Last night, I was troubled by Old Man Liu's family, and the family slept very badly, so the next day, everyone's spirit was very bad. But what needs to be done still needs to be done, and building a house is the first thing to do now. Don't dare to delay.

How long have you stayed up for breakfast in the morning? The son-in-law went to the town to buy meat, chickens and some vegetables to build a house, Liu Caogen got the order of the old man Ma, so he went to the village chief's house to borrow an ox cart and went to the town to buy things, Lun always gave Ma Youcai a hundred taels of silver, saying that the family used it temporarily for a few days, in case I can't spare time, I need it urgently, then it will be troublesome. When Liu Caogen was about to go out, the old man told him to go and come back quickly, so as not to delay the auspicious time of the house-opening ceremony, which was unlucky.

Because today is the first day, the construction of the house started, so the lunch meal must be made very rich, the recipe is, the first two days are set, a braised fish, braised pork ribs, steamed prawns, and a chicken stewed mountain delicacies, plus a vegetarian fried small greens, and hot and sour cabbage. In addition, Yu Xin asked Liu Caogen to buy a pair of pigs in the town, and the last time the pig was at her grandmother's house, Yu Xin had already told everyone, that is, to scrub vigorously with black flour and salt, pork belly and pig intestines, and then turn it over, and also use black flour and salt, and scrub vigorously until the smell is removed.

Dinner is sure to be celebrated together. The recipes ordered by IKEA are braised fat sausages, braised pig's head, pig's trotters, pig's tail, braised prawns, boiled fish, vegetarian dishes, cold salad and camelina vegetables, and vegetarian stir-fried bitter vegetables. Soup boiled again an egg broth.

The women were arranged, and the men went to the construction site to cook, and Yu Xin and Yu Fei took the initiative to take on the tasks of wild vegetables, wild onions, wild ginger and so on.

As soon as Old Man Ma finished ordering this, the village chief entered the house, "Brother Ma, the hour is almost here, are the things ready?" Let's go to the construction site and have a look, and when the foreman calls the workers who lead him to come to the things that will be used for the ceremony, have you packed them up? Don't delay the hour, that's a big bad luck. ”

"The village chief has packed up, and I'm not going to ask you to come with me. It's good to take long eyes and see if there's anything missing? After all, you are the village chief, and you have more knowledge than us. When you get to the construction site in a while, you have to take a good look, but don't forget, if there is anything wrong, tell me quickly. ”

When the village chief heard Old Man Ma's words, he was comfortable. Who doesn't like to hear good words, not to mention that he is the head of this village, and he is naturally happy that people put him in front.

"I'll help you take a good look later, but don't make a mistake!" The village chief responded.

"Then let's go! Rui Xi, you and Dabao carry the three animal supplies prepared by your mother for the sacrifice, and don't forget the incense candles and cannons on the table in the hall. Old man Ma instructed his grandson.

"Grandpa, we know, let's carry it up and go with you." Rui Xi agreed, and went to carry things with Dabao.

When he arrived at the construction site, the old man Ma and the village chief looked around to see if there was anything missing that needed to be done, and it was still too early to get it.

"Brother, you helped this round, the grassroots are very busy, the grassroots have been difficult for these years, and he is a filial piety, this time he is sick, his old Liu family did this, if it weren't for you, these two children don't know what to do." The village chief said with emotion.

"Hey, it's all your own, and you don't want to help others and wait for others, isn't that a fool's dream? There are not many like Lao Liu's family, right? Besides, my own daughter, when she is in trouble, I don't want to help, oh, is that still a person? I can't do the same style as the old Liu family. ”

"Don't look at the dolls of the grassroots children, they are still young now, they will all have great prospects in the future, you are old, just wait to enjoy the blessings then!" After thinking about this old man, the village chief couldn't help but say with some jealousy. I don't have such a capable baby in my own family!

"Thank you for your auspicious words, if those few can have a chance in the future, they must let them honor and honor you, the village chief. After all, you did a lot when they were at their hardest. They don't dare to forget this kindness, if they do, see if I don't smoke them to death. After listening to the words of the village chief, Old Man Ma couldn't help but answer a little proudly.

"Look at what you always say, what do you say about kindness or not, isn't this all from one village? They are all relatives. When they are in trouble, I am the village head, and I don't want to help. I just hope that they will have a future appearance, so that my face as the village chief will be bright. The village chief said polite words. The two of them were touting and chatting with each other, and before they knew it, it was an auspicious time.

"Dad, this auspicious time is coming! The workers from the factory are also here, and they are arranging things over there? Just waiting for you and the village chief to participate. Liu Caogen walked over from a distance and said with the two old men.

"Ouch, look, I forgot the hour while chatting with your brothers, and I have to let you come to Cui, so let's go quickly, don't delay the business." After saying that, a group of people walked towards the place where the ceremony was held.

The place of worship is in the center of the courtyard, and there is a square table on which are placed for sacrifice, three layers of supplies and an incense burner, incense candles and burning paper are placed next to the incense burner.

Foreman Feng checked the things to be used for the sacrifice, and when he saw that they were all complete, he shouted, "The ceremony begins." ”

In ancient times, women could not participate, only men were eligible to participate, because this time it was built that Liu Caogen's house, so the person who presided over the sacrificial ceremony was also Liu Caogen himself, you listened to the instructions of Feng Lord, Liu Caogen, tidied up his clothes, stepped forward respectfully, lit the incense candle, burned the paper money, and then sprinkled a glass of water and wine in front of the incense case, after doing this, Liu Caogen burned three more incense sticks and bowed to the courtyard around, and his mouth was still chanting, the house is safe, and the people and animals are healthy. Finally, a pit was dug in the land where the house was built and a cornerstone was buried. Incense was put on the cornerstone again, and it was burned low, and the ceremony was officially completed.

After the ceremony was completed, the helpers began to dig the foundation according to the drawings under the arrangement of Foreman Feng, and there were more than 30 men on the construction site, digging the ground, picking the soil, and carrying the stones.

When it was time to eat, because there were more people who came to help, so at noon this day, they chose to set up the table in the open space in the village, a total of eight tables, the table for eating, all Liu Caogen father and son borrowed from the villagers in the village, each table sat eight people, the village chief and the four clan elders and Ma Youcai Liu Caogen, Liu Xiagen and Ma Yuzhu sat at a table, they sat in the middle seat, and the others were free to choose, eight people at a table, and when everyone sat down Yuxin's family began to serve.

Since we had to invite everyone to dinner at noon, it was very convenient to set up a stove around the square to serve food. The first is braised pork, braised pork ribs, steamed crucian carp, steamed prawns, and then four vegetarian dishes are vegetarian stir-fried bitter vegetables, grass, according to records, and, small rape, and finally cabbage fried meat, which was originally served according to the recipe set the night before, and the last line felt that the recipe set last night was a little too busy, so the recipe was temporarily changed.

Yuxin's family built a house and dug the foundation, and invited a banquet, although there were not many people who were helpers who built the house, Yiji Village Chief and several clan elders, but watching around, many villagers smelled the fragrant food, and their saliva couldn't stop flowing down.

"The grassroots family has made a fortune this time, it seems that the old man has given a lot of money this time, you see today's banquet, it is much better, we eat well during the New Year, this grassroots family is afraid that it will be made, in the future, we can still help a little bit." In the crowd, villagers whispered.

Those helpers who do things, sitting on the mat looking at such a sumptuous feast, not to mention how excited they are, they build houses, help others for so many years, think of such a rich feast is the first time to encounter, so everyone decided in their hearts, must work hard, more efforts, or sorry for the master's family.

The villagers of the village, looking at the people standing around, the villagers are not to mention how excited and proud they are, to eat such a good banquet, it is not an opportunity for everyone, before the banquet, the grassroots said some words of thanks, and asked the village chief to say some auspicious words. Then, Ma Youcai opened the banquet, so that the people who had been waiting for a long time used their chopsticks together, like food on the table, and swept away.

He ate the lunch meal, everyone was very happy and satisfied, eat, there are many villagers are asking the villagers who eat the banquet, how the food tastes at noon today, they all say that it is very good, and at the same time, some people inquire, how to make the fish and shrimp After all, when they make it at home, the fishy smell can only be eaten by the pigs, and they still can't eat it. The villagers who ate the banquet only said that it was delicious after all, they were men, and they didn't know how to cook at all, so they didn't know how to say it. There are many villagers, and the daughter-in-law of the family ran to Yuxin's house to ask how this fish is made? Yu Xin had already told her mother that this fish was going to the town to buy it, and she couldn't tell the villagers the secrets of these things, so Ma Yulan just laughed and didn't answer. Some villagers didn't answer when they saw Ma Yulan, but only said that he was not authentic. Ma Yinglan had no choice but to apologize and say sorry to everyone, after all, this is the source of her family's future life.

At dinner in the evening, Yu Xin's family did not invite many people, but invited some village elders such as the village chief and clan elders. When the village chief and the clan elders came, looking at the sumptuous dinner on the table, there were pig's head meat, braised fat sausages, stir-fried pork belly, braised pork ribs and braised pig's trotters, slipping liver tips, cold salad pork heart also fried greens at noon, cold salad bitter vegetables, cold salad shepherd's cabbage, looking at this full portion, color matching, reasonable meals, even if they were not without emotion in their hearts, today's two meals, also shocked them, and they were further determined that in Liu Caogen's house, I am afraid that they are really going to get up, and they will have to make friends with their family in the future. Don't learn from Liu Tiehammer's lack of eyesight. I'm afraid that this Liu Tiehammer will regret it later!

"Grassroots, how did your daughter-in-law make these dishes today, the taste is really better than the ones in the restaurant in the town, I have eaten in Yipinxuan, but the taste can't catch up with your family." Foreman Feng drank a glass of wine and said.

"That's, that's, it's amazing today, it's the first time I've eaten such a delicious meal in so many decades. At the grassroots, your family's food is delicious, and I will often come to your house to eat in the future, and you won't welcome it when the time comes! The village chief continued.

"Village chief, as long as you don't dislike it, why don't you come to our house to welcome you? There are still good rice in our family without coarse tea, like this fish and shrimp, which is guaranteed to let you eat enough