It was getting late, and the Confucius Temple, which was originally crowded, became deserted again.

The stall owners who did business all packed each other's stalls with a smile, put jade antiques and old books into their sacks, and then carried them into their tricycles, electric vehicles, or small trucks.

For them, these two days a week, some big sellers can trade more than 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands of dollars a day. Some small sellers can also sell for a thousand or eight hundred dollars to make a living.

And they have long been accustomed to this kind of life, and have been experiencing wind and rain outside, and go to collect goods everywhere, and then happily set up stalls in this Confucius Temple for a weekend, closed the stalls, bought a few bottles of beer and touched them, sucked them in a dry manner... drinking beer, laughing, talking about business, talking about women, talking about eyebrow and picking up bargains.

This is to support a family;

this is life.

...

Seeing everyone in Confucius Temple closing the stalls and walking around for a whole day, Lin Yi felt sore all over, especially his legs were numb, but he was extremely happy deep down. After all, coming here to take books was his dream, and now, this dream has finally come true.

After leaving Confucius Temple, Lin Yi, who had almost spent all his money, was carrying a bag full of rare books and old books, like a newcomer, looking at this strange metropolis again.

He stood on the street, and from his appearance, he was almost no different from the countless migrant workers who poured into this metropolis to hunt for gold and search for dreams every day. He only had simple luggage and not much money. The difference was that in another city and another place, he was a new star in the cultural world and a pride of heaven in the collection world.

At this moment, he was strolling on the streets of Jinling, watching the towering buildings and huge advertisements and paintings, and watching the pedestrians passing by, suddenly feeling an inexplicable sense of comfort in his heart.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Yi then remembered that it was time to find a place to stay.

Thinking of this, he reached out to take out his wallet and couldn't help but smile. Fortunately, there was a card inside, and the card was forced to him when Haitang left, and he didn't know how much money it was inside.

Lin Yi found an automatic withdrawal place. A woman dressed in a fashionable dress in front was withdrawing money. Maybe Lin Yi was standing a little closer, maybe Lin Yi was carrying a black bag and looking around was too much. The woman looked at him very vigilantly, and then quickly covered the button and pressed the password.

As soon as Lin Yi noticed the woman's behavior, he smiled at her friendly. The woman became even more afraid. When she vomited money, she quickly grabbed the money and left in fear before she could put it in her handbag.

Lin Yi shrugged. He has always regarded himself as a gentleman, but he did not expect that he would be treated as a thief to guard against him.

Insert the card and enter the password - the password turned out to be the girl's birthday. Fortunately, Lin Yi is a good boyfriend, and she remembers her birthday clearly, but the amount that appears on the screen next made Lin Yi stunned for a moment--1 million.

It seems that this girl Haitang really feels sorry for her. She just puts a card in one million.

Lin Yi shook his head and only took 5,000 yuan from the ATM. Unlike taking books at Confucius Temple, it is easy to get into trouble with him with too much cash now.

With money, we have to find a place to stay.

When he thought of it, Lin Yi was very skillful in buying a map and the daily newspaper of the day. He opened the advertising page and searched for suitable information for renting rooms. He was too lazy to take a bus. He just wandered slowly by the Qinhui River, measuring the legendary famous river in Jinling with his feet.

Seeing a snack selling beside him, Lin Yi couldn't help but feel greedy, so he bought two osmanthus cakes. He felt that the taste was very average, so he ate one, and took a few bites of dried tofu to eat the old duck vermicelli soup. He walked around and couldn't find it, and he was inevitably a little regretful.

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Qinhuai District, No. 230, Jiankang Road, right?

Looking at me, in a yard on the back of the street, there is a somewhat broken old building, a blue brick and stone building. You can only know from the appearance that it is old. Weeds have grown between the brick and stone gaps on the backlight wall. Along the way, demolition is being carried out nearby, so this is probably one of the few old buildings here.

Lin Yi once again confirmed from the already vague door sign that this was the house he was looking for. He picked up his bag and walked towards the second floor. He stepped on the old wooden floor and felt hollow.

I walked up the corridor and looked around. The environment was pretty good. There was only one room on one side and the other was surrounded by wooden fences. It was a public balcony, so it should be very convenient to dry clothes.

"Is anyone here?" Lin Yi shouted.

"Are you here to see the house?" The beaded curtains in a house next to it sounded, and footsteps sounded, and a middle-aged woman walked out while eating. Lin Yi couldn't help but smiled suddenly. This woman was like the "landlord woman" who came out of Stephen Chow's movie "Kung Fu". She was wearing white floral pajamas and her hair was curled into countless small buns, just like a copy of the "landlord woman".

Lin Yi nodded and said, "Yes, you are Sister Hong. I called you just now. Do you still remember? I'll come and see the house now!"

"Oh, you're Kobayashi who called me just now." Sister Hong smiled, "What kind of job do you do if you are old?"

Lin Yi smiled slightly, "Guess?" In fact, Lin Yi didn't know which "job" he should belong to. Of course, if Taoshu was also regarded as a profession.

Sister Hong's eyes rolled, looked at Lin Yi, then looked at the backpack he was carrying, and guessed: "Can you be a college student?"

Lin Yi almost laughed out loud, neither admitting nor denying, and changing the subject: "Can I look at the room first?"

"Of course, just the room in front, do you think it's appropriate?"

Sister Hong thought she guessed right, and she had to be careful when renting a house and not put any bad guys in it. Sister Hong always believed that she looked like a torch. Seeing Lin Yi's young appearance and looking fair and elegant, she was not a college student or something. So she felt more at ease and asked Lin Yi to see the house while eating.

Lin Yi walked over and saw that the door was not locked. He opened it and glanced. He saw that it was a small suite with two bedrooms, one living room and one bathroom, only about sixty square meters. He couldn't help but say, "It's only a little bigger that costs two thousand?"

Sister Hong said disdainfully: "You don't look at my area. The house is a little smaller, but this is not far from Confucius Temple and Qinhuai River. It belongs to the viewing room--If you stand on tiptoe and look there, you can see the city tower of Confucius Temple and the pleasure boat of Qinhuai River. The most important thing is this second floor, which is very quiet... Didn't you say that you want to find a quiet place, this place is very good. Look, the surrounding area has been demolished, and it is difficult to find a living person..."

"But this rent---"

"What's wrong with the housing price? How affordable! As for the landscape house, if you have a view, you have to buy tickets when you go to other places, you can see it at a glance. Besides, Sister Hong dares to pat her chest and promise you that if you can rent a house that is cheaper than me nearby, I will immediately refund you double the rent!"

I'm so stupid. Lin Yi was wondering what price should be more suitable. Suddenly, a delicate female voice came from the corner of the building: "Is Sister Hong here?"

Following the source of the sound, I saw a young girl in her early twenties jumping up with her handrail.

The girl has very soft long hair and is very beautiful. She is wearing a pink and blue short-sleeved shirt and a pair of white low-waisted pants. The short-sleeved shirt has no buttons at the bottom, revealing a little pink and white skin and navel.

Sister Hong replied with a smile: "You are here, you are Miss Huang who called in the morning and said she wanted to see the house!"

Lin Yi was stunned for a moment and said, "How many rooms do you have to rent?"

Sister Hong said, "This is the one! I have so many empty rooms!"

Lin Yi was dizzy again and asked, "How can you rent a room to two people!"

Sister Hong smiled very philosophically and said, "Oh, look, I'm so embarrassed. It was the room that Miss Huang had booked first, but she didn't come early in the morning and didn't come for an afternoon, but she came at this time. I thought she wouldn't rent it anymore, so I agreed to you, but now---" Sister Hong looked at the girl and Lin Yi, a typical preparation for "a daughter married two husbands."

Lin Yi was nothing, but the girl was annoyed, "I said in the morning that I would move in today, how could you rent it to someone else?"

Sister Hong smiled and said, "Oh, little girl, look at what you said. We haven't signed a contract and received your money. Why can't we let others see you? Besides, we haven't agreed on the rent yet!" As she said that, she pointed at Lin Yi, who was looking into the house, meaning that if you bid lower, I'll rent it to him.

Lin Yi has always been harmless and disliked being used as a gun. He hurriedly said, "Don't say that, I can't pay too high this house--1,000 yuan. If I can, I will rent it. If not, I will go to another place to take a look."

Sister Hong didn't expect Lin Yi to say this, so she said, "The minimum is 2,000, and no word can be missing."

Seeing this, Lin Yi smiled, then put on his backpack again and prepared to leave.

First, the price is too high, which does not meet his psychological price; second, he is really unwilling to compete with a girl.

When Sister Hong saw Lin Yi really left, her face changed and said angrily: "You go and look for it, and see where is the cheap landscape house like me? This is Jinling, not the countryside! I don't even look at what location I am. I think it's expensive, 1,000 yuan, and there is no door! The minimum is 2,000 yuan. It's low, and there is no negotiation. People are queuing up to rent!"

Lin Yi shook his head and went down the stairs. Miss Huang's inexplicable voice came from behind him: "Oh, why is your house so small? Why is it worth 2,000 yuan?"

Then Sister Hong got angry again, it was just her "landscape room" and "good location"...

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Chapter completed!