When the Yu Family bought the land in Taohua Village, it already caused a sensation. Later, when they hired people to build a house, it evoked even more envy among the villagers because the house was simply too large.
With three courtyards, each filled with large brick houses with tiled roofs, even the courtyard walls were made of bricks.
Initially, Yu Changhe wanted to build the walls very high, but it was Qi Lizheng from Taohua Village who reminded him that the walls couldn't be too high.
Courtyard walls that are too high or too low are inappropriate. Typically, household walls are about half a zhang high.
Walls that are too low cannot block external evil spirits from entering the home, while walls that are too high block sunlight and ventilation, creating negative effects.
Half a zhang is about 1.6 meters today. Yu Xiaolian felt it was too low because it was easy for someone to climb over, so she added a wire net on top.
