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In the hutongs of old Beijing, there used to be old houses scattered everywhere, most of which were century-old houses.
The term "century-old house" is most commonly used in the renovation and demolition of old houses. The person in the Housing Authority said, "Grandpa, your home is a century-old house!" "
That means it's all junk. What do you call it?
Since it is a century-old house, there is naturally a century-old story.
The White House used to be a "noble family" in Beijing and an old family with a "century-old house". "A hundred years of family affairs, from the beginning"-because I have been listening to my father, my mother, my aunt, my grandmother, my uncle and all our relatives and friends within reach.
At noon in summer, under the grape trellis, I shook my banana fan, ate black watermelon with sticky sand and listened to the old people talking. On New Year's Eve, I had to listen to them when I was rubbing my cold hands and waiting for the lucky money. It's a series of authentic old Beijing family affairs, purely ordinary family affairs, pointing to anything that can be dragged into the Republic of China or even the pre-Qing Dynasty. It sounds really mysterious and enjoyable.
At that time, I was more than six years old and was preparing to go to primary school. I know something, so I remember it clearly. Now I'm almost 50, thinking of my father at my age ...