Chapter 1457 The Taste of San Francisco

At about five o'clock in the morning, Zhang Zian couldn't fall asleep anymore, his head was still a little dazed, but in order to fall asleep at night, he couldn't sleep now.

Pi is sleeping soundly curled up in an upholstered wicker chair, his laptop in hibernation on the table.

The sun is shining outside the window, which is a good weather.

This is a two-story single-family house. The first floor is lived by the landlord and his wife. The second floor is rented to Zhang Zian. There is an independent staircase on the second floor to go up and down. Contact through Airbnb instant messaging from check-out to check-out.

Before coming to the United States, Zhang Zian booked this house in Binhai City. At that time, he had no idea. He didn’t know whether this kind of online homestay booking was reliable. The main reason was whether the landlord was reliable. After all, the personnel in such a big American city are too complicated , who knows if the landlord will be an honest and dull programmer during the day, but turn into a murderer at night? Or is it a moron who likes to wait for the tenant to fall asleep and sneak into the room to observe the tenant's sleeping state after renting out the house? Those Hollywood B-movies are full of such routines.

Of course, it doesn't matter if the other party is really a murderous maniac, but if it is a pervert who likes to install a pinhole camera in the room to peep into the tenant's privacy, that would be disgusting.

Although the landlord of this house had a good evaluation, he still kept an eye out and asked π to check through the unnamed book to see if the landlord and the old couple had any ulterior secrets.

The broader the question, the more complicated the query is, because the unnamed book records everything in detail, including the composition of every breath exhaled by the old couple from birth to the subtle changes of every hormone in the blood. If you want to check, I'm afraid you won't be able to check it all for a few days and nights. In the end, Zhang Zian had to think of a way to simplify the scope and ask π to check how many cameras are on the second floor and where they are located, so as to make sure that the old couple are not perverts who like to install cameras indiscriminately indoors. , That's why I booked this house.

There are two bedrooms on the second floor. The old couple were quite surprised when they heard yesterday that Zhang Zian was the only one who stayed in. But he lied a little, saying that a friend who was supposed to be traveling with him temporarily released the pigeons, so he had to come by himself. ——But maybe my friend will change his mind again, so don't rent out the empty bedroom to others, he just pays the rent as usual.

This is a weird request, but the landlord and his wife have seen even weirder requests, so they still respect the wishes of the tenants.

Compared with hotels, in addition to being cheaper, B&Bs have the biggest advantage of being able to integrate into the lives of local people and experience local customs from details, such as interior furnishings and decorations, which can reflect the tastes and preferences of the owner from the side, and even bring There is a sense of vicissitudes of history, unlike hotels with standard interior furnishings, and when you walk out of the room, you will see the same corridor.

In addition, you can choose to keep a distance from the landlord and communicate through Airbnb, or you can choose to mingle with the landlord, making friends and gaining additional benefits at the same time.

For example, free directions or even pick-up and drop-off services at tourist attractions, of course, on the premise that the landlord himself is willing to communicate.

San Francisco is a mountain city, and this homestay is located on a slightly raised high ground with a pretty good view. Outside the bedroom on the second floor is a spacious balcony, surrounded by iron railings, and there are rocking chairs and small tables for sitting and drinking tea.

Zhang Zian pushed open the balcony door, San Francisco in the morning light came into view, and the cold air rushed into the room. No wonder San Francisco can become a summer resort, the temperature is no problem even in late autumn.

It was too early, the street was deserted, few cars hurried past, and occasionally one or two morning joggers walked along the street with vigorous steps.

The air was cool, but not fresh.

Zhang Zian returned to the room, aimed at the empty spot to release the elves, and then went to the toilet to lift Richard out.

"What's this smell?" Fimas asked with a frown.

The other elves with good smells smelled it too, and turned their eyes to Richard's... ass at the same time.

"Huh? You are staring at my ass like this, making me feel embarrassed..." Richard said this, but he didn't feel embarrassed at all.

The elves smelled a strong smell of feces. At this moment, Zhang Zian was very thankful that humans' noses were not so sensitive.

"Bah, bah, bah! You stinky man, how dare you defecate anywhere?" Snow Lion covered his nose and scolded.

The elves could smell it, and it wasn't the stench of bird droppings, or dog droppings left by dog ​​walkers on the street, but human shit, as it were.

If it weren't for the star-spangled banner hanging on the window of a residential building slanted below the balcony, they almost thought they had come to Egypt again... No, although Egypt is dirty and full of stray dog ​​shit, there are not many human shit...

With such a strong smell of feces, it is estimated that only the slums in India and Brazil are worthy of a battle.

Zhang Zian spread his hands, "Welcome to San Francisco."

That's right, downtown San Francisco is a city that smells like shit everywhere.

From January to August 2018, San Francisco had an average of 65 hotline calls per day to report to the city government the piles of human feces they found in the streets and alleys, with the highest concentration in the northeastern part of San Francisco. .

Feces are not only disgusting, the key is that it may also bring more serious harm, such as rotavirus. When the feces on the street are dry and blown by the wind, the feces particles will float with the wind. If they are inhaled by people, they may be infected with rotavirus.

Where did these feces come from? Is it because the people of San Francisco have the virtue of defecating freely since ancient times? of course not.

San Francisco is small and crowded, and the nearby Silicon Valley has gathered the world's top talents and top salaries. Countless young people have become rich overnight through stock options or starting a business. As a result, the housing prices in San Francisco are skyrocketing, and the rent is the highest in the United States.

In San Francisco, a family needs an annual income of $350,000 or more to afford an average-priced house.

Poor people can't buy or rent a house, so they can only sleep on the street, use newspapers as cotton clothes, and use a park bench as their home, but they have physical problems... There is no other way, after all, there are only 22 public toilets in San Francisco With the 5 public toilets under construction, there are too many monks and too little food. When you are in a hurry, you don't care about hygiene, so you can only solve it on the spot.

The feces problem, and the dreaded policing at night, are rooted in the large number of homeless people.

It is not an exaggeration to say that hungry homeless people will kill at night for ten dollars in pocket change.

In terms of difficulty, compared to the homeless problem in San Francisco, the stray cats and dogs in Binhai City are not worth mentioning.