"China is too marvellous! I exceed like China "
13 years ago, the building stylist Chris that comes from Germany works to Beijing.
Fall in love at first sight to China, fell in love with the cate here and culture, still married a Chinese wife.
After be delivered of the first darling, it is to be in Beijing to plunge into next roots to come more, became a tunnel alive " north floats " .
The Chris that is brought up in German countryside as a child, the biggest trouble, with a lot of " north floats " same -- those who have deep love for a city is convenient with flourishing, yearn for rural madrigal of countryside again however.
Be pregnant in the wife especially hind, he begins to ask his:
Let the grown child in the city possibly, also resemble oneself when in that way, enjoy the pleasure that enjoys mud in the dabble in nature?
In a little village below Great Wall foot, he was found eventually want the solution.
Drive from Beijing area probably place of a hour, preserved primitive dorp appearance, scenery alone good.
As building stylist, chris with respect to settle on an empty building in the village, although it is extremely dilapidated.
This house, build took the place of 1970, about the same 25 years nobody lived.
Although tumble down, but husband and wife two can imagine the child plays before house however be troubled by:
"The house of 100 ㎡, the tree is completely all round, oneself courtyard still can be had before house! Simply too good! Simply too good!!
Carry village head, their flounder contacts landlord, signed lease of 10 years at a heat.
Next, transform with respect to what began insanity.
Because the budget is limited, husband and wife two start work with respect to oneself transform a house, it is largely almost so those who finish.
"About the same two years, we work in the courtyard every weekend almost. We work in the courtyard every weekend almost..
"The building became empty too long, do not have even water and electricity.
Did first demolish greatly, leave primitive metope and wooden house top only. Leave primitive metope and wooden house top only..
"For as far as possible be economical, we took some of blackboard wall wood that the village has used, go all out next rise make it kitchen metope, there still is a landscape painting above, with the house collocation rises actually accident ground elegant is good-looking. With the house collocation rises actually accident ground elegant is good-looking..
"Myself still made table, gush is worn the wood of 779 time green lacquer, restore ancient ways lovely. Restore ancient ways lovely..
The house is lain between only gave two bedrooms.
"I feel the bed is the most interesting.
Used red brick step " kang " , have the feeling of Chinese country particularly, formerer than air conditioning zoology. Formerer than air conditioning zoology..
"Corridor is bedding face connects the glazing that appear.
Sunshine is aspersed come in, whole house is particularly bright, the child likes to sit to read a book here most. The child likes to sit to read a book here most..
Before the door originally the clearing of bald, below the makings of understand without being told of essence of life of the family, blossommed shiny green lawn, the child is returned can above roll about.
Weekday is in a busy in the city, every return the snatch a moment of leisure in small courtyard of countryside to on the weekend.
Lie on the meadow to bask by day, return in the evening can the nest sees tiny spot on hammock.
Day so go every day.
Spring kind autumn harvest, qiu Chudong hides.
In this small courtyard, 3, also became 4.
Nowadays, big treasure is 8 years old, 2 treasure is 3 years old.
They are playing mud to be brought up in Shan Ye.
Follow parents one case as a child, study sows, weed, cook.
"Our home never has asked housekeeper.
No matter be to transform a house to still do chore, taking the child to kiss force to be in person. Taking the child to kiss force to be in person..
Occasionally, one child the time of day of the most on meeting flower, study gets wood to take internal heat.
"Although spent a few hours to just be nodded,catch fire, abdomen hunger gets cluck cluck to cry. But bake the bread that come out so, seem sweet all the more. Seem sweet all the more..
Be brought up every day as children, husband and wife two still made up in the tree strop, taking them mad play, explicit.
Go from time to time on circumjacent hill cross-country and pedestrian.
"Here does not have IPad, without computer game.
Children's best friend is nature.
They can roll about in nature to the top of one's bent, climb climb. They can roll about in nature to the top of one's bent, climb climb..
These two years, they built house of a tree and oven again.
Two boys, also became make small expert.
Follow father to learn draw at the beginning, move wood to estimate size later, each link, they pass without the fault.
To them, work not tired, it is a kind of fun instead.
The deliver goods small basket that establishs house and swing ladder had been built, two bub round look insufficient, extremely happy.
"Very marvellous! Too successful feeling! Too successful feeling!!
Chicken is baked in the fireplace that they learn habitually use to build wrap around Sa.
After been do, run in tree house to be enjoyed slowly again, it is the world simply delicate!
Although somebody can ask:
"Why to still make a contribution house, lease of 10 years, be to get on for? Be to get on for??
But husband and wife two say however:
"Living in instantly just is the most important.
To children, joy of a minute, also be the good memory of childhood. Also be the good memory of childhood..
The house is to hire come, but the life is not.
With time of 10 years, look at the child to be brought up happily.
Outdoors runs footloosely.
"See a leaf how sprout, see ant how move. See ant how move..
Learn groom kindling, blossom every day have take on the man that has love.
"Can see the smile on their face, everything is very worth while. Everything is very worth while..