"Oh, it's so hot when you come back at this time, isn't it? Come on, come on, drink some water quickly, drink some water quickly," the group returned to the flower orchard, and Xiang Jin's grandma immediately poured them a few glasses of water.
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Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng also immediately went to cut a big watermelon for them, "There is also this, eating this will also quench your thirst. Considering that you should not eat cold things this time, this watermelon is not
Put it in the refrigerator, just chilled with the well water."
"Thank you Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng!"
"Thank you Grandma Mo, Grandpa Zeng!"
After the brother and sister drank the water poured by their grandmother, one of them picked up a piece of watermelon and gnawed it.
"No thank you, no thank you!" Grandma Mo looked at the two brothers and sisters munching on watermelon, with a smile on her lips and eyebrows.
After the brother and sister ate a few pieces of melon, Xiang Jin said with a comfortable expression, "Oh, I finally feel better."
Several elders all laughed. Xiang Jin went to wash his hands and came back. Then he took out a document bag from his bag and handed it to Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng, "Grandma Mo, Grandpa Zeng, this is Yan Chen
What I brought to you is your ID card, household registration book, and house purchase contract. Do you want to take a look?"
Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng took it, and Grandma Mo said, "He also brought us the house purchase contract?"
Xiang Jin nodded and said, "Ah, he said that since he bought it for you, the property rights of the house must naturally belong to you, so you should hold this house purchase contract, and you must also know your specific location in the provincial capital.
ah!"
The two elders were naturally very happy that their grandson was filial, so both of them burst into smiles.
"Look, look," Xiang Jin and her grandmother were also very happy for them, so she asked them to open it and take a look.
The two elders opened the document bag. The first thing they looked at was their household registration book, then their ID cards contained in the household registration book, and then the two house purchase contracts.
Grandma Mo said, "Hey, why are there two more contracts?"
Xiang Jin explained to her, "He bought you a house and then a shop."
"Ah? Why did you buy so much?" Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng were both surprised, and Grandma Mo asked again immediately.
Xiang Jin winked at them and joked, "Because he said that when you arrive in the city and stop working, you can become a tenant and a tenant, right?"
Let me tell you, the location of that shop is very good, it is on the most prosperous commercial street in the city center.
At that time, whether you open a store there yourself or rent it to others, you will make a lot of money!"
"Oh, it must have cost a lot of money, right?" Grandma Mo's brows immediately frowned, and she felt a little guilty at the same time. She felt a little bit sorry that this time she spent money from their grandson.
Grandpa Zeng also had the same expression.
Xiang Jin comforted them and said, "It's okay, it didn't cost much, only four or five hundred thousand in total."
"Ah? A shop costs four to five hundred thousand? This shop is too expensive, so how much does it cost per square meter?" Grandma Mo was immediately surprised again. She felt that they had not received the house purchase contract.
It's very hot to hold in your hand.
Grandpa Zeng’s brows furrowed even deeper.
Seeing that they had misunderstood what he said, Xiang Jin hurriedly explained to them, "No, no, you misunderstood. The four to five million I mentioned means that I spent this much on buying you a house and a shop."
Money is not just a lot of money for a shop. If a shop only has so much money, how can it be repaid?"
The second elder breathed a sigh of relief, and Grandma Mo said, "Oh, so the shop and the house cost so much in total? I was shocked just now!"
Grandpa Zeng said, "A house and a shop cost four to five hundred thousand, so the housing prices in the provincial capital are not cheap now?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's okay, I think it's still acceptable."
Except for her grandfather and Ouyang Bo, everyone else looked at her with expressions of extreme surprise.
Xiang Jin said, "It's true. If you don't believe me, ask my grandfather and my brother."
Both of them nodded, and Xiang Jin and her grandfather said, "Houses in urban areas like provincial capitals are generally priced around two thousand yuan per square meter. Houses on the periphery are those next to
The contract price of a house on the side of the road is generally 1,810 square meters. If it is a house in the atrium in a better location, the price is 2,300 yuan, or 2,330 yuan or more.
For example, the price of shops in urban areas usually ranges from 2,800 to 3,500 yuan. If the location is a little out of the way and not so good, the price will be around 2,800 yuan. If the location is good, it falls into that category.
The shops in the bustling commercial street will be almost 3,510 square meters."
"Oh my god, it's so expensive? How much more expensive than the shops and housing prices in our urban area?" Everyone in the room looked surprised. Xiang Jin and her aunt couldn't help but sigh in surprise.
Ouyang Bo said, "How can it be the same? They are a provincial capital, and we are just a prefecture-level city. They are not on the same level and level, so naturally there is no comparison.
Let me tell you, the house we bought was a bargain. Just like the house in our community, developers are now selling it for 2,300 yuan. When Yan Chen bought it the year before last, it was only 1,800 yuan.
One square meter has increased by 500 yuan per square meter in less than a year or two. For example, if our family bought a 200-square-meter house without bargaining, we would have to pay 10 yuan more directly.
Thousands of dollars.
One hundred thousand, what’s the concept? The pile of cash is so high. Fortunately, Yan Chen negotiated the price, otherwise we don’t know how much more money we would have had to pay."
"Can I still negotiate the price when buying a house?" Xiang Jin and his grandmother asked.
Ouyang Bo said, "In principle, developers directly give customers a discounted price, but because their houses were originally built as high-end communities for rich people, the houses were built very large, and many of them were in one place.
There are very few of more than 100 square meters, 200 square meters, or even 90 square meters.
After all, the provincial capital still has a relatively large working-class population, and its economy has only slowly begun to develop in recent years. Many people still cannot afford such a big house, so the house cannot be sold.
ah.
It is said that it took more than a year to sell a few houses with less than ten units, and there are still many houses left. In addition, in the past two years, several more real estate projects have been opened in the provincial capital, and many of them are expensive.
There is also a competitive relationship.
Because of their lessons learned, the developers behind them became much smarter, and the properties they opened were mainly targeted at the working-class people.
The size of the houses mainly ranges from forty to fifty square meters to about ninety square meters, and none exceeds one hundred square meters. They are very popular with the general public and the masses, and they are also very easy to sell. And then their
It is even harder to sell a house with a large area.
Xiaojin and Yan Chen recognized this point about them, so they decided to buy a few sets directly from them. Then Yan Chen went to negotiate with them and asked them to give it to us at his previous price. At first, the other party still
He was reluctant, but Yan Chen said that if it didn't work out, we would go directly to their property in the city center to buy it.
Although they all belong to the same company, there is also fierce competition within their companies, especially among the senior executives, so the person in charge finally gritted his teeth and agreed, and then followed a thousand
The price was given to us at eight hundred yuan."
"Oh, does that mean you didn't buy a house in the city center this time?" Xiang Jin's aunt said after hearing this.
Ouyang Bo said, "Yes, we bought a house in the city center and on the First Ring Road, because the environment on the First Ring Road is better, it's very quiet inside, it's not noisy at all at night, and it's suitable for living, Xiaojin
Just say that we can live in it ourselves when the time comes.
Originally, they planned to buy five units there, two for Yan Chen and three for Xiao Jin. However, when they visited the house later, Xiao Jin and Yan Chen each added an additional unit, so Yan Chen added one.
The set he bought there before bought four sets in total, and we also bought four sets."
"Why buy so many houses? How can we live in them all?" Xiang Jin's grandmother frowned.
Grandma Mo said, "Oh, that's it!"
Xiang Jin said, "You can live in it all, why can't you live in it all? One for me, one for Ouyang Bo, one for you, and I will reserve the remaining one for investment."
Her grandma said, "We only have a few people in our family, so why do we live in three houses?"
Xiang Jin analyzed and explained to her, "My aunt's current household registration is still with her husband's family, so I didn't buy her a separate house. She will live with you then.
You and your grandpa live in the same room, my parents live in the same room, and my aunt lives in the same room. Then you have to have a study room, right?
Yan Chen's 200-square-meter house only has four rooms renovated. I think this room should be larger. Ask Grandpa and Ouyang Bo if the larger space looks comfortable?"
Both of them nodded.
Xiang Jin continued, "We have nothing to gain from living with you now. Grandma, Ouyang Bo is over nineteen years old. He is already a big boy. In a few years, he will have to marry someone else. Don't you
How uncomfortable would it be for someone to squeeze in with us after they have a wife and children?
I have always liked a larger space, with my own bedroom, my own study room, and my own gym, so you see, I occupied three rooms at once, just in our 200-square-meter house.
Isn’t that enough? So I also want to have a house of my own? Aren’t we just living in three houses?”
When her grandma thought about it, this was true, so she no longer thought that three houses were too much.
Xiang Jin followed and walked to the aisle, "We are all in the same community, and we are not far apart. Ouyang Bo and you are in the same building, and the relationship between the upper and lower floors.
Grandma Mo and you are door-to-door neighbors, so it will be very convenient for you to chat in person or go shopping together.
And I'm in the building next to yours. We can all see it when we open the curtains. I will still eat at your place when the time comes, and I will go back to sleep when I go to bed."
"Really? That's great," Xiang Jin, her grandmother, and Grandma Mo were both overjoyed.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yeah! Don't worry, we can see each other every day, and you don't have to worry that the neighbors you see when you open the door are people who don't know each other.
Grandma Mo, Grandpa Zeng, and Yan Chen said that the house they bought for you was not that big, just over 130 square meters.
Because considering that Uncle Minghan, Auntie Xiao, and Brother Haoze are away all year round, they may not be able to stay at home for long even if they come back. If the house is too big, only the two of you will live in it.
First, it will appear too empty and unpopular, and second, it may be inconvenient and laborious for you to clean up."
Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng nodded and said, "Enough, enough, more than 130 square meters is not enough. Our family does not have a large population, so even if Hao Ze gets married and has a wife in the future,
My child, it’s enough to come back.”
Xiang Jin said, "That's enough, that's enough. The original design of the house developer was for four rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, a living room and a dining room. The main bedroom is about 17 or 18 square meters in area.
The second bedroom is about 14 to 15 square meters, and the length and width of the room are relatively regular. It is not that there is a big difference, but it is basically moving closer to a square.
The original design of a 200-square-meter house like ours had five bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a utility room, but Yan Chen later changed the five bedrooms into three bedrooms and a study room."
After hearing this, Grandpa Zeng and Grandma Mo were very satisfied with the house. Grandma Mo said, "Oh, that's great, that's great. There won't be any need to make any modifications then."
Grandpa Zeng nodded, "Yeah!"
Ouyang Xue interjected, "Are these the four ready-made houses you were talking about in the car at that time?"
"Um!"
"What about off-plan housing?" Ouyang Xue asked again.
Ouyang Bo said, "Off-plan houses are houses that have not yet been built but are being sold in advance. Now developers have just put forward another housing sales plan.
The existing house for sale in the city center this time was an outlying house next to the road. Xiao Jin and Yan Chen thought that house would be noisy and would not sell well when the time came, so they did not buy that house.
Instead of buying a house, I bought an off-plan house in the innermost atrium. It will take a year or two to hand over the house."
"It takes so long to hand over the apartment? Is it safe?" Xiang Jin, her aunt, her grandma, Grandpa Zeng and Grandma Mo all frowned, and they were very suspicious that they would be deceived.
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Xiang Jin smiled, and then comforted them and said, "Don't worry, you're safe, nothing will happen. That house is owned by China Construction Third Engineering Bureau, and it's a state-owned enterprise. It'll be fine. It's not like someone suddenly appeared."
If the unknown private real estate companies that come out are not trustworthy even if they are state-owned enterprises, then those private companies are even less trustworthy."
When they heard that it was a house owned by a state-owned enterprise, they all breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Oh, that's good, that's good!"
Xiang Jin said, "It is cost-effective to buy an off-plan house at this time, because there are not many people buying it, and it is difficult to promote it, so its discount will be great. The price of our off-plan house is similar to the price of the existing houses outside this time."
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Ouyang Bo said, "It's even cheaper."
Then the people in the room were puzzled again and asked them why. Then Ouyang Bo told them the reasons one by one, and then said, "I guess, Xiaojin and the others are the only ones who have done this this time."
After buying off-plan houses, more and more people will definitely buy off-plan houses, and the price may not be so cheap anymore. Xiaojin's house is probably the cheapest in the city center.
Han Che will also make money by following you this time."
"Han Che also bought it?" Grandma Mo asked.
"But no, the day after Xiaojin and the others bought it, after Han Che learned about it, he took his second uncle there to buy a few units and a few shops.
They originally sold them at a price higher than ours, but he insisted on negotiating the price with them all morning. He also said that he was Xiaojin and Yan Chen's friends and they introduced them.
If they go to buy a house from them, it's impossible to give them another price in just two or three days, right?
He also said that they were very sincere in buying a house from them, but in the end they were so hard on them that they couldn't bear it anymore, so they gave it to them at our price, and also told them not to tell anyone what price they bought it for.
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In just a few days, they sold nearly ten units of their off-plan properties at once, so it was considered relatively successful.
Someone bought it in the front, so why should someone continue to buy it later? But if someone buys it later, it will definitely not be sold at such a low price again, and the price will definitely increase. That’s why I said that the house they bought was
It’s worth it.”
"Then it cost a lot of money this time, right?" Xiang Jin and her grandmother asked.
Xiang Jin said, "More than two million."
The elders present were all shocked. Looking at their surprised expressions, Xiang Jin said, "It's okay to just leave the money in the bank. If you can't get much interest, you might as well use it to buy a house."
If the investment is good, in a few years, the house prices will definitely increase a lot. If I sell them then, won’t the money I get be better than the interest I get from putting it in the bank?”
Thinking that the price per square meter has increased by 500 yuan in two years, everyone thought it was true, so they all nodded.
"What is this?" Then Xiang Jin and her grandmother saw the sealed foam box placed aside.
Xiang Jin hurriedly said, "Oh oh oh, I almost forgot. Here are some roast rabbits that Han Che gave us. Take them out and put them in the refrigerator. Don't let the ice pack inside melt. Then the meat will be covered with it.
If it’s broken, it won’t be good. They just baked it early this morning.”
"Oh, that's right." Her grandma hurriedly looked for scissors. Ouyang Bo directly took a toothpick and poked it on the tape, then scratched it, and in a few seconds, the foam box was removed.
Opened intact.
Then there was a strong fragrance, and then everyone saw a box full of roast rabbits and several bottles of frozen mineral water lying inside. The mineral water was already starting to melt, but not yet.
Melts to a lot.
Xiang Jin and her grandmother took out the two plastic bags containing roasted rabbits. Everyone saw that there were six roasted rabbits in total, three in each bag, and two small bags of spicy rabbit heads.
Xiang Jin said, "Don't throw away that foam box. Leave it there. It will be most convenient when loading things in the summer. Putting a few pieces of ice in it is equivalent to a light and simple refrigerator."
Although the elders didn't know why this foam box had such a good preservation effect, they all nodded unanimously.
While opening a bag with rabbit heads, Xiang Jin suggested, "This roast rabbit hasn't been put in the refrigerator yet. You guys want to kill one and eat it. The meat will definitely be better at this time than it will be after it's been put in the refrigerator."
It tastes better when you take it out.”
Grandma Xiang Jin looked at Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng and said with a smile, "Then kill one?"
Grandma Mo was a little hesitant, so Grandpa Zeng said, "Then kill one and try it!"
So Grandma Mo and Grandma Xiang Jin went to the kitchen to slaughter a rabbit, while the other took two rabbit bags and a bag of rabbit heads and put them in the refrigerator.
Xiang Jin nibbled on a rabbit head and invited everyone, "Do you want to eat?"
Several elders shook their heads, and her aunt joked, "We are waiting to eat rabbit meat."
"Oh, then I'll eat it myself!" Xiang Jin said and pulled the bag with the rabbit head in front of him.
Ouyang Bo suddenly reminded Xiang Jin, "Don't forget that Yan Chen asked you to call him when you arrive."
"Oh, oh, right? Wait, wait until I chew the rabbit's head in my hand," Xiang Jin finally remembered.
After breakfast the next morning, Xiang Jin and her aunt sent their grandfather and grandson to the county town to catch the bus home, while her grandmother continued to help in the melon orchard. After two days, Xiang Jin and her
After grandpa returned to school from the city, his aunt sent him back to school.
Xiang Jin was not idle during the past two days when he returned to the city. Instead, he helped Ouyang Bo investigate the distribution of melon and fruit stalls in the city to see where these items were sold more densely and where the people selling them were.
There are relatively few, and there are also where there are more people, where there are less people, and what the price of this watermelon is in the urban area.
After two days of observation, they finally chose to set up a stall in front of an ordinary middle school in the city. The reason was that there were currently 13 high school students and eight junior high school students taking supplementary classes there.
Moreover, the students there are not very strict and very loose. They often see groups of students wandering out to buy something to eat after class and during class, and many people like to go to a canteen opposite.
Go buy ice cream and soda, not to mention the teachers who still live inside and some surrounding residents.
So if they sell watermelons here, it will definitely be a good prospect, so Xiang Jin and the others rented a shop of about ten square meters next to the school, and then Xiang Jin spent more than 900 yuan to buy it.
I bought a freezer and a fan and sponsored them for him.
"The students here are very delicious. On such a hot day, everyone likes to eat frozen and cool things. If you sell them frozen watermelons in the future, the business will definitely be very good!
But I still feel a little worried if you sell it alone. How about you get two of your childhood friends or friends to form a partnership? If you need to leave for something, someone will look after the store for you, right?
We are the ones who made the house, and we are the ones who made the freezer and the fan. When the time comes, you will take the big share, and they will take the small share.
Or you can hire two very reliable and trustworthy people to help you look after the store, and then you can pay them monthly wages.
At that time, your shop can still be open for a long time. Even if you go back to school in the future, your shop can still make money, and you can sell vegetables in the greenhouse in the winter."
Ouyang Bo was a little hesitant, "Whether it's hiring someone or bringing someone into partnership, there are pros and cons."
Xiang Jin nodded, undeniably, "Indeed, first of all, the human heart is something difficult to control.
Maybe they were best friends in the past, but once interests are involved, maybe good friends will turn against each other.
Also, once the most honest people cannot withstand the temptation of money, they will become the greediest wolves.
For some people, the boss is not here and there is no one to supervise and manage them. Then in the end, they will become more and more courageous and may embezzle public funds, because in a business like ours of fruits and vegetables, damage is allowed."
At this time, surveillance cameras had not yet appeared in the public eye, and they were only installed in institutions and places like banks. Moreover, the pixels were not very high, and the images were not very clear.
Ouyang Bo thought for a moment and said, "Oh, forget it, I'd better invite two people. No matter how dishonest and greedy they are, if they lie about the damage to my fruits, they won't be able to finish the damage to me, right?"
Besides, I will have to check the accounts at that time. How much I purchase every day, how much I sell, how much is left, and what price I sell for. I have to check these. If the results are too different, then I will have to check them.
To be held accountable.”
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yes, I support you!"
So Ouyang Bo then thought about what kind of person to find. At the same time, they also bought a cutting board, a watermelon knife, and an electronic scale.
Later, at the suggestion of their parents, Ouyang Bo found a mother and son on their street who were living a more difficult life. The reason was that the mother and son were both kind-hearted and honest people.
Originally, that family lived a relatively happy life. The son worked in a factory and received a salary every month. The old mother was good at needlework, and she used to make sewing and mending work for others.
To earn some money to support the family.
But later, their daughter-in-law contracted puerperal syndrome and died while giving birth, leaving a little baby waiting to be fed.
This child didn’t have a mother, so naturally he didn’t receive breast milk, and he was so young, so he had to buy milk powder to feed him. I don’t know whether the child was born weak, or whether he was born weak because he didn’t receive breast milk.
, so I often get sick.
Therefore, the money that the mother and son usually earn, apart from paying for the child's milk powder and medical expenses, can barely maintain the basic expenses of the family.
The child had grown up with great difficulty, and his body had become stronger and stronger, but the family could not save any money.
The man was laid off again not long ago, and now there are very few people looking for people to mend clothes, so that craft is no longer popular, so the family is very worried now.
After Ouyang Bo found the other party and explained his intention, the other party's mother and son were extremely happy and both said they would do a good job.
Because he gave the mother and son a monthly salary of 1,600 yuan, the son 1,000 yuan and the mother 600 yuan, which was higher than his son's salary working in the factory, and his mother was one of those mending clothes.
I still make less than 600 yuan a month.
After everything was settled, Ouyang Boyu called their aunt that night and asked her to use her pickup truck to bring him a thousand kilograms of watermelon tomorrow for him to try selling.
Before ten o'clock the next day, their aunt brought the watermelon that Ouyang Bo wanted. Since Xiang Jin had to go back to school to fill out his application form, he didn't have time to stay to see the sales of his watermelon, so he
After they unloaded the cart of watermelons, they took her aunt's ride back to school with her grandfather.