After figuring out the origin of the courtyard, Song Yuanchao asked Professor Yao about the difficulty of repairing and restoring the courtyard.

Professor Yao told Song Yuanchao that because the time is too long, and Yanjing City has experienced many wars before and after the liberation, so many of the old drawings have been lost, if Song Yuanchao wants to restore the original, I am afraid that it will not be possible, so I can only try to find out whether there are any remaining drawings for reference, and then repair the yard according to the actual situation, so that the design of the entire courtyard will be modified and a complete drawing will be reissued.

The work is not so easy, it is far more difficult to repair such an old house than to rebuild a new courtyard, and many of the materials used in the construction of this courtyard are impossible to exist at present, among which the wood is better, and a little more money may be able to get it, even if it doesn't work, there are similar alternatives.

But those special bricks and tiles are a big problem, if you want to restore the original kiln, you have to start a kiln autocracy, even if this makes some differences from the original original.

There is also a key point, and that is the cost of money.

No matter how expensive a set of courtyard houses is, the price is over there, but it will cost a lot to repair and restore, according to Professor Yao's preliminary estimate, this number is not affordable by ordinary people at all, so he suggested that Song Yuanchao should not do this, find someone to repair it simply, so as long as the general situation of the courtyard is maintained, as for the rest, there is no need to think about it.

For Professor Yao's suggestion, Song Yuanchao thought about it carefully, but he still didn't plan to do it, if this was the case, he didn't need to come to Professor Yao at all, just find a few masons and carpenters or something, why bother?

"Sir, what if we have to repair it well and try to restore it as much as possible? How much money do you think it will take and how much time will it take to complete? ”

Professor Yao looked at Song Yuanchao with some surprise, he had just told him so clearly, hadn't he figured out the situation yet?

However, since Song Yuanchao asked, Professor Yao couldn't help but answer, and after thinking about it, he said: "Let's talk about the time first, I went to see that set of yards many years ago, and if you want to repair it, you have to go to see it on the spot, but no matter what, this time can't be completed in a short period of time, if the current situation is similar to what I saw back then, it will take at least half a year to a year or so." ”

"As for the cost, this is not a small number, in addition to labor, the main part is all kinds of materials, this is really not easy to calculate, but I think it is impossible without tens of thousands or even nearly 100,000, Xiao Song, this is not a small amount of money, can you take it? So you might as well consider what I just suggested. ”

Professor Yao said earnestly, for Song Yuanchao, his senses are good, and today Song Yuanchao asked him about his own major, to be honest, if there is no problem with the funds, Professor Yao really wants to try it himself, as a professor of the Department of Architecture, he has been staying in the cowshed during those unbearable days, and even the teaching work was deprived, until a few years ago he returned to school.

At present, although he is a professor and is respected for teaching and educating people, in fact, Professor Yao still misses the days when he followed Mr. Liang and his wife as assistants, and Professor Yao always wanted to do some practical work, instead of reading from some textbooks in class every day, which was a kind of torture for him.

After listening to Professor Yao's explanation, Song Yuanchao secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

100,000, this amount of money is astronomical for ordinary people, but it is completely affordable for me now, even if it is more.

Moreover, Song Yuanchao knew very well in his heart that with the continuous development of reform and opening up, the whole country would be on the fast track of rapid economic progress in the next few years, and at the same time, people's income and consumption would continue to increase, and by that time, the prices of all things would also rise rapidly.

Therefore, the current cost of 100,000 yuan is still very worthwhile, because the money will become less and less valuable in the future, and in the 21st century, it is absolutely impossible to repair such a set of courtyard houses with a large area, even if it is not Professor Yao's method, but ordinary repair and decoration, without tens of millions or even more.

From this point of view, Song Yuanchao is still inclined to repair and restore the original appearance of this set of courtyards, if this can be done, let alone 100,000, even if 150,000, 200,000 Song Yuanchao is willing to pay this money.

"What? Do you still insist on doing so? Did I hear me right? When Song Yuanchao said his decision, Professor Yao was very surprised, and he looked at Song Yuanchao suspiciously, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

"Sir, you heard it right, money is not a problem, I am willing to pay for it. My purpose is only to restore this yard to its original state, and as for how to get me to trust the professionalism of Mr. I'm not sure if he can help with this, but of course, I'll bear all the costs for the redesign of the yard and other expenses, and please tell me a amount. Song Yuanchao said very seriously.

"Xiao Song, have you really thought about it? That's a lot of money! If this money is put in the bank, just eating interest can make your life well. Professor Yao was afraid that Song Yuanchao was impulsive, so he kindly reminded him again.

Song Yuanchao smiled and said: "Don't worry, I thought about this matter before I came, I have the money, if you don't worry about the stability of the funds, I can pay the advance payment in advance at that time, so that you won't help ...... in vain." ”

Without waiting for Song Yuanchao to finish speaking, Professor Yao waved his hand: "There is no need to say this kind of thing, and I don't ask where the money comes from, as long as the source of the money is innocent." In addition, if you decide to entrust this to me, there is no need to mention the design cost or anything, and it is enough for me to be able to do these practical things at this age, and it can be regarded as mutually beneficial. But the ugly words are ahead, I can help you find a professional hospital, their construction wages must not be less, in addition to the materials or something, you can calculate it separately when the time comes, and this money must be prepared in advance for others, after all, people have to rely on this to make money to support their families. ”

"No, no, no, I'm very grateful if you can help me, how can I let you do it for nothing, besides, knowledge is wealth, you are a teacher, an elder, of course, you understand this truth better than me, a younger student, and the remuneration that should be given must not be less, otherwise I would rather not do this." In addition to being grateful, Song Yuanchao decisively rejected Professor Yao's kindness and cut the railroad categorically.

"It's ......." Professor Yao hesitated, Song Yuanchao's words were not unreasonable, not to mention that it was indeed hard work to redesign or something, coupled with the later repair and restoration, many things had to be supervised by himself, if he didn't talk about money at all, although he didn't care, but what about his students and assistants? We can't let them work in vain.

After thinking about it, Professor Yao finally put forward a request, that is, to use Song Yuanchao's courtyard as a practical project for the Department of Architecture, and he would bring his assistant and several students to join the project to carry out the comprehensive work from redesign to repair and restoration.

During this period, Professor Yao, including his assistants and students, not only had to lead the project, but also cooperated with Song Yuanchao, as the owner of the house, and paid them a certain amount of labor fees, so that Professor Yao agreed to take over the project.

Song Yuanchao directly agreed with Professor Yao's suggestion, but then the two sides disagreed on the amount of labor costs. The main reason is that the labor cost proposed by Professor Yao is too low in Song Yuanchao's opinion, only 30 yuan per month, which is not proportional to the other party's payment.

For this reason, Song Yuanchao proposed to pay directly at the monthly labor fee of 100 yuan, but Professor Yao felt that it was too high, and the two argued for a long time and finally gave in and set the amount at 45 yuan per month.

Including Professor Yao, it was tentatively decided that there would be five people including his assistant and three students, which means that if the renovation was completed within one year according to the design, the total expenditure would only be a mere 2,700 yuan.

2,700 yuan, hiring a professor of architecture at Beijing Normal University and his assistant, plus three high-level students from the architecture department to design and repair the courtyard house for themselves, it is simply impossible in the future generations, if it is the future generations, I am afraid that the money spent on inviting the other party to a meal will far exceed this amount, and the other expenses are even more frighteningly expensive.

But in this era, the reserve and high morality of intellectuals have not been eroded by the copper smell of money, compared to Song Yuanchao's feelings in his heart, Professor Yao felt that this number was higher than he expected, for him to take private money to take students to do private work, this is the first time, if it were not for the fact that he was really moved by the repair of this set of courtyards, and wanted to use this opportunity to take students to engage in practical projects, Professor Yao would not have taken this job at all.

After talking about business, Song Yuanchao and Professor Yao continued to drink coffee and chat, and most of the content of the conversation was the origin and old news of those courtyards in Sijiu City. Although Song Yuanchao was not a student of the Department of Architecture, listening to Professor Yao's casual explanation, Song Yuanchao sighed that today's trip was in vain, and he learned a lot of knowledge that he did not know before, and also understood many situations of the Yanjing Courtyard House.

After drinking coffee, Song Yuanchao got up to say goodbye, and before leaving, he made an appointment with Professor Yao to go to the courtyard for field surveying and mapping, and the time was set for three days later, when Professor Yao would take people and Song Yuanchao to meet directly in the courtyard.

After the field surveying and mapping is completed, Professor Yao will spend about half a month to first issue a first draft of the design to Song Yuanchao for confirmation, if there is no problem with the confirmation, then the official design draft will be issued according to the first draft, and at the same time the cost of the project will be calculated.

These Song Yuanchao all agreed, since he asked Professor Yao to deal with this matter, then he could trust Professor Yao's professionalism and character, what was he worried about with Professor Yao's help in checking?