Zong Xiaowei has a very personality and is unwilling to have more troubles in others:

【Bring a lot of gifts and speaking very politely. Eating at home, the relatives are very entertaining. All chicken, duck, fish and meat are served on the table, rice wine]

When I visited my relatives in 1912, my mother was very proud:

[The relative surnamed Shi has always kept it in mind. At that time, he wanted to invite Western food, but his mother refused to do so]

Relatives have already arranged a reservation and have free accommodation:

[It's not the mother's house, but another place. The family members of Shi surnamed Shi are nepotism, business cooperation, and mutual benefits are very involved. The other party does not mention money, just say that the child lives in it]

Delivered to the place, relatives and business work:

[Zong Xiaowei comes from a rich family, and his mother cares about decentness. A black tweed hat is very stylish. A handmade black tweed coat with exquisite fabrics. A blue-gray custom-made suit, the best fabric is used. A white shirt, a blue-soled white striped tie, and imported black leather shoes. This outfit, the young people can only think about it. There is also a gilded imported pocket watch, tall and outstanding in 1920]

Relatives speculate that there will definitely be greater development:

[So I refuse to do business at home. My relatives looked at it from the high point of the time and did not consider ordinary jobs at all. To put it bluntly, a few dollars a month's salary, even 10 dollars, was not enough to buy clothes, shoes, and pocket watches. I had already asked my friend to find an errand in the concession's foreign company]

Friends Chinese, a short business trip for business:

[Return in 8 days. Relatives repeatedly reminded: to cultivate your spirit and interview after 8 days. We must respect our elders and will definitely hire you. Do it well and get a foreign company in the future]

The so-called foreign company Boss, general manager of foreign company:

[In 1920, commonly known as the "foreign comprador", it is responsible for the Gentile boss. It is somewhat similar to the CEO of the 21st century]

Local houses are very distinctive. Blue brick and red tiles:

[Thick stone door frame, black paint and heavy wooden door, with door knocker on it. It is called "Grotto Gate". Some yards also have wells. In the local dialect, it is called "Patio"]

Zong Xiaowei didn't want to enjoy his happiness, he just wanted to do a career:

[Grotto Gate Grand Courtyard, the so-called 72 tenants. It looks almost the same outside. The black wooden door is adapted to local conditions and has no special fixed shape. It has two styles:

The yard is not very big, and it feels relatively depressing:

[When you enter the yard, you can see the only one at a glance. If you turn over the east wall, there is another grotto gate, to the west and north of someone else's house, there are 2 floors of wooden structures, and there are many bamboo poles hanging on clothes. Go up, the 3-story terrace]

Standing there, looking westward, one tenant.

[For the convenience below, it is called a house. There is a loft in the house, local characteristics]

Standing there, looking north. Two more families:

[1 dark corridor in the room wall]

Passing straight north through the corridor. Length reason:

[You can't just enter. At most half of the time, the lighting will get worse and worse]

The end of the corridor stops. It is indeed dark here:

[On the left hand side, one family. On the right hand side, the wooden staircase has a large slope and can be climbed to 2 floors. There is a dead corner below the stairs. There is a space. There is no sunshine after years, and there is no light to light. I don’t know how much debris are thrown, and no one is in a good mood]

Stand in place, don't go up the wooden stairs first:

[There is a large space where you go, a public kitchen. 2 blocks the load-bearing wall from north to south, and divides the kitchen into three parts. All tenants know the rules and never occupy other people's kitchen space]

The kitchen is divided into 3 places and 3 places of glass windows, all on the north wall:

[After years of oil smoke, it is dark early and autumn. Smart people are afraid of the cold when cooking in winter, so they seal the windows from outside. There is a large stove in the elderly. Later, 72 tenants came first and then had a lot of talk. They simply dismantled and fired coal stoves from each company.]

North wall entrance and exit, single wood door:

[When cooking, you never close the door. When you light a coal stove in the kitchen, you can really choke everyone to death. I used to know how much resentment I had for this. I usually throw a few gossips, serious, wooden sticks and iron shovels to fight in groups]

Everyone is exhausted and achieves a long-term consensus:

【Click the stove outside the entrance and exit. Once you are sure, carry it back to the kitchen. The cooking time is funny, men and women carry the stove. There is no running water here, but there is a Gentile Concession. The well in the yard is washed, rinsed, cooked and made tea. Even if you don’t drink well water, you can only go to the river to carry it. If you walk far away, you can get it tiring and stupid]

There is a business in Jiang'an Dacheng:

[Water delivery workers. Some areas are far away from the river bank and cannot find wells nearby. Or they don’t want to drink well water, and wait for water delivery every day. In 1920, no one provided a large truck. Just ordinary board trucks, donkeys, horses, mules, and put some large wooden barrels on them. If there is really no way, pull the board truck by yourself. The water is very heavy and absolutely hard to do.]

After saying something off topic, press not to mention:

【Look at the kitchen here】

Plank staircase on the 2nd floor:

[The design is close to the south wall of the kitchen. Crouch and creak up to the second floor. Finally, 1 step up the steps, stand in place, with your face facing the wall. Look left (to the north), in the pavilion. Look right (to the south), and another family]

The rent for pavilions is relatively low:

[How many square meters ≈≈10 square meters, depending on the demand. Literary and artistic youth, small businessmen, small employees from other provinces, small employees of the company, short-lived citizens, once glorious and down-and-out businessmen, and women in the romantic place. However, they must pay rent. It is rare for Zong Xiaowei to be so free]

Simple room arrangement:

[The door is in the southeast corner. There is a window in the northwest corner and there is a window in the middle of the north wall. There is an old desk opposite the northwest corner, and three layers of drawers on the upper and lower sides of the right hand. The solid wood is covered with red paint, which is mottled after a long time. There is also a red painted wooden chair]

There is a wooden square table facing the north window:

[The elm is very strong and brown. The ordinary porcelain tea set on the table. The white porcelain teapot is so big, at least 3 liters of water. Two brass half a circle of hand holders, but it is shiny. There is an old clock, very simple style, tick, tick]
Chapter completed!