The narrator and his mom go to the title deed-trading center to find a house for the two of them. The narrator comes in the morning and chooses the cheapest house. His mom tells him not to worry about the price, as she'll spoil him if he buys a fancy house, but he's not so sure. He tells his mom that he'll buy a house with a yard and a living room for 300, which is a bargain compared to the other houses in the area. He's happy to be in the west side of the city, where the common people are more likely to buy a home than the noblemen. The house they're looking at has a yard, so they can plant vegetables there and live there after they've cleaned it up. They're done, and the narrator is hungry. He promises to cook for his mom every day.