"What about washing clothes?" Hua Banzhi looked at him and worried, "I can't wash it frequently, don't wear it out and wash it badly." ”

"It's not bad, I'll wash the clothes. Lin Xiyan looked at her with a soft face and said, "Just to remind you, don't wear work clothes when you're not at work." ”

"So do you. Hua Banzhi pointed to him who was still wearing work clothes.

Lin Xiyan looked down at his clothes and smiled, "I must change it next time!"

Lin Xiyan stopped the car and looked at Zhou Guangming and said, "It's almost gone, come up!" said and stretched out his hand to him.

Zhou Guangming walked over and was hugged by Lin Xiyan on the bicycle.

Lin Xiyan looked at Hua Banzhi and said, "Let's ride a bike!" said as he stepped over the bicycle with long legs.

Hua Banzhi lightly jumped and sat on the back seat, pulling his clothes, "Let's go!"

Lin Xiyan sent Hua Banzhi to school, took care of Zhou Guangming and fell asleep, and then took the cut clothes to the tailor's shop to lock the edge.

This tailor shop is all private, and many of them are still in front of the store and live in the back, so they are always open, and there is no such thing as leaving work.

Lin Xiyan approached the principle, found a tailor shop, explained his intentions, and handed the paper bag to the tailor master, a middle-aged man.

The clothes you wear should be a cardigan and black pants made by yourself. He has a soft ruler around his neck and a pencil in his ear.

The tailor happily agreed, and happily took the paper bag, "You can pick up the goods tomorrow afternoon." ”

"So fast. Lin Xiyan said in surprise.

"It's just a lock edge, it's very fast, and the time report is more abundant, so you can save time and wait. The master tailor said enthusiastically.

"How much?" Lin Xiyan looked at him and asked.

"Two sets of clothes, five points. The master tailor looked at him and said.

Lin Xiyan didn't bargain, he happily gave the tailor five cents, and made an appointment to pick it up tomorrow afternoon.

Lin Xiyan got out of the tailor's shop, went back to the family home, and went directly to his new home.

"Master Liu, why haven't you gotten off work yet?" Lin Xiyan asked as he looked at Master Liu.

"It's not dark yet! Master Liu looked at him and said, took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed it to his eyes, and said, "Smoking." ”

Lin Xiyan waved his hand and smiled, "I don't smoke." ”

Master Liu looked at him in surprise, as if he was looking at a rare figure.

"Why, isn't it strange that I don't smoke?" Lin Xiyan raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a smile.

"It's a little bit, it's rare for a man not to smoke. Master Liu glanced at his hands, he really didn't smoke, and there were no traces of smoke on his fingers, which looked like the tips of his fingers were yellow.

Seeing this, Lin Xiyan smiled and diverted the topic, "Master Liu, according to your estimates, how many days will this house be completed." ”

"A week. Master Liu took back the cigarette and put it in his pocket.

"So fast. Lin Xiyan looked at him in surprise and said.

"We work at sunrise and rest at sunset. It's dawning early and darkness late. Master Liu looked at him and said seriously, "But after the renovation is completed, you can't move in immediately, you have to dry the house! ”

"How long will it take to dry?" Lin Xiyan humbly asked.

"At the very least, it will take ten days and half a month to dry. Master Liu looked at him and said, "If you are not in a hurry, it is best to dry it for a few more days." Fortunately, the weather is dry and it is not the rainy season yet. ”

"Thanks. Lin Xiyan looked at him and said softly, seeing that it was almost dark, "Don't bother you, I'm leaving." ”

"Hmm!" Master Liu watched him leave, and waited until it was almost dark before he went into the house to check it out, clapping his hands and telling everyone to call it a day.

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The next day, on the day off, they had breakfast, and after cleaning up, Lin Xiyan took the two of them to see Chinese medicine.

"Auntie, this house is so strange!" Zhou Guangming asked, looking at the houses on both sides of the street.

"It's called arcade. Lin Xiyan pedaled the bicycle slowly, and said slowly, "The arcade is a typical verandah-style building, and its origin can be traced back to the Greek "Parthenon" about 2,500 years ago, which was the main building of the Acropolis. The arcade in the modern sense first originated in Benyapukul in India, and was first built by British colonists in the second half of the eighteenth century, called the gallery house. The arcade has become a common form of architecture in South and Southeast Asian countries such as India. This kind of architectural form that combines European architecture with the regional characteristics of Southeast Asia can block the invasion of wind and rain, block the hot sun, and create a cool environment, so it is very popular in Southeast Asia. The Chinese who returned from Nanyang also built similar arcades in southern China. Therefore, arcades are also gradually popular in China's coastal overseas Chinese areas. ”

"At the beginning of this century, the city began to demolish the city walls and a large number of Xiguan houses, while encouraging the construction of arcades and replacing them. In just 10 years, nearly 40 kilometers of arcade streets have been built. The over-density of the arcade shopping street has drawn criticism from some people, who have criticized the deformed design for the premise of the interests of the bourgeoisie and at the expense of the deterioration of the lives of the common people. Later, it was not allowed to be rebuilt. Lin Xiyan changed his tone and continued.

"Is there any downside to it?" asked Hanaya curiously.

The reincarnation of the city can't stop the tide of history, and if you criticize it now, it will be antiques in the future, but it will inevitably be demolished.

"Most of the arcades are commercial streets, mostly composed of continuous shop houses, these shop houses are usually manifested as three two corridor type concave porches, the two sides of the porch are closed with brick walls, even if there are individual porch structures, so the merchants build in front of the shop, and the situation of occupying the road is very prominent, and it is dirty and chaotic. Lin Xiyan looked at both sides of the street and said, "It's much better now, I really couldn't see it before." ”

"Listen to your tone and don't like such a house. Hua Banzhi was obedient and listened, so he asked.

"I don't like it very much, I heard my father say that at that time, in order to promote the arcade, the city wall demolition movement was launched, and the house was demolished everywhere in the early days. The first started with Ximen, but the merchants of Xiguan fiercely opposed it, and the merchants organized many protest demonstrations, but the government sent the army, police, and firefighters to raze the city wall to the ground. Many people have not moved out, their houses have been auctioned off by the government, and some nail households have tried to resist to the end, so the government has dispatched fire brigades to forcibly demolish their houses. Lin Xiyan said with deep resentment.

Hua Banzhi was stunned and swallowed his saliva, it is really the reincarnation of history, and it is always inseparable from dismantling and dismantling!

"Whether I like it or not, it's here, but after a long time, it's pleasing to the eye. Lin Xiyan's eyes shook on both sides of the street.

Hua Banzhi looked at the distinctive arcade with his eyes, "Tear down the old city wall and build the arcade, maybe one day this arcade will be demolished and built with something else." It's time for you to miss the arcade again. ”

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