Yutai Bi

Chapter 12 The Calculation Comes
The courtyard of the third room of the Cen family is a beaded structure.There is a patio and a courtyard.There is a narrow alley between the main courtyard and the side courtyard. After closing the door between the alleys, it becomes an independent courtyard.Open the door and connect into pieces again.

Cen Sanniang once visited this type of ancient building, and heard from the tour guide that this structure is for the sake of being particular: the beaded structure means a house full of pearls and jade.The multi-subtype structure is called many sons and many blessings.The official hat-style structure with one shoulder and two loads seeks to enjoy the official luck.

The second is for fire protection.The powder walls between the courtyards are towering, and the tops of the walls are higher than the houses, presenting a beautiful arc shape.This is the wall of wind and fire that can isolate the source of fire.The fire in the nearby yard is usually blocked by the wind and fire wall, so as to keep other houses from being affected.

The third is out of strategic needs.The courtyard walls of high-end households are generally made of bluestone or blue bricks, with a height of two to three feet, that is, six to ten meters.Can prevent thieves from climbing.There are abundant water sources in the south of the Yangtze River, and most of the yards have deep wells.In times of war, close the gate of the courtyard and summon servants to guard the courtyard and put it on the wall, which is a solid fortress that can resist the invasion of ordinary bandits.

After the power of the house was handed over to the eldest lady, the old lady moved out of the main courtyard and moved into the backyard.Although the back yard has two yards less than the main yard, it is closer to the back garden.Pass the patio in the backyard, open the back door, and enter the garden.

There are two courtyards on the right side of the main courtyard, which are the residences of the second master and the third master.It's all sealed now.From time to time, I unlocked it and asked the servants to clean it, so as not to be left unused.

The north courtyard on the left side of the main courtyard is where the fourth master lived.Cen Sanniang lived in a small courtyard further north, separated from the fourth master's courtyard by a wall.

Early the next morning, Cen Sanniang took Baicao to greet the third old lady.

The three old ladies pay attention to health preservation, get up at the right time, and eat at four o'clock, and it has been like a day for more than ten years.

The two wives of Sanfang brought their daughters to pay their respects.The old lady is in a good mood, so she stays for dinner.If not, the eldest lady and the fourth lady would resign, and the sixth wife and seven mothers would stay and eat with the old lady.

Because of filial piety.Cen Sanniang got the permission of the old lady, and only went to pay her respects on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year.This year she was born as a filial piety, and she was summoned by the old lady again, so she felt a little regretful in her heart, and she had to get up early every day from now on.

After leaving their small courtyard, Cen Sanniang and Baicao walked forward along the narrow alley, turned into a black painted gate, passed through a courtyard, passed through the hall, passed through the moon gate, and entered the back garden.

In midsummer, the back garden is full of life.The hydrangeas under the rockery were in full bloom, and the flower balls were falling heavily, almost touching the clear water in the pool.

Water lilies float lightly on the water, or deep purple or pink flowers bloom quietly.Birds chirping in the treetops in the morning.The garden exudes a quiet and lively beauty.

Baicao loves this back garden the most. When going to the big kitchen to get meals, she often makes a big circle and also passes by here to have a look.

Thinking that there were few people in the early morning, Cen Sanniang deliberately went out two quarters of an hour earlier, in order to stay quietly for a while longer with Baicao in the back garden.

Looking at Baicao's clear eyes and flushed cheeks from excitement, Cen Sanniang couldn't help but be infected by her and quickened her pace.

The two entered the hallway, the door of the moon cave was closed, Baicao didn't care, and stretched out her hand to push it.

The door did not open.

Baicao was in a hurry, knocking on the door and shouting: "Mother Zhang, open the door, I am Baicao."

No one answered, and Zhang's mother, who was guarding the courtyard gate, seemed to be absent.

A thought flashed through Cen Sanniang's mind, and she stretched out her hand to grab Baicao: "Stop shouting, this door won't open this morning. Hurry up, there's still time."

(End of this chapter)