There are six seas in Shangjing City.
The first three seas are the North Sea, the Central Sea, and the South China Sea.
Beihai is open to the public as a park.
However, there are armed police standing guard in Zhonghai and Nanhai, and tourists are strictly prohibited from entering because they are collectively called: Zhongnanhai!
The three back seas: are Qianhai, Houhai, and Xihai, collectively known as Shichahai.
It is said to be a sea, but it is just a few lakes.
The reason why it is called the sea is a continuation of the name from the Yuan Dynasty.
The nomadic people live in plateau areas with extremely scarce water resources. After the Yuan Dynasty established its capital in Beijing, to express the cherishing of the water resources in the metropolis, the sea was used to describe the pools.
To put it bluntly, I have never seen the real sea...
The West Sea at the top of Shichahai is also called Jishuitan.
There is a saying that goes well: Without Jishuitan, there would be no Yuandadu.
Without Yuandadu, the urban structure of Shangjing would not exist today.
Jishuitan is the end point of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It was once the main water transport terminal of Beijing and was also the Royal Elephant Washing Pond.
Since the Yuan Dynasty, elephants from Siam and Myanmar have been used as vehicles and palace honor guards. On summer days, trainers will lead the elephants to Jishui Pool to bathe, so this place is also called the Elephant Washing Pool.
Today, Shangjing has become a super first-tier city in the world.
But here, the original folk culture is still preserved, and the traditional folk architecture with strong characteristics of the old city forms a sharp contrast with the high-rise buildings that rise one after another outside the Third Ring Road.
Dongming Hutong is located next to the West Sea. When you open the door, you can see the Shichahai not far away.
In summer, the waves here are as flat as a mirror, with weeping willows and lotus flowers in full bloom, filled with fragrance.
In winter, Shichahai turns into a natural ice skating rink.
The color is as beautiful as black and the scenery is gorgeous.
If we want to describe it more intuitively, we can only mention housing prices.
The house prices here...
Two hundred and fifty thousand one square meters!
Chen Xi walked into Dongming Hutong with the little girl in his arms.
Although the little one has been playing in Beijing for a few days, Chen Xi only took her to some major attractions. Has she ever been to such an old street with a folkloric flavor?
So when she saw these rows of high-walled courtyards, she immediately felt very novel and made a lot of noise.
Feng Mintai walked in front and led the way.
The alley was not deep, so after walking a few hundred meters, he stopped, pointed to the deep mansion next to him, and said with a flattering smile: "Boss, this is it... Guangliang Gate, it's a wealthy family. …”
The so-called Siheyuan means that there is a house in the southeast, northwest, and northwest, surrounding the courtyard in the middle.
Because there is only one gate in the courtyard, the style of the gate is very particular, so that the identity of the family can be seen from the gate.
There are six main styles of gates: Guangliang Gate, Jinzhu Gate, Manzi Gate, Ruyi Gate, Narrow Gate, and Wall Wall Gate. The grades are from high to low.
Guangliang Gate, also known as Guangliang Gate, is the form of house gate used by officials and officials of a certain rank. The scale of Guangliang Gate is larger than that of ordinary houses, so it will stand out among the houses along the alley.
Chen Xi stood in front of the gate and hesitated.
But when he carefully observed the surrounding environment.
But his heart slowly sank.
There is a lock on the door knocker, indicating that no one is home, otherwise, the door should be locked from the inside with a wooden latch.
The most important thing is that he didn't hear any movement in the compound at all!
"Call"
Chen Xi let out a long breath, then carried the little girl directly to the gate.
Although he knew that no one was in the room, he still gently held the door knocker and knocked.
"Bang, bang, bang"
Every time it rang, Chen Xi's heart would beat.
However, he knocked for a while, but there was still no movement behind the door.
Having no choice but to gently touch the iron lock on the door knocker, Chen Xi used his true energy to open the iron lock.
After placing the iron lock in the corner, Chen Xi hugged the little girl with one hand and pushed open the door with the other.
Perhaps because he knew this was his mother's hometown, the little girl's little face tensed up and his hands tightly hugged Chen Xi's neck.
The door opened.
The first thing that catches the eye is a screen wall.
The screen wall is very ordinary, but there is a big word "Qin" engraved in the middle.
The Qin family.
This is a two-story courtyard house.
The gate of the house is in the southeast corner, and after entering, there is the front yard.
There is a door in the middle of the front yard, also known as the hanging flower door.
The hanging flower gate is the dividing line between the front yard and the inner yard. The front yard is used to receive guests, and outsiders in the inner yard are generally not allowed to enter or exit at will.
As the saying goes, "If you don't go out through the main door, you can't step out the second door." The second door here refers to the hanging flower door.
Now that he had broken into the house, Chen Xi naturally would not be polite, so he walked towards the inner courtyard with the child in his arms.
Passing through the hanging flower gate, Chen Xi saw two locust trees planted on the left and right of the inner courtyard.
It is golden autumn in October, and the two locust trees have lush branches, creating a good place for the owner to enjoy the cool weather in the yard.
The sun was very warm after five o'clock in the afternoon, and the yard was filled with golden light, which made people feel comfortable.
The yard is very tidy, there are not many fallen leaves on the ground, and it doesn't look like it has been unoccupied for a long time.
Chen Xi carried the little girl across the yard and stood directly outside the door of the main room.
This is not a bedroom, but the main hall of this courtyard, which is equivalent to the current living room.
Chen Xi gently pushed the door open and walked in. The first thing that appeared in front of him was a large red sandalwood carving table, with two rows of chairs placed in front of the table.
There are eight chairs in total, four on each side.
Above the desk, there is a couplet hanging.
It’s not appropriate to say it’s a couplet, because what’s written above is a poem:
Tianmen interrupts the opening of the Chu River, and the clear water flows eastwards to this point.
From Li Bai's "Looking at Tianmen Mountain".
Chen Xi walked around the room carefully. Feng Mintai also jumped in, like a flattering master with a mustache, following Chen Xi and looking around.
"Boss, who are you looking for? The furnishings in this house look unusual. I guess it used to be from a wealthy family..."
Chen Xi ignored him but continued to patrol the room carefully.
When he walked to the big red sandalwood carving table, Chen Xi was suddenly stunned.
There is a necklace on the table.
It’s the one he gave to Yingying back then!
Chen Xi held the little girl in his right hand and gently picked up the necklace from the table with his left hand.
He caressed the pendant of the necklace carefully.
At this time, the little girl suddenly reached out and grabbed the other end of the necklace, then raised his little head and asked: "Daddy, what is this?"
"This is my mother's necklace. I gave it to her."
Hearing this, the little girl pouted and thought for a moment.
Immediately afterward, she pulled the necklace off Chen Xi's hand with force and then hid it in her arms like a treasure.
"This numb thing is mine! I want this!"
Chen Xi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Okay, it will be yours from now on... Come, Daddy will put it on for you."
He gently put the little girl on the ground and then took the necklace from her hand.
The little one raised her head and was very happy, just like when the kindergarten teacher put a little red flower on her.
Chen Xi squatted on the ground, preparing to put the necklace on her.
But at this time, the little girl saw something strange on Chen Xi's face.
Without any hesitation, she stretched out her little hand and wiped Chen Xi's face randomly, and then said cowardly: "Daddy, don't cry, I don't want it anymore... I don't want the necklace anymore..."
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