Chapter 142 The old house!
The carving techniques are obviously different from the carvings that Zhang Yaming saw at first. The most common wood carvings are Yin and Yang carvings, and this side of the carving in front of Zhang Yaming.
However, it was a rare occurrence. From any angle, the image was lifelike and had a three-dimensional feeling, which surprised him.
It is amazing that an ordinary farmhouse that was more than a hundred years ago had such wisdom.
It seems that the masters are speaking well in the folk.
Zhang Yaming kept listening to the old Huang in his ears, and he kept introducing the advantages of this old house, such as warm winter and cool summer, and such a very strong and well-preserved one without insects and ants.
In the eyes of that old Huang, the rich are foreigners, so the main object he explained was William, and Jeremy and Jeremy were also the ones he focused on.
However, he soon discovered that William could understand what he said and could also talk to him fluently in Chinese language, but the other two foreigners had a confused expression.
Now Lao Huang was anxious and winked at Zhang Yaming, signaling him to translate a few words. In Lao Huang's eyes, Zhang Yaming must be the tour guide and translator invited by these foreigners.
Seeing Zhang Yaming having been looking at the house, and without being hinted by himself, the old Huang was anxious and didn't care too much about it and said to Zhang Yaming: "Little brother, please help introduce this old house and tell these guests about its benefits. I think they don't seem to understand."
Zhang Yaming...
It seems that more than one person will misunderstand himself as a translator for Jerene and others, and even the owner of this old house is no exception.
"William, is this the best house you chose?"
Zhang Yaming ignored the old Huang, but took William aside, but saw William shook his head and took out a large stack of information and pictures from his bag.
"This is the Huang family's ancestral house, which is the one we see. The main characteristics of this house are that there are many wood structures and special carvings. The area is large."
"The disadvantage is that the bricks and tiles and wood railings here are more damaged and require careful repair. The structure seems to be a bit simple, with only two yards in front and back."
"I have an old Chen house near my hand. It is very large in area. It is made of stone and blue bricks. It is well preserved, but it also has one disadvantage. It is a bit rough and the carvings are not as exquisite as they are here."
In order to buy the old house this time, William had a lot of information in his hand. He immediately took out the old house of Huang to show Zhang Yaming. Sure enough, William took out some of the highlights and exquisite parts of the house.
He also made some marks, which showed that he was very attentive and the quality of the building was very accurate.
He didn't say much, but he was very professional.
As for another old house, Zhang Yaming looked through some of it and saw a stone lion that was one-to-one tall at the gate of the old house, and a blue brick wall two or three meters high outside, as well as a cluster of bamboo that emerged from the wall.
The bamboo seemed to be a kind of purple bamboo, which contrasted under the blue wall, and had a very special feeling.
"I want to go and see this old house again. This house looks a little bigger. I like places with plenty of sunshine. The light in the middle of the patio of this old house in Huangshi is not very good. In addition, the windows are relatively small, so the sunlight is a bit too illuminated. I don't like places like this!"
The floor slabs of this building are creaking. This can be repaired, but the light on the upper floor is not very good. Because the second floor is made of wood, and although the windows are carved with exquisite patterns, the windows are not big and the light is not good.
I even felt a gloomy feeling. Zhang Yaming bought an old house and planned to live in it himself in the future. If he had that gloomy feeling, he would not feel uncomfortable even if he lived in it.
"Okay, OK, it's just that another house is very far away from here. If I rushed over today, I would probably have to stay there at night!"
William looked at the sky and it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon. If it was about to pass, he would definitely not be able to come back tonight and could only live in that old house.
So he suggested whether to go there tomorrow morning.
"No, just today, I bought a house for living anyway. If I can stay alone for one night, that's the best thing. You can arrange these!"
Zhang Yaming smiled and thought for a moment, and said with a smile.
At this time, the old Huang realized that he had no idea and had actually made the mistake of buying a house. Now, seeing William's respectful attitude towards Mr. Zhang, he realized that he seemed to be wrong.
"Oh, we are all Chinese. If Mr. Zhang wants to buy this house, we can negotiate the price. It is sold to foreigners at a high price. If you want to buy it, I can also give you 10% of the price. Really..."
The old yellow looked at Zhang Yaming with a gaze, regretting that he wanted to slap himself twice, and then pulled Zhang Yaming to buy the old house.
"No need, actually I don't like this room for the time being. If I like it, I will ask William to negotiate with you. You can't order food when doing business. William is a Huaxiatong..."
When Zhang Yaming heard Lao Huang's words, he couldn't help laughing.
The group left the old house. Zhang Yaming looked back at the old house. The exquisitely carved doors and windows, as well as railings and beams, were indeed very beautiful.
But he doesn't like the structure of this house, so let's look at the next one.
On the way, I contacted the people from Chen's old house and agreed to rush over tonight, and planned to live in the old house for a night, so that the people from the Chen family would prepare first.
William's call made everyone from the Chen family take action, waiting for the arrival of Zhang Yaming and his group.
The car drove on the road for more than three hours. When they were all bumpy and almost felt sore in the back, they finally saw a place surrounded by green mountains. After seeing a huge ginkgo tree, they finally arrived at the destination of the trip.
The sun has not yet set, and the afterglow has spread all over the earth. Although it is only a few hours away, the temperature in this area is obviously much colder than that in Qingshui Lake.
Although it was not snowing, the leaves on the tree fell. Even the ginkgo tree that one person couldn't hold, and the leaves were also scattered. The golden ginkgo leaves were like small fans, covering the land under the tree like snowflakes.
This is a village, which looks very large. There are many old-fashioned buildings nearby, and some two-story and three-story buildings are sandwiched in it. More of them are tall blue brick and tile houses. The kind of house is obviously two or three meters taller than ordinary people's houses.
Moreover, this kind of house has a large courtyard, full of regional colors of a place.
The house William was looking at was on the east side of the village, and there were no families around him, but occupied a large area alone. Moreover, the two stone lions, which were mostly half a person tall, were recognized at a glance.
The door of the house was open, and many people wearing cotton coats stood at the door and looked around. After seeing Zhang Yaming and his friends' cars, someone cheered and shouted: "Here, come, everyone is here."
At this time, seven or eight people of all sizes came out of the room, including an old man with white hair, a young young man, and a little girl with a braid tied with a pink cotton jacket. She looked only three or four years old, and she was very pink and cute.
William first met him and spoke to the old man with white hair and beards. He called him Uncle Chen, the owner of the house. William first contacted his grandson, a young man named Xiao Chen, and then met Chen Bo several times.
Today, it seems that Chen Po led the family and the young, treated William and the others as guests and welcomed them into the house.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw that the large bluestone yard was swept cleanly, and there was a large area of purple bamboo planted in the corner. It was very beautiful. This large yard only has one floor but covers a large area.
At the front are eight very tall houses, four or five meters high. The heavy beams look very strong and brushed with tung oil on them, which does not look old.
There are six houses on both sides. The corridors specially used for walking are paved with large pieces of smooth stones, and the corridors are covered with wood. The corridors are paved with beautiful glazed tiles. Perhaps because it has been too long, the glazed tiles are not so glamorous.
These houses have a very obvious feature, that is, they are tall and strong, with many corridors. When it rains, when you go to each room, you will not be afraid of getting your feet wet.
The house has been in some ages, and there is an osmanthus tree in the middle of the yard. There is a well under the tree. It uses the old-fashioned way of rushing water. You have to put the bucket on a very thick round Gulu, then hook it with a rope, and just shake the wooden pole on Gulu to make the water.
The osmanthus tree is thirty or forty centimeters thick, and looks like a big umbrella. Under the tree is a table, stone stool, and a mill for pushing grinding. It looks a bit old.
This house also has a backyard. From the vacant place on the right, you can walk through it to the backyard. There are some open spaces there, and some green onions are planted on it, which adds some vitality to the yard.
The atmosphere of living in this place is not so desolate. It is said to be an old house but it can still live in many people, adding a lot of life.
Zhang Yaming noticed that there were not many carvings in the room, but the materials used in windows and doors were very particular, and even those thick wood could not be held by anyone.
Moreover, the windows and furniture are carved from solid wood, and they sound louder when knocked. Even if some are painted with paint and some dirt and oil stains, they are still as bright as new.
This old Chen family house is interesting. It looks like it has been a long time, but it is more popular and has a taste of life. Moreover, Zhang Yaming also likes the blue bricks and tiles on the yard.
Chapter completed!