At three o'clock in the afternoon, the night North owl took Jiangnan Xi to a big red gate.
The tall red gate building, simple and majestic, has a plaque engraved with two gilt characters: Qinyuan.
The big red door of vermilion paint is tightly closed, and below it are the steps paved with bluestone.
On both sides of the gate are tall red courtyard walls, but the color of the courtyard wall has faded its original bright color in the wind and rain, but it shows the thickness of the years.
Jiangnan Xi wondered, "didn't you say to order wedding clothes? Where is this? The park?"
Night North owl took her hand and smiled: "this is a private garden. I have half of the property right. Come in and you'll know when you go in."
As soon as they went up the steps, the door opened from inside and came out a girl in a floral suspender dress.
She smiled: "Mr. Ye, Miss Jiang, please come inside."
Jiangnan Xi didn't know who he was, so she nodded politely.
The girl smiled and said, "Miss Jiang, you are much more beautiful than on the news. Mr. Heye, you are a talented woman."
Jiangnan Xi was a little embarrassed and asked, "are you?"
The girl said, "my name is Na Yanxi, a student in the Department of fashion design of Ancheng University. You can call me Yan Xi."
"OK, Yan Xi. You can call me Nanxi. Our names are homonymous."
"Yes, what a coincidence."
When you enter the gate, you can see the scenery in the gate, which extends far away. There are stone roads in the middle, crisscross.
A red corridor connects different courtyards.
Yebei owl said, "Qinyuan is an industry inherited from the Na family. Na's ancestors have made traditional clothes for generations. A few years ago, something happened at home and the industry could not be maintained. We should sell this ancestral house."
Nayanxi then said, "thanks to Mr. Ye, who bought half of the property rights, our na family can still live here and inherit the craftsmanship of our ancestors. Mr. Ye also introduced many big customers to us, so our business is not bad."
Night North owl said: "Na's crafts are handmade and belong to intangible cultural heritage. They can't be lost because of family changes. This manor also has a history of 100 years. Only Na's family live here can it maintain its original appearance and let history continue."
Jiangnan Xi listened as if she were listening to a story.
She looked up at him, knew him more, and saw a different him. It turned out that under his cold and domineering appearance, he still had such a feeling of family and country.
Na Yanxi led two people into a courtyard.
The courtyard is very elegant. You can see simple carvings everywhere. Even houses have ancient ridge cornices.
There are two copper finches on the cornice, spreading their wings to fly.
People who can have such a large manor and such a exquisite house must be either rich or expensive.
When you enter the house, it is full of modern layout.
A middle-aged woman and a young woman stood in the middle of the house, respectfully waiting for the arrival of yebei owl and Jiangnan Xi.
Yebei owl said, "Nanxi, this is Mrs. Zhong and the main heir of Na family. This is the eldest lady of Na family. Mrs. Zhong, this is my fiancee, Jiangnan Xi."
That young woman, the eldest miss of Na family, looks like Na Yan. She should be a sister.
She looked up at yebei owl, then quickly bowed her head, smiled at Jiangnan Xi and said, "Hello, Miss Jiang, my name is nayanzhi, just call me Yanzhi."
Mrs. Zhong said with a smile, "Miss Jiang has a good skeleton and looks good in all kinds of clothes. I don't know what style you like?"
Jiangnan Xi said with a smile: "ah Xiao said you are making traditional clothes. I don't understand this."
Mrs. Zhong waved to her little daughter nayanxi and said, "it doesn't matter. I'll show you the pattern later and see what you like. Now I'll measure you first."