SFS Chapter 8: Staying in the Present Step 1
Chapter 8: Staying in the Present Step 1
Zhong Ning had just walked out of the pharmacy when he encountered an unusual celestial phenomenon.
She knew that this was a strange phenomenon that appeared in the heavens after she changed the plot line.
She had no intention of returning to the village.
But there are other places to go for the time being.
After thinking it over again and again, Zhong Ning decided that he should first rent a small house, find a teacher, and learn to read and write!
The original body could only recognize a few big characters and could not read most books.
Zhong Ning wanted to understand the current political background and legal provisions of the dynasty, but he had no way to read them in detail.
Therefore, she still felt that if one wanted to integrate into a new world, it would be best to start with basic literacy.
Now she is alone and no one will laugh at her.
But what if one day she finds her original family and they treat her as a child of a wealthy family? Even if they can recognize her as their relative, who will look down on an illiterate person from the countryside?
I'm afraid that only then will I truly have to face the fate of being despised by everyone around me.
After all, she has occupied someone else's body, and the cause and effect are here. Helping her find her biological parents can also allow the original body's soul to truly rest in peace!
She couldn't guarantee that her original family would accept her.
But she had to ensure that if she really found her original family, even if she became the one who was abandoned, she would have the confidence to gain a foothold in the new dynasty!
A person who can't even recognize how to read will definitely not be able to read the account book and will lose a lot of happiness. She will not be able to live a good life here.
She is a woman of the new era, how can she not be able to read!
Therefore, her first step in the current situation is to find a house.
The second is to recognize words.
Just do it!
Zhong Ning first went to a restaurant for dinner, gave an extra twenty cents as a tip, and asked about Yaxing's location and rental information.
The Yahang here, in addition to buying and selling slaves, also serves as a real estate agency, so if there is no landlord to rent directly, it is necessary to go to Yahang to look at houses.
The waiter received the tip and provided excellent service, telling Zhong Ning all the information about the two business houses and several houses for rent in the county.
Zhong Ning walked all the way over and looked at the rental information first.
The first one is relatively close and has an excellent location. It has a courtyard with two entrances and is rented by a couple who run a grocery store.
You can open a shop in the front and have your own small courtyard in the back.
One household can be used for two purposes. If you want to do some business on the way, it is a very good choice!
The rent is two taels a month!
This price is a bit high, and Zhong Ning will only stay here for half a year at most, maybe even less than that, and he has no plans to do business, so he plans to find a cheaper one!
The second one is farther away.
This is a small courtyard that a relative of the restaurant owner wants to rent out. It is far away from the downtown area and is located in a remote area, at the northernmost part of the county.
The location is not good, and it is a small courtyard with four or five rooms, a kitchen, and a toilet.
So not many people rent it.
The main reason is because its price is slightly higher than other courtyards in the North District!
One tael of silver a month!
It is said that other small courtyards can be rented out for only one and a half taels!
But she only learned the price after she successfully rented the house.
For her at the moment, the remote location is not a problem, the small courtyard is just what she wants!
The house is too big, and she is a little scared to live alone!
Zhong Ning signed an agreement with the landlord, paid a deposit, and finalized the move-in time, which is tomorrow afternoon!
The landlord will send someone to clean the yard before tomorrow afternoon.
Zhong Ning also needs to find a tutor who can teach him to read!
In the evening, Zhong Ning dragged his heavy legs back to the restaurant and booked a guest room, planning to have a good rest tonight.
And the other side.
Zhou Yuhua had just returned to the village after going out to investigate market trends when she ran into her youngest son, who was addicted to gambling.
He had just beaten his youngest son to vent his anger, and the next second he rushed into the house wailing.
At this time, the door of Old Xu's house was wide open, and all the furniture and money inside had disappeared, leaving only a few empty rooms.
The broken window effect really doesn’t fool me!
When there is no one at home but the door is open, the things inside, whether good or bad, are enough to attract greedy people to visit!
Zhou Yuhua rushed to her room and searched everywhere, but found that the small black box that she valued most was nowhere to be found.
I suddenly felt so heartbroken that I couldn't breathe!
That is her last bit of confidence!
It’s just gone!
Zhou Yuhua was so angry that she burst into tears, attracting the surrounding neighbors to come and watch!
They went forward one by one to comfort her, but were scolded by Zhou Yuhua again.
When Xu Yongzhang returned home full of hope to inquire about the situation, what he saw was his mother in a state of collapse and throwing a tantrum!
The village chief smoked his pipe and stood silently by.
The village chief's wife stood aside, not knowing how to comfort him.
Zhou Yuhua cried more and more, yelling that there must be a thief in the village who stole things from their house.
Zhou Yuhua was full of anger and warned loudly not to let her know who it was. If she knew, she would curse his entire family to death!
Everyone's face looked unhappy.
Xu Yongzhang was even more embarrassed.
However, no matter how chaotic the situation was, he did not forget the purpose of his return.
"Mom, where is my little sister?" Xu Yongzhang suddenly spoke.
Zhou Yuhua was stunned for a moment, then looked around, but did not see the familiar figure with his head lowered!
Suddenly, Aunt Li from next door exclaimed, "Come to think of it, when I went up the mountain this morning, I thought I saw your little girl, Xiaocao. She was carrying a broken basket and heading deep into the mountains."
"It seems to be the case. The girl is very honest. I even advised her not to go in, but she just wouldn't listen!" Another aunt also said.
"She hasn't come back yet, is there anything wrong?"
Zhou Yuhua's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't care less to cry. She quickly interrupted, "You guys, stop talking nonsense. Our Xiaocao has gone to the mountains nine out of ten times, and nothing has happened..."
Zhou Yuhua was anxious and wanted to say that the dead girl was lucky and would definitely be fine. However, when she saw the gloomy face of her eldest son, the words she wanted to explain came to her lips but she could not say them.
Xu Yongzhang was indeed anxious.
Now that he was about to become a disciple, he urgently needed money to make arrangements, but at this moment, that dead girl disappeared!
No, no, could she have run away?
Xu Yongzhang was furious. How dare she? How dare she?
If he finds her, he will definitely kidnap her, sell her to a brothel at a high price, and torture her!
Originally, he planned to sell her to a wealthy family as a maid, or as a concubine to warm someone's bed.
But now, she is only fit to be sold to a brothel!