The Great Era of Siheyuan

"It's like this. I recently accidentally acquired two dilapidated courtyard houses, so I wanted to come here to apply and renovate the houses. Do you think you can approve it for me?"

Li Wenqiang said with a smile.

"What about this? You need to go to the Housing Security Office to apply, and then wait for them to submit it to the Housing Authority for approval. Where are your two courtyard houses?"

Director Wang asked curiously after explaining first.

"One is in Yuan'en Temple behind Nanluoguxiang, and the other is in Fuxue Hutong. Can I apply for it first and then find someone to build it at the same time?"

Li Wenqiang said casually.

"It's not impossible, but you now have two extra courtyards. Housing is tight in the city right now. I suggest you hand them over to the Housing Authority for unified distribution to help other comrades with housing difficulties. Of course, this is not mandatory, and it's not for free. We will give you part of the money as rent every month in the future. Please consider it!"

Director Wang said in a gentle tone.

But it's not so nice to hear her say it. It's easy to hand over the house, but it's hard to get it back. It's only a few dozen dollars a month at most. If you don't rent it out, what can you do if the other party refuses to leave?

This is how many nail households in the slums of later generations came about. They first worked in the factory and rented a house there. Then the currency depreciated, the enterprise reformed, and the iron rice bowl was gone. The rent also had to go up. With no job and no money, they simply beat the landlord away and became nail households. The government took the blame, and the landlord suffered.

Li Wenqiang felt that something was wrong after hearing this. "You old woman, I came here to fish with good intentions, but you want to take my property. You have such a bad conscience," he immediately began to complain.

"Hey~! Leader, it's not that I don't want to support your work, it's just that I can't do anything! There's something I haven't had time to tell you yet! Recently I've seen many brothers and sisters having a hard time, so I thought of forming a veteran construction team.

Firstly, it is to help those who have contributed to the country. Our soldiers are good at work, more reliable, and trustworthy. Secondly, it is to solve the employment problem of some veterans and reduce the burden on their families.

In addition to using those yards as office space, I also want to solve some of their accommodation problems. I was just thinking of asking you if you could grant me a piece of land so I can buy it and build a dormitory for my employees!"

Li Wenqiang first played the victim, and then turned around and made another request to her. If she did not agree, there would be no loss, but if she agreed, he would make a lot of money again.

"You want to start a construction team? That's a good thing! But it's not that simple. Can you afford so many people?"

Director Wang was a little surprised when he heard this and looked at him with some concern.

"How can I know if I can afford it unless I try? But can you give me your approval for this land?"

Li Wenqiang said with a smile, diverting her attention from his house. You must be kidding. I finally got two houses, how could I possibly hand them over?

He doesn't know whether others are living well or not, but what he knows is that he should try not to make himself suffer if he can make others suffer.

"Let's talk about this later. You have two yards there, which should be enough. How many people are there in the construction team?"

Director Wang is now very interested in the construction team he mentioned.

"For now, there are 30, and we will gradually expand the number in the future. It hurts me to see my compatriots squeezed into houses of a few square meters, so I plan to set up a construction team to help those ordinary people. My goal is to ensure that everyone has a house to live in."

Li Wenqiang said passionately.

Director Wang looked at the excited Li Wenqiang and didn't know what to say. After all, everyone has no house to live in because they don't have money to buy or build a house? Can you make money by running a construction team?

Of course, she definitely wouldn't say that, she could only say it vaguely.

"Your idea is good. How about this, when you make money in the future, come back to me and I will find a way to help you solve this problem."

Director Wang casually said that if they asked her for a house, she definitely didn't have one, but if they wanted land, the street office still had a lot of vacant land, which was not a problem at all, it was just that they didn't have the money to build it.

If Li Wenqiang can really solve part of the employment problem, then she doesn't mind helping.

"Director, I'm serious about this! Don't deny it when the time comes!"

Li Wenqiang said jokingly.

"How can I lie to you, a child? Go fill out the application form for the renovation of the old house first, and we'll talk about this later. Come back to me when you're done!"

Director Wang pretended to be displeased.

"Then I'll go fill out a form first and bring the food over later!"

Li Wenqiang said hello and went straight to the housing security office. He mentioned Director Wang's name, and the people inside didn't say much. They just asked him to fill out the form. After all, he was paying for it himself, so no one said anything.

After returning home, Li Wenqiang casually loaded some pumpkins and corns into the truck bed and drove them directly to the yard of the street office.

"Director, I brought my stuff here. Where do you think I should put it?"

Li Wenqiang found Director Wang again and asked with a smile.

"So soon? Where is it? Let me go check it out!"

When he heard the food was brought in, Director Wang smiled. A few hundred kilograms is not a small amount. If we share it with everyone, it will be enough to eat for many days.

"It's at the door! Come with me!"

After saying this, Li Wenqiang walked straight out the door.

When Director Wang saw the motorcycle at the door, he was surprised again and looked at him meaningfully.

It just so happened that other people from the street office also saw the three-wheeled motorcycle coming in and ran out to watch the fun. Director Wang said to them.

"This comrade of ours got some unplanned supplies today, so come and help. If you need any, you can buy some from him and take them home. If not, the neighborhood office will buy them and send them to the canteen."

Director Wang said to everyone.

"My name is Li Wenqiang. I'm currently working as a buyer at a steel mill. If you have any difficulties with food, you can come to me. I might be able to help a little."

Li Wenqiang said polite words while throwing things out from the back of the car, and soon they formed a pile.

If they really come to find me in the future, I can only say that they are too ignorant.

Everyone looked at the three big pumpkins and a pile of corn on the ground without much reaction. After all, they had plenty of opportunities to get food. They could just say hello to the grain station. The grain station would definitely not be so blind as to embarrass them.

However, the fresh corn and vegetables were also a big surprise for them. As soon as the words were spoken, several people jumped out.

"How do you sell this vegetable? Well, since it's something outside the plan, you don't need to ask for a ticket. Give me ten kilograms of corn and I'll give you two dollars, how about that?"

A pot-bellied man walked out quickly and said, looking at the things on the ground with a look of satisfaction on his face.

"Director Wang, my situation shouldn't be considered speculation, right?"

Li Wenqiang said jokingly, ignoring the fat man.

Damn, how dare you, you want ten kilograms for only two dollars? You don’t even take a piss and look at yourself.