Chapter 636 Student Apartment
After picking up Senius and his party, the first stop Lufei took them to visit was the student apartment building.
According to the original commitment, the first phase of the new university will include four buildings, namely teaching buildings, libraries, squares and student apartments.
However, so far only half of the library has been built, and only one-third of the square has been built. The teaching building has finally been repaired, but the interior is still being renovated.
In the end, these were the only student apartments that I could show them around.
Crossing the tree-lined avenue beside the river, Lu Feier took a carriage with them from the hotel beside Clock Square to this campus.
The new campus was not built on the south bank of the Para River, but on a flat wasteland separated from the scientific research area by a ruins.
This location is not too good, because it is a long way from here to the wooden bridge across the river, and one of the two new bridges connecting the north and south in the future will be right opposite the gate of the campus.
In the final analysis, this so-called student apartment building is still in the shape of an Insula apartment, except that the wooden floor has been replaced by a wooden floor with mortar.
The first floor is for toilets, bathrooms and public activity spaces, while the second and third floors are student dormitories. The fourth floor is too low and is generally used for storing sundries.
Senius, Leonardo and Silvanik led a dozen students into the courtyard in the middle of Insula's apartment.
There was a narrow well in the center of the courtyard, and a hand-operated water pump was installed on the well. Leonardo stepped forward and pumped the water a few times with interest, looking at the intermittent water flow from the brass water pipe with bright eyes.
"Can I take this apart and take a look?" He asked Rufei impatiently.
Lu Feier looked puzzled: "What are you doing to dismantle this?"
On the contrary, the guide laughed: "You don't need to dismantle it. The engineering design drawing of this thing is available in the city hall. If you join a new university here, you can call it as a scholar."
"Hey, don't talk nonsense, this matter hasn't been decided yet." Silvanik quickly interrupted.
He didn't want to have classes in this poor place. It was too remote, and if the Leians came to kill him, they might be implicated.
A few college students looked up at the blue sky. They stepped on the solid and neat slate mortar floor. Looking around, there were toilets, bathrooms and clothes drying racks.
This is much better than living in the attic of a farmer's house, but I don't know how much the rent will be.
Following the guide up to the second floor, Senius opened a room and walked in.
"This place is bigger than I thought." After looking around the room for a long time, he turned to Lu Feier and sighed, "Does every student have a room like this?"
"Of course." Lu Feier confirmed with the guide before nodding, "If you want, you can move here tonight."
Following Senius, Leonardo was the second to walk into the room. He stood at the door and looked around the entire room.
The apartment room is not large, about 40 square meters, with two wooden shutters and window panels to block the wind.
Facing the window are four wooden four-poster single beds, and next to the window are four standard desks close together.
A fireplace stove the size of a dressing table is embedded on the side of the room. In the middle of the stove is a hole the size of a bowl. There is a small iron gate that can be opened and closed. A tin kettle is placed on the hole.
Facing Leonardo's puzzled eyes, Lufei explained with a smile: "This is a built-in coal stove that burns peat. In winter, three pieces of briquettes are provided to each room for free every day.
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If you use it sparingly, it can probably burn for one night, but I still recommend boiling hot water and filling it into a leather water bag to keep warm at night.
If the peat is not ventilated in time, the smoke may be too strong and may cause poisoning. A tragic incident occurred not long ago. ”
“You provide heating for free?!”
The students following Senius flooded into the room, and as soon as they entered, they heard great news.
"Of course, our 100 pieces of briquettes cost less than 1 dinar. It is not easy to keep warm in winter." Lufei said proudly.
The few college students who followed walked around the brand new room and touched it up and down.
Especially those soft single beds, there will definitely be no creaking sound when sleeping.
"What about the rent of these houses?" With a heavy heart, one student tremblingly asked the question that other students wanted to ask but did not dare to ask.
Although the other party promised to provide cheap accommodation, cheap is relative, and obviously this accommodation is not cheap.
"You don't need to pay rent, but you have to pay a maintenance fee, up to thirty dinars per year." The guide patted the newly built single beds, "But if the furniture is damaged, you have to pay compensation." Every year. Thirty dinars? A strange green light flashed in the eyes of those civilian college students.
You know, they originally rented the cheapest hut on College Street at King's University in the River Isles, where housing prices are relatively low. The annual rent for a house is 5 pounds, and there are only two floors and four compartments, but there are more than a dozen people living there.
A few college students who were good at arithmetic quickly did the math in their heads, and then they were surprised to find that they could finish college almost debt-free!
"Teacher Senius, I think this place is quite good."
"Yes, Teacher Senius, otherwise let's make a decision here, and you can still be the principal."
"Students, don't be knocked down by money." Looking at the increasingly excited college students, Silvanik said sadly, "Don't forget, there is also Leia..."
Speaking of this, Silvanik realized that he had made a mistake and immediately closed his mouth.
"Although food and accommodation are included here, things seem to be quite expensive." Leonardo quickly changed the subject.
This is indeed a big problem. Yesterday when they went out to eat and go shopping, they secretly recorded the prices.
According to the subsequent statistics of several scholars, prices in the Sacred Arms Court are 40 to 50% more expensive than outside, and some are even twice as expensive.
This question immediately dampened the students' original interest, but they looked at Lufei as if asking for help.
"In addition to accommodation, we have also signed an agreement with the restaurant owner across the street." The guide said while the iron was hot, "Until the student restaurant next to the square is completed, you will get a free lunch every day, but you cannot choose the dishes."
"Also, things are expensive, but there are many job opportunities here and you can earn a lot, especially you are literate people." Lufair glared at Silvanik with dissatisfaction, "Being a temporary scribe earns 2 dinars a day. What about you, can’t you become a primary school teacher with your students’ knowledge?
There is an adult literacy class here, with two classes per week, each class is 6 dinars, which is 12 dinars a week. If the teaching is good, there will be more students who pass the adult literacy exam, and there will be additional bonuses.
Or, you can be like me and submit a play to the theater. I can sell a copy of a vulgar comedy for 2 gold pounds!
Don't you like to fight? Sword fighting competitions are held every week in the amphitheater. The bounty and other miscellaneous things after a competition are even four or five gold pounds. If you are confident, you can give it a try.
Even if you focus on academics, the school will hold exams every quarter, and if you do well, you can get a full scholarship of 2 pounds. ”
After listening to Lufei's words, several college students quickly calculated in their hearts again.
"Holy Lord!" A civilian college student couldn't help but exclaimed, "Not only do you not have to be in debt, you can actually make a small fortune!"
They haven't visited the teaching building and library yet, but these civilian college students have already decided that this is their alma mater, which is closer than their mother.
Don’t write letters to Huaqiu Xinqiao University for fear of misunderstanding by your new alma mater.
Their parents did not pay them at least 4 pounds a year in various tuition and miscellaneous fees. Sometimes they had to work part-time or even commit robbery to make ends meet.
"President Senius..." Several scholars also hesitated to speak.
Under the eager gazes of the college students, Senius waved helplessly, gathered several accompanying scholars together, and began to whisper.
After chatting like this for four or five minutes, Silvanik straightened up with a smile on his face and said: "I'm sorry, we can't decide at the moment. Can you give us a few more days?"
"Of course, but..."
"But what?" Senius quickly caught the unfinished meaning and embarrassment in Lufei's words.
Before the echo of Senius' words disappeared from the room, a burst of nervous laughter came from outside the room.
"Oh, it's nice. It's nice to live in the city! ...Who are you? What are you doing in our school building?"
Hearing this familiar voice, Senius slowly turned his head. When their eyes met, Senius and Bachelor Kelburn pointed at each other and exclaimed.
"Arthropods!"
"Old Baldy!"
(End of chapter)