Mu Yi'an prepared examination baskets for Shao Ning, Mu Lin, and Mu Yang. After confirming that there were no mistakes, he watched the three of them go to the examination hall.
Before dawn, Mu Yi'an went back to sleep for a while.
After breakfast, Mu Yi'an took Fang's wife to see the house that Butler Li had mentioned.
"Madam, the house is also in the West City, not far from here."
The northern part of the city has many large houses, but the environment is not as good as the western part. There are many shops, and it is a bit noisy.
The first owner of this house was an old scholar who had retired and returned to his hometown.
He has a son who is a businessman, and he's doing quite well.
They provided the funds to build a large mansion for him to live in during his retirement. The mansion was elegantly designed, possessing a poetic and picturesque charm.
After inspecting the house and listening to the broker's introduction, Butler Li also inquired about it himself.
"Madam, this is the main entrance."
The broker opened the door, and Mu Yi'an entered the courtyard, accompanied by Steward Li, Sister Fang, and the guards.
“Madam Jiang, this house covers more than 30 acres, not including the living quarters for the servants on the perimeter.”
Structurally, the north and south sides are three courtyards with three entrances and three exits. The east and west sides have a large span, with six independent courtyards.
In terms of layout, one can stay in a three-courtyard house at will.
However, living in a large courtyard with five entrances and five exits required a certain social status.
So, the old scholar came up with this idea: a three-courtyard house, but with an extended east-west orientation.
This way, it's both legal and satisfies the desire for the whole family to live together without disturbing each other.
Following the directions of the broker, Mu Yi'an toured the entire mansion.
The main courtyard is not much different from the three-courtyard house where her family now lives, except that it is larger.
The outer courtyard is the same; the corner courtyard is more spacious and brighter, and it also has a small garden.
The third courtyard is the most spacious. Apart from the rear building, the rest of the courtyard has been renovated, with covered walkways, rockeries, pavilions, and gardens, giving it a feel of the water towns of southern China.
There are three side courtyards on each of the east and west sides of the hospital.
On both sides of the main courtyard, next to the east and west wing rooms, there is a door.
Once you step out of this gate, there is a long covered walkway running from east to west, which contains three courtyards of the same size.
Each courtyard has three main rooms and east and west wing rooms. On each side of the main gate of the courtyard, there are two servants' rooms.
Mu Yi'an really likes the space between the courtyard and the wall; it's very spacious.
Although the courtyard wall is very high, the blue sky and white clouds are not blocked.
The rear building has a back door on the east side, leading to the servants' quarters across a passage.
A certain distance from the back door was the livestock shed.
And outside the west corner gate is a row of warehouses.
The warehouse was built next to the courtyard wall, and there was a long corridor in the middle of it and the front courtyard, which was more than two meters wide.
The overall layout is somewhat peculiar.
In the eyes of the real ancients, such a residence was somewhat incongruous.
However, Mu Yi'an thought it was quite good. Having seen so many bizarre modern buildings, she didn't dislike this kind of architecture; in fact, she quite liked it.
Mu Yi'an now understands a little why people in ancient times studied so hard, took the imperial examinations, and became officials.
Different social classes even have restrictions on building a house.
After looking around, Mu Yi'an was basically satisfied.
"When was this house put up for sale, and why?"
“Madam Jiang, this house wasn’t built very long ago, only a few decades ago.”
After the old scholar passed away, his descendants did not achieve much.
They failed the imperial examinations and their business ventures. The mansion was too large and the maintenance costs were high, so they were unable to make ends meet.
After struggling for several years, I finally couldn't hold on any longer and ended up listing my property for sale at our brokerage.
However, this residence was built according to the family's own preferences and needs, and its layout has some shortcomings.
After much deliberation, the broker used the word "insufficient" to explain the unusual layout of the house.
When Butler Li came to inquire about available properties before, their manager didn't recommend this one.
Many people have seen this house, but none of them liked it because they thought the layout was strange.
Otherwise, a house with such a large area and a good location would have been sold long ago if the asking price wasn't high.
"Okay, I'll take tomorrow off and bring the kids over to take a look. If they like it too, we can discuss the price then."
"Okay, Mrs. Jiang, I'll be waiting for you here early tomorrow morning."
The man never expected that there would be any hope of selling the house.
Although the layout of this house isn't great, it occupies a large area and its price is incomparable to that of an ordinary small courtyard.
Thinking about the commission he'd receive after the deal went through, he could laugh in his sleep.
Mu Yi'an and her group returned home. She was exhausted and didn't want to say anything.
I really can't take it anymore. After not exercising for so long, even walking for a short while makes my back and waist ache.
No, she has to start practicing yoga.
That evening, Mu Yi'an talked to Jiang Shuyun about the house.
Is this the only structure?
According to Yi An's description, Jiang Shuyun changed the structural diagram of the house.
"Mr. Jiang is amazing! He drew it exactly the same!"
"My lady, you flatter me. You are the one who expressed yourself clearly."
After exchanging compliments for a while, they returned to the main topic.
"What do you think? The house is spacious enough, but the layout is a bit odd."
I only learned today that people of our status aren't allowed to live in a five-courtyard mansion; it's considered excessive."
Jiang Shuyun looked at his wife and sometimes thought she was very cute, always so full of energy and vitality.
"This house is quite nice; it's spacious enough, with enough room to live without disturbing each other when the door is closed."
"Right, do you know what I like the most?"
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