The reason why they got off at the barbecue stall before was because Zhou Datong and Cheng Yu were a little hungry after sitting at the KTV all night.
Since the old man said that he would take him around the community, Zhou Dadong was no longer in a hurry to chase the old man to ask questions, and let him eat and drink.
When the kebabs were all gone, the old man seemed a little unsatisfied, but he was still full and burped with satisfaction.
"Let's go, let's take you for a walk in the community, just in time to eat." The old man stood up on his own initiative, packed up all the messy things on the table with the plastic bags he bought for barbecue, and carried the garbage with Zhou Datong.
Exited the concierge.
"Look at this access control. I've been working night shift here for more than four months, and the access control system has never been powered on. Of course, the car stop lever is not needed. Anyway, there are only three households living in this community, and other people's
The car won't drive in even if it's okay."
The old man threw the garbage bag in his hand into the trash can and pointed to the complete access control equipment at the door.
Zhou Datong came closer and took a look. Indeed, there was a thick layer of dust on the access control system. Not to mention swiping the card to enter, no one seemed to care about cleaning.
"Let me tell you, even if it's this trash can now, it stands to reason that the property owner should be responsible for it, right? Hehe, it doesn't matter.
Even the domestic garbage is collected by the street office workers when cleaning the streets.
I come to work here and receive my salary in my monthly salary card. When I take over my shift every day, someone will pretend to check whether I am on duty...
This so-called spot check is also based on the monitoring system in the concierge. No one is actually coming.
I said I've been here for more than four months, right? The real estate agent, except for the interview, will come here once a month to check that no new owners have moved in, and then leave directly."
"What's the reason for this? Even if no one lives in it, the property owner should be responsible as it should be!" Zhou Datong expressed confusion.
The old man clasped his hands behind his back and led him into the community: "This is not simple. If you can't collect property fees, will it be in vain for you to ask the property company to hire someone to do it for you? You can't pay wages if you hire someone?"
Zhou Datong scratched his head and allowed the old man to do whatever he wanted.
“Actually, when this community was first delivered, most houses sent decoration teams to decorate it. Although there were no residents in the community at that time, it was actually very lively.
At that time, the property management company was also fully staffed and equipped with many of the necessary equipment.
But look at the houses here. They are all single-family villas, each of which is at least five to six hundred square meters. With the yard included, it is impossible to complete the decoration in less than half a year.
Naturally, all the owners at that time paid property fees, so they could afford to buy this kind of house, so they were not short of money.
However, shortly after New Year's Day this year, the municipal department issued a notice to expropriate the back door of this community..."
The old man pointed to the southeast: "It's over there. We can see it if we walk along this road."
Zhou Datong nodded and said, "Don't even the street lights in this community turn on?"
"Why open it? No one pays the property fee, and no one pays for the water and electricity of the public share. You can't just blame the three households for the water and electricity in a community? So we just don't open it, and only those three households live there.
Where they are, the street light is on at their door."
Zhou Datong smiled and said: "That's true."
The old man was quite talkative. He led Zhou Dadong to the back door, talking as he walked.
"The municipal department said that they want to requisition the back entrance of the community. This does not mean that the subway will be built into the community, but that the construction team here also needs to occupy a space, right?
After this occupation, I found that the open space outside the back door of the community was not big enough, so I could only occupy part of the inside of the community.
Well, you can see more from here. The wall over there has been demolished to make it easier for the construction trucks to park.
Fortunately, this area is already a public parking lot for visitors to the community, and when the subway is completed, we will only need to clear the ground."
As they walked, Zhou Datong could see that part of the community wall had indeed been demolished. Of course, the company that built the subway also simply helped re-enclose it. But the wall was no longer made of bricks and tiles.
Instead, some simple pillars were erected, with boards simply blocking the middle. In order to make room for the construction department outside, a large area was recessed into the community.
Open the partition and you can see inside.
From the condition of the ground, it can indeed be seen that this was originally a parking lot structure, but now, the ground has been pressed down by construction vehicles, and there are cracks everywhere, falling apart, and it is terrible to see.
Moreover, in this open space, all the construction vehicles parked here and there were construction vehicles.
"Did you see it? This place has been occupied by the engineering team. It is quiet at night. After all, this is a residential area, but there are actually people working underground, but they won't make too much noise. The opening for the subway is dug right here.
Ahead." The old man pointed to the first place not far outside the community.
"Actually, the subway station is still a few hundred meters away from here, but now the tunnel is dug here, mainly to prevent it from affecting normal traffic.
I feel pretty good now. When these construction teams start working during the day, let me tell you, it's not an exaggeration at all. Even the ground is shaking slightly.
I guess you have never worked in a factory at your age. In some factories with heavy machinery, during production, the entire workshop and the ground are shaking gently."
"Then what if the ground collapses?"
The old man laughed and said: "You are too underestimated by these engineering teams. They have all measured accurately. If it really collapses, the government will pay for it. But I tell you, don't worry about it, it won't happen."
That kind of thing."
Zhou Datong actually knows the ins and outs here better than the old man. After all, his family used to dig coal, and 99% of people don't know as much about underground operations as he does.
"Did you see it? If there is construction during the day, there will be no place for people to live in the community.
Those three companies, I told you, I talked to them all.
They also said that if everything is not ready, they really don’t want to go out and rent a new house, and they don’t want to move in now.
The main reason is that they bought this house with a loan, and they owe a lot of money to the bank. The monthly loan repayment alone is tens of thousands.
If you go out to rent a house, the cost will be much higher.
These three families, because they live here, pay property fees honestly.
Of course, since there are basically no services provided by the property now, the property fee is also discounted, so you should pay almost half of the normal fee.
Boy, let me tell you, the property fee here is enough to rent a two-bedroom apartment for a month.
Tell me, the economy of those three companies is already tight, can you save as much as you can?"
Zhou Datong said that he didn't agree with this. After all, since the property fees were enough to rent a house, they would just have to endure it for another two years. He estimated that the main reason for the three families was not that they had no money to rent a house, but that they only had servants during the day.
I'm at home with the nanny, the couple and the children have gone out, and the construction team has stopped when they come back, so I can live with it for a while.
Of course, it is probably true that there are no second homes in this city.
“As for others who don’t live here, they paid the property fee for the first half year, and then they refused to pay any more.
At the beginning, the property management was still very tough, saying that you couldn't live in it. Now that you have started, it is considered to have moved in, so the property fee must be paid.
No matter how long the construction takes, when the owner comes back to live in the property, he still has to pay the property fees.
This was heard by some owners, so some owners took the property to the court. Also because of the special reasons here, the government was also responsible, so they discussed it for a long time and finally reached a settlement. However, the court also sentenced those owners if they did not actually move in.
There is no need to pay property fees.
When the property management company saw it, they couldn't just spend money and have no income every year, right? So they removed everyone and hired me and the old man from the day shift.
He has eleven hours, from 7:30 in the morning to 6:30 in the evening, and I have thirteen hours.
The remaining three companies quit, saying that they would not pay property fees after all your properties were removed. In the end, the street came forward and offered a discount on the property fees. The domestic garbage and other trivial matters were temporarily taken over by the street.
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Zhou Datong nodded, thinking that this was really not what he needed to know, but he had no choice. Who asked him to make an excuse to say that he wanted to buy a house here?
"The person who said he sold your house, which one here is it?" the old man asked enthusiastically.
Zhou Datong immediately cheered up and said, "Building Thirteen."
When the old man heard this, he frowned: "Building Thirteen? It turns out to be his home. This is also the case. Here, apart from those three families, people from Building Thirteen will occasionally come and stay for a day or two.
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"Please take me to see that house." Zhou Datong took the opportunity to make a request.
The old man was very happy. After all, he ate other people's skewers and drank other people's wine. Without saying a word, he took Zhou Datong and walked towards Building Thirteen.
"Building 13, the family in Building 13, is his surname Lao? Because his surname is quite special, I once saw a bright light in his house. I was worried that there was a thief, so I knocked on the door and asked. But the boy said that he
He's the owner of Building 13, and he showed me his ID card. What's his name?"
Zhou Datong immediately said: "Lao Dapeng?"
"Yes, yes, Dapeng! It's a labor of love, Dapeng bird. That Dapeng. It's not from Harbin, it seems to be from the south."
Zhou Datong nodded, thinking that this was a perfect match.
So the person who was with Cheng Fu just now with a Northeastern accent and said that he had lived in Wudong for a month must be Lao Dapeng and he couldn't be wrong.
At this time, Zhou Datong also remembered that he had sent a message to Cheng Yu, but Cheng Yu did not reply.
I looked at my phone and saw that there was indeed no reply. I guess I was asleep and didn't hear the phone ring.
Soon we arrived at the entrance to the courtyard of Building 13. The old man pointed to the building in the courtyard and said, "This is Building 13. It's dark. That guy hasn't been here for a while."
But that's all he is, he only comes to stay for one or two days a month.
I asked him about it, and he said that his registered permanent residence was in the south, but in fact he was from the city next door. His family bought him a house in the provincial capital. They originally wanted him to marry a wife in the provincial capital and live here.
But the house is unlivable now. He only occasionally passes through Harbin and comes to stay for two days for a temporary rest."
Zhou Datong echoed: "Yes, he told me the same thing. Uncle, can I go into the yard and have a look?"
The old man seemed to be hesitant, but finally said: "Okay, that Dapeng is planning to sell the house to you anyway. I also happened to know the password for his courtyard door. When he came last month, I followed him
I was standing nearby chatting with him, and he entered the password without turning his back on me, so I could see him."
After that, the old man walked to the door of the courtyard, stretched out his hand, and pressed the six-digit number on the combination lock.
With a click, the lock opened.
Zhou Dadong quickly thanked the old man and pushed the door open, but he consciously stepped lightly.
At this moment, the house looked dim, but Zhou Datong knew that there must be someone inside.
Of course, he didn't know that the Russian was also inside. If he had known, Zhou Datong might not have dared to come in.