The booing people were driven away by Zhang Meihua. Su Dafang coughed and told them to get ready and start working soon.
The people who came to help today were all found by Su Dafang. They must be very hard-working and capable young people. They work seriously when they say they have to work, and no one is smiling.
Zhang Meihua was helping with other chores. As for the heavy work of loading beams, women like them would not be around. Some young and strong men, led by He Qingdong, lifted the log beams.
stood up.
He Qingdong, Sun Hong, and Zhao Biao, who were working together, first stepped on the scaffolding and stood on the top. The three people stood in their respective positions, and with a shout, a dozen people below worked together to lift the big log.
Deliver.
In rural areas, the wood used to build houses is very particular. In order to prevent them from being eaten by insects and make the beams last longer, most of the wood used to make the beams is wood that has just been cut down and has not yet dried out.
And the material is still very dense wood that insects don’t like very much. For example, there are many large fir trees growing on the mountains here in Hongqi Village, but fir trees are cash crops and not just anyone can cut them down.
And to be honest, fir is relatively light, and the wood will emit a unique fragrance of fir, which attracts insects. Therefore, long and straight fir is definitely not the first choice for the main large beams that support the entire roof structure.
Local people prefer a kind of wood called Qinggang.
This kind of green tree belongs to the Fagaceae family, which is an oak tree. It is widely distributed and is common in farm areas. The green tree is cold-resistant and has a tall tree height. The largest one can be more than 20 meters long. It will bear acorns, and the shape of the fruit is like a spinning top.
almost.
Acorns are a favorite food of squirrels, but when there is no food, acorns can also be processed and ground into white acorn powder, which can be used to feed pigs or used to make dough, which tastes like cold noodles.
Of course, this processing process is very troublesome, so I won’t go into details one by one. Here we mainly introduce the Qinggang wood.
Qinggang wood is very hard and very corrosion-resistant, making it the best choice for making furniture. Moreover, when the twigs of Qinggang wood are used to burn into charcoal, it has strong firepower and is smokeless, so it is also very popular.
It can be said that Qinggang wood is full of treasures.
Qinggang wood is heavy, hard and dense enough, so it is the best choice for making beams.
The main beam of Su Xue's house is thirteen meters long and may be as big as a basketball, so you can imagine how heavy it is.
If this were the Chen Tie family, they would definitely not be able to go up in a long time, but the Su Xue family was different. With Su Dafang greeting them and He Qingdong watching from the top, no one was using their strength.
And having said that, this is the new house of their Su family, and He Qingdong is also Su Xue's partner. The brothers of the Su family don't want to be looked down upon.
"Let's all work together, we have to support our sister."
I don't know who shouted, and the young men all held back their breath and raised the wood on their shoulders high above their heads. He Qingdong and the others first held the Qinggang wood above to help stabilize the wood.
The people below freed up their hands to climb onto the shorter scaffolding and helped pull it up.
"One, two, three, try harder!"
"One, two, three, try harder!"
Together, everyone worked hard in one place and used their strength in one place. They quickly lifted the long and large green log to the wall and placed it at the highest position.
The most important thing on the roof of a tile-roofed house is the big beam in the middle. It has to bear many times the weight of other beams. When installing it, don't be careless.
After the beams were delivered to their positions, He Qingdong and a few others working together began to fix the beams. Sun Daquan, whose arm was not completely healed, also came over to help keep an eye on the beams, but he said nothing during the whole process.
.
It seems that the behavior of He Qingdong and the other young men made Sun Daquan very satisfied.
Su Dafang was secretly proud. The young man he had set his sights on really had great potential. Just when the smile on Su Dafang's face could hardly be concealed, not far away, Su Changsheng walked away with his hands behind his back and a smile on his wrinkled face.
come over.
"I'm busy, I'm all busy!"
Su Changsheng was talking as he walked, with a familiar tone, as if he was the owner of the family. Zhang Meihua, who was preparing for the chores after the beam ceremony, turned her head and glanced at Su Changsheng when she heard the voice. She frowned and stared.
A glance at Su Dafang.
The meaning in those eyes is very obvious. Looking at you, this old uncle must be full of evil.
Su Dafang also felt that what his wife expressed was correct, because Su Changsheng came earlier and later, and only came now, which definitely made people guess what his intentions were.
You must know that their family has completely severed ties with Su Xue and the other children. Now that they are here like a big family parent, is it possible that they don’t want to acknowledge the fact that they severed ties in the first place?
Su Dafang frowned tightly.
But today was a good day, and he didn't want Su Changsheng, an old man who couldn't figure it out, to ruin this good day. So after Su Changsheng greeted him several times and no one paid attention to him, Su Dafang turned his head and asked Sun Daquan to stare at him.
He walked over on his own.
"Third uncle, what are you doing?"
Su Dafang had a lot of things to do, so he didn't beat around the bush with Su Changsheng and stopped Su Changsheng directly to ask. Su Changsheng was stunned by Su Dafang's question. His face, which had been tanned by the sun due to years of hard work, was covered with wrinkles. At this moment
Looking at Su Dafang, every wrinkle was full of doubts.
"Dafang, what do you mean by this? The second brother's new house is being built today. As his father, I came here to take a look at it. What's wrong?" Su Changsheng said, his face suddenly changed as if he had changed his face.
He looked sad and sad.
"My poor second son died at a young age. But fortunately, my eldest grandsons have managed to live up to their expectations. Not only have they grown up well, they have also been brave enough to protect the country's property, and have been rewarded by the state to honor their ancestors. The second son can do well if he has the knowledge."
Don’t worry.”
Su Changsheng's eyes became wet as he spoke. This was something Su Dafang never expected.
Why is his third uncle so good at acting?
Zhang Meihua, who had been listening with open ears, saw this and immediately dropped the grass string in his hand and walked to Su Dafang's side in a few steps.
"His third uncle, you can't be like this. Why are you crying here on this great day? Do you just want to bring bad luck to a few children? That's not okay. If you want to go home and cry, don't cry here.
."
As soon as Zhang Meihua's words left her mouth, Su Changsheng's face turned green.
The tears in his eyes couldn't fall down no matter how hard he tried. He didn't want to talk nonsense with a woman like Zhang Meihua, so he looked at Su Dafang aside.
Su Dafangzheng raised his head and looked at the rafters.
"Well, this way, that way, no, in the middle, a little closer to the middle, um, not bad, not bad, good job..."
"..."
Su Changsheng almost vomited out his blood. Is Su Dafang, that bastard, kidding him?