The Age of Immortal Cultivation: I Have Mountains and Seas to Accompany Me

Chapter 20 Renting a House
At the dinner table, Aunt Liang introduced Old Man Wu to Ye Muxue... No one knew his real name, but he had participated in the revolution in his early years and seemed to be a high-ranking official. Later, he was seriously injured. He didn't want to cause trouble for the organization, and he was even more unwilling to occupy the toilet without doing anything... This is what he said himself, so he lived a semi-secluded life and had no children all his life.

His requirements were simple: people renting the house should not bring in bad people and should be responsible for three meals a day.

Ye Muxue thought for a moment and nodded: "I agree in principle, but I have to see the house first."

"Okay. I've finished eating. Shall I go now?" Aunt Liang was impatient and put down her bowl and was about to leave.

"Don't be so hasty."

Ye Muxue looked at Yang Xue: "Sister-in-law, can you help me look for a house?"

Yang Xue was a little confused at this time: "Mu Xue, do you want to rent a house while you are seeing the doctor?"

"Yes." Ye Muxue nodded.

"Then what do you promise to cook for three meals a day? You are still a patient!" Yang Xue was a little anxious.

"Calm down!"

Ye Muxue quickly comforted her: "Sister-in-law, we can discuss it. We need to see the house first, right?"

Yang Xue had no choice but to follow them as she was afraid that her sister-in-law would be deceived.

"This alley is called Tongluo Lane, the house number is 24... It's this courtyard."

Aunt Liang stopped in front of a courtyard. The red paint on the gate was old and mottled, but the bluestone steps were very smooth from being trampled.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
Aunt Liang climbed the steps and rang the copper ring on the door.

"Come on, come on."

There was an old voice and dragging footsteps coming from the yard...like someone was dragging their legs.

The gate creaked open, and an old man walked out... Ye Muxue originally thought he was an unkempt old man, but she was wrong - the old man's army green clothes had been washed a little white, but they were very neat. He was wearing a pair of leather shoes, but one of his legs was really not working well, as if it was dragging on the ground as he walked.

The old man looked like he was in his sixties or seventies, but Ye Muxue estimated that his actual age was probably younger than his appearance. He had a gaunt face, like a teacher, but his body was as thin as a piece of paper. If the wind was strong enough, he would be blown away.

"Lao Liang, are they the two who want to rent a house?" The old man looked at the two of them.

"Yes. Old Wu..."

"You are also familiar with this courtyard, so introduce it to them."

Old Wu turned around and limped back.

Aunt Liang led the two of them into the yard and introduced the place... This was a courtyard house with three northern rooms, three left and right wing rooms, and four back rooms. There was a well and a jujube tree in the middle of the yard... There was even a well curb installed on the well.

The doors, windows and walls of the house do look old, but they are very tidy, with no rotten parts, and the tiles are basically intact.

"Auntie Liang, which rooms are for rent?"

The door suddenly opened, and it was Old Wu who came into the main room and closed the door.

"Except for the three northern rooms and the two back rooms on the east side, all others can be rented out... The side rooms are for public use. One is a kitchen and the other is for storage." Aunt Liang introduced. Ye Muxue looked at every room... Although no one lives in those side rooms, they are very clean, especially the kitchen... The stove is very clean and there is no dirt in any corner.

Ye Muxue turned around and asked Yang Xue: "Sister-in-law, this house looks good, right?"

Yang Xue still felt it wasn't worth it: "It would be fine if you stayed longer, but if you stayed shorter..."

She didn't know what to say...it seemed that staying in a guesthouse or hospital wasn't cheap either.

"Sister-in-law, are you willing to move out of home?" Ye Muxue suddenly asked a seemingly irrelevant question.

Yang Xue said casually: "Of course I would like to if there is a house, but your brother and I don't have any housing allocated by our units..."

Eh? What does that mean?
While Yang Xue was stunned, Ye Muxue had already helped Aunt Liang walk to the main hall, opened the door and walked in. Aunt Liang was still feeling uncomfortable: "I can still walk..."

When Old Wu saw them coming in, he pointed to an eight-person table in the middle of the room and said, "Sit down."

Of course, it was impossible for them to sit at the table, so they pulled out the chairs inserted under the eight-immortals table and sat down. Old Wu had already taken four teacups and poured water for them... Ye Muxue discovered that there must be something wrong with his right hand, so he poured the tea with his left hand.

"Uncle Wu, let's talk about the house."

After Old Wu sat down, Ye Muxue got straight to the point and said, "Let me make it clear first. The ones who rented the house are me and my sister-in-law. I will be going back to the Northeast in a while. My brother, my sister-in-law and our children will live here..."

"Mu Xue..."

Yang Xue pulled Ye Muxue's sleeve again.

"Haven't you come to an agreement yet? Why don't you reconsider it?" Old Wu smiled slightly. He wasn't as aloof as one might imagine.

"I'm sorry, there was no discussion at all."

Ye Muxue smiled at him apologetically, then turned to Yang Xue and said, "Sister-in-law, you know the situation at home better than I do. You are about to give birth to your second child, and you don't want the child to suffer as much as the adults, right? This place is close to the hospital and your workplace, and there are shops nearby, so it's convenient for shopping."

She simply took out a stack of money and said, "You are only thinking about money... I have some mountain products that can be exchanged for two or three times the money."

Yang Xue was speechless for a moment, she knew that what Ye Muxue was talking about was wild ginseng.

Although wild ginseng in this era is not as valuable as in later generations, some high-quality wild ginseng is also worth hundreds to more than a thousand yuan. Ye Muxue took out at least four or five hundred yuan... Yang Xue hesitated for a moment: "You... have to keep it for medical treatment!"

"I'll take care of it."

Ye Muxue put away the money and turned to Old Wu: "Uncle Wu, I want to rent all your houses, but please only admit to others that you rented one to them... There are some things in our family that we cannot let on. Aunt Liang, please keep today's conversation confidential."

"Don't worry, Xiaoye. Every family has its own problems. You can rest assured about my help." Aunt Liang patted her chest and made the promise.

Old Wu frowned slightly and said, "It's not necessary to rent out the entire place. I didn't intend to hire more tenants anyway."

Ye Muxue insisted: "Uncle Wu, I didn't pick up my money, the reason I did this..."

At this point, Ye Muxue's intention became clear... She only knew that Yang Xue's accident was related to Ye Mubai, but she was not sure when and why it happened. As long as their family rented a house outside, they could avoid Ye Mubai to the greatest extent.

Old Wu is old, suffering from injuries in his early years, and his hands and feet are not very convenient. He mainly wants someone to take care of his meals, but he doesn't care about the rent. After some consideration, Yang Xue finally agreed to Ye Muxue's plan, but she didn't expect that Old Wu frowned and said, "I don't agree!"