Chapter 105 Liang Liang Ceremony
The empty shell of the house is completed, and only the tiles and some finishing work are left. There is no need to hire so many workers for this, as their own family members can do it, saving some labor money.
The family got up early as usual.
Ye Yaodong saw that all the children at the table had rarely gotten up so early at the same time and were eating breakfast neatly. He teased: "Today seems to be September 1st. School is about to start, right? Your good days are over."
The two children, who have only entered the first grade this year, said happily: "We have wanted to go to school for a long time."
"After you go there for a few days, you won't want to go!"
"Why?"
"Because there is a lot of homework to do every day, Brother Ahai is still copying books in the room right now. I have never seen him so diligent. It is only today that I can see him getting up early in the morning to cram."
"Hahaha, I wonder why I heard my aunt scolding me while I was sleeping so early in the morning."
"Fortunately, I finished it last night..."
Several children were laughing at Ye Chenghai.
Mother Ye also recited something: "If you are not busy in the morning, you will be anxious at night, and you will get up in the middle of the night to mend your crotch, no one can study."
At this time, the owner also had big dark circles under his eyes and walked out of the house in a depressed state, carrying a military green satchel with a five-pointed star embroidered on his back.
"Hey, have you finished your summer homework? It's okay if you don't do it. At worst, you don't need to sign up. Just go to the mountains to herd sheep. It's so comfortable to herd sheep. You can run around in the mountains and you don't have to do your homework. The mountains are full of peach and plum trees.
Loquat trees, orange trees, grapefruit trees, hahaha~"
Ye Chenghai felt yearning after hearing this, but he could only sigh, "I also want to herd sheep, but my mother refuses."
Mother Ye rolled her eyes at Ye Yaodong, "What nonsense are you talking about? You don't know how to study in the first place, and you are still here hooking him to herding sheep. He doesn't even want to go. He has to study for two more years to finish the fifth grade and understand all the characters.
Already."
Sister-in-law Ye also hit Ye Chenghai on the head, "Hurry up and give me breakfast. After that, take your homework with you to register. I still have a lot of work to do. If you continue to grind on me, I will beat you."
"I know." Ye Chenghai responded feebly and went to have breakfast honestly.
Ye Yaodong laughed loudly, but before he finished laughing, he heard his eldest son say: "Dad, I also want to herd sheep, not study!"
His laughter suddenly stopped, "Fuck, let your sister go. Don't study the good ones all day long. Study the bad ones. Reading is the king..."
"You just said herding sheep is good, and I don't have a sister!"
"I'm just saying casually, it's not pleasant to be illiterate. You still have to learn all the words if you can't read..."
Shooting himself in the foot is what he is doing now.
Lin Xiuqing patted him twice and said, "You'd better stop talking nonsense, so as not to teach bad children, go and eat your food."
Ye Yaodong felt that he was wrong. These children were really full of fun in the mountains and the sea. They just said a few words and took them seriously.
After breakfast, Sister-in-law Ye and Second Sister-in-law Ye took a group of children to register at school, cursing behind them, as if chasing ducks, leaving only the two youngest members of Ye Yaodong's family sitting on the threshold and watching.
Other adults also have to go to the new house to clean up the aftermath.
Ye Yaodong plans to open a vegetable plot at the back door of the new house so that the couple can grow vegetables. He also wants to cut some bamboo on the mountain and build a fence to raise chickens. Of course, the house must look like a home.
Ye Yaopeng saw him clearing wasteland with a hoe. After asking why, he also imitated him.
There must be a need to grow vegetables, otherwise what would they eat?
After the land was almost cleared, Ye Yaodong filled the remaining loess with a dustpan and poured it into the vegetable field. Later, he would go home to decorate the ashes from the stove, sprinkle it in and mix it to add some nutrients to grow vegetables. Otherwise, the loess alone would be useless.
If it doesn’t have much nutrition, the vegetables won’t grow big.
And you need to pour some manure and fertilize depending on the situation, but this is still early...
Lin Xiuqing was also full of unlimited hopes for her new home. She cleaned it inside and out, and she also followed Ye Yaodong to clear out the vegetable plot and sprinkle some vegetable seeds.
On the day of the funeral, all the men of the Ye family dressed neatly and went to the new house in high spirits. Women were not allowed to go.
In rural areas, it is believed that women are yin, which will bring bad luck to the new house, so even though this day was very lively, the women in the family did not attend the ceremony, but helped prepare the food for the banquet at home.
The workers who built the house will all come to help on this day. They will be the first to put happy words on the house, hang red silk, and put couplets written on red paper on the beams and the door.
What is usually posted on the beams of the house is "The green dragon supports the jade pillars, and the white tiger supports the golden beams."
The horizontal batch is "Shangliang Daji".
Then an incense table was set up in front of the main entrance, and fruits bought by Ye's mother in advance were placed. The three brothers Ye Yaodong respectfully lit incense and kowtowed.
Then, after setting off the firecrackers, when the time is almost up, the beam-laying officially begins.
For those who go to the seaside, they need to do it at high tide, which means money is coming in like a tide. It would be better if it can catch the full moon, which means family reunion.
When the ceremony began, many villagers gathered around their new house to watch the excitement. It was rare to see excitement in rural areas, so everyone came after hearing the news.
The upper beam is also called the rising beam.
Because when raising the beam, the people above need to throw down four strong red silk materials from the top, and then the people below divide them at both ends of the beam. The red silk hangs down a Qing Shunzhi copper coin, which means "peace and harmony".
Then go up the first beam and then the second beam in sequence.
The carpenter would also sing hymns while putting up the frame, and the people standing below would all join in with him.
After the entire beam frame is installed, the purlins are placed on the forks, and the rafters are nailed on top of the purlins.
As a souvenir, the rafter nailed to the center and back of the house was specially made. The carpenters used a plane to smooth one side of the round rafter, and they needed to ask someone to write the date of construction, the name of the owner and the craftsman with a brush.
For example, Ye Yaodong's house: On September 6, 1982, Ye Yaodong built a house, with Li Si as a carpenter and Wang Wu as a bricklayer.
After the beam is raised, it is time to throw the beam. The carpenters who raised the beam will stand next to the beam and throw peanuts, candies, and glutinous rice cakes to the beam while singing poems. Everyone rushes to pick them up, hoping for a good fortune.
After the work is over, they will set off firecrackers and entertain the workers who built the house. The Ye family has already set up two large tables, waiting for the reception with good smoke, wine and food to celebrate the completion of the house.
There is another point here, that is, bricklayers are still required to lay the tiles. If they are not treated well, if they are irresponsible or deliberately cause damage, the house will leak when it rains after it is built, and it will be very troublesome to repair.
In this era, the ceremony of going up to the beam was particularly onerous, unlike in the future, when it became more and more simplified.
After having a sumptuous lunch at noon, Ye Mu gave another red envelope to the carpenter who put up the beam and the workers who helped lift the beam, and it was finally completed.
The next step is just to lay the tiles and it's just moving day.
Building a house is tiring, but finally this important task is almost over. Everyone in the Ye family breathed a sigh of relief.
Mother Ye said with a smile: "When we move on the 20th day of the lunar calendar, you should go back to your parents' home in advance to let us know, and let your parents and brothers come over to have fun on the moving day."
The three daughters-in-law all agreed with smiles.
After finishing the beam, Ye Yaodong stopped going to sea with his father. He had to work on his own boat. During this period, he made more than a dozen ground cages.
He put them into the sea one after another. There are already 3 rows. He goes to collect them every one or two days. I don't know if he is lucky, but every time he will explode a few nets. Every day when there are few
It can be sold for 5-6 yuan, and sometimes it can be sold for 7-8 yuan.
You know, at that time, it only had 3 rows of floor space, but it was already as good as other people's 5.6 rows of goods, sometimes even more.
It's a pity that there are still too few ground cages. If there are more cages, he can also collect more goods. If there is more free time, they should be able to do more.
Ever since his father bought a boat, Aguang has gone out early and returned late every day to trawl the sea. It has been a long time since his friends got together to drink and chat.
It happened that Ye Yaodong had finished his studies and was not too busy during the day. He left some seafood in his cage, so he took it to A Guang's house and called a few friends along.
Everyone was busy during this period, and no one paid attention to the angry Awei and Mouse. He thought that after so many days, it should be almost over, so why not call everyone to chat and let the matter be over.
But I didn't expect that when I went to Ah Wei's house, he would show off his face.
"Haha~ What kind of wind has brought our brother Dong here? You are a busy man either building a new house or going to sea to make money, but you actually have time to come to my place."
Ye Yaodong pursed his lips and said helplessly: "Everyone is a little busy during this period. I left some seafood and let's go to A Guang's place for a drink and a chat?"
"No, you can just chat. I don't have the ability. I can only listen to your bragging if I go."
As he was about to enter the house, Ye Yaodong couldn't help but scolded: "Fuck, it's just a trivial matter. As for that, didn't you just say it in advance?"
"Those who truly regard Mouse and I as brothers will not leave us out. Anyway, we talk little and have always been very transparent. It is normal for us to be ignored. Then you can play your own game."
Damn it!
Ye Yaodong cursed in his heart and turned around to leave. He was used to it! You can't get over who you leave, right?
He didn't bother to put his warm face on someone's cold butt. He just felt that it was a pity that long-time brothers suddenly parted ways because of a small misunderstanding.
Thinking of the classic saying, I am afraid that my brothers will suffer, but I am also afraid that my brothers will drive Land Rover!
If my brother is living a good life, it will be more difficult than if he dies, right?
After coming out of Awei's house, he didn't bother to go to Mouse's house. They had always been good friends, and they vented their anger through the same nostril at that time.
He didn't feel sorry for them in any way. It was their mentality, so don't worry about them.
He hurried to A Guang's house again, and other people were already there. Seeing him coming alone with no one behind him, everyone couldn't help but ask: "Didn't you say you were going to call A Wei and Mo Zi? They didn't come?"
"Awei was scornful to me and said slanderous words, saying that he had no ability and so on. He also said that everyone was doing their own thing. He was too lazy to care about him. It was a mental issue. After I came out of his house, I was too lazy to do it.
Go to Mouse’s house and don’t want to hear sarcastic remarks.”
A Guang shrugged, "Forget it, let's just ignore them for the time being. There's no need to be hot on your face and cold on the bottom."
Xiaoxiao: "He has to figure this out by himself."
The fat man was cooking and shook his head, "Oh, it's all about money."
Ah Zheng said confidently, "What's wrong with us making our own money? We still need to care about how he feels? Where does that make sense!"
"Forget it, let's not mention it, let's take care of our own food and drink. How is Aguang trawling recently?" Ye Yaodong sat at the table, with one foot on the stool, and he picked up a shrimp mushroom and peeled it.
"You're still called A Guang, shouldn't you be called A Shun? Hahahaha~"
"It's time to change your tune!"
"Then we shouldn't ask him to pay for the change of confession?"
"Go, go, Mao's change fee, I thought the new wife was serving tea. You can call her whatever you like. Anyway, just change it in the household registration book."
Seeing that they were on the wrong side of the building again, Ye Yaodong hurriedly pulled him back, "How's your harvest lately? Aguang and his father went to sea, and you two are the only ones working on the boat? How are you going to share the money?"
"I transferred my share of the boat to them, and when they save enough money from selling goods, they can give it to me. Anyway, such a small boat can't use three people. It's just right for me and my father to trawl the net."
Xiaoxiao also nodded, "Yes, after Aguang was eliminated recently, we have a lot more products online."
A Guang looked at him with disdain, "We also have a lot of trawl goods!"
"Is it possible that you changed your name so that you don't lose money?"
"Hmph, I can't stop your mouth even if I eat it!"
"Why don't you come here to help light the fire? One or two of them are sitting there and eating." The fat man waved the spatula and wanted to hit them in the face. These shameless people called him over to cook, but they didn't come.
So we sat down to eat, and he cooked there for a long time.
"you go……"
"you go……"
The four of them pushed each other back and forth, no one wanted to sit in front of the stove and light the fire on a hot day, so in the end they had to cut their hair in stone and cloth together.
With three rocks and a pair of scissors, Aguang had no choice but to accept his defeat and light the fire.
He sat in front of the stove and said actively: "Dongzi, when are you moving? Let us know when the time comes and we will carry your bed and move your furniture."
"Are you free? I can just call them when the time comes. You don't have to come."
"If you tell me in advance, I will definitely be free. How can I not be free for such a big move?"
Others wink and wink~
Azheng smiled evilly and said, "Dongzi, I heard that someone told your sister about a girl from Xishan Village."
"What?" A Guang's eyes widened in shock, "Why didn't I know when it happened?"
Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes at him, "That's what happened."
Xiaoxiao smiled happily and asked: "Have we met? When will we get married? If you need help, please let us know."
"I saw it today and I don't know what to do. I don't worry about it."
Aguang suddenly felt a little unable to sit still, and they all looked at each other!
"That younger boy doesn't look that good either. He's not as tall as our Ah Guang."
Ah Guang straightened his back instantly!
"Aguang isn't that tall either, 175 is the most."
A Guang: Damn, I want to kill him with my eyes!
"That's enough. Do you think everyone can grow up to be as tall as you?"
"That's true!" This is also what Ye Yaodong is proud of.
People in the south are generally short, and in this era of lack of nutrition, everyone is not tall. Someone like A Guang who is 175 is considered tall.
After everyone reminded A Guang in disguise, they started bragging again.
"Let's build this small boat for a few years. Then we can jointly build a larger boat. The small boat has not yet been built."
"It depends on the situation. Just make the money you can earn first, don't be too little."
"It was the first day of the new year a few days ago. It's a pity that Feng Qi missed it, otherwise we could have gone to the isolated island again."
"I heard there might be another typhoon in the next two days."
"A typhoon is a typhoon. It's just a few days' rest. We don't have a few typhoons in a year here. Just get used to it. Remember to sail the boat to a safe harbor."
Chapter completed!