Rekindle 2012

Chapter 285

Chenzhai at eight o'clock in the evening is the busiest time of the day.

Most of the young people working outside have returned home from get off work and are browsing the night market, choosing a suitable dinner. The vendors in the urban villages have also set up their stalls.

Several streets are crowded with people, and wherever you look, you can hardly see any open space.

The car was definitely not allowed to drive in here, so it was parked in the marked parking space on the roadside outside, and the two of them got out of the car together...

"There are many people here."

While still on the roadside, Lin Qing sighed.

Just like the slums in the West and the Kowloon Walled City on Hong Kong Island, every place has a place for people from the bottom to settle down. In Greentown, there are villages in the city.

Among these many urban villages, Chenzhai Village ranks first.

Just a pity.

Within three years at most, all these places will be demolished and turned into commercial buildings. This will also drive up local rents and force hundreds of thousands of people to leave the city.

"Although there are only a few thousand original residents here at most, most of them are outside tenants, at least 20 people."

Li Chenyang was referring to Chenzhai alone.

"More than 20 people live in one village?"

Lin Qing's tone was somewhat uncertain.

20 people, which is almost equivalent to the population of a county, are crowded into a small village. It is really unbelievable for people who don't know better.

"Yes, look at the self-built buildings here. Almost all of them are built with the intention of renting them out. Most of them are single rooms. A building has at least seven or eight floors, some with eight or nine floors, and one floor with There are seven or eight rooms, some of which are shared, which is equivalent to more than 100 people living in one house."

The two walked into the village while chatting.

Although Lin Qing did not dress up specially, she was still shining brightly even at night. Many young people passing by would take a second look, and even girls would look envious.

However, when they walked on the roadside, the people next to them would stay away... and keep some distance from them.

Lin Qing came here for inspection, so she paid more attention to the houses here.

Similar to what Li Chenyang said, they are all self-built houses with eight or nine floors, all without stairs... There is a sign for rent at the door of almost every house, and the price is clearly written...

One deposit and one payment, rent is [-], [-], [-]...

Those that cost more than 100 are not single rooms, but houses with two bedrooms and one living room, which can be rented by two people. The price of one bedroom and one living room can also be high or low. The low-rise is about [-] more expensive, and the high-rise only costs more than [-].If you don’t mind exercising, high-rise apartments are a good choice, and you can save about half of the rent.

"Almost most of the college students who graduated from Greentown choose to live in urban villages, and then slowly find jobs. The rent cost here is very low. If you live in a high-rise, the monthly rent including water and electricity will not exceed [-] Hundred……"

Lin Qing remained silent.

300 yuan, but the price of her breakfast, the meal they had just now, cost more than 1000 yuan.

Li Chenyang was not surprised.

For a young lady like her who was born into a well-off family, this place is like a hidden corner of the city.

Without saying a word, why not eat minced meat, he has already surpassed many future experts.

After all, you don’t have many apartments, so why not rent out the unused houses and use the unused cars to run Didi? No way...

“The prices here are not expensive either.”

There happened to be a pancake stall next to it. Li Chenyang stepped aside and asked casually: "How much does it cost to make egg-filled pancakes?"

"Four dollars each."

The egg-filled pancakes are delicious. They are not the kind of semi-finished products you buy online. Instead, you make them yourself from the moment you make the dough...

The stall owner skillfully kneaded a lump of noodles, put in a little cooking oil, and fried it on the iron plate. Soon the middle became swollen. Then he broke the eggs into a small bowl, grabbed a handful of chopped green onions, and stirred them together. , pour it into it, turn it over and wait for a while.

There will be sauce and chili on top, which makes it very appetizing at first glance. If he hadn't been so full just now, Li Chenyang would have really wanted to buy one and try it. He hadn't eaten this kind of egg-filled pancake in a long time.

I once bought one in Shanghai. It was a semi-finished product bought online. It tasted bad and cost more than ten yuan.In a provincial capital city like Greentown, pancakes costing four yuan a piece are relatively cheap, and you can add sausage or chicken fillet by default.

Not saying that you can’t make money, but you definitely won’t make much, it’s all hard-earned money.

“How much does fried skewers cost?”

He asked another one.

"Vegetarian dishes cost [-] cents, meat skewers cost [-] yuan, choose whatever you want..."

The boss's Mandarin is a bit broken.

“Come over and try it next time.”

At this price, 20 yuan is almost enough to eat 100 vegetarian skewers and [-] meat skewers. In other barbecue restaurants, ordering so much would probably cost [-] yuan.

There are a lot of food on both sides of the road.

Roast chicken and duck for more than ten yuan, hot dry noodle rice noodles for three yuan, braised noodles with broth for five yuan, as well as chaotic dumplings, fried noodles, spicy hotpot, fried stinky tofu, as long as you can imagine the snacks, you can find them here. It’s all here…

It's rare to find a fruit shop with a storefront, and the prices are not expensive. The prices are clearly marked. Watermelon only costs [-] cents per catty. You won't encounter any fruit assassins at all...

Although the accommodation conditions here are a bit poor, if you don't have too strict requirements on food, it can definitely be regarded as a paradise for foodies.

Especially college students who have just graduated do not have much income themselves. Even if they find a job, they will basically only earn two to three thousand in Greentown.

With such an income, one can only live a decent life in a village in the city.

If you switch to a community house, you may need to deduct about half of your salary just to rent water and electricity.

There is not much pressure, and life is easier. Among so many young people in the village, it is rare to see people who bow their heads. Some are in groups of three or five, talking and laughing, and there are also couples who are fighting and openly showing affection. Most of them were loners, each of them choosing their own delicacies, and their faces looked relaxed after a day's work...

“If all the urban villages in Green City were demolished, where would they go?”

Lin Qing suddenly asked.

On a whim, she ran to Chen Zhai and took a look, which gave her some insights. She used to support demolition, because demolition can lead to development and demolition can change the image of the city...

But now it seems that this is not the case. These people are living a happy life. They don't know that in three years at most, all this will disappear.

Li Chenyang said: "Most people will leave this city. After all, if you switch to a community house elsewhere, not to mention the convenience of food and drink, the cost of rent will be too high. It's not that you can't afford to rent. If you live in a community, It is very likely that they will become a moonlight tribe... Greentown makes money and takes Greentown flowers home. Here, they can at least save some every month for emergencies."

"Of course, there will be people who stay here. As long as their jobs are promoted and their wages are higher, they won't be able to afford a better house."

Lin Qing shook his head: "If you are looking for a job promotion, there is no need to stay in Greentown. The salary here is not high. You can go to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, or to developed coastal cities. There are more development opportunities there, and they are definitely much better than here. "

Of the ten jobs in Greentown, nine are in sales. There are almost no high-tech industries, and there are very few Internet companies. This is why Li Chenyang’s salary of [-] to recruit programmers is considered to be a high salary.

The only advantage is probably the low rent and relatively complete supporting facilities in urban villages, which makes many young people addicted to it and unwilling to leave...

But once they really leave, they won't come back again. They can't come back just because they are diverting talents.

"Perhaps such large-scale demolition is not the right decision."

After listening to what Li Chenyang said, and adding what he saw and heard, Lin Qing came to such a result, but the general trend was beyond their control.

In order to develop the economy, housing prices must be pushed up.Fishing in dry lakes and drinking poison to quench thirst are also solutions to the current predicament.

Who can know the future development? Who can know that in two or three years from now, the number of births will only be 900 million.

After walking through the busy streets of the urban village, it was much quieter here. Although there were many merchants, the business was obviously much worse.

"Meow meow meow~"

The two heard a rapid meowing of a kitten.

Xun Sheng looked around and saw a young girl lifting a white kitten out of an abandoned water pipe.

(End of this chapter)