In the evening, Sister Sun from the same community called and said that she had moved to a new home. Standing on her balcony at night, I can see the picturesque night view of East Lake. Her tone is full of excitement and joy, and I am full of envy. Then, all kinds of things about the house began to spin in my heart.

When I first got married, I didn't have a flat, and I lived in the family dormitory of the mine single dormitory for more than two years. At that time, like a bird nesting, I bought a color TV this month and a washing machine next month. The one-bedroom and one-kitchen nest of more than 30 square meters became full bit by bit. It was not until the baby was born that we were assigned to a suite of more than 60 square meters according to the score, and our hearts were naturally infinitely happy. Compared with the single room in the hotel, we also realized the dream of small families living in peace.

Everyone is familiar with the word "live and work in peace" in China's words. With a stable mind, you can do what you want steadily and steadily. Therefore, such values make many people in China do whatever it takes to own a house of their own. I found that no matter what age, young people have different needs for houses. Needless to say, even if young people get married, it seems that they can never meet our demand for houses, even if they change small houses into big houses, big houses into villas, or change to their favorite neighborhoods.

As time goes by, the children grow up year by year. Considering the great cause of children's education, we bought a school district next to No.1 Middle School. The area is not large, but it can meet all the functions of daily life. My child has been in junior high school and senior high school in the city for six years. At that time, I was not only concerned about my children's study and daily life, but also immersed in my personal growth and hobbies. I have no idea that many people around me have quietly customized their retirement homes in various communities in the city for their future. It was not until my children went to college that I thought about whether to buy a decent house. In those years, house prices rose like sesame blossoms, but we missed it while watching. Now that I think about it, I'm really not a precautionary person, let alone a good housekeeper. Some thoughts will pop up in my mind from time to time. After settling down, do you still have to consider the future and what expectations do you have for the future housing?

The progress and development of the times are beyond imagination, the society is transforming, the city is also transforming, and our personal concepts are also changing. The dream of a peaceful life is no longer a big problem for most people. Everyone began to imagine how to live more comfortably, elegantly and with peace of mind according to their own aesthetic ideals, not only for settling down, but also for the peace of mind. Our boss now lives in an ideal place, but she has started to design her dream home: landscape courtyard, Huizhou style, her own study, long desk, or painting or fiddling, bright small terrace, three or five friends drinking tea and chatting.

Actually, I'm not. I often imagine my ideal home in my mind. I have been looking for a quiet and elegant place with good surrounding scenery and good living environment. What I yearn for most is the one with a small courtyard.

I remember seeing the house in the south of Longxi River with my husband a few years ago. At that time, the southern district was just under construction, and there were many first-floor houses with yards. The yard alone is more than 60 square meters, which seems to be more than 6000 points. At that time, although I couldn't get the full amount, I could get the house through provident fund loans, and I missed the opportunity by hesitating. Now I want to buy again, and the house price has already soared. Moreover, this early small high-rise building with yard has long been a scarce product. In retrospect, I still regret it. Missed the wide and bright yard and missed an opportunity to get close to the land in the city.

Now, most people in China are no longer worried about food and clothing. People are more and more introverted and pay more and more attention to the quality of life and inner feelings. In the concrete jungle with high-rise buildings, people's sense of return is getting stronger and stronger, returning to their spiritual homes and returning to the forest nature. Go back to Xi, the countryside will ruin Hu Bugui! But can you go back? City people have no land, while rural people have land but rush to the city desperately. So in the city, a small square inch of land has become precious, the land resources in the city are getting less and less, and the houses built by real estate developers are getting higher and higher. Buying a suite with a yard is almost a luxury.

I remember watching the American movie Gone with the Wind, and I was deeply impressed. After the war, He Sijia lost everything, from a superior aristocrat to a poor man, and returned to her residence in Tavo. At dusk, after hard work, she and her amnesia father stood in the newly reclaimed cotton field, and a close-up gradually drew closer. He Sijia grabbed a handful of soil with his chapped fingers and said to himself, As long as I still own this land, I am not afraid of losing everything. I began to understand why the last battles and killings in the past dynasties were all about occupying land, because land is the foundation of food and clothing, and only by owning land can you have a foothold. I also have a deep land complex. During that time, I wanted to find a house with a yard day and night, not facing the sea, as long as spring blooms, I don't own the countryside, as long as I can be close to the soil.

Imagine all kinds of pictures every day. Plant some side dishes in the yard, such as shallots, Chinese cabbage, parsley and leeks. When the leek is cut, things get up again. What is rare is exuberant vitality. I must plant all kinds of flowers, and I must plant roses around. When the wild rose winds around and climbs the wooden fence, I will be fascinated by the flowers. Plant roses around the vegetables and let the roses frame the green seedlings. Then feed some chickens, put them in the corner alone, and let them come out to play at a fixed time every day, even if they eat my rice. Ok, I need a puppy so that the chicken and the dog can hear each other. Of course, there should be a small rockery and a fish pond in the corner of the yard. As for me, I play Tai Chi in the yard in the morning, help the vegetable fields and gardens, feed the fish, call chickens, walk the dogs, set up a wooden coffee table at dusk, or sit alone or face each other, or invite three or five friends to have tea, play the piano, play Tai Chi, play Tao Di and play chess. If you play with your lover, you must set up a small lottery. Whoever loses will wash the dishes, whoever loses will kiss the other person's face, or shout three disgusting nicknames. Chatting, regardless of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign official history, unofficial history current affairs, news, literature, movies are everywhere, and there are hilarious jokes from time to time, even if they just smile at each other.

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I can't get the plot of that land out of my mind. I'm beginning to know why I have to dig wild vegetables in the field in spring. In fact, digging wild vegetables is basically putting yourself into the embrace of the land and having the closest contact with the land, so that the heart hanging in the high-rise building is a little more stable.

These fantastic pictures often appear in my mind, which are idyllic dreams in the concrete jungle, satisfying my yearning for an elegant life, but stopping in front of sky-high housing prices again and again.

Two days ago, the Writers Association joined forces with Wen Ting Yayuan to carry out activities. When the beautiful salesgirl took us to visit the community that has begun to take shape, my heart was a little relaxed with the towering buildings under the blue sky, the carefully planned green landscape belt in the community, especially the quaint wooden cloister in the center and the small pond covered with pebbles at the end of the cloister. I am thinking that if I can't have my own small yard, there will be a beautiful compound with such an elegant environment. There is a pool of blue sky, a pool of clear water and trees in the yard. It seems that from time to time, I can be completely realistic and stable, the years are quiet, my soul can rest, and my dream of elegant residence can be satisfied.

It is a long journey from a quiet life to an elegant life, but I think it can be achieved.