National Tide 1980.

Chapter 149 The Guard

Just do it on paper and listen to Kang Shude's rough introduction.

This garden mansion in Weijia Hutong stirred Ning Weimin's heart as if he was burning with fire.

Such a great industry, how could it be possible if he was eager to see it with his own eyes?

So that day and night, the kid couldn't even sleep well.

It was the first time in such a comfortable room in Chongwenmen Hotel that he could not fall asleep after tossing and turning.

That being the case, he didn't want to occupy the latrine and stop shitting.

In the middle of the night, Zhang Shihui was simply replaced to rest.

It made Zhang Shihui hit the cymbals with him, thinking that he couldn't fall asleep because of his wife.

Advise him to take Mi Xiaoran down quickly, and stop looking forward and backward.

Ning Weimin didn't bother to pay attention to him, he just sat alone at the front desk, drinking tea, drawing with a pen until dawn.

Full of anticipation and longing, I hurried to help the master get back the house, and lived a life like a local tyrant.

So when it was time to get off work, he ate a couple of breakfasts blindly, and he didn't even go home, and he didn't feel like making up, so he just pedaled the car to step on something.

At about nine o'clock in the morning, Ning Weimin finally entered Weijia Hutong from the east entrance of Dongsi North Street.

Since he has been following Kang Shude for more than a year, he is not completely useless to Gu Jian now.

At least he knew that the gates of the house were divided into Guangliang Gate, Jinzhu Gate, Manzi Gate, Ruyi Gate, Wall-style Gate...etc.

The highest level is called Guangliang Gate.

The characteristic is that there is a sparrow on the lintel, the door opening extends outward, and there are doorways inside and outside.

Such gates are obviously rich and expensive families...

Therefore, as the saying goes, experts watch the way, and laymen watch the excitement.

Don't look at him just riding a bicycle slowly, wandering around what should be the "Ma's Garden", and browsing through it hastily.

But he can already see a lot of things.

First of all, the courtyard houses in this alley are indeed of higher grade.

Because as soon as you enter Weijia Hutong, the first thing you can see is a courtyard house with a kindergarten sign on the opposite side of "Majia Garden".

The gate is the golden pillar gate, which is the exclusive style of ordinary officials and eunuchs in the past.

Further inside, there are also Manzi Gate and Ruyi Gate, which were commonly used by wealthy households in the past.

This is enough to guarantee that the quality of the houses here should be quite good.

It is by no means comparable to the row houses built by the government with red bricks after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Seen from the street, these old houses have basically maintained their original style.

Old trees, old walls, gray bricks, moss, the quaint scenery is unique

However, the scope of the mansion in Ma's Garden and the housing regulations have changed a lot.

It should have been the location of the two sets of courtyard houses in the Majia Garden.

One hangs a sign of the Ancient and Modern Culture Research Association.

The other place has become a carton factory run by the street.

But at the far west end, the bright and bright gate that should have been the real entrance to the "Majia Garden", as well as the left and right screen doors, are gone.

It was completely sealed off, and it became a nondescript house built on the spot.

Instead, two simple small doors were set up in the northwest and northeast corners of the courtyard wall for people to enter and exit.

Ning Weimin looked around from the outside, and he could see clothes drying in the courtyard, and there were many traces of life such as coal sheds and sundry sheds.

It is obvious that it has become a large courtyard, and it should be all houses of one family.

After the car was parked, he entered the courtyard and took a closer look.

Sure enough, the dilapidated theater building in the courtyard that was about to collapse was mixed with bluestone and lake stones between the gaps in the houses.

It is enough to prove that he did not find the wrong place.

This is undoubtedly the place that was once sought after and praised by countless dignitaries and celebrities.

The garden part of Ma Huitang's private residence.

But I have to say that the landscape has become very bad, and the scene in front of me is really horrible.

The verandas and corridors are so badly damaged that almost nothing remains.

The key is that the rockery was moved and the pool was filled. Ning Weimin searched for several times but couldn't find the three ponds that Kang Shuode had told him about.

There is not much loss of sculptures in the courtyard, and the tree planting is not luxuriant, and there is no one to take care of it.

Only those that are considered good can only be said that most of the buildings are still there, and the overall structure of the whole park is basically maintained.

But also because it has been used as a large courtyard for a long time, many private buildings have been built randomly, and there is no aesthetic feeling at all.

And just when Ning Weimin was about to continue to try to find the billiard room on the rockery that Kang Shuode had mentioned, interference came.

Two old women pushed open the door and came out of a room together to inquire about the situation.

This is actually very normal. When you are at work, in any large courtyard in the capital, the retired elderly who do not have to go to work are volunteer guards.

So the two aunts, one fat and one thin, stared at Ning Weimin with extremely vigilant eyes, guarding against thieves.

Almost unanimous stern questioning.

"Where are you from? What do you want to do? Coming out and going in like this is like a mouse drilling a hole..."

"That is, who are you looking for? Make it clear. If you can't tell, you can go to the police station with us..."

So Ning Weimin knew that he might have to stop here this time.

And his lies came out as soon as he opened his mouth, and he pretended to be stupid and pretended to be dumbfounded.

"Auntie, I'm not looking for anyone. But don't get me wrong, I'm not a bad person."

"When I passed by here, I saw flowers and plants and rocks from the outside. I felt curious, so I came in to have a look."

"I didn't expect that your yard is really unique and magnificent. This big garden looks like a high-ranking official's house. Did your place used to be a palace?"

Only then did the two aunts look relieved, and they both became interested.

The fat one curled his mouth wide and started blowing.

"That's right, our courtyard used to be the place where the prince lived, do you know the palace? It's the best palace where the prince lives..."

The other skinny one couldn't help but interjected.

"Isn't that right? The palace should be where the emperor stayed in the Forbidden City. And how did I hear that this place used to be the residence of a warlord. The warlord's surname is Wu, and it seems to be Wu... Wu quilt? Or is it Wu quilt? "

"Tch, no quilt, but a pillow..."

The fat aunt was poked by the thin one, but she quit.

The "Illiteracy and Hypocrisy Contest" must be carried through to the end.

"Aunt Chen, you are absolutely mistaken about this matter. This is the Prince's Mansion. In [-], when our family just moved here, there was a descendant of the prince named Pu Ren who lived with us as a neighbor. .You came later, I don't know..."

But at this moment, Ning Weimin interjected without winking.

"Auntie, have ghosts ever haunted your courtyard? Back then, you didn't ask that royal family member if there were any palace maids or eunuchs who were hanged here?"

The two old ladies drooped their faces at the same time, and spat at the ground three times in a row.

Then shouting bad luck, he rushed Ning Weimin out of the courtyard.

Look at what's going on.

But here comes the question, does this mean that Ning Weimin is stupid?

Do not!On the contrary, this is where he is smart.

If not, how could he be easily discharged from the hospital?

You may not have to endure cross-examination, how long will you grind your teeth?

You know, he can't clearly state his purpose for coming, and he must never let the residents here know.

If you don't pay attention to that sentence, it really makes people hear something, the gain outweighs the loss.

why?

This reason is obvious.

There are at least a few hundred people living in this courtyard. Without a house, it means that you have no nest. What can they do?

To let them vacate the original house is to make him skinny and cramp, and no one will let him go easily.

If you hear that the landlord is asking for a house, you must blow up the temple.

It's hard to tell what kind of outrage will ensue.

If you want to be beaten for this matter, then the beating will be in vain, and you will die unjustly?

And even from the point of view of handling affairs, for the sake of convenience, we will discuss conditions in the future.

You should also keep this matter secret first, so as not to startle the snake.

(End of this chapter)