Chapter 468 Cemetery 1
After the first month of the lunar year, Jiang Xinbai thought about it and decided to go find Jiang Xinlan to find out about the cemetery.
"Second sister, what is the situation with the cemetery you told me about before?" Jiang Xinbai asked hurriedly as soon as he sat down.
Jiang Xinlan glanced at her sister and replied, "Why are you talking about this all of a sudden? Didn't you think it was unlucky and asked me not to talk about it before?"
"Oh, that was the time. Later I thought, I'm already this old, I should have a grave in my hometown, it's not bad at all."
"Well, you are right to think so. Especially since we have elderly people in our family, we need to arrange the cemetery early."
"Yes, I have considered this as well. By the way, second sister, do your parents-in-law have a cemetery in their hometown?"
Jiang Xinlan waved her hand and replied, "No, they all have city hukou, so there is no land for them to be buried. Your brother-in-law and I thought that since we both live in Shenzhen now, why not just buy a cemetery here, so that it will be convenient for us to worship them during the Qingming Festival in the future."
"Yes, that's what I thought. When we get older, no one will go back to our hometown to worship. It's more convenient here."
"Okay, let's go check it out."
The two took a taxi and quickly arrived at the cemetery management office.
"Xiaobai, this is it. I've been here once with my friend before. It's the most economical and affordable here." Jiang Xinlan said, pointing ahead.
"Okay, let's go in and ask."
The staff at the door saw Jiang Xinbai and the other person coming over and hurried out to ask, "Are you two here to buy a cemetery plot?"
Jiang Xinbai nodded and replied, "Yes, we want to find out. Who should we contact?"
The staff pointed inside and said, "Go inside, the third room."
"Hey, thank you."
"Knock knock,"
"Come in," a male voice came from inside.
Jiang Xinbai and the other man pushed the door open and walked in. "Excuse me, is this for consulting the cemetery?"
The man inside looked up and said with a smile, "Yes, aunties, come and sit down and talk."
Jiang Xinbai looked at the tall and strong man and asked with a smile: "Are all people in your profession this tall and strong?"
The man smiled and replied, "Auntie, it's purely my personal reason. Both my parents are tall."
"Haha, I'm just kidding. By the way, we're here to learn about the cemetery today. Tell us about it."
The man straightened his face, then took out a booklet from the drawer, "Aunties, you can just call me Xiao He. Look, this is the cemetery operated by our company. We have basic, mid-range, and high-end cemeteries. It depends on what you like."
Jiang Xinbai and the other man opened the booklet and started reading. The more they read, the more they felt that if they didn't have a little money, they couldn't afford to die. Then they pushed the booklet aside and said with a smile, "Xiao He, our eyes are not very sharp, please tell us!"
Xiao He nodded, "Okay, then I'll start with the basics. A standard single-person tomb is 38,000 yuan, about one square meter, and a double tomb is 62,000 yuan, about 1.5 square meters. Of course, there are cheaper ones, urn boxes, some good and some ordinary, about 5,000 to 20,000 yuan."
Jiang Xinbai shook his head at Jiang Xinlan after hearing this and sighed, "Second sister, look, this is almost as high as the house price, and they're still calculating it by square meter."
"That's right. If we didn't have any land, we would have to make one ourselves."
Xiao He smiled and explained, "Aunties, from now on, everyone will have a cemetery. No matter if you have land or not, you will not be allowed to build a grave in the future. So it is more cost-effective to buy now."
"Oh, is this true? I said that if it really doesn't work, I can go back to my hometown and buy a piece of land to build one. It's more cost-effective than buying a cemetery." Jiang Xinlan said in a fake tone.
"Then you are wrong, Auntie. Think about it, how many young people will develop in their hometown in the future? There are only a few days off for Qingming Festival. You can't rush back to your hometown just to sweep the graves, right? After so many years, the graves in your hometown should be overgrown with grass. Auntie, please don't be offended by my frankness!"
Jiang Xinbai waved his hand, "You are right, that's the truth! Where were you just talking about? Continue."
"Hey, we just finished talking about the basics. We also have mid-range ones. Take a look. The environment here is much better than before. There are garden-style cemeteries, which cost one hundred thousand. There are also family-style cemeteries, which can hold three to five urns. The price is naturally expensive, too, ranging from two hundred thousand to three hundred thousand, depending on the specifications."
"Tsk tsk, look at this, you really can't afford to die. Is there any higher-end one? Now that you've said it, let us broaden our horizons." Jiang Xinbai pointed at the book.
Seeing this, Xiao He also smiled and continued to introduce: "There are also those luxurious custom-made tombs. They are basically Feng Shui treasures, which are beneficial to the next generation. However, the prices are relatively more expensive, basically around one million."
Jiang Xinlan shook her head. "Let's not consider this. Let's not spend all the money we earn in this life on this."
"Yeah, that's right. By the way, Xiao He, do we have to pay if this is confirmed?" Jiang Xinbai was a little hesitant. There are four elderly people in her family, plus herself and her husband, so six graves are not a small number.
Xiao He waved his hand and replied, "No, you have to pay the deposit and sign the contract first, and then pay the balance when you move in. But Auntie, let me tell you in advance that this cemetery also has a time limit of 20 years. If you don't renew the fee when it expires, you will have to move out."
"Move out?" Jiang Xinbai and Jiang Xinlan looked at each other.
Xiao He nodded. "Yes, after all, land is limited, and managing a cemetery also has costs, just like the current property fees."
Jiang Xinlan was a little unhappy when she heard this, "Why is your cemetery only 20 years old? Commercial housing has 70 years."
"Auntie, this is the national regulation. We can't do anything about it. Besides, commercial housing is not sold one square meter at a time, don't you think?"
Jiang Xinbai patted the second sister's hand and comforted her: "Second sister, this is different. However, Xiao He, after this period is up, how will the renewal be issued? Do I need to buy it again?"
"No," Xiao He shook his head, "It's just 5% or 10% of the purchase price you paid before. Of course, you also need to pay about 1,500 yuan for the tomb rental fee."
Jiang Xinbai and the others were even more confused by what they said, and they quickly asked, "Isn't it a percentage of the original price? Why is there an extra rental fee? Xiao He, please don't frame us."
Xiao He really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He continued to explain: "Aunties, I didn't put the money into my pocket. Why would I cheat you? This percentage of the original price is the management fee. Look, this cemetery must have someone to maintain and clean it. Or you can just call it the cemetery property fee. Do you understand what I mean?"
Jiang Xinbai and the other man nodded repeatedly. "Hey, now we understand what you said. Then, can we take a copy of the booklet with us? The main thing is to discuss this with our family."
"It's okay, Auntie. Here, one for each of you. Look carefully. This is my phone number. Contact me if you need anything." Xiao He enthusiastically marked his own phone number.
"Hey, do you also get commissions from selling cemeteries?" Jiang Xinbai joked with a smile.
Xiao He touched his head and smiled: "Look at what Auntie said, I'm in sales, I have everything, come to me if you need anything!"
"Okay, we'll go back and discuss it and then come back to you."
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