The Soul Reborn

23. House Rental Money Up

Zhu Haimei stared in a daze at his trolley that was in the middle of the house. The trolley looked so dirty from the mud. Zhu Haimei then took a bucket of water and a broom to clean the trolley.

Last night Shen Dongyuan picked her up and gave her a fever medicine. The next day, when he went to the toilet, Zhu Haimei saw that the clothes he was wearing yesterday had been washed and had been dried, even his clothes were half dry. His shoes were also brushed clean. Seeing this made his mood good.

After washing the trolley, the door of her small house suddenly opened and the owner's aunt went inside.

"Ah, Auntie. Please sit down." Zhu Haimei greeted the homeowner's aunt kindly, then served an apple. "Auntie, eat this apple."

The aunt of the house owner received the apple, but she did not sit down. He looked around and found that his house was tidy and his trolley had been brushed clean. It made him feel satisfied and said, "Miss, you've been working for two months and your business seems to be doing quite well."

"Yes, that's fine." Zhu Haimei replied as he took the rice, then soaked it and washed it clean, then cooked it.

The homeowner's aunt again said, "How can you just say it's okay? You must make a lot of money from your business."

"No, the result of my business is just enough to meet the need to eat." Zhu Haimei replied in a serious tone. "That's all the money from my hard work. I was busy all day working from morning to night, so tiring." Its effects.

"Looking at you as skinny as you are now, makes it look like you're turning into someone else. If it wasn't for me seeing you so often, maybe I wouldn't have been able to recognize you." Said Aunt of the house owner.

"really? Though his weight didn't drop too much either."

"Your body weight has dropped a lot. Look at your chest, it's chest-shaped, and so is your ass. Now you look like a woman who can give birth to a healthy baby."

Zhu Haimei's facial expression became very awkward after hearing the words just now. But he could understand it, because Aunt of the owner of the house and most of the women here are uneducated housewives. "Auntie is really funny."

"I heard you live in military territory." Said Aunt of the house owner. Zhu Haimei then recalled something. When he was a sofa maker in this village, they also helped him deliver the sofa to his home. Maybe they're the ones who told Auntie that she lives in the military.

As Zhu Haimei and the house owner's Aunt chatted, Zhu Haimei's hands did not stop working at all. He was still busy washing and cutting vegetables, even cutting meat. He remained busy preparing materials for his merchandise while chatting with the owner's Aunt. "My husband is a soldier and I follow him live there." Zhu Haimei replied as he looked at the owner's Aunt.

"Isn't being a soldier so much fun? The salary is not a little, is it?"

"Not really, Bi. My husband's income is still not worth the income of ordinary people. If my husband's salary was high, I wouldn't do this kind of exhausting work, would I?"

"But being a soldier's wife is good luck." Said Aunt of the house owner. "Why haven't I seen him come here before?" Its effects.

Zhu Haimei stopped his work and answered questions. "He's busy. I can still sell myself."

"Look at your family, you have a good life. Your husband is a soldier and you yourself are also working. Unlike your family, eating is hard. My son-in-law can't do anything either."

Since Zhu Haimei was unwilling to judge the family matters of others, he simply said, "My husband still has a younger brother to bless."

"true." Sahut Zhu Haimei who confirmed the words of Aunt of the owner of the house.

"Miss, haven't you rented this house for two months? I think the rent should be raised."

Zhu Haimei suddenly remembered that in the contract, there was no agreement stating how long the rent would be raised. He was stunned for a moment after hearing Auntie's speech, but then asked, "Auntie, how much is the rent going up?"

"His house rent rose to six masters and his gas canister also rose to six yuan. For the trolley, you just wear it first."

All right, everything's doubled. In one month, twelve yuan's money will run out to pay for the rent of the house and gas cylinders. "Auntie, in one day you only get three to five yuan. If Bibi raises her rent that much, most of my income for a month will be used up to pay the rent. Can Bibi raise by two yuan? So it's only ten yuan in total, how about?"

Originally this small house was empty and almost collapsed, but Zhu Haimei still rented it because he needed a place to store the items he used to sell. To be honest, this house is not worth living in. Would anyone else be willing to rent this house other than Zhu Haimei?

"Miss, my eldest son actually wants to take this little house again and won't rent it out. I persuaded him until he was finally willing to rent it out. If I rent it out at ten yuan per month, I won't be able to explain to her when I get home later."

His eldest son said that Zhu Haimei's business was very successful and could make as much as ten yuan in a day. That's why the homeowner's aunt deliberately increased the price of the rental house and gas cylinders. Moreover, if you look at the rice soaked by Zhu Haimei inside that basin, it must have weighed about ten to fifteen kilograms. This convinced the landlord Aunt that Zhu Haimei was making a lot of money from his business.

Cih, just now the owner of the house said that his family life is difficult, but did not he also earn income from renting a house? Never mind, Zhu Haimei was reluctant to quarrel over the two yuan money. "Alright then, twelve yuan a month. But Bi, if Bibi raises the rent again, I won't rent this house anymore."

The house owner's aunt seemed to ignore Zhu Haimei's words and instead took the money in Zhu Haimei's hands, then left with an apple. The arrival of Aunt the owner of the house this time made Zhu Haimei aware of something, whether it was renting a house or doing something else, not to make a verbal agreement. Just two months into renting, the homeowner's aunt had already raised the rent. Who can stand the doubling of rent like this? Zhu Haimei still had to move on with his life.

Although he did not care if he had to take twelve yuan per month from his savings, but his heart felt so uncomfortable. Last night he had a fever, his body also felt tired, especially now his mood is also not good. Now he has lost the passion to work

While at the construction site, Xiao Huzi suddenly came to him quickly. "Sir, what's wrong with you? Why not get excited?"

"It's okay. The weather is a bit hot today. Is this enough? Or do you want more side dishes?"

"No, no." Xiao Huzi quickly refused. Zhu Haimei was usually very considerate of Xiao Huzi, he often added many side dishes to her, so where could Xiao Huzi still want more now? Xiao Huzi laly raised his head to look at the sky. Although it was raining yesterday, but today the weather is quite hot. Xiao Huzi then walked away while occasionally jumping for joy. This made Zhu Haimei slightly amused. Today there was more than one person who cared about him like Xiao Huzi.

Meanwhile, Shen Dongyuan appeared to be standing behind a large tree and saw Zhu Haimei standing in front of the trolley, busy greeting and serving the workers graciously. Shen Dongyuan also did not know why he had rushed here after returning home from military training to see Zhu Haimei.

Zhu Haimei wore a straw hat and towel around his neck. After serving food, he sometimes took a towel and wiped the sweat off his face and neck. Shen Dongyuan was deeply saddened to remember the incident last night. Last night, Zhu Haimei was caught in the rain and stood alone in a dark and cold place to guard his trolley. Shen Dongyuan became even more unwell when she found out that Zhu Haimei had left the house in the morning blind while his body was still feverish. He also felt embarrassed when he remembered the letter of guarantee that Zhu Haimei had written while borrowing money from him. The woman had already worked hard, but Shen Dongyuan instead scolded her in front of the crowd that time.

The food buyers at Zhu Haimei's place slowly started to leave. Shen Dongyuan then saw him filling the boiled water into a teacup and drinking it with a single sip. Zhu Haimei then put down his cup again and started packing his wares.

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