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No deposit is required for the love room

No deposit is required for the love room

By KATRINA GIBSONPublished 3 years ago 4 min read

That year, far in the northern countryside, I went to Hangzhou to work for a living, which knew that just out of Hangzhou station, I lost my wallet, leaving only 50 yuan pocket money.

I knew what I could do with the money I had - at the time, the deposit to rent a house in Hangzhou was 80 yuan, and I couldn't even afford the deposit to rent a house, let alone other food expenses.

It is dusk, the stomach has already sounded the "alarm", I have not eaten for a day, not to afford food, but afraid that I ate a meal, from the 80 yuan deposit and a step away. The street lights have been on, I walked from one restaurant to another, but I touched and touched the 50 yuan in my pocket, or did not go in, because, to eat a meal, it will cost at least 5 yuan. It is very cold, I hesitate to eat this meal, while walking forward, there is a person in front of me, it is an old man selling baked sweet potatoes.

In order to save money, I walked to the old man, the oven is steaming, the old man face ruddy, see me coming, he smiled to welcome. While haggling with the old man, I looked at the fragrant sweet potatoes that had just been taken out of the oven and kept gulping. The old man seemed to see the clue and finally decided to make an exception and sell it to me at the price of one piece and five pieces. I quickly peeled the skin of the baked sweet potato without thanking him, and took a bite down until I swallowed it and found that my stomach was burned so badly that I almost cried. The oven is really warm, I eat sweet potatoes, while talking with the warm old man, has come to this part, I am not afraid of the old man laughed at me, I came to Hangzhou to the old man to listen to the difficulties.

The old man heard that I was looking for a house, he quickly told my family, and told me that the deposit can be free, I immediately lit up, like met a big savior, thousands of thanks, quickly asked the address, paid the sweet potato money to the old man, the old man found the money to me, I spread out a look, the heart suddenly mentioned in a voice - I clearly pay the old man is 50 yuan, He took the change for $100 and gave me $98.5. Originally nervous I suddenly froze there, should I return the wrong money to the old man? I am now in a hurry to use money, do not return it, and feel sorry for the old man, maybe he can not earn 100 yuan a day. When I hesitated, the old man sent words: "Why don't you go, don't go to maybe the house has been rented, don't forget, it is' recommended by the old man Liu who sells sweet potatoes on the street '!" I was so happy that I ran away.

I knocked on the door of the landlord's house according to the address the old man said, and the door was opened by an old lady over sixty years old, who looked similar to the old man selling sweet potatoes. I hurriedly said according to the old man selling sweet potatoes: "Hello, I am recommended by the old man selling sweet potatoes at the street corner, and I want to rent a house with no deposit." I deliberately said the words "no deposit" in a particularly high voice, lest the old lady could not hear.

The old man looked me up and down, smiled inexplicably, and then warmly ushered me into the house and walked towards an empty room. The house is enough for me to live in, I am very happy, hurriedly with the old lady signed a rental contract: monthly rent 50 yuan, no deposit, rent at the end of the month. That night, I went back to the hotel and took my luggage to the old lady's house. Put away all the bedrooms, suddenly thirsty, went to the landlady to ask for boiling water, because it was too late, the old lady's room had been closed, but the light was still on. Two voices came from inside, and the old woman was supposed to be talking to her husband. To hear them say --

"You old man, you have a good heart! You don't know what kind of heart that lad is. Why did you let him live in our house without charging rent?"

"Hey hey, the young man is from the countryside, bought my baked sweet potato today, a look is a good baby, is it not to let people work in the day and live on the street at night?" I can't ignore it in this cold weather..."

Well, you shouldn't have asked for $50 more on purpose, huh? How easy was it for you to freeze all day?

"SHH -- be quiet, don't let him hear you, or he'll be embarrassed..."

At that moment, hearing this, my hand that wanted to knock stopped in mid-air, and tears covered my eyes...

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