Many people grew up in such small farmhouses. Later, when they moved to the city, they began to miss the farmhouses where they lived when they were children. Is this true? I once wanted to leave the countryside, but once I actually leave, I miss it again. Some people even get tired of city life after living in the city for some time, and in turn feel that rural life is the real life. Some people You don't have to live in such a high building like in the city. You have your own yard where you can grow flowers, raise chickens, ducks, and vegetables. You don't have to have a balcony of only one square meter like in the city.
To be honest, I don’t like such small farmhouses, even though I am from a rural area and have lived in the countryside for more than 30 years.
The reason is simple: 1. It tastes great. 2. Unhygienic.
Raise a few chickens, ducks, and geese in a farmyard, plant a few flowers and plants in front of the house, and plant a few favorite fruit trees behind the house. How many people now yearn for such a life? However, yearning comes and goes, and when you really live in that situation, you will feel that it is much different from what you imagined. The chickens and ducks you raise are littered everywhere, making it difficult to clean up. There is no room for people to stand in the smelly yard. , if it encounters rainy days, it can’t be said.
Some people would say, wasn’t this how we all came here when we were children? Yes, when I was a child, every household had these. When I was a child, my family not only raised chickens, but also raised pigs. But at that time, I didn’t think it was such a big problem. Maybe I was used to such an environment since I was a child. Nowadays, many rural areas no longer raise them. Even if they do, they only raise a few in order to find a good place for the leftovers. It is acceptable to be diligent and clean up more.
But pig raising is not like this. There is a pig raising family in the village. The smell is very strong all year round. It is relatively better in winter. In summer, it is so smelly that the neighbors dare not go out. Sometimes even in my own home, the doors and windows are closed, and the smell is unbearable. Therefore, I still don’t like this kind of environment.
I like to plant some flowers, seasonal vegetables, and some fruit trees in the farmyard. I look at the flowers and plants in the yard, the fresh green vegetables that can be picked at will, and eat the pollution-free food from the trees. Fruit, if possible, set up a swing, that is my favorite farmyard.
This small courtyard of yours is a small courtyard that foodies like. You can enjoy the rustic flavor of the farm here. It is a pity that it lacks a little cleanliness and deviates from what modern people think of a small courtyard. Having a small courtyard in the countryside is in line with the Chinese people’s rural feelings. Many people’s dream is to return to the countryside, have their own small courtyard, and enjoy the beautiful countryside time in peace and tranquility. The courtyard should be made of flowers as a fence and poetry as a wall. Watching the fleeting years quietly, smelling the fragrance in the courtyard... Or it may be what Ouyang Xiu wrote: How deep is the courtyard, willows are piled with smoke, and countless curtains... Or there is something in "Nineteen Ancient Poems": Green grass by the river , willows in the lush garden. There are cypresses on the green mausoleum and stones in the Leilei stream. There are strange trees in the courtyard with lush green leaves.
I have been a rural person for most of my life, and I have seen yards like the one in the picture of the friend who asked the question, and I guess there are still some yards like this in rural areas today. To be honest, rural yards It is extremely normal to have such a scene. But just because it's normal doesn't mean I like it. From the bottom of my heart, I really don't like this kind of farmhouse.
Poultry and animals such as chickens and ducks can be raised in the yard of a self-built house in rural areas, but they must be properly fenced and cannot run around the yard.
It is a long-standing tradition in rural areas for rural families to raise some chickens, ducks and geese. In the past, the number of chickens and ducks a rural family had could basically represent whether a family was wealthy, so at that time chickens, ducks and geese were all raised. It is the treasure of the family, more precious than anyone else. It is completely different now. Rural people no longer need to rely on selling chickens, ducks and eggs to increase their income. Raising poultry and livestock has become a means of enriching life. Moreover, rural yards are very particular now, so raising It is best to make an overall plan for these things and raise them in separate areas, so as not to make the whole yard dirty.
If the yard of a self-built house in rural areas is not large, it is recommended to raise it less or not at all. It is more important to have a clean and comfortable environment.
The yards of self-built houses in rural areas today are different from those in the past. In the past, the yards were all made of dirt. Nowadays, the floors in rural yards are hardened, and some even have ceramic tiles. Think about what it would be like to have a yard like this. If the ground is covered with chicken and duck feces, few people may be able to bear it. My neighbor's house is like this. It has a small yard and a lot of chickens and ducks. Although it is cleaned at all times and looks clean, there is still a strong fishy smell. Therefore, I personally think that if the yard is not big, it is really recommended to raise less or not raise them at all. After all, having a clean and comfortable environment is more important than eating chickens and ducks. This is a partial picture, whether you like it or not depends on the overall situation.
In the title photo, there are chicken coops, duck pens, and pig pens. These were basically found in rural yards in the past.
A small square yard will have these built near the wall. When I was a child, there were more than this in the yard, as well as cattle pens and sheep pens.
Although rural courtyards had these in the past, the specific conditions of each courtyard are still different.
For those in slightly poorer conditions, such as chicken coops, duck pens, and sheep pens, the walls are made short, and the bricks or adobe used are also missing edges. We can't keep these animals in captivity.
Therefore, it is common for chickens, ducks, geese, cattle, sheep and dogs to run around in the yard. Especially for ducks. If the duck pen is not done well, the ducks will always run around in the yard. With just two ducks, the yard will have nowhere to stand. Naturally I don't like this kind of yard.
I remember when I was in confinement in my hometown, my mother-in-law’s family raised five or six sheep and two ducks. What's even worse is that those goats are so strong that the sheepfold can't contain them at all. The sheep often run out and eat the loofah and black beans grown at the base of the wall. You have to hit it hard with a big bamboo pole to drive it away.
The two ducks were even more deadly. They were spread all over the yard and there was no place to stand. It was not unusual for them to do so. This is just like sending the ducks into the river early in the morning and washing the yard twice a day.
Therefore, I definitely don’t like rural yards where the livestock cannot be enclosed!
If the conditions are slightly better, the pens of these livestock will be very strong. When feeding, there is a special door, so you don’t have to worry about them running out and causing damage.
One of my aunt’s houses, about fifteen or sixteen years ago, had two cow pens, two pig pens, two sheep pens, and a chicken coop in her yard.
The south, east, and west walls of a small courtyard are all full, but they are all neatly built. Leave a square yard in the middle. Entering her yard, I just felt clean and tidy.
Naturally, I like a yard like this.
But this love is conditional, that is, I can go there, but if I want to live there for a long time, I can't bear it.
I remember that my aunt would get up before dawn every day, first clean the yard, cook, and then feed pigs, sheep, chickens and cows. It's almost eight o'clock.
These livestock and poultry have to eat at noon and evening, so they are not busy enough to work all day long. Such days are hard enough. If you were trying to make a living in a yard like this, you would naturally not like it.
Therefore, there are also farmyards with various kinds of livestock. Some people will keep them very neat, while others will make them a mess, so dirty that there is no place to stay.
If the condition is really bad, if you clean it up first, you will naturally like it. The photo taken by the subject is just a small corner, a chicken coop, a duck pen, and a pig pen. This is normal inside.
I believe that even the famous food blogger Li Ziqi’s sheep pen may not be much better than this place if you just take a photo of a small corner!
It is better to separate the living areas of livestock and poultry from the living areas of people. If they live in peace, sometimes it can be tolerated.
The friend who asked the question did not provide a panoramic picture, but looking at some of the pictures, we can imagine. I believe that the vast majority of people do not like such small farmyards. The main reason is that it is difficult to solve health problems.
If it is a small courtyard like this, everyone will probably like it: 1. The courtyard has beautiful scenery.
The farmhouse is a super beautiful villa. A two- or three-story building, with a small courtyard in front or behind the house (or next to the house). There are flowers in the yard all year round, with the fragrance of peaches and plums in spring, lotus blooming in summer, brilliant chrysanthemums in autumn, and the fragrance of plum blossoms in winter... Wouldn't it be the icing on the cake if there were rockeries, fountains, and flowing water? 2. The small courtyard is full of vitality
Look at the corner of the small courtyard, there are cute hens who treat the courtyard as their own home and take a leisurely walk; the gray geese stretch their necks to beg from their owners. Food; the big white pig looked at its owner, obviously not full yet... Poultry and livestock provided the family with natural, pollution-free meat and eggs. 3. The courtyard is endless fun
When you get up in the morning, the first thing you should do is to feed the chickens, geese, and pigs some food. When you sprinkle the grains, the chickens come over one after another, peck at them, and look up at you from time to time... Maybe you will feel that everything can communicate. Whether you are tired from farm work in the fields and return to your small yard, or you work outside (or work) and return to your small yard, sit on the stone bench under the grape trellis, make a cup of tea, and watch the bees and butterflies dancing. Your fatigue and worries will disappear. 4. The small courtyard entrusts dreams
Mr. Lu Xun wrote an article "From Baicao Garden to Sanwei Bookstore". He recalled the Baicao Garden that brought endless fun to his childhood. In fact, many people who leave the farmhouse have a deep and beautiful impression of the farmyard. People who have worked hard in the city for many years will feel more nostalgic as they grow older. Today, rural areas are not inferior to cities in any way. Take the environment as an example. The farmhouse has a small building with a wide house and a large house, with a front door and a backyard, and the air is fresh. My dream is to build a small building in my hometown in the countryside after retirement, make a beautiful courtyard, plant flowers and grass, raise cats and chickens... read books and newspapers, or invite old friends to chat, drink and drink tea...
I also want to design the small courtyard better and more poetic, for example, make a small pool, plant lotus flowers, and name it "Water Rhyme and Lotus Fragrance"; build a rockery and make a small The fountain was named "Flying Down"; the orchid planted in the corner was named "Empty Valley Orchid"; a few bamboos were planted and named "Bamboo Shadow Whirlpool"...
People nowadays are very Contradictory, I have to leave the countryside in order to live, but when I go to the city and face the complex society, noisy sounds and environmental pollution, it is difficult to truly be quiet. I also miss the air in the countryside, and I can’t let go of the place where I was born and raised. I think carefully about having my own small yard in the countryside. I can grow some vegetables and raise some chickens when I have nothing to do. I can drink a cup of tea I picked when I am tired and sit in the small yard basking in the sun. It is so difficult to choose.
I, a native of Dali, Yunnan, all have small courtyards in the countryside, and we mainly live in Bai ethnic minority houses. Every house has a courtyard and flowers and plants. Winter is more beautiful than spring in other provinces! My winter courtyard
I like the new look of the countryside now. A new countryside is built in the village, and every household lives in an upstairs building. It's not a courtyard house, it's the No. 3 courtyard in the north. I feel that the environment is better now. There are trash cans at the door where garbage can be sorted. No more mosquitoes or flies.
Make money in the city and take your family back to the village on weekends! It would be great to meet family members and elders in this lifetime! This is how life should be! Cherish what you have!