OBS Chapter 302: Educated Youth Respond to Self-Building Houses
Chapter 302: Educated Youth Respond to Self-Building Houses
After Liu Jingxue left, the team leader could not hold back and immediately ran to find Secretary Xu and told him that the educated youth were allowed to build houses for their own use.
After listening to this, Secretary Xu nodded immediately and said, "I think this is feasible."
“Then it’s settled.
I will go to the educated youth point this afternoon and tell them about this matter to see who is interested." said the team leader.
In the afternoon, the team leader went to the educated youth site as instructed and announced the matter to the educated youth.
After the story was told, the captain said, “That’s all I have to say.
Think about it among yourselves. If anyone has this intention, report to me, pay the money for building a house, and select a residential site.
In a few days, we will expand the youth training center and build the houses at the same time."
At this time, Chen Guoqing immediately asked, "Captain, can you tell me how much the single room built for rent at the educated youth site costs per month?
How much does it cost to build a house by yourself?
After knowing the price, we can compare and see which one is suitable. "
The captain nodded and said, "It's my fault for not explaining it clearly just now.
The single room in the expanded youth camp will have an open-air stove outside, which will be convenient for cooking in the summer.
There is a kang in the house, connected to a small stove, which is used to cook and heat the kang at the same time in winter.
There will be a woodshed behind the house.
As for toilets, they will not be built separately, but shared by all the educated youths.
The monthly rent for a small single room is 8 cents.
A larger single room that can accommodate a couple and a child costs 1 yuan a month.”
"As for building a house by yourself, if you build a kitchen, a room, a toilet, a woodshed, and dig a cellar, all the materials and labor costs will add up to about 20, no more than 30.
Of course, furniture is not included, you have to buy it yourself."
As soon as the captain finished speaking, Zhang Yingchun couldn't hold back and immediately said, "Captain, I want to build my own house.
I'll sign up first and I'll give you the money later."
She had been in the Red Star Production Brigade for half a year. She had had enough of living under the same roof with so many people, sleeping on a large bunk bed, and eating from a big pot. She couldn't stand it anymore.
Although the youth cadre site will be expanded and we can rent a single room, we will still be in the youth cadre site and live with so many people, which will probably be inconvenient.
Especially when it comes to people you hate, you still see them every day, not much different from before.
I have the opportunity to live alone and the cost is only 30 yuan. What's there to be unhappy about?
Although I had to give the house to the village for free as rent for the residential land after returning to the city, I had already made back my investment after living there for two years, so I didn't actually lose much.
Unexpectedly, the team leader shook his head and said, "Zhang Zhiqing, if you want to build a house and live alone, the village will not agree.
It's not safe for you, a girl, to live outside.
Unless you have the ability of Liu Jingxue, a educated youth, and can protect yourself, the village will not take the risk.
If you live alone and something happens, we cannot bear the responsibility if the higher-ups hold us accountable."
After that, the captain added, "I just missed a condition. Building a house for self-use is only for male educated youth, or male and female educated youth who are preparing to start a family. As for female educated youth, it is exempted.
Unless the female educated youth can find trustworthy male educated youth to build houses together.
But I suggest not to do that. After all, a single man and a single woman living together will inevitably attract a lot of criticism."
Zhang Yingchun was like a deflated ball when he heard this. "Captain, can I find another female educated youth to build a house with me?"
"That won't work either." The captain shook his head, "That would be even more unsafe.
Zhang Zhiqing, if you don't want to live in a dormitory, you should wait until the single rooms are built and rent a single room to live in the Zhiqing camp. This way it will be safer."
The captain didn’t plan to wait here, “We’ve already talked about it, you guys can think about it.
If you are interested, please come to my house, pay the money and choose a homestead. "
After saying that, the team leader stood up and walked out, and everyone hurriedly sent him out of the educated youth site.
After sending the captain away, Qin Fang pulled Zheng Jianmin aside and spoke to him in private.
"Jianmin, how about we build our own house to live in?" Qin Fang spoke first.
Zheng Jianmin frowned, "Didn't we agree before that we would rent a bigger single room after the Youth League Center was expanded?
Why did you change your mind again? "
“Before there was no other choice, now there are better options, why should we live with other people.
Let’s not talk about other people first, let’s just talk about Wang Lihua. Look at her, does she look like she would give up easily?
When the time comes and they live together in the educated youth camp, it will be easy for her to do anything.
I don't want to be like this after marriage, arguing with her every day.
Even if you are not annoyed, I am annoyed. "
"It costs 1 yuan to rent a single room, which is 12 yuan a year and 24 yuan for two years.
Judging from the current situation, we don’t know how many years we will stay here. If we have to stay for three or four years, or even more, then building a house will be much more cost-effective than renting one.
Besides, we can't not have children after we get married.
This child has been crying all the time since he was born. If he lived in a youth educated youth camp and disturbed others, the other youth educated youth would definitely have opinions.
By then, we might be forced to build another house to live in.
Since we have to build a house sooner or later, we might as well do it right away and build it now.”
When Zheng Jianmin heard this, he was somewhat moved, and a hint of longing appeared on his face.
Qin Fang saw that there was hope, so she immediately continued, "Besides, we'll build a house and move out. The team leader and the others can't let you be the person in charge of this youth training center.
Haven't you had enough of these years?
As someone who is in charge, you will never get any good things, but bad things will always come to you first.
This is a good opportunity to let go of this position of person in charge."
"It's only 30 yuan, it's not like we can't afford it.
At worst, we can just work more and earn more work points to earn it back." Qin Fang said.
Zheng Jianmin nodded and said, "Okay, let's go find the team leader later, pay the money and choose a homestead."
When Qin Fang heard this, she immediately laughed and a blush appeared on her face.
On the other side, brothers Chen Guoqing and Zhang Pingan were also discussing it.
"Cousin, do you think we should go out and build a house to live in?"
"There's no need for that. We can just rent a single room when the time comes," said Chen Guoqing.
"Brother, let's settle the accounts first.
If we rent a small single room, I guess it won't be big enough for two grown men like us.
If you rent a large single room, it costs 1 dollar a month, 12 dollars a year, and 36 dollars for three years.
若是租两个小单间，一个月1块6，一年就是19块2毛，三年就是57块6毛。
If you go out and build a house yourself, it would cost you 30 bucks at most.
We don’t know how long we will stay here, but once the house is built and we live in it for two years, the investment will be paid for.”
After Zhang Pingan finished speaking, he leaned close to Chen Guoqing's ear and said, "Cousin, every time we want to eat something good these past few months, we have to give some away, otherwise we will have to eat alone.
If I still lived in the educated youth camp, it would be okay in winter as I could cook inside the house.
But the fragrance always wafts out.
What if someone comes here because of the fragrance? Should we not let them in?
When you cook outside in the summer, with so many eyes watching you, it’s even more difficult to eat alone.
You know what kind of people there are among the educated youth.
If he comes to you and asks you for it, and you don't give it to him, it is not impossible that he will frame you or report you.
So we'd better stay away from it."
When Chen Guoqing heard his cousin say this, he thought about it for a while and felt that his cousin was right in his calculations and what he said made sense.
"Then let's go out and build a house together. In order to save firewood, we can build one room with a bigger kang.
If we find a partner here in the future and get married, we can build more houses there." Chen Guoqing decided.
"Then we will go to the captain in a while, pay the money, and choose a homestead."
"Choose one that's far away from the educated youth site so they don't come to visit so often."