At this time, except for public units, individuals cannot own private cars. Of course, this does not mean that you cannot buy a car, but you have to buy it in another form.
After the reform and opening up, personal economy was liberalized and private factories were established. The oil tea shop opened by Zhan Aiping and her colleagues also had business licenses. If they met various conditions and completed the formalities, and with the purpose of "meeting production and operation needs", they could apply to purchase a car.
So if their family wants to buy a car, they can indeed apply to buy one.
However-
Zhan Aiping kicked Gu Sheng and thought to herself, you are such a spendthrift old man. You always ask for exorbitant amounts of money. In the 1980s, buying a car was much more expensive than building a house. The cheapest car, a small jeep, plus the purchase tax, would cost more than 30,000 yuan.
"What car do you want to buy? Haven't you had enough of those small jeeps?" This small jeep that costs thirty thousand yuan is also used by many official vehicles. Don't look at today's cars with the eyes of the future. This small jeep can only drive at a maximum of fifty or sixty miles per hour. In winter, it often fails to start. It's really a futuristic and prosperous car.
Zhan Aiping said: "There are so many cars in the army, I'll ask Meimei to borrow a few for you to drive."
Gu Sheng crossed his arms and said, "I have a special driver."
Whenever Director Gu goes out on official business, a young driver is responsible for driving. When others are training, he follows in the car. To be honest, he has ridden in many military vehicles and is very familiar with them.
Zhan Aiping said disdainfully: "Yes, you have a dedicated driver, but you still want to buy a car. Stop being a leader and become a soldier driving for the leader to satisfy your desire to drive every day."
Gu Sheng clicked his tongue: "Wife, you get angry when I mention money. You just said you would support me."
"This woman's face changes so quickly."
Zhan Aiping hugged him and comforted him, "Fifth brother, our family needs to buy land and build a house first. Now the cheapest car costs 30,000 yuan, and it's not easy to drive. Let's buy land and build a building first. 30,000 yuan can build three buildings. Think about it, three buildings or a car, which one is more cost-effective?"
Gu Sheng touched his nose and said, "Why build so many houses? To rent them out? You only charge a few dollars in rent, when will you be able to make your money back?"
Zhan Aiping advised him, "The land has just started to be sold, and the land price around the train station is only four or five yuan. I plan to buy a few hundred square meters and build a building next to the train station. I can move the grilled fish restaurant and the oil tea house to the first floor, and the rest can be turned into a hotel. It will definitely not be a loss if it is opened next to the train station."
Their house is only a few kilometers away from the train station. It is very fast to ride a bicycle there in just a few minutes. Comrade Xiao Zhan thinks that the location is particularly good and the golden location around the train station must be grabbed.
"It's hard to get a good piece of land now. You have to support your wife. We can use these tens of thousands of dollars to buy land and build a house. When we make money in the future, I will buy you a car worth hundreds of thousands... or even two hundred thousand."
Gu Sheng blinked: "Really?"
"Really." Zhan Aiping nodded. In a few years, Santana will be released. The advertisement for the new car says "With a Santana, you won't be afraid to travel around the world."
"Now the country is introducing foreign automobile production lines, right? Good Fifth Brother, let's wait a few more years and I will definitely buy you a good car."
Hearing her calling him "fifth brother" over and over again, Gu Sheng couldn't help but laugh. He hugged Zhan Aiping and kissed her: "Wife, work harder. We need to buy a car!"
Gu Sheng sighed, "Look, I, Instructor Gu, have been reduced to teaching people how to grill fish during my vacation. Back then, I was in the battlefield commanding people to fire cannons and grill people, but now I'm grilling fish."
Zhan Aiping comforted her, "I know you've been wronged, but your car will definitely be yours."
Gu Sheng: "Can't our family afford a 30,000 yuan car?"
Zhan Aiping: "I'm going to buy a courtyard house in the capital with this 30,000 yuan."
Gu Sheng: "Why buy those broken yards? It's better to buy a car, so you can go out more conveniently."
Zhan Aiping thought to herself, you fool man, if you buy a car for 30,000 yuan now, it will just be junk in the future, but if you buy three courtyard houses, it will cost hundreds of millions in a minute.
There are three children in her family, so they bought three sets, one for each child.
Zhan Aiping said: "I bet these houses will be valuable in the future. Even if we lose, we still have houses."
"Okay." Gu Sheng hugged her and sighed, "My wife likes to buy a house, so I have to listen to her."
Zhan Aiping patted his shoulder and said, "It's definitely right to listen to your wife."
In 1985, a Santana cost 200,000 yuan, while a courtyard house cost only 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, or maybe less than 10,000 yuan. In a small city, buying land and building a building would only cost 6,000 or 7,000 yuan to build an ordinary three-story building and the land. In this day and age, buying a car is a sky-high price.
Zhan Aiping took a fancy to two pieces of land. One was near the train station, about 600 square meters, in a good location, along the street. After completing the formalities and paying various taxes, it cost more than 4,000 yuan. The other piece of land was on the side of the road in the central area near the school, 500 square meters, and it cost more than 3,000 yuan.
Comrade Xiao Zhan couldn't help but sigh that buying land at this time is really outrageously cheap, because the land price is really not expensive, what is expensive are the reinforced concrete buildings and various home appliances.
The land is cheap, but building a house costs money. If you want to build a better house, it will cost even more.
Zhan Aiping planned to build the part near the train station first and then slowly build the other side to avoid any problems with cash flow. Building a building is no trivial matter. Even if the house is built, the various supplies inside are a big expense. It is still unknown how much money it will cost, so it is better to build one building first.
After busying herself with getting stamps at various places and quickly completing the formalities, Zhan Aiping hired workers to build the house. The plan was simple, just an ordinary four-story villa with a street-facing storefront on the first floor, two large fronts and two small fronts.
The house has just started to be built, and it will not be completed until the end of the year. By then we will have to speed up the renovation so that the shop on the first floor can be put into use by the summer of next year, 1982.
Zhan Aiping was so anxious because she had to make plans in advance. The lease signed by Ai Ming Oil Tea House was due to expire in 1982, and whether to renew the lease depended on the situation. Their store had been doing good business before, so there would inevitably be jealous people trying to hinder it. Even if they could get the lease, the rent would have to double.
If the other party asks for too much, she will not rent it. After all, it is better to have her own house instead of working for the landlord.
"Fortunately, this grilled fish restaurant requires little investment, and it really makes money every day!"
In fact, nowadays the cheaper the more money you make. The oil tea house used to seem high-end and prestigious, but this grilled fish restaurant has everything old and is crowded and lively with people coming in to drink beer and eat grilled fish in an endless stream.
“Is this grilled fish restaurant profitable?”
“So many people go to eat.”
"They all say this one tastes great! This sauce is the best! It smells so good, it's grilled so delicious!"
Wu Qiliang and several others who were in charge of grilling fish were offered olive branches by other grilled fish restaurants. Wu Qiliang and He Ping did not leave. Their father was a close friend of Gu Chen, and they were in the fish-raising business together. There was no need for them to leave. If they were poached by other grilled fish restaurants, they would be criticized by their own father. So both of them did not leave, but two of their apprentices left.
It's no use leaving. I can't take the seasoning recipe with me, and my fish-grilling skills are no match for them.
*
Ever since the house was transferred to Zhan Aiping, Shi Songhong has been keeping an eye on Zhan Aiping's movements. Seeing that she decorated the house casually and bought some broken chairs and old benches to open the business, Shi Songhong felt very amused and thought that Zhan Aiping must be out of money. She bought old refrigerators and old benches and had no decorations at all. What's the difference between her and those shabby fly restaurants
"That guy named Zhan opened such a good oil tea house, but it ended up like this? Such a shabby little restaurant? Does anyone come to eat in this little restaurant?"
"What?! Grilled fish restaurant?"
The Mo Yu Grilled Fish Restaurant opened by Zhan Aiping has carved out a niche among many restaurants, relying not on anything else but its grilled fish techniques and sauces and seasonings. It's not that there are no other grilled fish restaurants, but this one has become famous among nearby residents because of its "delicious" food.
Many foreigners have heard of its reputation and come to try the food, such as grilled fish and beer fish, and they all praise it.
As long as the food tastes good, people don’t mind the simple environment. Do we need a luxurious place to eat grilled fish and drink beer
It’s so fun to drink and play rock-paper-scissors here!
Shi Songhong used to run a restaurant. She secretly calculated the cost of Zhan Aiping. Zhan Aiping sold the store from her without making any changes. She just put some second-hand things in it. But according to the daily flow of people in the grilled fish restaurant, as well as the alcohol and consumption...
Shi Songhong heard that the monthly salary of those grilled fish chefs was not exaggerated, and they did not ask for exorbitant prices.
Oh my god! How much money did Zhan Aiping make!!!
Not to mention the other teachers who partnered with her, even Shi Songhong regretted it so much that her intestines turned green.
Why did she just give three hundred yuan to Zhan Aiping
"Teacher Shi, you are too stupid. You transferred it out with only 300 yuan!"
"Are you crazy? Three hundred? They make more than three hundred a day from their two stores."
Shi Songhong's face turned pale. She didn't want to walk that road for several days. Her husband advised her to be more open-minded, "Not everyone has the talent to become rich through business. We should be content with what we have. That's enough."
But Shi Songhong was not willing to give up. This was the house she had rented before, and Shi Songhong regretted it.
After experiencing the days of making big money, how could one still be willing to live a quiet life with only a small salary every month
Shi Songhong bit her lip. She wanted to find someone to do business with again.
At the same time, she also found out one thing: the lease of Zhan Aiping's Ai Ming Oil Tea House would soon expire and it would probably be taken back. Seeing how much money she made, who wouldn't be tempted
Both houses were to be taken back, but the family still had a reputation and didn’t want to offend anyone, so they said the government didn’t allow it.
Zhan Aiping has a military background, so no one dares to cause trouble to her openly. However, if she is used in an open and fair way with a soft knife, she might not be able to withstand it. A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake.
If they say your procedures are not in compliance, then they are not in compliance. You have to either give up the lease or pay more. You have to sit down and negotiate.
Zhan Aiping is probably going to have a big piece of meat bitten off.
At the end of August 1, Zhan Mingzhao and Gu Xiangyi came with their little bean buns. Zhan Aiping brought their family to a grilled fish restaurant to eat grilled fish. They both enjoyed the meal very much. They didn't want to stay in the capital anymore, because the chili dishes in the capital were really not delicious.
The food there is not particularly delicious, but it is very particular.
Zhan Mingzhao said: "Even if the dishes are very exquisite, they still taste the same."
Gu Xiangyi said: "It's not as good as the mushroom chicken soup, it's so delicious!"
Zhan Mingzhao said: "The chili here is still the best."
Zhan Aiping looked down on them: "Do you think you two are food connoisseurs?"
Compared with his talkative parents, Zhan Mingzhao and his partner's son Xiao Doubao is much quieter. He still looks very steady, a replica of his older brother, very silent and reliable.
He kept his head down and kept silent while eating, and ate more than anyone else.
After graduation, Zhan Mingzhao and Gu Xiangyi were assigned jobs. Zhan Mingzhao went to the diplomatic department in the capital, while Gu Xiangyi stayed in a hospital. The two of them stayed in the capital. Zhan Aiping spent 32,000 yuan to buy three courtyard houses and asked them to help look after them.
Zhan Mingzhao and his wife lived in one house, kept one, and rented out one.
Zhan Mingzhao said: "Sister, you really bought so many houses."
Zhan Aiping said: "Your sister's current ideal is to be a small landlady, sitting and collecting money every day."
Zhan Mingzhao: "Your thinking is wrong. You don't do anything productive but just wait to collect rent. You are no different from the big landlords in the past."
Zhan Aiping: “…”
Zhan Mingzhao said, "Forget it. I'm not exploiting anyone. I'm not a landlord. I've given people a place to live. This is just one or two yuan in rent. You can get your money back when your grandchildren come."
Even if a siheyuan is torn down into a large compound and rented out, the rent is only about 10-20 yuan a month. Assuming that the rent is 10,000 yuan, it will take decades to get back the investment. Even if the rent is 40-50 yuan a month, it will take a long time to get back the investment. In addition, the old house needs to be repaired from time to time? Are you sure this is not a debt
It seems that this kind of landlady has no future at the moment, and even if there was a future, people would be reluctant to sell the courtyard house.
Zhan Aiping said, "You have been in the capital for four years, haven't you made any progress? There are more and more people every year, and there is no room for them to stay."
Zhan Mingzhao said: "Don't we have housing units allocated by our company?"
"That's right." Zhan Aiping said with a smile, "When the company doesn't distribute housing anymore, my house will be valuable."
The real estate market was not hot in the 1980s, but started to take off in the 1990s, and has been soaring higher and higher since then.
In some small places, commercial housing from the 1990s couldn't even be sold, because at that time there was only housing funded by units and few people bought commercial housing. After the housing distributed by units and housing funded by units generally disappeared, the real estate market took off.
Zhan Mingzhao and Gu Xiangyi went north to work, and Zhan Aiping sent them on a plane back.
Gu Xiangyi sighed: "If the train wasn't so crowded and slow, I would really like to take the train."
Zhan Mingzhao smiled and said, "Trains are fun, especially sleeping berths. They are lively and bustling, with people doing all kinds of things."
Gu Xiangyi smiled and said, "That's right. We went south by train. There were people from all over the country along the way. It was very lively."
Zhan Aiping said: "Then you and your family can change to taking the train, and give me back the plane ticket."
"No, no, no!"
Zhan Mingzhao sighed: "I also saw many people doing small business secretly on the train. They hid things in their coats, and when they opened their coats, they found all kinds of treasures, bartering with others."
"If I hadn't been admitted to university, maybe I would have done this too?"
Zhan Aiping said: "You should be more successful. At least you are working in an import and export company."
Zhan Mingzhao said: "It was you, sister, who forced me to join the army..."
"You know your sister's goodness, right?" Zhan Aiping couldn't help laughing: "You've really matured after becoming a father."
Gu Xiangyi said, "Secretly buying and selling things on the train, that's considered speculation, right? But it's strange, some places strictly control it, some places let it go, sometimes they control it, sometimes they don't."
"Sister-in-law, what do you think will happen next?"
Zhan Aiping said: "You are all college students, yet you still pretend to be ignorant when you know the truth. It has become a trend. If you let it go, you can't stop it."
Gu Xiangyi said, "Things are changing so fast day by day. Sister-in-law, when will you make enough money to buy a car?"
Zhan Aiping glared at her: "Why are you brothers and sisters all the same? You all urge me to buy a car. Haven't you seen that my sister-in-law has bought so many houses?"
"Wait another two or three years, and we'll buy a car. Let's buy a good car! When the time comes, I'll buy a car worth two hundred thousand and scare the hell out of you."
Gu Xiangyi laughed and said, "We are just waiting to go out and have some fun in your 200,000 yuan car."
Zhan Aiping smiled as she sent the family on the plane. When she was riding her bicycle back, she suddenly became fed up with her bicycle. It would be so comfortable if she could drive a four-wheeled car, even if it was a small jeep worth just over 30,000 yuan, even if it could only go at 40 or 50 miles per hour, it would still be more comfortable than a bicycle, provide protection from wind and rain, and be convenient for taking the children to school.
Zhan Aiping said: "I ride a bicycle, I travel in a low-carbon way."
Thinking about this on the way back, Zhan Aiping felt that buying a car was indeed feasible. She could buy a cheap one first. It was not necessary to buy a Santana as the first car. She could buy a car worth tens of thousands and keep it in the shop to transport goods. At worst, she could sell it second-hand and not lose too much.
"The cheapest car costs more than 30,000 yuan, and you need a license from the higher authorities. Ordinary people can't buy a cheap car. I guess they have to pay more. It's more expensive than a courtyard house. How can I drive a courtyard house?"
Speaking of these prices, it really makes people sigh. At this time, buying a small piece of land costs fifteen hundred yuan, and buying a good large refrigerator also costs fifteen hundred yuan; buying a car at this time costs tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands, while a house only costs a few thousand, and the more expensive ones are only tens of thousands.
Thirty or forty years later, a cheap car will still cost around 30,000 or 40,000 yuan, an ordinary car for daily use will cost over 100,000 yuan, and a house will cost tens, hundreds, or even millions of yuan.
A house is a necessity, but a car is not. One can imagine the pressure people will face in the future.
*
Zhan Aiping's house at the train station has been built. She was busy decorating it in the first half of the year, installing two shops downstairs. She had no money to do anything else. No matter what era it is, decoration is a bottomless pit that requires a lot of money.
In addition to decorating the shop, she also decorated a house on the second floor. There is also a small terrace on the second floor. Zhan Aiping plans to plant flowers and plants there. In the future, their family will really have a house of their own, and the entire first floor will belong to them.
The third and fourth floors can be converted into a hotel, but Zhan Aiping cannot afford to invest so much now. She is reluctant to ruin her new house by buying an ordinary small hotel. She wants to buy better beds and cabinets, and if the rooms are equipped with TVs... the cost will be terrible, so she will wait until the other house is built.
It only takes more than ten minutes to ride a bicycle from the train station to go home. This is the advantage of small cities nowadays. One bicycle is enough. Of course, it is fast to go to the train station, but it is far to go to the airport. The last time I sent Zhan Mingzhao and others out, we went to the military airport, which is more than ten kilometers away.
After the lease of Ai Ming Oil Tea House expired, they really wanted to take back the property. Not only did they want to take back the lease of Ai Ming Oil Tea House, they also wanted to take back the lease of Mo Yu Grilled Fish House. Even though there were still a few years left on the grilled fish restaurant's lease, they would still take it back if they breached the contract.
Zhan Aiping sneered in her heart, but she still pretended to be reluctant on the surface, crying about her grievances, "If the house is taken back, how can I run my shop here? How can I do business? I have accumulated three years of old customers..."
"It's difficult to do this here, it's against the rules. This is public property, it's not convenient for individuals to make profits."
Zhan Aiping asked, "Can you just take it back if you want? I have renovated the house inside and out before. Can you just break the contract if you want? Are you going to give me a way out?"
"Two thousand. As long as you compensate me for the loss of two thousand, I will give the two houses back!"
After some bargaining, the other side agreed to compensate her for her losses of 1,500 yuan.
Zhan Aiping took the compensation and moved out quickly. With the fifteen thousand yuan, she treated it as if she had not paid rent for three years. She emptied both stores and moved to a new store at the train station.
Equipment such as the refrigerator are still old, but all the tables, chairs and benches in the grilled fish restaurant have been replaced with new ones. After some tidying up, the restaurant reopened with the original team, and business is still booming.
After she moved out, the two original tiled houses were quiet for a while and then rented out to someone else to open a shop.
Mrs. Luo now rides a bicycle to the oil tea house every day. She is very happy: "It is much more magnificent to move to a building. I am energetic at work all day. I wish I could stay there every day. Just looking at it makes me feel good."
Luo Zhiguo said: "When will you make enough money to buy me a car? Lao Gu said his wife wants to buy him a car."
Lao Luo was very envious and jealous when he heard this.
But his wife refused to listen and wanted to follow Xiaozhan's example to buy land and build a building.
(End of this chapter)