Chapter 177: Warm Hometown
After a few autumn rains, Yunyi's new house finally ushered in the day of the beam.
Early in the morning, before the chickens even began to crow, Uncle Cousin and Yun Peng had already knocked on the door of Yun Yi's house with tribute.
Yun Yi opened the courtyard door sleepily, and the first thing that caught his eye was a pair of pig's head and tail in his uncle's hand.
And cousin Yunpeng is holding a beautiful big rooster in one hand.
In the Great Zhou Dynasty, Shangliang was a major event comparable to life and death, not only the etiquette was very cumbersome, but also there were many taboos.
As a traverser, Yunyi didn't dare to slack off at all about these things.
He not only found relevant books, but also studied them carefully for a long time.
also pulled Shen Youwei and practiced at home seriously for many days.
It was precisely because he pulled Shen Youwei to practice until midnight last night that he couldn't get up on time in the morning.
According to the rules, Uncle Tang and Yun Peng first took pig's heads, roosters and other tributes, surrounded Yunyi's old house, and seriously circled three times.
After doing this, he carefully took Yun Yi and Shen Youwei and walked to the new mansion one foot at a time.
When the group arrived at the new house by the riverbank, an elder in the village had already set up an offering table at the gate of the house in accordance with the rules of the beam.
After inviting the pig's head and pig's tail to the table, the elder put the fresh fruits that Shen Youwei had selected in advance on the table in turn.
When everyone was busy arranging the offering table, Yunyi had already seen today's protagonist - a straight cedar beam.
This thick and long cedar was originally prepared by Uncle Yunhai for his son to build a house.
However, because Yunyi built a new house first, this cedar beam was invited to Yunyi by Uncle Yunhai with red silk.
Since this fir tree didn't even have a single nodule in its whole body, Yun Yi was very satisfied, so he simply gave Uncle Yun Hai three taels of silver.
At first, Uncle Yun Hai refused to accept Yun Yi's silver, but it wasn't until Yun Yi moved out of the book that he happily put it away.
Three taels of silver is nothing to Yunyi today.
But even if he was given thirty taels of silver, he might not be able to find such a satisfactory beam again.
After arranging the tribute, the elder invited by the cousin began to look to the east with half-squinted eyes.
When the first rays of morning light fell on the beams of the room, the old man finally began to sing in a gentle tone.
Yun Yi listened carefully for a long time, and found that in addition to some auspicious words, it was to pray for all the gods and goddesses to bless the prosperity of the family and the children and grandchildren.
With the chanting of the elders, Yun Yi also worshipped the ancestors of the Yun family and the gods of heaven and earth in turn under the guidance of his cousin.
It wasn't until Yun Yi read all the names of the immortals that he had memorized in advance that he stood up with joy.
When Yun Yi stood up, the two beautiful big cocks had already been cut by Yun Peng.
As soon as the hot chicken blood flowed out, someone picked up the chicken wings and ran around the new house.
According to the rules that Yun Yi learned in advance, not only should these chicken blood be sprinkled around the new house no more or less, but also to ensure that the rooster is not dead after sprinkling.
This is not only a great test of the skill of the person who kills the chicken, but also the level of the person who goes around the circle.
After doing this, several sturdy men lifted the wooden beams and walked inside.
The old man, on the other hand, walked ahead with a bowl of wine, spilling his fingers on the ground while muttering words in his mouth.
When the thick beam, with the concerted efforts of everyone, was put into place.
Yun Peng, who had been preparing for a long time, even lit the firecrackers prepared in advance.
When the sound of firecrackers sounded, Shen Youwei and Zhao Chunhua also threw candy and copper coins into the crowd of onlookers.
As for the workers who came to help today, Yun Yi generously wrapped 20 copper coins for each person with red paper.
When everyone got the benefits, they naturally did not hesitate to say a few more festive words.
Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was very warm, Yun Yi simply threw the candy again.
For a while, the adults and children who were watching were all laughing so much that they couldn't see their teeth.
Because the red envelopes given by Yunyi are very large, and they are also very willing to sprinkle their colorful heads.
Therefore, not only the workers who came to help build the house were full of energy, but even the crowd of people who watched the excitement helped to transport the tiles.
Seeing that everyone was enthusiastic, Yunyi's heart was also very happy.
In the end, there is great strength in numbers, and when the sun has just climbed the treetops, all the roof tiles have been covered.
Looking at the new house that had taken shape in front of them, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
When everyone was busy, Zhao Chunhua had already taken several aunts and sisters-in-law in the village to get busy.
So when all the tiles went to the room, the sumptuous flowing water mat was also directly placed on the table.
According to convention, on such an occasion, Patriarch Yunshan should have stood up and said a few words.
However, today's Yunshan has long lost its original arrogance.
So after several prevarications, the heavy responsibility of the speech fell on Yunyi's head.
Looking at the blue brick and tile house in front of him, Yun Yi first rubbed his hands and laughed stupidly for a long time, and then thanked everyone present with a sincere face.
Yun Yi knew in his heart that even if he didn't have these simple and kind mountain people, he wouldn't be without a house to live in.
But if there were no these simple mountain people, then he Yunyi would have no hometown in this world.
The previous hometown has become an unattainable dream for him.
So for Yunyi, who is lonely in his heart, a warm hometown is worth ten thousand taels of gold and wealth and glory.
Perhaps because of some feelings, Yunyi also became a little sensational.
He first described his plan to everyone, and then promised everyone a common prosperity.
Although everyone will be skeptical about the bright future depicted by Yunyi, they are full of interest in the workshops he mentioned.
If nothing else, just the textile workshop that will be built next to it will allow them to earn a lot of money this winter.
At least this winter, there should be no more starvation deaths in Taoyuan Village.
Through Yunyi's narration, everyone also knew Brother Yi'er's plans.
That is, after the beginning of spring next year, on this open space by the river, weaving workshops, printing and dyeing workshops, winemaking workshops, soap workshops, perfume workshops, sugar workshops, and candy workshops will be built......
When everyone drank the spirits and listened to Yunyi say the long list of workshop names, the bright future he had just described no longer seemed so far away.
After all, with these workshops, the people in the village can earn a lot of money almost without leaving their homes.
It wasn't until the sunset fell obliquely into the shadows of the distant mountains that the guests and hosts dispersed happily.
After all the guests dispersed, Yun Yi proudly hugged Shen Youwei and kissed her.
Now that he finally has his own home in this world, the next thing is to live his free life.