Urban villages are the legacy of a city in the process of urbanization.

They are generally located near the city border or in small villages near the center of the city, or where migrant workers gather.

Among high-rise buildings with bright windows, urban villages seem a little out of place with big cities. The buildings are crowded, the roads are bumpy, and the environment is worse.

Su Bao held his father's hand and looked up at the buildings and buildings. All he saw were wires hanging in a mess. People here had no time to take care of so many safety issues in order to survive. These messy wires crowded into piles looked extremely dangerous.

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Su Hewen had just watched the surveillance video of a girl being electrocuted to death by high-voltage electricity. Looking at these randomly pulled wires, he felt even more dangerous.

Mu Guifan was calm and composed. He held Su Bao in one hand and put the other in his pocket. He walked casually and came to a small alley between two self-built houses.

The two self-built houses are very close to each other, so the alley is very small, and the sunlight is blocked, making it look a little dark and damp.

"Is this here?" Su Bao asked.

Mu Guifan nodded: "Second floor."

Residents who passed by looked back at the old and the young in surprise. Hanhan and Su Zixi were not able to follow. Mrs. Su forced them to stay and do their homework.

Mu Guifan's tall figure and the two overly beautiful little boys and girls, as well as their different attire and temperament, made them look out of place.

A middle-aged aunt opened the door with her access card. Seeing Mu Guifan taking the opportunity to bring her two children in, she asked warily: "Who are you looking for?"

Mu Guifan smiled slightly: "We are looking for Zhang Yongquan on the second floor, who is an electrician. We are his friends."

He thought that the middle-aged aunt didn't know, but she didn't expect her to say: "You guys are looking for Master Zhang! You haven't heard him mention that he has friends like you?"

Mu Guifan hesitated: "He doesn't like to talk, so it's normal that he hasn't mentioned it before."

The middle-aged aunt nodded: "That's true."

Su Bao asked curiously: "Auntie, are you familiar with Uncle Zhang?"

The middle-aged aunt smiled and said: "Yes, he is a very nice person. He is an electrician himself. He will directly help solve any problems that neighbors encounter as electricians. Even if we ask him to pay him, he will not take any money. We just say that it is all the neighbor's income."

What."

"It wasn't a typhoon some time ago. The wind was so strong that it damaged the pole outside, and the power lines were cut. Our building had a power outage."

"Later, Master Zhang also went to repair it. The landlord's surveillance system was broken, but he fixed it without paying for it even if the landlord gave him money."

The middle-aged aunt smiled and talked about how good Master Zhang was, and she never stopped talking.

Most of the people living here are couples who cannot afford to buy a house. They have children and bring their families to help take care of them. The rent is cheap.

Or maybe they are working in the city or doing business nearby...

Maybe we all have the same fate, so we are closer.

"The landlord of our building is very good, so many of them are old tenants. Everyone knows each other after living here for a long time. We usually say hello when we go downstairs to buy groceries or take a walk."

Su Bao sighed: "That's great!"

Mu Guifan: "It's quite good. The relationship between neighbors in the city is not as good as in the village. Your relationship is pretty good."

As they spoke, they had already reached the second floor. The middle-aged aunt nodded: "That's... Well, here we are, the one at the end is their house."

Su Bao thanked his aunt, and the middle-aged aunt waved her hands repeatedly: "No thank you, no thank you! They all belong to the neighbors. I just wanted to show you the way..."

Su Bao waved goodbye to her, and the aunt was very happy. After all, everyone likes beautiful and sensible children. As she continued walking up, she praised Su Bao for being sensible.

Mu Guifan glanced at the corridor.

Since the two self-built houses are close together, the corridor looks relatively dark.

Zhang Yongquan's family lives at the end of the corridor. There is a window, but when you open the window, you can touch the wall of the opposite building.

In July and August, the corridor seemed a bit cold.

The door of Zhang Yong's house was very clean and mopped. There was a pot of flowers placed under the window at the end of the corridor. It was obvious that the hostess was a hard-working person who loved life.

The New Year couplets were still posted on the door, but half of them were blown off by the wind, and the red paper was also a little white.

Tuk-tuk-tuk.

Mu Guifan raised his hand and knocked on the door.

After a while someone asked: "Who is it?"

Mu Guifan said: "Check the water meter."

Su Bao: "...?"

Su He asked: "..."

The door creaked open, and a middle-aged woman poked her head out and asked strangely: "What are you checking the water meter for? Didn't you just pay the rent?"

The rent and water and electricity were paid together, which made the woman feel strange.

When she saw the glamorous Mu Guifan and the two children again, she let out a sigh, which was even more strange.

"Who are you?" she asked warily.

Two children ran out babbling at home, tilting their heads and looking at Su Bao and the others curiously. The two children were about kindergarten age. Their clothes were relatively old, but they were washed very clean.

Soon there was an old voice inside: "Lijuan, who is she?"

An old man walked out shivering on crutches.

Mu Guifan lowered his eyes slightly and glanced into the room. He saw an old woman inside, putting food on the table, and a younger child sitting on the children's dining table and chair, grabbing a piece of green vegetables and gnawing.

Two old men, three young men, and a woman.

That Master Zhang is not here.

Su Bao said politely: "Hello, aunt, we are looking for Uncle Zhang Yongquan. Is he at home?"

The woman asked: "What are you looking for him for?"

Mu Guifan said: "That's right, we are his employer. Isn't he working behind the Diamond Building in the city center during this period? There was something unusual when we checked the water meter today and couldn't contact him, so we came here to have a look."

The old woman in the room also came out. After hearing this, she said: "It turns out to be Yongquan's boss. Come on in and sit down!"

The old man was very enthusiastic, and the middle-aged woman quickly went to boil water.

Mu Guifan took Su Bao and Su Hewen into the room and sat down on the chairs.

While looking for tea, the woman said, "I'm sorry, the house is a little messy."

"In the past two days, Yongquan took an order and went to surrounding towns. The shopping malls there were closed...so he took on private work..."

She seemed worried that her boss would be unhappy with Zhang Yongquan taking on private work, so she spoke a little awkwardly.

Mu Guifan said: "It's okay, you know what happened at the mall, right?"

The woman nodded and her voice couldn't help but become softer: "It's spread all over the Internet, and I've read a lot of it. It's really... ugh, so pitiful. I asked Yongquan that he was working there that night and if he saw it.

But never let us talk about this."
Chapter completed!