Just by looking at the old man's behavior, you can tell that he is an old man who has been severely beaten by society.
"Master Yang, you are too humble!
Humility is a virtue, but as craftsmen, we must have a spirit of not giving in.
If Shi Shi Lei did not have this spirit back then, there would be no Shi Shi Lei." Zhang Junping said with a smile.
"Master Zhang knows about style thunder?"
"Haha, do you know that style thunder is difficult? There are many records about style thunder in the ancient books of the Qing Dynasty.
Mr. Liang Sicheng once specifically introduced the Shinglei family in his book "Chinese Architecture and Chinese Architects."
"Really? Does the world really remember the Xiang Lei family?" Lao Yangtou asked excitedly.
"Of course I remember, in fact, there are still descendants of Shi Shilei alive.
I just no longer engage in the profession of craftsman house and garden construction and design.
I originally thought that Shishi Lei had been lost since then, but Dashan told me that you are the successor of Shishi Lei."
"Master Zhang, I dare not hide it from you, I am not the true successor of Shi Shi Lei.
When I was young, I served Shi Shailei and learned some crafts from there, but I didn’t get started.”
"Have you ever served Lei Xiancai?"
"Do you know Mr. Lei?"
"Lei Xiancai is the last generation successor of Shishi Lei. After him, Shi Shilei has never had a decent successor.
Even the descendants of Shizi Lei sold all the style drawings that Shizi Lei had accumulated over more than 200 years.
I estimate that if Lei Jinyu knew anything, he would crawl out and strangle these losers to death." Zhang Junping shook his head and sighed.
"Master Zhang, I don't speak for the descendants of Shinglei. I had no choice but to sell the style drawings.
Ordinary people may not understand it, but Shi Lei is not the only family of craftsmen.
The style drawings accumulated by eight generations of Style Lei are just a piece of fat in the eyes of those people.
Especially after the decline of style thunder, more people are worried about it.
At that time, Mr. Lei was devastated by the fact that he had no queen and the cancellation of his style house. He drank wine every day and paid no attention to worldly affairs.
In order to protect themselves, Shizi Lei and others had to sell most of the style drawings, and then they were able to escape." Old Yangtou defended Shizi Lei.
"Yeah!" Zhang Junping nodded.
After the decline of Shishi Lei, people will definitely miss him, especially Shishi Lei who mastered a large number of Qing palace construction drawings, just like a young child holding a treasure and swaggering through the market.
"Okay! Let's not talk about style for now, those are things of the past.
Master Yang, no matter whether you are in the Xiang Lei family or not, you know the craftsmanship, right?" Zhang Junping looked at Old Yang and asked with a smile.
"Back to Mr. Zhang, I understand construction craftsmanship. Although I have no background in style Lei, I served Mr. Lei since I was a child and served him for more than thirty years until Mr. Lei passed away.
At first, I learned from my master. Later, Mr. Lei often gave me guidance when he was not drinking...
Although Mr. Lei and I don't have the status of masters and apprentices, we are actually masters and apprentices." When talking about the construction process, Old Yangtou regained his confidence, and even his waist, which had been slightly bowed, straightened up.
Seeing Lao Yangtou like this, Zhang Junping nodded.
This is the reaction a great craftsman should have.
"You have served Lei Xiancai for more than thirty years, so it is only right for him to teach you his skills.
You should be familiar with my land."
"It's no stranger. It was originally built by Mr. Lei."
"Oh! That's a coincidence!" Zhang Junping said with a smile.
“This place was razed to the ground by a fire, and I plan to rebuild a courtyard house on this land.
I can't decide whether to rebuild it as it is or redesign the layout.
I don’t know, what suggestions do you have?” Zhang Junping asked with a smile.
"Master Zhang, I wonder what you plan to do with this courtyard house?"
"Nonsense! Of course it will be used for living! Otherwise, just leave it there and watch after it is built?" Scarface scolded.
"Do you want to talk too much?" Zhang Junping scolded Scarface, then turned to look at Old Yang and asked: "Is there any difference?"
"Of course there is!
Mr. Zhang, today’s society is no longer what it used to be.
If you live there, you don't need to build so many houses.
After all, now we are not allowed to find maids or servants, nor are we allowed to find more concubines.
Therefore, if you build too many houses, you won’t be able to use them.
If the house is repaired and left empty without living in it, it will easily attract some bad things and make the family uneasy." Old Yangtou replied respectfully.
"Yeah!" Zhang Junping nodded.
Although what Lao Yangtou said is a bit feudal, it is really not good to have too many houses and they are empty.
Not only is it troublesome to clean, it is also easy to attract snakes, insects, rats, and ants.
"If I don't live there, what if I want to use this place as a museum? How about building some collections?"
"If this is the case, it is best to rebuild it according to its original appearance."
"To restore the original appearance, do you have the original drawings?"
"I don't have it in my hands, but I have it in my mind!" Old Yang pointed to his head and said confidently.
"Do you have it in your mind?" Zhang Junping looked at Old Yangtou in surprise.
"I was sold to the Lei family when I was a child, and later I was arranged to serve Mr. Lei.
I followed him and looked at many style pictures.
In fact, I have had photographic memory since I was a child, and even Mr. Lei didn't know about it." Speaking of photographic memory, Lao Yangtou was a little proud.
"Have you seen the construction drawings of Baylor House?" Zhang Junping asked in surprise.
"I have memorized most of the style pictures collected by Shi Shi Lei." Old Yangtou could not hide his pride.
The reason why Old Yangtou said these words to Zhang Junping also had a purpose.
Looking at it, he is already over seventy and does not have long to live.
However, none of the children in the family were willing to learn his skills.
Old Yangtou also knew that it was not the children's fault. Who made it possible for construction craftsmen like him to be unpopular in this era?
However, he was not willing to just bring all his skills to the ground.
He knew that the reason why Mr. Lei gave him instructions on construction crafts back then was because he didn't want to take his skills to the ground.
Originally, I heard that the country was going to build Prince Gong's Mansion, but after waiting and waiting, there was still no movement.
But there have been reports that preparations are underway.
He didn't know if he could wait until the day when Prince Gong's mansion was repaired.
Today, Scarface came to him and said that he wanted to rebuild Baylor Mansion. Old Yangtou felt that his opportunity had come.
People become better with age.
Let alone an old man who has had a photographic memory since he was a child.
If it wasn't forced by the times, maybe a few years later, a different style of the Yang family would emerge.
Old Yangtou knew very well that someone who could acquire such a large piece of land in this era and plan to build a house for his own use was definitely not an ordinary person.
Therefore, Lao Yangtou has been trying his best to express himself, hoping to impress Zhang Junping.
"Master Yang, if this is the case, then this courtyard should be built according to the original layout." Zhang Junping finally made the decision.
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