"Father, mother, you can live in this house!" Zhang Junping took his parents to his courtyard house in Shichahai.
Huang Xue knew that her father-in-law and mother-in-law were coming in the future, so she packed up the east wing early.
In fact, there is nothing to clean up, there is a ready-made fire pit, and the furniture is also ready-made.
It's nothing more than taking out the quilt to dry it and then spreading it.
Of course, instead of letting his parents live in the east wing, the virtuous Huang Xue gave up the north room and moved into the east wing himself.
Living in a northern courtyard house is very particular. The north house is the main house, where the parents live.
The east wing is generally the place where the eldest son and grandson live.
The west wing is where the second son or daughter lives.
In fact, if it is true, Zhang Junping has already established his own small family, living alone.
No one can say that Zhang Junping is unfilial by letting his parents live in the east wing.
However, it was Huang Xue's filial piety to give up the North House, and Zhang Junping could not live up to this filial piety.
"Ouch! Xiaoxue, this is inappropriate for you.
This is your house. Your father and I can live in the east room, so how can I rob your house?" Zhang's mother held Huang Xue's hand and refused, but her face was full of joy.
"Auntie, you are an elder, how can I let you live in the east wing? When outsiders see it, they should say that we are ignorant.
I have dried the quilt, so I made an extra mattress to prevent you from panicking."
"Hey, Xiaoxue, look, we two old guys are here, and we will cause you a lot of trouble." Mother Zhang took Huang Xue's hand, and the two of them were kissing each other.
On the contrary, Zhang Junping, his own son, was left aside.
Seeing that he was fine, Zhang Junping simply took his father to the living room to drink tea and chat.
"Boss, why did you buy a shabby yard when you couldn't live in a good building?" Dad held his pipe and pot in his mouth and asked his doubts.
Before coming to Shichahai, I thought my boss lived in such a luxurious place.
As a result, when I walked in, I found that it was an old courtyard, which was not as good as a place for my daughter to live.
The father was embarrassed to ask in front of his daughter-in-law just now, so he asked now that there were only two of us.
"Also, you run a furniture factory. Look at your house, it's all old furniture.
You're a salt seller and drink soup, that's too much, right?
When the in-laws come back, they are not allowed to have any objections?
How about dad give you the money and buy a new set of furniture."
Zhang Junping was dumbfounded by what his father said.
This is the limitation of the times. Few people in this era, including BJ people who claim to be well-versed in world affairs, think that courtyard houses are better than buildings.
Now go to the streets and shout, "Replace the building with a courtyard house, one square meter for one square meter."
Can break the head.
"Dad, the building is not grounded, but I still feel comfortable living in the courtyard.
Look at this yard. In the summer, you can sit in the yard and enjoy the cool air at night. How comfortable it is.
Let’s not talk about anything else, it’s just this fire pit, and we don’t have fire pits in buildings.”
"But there is a heater in the building. Isn't that guy warmer than your fire pit?" Dad knocked out Zhang Junping with one sentence.
Zhang Junping really can't refute this, it's a fact.
"I don't know what you're thinking, let's just say you have no money! You accept those workers and live in the building.
You say you are rich, but you live in such a shabby yard."
"Dad, this is called nostalgia, not forgetting our roots.
Living in a poor courtyard always reminds me that I am a farmer's son, so don't forget when you have money but don't have money." Zhang Junping explained with a smile.
I can't tell my dad that this yard will be worth tens of millions in a few decades, and most people can't afford it.
I guess Dad can send him to a mental hospital.
"Forget it, forget it! Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, and I don't bother to care about you.
You are more capable than your father now, as long as you like it, that's fine, I'm just worried about the in-laws picking trouble." The father shook his head and sighed.
This time when Father Zhang and Mother Zhang came over, in addition to seeing their grandson, they also had a very important task, which was to meet the in-laws.
Zhang Junping and Huang Xue have been dating for more than a year. Huang Xue will graduate this year. According to the old man's opinion, it is time to talk about marriage.
After the parents of both parties met this time, the marriage was finalized.
After finishing speaking, the father said without waiting for Zhang Junping to speak, "This old thing may not look good, but it is useful!"
Zhang Junping smiled.
The main hall is decorated with huanghuali furniture from the Ming Dynasty.
What makes these furniture valuable is not just the materials, but also the craftsmanship.
The style and size of the chair are all designed and made according to human body mechanics.
Although the ancients did not understand human body mechanics, they made the most comfortable size according to their needs.
For example, the armchairs. The ancients summarized the width, height, and depth dimensions of the armchairs through practice. The armchairs made in this way will be very comfortable for people to sit on, and the muscles in all parts of the armchair can rest.
In later generations, many antique furniture only learned the style, but did not learn the spirit of Ming and Qing ancient furniture.
It looks very beautiful, wide, big and tall, but if you sit on it for a long time, you will feel very uncomfortable.
Over time, my arms will ache, my back will ache, and my legs will ache.
In fact, this is all caused by the fact that antique furniture only considers the beautiful style and does not consider whether the style and size conform to human body mechanics.
The essence of ancient furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties lies in the fact that a group of craftsmen who did not understand human body mechanics produced furniture that conformed to human body mechanics.
Many old people will lament that old things are comfortable to use.
This is not nostalgia or habit. The old man doesn’t understand human body mechanics. It is simply an instinctive understanding.
In other words, it is a feedback signal from the body.
"Dad, as long as you find it useful, let's close the door and live our own lives. Just be comfortable and know what you want. Why should you care about other people's opinions?"
"That's someone else? That's your future father-in-law!
If you build a yard and a house of old furniture, aren't you afraid that your father-in-law will regret it and not agree to marry your daughter to you?"
"What are you afraid of?" Zhang Junping smiled smugly.
Dad was stunned, yes, what are you afraid of?
We all live together. If we don’t marry our own son, who else can we marry?
In this era, there are many disadvantages: supplies are expensive and scarce, shopping requires tickets, transportation is inconvenient, and traveling far away can cause skin peeling.
There is not much entertainment in the evening, and there are no programs on TV as soon as 10 o'clock.
However, it is equally good to find a suitable partner. Although there are requirements for betrothal gifts, furniture and a house, at least the one you bring home can be guaranteed to be original.
Unlike later generations, not only sky-high betrothal gifts, but also various requirements.
That's fine, the key point is that you paid a high price to marry it, but you don't know how much it was.
"Just do it!
From now on, you must treat other people's girls well. I think this girl is really good, virtuous, and can bring prosperity to her husband." Zhang Junping was warned by his father, who lit his pipe with a pot.
"I know that I have set my sights on Huang Xue in this life and plan to spend the rest of my life with her."
Zhang Junping knows that he will definitely be tempted in the future and cannot guarantee that he will not make mistakes.
However, what I can guarantee is that Huang Xue's status in the family will not change.
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