Chapter 43 Where is my house?
"Oh no! This guy has a gun and he's got a tough guy."

Everyone's faces changed color instantly, and they were hesitating whether to take the risk and fight him.

Liu Zhiye took out a red certificate from his pocket and handed it to someone who was obviously the leader.

The man took the ID carefully, looked at it, and breathed a sigh of relief.

His complexion returned to normal and he handed the document back with both hands.

"So~you are Director Liu of Jiaodaokou~"

"I'm so sorry~"

"It's so late, we're checking for some suspicious people who are randomly roaming around so late at night."

"It's my duty, I hope you don't mind~"

Then he looked at everyone else, signaling for them to relax and everything would be fine.

"This is Deputy Director Liu from Jiaodaokou. It's a misunderstanding~ It's all a misunderstanding~ Hey~ The flood washed away the Dragon King Temple - family members don't recognize each other anymore~"

Liu Zhiye put the gun back with an expressionless face. He was just trying to scare them and hadn't even turned on the safety.

But his hand still held the young man's wrist and did not let go.

The boy grimaced and cried out in pain, begging Liu Zhiye to let him go.

"This kid is quite arrogant. Is this how you conduct law enforcement patrols?"

Upon hearing this, the leader said with a pleading look in his eyes:

"Hello, Chief Liu. I'm Mu Chunlin from the Beixin Police Station. These guys are on-duty security guards from nearby streets."

"We were too impulsive today and our attitude was not good. We sincerely apologize to you. We hope you can give us another chance and promise not to make this mistake again~"

Mu Chunlin is a smart man. As soon as he sees that something is not going well, he starts to criticize himself, hoping to make a big thing small and a small thing disappear.

Liu Zhiye grabbed the boy's wrist, pulled and pushed him, and threw him out. With a "bang", he hit another security guard.

"I am not your direct supervisor, and I have no control over you. But you should also remember who you are and what you are doing~"

"You are not the black people before the founding of the country. If you fall into my hands again, I will never let you off easily."

Then he pointed at the young man just now.

"If you feel that the lesson is not enough, just do it as hard as you can~"

The leader Mu Chunlin quickly winked at him, asking him to apologize and admit his mistake.

Liu Zhiye didn't bother to pay attention to their arguments. He glanced at them and rode away.

When we got to the courtyard, it was Guan Dapeng who opened the door. This guy was on his last day of duty and was about to be "released after serving his sentence".

Guan Dapeng saw that it was Liu Zhiye, and a hint of fear flashed across his eyes. He came up to greet him:
"Liu~Section Chief Liu, you are back~"

Liu Zhiye said casually:
"Well~ Thank you for your hard work so late~"

This kid was like a bootlicker, helping to lift the bicycle while wagging his tail and begging for mercy:
"It's not hard~ It's not hard~ It's my honor to serve Chief Liu~"

"It's my honor~It's my honor~"

Liu Zhiye pushed the cart forward a few steps and suddenly stopped. He said to Guan Dapeng who was closing the door:

"Guan Dapeng~"

The boy was so frightened that he trembled all over and didn't even dare to turn his head, thinking he was going to be beaten again.
The whole person dared not move, and agreed stiffly:
“Yes, yes, yes.”

"Liu~Section Chief Liu~I didn't do anything~Can you please stop slapping me~"

Liu Zhiye also found this scene funny. Guan Dapeng was obviously traumatized by the beating, and this had almost become a conditioned reflex.

"Don't worry, I won't hit you today. I just want to tell you that if you still want to sell something, just come to me~"

After saying that, he pushed the cart and left.

Guan Dapeng behind him let out a long sigh, his expression changing from gloomy to bright.

When I got home, my parents were already asleep. They had gotten used to Liu Zhiye's early departure and late return.

After returning to his room and lying on the bed, he recalled what Aunt Wang had said to him about arranging housing. According to her, according to living conditions, living in a building should be the best choice at the moment.

It's just a pity that the district government applied for the residential building last year and started construction this year. As early as when the plan was implemented last year, the land had already been allocated.

Secondly, there are the bungalows with better conditions and private courtyards. There were very few such houses left in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

There are also some well-preserved private residences and some shantytowns converted from confiscated courtyard houses.

The former needs to be purchased from private hands, and the government can give him subsidies. The latter can be distributed, but there are not many decent ones left. Don't be disgusted, even such ones are in short supply.

The early days of the country were really difficult. If you didn't reach a certain level, you couldn't enjoy good material conditions. This is not the case after the reform and opening up, when the country became prosperous and ordinary cadres could enjoy the director's building and section chief's room.

After the founding of China, as the capital, the number of non-productive personnel such as government employees in the city remained at a high level and continued to grow.

As a result, there was a "housing panic" problem for a time, although many houses were actively built in the early days of China's establishment.

However, as economic construction work continues to increase, in order to concentrate financial and material resources to ensure the needs of large-scale economic construction, the proportion of investment in employee housing has continued to decline.

"In 1953, residential investment accounted for 12.4% of total investment, 1954% in 9.3, 1955% in 6.6, and 1957% in ."

In 1956, the Executive Yuan issued a notice to the People's Committee of the Municipality of Taipei: "All administrative housing projects that require additional state administrative funds will not be approved. The Municipality of Taipei will coordinate the construction in the third quarter of 1957."

The population of the city increased from 1949 million in 209 to 1958 million in 631.8.

The number of urban workers in the 1949 cities and the corresponding housing demand increased significantly, and the housing situation of urban workers became increasingly severe. Serious housing problems for urban workers emerged: housing was difficult to meet needs, and the contradiction between supply and demand was prominent.

市工联对全市563272名工职工的综合调查显示：迫切需要解决宿舍的的职工有150220人，约占被调查职工总数的27%。却单身宿舍的80145人，占缺房职工总数的53%。缺家属宿舍的70075户。

At the same time, employees who already have housing also face housing problems, as their family members increase and their living environment becomes poor. "One room with two rooms is occupied by a family of seven, young and old."

A large number of demobilized soldiers who were resettled in the first quarter of 1956 could only temporarily live in makeshift sheds, with multiple households sharing one house.

To sum up, the country is really in trouble. The housing supply is really tight, and so many people are quietly waiting and queuing up to arrange housing. No one can just make special arrangements. Even if you are a retired cadre or a combat hero, you can only be appropriately cared for.

People in this era are more conscious and everyone is paying attention to dedication. Just because you have a high position and great contributions, can you ignore the current situation and demand better material conditions?
So he can only choose:

One is to wait for arrangements, preferably to live in a residential building, but I don’t know when this will happen.

The second option was to choose to be allocated and live in a large compound with poor conditions. To be honest, this option was not very good either. Not to mention the living environment, just the re-interaction with the neighbors was enough to make him worry and effort.

The third option is to buy a house yourself, and the government will provide some housing subsidies.

But who are the people who have private property these days? Either the old folks or the big capitalists.

Regardless of whether they can sell it or not, even if they can, you have to be able to afford it. A decent courtyard house can easily cost several thousand yuan.

This is not the future, when the wind blows and these people will sell their houses at a low price in order to go out to sea.

Besides, at this time, you suddenly spent several thousand yuan to buy a house. Do you think some departments are just for decoration? Where did you get this money?

Even if the investigation is thorough, you will still be in big trouble. If you are investigated these days, the result is predictable.

So, it’s not that Liu Zhiye doesn’t want to move out. After all, if his brother comes back for the holidays, the house will be a bit crowded. But he can’t move out at the moment because there is no suitable place.

Liu Zhiye thought about it and decided to live in a compound if it was really not an option. He would then make appropriate renovations and try to make the living there more comfortable.

Wait a few years and then buy an inconspicuous courtyard house at a low price. This way you will have more choices after the reform and opening up.

After I made up my mind, I stopped thinking about these things. Then I thought about the three-year natural disaster that will start next year. Should I be prepared from now on?
Not to mention food, which needs to be prepared little by little in advance. It is impossible to buy so much food at once.

There was no place to buy it, as grain was purchased by a centralized authority. If you dared to buy in large quantities, there was no place to sell it, and if you were caught, you would be eaten like peanuts.

You can only go to some pigeon markets and the black market to do small transactions privately, and then accumulate them into a large one.

The same goes for meat products. This space is in an absolutely static state. No matter what items are placed in it, they will remain in their original state without any change.

Now the space has expanded to 30 cubic meters. During this period, he collected all the "junk" waiting in the scrap collection station in batches.

There are so many collections, about 300 pieces. Among them are precious, unique cultural relics and artworks. There are also old folk objects that are very old. If they were put in the future, they would be worth at least a few small goals.

These antique artworks also cost him more than 1,000 yuan, which reduced the amount of funds in his small treasury.

Since I returned from demobilization, the money I have on hand, plus this month's salary, totals more than 3,000 yuan.

After deducting the daily expenses for this month, there is only 1532.5 yuan left. It seems that for the sake of future plans, I have to find ways to make money.
(End of this chapter)