Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 164: Good Luck

Zhou's scolding echoed in the house, and the atmosphere in the whole family became extremely tense, making people feel extremely depressed.

——This side of Anyue in the wasteland.

In this era, although life is difficult, as long as people are diligent, they will not starve to death.

As more and more people came to help, naturally more people came to eat.

An Yue organized more people, dug two large earthen stoves, and borrowed two large iron pots from the villagers.

Seeing the villagers helping sincerely, An Yue was deeply moved. The people there were simple and honest, and they were all hardworking. If she could find a way to make money in the future, she would definitely help them.

Several men helped to move bricks and pile up soil, and a group of half-grown children stood in a long line, helping to pass the bricks to the craftsmen.

The craftsmen stood on wooden frames and took bricks one by one to build a wall.

The women helped with the cooking. They gathered around the earthen stove, some picking and washing vegetables, some passing firewood. They all had smiling faces, and their loud laughter echoed across the surrounding mountains and fields.

Day after day, time flies, and in the blink of an eye, almost a month has passed.

During this month, everyone worked together to greatly speed up the progress of house construction.

However, fortunately there has been no heavy rain during this period, so building the house was so smooth.

Watching the house gradually take shape, An Yue began to look forward to the days when she and An Nian would live in the blue brick and tile house.

After careful calculations by the elders in the village, tomorrow is an auspicious day for raising the beam.

Putting up the beam means that the house will be completed soon. An Yue's heart is filled with emotion as she thinks about all the hard work that everyone has put in to help her over the past month.

Now that the house has been built, it is time to thank the villagers who came to help.

An Yue knew that in this age where people are content with just having enough food, it would be too ostentatious to set up a grand banquet in the countryside, so she wanted to set up a banquet that would be both lively and popular in the countryside.

There were about seventy or eighty people in the village who came to help, including men, women, young and old, as well as craftsmen, which was just enough to cook.

Although white flour steamed buns, the staple food, taste the best, there are too many people to eat them.

Therefore, An Yue planned to make her staple food a mixture of flour, corn flour and sorghum flour, commonly known as steamed corn bread.

Then, some copper coins are randomly placed among the numerous steamed buns to wish everyone a good start.

It was difficult to cook with seventy or eighty people, so An Yue simply planned to make stew.

First, go to the town to buy 20 kilograms of pork and pork bones, and then buy a large basket of radishes. Cut the pork into pieces, and stew it with the bones and radishes in three large pots.

Buy six more fat chickens and make a braised chicken for everyone to taste.

In this way, although the meal is simple, at least everyone can have a meal with soup, meat and chicken, and it can also be regarded as a thank you and respect for everyone's help these days.

The second day is an auspicious day for raising the beam.

At the hour of Mao, just after breakfast, my grandparents and my uncle and aunt came early from the Jiang family.

At daybreak, An Yue, Qin, and her uncle Jiang Chenghai rode on Li Wu's ox cart to the town to buy food.

When the ox cart arrived at the entrance of the town, An Yue and the other two began to buy the materials needed for the beams.

At this time, it was already noon.

The three of them bought various ingredients, stew spices, as well as red silk and a big rooster for raising the beam.

After placing all the materials on the ox cart, the three of them sat on Li Wu's ox cart and prepared to return to the village.

As soon as they reached the main road, they saw women coming towards them from afar. They were delighted to see the cart full of food.

Several women helped to unload the food from the ox cart. When the men saw that the women couldn't even move it, they spontaneously ran over to carry the food to the yard of An Yue's new home.

After buying the ingredients, the women began to wash vegetables, cut meat, chat and laugh, creating a lively atmosphere.

The old man handed over firewood, and the fire in the earthen stove burned brighter and brighter. The stewed meat in three large pots was bubbling with steam, and the whole new home was filled with the aroma of meat.

The men were helping to build the wall, the half-grown girls were washing dishes, the boys were helping to pass the tiles, and Annian led a group of three or five-year-old children to compete in making mud balls.

Everyone is looking forward to the Fangliang Banquet, which is better than the Chinese New Year for the villagers.

At the Si hour, the sun rises high in the sky, and the auspicious time for raising the beam has arrived.

The red silk, copper coins and big roosters prepared in advance were all in place.

I saw the carpenter nailing the red silk to the beam with a copper plate and began to read the blessing words for the beam: "Once it is put up, it will last forever."

Then he grabbed the big rooster, plucked two feathers from it and placed them on the red silk, chanting: "Second, a house full of gold and jade."

He gently pinched the rooster's big red comb, and then dotted the blood on the rooster's red comb on the straight beam, saying: "Three ups and three yangs bring good luck."

Two people stood at both ends of the beam and helped to turn the beam over. The carpenter then said, "Four up, four seasons, good fortune."

Next, he picked up a stack of paper money, lit it with fire and chanted: "May the five crops be abundant and the harvest be good."

After the paper money is burned, put your hands together and finally recite loudly: "Six on six six great luck."

Instantly, everyone in the yard shouted, "Good! Good! Good!"

The carpenter asked An Nian to hold the copper coins and throw them to everyone. Men, women, young and old all began to bend down excitedly to pick up the copper coins.

After a period of joy and celebration, the men began to tie up the beams and pillars with ropes and put the beams on the roof.

Although An Yue didn't know the origin of the custom of raising the beam, just listening to the blessings, she could tell that it had a very good meaning.

It was already noon and the beams were ready.

The village chief asked everyone to take bowls and chopsticks and line up to receive the food.

An Yue, Qin and her grandmother opened the lids of three pots at the same time, and the aroma of the steaming stew wafted in the air.

The village chief walked to the center of the yard and said to everyone in a loud voice: "On behalf of the siblings An Nian and An Yue, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone here. Thank you to all the craftsmen and the neighbors of Baili Village for your tireless help during this period of time."

"Next, this meal is a small token of our two children's love. I hope you don't despise it, and don't be polite. Eat your fill! Eat well!"

As soon as the village chief finished his speech, everyone applauded.

Afterwards, An Yue, Qin, and grandmother Zheng began to distribute food to everyone.

Everyone held their bowls and lined up to get their food. They couldn't wait to taste it.

After a while, everyone had their food served and found a place to sit down and eat.

An Yue looked at them, each with his mouth full of greasy food. Men, women, young and old all had satisfied smiles on their faces, as if they had forgotten the troubles of the world.

At this moment, the scene is warm, the neighbors are harmonious, the children are innocent, and everyone is smiling happily.

They temporarily forgot the hardships and troubles of life, and at this moment, they were only focused on eating the delicious meat in front of them and felt happy.

Seeing them having such pure happiness, An Yue's heart was filled with emotion.