Chapter 229: Thoughtful
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 family and the Yang family to visit the big house.
Zhulan has the blueprints of the Zheng family's 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 yard, back yard and other places. The locks on the gates are mechanical. Zhulan has seen similar locks in ancient houses in Jiangnan with her grandmother in modern times.
There is a small mechanism inside the door. Pressing it will move the wooden stakes out. There are a total of six wooden stakes across the door, making it difficult to break in.
If war breaks out again, the Zheng family's house is designed so that in addition to modern gunpowder explosions, it is not easy to enter through the main gate using ancient weapons, and it is even more useful to prevent bandits.
The eldest brother Yang Zhumu fiddled with the mechanism, "This is good. In two years, we will build a house like this. It will be very useful for preventing refugees from fleeing in disaster years 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 us, people with poor sense of direction would easily get dizzy."
Zhulan smiled and said, "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, "You can't hire someone to design this blueprint just for 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 like there's something fishy?"
Yang Lao Er pulled his eldest brother from behind, and Yang Lao Da shut up. He and his father knew it was not simple. If his sister didn't say it, there must be a reason. Why did he ask it casually? He laughed and said, "I've also seen the house. I'll go back to see your eldest 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 two can take your time shopping!"
After Yang Lao Da and Yang Lao Er left, only the Zhou family was left.
Zhou Lao Da thought that his two uncles were really smart people, and he felt a little sad. Why didn't he inherit his father's intelligence, and why didn't he inherit his mother's intelligence? Obviously, his grandfather's family were all smart people!
Boss Zhou followed him into the yard depressedly. The small yard was divided into front and back. The front yard could be used to meet guests, and there were enough rooms in the back yard, so it was particularly spacious for one person to live in.
Zhulan entered the house and did not take any of the furniture away. In order to keep a low profile, the Zheng family did not use good wood for their furniture, but only pine wood from the mountains. The kang cabinet in the bedroom was made of fine 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 was so shocked that she didn't even dare to step hard, fearing that she would break the wooden board. "Mom, is this really our home from now on?"
Li touched the edge of the kang curiously. It was covered with 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, and no matter how low-key they were, they would never treat her badly. However, the Zheng family was really rich, and today, the convoy of cars carrying boxes of gifts were very spectacular.
Zhulan got up and went to the study next door. She said cheerfully as she walked, "Yes, this will be our home from now on."
Li's eyes were particularly bright, "Mom, when are we going to move in 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 interior, and went home to live in a small house with poor lighting. She would be going to Pingzhou next year, and she would be unwilling to not live there!
Zhulan saw that even Zhao was looking at her expectantly, "Wait for me to talk to your father."
Li was happy in her heart. As long as mom said she wanted to live there, dad would definitely agree. Dad should listen to mom. Mom's words were more effective than dad's at home!
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 room again. The room 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, and 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 took a look and found that it is very cold inside 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 that they went crazy. This place was too 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 were also much better, and everyone in the Yang family was sitting together talking.
Yang Dayong asked, "Have you finished reading it?"
Zhou Shuren sat down. "Well, I've seen them all. Each courtyard is similar. The Zheng family left without taking their furniture or pots. If you want to live here, just come over."
Yang Dayong looked at the yard, it was really nice here, thinking of what his eldest son said, that the Yang family would build one in the future, he said: "You should clean up and move in here, let people know that you bought the house, otherwise when they know that the Zheng family has left, thieves will 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, so in order to shock him after Master Zheng left, he secretly told him that Master Zheng had hired people to guard the yard for twelve hours a day, and if anyone dared to come, breaking their legs would be the least of their worries.
Zhou Shuren, however, felt that Master Zheng had threatened him before leaving, 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 listen to 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 just came back. He would not do such a thing as to abuse himself when he had a nice house to live in, especially since the lighting in his house was too poor. It would hurt his eyes to read 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 person, he just understands life. He has eaten a lot of salt over the years, and has seen a lot, so he understands life even more clearly. If his son-in-law buys a house, there will be cats. If he is confident that the house is fine, there will also be cats. It is good for the son-in-law to know this. He has discovered that his son-in-law's abilities are getting bigger and bigger, and it is better for him, the father-in-law, to command him.
Fortunately, the son-in-law is a good person and is 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 so many years.
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