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Chapter 92: The Beam Raising Ceremony Comes

The sun is rising, and the bright sunshine shines on the earth.

The grass is withered and yellow.

The "whooshing" north wind whistled, picking up the dead grass on the dry grassland and flying all over the sky.

Before Huang Tinghui woke up, he was pulled up by the little girl, Uncle Erzhu, and his aunt.

"Brother Hui, get up quickly!"

"I went to look at a new house, I went to look at a new house!"

"You weren't here yesterday, but today is a day of high school, so you can't sleep any longer!"

To say that farmers are all hard-working, Uncle Erzhu and his aunt both got up very early in the morning.

The little girl is no exception.

Not to mention peasants, among those scholars who are studying, which one does not have a "head hanging from the beam, a cone and a thorn in the buttocks"?

However, Huang Tinghui is different. He sleeps until about three o'clock in the morning before waking up every day.

The little girl doted on Huang Tinghui, so she would not wake him up on weekdays.

Uncle Erzhu later called Huang Tinghui several times.

But when Huang Tinghui went to bed in the morning, he couldn't wake up even if he was struck by lightning.

If he doesn't get enough sleep and doesn't sleep until he wakes up naturally, he won't wake up.

After doing this two or three times, Uncle Erzhu gave up.

Uncle Erzhu even said to his aunt with emotion, "If Brother Hui becomes a Jinshi in the future and becomes an official in the court, how many times will he be beheaded by the officials for this bad habit?"

But this time it was different. Huang Tinghui also had the issue of installing beams on his new house in mind.

Wu Feilian only called out a few words, and Huang Tinghui slowly woke up from his sleep.

"It's dawn?" Huang Tinghui said in a daze.

"It's not just daybreak, it's almost dark!"

Uncle Erzhu said to Huang Tinghui angrily.

"Ah?" Huang Tinghui quickly got up, making everyone laugh.

"Husband, it's okay!"

"It's okay, it's just dawn!" The little girl covered her mouth and said with a smile to Huang Tinghui.

After hearing the little girl's words, Huang Tinghui realized that he had been deceived by Uncle Erzhu.



The reason why China is called a land of etiquette is because the ancients had to pay attention to etiquette first no matter what they did.

As a major event in production and life, building a house naturally receives extreme attention.

Among them, after the house is built, there is a saying of raising the beams.

In another time and space, according to historical records, the ceremony of raising beams on houses began in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and by the Ming and Qing Dynasties it had spread throughout the country.

Although the current history has changed since the Three Kingdoms, the time when buildings were built and beams were raised and ceremonies were held was also about the same time.

And in this dynasty, it has spread all over the country.

Huang Tinghui didn't understand the ancient rural beam-laying ceremony, so he listened to the instructions of Uncle Erzhu and others and followed the process step by step.

Unlike the cumbersome beam-laying ceremonies of wealthy families, many such procedures are simplified in rural areas.

However, the highlight of "Liang Liang" will naturally not be simplified. After all, this is a ceremony that everyone loves to see.

This is considered the most lively ceremony of "throwing the beam".

Huang Tinghui handed over the things that Uncle Erzhu had prepared long ago to the craftsmen. The craftsmen threw peanuts, steamed buns, copper coins, etc. from the beam to the surroundings.

The men, women, old and young who came to watch the excitement competed for these things. The more people snatched, the happier the owner was. This move was called "throwing beams", which means "money is rolling in".

"Throw the beam to the east, and the sunrise in the east will fill the house with red."

"Throw the beam to the west, and the unicorn will send you a son to bring you double happiness;."

"Liang Bao went to the south, and his descendants became number one scholars from generation to generation."

"Throw the beam to the north, and hoard the white rice every year."

The craftsmen on the beam were saying auspicious words, and the people below the beam were scrambling to grab the things that had been thrown down.

"Thank you, Brother Hui!"

"Hey, I picked up a few steamed buns, so I don't have to worry about dinner today!"

"I found three pennies, so I can buy one or two steamed buns!"

"There are also peanuts and red dates. Brother Hui is well prepared!"

Everyone was talking a lot, and everyone's face was filled with joy.

After all, if you get something for free, anyone will be happy if you put it on your body.

Seeing the joy on everyone's faces, Huang Tinghui didn't think there was anything wrong with spreading some money away.

During this period of time, Huang Tinghui has made monthly income from Shenji Clothing Village, and has accumulated a lot of money.

But I don’t care about the small money anymore.

"Today is the day when Tinghui's new house is built. The new house can be built so quickly, thanks to the support of the folks."

"Everyone is part of today's joy!"

"In addition, Tinghui, the uncle and clan brother who helped Tinghui build a new house, has another two hundred copper coins as reward!" Huang Tinghui said to everyone with a smile.

While talking, the little girl took out small cloth bags one by one and handed them to the uncles and brothers who were involved in building the new house.

Each small cloth bag is red and filled with copper coins. They are bulging and very heavy.

The little girl handed the "wage" to the craftsmen, and the craftsmen all laughed.

After just a few days of hard work, I could earn two hundred copper coins.

This is an unexpected surprise for them!

"Brother Hui is very generous. I wish Brother Hui good luck and great wealth every year in the future!"

"Every year goes well and money comes in abundance!"

"Brother Hui, give birth to a son soon!"

"Hahaha..." Most of the people who came to celebrate were those who had a good relationship with Huang Tinghui's family.

The whole house was full of laughter and laughter, and Huang Tinghui heard someone joking about "having a baby early".

He knew that now was the best time, and he heard Huang Tinghui say to everyone, "It is possible to make a lot of money!"

"Just because he gave birth to a precious son early, Tinghui is afraid that he will disappoint everyone!"

"My parents had the vision of having a son who would become a dragon. Tinghui was not filial, but he also wanted to try the road to fame."

"Therefore, Tinghui and his wife agreed not to have children within three years to fulfill their parents' wishes."

"If you want to be father-in-law, mother-in-law, or uncle, I'm afraid you will have to wait for a while."

"In three years' time, no matter whether Tinghui's road to fame goes smoothly or not, he and Lian'er will have a fat boy!"

Huang Tinghui took this opportunity to tell everyone the excuse he had prepared before.

Everyone was stunned for a while when they heard this, but the old patriarch touched his beard and hair happily and heard him shout, "Brother Hui, okay!"

"Ambitious!"

"Well said, the patriarch thinks this decision is very good!"

"Only by enduring hardship can one become a master!"

"Grandpa Patriarch did not expect that Brother Hui would have such ambition. Brother Hui failed to pass the examination for meritorious service after three years. In Grandpa Patriarch's opinion, he is doing well!"

Huang Tinghui did not expect that the patriarch, Grandpa Laohuai, would be so happy and excited.

He could only say smoothly: "Old patriarch, Tinghui doesn't know how high the sky is."

"But many things also require some determination." Huang Tinghui said with a smile.

"It's always good to be ambitious!"

"Among the young people, the patriarch is the most optimistic about you!"

"How can a person who can receive a lantern as a reward from the county master be considered a thing in the pond?" the old patriarch laughed.


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