Yunyuan is not only large, but also exquisite and interesting.
Matsumoto Keiko accompanied her parents to the door of the two side-by-side courtyards where Kang Shude and Jiang Nianyun lived.
For Han Yingming and his wife, the scenery here is very different from the big garden outside.
You know, Jiang Nianyun loves flowers.
In the courtyard of her home, a French variety of roses was planted this year, as well as fragrant tuberose and mosquito-repellent mint.
Because Kang Shude's yard is bare.
She went over and over again. In addition to asking the gardener to plant peace flowers in a corner of the garden, plant lotus flowers and stock goldfish in several large water tanks in the two courtyards, she also personally planted some flowers in several large tanks. Morning glories and taro pine were planted at the gate of the courtyard.
These vine-like flowers and plants grow very fast.
When Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko came back some time ago, the flowers and plants had not reached the top of the wall, but had only crawled to the corridor.
But now it is different. In just ten days, these flowers and plants are already covered with green leaves and creeping over the wall.
In this hot summer, it has become a unique and cool scene.
In particular, the bird's rose pine hanging down from the corner of the wall blooms like red apricots outside the wall.
The beautiful bird-like feathers, dense and delicate, and the small flower shapes and bright colors climbing up are as cute as the shining red stars.
Especially the way it trembles gently in the breeze seems to be talking to you, which is so exciting.
Often passers-by, no matter who they are, can’t help but stop and look at the blooming flowers and leaves.
Then they often pick a few flowers and hold them in the palm of their hands as a souvenir.
Han Yingming and his wife were no exception. Because Han Changzi first said what beautiful flowers and plants they saw, he was attracted by this exotic flower that they had never seen before.
Then Han Yingming, the husband, can only accompany him.
Fortunately, it's only almost noon now, and the breeze is blowing, so it's still cool, but I won't get burned by the sun.
And wait until you have seen enough before going in. Under the large area of shade provided by the reed mats on the ceiling that blocks out the sun in the courtyard, there is another humorous picture composed of small creatures. As soon as you leave It's a lot of fun just entering.
It turned out that there was a rectangular birdcage hanging on the corridor of the main house, and a thrush was singing alone.
And under the birdcage, a little yellow cat is gazing attentively at the cheerful bird, becoming a loyal listener.
Under a large pomegranate tree near the east wing, there is a long-haired white cat playing with a feather under the tree.
But the most interesting thing is a little "Three Flowers". It is lying next to the lotus tank in the courtyard, with its tail erect and its body stretched out, and its little head is staring at it. Look at the goldfish swimming in the tank.
It wasn't until everyone walked into the courtyard one by one and heard the footsteps clearly that the three kittens reacted from the fun they were immersed in, and then suddenly disappeared.
This situation can be painted into a painting. If there is a painter who is good at painting here, I am afraid that a very interesting "Three Cats Picture" will come into being.
About the same noise was heard in the courtyard. A girl holding a mouthpiece and wearing an emerald green spring and summer plaid cheongsam hurriedly walked out of the north room.
This is also the staff of Yunyuan. This kind of clothing is the work clothes of female employees.
Seeing people like Matsumoto Keiko, she immediately knew that guests had arrived.
The girl was indeed very spiritual. She quickly saluted and said hello, then ran up the steps to open the curtain and announced to the room.
So soon, an old lady who looked only forty or fifty years old, but was actually in her sixties, also walked out of the house quickly.
She has a plump figure, a fair face, dark eyes, and a charming smile on her cheeks.
Only the broad and elegant forehead is engraved with the marks of time.
“Welcome, welcome, welcome to my humble home.”
Although she spoke in Beijing dialect, she spoke softly and breathed like orchid, which matched her elegant and exquisite appearance. .
There is no doubt that this person cannot be someone else. She is Jiang Nianyun, who is also the manager and top leader of Yunyuan at this time.
Jiang Nianyun looked at the guests up and down with eyes full of smiles.
She heard Matsumoto Keiko call her "fourth aunt". Before Matsumoto Keiko came to introduce her, she took the initiative to say, "Keiko, these are your parents, right? No wonder they gave birth to you like this. Beautiful daughters, they are indeed graceful people..."
Then, they asked Han Yingming and his wife whether it was hard on the road.
After Matsumoto Keiko was translating, Han Yingming and his wife knew that the kind and beautiful lady in front of them turned out to be the Ning Weimin from the United States whom their daughter had mentioned on the road. Cheap aunt.
She was also the mother of Shen Cun who went to Japan to attend a wedding on behalf of Ning Weimin's relatives and friends not long ago.
Jiang Nianyun is beautiful. She loves beauty and understands it.
The combination of these three "beauties" makes her unique no matter where she goes or what the occasion is.
In addition, she is a lady, no matter how she dresses or treats others, she is noble.
Just like how she is dressed today.
The cheongsam is made of red satin with dark flowers, and the collar and cuffs are inlaid with extremely beautiful two strips of tape.
The tape is embroidered with patterns of flowers, birds, bees and butterflies.
The delicate embroidery work depicts the dancing butterflies and flowers, exuding the exuberance of life and the liveliness of spring and summer from the cuffs and collar.
The pair of embroidered shoes on her feet are also colorful.
She even put on light makeup, perfume, and a long pearl necklace.
In fact, it was "shocking" that she appeared so dressed up.
Not only did Matsumoto Keiko's parents, who had never expected that poor China could have such a romantic figure, immediately realized that being famous is not as good as being in person.
Whether it was Han Yingming or Han Changzi, they all bowed and saluted, doing their best to treat Jiang Nianyun with the highest etiquette, and did not dare to show any slightest contempt.
They each said directly, "This is the first time we meet, please take care of me. I heard from Qingzi that this child has caused you a lot of trouble. He has caused you trouble."
"Yes. , Qingzi is so troublesome. As parents, thank you for taking care of Qingzi these days.”
Even Matsumoto Keiko praised her sincerely and affectionately, "Fourth aunt, you are so beautiful today! You are the most beautiful woman among all."
However, Jiang Nianyun's reply was so thoughtful, while saying Han Yingming and his wife were appropriately polite.
"Hey, don't be so polite. Qingzi is a well-behaved and smart child, how can she cause trouble to others? I like her very much. I wish she was my own daughter. Since We are all our own people, so don’t talk about outsiders.”
The other side also responded cleverly to Matsumoto Keiko’s compliment.
"You kid, you are making fun of your aunt again, right? I am not a great beauty, but I still have to dress up. Because today is a distinguished guest! What's more, your parents are not ordinary distinguished guests, who told us It’s my in-laws. Okay, let’s invite them to sit in the house.”
This time, the harmonious atmosphere naturally became more harmonious, and the feeling of closeness between each other suddenly became much closer.
To be honest, Jiang Nianyun did pay enough attention to this meeting.
She not only dressed up beautifully, but also made a lot of pragmatic preparations for receiving guests. Matsumoto Keiko's family couldn't help but be moved.
Knowing that Kang Shude could not consider so many details, today Matsumoto Keiko went to pick up people. Jiang Nianyun personally arranged for people to come here to clean up the residence of Matsumoto Keiko's parents.
Now I have to clean the two rooms on the west side that have been idle.
Not only had the room been kept spotless, and all the necessary things had been prepared, but considering the ages of Matsumoto Keiko's parents, some suitable decorations had been made.
So when both parties finished their polite greetings in front of the courtyard, Jiang Nianyun and others entered the room one by one and asked them to put their luggage.
Matsumoto Keiko’s family felt so flattered that they almost couldn’t see enough. In addition to the main hall, the north room of this small courtyard has suites one mile and one outside on the east and west sides.
As soon as they entered the outer room, they discovered that the wood here was all nanmu color, and blue and green were secondary colors.
Wooden couplets, green characters on the nanmu ground, plaques, blue characters on the nanmu ground.
All the porcelain is blue and white. The decorations on the long table include a pair of multi-color peony bonsai and an old-fashioned table clock. On the wall are four screens of flowers and birds by Wang Xuetao.
Although there are no gold plates or silver bowls, these things look elegant when paired together.
What is particularly worth mentioning is that the color scheme is elegant and quiet, not vulgar at all, and is completely low-key luxury.
In this house, except for peonies and a few roses in vases, there are no bright red or green colors.
It makes people feel relaxed, comfortable and at peace when they stay, which is very in line with Japanese aesthetics.
Then I went into the back room and took another look, and it was even more revealing. There was a hidden secret.
Because this bedroom is the same as the one on the east side, the floor of the room is raised very high, and you have to go up a flight of steps to enter the room.
The floor is covered with tatami like straw mats, giving people the impression that they take off their shoes and get on the kang as soon as they enter the door.
As a result, the windows look lower, and you can see the cats running in the yard while sitting on the floor.
The closets and partitions for bedding in the house are all push-pull, and it looks like an old-fashioned Japanese style at first glance.
Although it is not like a real Japanese house, you can directly see the scenery in the courtyard when you open the silk sliding door.
But as long as you open the Chinese-style windows, it is equally convenient to enjoy the moon and enjoy the breeze.
In addition, the room is also equipped with various Japanese-style furniture and daily necessities.
Cushions, small coffee tables, desks, bookcases, TVs, video recorders, radio cassette players, cattail leaf fans, electric fans, mirrors, mosquito coils, ashtrays, stationery, Japanese novels, Chinese and English newspapers...
There's even a small refrigerator and wine cooler in this room.
There are cold beers and sodas in the refrigerator, and in addition to a bottle of whiskey and brandy on the wine cabinet, there are also coffee, Indian black tea, Fujian Dahongpao, Hangzhou Longjing, and Beijing jasmine tea.
Separately prepare dried chrysanthemums, sugar cubes, and condensed milk.
A set of gold-rimmed milky white fine porcelain cups and saucers, specially used for drinking coffee.
A few glasses are prepared for drinking Longjing.
Drinking black tea or tasting Dahongpao is a Yixing tea set.
There are two blue and white tureens standing aside.
As for the tea snacks and Nan sugar that go with the tea, they are naturally provided by Tan Gong Restaurant.
In addition, Jiang Nianyun prepared two imported cigars for Han Yingming, who was smoking, and placed them in a small wooden box next to the ashtray.
I have to say that Jiang Nianyun thought very carefully about them.
Not to mention that these things are no worse than what Han Yingming and the others have in their own home, they actually provide a lot more enjoyment.
So when Jiang Nianyun said politely, "The best thing about our place is that it is clean. We may have limited conditions and some poor hospitality. If you have any shortcomings or needs, please tell me immediately."
Matsumoto Keiko’s family all bowed in unison to express their gratitude, and everyone spoke sincerely.
"I'm really sorry that we have caused you trouble."
"Thank you very, very much, thank you very much."
"Fourth Aunt, I can't thank you enough. You have worked hard today."
Even in Han Yingming's opinion, the temperature in this room is a bit high. In fact, he already misses the air conditioning at home.
But considering that people are entertaining him, it is already very difficult to prepare to this point, so it is not convenient for him to say anything else.
Sincerity is shown, hospitality is hard to deny.
Since he had prepared everything, he could still open his mouth and say that he wanted to see the conditions of a four-star hotel.
Of course not.
Forget it, just make do with it.
After all, we must not forget that this is still the third world.
People have indeed given everything they have, and it would be too much to be picky.
I think it won’t be so hot at night here, so I should be able to sleep well. If possible, I might as well go for a walk in the garden...
But clinker, he had just thought of this and finally found something wrong, when reality slapped him in the face.
There was only a soft sound in the main room, and the door curtain was opened.
Then I heard someone calling from the outer room, "Chairman, Bing is here."
Following Jiang Nianyun in the room, he said, "Xiaofang, bring it in."
Two waiters, a man and a woman, came in carrying a large bucket and two copper basins.
The woman is still the same girl just now, she smiles when she sees people.
Han Yingming and Han Changzi, who did not understand Chinese, looked at them in confusion. They saw the two service staff, one setting a copper basin and the other putting ice in it.
I bet that big bucket is full of big chunks of crushed ice.
After the two basins are filled with ice, one is placed in the outer room and the other is placed in the inner room.
Not only was it laid out, there were also fresh fruits placed on the ice. There were six peaches in the middle and two large bunches of milk grapes in the outer.
The color is so fresh and beautiful, it even makes people salivate.
Not to mention, once these two ice basins were placed, the temperature in the room immediately became much cooler.
Actually, Matsumoto Keiko's parents understood the beauty of the ice before Jiang Nianyun could explain anything.
Han Changzi couldn't help but cover his mouth and exclaimed, "Oh, so this is how the capital cools down. It's so surprising. And these fruits can also be used for freezing. This really kills two birds with one stone. Ah."
Needless to say, Jiang Nianyun was naturally humble again at this time.
"I'm ashamed. Not long after the hotel license was obtained, the air conditioner was not installed. Putting up this ice basin is an old trick here in the old days. It makes you laugh. But although it is convenient to use without air conditioner, There is no need to use electricity. There is always a power outage here, and the ice is made of clean water and can be eaten. It can be used to freeze fresh fruit or drink it with an ice pick. Look, this method has more benefits than using air conditioning."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qingzi immediately echoed.
"That's right, once there is a power outage, the air conditioner is useless and can only provide dry heat. So this method is safer. In fact, as long as ice is sent twice a day, it is enough. Mom and Dad, you guys You will know after using it. As long as there is ice, it is not hot at all. And the air conditioning is much softer than the air conditioner. If you want to be cooler, just put it in front of the electric fan. ”
As for Han Yingming and his wife, at this time, they can only marvel at it and be full of admiration.
They have to admit that a big country is still a big country, and the Chinese people are really amazing.
Even though there is no air conditioning, the wisdom accumulated over five thousand years is quite impressive.
You can actually think of such a unique solution and be able to do it?
Simple, practical and not fancy.
In comparison, Japanese nobles look like bumpkins. (End of this chapter)