Chapter 604: Ready-Made Home
As Confucius said yesterday, this house is exactly the same as Confucius's house.
It's different! The house has been renovated and the former warehouse has been converted into a room for the family. On the other hand, the Confucius School has converted the warehouse into a school.
In the past, the place where the master lived, under the leadership of Confucius, watched the music again, as Confucius said: the living room is the living room of the aristocratic family, the master bedroom is the master bedroom of the aristocratic master, and there is a rest room with guards and a utility room next to it.
On the kitchen side, everything is high-end supplies, all of which are utensils used by the aristocracy. In the firewood room, there are also high-quality firewood, which can be made into charcoal.
Coming out of the house, Le Ge and Confucius were very curious: how did the warehouse be modified?
On Confucius's side, the warehouses have been converted into classrooms. So! What about this side?
Led by a guard, the two entered the room.
Inside the door was a large parlor, like the palace of kings and nobles.
On either side of the parlor, there are several rooms.
"This is a temporary resting place for guests!" The guard opened a room and said to Le Ge and Confucius.
The so-called temporary rest place actually refers to the place where guests come to your house for guests to relax and stay when they have something to do.
Though it is a temporary resting place! It's not something that the average person can enjoy. Ordinary guests do not have this qualification.
As a nobleman, you generally have a fief, and you are the owner of this fief. So! The affairs of the fiefdom are usually handled by people. This hall was the office of the nobles to deal with their affairs.
Even though you live next door, it's your home, it's a private place, not a place to work outside. So! There must be an office space to handle official business.
Lege has no fiefdom, so naturally there are no "retainers" in the family. This office space is redundant for him. But Ji Pingzi and others decorated according to the practice of the aristocracy, so there is this office hall.
Confucius knew these rules and felt that this arrangement was reasonable.
For Lege, with this house, it is already very good. But for the true aristocracy, what does such an arrangement only mean? It means that your home is small!
For the true aristocracy! The home and the external office should not be next to each other, but should be another building or another palace. The place of residence should have a separate courtyard. There is a clear distinction between public and private, and the two should be separated.
"What about the second floor? What's the situation on the second floor? After reading the situation here, Le Ge asked.
"Second floor?" The guard paused and said, "The second floor is where the items are stored. There aren't many houses here, so! Everything has to be placed on the second floor. ”
"Don't go to the second floor! It should be the same structure as my side! Confucius said.
"That? What about my family? Where do they live in my concubines? Lege asked again.
"In the backyard! Backyard! The wings on both sides are all occupied by the concubines! The guard replied.
"That? What about the maids and the miscellaneous servants? Lege asked again.
"Ladies and miscellaneous people, they don't have a room!"
"Don't have a room?"
"They are subordinates, a big room for men and a big room for women, sleeping in bunks. Usually, when they sleep, they have to be on duty to do things, right? ”
"That? Where is their big room? Lege asked.
"Back! Last! The last row of houses is their big room, with a man's on one side and a woman's on the other! "Say! The guards guided Lege to the backyard.
Confucius followed behind the music and wanted to see the situation as well. Where do the maids and the men sleep? What's in the room?
"The maids and guards are arranged in that row of houses." Coming to the backyard, the guard pointed to the last row of houses and said.
The wings on both sides are where the concubines live. Because I just talked about the maids and the male workers who do chores, the guards didn't stop, and went directly to the back row with the music.
In the back row of the house, there are people. The men are guards, and the women are maids and maids.
When these people saw Le Ge and Confucius coming, they all became panicked.
The guard glared at them and shouted, "He is the Prince of Ease, the master of this place!" ”
"Hello master!" A maid was very clever and shouted towards Le Ge and Confucius.
In fact! She didn't know if it was Le Ge or Confucius who was the master here? She didn't know Le Ge or Confucius.
"Hello master!" Seeing this, the others also greeted.
"Good! Good! You're busy with yours! I just came over and had a look! Lege answered, and then walked towards the boys' dormitory.
As the guards said, there is a room for men on one side and a room for women on the other.
As Le Ge expected, there was a row of bunks in the men's dormitory, which was the cheapest room in the inn. One place for one person, with mats and quilts. On the bunk, there are also night guards sleeping.
It may be the reason why Ji Pingzi came yesterday, the hygiene in the room is very good, very clean and tidy, and there is no smell.
After looking at the boys' dormitory, Lege didn't go to the maid's side. There is a difference between men and women, and there is nothing to see, it should be similar to the situation in the men's dormitory.
Open the backyard door and look outside.
Outside is a field of crops with vegetables.
The crop field is small in size, and behind it is a high land wall. On the other side of the fence, there should be another family's crop field. In the past, there is another family's house, which has the same structure as this one. Beyond that, there is another street.
The streets in Qufu City are this kind of structure, with no back doors, no back streets, and alleys.
This structure is mainly considered from the safety aspect. If war comes, block both sides of the street, and no one else can enter. If the officers and soldiers arrest criminals and block the door of your house, you will not be able to escape.
Without a back door, where are you going?
Of course! This is a properly planned street. This is not the case with the streets that were later expanded. In some places, it is still a separate courtyard.
After closing the back door, Le Ge came to see the concubines' rooms.
What he wanted to know most about what was going on inside? It's good to arrange for Wolf Sister and Wei'er to live in.
Da Nizi has already said that she is the main room, so she wants to live in the front room. The usual music songs also have to live with her. Only when Lege wants the rain and dew to be even, can he go to Wolf Sister or Wei'er.
Although it is a wing room, because it is a wing room of a noble family, it is naturally tall.
The interior of the room is similar to that of the main room. It's different! The bed was much smaller. The bed in the main room occupies half of the room. And the bed in the concubine's room is just an ordinary bed.
Bedding, the grade should also be lower.
Not for any other reason, but to show dignity and order.
The Zhou Dynasty was a place where "etiquette" was spoken, and the hierarchy was strict, and etiquette could not be messed up. The treatment of the Son of Heaven will be higher, and the king's will be inferior! That's what it means.