Chapter 140 The Reluctant Neighbors

Seeing that they were all busy renting a house, He Yuzhu said hello to Li Hongying, then strolled back to Shichahai to continue fishing.

As soon as he returned to the fishing spot, he heard Yan Bugui and others asking about the outcome of the matter.

Then he spread his hands and said indifferently,

“What can I do!
If you lose your own house, you can only rent someone else's house.
Director Li is trying to find a solution for them right now.

Why don't you go back and take a look to see if they will move into your yard?"

As soon as He Yuzhu finished speaking, several neighbors who had vacant rooms in their courtyards greeted everyone, then put away their fishing rods, picked up their buckets and went home.

As soon as he glanced at their backs, he heard Yan Bugui asking himself,

"Zhu Zi, why don't you go back and take a look?
What if someone moves into our courtyard? You will have to help the old lady make decisions!"

He Yuzhu knew that some things could not be stopped, and sooner or later someone else would move into the courtyard, so he naturally had no other ideas.
But he knew that it would not be now.

"Uncle Yan, I don't think our neighbors who have run away will rent a house in our courtyard."

"Why do you think so?"

Seeing Yan Bugui looking at him with a puzzled expression, He Yuzhu smiled and explained to him,
"Think about it, these neighbors who chose to flee are actually the rich people in Nanluoguxiang.

They are all from a big family,

But what's left in our courtyard are just some small houses, which can't meet people's requirements at all.
How could they possibly rent our courtyard house? "

Yan Bugui thought so too.
The worst off of these people used to live in their own houses and courtyards. How could their families tolerate such a cramped place as an ear room?

But both He Yuzhu and Yan Bugui were wrong, because Xu Damao ran over from the courtyard not long after.
I'm talking about renting a house.
"Uncle Yan, Zhuzi, please stop fishing.
Director Li brought some people to our courtyard and said they wanted to rent a house. The old lady asked me to tell you two to go back and make a decision. "

Seeing Xu Damao coming to find him, He Yuzhu could only helplessly put away his fishing rod and prepare to go home.

However, Yan Bugui, who was standing next to him, looked at Xu Damao in confusion.
"I can understand that the old lady wants to leave the courtyard to Zhuzi and ask him to go back to discuss renting a house.
But what does this have to do with me? What can I do when I go back? "

"How would I know that?
Anyway, the old lady just asked me to ask you to go back together, and didn't tell me anything else.

Hurry up! Stop talking so much, Director Li is still waiting in the yard, you don't want her to wait for you, do you? "

Hearing that Li Hongying was still waiting for him in the courtyard,
Yan Bugui didn't dare to say any more, and immediately put away his fishing rod, picked up the bucket and followed the two people towards the courtyard.

He Yuzhu had just walked into the front yard.

I saw Li Hongying, Zhang Bingyan, Song Xiwen and other neighbors who originally lived in Maoer Hutong standing in the yard.
I don't know why these guys are here.
He asked with some doubt,

"Sister Hongying, why are there only Uncle Zhang and Uncle Song? Have arrangements been made for the other neighbors?"

"about there,
Some people went to other districts, and some were arranged in Shichahai nearby.

Only Comrade Zhang and Comrade Song said that they have lived in Maoer Hutong all their lives.
I want to rent a house here. Didn't you say some time ago that Fengze Garden was closed and your father went to work as a temporary worker in the canteen of the steel mill?
The family's income must have dropped significantly.

It happened that when I was rechecking the household registration these two days, I heard from the old lady that you are the heir of the Siheyuan and there are many vacant houses, so I brought Comrade Zhang and others here,
How about it, don't say that I don't take care of you!"

As an old neighbor for more than 10 years,
Yan Bugui knew exactly what kind of people Zhang Bingyan and his people were.

Knowing that they insisted on living in Maoer Hutong, there couldn't be any bullshit reason that they would live here for the rest of their lives. There must be something else.
So when he heard Li Hongying taking such good care of He Yuzhu, he was only slightly surprised.
Then I quickly asked,
I was afraid that He Yuzhu would agree without thinking.
"Director, what did the old lady, Sister Yi, and Sister Zhang say about renting a house?"

Hearing Yan Bugui's question, Li Hongying looked at the deaf old lady and the others in surprise, then turned back to look at him.
"Teacher Yan, your courtyard is really united.

I just asked the old lady, Aunt Yi, and Aunt Zhang, and they all told you and Zhuzi to come back and make the decision.
That's why Xu Damao called you back.
I didn't expect that you were asking the old lady and the others for their opinions when you just came back."

Although He Yuzhu didn't know Zhang Bingyan and his people very well,

It is unknown why Jia Zhangshi and Yan Bugui did not directly agree to let these old neighbors who have lived together for more than 10 years rent houses in the courtyard.

But as an adult in terms of mental age,

He understood very well that sometimes not agreeing directly was actually a disguised rejection.

Since the neighbors in the courtyard are not happy for Zhang Bingyan and his friends to move in, no matter what the reason is, they should refuse first.
"I think we should just forget it, Sister Hongying.

All the side rooms in our courtyard are occupied, and the remaining rooms are just side rooms, which are not big enough to accommodate Uncle Song, Uncle Zhang and their whole family.

You should take them to the nearby yard to have a look!

It's all Maoer Hutong anyway, there shouldn't be any difference to them!"

Seeing He Yuzhu's direct refusal, Yan Bugui also breathed a sigh of relief.
The Siheyuan is already a mess, and if some people with ulterior motives move in,
That would only make the situation even more chaotic!

The reason why Zhang Bingyan and others wanted to continue living in Maoer Hutong was to be closer to their original courtyard.
Thinking of creating an opportunity to get the house back,

If you can live in the house first and pay the rent later, and act quickly enough, you might even be able to get the rent for free.

As for whether it was Courtyard No. 95, they didn't really care.
But seeing how Li Hongying, the director of the street government, took care of He Yuzhu,

The idea of ​​leveraging power came to mind.
Now that they saw that He Yuzhu refused to rent a house to them, they immediately became unhappy.

"Zhu Zi, we have been neighbors for more than 10 years. We know each other very well. What's wrong with us living here? It's not like we won't pay you the rent."

"That's right, didn't Director Li just say that Lao He is now just a temporary worker in the canteen of the steel mill?
If you rent the house to us, your family can also earn more income.”

As the saying goes, there must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary. The more active they are, the less likely He Yuzhu will agree.
Who knows what the plan is?
Will I follow them and eat the melons in the future?

But he couldn't do something that offended people by himself, so he dragged Yan Bugui into it.
"Uncle Yan, what do you think? Should I rent it or not?"

After saying that, He Yuzhu blinked at him.

(End of this chapter)