Zhulan and Zhou Shuren helped their parents back to the house. Today, the Zheng family moved out, so Zhulan had the opportunity to take a closer look at the Zheng family's house. After Zhulan and Zhou Shuren settled their parents, they took the Zhou and Yang families to visit the house.
Zhulan has the blueprints of the Zheng family house. There are a total of eight courtyards in the house, each of which is independent. Except for the main house, each courtyard is the same size. Each courtyard is built according to the small two-entry courtyard. There are heavy gates in the middle of the front and back yards of the courtyard. The gates are locked with mechanisms. Zhulan has seen similar door locks in ancient houses in Jiangnan with her grandmother in modern times.
There is a small mechanism inside the gate. Pressing it will move the wooden stakes out. There are a total of six wooden stakes placed across the gate, making it difficult to break in.
If war breaks out again, the design of the Zheng family's house makes it difficult to use ancient weapons to enter through the main gate, in addition to modern gunpowder explosions, which will be even more useful in preventing bandits.
The eldest brother Yang Zhumu fiddled with the mechanism and said, "This is good. In two years, we will build a house like this. It will be very useful for preventing refugees from disasters in the future."
Yang Zhulin, the second son of the Yang family, said, "Also, the corridor of the house can be designed according to the Zheng family's design. If it weren't for my little sister leading the way, people with poor sense of direction would easily get dizzy."
Zhulan smiled, "It's just that the corridors are designed the same to give people an illusion. If you pay attention, you won't go wrong."
Boss Yang looked at the blueprint curiously. "This blueprint is not something that can be designed by just money. Little sister, the blueprint in your hand is worth a lot of money. The Zheng family only sold this house for 100 taels. Why do I feel that there is something wrong?"
Yang Lao Er pulled his eldest brother from behind, and Yang Lao Da shut up. He and his father knew it was not simple. His sister had a reason for not saying anything, so why did he ask casually? He laughed and said, "I've also seen the house. I'll go back to see your sister-in-law."
Yang Lao Er continued, "I'm going back to the hospital to see your second sister-in-law. Sister, brother-in-law, you guys can take your time shopping!"
After Yang Lao Da and Yang Lao Er left, only the Zhou family was left.
Zhou Laoda felt that his two uncles were really smart people, and he was a little sad. He didn't inherit his father's intelligence, so why didn't he inherit his mother's intelligence? Obviously, everyone in his grandfather's family was smart!
Boss Zhou followed him into the yard with a depressed look. The small yard was divided into front and back. The front could be used to meet guests, and there were enough rooms in the backyard, so it was very spacious for one person to live in.
Zhulan entered the house and did not take any furniture away. In order to keep a low profile, the Zheng family did not use good wood for their furniture. They were all pine wood from the mountains. The kang cabinet in the bedroom was made of good material, and each cabinet cost one or two taels of silver.
The floor is not a dirt floor, but a layer of wooden boards, and there is also a dressing table in the bedroom.
Li couldn't even bear to look at it, and she didn't dare to step hard, for fear of breaking the wooden board. "Mom, is this really going to be our home in the future?"
Li touched the edge of the kang curiously. It was made of wood, unlike her own house, where she could feel dirt and dust when she sat on the kang.
Zhulan thought to herself that she was worthy of being born into a wealthy family. No matter how low-key they were, they would never treat herself badly. However, the Zheng family was really rich. Today, they were seeing off the family by carrying out boxes one by one. The motorcade looked very spectacular.
Zhulan stood up and went to the study next door. She said in a brisk tone, "Yes, this will be our home in the future."
Mrs. Li's eyes were particularly bright. "Mom, when will we move here? It's so nice here. I don't even want to go back."
Zhulan's heart moved. She felt sorry for herself if she didn't live in a house with big windows, good lighting and clean room, and went back to live in a small house with poor lighting. She would go to Pingzhou next year, and she would be unwilling to not live there for a while!
Zhulan saw that even Zhao was looking at her expectantly, "Wait for me to talk to your father."
Li was happy. As long as mom said she wanted to live there, dad would definitely agree. Dad should listen to mom more. Mom's words were more effective at home than dad's!
The study room has the best lighting. There are two places for candles and oil lamps next to the table, and there is a place for drinking tea by the window. Zhulan thought that apart from being threatened, she had really gotten a great deal.
Zhulan went to the girl's boudoir again. The boudoir was much more exquisite than Zhulan's house in Pingzhou. The boys' rooms were all similar. Because the Zheng family was a military family, the boys' rooms were much simpler, but the space was larger, so it was very convenient to fight in the room.
Each small courtyard has a special kitchen and firewood storage. The granary is used to store grain. Each granary has a cellar for storing winter vegetables.
As for the ice cellar where summer ice is stored, it is located at the backyard of the entire compound. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren went to take a look. It is kept very cold all year round, but the storage capacity is particularly large.
The ice here is not only for cooling off in the summer, but can also be used as drinking water when there is a drought or water shortage. This shows how thoughtful the Zheng family is.
As for the other secrets of the Zheng family, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren never wanted to find out, and they didn't care about them.
The children from the Zhou family and the Yang family were so happy. This place was so big and it was perfect for playing hide-and-seek. Zhou Laoer was the safest one and always followed the children.
When they returned to the main courtyard, Sun and Yang Dayong had calmed down, Zhulan's two sisters-in-law had also gotten much better, and everyone in the Yang family was sitting together talking.
Yang Dayong asked, "Have you finished reading it all?"
Zhou Shuren sat down. "Well, I've seen them all. Each courtyard is similar. The Zheng family left without taking their furniture or pots with them. If you want to live here, just come directly."
Yang Dayong looked at the yard, it was really nice here, thinking about what his eldest son said, that the Yang family would build one in the future, he said: "You should clean up and move in, let people know that you bought it, so that when the Zheng family is gone, thieves won't climb over the wall to steal things, damage the furniture, and turn the house upside down.
No matter how high the courtyard wall is, it cannot protect living people. As long as the ladder is set high, it will be no problem to climb over the wall.
Zhou Shuren was not afraid of the thief's cheating, so in order to deter him after Mr. Zheng left, he secretly told him that the old man had hired people to guard the yard around the clock, and if anyone dared to come, breaking their legs would be the least of their trouble.
Zhou Shuren felt that Mr. Zheng had threatened him before he left, telling him that he had many backup plans. But it was also a good intention. Too many people were eyeing the Zheng family's house, so it was better to use force to intimidate them.
He didn't want to hear the screams every day for the first few days, but after seeing it, he did think about moving in. He talked to Zhulan about it when he came back just now. He would not do such a thing as to abuse himself when he had a good house to live in, especially since the lighting in his house was too poor. It would hurt his eyes to read books and Zhulan to sew clothes.
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Seven days from now will be a good day. We will move here in seven days. Buying a house will also be a great event. We can then host a banquet for relatives and friends here."
Yang Dayong is not a particularly smart man, but he knows a lot. He has experienced a lot over the years and has seen a lot, so he knows better. He knows that there is something fishy about his son-in-law buying the house, and there is also something fishy about him being so confident that the house is fine. It is good that the son-in-law knows this. He has discovered that his son-in-law is becoming more and more capable, and it is better for him, as his father-in-law, not to give him orders.
Fortunately, the son-in-law is a good person and considerate. Although he doesn't know what agreement the son-in-law has with the Zheng family, he thinks of the Yang family, which makes it worthwhile for him and his wife to protect them for many years.