The safety and comfort of traveling through farming

Chapter 23

During the new year, the villagers have nothing to do, and the women gather together to do needlework, and the men drink and drink at home, and those who have a little spare money even make an appointment to draw a couple of cards together.At this time, Fu Quan of the Fu family suddenly said that he would hire someone to do the work, twenty cents a day, to clean up the stones in the wasteland!Most people are very happy, although the Chinese New Year is over after fifteen years, but who would think that earning too much money?Even if men want to be lazy, they will be forced by their wives.In less than a day, Fu Quan was fully recruited. Of course, he himself will not be idle, and he will work along with him while also monitoring whether other workers are cheating or avoiding laziness.

Fu Shi didn't say anything about building a house, and the workers secretly asked Fu Quan what to do with the land.As soon as they heard that some people were helping Fu Shi to work, they started to make noises, saying that Fu Quan was not a real Chinese New Year and made them feel unlucky.Fu Quan talked all kinds of things, but in the end, four or five of them put down their burdens and left.

After He Fuguo heard about this, he immediately brought He Youliang to help.

Because of this matter, Fu Shi was depressed all day long.Seeing his pitiful appearance, He Tao felt sad, hugged his head and comforted him softly, be more patient, take your time, and he will always be accepted by the villagers again.

On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Lizheng took people to measure the Great Wasteland in a hurry, and after setting up landmarks, he went away like a wind.The next day, Fu Quan led Fu Shi to Lizheng's house with the gifts prepared by He Tao, and Lizheng took the money without any fuss and signed the deed. Fu.

The high efficiency made He Tao, who is extremely prejudiced against bureaucracy, dumbfounded.

When Fu Shi returned home, he was still depressed.He Tao was happy holding the land deed by himself, and when it was over, he hugged Fu Shi's head and gave him a big "baji" kiss to show his reward and comfort.

The day will soon come to the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

He Tao was very excited because he could go to the lantern festival at night, and Fu Shi was also very excited because he could eat meat again today! The young couple who "have their own minds" rubbed Erfang's ox cart and arrived in the town affectionately all the way.

It can be said that the three days of the Shangyuan Festival Lantern Festival are the most lively days in Liushu Town every year.Because the shops that had been closed for more than half a month during the Chinese New Year have all reopened, the streets are crowded with people, and colorful lanterns are hung at the entrances of the shops along the street, and of course there are people who guess lantern riddles.There is a night market for the three days of the Lantern Festival. There are various snacks on the street, and there are beautiful scenery and delicious food along the way.

He Tao walked from the east of the town to the west of the town, eating all the way, and when she reached the riverside to the west, she was so stuffed that she almost vomited.Fu Shi was very helpless, those roadside stalls didn't seem to be very delicious, but she ate them one by one.

The Shangyuan Festival is actually equivalent to Valentine's Day. On this day, unmarried young men and women will go to the wishing tree by the river to hang red silk and put a lotus lantern.There are also two or three groups of young girls playing together, talking sweetly or smiling sweetly, making all the single guys blush.

He Tao also bought a lotus lantern for the occasion. After lighting it, he gently put it into the water, closed his eyes and made a wish. Firstly, he wished his parents in that world a happy life and a healthy life, and secondly, he wished himself a safe and smooth life in this world.

She opened her eyes and looked at the faintly flickering lights on the water. For a moment, she felt like she was in a dream. She stared blankly for a long time before she came back to her senses.Turning his head to see, Fu Shi was standing there quietly, behind him were colorful lights from thousands of families.

The crowd looked for him thousands of times, but when they looked back at dusk, the man was in a dimly lit place.

He Tao smiled and stood up, took Fu Shi's arm, and said softly:
"Stone, go home!"

"No, I can't go back in a bullock cart until my sister-in-law closes the stall!"

The originally beautiful artistic conception collapsed in an instant, and He Tao angrily shook off Fu Shi's arm: "Then I'll walk back!"

Although Fu Shi repeatedly emphasized how far away the road is and the weather is cold, He Tao insisted on walking back. Finally, under Tang Wenmei's perplexed eyes, He Tao took the rabbit lamp and took Fu Shi's arm and really left.

Not halfway there, the candles in the rabbit lamp burned out, and He Tao's legs hurt and he shivered from the cold.Enduring the thought of beating her up, Fu Shi silently carried her on his back, and finally returned home after walking ten miles.

"Stone, I am very happy today!"

Although it was a bit hypocritical and tossed a bit, she was really in a good mood.

Of course, she tossed Fu Shi pretentiously, and Fu Shi endured it silently, no matter how bad her mood was, it would be unreasonable!
"I am also very happy!" Fu Shi put his arms around her and said, "I will be happier later!"

After finishing speaking, blow out the lamp and eat meat...

the sixteenth day of the first lunar month
The wood, bricks and tiles were all ready, and the land was cleared. Master Xu took his apprentices to the wasteland, and the house construction project of the Fu family officially started.

In addition to Master Xu's three apprentices, Fu Quan recruited more than a dozen strong laborers from the village, including his three sons Fu Lei, Fu Chao, and Fu Tian, ​​as well as He Fuguo and He Fuguo who heard the news. There are father and son Liang.A group of people rammed the ground first, and solidified a foundation of about half an acre. Master Xu used lime powder to draw the location of the wall, and the group began to move bricks and stones, and they were very busy.

Fu's second aunt Wu took her eldest daughter-in-law Tang Wenmei and second daughter-in-law Cheng Miao to set up a stove near the construction site, cooked rice with millet and mixed grains, stewed radish and vegetable soup, and packed pickled vegetables.After working all morning, everyone had lunch around the stove, chatting while eating, lively and lively.

He Tao thought that this was the first day of work, and she had taken the opportunity to get close to the villagers from the beginning, so she also got up early, cut up the unfinished pork during the Chinese New Year, and burned it for a long time. Pot braised pork, and then asked Fu Shi to go with her to the construction site to give the master and helpers extra meals.

The appearance of Fu Shi made the originally lively scene suddenly cold.

He Tao stabilized his mind, scooped up the rice spoon and took the initiative to help everyone add food, calling him uncle and big brother sweetly.And Fu Quan was busy smoothing things over.Now it's even harder for everyone to say anything, and they plan their meals and eat meat silently. Although no one took the initiative to talk to the couple, there was no scene of letting go.

With the successful attempt on the first day, He Tao insisted on adding vegetables to the workers every day, such as braised pork, stewed pheasant with mushrooms, diced rabbit in sesame oil, braised tofu... In addition to adding vegetables, He Tao would occasionally cook a big pot of sweet soup. Let them drink as they please.Let Fu Shi go with her to deliver food every day.Everyone gradually got used to the existence of the two of them. Gradually, some people would say "You guys are really good food", or ask "What delicious food will you cook tomorrow?"

In addition, she would encourage Fu Shi to communicate with the workers, not to mention anything else, after all, he is the boss, isn't he?
Anyway, their house was designed in a strange way, with a lot of things that other people's houses didn't have, such as sewers, septic tanks and the like.There are serious things to say that Fu Shi chatted with the master and the workers.

He Tao is not greedy, and it is impossible to change everyone's views for more than ten years overnight. It is already a great improvement to make them not evade.

By the time the beam was raised, everyone would have taken the initiative to greet the two of them.

The beam-raising ceremony is a vital part of building a house.There are many things to prepare. In addition to preparing banquets to entertain the master craftsmen, there are also offerings such as pork, fish, red-crowned rooster, "five-grain lucky bags", incense paper money, candies, peanuts, steamed buns, and copper coins. He Tao was so busy that he couldn't stop.She also asked He Youliang and He Lian to go to the village to inform the friends to come and play at night, and then asked the friends to spread the news.

Before the beam was put up, the beam was first sacrificed, and the main beam with the red paper on it was carried to the front of the main room with a lot of shouting and shouting. The table was set up, and sacrifices such as pigs, fish, and chicken incense candles were placed. Master Xu held up the wine bowl and said Toast with auspicious words.

"Fu Yiliang had an auspicious day, the heaven and the earth opened, and everything was auspicious and prosperous when offering sacrifices to the beam. Born in the deep mountains and ten thousand feet long, the original surname was Fang and the name was Jinniang. My disciple invited you to be the central beam. Immortal Master Lu Ban made it himself, and the order of peace will be prosperous for thousands of years. A cup of sake toast Liangtou, the champion of the main family for generations. A glass of sake is toasted to Liangwei, and the main family is full of guys. A glass of sake is toasted to Liangzhong, and the main family will enter the farm for generations!"

After singing the congratulatory speech, Master Xu nailed a copper coin in the middle of the beam and pasted it with paper money stained with cockscomb blood.After the ceremony, let the people lift the beam up to the roof steadily, shouting "Go up, good luck" while lifting.

After the beam was stabilized, the master builder in charge of building the house climbed onto the beam and prepared to throw it.

Beam throwing is the favorite part of all children, because the master on the beam will stand on the beam and throw down the candies, peanuts and other food prepared by the master, and there are copper coins!The children don't know whether it's bad luck or not, as long as there's something delicious and a coin to take, they'll all come in swarms.

The first thing to throw the beam is to pick up the bag.

At He Tao's insistence, Fu Shi stood firmly under the beam holding the basket. Master Xu threw the lucky bag wrapped in red cloth into the basket, and then Master Xu began to sing auspicious words loudly.

"Throw beams to the east, the sun rises to the east, and the house is full of reds. The beams are thrown to the west. The unicorn sends children to hang double happiness. The beams are thrown to the south. The children and grandchildren are the champions. Great profit!"

While talking, he threw the prepared copper coins to all directions of the main room, and the children swarmed and yelled "Wow", and even adults participated in it, and kept hearing "The copper coin hit me". Children's voices such as "I received a copper coin" and "Hurry up and over there" were very lively for a while.

The excitement had nothing to do with He Tao, she held her breath the whole time, and looked at Master Xu without blinking, for fear that he would fall off the beam!
Fortunately, everything went well!
After the beam raising ceremony, He Tao and Fu Shi entertained Master Xu and his party in the Xintang room, accompanied by Fu Quan and He Fuguo.He Tao has always been willing to eat and drink. A table of stewed, braised, deep-fried, fried and grilled dishes are all delicious in color, fragrance, and good wine is also prepared.After the banquet was over, the men left with their bellies in their arms.

After the beam was erected, the project went very smoothly. As early as when the bricklayers and carpenters were building the house, another team was building the stone wall in the wasteland. Both groups worked hard, and the construction site was full of excitement every day. .

The shape of the yard is gradually taking shape.

During this period, a lot of people from the village came to see the excitement.Almost everyone said that Fu Shi was crazy. It was obviously the fate of a mud-legged man. He also imitated a big family to repair Zhuangzi.The money earned by working hard on the battlefield has been wasted!

The He family also came, and the big Zhou family led the little Chen family, the little Zhou family and Zhang Dahua.He Tao also greeted them with a smile, and led them in to see the structure of the house.

Zhang Dahua held her seven or eight-month-old stomach and kept making sarcastic remarks, saying that the house was not neatly repaired, and the masters who built the house were so angry that they almost fought against her.Although Da Zhou and the others didn't speak, they also seemed to agree with Zhang Dahua.

The best one is not Zhang Dahua, but He Tao's own mother, who was hesitant to speak the whole time. In the end, He Tao couldn't bear her resentful eyes, and asked her what's wrong before Xiao Chen opened her mouth quietly. : "Tao'er, does your father get paid to work here?"

He Tao's heart is full of horses and horses, and he has never heard of a father who helps his daughter with work and a mother who comes to count wages!Although He Tao originally planned to give it, of course it was not in the name of wages-it is estimated that He Fuguo would not accept it, but He Tao planned to use filial piety to make him accept it!

The corner of her mouth twitched back to Xiao Chen: "He is my real father!"

"It's not that mother asked you for money, but if you don't get paid, your grandma will get angry." Xiao Chen hurriedly explained.

As soon as He Tao turned her head, she met Da Zhou's cloudy eyes. She knew without thinking that she must have asked Xiao Chen to ask.

"Yes, yes!" He Tao said impatiently.

(End of this chapter)