Chapter 148 Which Family
"But, but you two brothers and sisters only need one house. If no one keeps you popular here, the house will soon become dilapidated and uninhabitable!"
"Civilize the spirit and barbarize the body! That means the house is not solid, so just tear it down and rebuild it. The old won't go without the new." An Zhixia remained unmoved and replied indifferently. "Hurry up, are you going to move out today, or pay the rent? Two deposits and one payment, if you miss this opportunity, you will miss it forever."
The people who were assigned to Nanhuadongli actually had decent pensions and wages. They could pay two or three yuan a month as rent, and they could eat less meat, sugar, and cakes in the future. But they felt suffocated when they thought about leaving here and living in a small house with their children, grandchildren, and brothers. As An Zhixia said, if they didn't make a decision early, there would be a lot of people in Kyoto scrambling to rent.
"I, I'll rent three 10-square-meter back houses," the always shrewd woman spoke first. Three back houses cost only 1.8 yuan, which can accommodate a large family. The space in front of the door is not small, which is enough to build a stove and two storage rooms!
"I'll also rent two back houses..."
As soon as one person started to compete for a house, the others followed suit and chose the houses they had liked before. In less than half an hour, An Zhixia rented out the three-story courtyard for her brother in small pieces. There were six small rooms in the back house and the rear house, three large rooms with two ear rooms in the main house, and two large rooms in the east and west wing rooms. She could collect rent of 16.80 yuan per month.
An Zhixia looked at the fifty yuan in cash in her brother's hand, including the deposit, and still couldn't get out of the 1970s prices. What can you do with sixteen and eighty yuan in modern times? You can't even buy a hamburger at KFC, but at this moment you can rent a whole three-story courtyard house!
Both parties put away the contract. Just as An Zhixia was about to leave, she turned back, raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Make up your mind, don't be afraid of sacrifice, overcome all difficulties, and strive for victory! My brother and I have bought a few houses. If anyone of you can convince those people to sign the rental contract and pay the deposit and rent, I will return you half a month's rent. If they don't rent the house, you persuade them to leave and vacate the house, and then find a tenant with good character, I will still return you half a month's rent, how about it?"
In everyone's eyes, eighteen cents was comparable to two or three hundred yuan in later generations, and it was even more tempting.
The shrewd woman stepped forward and hesitated to whisper in An Zhixia's ear, "Comrade, what if, what if I can convince several families?"
"If you are confident that you can live for two hundred years, you will be able to travel three thousand miles! One household will be exempted from half a month's rent, and two households will be exempted from one month. After all, this is a one-time deal, so you will not get anything less, but you still have to pay a deposit." An Zhixia raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect that in an era of shopping with coupons, there are still people who are so sensitive to money. If it were a few years later, they would definitely be the first batch of people to try it out.
The woman's eyes lit up and she touched her mouth. "Where do you live, young comrade? How can I contact you?"
An Zhixia smiled and said, "Look at the world with a cold eye! My brother and I will go to repair the No. 56 yard first. Big sister, you can find me there."
The woman in her forties was so happy to be called "big sister" by a pretty girl that she grinned. She wrote down the numbers of the other five houses, nodded, and rushed out without even eating or wiping her mouth.
When the others saw this, those who were not too stupid understood what was going on. They put down their bowls and chopsticks and surrounded An Zhixia to ask her what was going on. They also learned a few quotations from Comrade Mao and prepared to go out and show off their power.
Well, these people are not in the mood to go to work. They just ask their acquaintances to ask for leave, take some food from home and go out to work.
An Zhixia felt a little guilty. This state of excitement was exactly like the déjà vu of the insurance industry when it first started. Returning to No. 56 Nanhua East Village, the brother and sister took a pen and paper and began to write and draw. The yard was not big. Including the three back houses, there were only six rooms.
The owner of the house must have spent a lot of money to renovate it, and the house is quite sturdy and beautiful. However, those people who lived here knew that it was not their own house, so they destroyed it a lot.
Hammer a nail here, tape something there, inlay a board...
Build a stove against the wall, and smoke the wall black...
An Zhixia sighed in worry, but An Zhiqiu happily walked around the house for more than ten times, talking to his sister about how to clean and repair the house. In a word, An Zhixia was free to do whatever she wanted, while he took care of everything.
Seeing her brother pushing the cart away in a hurry, An Zhixia shrugged her shoulders, held a hand warmer, and found a room facing the sun to sit on the kang. The only thing to be thankful for was that the main house and the two wing rooms of the courtyard all had kangs, which were against three walls and were very spacious. It was no problem for five or six people to sleep sideways. If it was a bed, it would definitely be moved away by those people.
After watching a variety show, she smiled with tears in her eyes, and even smiled brightly when she saw the visitor.
"Girl, you're really quick. By the time I found out, the price of houses in Nanhua East had risen by 30% overnight!" Old Yang walked in angrily. "We've been colleagues for a year after all. How can we not take advantage of it together?"
"It's not too late for you to buy now. Isn't the price still lower than the market price? Besides, I didn't know what to do at the time. If I couldn't get rid of the man, I would just have to keep my house, but I couldn't let it become a burden to you."
"Anyway, I don't care. You have to help me get rid of the residents in the house. Of course, in return, we will clean up the house together. It's better than Qiu kid finding a way out alone like a headless fly." The old man imitated An Zhixia and sat down on the earthen kang. The next second, he stood up and howled, "You girl, don't know how to take care of yourself. Why don't you heat up the earthen kang? It's so cold that it will hurt your body. Come on, follow me to the courtyard to warm up first!"
An Zhixia couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Old man, you are too exaggerated. If you want to know what happened last night, just tell me. Do you have to play tricks on me?"
Old Yang snorted shyly, "Little girl, I'm worried about you two. Why are you so fierce? Why don't you call a few more people to make things more lively? Come on, let's help each other with painting the walls, patching the tiles, installing the doors and windows, and buying furniture. It's easier and cheaper.
Can you just talk and make a deal?"
"Okay," An Zhixia responded, "I wonder which family the old man bought it from?"
Mr. Yang reported it quickly.
Hearing the house number he blurted out in one breath, An Zhixia was stunned, "Wait, old man, are you sure it's just your family that bought the house?"
Old Yang coughed twice, "Well, isn't Nanhua East close to the compound? It's right for us to prepare one or two wedding houses for our children and grandchildren." Then he said with a fierce face, "Xia girl, you just promised me that no matter if it's one house, a dozen houses or dozens of houses, you have to help us solve the problem of deadbeats."
(End of this chapter)
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