Don't underestimate it.

Xu Jiaojiao vaguely remembered reading in a book before that the Great Wall was built using this method and was very strong.

Most people don't grow glutinous rice, so the Xu family didn't have enough. They had to borrow or buy it, and they got more than two hundred kilograms, all of which had to be boiled into a paste.

Building a wall seems very simple, even though it is just a dab of paste and a yard of blue bricks. But it requires a test of skills and requires real bricklayers to do it. Most people can't do it. People like the Luo brothers can only start from scratch.

Running back and forth from the mixing station to the wall is commonly known as carrying the ash bucket.

It took seven days to build the wall, and then it was time to put up the beams.

There is a saying in the countryside: "If there are beams on the roof, there will be food in the house; if there are no beams on the roof, the livestock will not prosper." Therefore, a grand ceremony must be held every time a beam is installed. Beams are very important in the minds of the people.

In the entire house building process, we are in the highest position.

Most of the beams are straight fir trees from previous years, preferably those with lush branches and leaves, which symbolizes many children and grandchildren. Laoye Mountain is very big, so this kind of fir is not difficult to find, and Lao Xu's family has already prepared it.

The beam was placed horizontally on the ground, with red silk wrapped around it. The five blessings of fortune, wealth, longevity, happiness, and wealth were written on red paper and hung on it. Mrs. Xu Zhang found a large basket filled with rice cakes and rice dumplings.

, glutinous rice balls, meat balls, steamed buns, fruits, tea snacks, sesame poles, scale beams, bamboo buckets, rice, firewood and other various things are also hung on the beams.

When the beam-laying started, the new house was full of people inside and outside, not only the workers but also the neighbors from nearby.

Xu Youde lit a long firecracker, and amid the crackling sound, the most famous carpenter was in the east, and a bricklayer in the west, each carrying one end of the beam and climbing up the ladder.

At the same time, the carpenter chanted loudly:

Step by step on the golden ladder, the zodiac will be auspicious and prosperous;

The boss is the most prosperous, and his descendants will be happy forever.

The bricklayer continued:

Lord, pillar, hear me auspicious.

Born in a geomantic treasure land, located in a wealthy and healthy place.

Above, the crape myrtle shines brightly, and below, the hall is filled with blessings and fortune.

With children and grandchildren everywhere, fame spread all over the world...

The two sang loudly, and everyone was smiling as they watched the beams rising higher and higher, and finally being placed on the roof.

Xu Jiaojiao looked at it with great interest and interest. She had never seen anything like this before.

When they reached the roof, the carpenter sang again while grabbing the things in the basket and throwing them towards Xu Youde.

The auspicious day of the zodiac opens the door, and the eight gods send treasures;

I asked where to send this treasure, and it was delivered to your door.

The owner received the first treasure, but he couldn't use it to buy land.

If the owner receives two treasures, he will have many children and grandchildren early.

The boss received three treasures, and he will have plenty of food and clothing every year...

These were all specially thrown to the host. Xu Youde had been waiting below for a long time, with a full smile on his face, holding a baggage, and caught them one by one.

Then the bricklayer continued chanting:

The word "Fu" is born with four corners. When the first grade comes to the house, the gods will bless the ancestors, and the lucky stars will shine high to bring good luck...

While singing, he also threw the things in the basket down. These were thrown to other relatives and friends, carrying full of blessings, and the people below rushed to catch them.

Xu Jiaojiao and Liao Qing did not fight, but stood aside and watched the fun happily.

After spraying for a while, the carpenter and bricklayer got off the stairs and continued to sing:

Step by step up the golden ladder, step by step on the cornucopia, the money tree in the cornucopia, shaking gold by day and silver by night...

Xu Jiaojiao's sharp eyes looked at the basket in their hands. There was still a lot left in it, and she couldn't help but said: "The contents of this basket haven't been finished yet?"

Liao Qing took a look and said, "Aren't you allowed to get some for yourself?"

Xu Jiaojiao:...Okay.

"Thank you both." Xu Youde went up to greet them and sealed a red envelope for each of them. Of course, this is also the rule.

At this point, the beam lifting is over.

In Liao Qing's words, this is a relatively simple approach. If you really have to do every aspect thoroughly, there will be many more tricks.

There are still many things to do next, mainly focusing on the roof, paving purlins, meadows, yellow mud, and tiles. These all require skills and a lot of time.

If you do it too quickly, that's not a good thing.

Especially for tiles, green tiles are fired in earthen kilns, and some are not so regular. When stacked together, they will not fit perfectly, which increases the possibility of leakage. This requires careful selection by the bricklayers. It is said that

A well-fitted tile cannot be broken with a hammer, and it will not leak for decades.

At this time, the owner will try his best to cook as much delicious food as possible to satisfy the master bricklayer, and some even open a small stove for him alone.

In short, Xu Jiaojiao saw a lot of things during the process of building a house.

It took eleven days to cover the roof, paint the walls, mop the floor and other finishing work.

It took Lao Xu's family a total of nineteen days to build this new house, which was quite a long time. The main reason was that the house was a bit big, with two entrances. It was bigger than other houses in Xujia Village. Lao Xu's family almost

Everyone wants to live in a new house, and even if we hire a lot of labor, the construction time will not be short.

After the house was built, there was one more thing to do, and that was to celebrate the fireworks.

This is also customary.

On the chosen day, Lao Xu's family once again held a banquet in the dojo. This time six tables were set up, but it was a flowing banquet. After one table was finished, the table would be full again, and the banquet started again.

Because pots and bowls are limited in rural areas, this is what we do most of the time.

All the familiar villagers came, carrying rice, noodles, cakes and other things in their hands. Some even gave money directly, ranging from dozens to hundreds of coins.

Shiro moved a table, sat at the door, and wrote down these gifts one by one in his favor account, so that he would pay them back in the future.

In the past two years, under the leadership of the Xu family, the villagers have become much richer, and their gifts have also been plentiful. Unlike before, someone would come to eat with a small salted fish in his hand.

Xiao Silang kept accounts. This was Xu Jiaojiao's suggestion. You should apply what you have learned. Accounting is also a skill. Look at the many half-grown men, aren't they all watching with wide eyes and envy on their faces?

Xu Darong, Da Lang and Da Ya also came back a day early. At this moment, they were standing at the intersection as the boss of the Xu family, greeting the visitors warmly.

Xu Youde lit a long whip again. Xu Zhang took a fire basket made from a clay pot, took out the fire from the stove in the old house, and put it into the fire basket.

The fire basket was filled with chaff husks and grass dregs in advance, and soon after the fire was put in, thick smoke billowed out.

Luo Shi took out the steaming rice steamer from the pot and put it into the basket. Xu Laoer took some firewood from the stove door and put it into the loader. Erlang carried a wooden ladder, and Xu Jiaojiao also grabbed it with great interest.
Chapter completed!