Good luck

Author: Mahjong Jun

Good luck

"Brother Guoqing, that guy Zhao Wenmu is still buying game! It's strange, how come nothing happened?"

At present, the rumors have not reached their ears. Sun Guoqing and Li Ergou are still staring at Zhao Wenmu excitedly, waiting for the day when the police will come and arrest Zhao Wenmu.

Zhao Wenmu didn't care about them, they were just two low-ranking little characters. With Zheng Guangming watching over them and Pang Qingyun squatting there, they couldn't stay around for a few days.

The rumors have been spread in a targeted manner, so just wait for them to take the bait.

The sweet potatoes have been planted in the village, and construction of the new house can begin again!

For rural people, building a new house is as important as welcoming a bride, and installing beams is the most critical part of building a house.

The process of "raising the beams" is quite dangerous. After all, the heavy beams have to be pulled to such a high place. Not only that, whether the beams are "correct" is also related to the quality of the house.

Zhao Wenmu specially asked a Feng Shui master to choose an auspicious day and a good time.

Finally, it was set at 10:28 a.m. on the third day of April.

People believe that days on the third, sixth and ninth days are auspicious because they can avoid evil spirits such as Tai Sui; and when it is close to noon, when Yang Qi is strong and Yin Qi is weak, it is auspicious.

Therefore, it is necessary to choose such a day and time to "go to the beam".

In his previous life, Zhao Wenmu didn't believe in these things, but in this life, he has personally experienced such a miraculous thing as rebirth, and he has more respect for the ways of ghosts and gods.

Anyway, just for peace of mind!

The eldest sister Zhao Wenyan and her brother-in-law Zhang Zhenshan came to Shanqian Village with their youngest son Zhang Yuanming one day in advance to help.

Zhang Zhenshan is honest and dull, and is a good hand at farm work.

The villagers worked together and finally built the house wall to the level in the evening of the second day of the lunar month and set up the triangular wooden frame. The next step was to prepare the beams.

Before mounting the beam, you must first seal the purlin, that is, put a red sticker on the beam saying "It's auspicious to mount the beam", and then tie a pair of red chopsticks (meaning good things come in pairs) and a peach with leaves with a red cloth strip.

Branches (used to ward off evil spirits) are hung on beams, commonly known as hanging red.

Everyone worked together to carry the sealed beam to the main room of the new house, placed it on the wood, and left it off the ground.

In the main room, there is an Eight Immortals table with incense burners and offerings. On the table are a carpenter's ink fountain and a bricklayer's tile knife.

The preparations before mounting the beam are all ready.

Zhao Wenmu went to the county supply and marketing cooperative and bought more than 30 kilograms of meat. He also reserved a dozen large carp and asked Wu Laoer from the west end of the village to make two pots of tofu and deliver them in the morning.

Early the next morning, Zhao Wenmu put a sign that read "Tai Gong Jiang is here, the gods abdicate" next to the new house and paid homage.

Zhao Jing, Zhao Wenyan, Liu Xiumei, Song Yun and Liu Sufang are all busy in the kitchen. Zhao Wenmu does not have time to cook today. As the head of the family, he needs to preside over all ceremonies.

The beam-laying ceremony is divided into several procedures, including beam sacrifice, beam-raising, and beam-throwing.

The first step is to worship Liang.

At 10:28 in the morning, the auspicious time has arrived.

Zhao Wenmu stood in front of the offering table. On the table were three plates of offering fruits, a carpenter's ink fountain, and a bricklayer's tile knife.

Then light incense candles and paper money to worship, first from the north to the south and then from the west to the east, worshiping in the four directions.

While worshiping, he muttered:

"Today's "Sacrifice to the Liang", the heaven and earth are opened, wealth is abundant, people are strong and horses are strong. Golden boys and girls, help upward, successfully capped, and gather in the Huatang!"

Finally, firecrackers were lit to drive away the "evil spirits".

After the worship is completed, the second step is to install the beam.

The carpenter (Zhao Wenguang) and the bricklayer (Ni Dapeng) poured wine on the beam from the top to the end of the beam while singing duet "The Song of Pouring the Beam".

Zhao Wenguang: I'll drink the wine first, and let me do it until I'm over ninety.

Ni Dapeng: Let me drink wine first, and ask me to work until eighty-eight.

Zhao Wenguang: Raise the cup high and pour it on the beam, praying that you will have no worries about food and clothing.

Ni Dapeng: Raise your glass low and pour water on the end of the beam, it becomes more beautiful every year.

Zhao Wenguang: A glass of wine poured over Zhengdong, and everything will be ready for today.

Ni Dapeng: Two glasses of wine are poured into Zhengnan, and the population is prosperous and the children are abundant.

Zhao Wenguang: Three times the water is flowing in the west, and a pair of lions are rolling embroidered balls. Where are the lions going? I'll go to my employer's house and guard the door.

Ni Dapeng: Four cups of water and wine are poured in the north. There is Penglai Pavilion in the north. The gods in the pavilion bless me, and the days are getting more prosperous as time goes by.

Immediately afterwards, the beam loading began.

Zhao Wenguang stood on the east side of the roof, and Ni Dapeng stood on the west side of the roof.

The elder Zhao Xuehai shouted: "The good time has arrived, go ahead, good luck!"

Under the watchful eyes of many onlookers, Zhao Wenguang and Ni Dapeng, who were on the roof beams, slowly pulled up the ropes tied to the beams and sang "Song of Shangliang" to each other.

This is a song widely sung in rural areas of Qidi.

Zhao Wenguang: When the sun rises in the east, the red sun shines warmly on the earth, and tall buildings are built on the plains.

Ni Dapeng: The Eight Immortals table is placed in the house, the gold incense burner and the silver wax stand are arranged, and the carpenters and bricklayers are lined up on both sides.

Zhao Wenguang: A little bit of Oriental A and B wood makes you richer every year.

Ni Dapeng: If you order the Western Zi Chou Gold, the God of Wealth will squat in his room.

Zhao Wenguang: A flat river and a tall building will bring blessings like the ever-flowing waters of the East China Sea; daily progress will make money and wealth, and future generations will not have to worry.

Ni Dapeng: The top of the tall building is full of stars, and the longevity is as long as the immortal pines in Nanshan; the family tradition of respecting the elderly and loving the young is good, and the family is safe and everything is prosperous.

Under Zhao Xuehai's methodical command, the young people shouted slogans and steadily pulled the beam onto the frame.

As soon as Zhao Wenmu lit the firecrackers, Zhao Wenguang swung his ax and knocked the tenon corners of the girder into the core in the center of the upper end of the triangular beam frame, and the beam was completed.

Then comes the third step of raising the beam, throwing the beam.

Zhao Wenmu brought a dustpan mixed with grains, snacks, candies, peanuts, coins, and colored paper, carefully climbed up the roof, and then threw these things around.

This is to make the villagers who come to watch feel happy.

The happiest people at this time are the children.

They shuttled quickly among the crowd, picking up candies, peanuts, and pastries on the ground. After picking them up, they wiped them and stuffed them directly into their mouths.

Xiao Yuanming, Zimeng, and Ziting mingled in and had a great time.

Zhao Wenmu lit all the remaining dozen firecrackers, and amidst the noise, the beam was completed!

It was almost noon.

The women at home had already prepared the meal, and Zhao Wenmu also greeted them in advance and asked everyone present to stay and eat.

There are pork stewed vermicelli with large pieces of meat, and Zhao Wenmu's newly developed iron pot stewed big fish, which this time also contains tofu and fried cakes.

When rural people host a banquet, what they pay attention to is that they are full and well-fed, not fancy.

In the past, during the Chinese New Year in the village, there might not be such a sumptuous meal!

The neighbors immediately called their children back to get tables, stools, bowls and chopsticks, and everyone started a banquet in the open space next to Zhao Wenmu's new home.

This open space has been leveled, and a lot of bricks and tiles have been piled next to it. Everyone doesn't know what Zhao Wenmu has planned.

The staple food is the soft and sweet Qilu steamed buns, each weighing a full kilogram, with a red date placed on top of each bun.

Locals make these big steamed buns only when they encounter happy events. Some of them weigh two or three kilograms, and they are also made into various vivid and auspicious patterns.

The Zhao brothers and sisters-in-law were busy serving dishes and toasting, with smiles on everyone's faces.

Everyone in the village looked at Zhao Jing with envy.

"This girl has finally come to the end of her hardships."

Several elderly aunties were whispering.

The reason why Zhao Wenmu held such a grand ceremony was to say goodbye to his past self and to welcome a new and beautiful life with a vigorous ceremony!

From then on, in everyone's hearts, the Zhao Wenmu of the past had nothing to do with him anymore!

What does your arrest of Zhou Shuren have to do with me, Lu Xun?

There will be another chapter later.
Chapter completed!