Chapter 3 Chapter 2 Shorten the distance between companies and residences
As soon as Setsuko Yamato ran out of the elevator, with a slight movement of her frozen fingers, the wrapping paper bag from the optional market fell on the tiles on the floor.
"Oops!..." She called out softly, then quickly squatted down and picked up the things that had fallen on the ground - 1/4 piece of cabbage, vermicelli, cuttlefish, and tofu that had been flattened ...
"Asshole, I forgot to buy ginger!..." Setsuko Yamato suddenly noticed this, and immediately glanced at her watch.It was already 7:15, and Setsuko Yamato hesitated for a few seconds and decided not to buy any more.She originally thought that today's weather is so cold, and she planned to make stewed cabbage for her mother.There is a big difference whether ginger is put in the soup, and it doesn't warm the body very much after drinking it.But just to make another trip just to buy ginger, it takes another 15 minutes to delay.
The housewife who lived in the same building walked through the corridor and greeted her: "You are back!..." Setsuko Yamato just nodded mechanically, and trotted to the front of her house.
Setsuko Yamato is different from ordinary female clerks. She works at the Noborito factory of the Ya Textile Company.Go to work at 8:00 in the morning and finish work at 4:30 in the evening.She works as an assistant in the laboratory and does not work night shift.So, logically, she should be able to get home earlier.But it took her 1 hour and 25 minutes by train to go back to Urawa's apartment from Noborito.In addition to the time it takes to walk to the station and change trains at Kawasaki, no matter how fast you are, it will take 1 hour and 50 minutes.Moreover, Setsuko had to buy some raisins for dinner on the way home from get off work.
Summer is long, so it's better.But in winter, every morning, she had to leave home as soon as it was dawn, and when she returned home, it was completely dark.
My own fatigue can always be tolerated.It's just that when she went to work, her mother was locked at home alone, which always made her worry.
Mother Dezhi will be 63 years old in January 1980. According to the current average life expectancy, she is still far from old age.However, since she suffered from a mild cerebral thrombosis the year before last, her body has completely aged.If you are at home, you can support other things and move your body slowly, but it is very difficult to go out alone.Since then, it has become Setsuko Yamato's job to buy vegetables every day.
Setsuko Yamato didn't think it was a big burden to buy vegetables.Even when she was crowded in the tram after get off work, thinking about all kinds of delicacies that her mother liked to eat, she seemed to forget her fatigue, and a sense of warmth came to her face.
As usual, Setsuko Yamato walked to the door of her house, still thinking in her mind: It would be nice if she was closer to the company...
She rang the doorbell.After a while, it was time for Dezhi to come and take off the door chain, and when his daughter entered the house, he would always say softly, "You are back!..." This also became the habit of his mother, Dezhi.
Today, Setsuko Yamato could not smell the cooking aroma overflowing the corridor.The rice is always made at home by Tokuji.
Setsuko Yamato suddenly felt uneasy.She is always worried at ordinary times, and if there is a slight abnormality, she immediately thinks of accidents.
She rang the doorbell again and waited for a while, still no response.Holding the paper bag in her hand, Setsuko fumbled for the key from the handbag.When I inserted the key, I felt very confused.Surprisingly, the door was not locked.
The room is dark.Probably the stove had also gone out, and the room was cold.
"Mom, where are you?..." Shanto Setsuko called loudly, touched the switch, and turned on all the lights.She saw her mother, Deji, lying on the rug by the wall of the living room.She stretched her legs straight, and her body was lying on her back.
"What's the matter with you? . . . Mother! . . . "
Setsuko Yamato ran over.De Zhi exerted all his strength and managed to lift his upper body.
"...I fell down on the corridor in the evening... It was easy to move to the house, but I always felt a pain in my back and couldn't stand up..."
"Have you been lying here since evening?"
"I called Guangli and said that you just left." The phone was placed on the small table, and Dezhi could climb over it.Dezhi sometimes walked around in the corridor, probably twisting his waist and hips. As a result, he lay down in the dark for nearly three hours in this room without a trace of heating.
Setsuko Yamato hastily lit the stove, and spread the mats nearby to make her lie down more comfortably.
"You might as well call Dr. Yu Ye and ask him to come."
"I originally thought that Ah Jie would be back in a while."
"But if you catch a cold, wouldn't it be more troublesome?"
Setsuko Yamato called the surgical hospital where she often visited, and couldn't help tears welling up in her eyes.Mother can only rely on herself, which is really worrying.
"Looks like we need to move closer..."
Setsuko Yamato spoke resolutely to herself, showing anger at herself, regretting that she hadn't made up her mind earlier in the past.
After this incident, Setsuko Yamato, mother and daughter, decided to sell the Urawa apartment they were used to living in and look for my house near Noborito.Fortunately, Mrs. Dezhi did not break into bones.It only took more than a week, and the doctor was asked to inject and change the dressing every day.She has basically recovered and can walk back and forth slowly while leaning on the wall again.
Recently, the phrase "shortening the distance between the unit and the house" is very popular.Maybe most people want to move their houses closer to their units!
Setsuko Yamato is no exception.Although she is very nostalgic for the small town of Urawa, she doesn't want to change jobs now. Setsuko Yamato was born in Urawa, and after graduating from the Department of Textiles at Tansi University, she worked in Yaya Textile Company.At that time, my father was still working in a local food company, and the family of three lived in the company's staff dormitory.But seven years ago, my father died of illness when he was only in his 50s.Later, Dezhi and Setsuko carefully discussed their future life, and finally bought this apartment building with two bedrooms and one living room.They used their father's retirement to pay the full amount, and borrowed a loan of 1.7 million yen from the housing public treasury for the shortfall.Nine thousand yen has to be repaid every month.But at that time, both mothers were working, so it didn't cause too much burden.
Dezhi worked as a cook in the canteen of the company where his father used to work, and quit his job at the age of 58.But the couple still do not intend to leave Urawa.One is because Urawa is Tokueda's hometown, and there are many relatives and friends here; the other is because Tokueda believes that, living in a familiar environment, Setsuko can easily find a suitable partner.
After Shantou Setsuko decided to sell the apartment, she first consulted the boss in the factory, the technical section chief Akio Nishina, to discuss the specific method.Ten months ago, in March 1979, he had just bought a small courtyard near Kajiya, Kawasaki.Probably because he was under too much pressure to repay the loan, he quit smoking and brought food from home every day at noon as usual, and even drank coffee in the cafeteria every other day instead.Even the young workers were talking behind their backs.However, in any case, after the housewarming, Akio Nishina's life seems to be complete.
"If you still plan to buy an apartment unit, I'm afraid you have to find a place to buy first. If you sell the house you live in first, wouldn't you have nowhere to go?" PeopleSoft put forward his opinion. Advertisement for sale of own home, can I provide advice?"
So Setsuko Yamato began to look carefully at the advertisements and notices in the daily newspapers.The commercial buildings of Tama General Industry Co., Ltd. in the Kawasaki area are often listed in the newspapers.Since PeopleSoft bought the company's residence, it always inadvertently attracted her attention.
"Unit apartment for sale, 15 minutes walk from Kawasaki Station, 3 years after construction, price 16.6 million yen, house building, three rooms, area 59 square meters, free of charge."
The advertisement on the notice caught the attention of Setsuko Yamato.Free of charge, presumably not by a real estate company, mediating introductions for buyers and sellers.Maybe this house has already been bought by a real estate company, and the property right is owned by the company. In this way, even if the real estate company does not charge a handling fee, it can still make a profit.This is what Akio Nishina told her.
On a Saturday afternoon in late January, Setsuko Yamato went to the Tama General Industry Company while returning home from get off work.Setsuko had considered two or three other residences, but this apartment in Kawasaki was the one that moved her the most.It is good to be closer to Denghu, but Dezhi doesn't like places that are too deserted.They also know that if they want to live in urban areas, they can only consider old houses.
"After our company bought it, it completely redecorated the interior, and living in it is just like a new house!..."
A salesman took her to see the house, and while driving the car, he explained that he was nearly 50 years old, a little hunchbacked, and his surname was Nakata, and he seemed to have been doing this business for many years.
"I've lived in Urawa's apartment for more than eight years..." Nakata was not afraid of strangers when he spoke, and Setsuko Yamato said casually.I also want to entrust him to sell the house I live in.
"There is nothing wrong with the house, and it is very comfortable to live in. It is almost the same as when it was newly moved in! …"
Setsuko Yamato didn't say this just to show off.This is a real feeling.Because of this, Setsuko has little mental aversion to buying an old house.
The residence mentioned in the advertisement is a seven-story building. If you walk along the road parallel to the Tama River, you will arrive at a corner.On the other side of the river, Gongguang is connected together, but the residential area here is quiet, with temples, shrines, kindergartens and sports fields everywhere.
The name of the apartment is "Keihin Apartment".This building is particularly tall in the vicinity.The reddish-brown brick wall, bathed in the winter sun, shone brightly and looked warm.
"The factories in this area are under strict restrictions, so customers don't need to worry about noise and air pollution."
Nakata drove the car into the parking lot in front of the building, leading the way and walked over.
Around the courtyard in front of the building, a row of Himalayan fir trees were planted, and in front of the building there were several tall and straight potted trees that looked like white birches.Setsuko Yamato suddenly remembered the Shinshu Hotel where she stayed when traveling with her friends.
The walls of the hall are inlaid with tiles, and the milky white granite floor lightly reflects the color of the walls.
"It's really beautiful!..." Setsuko Yamato followed Nakata into the quiet front hall, muttering to herself.
"Yes!..." Nakata nodded and introduced, "To be precise, it only took three and a half years after it was built, mainly because of the good maintenance."
The apartment was originally sold by other real estate companies.Needless to say, the 82 units in the building have already been sold out.Nakata said that at the beginning of December last year, an employee of an oil company who lived at No. 507 on the fifth floor was transferred to work in New York.He commissioned Tama General Industry Company to sell this unit.He hoped to close the deal before he took office, so Tama General Industry took care of his situation, bought the house, renovated the interior, and now just decided to sell it.
Setsuko Yamato listened intently, for fear of missing a single word.If it was three and a half years after completion, it would have been completed around 1976.From the time point of view, probably not a big problem.Books that specifically introduce the situation of apartments say that if you buy an old apartment unit, it is best to buy a house that was built within four or five years. In short, it is best to avoid buying a building that was built at the time of the oil crisis.It is said that many of the buildings built at that time were built by other construction companies due to insufficient materials or the bankruptcy of the construction company and after a long suspension of work.
They took the elevator up to the fifth floor.In the corridor, they only met two or three people who seemed to be housewives passing by.
"Because of the convenient transportation here, many residents are dual-career. It is very quiet during the day."
Nakata explained eloquently, walked to the door of Room 507, took out the key from his pocket, and inserted it.
Sure enough, there are three rooms in this unit, and the surface looks like a new house: the walls, ceiling and kitchen floor have been resurfaced, and the doors and window frames have been repainted to look shiny.Setsuko Yamato had already been mentally prepared. Since she was buying an old house, she had to endure it even if it was dirty.But seeing the bright windows and clean walls in the room, this alone made her feel much more at ease.
The layout of the house was as advertised, a Western-style living room connected to the dining room, with two Japanese-style rooms on both sides.There were only two rooms in the original house, so here is a room of 10 square meters, which looks extra spacious and stable, and Dezhi will definitely like it.She also nimbly checked the number of closets and racks.
Setsuko Yamato stood in front of the window again.The Tama River flows across the row of houses and flows into the sea. From a distance, it looks like a light blue ribbon.She also saw people playing golf on the grass on the river beach.Now the grass looks a little yellow, and in spring, it will probably reveal new shoots and show a sense of vitality.In this hustle and bustle of the city, sooner or later you can overlook the green grass and the west bank of the river like a ribbon.Living here, my mother will definitely feel cheerful...
The noise in the city is not as chaotic as imagined.According to this situation, if I can exchange purchases smoothly, I really want to move here sooner.
"If it's convenient for you, would you please go to the company again and read the housing brochure? In addition, regarding the house you live in now, our company is in Urawa, and there is also a real estate company with business contacts, so they can hurry up , go to your place to see the house."
Setsuko Yamato has already told Nakata all about the size and conditions of the apartment she lives in.
"Can it be sold? If it can't be sold, this house can't be bought..."
"No problem. However, this kind of thing is also fate. Sometimes it is really hard to find, and it takes no effort. At this time, the house at hand is dealt with unexpectedly smoothly."
Nishina once also talked about his personal experience, if there is fate, he will naturally make up his mind.
"This place may be able to live..." Setsuko Yamato felt a burst of excitement, but she immediately suppressed her emotions and said cautiously: "Hey, I walked to the station and then went to the company by the way. Please Go back first!..."
She wanted to try to see if it was really just 15 minutes away from Kawasaki Station as advertised.
Before leaving, it is best to visit the communication room and ask about the actual situation of the management system.It will never be too late to draw conclusions after this.
At this time, the words and phrases in the reference book came to Shanto Setsuko's mind again - buying an apartment means buying its environment and management.
It seems that she is very interested in the apartment in Jingbin Apartment.It seems that as long as the money is settled, the deposit can be paid immediately.However, if the house in Urawa cannot be sold, the money will not be enough anyway.Moreover, there is still a loan of 1.5 million yen left in the house I live in now...
It seemed that Setsuko Yamato wanted to walk herself to measure the distance from the apartment to the station, so she sent Nakata back.After he returned to the company, about 30 to 40 minutes later, Setsuko reappeared, probably after a field survey and was satisfied.The expression on her face seemed to be very interested. After negotiating with Zhongtian for nearly an hour, she temporarily took her leave and left.
Nakata ran to the manager Cangshi to report what happened.
The manager, Cangishi Ryohei, is 41 years old this year. With two arms supported, his broad upper body seems to be lying on the desk, and his face is slightly turned to the window, listening carefully to his report.
Domi General Industry Co., Ltd. is a real estate company founded by Kuraishi with less than 10 million yen in capital after he resigned as a clerk in a company 11 years ago.Taking advantage of the rapid economic growth and housing boom, he successfully expanded the business and has now developed it into a promising mid-stakes business with about 40 salespeople.
Cangshi himself concentrated on acquiring land, building homes and planning sales.As for the specific transaction destination of each house, it is rare for him to have time to listen to the report. However, only Jingbin Apartment is eager to sell for some reason, so he specially asked Zhong Tian to report the progress.
"Later, I called the Kondo Real Estate Company in the Urawa area and entrusted them to assist in the sale as soon as possible. I heard from them that the estimated price was about 13 million yen. I advised her not to sell the house there first, but to sell it first. The deposit is paid here. When she went back, she said that she would discuss it with her mother and reply within two or three days. At the same time, I also hinted to her that the price can be reduced by about 1 million yen."
According to market conditions, the price of old houses four or five years after construction is 20-30% cheaper than that of new houses.From this point of view, the price reduction is not small.However, Cangshi also recognized this point.
"Is it the old lady and the old girl, mother and daughter?"
Cangshi's eyes turned back to Nakata's face and asked.He seemed to have just remembered, with a bit of hesitation in his voice.The expression on his face seemed to want to say: It's a bit pitiful...
"Yes, today is just an old lady in her 30s. It is said that because her mother is sick, she hopes to move closer to her workplace... It seems that she is very interested. Maybe she will borrow some money to pay the deposit. .”
- For a moment, the two were silent.Cangshi blinked his eyes lightly and said, "Understood. Let me know after the deal is made."
After Nakata left, Cangshi hesitated, looked around, and finally stared at the white three-dimensional model between the desk and the window.
This plaster model, about one meter square, is in the shape of a stepped ground formed by splitting the mountain. There are more than 40 beautiful houses in the whole area.This is the diorama of the "Tsutsubara Commercial Housing Complex".At present, Tama Real Estate Corporation is doing its best to prepare for construction.
Looking at it, his tanned rough face gradually showed his usual anger.The scene of Room 507 in the renovated Jingbin Apartment flashed through his mind in just a moment.Now flashed in front of my eyes, it was just a scene of a wilderness and a residential planning area full of mountains and forests.
Today, by the side of the road that borders this wilderness, there are probably two cars... no, maybe a van.Are the dozen or so people in suits who got out of the car still wandering around the scene?
Cangshi's plump lips were tightly pressed together, as if to suppress anxiety and anger.At this time, he recalled the expressionless yellow face of Eizo Tonami, chief of the Urban Development Section of the municipal government.Huami must have been among this group of people.
10 days ago.Eizo Tobo received from his subordinates the development application document proposed by Cangishi, glanced at it briefly, then suddenly took it to the window, threw the document out, and said in an indistinct voice. Said: "I can't accept such unruly drawings."
"Where is it against the rules? What changes can be accepted?" Cang Shi resisted the anger that came up, and bowed down.According to the other party's almost difficult request, he redrawn the land use planning map, and finally let him accept it.
"Why did the chief of the urban development section show such an attitude when we met for the first time, showing obvious hostility?..." Cangshi still finds it incomprehensible.
The land in Gaojinyuan, about 1.2 hectares, was bought by Cangshi from the property owner in mid-December last year.Although most of it is still bushes and grain fields, it is a sunny hillside. If it is slightly remodeled, it must be a good residential land.Cangshi has been paying attention to it since two or three years ago.He has been negotiating with the property owner, but the other party just refuses to nod.In recent years, property owners have been hoarding and are not willing to let go easily.Therefore, there is very little land for sale, which has become a major cause of the insufficient supply of residential land.
Later, Cangshi heard that the property owner was seriously ill and would not live long, so he got in touch with his son.Although my father owned a lot of land, he continued to lead an agricultural life, setting aside part of his own land and farming it all year round.His son has long been a company employee, and managing the forest and fields has become a burden for him.
In November last year, his father died, and his son was forced to pay a huge amount of inheritance tax and agreed to sell the land.In this way, the long-cherished wish for many years was realized, and Cangshi surpassed his peers and got a piece of residential land with excellent conditions.
In order to improve the terrain, he also bought some fields from two other farmers.The total area is 1.2 hectares, and the purchase price of the land is as high as 720 million yen.Among them, 200 million yen, he paid the bill with his company's working capital, and used the purchased land and the company's existing residence as guarantees for the rest, and borrowed money from the bank.He made up his mind and made a decision. It can be said that he put all his eggs in one basket for the future of his company.This is because he is sure that after the house is built on that piece of land, it can be sold out immediately.He has hastily signed a contract with the plate residential construction company, commissioned the construction, and paid after the sale of the house.The total area of land is about 3600 ping, and the average purchase price is 200,000 yen per ping.Among them, excluding roads, parks and other public lands, he plans to build a total of 40 houses, each covering an area of about 50 pings.If possible, it would be more beneficial to divide it more fragmentedly.However, this area belongs to Class A residential area, and the government requires that the floor area of each house must exceed 150 square meters, that is, 45 pings.
In this way, the average sales price of each set is 55 million yen - 700,000 yen per ping of land, 35 million yen in total, and 20 million yen for gardens and houses.It is estimated that after all sales, the gross profit will total 450 million yen.
During the four years since 1978, Cangishi's residential building business in Kasugano Hillside has been very good. Every time it goes on sale, it is almost immediately snapped up by buyers.This increased Cangshi's confidence.Geographically, Takatsubara is closer to the west than Kasugano, and the traffic conditions are slightly worse, but the surrounding environment is more beautiful, and the scale of the Dan residential area is much larger.
He desperately hopes to start construction on the land he bought as soon as possible.To do this, he must first submit an application as stipulated in the Urban Planning Law to the Urban Development Division of the municipal government and obtain approval.
Cangshi negotiated repeatedly with the technicians of the design firm he has known for many years, formulated a plan, designed the land use planning map, and completed the plan. Ten days ago, that is, on January 16, he submitted the "Application for Advance Review of Development Business" to the municipal government, and also attached the required drawings.
After receiving the application, the municipal government will conduct an on-site investigation under the auspices of the Urban Development Division about 10 days later.Staff from the Water Supply Administration, the Environmental Sanitation Administration, the Fire Department, the Highway Section and the Hydrology Section of the Engineering Department, etc., went to the scene to conduct a survey together in a van or car.In the past, this kind of survey was conducted on the morning of the second and fourth Saturday of each month. This week, due to the schedule of the city government, it was changed to the afternoon.Cangshi has already grasped this situation.
Previously, on-site investigations were conducted together with applicants, but applicants have recently been banned from accompanying them.At the scene, the staff of various departments have to discuss some matters, which are all requirements for the applicants.For example, renovating river embankments, installing new water pipes, expanding roads and pavements leading to and from residential areas, and so on.Some departments tend to have demanding requirements, and sometimes they may be more accommodating.One month later, these opinions were combined and written into a reply letter, which was returned to the real estate company.During the "pre-examination" stage, internal opinions may be divided, and the city government seems unwilling to let outsiders know the inside story. Therefore, it has changed the form of investigation in the past.
Therefore, the real estate company also took measures to let the staff disguise themselves as lawn mowers, sneak in to inquire about the situation, and understand the atmosphere during the on-site investigation.
Cangshi stood up from the chair, folded his hands on his chest, and started pacing back and forth in the room.He felt an unbearable unease.Although he himself felt confident and believed that the house could be built, so he bought the land, but before the actual construction began, there might be unexpected difficulties, like an ambush in front of him.
It wasn't until almost 3 o'clock in the afternoon that there was finally a knock on the door.Staff Hotta and Kurokawa walked in.
Kurokawa is twenty-five or six years old and is a new employee.City officials, seeing little danger of recognizing him, played the lawnmower today.Hotta pretended to pass by the scene unintentionally and took a peek at the situation.
"It seems that Mr. Tonami has a problem." Hotta said straight to the point.
Hotta is short, wears glasses, and speaks with a serious expression. He looks like a student on the surface, but he is actually 33 years old.From the beginning of his business, he has shared joys and sorrows with Cangshi, and he can be said to be Cangshi's right-hand man.
"There is another problem." Cang Shi couldn't help frowning.
"Eight or nine of them came here around 1:30 this afternoon, and went back after 2:00 p.m. Section Chief Toha seems to have been talking about the highway."
Until just now, Heichuan was still wearing work clothes and squatting in the grass.He reported: "Hey, I didn't dare to get too close. Those officials were walking back and forth again, and I couldn't listen to what they said very carefully. On the south side of the land, there is not a road for laying water pipes." Is it? They seem to say that there is a water pipe with a diameter of about 1, 2 meters buried there..."
"Yes. What else?"
"The opinion of Section Chief Toha seems to be that a new road should be built next to the current road..."
"That's out of the question! What's the opinion of the people at the Water Authority?"
"But what they said, I couldn't..." Kurokawa's face was covered with sweat.
Cangishi tapped the table with his fingertips anxiously.He has always been reserved in front of customers, but sometimes he shows his true colors in front of employees.This also truly reflects his inner world.Now his nerves are being stretched very tense because of this planning.
"What about other aspects?"
"Also, they talked about the TV antenna for a while..."
Kurokawa shook his head in embarrassment.However, the chief of the Urban Development Division, the central figure in the review, seemed to have some sort of problem.As long as we can understand this in advance, reconnaissance should be regarded as very rewarding.
"Eizo Tonami became section chief last spring." After Kurokawa left the room, Hotta began to report.He has been secretly investigating Hubo's situation since 10 days ago.
"This person seems to be a bit weird. The drawings are a little dirty, so he asked others to redraw them several times. But everyone said that he is usually a gentle person. But I finally figured out that there is indeed a reason for him to our company. .” Hotta’s black-rimmed glasses gleamed, and he looked up at Kuraishi. "By the way, since the last time I saw Section Chief Toha's face, I always felt that I would have an impression, but I finally remembered it until today. Speaking of it, it was already nine years ago."
"Nine years ago?" Cangshi was incredulous.
"Do you still remember that our company used to have a house of about 200 pings in front of Miyazaki Hill? At that time, Toha was only 35 or 6 years old, and he was not working in the development department. At the beginning, he proposed to buy that The company even charged him a commission fee of 500,000 yen for the land. But later, there was a better buyer, so it was sold to someone else, and the money was returned to him.”
"By the way, that seems to be the case."
"I don't remember the details clearly, but I'm sure it's right. The manager and I handled the land together."
At that time, the Tama Real Estate Company had only four or five employees, and Cangishi had to do everything by himself.
"I remember that at that time, the land and the surrounding area were full of thorns, and the price per ping was only about 50,000 yen. Soon, a road was opened nearby, and a lot of land prospered. Now it is no less than 600,000 yen per ping. So, I’m afraid he’s still brooding about it.”
There are many types of money paid for buying and selling real estate, some are called deposits, and some are called handling fees.But if it is called entrustment fee, then if one of the parties changes his mind, as long as the money is returned, it will be settled.Moreover, when there are two buyers of the same real estate, in many cases, the real estate company does not consider the order at all, and always makes a deal with the party with favorable conditions.This kind of thing may not necessarily be regarded as bad behavior, but it must be a big surprise to customers who have already decided to buy.
"Since then, Hubo hasn't bought land again?"
"No. I heard that in the second year, he moved to the next station—near Guanqianping Station, and the house he lives in now is quite nice."
If so, he doesn't seem to need to hold a grudge forever.But for him, whenever he sees this large piece of land that he didn't buy, it may always make him feel angry.It is true that there are such people who always cannot forget such old grievances.
Cangishi recalled the melancholy face that Ei Toha made.On the other hand, his character might be considered milder.
"Hey, I don't know what request they want to make, and I have to figure out what the other party thinks."
"There is also the issue of environmental review!..." Hotta said in a more serious tone, "Actually, a wooden sign against the development has already been placed on the site."
"Ah!... have already started to take action?"
If you want to realize the idea of a three-dimensional model on that forested hillside, it seems that it is definitely not a simple thing that can be done.
Cangshi was suddenly seized by a feeling of distress.While submitting a development application to the municipal government, he also had to do another very tricky thing—obtaining the consent of nearby residents.
This city is a town under the jurisdiction of the government order, and implements relevant environmental impact assessment regulations-the so-called "Environmental Assessment Regulations".This regulation stipulates that any community development activities with a construction area exceeding one hectare must solicit the opinions of relevant residents affected by the construction of residential communities, and the environmental impact assessment and review committee should be composed of citizens, employees and celebrities. Discussions are held before these comments are passed on to the City Council for review.In fact, the real estate company not only needs to obtain the consent of the neighboring land owners, but also holds a meeting to present the project to the neighboring street self-government council and obtain the consent of all the residents, otherwise the construction cannot be started at all.In most cases, the local population has always taken a hostile attitude.
When the 25 residential buildings were built on Kasugano Heights in 1978 and 1979, because they were bought from other companies and had already been leveled, and more importantly, the area was small, they did not encounter such troubles.
However, Cangshi can feel the meaning of work only when he overcame the thorns and flattened the barren land into a wide homestead.Moreover, as a pioneering enterprise, its existence value lies here.
Even if he doesn't consider losing money, Cangshi thinks so.
"There is still plenty of land. The key is the supply channel." He once again muttered to himself with deep understanding, and this sentence has almost become his mantra.
"Those who already have a house are always opposed to building a house. It's nice to say: What to protect nature! Protect the forest!...Bastards!...Even those who have never had anything to do with houses all their lives, they are sure about it." Weaknesses of the real estate company, put forward conditions. They are all selfish people."
Cangshi slammed his clenched fist heavily on the plastic frame of the model, as if deliberately expressing that, even if it was just out of anger, he would remove all these stumbling blocks.
There is also selfishness here.This is probably the egoism of the administrative officials!
Cangshi looked at the copy of the land planning map on the desk of the chief of the urban development section, Eizo Toha, and his heart was filled with anger.On the south side of the flat gourd-shaped land, a road with a width of seven meters is drawn.In the land area, along this road, a nine-meter-wide road was drawn with a thick red pencil.
"The existing road is a road with water pipes, and a water pipe with a diameter of 1.2 meters is buried underneath. If the heavy trucks under construction drive frequently on it, if the water pipe breaks, it will be troublesome. .So I have to ask you to pave a new road here."
Hu Bo Rongzo held a cigarette in his round fingers, and with his fingertips he gestured with the lines drawn by the red pencil, and repeated the same words in a calm and hard to hear voice.
In early February, more than 10 days after the on-site investigation by the municipal government, Cangshi took the initiative to come to the municipal government, went to the relevant ministries and bureaus, and inquired about the other party's thoughts.If you just wait stupidly, it will take about a month before you will receive the review reply from the city government that combines opinions and requests from various parties.However, if measures are taken at that time, the start of construction will inevitably be delayed accordingly. After he went to the Waterworks Administration and the Engineering Department to find out, he still felt that they did not make extremely harsh requirements.
Sure enough, the urban development department was a major difficulty. He proposed to build another nine-meter-wide road beside the existing road.This location happens to be on the longest side of the gourd-shaped terrain, so this will not only increase the huge expenditure, but also greatly reduce the surface area of the foundation.由于要遭受双重损失，说不定要在经济核算上，造成致命的亏损。
即使不增设这条道路，在建造大规模住宅区时，房地产公司从一开始，就要承担种种义务。整个面积的6％，要无偿划做公园绿地。3％则要无偿交付市政府，作为公益用地使用，否则就要交纳，与此相当的费用。而且，往往还必须按照要求，改修周围的公路，遵照各个部局的指示，加修排水沟、增设水管、修建污水处理场。仓石总是觉得：这些事情，本来都应该是国家、或是地方政府修建的，却都趁这机会推给了开发公司。房地产公司自然要经济核算，于是这些费用，就直接加到了地皮价格上。结果，地皮价格愈发高涨。
“听自来水管理局的先生的口气，似乎不一定新建道路，现有的公路加宽也可以使用……”仓石和缓地反驳道。
“不……不，那可不行。不仅仅是个交通量的问题，还有需要承受的重量啊。”
“不过，我听说水管埋得很深。”
“那一带的地基特别松软，翻斗卡车轰隆隆地在上面一跑，马上就会产生影响。”
户波荣造弄熄了烟头，把手贴在鼻于旁边、像是毫不在意地回答道。他的头顶有点凸起，梳着背头，头发已经有些稀疏。不过堀田曾经说过，他只比仓石大四岁，今年刚刚45岁。瓜子型的扁平脸庞上，露出讪讪的笑容，清冷冷的目光，冷冷地注视着仓石。如果他还为九年前，解除合同一事而怀恨在心，固执己见，那跟他争论起来反倒更遭。
仓石扫了一眼周围默默工作的职员们，决定先换个话题和他商量。
“自治会那方面，是不是正在商量？”户波似乎看穿了仓石的心思，主动地问道。
“哎呀，他们也提出了苛刻的条件，真太难办了。”
虽然显得很窝囊，可仓石还是禁不住说出了心里话。
“附近的三个自治会，好像已经通过市议员，向市长提出了反对开发的请愿书。”
“是呀……当然敝公司也已经，召开过两次介绍情况的会议，创造条件，与自治会的代表们进行了协商。可是，他们提出的撤销请愿书的条件，实在有点过高……”
在多摩总业公司提出开发申请前后，邻近的三个自治会，组织了一个80多人的团体，早就开展了反对开发的运动。反对开发进行请愿的理由多得是：譬如，破坏附近的自然环境啦、可能阻碍电波啦、饮用水不足啦；还有，砍伐树木，可能增加山洪爆发的危险啦；翻斗卡车的通行，可能威胁孩子们上学时的安全啦……不一而足，简直应有尽有。
市环境管理部指出，要仓石按照条例举行会议。介绍情况，取得自治会的谅解，争取他们同意。
仓石在附近的公民馆，召开了两次会议，带着设计师到会。会场上也竖起了“反对开发”的标语，仓石和他的同事们，多次遭到辱骂和围攻。
至于和自治会的干部们进行的商谈，由于他们都有工作，只好靠晚间多次到他们家中，进行拜访来进行。
“哎，说起那些条件来，实在不像话。除了条例中规定的6％的公园以外，还要求无偿划出孩子们的游乐园和集会场所。第二，敝公司地皮坡下面，有一条西北走向的路没铺柏油，他们也让我们一起铺上。理由呢，据说是因为建起住宅小区，交通量会相应增多，如果还是土路，那就会尘土飞扬，无法忍受。还有一项，说是因为会阻碍电磁波，因此要安装公共天线，而且还要给三个自治会下属的80户人家接线，甚至还要我们永远负责管理维修……”
仓石最后露出了苦笑，心想：户波也一定会被逗引得失声笑出来。可是户波却相反地，收起了刚才浮在嘴边的微笑，严肃地歪起了头。
“如今这个时代就是如此。无论什么事情，都必须尊重当地居民的利益。所以，请愿也很风行。譬方说吧，我打算砍倒自己院子里的一棵松树。可对面的邻居却提出意见，说这会破坏风景。那就得等到达成和解才能砍树。我们家附近就发生过这类纠纷……”
户波脸上的表情，依然令人难以猜透，他只是巧妙地引开了话题。
“是啊！……所以，我们公司也和自治会的干部们，来回商量了好几次，可是双方坚持互不相让。……能不能请政府部门，出面给调解一下呀！……”
仓石狠了狠心，提出了请求。
“老是这个样子，总也没个结果，我想匡民们心里也不痛快。而且听说，自治会的代表畠先生，是户波科长的表兄弟。这是我偶然听当地居民说的。我想要是这样，那也就好商量了。这件事情，就请科长给说和一下。当然啰，那时我们也会配合，不遗余力。”
言外之意，是暗示给予足够的好处。仓石避开了对方的目光，低头致意。
“是不是表兄弟，那是两码事。他也是按照自己的信念在做工作。我也常有些事打电话给他，可从未提起过这件事。”
“再说，召集有关居民开会介绍情况，取得他们的谅解，说起来，这是从事开发活动的人们承担的义务。直接达成谅解，这是最为理想的办法，免得留下后遗症。我们倒是希望，能够早点受理这一协议，尽快批准施工。城市开发科这个部门，就是为此才设立的呀。”
仓石长长地叹了一口气，咬紧了双唇。不管说得多么漂亮，总之政府官员不愿意，介入居民和房地产公司之间的事。居民团体打着当地的市议员的旗号活动。如果开罪了市议员，当官的说不定就要被降职。此外，如果压制居民的意见，批准了施工的申请，那就会流言四起，说你和房地产公司相互勾结。结果他们每天都跑来抗议，你根本就没有办法工作。
在这个问题上，最聪明的保身之术，就是一味地坚持缄默，慢慢地听任事态发展。
尽管自己明明看透了内情，可还是打躬作揖地恳求。仓石对自己的无能，感到特別气愤。
“无论是谁，到处都是为自己打算。”他心里狠狠地咒骂着，挪了挪椅子。
“那么，我再和他们商量商量吧。”仓石无力地念叼了一句，站了起来。他和户波荣造相互凝视。仓石觉得他的松驰的嘴角和两只睨视的眼睛，似乎带着得意的神情。
紧接着，仓石说出了一句本不该说的话。或者说，他明明知道这种话不宜说出来，却偏要刺激一下对方。
“户波先生是住在宫前平那一带吧？”
“哎……啊。”
“听说房子相当好。”
斜对面桌子旁办公的女职员，抬眼瞥了一下户波荣造。户波好像是喘了口气，声音低沉而含混地说道；“不，那是租的房子。”
“大概建后有七、八年了吧，不过住得很爱惜。”仓石开着车慢慢地驶过来，在这座住宅斜对过的路上刹住了车。
这是一座白色的二层小楼，屋顶上覆盖着浅灰色的瓦。周围环绕着白色的墙壁，上面也铺着瓦。
从汽车里可以看到，便门上也挂着“户波”的名脾。这座房子的地址，和堀田调查的结果完全一致，无疑是户波的住宅。
周围是一种优雅的高级住宅区的气氛。路上已经飘荡着冬日的碁霭，有个姑娘正在那里遛狗。
这个住宅区，大概是在1972年前后，由一家大建筑公司建成后，按户卖给住户的。户波没能买到官崎台的地皮，第二年搬到了这里。这样算来，该是新建后的八年了。
“地皮80坪，建筑面积大约25坪左右吧？……”
仓石再次开动了汽车，在住宅周围转了一圈，迅速地测算了出来。从车站步行七分钟，就可以到达这里，环境优雅，建筑也很坚固。按现在的行情，地皮每坪得60万日圆，合计4800万日圆，再加上房子，估计价格不会低于5300万日圆。
户波说，这是一幢旧的房子，不过实际上，这肯定是他买的住宅。从看到这座住宅的那一瞬间，仓石就已经确信无疑。他自己是负责管理建筑的宫员，如果买的房子太好，难免就要遭到别人的议论。于是，他就说是租的房子，对周围的下属们也扯了一个谎。
仓石认为：不管怎么说，这座住宅十有八九，就是户波荣造的财产。八年前，花2000万日圆左右买下，住了这么长时间，价格涨了3500万日圆之多。今后肯定还会再涨。
仓石越发觉得户波可恨。他自己有这么大一笔财产，何必总是对于旧怨耿耿于怀呢？
今晚七点钟，他还要到施工现场附近的，自治会会长家里去进行协商。自洽会方面，经常打交道的五、六个人，则要全部参加，这方面出席的是仓石和设计事务所的技师。
虽说一直互不相让，但只要耐着性子，反复协商，说不定会渐渐融解。眼前只能寄希望于此了。
他本来想，万一户波荣造能够同意。今天的会议也请他参加，但这终于还是没有办到。
仓石从市政府回到公司以后，在去自治会会长家途中绕了个弯儿，亲自査看了户波荣造的住宅。这也许是房地产这一行的人，难以解释的一种特殊好奇心。
不过，时间还早。他原来想，如果可能，希望在出席会议之前，先私下跟畠厂辅见上一面。畠把会长的称号让给年长的人，自称“书记”，但实际上掌握着反对施工，这一运动的主导权。在协商时，他经常发言，能言善辩。仓石本来只是偶然听人议论，说他和户波荣造是表兄弟……
汽车沿着树林和菜地之间，弯弯曲曲的小路驶去，多摩总业公司拥有的这一片丛林，不久就有一部分出现在面前。
这一带的地形起伏不平。尚未开发的土地还有很多。山脚下或茂密的丛林深处，往往会看到一处处高大的传统歇山式住宅。这都是当地产权者的住处。这些人原来都是一些农户或花匠，卖了一部分地发了财，改建了髙大的住宅。大多数人还依然操着旧业。
爬上七米宽的现存公路最高处，汽车驶进了规划施工的地界。这里和周围明显不同，一目了然。道路两侧到处立着宽大的木牌，上面醒目地写着：“反对无计划的滥建滥造”、“保护森林。”冬日的田地，早已是一片荒野。
仓石驾驶着公司公用小汽车开下坡，拐上了柏油马路旁的一条小土路上。这就是那条需要铺沥青的路，是请愿的人们，作为收回请愿的一个交换条件。
路的右侧灌木丛生。路左侧的低洼处，密密麻麻地建有一片窄小的木结构房星和简易公寓楼，房屋之间几乎都是房檐碰着房檐。这都是过去没制定建筑条例以前盖的房子，居民们都属于反对施工的日治会。
稍带暖意的夕阳，照耀着公路旁边的小路。路上正有父子两人，在那里练习棒球。孩子大概是个初中二、三年级的学生，父亲穿着一件红色的运动衫和一条筒裤，轻快地喊着，把球从坡下抛回来。
仓石看出大人是畠广辅，所以断定这是父子俩。畠在这块地皮附近，租了一小间私人出租的单元房，和儿子一起生活。听说妻子前几年因病故去了。
仓石慢慢地开着汽车，从他们旁边驶过，勉勉强强地开进坡下边一块窄小的空地，刹了车。
当他返身回来走到父子俩跟前时，畠才像是刚认出他似地，忽然转回脸来。
“哟！……”看到仓石向他点头，他打了个招呼，黝黑的面庞上泛出红光，圆圆的两只大眼睛，使人感到很亲切。仓石听说，他和户波荣造虽然是表兄弟，可是已经50岁了，年纪大得多。不过从表面看来，他给人的印像，要比户波年轻许多。畠在一家中等大小的广告公司当职员，现在就在公司的横滨分公司工作。
“今天您回来的挺早的呀！……刚才给您的公司打了个电话，他们说您今天外出，不再回公司了……”仓石笑着说。
“对，我外出直接回来了。平时总是回来得太晩，有时间也跟儿子玩一玩。”畠爽朗地回答。
自治会的其他干部们，譬如年纪较大的会长们，看到仓石这些人走进会场，马上就会绷紧了脸。即使打招呼，他们也很少理睬。在这一点上，只有畠不同，虽然谈问题时舌锋锐利，但在其它场合却无拘无束，大概他跟任何人接触，都是如此的态度吧，总是亲切爽朗。于是仓石也就认为畠比较容易谈得通。
“可今天的会定的是7点钟开均呀！……”畠似乎感到有些奇怪，目光投向仓石的手表。
“啊，我想……如果可以的话，在开会之前，先和畠先生……不过，您好容易才有点空闲，也不好打扰您。”
“您要是着急的话。我倒是没有什么关系。”话是这么说，可他又抛出了球。
“今天下午，我到市政府去见了户波科长。”
“其实我本来是想，要是能行的话，也请户波先生出席，一起商量出一个结果。”
“他同意了吗？”
“不，难呀……”
“也许是吧！……”畠露出一丝冷笑。
“就他的处境来说，就算他心里认为，居民们过于强调自己的利益，他也不敢轻易地，为房地产公司说话呀。”
听到畠说的话出乎意料，仓石不禁一阵紧张。
“居民强调自己的利益？……畠先生原来，也是这样看待问题的吗？”
这一次，畠表情复杂地舔了舔下嘴唇，戴着手套的手，来回转动着球说道：“对于像我们会长那样，自己买了住宅，惬意地住了进去的人来说，恐怕在一定程实上，是难以消除这种印象的。可是说起来，这又是切切实实的个人利益。借了高利贷，欠着贷款，好容易才算是买了自己的房子。要是建筑公司破坏了环境，他们成了牺牲品，想哭都哭不出来呀！居民们拼命要保护居住环境，这也是理所当然的权利呀！……”畠的表情遂渐严肃起来。
“可像我们这些住在廉价公寓里的人，那可是亳无利益可言。要是开始施工，吵得无法忍受的话，痛痛快快地搬家就得了。不过我认为：房地产公司既然造成这么多麻烦，施工卖房赚来的大钱，当然应该把它补偿给居民。再说，大部分住在公寓里的人们，就是想搬家，实际上又不可能那么随心所欲地搬走呢。我就是作为这些弱者的代表在战斗。”
他的话十分明快，而又带有某种好战的气味。他一直就有这种刚毅的特点。
然而仓石感到：今天总算是察觉了畠的真实意图。租住公寓的人们，虽然嘴上说可以简单地搬走，但却又提出了出格的要求。又是铺沥青啦，又是提供游乐场和集会场所啦……不―而足。他们也主张应该这样朴偿损失，但在这种要求的背后，恐怕另外藏着打算。那就是如果最后实现不了这些要求，那你就得拿出钱来！ ...
实际上，其他建筑公司的经验也是如此。他们和居民们的协商拖来拖去，最后还是得由房地产公司，老老实实地付给自治会一笔钱，草草地了结公案。这种情况为数不少。如果二年三年地争论不休，无法开工，这期间所付的利息和地皮的产权税，就得花掉一大笔钱。算计起来，与其如此，还不如给居民们拿出点钱来合算。甚至暗中已有传说，达成谅解的行情，大约每一公顷1000万日圆。
他还听说，有时房地产公司以提供集会场所和公园的名义，乖乖地提供了款项，可实际上并没有修建，自治会把这些钱一分完事。
畠好像根本没有察觉到仓石的态度，目光突然转向远方，注视着眼前的一片屋顶。
“可是，日本人为什么一谈到住宅，大家眼睛都变红了呢？……让我说呀，大部分日本人都可以称得上是'住宅病'患者。自己的房子和租来的房子，住起来还不是一样吗？……拼了老命盖所住宅，还得花好多时间挤电车上班，背上一身债，急得整天乱转，一辈子才还清贷款。简直就弄不清人活着是为了什么。”
畠摘下了手套，把它和球一起交给了走到跟前的儿子。
“我看透了，每租一处，都是我最理想的住房。工作也调动呀！每次调动，都在离单位比校近的地方，租下一套公寓，既可以四海为家，又可以缩短住宅和公司之间的距离。而且不必偿还贷款，能够去观光旅游，还可以干点自己喜爱的事。尽可以配合孩子的成长，好好地享受生活的乐趣。”
“您说得确实不错。不过一般说来，考虑到老了之后，还要继续付房租，总还是希望能自己买套住宅呀。”
“老了之后……”他撅起了嘴，稍微歪起头想了一下，说道，“说起来，到自己干不了活的时候，孩子总可以给付房租吧！……而且老了之后，未必就会长寿，可为了它，人生最美好的时期，却苦于还清债务，白白地浪费掉。无论怎么想，也还是觉得不合算。是啊，一旦醒悟到这一点，再来看那些为了买住宅而拼命的人，总觉得他们滑稽而又可怜啊！……”
畠冷静地笑了笑，以轻快的步伐走下了坡。
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