Chapter 142 The courtyard house where human experiments have been conducted (updates with monthly tickets)
Fang Yan is not delusional about being persecuted. The main reason is that this place is too close to Xiehe. If foreigners bought it for their own private experiments, they would most likely be doing medical experiments.
Before traveling through time, I had read some records of foreigners buying people with money to do experiments in China in the early years.
So Fang Yan has reason to be suspicious here.
As expected, Secretary Xia hesitated for a moment and then said to Fang Yan:
"Before 1949, there were indeed a small number of human drug experiments here from 1921 to 1937, but no one died. They were all paid and voluntary."
Fang Yan asked Secretary Xia:
"Who is doing the experiment?"
Secretary Xia thought for a while and then said:
"Several doctors from Rockefeller Foundation hospitals returned to China in 1937."
At this time, the woman at the street office also said:
"I heard from an old man living nearby that there were people here who did draw blood, give injections, and test medicine here before, but they were all paid."
"Many people who are struggling to survive will come here to give it a try, and they don't have a chance just by coming here. They need to be checked before they can do it."
Then she said to the dialect with great certainty:
"Anyway, don't worry, no one has died here."
Seeing that Fang Yan was still thinking about it, Secretary Xia asked him:
"How about it? If not, I can find a way to find another place for you, but I guess there won't be such a good place."
Fang Yan thought for a while, then finally took the key and said:
"I'll go in and take a look first, and then decide whether I want it or not."
"Okay." Secretary Xia nodded.
Then the three of them opened the door of the house together.
As soon as Fangyan entered the door, he saw a screen wall blocking the front. There should have been some carvings on it, but it had been smashed and big red slogans were written with paint.
"This was done by their students a few years ago. It will just be plastered with cement when the time comes." The woman from the street office who followed them said to Fang Yan and the others.
There is a moon-arched doorway on the left side of the screen wall. After entering, you come to the first front yard of the yard.
The front yard is not big, a bit long and narrow,
He actually didn't know much about courtyard houses. He had only read historical articles about courtyard houses.
When you first enter the front yard, there is a long row of inverted rooms alongside the gate.
I heard that this was the residence of male servants in ancient times.
It also serves as a gatekeeper.
Opposite the reverse room is another moon gate, and walking inward is the main courtyard.
There are two side rooms on the left and right of the main courtyard. There are two trees in the middle of the courtyard, which are very lush. There is a stone table and several stone stools under the trees.
There is a grape trellis in the northeast corner of the main courtyard, and a pressurized water well. There is also a faucet next to the pressurized water well.
The capital is short of water, and the quality of groundwater is not good. Although there was running water at Cixi's time, the running water system was not very complete. Seeing that there was running water here, Fang Yan nodded.
Then he checked the power supply system here again.
The simple route is still planned, but it looks a bit dated.
But it should be no problem to use.
The woman from the sub-district office introduced the structure of the main courtyard to them in dialect:
"The east wing is the kitchen, and the small one in the east wing is usually used for stacking firewood or something."
"The west wing is usually used for guests or junior female family members. There is also a small wing next to the west wing, which is used to store clothes and other things."
"The front is the main room, with three large rooms. The one in the middle is the living room. The one to the east is the master's residence, and the one to the west is the master's study."
"We come here every week to clean it, so it's very clean inside. Although it's not big, it has a good structure. It can accommodate a family of six or seven, so there's no problem at all."
"After 37 years, several people lived here one after another, but they were all in the army, so they left after a short time."
"This place has been vacant for a long time. Later, after we took over, it was taken over by the government." "And the best thing about this place that outsiders don't know is that the foreigners here spent time renovating it for the sake of hygiene. It has a Western-style bathroom with all the pipes dug out. If you live here, you can not only take a shower at home, but also go to the bathroom and pour swill. ”
"This kind of function can only be found in the Concorde Villa and the staff dormitories over there."
Fang Yan's eyes lit up when he heard this. He didn't have to empty the toilet and kitchen waste, but it gave him a surprise.
Even though it looks small from the outside, it's actually quite big inside, at least several times bigger than where Fang Yan and the others live now.
Fang Yan looked around and didn't feel any discomfort.
After walking around, I felt a little relieved.
Then he asked the woman:
"Didn't you say that this place was used as a laboratory? Why does it look like there are no traces of people living here?"
The woman took over the conversation and said:
"The place where experiments are done is not the main courtyard. This is used to store medicines."
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She pointed to the front yard where she just came in:
"The place where experiments are conducted is in the reverse room in the front yard."
Fang Yan nodded, and then asked curiously:
"Didn't you allocate this place to others later?"
The woman shook her head and explained with a smile:
"No, everyone wants to live in the Concorde Villa not far away. This place is obviously not as comfortable as the villa. There are floors in the front and back gardens. Who doesn't want to live in a better place."
Fang Yan nodded and walked towards the front yard. He also planned to take a look at the house where the experiment was done.
Entering the front yard and opening the door of the reverse room, the interior is indeed different from the back. It is actually decorated with ceramic tiles. It should be designed to create a sterile environment.
It looks like a strong hospital decoration style.
Moreover, over time, the tiles here have become a little yellow. Compared with the serious living style in the backyard, this place is indeed a bit seeping.
If ordinary people see this place, the good impression of the main courtyard will be gone immediately.
But as a doctor, I didn’t pay much attention to the dialect.
He felt it, he didn't feel uncomfortable here, it was normal.
"If you don't want it, we have already planned to turn this place into a courtyard in a few months."
"After all, more and more young people are returning to the city now. Many of them have no place to live after getting married and are making a lot of noise." The woman from the street office said to Dialect.
Secretary Xia said to the dialect:
"This place is nice and the location is good. And look at this place. You can do experiments and even teach at home in the future. You don't even need to decorate."
Fang Yan nodded and asked the woman from the street office:
"How much is the monthly rent?"
These days, the house belongs to the state, and if you want to rent it, you have to pay.
The woman looked at Secretary Xia.
It means letting him make up his mind.
Secretary Xia asked:
"Have you decided?"
Dialect nodded:
"Well, it's not bad here. I plan to stay for a while and have a look."
When Secretary Xia saw Fang Yan agreed, he said:
"It's okay. Our department will pay the rent for you. Just teach Anton and Sophia well."
"The accommodation here is a benefit we give you."
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