Chapter 133 Accident
"What is the name of this place? How far is it from Qingshui School?" Tao Mingyuan looked around and turned to ask Li Yuan.
Li Yuan: "This is not a village. It was originally a vacant lot outside the city. As more and more people came to Qingshui City and housing became scarce, the government divided this area and built a public rental housing area.
This place is called Qingshui No. 3 Community, and the public rental housing areas in the city are called Qingshui No. 1 and No. 2. The public rental housing area outside the south of the city gate is called Qingshui No. 4 Community.
I forgot to mention that the minimum rental period for public housing is 1 month and the maximum is 2 years, which means that you can only rent it for a maximum of 2 years. The rent for the second year is much more expensive than the rent for the first year.
清水3号小区到清水学校，驾车只要20多分钟到30分钟的样子，走路的话50、60分钟。”
Lin Zisu whispered to her mother: "Calling everything Qingshui, naming is really easy!"
Shen Xianglan looked at her with amusement, "It does save trouble, but as soon as the people hear the name, they know it is official, and they feel safe and trustworthy. It is also easier to remember, and it is friendly to these people who can't read a few words!"
Lin Zisu: “That’s true.”
The group got on the bus and returned to the city. They went to Qingshui No. 2 Community to take a look and found that Qingshui No. 1 Community was already full.
More than 40 minutes later, four cars stopped on the roadside of Qingshui No. 4 Community and everyone walked in.
The layout of Qingshui No. 2 Community is the same as that of Qingshui No. 3 Community outside the city, with four types of housing units. The housing units of the same type are built together, with cement roads extending in all directions in the community, while the roads in the community outside the city are slabs of stone.
The houses in the urban area, 1 and 2, are made of cement, or brick houses to be exact, while the houses in the two urban areas are made of wood. However, the urban areas have yards, which are spacious enough for growing vegetables, hanging clothes and quilts, playing, and raising livestock and poultry. The urban area, 1 and 2, have no yards, just brick houses on cement ground. 3 and 4 have front yards, but they are not big, and are made of cement ground, so you can barely park two cars or a bullock cart in.
Old Lady Wang: "Why can't I see the toilet and the bathroom?"
Li Yuan: "The toilet and bathroom are built in the house. Most people go to the big bathroom to take a shower. It's convenient."
Old Lady Wang frowned and said, "Built it in the house? It would be so smelly!"
Li Yuan: "Old lady, it doesn't stink. Just flush the toilet yourself after using it."
Lin Youcai looked around and came back to ask, "Are all the houses here for rent?"
Li Yuan: "Yes! Many people from other places come to Qingshui City."
Lin Youcai: "Only houses for rent? No houses for sale?"
Li Yuan: "There are houses for sale and for rent. If you have a Qingshui City ID card, you can buy official houses, but if you have a temporary ID card, you can only buy private houses. There are very few private houses for sale, so most outsiders rent houses."
Lin Youcai: "But you can only rent a house for two years at most! What about after two years?"
Li Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Very few people rent for two years. They either settle down in Qingshui City or go to other places in the country to settle down."
"Oh, then we must rent this house. Let's go back and discuss whether to rent it outside the city or inside the city." After Lin Youcai finished speaking, he turned and looked at the elders, "Village Chief, do you have anything else to ask?"
Lin Lizheng: "Nothing to ask, let's go back and discuss it, and then come to rent it tomorrow."
Li Yuan: "Well, are you living in a temporary residence? Should I send you back to the temporary residence?"
Lin Youcai: "Well, we live in a temporary residence."
Qingshui No. 2 was not far from the temporary residence. In less than ten minutes, the mule cart stopped at the door of the temporary residence.
After paying the taxi fare, we walked into the temporary residence. We looked around for houses, and then came back to look at the small wooden house in the temporary residence. It would be great if we could move in tomorrow.
Lin Zisu: "Grandpa, grandma, we rented 18 cabins in the temporary residence, one yuan a day, plus two animals for two yuan a day. The 21 people each paid one yuan a day for bathing, and one yuan a bucket for washing clothes in the laundry room. The amount of clothes we change to and from time to time is sometimes more or less, so on average it's at least more than 40 yuan a day, not including the cost of three meals a day."
"If food is included, the food expenses for 21 people and a dog would be at least over 150 yuan a day. Let's calculate the lowest amount, and the average cost for accommodation and food would be at least yuan a day." Lin Zisu calculated each item for Old Man Lin and Old Lady Wang. It was not that the two old people could not calculate, but that they did not want to. It hurt their hearts to do the calculation.
Lin Xianwen came over and said, "We are only allowed to stay in the temporary residence for one month. Sooner or later, we will have to rent a house. We don't have a hukou here, and we don't have the money to buy a house. There are many vacancies now, and we still have options. If someone else comes, we will have no choice."
Lin Youcai: "I just calculated that the average cost of 21 people per day is 150 yuan, which is 30 yuan for 4500 days a month. If we only calculate the cost of temporary housing, we take an average of 43, which is 1290 yuan a month. It's not cheap either, it's better to rent a house! A Type 3 yard costs 800 yuan a month, and it's big enough to grow vegetables. You can rent a Type 1290 yard for 4 yuan, and you have more freedom."
Old Lady Wang: "Stop! Don't count it, it makes my heart hurt!"
"Why is the expense so high? The fees on the ship and outside the city gate have not been paid yet!" Old man Lin frowned in worry.
Lin Zisu said with a smile: "Grandpa, grandma, don't just look at the bills, you have to count the income! We have more people and the expenses are definitely higher than those with fewer people. This is normal! But the family income is also high! Not counting the four people in my family, and the two sons of my third uncle at home, don't count them either.
Don't think I don't know how to calculate. Three uncles, three aunts, and six adults can earn more than 3 yuan and more than 3 yuan for half-day work. The four cousins and three cousins of my uncle and second uncle earn more than 6 yuan and more than 40 yuan for half-day work. I calculated the lower one, and the average half-day wage of adults is 30 yuan, and the brothers and sisters are 4 yuan. 3 yuan for 10 people, 20 yuan for 30 people, 20 plus 6, 30 yuan a day, and this is the average, no more, no less. 7 a day, 20 days is 180 yuan.
Grandma, you... wuwuwuwu..."
Old Lady Wang quickly covered Lin Zisu's mouth and said, "Shut up."
Lin Xianwen burst out laughing, "Grandpa, grandma, look, you guys are worried about talking about something here! Whatever you say, people around you can hear it."
Old Man Lin said quickly: "Rent, rent, move in tomorrow!"
"Grandma, have you washed your hands? Just cover my mouth!" Lin Zisu wiped her mouth in disgust.
Old Lady Wang: "Hey, kid! Who told you to be so careless? Don't you know to hide the meat at the bottom of the bowl when eating?"
Lin Youcai: "So do you want to live outside the city or inside the city?"
Old Man Lin: "Look at you guys! I want to live outside the city. Anyway, my family has a car and the journey is not far."
Old Lady Wang: "There is so much space outside the city! The land inside the city is expensive and the yard is small. I also want to grow some vegetables to eat. There are so many mouths to feed, and I can't just buy food. It's better to have my own land."
Those who had gone out to work or applied for temporary ID cards had returned. They talked about what they had seen and heard while working, and ate the dinner they had bought, chatting as they ate.
As the sky gradually darkened, after dinner, everyone gathered together to talk about renting a house. Everyone chose to live outside the city, where the rent was several hundred yuan cheaper, the yard was larger, and it was not far from the city.
When everyone had finished talking, Wei Qinnan brought her daughter Wei Daya to find Lin Lizheng, and Li Juhua followed behind with an anxious look on her face.
Lin Benshu asked: "What's going on?"
Wei Qiniang: "I... this... Li Daya hasn't come back yet. It's already dark, and I haven't seen her yet."
Lin Lizheng had a bad feeling in his heart, frowned and asked, "Didn't she go to work with you guys?"
Suddenly, several staff members came over. Li Tong looked at the group of people talking and laughing together and asked loudly, "Excuse me, is Li Juhua here?"
Li Juhua was stunned when she heard her name being called. She asked nervously, "...I'm Li Juhua."
Li Tong: "Li Daya, is she your daughter?"