Chapter 120 Temporary Residence
"The temporary residence opens its gate at 6 a.m. and closes at 8 p.m. You have to feed and clean the animals in the animal house by yourself. It costs one yuan a day per animal, and the time limit is one month. The animals are fully entrusted to the care of by the staff. It costs five yuan a day per animal, and the time limit is one month. The temporary residence has a warehouse. People with a lot of luggage can put them in the warehouse. There is a small room in the warehouse and it costs one yuan a day. The time limit is also one month. If the luggage is not taken away within one month, it will be confiscated and thrown away." The broadcast voice was repeated five times.
Old Man Lin and Old Lady Wang had originally thought that the children could live in a room with two or three children in it, so that they could save a lot in a month.
Lin Youcai persuaded him earnestly, "If you don't put your luggage in the house, everyone will go out to study or work. If your luggage is stolen, where can you find it if you are unfamiliar with the place? It costs only one penny a day to put it in the warehouse. It's better to rent a house. The house can be used for living and storage."
The two old people thought about it and realized this made sense. If they put the luggage in their own room, they would feel more at ease watching it when they went to bed at night.
Unexpectedly, the two sons of Lin Youxiang and Feng, Lin Xianshan and Lin Xianhe, asked to live in the same room. The two brothers were in their early 10s and had been with their family all the way. When they first arrived at a place, they did not dare to sleep in a room by themselves.
Lin Youfu and Lu's two daughters, Lin Cuihe and Lin Xiatao, also asked to live in the same room for company. Lin Qiuyue followed her mother and slept in the same room as Yang.
It was their own request, so Lin Youcai didn't say anything. If the children wanted to have company, they could sleep in the same room, so he would let them do it.
The Lin family has 21 people and rented 18 wooden houses. The adults stayed in their own room, regardless of gender. The wooden houses of the Lin family were in a row. The luggage was stuffed in the room, and the valuables were placed in the RV. There was still plenty of space, so there was no need to rent a warehouse to store the luggage.
The two old people in the Shen family each had a room, and the two couples each had a room. The only difference between the two adults was that the second son's wife Zhang lived in a room with her youngest son. Shen Anrong lived in a room, the two sisters Shen Xiuxiu and Shen Qiaoqiao lived in a room, and the servants Zhao Laotou and Awang lived in a room each. The Shen family rented 10 rooms, but did not rent a warehouse to store the luggage, because there was not much luggage, and the rooms were enough. The livestock were left to the staff to take care of, and they paid 5 yuan a day.
The Shi family is a simple family. Old man Shi lives in one room, Shi Yong lives in one room, and Lin Hongmei lives in one room with her youngest son.
It’s the same as other families. Adults must live in their own room, and those with children have to live with their children.
Liang Laidi and his two daughters lived in one room, and Zhao Mu lived in another room by himself. The wooden house was right next to them.
The group of half-grown children who followed Lin Zisu's team to the country lived in groups of three or four in a room. The staff agreed to this as they were all half-grown children, but boys and girls had to live separately.
Of the two carts of charcoal pulled from Jintan Village, one and a half carts were left. The forest was asking anyone with empty space to store some charcoal, so all the charcoal was stored there, saving the money for renting a warehouse.
The temporary residence is very large. There are three male bathrooms and three male toilets on the left. There are three female bathrooms and three female toilets on the right, each on its own side. There is no problem of going wrong, as the words "male" and "female" are written in big red on the wall.
There were only two laundry rooms in the temporary residence, and the two combined were not as big as the one outside the city. There was a cement space outside for hanging clothes, with rows of wooden racks fixed on the ground, and a lot of clothes were hung on them.
Everyone was busy cleaning the house. There was nothing much to clean. Just wipe the bed frame, table, and stools. After making the bed and putting away the luggage, the women took out the half-dried clothes that were washed yesterday and hung them out to dry.
Lin Zisu took an old straw mat, folded it three times, and placed it at the end of the bed. She went out and called Dahei, who was in her uncle's room, to follow her back to her wooden house. She patted the straw mat on the ground, touched the dog's head and said, "Sleep in the same room with me tonight, okay? I have a lot of food, and we can eat quietly at night."
Dahei shook his big tail desperately and rubbed against Lin Zisu. Lin Zisu: "Puh" and spit out the dog hair in his mouth, "Stop shaking it, or your tail will turn into a propeller and fly into the sky!"
"Tsk tsk tsk... Oh, now you're not afraid of lice anymore." Lin Xianwen stood outside the door, looking at his sister with disdain.
Lin Zisu rolled her eyes at him and said, "I'm happy to do that! Besides, Dahei just took two baths and used insect repellent powder. He smells good now and has fewer lice on his body!"
Lin Xianwen: "Tsk...Are you going out or not? Dad and the others are going to the streets."
"What nonsense! If you don't go out, you'll just be eating air here!" Lin Zisu quickly picked up the dog leash made by her uncle and put it on Dahei. "Dahei, come on, let's go buy some delicious food!"
"Let's go buy something delicious!" Lin Xianwen imitated his sister's words in a sarcastic tone, "Buy, buy, buy. You have money, and your pockets are cleaner than your face! Dahei, follow me. I have money!"
Lin Zisu slapped his paw away, "You have money? Take it out and let us see! Tsk tsk tsk tsk..."
Shen Xianglan came over with a frown on her face. "You two are still very young! Why are you quarreling every day?"
Lin Xianwen: "Our combined age is only in our 20s, isn't that too young?"
"Ouch!" Lin Xianwen covered his ears.
Lin Zisu was gloating beside him, "Hehehehehehe..."
Shen Xianglan looked at her daughter: "Are you leaving or not?!"
"Go! Go, go, go!" Lin Zisu locked the door quickly.
Shen Xianglan leaned close to Lin Zisu's ear and said, "Go to the RV to get the money first."
Lin Zisu: "Let's go."
The RV and carriages were all in a wooden shed, which was next to the wooden house for the livestock. It was quite a long walk, and Lin Zisu looked at her watch. It was past 11 a.m., and it would take 7 or 8 minutes to walk there.
Shen Xianglan put a bag of the Shen family's silver coins and Wei Qinnan's silver bracelet into her pocket.
He earned 200 taels of silver from selling instant noodles at Baoyue Tower in Dazhao City, spent 93 taels on food, and spent a few taels on miscellaneous expenses, leaving him with 43 taels. Lin Youcai took out taels and went to the street to see what was going on.
The family of four hurried to the door and caught up with the large group. Hundreds of people went out, which was a spectacular sight. Not all of them went out to the street. A few old men who didn't want to walk sat on small stools by the clothes drying and watched, chatting.
Lin Youcai looked at Lin Benshu and saw that there was no Lizheng Lin beside him and asked, "Uncle Benshu, the Lizheng is not here?"
Lin Benshu: "My father said he wants to rest and doesn't want to move around. Just buy him some food later."
"I don't know what kind of transaction we are going to make with the country, and whether we will charge for it." Lin Youcai had just finished speaking when Lin Xianwen ran back panting.
"Dad, I just asked a store owner, they don't accept silver or copper coins, they only accept Chinese paper money. You have to go to the bank to exchange silver and copper coins for paper money, and use the paper money."