Chapter 1282

With the seven people from the Wei family working, Su Mingzhe, Han Chunyan and Han Chunming had some free time.

Han Chunming took the opportunity to pull Su Mingzhe aside and discuss:

"Brother-in-law, how about lending me these fake paintings for a couple of days?"

"Even if it's a fake, it's a fake of Zhang Daqian's painting and is equally valuable!"

Su Mingzhe first refuted his brother-in-law, then chuckled:
"It's fine if you want to see it, but you can't leave this yard! If you really want to see it, why don't you just stay here? You can see it for as many days as you stay, how about that?"

"Living here? This has become an official's residence. I can't get used to living here!"

Han Chunming thought of the Wei family living in the front yard, shook his head, and put the calligraphy and painting back with some regret.

Su Mingzhe was so angry that he laughed when he saw that his brother-in-law actually looked down on him:

"You have to live here even if you are not used to it. There is something I wanted to tell you in a few days, but now I think I might as well tell you today!"

"What is it?"

Han Chunming was a little surprised to see Su Mingzhe so serious.

Su Mingzhe did not answer directly, but turned to the bedroom at the back, took out a set of books and handed them to his brother-in-law.

After reading it once, Han Chunming was stunned:
"Brother-in-law, why did you give me these Chinese, math, and history textbooks?"

"Chun Ming, I have news for you. You must keep your mouth shut and never tell anyone else!"

Su Mingzhe kept the secret for a while, and without waiting for Han Chunming's response, he started to speak:
"I heard from the leaders above that they are holding a meeting recently to discuss the resumption of the college entrance examination. The news will probably come out in one or two months. The college entrance examination will be resumed no later than the end of the year."

"Because the college entrance examination has been suspended for a long time, this year's college entrance examination paper will not be too difficult. People of all cultural backgrounds can sign up to take the exam!"

"You are such a smart kid. You should stay in this courtyard and study hard for me while there are still a few months left. Try to get into a good university. When you graduate from university, you will be a cadre. With this status, you can propose to Su Meng. Su Meng's parents will definitely have no reason to object to you two being together!"

Han Chunming absolutely believed what Su Mingzhe said, but his expression changed slightly, revealing a hint of flattery and saying:
"Brother-in-law, I won't tell anyone else but Su Meng. Is that okay with you? She's still your sister..."

Su Mingzhe suddenly didn't want this brother-in-law anymore.

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In addition to seven adults, the Wei family now has ten third-generation members.

Among them, the eldest family has four children, the second family has three children, and the third family has three children.

At dinner time, Wei Fakui brought his entire family to pay their respects to Su Mingzhe.

Su Mingzhe could also recognize a few of the Wei family's children.

For example, Wei Xingyuan’s eldest son Wei Yuanchao and eldest daughter Wei Paner, Wei Xingshan’s eldest son Wei Hongqi and eldest daughter Wei Qinger, and Wei Xinghe’s eldest son Wei Hongxing.

Twelve years ago, when the Wei family left the Su Mansion, the oldest of these five younger generations was ten years old and the youngest was six years old, and they had all grown up.

Now, more than ten years have passed, and the outline has not changed much.

When Su Mingzhe saw it, he could naturally recognize it.

Although he didn't know the other people, seeing that they were all bowing properly, Su Mingzhe followed the rules and gave each of them a big red envelope.

Among the three generations of the Wei family, four girls took the red envelopes with expressions that were either respectful, fearful, or shy.

Among the six boys, the older ones, Wei Yuanchao, Wei Hongqi and Wei Hongxing, also accepted the red envelopes with normal expressions.

In their memory, accepting red envelopes from the Su family was a normal thing.

Only the three youngest boys had forgotten the relationship between the Wei family and the Su family. They looked at the red envelope handed over by Su Mingzhe as if it were "beggar's food", with class hatred on their faces, stiff necks, and unwilling to extend their hands.

Su Mingzhe laughed and didn't care about it. He immediately gave the three red envelopes to Wei Yuanchao and then said to Wei Fakui:
"Grandpa Kui, the four rooms in the front yard, plus a back house, are probably not enough for so many of you to live in. How about this, you, Uncle Shan, Uncle He, and the boys Yuan Chao live in the front yard. Uncle Yuan, Aunt Yuan, and the four girls Pan'er and Qing'er live in the east and west rooms in the middle yard?"

The Su family's three-courtyard courtyard is different from the conventional courtyards. When the original owner of the courtyard in Beijing built the courtyard, in addition to considering the area and funds, he also had to consider whether it was "overstepping his authority".

Therefore, when building a yard, most homeowners adopt a more compact building design.

The Su family is different!

The Su family's courtyard was built in the early years of the Republic of China. There was no need to consider any issues of "usurpation" and "regulation". Everything was based on practicality.

After entering the gate, you will see an independent screen wall in the shape of a Chinese character "雁".

There are two east and west wing rooms in the front yard, each of which is about 30 square meters. In addition, there is a back house covering an area of ​​about 20 square meters.

The entire front yard covers an area of ​​about one and a half acres and is mainly used for servants and guests to live in.

To get from the front yard to the middle yard, you need to pass through a hanging flower gate.

There are corridors on both sides of the hanging flower gate, and two side rooms on the east and west sides.

In the central courtyard, facing the hanging flower gate is the main hall, which has a total of three rooms and two side rooms next to it.

The main room has the largest area, and the three rooms together cover approximately 150 square meters.

The two side rooms also occupy a large area, each about 20 square meters.

There are four side rooms in the east and west, each of which is about 30 square meters.

The one-acre area in the middle of the yard was originally the martial arts training ground for the owner of the Su Mansion.

The entire central courtyard covers an area of ​​three acres and is usually used for residence by adult children in the family.

There was originally a moon gate next to the east wing, but it was demolished. From here you can enter the backyard.

There are three large bedrooms of the old owner in the backyard, as well as four east and west wing rooms.

The three large bedrooms cover an area of ​​150 square meters, and the four side rooms cover an area of ​​approximately 150 square meters.

The total area of ​​the backyard is about two and a half acres, which is larger than the front yard and smaller than the middle yard. It is mainly used for female family members and the old master to live in.

The entire courtyard covers a total area of ​​more than seven acres.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, such a large courtyard could be built into a five-story courtyard. However, the Su family only built a three-story courtyard, which was really a bit of a waste.

Now, Su Mingzhe asked Wei Xingyuan and his wife, as well as the four girls, to live in the middle courtyard, which was considered breaking the rules.

After hearing this, Wei Fakui naturally shook his head and firmly disagreed:
"Sir, Pan'er, Qing'er and the other two maids can live in the backyard to serve you and your wife. But Xingyuan and his wife must live in the front yard. This is the rule and cannot be broken!"

Seeing this, Su Mingzhe tried to persuade him again, but when Wei Fakui insisted, he could only say helplessly:

"Then let's do as Grandpa Kui said!"

When Wei Fakui saw Su Mingzhe starting to lean back slightly, he knew that this first meeting was over, and he quickly said goodbye to his family.

The Wei family returned to the east wing of the front yard.

Wei Yuanchao and other young people hurriedly opened the red envelopes and found that each red envelope contained two ten-yuan bills. They were immediately overjoyed.

Before, the Wei family lived in the countryside, and each person only earned about 100 to 80 yuan a year.

Now that they came to the Su family, they received a huge sum of twenty yuan just for the purpose of meeting and paying respects. This made them very excited.

The three boys who had not accepted the red envelopes before also had red eyes at this moment, and stretched out their hands to ask Wei Yuanchao for their own red envelopes.

Unexpectedly, the old housekeeper Wei Fakui's face became more gloomy. He slammed his palm on the table and yelled at his three sons:
"Kneel down, everyone!"

　Historically, college entrance examination information was announced to the public in October, and the examination was held at the end of 77. In the TV series, the filming environment was summer, and when Su Meng received the admission letter, she was still wearing a short-sleeved skirt, which was obviously inconsistent with history, so a modification was made here.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)