Chapter 27 Li Qiyao
As usual, I took a nap, and when I woke up I found that my sister Du Na and Huang Yamei had left.
Du Ruo finished his homework for the day and stopped practicing boxing in the afternoon. After standing in the three-body posture, he spent the rest of his time practicing the tiger's mouth stick and one-piece glue.
After practicing, I put my things in the car, said hello to my mother, and drove towards the B&B.
"Chen Guang, are there any empty houses next to the B&B?"
In the car, Du Ruo called Yang Chenguang. This was an idea he came up with. It was too uneconomical to live in a single-family house in a B&B. Moreover, the single-family suite in the B&B was relatively large for him to live in alone. It was not necessary.
If there are still private houses in the village, it doesn’t matter even if the facilities are a little worse or not as well decorated as a B&B. Du Ruo is not picky about the living environment.
"Of course there are houses. What kind do you want?"
Yang Chenguang didn't ask much on the other end of the phone. The rural population is now declining, and even though their village has been developing better in recent days, it has only alleviated the situation temporarily, and there are still some extra houses.
"It's fine if it's almost there. I live alone, so it would be best if it has a yard and I can move in directly."
Du Ruo stated his request.
"There's a building to the right of the tavern that fits your requirements. The owner of that house left last year. The child is a civil servant in the city and has already bought a house. After the old man passed away, they didn't go home either. It just happens to be vacant. If you rent it, it'll be one thousand a month."
Yang Chenguang was very familiar with the situation in the village. After hearing Du Ruo's request, he immediately thought of a suitable house, and he could make the decision on such a house.
If the house is left empty, it will quickly fall into disrepair. The other party is not short of money and has no plans to sell it. After all, this is their hometown and they may come back here in the future. So renting it out is the best option, but the house should not be left abandoned.
"Okay, then you find someone reliable to clean the house and buy some basic things. I'll move in in a few days."
The two exchanged a few words and then Du Ruo hung up the phone. During the call, Du Ruo had already entered the village and saw the house that Yang Chenguang mentioned.
The house is not big, only one story, and looks pretty good from the outside. It should be that someone in the village takes care of it. After all, the village is developing its economy, and they certainly cannot allow a shabby house to stand in the most prosperous place, so the outside is well maintained.
I don’t know if Yang Chenguang chose it on purpose, but this building is right between this one and the B&B where Du Ruo lives, with a pub between them.
"It seems like I have to continue being neighbors with Xiang Yuanyuan."
Du Ruo parked the car and walked around the house. There was some grass growing in the yard, and it was not as big as the single-family house he lived in before. The decoration was completely incomparable to the single-family room in Du Ruo's B&B. It was probably still decorated in the style of more than ten years ago. However, it should be okay to live in after some tidying up.
He was quite satisfied after the inspection, so he didn't care about the rest of the situation anymore. He would move in after Yang Chenguang arranged for someone to finish the work. Now he still had to stay in the B&B for the next two days. He had already agreed with Yang Ling to leave a single-family house vacant for him to stay in for a few days.
He went to the front desk and asked Yang Ling for the room card, which was still the same building. Du Ruo put his things away and went to have a meal. It was already evening.
At night, Du Ruo did not see Yang Chenguang, but saw someone taking tools into the house. It seemed that they had already started cleaning and repairing the house. After all, it was an empty house that had not been occupied for a year.
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"Modern weapon forging is all mechanized. It's a bit difficult for me to forge this Panlong Silk." Du Ruo searched on the computer in the room for a long time, but couldn't find a suitable place to forge the Panlong Silk he had been dreaming of. There are many stores on the Internet that undertake weapons. It can be said that as long as you can afford the price, you can find any kind of weapon.
But once Du Ruo put his hand-drawn "80% image" drawings up for people to make, the customer service would reply in the end: "Customer, please don't joke with us."
“Do I really have to do it myself or look around the world for a traditional store that can build this?”
Du Ruo searched for a long time, but finally it seemed that he had no choice but to give up this approach. Feeling somewhat distressed, Du Ruo could only turn off the computer, then looked at the time. It was still a little early, so he decided to go to the pub for a drink.
After getting the room card, Du Ruo closed the door and walked towards the pub nearby.
It is around eight o'clock now, and the small square is quite lively. The pub seems to be doing good business today. When Du Ruo goes in, the seven or eight tables in the pub are already full of drinkers.
"Xiaojuan, as usual, I'll give you two ounces of wine. You can't sit here anymore. Bring me a plate and I'll take it back to drink."
Du Ruo walked to the bar, said something to Xiaojuan at the bar, looked at the full seats, and decided to take the drink back to his room.
Taverns are different from other places, and it is not appropriate to share tables. He originally wanted to sit at the same table with the proprietress Yuanyuan, but he just saw that the proprietress seemed to have friends with her today. Besides the proprietress, there was another woman sitting at her small table, but both of them had their backs to him, so he couldn't see clearly who their friends were. So he didn't plan to join in the fun.
"Boss Du, why are you packing? We are all friends, why don't we just sit together?"
As soon as Du Ruo finished speaking, the proprietress over there turned around, looked over, and waved at Du Ruo while speaking, motioning Du Ruo to sit over.
"Then please help me deliver it."
Seeing that Xiang Yuanyuan had taken the initiative to invite him, Du Ruo no longer refused. He said something to Xiaojuan and then walked towards Xiang Yuanyuan's table. The purpose of coming out to drink was to relax, and it would be even better to be with a beautiful woman.
"Boss Du, I haven't seen you for a few days. This beautiful lady is one of your tenants, named Ah Qi. She stayed here yesterday. We had a good chat. We went to Hongcun together today and plan to climb Mount Huangshan together tomorrow."
Xiang Yuanyuan saw Du Ruo coming and introduced the beautiful girl sitting at the same table to Du Ruo.
"Hello, Boss Du."
Li Qiyao looked at Du Ruo, smiled and greeted her. Her voice was a little lazy, and not as clear as the average female voice. It was slightly magnetic, but very nice to hear. Listening to this voice was like a feather tickling her heart, itchy and very comfortable.
"Hello beauty."
The other person's voice was exactly what Du Ruo wanted for a girl's voice, and after seeing the other person's appearance clearly, he was even more amazed.
Her beautiful white face is delicately made-up, and she has a pair of peach blossom eyes with mist flowing in them. No matter who she looks at, she has the feeling of being gazed at affectionately. Her brows are slightly wrinkled, as if she is wronged in every way, making her lovable. Any man who sees her will feel soft-hearted.
Even when Du Ruo was greeting the other party just now, he subconsciously lowered his voice.
(End of this chapter)
