Xie Dongyang was efficient in his work, mainly because he took Ruan Xi's matter to heart and treated it as his own business. He went to the countryside for many days with all his heart and effort, and quickly helped Ruan Xi find a yard in the countryside.
After finding a school that afternoon, Xie Dongyang went directly to the school and told Ruan Xi.
So this Sunday, Ruan Xi and Xie Dongyang did not go to set up the stall, but rode their bikes to the countryside together.
On the way to the countryside, Xie Dongyang said to Ruan Xi, "This yard is quite large. There are brick houses on the east, west and north sides, with a total of nine rooms. There is a vegetable garden in front of the door. It just meets your requirements."
When going downhill, Ruan Xi subconsciously pressed the brakes slightly, "Did everyone in the family move away?"
Xie Dongyang followed her at the same speed, "The family has moved to the town a long time ago, but the old man has been living in the village and doesn't want to leave. He said that his health is too poor this year, so he has to live with his son and daughter-in-law in the town, so the yard is empty now. They won't go back to that place in the countryside anymore, and there's no use for it. They were so happy when they heard someone wanted to buy it."
Ruan Xi looked at him and asked, "Did you ask how much money you want?"
Xie Dongyang said: "No one said that. He said he would go back and discuss it."
Ruan Xi and Xie Dongyang were not in a hurry for the 20-kilometer journey and it took them two hours to ride to their destination.
Because Xie Dongyang made an appointment when he left last time, someone from this family came back today.
Ruan Xi followed Xie Dongyang to the gate of the yard, parked the car, knocked on the gate, and soon saw a middle-aged couple coming out of the main house. The man was wearing an old gray Lei Feng hat, and the woman was wearing a dark gray cotton-padded jacket.
The couple knew Xie Dongyang, and when they met they greeted him politely with a smile.
Without saying anything else, he asked Xie Dongyang to come into the house and sit down.
Xie Dongyang took Ruan Xi in, sat down and drank some hot tea to warm himself up. After putting down the tea bowl, he introduced Ruan Xi to the couple and said, "This is my friend. She is the one who wants to buy your yard."
Hearing this, the couple were both stunned for a moment.
They looked at Ruan Xi together again, and the smiles on their faces became a little awkward.
The man said, "Don't be ridiculous. If you said you wanted to buy it, I could barely believe it. But if you said she wanted to buy it, this... I don't believe it..."
She is still a little girl, who looks about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a fresh face. Why would she buy a house in the countryside for no reason? Besides, can she afford so much money to buy it?
Although houses in the countryside are not as valuable as those in the city, they still cost a lot of money. Nowadays, few people can easily pay that much money. The country is poor, and everyone is poorer than the other.
Because it was cold, Ruan Xi didn't take off her scarf.
She held the tea bowl in her hands to warm her hands, not angry, and said with a slight smile: "Even if you don't believe me, I will buy it."
The man looked at her for a moment, then said seriously, "My yard is not cheap."
Ruan Xi asked directly: "How much money do you want?"
The man looked at her and raised three fingers. "The yard and the vegetable garden outside will cost twelve thousand."
It was indeed not cheap. Ruan Xi turned around to look inside the house and asked, "Can I take a look around?"
Of course you can look around the house at will. The man stood up and said, "You can look around if you want."
Ruan Xi then put down the tea bowl and stood up, walked around each house, then went out to look at the vegetable garden outside, and used his steps to roughly measure the size of the yard and vegetable garden.
When they were a little further away from the couple, Xie Dongyang asked her, "What do you think of this place? I've been to many places, and this yard is the largest. The house is also nice, not too old to be unacceptable. But this twelve thousand is indeed a bit expensive."
Ruan Xi whispered to him, "I think it's good too. Do you think it's possible to return some?"
Xie Dongyang cleared his throat and said, "Let's try it."
After muttering to each other, the two went back to the yard and went into the house with the couple and sat down again.
The man asked Ruan Xi: "What do you think of it?"
Ruan Xi said, "It's not bad, but can we talk about the price?"
The couple really wanted to sell the house. They didn't refuse directly. They looked at Ruan Xi and asked, "How much can you offer?"
Ruan Xi put on a thoughtful look, raised his right index finger for a moment and said, "At most one thousand."
The man immediately said, "One thousand is not enough, you cut me off two hundred at once."
The annual salary of city dwellers is only more than 300 yuan.
Ruan Xi looked at him and said, "A decent courtyard house in the city only costs 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. You want 1,200 yuan for a house in the countryside. Isn't that a bit too expensive? I can accept 1,000 yuan, but I can't accept more."
The man hesitated for a moment, "Then you can add a little more, how about one thousand and one?"
Ruan Xi didn't say anything. She looked at Xie Dongyang and stood up tacitly.
After getting up, Ruan Xi said to Xie Dongyang, "Why don't we go to the next store and have a look? Didn't you say there's another one that's similar to this one, but with a smaller vegetable garden, but only costs 800?"
Xie Dongyang nodded and said, "Yes, then let's go to the next one and have a look."
Seeing Ruan Xi and Xie Dongyang were about to leave, the woman quickly reached out and touched the man.
Who has nothing better to do these days than to go to the countryside and buy a house? Anyway, no one will live in this house in the future, so what's the point of leaving it here? One thousand dollars is enough for them to earn for several years. If they miss this opportunity, the house will be a waste of their money!
Ruan Xi and Xie Dongyang walked out without hesitation.
I walked out of the yard and pushed my bike, but before I could kick up my legs, I saw the couple chasing after me. The man said to Ruan Xi anxiously, "Wait, wait, wait, do you have money with you today? If you do, we can talk later."
Ruan Xi stopped kicking and said, "I did bring the money, but I was afraid you wouldn't want to sell it."
The man said, "We do! Come on in and talk more."
So Ruan Xi and Xie Dongyang looked at each other, let go of the handlebars of the bicycles, went back into the yard and sat down in the house.
After sitting down and chatting for another ten minutes, the couple agreed to sell the yard to Ruan Xi for one thousand yuan.
Ruan Xi then took out a wad of money from his schoolbag, put it on the table and said, "Here is one thousand yuan, count it. If there is no problem, give me the key and we will sign a sales contract."
The couple's minds were all on the stack of money. Their eyes lit up when they looked at the money. They ignored everything else and hurriedly took the money in their hands to count it. After the man finished counting, he counted for the woman, and there were exactly one hundred Great Unity notes, which was one thousand yuan.
After counting, the woman couldn't wait to put the money into her pocket, and the man handed the key to Ruan Xi.
After the money was exchanged for the goods, the couple felt very happy. They smiled and praised Ruan Xi for her good taste and wealth, saying that it was not easy to tell at first glance, and then they got up and left.
Now that the house has been sold, it is no longer their home and they will not come here anymore.
But before they stood up, Ruan Xi raised his hand and called them.
Asking them to sit down and not leave in a hurry, Ruan Xi lowered his head and took out two pieces of printed paper from his schoolbag, then took out a fountain pen and a box of ink, and said to the couple, "To be on the safe side, let's sign a contract."
The man smiled in surprise, "Hey girl, can we regret it? We didn't want this house for a long time. It has been empty here. We never thought someone would be willing to buy it. You see, we were afraid that you would regret it."
Ruan Xi smiled and said, "Then sign it. This way we can all feel at ease."
Now they really feel that one thousand yuan is a huge fortune and they will never regret it. But after a few years, when a big word “demolition” is sprayed on the wall, it is hard to say whether they will regret it or not.
House buying and selling are not common during this period, or it can be said to be very, very rare, so there are no policy restrictions and buying and selling are relatively free. Although there is a general concept of "separation of two rights", "housing land use rights" as an independent concept has begun to be valued, but there are no specific and detailed regulations, especially in the countryside. There is no statistical registration of property rights and use rights, and no restrictions on the use area of homesteads. As long as members sell their houses, the corresponding homesteads will automatically be transferred in the form of "land follows the house", and the use rights of the homesteads will be directly transferred to the new owners.
Because there are no formalities to go through, the buyer and seller just need to reach an agreement among themselves.
It would be fine if the house and land did not appreciate in value. Both the buyer and the seller were satisfied and willing, so naturally they would not have any objections. I’m afraid that the house will suddenly appreciate in value and the seller will then become jealous and regret the sale.
Therefore, a proof of transaction must be kept.
After saying that, Ruan Xi picked up the pen and filled in all the necessary information in the blank lines on the paper. Then he signed and put his fingerprint on it, and then asked the man to sign and put his fingerprint on it.
After everyone signed a copy of the contract, Ruan Xi folded his copy and put it in his schoolbag.
The couple didn't care about the contract at all. They had already put the money in their pockets, and they wouldn't give it back even if Ruan Xi went back on her word. He folded the contracts and put them away casually, then stood up, said hello to Xie Dongyang and Ruan Xi, and left.
With a thick stack of money in their pockets, the two men looked even happier when they walked out of the yard. They never expected that this shabby house in their hometown could be sold for so much money. It’s not that I think it’s not worth it, but I never thought anyone would be willing to buy it.
If no one bought it, this yard would be completely useless except left here to be overgrown with weeds. Besides, the house was already very old. It was a pleasant surprise that it was suddenly sold for so much money, so naturally I was very happy.
Watching the couple walk out of the courtyard, Xie Dongyang retracted his gaze, looked at Ruan Xi and said, "You are really careful. You even brought a contract to sign. This shabby house in the countryside is sold for a thousand yuan. They will definitely not regret it."
Ruan Xi smiled and said nothing.
She suddenly took out a notebook from her bag, put it in front of Xie Dongyang, and said to him: "Didn't you look at other houses? As long as there are no people living in the house and they are willing to sell, write down the address for me."
Xie Dongyang looked at Ruan Xi in confusion, "You don't... want to buy more, do you?"
Ruan Xi smiled at him and said, "I won't buy any more for now. I'll consider it when I have some spare money. Anyway, these houses won't be sold. Basically, no one will spend so much money to buy these houses. You have money, why don't you buy one?"
Xie Dongyang looked at her in confusion, "You know that no one would spend so much money to buy these houses, and you still want me to buy them? My family has houses in the city, and I spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to buy these houses. Isn't this stupid?"
Eight hundred, one thousand is a huge sum of money. Who would use it to buy a house in the countryside?
If you buy it, it will just grow weeds here. Isn't this just because you have nothing better to do and have money but nowhere to spend it?
Ruan Xi smiled at him again, "Then it's up to you."
After saying that, she picked up the pen and put it in his hand, "Hurry, write for me."
Although Xie Dongyang found it incomprehensible, he still honestly wrote down all the vacant houses in the countryside that he had visited in recent days, or those that were only occupied by elderly people, as long as the owners were willing to sell them.
After he finished writing, he put the pen back in the cover and gave it back to Ruan Xi. Ruan Xi put away the pen and took a look at the notebook. He smiled at him with satisfaction and said, "Thank you. I have a large family. If they all come over, I will definitely buy two more sets."
Xie Dongyang understood now, looked at her and said: "If you need it, buy two more sets."
Ruan Xi nodded and put the notebook back into her schoolbag.
There was nothing else to do after buying the house, and Ruan Xi didn't plan to clean and tidy up the yard now, so she took the key to lock all the doors that could be locked, and rode back to the city with Xie Dongyang.
Since they could still make it in time for lunch after returning to the city, Ruan Xi invited Xie Dongyang to have a meal with her.
After dinner, Ruan Xi did not go to set up the stall for the remaining half day. She returned to the dormitory and hurried to do the work at hand. After finishing all the work at hand, I would take the goods to the street for people to pick up on Sunday, and my stall career for the year would be over.
Of course, this year's study journey is not over yet.
After finishing his stall business, Ruan Xi devoted himself to studying, reviewing for a week from dawn to dusk.
On the evening of the day when the final exam ended, Xu Zhuo came to the school to find her and asked her and Ruan Jie if they wanted to go home together.
Ruan Xi said to him regretfully: "We have to go back to the countryside."
Since they were going different ways, they naturally bought their own tickets and went back to their own homes.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie are now accustomed to traveling outside all year round and returning home to celebrate the New Year at the end of the year.
Carrying luggage to the train station, buying tickets, and waiting for the train on the platform are all familiar tasks.
You can chat or sleep on the bus, and get off with your luggage when you reach your destination.
This time there was no car outside the station and no one to pick them up, so they took a donkey cart that was going the same way to go to town.
We went to the town to eat something and rest for half a day, then rushed back to the village without stopping.
When I got home and saw my family, I felt at ease.
During the Spring Festival in 1980, the atmosphere in the village was even more lively than in previous years. Although it is deep in the mountains, everyone knows about the reform and opening up, because the land, which farmers care about most, has been distributed according to the number of people and households.
On the night of New Year's Eve, the family sat together to eat the New Year's Eve dinner and chat.
Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie first talked about what they had done in the city. Ruan Jie couldn't say much because she spent most of her time studying. Ruan Xi didn't want to talk about how she worked so hard to set up a street stall, but Ruan Jie told her.
Liu Xinghua felt sorry for her and said, "Studying is hard enough, and you still have to set up a stall. Isn't the money your third aunt gives you enough for you and Xiaojie to spend? Why do you need to work so hard? Besides, don't your parents send you money?"
Ruan Xi smiled and said, "Who would complain about having too much money?"
Liu Xinghua raised her hand and pushed her head, "You are obsessed with money, so just stay focused on money."
The whole family laughed when they heard this.
Liu Xinghua then looked at Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan and said, "You two, you still have the nerve to laugh. Think about how many times you've been caught this year. Oh! You have to go out and deal with those things."
After hearing this, Ruan Xi looked at Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan, "Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu, are you guys going there too?"
Qian Chuan smiled and nodded, not feeling embarrassed, "I've been caught several times."
Because the policy implementation on their side was slow, and she and Ruan Changsheng were impatient to wait, and because they knew the policy had changed, they were not as careful to avoid people as before, so they were reported by jealous people and arrested several times, but they were released after just a few words of advice.
Ruan Xi then looked at Qian Chuan and said, "Don't mess around in the countryside anymore. Come with me to Beijing after the New Year. We'll do something big there. We won't have to deal in other people's things. We'll ship and sell them ourselves and do everything ourselves."
Qian Chuan's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Really? What are you selling?"
Ruan Xi cleared her throat and said, "I only have one skill that I can show off, which is selling clothes, directly selling ready-made clothes. I did some research before I came back. Because of the reform and opening up, the textile industry in various places has developed rapidly this year. The cloth in the factories in Beijing has begun to be stored in warehouses. If nothing unexpected happens, the cloth coupons may not be used after the New Year. If the cloth in the factory can't be sold, we can buy it at a low price. Third uncle will be responsible for running around the factory to purchase goods, fifth uncle and fifth aunt will be responsible for recruiting people and selling clothes later, third aunt will be responsible for training people to cut and operate sewing machines, and I will be responsible for designing and making patterns, and directly mass production, a small workshop for making clothes will be established."
The ready-to-wear clothing market is now very large, especially since people have been wearing gray, blue and black for more than ten years and have been depressed and dull for more than ten years. After their minds have been gradually liberated, they will pursue individuality and fashion. Clothes are the best way to pursue individuality and fashion.
Who doesn’t love beauty, who doesn’t like to follow fashion, who doesn’t like to dress stylishly, beautifully and uniquely?
Of course, he could also go to the south to buy clothes and sell them back, but Ruan Xi didn't want to sell clothes designed and produced by others. She wanted to sell the clothes she designed and produced, build her reputation and credibility, and grow from a small workshop to a big company.
After hearing Ruan Xi's words, no one at the table spoke, because they could not accept so much information that was beyond their cognition at once, so they needed time to digest it slowly. They had never encountered such complicated matters, so they were confused after listening to it.
After digesting it for a while, Ruan Changsheng picked out one of the questions and asked first: "Can we hire someone now?"
Ruan Xi looked at him and nodded. "It's considered tacit approval for now, but don't be too ostentatious. Just do it quietly. I bought a yard in the countryside near Beijing. As long as I add a few sewing machines and some tools, recruit some people and train them, there will be basically no problem."
Qian Chuan was very surprised and asked, "You've even bought a house?"
Ruan Xi nodded again, "One yard, nine rooms, and a small plot of land outside where you can grow vegetables. The main room can be used to store sewing machines and things as a workshop, and the rooms on both sides can be used for eating and sleeping."
Qian Chuan exclaimed "Wow" immediately, and then patted Ruan Changsheng: "Look at that stream!"
Ruan Changsheng said: "Xiaoxi is a college student, so it's only natural."
Ruan Xi looked at Ruan Cuizhi and Yue Haofeng again, and said with a smile: "How is it? Third aunt and uncle, are you interested? If so, we will go over and start it after the New Year. Now is the best time to make money. To put it in an exaggerated way, standing on this vent, even a pig can fly to the sky. To sum it up in one sentence: the bold will die of overeating, and the timid will die of starvation."
Qian Chuan raised his hand without hesitation: "I'm brave, I'll go!"
After saying that, she raised Ruan Changsheng's hand as well, "He's very brave!"
Ruan Cuizhi and Yue Haofeng were left. They smiled at each other, then Ruan Cuizhi looked at Ruan Xi and said with a smile: "Even if no one else is going, I have to go too. If I don't go, Xiaoxi, I'm afraid your small workshop won't be able to open for the time being."
Anyone can be replaced, but she, who knows how to make clothes and train apprentices, is indispensable. Ruan Xi herself has to go to school and has no time, so she has to train the garment workers. After things are really on the right track, she has to lead the workers to work.
This is another reason why Ruan Xi reminded her two years ago to take on a few more apprentices in the countryside.
Ruan Xi looked at her and smiled, and said in a clear voice: "Thank you for your support, Third Aunt!"
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