Chapter 183 - 182 The House is Rented
When the commotion from the Bun Shop reached the Gu Family, the third son of the family, Gu Lao San, claimed he had to go hunting in the mountains and slipped away. Gu Lao Er was cursed roundly, providing quite the spectacle for the whole village.
Gu Youyou was unaware of these village dramas; she was preoccupied with moving house.
Within three days, Qin Changlin found Gu Youyou a house, a small three-bedroom with a courtyard.
When Gu Youyou was looking at the house, Qin Changlin talked incessantly about the various advantages of the property.
"Sister Youyou, although the house is small, the courtyard isn’t, look at this, there’s even a pear tree. And these doors, windows, furniture, all in good condition, and the price is cheap too, only eight taels of silver for a year. You give me ten taels, and you’ll save two taels," he said.
Gu Youyou nodded and said, "It’s quite nice. I don’t need a big place since I’m living alone. Hmm, no well?" Gu Youyou frowned slightly.
Qin Changlin also noticed that there was no well in the courtyard and hurriedly said, "Oh, this is my mistake, I didn’t notice there’s no well of its own in the courtyard. It will be a bit inconvenient for getting water, as one would have to fetch it from the river."
He sized up Gu Youyou and added, "Sister Youyou, if you can’t handle carrying the water, I’ll help you fetch it. Luckily, we’re not far from the Qingshui River."
The riverbank was just a few hundred meters from the courtyard, which was also convenient for washing clothes. The key was that the courtyard was quiet, backed onto the main street, and wasn’t too remote.