Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 150 Chen Family Builds a House
The Chen family had many houses to build, and the workload was not small. Fortunately, they hired a lot of people, so the work was not slow.

After much haste, on June 28th, the new house was completed with the beams put up.

On that day, all the neighbors who were on good terms with Qu Shaoyang and Liu Dongshan came to help.

The guys from the Qu family were not left behind and all came.

When the auspicious time arrived, a long string of firecrackers was placed on the main beam of the house and lit with a crackling sound.

Chen Yunhan carried half a basket of candy and distributed it to the people who came to watch the fun, especially the children, giving each of them several pieces.

"Good luck with the raising of the beam, good luck with the raising of the beam." Everyone congratulated in unison.

After the main beam was put up, the rest of the beams were also lifted up one by one. The carpenter found the direction and fixed the beams with poles.

Then they started to nail the purlins, lay the eight boards, apply the yellow mud, hang the tiles, nail the poles, lay the shed boards, apply the mud, etc.

"Brother Shaoyang, it's noon. My mother asked you to take everyone back to eat."

Everyone was still busy on the roof, and Chen Xiuyun was calling out loudly from below.

"Hey, Shaoyang, your wife is here to call you for dinner." Zhou Chuanyong and others deliberately teased.

"It's just like you guys don't want to eat. Go ahead and go down to eat. We can do the rest of the work after we finish eating."

After one morning's work, all the nails that needed to be nailed were completed, except for the mud being applied and half of the tiles still to be hung.

It was getting late, and he couldn't let the helpers work on an empty stomach, so Qu Shaoyang invited everyone to eat first.

"Hey, Shaoyang, when are you going to get married? We are still waiting for the wedding banquet."

There were quite a few young people coming to help, and everyone was familiar with each other, so someone deliberately asked.

"It's going to be winter soon, right? After the crops are harvested and the snow falls, we can all come to the wedding."

Qu Shaoyang said calmly, he was thick-skinned and naturally he would not feel embarrassed.

After working for a whole morning, everyone was covered in dust and dirt.

When we came down from the roof, there was a basin of cold water in the yard, so we brushed off the dust on our bodies and washed our faces, then went to eat feeling refreshed.

"Brother Shaoyang, wipe your face."

Seeing that Qu Shaoyang didn't wipe his face after washing it, and there were water droplets on his face and head, Chen Xiuyun hurriedly handed him a towel.

Qu Shaoyang took the towel, wiped his face roughly, then handed it to Chen Xiuyun and smiled at her.

Chen Xiuyun reached out, took the towel, and smiled sweetly at Qu Shaoyang.

Now the two of them see each other every day and have private contact on weekdays. Their feelings are gradually warming up and they are almost like honey.

Sometimes, verbal communication is not necessary. All you need is a look or a smile to know each other's intentions.

"Hey, what are you two doing? Are you embarrassed to talk to us in front of you?"

Naturally, the group of young men did not want to miss this opportunity. They came over deliberately and made fun of them with a grin on their faces.

After all, Chen Xiuyun is a girl and thin-skinned. When she was teased like this, her face turned red all of a sudden.

Seeing this, Qu Shaoyang raised his hand and punched the other person, "Stop talking nonsense here, why don't you go eat quickly, what are you waiting for?"

Qu Shaoyang glared at those people and signaled them to leave quickly.

Everyone also understood the principle of knowing when to stop. If they continued to make trouble, Qu Shaoyang would probably get angry.

So he turned around and ran away laughing, leaving Qu Shaoyang and Chen Xiuyun with a chance to get along.

"Don't listen to their nonsense. They are all talkative."

Qu Shaoyang looked down at Chen Xiuyun and saw a few strands of hair falling on her cheeks, so he reached out and tucked them behind her ears.

Chen Xiuyun blushed and nodded, "Yes, I know."

"Let's go back and have dinner first." Seeing Chen Xiuyun's blushing face and shy look, Qu Shaoyang felt warm in his heart. He resisted the urge to hug her in his arms and walked back with Chen Xiuyun.

At Liu's side, two large pots were set up in the yard, and the daughters-in-law who were helping were busy, some serving the dishes and some bringing them into the house.

Seeing the workers coming in, Lin Ruolan quickly asked them to sit down and start eating right away.

A shed was built in the Liu family's yard, and today's banquet was placed under the shed.

The weather at the end of June is too hot, so today we held a banquet to entertain guests and cooked a lot of dishes.

Even though there were two stoves in the yard, the kang was only so hot that no one could sit on it.

It’s better to eat outside where it’s cooler.

There were quite a lot of people, including helpers, carpenters, and bricklayers, and they set up six tables.

There are eight dishes on each table, including chicken, fish, meat, and eggs, mostly meat dishes, which is pretty good.

After everyone took their seats, Doctor Chen asked his son to bring over two jars of wine.

"Thank you all for coming to help put up the beams today.

We are new here and don't know anyone here. We are really honored to have so many neighbors come to help us.

Come, I toast to you all. From now on, our family will settle here. If anyone has any big or small event, just let me know and I will definitely be there. "

Doctor Chen was very happy, so he held up the wine glass and toasted three times.

After that, the banquet officially began and everyone ate and drank to their heart's content.

There was good food and plenty of wine, and everyone was not polite. They ate when they were supposed to eat and drank when they were supposed to drink.

After a while, the atmosphere became lively and the group started drinking and playing finger-guessing games. It was very lively.

"My dear relatives, I have to thank you. Without you and Shaoyang's help, it would not be easy for me to build this house.

Come, I'll toast you a glass." Doctor Chen and Liu Dongshan were sitting at the same table, and Doctor Chen pulled Liu Dongshan and insisted on toasting him.

"Hey, my dear, what are you talking about? Aren't we relatives?

Shaoyang is your future son-in-law, and I am Shaoyang's master. You move here and build a house, and Shaoyang and I help. Isn't that my share of the responsibility?
A son-in-law is half a son. If you have any problem, just go to Shaoyang. That's what he should do. " Liu Dongshan was happy when he heard it.

"Wait until your house is built. After winter comes, we will arrange marriages for the two children.

In two or three years, Xiuyun will give Shaoyang a boy or a girl, and we won't have to do anything but take care of the child all day long."

Liu Dongshan has no ambitions now. He just wants to stay with his wife and children and live a good life.

After a few years, when Qu Shaoyang has a child, he will become a grandfather and enjoy the happiness of family.

"Yes, yes, what you said makes sense, come, let's have another drink."

Doctor Chen was happy and kept pulling Liu Dongshan to drink.

The meal lasted until the early 4:00 p.m., and many people were so drunk that their faces were red and they were staggering, before it ended.

Under such circumstances, they definitely couldn't do the work in the afternoon, so everyone dispersed and went home to rest.

Qu Shaoyang also drank a lot. He staggered back to the dormitory and fell asleep on the kang.

Qu Shaoyang was very tired these days as he was busy with the Chen family's house construction. He slept until dark without realizing it.

I don’t know when Qu Shaoyang opened his eyes, but the room was dark. He was too lazy to get up and continued to sleep.

As a result, Qu Shaoyang was called up early the next morning.

"Brother Shaoyang, Brother Shaoyang, come out quickly, my eldest brother and my second brother are missing."

(End of this chapter)