How many Beijingers go to the countryside to provide for the aged?

After retirement, many city people yearn for the rural life of "picking chrysanthemums under the fence and seeing Nanshan leisurely" and want to rent a small courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing to enjoy their old age. However, the reporter learned from many interviews that there are also many ups and downs in this "beautiful" rural life-

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Bright green vegetables live in the yard, so you can plant them whenever you want.

At the end of 20 17, Li Jianguo retired. Plus his wife's pension, it's more than 10 thousand yuan a month. So, in the first year of retirement, the old couple drove, took the train and flew, basically turning around all the scenic spots they didn't have the chance to go to when they were young.

Returning to his home in Dongcheng the following year, Li Jianguo felt that the 80-square-meter two-bedroom apartment was like a pigeon coop, and it was difficult to "put" his free mood. "I don't want to live in the city. Let's go to the suburbs and find a quiet place to retire." His proposal was approved by his wife. "We can also order our own food." My wife agreed.

The old couple's first consideration is to find a beautiful place. However, all the way down, I found that there are only a few rooms in the farmhouse in the mountainous area, and it is difficult to realize the desire to grow vegetables. The old couple finally found Daxing, because it is located in the plain, and the homestead is generally bigger than Shanda, especially in the yard where a small vegetable garden can be opened.

Today, Li Jianguo rented a courtyard with a total area of more than 300 square meters. In addition to the five main rooms facing south, there are three wing rooms on the east and west sides. Entering the room, the living room of more than 40 square meters is very bright, and the lighting in the master bedroom and the second bedroom is also great. Even the dining room has an area of more than 20 square meters. The bathroom is in the west wing, with toilets and electric water heaters.

What makes Li Jianguo most satisfied is the small vegetable garden opened in the yard, which grows enough vegetables for the old couple to eat. Every weekend, friends will come here to get together with the old couple, and they can take away a lot of vegetables when they return to the city.

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The rental contract was not signed for one year, and the rent increased by 50%.

The annual rent of the quadrangle rented in Li Jianguo is 25,000 yuan, which is paid once a year. Since three years, the annual rent increase will not exceed 5%. "These are written into the contract, specifically for third-party companies. Both the landlord and I recognized it and signed it. " He said, "I used to lose money on this."

At the beginning of 20 19, when the old couple in Li Jianguo just moved to Daxing, they didn't live in this small courtyard. "That's a yard in the village next door. More beautiful. This is a new white-walled tile house. " Looking back at the yard, he looked a little sorry.

At that time, Mr. and Mrs. Li Jianguo took a fancy to the yard at a glance, and they paid a deposit on the same day for fear that others would "get there first", and then went home to pack up and move. From beginning to end, they never thought of signing a standard contract, but verbally agreed with the landlord that the rent would be 20 thousand a year. Life in the countryside is very simple. You don't need to get up early for work every day, you just need to sleep until you wake up naturally. The normal time for three meals a day, the rest of the time is just a casual pass, such as staying at home watching TV, chatting with family members, or visiting friends' homes outside. Occasionally go to the fields to water and fertilize the crops you grow.

It can be said that it is an idyllic life in my family, because my mother was laid off from her childhood. So I didn't have a job, so I started mining near my home. Usually, when the seasons change, she will let my father go out to buy some vegetable seeds. Then plant vegetables in that field and water them every day when you are free, and when those vegetables have problems. They will also get fertilizers and pesticides. Then when the food is cooked, you can eat it yourself and rarely go out to buy food. It can be said that it is a self-sufficient life. After that, I'll plant something else for a change.

On weekdays, we also raise a few chickens, and the eggs laid by chickens at home are all eaten by ourselves. Usually, when several of us go home or have a holiday, we can also kill a few chickens to eat.

But there is no need to guard the fields all day. On weekdays, my mother always likes to watch TV and chat with us. Sometimes I like to play mahjong with several women in the village. This is rural life.