Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

The storefronts in the market are really on sale.

When Li Long got the news and went to take a look, he found that the place was a bit deserted.

In other words, not many people are interested in the storefronts here.

Although the storefront at that time was much worse than what Li Long remembered later, it was just a single row of houses, without a gate or a second floor, and no additional houses in the middle. In other words, from now until the beginning of the new century, this storefront will have to face another round of demolition and renovation.

But once you buy it, you have the property rights.

Living with Sister Yang and her daughter, just like relatives, Li Long planned to buy one room for Sister Yang and buy two or three rooms for himself.

In his opinion, once the storefront is built, there will definitely be people competing to buy it, and perhaps not many will be available. However, he didn't expect that not many people would come when it was put on sale!

Li Long reacted quickly and realized that it was probably because the market was originally a spontaneous market, transformed from a black market, so everyone felt that they were setting up stalls based on their own strength and did not even want to pay the management fee at the beginning.

When the county department started collecting management fees, the market was almost closed down, and more than half of the people simply moved to other places.

Later, the market was gradually developed through semi-mandatory and semi-regulatory measures, but how long has it been since then? Now, suddenly, a storefront is needed again. Who is willing to pay for it?
Seeing that the management office was deserted, Li Long thought he could invest.

The banner on the office door frame said that the property could be purchased or rented, so Li Long felt relieved.

Sister Yang and Han Fang’s household registration has already been completed, just outside the city. Although they have a household registration but no land, they are already very satisfied.

Now that I have a household registration here, some things will be easier to handle.

Li Long walked into the office carrying a backpack and saw a man in a blue cloth Zhongshan suit reading a newspaper and a woman cracking melon seeds.

There were people at the door and inside, but these five or six people were not going to consult. Instead, they were discussing, reading notices, and hesitating.

Seeing Li Long come in, the man and woman at the table both looked up and then continued to lower their heads.

Li Long saw a notice on the wall and went over to take a look.

It is written simply and clearly, the storefront is 1,000 yuan per room, first come first served. The rent is 100 yuan per room per year, anyway it is not cheap.

Although this storefront is a brick house and has been painted with lime, it looks quite clean and tidy. The area is not small, at least 30 to 40 square meters, but one thousand yuan can buy a yard in the county now, but buying a storefront is not worth it for most people.

As for the rent of 100 yuan a year, is it expected to recover the cost in 10 years? The rent is not cheap! After all, renting a yard in the county only costs 50 or 60 yuan a year.

This storefront is just one room!
The development of people in small counties is relatively slow. Those who set up stalls here instead of going to Shicheng mainly do so because it is close to home and they are a little afraid of bigger cities.

So, we can't expect them to have too much foresight.

Li Long knew that he couldn't bargain for the price, so after reading the notice, he turned around and asked:

"If purchasing individually, how many rooms can one person buy at most?"

"How many do you want to buy?" The man reading the newspaper was stunned for a moment. The woman reacted very quickly, threw away the handful of melon seeds in her hand, walked a few steps to Li Long, and asked with a smile on her face:
"Will you buy it? For individual purchases, one person can buy up to three. Of course, if you really want to buy, there are ways, but the maximum is five, and this includes relatives and friends."

It seems that the management has also considered this and will definitely not allow one person to monopolize the storefront.

There is definitely a loophole that can be exploited. All you need to do is find a few unrelated people to provide their identification, just like when the stock market first opened and you used other people's identities to buy.

But Li Long naturally didn't care about this matter. He thought about it and said:
"My friend and I bought five rooms together."

Since you can buy five, then buy five.

"Okay, okay, come on, we need the identities of at least two people. Take a look at the seats first, and then go over there to register after you choose. Look, these have already been bought, and these are empty seats." The man also enthusiastically took out a piece of drawn paper with the storefront room number written on it.

Li Long took a look and found that the four storefronts at both ends of the market had been picked up. These were the first ones to be seen upon entering the market and naturally the most likely to attract attention.

Li Long even wondered if this money was taken by someone on the inside.

There is no way. Coming from the previous life, I have seen too many sunny and dark things, so it is inevitable that I will think in a negative way.

But to be honest, even if these few were not picked, he would not want them. Now the market is open at both ends, so the first one is easy to attract people's attention. But when the gates on both sides of the market are built, the gatehouses will be built very high, and the first one on both sides will become a corner, so the attention will naturally be reduced.

He directly chose the two shops on the east side of the market, the two shops on the south side and the three shops on the north side, which were connected together.

Because the east gate will face the vegetable market in the future with a large flow of people, and the north-south road built behind the east gate is the main road, so this side is considered the main gate.

"Come here, pay the money and register. We have the property certificates ready. You can pay the money now and register and take it away directly." The woman said after Li Long made his choice.

Hey, the one-stop service at the beginning is quite convenient.

Li Long took out stacks of bills from his backpack.

He really only brought 5,000 yuan with him, mainly because he didn't expect it to be so expensive, and he didn't expect to be able to get five rooms directly.

I kept four rooms for myself and gave one to Sister Yang.

He had no intention of becoming a landlord and buying out an entire street, so he just bought a few houses as a token of his appreciation.

This market will prosper for at least thirty years, which is enough.

Li Long was also thinking about buying a few market shops on Shicheng Old Street after they were built, so that he could just live there and wait for death.

"Comrade, we need to register the purpose of this place. Are you planning to rent it out or use it yourself?" asked the woman who collected the money.

"Some are rented out and some are for personal use." Li Long's words were a bit confusing. He didn't know if anyone in his family wanted to use the storefront to sell things, so he had to go back and discuss it.

It goes without saying that Sister Yang wants to sell things.

Those who were still waiting and watching saw that Li Long had made such a big purchase. One of them actually picked a shop that Li Long had taken a fancy to. Seeing that the shop was bought by Li Long so easily, he became anxious and rushed over to pay:
"I'll buy it... I'll choose the second room on the west side, on the north side... This is one thousand dollars!"

"I want to rent the second room on the west side, on the south side... Please register for me..."

Seeing these people who were waiting and watching suddenly become active, the two managers were also very happy. At least they could report to the task today.

Occasionally, she would look at Li Long with an enthusiastic gaze. Whose boy is so rich!
The woman in charge of registration wrote down Li Long's name and address, wondering whether she should introduce him to her cousin.
I don’t know if he is married or not, but he is a rich man!

As soon as Li Long came out with the certificate and the door key, someone came over and asked:

"Comrade, do you want to rent out the storefront you bought?"

"Why, do you want to rent it?" Li Long saw that the man was in his forties, not tall, and spoke with a dialect accent, so he asked.

"Yes, but the rent is a bit expensive. I can't afford it. Can you give me a discount?"

"Ninety-five." Li Long said.

"Then...can it be cheaper?" "Not cheap." Li Long waved his hand and turned away.

He wanted to first tell Sister Yang the news that the store was ready, so that she could rest assured.

Li Long returned to the yard and saw Sister Yang coaxing two children. Hearing the children's laughter from time to time, Li Long felt that Sister Yang was just like some live-in nannies he had seen in short videos in his previous life. She was very patient with children.

"Uncle, this little dress made by his aunt is really nice." Seeing Li Long coming in, Sister Yang praised the dress made by Li Xia, "It fits the child very well and the child is comfortable wearing it."

Li Long went over to tease the two children. Mingming and Haohao were already able to recognize people, and they smiled when they saw Li Long, waving their hands and feet to express their excitement.

Li Long said to Sister Yang while teasing her:

"The storefronts over there in the market are now available for sale. I bought five, and one of them is yours. When it's not busy here, you can open a store in the market. During this time, you can think about whether to continue selling food or do something else."

"How can I let you buy it? I have money, enough!" Sister Yang was a little flustered, "How much? I'll give you..."

"No, no." Li Long said, "You take care of the two children at my house. Xiaoxia and I both treat you as a sister. From now on, we will be relatives. This storefront is a gift to you..."

Although Li Long paid Sister Yang a salary every month, he felt that the money was still not enough.

Sister Yang is also an honest person, and she doesn't want honest people to suffer losses.

Sister Yang refused to agree and went into the house to get the money. The two talked for a long time until Gu Xiaoxia came back. Finally, the stubborn Sister Yang stuffed four hundred yuan into Li Long's pocket.

Okay, let’s leave it this way for now. We live together anyway, so we’ll talk about it later.

Sister Yang took some time to go and take a look at the storefront. When she came back, she told Li Long that some people had already moved in and were renovating the house, and it looked like it would open soon.

Li Long thought that winter was coming. If he wanted Sister Yang to start work in winter, he would have to start decorating now. He had nothing to do recently, so he just happened to be looking after the children, so he asked Sister Yang to decorate the storefront she liked.

After all, what to do with this store is up to Sister Yang herself to decide.

Sister Yang also agreed. Over the next few days, she would ride her bicycle out after dinner and clean up, and would come back with vegetables to cook at around 12 o'clock.

Although she was very busy, it was obvious that she was very happy.

Li Long was still thinking about helping her find someone to do the decoration work, but Sister Yang said that was not necessary, as there were people at the edge of the market, carrying bags and waiting for work. She had already found someone, bought bricks and other materials, and was already working on it.

Hey, what a capable guy.

"Uncle, someone is asking if you want to rent out your storefront." Sister Yang passed the message to Li Long while they were having dinner.

"How much did they offer?"

"One hundred and ten," said Sister Yang. "Now all the shops with good locations in the market have been rented out. Only yours are still vacant."

Li Long didn't expect that the market conditions would change drastically in just a few days.

Sister Yang explained the reason:
"The county has issued a regulation that in the future, stalls will not be allowed on the main street, and everyone must go inside the market. Our place is not like Shicheng Old Street, where people are allowed to sell things in storefronts and set up stalls. Here, there are few people selling things, so they are only allowed to set up stalls in storefronts. Those who sell things regularly can't carry their stalls around, and they don't want to buy, so they can only rent storefronts."

Li Long understood that it still needed the push from the powerful departments.

Those who set up temporary stalls, like Li Qingxia selling fish, would naturally set up a stall in any place, and when someone came to check, they would just pack up the fish and leave.

It’s different for the middlemen who sell things in the market every day. They set up their stalls all day long, so naturally a fixed spot is best.

Now fixed points have been abolished and you have to go to the market. If you don’t want to buy, you can only rent.

"Wait and see." Li Long was not in a hurry, "It may still go up a bit."

"It should be possible." Sister Yang is also very confident about this.

"So, do you still sell food in that house?"

"Yes, I sell food." Sister Yang said with a smile, "I built a stove inside, a counter, and shelves to put things on, and I make everything fresh..."

It seems that Sister Yang has already thought it through.

Yes, selling food from carts was so popular back then, so there shouldn’t be any problem running a fixed restaurant now.

"We still need to get some certificates." Li Long reminded, "Sanitation and other things, as well as business license, we can't be careless."

"There are people in the market who are giving me guidance. I have done it all." Sister Yang said with a smile.

Gu Xiaoxia and Gu Boyuan also gave some advice from time to time, which helped Sister Yang to understand the matter.

Of course, it’s just decoration now. Anyway, the storefront is mine, so it will take some time before it can actually open.

"I plan to wait until the second half of next year, when the child can stand and walk slowly." Sister Yang said her plan, "There is no rush for the time being."

The Li family was good to her and her daughter, and she herself did not want to leave her two children early to open a store.

In fact, Sister Yang is also quite conflicted. She feels that the current situation is pretty good. She is a rural housewife and had to sell meals last year. This kind of life now is what she wants to do out of habit.

But she is also worried, what if she is not able to run a business when her children grow up?
She also wanted to have her own career. After experiencing many ups and downs in life, Sister Yang also realized that having her own money, her own way of making money, and running her own business were the only long-term successes.

But she couldn't bear to give up this simple and happy life.

So it's contradictory.

Even though I am excited about decorating the storefront these days, I also dream of opening a store and doing business one day.

But is this really what you want to do?
Is he going to come out or not?

Li Long helped her get the storefront, which was meant to be a gift to her. In Sister Yang's view, it was not to drive her away, but to give her a guarantee.

She cherishes every day here even more.

So it's quite contradictory.

Li Long also noticed it, but he didn't know how to say it. When he returned to the house after dinner, he told Gu Xiaoxia to take some time to talk to Sister Yang. Anyway, the store was there, so she could open it whenever she wanted. Don't worry, the two families are like relatives, and Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia will not drive them away.

Sister Yang is truly grateful.

In half a month, the storefront was renovated, and then Sister Yang locked the door and left it there.

Li Long's several shops were rented out for one room at 120 yuan and three rooms at 110 yuan. The contract was signed for one year, and Li Long estimated that the rent would definitely increase next year.

This is the general trend. (End of this chapter)