Why do the neighbors object to building high houses in rural areas?

With the acceleration of the construction of new rural areas, farmers’ incomes have increased, and the rural landscape has undergone earth-shaking changes. In the past, adobe houses were the main buildings in rural areas. The older generation of farmers did not have adobe houses. As farmers' income increased, each household built a small villa on the basis of their own house. But careful friends, have you noticed a phenomenon? When building a house in rural areas, the foundation is always higher than other houses. Later in its construction, the foundations became higher, and even its large sections were raised above the road. Why? Is there a secret behind this? After several efforts, an old farmer in the village finally told the truth behind it.

First of all, the height of the foundation also has certain advantages. Drainage systems in rural areas are not as good as in cities. Drainage is usually done through gutters. Not very efficient. Streets in rural areas are often flooded by rain in summer. Even rainwater from the streets can flow into homes. Many farmers feel very painful about this. Therefore, when building a house, a high foundation can effectively avoid these phenomena. In addition, high infrastructure can also effectively prevent snakes, insects, mice, etc. from entering the house.

Second, when building houses in rural areas, many farmers have to consider issues such as feng shui and customs. Building houses is a major task for farmers. As the saying goes, there are three major things in a farmer's life: "getting a wife, having children, and building a house." Therefore, farmers attach great importance to building houses. We should not only pay attention to the orientation of the door, the location of each house, the design of the corridor, etc., but also the height of the foundation. According to tradition, the higher the status, the higher the foundation. You can see it from the ancient buildings. Therefore, building houses in rural areas has become an unwritten custom. The higher the foundation, the higher the status of the descendants, and the easier it is to become a great official. So, when building a house, don’t hesitate to spend more money to build a higher foundation.

Three. Comparative Psychology. In addition to the above reasons, due to comparative psychological reasons, the foundation of rural residential construction is always higher than that of other households. Although farmers like to raise the foundation a little higher, this "height" is moderate. That is to say, the height of the foundation must not only meet the basic requirements for building a house, but also bring convenience to daily life. It cannot be too high or even higher. The road section is higher than the highway. As farmers' lives become increasingly prosperous, rural folk customs have quietly changed, resulting in some bad social customs, more and more face concepts, and more and more competitive psychology. Some farmers believe that the foundation of a house must be higher than other people's houses, even if it is made of bricks, it must be higher, so that it will look more respectable.