Chapter 6: Look at the interior decoration
Chun talked about Yangzhai Fengshui for a few days, so I gave him a book - "Illustrated Yangzhai Encyclopedia".
"When you have free time, read this book and ask questions if you don't understand."
Chun said, "Okay. Master, how do you maintain Feng Shui when living in a city apartment?"
"That's a good question. Someone will ask me to look at a newly purchased house later, and I'll explain interior feng shui to them. But first, I need to explain to you what urban feng shui is."
Chun said, "You talk, I'm listening."
"Does feng shui exist in urban residential areas? Of course it does. But developers don't buy land just for good feng shui. Once they get the land, they build houses on it and sell them.
He also has to hire someone to look at the feng shui so that he can make money. As for whether the feng shui of each building and each household is good or not, it is none of his business.
But there is a principle called "the power of the earth suppresses the earth." This means that when hundreds or thousands of people gather together, each with their own unique personalities, the sheer size of the crowd makes the feng shui and earth energy less effective.
Chunlai still doesn't quite understand.
I said, "Let me give you an example. For example, you wouldn't build a house in the wilderness because it's too lonely and there are wild animals, insects and snakes. You think that kind of place is not suitable for human habitation. Even the best land, you would still think it's an unlucky place.
If a developer were to build housing there one day, with thousands of people moving in simultaneously, and surrounded by supermarkets, schools, and hospitals, you might buy an apartment there and consider it a safe place.
Why? Because there is strength in numbers.
Therefore, in urban residential areas, geomancy and feng shui are not the main factors. The prosperity of geomancy is only related to the occupancy rate. For example, some communities have very low occupancy rates. If you want to buy a house, don't buy in that community.
Chunlai understood.
At this time, a man walked in from outside. I introduced him to Chunlai: "This is Mr. Zhang who contacted me yesterday to go and see the house. Then I introduced him to Mr. Zhang: Chunlai, my assistant."
They shook hands.
Mr. Zhang is in his thirties and has bought a house in Dongcheng District. We didn't exchange pleasantries and went downstairs with him.
Mr. Zhang led the way and I drove my own car.
Chunlai felt a little ashamed and said, "Master, I need to take some time to get a driver's license."
I said, "Next spring."
He asked, "Why next spring?"
"I calculated for you, you can find a girlfriend next spring. You're with me every day, so you don't have time to look for one. You'll meet one at driving school."
He smiled.
I said, "Red beans grow in the south. In spring, they sprout a few branches. I hope you can pick more of them. This is the most touching thing about lovesickness."
The master and the apprentice chatted and laughed all the way until they arrived at a residential complex called "Shui'an Villa." This community was quite large, with people coming and going.
After several turns, Mr. Zhang stopped at the front yard of a residential building and waited for us to get out of the car before saying:
"I've bought this house three years ago, but I've never come to renovate it. It's on the 27th floor."
After getting on the elevator and arriving after a while, Mr. Zhang opened the door and saw a bare house inside.
He turned on the lights, walked into the suite, and explained the structure of the house to me. Then he said, "Master, please decide how to decorate it and how to place the furniture. Everything is up to you."
I nodded and said, "Come on, let's retreat to the corridor and start from the entrance."
Back in the hallway, I began explaining things to Mr. Zhang. Chunlai took notes in a small notebook. I had hoped he would memorize them, but since he had a notebook, he decided to take notes.
"Your house has two floors and two units, and your door faces someone else's. This will lead to quarrels and bad luck. Therefore, you should hang a string of ancient Five Emperors coins above the door. Don't make new ones; find some at the antique market."
Mr. Zhang nodded.
After entering the main door, go straight through the living room, then through the corridor, and the bathroom is at the end.
"You shouldn't see the bathroom and kitchen when you open the front door. You can only use this bathroom as a storage room."
Mr. Zhang said: "It's designed this way, on every floor. This apartment has three bathrooms and a kitchen, and this is the only external bathroom. It's very troublesome to change it."
"Then you have to change the direction of the squat toilet in the bathroom. Your face should not be facing the bathroom door directly, but sideways. In other words, if it is currently facing east-west, the squat toilet should be set up in a north-south direction."
Mr. Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That can be done."
After passing through the gate, there is a house on the right. Mr. Zhang introduced it as follows: "This is where my parents live. It has an internal bathroom."
I went in to check and there was no problem.
The living room is located outside the room. The living room is long and narrow, with the living room on the north and the dining room on the south. There are two large balconies outside the living room with dining room.
I said: You can’t connect the dining room to the large balcony outside, and you can’t have a glass sliding door.”
He asked, "Why?"
I said, "In order to appear grand and spacious, you often push the glass door halfway open, which creates the "Chuan Tang Sha". The air from the north and south passes through the hall without any obstruction. This situation is called the "First Sha Qi of the House".
If you really want the dining room to be connected to the outside, you should build a partition wine cabinet between the dining room and the living room, with a length that is half the width of the dining room.
Look at his rooms again, a second bedroom and a master bedroom.
I said, "Your master bedroom is too big. You need to build more cabinets. A sleeping area cannot be too large and empty. It must gather energy.
Indoors, the main thing to pay attention to is the placement of the bed. There are three principles for placing a bed:
First, the head of the bed should be against the wall, absolutely not against the window. Second, the bed should not face the door. Third, the bed should not face the mirror.
After showing it to Mr. Zhang, I said:
"Overall, you need to pay attention to these issues with your house. In feng shui, the numbers 3, 5, and 7 are considered auspicious for rooms. You have three bedrooms and two living rooms, which is an odd number."
He asked: "When people build houses, they should have three exposed and five hidden. Does this mean they follow this principle?"
"Yes. Regardless of the apartment type, let me give you one final piece of advice: when decorating, you must stick to your principles. Don't have two doors on one wall."
He said, “Is there such a thing?”
I said, “Yes, some company meeting rooms are like that.
After I showed Mr. Zhang the house, a man from the family across the street came out and was very surprised to see me. He asked, "If I'm not mistaken, you are Master Honghui, the abbot of Taiyi Temple, right?"
I nodded and said, "Exactly."
He said, "I was just about to come look for you, but you're not at Taiyi Temple anymore. Where are you staying now?"
I told him the address of the studio.
He said, "I'll come to consult you this afternoon."
I nodded.
We got into the elevator, and Mr. Zhang smiled and said, "Teacher Wan, you're a celebrity. People recognize you wherever you go. He's our next-door neighbor, and I don't even know his last name."
I said, "I checked for you. This person is a good neighbor."
Mr. Zhang laughed and said, "Really?"
I nodded. "You'll understand later."
Mr. Zhang wanted to invite us to dinner, but I declined.
After getting in the car, Chunlai asked, "Master, you can tell at a glance that person is a good neighbor?"
I said, "Yes, I will teach you how to read faces in the future."
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