After getting the money, Lin Xiaoguang immediately took Anyang to look at the house.
Guo Hongbing is very familiar with this area. Recently, he heard that someone wanted to sell a courtyard house, so he immediately reported it to him.
He now has a lot of money, and he doesn't even look at the ordinary one- or two-entry courtyards, and the smallest one has three-entry. After a little screening, he selected two of them, one is the former residence of the last empress Wanrong, and the other is the Suo family.
The garden is also called Qiyuan.
The two of them went over first and took a rest in the courtyard of No. 13 Qinlao Hutong. They waited until Guo Hongbing came over after paying the money, and then went there together.
Siheyuan is good because of later generations. Now, I really can’t see where it is better. A large family lives together, there are many people and many things to do. Apart from the bustle, the smell in the alley is not good. To be more specific, you can refer to
Chamber pot and swill bucket.
Children were running around in the alley. He and Anyang walked side by side, with Guo Hongbing leading the way.
"Here we are, that's it."
Lin Xiaoguang looked up and saw that it was No. 37 Qinlao Hutong.
Guo Hongbing pointed at the courtyard and said: "These two courtyards, one is No. 35 B No. 18, and the other is No. 37 C No. 18, together with the buildings next to them, are collectively called Suojia Garden, or Qi Garden. The area of Qi Garden at that time
It's not small. It has been demolished to pieces and only these two sets of courtyards are left as the main body. The area is not small, and the total area is 2,000 square meters."
He's quite right.
Lin Xiaoguang knew the origin of this courtyard. It was indeed the house of Mingshan, the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the late Qing Dynasty. However, although Mingshan's surname was Suo, it had nothing to do with Suo'etu. Many people said that this was Suo'etu's house, which was really a big joke.
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That’s all. Even the tour guides from the travel company told people that this was the grandma’s home of the last Queen Wanrong when showing them around.
So funny.
"Is there anyone who knows the details of this place? Bring him here to see you." Lin Xiaoguang said.
"Yes, yes, yes." Guo Hongbing shouted quickly, and within a minute, a young man in his early twenties ran out from inside.
"Brother Red Soldier, you are here."
"Brother, ask him. His name is Li Yong. He lives here for a short time and he is very familiar with him." Guo Hongbing ignored him and looked at Lin Xiaoguang.
Only then did Li Yong realize that this person was the buyer.
Before he could ask, Li Yong took the initiative and said: "This house is Mingshan." Balabala talked for a while, basically what Lin Xiaoguang knew. He listened patiently and didn't think about it until later.
"To say this is Suojia Garden, we must refer to Courtyard No. 37, not Courtyard No. 35." Li Yong said.
"How to say it?"
"Yard No. 37 has a rockery, a pool, a bridge, a pavilion, and a boathouse. Yard No. 35 only has a house, so how can it be called a garden? If there are flowers and a garden, that's a garden. It only has a house, which is nothing like a garden." Li Yong said.
Pout.
"It makes sense, keep talking." Lin Xiaoguang agreed.
Indeed, the Peking Cultural Relics Department made a mistake. The main part of Qiyuan is in Courtyard No. 37, and Courtyard 35 only has houses. But for some reason, in 1986, the one without a garden was recognized as a district-level cultural relics protection unit by the cultural relics department.
The one with the garden was ignored.
I really thought Li Gui was Li Kui.
Li Yong felt a little proud and continued: "After the Revolution of 1911, the Suo family declined. The property was divided and sold to the Bao family, a descendant of Prince Horqin. Later, the Bao family was sold to two people, one surnamed Ye and the other Zhao. These two rented
It was given to a construction company and used as a dormitory. After the 1950s, it became a directly managed public housing. Now there are 13 houses and more than 70 people living here."
"What about the garden? Is it still there now?" An Yang suddenly interrupted and asked.
Li Yong glanced at her, and his heart was beating fast, but he didn't dare to look any further now, so he had to look away and said: "When our family moved here in 1958, these buildings were completely preserved, and many people
We have all seen that in the 1976 earthquake, the rockeries in the courtyard were moved, one was moved to Dongdan Park, and the other was moved to Jingshan."
"It's like this now." He was also a little helpless.
"Come on, let's go in. Where is the landlord? Is he in there too?" Lin Xiaoguang looked at Guo Hongbing, who nodded quickly.
Entering Courtyard No. 37, we walked around and looked at the flowers. Sure enough, the unique garden layout was generally still there, especially the two most important buildings, the five-bay main house and the boathouse, which are still in good condition.
At that moment, he had the idea of buying it.
Anyang didn't know what was so good about the courtyard house, but seeing that he liked it, he naturally followed suit.
Walking all the way to the end, when Guo Hongbing entered the yard, he asked Lin Xiaoguang and others to wait. After entering, he looked at the people coming, squeezed out a smile, and said with a smile: "Brother Dong, the buyer is here, that's my brother Guang."
, you must take care of him, otherwise Brother Zhou will get angry, and his target is Anyang, the daughter of the Security Bureau, and he has already met his parents, so you must take it easy."
"You tell me!" The visitor glared at him and then said slowly: "Please come in."
Guo Hongbing bowed his head and left.
"Brother Guang, come in. The landlord has some background. Just take it easy, but don't be afraid. Brother Zhou and us are your strongest backers." He whispered.
Lin Xiaoguang raised his eyebrows. Unexpectedly, another big boy from the courtyard was attracted.
There was Shen Yizhou before, who is it now?
"Go in." He smiled at Anyang, held her hand, and walked in together.
When I went in, I saw a young man sitting cross-legged on a mat. There was a briquette stove not far away. There were purple clay pots and a few small teacups on the table.
This man turned a deaf ear to the people who came in and was leisurely making tea.
Suddenly, the young man raised his head, grinned, looked at him with interest, and said with a faint smile: "Lin Xiaoguang, I have heard your name for a long time, but you probably don't know me. Let me introduce you formally. I am Ye Wendong."
Ye Wendong, Lin Xiaoguang chewed on the name, but heard An Yang next to him whispering in his ear: "Ye Yang from the Central Organization Department."
It suddenly dawned on him.
"Ye, Ye Wendong, yes, I came here to view the house today. I don't know why you are so fussy about it?" He smiled, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said lightly.
"We are guests. Let's sit down and drink tea first." Ye Wendong shook his head and smiled. He did not answer, but just extended an invitation.
"Then I'm sorry." Lin Xiaoguang smiled and sat down directly opposite him.
Ye Wendong nodded towards Guo Hongbing and others, but they did not dare to sit so close, let alone sit across from each other. Guo Hongbing fell far behind and found a seat relatively far back.
"I heard that you like this Kung Fu tea very much. I'm surprised. It's understandable that my dad, who is from Lingnan, likes it. But you, a Xishan native and 17 or 18 years old, actually like these?" Ye Wendong poured the tea.
Let's chat.
"Drinking tea can cultivate your body and mind, I like it very much." Lin Xiaoguang replied with a smile.
Ye Wendong looked up at him, chuckled, and said: "I think you have a dull personality, preferring to be quiet and not active. You are not like a young man, and you are not energetic at all. But you and An Yang are in love, which makes me a little surprised.
, this is not like your temperament."
Lin Xiaoguang's heart tightened, and Anyang grabbed his hand, which also tightened.
"What's weird about this? I just like it. We confessed that we are together. It's normal." He picked up the teacup, tasted it slightly, and then explained simply.
"Let's not talk about this anymore." Ye Wendong shook his head and laughed: "How is my tea art?"
"I can make do with it, but it's not as good as me."
"You're not ashamed of your words." Ye Wendong snorted lightly, but he didn't feel angry in his heart even though he said this.
"I've drank the tea, let's make a deal?"
"Tell me about it?"
"Give me your picture-selling business, and I'll give you this courtyard house. Also, how about changing your family's position?"