A pleasant life in a courtyard

Chapter 304 The difference between hutongs and alleys

The problem of wealth gap exists all over the world.

This is especially true in big cities.

Let Li want to say that the people at the bottom of megacities are not even as comfortable as farmers in the countryside.

Every day I work hard for the little space to eat and lie down.

Sh appears to be foreign on the outside, but is living in embarrassment on the inside.

If this kind of embarrassment is exposed, outsiders will think that the people here are poor or stingy, and they will even make fun of them with small plates and small dishes, and live a refined life.

If you think this way, you will be wronged.

The part of SH and JZ together with W, towards the south, has not been a poor place since ancient times.

They have no shortage of food, money, and daily necessities.

In addition to being self-sufficient, it can also contribute to other provinces.

Someone has to shoulder the heavy responsibilities and move forward.

It wasn't until I returned from graduation last year that I started working.

Wang Kaixuan was naturally snatched away by local units.

Except W fell behind due to some heartbreaking reasons in the later stages.

On a larger scale, it’s the city; on a smaller scale, it’s the people of this city.

Not long after he started working, he was assigned a room.

Before Wang Kaixuan graduated from college, his family's conditions were considered lower-middle class than other families in this city.

But there are many more younger brothers and sisters than Li Xiang.

The area of ​​​​20 square meters is still the result of building and extending the house.

Give the good ones to your brothers and sisters, and you will have to eat the worse ones yourself.

SH and JZ have continued to fulfill this obligation.

Wang Kaixuan lived this kind of life for more than ten years.

The location is not far from his old house, in the same area.

Especially during this period, SH showed a very responsible and responsible side that was different from his impression.

Just like this, when the whole family is at home, you can't wipe your feet in the room, and there are people everywhere you turn.

At the beginning, all local units were clamoring for people in Li Xiang's team.

In the end, he got into one of the best units in the area as he wished.

Since then, their family has finally been able to live a little more comfortably.

My parents, younger brothers and sisters, a total of ten people, crowded into a house of less than 20 square meters in a Shikumen alley.

The place where guests were welcomed this time was also in the new house assigned to Wang Kaixuan.

Like Li Xiang, he is the eldest in the family.

The alleys of SH and the alleys of BJ are completely different scenery.

Although they are all famous for their cramped living quarters and dense crowds.

But actually the feeling is completely different.

Li Xiang walked and looked around, and he could not help but feel that the housing conditions here in SH seemed to be more severe.

The large courtyards in BJ Hutong are all on one level. No matter how wide they are, they only have a side room on the first floor, and no matter how large they are, they are all in their own courtyard.

No one enters the courtyard, just looks at the front door. Every courtyard looks very comfortable and luxurious.

The alleys in Shanghai look a lot more crowded.

The main reason is that there are buildings here. Not counting the illegal construction, there is a three-story basic floor.

The first is the ground floor, which has a front door and a back door. After entering the front door, there is a small patio of 4-6 square meters.

Then enter the living room, which is about 20 square meters and the environment is relatively dark and humid.

Going in is the stairs and small bathroom, and behind is the kitchen, which is about 6-8 square meters and is shared by everyone.

Going up the stairs, there is a pavilion room, 6-10 square meters, facing north, cold and cold. Then go up another staircase to the room on the second floor, which is as big as the living room.

Going up another staircase is the terrace, which is the roof of the pavilion.

Go up another flight of stairs and you will reach the attic on the third floor. It has a triangular sloping roof and dormer windows. It is only high enough for one person to stand upright and covers an area of ​​about 12 square meters.

This kind of house was originally intended for a family of three or four people to live in.

The living room is used for guests, the second floor is the bedroom, and the pavilion room and the third floor attic are used as the children's room and utility room.

But such a small house will be divided into at least four families, and sometimes even seven families.

The houses are getting smaller and smaller, but there are more and more people.

then what should we do.

It could only continue to expand outwards, and the buildings that were originally decent were slowly transformed into grotesque shapes.

On both sides of the alley are windows of various houses squeezed out, with a clothes drying pole in the middle.

Coats and coats are floating on the heads of passers-by, and those who are "lucky" will come into close contact with the water droplets on their clothes.

This kind of scene is something Li Xiang and Sun Guoqing could not see in BJ.

Although they arrived in a hurry this time, they did not lose their courtesy.

They all come with big and small bags.

The Wang family, who had asked Hou to wait for their arrival in the new house, became a little more enthusiastic after seeing the gifts.

"This is my father, this is my mother..." Wang Kaixuan introduced his family to the two classmates in turn.

Li Xiang and Sun Guoqing followed his introduction and greeted each other one after another.

The personalities of Father Wang and Mother Wang were somewhat different from Sun Guoqing's impression.

In his family, Father Wang is more talkative, while Mother Wang is relatively quiet.

A table full of delicious food was prepared by Wang’s father himself.

Especially when Sun Guoqing found out that Wang's father was not a chef, he was really shocked.

If this were to be placed in their home, Sun Guoqing would not even dare to imagine the scene.

The three generations of men in their Sun family are famous for loving their wives, but they never get involved in kitchen and housework matters.

It should be said that this is not only the case for the Sun family, but also for most people in the north.

Even Li Xiang, a person who thinks about future generations, is mostly powerless in housework.

It’s not that she doesn’t want to help, it’s that Mother Li won’t let her interfere at all.

She usually does it by herself when she is able. If she needs help, she is not very good at calling him. Instead, she will instruct her elder sister and younger brother first.

In the words of Mother Li once said: "If I expect you to cook, our family will not have anything to eat tomorrow."

Even if he helped with some work regardless of the obstruction, he would not be able to survive for a while and would be kicked out under the eyes of Mother Li.

Li Xiang knew that in some places in the south there were more men doing housework, so he didn't notice anything.

Sun Guoqing actually gained knowledge this time.

There are eight dishes on a table, six meat and two vegetarian dishes, which shows that a lot of effort has been put into it.

Lion's head, fried shrimps in oil, white chopped chicken, sauce duck, smoked fish, pickled fresh vegetables, bad edamame, wine and vanilla head.

In addition to food, there was also a lot of wine.

There are white ones, red ones, yellow ones, and beer ones.

According to Wang Kaixuan, Shanghai lacks everything except wine.

Sometimes you don’t even need a ticket. On weekdays, the supply is at best per household. During festivals, the supply is basically open until sold out.

Li Xiang specially brought two bottles of Maotai and two bottles of Wuliangye this time.

But looking at the posture on the table, there is no need to show up for these bottles of wine.

(End of this chapter)