503 The West Wing is Better than the East Wing (2/2)
The layout of the houses in the courtyard house is quite particular. It is not like those commercial houses nowadays. In order to make more profits, developers often make various house types with strange orientations, and there are also some weird house types with strange designs.
However, the regular layout of houses in the courtyard also reflects the class differentiation of ancient society to a certain extent, with men being superior to women, a very realistic aspect!
The main house has the best orientation, facing north and south, with plenty of light, warm in winter and cool in summer. Of course it is intended for the owner of the courtyard to live in!
Besides the main house, the better ones among other houses are the east and west wings!
The ancient custom was that the eldest son lived in the east chamber, the second son lived in the west chamber, the daughter lived in the backyard, and the servants lived in the reverse room - because the reverse room faces south and faces north, and the lighting conditions are the worst!
Of course, there is also a saying that in a yard with not many houses, the son usually lives in the east wing and the daughter lives in the west wing.
Because in the old courtyard houses, the main house in the north was on the highest ground, the wing rooms in the east were on a slightly lower ground, the wing rooms on the west were even lower, and the houses for servants in the south were on the lowest ground.
This arrangement was in line with the social situation at that time when sons had a higher status than daughters!
"In our family, there are not so many rules, and you don't have a younger brother or older brother to compete with you. But dad still arranged for you to stay in the west wing. Do you know why?" Yang Han said with a smile.
"Why? Because there is "The Romance of the West Chamber" in the west wing?" Yang Ruoyi never worried about her status in the family, so she skipped ahead and babbled absentmindedly.
It seems that the story "The Romance of the West Chamber" is quite good. It is one of the few ancient stories in which "lovers eventually get married"...
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Yang Han knocked the girl on the head angrily, "I asked you to live in the west wing. Do you still want to find a Zhang Sheng for your father to come back to?"
Su Xuexuan looked at these two guys who didn't read much and knew one thing but not the other. She said in a dumbfounded voice: "You guys are wrong about "The Romance of the West Chamber". In "The Romance of the West Chamber", Zhang Sheng lives in the West Chamber and Cui Yingying lives there.
But the east chamber."
"Really?" Yang Ruoyi blinked innocently. She really didn't understand and was talking nonsense.
"If you don't talk about this, the more you talk about it, the more biased it becomes!" Yang Han waved his hand and led them to open the door and walk into the west wing room. "The main reason for letting Yiyi stay in the west wing room is for comfort."
"There is an old saying in the countryside that if you have money, don't live in the east wing. It won't be warm in winter or cool in summer! Why do you say that?" Yang Han pointed to the east-facing window of the west wing and said, "You all know this.
The windows of the west wing open to the east, which means that although it is in the west, it actually faces east, while the east wing faces east."
"In this way, the east wing will be exposed to western sun more easily?" Su Xuexuan understood.
"Yes, you can't see the sun from the east wing in the morning, so it's easy to get no light in the morning, and the cold wind in winter pours into the house. The west wing is different. Yiyi can get up facing the rising sun, and in the afternoon
When the sun is at its strongest, the western sun is not that serious. The east wing is not good, it is completely exposed to the sun in the afternoon, and in the summer, the whole house is very hot at night." Yang Han said with a smile.
"But Yiyi can't sleep in because she will be exposed to the sun early in the morning." Su Xuexuan said with a smile.
"I won't sleep in! Dad is the laziest in the family, and this is recognized by the entire Internet!" Yang Ruoyi raised her nose and snorted.
In fact, Yang Ruoyi didn't care if she lived in the west wing or the east wing. She was more eager to know the structure of her house and see if there was a cloakroom that she had always wanted to have.
After entering the west wing, the first thing Yang Ruoyi saw was a small living room!
However, this small living room does not have a sofa area or TV wall in the traditional sense. Its space is divided into two functional areas by a piano and a large table.
Yang Han also bought a high-end grand piano for her daughter here, so that Yang Ruoyi can practice piano at home!
Oversized tables are the favorites of modern young people. Many people recommend a large living room without a sofa or coffee table. Such a table can be used to work on the computer and read with the children, creating a more parent-child atmosphere.
Atmosphere family activity area!
"On this table, if you, Feifei, Peng Peng and the others have any ideas, they can discuss them here. Maybe the next hit micro-movie will be born on this table." Yang Han smiled with his daughter.
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"I think this lazy sofa is very good. I like to sit on it and read a book!" Yang Ruoyi liked the "big cloth bag" placed aside even more.
She had seen such a lazy sofa on her mobile phone before, but had never had the chance to try it. Unexpectedly, she saw it at home this time!
The girl happily ran over, sat down, sunk her body into the "big bag", and hummed comfortably.
In the middle is a small living room, and of course Yang Ruoyi's own "private area" is on both sides!
The room with a large south-facing window is the bedroom. There is nothing to say about the layout. In the future, Yang Ruoyi will definitely have to rearrange one side of the girl's room and add her favorite ornaments, dolls, etc.
The key is still the room to the north!
The girl ran over and took a look, and it turned out to be her own cloakroom. It was also a large cloakroom, and every cabinet was empty, waiting for the owner to fill them!
"Wait to buy clothes, Mom, let's go shopping and buy clothes now!" Yang Ruoyi was ecstatic, ran in and walked around before jumping out, holding Su Xuexuan's arm, smiling with satisfaction.
"Don't look at other rooms? Aren't there still many rooms that haven't been looked at?" Su Xuexuan said with a smile, "I haven't even seen our kitchen. Where has your father done to our kitchen?"
It is definitely impossible not to eat the fireworks of the world. Yang Han's family are all standard foodies, and Yang Han and Su Xuexuan both love cooking.
"It can't be in the east wing, right?" Yang Ruoyi guessed.
Of course not. It’s a pity to use such a good room as the east wing as a kitchen. Yang Han set up the kitchen, dining room, gym, and Yiyi’s dance practice room in the row of reverse rooms when you enter!
As for the east wing, it was divided into three guest rooms by Yang Han.
"These rooms are used to entertain guests. Yiyi, didn't you say before that you wanted to reserve a room for Feifei and the others?" Yang Han said with a smile, "In the future, whether Feifei or your friends from the girl group come to play at home, there will be enough
A place to sleep!”
"Ah! Dad, you are so kind!" Yang Ruoyi was a little touched. She didn't even remember saying these words to her father, but her father took it to heart. "Whenever I have time, I can easily ask them to come to the capital.
Party! In the past in Yangcheng, they didn’t go often and couldn’t get together. This time in Beijing, we often have activities in Beijing, so we can play together!”
Of course, this was not the time for Yang Ruoyi to think about gatherings. After staying one night in the courtyard at home, she reluctantly carried her suitcase and reported to school.
For Yang Ruoyi, she will definitely not spend much time at home in the next four years. School and dormitory are the places where she really needs to face, adapt, and even challenge!