1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 205: Construction of the house is in full swing (Congratulations on your subscription +20)

The weather today was really nice.

Early in the morning, the sun was bright and clear, shining on the gentle slope and the neatly stacked red bricks nearby.

Not only did Liang Ziqiang and his wife arrive at the construction site of the new house early, but Liang's father, Liang Tiancheng, and Liang Zifeng also came.

Only Liang's mother and Kuang Haixia didn't come, but they were also helping with some things regarding the rental.

Lizhi was stopped by Liang's father and didn't come over, mainly because Liang's father was worried that she would talk nonsense here after running over. In their village, the day of starting construction is very particular, just like the first day of the Chinese New Year, you can't say the wrong thing.

Lin Quansheng and Carpenter Liu both arrived at the site early. The opening ceremony was extremely important, and they knew a lot about it.

Fruits and three kinds of animals had been placed on a wooden table, and a red candle was inserted in a sand basin.

In the earlier years, the "three animals" used in the groundbreaking ceremony for house construction in the village included a pig's head. Later, it was simplified and changed to "small three animals", which became more economical.

Liang Ziqiang now has chicken, duck and fish on the table, which are the three minor animals.

Fruits include apples, oranges, and tangerines, which symbolize peace, fulfillment of wishes, and good luck.

In addition, there are several small basins on the table, filled with tea and grains.

While waiting for the auspicious time to arrive, Liang's mother was seen leading three people approaching from afar.

Upon closer look, it turned out to be father-in-law Chen Dagang and Chen Xiangbei's two brothers who had come to help early in the morning.

A few days ago, Chen Xiangbei went to her parents' home to inform them that she was about to start building a house. As a result, her father and brother came early in the morning.

Liang Ziqiang went up to greet his father-in-law and brothers-in-law. Chen Xiangbei was even more delighted and went up to talk to her father and brothers.

When the auspicious time arrived, carpenter Liu Gong and mason Lin Xingchang, the two leaders of the house-building team, lit incense, burned paper, and began to recite auspicious words.

Liang Ziqiang and Chen Xiangbei, as the owners of the house, also lit incense and worshipped first to the east and then to all four directions.

He recited the auspicious words that Lin Quansheng had already told him. In short, he prayed to the local city god, the community leader, the mountain god, the land god, the god of fortune and virtue, the god of the earth, and the god who monitors the past in the void.

Afterwards, carpenter Liu Gong took the rooster that had been prepared on the side and slaughtered it on the spot.

Amid the sound of firecrackers, chicken blood was poured onto a wooden stake, and then the bloody stake was nailed to the foundation.

Liang Ziqiang picked up the hoe and first moved a hoe in the "center" of the foundation, which is the most central position. Then he moved three hoes in each of the four corners of the foundation in a clockwise order.

In front of the threshold, a few more hoes were used to dig a small hole, and a lot of coins were placed in it, and then covered with soil. This means that from now on, wealth will come in abundance.

Master Lin Xingchang followed Liang Ziqiang and also moved a few hoes in the four corners.

Afterwards, Liu Gong and Lin Xingchang both walked up to Liang Ziqiang, bowed and congratulated him:

"Today we break ground on a new house, may you be prosperous for years to come. Today is a good day to build a new house, may the family wear court robes for generations."

Liang Ziqiang quickly replied to the two of them: "Thank you, Master Jinyan."

As he said this, he took out two red envelopes that he had prepared long ago from his pocket and gave them to the two of them.

At this time, Chen Xiangbei, as the hostess, had picked up the basin on the table and walked to every corner of the foundation, sprinkling tea leaves and grains on the ground, while still saying some auspicious words.

After finishing all this, the hired workers had gathered around and waited for a while. Only then did they take their tools, walk onto the flat ground, and officially begin to lay the foundation.

Today everyone was very conscious and didn't make jokes. When they came over, they just smiled and congratulated Liang Ziqiang and Chen Xiangbei, said some nice words, and also congratulated Liang's father.

Father-in-law Chen Dagang came over with a hoe, as happy as if he were building a house himself, and said to his daughter and son-in-law with a smile:
"Xiao Liang, Xiang Bei, may your life be more prosperous and prosperous, and may your descendants be happy forever!"

The two brothers-in-law were too lazy to think about making up their own words and sentences. They just repeated Chen Dagang's words like parrots, with smiling expressions on their faces.

Chen Xiangbei was embarrassed when she heard the words "May your descendants live forever" over and over again. She blushed and thanked her father and brother. Liang Ziqiang also thanked them repeatedly.

Unexpectedly, Lin Baixian's father, who was usually drunk, was sober today and took the initiative to come over with a hoe to help. Jin Sheng, Zhang Baomin, Chang Geng, and some villagers who had a good relationship with my father, whether invited or not, as long as they had nothing to do that day, also came to help one after another.

Turning around, Liang Ziqiang saw Li Liang, Deng Zhaocai, and Zhong Ming also came to help. Deng Zhaocai and Zhong Ming were all expected. Li Liang was busy preparing for his wedding recently, and Liang Ziqiang didn't expect that he could squeeze out a day to come and help.

It was impossible for Deng Zhaocai not to joke with his mouth. He walked up and shouted at Liang Ziqiang and his wife:
"This is a prosperous land, with prosperous people, wealth and energy. Brother Qiang and sister-in-law, please produce more top scholars!"

Liang Ziqiang didn't want to argue with him today as it was a good day, so he accepted it humbly and said, "We will work hard, and work harder!"

By the time Li Liang and Deng Zhaocai walked over with laughter, Chen Xiangbei's face had turned red beyond recognition, and she pinched him quietly:

"Why are you trying so hard? It was me who put in the effort to give birth to our son!"

"That's not the case. I work hard and you work hard to produce. It's both hard work!" Liang Ziqiang quietly retorted on the spot.

"You try your best to enjoy it! You still have the nerve to say that..."

She still had a lot of things to take care of, and she had to go back immediately to prepare lunch for more than 20 people. Without saying much to him, she turned around and went back to the rented house.

But Deng Zhaocai's loud voice suddenly shouted:

"Marshal? It's been a long time since I last saw you. What brings you here?"

Another muffled voice sounded:

"Acai, how can you talk like that? Or since today is a good day, I'm going to beat you up right now, believe it or not?!"

The person who came over led by Liang's mother was Zhu Tianpeng, who worked in the brick kiln.

This guy said last time that he would take a few days off and come over to help out for a few days. I really took it to heart and rushed over today.

Chen Xiangbei turned around and asked her husband: "Who is this person? He is not from Pomfret Village, right? I have never seen him before."

"He's from Xiaolang Village and has been my good friend since we were young!" Liang Ziqiang said.

"The name is Marshal?" Chen Xiangbei was curious. Who could give someone such a big name?

"No, my name is Zhu Tianpeng..." he said with a strange look on his face.

"Tianpeng... Marshal? And his surname is Zhu..." Chen Xiangbei could no longer hold it in.

"Hold it! The person is coming." Liang Ziqiang ordered.

Zhu Tianpeng walked over and saw Liang Ziqiang and Chen Xiangbei with uncontrollable smiles on their faces.

Seeing this, Zhu Tianpeng was also happy for them:
"Aqiang, is this my sister-in-law? You two are starting work on the auspicious house today, and you are smiling so happily!"

"Yes, I'm happy. Marshal, bah...Apeng, you are such a person. Why did you actually take leave and come all the way here?" Liang Ziqiang said seriously.

Zhu Tianpeng scratched his head:

"Why are you being so polite to me? I know a little bit about both small and big labor. I've been working outside for the past two years and have done a lot of house-building work. What do you want me to do?"

This guy is really honest. He volunteered to do the work without saying a word.

After Chen Xiangbei went back to cook, Liang Ziqiang took Zhu Tianpeng with him and found a place close to his father-in-law, Li Liang and others. They also picked up hoes and started digging the foundation trench.

Usually, it takes a month to build a house in the countryside. But Liang Ziqiang had to finish building the new house before the Chinese New Year, so he had to have enough manpower and a quick decision...

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