Li Qiusui and his entourage were about to go to bed as soon as they arrived home.
Shangliang in Linshan County has its own particular style. Influenced by deep-rooted ideas, houses, especially old houses, are regarded as the foundation of the family.
At the same time, what kind of buildings and specifications the people's houses are built mainly depend on two aspects.
The first is financial ability, which means how much money your family has and how big 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 table here to worship the gods. The local custom here is mainly to worship Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
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".
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.
Now that there are scholars at home, there is no need to go out and hire someone. Li Changan can just start writing. But he is a young boy, how can he understand the meaning of it.
Li Sanzhu made a special trip to the county seat and made an appointment with Li Changan's husband. He set an appointment and he came to write to him.
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.
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 stretched it on the beam.
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 at auspicious times, go to the beam to ensure peace and safety! The glory and wealth will be passed down from generation to generation!"
Then he directed the people carrying the beam and yelled with all his strength, "Lift them all up!"
"Try harder!"
When the beams weighing hundreds of kilograms are lifted to the roof, the guests will start cheering and laughing.
This time, Li Sanzhu's house was in excellent repair, which was the first 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.
Then, the master carpenter carried a wine flask, poured wine on it, and impromptu sang a "Liang Liang" song, which was a jingle to express blessings.
"The golden pot in your hand is rubbed brightly, and the wine is poured in all directions on auspicious days. The hearts of men, women, old and young are full of joy, and people are prosperous and prosperous. The four seasons are safe and auspicious. The house is full of children and grandchildren, and wealth is long."
Make the golden pot shine again! What the carpenter had in his hand was just a copper kettle!
Just after Li Qiu Sui finished complaining, Zheng Yan, who was squeezed into a corner, tugged Li Qiu Sui's sleeves hard, "Is it so exciting to build a house here? Our trip was really worth it!"
As a young lady, she has never seen such a scene before!
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 wasn't at home either, so I really don't know if it was so lively?
After singing and drinking, the master carpenter came down from the room and took the steamed buns, steamed buns and some small pieces of cakes wrapped in oil paper from Liu that were made from whole grains.
It 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!
Her mother was bleeding profusely, and a person who lived such a careful life was wasted.
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 at night, and the sesame blossoms are blooming higher and higher. I wish the owner good luck and prosperity for a thousand years."
He climbed 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 on the completion of the new house! The house is filled with gold and jade, and the sun shines. Future generations will produce pillars, and the pillars will be strong and last forever!"
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.
Everyone cheered in unison and began to compete for steamed buns and pastries. Of course, the focus was on grabbing copper coins.
It is said that whoever grabs the most things will be happy and will get rich. In the past, when people built houses in the village, they only had steamed buns and wowotou. Wherever the pastries and copper coins came from, people would rob them. If they grabbed them, they would get 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, 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.
Zheng Fu also came with him. Although he was a servant, he still wanted to see whose servant he belonged to. Cheng Dashou, Hu Hai and others took him to a seat. In fact, it's not about rushing to the scene. As Zheng Fu, if you want to invite people to the table, they won't pay attention to you.
There is no limit to how much wine can be poured at the banquet, except three times according to the rules.
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.
In short, let everyone eat and drink well.
The noisy day has passed, and after all the guests have been sent away, the family can finally sit down and talk.
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?”
Da Zhuang is the eldest son of the Daliu family, two years older than Li Changshan. He married his wife earlier this year.
Madam Daliu rolled her eyes at Madam Liu, "She's lost weight! Which country woman is not a busy worker at home? 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, mainly because the men and her young son came with her. These people were afraid of causing trouble to her sister.
"Chang Shan must be 14 years old. Have you found anyone to help you talk about your wife?"
