When I came back from the market, I prepared all the things that would be used for tomorrow's sacrificial feast, and the five people who were tired for a day rested early.

On October 26th, Shangliang Day, Situ Yan and the four sons of the Li family got up before the end of the day, Situ Yan first warmed up the stutter, and several people had a simple breakfast, and then began to move the things used for the sacrificial banquet to the new courtyard.

As the head of the family, Li Dalang was responsible for setting up the offering table and preparing the offerings. Jiro, Saburo and Shiro help cut meat and vegetables. Towards the end of the hour, the little lamb drove the ox cart into the new yard with the tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks borrowed from various families.

Aunt Fu, Aunt Niu and Aunt Si came to help before the hour. Although Situ Yan and Sierlang of the Li family who should have prepared are almost ready, there are still some small things that need everyone's help.

At the end of the day, the families in the village brought congratulatory gifts and led the children of the family to watch the ceremony. Little sheep Li Guixiang and younger brother Li Guisheng set up a special ceremony at the entrance of the hospital to help keep the "etiquette account". Some of the happy villagers also walked around inside and out, some said that the house was built well, and some said that these babies were stupid, and they chose a stone field, afraid that they would not even be able to open a vegetable garden in the future. Because it is a barren and rocky land, it makes the villagers' eyes less hot, but it saves Situ Yan a lot of trouble, which can be regarded as an unexpected joy.

Rural gifts, generally just some of their own green vegetables, better will give some eggs, grain. The worst will also dig up some wild vegetables and put them in a basket, these Situ Yan don't care, this gift is divided into three, six, nine and so on, and the return gift will naturally be thick and thin. It's just that among the people who came, Situ Yan still noticed that people like Shuisheng, Liangzi, Li Aniu, Li Si, and Zhang Fa who had intersected with Situ Yan only brought their own children to watch the ceremony, and the other people brought all the children from the family, this is human nature, Situ Yan just smiled, as for the families who were good friends with her, of course, she would prepare a thick return gift.

When the time comes, the sacrifice begins. Situ Yan curiously hid behind the crowd and quietly watched the ceremony.

Before the sacrifice beam, the red paper is pasted on the main beam, and then carried into front of the new house, and a five-color plate containing fish, chicken, goose, egg, and salt is placed on the offering table, and then the village is taken by Li Dalang to toast, incense, and hang red cloth on the beam.

Then the men in the village helped to lift the beam to the roof, and when the beam was lifted, Erlang lit the cannon at the gate of the courtyard, crackling and not festive. Muramasa shouted, "Shangliang, good luck!" Bu Yunqiji, lay the dwelling, erect a thousand-year-old column, erect Wandai Liang, the auspicious star shines high, and the blessed land is auspicious,...... The green dragon wraps around the jade pillar, and the white tiger frames the golden beam. ……。 Situ Yan couldn't hear it very clearly because she was far away.

This lifting beam is also very exquisite, requiring four levels and eight stability, the beam head facing east represents the green dragon, and the beam tail facing west represents the white tiger. After the beam was stabilized, Li Dalang hung the blessing bag containing red dates, peanuts, japonica rice, wheat, and evergreen on the beam, taking the meaning of "blessing, lu, longevity, joy, and evergreen". Muramasa also took a lucky bag and threw it into the basket that Li Dalang held with both hands, which was called "receiving the bag", which means catching the treasure.

The most lively procedure of this beam ceremony is the "beam throwing". When the owner "took the bag", the village is throwing candy, peanuts, and copper coins from the beam to the surroundings, so that the children who come to watch the ceremony will scramble, which means "the wealth is rolling", and while throwing the village is in his mouth, he will read at the same time, "Throw the beam to the east, and the east sunrise is full of red; Throwing the beam to the west, the unicorn sends the son to hang double happiness; Throw the beam to the south, and the children and grandchildren will be the champions from generation to generation; Throwing the beam to the north, the granary japonica rice is full of age" "After the beam is thrown, everyone withdraws from the new house and lets the sun bask the roof beam, which is called "drying the beam".

After all this is done, the feast begins. Lao Mura Zheng (the fifth grandfather), Muramasa (Li Wangfu), the patriarch (the thirteenth grandfather), Li Aniu, Li Si, Zhang Fa, Li Daniu, and Li Dalang sat on the chairman.

Some of the others are senior, but their legs and feet are not good, so they haven't come over today. Li Dalang was able to sit at the main table because he was the head of the family and wanted to greet guests. And although Li Daniu, as Li Dalang's grandfather, broke off his relationship, Muramasa still invited him to the main table, which can be regarded as helping Dalang to fulfill his filial piety, so as not to let anyone take the opportunity to make trouble.

The chairman serves eight hot dishes, including chicken, goose, eggs, pork, etc., and the steamed bun is a white flour steamed bun used for sacrifices. A jar of medium sorghum wine.

There was nothing to put in the guest room, so it was all left in the courtyard, four stews with vegetables and meat, a basket of black flour steamed buns, and a jar of inferior sorghum wine.

The door of the main house was open, and the courtyard could be seen from the house, and when the village saw that everyone was seated, he asked his father, the old village leader, to say a few words, and then prepared to open the banquet.

"Then I'll say a couple of words according to the old man, the big guy can come today, that is, I recognize the girl and the big man's family, and in the future, those who can help outside the village will take a hand, and those who can't help don't do the tricks that fall into the ground." After Lao Cunzheng finished speaking, he glanced at Li Daniu at the same table, and then continued, "How did the girl and Brother Da Lang live, everyone was like a mirror in their hearts, these babies were not easy, and when it was time to move and move, they would no longer invite everyone, I think you are all elders of several babies, and you can understand the neighbors." Now there is no elder in this family, so I am all the elders of the girl, and I will use this wine to toast you with a housewarming ceremony, thank you for coming to watch the ceremony today. Let's eat and drink well, let's have a meal! ”

Lao Cunzheng's words, Situ Yan and Li Dalang brothers were moved, and thanked the fifth grandfather for thinking about them everywhere, these two sentences not only won over the villagers, but also saved them the trouble of being banquet guests again. Only people who treat you sincerely can think about you everywhere, and they have written down the good of the fifth grandfather.

The villagers also understand in their hearts that the children of the Li family were out of the house at the beginning, and the little girl was even more unrelated and unreasonable, and now she can build a house with only a few babies, and it is not easy to be Xi Zhen'er, and it is also in line with the words of the old village.

Seeing that everyone had no opinion on this matter, Muramasa was also happy. Zhang Luo let the courtyard open a banquet, the villagers looked at the food on the table for a long time, even if there is a love to take advantage of such food, they can't find anything, as soon as they hear the opening of the table, they are busy rushing to eat the top of the mouth full of oil, these come to eat and drink, whether they are cooked or not, they are all smiling, only Li Da Niu, Li Erzhu, Li Sanzhu three people eat like chewing wax.

Looking at this table full of meat and wine, the black-faced steamed buns are inconspicuous, but they can eat enough, these are the things that their family can't eat during the New Year, how can they not be angry when they live so well with this girl. In fact, what they are even more angry is that they forcibly invited Situ Yan, a boy who scatters wealth, out of their own door, if they had been kind to this girl at the beginning, they would have been able to eat and drink spicy food and spicy food, which is really regrettable. But I still hate more in my heart, hating Situ Yan for deceiving their family, which made their family lose their wife and soldiers.

In addition to Li Daniu's family, there is also a person who is also unhappy, the head of the Li family (the thirteenth master), in order to leave a good impression on Li Zhaocai, but Situ Yan was not lightly offended, I didn't expect this little girl to be capable, not only built a house, but also invited a banquet, this family has no idea, how can he live such a life, he doesn't know how to open his mouth if he wants to get a little light in the future.

Unlike these ghostly fetuses, the other villagers all ate their mouths full of oil and praised them again and again. In fact, the dishes at this table were really not made by Situ Yan, they were all prepared with the help of the three aunts, because they were afraid that she would be small and tired of making more things.

Situ Yan didn't pay attention to the things in the yard at all, the three aunts were eating in the stove at this time, she hid in the clean room by herself, and was ordering and receiving gifts, according to the account records, wrapping gifts for each family, in fact, it was nothing more than wrapping the things of the owner to the almost western family, except for a few good relationships, she prepared extra gifts, and outsiders sent them, she didn't have to bother at all.

Situ Yan is still happy with such a treat, at least the men who come, whether they are happy or not, there is little gossip, it is not like women getting together, they are always chewing on the east and west. Xi Kai was over for nearly an hour, and then he had to cover the roof with grass, so the villagers didn't stay long, wiped their mouths, and said politely to Li Dalang's brothers, and left.

The three aunts helped Situ Yan clean the dishes and chopsticks in the yard, and when Aunt Fu turned around, Situ Yan happened to see a piece of blood on the back of her buttocks, and knew that she was coming to the "menstrual affair", so she hurriedly pulled Aunt Fu into the clean room.

"Girl, what are you doing as a god and a god, is there something missing?" Aunt Fu thought that Situ Yan was experiencing something embarrassing, and it was difficult to say it in front of outsiders.

"Aunt Fu, it's not my business, it's your business, there's a dirt on the back of your buttocks, take a look."

"Ah," Aunt Fu heard it, and there was still some flute, and when she looked back, her face turned red, and then she was anxious and didn't know what to do, "Look at the girl, this thing is troublesome, the aunt didn't mean it, you see this matter?" Auntie is leaving, this is leaving. ”

Situ Yan didn't react for a while, and she didn't know why this aunt was in a hurry.

"Aunt Fu, what's wrong with you? I'm not trying to urge you to go, why are you in a hurry? ”

"I don't mean that, girl, this day is the most taboo for women to come to the 'menstrual affairs', the aunt is not allowed on weekdays, and it is not allowed for your family to take advantage of the bad luck without thinking about it, it is all the aunt's no, wait for Ming'er Aunt to go to the county town to invite a Taoist priest, come to your house to go to the bad luck, don't be angry with the aunt!" Aunt Fu apologized guiltily, and her words were a little impatient, for fear that the girl would have a problem in her heart, and the two families would be estranged in the future.

"Aunt Fu, look at what you are talking about, in my mother's hometown, seeing red on this good day is seeing joy, it is a good thing to be on top, don't go to your heart. Then don't invite the Taoist priest, don't invite my family's blessings out. Situ Yan is not a superstitious person, and these are the normal reactions of the human body, she didn't pay attention to it at all, and now she saw that Aunt Fu took it seriously, and she was a little reluctant in her heart, so she naturally told a white lie.

"Girl, do you really have this talk over there? Don't you lie to your aunt? "Aunt Fu is still a little unconvinced.

"Really, auntie, I respect you as my mother, and no one dares to lie to you!" Situ Yan hugged Aunt Fu'er's waist and was coquettish, and finally pulled this matter over.

Aunt Fu still has some doubts and worries in her heart, but looking at the little girl who is coquettish in her arms, she is very close to her heart, no matter what this child says is true or not, her intentions are true, and she is really happy.

Aunt Fu couldn't stay to help like this, so she insisted on going home first, and Situ Yan also persuaded Aunt Niu and the fourth aunt to go back, so she cleaned up things with Li Dalang and a few others.

After the things were sorted out, I asked Xiao Yang'er to help drive the ox cart and Da Lang and Erlang together to return the tables, chairs, bowls, chopsticks and return gifts to each family. Those who received the return gift were thanked and praised, and of course, there were those who sneered and dismissed. For these, she Situ Yan didn't take it into her heart at all.

It's just a gift for the three aunts, and she really took a lot of thought. In addition to packing some grain, eggs, and meat, they also packed a pound of salt each. She has also noticed these days that Aunt Fu'er's son is fine and does not have a thick neck. But Aunt Aniu's mountain baby and the fourth aunt's dog are somewhat or less, although these two mothers will not lose their own sons on weekdays, but the days are too poor, it is not easy to eat enough, not to mention the rare thing such as official salt, which will not be eaten often. As for those things that are not good-looking, they are all given to those irrelevant outsiders, and those given to relatives and friends are often not the most expensive, but they must be good for them and what they need the most.

After the things were returned, Xiao Yang'er led his younger brother Li Guisheng and Shan Wazi, Gouzi and the four brothers of the Li family to spend a little time laying out the grass roofs of all the houses and making them firm. Also according to Situ Yan's requirements, before laying the grass, he used a straw mat to spread it first, and then he tied rows of thatch on it. In this way, it is both rain and cold.

Situ Yan also lit all the kang stoves to dehumidify the house. This is what I have to do every day after the kang plate is ready, so that the house is on the top and people can move in as soon as possible.

I was busy until the evening, and the leftover food from noon was warmed up, and everyone ate before they went home.

Before Xiao Yang'er left, he also deliberately found Situ Yan, wanting to help them move tomorrow, Situ Yan knew that he came to help today because he asked for leave from the county school, how could he trouble people anymore, and said that his family had few things, and a few people could move it in one or two trips, so he would not bother him. The little sheep thought about it for a while, and then didn't insist anymore.

On this day, Situ Yan and Li Dalang were really tired, and when they got home, they didn't even bother to talk, they simply washed and fell asleep.