Chapter 149 Guard
Only a paper review, Er Ting Kang Shude gave a rough introduction.
This garden mansion in Weijia Hutong stirred Ning Weimin's heart as if it were a burning coal.
How could such a great industry be possible if he was not eager to see it with his own eyes?
So that day and night, the boy couldn't even sleep well.
This was the first time in such a comfortable room in Chongwenmen Hotel that I could not sleep despite tossing and turning.
In this case, he didn’t want to occupy the latrine and stop shitting.
In the latter half of the night, I simply replaced Zhang Shihui to rest.
This made Zhang Shihui play cymbals on him, thinking that he missed his wife so much that he couldn't sleep.
Advise him to take down Mi Xiaoran quickly and stop looking forward and backward.
Ning Weimin didn't bother to pay attention to him. He just sat at the front desk alone, drinking tea and sketching with a pen until dawn.
Full of expectations and yearning, I quickly helped the master get the house back and live a life like a rich man.
So when it was time to get off work, he grabbed a couple of snacks for breakfast. He didn't even go back home, didn't catch up on his sleep, and just pedaled off to go somewhere.
At almost nine o'clock in the morning, Ning Weimin finally entered Weijia Hutong from the east entrance of Dongsi North Street.
Since he has been following Kang Shude for more than a year, he is no longer a complete novice when it comes to ancient architecture.
At least he knew that the gates of the house were divided into Guangliang gate, Jinzhu gate, Manzi gate, Ruyi gate, wall-style gate, etc.
The highest level is called Guangliang Gate.
The characteristic is that there are sparrows on the lintel, the door opening extends outward, and there are doorways inside and outside.
Such a gate is obviously owned by a wealthy or wealthy family...
So as the saying goes, insiders watch the door, and laymen watch the excitement.
Although he was just riding a bicycle slowly, he walked around the area that should be "Ma's Garden" and browsed it hastily.
But he can already see a lot of things.
First of all, the courtyard houses in this alley are indeed of higher quality.
Because as soon as you enter the entrance of Weijia Hutong, you will first see a courtyard with a kindergarten sign opposite "Majia Garden".
The gate is the golden pillar gate, which was the exclusive style of ordinary official houses in the past.
Further inside, there are also Manzi Gate and Ruyi Gate that were commonly used by wealthy households in the past.
This is enough to guarantee that the quality of the houses here should be quite good.
It is by no means comparable to the row houses built with red bricks by the government after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
From the street, these old houses have basically maintained their original appearance.
Old trees, old walls, gray bricks, moss, the quaint scenery has a unique flavor
However, within the scope of the Majia Garden residence, the housing regulations have undergone considerable changes.
It was supposed to be the location of two courtyard houses in Majia Garden.
A sign for the Ancient and Modern Culture Research Association hangs somewhere.
Another location was turned into a carton factory run by the street.
At the far west end, the Guangliang gate, which should have been the real entrance to "Ma's Garden", and the left and right screen doors were all gone.
It was completely blocked and turned into a nondescript house built on the spot.
Instead, two simple small doors were opened at the northwest and northeast corners of the courtyard wall for people to enter and exit.
Looking outside, Ning Weimin could see clothes hanging to dry in the yard, as well as many traces of life such as coal sheds and utility sheds.
It is obvious that this place has become a large courtyard, and it should all be home to one household.
After parking the car, he entered the yard and took a closer look.
Sure enough, the dilapidated theater building in the courtyard was about to collapse, mixed with bluestones and lake stones in the gaps between the houses.
This is enough to prove that he is not in the wrong place.
This is undoubtedly the place where countless dignitaries and celebrities were sought after and praised.
The garden part of Ma Faitang’s private residence.
But I have to say that the garden landscape has become very bad, and the scene in front of me is really terrible.
The verandas and verandas were so badly damaged that they are almost gone.
The key is that the rockery was moved and the ponds were filled in. Ning Weimin searched for several times but could not find the three ponds Kang Shude told him. Not many sculptures in the courtyard were lost, and the trees planted were not luxuriant, and no one took care of them at all.
The only thing that is relatively good is that most of the buildings are still there and the overall structure of the whole park is basically maintained.
But also because it has been used as a courtyard for a long time, many private buildings have been built indiscriminately, and it has no sense of beauty at all.
And just when Ning Weimin was about to continue trying to find the billiards room built on the rockery that Kang Shude had mentioned, interference came.
Two old ladies opened the door and walked out of a room to inquire about the situation.
This is actually normal. When working, in any large courtyard in Beijing, retired elderly people who do not have to work are voluntary guards.
So the two aunts, one fat and one thin, stared at Ning Weimin with extremely vigilant eyes, wary of thieves.
Stern questioning almost in unison.
"Where are you from? What do you want to do? Coming out and going in like this is like a mouse burrowing into a hole..."
"That is, who are you looking for? Make it clear. If you can't say it, just say it. Come with us to the police station..."
So Ning Weimin knew that he might have to stop here.
But his lies came out as quickly as he opened his mouth, pretending to be dumbfounded without any hesitation or skipping a beat.
"Auntie, I'm not looking for anyone. But don't get me wrong, I'm not a bad person."
"When I was passing by here, I looked at the flowers, plants and rocks inside from the outside. I felt curious, so I came in to take a look."
"I didn't expect that your courtyard is really unique. , It’s so grand. This big garden looks like a high-ranking official’s house. Was this the royal residence?”
The expressions of the two aunts softened and they became interested.
The fat one curled his big mouth and started to blow.
"No, our courtyard used to be where the prince lived. Do you know the palace? It was the best palace where the prince lived..."
The other thin one couldn't help but intervene.
"Isn't it right? The palace should be where the emperor lived after leaving the Forbidden City. And how did I hear that this place was originally the residence of a warlord. The warlord's surname was Wu, it seems to be Wu... Wu Quilt?" Or is Wu wearing a quilt?"
"No, no quilt, but a pillow..."
The fat aunt was poked at the thinness and refused to do it.
The "Illiteracy Contest" must be carried out to the end.
"Aunt Chen, you are definitely mistaken about this. This is the Prince's Mansion. In 1959, our family just moved here, and there was a descendant of the Prince named Pu Ren who was our neighbor. . You came later, I don’t know..."
At this time, Ning Weimin interrupted without a wink.
"Auntie, have there been any ghosts in your courtyard? Back then, you didn't ask the royal relatives if there were any hanged maids or eunuchs killed with sticks?"
Both old ladies drooped their faces and spit on the ground three times in a row.
Then shouting bad luck, Ning Weimin was kicked out of the courtyard in a hurry.
Look at what's going on here.
But here comes the question, can we say Ning Weimin is stupid?
No! On the contrary, this is where he is smart.
If not, how could he be discharged from the hospital so easily?
How long will I have to grind my teeth without enduring cross-examination?
You know, the purpose of his visit cannot be made clear, and the residents here must not let it be known.
If you don’t pay attention to that sentence, it will really make people hear something, and the gain outweighs the loss.
Why?
This is obvious.
There are at least hundreds of people living in this courtyard. Without a house, there is no nest. What can they do?
To ask them to vacate the original house is equivalent to making him skin and cramp, and no one will let go easily.
If you want to hear that the landlord comes to ask for a house, you have to blow up the temple.
I really don’t know what kind of angry situation there will be.
If you have to be beaten for this matter, then it will be in vain. Isn’t it an unjust death?
And even from a service point of view, conditions are set for convenience in the future.
You should hide this matter first, so as not to alert others.
(End of this chapter)