National Tide 1980

Just looking at it on paper, Ertingkang Shude gave a rough introduction.

This garden mansion in Weijia Hutong stirred Ning Weimin's heart like a burning coal.

How could it be possible if he didn't rush to see such a great industry with his own eyes?

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

This was the first time that I was tossing and turning in such a comfortable room at Chongwenmen Hotel and couldn't fall asleep.

In this case, he didn't want to occupy the manhole and stop shitting.

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

Zhang Shihui played cymbals on him, thinking that he missed his wife so much that he couldn't sleep.

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

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

Full of expectations and yearning, he quickly helped the master get the house back and live a life like a rich man.

So when it was time to get off work and grab a couple of breakfasts, he didn't even go back home or catch up on his sleep, so he just pedaled off to go somewhere.

At almost 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 no longer a complete novice on ancient architecture.

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 among them is called Guangliang Gate.

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

Such gates are obviously from wealthy or noble families...

So as the saying goes, insiders look at the door and laymen look at the excitement.

Although he was just riding a bicycle slowly, he walked around the area that should be "Ma's Garden" and browsed it hastily.

But he could already see a lot of things.

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

Because as soon as you enter the entrance of Weijia Hutong, you will first see a courtyard with a kindergarten sign opposite "Majia Garden".

The gate is a golden pillar gate, which was a style exclusive to ordinary officials' houses in the past.

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

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

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

From the street, these old houses have basically maintained their original appearance.

Old trees, old walls, gray bricks and moss, the simple scenery has a unique flavor

However, within the scope of the Majia Garden residence, the housing regulations have undergone considerable changes.

It was supposed to be the location of the two courtyards in Majia Garden.

A sign for the Association for the Study of Ancient and Modern Cultures hangs somewhere.

Another location was turned into a carton factory run by the street.

However, at the westernmost end, the Guangliang gate, which should have been the real entrance to "Ma's Garden", and the left and right screen doors were all gone.

It was completely blocked and turned into a nondescript house built on the spot.

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

Ning Weimin looked outside and could see clothes hanging to dry in the courtyard, as well as many traces of life such as coal sheds and debris sheds.

It's obvious that this place has become a large courtyard, and it should all be home to one household.

After parking the car, he went into the yard and took a closer look.

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

It was enough to prove that he was looking in the right place.

This is undoubtedly the place where countless dignitaries and celebrities were sought after and praised.

The garden part of Ma Faitang's private residence.

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

The verandas and verandas were badly damaged and almost nothing remains.

The key is that the rockery has been moved and the ponds have been filled in. Ning Weimin searched for several times but could not find the three ponds that Kang Shude told him.

Very few sculptures in the courtyard were lost, and the trees planted were not luxuriant, and no one took care of them at all.

The only thing that is relatively good is 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 indiscriminately, and it has no sense of beauty at all.

And just when Ning Weimin was about to continue trying to find the billiards room built on the rockery that Kang Shude had mentioned, interference came.

Two old ladies opened the door and walked out of a room to inquire about the situation.

This is actually normal. When they are at work, in any large courtyard in Beijing, retired elderly people who do not have to work are voluntary guards.

So the two aunts, one fat and the other thin, stared at Ning Weimin with extremely vigilant eyes, wary of thieves.

Stern questioning almost in unison.

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

"That's it, who are you looking for? Let's make it clear. If you can't tell, just follow us to the police station..."

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

But his lies came out of his mouth, and he pretended to be dumbfounded without panicking or jumping.

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

"When I was passing by here, I looked at the flowers, plants and rocks inside from the outside. I felt curious, so I came in to take a look."

"I didn't expect that your courtyard is really unique and majestic. This big garden looks like a high-ranking official's house. Was this the palace you used to live in?"

The two aunts' expressions softened and they became interested.

The fat one curled his big mouth and started to blow.

"No, our courtyard used to be where the prince lived. Did you know the palace? It was the best palace where the prince lived..."

The other thin one couldn't help but intervene.

"Isn't that right? The palace should be where the emperor lived after leaving the Forbidden City. And why did I hear that this place was originally the residence of a warlord. The warlord's surname was Wu, it seems to be Wu... Wu Quilt? Or is Wu Quilt? "

"Tch, there is no quilt, but I still need a pillow..."

The fat aunt was poked by the thin one and decided not to do it anymore.

The "Illiteracy Contest" must be carried out to the end.

"Aunt Chen, you are definitely mistaken about this. This is the Prince's Mansion. In 1959, our family just moved here, and there was a descendant of the Prince named Pu Ren who was our neighbor. . You came later, so you don’t know..."

But at this moment, Ning Weimin interjected without a look.

"Auntie, have there been any ghosts in your courtyard? Back then, didn't you ask the royal relatives if any maids or eunuchs had ever been hanged here?"

The two old ladies both drooped their faces and spit on the ground three times in a row.

Then, shouting about bad luck, Ning Weimin was kicked out of the courtyard in a hurry.

Look at what's going on here.

But here comes the question, can you say that Ning Weimin is stupid?

No! On the contrary, this is where he is smart.

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

How long can I grind my teeth without enduring cross-examination?

However, he couldn't clearly explain his purpose of coming, let alone let the residents here know.

Why? This is obvious.

There are at least several hundred families living in this courtyard. Without a house, there is no nest. What can they do?

To ask them to vacate the original house is equivalent to making him skin and cramp, and no one will let go easily.

If you heard that the landlord came to ask for a house, you would have to blow up the temple.

There's no telling what kind of public outbursts will happen.

If he had to be beaten for this matter, then the beating would be in vain. Wouldn’t he die unjustly?

And even from a business perspective, conditions are set for convenience in the future.

You should hide this matter first, so as not to alert others.