Chapter 17 Simple Hut

After the mercenaries left, the streets returned to calm.

After walking for a while, Lei Luo looked left and right, and came to the student residential area. Not only Lei Luo, but many new students from noble aristocrats who were similar in age to Lei Luo also came here one after another.

After Lei Luo walked around the neighborhood for a while, he came to the door of this real estate agency called "Grand Harbor Bay".

"Hey, little brother, do you want to come over and see the house? Come on, come in and sit down!"

As soon as Lei Luo stopped at the door of the store, a plump woman who looked to be in her late twenties came over with a smile, her bright red lips were like blazing flames, and she was particularly enthusiastic.

The plump body was close to Lei Luo, and the fragrance of heavy makeup was fragrant. Without any explanation, he took Lei Luo's arm and almost dragged him into the house.

"We have all kinds of housing in the college. As long as you have needs, we guarantee your satisfaction! At first glance, my brother, you are a smart, perceptive, young and promising student. You will definitely achieve something in the future! But studying is hard work and takes a lot of time. , think about it, your mind is tired, and if your body is wronged again, can you still study hard? Right? So, you must find a suitable house, and you cannot wrong yourself outside. Take a look at these houses source……"

Lei Luo's eyes followed the other party's words and fell on the transaction prices of these houses. Looking at the unbelievable astronomical figures marked on them, he swallowed in horror.

Hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of trading gold coins!

How could it be sold at such a price for just a house?

Lei Luo hesitated: "Well, I want to rent..."

Before he finished speaking, the enthusiastic woman interrupted Lei Luo.

"Oh, little brother! I feel very friendly as soon as I see you! Don't think your sister is too nagging, just listen to her advice. Renting is not cost-effective! Think about it, if you want to live here for three years, you have to pay three years of rent. Based on the average rent of one gold coin per month here, that’s twelve gold coins in one year and thirty-six gold coins in three years!”

Her expression changed, and the woman said again: "With so much money to pay rent, if you buy a property as an investment, the value may increase after three years? If you plan to leave St. Granburg in three years, by then If you sell the house again, you might make a profit. The difference between the plus and minus prices, little brother, you are a scholar, so you don't need me to help you, sister? Do you think that's right? "

Those lips covered with lipstick kept saying, "If Lei Luo had money, he would really like to buy a house here."

"I have no money."

Lei Luo said helplessly: "I just want to rent a house."

The woman sighed and saw that Lei Luo really didn't have much luck, so she said: "Well, if you want to rent a house, we also have it here..."

The enthusiasm dropped, and the woman no longer held Lei Luo's arm, and began to introduce the situation of the house on her own. The monthly rent ranged from seventy or eighty silver coins to several gold coins.

This time, it was Lei Luo who interrupted the other party.

"Well, I want to rent the cheapest house! The cheapest one!"

"cheapest?"

Pouting her lips, the woman thought for a while and said helplessly: "Hey... little brother, it's not easy to look at you, so I'll tell you the truth. The cheapest housing in the college is the dormitory building in the old southeast area, which is the oldest in the college. The facilities are not very complete, and they are far from the teaching buildings. The monthly rent is generally around fifty silver coins, no matter how low it is, our agents can’t make much money, so we generally won’t introduce them to the outside world.”

"Fifty silver coins! Is there really no cheaper rental?"

The woman rolled her eyes and said, "Yes, houses outside the school district are cheaper, or you can find a job in a shop. Maybe the shop will give preferential treatment to work-study students, including food and accommodation."

"Oh well!"

Lei Luo compromised and could only accept the sky-high rent of fifty silver coins per month.

Pay a deposit, select a house, agree on terms, and sign a contract.

It took a whole morning.

When Lei Luo signed the name "Lei Luo Gubo" on the contract, the woman couldn't help rolling her eyes again, obviously mistaking Lei Luo for some down-and-out noble.

"Okay, from now on, pay the rent on time on the 10th of every month. Three percent interest will be charged for one day overdue. This is the room key. Please keep it. If the furniture in the room is damaged, you need to pay the price..."

Halfway through speaking instinctively, she realized that there was no furniture at all in the room. The woman was amused by herself and shook her head.

After the woman left, she looked at this small room of only a dozen square meters, which could only accommodate a bed and a desk. It had not been occupied for an unknown period of time. The paint on the walls was peeling off, and there were even some cockroaches crawling around the corners. As he spoke, Lei Luo couldn't help but sigh in disappointment.

This kind of house actually costs fifty silver coins to rent.

If it were in the town of Agate Lake, the rent would be enough to build another house like this.

As for what the other party said about the outdated public facilities and the distance from the teaching building, Lei Luo didn't care.

After sorting out the mess in the room, Lei Luo found a broom in the public washing area outside, found a worn rag, and began to clean up. Time passed unknowingly.

Night falls.

"Phew, finally packed up!"

Looking at the small house, although it is dilapidated, it is finally clean and tidy. Thinking that I will live here for a long time in the future, it is inevitable to feel a little affection.

The house is located in the southeast corner of the outer courtyard of the college. The streets paved with bluestones have become bumpy with the erosion of time. Several old buildings nearby are mini single-room dormitories, which are overcrowded. At night, children cry and practice. The sounds of accordions and couples quarreling began to boil.

The people living here seem to have adapted long ago, which is in sharp contrast to the silent nights in the town of Agate Lake.

Lei Luo came to the balcony, lay down on it, and looked at the bright and bustling lights of Scholar Street in the distance.

"From now on, this will be the beginning of my new life!"

For a moment, Lei Luo couldn't help but feel excited.

"Newly moved in?"

Lei Luo looked towards the sound. On the window sill of the neighbor's house, a beautiful woman in her thirties wearing a loose gray robe and pajamas was sitting with a cigarette in the corner of her mouth. The years had left some traces on her face. Holding a wine bottle in one hand, he was slightly drunk, revealing his long white legs, sitting on the balcony of the second floor, looking at himself with an idle look.

"Hello, my name is Lei Luo."

Lei Luo greeted him politely, but when he saw the other party's revealing clothes, he didn't dare to look more and turned his head to look in other directions.

"You're still a baby? Are you afraid that your sister will eat you?"

The woman raised her head and let out a "Glug", took a sip of wine and then took a deep puff of the cigarette. The smoke ring she exhaled blew away in the wind, and she said calmly: "You came in through the contribution badge, right?"

"Ah! How do you know?"

Lei Luo asked in surprise.

The woman glanced at Lei Luo and threw the cigarette butt into the street downstairs.

"Every three years, I have sent away many scholars here. I know all the tenants in your house."

"you are?"

Lei Luo looked at each other in surprise.

The woman seemed to be laughing at herself and said casually: "My first husband came in with that badge just like you. He said he would become the greatest magician and give me eternal happiness. But later because of The magic power came back and burned to ashes in front of me."

"ah?"

Lei Luo was shocked!

But the woman drunkenly sneered and continued: "My second husband was a well-known pharmacist. Because he found a few magic star grass plants in the Magic Eagle Forest, he was killed by a mercenary group from the Principality of Zealand. Until now. I didn’t even see the body, leaving me alone to guard the pharmacy!”

Bang!

The wine bottle was casually thrown down the street. Fortunately, no one passed by downstairs. The woman closed the window and returned to the room. Lei Luo could not recover for a long time.