Fang Monan and the others crossed the threshold into the courtyard, bypassed the shadow wall, and quickly swept the low bungalows in the courtyard with their eyes.

Feng Zhi's home was a typical courtyard in the small alley of the old Yanjing inner city. The single-family courtyards that still survive today can only be enjoyed by the powerful and wealthy Honggui, the wealthy or government agencies and institutions, and the common people can live in these courtyards in a few or even a dozen households, which are called miscellaneous courtyards.

The courtyard in the early morning is noisy and lively. The sound of footsteps and people in the compound was noisy: there were people who carried bicycles out of the big threshold, down the steps, and pedaled their bicycles to work, and the strong smell of vegetables could be smelled in the air. There are those who wash clothes at the faucet, and the faucets and water pipes are wrapped in thick torn clothes, which are anti-freezing. There are those who pour washing water under the big banyan tree in the courtyard, and there are also those who pour urine basins into the sewer of the iron grate......

The rope was covered with freshly washed clothes, and it was quickly frozen.

The courtyard building is an ancient and traditional cultural symbol of our country. "Four" is east, west, north and south, and "he" is to combine together to form a mouth shape, which is the basic feature of the quadrangle.

Yanjing's courtyard is one of the courtyard buildings, the so-called courtyard, that is, a courtyard with houses built on all sides, quadrangle houses, and the center is the courtyard, which is the courtyard

Wealthy people can build three-entry and four-entry courtyards, which are also connected to the front and back. Flowers and fruits are planted in the courtyard for viewing.

The whole family is in the courtyard, and the people living in the courtyard are very comfortable, and the gate is closed at night, which is very quiet, which is suitable for family-centered reunion life.

to daylight. The flowers and trees in the courtyard are very beautiful, the flowers are fragrant at night, the air is fresh, the family sits in the courtyard at night to enjoy the shade, rest, chat, drink tea, the whole family is happy, the family is in the yard, no matter what to do, outsiders can't see it, the privacy is very good. This is in line with the habits of the Chinese people.

The most representative residential building of the Qing Dynasty is the palace-style first house. This is the large and medium-sized courtyard where bureaucrats, landlords, and wealthy businessmen live. The courtyard is two, three or even multiple, magnificent and luxurious. It can also be said that the Qing Dynasty was the peak period of the development of the courtyard houses in the capital.

Since the late Qing Dynasty, China has gradually weakened. The development of the courtyard house also began to gradually decline.

Japanese imperialism invaded China. It has brought about great changes in Chinese society. Due to inflation. With rising prices and the deterioration of people's economic situation, many residents who used to live in single-family homes can no longer afford to maintain more houses. I had to rent out the surplus house and subsidize my life with rent.

There are fewer and fewer houses for residents, and there are more and more tenants in the courtyards. The detached courtyard house began to turn into a large courtyard with multiple households, and the living nature of the courtyard house changed.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, due to the change of ownership, many palaces and mansions left over from the Qing Dynasty changed from private property to public property. They were no longer occupied by the aristocracy of yesteryear, but became public housing for state offices, schools, hospitals, factories, kindergartens, clubs, etc. The change of use function makes the contradiction between the building itself and the needs of users difficult to solve, and the final result is not that people obey the building, but that the building is transformed by people.

Those courtyards, which are still used for residential purposes, are no longer exclusively occupied, but have become "miscellaneous courtyards" for multi-family living. These changes in use have made it difficult for the courtyard to maintain its former profundity, tranquility, elegance and warmth, and it has become a common phenomenon for the courtyard to be divided, renovated and divided.

Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the courtyard has gradually become the main place where the Beijing people live. In general, the period from the end of the Qing Dynasty to the end of the Anti-Japanese War should be a period of rapid decline of the entire capital, the change of political power, war, the predatory rule of the Japanese, and the southward shift of the country's political, economic and cultural center are all reasons for the decline of the capital.

On a small scale, the general decline in the standard of living of the burghers, the exodus of a large number of elites, and the plebeian of the aristocracy are the direct causes of this situation. Of course, there are still neat and exquisite houses, but there are fewer and fewer, and by the 40~50s, the independent courtyards have accounted for a minority in an alley.

Fang Monan was really lucky to be able to buy a complete large courtyard house in the 80s.

The courtyard is a major feature of the imperial city's root architecture, the courtyard houses in the capital are all over the city, the porch with carved beams and painted columns, and the quiet courtyard with twists and turns, adding a quiet and elegant to the city. If you pay attention to observation, you will find that the typical layout of the courtyard house is: the main house sits in the north and faces south, and the gate opens in the southeast corner. If you ask the elderly who live in the courtyard, they will tell you that such a building layout is called "Kan Zhai Xunmen", which is related to feng shui. In feudal society, the site was selected to build houses, and they generally followed this layout, and some families are still following this architectural model when building houses.

Feng Zhi led Fang Monan and they went to the East Wing. In the past, the east and west wings were used as houses for children and grandchildren, and they were generally three. The east wing is respected, and the west wing is humble.

"Mom, I'm back." Feng Zhi shouted in a low voice.

Aunt Feng opened the thick curtain and took a look: "Xiao Zhi, why did you come back so early today, come into the house, it's cold outside!" ”

The door curtain is patched, and the patch is patched, and you can see the hard black cotton inside. Looking at the degree of old cotton use, it is estimated that it is older than Feng Zhi's age.

"Xiaozhi, who are these two!" Aunt Feng only saw the two people behind her son at this time, especially the tall and cold man.

"Mom! This is ......" Feng Zhi wanted to say that the leader was coming, but He Junyao suddenly said, "I am Feng Zhi's comrade-in-arms, and my surname is He." ”

"Hello! I'm Fang Menan. ”

"Come in, come in, Xiaozhi's comrades." Aunt Feng greeted warmly.

A middle-aged and mellow aunt in the root house on the south wall heard the movement and came out with a plate: "Xiaozhi! Got off the night shift? Do you eat scallion pancakes? Your Aunt Hua has just baked out of the pot, and it's fragrant! There's your favorite fritter cake left! ”

"Aunt Hua, have you eaten!" Feng Zhi greeted with a smile.

"Yikes! You've got a guest at home. Only then did Aunt Hua see the two people beside Feng Zhi.

"Yes! Xiaozhi's comrades-in-arms. Aunt Feng said with a smile.

Feng Zhi rolled up a piece of scallion pancake from the plate handed over by Aunt Hua. "That's enough." Aunt Hua chewed onion pancakes in her mouth, her lips were oily, and she muttered: "Take them all, you are not a guest at home, and your mother doesn't make many pancakes." Besides, I can't eat anymore. ”

Aunt Hua looked at He Junyao and said, "Xiao Zhi, his comrade-in-arms!" Don't be disgusted! ”

"No!" Fang Monan smiled and shook his head.

"Thank you, Aunt Hua." Feng Zhi took the plate, and the cold day is no longer more serious outside, just wait to come back and make up for it.

As soon as Feng Zhi and the others entered the house, Aunt Feng greeted them with a hot towel.

"Wipe it, look at this face, wipe it well...... Warm up. ”

Feng Zhi felt the hot towel paste on his face, it was hot, and the entire pores were stretched, comfortable!

"Mom...... Not...... Uh-huh, I'll wipe it myself...... My comrades-in-arms are still there! Feng Zhi hurriedly took the towel from Aunt Feng's hand.

"Mom, you greet my comrades-in-arms first, and I'll go change my clothes first." Feng Zhi opened the curtain on the right and entered the inner room.

Aunt Feng poured two cups of tea from the low stool next to the briquette stove, put them on the coffee table, and took a white porcelain plate with a shallow bottom, on which melon seeds were placed, and peanuts and persimmons were placed on the coffee table.

"Barley tea, you guys will have it!" Aunt Feng said a little embarrassed.

"Barley tea, it's a good thing!" Fang Monan said with a smile, "Drinking barley tea can not only be appetizing, but also help digestion, and also have the effect of weight loss. ”

Fang Monan picked up the teacup, the tea soup was dark brown, the barley should have been crushed, and it smelled like coffee tea. He took a big sip gently, "Hmm! Comfortable. ”

Aunt Feng watched the two of them dress, and at a glance, she knew that the family was good, so this barley tea was really afraid of snubbing them. Seeing the two of them drink it, Aunt Feng couldn't be happier, seeing that they were honest people.

"Wait here, I'll go in and urge!" Saying that, Aunt Feng opened the curtain and entered the inner room.

"Mom, why did you come in, didn't you ask you to greet my comrades-in-arms!" Feng Zhi saw that his mother had come in, and hurriedly said.

"I'm not looking at you to change your clothes, I can't let people wait for you all the time!" As she spoke, Aunt Feng began to help her son get dressed.

Feng Zhi's mother and son went in, and He Junyao and the two of them were left outside. The layout of the room has not changed much, the furnishings are very simple, opposite the main entrance against the wall is a raglan mortise and tenon head table, in front of the desk is a table of eight immortals, on which is placed a black and white TV. Next to the TV is a teapot and teacup with broken corners. There are four hoop chairs and two small coffee tables in the room.

In the middle of the house there was a briquette stove, and the chimney led from the door to the outside, and on top of it was a small pot in which the fragrant rice porridge was boiled. Heating and cooking, no wonder the house is hot, not cold at all.

These four hoop chairs are Gu Ming style hoop chairs. Simple and concise, without decoration, pay attention to the beauty of the material, make full use of the wood itself and texture without decoration, and use the unique material beauty of the essential texture and color.

The circle chair is the most classic production of furniture in the Ming Dynasty. The circle chair of the Ming Dynasty, the shape is simple and elegant, the lines are simple and smooth, the production skills have reached the state of perfection, "the sky is round and the place is round" is a typical cosmology in the Chinese culture, not only the architecture is influenced by it, but also integrated into the design of furniture.

The circle chair is a combination of square and circle, the upper circle is lower, the circle is the main theme, the circle is harmony, and the circle symbolizes happiness; Fang is steady, quiet and far-reaching, and the circle chair perfectly embodies this concept. From an aesthetic point of view, the circle chair in the Ming Dynasty has beautiful shapes and lines, which is similar to the art of calligraphy, and has the technique of Chinese freehand painting, and the visual effect produced by abstract beauty is very in line with the aesthetic point of view of modern people.

The combination of the three degrees of the armrests and the back of the circle chair, the curvature of the circle chair, and the height of the seat are coordinated to build a perfect artistic imagination space.

"Hmmm! This circle of chairs, authentic rosewood, is still from the Ming Dynasty. Old things, good things! Fang Mo Nanmo pressed the armrests on the circle chair, the color was yellow, the material was fine, the texture was soft, and the aroma was secretive, leaned over the coffee table and whispered, "Tell him not to sell it as scrap." (To be continued......)

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