Ye Yi's interest in the courtyard house stems from the explanation of his master Jiang Taide.

For the courtyard houses in the capital, Jiang Taide has always been full of praise.

"The capital is the root of the imperial city, and the courtyard houses in the capital are also different from other places, although it is a dwelling, the construction pays attention to feng shui, from the selection of the place, positioning to determine the specific scale of each building, all of which are in line with the way of feng shui......"

Now, having the opportunity to come to the capital to study, Ye Yi naturally will not forget to visit the courtyard houses and hutongs.

After coming out of the Forbidden City, Ye Yi followed Zhan Haiting for just over ten minutes before he came to a courtyard complex.

The master's teachings sounded in my head:

"The courtyard is a kind of courtyard building, the pattern is a courtyard with houses on all sides, and the courtyard is enclosed in the middle from all sides, so it is called the courtyard courtyard.

Generally speaking, the first entrance in the mansion is the gate house, the second entry is the hall, the third entry or the back entry is the private room or boudoir, which is the activity space of women or dependents, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter at will, so there is an ancient poem: 'the courtyard is deep and deep', the deeper the courtyard, the more you can not peep into its mystery.

The courtyard houses of the capital are mostly run through by the central axis, the north room is the main house, the houses in the east and west directions are the wing rooms, and the south door is open to the north, which is called the inverted seat. Wealthy families can build three or four courtyards, which are also connected to the front and back. Flowers and fruits are planted in the courtyard for viewing.

As a traditional building, the courtyard houses in the north are often one courtyard and one family, and the whole family is in a courtyard, surrounded by walls from the outside, and no matter what you do, outsiders are invisible.

In the past 100 years, society has undergone tremendous changes, and the courtyard houses that were originally independent have had to be changed accordingly.

Many courtyard houses have been reduced to miscellaneous courtyards, the residents' houses are getting fewer and fewer, and there are more and more tenants in the courtyards, and the courtyards can no longer maintain the depth, tranquility, elegance and warmth of the past, and the courtyards have been divided, renovated and divided into a common phenomenon......"

In the past, when listening to the master explain the layout and structure of the courtyard, Ye Yi was only interested in it.

Now, walking through the alleys surrounded by high-walled courtyards with his uncle, feeling the full breath of life in the air, Ye Yi truly realized how real and vivid the courtyard and the Beijing residential culture it represented.

However, this freshness is slowly dissipating......

Walking to the mouth of the alley, Ye Yi saw several old people playing cards under the big tree, next to them were ticket holders entertaining themselves with their voices and pulling Jing Hu, and when the neighbors passed by, they were all greetings from Beijing films, and Ye Yi was full of emotion.

They feel the Beijing film culture, and the Beijing film culture is also looking at this pair of handsome men and women who are obviously a little dazzling.

Fortunately, in recent years, as a cultural business card of the capital, the courtyard has attracted much attention in the international community, not only young people love to visit, but also foreigners who carry travel bags and speak stiff Chinese to ask questions in the alley, so when the old Beijing filmmakers who live here see Ye Yi and Zhan Haiting, they don't look at it very much, but after seeing their faces clearly, they can't help but sigh that this pair of young people are really handsome and beautiful.

After walking all the way through this, I soon came to a courtyard.

Ye Yi saw Zhan Haiting suddenly stop, and couldn't help but look up, looking at the horizontal row hanging next to the house in surprise: "Street office? ”

Ye Yi was a little dumbfounded.

Uncle Shi grew up in the Red Wall Academy, and he is a meritorious disciple of the Red Wall, how could he stare at a Hutong street office in a daze?

Just when I was surprised to ask what was going on, the door of the courtyard opened.

A middle-aged woman in her forties walked out with a vegetable basket: "Is there something wrong with you two?" ”

"Uh, I'm a student at Huaqing University......"

"It turned out to be a Huaqing college student who likes courtyard houses!"

Hearing that the other party was a student of Huaqing University, Aunt Street's face suddenly filled with a smile, put down the vegetable basket, and greeted warmly: "Do you want to visit the courtyard?" Inside please, inside please! Just look at it, don't be polite to your aunt! ”

"This ...... It's a bit embarrassing......"

Ye Yi smiled a little shyly.

At this time, a few children came out of the courtyard, so Ye Yi took out a box of fruits that came from the morning in Chaoxiangyuan Yue, opened it on the spot, and sent it out one by one.

There is nothing special about the taste of the wagashi other than sweetness, but the shape is really beautiful.

The children looked at the pink and vivid Japanese sweets that their beautiful sister gave them, and showed expressions of wanting to eat but reluctant to eat them.

"It's beautiful! Can you really eat it? ”

"Actually, it's a rice cake with red bean paste, and the shape is better than ordinary dim sum."

After listening to Ye Yi's explanation, the children ran out with Washi in their arms, and the street aunt laughed and said, "This snack is not cheap, girl, you are so polite." ”

Ye Yi smiled shyly and said, "For the children to eat and play." Auntie, can I go into the yard and have a look? ”

"Of course you can," the street aunt smiled kindly, "girl, you're not from the capital, right?" ”

The craze for courtyard houses has only started in recent years, but Lao Jing Pian is not interested in this.

Ye Yi nodded and said, "I was only admitted to Huaqing University this year...... Today would have been and...... I visited the Forbidden City with him, but there were too many people in the Forbidden City......"

"The little couple wants to find a place with fewer people to develop?!"

The aunt teased the two.

Ye Yi was "told through her thoughts" by her, and blushed cooperatively.

In the eyes of the aunt, it is a normal young man flirting and scolding.

"Done! There's no one today, Auntie will take you around! ”

The street aunt looked excited to be a matchmaker.

Ye Yi then pulled Zhan Haiting into the courtyard together.

The aunt began to introduce the structure of the yard to Ye Yi and Zhan Haiting, this is a standard old courtyard house, three positive and two ears, three east and west wings, the ground is paved with green bricks, and the front and rear yards are opened, which looks open and comfortable.

"Don't look at the dilapidated style of this house, when there was an emperor in the past, it was a good place for the minister of Shangshu to live!"

The aunt obviously had no defense against Ye Yi and Zhan Haiting, and after a proud introduction, she took the two of them to the backyard and said to the white-haired old man who was watering the flowers with his back to them: "Second uncle! Look at! Who did I bring to see you? ”

When the old man heard this, he straightened his waist and said, "What good people can you bring here!" It's either a ruined fortune or a bad ghost! Hum! ”

The old man threw aside the flower waterer and entered the room with his hands behind his back in a huff.

Ye Yi was puzzled and asked her aunt, "Auntie, who is this uncle?" Why did you bring us to meet him? ”

"He is the owner of this quadrangle, his son died early, and he is a lonely old man, so he simply rented the house to our street as an office and lived in the backyard by himself. Generally, when people come to visit the courtyard, I will bring them over to say hello to the old man! ”