Li Qiusui and his entourage were about to go to bed as soon as they arrived home.

Linshan County has its own unique style of building beams. Influenced by deep-rooted ideas, residences, especially old houses, are regarded as the foundation of the family.

At the same time, what kind of houses people build and what specifications they have, in summary, mainly depends on two aspects.

The first is financial ability, which means how much money your family has and how much things you can do.

The second is status, that is to say, if you have money, you cannot build a house casually.

The height, floor area, including gate towers and beams, are all clearly stipulated by the government...

Building a house is related to the rise and fall of the family and the prosperity of future generations. It is a century-old plan.

Therefore, building a house has always been regarded as a major event among the people. That's why so many guests came to Li Sanzhu's house to congratulate him today.

This time, more than one house was built in the house, with columns and beams built, mainly for the columns and beams in the main courtyard.

Li Sanzhu set up an incense case here to worship the gods. The local custom here is mainly to worship Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

After singing, the steamed buns, pastries, copper plates and other objects on the plate were thrown into the crowd in front of and behind the house.

Then he directed the people carrying the beam and yelled with all his strength, "Lift them all up!"

"Try harder!"

Li Sanzhu made a special trip to the county seat and made an appointment with Li Changan's husband, and he came to write a letter at the time.

In short, let everyone eat and drink well.

Chopsticks are also tied with red threads on the beams. The red thread is naturally red. Red represents joy. "Chopsticks" means "kuai". Together, it means praying for the owner's family to get rich soon and people to be prosperous.

He was far away, but fortunately Li Qiusui had good eyesight, and he could still see a lot of copper plates under the big plate made of cattail!

This time, Li Sanzhu's house was in excellent repair. It was the first of its kind in Lijia Village. Every household, old and young, came out to watch the fun. The village was no longer a small village. There were thousands of people, and the scene was very lively.

It is said that whoever grabs the most things will have more joy and will get rich. In the past, people built houses in the village, and they were all steamed buns and wowotou. Where are the pastries and copper coins that people robbed?

Got rich!

This also shows that the owner's family has strong financial resources, abundant wealth, abundant harvests, noble people, etc.

At the end of the "Liang-laying" ceremony, one or two people from the village who had come to deliver congratulatory gifts before, whether it was a handful of onions or a bunch of garlic grown at home, were left as representatives, waiting to be seated, while the rest of the people came one after another.

All gone.

The master carpenter sat with his two young apprentices and other craftsmen involved in the construction.

All the things ahead were done. At this time, a big red cloth that Liu went to the town to pull in advance came in handy, and the helpers hired by the village tied it on the beam.

After they were seated, Li Sanzhu began to pour wine. The cold dishes were served first. At this time, he had to pour the dishes once, then the side dishes were served, and he had to pour them again. When the big dishes were finally served, he had to pour the last ones.

once.

After the worship is over, a celebration ceremony is held, which is called "going up the beam", "going up the main beam" and "going up the main beam".

After singing and drinking, the master carpenter came down from the room and took the steamed buns, steamed buns and some small pastries wrapped in oil paper from Liu.

He went up to the roof and started singing again, "Today the sun shines in all directions, guests, relatives and friends are packed into the hall. Congratulations to the master's family on the completion of their new house! The hall is filled with gold and jade, and the sun shines brightly. Future generations will produce pillars, and the pillars will be strong and last forever!"

"The golden pot in your hand is shining brightly, and on auspicious days, wine is poured out in all directions. Men, women, old and young are happy, people are prosperous, wealth is prosperous, and blessings are prosperous. The four seasons are safe and auspicious. The house is full of children and grandchildren, and wealth is long."

Before that, the year, month, day, hour, and words such as good luck and good fortune must be written on the beam in advance. Finally, the Bagua diagram must be drawn.

When the beams weighing several hundred kilograms were lifted onto the roof, the guests began to cheer and laugh.

Over there, the master carpenter climbed up the ladder again. As he climbed up, he sang: "Hands on the golden ladder to climb up to the clouds, and the sesame blossoms are blooming higher and higher. I wish the master's family good luck and prosperity for thousands of years."

Zheng Fu also came with him. Although he was a servant, it depends on whose family he belonged to. Cheng Dashou, Hu Hai and others just took people to sit at a table. In fact, they were not rushing to the scene. As Zheng Fu,

, if you want to invite people to the table, they will ignore you.

When everything was ready, the carpenter standing next to him came on stage and began to recite a blessing, which was usually a jingle, "On auspicious days and auspicious times, may you go to the beam to ensure peace and safety! The glory and wealth will be passed down from generation to generation!"

Her mother was bleeding profusely, and a person who lived such a careful life was wasted.

There is no limit to how much wine can be poured at the banquet, except three times according to the rules.

Then, the master carpenter carried a wine jug, poured wine on it, and sang an impromptu "Shang Liang" song, which was a jingle to express blessings.

The Daliu family was far away, so the Liu family insisted on keeping him here, "Sister, I've been so busy chattering all day that we didn't even have time to talk seriously! You can stay here for two days, don't you have Da Zhuang and his wife at home?

, when it’s time to put your hands down, just put them down! Look how thin you have become now?”

Now that there are scholars at home, there is no need to go out and hire someone to write. Li Changan can just start writing. But he is a young boy, how can he understand the meaning of it?

As a young lady, she has never seen such a scene!

This was actually the first time Li Qiu Sui saw that the last time he went home to build a new house, there shouldn't have been such a big fuss! She was not at home either, so I really don't know if there was such a bustle.

The golden kettle shines brightly! What the carpenter has in his hand is just a copper kettle!

Just after Li Qiu Sui finished complaining, Zheng Yan, who was squeezed into a corner, tugged on Li Qiu Sui's sleeve, "Is it so exciting to build a house here? Our trip was really worth it!"

Everyone cheered in unison and began to compete for steamed buns and pastries. Of course, the focus was on grabbing copper coins.

The noisy day has passed, and after all the guests have been sent away, the family can finally sit down and talk.

Da Zhuang is the eldest son of the Daliu family, two years older than Li Changshan. He married his wife earlier this year.

Mrs. Da Liu rolled her eyes at Mrs. Liu, "She's lost weight! Which country woman is not a busy worker in the field? It's strange that she can gain weight! Nowadays, it's much better to have a big and strong family to help her."

The Daliu family had no daughter, and before her eldest son got married, she was the only woman outside the home who did laundry and cooking. After all these busy tasks, she had to work in the fields.

She wanted to go home, but the main reason was that the men and her young son came with her. These people were afraid of causing trouble to her sister.
Chapter completed!