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In London, apart from luxury shopping and high rents, perhaps the most impressive thing about London for people who have lived there is the expense.

Transportation is expensive.

As the hub of the UK, London's transportation is very developed. In the city center, it is generally no more than 400 meters away. There will definitely be a subway or bus station. However, while it is extremely convenient, it also has a very significant feature.

In one word, expensive.

The most representative subway in London has very complicated billing methods and ticket types, including annual passes, monthly passes, daily passes, single passes, peak tickets, off-peak tickets, etc.

Ah, but they all have the same thing in common,

Expensive...just expensive (sweat)...

If you need to take the subway to London one day, please be sure to understand the various rules in detail to avoid high expenses. Prepare in advance some tourist Oyster cards, buy seven-day travel tickets and other discount cards...

"But even with a card, it costs nearly 3 pounds. During peak periods, some still charge the original price, and the London Underground is an antique and has no air conditioning. When you think about it, buses costing 1 pound or 2 pounds become cute~"

Looking at Tang Bing, who had a silly and sweet smile in front of him as if he had seen heaven, and who was probably unconscious from the heartache, Fang Wandering Ran, whose rent did not require transportation and basically relied on walking, swallowed slightly after thinking about the expense. The corner of Shui Shui's mouth twitched,

I felt slightly ashamed thinking that the subway, which has no air conditioning but is so expensive, is worthy of rich people living in London in developed countries...

However, what Fangran doesn’t know is that in fact, even locals in London have a low opinion of the transportation fares in their own city.

It also hurts so much that I can't breathe.

There are even news that rich people with high annual salaries are evading fares...

So don’t think that prices are the same as in supermarkets. They have high incomes so they can afford the price. As London is the second most expensive city in Europe, transportation costs can easily cost several thousand pounds a year. Is it a waste of fame?

What? You mean London taxis?

Oh, for the sake of your heart, I suggest you not to know...

"Such a high cost..."

As an ordinary family with little money, I roughly calculated the expenses of studying abroad, knowing that this must not be all the problems that I will encounter in life. Fang Ran, who had great empathy for Tang Bing, looked at her and sighed silently:

"Senior sister, it's not easy for you to be an exchange student..."

"Otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy to achieve my goal. All I can do is study hard and save some money for my family. Anything related to human services in London is extremely expensive, like the SPA I just mentioned. Senior, do you know how much the sauna ticket costs in pounds..."

Tang Bing rolled her eyes speechlessly, and then as if she finally found someone to complain to, even though she was sunny and cheerful, she couldn't help but puff up one cheek and complain to Fangran:

"It's difficult for a girl to study abroad alone. She has to work hard and pay attention to safety. After all, foreign security is not as good as ours in China. Even in London, not every district is as safe as the city center."

Speaking of this, Tang Bing rolled his eyes speechlessly and complained:

"Senior, did you know that when you first came here, you went to get some advice from your seniors? If you heard anything, you should never go to places like Brixton at night,"

"Even if you go, you have to jog all the way where there is light. There is even an unspoken rule of twenty pounds to make the price acceptable to both parties. I was really scared when I heard..."

"etc!!!"

A loud shout interrupted Tang Bing's thoughts. She was startled and opened her eyes wide.

Looking at Fangran blankly, he seemed to notice something about Hua Dian's tough look.

"Senior sister, what did you just say?"

"I was scared to death when I heard it."

"No, the previous sentence."

"Twenty pounds is a price acceptable to both parties..."

"That's not it."

"Even if you go, you have to go all the way where there is light..."

"One sentence above."

"Never go to Brixton at night..."

Fangran: "..."

emmm....

Hamster... No, Fangran's brain thought quickly.

Then Tang Bing, who was stunned by his question, saw Fangran suddenly look at him with a honeyed smile, and the topic turned 180°.

"School girl, how much are the tickets for that SPA and massage you mentioned before?"

That night,

Brixton.

As a multi-ethnic mixed community in South London, a large part of the population here is of black Caribbean descent. The apartments are low-cost, multi-cultural collisions, and the atmosphere is full of vigor and vitality.

The crime rate is quite high, the streets are dirty and messy, and there are many homeless people living around the station. You can often see people clashing with each other.

Next to the dimly lit remote neighborhood, near the bar where the rough drunkards raised their glasses, a figure walked slowly and slowly in a dark place,

It quickly attracted the attention of two men.

Almost tacitly, they glanced at each other and showed an ugly smile. The two of them followed quickly, preparing to make another extra buck tonight. They grabbed each other's shoulders with ill intentions. With a low smile, he lowered his voice and got straight to the point.

"Hey! Boy! Stop! Hand over the money!"

Then the next second when the other party slowly turned around, he suddenly vaguely saw the dark alley behind him, with unconscious men piled up like garbage...

Under the hood was a strange smile in the dark, speaking a language they didn't understand.

"The fourth one is finally no longer a homeless man."

...

...

The next day, the sun shines brightly.

"Senior, is it my misunderstanding..."

In the supermarket goods area, Tang Bing looked confused as he watched Fang Ran holding three large boxes and placing them on top with ease:

"I always feel that you are in an inexplicably good mood after changing your clothes today...?"

He casually put three boxes of unknown products into the goods area, and helped Tang Bing unload the cart. Fangran put on a new pair of jeans, a shirt and a jacket, and felt that the background was all covered in flowers. Qingshuang looked at Tang Bing and replied with a smile:

"Huh? No, it's just your imagination, schoolgirl."

Tang Bing stared at him silently with the corner of his mouth twitching fiercely.

Senior, your grin is almost reaching your ears, who are you trying to fool?

"Okay, the move is done, let's go back~"

After clapping his hands, Fangran happily walked towards the cashier with a honeyed face, leaving Tang Bing who was following him wondering what kind of medicine he, a strange senior, had taken today.

However, in fact, following Tang Bing's 'guidance' and 'inspiration', it took him several hours to finally find Fangran in Brixton. He looked at the streets around him where there were drunks from time to time and many places. A dimly lit, messy place,

It's full of the smell of making a fortune.

Then Fangran suddenly realized something from Tang Bing's words!

If he wants to obtain financial resources from those habitual criminals who are not good people, he actually doesn't have to resort to chivalry on the roof and the wall. He can completely...

Fishing enforcement.

Then after one night, the "Chocolate Box Masked Man" suddenly realized that compared to drinking the northwest wind on the wall and roof, the efficiency of fishing law enforcement was simply sky-high.

Even if there are some homeless people who are broke, the final 'money drop' is equivalent to nearly thirty hours of working in a supermarket...

emmm(quick thinking)....

Farewell, my immature chivalrous heart (farewell with tears and smiles).

"Senior sister..."

"what?"

"The massage and shopping are really good, thank you."

"Eh - it's so disgusting. Senior, did you take the wrong medicine today?!"

Seeing Fang Ran say this with a sassy smile, Tang Bing suddenly felt a chill in his whole body. He wondered if he had listened to what he said yesterday and went to the bathhouse in South London to find a great health care and then open the door to the new century. went.

Although it's not far from the truth...

During the day today, I finally found a high-end bath and massage center that Tang Bing told him about yesterday on his mobile phone. It was the first time in his life for Fangran to come to such a place alone. After a comfortable bath and massage from a mature foreign sister, Fangran ,

I was almost immersed in the pleasures of capitalism and couldn't extricate myself.

Whether it was the priceless tickets or the experience of being able to buy whatever he wanted on Oxford Street, Fangran realized once again,

It’s great to have money (sincere sigh).

Fang·instantaneous material·ran.

"Ah, senior, I'm going to finish the things that Mrs. Isis asked me to put on the table. I'll ask you to look at it for a while~"

"Oh, I see."

On the sixth day of wandering, Fangran, who finally took a breather in the new clothes and hot water, bit the edge of the paper cup and waved as she was accustomed to it.

But Fangran looked at the current situation that all of his fellow participants were actually working in the supermarket, and thought about how he had used extraordinary means last night to still have dozens of pounds of 'income' left even though he had spent a lot today.

Regarding the 10 pounds that she finally got through luck on the first day after a lot of hard work, Wei Wei covered her face with regret and thought of a cliché that her high school math teacher often said.

Method is really important...

If he directly asked his junior high school students about this kind of thing the next day, wouldn't he need to waste such effort?

I rolled my eyes speechlessly and thought for a moment, but then I took a look at the energetic figure in a red Donald Duck coat walking lively through the product shelves.

Putting his arm on the cashier counter and dragging the side of his face, Fangran picked up the water glass and smiled helplessly.

Well, it won’t be bad to have this experience in a few days...

only,

The moment I put down the paper cup and stared at the water inside, I thought back to the 'bad guy' who was so wary and uneasy last night. Now, even if I don't have the ability, I am just a prey. I don't remember who said it.

If fear cannot be conquered, it becomes fear itself.

Through the reflection of the water in the cup, Fangran seemed to see the really powerful 'child'...

Unlike the journey to the North Pole, where he lost his ability and became a mortal, lost in a foreign country, London, this time the real world gave Fangran a different kind of...

"Sorry, I want to pay."

Halfway through his thoughts, a customer in front of him spoke calmly. Fangran quickly came back to his senses and put on a polite smile. He was slightly surprised why the capable man in a suit in front of him came to the supermarket.

Fangran's eyes froze when he heard him speak in a deep voice while leaning down slightly.

"Madam...let me take you back."

Then slowly and quietly bowed...