In recent years, China's economy has taken off rapidly and has been shown to the world with a new look. All these changes are also due to the rapid development of urban construction. Everyone has some feeling that the low bungalows in the town have become tall buildings that have risen from the ground in a blink of an eye.
In the process of urbanization construction, there are also many people who get huge wealth because of demolition and relocation. The myth of getting rich overnight has become the envy of many workers. In 2010, the high-tech industrial zone in Zhengzhou, Henan also began the transformation project of urban villages, and Dongshima Village was the first pilot point.
When hearing this news, the villagers were very happy, and the myth of getting rich that they had heard was about to reappear in themselves. When the villagers moved out of their old houses and moved their families, there was a disagreement in the village
"If you don't move, let alone 100 million, you won't move 10 billion, or 10 billion."
The person who said this was Ren Jinling. His bold words also made him quickly become a famous local "nail household". Now 12 years have passed, how is Old Man Ren? Do he regret it?
The origin of the ancient house
It is natural that the Ren Jinling family is extraordinary. Indeed, his huge courtyard is also the largest house in the village, and it is also an ancient house, which the locals call it the "Ren family's old house".
The reason why it is called "old" is because the construction time of the house can be traced back to 1775. At that time, Qianlong was the emperor, which has a history of more than 200 years.
Since his ancestor Ren Junxuan built the " Ren Family Courtyard ", the Ren Family has gradually flourished. Not only did some descendants enter the court to become officials, especially Ren Junxuan's great-grandson Ren Derun, but he also served as the governor of Henan, who was a second-rank official.
With the prosperity of the Ren family, the population has increased. At that time, Ren Derun invested in it and expanded the "Ren Family Courtyard" into a seven-in-one courtyard based on the ancestral home. It was built for several years. After the completion of the courtyard, the courtyard and the courtyard covered an area of more than 30 acres.
Later, in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, wars were turbulent, the world was not peaceful, and the Ren family gradually declined, and the "Ren Family Courtyard" was also changed to a two-way style. In order not to show off and cause trouble, the Ren family took down all kinds of carefully carved decorations in the courtyard and buried them in the soil with the valuables treasured at home. This allowed the "Ren Family Courtyard" to survive decades of war. It can be said that the ancestors of Ren Jinling took great pains to preserve this ancient house.
Although the courtyard has been modified several times, it now covers more than four acres of land, and its location in Dongshima Village is also very central.
10 billion will not be broken down
The Ren Jinling family has lived here for generations, feeling the changes of the times. In the blink of an eye, China's economy has developed rapidly and its development momentum has quickly affected central provinces and cities, especially Zhengzhou, the capital city of Henan.
With the expansion of the urban area, it was soon located in the remote Dongshima Village and was also included in the development area. When this plan was decided, the villagers were very happy and excited about the good news. Everyone could move into brand new buildings in the future, and each company would also receive a considerable amount of compensation.
But this good news came to the ears of the old man Ren Jinling, which made him worried. Relocation is a good thing, but the price is also huge, that is, he must give up this ancestral home where his ancestors have lived for more than 200 years.
In Ren Jinling's heart, this old house not only retains every little bit of his life in most of his life, as well as a very precious memory, but more importantly, their Ren family's roots are here, which cannot be exchanged for no amount of money.
Sometimes he still remembered the old father’s instructions to him before his death: “No matter when, we must protect our ancient house.”
Later, all households in the village signed demolition contracts with the developer and slowly moved away. In the end, only Ren Jinling, the last family left in the village.
In order to convince the old man Ren to agree to move away, the developer went through a lot of trouble. At first, he used the wheel tactics and arranged a group of people to discuss the demolition with Ren Jinling. Later, the village cadres also tried their best to persuade him, but the old man Ren was unmoved.
With the mentality of the "demolition household" at that time, it was nothing more than that the money was not in place. The developer was determined and did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to convince Ren Jinling, and the compensation gradually increased from the initial tens of millions to 100 million. When the villagers heard this news, they were envious. Thinking about the fact that as long as the old man started writing, he could immediately become a billionaire.
But what is surprising is that Ren Jinling still did not let go this time, and 100 million is the limit of the other party. The last time was the leader of the demolition office came to greet Ren Jinling in person. When the old man Ren opened the door and saw that it was them again, he was so angry that he wanted to close the door. The other party said to Ren Jinling in a harmonious voice:
"Mr. Ren, look, it's not easy for us to run this trip. You can see how many times you can meet your standards!"
Ren Jinling said impatiently after hearing this: "I have said it so many times, but I just don't demolish it. Not to mention 100 million, it's only one billion, and one hundred billion."
It seems that Ren Jinling is really determined not to leave, and the other party gave up when he heard it.
The current situation is admirable
Later, the surrounding houses were pushed down and tall buildings rose from the ground. The tranquility of the Ren family compound was broken and was surrounded by noise from various construction sites every day. Not only that, all the lines in the courtyard were cut off, let alone electricity, even tap water was cut off.
But these are not a problem for Ren Jinling, as long as you can guard your ancestral home. But for a while, he discovered that the exquisitely carved ancient tiles on the roof were often taken away, which made him feel so distressed. He originally planned to build a long wall for the old house to protect it, but the cost was too high, so he had to give up.
Finally, he negotiated with the construction party many times before slowly eliminating this phenomenon. However, violent demolition was often circulated at that time. He stayed in the courtyard and was often worried, afraid that he would be pulled out of the yard one night and that the old house would be shoveled into flat ground overnight.
Fortunately, until the surrounding projects were gradually completed, nothing he was worried about happened. Finally, the surrounding buildings were built, and he finally found out that the old house had been preserved.
However, today's old houses have long been cut off from water and electricity, and these things will be solved slowly in the future. However, the huge house will sooner or later be eroded by the times. The repair of the house alone will also require a considerable amount of funds, which is also a great burden for Ren Jinling.
At the end, he finally thought of a solution, which was to apply to the Zhengzhou Cultural Relics Bureau to convert his own courtyard into a museum, so that he could protect the old house and various cultural relics in the courtyard.
When experts entered the Ren Family Courtyard, they were attracted by various exquisite porcelain, garments and furniture in it, and even household goods and agricultural supplies representing each era, objects in a courtyard, which can be seen as a microcosm of China's hundreds of years of historical development.
By 2017, Ren Jinling's application was approved, and the Ren family compound was also renamed "Zhengzhou Tianxiang Museum". Ren Jinling was the first director, his wife Cui Lili served as deputy director and cleaner, while the commentator was the daughter-in-law.
In order to let everyone know the history better, Ren Jinling allows tourists to visit for free. The other party can come in and visit with the real name registration.
Until now, every weekend is the busiest time for the Ren family. Although it is busy, Ren Jinling and his relatives enjoy it. Although he missed the opportunity to become a billionaire, he kept the ancestral home passed down by his ancestors for hundreds of years. This is his greatest happiness and achievement in his life. He was able to withstand the temptation of money in the changes of the times and protect these buildings of great historical significance. Ren Jinling's contribution is huge and very admirable.
