Chapter 217 Rain smashes bananas 1


    "Whoosh!"


    "Whoosh!"


    There are showers today, not too heavy. It keeps teasing pedestrians on the ground, adding a touch of coolness to the sultry summer.


    It was afternoon.


    Gong Xue left the crew early, hurriedly went to buy groceries, and then rushed to Lechunfang.


    She wore a pink hooded raincoat and red rain boots, and rode an exquisite women''s bicycle. There was a basket in the front of the bicycle, filled with vegetables and fruits she had just bought.


    Where are the plastic bags now? Buy vegetables in baskets or baskets, buy tofu in your own basin, buy meat in paper bags, buy fish with a straw rope, buy fruit in a net bag...


    After riding for a while, she stopped.


    It felt like the food on top was about to fall off. Even if it was stuffed inside, it would still fall off, so I had to lean forward, holding the handlebar with one hand and supporting the front with the other.


    After riding for a while, I saw that I was almost at Lechunfang. I felt happy and speeded up. As a result, there was a sound of tires grinding on the road and splashing water, followed by a sound:


    "beep-"


    The loud bus horn suddenly sounded, and she was startled. She tilted her body and fell down with a bang.


    "Ouch!"


    She grinned in pain, and then moved around after a while. She felt that nothing was wrong. She got up and helped the car, and picked up the scattered vegetables. At first glance, they were all covered with mud, and some were rotten.


    "What a pity, they are all fresh vegetables."


    Gong Xue felt sorry for the waste, so she got on the car and set off again. Fortunately, it was not far away.


    After entering Lechunfang, Chen Qi was waiting in the alley and took her to Courtyard No. 6, a little afraid to recognize her. She hadn''t been here for a while, and she had never seen a fully decorated courtyard. The old wooden door had been demolished and replaced by a brand new gatehouse.


    It has three levels of steps, double-open vermilion door panels, and a wide and bright door with five purlins and four rafters, which is very grand.


    "Come on, let me take you for a spin first!"


    The two of them entered and faced a screen wall with patterns of plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums carved on the wall. There was a large water tank below, and there was a moon door on the right, which was a utility room.


    Gong Xue has seen courtyard houses, and so far, everything is quite in line with the style of traditional courtyard houses.


    But turn left and it''s different.


    The front yard of a traditional courtyard house is very small, with only a row of inverted rooms and a hanging flower door. However, Chen Qi did not build a hanging flower door at all. He was not very interested in the traditional style and felt it was a waste of space.


    He made two complete yards, one behind the other.


    So there were three reverse rooms in the front yard, all with large bright glass windows. Tables and chairs had been arranged inside. It looked transparent and decent. He said: "This is the office of the magazine. It can accommodate more than a dozen people." ”


    Then there are two rooms on the left, two rooms on the right, plus a separate kitchen. There are still a few places that have not been installed, but they will be completely completed in the autumn.


    "This is a staff dormitory. Each room can accommodate four people. Let''s live in two people for now. It is spacious and spacious."


    The main house in the front yard consists of three large rooms, plus two wing rooms.


    "Of these three rooms, one is Lao Liang and I''s office, one is Lao Liang''s dormitory, and the other is his living room, which can also be regarded as a reception room."


    "Hey! This house is better than Lao Liang''s Tongzilou. He must be satisfied."


    Gong Xue looked at it with great interest, praised it sincerely, and said: "Huh? There is no door here, so you can''t enter the backyard?"


    "I told you to keep your private space. Can you just enter the backyard? Come with me!"


    Chen Qi pulled her out, walked to the right, walked around the penthouse, passed through a narrow passage, and a door. When she opened it, the backyard was revealed.


    "This door is locked from the inside, and this is my territory."


    The layout of the backyard is similar. There are two rooms on the left and right with a small kitchen. The difference is that the main house is built with a floor and a half, with a loft and a terrace. The terrace opens inward, but when viewed from the front yard, it is just blocked by the main house in the front yard. The roof is blocked and the view cannot pass through.


    Who cares about illegal construction these days? It took decades for anyone to take care of it. Even decades later, there are still two-story courtyard houses in the second ring road of Beijing. The owners are either rich or noble. This thing relies on connections.


    Chen Qi pulled her upstairs. Because the back faced the street, the windows were not opened wide, but it was enough. He swiped open the curtain and said with a smile, "Look!"


    Gong Xue poked her head over and immediately opened her eyes: "Shichahai?!"


    "This is called a sea view room, how about it?"


    "I never expected that your house would be so beautifully decorated? How many rooms are there in total?"


    "More than twenty, the utilization rate of traditional courtyards is too low. This one is great, beautiful and practical. This courtyard is 800 square meters, and the courtyard area is enough. I plan to plant a pomegranate tree first."


    "Well, it''s good to plant trees. I think there''s a small gate in the backyard?"


    "Yes! You can go in and out directly, no need to walk through the front yard."


    Gong Xue, like Yu Xiuli, also liked it very much. Chen Qi showed her the large painting table in the left room of the backyard and said, "This is the study and library. Look at this table."


    "Wow!"


    Gong Xue went straight to the big painting table, her eyes sparkling, and she touched it up and down and said: "This is, this is..."


    "I bought this for you, do you like it?"


    "Yeah, yeah! You know what my home is like. When I was a child, I had to lie on a stool when I was learning to draw. I always wanted to have a spacious place to draw. Such a big table is enough for several people."


    She was so happy that she turned around and hugged Chen Qi''s neck.


    The two were making out, and when they moved a little too loudly, she suddenly let out an ouch.


    "What''s wrong?"


    "My legs hurt a little. I fell down when I came here."


    "Then why didn''t you tell me earlier? Let me take a look!"


    Chen Qi asked her to sit on the Luohan bed. He lifted up his trouser leg and saw that there was an obvious bruise. It was obviously pressed by the bicycle. He asked, "Does it hurt a lot?"


    "It''s nothing. Did you forget that I walked dozens of miles a day to train with the troops?"


    Gong Xue touched the area, put down his trouser legs nonchalantly, and said with a smile: "It''s almost time, get ready to cook, they are coming soon."


    …


    The rain stopped again.


    After one o''clock in the evening, Liang Xiaosheng and Jiao Dan, Li Lianlian and Ji Chunhua arrived on a bicycle respectively.


    After looking at the yard, he naturally yelled. Ji Chunhua was used to being rough and had no big emotions. Li Lianjie was very envious. Liang Xiaosheng was especially satisfied. Chen Qi gave himself enough respect as the editor-in-chief.


    Brothers are brothers, benefits belong to benefits, we must account for them.


    Jiao Dan was even more satisfied. There were too many people in the Tongzi Building of the Beijing Film Studio and the corridors were crowded. How nice it was here. They could form a unified system behind closed doors. Lao Liang was still a leader.


    Gong Xue and Jiao Dan cooked a table of food, and the six of them ate and drank.


    The topic of Chen Qi''s trip to Hong Kong was unavoidable during the dinner, but he didn''t want to talk about it, so he quoted the content to the magazine and said: "Take this opportunity, we just decided on a name. What do you think it should be called?"


    "How about the starting point? It means the starting point of magazines and the starting point of popular literature?" Liang Xiaosheng suggested.


    "Just so so, change it!"


    "How about reading articles? Read all the articles in the world!"


    "Nine is the end of a number, and one is the beginning of a number. This is called having a beginning and an end. I think it''s better to call it 91?"


    All six people expressed their opinions, and after all the nonsense, Chen Qi made the final decision, saying: "Some people just talked about the vast world, and some talked about strange stories. Why don''t we combine them and call it "The Strange Stories of the World"!"


    (Today is not two chapters, the next chapter is under review...)


    (End of chapter)