I Am a Nobleman in England

When mentioning a courtyard house, a picture of a square bungalow, a green brick corridor, surrounded by vertical and horizontal alleys, and people walking leisurely inside and out will emerge in people's minds.

However, in modern times, this kind of courtyard house, a characteristic building in the capital, is rarely mentioned. Of course, it’s not that everyone doesn’t care about it, it’s just that the courtyard house is really unattainable in everyone’s mind, and everyone doesn’t even have any idea about it.

The "legendary" courtyard houses cost tens of millions, or hundreds of millions, if there is a disagreement. Not to mention ordinary people, even celebrities who are revealed to own a courtyard house in the capital can make headlines on the entertainment page.

In particular, there are not many existing courtyard houses, and most of the transactions require full payment. The few transactions of courtyard houses in the capital were quite a sensation.

"...Shichahai has a 3,000-square-meter courtyard house near the lake. It was bought by a rich man from Xiongguo for 110 million yuan in 2007. I heard that it has been renovated. The interior is all made of top-quality Thai logs. There is a swimming pool, a super-large basement, and all the renovations cost more than 300 million yuan.

Another well-known one is a 250-square-meter courtyard house in the middle of Beichizi Street, which was bought by media tycoon Rupert Murdoch for 10 million a few years ago. Now the price there has also increased several times. . . "

In a Mercedes-Benz car driving on the streets of the capital, a manager of a real estate agency in the capital was introducing the current situation of courtyard houses in the capital to Arthur with a smile on his face. Although the manager of the real estate agency was shocked by Arthur's appearance when he saw Arthur Young, but seeing that Arthur is surrounded by bodyguards and servants, and a real estate manager with super vision, he can naturally see that Arthur and his party are extraordinary.

Ordinary people don't dare to inquire about the housing stock of courtyard houses in the hands of their intermediaries!

Especially if he is a foreigner who wants to buy a traditional property with Chinese characteristics, if he has no background and strength, he will not believe it if he is killed. Thinking of the commission after selling the courtyard house, the real estate manager's eyes are brighter when he looks at Arthur. The attitude is also more enthusiastic.

Arthur is naturally very clear about what the attentive real estate agency manager introduced. After all, he himself grew up in the capital, and he was also a streetwalker when he was a child.

When I was young, most of the courtyard houses I saw were big messy courtyards with mixed people, messy and messy. When I grew up, I suddenly found that courtyard houses had become rare and expensive.

In fact, when it comes to the prices of courtyard houses, most of them are somewhat demonized. You must know that the background of the high prices of courtyard houses is also caused by the high overall property market in Beijing.

If we really look at the clearly marked prices on the major second-hand housing trading markets, except for those famous houses that are too high, the courtyard houses in better locations such as Dongsi, Xidan, Houhai and other places are more than 50,000 per square meter per square meter. If it is a little bit off, it will drop to less than 30,000 per square meter.

Even in the later period, it only increased to 150,000 to 160,000 yuan, and a little bit around 100,000 yuan per square meter. Ahem, of course, for Arthur now, buying a courtyard house for fun, no matter when he is staying in the Celestial Dynasty Point, or buy investment value-added, are trivial.

"...Many courtyards have been in disrepair for a long time and cannot be lived in. The well-preserved boutique courtyards are still clean and full of Beijing flavor. Most of these courtyards are concentrated near Houhai and Dongsi, which is why the price of courtyards in those areas is relatively high. one of the reasons for the high.

The house we are going to look at today, although the price looks expensive, is already considered a very cost-effective house in a courtyard house.

Because although there are less than 3,000 courtyard houses that can be found in Beijing,

But there are only more than 90 rooms left near Tianmen. And because "houses are easy to find but locations are hard to find" in the courtyard house market in Beijing, everyone holds houses tightly in such locations near Tianmen.

The courtyard was first built in the fourth year of Yongzheng, and later rebuilt in the eighteenth year of Daoguang. It has been almost 300 years since then. It is one of the four standard courtyards in the old Beijing with a typical Han system standard pattern in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it is also currently maintained. It is intact and complete. It is the only 22-room large two-entry standard courtyard house in the Han system standard pattern during the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing. In fact, the front yard is divided into inner and outer houses by the moon gate, and it can also be called three-entry. Siheyuan.

Hehe, it may seem general to say this, but you will understand it when you see it yourself. "

When the real estate agency manager saw Arthur, the foreign God of Wealth, he frowned slightly, and immediately stopped his chattering introduction, shut up and quieted down, he could see that this young foreign God of Wealth, Gao It was so cold that he couldn't help but swear a few words in his heart, but the expression on his face was still full of smiles.

"It's here, it's here—"

"boom!"

When the convoy stopped, the group got out of the car. After Arthur got out of the car, Bell, the bodyguard beside him, held up an umbrella to cover Arthur from the falling snow. The group of people stepped on the snow covering the road. , walked into a spacious alley.

Looking at everything around him, Arthur had a feeling of being in another world. People always say that when it snows, the capital becomes Beiping, and the Forbidden City becomes the Forbidden City. Time flies, time flies, and walking in the streets and alleys of the old capital city in the last century, the snowy capital city has a special scene, only to find that the old capital-style buildings are so beautiful and nostalgic.

"Crack!"

"Squeak—"

"Boom!"

The two quaint red lacquer gates were pushed open with force, and a strong atmosphere of ancient clothes came oncoming. Facing the gates was the well-made Fugui Ruyi Screen Wall. Looking around, there were bluestone steps, blue bricks and gray tiles, and polished bricks facing each other.

Bypassing the screen wall, it suddenly became clear that the spacious patio was crystal white, thick, and seemed to be covered with several layers of the best cotton wool. The courtyard is full of thick snow. . . . . . Before stepping on the first footprint, the small courtyard was integrated into one.

Goose feather heavy snow continued to fall underground one after another. In the sky of the courtyard, a piece of lead gray frozen cloud weighed down the four eaves, shining with little crystal snowflakes. The sound of everyone stepping on the snow became a special movement at this moment.

"What a beautiful picture!"

The courtyard was decorated with snow makeup, the scenery, the charm, just like a dream, Arthur praised sincerely.

Hearing Arthur speak Chinese, the manager of the real estate agency was taken aback for a moment, his face was full of astonishment, and then he said more cordially and enthusiastically: "A corner of the land captures the beauty of the world, and it is a place for the Celestial Dynasty. man's highest ideal of dwelling."

Hearing this kind of summary, Arthur couldn't help looking at the other party, with a faint smile on his face, nodded and said: "Well said, the charm of the courtyard house is explained in one sentence!"

Hearing that Arthur could even tell the truth, he admired the young foreigner in front of him even more, and was also full of curiosity and a little awe of his identity and background.

This place in the capital is no different than other places. The most important thing here is all kinds of talented people. A foreigner who is so young and rich, and has such a big status, can also speak fluent Chinese.

"Won't you give me a good introduction to this place?" Arthur looked around for a week, and finally looked at the manager of the real estate agency with a smile and asked.

"Hehe, sorry, sorry, I was a little distracted just now, I'm really sorry..." The real estate agency manager hurriedly apologized with a smile on his face, and after seeing Arthur smiling and shaking his head, he immediately began to introduce everything.

"The house faces south from the north, and the door opens to the southeast. This is called Kanzhai Xunmen, which is for the inexhaustible and smooth flow of money.

I would like to teach you that the construction of courtyard houses is very particular about Fengshui and hierarchy. The elders and the younger are ordered and live in their own rooms. During the day, it is a scene of joy and harmony, and at night, it is a peaceful and quiet time. The tranquility and liveliness of the world are vividly displayed in this warm courtyard.

The courtyard covers an area of ​​699.5 square meters, with a construction area of ​​450.4 square meters. The layout of the courtyard is that the north room is the main room, the three rooms are two ears, the south room is an inverted seat, and the east and west are equipped with wing rooms.

The inner courtyard is wide and well lit, making it a completely open space. Due to the spacious courtyard, you can plant trees and flowers, feed birds and fish, stack stones for landscaping, etc. It is an ideal open-air living room.

There are verandas in the north and south houses, and there are town house reliefs on both sides of the veranda, which are distributed in six corners of the courtyard. On the door of the living room, there are lotus flowers facing up on the top and auspicious clouds walking flat on the bottom. It means safe and auspicious entry and exit. "

When the real estate agency manager said it, it was like rapping. Except for Arthur and the three subordinates of Tianchao, everyone else was dumbfounded when they heard it, and Arthur also pretended to frown when he heard it, so that he suddenly realized I realized that I was patronizing what I said, and didn't consider the Chinese proficiency of the young God of Wealth.

I had no choice but to laugh and cough a few times with an embarrassed smile on my face, and began to re-introduce to this group of foreigners in English, "Ahem, let me explain to you slowly..."