Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 477 House
Of course, the second son's parents did not agree that the younger son did not go to work but went to contact the relative who lived thousands of kilometers away.

But when they saw the thirty big unity notes that the second son took out of his pocket and said that this was the initial fee and that Li Yancheng would give more money after the large yard next door was successfully transferred, the reaction of Xiao's father and mother was not much better than the second son's reaction when he saw the money.

Three hundred yuan, considering Erzi's current salary, is less than what he can earn in a year, not to mention that if the transaction is successful, people will give it to him.

Xiao's father and mother knew very well that their relative was indeed planning to sell the yard, because he had told them about this matter at the beginning. What they needed to do now was to determine a price that both parties were satisfied with.

Therefore, the second son who took over the task from Li Yancheng first asked his father to contact the landlord, whom he should call uncle, through letters, and got the specific address, and then immediately set off by train.

Some things are better said face to face; correspondence is too slow.

This trip took him more than half a month, during which he communicated with Li Yancheng twice by phone. Now that he can come back, it seems that the talks have made some progress.

"Uncle Li, my cousin meant fifty thousand yuan. He said the price couldn't be any lower."

fifty thousand?

Upon hearing the price, Li Yancheng frowned slightly. His frown made Erzi, who was observing his expression, feel a little nervous.

He really wanted to make this deal happen, because only if the deal was successful could he get the remaining money, but in his opinion, the price of fifty thousand yuan was indeed a bit too expensive.

The yard is indeed big, but because it was previously an office space, after buying it, if you want to live in it, you have to clean it up again, which costs money.

He actually couldn't understand why Li Yancheng wanted to buy that courtyard. The current courtyard house with two entrances was already good enough.

But this is not something he should worry about.

But can the man in front of him take out 50,000 yuan? That's 50,000 yuan! Let alone 50,000 yuan, he has never even seen 10,000 yuan.

The price offered by the homeowner was still acceptable to Li Yancheng after he got to know the house. After all, the yard was big enough. Although 50,000 yuan was a sky-high price in this era when there were few people with an annual income of 10,000 yuan, buying it at this price was really a huge bargain.

Because he didn't just want to simply buy the yard, he also wanted to take advantage of the fact that there were no complicated approval procedures now, and as soon as he bought it, he would completely renovate the yard and restore it into a real courtyard house.

The yard he wanted to buy was originally used as an office space. It was about 220 meters long from north to south and 120 meters wide from east to west, covering an astonishing area of ​​more than 26,000 square meters.

It is more than one-third the size of the best-preserved palace on the west bank of Qianhai, which covers an area of ​​more than 61,000 square meters.

According to Li Yancheng's idea, if he bought this courtyard, he planned to restore it to its previous appearance, with a mansion in the front and a garden in the back.

During the Qing Dynasty, the mansion in front of this courtyard covered an area of ​​about 19,000 square meters, and the back garden covered an area of ​​more than 7,000 square meters, which was quite beautiful.

The simple numbers may not be very intuitive. Let me put it this way, a standard football field basically covers an area of ​​more than 7,000 square meters.

This is just the size of a back garden. The mansion in front has more than two back gardens. Just imagine how big it is.

If it really needs to be restored to this state, there's no telling how much it would cost just to clean it up. Li Yancheng was also thinking that his own money might not be enough, and he might even have to take out a prescription to exchange for some more money.

Luo Min had some complaints about his idea.

There are only four people in their family in such a big yard, let alone playing hide-and-seek. It would be hard to find people no matter where they run. They can't just hold a loudspeaker in the yard and call people to eat every day.

Besides, how to clean it? It's such a big yard, and even if the four of them worked themselves to death, they probably couldn't clean it clean. Before they could sweep from the front to the back, the front was dirty again.

She thinks her man is just messing around.

Also, you bought such a big yard and restored it to its previous appearance. As a cadre, what would the organization think of you living in such a luxurious yard? How would other cadres view you? What would the people think of you?

Regarding the last point, Li Yancheng tends to agree with his wife.

Indeed, as a member of an organization, one cannot enjoy a luxurious life excessively. One must understand the importance of living a hard and simple life and not be greedy for pleasure.

Moreover, such a big yard would be too big for even 40 people to live in, let alone a family of four.

Li Yancheng wanted to buy this yard and clean it up, but he had no intention of moving in himself. He just felt that this type of large courtyard house was a scarce resource. If he bought one and rented it out in the future, the rent he collected each year would be enough to support his children's expenses. His idea was so simple.

"If I agree to this price, when can your cousin come back to trade?"

Hearing Li Yancheng say this, Erzi's eyes lit up. He had worked so hard to travel thousands of kilometers to find someone to discuss this matter, just to get some more money from the person in front of him after the transaction was successful.

Although we don't know how much this person can give, but I think it should not be less than three hundred. Even if he gives another three hundred, it will not be a small amount. Six hundred yuan, after deducting the travel expenses and the expenses there, there will be five hundred yuan in his pocket, which is almost as much as his father's annual salary. It has only taken him a short time.

"My cousin said that if you agree to the price, he will come to trade with you during the National Day, but you have to figure out how to transfer the property yourself. He can cooperate with you."

Although the policy that allows private individuals to buy and sell houses has been proposed this year, it has not yet been fully implemented. Only in some cities has the pilot program of housing commercialization begun.

It was not until eight years later that the State Council issued a relevant notice, encouraging employees to purchase old public housing, and taking various measures to adjust low rents, suggesting that enterprises sell public housing to employees, and that enterprises adopt collective housing construction methods when building staff housing.

We will further mobilize the enthusiasm of higher authorities, local governments, enterprises and individuals to speed up the resolution of housing problems that have been prominent in society in recent years. It is the implementation of these measures that will gradually realize the commercialization of housing and slowly open the curtain for the development of the real estate industry.

"I will definitely handle the transfer. Erzi, you can tell your uncle that I agree with the price he said. It's no problem for him to come over during the National Day holiday to complete the transaction."

Erzi is still young after all, and he can't hide anything in his heart. When he heard that Li Yancheng agreed to the price, he couldn't hide the excitement on his face. Fortunately, he knew that he should restrain himself, otherwise the corners of his mouth might even grin behind his ears.

"Uncle Li, I will call my cousin tomorrow to tell him that before I left his place, I specially arranged a time with him to call."

"No, don't make this call tomorrow." Erzi's words had just fallen when Li Yancheng rejected his proposal.

"Ah?" Erzi was stunned. He couldn't understand why he didn't call tomorrow since he had already agreed to the price.

"Uncle Li, then...then when should I call?"

"Today is the 8th. Wait for half a month before calling again. If your cousin contacts you during this period, tell him that the buyer is considering it."

"Uh..." Although he didn't understand why he had to do this, Erzi still nodded obediently: "Okay, Uncle Li, I understand, I will definitely follow your instructions."

If it really comes down to closeness, Erzi would rather have a good relationship with Li Yancheng. Although they are his relatives, he hasn't seen them for a while. If they weren't helping to contact them to buy a house, he would never have run so far to find them.

Now that this yard is to be sold, the possibility of meeting each other in the future is almost zero. In other words, as the yard is sold, this relationship may gradually be severed.

It's different here. Not to mention that they will be neighbors in the future, just based on the identity of the person in front of him, Erzi wants to cling to this thigh, and of course he will listen to everything he says.

The reason why Li Yancheng asked his second son to call again half a month later was that he didn't want the seller to think that he particularly wanted the yard, and thus he might be greedy and increase the price again.

People are greedy. The homeowner and the buyer didn't know each other, and they were not in the same place. He didn't worry at all about whether he would offend anyone by increasing the price at the last minute. Money is yours only when it is in your own pocket, and it is the most cost-effective.

A yard covering an area of ​​more than 26,000 square meters was sold for only 50,000 yuan, with an average price of less than two yuan per square meter. Where is this? On the shore of Houhai, outside the first ring road, inside the second ring road, let alone decades later, it won't take that long, even in two years, it won't be this price, at least it will have to be multiplied by two or three.

Speaking of the legendary Beijing Ring Road, many people may not know that this ring road actually appeared as early as the Republic of China period and was the fourth tram line in Beijing.

Starting from the famous city gate tower, go west to Xidan, then north through Xisi to Ping'anli, then east to Di'anmen, then north to Drum Tower, turn east at Drum Tower, pass Jiaodaokou to Beixinqiao, then go south, pass Dongsi to Dongdan, turn west, and return to the city gate tower. This is one ring.

Meishandong Hutong, where Li Yancheng currently lives, is within the first ring road.

As for the Second Ring Road, it was planned and constructed in the early 1960s. Although it is inside the Third Ring Road, the construction of the Second Ring Road was actually later than that of the Third Ring Road.

The Third Ring Road was first constructed in the 1950s. The eastern, southern and northern sections were completed earlier, but they never formed a ring road. The Second Ring Road was built around the old city, which is the city wall that has been demolished. It is more than 32 kilometers long. While the ground construction was underway, the underground Metro Line 2 was also under construction.

The Second Ring Road was fully opened in 1992. It is the first fully enclosed, fully elevated urban expressway in China without traffic lights.

"Uncle Li, if... hehe, if your deal with my cousin is successful, you... hehe!"

After agreeing to the request that confused him, the expression on Erzi's face suddenly became a little unnatural, and he began to stutter.

He didn't finish his words, but Li Yancheng knew what he wanted to say. He reached out and picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip, then nodded in the expectant eyes of Erzi.

"Second son, I will definitely do what I promised you. I will give you the money after it is done."

As he spoke, Li Yancheng raised his right hand.

Five hundred dollars!
Looking at the five outstretched fingers, Erzi's eyes were as bright as a 100-watt light bulb, sparkling in the dark night.

He didn't think that slap was worth fifty yuan, because Li Yancheng had told him before that the money he would get after the matter was done would not be less than the first time.

That's five hundred dollars! Adding up the two times, it's a full eight hundred dollars. When Erzi thought of this number, his breathing suddenly became a little urgent.

Don’t think that five or eight hundred yuan is not a lot of money. You have to know that this was in 1980, and the average annual monetary salary of employees across the country was only more than 700 yuan.

The national per capita disposable income is less than 250 yuan. How many people can outperform the average?

For more than 95 percent of the people, 500 yuan or 800 yuan is a huge sum of money.

"Uncle Li, don't worry. I will follow your instructions."

Stimulated by the five hundred yuan, Erzi's face flushed with excitement, and he patted his chest and assured Li Yancheng.

"Well, Erzi, please help me find Lao Guan when you go back, and ask him to come to my place in the evening when he has time."

"Old Guan? Uncle Li, are you talking about Lord Guan Wanchang?"

"Yes, that's him."

"Okay, I'll go to his house when I get back later."

Guan Wanchang was a bannerman whose home was in Ganlu Hutong, west of Yaer Hutong. His ancestors had been craftsmen in the Construction Department of the Imperial Household Department of the Qing Dynasty for generations, responsible for the construction and repair of palaces and royal gardens in the palace.

Lao Guan and his brothers inherited the craftsmanship of their ancestors. They are particularly good at wooden structure houses, especially mortise and tenon structures, and they also have unique carving skills.

The Palace Museum has been inviting these brothers to work for a long time, and promised to give them a formal position as long as they agree.

But the brothers of the Guan family might have been used to their freedom, or their family might not be short of money. In any case, they always refused to agree. They were okay with going in to help out occasionally, but they never agreed to join the museum's work team.

The courtyard where Li Yancheng lives now was renovated by the Guan brothers and their people, and he is quite satisfied with it.

He asked his second son to go back and say hello to Old Guan and ask him to come over when he has time. He planned to hand it over to the Guan brothers after buying the yard.

"Uncle Li, if you have nothing to do here, I will go over first, and then notify my cousin in half a month."

"Okay." Li Yancheng nodded and stood up.

"Uncle Li, please sit down."

"It's okay. I just went out to see how my two kids were playing and why they haven't come back yet."

It's already 8:40 now. The two children usually come back at 8:30 to wash up and rest.

As soon as they reached the gate, Xiao Huansheng grabbed his sister's hand, and they both ran over panting and sweating.

"Dad, we are back."

"Okay, drink some water first when you get home. Don't drink cold water. There's boiled water on the table."

"I know, Dad."

"Dad, can you help me wipe my body? I'm sweating a lot and I'm sticky." Little Xiaoyu ran over and hugged her father's legs, rubbing her sweaty forehead on her father's legs twice.

"No problem, Dad will wipe it for you!" Li Yancheng rubbed his daughter's little head lovingly, and his hand was covered with sweat.

"Come on, let's go home."

"Dacheng"

Li Yancheng nodded to his second son, motioning him to go first. Just as he turned around and was about to go into the yard with the children, he heard a voice calling him from the side.

"Hey, Uncle Duan, Uncle Dong..." After seeing clearly who was calling him, Li Yancheng turned around and said to the two children, "Huansheng, take your sister inside first, Dad will be back soon."

"Okay, Grandpa Duan, Grandpa Dong, goodbye." After responding happily, he led his sister to say hello to Old Duan and Old Dong, and then the two of them jumped into the yard together.

"Bye, bye. Hey, these two kids are so well behaved! Dacheng, you two have taught your kids so well!"

"What's good about that? You're so naughty."

It seems to be like this. After having children, parents are definitely happier to hear others praise their children than to hear others praise themselves. However, no matter how happy they are, they still have to be humble.

"As for children, if they are not naughty, they are not children anymore. You guys were naughty as hell in the past. Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, you guys all have your own children. You got married late. You should know Li Guangming who lives in the right lane of Jiansuo, right?"

"Yes, he is two years older than me, but we were in the same grade in junior high school."

The date of birth registered on Li Yancheng's household registration book is January 1, 1942. This was the age estimated by his grandfather who picked him up. In fact, he was born in 1941. He has no plans to change it now, and it is not easy to change it. If he wants to change the household registration book, it will involve the files, which is troublesome. So let's just leave it as it is.

"You and Guangming are classmates. Your two children are still so young. Someone from Li Guangming's family has come to propose marriage to his eldest daughter. In two years, he will become a grandfather. Your children are still minors. This generation is about to be eliminated." Old Duan joked with a smile.

I wipe! ! !

Hearing that the daughter of his junior high school classmate was about to get married, Li Yancheng couldn't help but twitching his lips.

Because they were just classmates of the same grade, his relationship with Li Guangming was just that. They just lived close to each other, and they would nod and chat when they saw each other.

He knew that this classmate got married early and got a marriage certificate as soon as he reached the marriageable age. The Marriage Law was revised once in 1980, and the legal marriage age for men and women was pushed back by two years. Before that, men could get a marriage certificate when they were 20 and women when they were 18.

His classmate got married at the age of 20. He is a big girl at the age of 21. This girl is already 19 years old this year. It is normal for someone to arrange a marriage for her. If the two of them like each other, they can spend some time together and get the marriage certificate next year.

In other words, at the earliest, his classmate will be able to become a grandfather the year after next, when he is 42 years old.

The following year, his son Li Huansheng was only twelve years old and Xiaoyu was only nine years old.

(End of this chapter)