The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 214 Library + Ancient Village = ?

Yang Deqing led Ye Jinyan and his group to the old house, only to find it empty.

Yang Muye was not at home.

In front of the convenience store in Yunmiao Village, Yang Muye and Zhu Suosuo sat side by side on a long bench, each holding an ice cream.

A short-haired girl sat next to the two of them, who looked very much like the second princess of a certain family in a past life.

The girl's name is Xiaoqin, and she is the daughter of the convenience store owner.

He is eleven years old and just started fifth grade.

I've been sick these past two days and haven't gone to school.

Xiaoqin moved a small stool, sat down next to Zhu Suosuo, rested her chin on her hands, and looked at Zhu Suosuo with envy in her eyes.

"Sister, you're so beautiful!"

There was nothing wrong with the way she addressed him, but Zhu Suosuo had just heard Xiaoqin call Yang Muye "uncle".

Now that Xiaoqin calls her "older sister," Zhu Suosuo is suddenly a generation younger than herself, which makes her very unwilling.

"Don't worry, you'll be very beautiful when you grow up," Zhu Suosuo comforted her insincerely.

Xiaoqin actually believed it, took out a small round mirror from her pocket, looked at herself, and put it down with satisfaction.

Then Xiaoqin suddenly sighed.

"It's a pity that Brother Yao went to university in Yanjing and won't graduate for another four years. By then, I'll have already graduated from junior high school and will be an old maid!"

puff!
Zhu Suosuo covered her mouth, almost spitting out the ice cream she had just eaten.

Is 15-year-old junior high school graduate considered an "old maid"?

"you do not say!"

Xiaoqin argued confidently, "Several girls in our class already have boyfriends. In the past, girls here would be married by the age of fourteen or fifteen, and might even have children."

Zhu Suosuo turned to look at Yang Muye, who was calmly eating ice cream as if nothing had happened.

Are all the little girls in your village so precocious?
Xiaoqin also turned to look over:
"By the way, Uncle Makino, did Ayao not find a girlfriend in college?"

Without saying a word, Yang Muyi handed over the phone.

“I have A-Yao’s number, you can call him yourself.”

Xiaoqin waved her hand magnanimously: "Forget it, Brother Yao, if you want to date, then date. Anyway, if you date in college, you'll break up after graduation, so I won't be jealous."

These outrageous remarks made Zhu Suosuo even more unsettled.

Yang Muye, on the other hand, was already used to it and put his phone away to continue eating his ice cream.

"Xiaoqin, have you ever thought about what if Ayao stays in Yanjing after graduation and never comes back?"

"Impossible, Brother Yao will definitely come back."

"I mean just in case."

“I don’t believe it. Brother Yao has been your follower since he was a child. If you’re going to come back, he will definitely come back.”

Yang Muye curled his lip in a noncommittal manner.

He has almost finished doing what Xie Zhiyao will do when he returns to the village, so why would Xie Zhiyao come back?
Are you working for yourself?

That's a possibility.

I wonder if Xie Zhiyao himself can accept it.

At this moment, Xiaoqin's voice rang out again:

"Uncle Makino, do you support me being with Ayao?"

Yang Muye took a bite of the ice cream and thought:

You call Xie Zhiyao "brother" and me "uncle".

If you two get married, Xie Zhiyao will have to call me uncle.

I can't possibly not support it!
At this moment, Zhu Suosuo interjected:
"Xiaoqin, isn't Yang Muye the most handsome man in your Yunmiao Village?"

The implication is that Xiaoqin only likes Xie Zhiyao and not Yang Muye.

"That's right, Uncle Muye is the dream lover of all the girls in Yunmiao Village. If everyone likes Uncle Muye, then no one will compete with me for Brother Yao, right?"

Zhu Suosuo stared wide-eyed at Xiaoqin.

What a logical genius!
Yang Muye, who was standing to the side, ate the last piece of ice cream, threw the remaining stick into the trash can at the entrance of the convenience store, patted his butt and stood up.

Just then, my phone rang.

It was Yang Deqing calling.

"Muye, I'm showing President Ye and the others around the old house. Where have you been?"

"I'm at my second brother's convenience store."

"Okay, then I'll bring Mr. Ye and the others to find you in a bit?"

"Don't bother coming. Just take Mr. Ye and the others to Aunt Hua's house. I'll be there in a bit."

Yang Deqing on the other end of the phone immediately became alert.

What are you going to Aunt Hua's house for?

"Among the people in our Yunmiao Village, Aunt Hua and Uncle Ming are the best cooks. I've already told them that the inspection team will have lunch at their house."

"I see! Okay, then I'll take Mr. Ye and the others over in a bit."

As long as it wasn't taking Ye Jinyan to visit someone else's old house, Yang Deqing was fine with anything.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Muye glanced at the half-eaten ice cream in Zhu Suosuo's hand, took out ten yuan and handed it to Xiaoqin, asking her to get him seven bottles of mineral water.

Xiaoqin went inside, filled a plastic bag with water, carried it out, handed the three yuan change to Yang Muye, and then handed the plastic bag with water to Zhu Suosuo.

Zhu Suosuo was stunned.

How can I let Yang Muye carry the water he bought?

"Aren't you Uncle Makino's secretary? You should be the one doing the work of carrying bags and water."

Xiaoqin said it in a matter-of-fact tone.

At this moment, Zhu Suosuo really didn't know whether to praise Xiaoqin for being smart or scold her for being snobbish.

Where did they learn all these skills at such a young age?

At this moment, Yang Muye gave the order: "Don't just stand there, grab some water, we're going to call Professor Dong and the others for lunch."

Zhu Suosuo could only endure this.

Who told her that her role in the inspection team was Yang Muye's "secretary"?

The ancestral home of the Yang family.

Professor Dong directed the students to work in pairs to conduct surveying in designated areas.

When it came time to form groups, Dong Yun volunteered to be in the same group as Zhang Anren.

Seeing this, Wang Yongzheng didn't stand on ceremony and took the initiative to invite Jiang Nansun to form a team.

He was rejected.

Jiang Nansun had a very bad impression of Wang Yongzheng.

Half of it was because of the rumors circulating in the school about Wang Yongzheng being a "playboy".

The other half stemmed from an incident where Jiang Nansun happened to pass by a classroom and inadvertently saw Wang Yongzheng sitting on a desk playing guitar, surrounded by five or six girls. The label of "scumbag" was practically cemented onto Wang Yongzheng.

Two days ago, while visiting various scenic spots in Dali, Wang Yongzheng tried to strike up a conversation with Jiang Nansun several times, but all attempts failed.

This is quite a setback for Wang Yongzheng.

In the end, Jiang Nansun chose to team up with a senior male student, while Wang Yongzheng could only reluctantly team up with the remaining junior male student.

This scene, witnessed by Dong Yun, filled her with secret smugness.

It seems that Wang Yongzheng's competitive strategy has been effective.

On the other side, Zhang Anren was secretly pleased.

It wasn't just because Jiang Nansun kept her distance from Wang Yongzheng; more importantly, Dong Yun wanted to further provoke Wang Yongzheng, so she knew Dong Yun would definitely get closer to her later.

This gave Zhang Anren more opportunities to curry favor with Dong Yun.

Once Dong Yun gets used to Zhang Anren's kindness, Zhang Anren can naturally turn the "fake act" into "real action".

Although I gave up pursuing Jiang Nansun, I still felt a little regretful.

But the thought of all the benefits of winning Dong Yun's heart filled Zhang Anren with excitement.

When Yang Muye and Zhu Suosuo arrived at the entrance of the Yang family ancestral home, Jiang Nansun was holding a notebook and recording the survey data of the gate.

Zhu Suosuo walked over with the bottled water, first handing one bottle to Jiang Nansun, then giving the rest to the senior boy and asking him to help distribute them.

The two women huddled together and began to whisper.

Yang Muye followed the boy inside and found Professor Dong.

Upon meeting, Professor Dong remarked with great emotion, "Young Yang, it's such a pity that your family's ancestral home has been destroyed. If these main buildings had been properly preserved to this day, this house could have been listed as a protected cultural relic."

"I actually think it's fine as it is now. Although it's a bit dilapidated, at least it still bears the surname Yang, which is a respectable contribution to our ancestors."

Professor Dong was taken aback by Yang Muye's words.

"So when the village collective returned this ancestral home to your family, it was already so dilapidated that it was uninhabitable?"

Yang Muye nodded.

If this old house is well preserved, or even becomes a protected cultural relic as Professor Dong just mentioned, then it is certain that the house will never be lost to the Yang family.

"Professor Dong, do you think this old house is still worth renovating?"

"Of course there is, and it's very significant."

Professor Dong adjusted his glasses and said earnestly, "Mr. Liang Sicheng proposed in the 1930s that the restoration of historical buildings should preserve their ancient charm and avoid damaging their artistic and historical value due to excessive renovation. This is the origin of our architectural concept of 'restoring the old as it was.' I believe that your family's ancestral home should follow this principle of restoration and preserve its 'ancient charm.'"

The idea is excellent, but it's also very expensive.

If Yang Muye were to fund this on his own, he estimated he would have to wait a few more years before considering it.

However, now that Ye Jinyan has joined the team, money is no longer an issue.

The biggest problem is how to make Ye Jinyan feel that the money was well spent.

Professor Dong was aware of this as well, and then changed the subject, talking about other old houses in Yunmiao Village.

"As I walked along today, I found that your village's old houses are not only well-preserved, but the settlement is also very complete. The ancient Tea Horse Road, stone-paved roads, arched bridges, opera stages, and ancient trees have all been preserved in their original state. If they were to be developed as a whole, their restoration value would be even greater."

If Xie Zhiyao, who returned to his village to start a business in his previous life, heard these words, he would surely applaud them and praise Professor Dong for his foresight.

But at that moment, Yang Muye had only one thought in mind.

Burning money!

The cost of restoring the Yang family ancestral home alone is already considerable. If we add the renovation of the surrounding 60 or 70 ancient houses in the first phase, the cost will be astronomical.

Even someone as wealthy as Ye Jinyan might not be able to handle it.

Ye Jinyan came here only to find a suitable place to build a library, not to protect and renovate the ancient village.

Seeing Yang Muyi frown and remain silent, Professor Dong adjusted his glasses again.

"These past two days, Mr. Ye had a long private conversation with me. Mr. Ye's idea is to build a unique library, not only in terms of architectural style, but also in terms of function and positioning, which should be different from other libraries."

“In all the construction projects I have participated in designing, I have never encountered such high requirements and difficulties. Before coming to Yunmiao Village, I even thought it was an impossible project, but now I don’t think so.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Muyi suddenly raised his head and looked at Professor Dong with disbelief.

"Yes."

Professor Dong looked at Yang Muyi, who was so shocked that he couldn't speak, with satisfaction: "My idea is to combine the library with the protection and renovation of the ancient village, and to build the entire Yunmiao Ancient Village into a huge library with the Yang family ancestral home under our feet as the center."

"The main body of the library is located in the Yang family ancestral home, while the book depository is scattered throughout the households of Yunmiao Ancient Village, forming a new type of building industry that integrates accommodation, ecotourism, and ethnic-characteristic commercial development with the library as the core."

"Imagine tourists eating, staying, and playing all within a giant library, which itself is an ancient village that has preserved its original ecology. History, culture, and commerce are perfectly integrated here. Combined with the overall tourism environment of Dali, this will be a very high-quality project that could even become an industry benchmark."

Professor Dong became more and more excited as he spoke.

In contrast, Yang Muye was much calmer.

At the same time, I think about more.

Currently, there is no boom in building distinctive towns in China, and even the popularity of ancient towns is limited to a few well-known places like Fenghuang, Lijiang, and Wuzhen.

As Professor Dong said, Yunmiao Village's greatest advantage lies in its well-preserved ancient village houses.

This is unique in the entire Dali area.

Whether in the ancient city or Xizhou, most of the ancient buildings were renovated and rebuilt later.

At most, it only preserved some features of traditional Bai architecture, and did not truly achieve the restoration of the old as Professor Dong said.

One reason is the lack of awareness of protecting ancient buildings in the local area, but the more important reason is cost.

The cost of renovation and reconstruction is much higher than the cost of new construction.

That's why so many newly built ancient towns with the same look have emerged in later generations.

In this respect, the ancient residential buildings in Yunmiao Old Village do indeed have unique advantages.

Furthermore, Professor Dong's idea of ​​integrating the library into the entire ancient village instantly gave the project enormous commercial development value.

"Professor Dong, General Manager Yang, General Manager Ye asked me to come and tell you that it's time to eat."

Fan Jingang's voice came from the doorway.

Professor Dong stopped the students' surveying work, and everyone went to Aunt Hua's house together.

Upon entering, I saw Ye Jinyan and Daisy sitting in the courtyard.

I asked around and found out that the two senior executives from Jingyan Group, the village head, and the town leaders who came with them all went to a restaurant in town for dinner.

Upon meeting, Ye Jinyan went straight to the point and asked Professor Dong and Yang Muye if they had any good ideas about the location of the library.

Yang Muye pretended to be confused, deliberately probing, "President Ye, you wouldn't happen to have your eye on my family's ancestral home too, would you?"

and also?
Ye Jinyan was taken aback at first, then realized what was happening and looked at Professor Dong with delight.

It seems the two of them have the same idea again.

But that wasn't the only surprise.

Yang Muye then shared Professor Dong's idea for the overall renovation and development of the library and the ancient village.

After he finished speaking, the room fell completely silent.

Ye Jinyan and Daisy both showed indescribable shock and... ecstasy!
Almost instantly, both of them were captivated by this imaginative and amazing idea.

(End of this chapter)