Chapter 76 Garden Design
After acupuncture for Song Jin,
Shen Xia went to Song Yun's room.
Because only Song Yun's room has a desk,
Originally, Song Ming wanted to make another desk for himself, but thinking that he would build a new house soon, he decided not to do it.
Then make it according to the new house.
They are not here and I don't know what they are busy with.
He opened Song Yun's door and walked in.
Because I'm used to using his desk.
I was thinking that my third uncle wanted to ask my uncle to come over and take a look. Since we wanted to negotiate, we must first have a rough design before we can talk about the price.
I thought about the Chinese architecture in my mind.
I thought of many styles
But I thought that what we are building now is the front yard, and everyone will build a small yard in the future.
But now I only have two or three hundred taels in my hand, so I will repair the front yard first, and then the back one when I have more money.
In the early stages, everyone will live in the main courtyard, so it cannot be too small.
I don’t know if the two or three hundred taels I have now are enough.
After thinking about it for a long time, I still don’t know how to design it! Then I changed my mind and felt that something was not right!
Although I only have two or three hundred taels of silver on hand now, building a house does not require paying the money all at once. I can do it step by step.
Anyway, it would take about two or three months to build a house, so you can first sketch out the shape of the front yard, as well as the floor plan and so on, and then draw the overall layout of the entire yard.
When the foundation is laid, construction can be carried out together, and the specific layout of the interior can be left for later.
My God! Just building such a yard must cost a lot of money.
But I am a person who loves enjoyment. Whether it is food or housing, if the conditions permit, I naturally hope to live a more comfortable life.
After all, I have never suffered any hardship since I was a child, so once the living environment becomes better, I naturally think about making myself live more comfortably.
As the saying goes, only when you are willing to spend money can you understand the principle of making money.
After I made up my mind, I started to pick up the pen. Since I knew some sketching, I had a certain foundation in painting.
First, draw the appearance of the main courtyard, which is a two-entry Chinese-style courtyard.
There are two rooms on each side of the left entrance, which will be used as servants' rooms.
Then there is a larger courtyard, with the kitchen and dining room on the left and two empty rooms on the right for backup.
There is a tea room on the left side of the lobby, a study on the right side, a staircase, and then two floors. There are stages on both sides, but they are not open-air.
This is the design of the front yard.
The backyard is full of small courtyards, each of which is only about 100 square meters, and the layout of all of them is the same.
It is also a two-story building, but the area is not very large. The kitchen and dining room are on the left side of the courtyard. The front first floor is the main room, a study, two bedrooms and a staircase. On the other side is the toilet and shower room.
Upstairs is a master bedroom, a side bedroom and a study. There is also a stage outside where you can also taste wine and drink tea.
In this way, each courtyard has several rooms. If there are servants, the servants can live on the first floor and the master can live on the second floor.
I originally planned to build a wall to enclose the yard, but then I thought, if we built a yard, we wouldn’t look like a family anymore.
It is better to build an open yard, like a modern single-family villa.
The back of the front yard is divided into two areas. The yards of the eldest brother, the second brother, the third brother, the fourth brother, the fifth brother and the Xiaotian are on the left, and the yard of my mother and myself are on the right.
I originally wanted to build it in the front and back, but then I thought it would be inconvenient whether the men’s yard was in the front or the women’s yard was in the front.
Or it was built in left and right parts.
Other empty spaces will definitely be used to make rockery and fish ponds, but this is something that will be planned for a later stage.
The residential building will be built next to the old house, so that the two acres of land can be used to grow crops.
Yes! At night, I can go into the space and ask my mother to find some fruit trees for me, and then I can plant them.
No, it’s April now, so we can’t plant fruit. Fruit trees are planted in September. Although I don’t know what I can plant, I might as well try planting something!
Don’t think about it anymore. I’ll just draw the blueprint today.
In this way, Shen Xia stayed in the room for more than an hour.
I feel like the painting is almost done.
At this time, I heard someone open the door.
When Song Yun opened the door, he saw Shen Xia writing something on the desk!
As I got closer, I saw that it was a house design, but the lines on this picture were so smooth and the yard was so novel, I wondered if she was looking at it there!
The closer I got, the more I realized that she was a mystery from head to toe.
Shen Xia looked at Song Yun who was approaching and a gentle smile appeared on her face: "Fourth brother, you're back." Her voice was clear and pleasant, like the sound of a yellow oriole singing in a valley.
"Yeah!" Song Yun responded softly, but his eyes were a little evasive, as if he had something to say but didn't know how to start.
Shen Xia keenly noticed his abnormality, and stared at him with her beautiful eyes, with a hint of doubt: "Fourth brother, do you have something to tell me?"
Song Yun's face froze, he lowered his head, not daring to look at Shen Xia.
"Fourth brother, if you have any unspeakable secrets, just speak up. There's no need to be so formal between us." Shen Xia's tone was very kind, which made people feel warm.
Song Yun gritted his teeth, finally mustered up the courage to look up, looked at Shen Xia and said, "Shen Xia, actually... I plan to take the imperial examination in the future, and I may not be able to share a wife with you like my other brothers, so..."
His voice became lower and lower, and the rest of his words were almost inaudible.
After saying this, he clenched his fists tightly, his heart full of contradictions and entanglements.
He didn't know how to face Shen Xia, and was afraid that saying these words directly would hurt her.
After all, she has always been devoted to this family and has been very kind to everyone.
After listening to this, Shen Xia frowned slightly, obviously a little surprised.
However, she quickly regained her composure and said with a smile, "So that's what it is, Fourth Brother, why have you been agonizing over it for so long?"
She patted Song Yun's shoulder gently and continued, "You have your own ideals and pursuits, and taking the imperial examination is also a good choice."
"As for the matter of sharing a wife, you don't need to worry. You can naturally find your own good match in the future. You can treat me as your elder sister, or... no, it would be more appropriate to treat me as your younger sister."
Shen Xia's words immediately dispelled most of Song Yun's worries.
Why is it different from what I expected?
Now it was Song Yun's turn to be stunned, looking at the woman in front of him with a smile in his eyes.
She is - this is -
How come you're not sad at all? Could it be that—
She didn't like herself.
Why do I feel so uncomfortable?
Why does it feel like I'm forcing a breath out but can't let it out?
Shen Xia looked at Song Yun's suddenly bad eyes and said, "Fourth brother, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay." Song Yun came back to his senses. Was she retreating to advance?