Li Ling hurriedly washed up and went to have breakfast. People who practice martial arts eat a lot, especially during the Ming Dynasty when they are exercising their muscles and bones, not to mention that Li Ling is now in the period of growing body.

As the saying goes, "The poor are rich in culture but rich in military affairs." Fortunately, with the current assets of the Li family, Li Ling is still rich. What's more, in the evil American emperor, one dollar can really buy a lot of things, especially now in 1998

Year.

A pot of porridge, two kilograms of beef, and three steamed buns for breakfast is no problem for him. Oh, and four eggs are also added.

After having breakfast, Li Ling drove out of the community from the garage and headed towards Punar Valley.

Although this villa area in Manglai Town, an eastern suburb of New York, is not a wealthy community, the vast majority of its residents are middle class, and most of them are white.

But really wealthy people will not live here, because this community is adjacent to several communities where a large number of Mexicans, Asians, and some not-rich Jews live. The safety is naturally not as good as that of Chubbuck, La., in upstate New York.

There are community towns such as Iraq and Armonk where wealthy people are concentrated.

But Li Ling's family and Third Senior Brother's family feel satisfied living here. After all, the safer they are, the better the educational resources are, and the houses in a community with a low crime rate are more expensive, and the land tax is especially scary.

What's more, although this community also has safety problems, for decades, no one has dared to come to the third senior brother's house and his Li family to cause trouble.

Because almost all locals know that the Qin family, including Li Ling, knows Chinese martial arts, just like Bruce Lee. When they practice boxing, they sometimes carry large millstones of hundreds of kilograms on their backs, which shocked a group of former

White people came to watch.

Soon after the car left the community, we got on the East Coast Expressway. After about ten minutes, we got off the expressway and entered a hilly mountainous area, which is the Punal Valley. There are numerous lumber factories, wood processing plants and various hardware and paint stores in the valley.

, including the Li family's "Lihua" wood factory.

The new house foundation of Master Chen's house that Li Ling is rushing to is located next to a valley in the northwest corner of Punar Valley. The entire new house starts from planning, groundbreaking, laying the foundation, erecting the house, erecting, etc.

, are all inked by Qin Shaonan, Li Ling’s third senior brother, who is the most skilled Chinese carpenter in Punar Valley.

But the only one who chose the site was another person hired by Mr. Chen. The site selection was to find the foundation of the house. The quality of the foundation of the Yangzhai was related to the good fortune of the homeowner and his family in Feng Shui and the peace and harmony of the house.

It stands to reason that in modern society, especially in the United States, when people build new houses, they will be built by professional construction engineering companies using modern equipment.

But this happens to be the United States - most of the Chinese living in the Punal Valley are ancestors of Chinese workers who came to the United States to pan for gold in the 19th century. Their descendants have preserved a large number of their ancestors' old traditions in this corner of the United States.

Rules and living habits.

For example, when building a new house, they will hire a regular carpenter to preside over the construction, because the carpenter can preside over the construction, which can ward off evil spirits in the new house, so that the family can live and work in peace and contentment after moving in, and the home and people can be prosperous.

Although there are white carpenters (carpenters) in the United States, the Chinese living in the Punal Valley will only choose local Chinese carpenters. After all, only Chinese carpenters understand the particularities and rules when building houses.

The ancestors of Mr. Chen’s family were also Chinese laborers who came to the United States to mine gold in the 19th century. Today should be an auspicious day, so Mr. Chen chose to go to Liang today.

The local Chinese call him "Ye" because he is not only the wealthiest Chinese in the Punal Valley, but he is also over eighty years old, has many descendants, and is highly respected in the local area.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the red sun was shining brightly and there were no clouds in the sky. After Li Ling drove into Punar Valley, he soon arrived at the site of Mr. Chen's new house. Punar Valley is not big, and hundreds of Chinese families know each other well.

Li Ling is naturally no exception.

There was already a crowd in front of Mr. Chen's new house. The yard was filled with cars and people, and there were endless cheers and cheers. It was with great difficulty that Li Ling found a parking space.

In the old days, building a house was a major event among the people, and the most important and auspicious part of building a house was the beam installation. People believed that the success of the beam installation was related to the peace of the house and the blessings of future generations, and the lively and grand scene could be

It is no less than a happy event such as getting married and giving birth to a daughter.

Naturally, Mr. Chen's family attaches great importance to Shangliang. They almost strictly follow the rules and regulations passed down by their ancestors.

Li Ling arrived just at the right time. The beams of Mr. Chen's new house were scheduled to be installed at the right time (ten o'clock in the morning). The time was almost here. Li Ling squeezed into the crowd of onlookers and saw the third senior brother, Feng Tiao and Tong Zi standing silently on the frame.

Not moving, it seems that he is also waiting for the auspicious moment to come.

In the old days, when carpenters were building a house, they paid attention to the time of erecting the house, recognizing the day, and installing the beams. The time for erecting the house could be neglected, but the time for erecting the beams could not be neglected. The set time must be strictly adhered to, and it cannot be advanced or wrong.

Finally, otherwise, it is a bad sign.

The third senior brother held a statue of Jiang Taigong in his hand and stood on a purlin, while Fengtiao and Tongzi squatted on both sides of the frame. Next to them lay the purlin in the middle of the new house.

The upper beams.

A general beam-laying ceremony will consist of a Feng Shui master, a carpenter, and a young carpenter. The Feng Shui master is responsible for the foundation of the new house, as well as some joints, hosting and singing of the ceremony. During the beam-laying process, two carpenters are required to lift the beams at the same time.

, at this time, the master carpenter and the young carpenter need to work together.

Therefore, before installing the beams, the master carpenter and the little carpenter must first climb onto the roof frame and be prepared. When the Feng Shui master below announces the "auspicious time", they will move the "middle ridge" that has been prepared there.

When the "purlin" is assembled on the house frame, the beam-raising ceremony is completed.

But today, the Feng Shui master who selected the site and foundation for Mr. Chen's house could not come for some reason, so Qin Shaonan also took on the duties of the Feng Shui master. He held the Jiang Taigong tablet on the purlins of the house frame and was responsible for shouting and singing.

In the old days, Jiang Taigong was considered to be the righteous god of the Yangzhai among the people. During the ceremony, the Feng Shui master would hold the Jiang Taigong tablet in order to ask the god to ward off evil spirits and pray for the homeowner to live safely.

Fengjo and Tongzi were the carpenters who raised the beams. They squatted on both sides of the frame, waiting for the master's order, and then lifted up the central ridge purlin beam and stuck it into the slots reserved in advance.

When the Chinese in Punar Valley build houses and raise beams, the scene is extremely lively. They post gossips, hang red flags, set off firecrackers, scatter grains, sing happy songs, and even perform lion dances.

After the beam is completed, the carpenter will scatter coins and candies on the roof. The relatives, friends, neighbors, especially children, who are watching will swarm up to grab them. Whoever picks up more will be blessed.

Ten o'clock was approaching, and the third senior brother, Feng Tiao, and Tong Zi were ready to go. It was not convenient to disturb them at this moment, so Li Ling quietly looked at the new house that had not yet been erected in the crowd.

Suddenly, a burst of gratitude surged in his heart, and the summary and application of the method of "setting up beams" in the "Wooden Classic" of "Lu Ban Shu" swirled in his mind.

He blinked hard and rubbed it again. Yes, there was indeed a layer of breath!

Li Ling clearly saw that Fourth Master Chen's new house was enveloped by a layer of colorless, invisible but sensitive Hongmeng aura!

"Magic Bureau...Luban Magic Bureau!" According to the inheritance in his mind, Li Ling reacted instantly and couldn't help but shudder.

It turns out that the third senior brother also knows Lu Ban Shu!

Although I am the only successor of this kind of Luban Shu in my mind, I am not the only successor of Luban Shu!

Luban Law is the luck formed by specific things in a specific environment. Luban Shu believes that everything in the world has an aura, and the auras of various things interweave and converge to form an atmospheric field - aura.

Although everything has an aura, the aura is divided into strong and weak auras. The aura of a weed or a stone is infinitely weak, which is equivalent to nothing. Such a weak aura cannot naturally form aura.

But if by chance, this weed grows in a mountain canyon where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is abundant, or if this stone is buried in a spiritual storage place with abundant spiritual energy for thousands of years, they will become so-called treasures of heaven and earth.

Your aura will suddenly increase.

There is another possibility to enhance the aura, that is, an expert with cultivation can use his own cultivation and magic power to bless the aura of weeds and stones, thereby enhancing their aura. This is also called "consecration".

What is the significance of a strong aura? Once the aura of an object is strong, once the common aura formed by it and the surrounding environment merges into an atmospheric field, it will form aura.

Luck is a kind of Hongmeng energy. Whether it exists or not can affect the specific environment in which it is located, the fortune and luck of a specific object. The so-called luck, blessing, joy, wealth, and official energy are actually "

Luck".

What surprised Li Ling was that he actually discovered the Lu Ban Law Bureau on this new house composed of brick walls, wooden frames, and stone slabs!

Brick walls, wood, and stones are all common things in the world, and their own auras are also extremely weak. But now, their auras have actually converged on this new house, forming an atmospheric field - Qi Luck, which constitutes

Understand the Luban Dharma Bureau in Luban Shu - the Liang Liang Dharma Bureau!

All conditioned methods come from the movement of Qi. In this Liang Liang Dharma game, all changes in the aura of houses and objects, as well as the transformation, loss and disappearance of Qi, will be noticed by those who are proficient in Lu Ban's art. Although

This is the Luban Dharma Bureau blessed by humans.

Li Ling looked at the third senior brother on the shelf, and instantly, his mood became clear.

No wonder most Chinese people on the east coast of North America ask Third Brother to build beams for their new houses. Third Brother can become a well-known Chinese master ink master and great carpenter on the East Coast and New York State, and his reputation is definitely not in vain!

Third senior brother is also proficient in Luban Shu!

He used his own cultivation to bless the aura of the new house's building materials, and through a series of Dharma operations, the new house formed the beam-elevating method, thus giving the new house luck!

If the new house has good luck, the owner who moves in will be under the blessing of good luck, and the years will go smoothly, everything will go well, and the family and people will be at peace.

Thinking of this, Li Ling couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart. He was not the only one who existed in this mysterious realm.

The third senior brother who has been a carpenter all his life is actually a middle-aged man!

It seems that the master of the third senior brother and his own ancestor... Li Ling just fell into deep thought and suddenly felt something strange in his vision!

"What kind of aura is this?!" Li Ling's heart trembled, but when he saw the new house being erected, a stream of materialized air suddenly poured in with a scarlet color!

As soon as the scarlet air flow poured into the situation, it slowly exaggerated this layer of Hongmeng energy. Within the Hongmeng, the luck of the situation began to slowly dissipate!

At this time, Li Ling naturally knew that once the luck dissipated, the law would be broken, and the luck and fortune of the new house would begin to suffer - the luck had been dissipated, but the people who move into the new house would still have luck and blessings.

What?

"In all things in the world, a single aura is colorless and traceless, but this aura is colorless and tangible, with traces and traces. This is... a stacked aura!!" Li Ling suddenly shouted.

Come and scare the onlookers in front of you.

"Oops! This beam is probably going to turn yellow!" Li Ling immediately squeezed into the crowd to let the third senior brother take a peek at the surrounding things, but Qin Shaonan suddenly shouted: "... Jiang Taigong is here, there are no taboos! It's auspicious time.

Already arrived, get on the beam!"

Li Ling looked at his watch, and sure enough it was exactly ten o'clock!

On both sides of the building frame, as soon as Fengjo and Tongzi heard the master's order, they immediately lifted the beams and inserted them into the slots.

"Huh?!" Fengzhi and Tongzi raised the beam and said at the same time.

The beam in my hand cannot get stuck!

No matter how you adjust the direction, the beam cannot be positioned correctly to fit into the pre-reserved slot!

In an instant, Fengtiao and Tongzi were sweating profusely. They were carrying the heavy beam and moving it around like ants on a hot pot.

Gradually, the crowd of onlookers started talking with Mr. Chen and his family. Mr. Chen's face was filled with dark clouds, and it was obvious that the old man was very unhappy at this time.

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Chapter completed!