Chapter 157
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Of course, gaining fame also requires a fermentation process and cannot be achieved overnight. Although Fang Yuan left a deep impression on many people today, how to deepen this impression still requires subsequent development.
However, before this, Fang Yuan had not yet realized his reputation. The next morning he drove to the ancient Cai family residence of Nan'an, preparing to visit Cai Jianzhong.
Speaking of the ancient Cai family houses, this place is also a relatively famous tourist attraction. It is a famous scenic spot passed down from the Qing Dynasty. It has sixteen well-preserved houses and is a national-level key cultural relics protection unit.
The entire ancient house complex is made of brick and wood structure, with high ridges, carved beams and painted buildings, and reliefs of the walls in front of the door, with strong three-dimensional sense. The window edges are engraved with flowers and birds, and the decoration is clever and gorgeous, and the door, wall, hall, wall, calligraphy and painting embellishments are unique. In short, from these buildings, you can appreciate the daily life and living conditions of ancient wealthy families.
Fang Yuan once visited here and heard the tour guide talk about the origin of ancient houses. It seemed that during the Tongzhi period of the late Qing Dynasty, the father and son of Cai, a overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, had a long history of Confucianism, which was inferior to farmers. After making a fortune overseas, he immediately returned to his hometown to buy wasteland and build houses.
In order to improve the social status of the family, the Cai family and his son were also enthusiastic about public welfare and generously donated money to promote education and disaster relief. Therefore, they were commended by the court and were granted the title of the imperial court as a principal. From a businessman to a gentry, it was also a kind of honor.
After having an official position, the Cai family and his son were able to make big efforts to build a large-scale construction project, and even transported many building materials from overseas at all costs. In addition, the unique charming sculpture art and decoration style of southern Fujian formed a building complex that combines Chinese and Western styles.
Of course, it was forgot to happen before. Fang Yuan had no idea about Feng Shui. When he visited the ancient Cai house, he thought the buildings here were gorgeous and the carvings were very exquisite and beautiful.
But now when he came here and looked at it, he suddenly found that the entire ancient house was like a pipa, one end big and the other end was small, and the gap between the stone slabs on the stone yard was like a pipa music string.
"Pipa shape!" At first glance, Fang Yuan was also a little surprised, and he vaguely understood why Cai Jianzhong chose to live here. It was mainly the entire ancient house. Not only was the environment relatively elegant, but it also implied the Feng Shui layout and was of great research value. Cai Jianzhong lived here, in addition to cultivating the nature of life, he could also study the Feng Shui pattern, which was also a killing two birds with one stone.
While thinking, Fang Yuan observed the ancient house more carefully, and suddenly remembered that the tour guide seemed to have mentioned this. The whole village was hesitant about the pipa, but the ancient house was built for more than 40 years. During the construction process, the sound of craftsmen chiseling stones was like a musician plucking the pipa and musical strings, and a jingling sound like silver. With the body and spirit, the father and son of the Cai family were naturally very prosperous.
"In this way, success is the pipa, failure is the pipa."
Thinking of this, Fang Yuan shook his head gently. After all, the pipa could only ring for a while. When the Chinese house was built, there was no sound of craftsmen chiseling stones, just like the pipa did not ring. How could the descendants of the Cai family have the principle of not being in decline?
Of course, this matter has nothing to do with him. After Fang Yuan sighed, he quickly asked someone to find out about Cai Jianzhong's residence address. After some twists and turns, he came to the front of a house.
At this time, Fang Yuan stopped and looked at it with a squint. He saw that the house was made of blue bricks, and it was a more traditional retro building, with flying eaves and brackets, and painted buildings and carved beams. However, these are not the key points. The key points are that in this house, he saw a bright yellow aura, a bright yellow aura like smoke and fog. The aura is bright yellow, which is a sign of a good house.
Fang Yuan didn't find it strange. After all, Cai Jianzhong is a wise Feng Shui master, so he would definitely not hide his own hands when building his own home.
Fang Yuan looked carefully and found that this house was a bit strange. Generally speaking, retro houses have a more traditional square architectural layout, but this house is quite special, with a wide top and narrow bottom.
Of course, the so-called width and narrowness are definitely relatively speaking. Anyway, from the outside, the overall layout of the house is very spacious, with blue bricks and stone tiles, and the roof is undulating and staggered, which is very atmospheric and beautiful. In addition, Fang Yuan can also see that it is the strange architectural form of the house, which creates the aura that covers the entire house.
Fang Yuan was wandering outside the door, which also attracted the attention of the people in the room. At this moment, a young man about twelve or thirteen years old came out and asked, "Who are you?"
"My name is Fang Yuan, come to visit Master Cai." Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Master Cai Jianzhong is at home. I made an appointment with him yesterday and come here to visit today."
"Oh!" the young man nodded, turned around and shouted: "Grandpa, someone is looking for you..."
"...Master Fang is here." A moment later, Cai Jianzhong walked out of the hall, and a warm smile appeared on his face: "It's really a mistake to welcome him, don't blame me."
"I took the liberty..."
During the greetings, Fang Yuan slowly walked into the house at Cai Jianzhong's invitation. Fang Yuan walked very slowly, looking at the layout of the house while walking, and a hint of silence appeared in his eyes.
Cai Jianzhong noticed it and immediately asked with a smile: "Master Fang, what advice do you have for the humble house?"
"Master Cai is Fuju's house, so where is my turn to give advice?" Fang Yuan chuckled and waved his hand, then sighed: "If I was not wrong, the stacking of Fuju's bricks and tiles should be done by Master Cai."
"Haha, it's not that I'm old and my energy is not as good as before. I'm just starting to do it. Most of the work is done by my apprentices." Cai Jianzhong explained and praised: "Master Fang is indeed very eye-catching. He can see through my Feng Shui layout here by just looking at it."
"I just studied it outside for a few minutes, and I only got a little bit after I came in." Fang Yuan smiled and said, "At the beginning, I thought that here was a place of magic weapons and a Feng Shui bureau. But after I walked in, I realized that the whole house itself was a formation. Using the formation as the house and the house as the array is a formation, which is amazing."
While speaking, Fang Yuan sighed sincerely that although he had known that Cai Jianzhong was very capable and had a very meticulous Feng Shui layout, he did not expect to be so detailed. Through the layering of bricks and tiles of the house, a Feng Shui situation was formed. Such ingenuity and ability are really amazing.
At this moment, Fang Yuan finally understood what it means to have someone but there is a world beyond the world. You can't underestimate the world just because of his supernatural powers. You must know that the world is very big. Not only are there hidden dragons and tigers in the mountains, but there are also endless strange people and strange people among the people. Perhaps there is no omnipotent existence, but someone specializes in one thing and can definitely exert their strength to the extreme.
"Master Fang is too awarded." Cai Jianzhong smiled and was in a good mood. Ordinary people don't understand the mystery of the house. Even if they praise him, he was not moved. However, the praise from his peers is a kind of affirmation of his strength, which naturally makes him feel comfortable.
"This is the fact." Fang Yuan smiled. After coming in, he discovered that the shape of this narrow lower and wide house is actually similar to the ancient rice bowl. The front yard and the back yard are the mouths for rice loading, and the roof in the middle is a beam, which is very vivid.
Creating such a house pattern shows that Cai Jianzhong has little ambition and does not expect his descendants to be rich and noble. He just hopes that they can have food and clothing and be safe and sound.
This is also one of the reasons why Fang Yuan admires. After all, with Cai Jianzhong's ability, it should not be difficult to protect his descendants from promotion and wealth, but he did not do so. The reason is that if his descendants do not have such a fate, the wealth that is forced to seize will definitely not last long, so he will create a good and auspicious pattern of fighting shape.
Of course, knowing, but whether you can resist such temptation depends on Cai Jianzhong's own ethics. After all, some people also think that life is short and very short, so you must enjoy it in time without considering long-term interests. In this case, many people must choose to be very expensive, not care about eternity, just be rich overnight.
Many people think that after I die, I will care about the flood, so I keep squandering and spending all the money before I die. As for future generations, the so-called children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so I don’t need to pay attention to it...
Of course, that is pure egoism. Due to different personalities and concepts, the style of acting is naturally different. Obviously, Cai Jianzhong is not such a person. He does not choose short-term wealth, but focuses on long-term health.
After making such inferences, Fang Yuan was more confident about the purpose of visiting Cai Jianzhong today. After all, people with long-term vision should be more open-minded and not be able to knock themselves out.
Fang Yuan thought to himself and soon invited Cai Jianzhong to sit down in the hall.
It is also a matter of making tea and treating guests during this period.
Fang Yuan raised his glass and took a sip of the tea. After praising him for a few words, he didn't plan to go around the circle and took out a box and pushed it in front of Cai Jianzhong. Then he smiled and said, "Master Cai, this is a gadget I have recently got. Please help me."
"Huh?" Cai Jianzhong was stunned. When he saw Fang Yuan bringing out something, he thought it was Fang Yuan who wanted to give him a gift. Fortunately, he didn't say he could give him a message, otherwise he would have expressed his wrong feelings.
Cai Jianzhong was a little lucky, and his palm slightly rubbed his short hair like a silver needle on his head, and he said curiously: "Master Fang, what is in the box?"
"Look, you'll know after you look." Fang Yuan kept it in a silence.
"oh."
Cai Jianzhong was no longer polite and picked up the box the size of a palm and opened it. At first glance, he was stunned and saw a small bell, a bell the size of a ping-pong ball. In addition, the surface of the bell was not very good, with a lot of dust inside and outside, and even a little rust spots.
All in all, this is an old bell, and it seems to be picked up from a place that has been hanging for many years. It was packed into the box without even cleaning the dust.
Chapter completed!