1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 113 Imperial City
Jingshan East Hutong, as the name suggests, is located in the east of Jingshan.

Because there is a well with three holes in the alley, it was formerly called Sanyanjing Hutong, and later on the name Sanyanjing was also used.

Jingshan East Hutong, located in the western part of Dongcheng District, is an east-west hutong.

"East City is rich, West City is expensive, North City is poor, South City is cheap." His father Jiang Guoqing kept repeating the old saying.

The old capital was so orderly that there was a saying:

Rich merchants live in the East City, high-ranking officials live in the West City, the bell and drum tower in the North City are all poor people, and the South City is full of all kinds of people, all kinds of people, and jugglers, so it is lowly.

"Don't go to Dongcheng anymore." Jiang Xian breathed in the dragon energy around him, and the pressure doubled. "This place is the imperial city!"

Jingshan East Hutong is less than one kilometer away from the north gate of the Forbidden City, firmly inside the imperial city.

Why is there a well in this alley? It is because the emperor dug water to provide water to the residents of the imperial city.

There are too many celebrities in this alley.

When he worked at the Yanda Library, he lived in this alley, in Courtyard No. 61. Eight people lived in one room, sleeping on the same high kang and a big quilt. If he turned over at night, he had to notify the people around him.

In addition, the old residents of this alley all know that the marshal nicknamed "Lu Zhishen" lived here after the founding of the People's Republic of China and lived here until his death. You can occasionally run into him when you come out for a stroll.

So Jiang Xian was quite satisfied with this place.

Not to mention anything else, if he really built a yard here, his wish of flying kites in the yard and hanging them on the corner tower of the Forbidden City would be mostly fulfilled.

There was a period of time afterwards when this place became the commercial district of the Forbidden City, filled with tourists on tricycles and vendors selling souvenirs. It was bustling and a bit chaotic. It only returned to calm after being managed.

However, Jiang Xian didn't plan to live in one yard for the rest of his life. Living in the same place for a while would make people bored, so he would definitely buy a few more properties.

"This is the house of my friend. He is a descendant of the Eight Banners and his ancestors were officials." The landlord introduced.

"Oh, this is a military officer." Jiang Guoqing glanced at the stone pillars on both sides of the door.

"What's that?" Jiang Xian asked.

His father was an old man from Yanjing, so he knew a little bit about everything and gave some advice:
"Look at that stone pillar? It's the so-called 'equal status', that's the door. If it's round, it means the family is a military officer. If it's square like a book box, it means the family is a civil servant. If there's a lion's head on it, it means the emperor's distant relative. If there's a lion lying on the stone pillar, then the family must be Aisin-Gioro."

"Oh, Comrade Lao Jiang knows a lot."

"hehe."

"What is household matching?"

Jiang Guoqing put his hands behind his back and raised his chin. "Look at the pillars on the door lintel. That's called a good match. Marrying someone with less is called marrying up. Marrying someone with more is called marrying down. If they are the same, then it's called being well matched."

"Oh, I got it, I got it."

Comrade Lao Jiang was even more proud, and he counted with his fingers, "These four pillars are at least fourth-rank officials."

As they were talking, they arrived at the gate of the courtyard. The owner of the household came out to greet them. He looked to be in his thirties and his name was Jin Baojun.

"Shall we walk around the yard first?"

"Wander around."

Entering the house from the southeast, the landscape screen wall is still there, with pits and spots.

This is a two-entry courtyard with a back house on the southeast side. There is one room in the east and three rooms in the west, four rooms in total. None of them are inhabited. The roof has a clear ridge with tiles.

Pass through the hanging flower gate and enter the inner courtyard.

There are three rooms in the north, three rooms in the east and west wing, three rooms in total.

Originally, it was connected by a corridor, forming a circular passage in the inner courtyard, but it is gone now. Only a big locust tree is left, which is very thick and looks quite old.

"This yard is great, a nice yard. It can be lived in after a little renovation." Jiang Guoqing's eyes lit up.

Jiang Xian strolled around and asked. The yard was about 500 square meters, which was big enough to play football in.

"It doesn't look cheap." Rao Yuemei said in a low voice, a little nervous.

Jiang Xian didn't think about this and asked first: "Why don't you want this yard anymore?"

"This is our ancestral home, an old house. Our family doesn't want to live here. We live in the Overseas Chinese Apartments, where we can take a shower and go to the toilet. It's inconvenient to do anything here. I discussed with my wife that we might as well sell it at a suitable price and deposit the money in the bank. We can earn some interest, which is worse than leaving it to rot." Jin Baojun said. Jiang Xian nodded, understood, and turned around again.

"What price would you like?"

Jin Baojun first stretched out one finger, then five fingers.

"At least give this number."

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Rao Yuemei and Jiang Guoqing looked at each other and said nothing.

Fifteen thousand is much more expensive than 90% of the courtyard houses in Beijing.

However, Jiang Xian had psychological expectations and he had a reference. Actress Sun Guitian, the grandmother in "A Family with Children", bought a courtyard house next to the Forbidden City in 1978 for yuan.

"Fifteen thousand? Your price is not appropriate."

Jiang Xian raised the issue, "Your yard, at first glance, seems fine, but a closer look shows it's in a mess. There are so many houses, but how many can you actually live in?
If I buy it, I'm afraid it will cost me a lot of money just to repair it."

"Brother, isn't my price honest?"

Jin Baojun was a little indignant. "This is a private courtyard, and the property rights can be transferred to you. Just this point, how many courtyards in Beijing can do this? You can go and ask around.

Also, what do you mean by rotten? Do you know what is good? Take a look at the beams and pillars. They are all made of yellow pine, which is very valuable. "

"No matter how valuable it is, it's just a beam. What do I need this wood for? Should I sell it?"

Jiang Xian was unmoved. "I bought this yard to live in. Look how rotten it is. If it collapses one day while I'm living there, who can I turn to?"

"Collapsed? It won't collapse even if you live there for another hundred years." Jin Baojun almost jumped up.

After he finished speaking, he felt a little uneasy when he saw that Jiang Xian no longer had the previous interest on his face.

The disadvantage of his house is that it is expensive. He had thought of buying it a long time ago, but he had never been able to sell it.

Those who can offer this price have no shortage of houses, but those who lack houses cannot offer him this price.

Besides, his courtyard was located in the imperial city and was more expensive than ordinary courtyards. Even if people wanted to buy a courtyard, there was no need to buy it outside the Forbidden City.

It's so hard to find a family that wants the same thing as mine. If I wait for another one like this, I don't know how long it will take.

After hesitating for a while, Jin Baojun said:

"If you really want to buy it, please give me an acceptable price."

The moment he opened his mouth, he was at a disadvantage and fell into a passive position.

Jiang Xian pondered for a moment.

"Eight thousand."

"Eight thousand? Are you trying to steal it?"

"Forget it." Jiang Xian pulled his parents and turned away.

"Hey, hey! Don't go, let's discuss it." Jin Baojun quickly caught up.

"Comrade, if you are sincere in buying, I am sincere in selling. Eight thousand is too low. How about 132 thousand? It can't be any lower."

Jiang Xian thought for a few seconds and said, "How about this, let's make a compromise. I'm young, so I can take advantage of you. Let's just give each other 10,000 yuan. Let's give each other a way out."

Just because you are young, can you take advantage of me?
All the soldiers in Jinbao were dumbfounded.

Is there any style like this?
If you were a primary school student, I would still send you to my yard.

"Comrade Jin, the price is this, I won't pay a cent more.

Go back and discuss it with your wife, and if it works, come back to me."

Jiang Xian said this, took his parents and left Jingshan East Hutong.

(End of this chapter)