The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 304 Jiang Lin Arrives
Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers born into different families? Don’t bully the young because they are poor.

Jiang Juan was admitted to university and went to Shanghai to study. Jiang Cheng drove her there. But her younger brother Jiang Lin stopped studying after graduating from junior high school.

Although Jiang Linren is useless, he can brag about it outside. This is the period when people are most curious about people of different surnames.

It's really amazing at this age, he is still together with a girl who has the same useless grades as me.

Now Jiang Lin often goes to the county town, saying that his sister is a college student and his uncle is a driver for the leader. With his sister and uncle taking care of him, he will definitely be able to make a lot of money in the future. Just based on this statement, he really hooked up with a classmate.

But that classmate was not very good-looking and was quite rebellious at home. When Jiang Lin was with his classmate, he wanted to pull down his pants. But he didn't dare to do it because he was afraid of getting into trouble.

When Jiang Juan went back to her hometown to hold a banquet, Jiang Lin asked her for money. Jiang Juan had a little pocket money because she was admitted to university and received an allowance when she was in high school. She gave him 20 yuan. She originally wanted to give him 10 yuan, but Jiang Lin thought it was too little.

"Zhang Dan, take off your pants and let me see them."

"I won't take it off."

"Then you watch mine."

"I don't watch it either."

"Zhang Dan, what do you mean? Wait two years and my uncle will take me to the city to make a fortune. Do you think I will still care about you?"

"In two years, my family will ask me to learn how to make tofu. If you can't get the money, I'll be an apprentice and you don't need to come to me anymore."

Hearing Zhang Dan say that he was going to be an apprentice, and then he might ignore him. Jiang Lin was a little anxious. He didn't like Zhang Dan very much. He liked a classmate named Gao Ru in the class. But she was good at studying and looked cute. She went to high school this year.

"I'll buy you a drink, and you take off your pants." Jiang Lin said.

"I also want to buy some fruit leather and a hairband for me." Zhang Dan responded.

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Jiang Lin's money had almost been spent in just two months. His family said they would ask his uncle to arrange a place for him in two years, but he was unwilling to wait.

I heard that there was a man in the town who raised pigs, made a lot of money, and married a beautiful wife. I don't know if she is as beautiful as Gao Ru, but Jiang Lin always wants to sleep with Gao Ru in the quilt without clothes.

However, he still didn't quite understand how to do it, but because of his time with Zhang Dan, he had a rough idea of ​​what was going on.

Jiang Lin thought about it and decided that since he was in the county town now, he might as well spend a few cents to take a bus to his uncle's house. He asked them to lend him some money so that he could raise something in his hometown.

Now Jiang Lin has separated from Zhang Dan, and he won't tell Zhang Dan that he went to work with his uncle. If he really wants to make money, Jiang Lin doesn't want Zhang Dan anymore, and he must find someone good-looking.

I waited for a while at the bus station in the county town and spent 30 cents to buy a bus ticket to downtown Changcheng. It was 4:30 when I arrived in the city, and there were no buses back to the county town.

At Jiang Lin's age, he tends to do things without thinking about the consequences.

Changcheng, Jiang family.

Jiang Juan went to college, so her family had more space. Even if she came back for the holidays, she would go back to her hometown to live during the Chinese New Year. During the summer vacation, Jiang Juan wanted to live with her uncle, aunt, and cousins ​​here, and at most squeeze in.

However, in Changcheng, Jiang Cheng also asked the district chief Li An to help him find a building or something in a good location. Of course, you can also directly buy a piece of land to build a building or a villa, but this is still too ostentatious in China at that time.

The construction of "Jiang Dong Lai" in Changcheng has already started. Now in each city's "Jiang Dong Lai", Jiang Chengdu has asked the designer to build an additional internal activity room.

Just like the later "Mou Donglai", employees can rest and have fun, and even play cards. But now Jiang Cheng will not let employees use the activity room after he builds it. He will turn it into a private residence first.

When buying a house in China, you can buy more in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou at most. There is no need to buy in other cities. If you really want to buy, just go to Hong Kong and develop it yourself. At least in the future, when the domestic real estate market is in recession, the real estate market in Hong Kong will still be strong.

At most, when the children grow up and go to study in other cities, it will not be too late to buy a house for them near the school.

In the past, Zhou Lingying had always made her daughters' hair short for the convenience of taking care of them, the kind of short hair that girls wear, at most to the shoulder. This way, they don't have to braid their hair, and it's also convenient to wash and comb their hair.

Jiang Zhaozhao now has braids and is more gentle than when she was little. Jiang Panpan and Jiang Niannian are also like this, they have started to grow their hair.

He often brings his classmates home to play on weekends and is very popular in school.

Now, after school in the afternoon, they will go home obediently. In addition to the TV series from Hong Kong, China has also introduced foreign cartoons this year.

"Black Cat Sheriff" has been released, and the youngest two children in the family, Jiang Ping and Jiang Meng, can now sing "Black Cat Sheriff".

In addition, the world-famous "Transformers" is also available, as well as the rougher "The Lion King". Anyway, there are new cartoons to watch every day, and of course, classic animations such as "Ikkiu-kun" and "Avanti" are often replayed.

Zhou Lingying also knew that her children would want to watch cartoons at a certain time, so she would prepare meals around five o'clock so that they could eat immediately after returning home from school.

If you watch the show while eating, the younger ones will often be so engrossed in it that they take a long time to eat a few bites, and by the end the food will be cold.

Today we had fish and shrimp, and also made a pea and pork soup. All of them are what kids love to eat. I have a refrigerator at home, and the frozen shrimp tastes good. The main thing is that they are frozen when they are alive, and the taste is still good after thawing.

Just as Zhou Lingying was busy preparing the food and getting ready to call people over for dinner, a person appeared and scared her.

"Hello, Auntie~."

"Jiang Lin, why are you in the city? Who did you come with~~?"

Zhou Lingying asked in surprise, and while responding she looked towards the gate of the compound, thinking that it was his grandparents who brought him to the city.

"Aunt, I'm here alone. I want to talk to my uncle about something." Zhang Lin said calmly on the surface, but he was actually nervous. Coming to the city alone to look for his uncle and aunt was a big deal for him.

"Your uncle has taken your sister to Shanghai to attend university, and no one knows when they will be back. Why did you come to the city alone? You haven't eaten yet, right? Now is the time for dinner. Come in and have a meal with your sister and brother first."

Zhou Lingying was a little confused when she heard that Jiang Lin came to the city alone. Coming to the city at this time, he is a man, and in this era, he can no longer be called a boy. At most, he can be called a boy.

Jiang Lin had to find a place to stay that night, so he had to go to a guesthouse. He could ask his neighbors for help, but Zhou Lingying knew the neighbors in the yard, and everyone had tight housing. As for the neighbors outside the yard, Zhou Lingying knew which family had more spacious housing.

But there is no need to trouble others for this matter, the guesthouse just spends some money.

When Jiang Lin heard his aunt calling him to eat, he was not polite. He felt that he had taken the first step and dared to talk to his uncle and aunt about things. He felt that he was an adult.

But when Jiang Lin walked into the dining room, he saw that his cousins ​​were really pretty, especially Jiang Zhaozhao, who was prettier than Gao Ru in the class.

Otherwise, when you think about that in the future, think of her as your cousin. The thought only stayed in Jiang Lin's mind for a few seconds, and he rejected it immediately, knowing that he couldn't even think about it.

Dinner was quickly finished. Jiang Lin was in the growth stage and could eat a lot. Zhou Lingying didn't know he was coming, so she could only ask her children to eat less. Jiang Lin ate several bowls of rice, and there was no leftovers. The soup was mixed with the rice.

After dinner, Zhou Lingying asked Jiang Lin why he came to the city to visit his uncle. Jiang Lin did not hide anything and said directly that he heard that someone in other towns was making a lot of money by raising pigs, and he also wanted to raise pigs. But he had no capital, so he came to the city to ask his uncle for money. Jiang Lin said that he would pay his uncle back when he made money, but this was just a nice thing to say, but the premise was that he had to wait until he made money, what if he didn't make money?

However, Zhou Lingying did not discourage Jiang Lin's idea, because she also felt that raising pigs in the countryside was indeed a good way to go.

If her sister-in-law Li Xianglan came to the city to talk about this, or if Zhao Yuxia and Jiang Changhe came, Zhou Lingying might just decide to take a few hundred or even a thousand yuan.

But it is already mid-September, so it is not suitable to raise anything. To raise pigs, you need to buy big boars and sows for breeding. No one is raising piglets at this time. It will be cold in a few months, and in China, pigs can only be raised for three or four months in total.

Jiang Lin’s idea was good, but it was obvious that he acted on impulse without any planning.

Zhou Lingying also didn't want to discourage Jiang Lin's enthusiasm, and it would be a bit hurtful to ask him to go back and call her mother or grandparents to discuss this matter.

But raising pigs requires a lot of investment, and Zhou Lingying would not help him. So she persuaded him not to start such a big business at the beginning, as raising pigs also requires experience.

But his family had raised chickens before, so he had some experience. Zhou Lingying asked Jiang Lin to go back to his hometown to raise chickens first, as chickens could lay eggs. Moreover, when the chickens were well raised, they could be brought to the city, and Zhou Lingying could also help him find connections to sell them.

Jiang Lin was also moved when he heard his aunt say this. After all, his uncle was not here now. If his uncle came back, it was still unclear whether he would agree.

Now, as long as anyone is willing to raise chickens, Jiang Lin listens to his aunt Zhou Lingying, she will give him money to raise chickens.

It doesn’t cost much to build a chicken coop in the countryside, and you can raise a few dozen chickens first.

Jiang Lin actually started to calculate the cost in front of Zhou Lingying, and finally calculated that 120 yuan was enough to start the business. But Jiang Lin shamelessly said that he didn't have much income during the chicken farming period, so he asked his aunt to help more.

Finally, Zhou Lingying gave him 150 yuan and asked him to write a note. It was not a loan note, but Jiang Lin would not be asked to pay back the money, whether he made money or lost money.

But this money should be used to help Jiang Lin start a business, don't spend it on other places. When she goes back to her hometown for the New Year, Zhou Lingying will tell her sister-in-law and parents about this. I can't help and not even hear a word.

After giving him the money, Zhou Lingying took him to a nearby guesthouse and told Jiang Lin to go back to his hometown early tomorrow to see if there were any laying chickens for sale in the county town, and to build a chicken shed early.

Jiang Lin, who got 150 yuan, jumped up excitedly after his aunt left. He felt that he was going to be rich, so he would raise chickens first, and then raise other animals after making money.

It won't be long before Jiang Lin will make a lot of money like other farmers in the town, and then find a beautiful wife. I just don't know what this thing that pee is on a woman~~.

One hundred and fifty yuan was nothing to Zhou Lingying, but now she was earning more money from foreign exchange than before. She could make tens of thousands of yuan a year, and even had a secret door in the closet in her room.

Zhou Lingying told Jiang Cheng about this matter. Jiang Cheng told her to buy some gold when she had nothing to do, which would be good for her daughter's dowry in the future.

In the past, gold in China was priced but not sold. Banks recycled gold, but gold was not available on the market. It was not until 1982 that gold jewelry sales were resumed, but the investment gold market was not opened. In other words, there were no gold bars for sale at a fair price.

When buying gold jewelry, you have to pay for processing fees, but when buying gold bracelets and large chains, that little processing fee is nothing.

But Zhou Lingying earns tens of thousands of yuan a year, so even though the price of gold has risen a lot in recent years after it was liberalized, she can still buy a lot of it.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the only price in China was recycling gold, which was around 7 yuan. But because recycling gold requires the source to be explained, many people do not recycle their gold.

This is also the reason why in years of famine, many people could not get much in exchange for food. If it was really easy to recycle, there would not be a situation where a gold bracelet or ring could be exchanged for a bag of food.

Now one gram of gold costs 20 yuan, and those who make money in Shenzhen wear gold and silver. But in inland cities, a month's salary can only buy two or three grams, and many people cannot afford it.

In addition to buying gold, Jiang Cheng actually discussed with Zhou Lingying and asked her to buy a house in Sijiu City.

According to Jiang Cheng, he has been driving for the leaders of Hong Kong for the past two years, and his salary has increased. But he does not earn as much as he does from his side job, so he has to use Zhou Lingying's savings to buy a house.

The fourth edition of the RMB has not yet been released. Ten thousand yuan can buy ten bundles of one hundred ten-yuan notes. Ten thousand yuan can buy ten kilograms of gold, but it is not easy to store.

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In Shanghai, after Jiang Cheng sent Jiang Juan to school, he stayed in a hotel in Shanghai.

Jiang Cheng didn't expect that the housing prices in Shanghai were actually quite high. Some ordinary houses cost 360 yuan per square meter. A house actually costs tens of thousands of yuan, which means that nowadays, most people who own a house in Shanghai are millionaires.

This is also an important reason why Shanghai was in a state of cramped living in the 1980s and 1990s. Many migrant workers in Shanghai simply could not afford to buy a house. According to the policy, the first batch of people who were allocated houses because of their work had their work units and the state subsidize two-thirds of the housing, and the remaining one-third could be purchased with a 60% loan.

In Pudong Weifang, a one-bedroom apartment of 40 to 50 square meters costs 15,000 yuan. The state and the company pay two-thirds of the cost, so the individual only needs to pay 5,000 yuan. If you still can't pay 5,000 yuan, you can apply for a bank loan.

So for people in Shanghai, a house that costs 15,000 yuan can actually be purchased by paying more than 1,600 yuan and taking out a loan of more than 3,000 yuan.

But Jiang Cheng didn't have a housing unit in Shanghai, so he didn't meet the loan requirements. Others buy a house of several dozen square meters for more than a thousand yuan, and then slowly pay off the loan. If Jiang Cheng wanted to buy a house in Shanghai, he had to pay the full amount directly, and there was no government subsidy at all.

However, there are no commercial houses now. Many houses are negotiated with the owners privately. The sale of houses is now allowed. But there is no such thing as transfer of ownership. Both parties can only sign a contract and go for notarization.

Jiang Cheng stayed in Shanghai for half a month and bought two houses, spending a lot of money. It was also a coincidence that in the late 1960s, there was a literary writer in Shanghai who bought a courtyard in Shanghai. He spent 5,000 yuan at that time, which was a lot of money in the 1960s.

But in the 1950s and 1960s, it was not uncommon for literary people to receive tens of thousands of yuan in royalties if their works were published and received good responses.

Because of something that happened in the 1960s, the owner took his family to Hong Kong. Now that China has opened up, the house has been returned to the owner.

But they had settled in Hong Kong a long time ago, and now they sent someone back to sell the yard. However, the price kept dropping, and they couldn't sell it without meeting the right person.

I bought it for 5,000 yuan, and I have the title deed and proof. Although the house needs to be repaired, many people don’t understand that the land is more expensive than the house. Only people who live in Hong Kong understand that the nature of the right to use the house and the ownership of the land are completely different.

The courtyard house is a separate house, how can it be compared with the ordinary houses of 300-400 square meters? According to the area and geographical location, the owner initially wanted to sell it for 80,000 yuan.

If such a house were in Hong Kong, it would have to have two zeros at the end. But in Shanghai, in a very nice place, it was sold for 80,000 but no one wanted it. When it dropped to 50,000, I met Jiang Cheng.

In other words, antiques were not valuable in this era, and the fifty thousand was for packing the furniture in the room. During these years in this era, Jiang Cheng also bought wood and made furniture for his family.

Jiang Cheng felt that the furniture left here seemed to be made of high-quality wood, and might not be worth much now. But in a few years, these pieces of furniture would be worth more than 50,000.

In addition to a courtyard, Jiang Cheng also bought a two-story small building for 30,000 yuan. The key to the house was given to Jiang Juan. It was not far from the school, so she could live there if she didn't want to live on campus.

Jiang Cheng lives in the school. He doesn't know about other schools, but Jiang Juan lives in a six-person dormitory. It's not free, you have to pay for accommodation. You can apply to live off campus, and then you don't have to pay for accommodation.

Jiang Juan was a little bit incredulous when she got the key to the small building. Her uncle Jiang Cheng actually bought a building in Shanghai. But when she got the key, she had already gotten along well with her roommates. If she wanted to move out, she had to tell them.

The cost of university dormitories in Shanghai is not low, but it is better to share among six people. Jiang Juan's school dormitory fee is 300 yuan a year, 25 yuan a month for accommodation, and about 4 yuan per person.

It's like this in Shanghai, everything is expensive.

Jiang Cheng's previous rent for two rooms in Changcheng was less than three yuan. After buying a house, you can buy it yourself without taking out a loan, and you only need to pay less than 400 yuan to own it. In Hucheng, it would cost several thousand yuan.

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