Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

Not long after Cai Min came in, she received Gu Tongwan's second call. Cai Min's car needed to be driven to another place for vehicle registration, so the family could only stand near a block in the outermost circle for the time being.

At present, the only most valuable asset in the Cai family is this van. There is also a 30L barrel of gasoline in the van. As the other furniture cannot be moved all at once, Cai Min, who is staying in the vagrant base camp, needs to contact a moving company. By then, a ZTE truck will probably be needed to transport the remaining things in Cai Min's home.

Xu Xuesong had been queuing up at the vehicle registration office to register. He didn't expect that there was already a long queue outside the office. It looked like it would take at least until seven o'clock in the evening for his turn to come.

After all, Mr. and Mrs. Cai were old and could not stand standing for a while, so they could only squat on the steps of the shops along the street.

Cai Xing was looking at the people on the road. Although he heard that the environment in the outer circle was not very good, it was at least much better than the wanderer base camp. At least the people here were dressed neatly, and there were many cars on the road.

Gu Tongwan only went out on an electric bike, and she met Cai Min around six o'clock.

As soon as Cai Min saw her, he immediately went up to her and held her wrist tightly with both hands.

"Wanwan, let me see."

Gu Tongwan looked at Cai Min's nervous expression and smiled, "Sister Cai, I'm fine, I'm not injured."

Cai Min looked her up and down, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that there was nothing wrong with her. Cai's mother, who was standing next to her, immediately asked what had happened. Cai Min hesitated for a moment, but still told her everything about the rental issue.

"This is simply a sin. How could I meet such a bad person? Isn't the base said to be very safe?" Cai's mother was not sad about the money she spent. Instead, she was afraid of what Gu Tongwan had gone through. Besides, if she hadn't made this trip to their family, she, a little girl, would not have almost been harmed.

Cai Xing was worried that his mother would get high blood pressure, so he quickly tried to comfort her: "Mom, not all the people in the base are good people. It's just a matter of probability whether there are good people or bad people. We can only be more careful in the future."

“Cai Xing is right, there are good people and bad people everywhere. Xiao Min is also a victim in this matter. However, our family still feels a little sorry for Wanwan. If something really happens, we really don’t know what to do.” Father Cai took out his long pipe and took a puff. Although he looked calm, the hand holding the pipe was shaking slightly, which showed that he was also angry about Gu Tongwan’s experience.

"Sister Cai, where is Brother Xu?" Gu Tongwan didn't see Xu Xuesong, so she asked out of curiosity.

"Xue Song is still registering at the DMV. He just called me and it might be ready in the evening."

Gu Tongwan nodded and said, "How about this? Waiting all the time is not a solution. I'll ask Yunyun to drive over and take you to your residence first."

Cai Min was stunned for a moment when she heard this, "What residence?"

"I asked an acquaintance to find you another house. The environment is better than the one you saw online before, and the rent is about the same. Because we are acquaintances, you don't need to pay a deposit for this house."

The acquaintance mentioned here is naturally the house that Yu Liang found through his own connections and resources, and the landlord is also a friend of Yu Liang. The friend had left the house vacant for a long time, and considering that Cai Min's family would only rent it for about a month at most, the friend decided to rent out the house temporarily after Yu Liang's lobbying.

Cai Min originally thought that she could only spend some money to stay in a hotel for the next two or three days, but she didn't expect that Gu Tongwan was still thinking about their family's accommodation problem. She was overjoyed, and then her eyes turned red. She felt guilty and grateful. She opened her mouth several times but didn't know what to say. Instead, Gu Tongwan saw through her thoughts, patted the back of her hand, and whispered, "I think it's getting late, why don't we find a place to eat first? We can't let uncle and aunt go hungry."

"Yes, sister, let's go eat first. We can talk over dinner if we have anything to say."

The group found a restaurant. There were only three or four tables in the restaurant, but it was still quite a lot of people at dinner time, but most of them were taking out.

"I'll treat you to this meal. I wish you a happy life in the base."

"No, not only did you almost suffer today, but you also found a house for us and came to pick us up. You must be tired after running around for so long. I'll treat you to this meal, you don't have to say anything, it's my treat, and I still have this little money." Cai Min has saved some money after doing business for many years. Although she spent a lot to get a place in the base, it can at least last her for half a year. By then, she will find a way to find a job in the base. After her family is stable, life should gradually get better.

"Okay, then I'll listen to you and you pay for it." Gu Tongwan no longer refused. After all, if Cai Min spent the money, she would probably be uncomfortable for several days.

Six people ordered four dishes, one minced meat and eggplant, one stir-fried pork, mapo tofu, dried vegetable soup and six bowls of rice, which cost nearly one hundred and fifty or sixty points. Cai Xing gasped when he heard the price. After all, when he was in the camp security team, his daily food allowance was only seven points, plus his salary, which was actually five hundred. However, Cai Xing also worked as a hunter for the Xiaohe Guild, so he had two sources of income, so the overall income was still considerable.

Although Cai Min was shocked by the prices here, and it was said that the prices in the outer circle were relatively cheap, if she went to the inner circle, the average person's income would not be enough to cover the expenses.

"The taste seems to be just so-so, and the meat has a bit of a fishy smell." Ever since Cai Min ate the pork given by Gu Tongwan, she couldn't help but compare it with the pork outside. Sure enough, no matter where the pork came from, there was a faint fishy smell. Although some restaurants would try their best to cover it up with spices, in most cases restaurants still retained the "original flavor" of pork. After all, spices are much rarer than pork.

Fortunately, everyone was hungry, so after the dishes were served, everyone started eating.

"The house is near the inner gate, there is a hospital nearby, the environment is pretty good, the monthly rent is around 600, it has two bedrooms and a living room, the area is 38 square meters not including the common area, after you settle down I will take you to the nearby trading center, where you can exchange supplies for points, the recruitment area is also there, and then regarding Cai Xing's joining the guard team, I will ask Yan Fan to take you there to register."

Cai Min’s family was almost tired of expressing their gratitude, but in the end they decided to settle down first. As for whether to repay the favor or not, they would talk about it later.

In fact, Gu Tongwan didn't know the person introduced by Yu Liang, but out of trust in Yu Liang, she directly confirmed the other party's address this time, drove around the neighborhood in advance, and learned about the landlord from Yu Liang. Only then did she decide to rent the place for Cai Min.

However, what really satisfied Gu Tongwan was that this place was less than two kilometers away from the guesthouse run by Aunt Man. Cai Min could conveniently go to find Xiaoli and Lan Cen at any time, and the environment there was relatively much better.

Liao Yunyun asked for leave from the company half an hour in advance and drove here. She drove Gu Tongwan's van, which could easily seat six or seven people.

After arriving, we told Liao Yunyun the address. Fortunately, the base had developed a base map half a year ago, so we only needed to use the mobile phone Internet navigation. Except for some roads that have not yet been named, most of the roads can be displayed on the navigation.

After driving for about half an hour, they arrived at the rental house. In the car, Liao Yunyun was so angry after learning about what her friend had experienced today that she kept cursing for nearly half an hour and even wanted to take out her pistol from her backpack and shoot the man.

"You have no chance." The friend sitting in the passenger seat just joked lightly.

Most people in the car had already understood what Gu Tongwan meant. Father Cai snorted coldly, "It would be too easy for these beasts to die like this. These people should die in despair."

Cai's mother also changed her usual approachable attitude, and her tone was full of disgust: "I think they should be fed to monsters. They have harmed so many women and children. They are really beasts!"

Gu Tongwan just showed a helpless smile on his face, and raised his head to observe the small building in front of him.

In fact, there are quite a lot of three- or four-story self-built houses on the base. Such houses can be found everywhere in the outer circle. Basically, there is one family on each floor. The property rights of the entire building belong to the base government, and the landlord only holds the right to reside. However, the house can be rented out at any time, but the lessor must be the landlord and be registered.

Such houses are relatively affordable. Although they do not have property rights, the right of residence is generally around 20 years, which is much more cost-effective than long-term renting. For those who cannot afford to buy an entire house for the time being but want to have a small place to live, this type of "small property rights" house is particularly suitable for them.

The landlord bought the third floor, which also happened to be the top floor, so the price was relatively cheaper. Gu Tongwan also learned in advance about the people living on the first and second floors. One household was a family of three, and the male owner seemed to be a doctor nearby. The second household seemed to be a mother and daughter living alone, and the daughter was a hunter in a hunter guild. Of course, this was all learned from the landlord.

The landlord is a fat man in his early forties. He runs a small business. After he became rich, he moved to the inner circle with his family. It is said that he has recently applied for a residence quota in the underground city.

The two had already video chatted, so the landlord saw the slim Gu Tongwan at a glance, and walked up to her with a smile and exchanged greetings. After learning about the Cai family's situation, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all, there are all kinds of concerns about renting a house these days, such as worrying about the poor quality of the tenants and worrying about the house being damaged. But the new people seemed very friendly, and he also learned that Cai Xing was about to join the guard team, which finally gave the landlord a reassurance.

"I was worried at first, but now I'm finally relieved. If you are used to living here, you can stay longer. It's a waste to leave the house empty. I would rather leave it alone until there is a suitable tenant. After all, these days landlords and tenants still need to understand each other's situation." The man was Yu Liang's former colleague. He had been cheated by clients several times before, so his words came from the heart.

Although the house is a little small, the overall layout is good. The design of two bedrooms and one living room is just right for Cai Min and Xu Xuesong to live in the smaller room, and the larger room can be used by the two elderly people. Cai Xing usually only goes home on weekends, so he can sleep in the living room temporarily. The most important thing is that because of their acquaintance, the fat man even waived the deposit.

In the end, the Cai family decided to rent for three months and consider the rest after their lives gradually stabilized.

Some of the fat man's original furniture is still in the room. Although it is a bit old, it can still be used, such as the long sofa and the dining table in the living room. The beds in the room have not been removed, but there is only a folding bed in the other room. This can be put away temporarily and used when Cai Xing returns home.

Cai Min was very satisfied with this house. She couldn't remember how long it had been since she had lived in such a small apartment. Standing here at this moment, she had the illusion of going back to the past.

"The lighting here is good. You can dry some clothes and other things." Cai's mother came back from the balcony with a smile on her face.

"Sister Cai, when will your furniture arrive?" Gu Tongwan looked at the empty house and remembered that Cai Min said that other things might arrive a day or two later, but they had to move in tonight, so there was no solution to have nothing.

Cai Min obviously thought of this. Although the temperature has warmed up recently, it can still reach minus 20 degrees Celsius at night. Young people like them can endure it without burning charcoal and without heating, but the elderly can't. Isn't this suffering?

"Cai Huan said that the earliest delivery time would be tomorrow at noon. We contacted a large truck, but they thought the price was too low and they are not in a hurry to arrange the vehicle for delivery." Cai Xing put his hands on his hips, with a hint of displeasure in his tone.

Gu Tongwan suggested that the Cai family could first book two rooms in a nearby hotel to get by. After all, hotels now have heating, and the most important thing after a day of running around is to keep your spirits up.

Fortunately, Xiaoli, who knew in advance that the Cai family was already at the base, contacted Cai Min first and immediately said that they could stay in their hotel. Probably knowing that the Cai family might feel embarrassed not to pay, she persuaded them to book two rooms at half price, and also included breakfast for the next day.

After sending the people to Aunt Man's guesthouse, they found that the guesthouse was doing good business after the New Year. When the Cai family arrived, they saw several people at the front desk of the guesthouse asking about booking a room.

Lan Cen led the Cai family to the third floor, and then chatted with everyone with a smile, "Aren't there a new batch of residents arriving at the base today? Many people haven't found a suitable house yet, so the nearby hotels are almost full. Fortunately, Sister Xiaoli said that we can stay for two rooms first, otherwise we won't have any rooms here."

"By the way, Lan Cen, has anything strange happened around here recently?"

The reason why Gu Tongwan asked this was because this area was very close to the entrance of the ground transportation center, less than one kilometer away if you count carefully.

"No, nothing happened..." Lan Cen said, and suddenly thought of something, and then said: "Oh, by the way, Sister Wanwan, what you said reminds me of something, but I don't know if it's weird."