Chapter 141 Are you going to give me such a nice courtyard house? ! (3K)
"In 1933, was there still a national martial arts arena?" Fang Yan really didn't know much about the old martial arts events before, so he asked Ding Jian curiously.
Ding Jian said:
"Of course there is. In 1928, the Central Academy of Chinese Martial Arts was established, and that's when the term Martial Arts came into being."
"The establishment of the Guoshu Museum was intended to 'awaken the compatriots across the country and learn about the shame of the sick man of East Asia.' Then the following year, in 1929, Li Jinglin, the deputy director of the Central Guoshu Museum and the successor of Jiugongjian, proposed a national martial arts arena. Competition idea.”
"On November 21st of that year, the first national martial arts competition arena opened. There were more than 100 martial arts practitioners from across the country, and there were 60,000 spectators at the scene alone."
"The first year was an unprecedented event, which shocked the martial arts community across the country."
"The competition continued for several years, and it was not until the war that we had no choice but to terminate it."
"In the competition in 1933, Uncle Shan Haoran won the first place using mantis boxing and large spear skills."
After listening to Ding Jian's explanation, Fang Yan finally understood, nodded and said:
"So that's it..."
Ding Jian continued to say to Fang Yan:
"At that time, the first championship was not selected, only the best fifteen were selected, and our master was among them. In addition to the master, there were two brothers, Zhu Guofu and Zhu Guolu, who were also Xingyi Quan."
"It can be said that the first Xingyiquan that year was quite shameless."
After saying that, he excitedly punched the air, then turned pale and shouted in pain: "Hiss!"
Fang Yan knew at a glance that he had touched the injured area again, so he hurriedly went up to check:
"Just say what you say, don't get excited!"
In the end, Fang Yan gave him an injection to relieve the pain, and after a lot of tossing, Ding Jian recovered.
Fang Yan looked at the honest Ding Jian on the bed, patted his arm and said to him:
"Okay, okay, take good care of yourself."
Then, bidding farewell to Ding Jian, Fang Yan left Xiehe.
He planned to buy the watch he had been eyeing before.
In this way, I also have a tool to tell the time.
As for the bicycle, he plans to put the house in place and then buy it.
After all, taking the bus is the fastest way back to Haidian.
Riding a bicycle is much slower.
After leaving the hospital, Fang Yan went directly to the department store.
As a result, when I looked at the last Shanghai brand watch, the price changed from 112 to 120.
"Comrade salesperson, what's going on? Why has the price of this watch increased?" Fang Yan asked the salesperson in confusion.
Although 8 yuan was not a huge amount of money for Fang Yan, he was not taken advantage of. He was charged 8 yuan more for no apparent reason, so he had to ask what was going on.
The young saleswoman looked impatient when she heard the dialect question.
But after seeing Fang Yan's appearance clearly, she somehow gained a little more patience. She glanced at Fang Yan's watch, then took out a notebook, flipped through it, and then said to Fang Yan:
"Oh, the watch you mentioned had some flaws, so we lowered the price to 112."
"Now this watch is brand new and flawless, so it is the original price of 120."
"..." Fang Yan was left speechless. It turned out that what he had set his sights on before was a faulty watch.
I am a doctor, so why didn't I notice there was something wrong with the watch?
After thinking for a while, he still said to the saleswoman:
"Then please help me take out this watch. I want it."
The other party took out his watch and looked at Fang Yan. After the two looked at each other for three seconds, the other party asked:
"Where are the tickets?"
Only then did Fang Yan realize that they were waiting for him to get the ticket.
He handed over all the tickets and money he had on him.
"Pay the money at the checkout counter and get the receipt, then come over and get the watch." The salesperson said to Dialect.
Fang Yan took the money back, ran to the cashier, and completed the process as told.
Then he returned to the counter and completed the transaction.
After getting the watch, Fang Yan turned to the clock on the wall and set the time on his watch.
Watching the hands of the watch jump, he sighed. After being back for so long, he finally had a watch to wear.
And it is also the most popular "Shanghai brand" in this era.
In this era, Shanghai products were famous throughout the country for their quality and style, because at this time, Shanghai was the most developed light industry in the country. All the daily necessities it produced were not only durable, but also beautiful in appearance, and were regarded as gold-branded products across the country.
The only products that can be higher than him are the rarer foreign products.
The Forever brand bicycle used by Fang Yan’s father, the Butterfly brand sewing machine owned by my mother, the Red Light brand radio placed at the entrance of the house, and even the fine cloth, are all imported from Shanghai.
When people from Beijing go on business trips to Shanghai, there will always be some relatives and friends who ask for help in buying one or two necessary supplies.
When I came back from a business trip to Shanghai, it seemed like I was going to buy some goods. There were endless large and small packages of things.
Zhu Lin said that his mother went on a business trip to Shanghai and had to carry two large bags of things brought by her colleagues. She had to go and deliver them one by one before she could rest before she returned to the unit.
There is no way, people all over the country highly praise this place.
The quality is good, the style is new, the price is reasonable, and there are no fakes. It is a real golden brand in this era. It should be the earliest brand effect before the reform in China.
After buying the things, Fang Yan planned to go to the foreign affairs department to talk about the house.
Although Le Miao said that she would help him find other courtyard houses in the evening, Fang Yan did not put all his hope in her. He still wanted to see what kind of house he could get for himself in the foreign affairs department.
That department is not far from where he is now.
Fang Yan just walked there and it didn’t take long.
The last time they came to see me, they told me their address so that they could come to them at any time if anything happened.
So Fang Yan walked over directly.
The address is on Chaoyangmen South Street near Xiehe.
When Fang Yan arrived at the door of the foreign affairs department, he was stopped by two guards.
He had no choice but to take out his work ID and said he wanted to see the leader inside.
Soon his work permit was brought in, and after a few minutes, the man who came to see Fang Yan last time came out. This man's surname was Xia and he was in his forties. He asked the dialect to call him Secretary Xia.
He looked like he had drunk foreign ink. Last time, Dialect heard him and Bachukayev speak Russian.
After coming out, Secretary Xia immediately smiled at Fang Yan and asked if there was anything he needed help with.
There was no nonsense in Fang Yan, and he directly stated his purpose.
Secretary Xia was obviously a little stunned. She didn't expect Fang Yan to ask him to find a house.
He said to the dialect:
"Well... you may need to wait for me to ask you about this."
"Wait for me for a moment and I will reply to you soon."
Fang Yan saw that he was not perfunctory, so he agreed directly.
Sure enough, about seven or eight minutes after Secretary Xia entered, he walked out, waved to the dialect and said:
"Let's go, we've found the house, it's on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street."
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As he spoke, he pointed in a direction and took the lead in walking that way.
"So fast?" Fang Yan followed, somewhat unable to believe their efficiency.
Secretary Xia smiled mysteriously:
"Our department has some resources."
"If you have other requirements, we may need some time, but if you want to find a place to live, you can rest assured that there will be no shortage."
After hearing what he said, Fang Yan asked:
"Isn't it some kind of haunted house?"
Secretary Xia was stunned:
"Why would you ask such a question?"
Dialect said:
"Oh, I guess only haunted houses where people have died will be vacated."
Secretary Xia shook his head and said:
"Of course not, it's the courtyard over there."
After saying that, he specially emphasized:
"It's still a separate house."
Fang Yan didn't expect that the foreign affairs department was so capable that he directly found a courtyard house on Foreign Ministry Street.
When you come to Foreign Ministry Street, you can directly see the Union Medical College Hospital opposite.
To the east of this place is Chaoyangmen South Street, to the west is Dongdan South Street, to the south is Xibuzong Hutong, and to the north is Xiehe Hutong.
In the Ming Dynasty, this was the residence of Shi Heng, Marquis of Wu Qing Dynasty, so it was originally called Shidaren Hutong. In the Qing Dynasty, it was the Mint. Later, in the Republic of China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was established here, so it is now called Foreign Affairs Street. .
After 1949, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs first had its offices in this street. It was later demolished in 1974 and staff dormitories were built.
Now only the remaining luxurious gate can be seen.
The west entrance of the alley is cut from the middle of the street, with a large courtyard on one side and a group of single-family villas in Xiehe on the other.
The villa complex was built at the same time by the Rockefeller Foundation, the Renovation Association and the hospital.
The villa is a common architectural style found in foreign villages, and all experts from Concorde live in it. For example, the director who chatted with Fangyan today should live here.
The large courtyard on the other side is the kind commonly seen in the capital, with several households living in one courtyard.
The yard is not closed. Looking inside from the door, you can still see a simple "earthquake shed" in the yard with yellow mud brick walls and linoleum and straw roofs.
This is a building left behind after last year's earthquake. Some people are reluctant to demolish it after repairing it.
After all, if it can create an extra room in the house, no one is willing to demolish it.
But anyway, once this thing is repaired, the courtyard of the courtyard will be completely occupied.
It was barely enough for a person, and it made the crowded courtyard look messy.
It is in sharp contrast to the villa area opposite.
Unfortunately, Secretary Xia did not take Dialect to the expert villa area, but continued walking further east.
When he reached the door of a closed courtyard, Secretary Xia stopped.
At this time, a woman ran out of the courtyard of the office diagonally across the street. She ran over with the key in her hand and said:
"Secretary Xia, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the key is hard to find..."
As he came to the door, he handed the key to Secretary Xia.
Secretary Xia didn't answer and pointed to the dialect:
"This yard will be his from now on."
The woman from the street office handed the key to Fang Yan again:
"Comrade, take it."
Fang Yan looked at the key and didn't pick it up.
He really didn't believe that such a good location could be given to him and it could be done so quickly.
He felt it was abnormal even if no one died here.
So he asked the female comrade:
"Comrade, has anyone died in this yard?!"
"No, no." The woman from the street office shook her head repeatedly.
Secretary Xia still looked cautious when he saw Fang Yan, and he explained helplessly:
"To tell you the truth, this place was bought by a foreigner to be used as a private laboratory. Then he left and the place became vacant."
"Are you relieved now?"
Fang Yan frowned and pondered, then asked:
"Experiment? Human experiment?"
PS: The 6000 basic chapter has been updated, and there will be additional updates later.
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