Guihua and said, "Mom, don't be sad. As long as we are fine, we can open a small vegetable garden in the backyard when we have our own house. You can plant whatever you want. Just throw away the spoiled ones first."

Wang Qingyou picked up the cup that had fallen on the ground and threw it towards the big green tree with force. Then, a figure on the tree fell on the top of their wall.

"Oh, the little girl is quite perceptive." Zhu Long looked at Wang Qingyou with a smile.

Wang Guihua pointed at him and said, "Qingyou, he is the thief, right?"

Wang Qingyou nodded, "Almost exactly."

"Your Excellency, if you show up here, aren't you afraid that we will call the officers and soldiers back?"

Zhu Long jumped off the wall without a care in the world. "So what if they find out? Running away from them is like running away from a dog. They can only dream of catching me."

"Then please leave our house. We don't need thieves."

Zhang San also came over and said, "Please come in, sir."

A man with some skills like him cannot be offended, otherwise what if he breaks into the house in the middle of the night? Even though there is nothing valuable in this house.

Unexpectedly, the man sat down with a swagger, "A guest is a guest. Make me a cup of tea. I want the Longjing tea before the rain. I am not that picky."

Zhang San got angry and said, "It seems that you don't want to drink the toast, so you have to drink the punishment?"

Zhu Long raised his eyebrows, "I don't like drinking alcohol, I only like drinking tea."

Zhang San punched Zhu Long in the face, and Zhu Long immediately left the chair. His movements were very fast. If Zhang San had not pulled back in time, his punch would have hit the chair.

"Not bad, you have some skills, but it's a pity that you still can't hit me."

Zhang San continued to hit the man with his fists.

(End of this chapter)