Siheyuan: I stand for Xu Damao because he is my brother

The conductor only checks the letters of introduction of passengers getting off at Jingye's house and nothing else.

Because if you go out at this time, without a letter of introduction, you won’t be able to find a place to stay after getting off the bus!

At this time, when people travel far away, the first thing they do after getting off the bus is to run to the hotel introduction office and queue up to receive the allocation list.

Without this list, no hotel will let you stay.

Especially in big cities like Jingye and Haidafu, there might be hundreds of people waiting in line for a train to arrive. If you run too slowly, the better places will be gone, and you can only live in a bathhouse.

That's it, don't be disgusted. You have to wait until after 8 o'clock in the evening, when all the people taking a bath have left and the bathhouse is closed, before you can move in.

Look at this logic, no letter of introduction means you can't stay in a hotel, and no hotel means you are homeless...

Isn’t a homeless person an unstable factor in society?

So, the train conductors simply don't let people without letters of introduction get off the train. Doesn't this prevent social instability at the source?

When they found Xu Dacan, the conductor saw that he was young and asked one more question: "What are you doing here?"

Xu Dacan glanced at him and said, "Go to your relatives."

These two words are more effective than any other words, just like the student ID card of future college students.

When the conductor heard this, he stopped asking questions and kindly reminded him that the train was about to arrive at the station and he should take care of his belongings.

It was already around 1pm when Xu Dacan got off the bus and was starving.

He did not run with those people, but when he arrived, he telegraphed Xu Damao in advance and said he would come to pick him up.

As soon as Xu Dacan arrived at the exit, he recognized in the crowd a guy named Xu Damao, who had a broad face and a long nose, a head like a winter melon, and two small mustaches above his lips. He was particularly funny.

Do you know him? Squinting smile

Xu Dacan went over to say hello, and Damao looked him up and down in surprise at first.

I haven't seen this kid for a few years, and he has grown taller like sorghum.

He was wearing the most popular blue top and black pants. The clothes seemed to have been specially altered and did not look bulky at all. On the contrary, they fit him well and gave people a "neat and tidy" feeling.

When this kid called him "big brother" with a smile just now, he was showing a row of straight and white teeth; his face, which was slightly longer than Xu Damao's, was shaved with blue spots.

His eyes are a bit long and thin, which should be a minus point. However, with a pair of flying eyebrows, it is no longer a flaw, but adds a bit of heroic spirit.

Even though Xu Damao looked down on this and that all day long, he couldn't help but sigh that he was worthy of being a member of their Xu family. He looked as handsome as him!

Xu Damao has a bicycle which was provided by the factory.

He was a projectionist and often had to go to surrounding communes to show movies for the members. It was convenient for him to have a means of transportation to travel back and forth.

People of this generation seem to have the ability to make the most of the space on a bicycle without affecting the balance.

Xu Damao was one of the best. When he went to the countryside to show movies, he would go alone, carrying all the projection equipment, tapes, screens, etc. on a bicycle.

At this time, it was a piece of cake to put Xu Dacan's luggage away.

But who knew that Xu Dacan was so quick-witted and grabbed the canvas bag with the "Hai Dafu" trademark printed on it.

This "petty" look made Xu Damao's tone a little unfriendly: "What? Such a treasure."

Xu Dacan pretended not to understand what he meant. He even looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to them. Then he whispered in Xu Damao's ear mysteriously, "Brother, there are real treasures in here."

Is there really a treasure? This really aroused Xu Damao's curiosity!

Knowing that this was not the place to talk about this, Damao rode his bike with Xu Dacan towards the courtyard.

"..."

When the car arrived at Nanluoguxiang, Damao introduced it to Xu Dacan: "This is the famous hutong. See? The houses next to each other are courtyard houses."

When they got to Courtyard No. 40, Xu Damao even acted as a tour guide: "This courtyard is good. In terms of specifications, it is second only to the royal palace."

(The Siheyuan in the TV series is a three-story house, covering a total area of ​​no more than 1000 square meters; the largest courtyard in Dongsi Hutong, Chongli Courtyard, is also a courtyard with four front and back courtyards, with cross courtyards on the left and right, covering an area of ​​more than square meters, so don’t talk about five-story courtyards in the comment section all the time. I find that these people really don’t understand!)

Episode 24 of the TV series, Lou Xiao'e herself

As he walked to the door, Xu Damao pointed to the gate and said, "This is called Guangliang Gate. See it? It's built directly from the ridge of the house.

Here is a model of a siheyuan. The TV series is based on this. You can see that there are no east and west wing rooms or ear rooms as you enter the courtyard. Don't just follow what others say.

Brother, do you know why the gate of the courtyard is located in the southeast corner? That is because only the gate of the palace can be located in the center. "

As soon as you enter the door, you will see a piece of wall that is commonly seen in pigtail operas, with tiles on top, a stage at the bottom, a circle in the middle, and carvings inside, and screen walls with corresponding patterns on the four corners.

Seeing Xu Dacan looking at the screen wall, Damao thought he had never seen the world, so he started to teach him: "See, this is called a one-character screen wall."

After showing off, he pointed to the right and said, "That used to be a private school. Now the third uncle and his family live there."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Xu Damao realized that his brother didn't know the people in this courtyard, so he hurriedly explained: "This so-called uncle is a title for the people selected by the street to coordinate neighborhood relations, mediate disputes, and deal with trivial matters."

It can be seen that Xu Damao looks down on these three "uncles" from the bottom of his heart.

But Xu Dacan, who has watched the TV series, knows that in the early stages, these three "uncles" controlled every aspect of the hospital.

Especially when they have a common demand, even a reckless guy like Sha Zhu becomes bold and says that the three uncles’ poking there represents justice.

Bah, bullshit justice!

Walking west past the screen wall and through an archway, Xu Damao pointed and said, "This row is the back house, also called the south back house. In the past, it was for servants to live in. Now, several families live here. It doesn't matter."

This yard is the first courtyard you enter, also called the front yard.

Further ahead, there is another hanging flower gate. The specifications are slightly inferior to the main gate, but it is also very beautiful, with carved beams and painted buildings, two red lanterns hanging on both sides, and a threshold at the bottom.

On the walls on both sides are painted red slogans that are very characteristic of the times: "Establish capital consciousness, serve the people" and so on.

Xu Damao pointed at this door and said, "Didn't people always say in the past that one should not go out the main door and should not go through the second door? The second door refers to this door."

Xu Dacan followed him into the yard and saw another door.

Damao said with a hint of disdain, "In the past, people would not open this door normally. It was only opened when important guests came. It was called a screen door. In the old painting books, it was always said to open the middle door. This was the door they were referring to."

But unfortunately, not only is the door open, but one can also see a long row of pools built in the middle of the yard.

At this moment, a woman is washing clothes at the faucet.

I originally put this tidbit at the end of Chapter 88, but now I mention it at the end of Chapter 2. This is where the TV series was filmed, and the set was built in a workshop.