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, and not only asked the gardener to plant peace flowers in a corner of the garden, and planted lotus flowers and goldfish in the large water tanks in the two courtyards, but she also personally planted lily flowers at several courtyard gates.
Cowflower and taro pine.
These vine-like flowers and plants grow very quickly.
When Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko came back a few days 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 have become green leaves and are creeping over the wall.
In this hot summer, it has become a unique and cool scene.
In particular, the bird's-eye pine hanging down from the corner of the wall blooms like red apricots outside the wall.
The beautiful bird feathers are 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 arouses people's interest so much.
Often passers-by, no matter who they are, can't help but stop and look at the blooming flowers and leaves.
Then I often pick a few flowers and hold them in the palm of my hand as a souvenir.
Han Yingming and his wife were no exception. Because Han Changzi first said what a beautiful flower and plant he was seeing, he was attracted to this exotic flower that they had never seen before.
Then Han Yingming, the husband, could only accompany him.
Fortunately, it was only near noon, and the breeze was blowing, so it was still cool, but it didn't hurt 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 interesting picture composed of small creatures. As soon as you walk in, you will feel fun.
abundant.
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 large lotus tank in the courtyard, with its tail erect and its body stretched out, and its little head is sticking out and watching the tank swim intently.
goldfish.
It wasn't until everyone walked into the courtyard one after another and heard the footsteps clearly that the three kittens reacted from the fun they were immersed in, and then suddenly disappeared.
This situation and scene can be painted. 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 time I heard the commotion in the courtyard, a girl wearing a green spring and summer plaid cheongsam, holding a mouthpiece in hand, 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.
When she saw people like Matsumoto Keiko, she immediately knew that guests had arrived.
The girl was indeed very smart. She quickly saluted and said hello, and then ran up the steps to open the curtain to announce 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 smile on her cheeks that gives her a lot of charm.
Only the broad and elegant forehead is engraved with the marks of time.
"Welcome, welcome, welcome to my humble home."
Although she spoke Beijing dialect, she spoke softly and breathed like orchid, which perfectly 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", and before Matsumoto Keiko came to introduce her, she took the initiative to say, "Keiko, these are your parents, right? No wonder they can give birth to such a beautiful daughter like you.
He is a charming person..."
Then, he asked Han Yingming and his wife if they had been hard on the road.
With Matsumoto Keiko translating, Han Yingming and his wife realized that the kind and beautiful lady in front of them turned out to be Ning Weimin's cheap aunt from the United States, whom their daughter had mentioned on the road.
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 occasion she comes to.
In addition, she is a lady, no matter how she dresses or treats others, she is always noble.
Just like how she 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 ribbon is embroidered with patterns of flowers, birds, bees and butterflies.
The delicate embroidery work depicts the dancing flowers and butterflies, letting the exuberance of life and the liveliness of spring and summer flow out 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 disrespect.
Each said directly, "This is the first time we meet, so please take good care of me. I heard from Qingzi that this child has caused you a lot of trouble. He has caused you a lot of trouble."
"Yes, Qingzi is very troublesome. Here, as parents, we would like to thank you. Thank you for taking care of Qingzi these days."
Even Keiko Matsumoto praised her affectionately and sincerely, "Fourth aunt, you are so beautiful today! You are the most beautiful woman among all."
However, Jiang Nianyun's reply was so thoughtful, and she was appropriately polite to Han Yingming and his wife.
"No, no, you must not 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 our own people, we should
Stop talking heresy."
The other side also cleverly responded to Matsumoto Keiko's compliment.
"You kid, you are making fun of your aunt again, aren't you? 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 makes us the in-laws? Okay.
, let’s quickly invite them to sit in the room.”
This time, the harmonious atmosphere naturally became more harmonious, and the feeling of closeness between each other suddenly became much closer.
What's more, to be honest, Jiang Nianyun did pay enough attention to this meeting.
She not only dressed up beautifully, but also made many 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 Keiko Matsumoto went to pick someone up, and Jiang Nianyun personally arranged for people to come here to clean up the residence of Keiko Matsumoto's parents.
Now I have to clean the two rooms on the west side that have been vacant for a long time.
Not only had the room been kept spotless and everything needed had been prepared, but the decorations had also been appropriately arranged in consideration of the ages of Matsumoto Keiko's parents.
So when the two 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, with blue and green as secondary colors.
Wooden couplets with green characters on the nanmu ground, plaques, and blue characters on the nanmu ground.
All the porcelain is blue and white, and the decorations on the long table include a pair of multi-color peony bonsai and an old-fashioned clock. On the wall are four panels 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 that 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, so you have to go up a flight of steps to enter the room.
The floor is covered with tatami like straw mats, giving the impression that you take off your shoes and get on the kang as soon as you enter the door.
As a result, the windows also appear 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's not like a real Japanese house, you can directly see the scenery inside 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 is even a small refrigerator and small wine cabinet in this room.
There are cold beers and sodas in the refrigerator. In addition to a bottle of whiskey and brandy, there are also coffee, Indian black tea, Fujian Dahongpao, Hangzhou Longjing, and Beijing jasmine tea on the wine cabinet.
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.
Several glasses are prepared for drinking Longjing.
Drinking black tea or tasting Dahongpao, it is a set of Yixing tea sets.
There are two blue and white tureens standing aside.
As for the tea food and Nantang 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 for them.
Not to mention that these things are not inferior to what Han Yingming and the others have in their own home, they actually provide a lot more enjoyment.
So when Jiang Nianyun said politely, "Our place is very clean. We may have limited conditions and some poor hospitality. If you have any deficiencies or needs, please tell me immediately."
Matsumoto Keiko's family all bowed in unison to express their gratitude, and every word spoken by everyone was sincere.
"I'm really sorry that we have caused trouble to you."
"Thank you 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 were entertaining him, it was already very difficult to prepare to this point, so he couldn't say anything else.
Sincerity is fully demonstrated, but 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 cannot forget that this is still the third world.
People have really spent their money, and it would be too much to be picky.
I think it won't be so hot at night here, so I can probably sleep well. At worst, I can 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.
Only a soft sound was heard in the main room, and the door curtain was opened.
Then I heard someone shouting from the outer room, "Chairman, the ice is coming."
He followed Jiang Nianyun in the room and 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 didn't understand Chinese, looked at them in confusion when they saw the two service staff, one setting up a copper basin and the other putting ice in it.
I bet that big bucket was filled with 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, including six peaches in the middle and two large bunches of milk grapes in the outside.
The color is so fresh and beautiful, it even makes people salivate.
Not to mention, as soon as these two ice basins were placed, the temperature in the room immediately became much cooler.
In fact, Matsumoto Keiko's parents understood the beauty of the ice before Jiang Nianyun could explain anything.
Han Changzi couldn't help covering 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."
Needless to say, Jiang Nianyun naturally became modest again at this time.
"I'm ashamed. Not long after the hotel license was obtained, the air conditioner has not been installed. Putting 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. This place is incomparable with Tokyo, where there are always power outages. Moreover, these ices are artificial ice, which is clean water and can be eaten. It can be used to freeze fresh fruits or drink ice with an ice pick. From this perspective
Look, this method has more benefits than using air conditioning."
As soon as he said this, Qingzi immediately echoed.
"That's right, when 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 the ice is sent twice a day, it is enough. Mom and Dad, you will know it after you use it.
, as long as there is ice, it won’t be hot here at all. And the cooling air is much softer than the air conditioner. It can also be adjusted manually. If you want to be cooler, just put it in front of an electric fan."
As for Han Yingming and his wife, all they could do was marvel and admire them.
They have to admit that a big country is still a big country, and the Chinese 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 desperate solution and be able to do it?