Chu Chen smiled: "Uncle, don't bother with your brains, just like the people in ancient times, they didn't know that the earth was round, sooner or later, someone would be able to solve the mystery." Since we can't figure it out now, let's just appreciate it. ”

Zhao Qirui nodded when he heard this: "Achen, you're right, we are not scientists, and the most important thing is to pay attention to the things in front of us......

Zhao Qirui mainly has two properties in the capital, one in Xishan and the other in the inner city, needless to say, it is a villa, and the inner city is a large courtyard house of more than 2,000 square meters.

To tell the truth, originally because Chu Chen wanted to be close to nature, he also planned to buy a villa in Xishan, but although the environment over there was superior, the price was too expensive, and the traffic was not convenient.

Although Zhao Qirui bought the villa in Xishan, he usually lives in the inner city courtyard for more time, one is convenient, and the other is also a showy mentality.

Although the environment of the inner city is indeed not as beautiful as the scenery from the scenic area, but who makes others unable to buy it, let alone more than 2,000 square meters of courtyards, there are not many, and a large part of the property rights are still in the hands of the government.

Scarcity is expensive, and what you can't get is the most haode. Now many powerful people have some ideas. They are all proud to have a courtyard house in the inner city. Therefore, it is not surprising that Zhao Qirui chooses to live here often, and it is to receive friends. It can also add some light to the face, right?

After arriving home, Zhao Qirui was not in a hurry to appreciate the magical painting, but first took Chu Chen around his courtyard.

Zhao Qirui's courtyard house was originally a courtyard house of Sijin, but when it was originally purchased, it was in disrepair and could not be inhabited at all, so after he bought it, he directly demolished the courtyard and rebuilt it.

The newly built courtyard house is still the courtyard house of the old capital, and it also uses special ancient building materials, but because of the large area. And Zhao Qirui originally considered that his family was not much, even if all his relatives came, it would be impossible to fill the dozens of houses in the family, so he transformed this place into a five-entry courtyard house with a garden.

Although this courtyard was demolished and rebuilt, it was also carefully designed by architectural experts from the famous University of Ancient Architecture, so every detail can be said to present the flavor of the old Beijing courtyard.

The first thing that greeted Chu Chen's eyes was the vermilion two grand gates, with a drum stone placed on both sides of the door, and the door was located in the position of the central pillar, dividing the door into two.

Plaques are hung on the four door hairpins. The front eaves column is equipped with a finch under the eaves purlin board, and the rear eaves column is equipped with an upside-down frieze, and there is a space for half a room in front of the door, and the beams are all exposed. It looks very imposing and very distinctive.

Zhao Qirui saw Chu Chen's admiring appearance, and explained with a smile: "The style of this gate is called Guangliang Gate, in ancient times. Generally, only the mansion of the official rank can be used, and the only one that is more advanced than it is the gate of the palace. But that kind of luxury was too luxurious, so I didn't choose it in the first place. ”

"Uncle. What is the purpose of the extra space outside the door? ”

"This is very simple, you think, this kind of house was originally an official's house, and there must have been a guard in front of the door, and this extra half of the room was for these people. There are four sub-stations of guards to guard this place, and in addition to protection, it can also show the nobility of the owner's rank. ”

Then, Zhao Qirui introduced to Chu Chen again in combination with his own gate, the characteristics of Guangliang Gate. After some introduction, Chu Chen couldn't help but sigh in addition to his knowledge, just one gate has so much exquisiteness, it can be seen that it is very reasonable to hear people say that the courtyard contains profound cultural connotations.

Push open the gate, and at the end you will see a wall.

According to the wall, the ancients called it "Xiao Wall". In the old days, it was believed that ghosts were constantly visiting their houses, because it was said that the ghosts only walked in a straight line and did not turn, and if they built a wall, they could cut off the way of the ghosts. There is also a theory that Zhaobi is a unique architectural form in China that was influenced by Feng Shui consciousness, called "shadow wall" or "screen wall".

After the wall into the first door is the first courtyard, the room here is called the inverted room, this kind of room is opposite to the main house in the traditional architecture of our country, sitting in the south facing the north of the house, so it is also called the south room. Therefore, the lighting of this kind of house is not good, so it is generally used as a guest room or a house for people to live in, but now it is not so exquisite.

Opposite the inverted seat room is an antique two-scroll hanging flower door. Chu Chen listened to Zhao Qirui's introduction, this kind of door because the eaves pillar does not fall to the ground, hanging under the eaves, called the vertical column, under which there is a hanging bead, usually painted in the form of petals, so it is called the hanging flower door.

The pendulum gate is generally the dividing line and the only passage between the inner courtyard and the front yard, and after here, it is the inner courtyard, that is, the second courtyard. There are three main halls in the second courtyard, and there are also a number of wing rooms and ear rooms, and the east side of the second courtyard is two volumes that connect the hall, which can lead to the east garden.

The third entrance is the main courtyard, the courtyard is connected by the corner corridor, there are also a number of main houses and ear rooms, the difference is that there is no wing room, the east corridor of the third courtyard is connected with a horizontal corridor, and the same leads to the garden. The structure and layout of the houses in the fourth courtyard are the same as those in the second courtyard.

The rooms in the hospital in Zuihou are all back cover rooms, because they are located in Zuihou, which is relatively private, and is generally the place where daughters and maids and other female dependents live.

Regular courtyards, especially such a large one, generally have a lot of back cover rooms, but Zhao Qirui considered that his family could not use so many rooms at all, so he made certain changes, adding some ancient buildings that did not destroy the characteristics of the courtyard, adding some interest to Zuihou entering the courtyard.

Also, I have to mention the garden to the east. The garden here can be said to be a small garden, it is different from the style of the Jiangnan garden like the small bridge and flowing water on Chu Chen's side, but the garden built with the style of the northern garden as the center, which looks quite grand in scale and imposing.

However, some small elements of the Jiangnan garden have been added to the garden, and the whole garden is likely to have been designed by a master, and the addition of these elements is not abrupt, but the whole garden is decorated with rigidity and softness, reflecting the feeling of tenderness of the iron man, which can be said to be just right.

The whole courtyard house can be described as spacious and open, with plenty of sunshine and a wide field of vision, coupled with its unique cultural connotation, as well as the unique style of the garden, living here will make people have a sense of elegance, tranquility and leisure. This kind of living environment made Chu Chen indeed a little envious in his heart.

Seeing this, Zhao Qirui smiled and said, "Achen, do you want to find a courtyard house like this for you?" ”

Hearing his uncle say this, Chu Chen couldn't help but feel a little moved, but he immediately reacted and said with a smile: "Uncle, I have bought a new villa, how can I still buy a courtyard house." ”

Zhao Qirui waved his hand and said with a smile: "Who stipulates that if you buy a villa, you can't buy a courtyard house, if Achen, you are worried that the money is not enough, I will help you cushion it first." ”

Chu Chen thought about it, what his uncle said was right, even if he didn't necessarily live in a courtyard, but it would be good to buy it first as an investment, and now just ordinary commercial houses have risen so much, let alone a courtyard house that cherishes resources?

However, Chu Chen is the kind of person who hates to borrow other people's money, although Zhao Qirui has a good relationship with him, and he is also his uncle, but after all, they have only been in contact for more than a month, if it is just a small amount of money, it doesn't matter, but now it involves tens of millions of money, Chu Chen will definitely not be able to open that mouth now.

"Uncle, let's wait for a while, I haven't thought about it yet."

Zhao Qirui saw Chu Chen's hesitant expression, and also guessed Chu Chen's thoughts, he didn't persuade anymore, he was so sophisticated, he just made up his mind in his heart, and asked Ah Chao to buy the courtyard when he turned around, and when Ah Chen wanted to buy it, he had already sold it to others.

"Well, if you want to buy it then, just come to me......"

Next, Chu Chen followed Zhao Qirui to the living room and saw a woman about forty years old with a dignified appearance and a gentle temperament sitting on the sofa watching TV. As soon as she saw Chu Chen and them coming in, she immediately got up from the sofa, walked up to Chu Chen and them, and asked with a smile:

"Qi Rui, this is Achen, right? I didn't expect it to grow so big, when it was the beginning, but it was just here in my waist. As she spoke, she compared Chu Chen's height back then.

"Achen, this is your aunt Gao Yiya, when we fell in love, we often went to the park to play together."

"Hello aunt!"

Chu Chen first said hello, then scratched his head, and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I forgot everything back then." ”

Gao Yiya smiled and said: "What's so embarrassing about this, although you were a little silly and cute at the time, but it's better to be smart like you are now, of course, smart is smart, but don't be like your uncle to play some clever." ”

"Clever?" This sentence made Chu Chen a little puzzled, and he didn't understand what his aunt meant.

"Okay, don't mention this, let's get down to business first!" Seeing this, Zhao Qirui hurriedly changed the topic with a somewhat embarrassed face. (To be continued......)