Baojian

Chapter 279 Siheyuan
"Brother Feng, what is written on the door plaque?"

Perhaps it was in disrepair for a long time, and the words on the door plaque were a little blurry. Xie Xuan looked up for a long time, but he didn't recognize what those words were.

"Ma's house..." Qin Feng looked up and said, "Xuanzi, it's not a prince's house, but a family named Ma."

As mentioned earlier, in the Qing Dynasty, the word "fu" could only be used except for the palace, and the rest of the princes and ministers could only use Zhai and Di to call their homes.

This door plaque is carved and ground from blue bricks, rectangular in shape, and embedded horizontally on the lintel of the gate tower, giving the gate tower a sense of spiritual beauty.

Although it is a green brick door plaque, the production is very particular. There are decorative borders carved around the door plaque, and the brick frame is extremely smooth and delicate, giving people a sense of simplicity and generosity.

The inside of the frame is composed of blue square bricks, and the four characters "Ma XX house" are engraved on it, but the two characters in the middle are really unclear, and only the word "Ma house" can be vaguely recognized.

According to the ancient rules, the surname of this family should be Ma, and the resident has not been changed for many years.

"Several, what is this for?"

It should have heard the sound outside the door, the heavy and thick door was pulled open from the inside, and an old man in his 60s came out from the door.

The old man is about 1.7 meters tall and thin. He wears a robe and cultural shirt. Although it is winter, he does not look very bloated, but he has a sense of immortality.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Ma?"

Qin Feng took a step forward and said, "My surname is Qin. I'm a friend of Mr. Zhou of Panjiayuan. He said that you have a house that you want to sell. He introduced me to talk about it..."

"Oh? You are Xiao Qin? Old Zhou called me."

Ma Yuetian glanced at Qin Feng, and didn't let anyone go inside, but looked at Miao Liuzhi and said, "Xiao Qin, who is this old man?"

To be honest, this house is the ancestral house of Ma Yuetian's family. He grew up here and has a deep affection for the courtyard house. Therefore, although Ma Yuetian intends to sell this house, he wants to sell it to people who really want to live here. people.

When he first received calls from Zhou Lihong and heard that Qin Feng was a young man, Ma Yuetian only agreed to let Qin Feng come to his door just to save face for his old friend. In fact, he had already eliminated Qin Feng from the bottom of his heart.

But when he saw that there was an old man following Qin Feng, Ma Yuetian changed his mind. An old man watched over him, and the young people would not destroy the courtyard too much.

"Mr. Ma, this is my elder..."

After hearing Ma Yuetian's words, Qin Feng's heart moved, and he said: "Old man Miao originally lived in a courtyard house, but it's about to be demolished somewhere. His old man is used to living in this kind of place, so he thought about buying another set..."

Although the time of contact was only a few minutes, Qin Feng could see his reluctance for this courtyard house from the eyes of the other party, and he could somewhat guess Ma Yuetian's thoughts.

"Is it going to be demolished? Is it on the Jingshan side?"

Ma Yuetian is a member of the National Calligraphy Association. He is engaged in folklore research and knows the distribution of large and small courtyard houses in the capital.

"Yes, it's the one behind Jingshan..." Qin Feng nodded and said, "Mr. Ma is very concerned about this matter."

"Now that the country is engaged in construction, it has to be demolished everywhere. Alas, it's pure if you don't see it."

Ma Yuetian shook his head, let his body out, and said: "Several people, please go in and have a look. If this old gentleman really lives in, it's okay to sell this yard to you..."

Qin Feng and Miao Liuzhi looked at each other, and walked in behind Ma Yuetian.

As soon as you enter the door, there is a porter. There is a porter at the gate of the general mansion. If someone visits, they must pass through the porter.

After passing the gatehouse is the front yard. The front yard is not very big. There is a small garden in the middle, and there is a room on the left and right. This is where the servants live. Behind the garden, there is a hanging flower door and a corridor.

Although the color of the hanging flower door and the corridor has faded, the top is very clean. Obviously, the owner usually cleans it frequently. After passing through the hanging flower door, the middle courtyard appears in front of you.

As the main body of the courtyard, the central courtyard is undoubtedly the largest. Not only are there four-entry rooms on the left and right sides, but the garden in the middle is modeled after Jiangnan gardens.

There is a stream under the upper corridor, and there is a rockery in the middle, and the sound of gurgling water is endless. Even in this cold winter, it makes people feel refreshed.

"There are mountains and rivers, elegant style, good place, good place!"

After seeing the layout of the middle courtyard, Miao Liuzhi couldn't help but praise, and said to Ma Yuetian who was standing aside: "Brother Ma, why do you want to make a move for such an excellent residence?"

"Brother, this is a long story. It's cold outside, let's go inside and talk about it." Ma Yuetian shook his head, and let a few people into the main room of the middle courtyard.

In order not to change the structure of the old house, such a courtyard house located in a scenic area does not have heating, so the northern stove is still burning in the wing room, and the thick chimney protrudes from the glass at the door. Due to the good sealing, The temperature is okay.

"Brother, there are four wing rooms in the backyard. There used to be a horse gallery, but now it has been converted into a garage. Do you want to go and see it?"

After sitting down, Ma Yuetian introduced the backyard to Miao Liuzhi. Obviously, he regarded Miao Liuzhi as the person in charge, and Qin Feng was so happy, he sat aside and looked around.

"The writing is not bad, but the style is a little bit weak."

Qin Feng found that the main wing room was full of calligraphy, and there was a long table on one side of the wing room, on which were placed the four treasures of the study, such as pen, ink, paper and inkstone. The whole wing room was filled with the smell of ink.

There is a piece of written characters on the long case. According to Qin Feng's eyes, this man's characters are far worse than those of Mr. Qi. Although the characters are elegant and free, they lack some strength.

Of course, Qin Feng just slandered in his stomach. If he said it face to face, the old man would drive them out, let alone buying a house.

"Brother Ma, the standard of your house was only slightly worse than that of the palace in the Qing Dynasty."

Miao Liuzhi shook his head suddenly, changed his words, and said: "No, this house is naturally inferior to Prince Gong's Mansion, but it is probably worse than some county prince's mansions. I know the system of the backyard, so don't look any further. It's..."

Miao Liuzhi is satisfied with this courtyard house from the bottom of his heart. He is over 80 years old. If he can enjoy his old age here, it will be regarded as a good death.

"Brother has good eyesight. I don't know how many princes and nobles wanted to buy this house back then, but they didn't sell it at that time. Now, alas, I am really ashamed of my ancestors..."

After hearing Miao Liuzhi's words, Ma Yuetian became agitated. In ancient times, selling an ancestral house was definitely a prodigal act. He was afraid that he would have no face to meet his ancestors under the Nine Springs.

Looking at Ma Yuetian, Miao Liuzhi frowned suddenly, and said, "Brother Ma, let me ask a little more, is your ancestor Ma Xinyi? I think this is the only person surnamed Ma who can manage such a family business..."

The Ma Xinyi mentioned by Miao Liuzhi is from Lu Province.His ancestors were officials of the Qing Dynasty for several generations. A 27-year-old Jinshi, a senior official who worships the Governor of Liangjiang and the Minister of Commerce, he is a veritable official in Xinjiang.

On July 1870, the ninth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (7), Ma Xinyi was assassinated and died. The emperor personally bestowed sacrificial inscriptions and inscriptions, and specially presented the prince Taibao.

There are many doubts about the assassination of Ma Xinyi. Although the assassin was arrested on the spot, he is still simple and confusing.

There are also rumors that the assassin was a soldier of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Because Ma Xinyi suppressed the Taiping Army, the assassin assassinated Ma Xinyi to avenge the dead Taiping Army soldiers.

However, after Ma Xinyi was assassinated and his wife committed suicide, the Qing court took good care of Ma Xinyi's descendants, especially the Empress Dowager Cixi personally ordered that Ma Xinyi's son be given a title, which also kept the Ma family for decades. Enduring prosperity.

"Brother really knows the past and the present. What you are talking about is Ma's ancestor."

Seeing Miao Liuzhi tell the story of his family, Ma Yuetian suddenly felt a confidant, and said: "Brother, I don't talk about those nonsense with you, this house is my ancestral house, if I am not in a hurry to spend money, I will Those who are unwilling to sell the house..."

It turned out that since Ma Xinyi, the descendants of the Ma family have had a hard time, and it has been handed down in the same line throughout the generations. After liberation, this courtyard house was lived in by several families. It was not until the early 80s that the government returned the courtyard to Ma Yuetian.

Ma Yuetian has an only son named Ma Junsheng. He went to the United States in the early 90s and has been engaged in securities trading on Wall Street. He can be regarded as a member of the upper class.

But when Hong Kong Island returned to China last year, Ma Junsheng followed the international financial predators to get involved in the Hong Kong Island stock market.

It's just that as a retail investor, Ma Junsheng couldn't get out in time, and finally invested all the wealth accumulated in the United States for more than ten years, and owed a whole lot of debt to the bank.

Ma Junsheng is also a very strong person, and he never told his father about this matter. But this year, when the bank pressed for debts, Ma Junsheng was really desperate, so he called his father for help.

Although Ma Yuetian is well-known in the domestic calligraphy circle, and has some deposits in the past ten years, but his son has signed hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he can't pay it back even if he sells everything. In the end, he had no choice but to make the idea to his ancestral house. superior.

"Brother Ma, how much do you plan to sell this house for?"

After hearing Ma Yuetian's words, Miao Liuzhi asked calmly, he has become a sophisticated veteran, no matter how nice Ma Yuetian's words are, it will be worth every penny.

"200 million, it's not your fault, bro, if someone else comes here, it's 250 million less, I won't sell this house at all!"

Ma Yue said eloquently, although he knew that the price was a bit high, but there were not many courtyard houses in the capital with the size and location of Ma Zhai.

　The second update, I didn’t read the almanac when I went out today, everything is unlucky, friends, let’s get a few recommendation tickets to rejoice, please!

　　


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