The east room is where Mr. Wang and Wang Mu live, along with Yuan Chun and her daughter, and a few nephews from the family. The large kang, over six meters wide, accommodates a row of people sleeping at night.
The west room also features a large kang six meters wide, but a wall partitions the room in the middle—this is the room for the eldest and second brothers.
The rooms of the third and fourth brothers were added later as side rooms, with an earthen stove upon entry, flanked by two small rooms each three meters wide.
As the stove is adjacent to the room, the door is beside it, and when cooking, smoke fills the rooms, making the house smoky and choked with fumes.
Yuan Chun designed the blueprint: upon entering, there's a big living room and dining area; to the east of the living room are two adjacent rooms and the kitchen; to the west are the storage room, toilet, and bathroom.
