"Don't move, don't say 1 billion, even if it's 10 billion, I won't move!" In the summer of 2010, an old man in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, was red in the face and shouted angrily at the demolition workers who came to the door.
The uncle's name is Ren Jinling, and today the staff in charge of demolition came to the door again, and they wanted to demolish the nearby Dongshima Village and rebuild the high-rise buildings.
Uncle Ren's family is the last family in this East Shima village, the other families have signed a demolition agreement to move away, leaving only Uncle Ren's family, but he said that he would not move away, which can make the developer headache.
In the face of such a "nail household", the developer naturally thinks that it is nothing more than that the money is not in place, so the old people stubbornly refuse to move away. However, with the developer's continuous price increase, from five million to thirty million, and then to one hundred million, and even to 1 billion, but Uncle Ren just does not move.
The demolition personnel repeatedly came to the door to do ideological work, but Uncle Ren said that this compound was a cultural relic, and he refused to move it. In this way, Uncle Ren has also become the "strongest nail household in Henan" in the report.
What is the reason why Uncle Ren is not moved by this astronomical number of 1 billion? How does things end up?
An island in the city
In the eyes of almost everyone, demolition is a good thing.
Demolition means that you can change to a better and newer house, you can get a lot of money, and many people get rich overnight because of the demolition compensation.
But not everyone thinks the same way, and there are always people who cling to the original land and become "nail households".
Most of the reasons why these people refuse to move away are because the developers have not given enough, but the old man who is over sixty years old, Ren Jinling, is different, and he guards the compound for another reason.
With the rapid development of the times, the number of low-rise bungalows that once existed has been rapidly reduced, replaced by countless high-rise buildings, shopping malls lined up one after another, and neon with red and green lights, and people's living environment has long been earth-shaking.
Walking on the streets of Zhengzhou, Henan, it is not the same as it was many years ago, countless high-rise buildings are towering here, and you can only see towering office buildings and the sky in the four corners.
But among the many high-rise buildings, you can catch a glimpse of a different color - the Ren family compound.
It's so remarkable, and it's so unremarkable. It's easy to see it, and it's easy not to see it. Today's Ren family compound has a new name, it is called "Tianxiang Private Museum." ”
The owner of this small mansion is its owner, Uncle Ren, who is also the narrator of the museum, who has accompanied this mansion for most of his life.
Half a life of perseverance
However, the history of this museum is not simple, it was almost demolished, but fortunately, Ren Laozi persevered, no matter how high the price was offered by the developer, he did not sell it.
In 2010, the "Intertek Private Museum" was not yet a museum, it was a headache for developers.
At that time, because of the needs of urban development in Zhengzhou, Henan, the East Shima Village where the Ren family mansion was located was also written on the demolition list, and it was soon to be demolished and rebuilt.
For the local villagers, it is naturally very happy, not only to move to a place with a better living environment, but also to take a sum of money, killing two birds with one stone, how can they disagree?
But Uncle Ren is an exception, when the developer first came to the village to negotiate the demolition, almost all the villagers agreed, but Uncle Ren did not agree.
At the beginning, the developer did not take it too seriously, thinking, this old man refused to move, it must be that the money was not enough, and then sent someone to ask what the psychological price of Uncle Ren was.
With this thought, the staff in charge of demolition came to the door of the Ren family mansion and knocked on the heavy door.
Seeing that the visitors had come to fight the demolition idea again, Uncle Ren did not want to close the door in a good mood, but he was stopped by the staff who were quick-eyed.
"Uncle Ren, you say the number, we try to give you the most compensation within the scope of our ability." The staff discussed with Uncle Ren in a good voice.
"Didn't I say that last time you came?" This house, I will not let you demolish it for as much money as you pay! Uncle Ren was a little angry, put on a posture of sending a guest, and closed the door.
With a "bang", the door of the Ren family mansion was slammed shut by Uncle Ren, and the staff who came to negotiate the demolition and relocation were stunned in place, and he also muttered in his heart, twisting his head and asking the people around him who were watching the liveliness: "What do you say this uncle is?" ”
The people around them shook their heads, confused.
Uncle Ren did not agree to the demolition, and the developer had no way, but he could not let him occupy this piece of land and not move it, right? This also seems too abrupt, so many high-rise buildings and such an old house.
No, this ideological work still has to be done.
Therefore, the staff came to the door again, and this time they proposed 100 million yuan in compensation for demolition. A hundred million ah, don't say that it was 12 years ago, that is, in the present, it is also a lot of people who have worked hard to earn a lifetime.
With this money, what do you want to do? Just an old house, give it to it. At that time, almost all the people advised Uncle Ren like this, and even the neighbors said that there was no more cost-effective deal in the world.
Such a good thing of "pie falling from the sky" is red in everyone's eyes, but Uncle Ren is not moved.
Later, the staff could only come to the door five times to intercede, let Uncle Ren consider it well, and even the compensation was increased from 100 million to 1 billion.
1 billion, Eighteen generations of Uncle Ren's ancestors, do not eat or drink every day, work day and night, and cannot earn so much money. People around him said he was stupid, so much money don't want?
Everyone is confused as a grandfather, but who can know his choice and understand his persistence?
The "mystery" of the mansion
No matter what others say, the tongue is about to break, Uncle Ren is always unwilling to let people tear down the Ren family mansion, according to him, this house is a cultural relic, carrying a heavy history.
So, what kind of mysteries are in this mansion? I heard that it is a cultural relic, but it really cannot be said to be demolished casually, which is illegal.
Therefore, the developer reported it to the relevant units and invited professionals to identify, which solved the mystery of the mansion. Located in the center of the entire village, the Ren family mansion is the largest and most magnificent of all the houses in the village.
To say that this Ren family mansion is an ancient mansion built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, its owner at the beginning was Ren Junxuan, that is, the Erpin official of the Qing Dynasty, which was also the existence of the rich side at that time.
Therefore, the place where he lived was naturally built in a magnificent and magnificent manner, different from the rest.
If you look closely at the Ren family mansion, you can see that although after the baptism of time, the house has been dilapidated and has long lost the glory of the day, but it still has an extraordinary temperament and an antique heritage.
After Ren Junxuan's death that year, his heirs lived in this mansion, and it was passed down from generation to generation, and now the house has also passed into the hands of Uncle Ren.
However, for such a culturally significant mansion, the Henan government still chose to give in and left the mansion behind.
Uncle Ren said that in addition to Ren Junxuan being a Erpin official, all of his ancestors were officials, and all of them lived in this big mansion, which once lived in the Ren family for seven generations, carrying a long period of time.
The prosperous house of that year faded with the spread of war on the Chinese mainland, but fortunately, the war did not burn the house, it was preserved.
Even the wars that flew in those years did not make this house change owners or destroy it, and it was passed down to the present, how could it be demolished for money reasons?
Moreover, in the culture of Chinese, "inheritance" is a very important thing, whether it is culture or memory, everyone pays attention to passing it on from generation to generation. If the house is demolished like this, then the later Ren family will no longer have memories of the history of the Ren family.
Archaeologists have also identified various objects in the house, and this result is also surprising.
"This is really a relic!" With an exclamation, everyone looked at the experts who came to identify.
This mansion alone is precious enough. It is quaint, and later people did not repair it on the basis of its original, but maintained its most original appearance.
Therefore, the Ren family mansion has completely preserved the most original appearance of the Qing Dynasty mansion, providing an important reference for people to study ancient architecture.
Moreover, when you enter the Ren family mansion, you can see two exquisitely carved "stone unicorns", these two unicorns are left and right, and the town guards this house.
Looking at the workmanship of this pair of unicorns, it can be seen that it was from the hands of the skilled craftsmen at that time, and it was completely preserved for so many years, intact, showing people the superb carving technology at that time.
From this pair of stone qilin can also be seen, how solid the Ren family was at that time, the average person's family could not have the money to ask someone to carve such a pair of qilins, at that time there was no modern such advanced machines and tools, all of which were carved by the workers by hand and chisel little by little.
At the door of the Ren family, there is a plaque of "Auxiliary Wing State Administration" hanging high, and its origin is not simple, it is the handwritten character of the Daoguang Emperor.
Therefore, this plaque alone is already a precious cultural relic and has a lot of value.
And the courtyard of the Ren family mansion is even more magnificent. All kinds of brick carvings and wood carvings are without exaggeration to show the highest skills of the time.
In the eyes of archaeologists, these are all precious cultural relics.
The wood carvings on the surrounding boxes are even more elaborate, with various patterns such as "Crane Cloud Sea" and "Kirin Sending Son" exquisitely carved on them.
Although two or three hundred years have indeed made these ancient things much older and eroded, the exquisite degree of their carvings and rich cultural significance can still not be ignored.
This has not yet entered the door of Ren's house, there is such a big surprise, archaeologists can't help but look forward to what kind of mysteries will be in this room.
Therefore, the experts pushed open the door of the room with great anticipation and entered Uncle Ren's residence.
After entering, the porcelain, tea set and other crafts inside are dazzling. Uncle Ren said that these things were handed down from generation to generation.
There are exquisite porcelain from ancient times, as well as modern agricultural tools. There are robes handed down from the Qing Dynasty, and there are also robes that can be seen in ordinary times...
The things in the house undoubtedly record the lives of seven generations of ren's ancestors, and also record the continuous development of China from the ancient feudal society to the current new era of communism.
Therefore, after the experts' field investigation, the conclusion was that the Ren family mansion was indeed a cultural relic and could not be demolished. In this way, with the efforts of the relevant departments, they decided to re-plan the plan and keep the Ren family mansion.
Unexpectedly, Uncle Ren's persistence could actually change the fate of the mansion by himself, and also changed the development plan of the area. You know, changing plans comes at a cost of a lot of money.
Today's mansion
What is the current situation of the Ren family mansion that was finally left behind by the public opinion?
In 2017, after the approval of the Henan Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau, the mansion was transformed into a "Tianxiang Private Museum", and Uncle Ren and his wife also served as the interpreter of the small museum.
The museum is free to the public, but it also has its own opening hours, and it is not always possible to go.
Moreover, there are still four families living in the Ren family mansion, so only a part of the non-living area is open in the house, and the other living area is not allowed to enter, otherwise it will disturb the normal life of the Ren family.
Seeing the sign "Tourist Stop", you can understand that the area inside is where Uncle Ren lives now. It is precisely because of their existence that this house is not just a cold brick, but rich in the smell of fireworks.
In the museum, we can see the epitaph of the original owner of this huge mansion and see its long history.
When you enter the house, you can see an antique gate with magpies, squirrels, and grapes carved on it, which not only means many children, but also means a good harvest.
Entering the house, in a second, you crossed from the downtown back to the ancient times, which was exquisite and elegant, which was also thanks to the persistence of Uncle Ren.
Because of his persistence, we can see these exquisite artifacts. If you go to Zhengzhou, Henan, if you have time, you can visit it.
Seeing it with your own eyes, you can understand Uncle Ren's persistence and stubbornness.
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Resources
Henan Business Daily: "Zhengzhou Century-old Mansion Some people bid 100 million masters and do not sell, but open as a free museum"