C20 Upper Beam

December 10, 1976, the 20th of the Lunar New Year. The most important thing was, it was an auspicious day for Gu family's new house. This day was remembered by everyone in the Gu family.

Early in the morning, Mother Gu put the candy cigarettes she had bought earlier into a wooden box. This box was made from Tong Mu, which was used by villagers to hold things when they were having a happy occasion, and the surface of the box was painted red. Third Young Madam and Madam Gu also sealed some tea leaves with a small bag made of thin cotton, and sewn them together.

Gu Min Qianqian had never seen anyone climb up the beam before, so it was very strange to see them all, but everyone in the family was very busy. When they saw nothing, they asked Third Young Madam whether it was because Third Young Madam had worn thousands of years of customs, or because Third Young Madam had asked her father when Third Young Madam had built her house.

Legend has it that in the early Western Zhou Dynasty, Jiang Taigong's hometown, Jiang Yuan, had the Song village east, and the owner, Song Xunxiang, had a rich family and made good friends with Jiang Taigong's Burning Incense Alliance.

One year, Song Xianfeng wanted to build a new house because he thought his house was shabby. He chose a Feng Shui land and set to work on a good day." However, even after covering it a few times, it still failed to do so. The first time, the wall surrounding the house had been blown down by a strong wind. The second time, the fourth beam of the house had been broken. In an instant, all four beams of the five rooms had been broken.

Helpless, Song Xianfeng could only abandon the main room and hastily build two rooms to stay with the guests. Soon Jiang Taigong returned from the Qi country to the provincial relatives, one day when he had nothing else to do, he went to visit his good friend Song. After not seeing each other for so many years, the two of them had been in a difficult situation ever since they left each other. When he saw the broken wall at the back of Song Xianfeng's hall, he wondered why he hadn't built the main house. Jiang Taisui could not come up with an answer no matter how much he thought about it. He then asked Song Xianfeng what was going on.

Song Chuanren told the story of the unfortunate events that had befallen building the house to Jiang Taisui with a worried expression. Jiang Taisui understood immediately. He smiled and said, "It turns out you don't have to worry about this. The day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow will be the auspicious day. You can build a house now."

Two days passed by in a flash, and the time for the beam to rise had arrived. Jiang Taigong came to the new room and stood next to the needle, mumbling to himself, "The four corners of the room are full of ghosts and gods. The Grand Duke is here, so let's go to his own quarters."

The next day, Song Xianfeng took up the task in a half-believing and half-doubting manner. It was indeed a realistic idea. With a few words from the emperor, Song Xianfeng's new house was built safe and sound. In just a few days, his new house was built.

What was going on? It turned out that when Song Xianfeng started building the new house, the four parties had all come to fight for the territory. They had to fight for the territory, and they had to fight over the territory. This caused Song Yu to feel a sense of dread.

This time, when they were building the house, the four ghosts and gods had heard the letter again. Just as they were about to make a ruckus, Jiang Taisui suddenly appeared. They were all trembling in fear. Because they were all bestowed the title by Jiang Taisui. More importantly, the grand duke had a Spirit Breaking Whip, so they were all afraid of being tortured by him. Therefore, when Jiang Taisui stood inside the house, the moment he spoke, they all scattered in fright.

Later on, the news spread, everyone who built the new house had to follow Song's example. In order to make the best of things, they wrote a couplet, "The upper beam meets the yellow day, and the pillar meets the purple star." The words "The Great Master abdicated the position of the Gods here." Some families even tied a pair of chopsticks and a string of copper coins with red hair rope, meaning they had food, shelter, and money to spend. He wanted to let Jiang Taisui stay there for a long time and ensure the safety of his family. This custom has been passed down for more than three thousand years, and is still practised by most families today when they build their houses.

The Third Young Madam explained in great detail. Gu Min Qian listened attentively. After Third Young Madam finished speaking, she looked down at Gu Min Qian's serious face and couldn't help but smile. Gu Min Qian was a little embarrassed and said, "Third Young Madam, you spoke very well!"

Third Young Madam stroked Gu Min's soft, yellowish hair and said with a look of disappointment, "This is all from the past few decades. Third Young Madam wasn't much older than you then, and she and her brothers listened to my father talk about this. That house is gone now, and I'm the only one left at home."

Third Young Madam spoke very calmly, but Gu Min Qian's heart ached when she heard this. Third Young Madam was also someone with a story.

In the afternoon, Min and her brother came over to call Grandma Gu and Gu Min Qianqian over to watch the ceremony. It was a joyous occasion to be built on a roof, so the more people joining in the fun, the better.

When Gu Min Qianqian arrived, she saw that the master had a cigarette in his ear, and called several young and strong men to help him carry the beams. The beams were made of good wood, and the main beams were not from the old house, they were new wood that Gu Min Jing Jing had found people to buy for him. The roof was made of tile, and the weight of the poles were too great, so the beams were very heavy, and when the beams were lifted to the front of the house, a few young and strong men climbed onto the shelves to prepare themselves.

The Head Chef looked up at the sky and shouted, "The auspicious hour has arrived, let's go, Liang Daji!"

Everyone worked together to carry up the house beams. After they were set up, the head master stood on top of a shelf with a box of things in one hand. He said to the adults and children standing below, "The Gu family is going to have Liang Daji today. Everyone lowered their heads to pick up the candy cigarettes lying on the ground. The master smilingly grabbed them and scattered them one by one, the children picked up the candy and first peeled one piece and stuffed it in their mouths, then quickly picked up the other candy bars on the ground, not letting go of the cigarettes, if they picked them up they could bring them home for their grandfather or father to taste.

Although it was cold, the sunlight was very bright. Grandma Gu held Third Young Madam's hand and said with a smile, "It's really an auspicious day. Looking at the weather, it's really a rare day. Third Aunt, I hope our days will get better in the future."

Third Young Madam smiled and said, "With these good kids, how can you still live a bad life? "Oh mother of god, just wait and be happy."

A burst of bitterness rushed from the bottom of her heart to her eyes. She couldn't help but raise her sleeve to wipe away the tears flowing from the corners of her eyes. She sighed and said, "It would be even better if I could burn a few pieces of paper and set off a string of firecrackers."

Gu Min Qian stood behind the two elders. As she listened to the words of the two elders, she raised her head to look at the blue sky and felt that the blue sky filled her heart with hope. The red pairing pasted on the blue sky and the red cloth that was tied to it made people feel that the blue sky was so gorgeous.

After finishing the meal, Gu Min basically took out all the money she had left. After eating this meal, the people who built the house put on the reed foil, hung the tiles, and then built the big building. As for how to tidy up at home and how to deal with the wall, that was a matter for the main house.

After eating, they rested for a while. After drinking a few bowls of tea, everyone started to go up to the roof.

This time, the Gu family really did their best to build a house, four rooms in the north, two rooms in the west, and then the pigsty, and two rooms in the south. But because of the limited materials, the big gate building was only a simple structure, and didn't have the big gate building like the Pan Meiyun family did with the south room, leaving a space for the door building.

Because they had to finish all the work today, it was already very late by the time they finished the day. Minjing took the leftover cigarettes from noon and gave half a box to the head master, while the rest of the people gave half a pack to each of them. After everyone had left, the Gu family moved the bed and bedding inside the Min Jing's shack to the north room.

After Mother Gu heated up the last of the lunch, the family ate a meal here. Min Jing said, "I'll go buy two bags of lime tomorrow and wipe the walls of my house. There are also windows.

Minjie said, "Brother, what about the south room?"

Min Jing said, "Let's set up two wooden beds in the south room. You can stay here when it's warm with Qianqian. When it's cold, move to the north room and share a room with our mother. What do you think?"

Although he did not know when his elder brother would be able to marry his elder sister-in-law back home, nor did he know when he would find a wife to marry, but before the marriage, he could still have such an independent space. He could clean up whatever he wanted, and he could arrange a room as he pleased.

When Min He heard this, he said unhappily, "Then what about me, brother? Where do I live?"

Min Jing said, "You share a room with me. Where else would you like to stay?"

Min He said: "Sister and sister can have their own room, why can't I have my own room? Mother, can you let me live in the west wing? "

Mother Gu smiled and said, "The west room is prepared for cooking. Besides, the west room is next to the chicken coop. How can anyone live here? It's good enough for you to live in the same room as your brother."

Minjie said, "Then why don't you come and live with us?"

Min He wrinkled his nose. "I don't want to sleep in the same room as a girl. If people knew, they would laugh at me. Do I even need face?"

When Min Jie heard this, he smiled and said, "Hey, you little brat, you haven't even grown all your hair yet and you still want face. Come here, let me see how big your face is." As Min Jie said this, he pinched Min He's face. Min He quickly dodged, causing everyone to laugh out loud.