Time slipped quietly through the fingers, and in a blink of an eye, Wu Yong's new house was on the day of the beam. Nowadays, the roof beams are made of logs, which are the spanning members of the building that are erected on the columns, bearing all the weight of the upper components and the roof, and are the most important part of the upper timber components.

The girder is the highest and largest middle beam of the roof, which is a vital part. Whether the upper beam is smooth or not is related to whether the structure of the house is firm.

It can be said that as soon as the girder is installed, the new house is basically completed. In order to celebrate, Shangliang in the later world also evolved the ritual culture of Qingliang.

Just like when Wu Yong was young in his previous life, he put a hanging firecracker when he was on the beam in his old home, and the craftsmen carried the beam to climb the ladder to the sound of firecrackers, which is called

"Lifting Beam". An apricot yellow flag should be inserted on the beam and a banner with red paper should be pasted on the beam, the most common of which is

"Jiang Taigong is here, the gods abdicate", or

"Shangliang Daji",

"auspicious stars shine high", etc., in addition, hang red cloth on the beam to express joy. The most lively procedure of the beam ceremony is "throwing the beam", the craftsmen will stand on the roof, the red dates, peanuts, candy, coins and other items, from the beam to the surroundings, so that the men, women and children who come to see the excitement of the competition, the more people the more happy the host family is, which means "the wealth is rolling in".

It was only later that with the advancement of the process of urban-rural integration, there were fewer and fewer houses in rural areas, and ordinary houses were also cast with cement and steel bars, and the beam ceremony gradually faded out of people's sight.

At this time, although there was no such thing as the latter

"Qingliang" is said, but the Shangliang ritual is also very grand, not only to worship the ancestral gods, but also to feast relatives and friends to help the fun.

Nowadays, people generally believe that life is good and bad, half of the yin house is lived, half of the yang house is lived, if the ancestral tomb is not stained with the fierce spirit, once the auspicious house is encountered, then the glory and wealth can be expected, if the yang house where you live is declining, even if there is a good yin house blessing, it is still difficult to be blessed.

Therefore, the people of the world are very cautious about building the upper beam of the house, and they must sacrifice when building the house, and they must also sacrifice when they build the beam, so as to seek the blessing of the ancestors and gods.

Originally, Wu Yong still didn't understand this, until he found a copy of "The Yellow Emperor's House Sutra" in Zhu Lidian's study, and after reading it, he was greatly inspired.

"The Yellow Emperor's House Sutra" is said to be written by the Yellow Emperor, telling the harmony between man and residence, the harmony between man and heaven and earth, the harmony between man and nature, and the harmony between man and the universe.

Its doctrine is based on the theories of Tai Chi, Yin and Yang, Three Talents, Four Elephants, Five Elements, Six Gods, Seven Politics, and Bagua, emphasizing that "the house takes the situation as the body, the spring water as the blood, the land as the flesh and skin, the grass and trees as the hair, the house as the clothes, and the door as the crown belt.

As the saying goes, there are things you can disbelieve, but you can't be reverent. Therefore, Wu Yong also follows the customs of the locals, since he is in this era, he must slowly learn to integrate into this society.

Ever since he learned these etiquettes, he began to prepare many things with his family to use when he went to the beam.

Of course, he still has some ideas of his own, he deliberately exchanged a lot of copper coins, and also roasted some small steamed buns, waiting for the day to "throw the beam" for use.

No, as soon as the sky was bright, the Wu family began to be lively. Many villagers heard that Wu Yong's family was going to the beam today, so they put down today's work early in the morning and came to help.

The men worked together to hang the beams, placing the smaller ones on both sides of the roof first, and the middle ones to be kept until after the ritual.

The women went to the kitchen to help, some washed the vegetables, some cleaned the dishes and chopsticks, and some cut the vegetables and served the vegetables, in short, everyone was not idle.

The little ones were running around to see if they could get something to eat. Wu Yong followed Zhuo Wenxuan to greet the arrival of the guests, he thought that there would not be many people coming, but just after the hour, the twenty sets of tables and stools prepared by his house were already full of guests.

Not only did the five family heads come today, but Guo Fei didn't know where he heard the news, so he also rushed over, and even complained about Wu Yong.

"I said virtuous nephew, this is your mistake, when your family was building a house, I came to the base, how did I get on the beam, but I didn't inform me. If I hadn't been well-informed, I would have missed a feast. Wu Yong hurriedly apologized and said: "It's the negligence of the little nephew, I thought that now is the season of spring sowing, and my uncle will definitely not be able to pull away, so he didn't dare to disturb you." Guo Fei laughed when he heard this: "If it were someone else, I might not be able to pull away, but the banquet set up by your nephew Wu Xian is a sword mountain and a sea of fire in front of me, and I, Guo Someone, will also come over!" Wu Yong laughed a few more words, and heard He Damei shouting from a distance: "Brother Wu Yong, who do you think I brought today?" Wu Yong heard the sound and looked, and at a glance found He Lian who was following Sister He, hurriedly walked a few steps, came to her side, and said with surprise: "Sister, you are here too!" I haven't seen him for many days, He Lian still misses Wu Yong in her heart, and when she sees him at this time, her restless heart suddenly settles down.

Although he was wearing a hat and a light veil blocking his vision, he couldn't see Wu Yong's true expression clearly, but He Lian still clearly felt the excitement in his words.

There are many people in the present, and she doesn't dare to show too much emotion, so she can only suppress her excitement and say softly: "I haven't seen you for many days, my brother has grown taller again, where are my grandmothers, I'll go see them." Wu Yong replied with a smile: "Grandmother is still in the East House, and she is talking to a group of old people at this time, Grandma is busy in the kitchen, and Xiao Zhao and they don't know where to run now." ”

"I'm going to play with them!" When Sister He heard this, she ran away with a shout. He Lian was worried that she would get into trouble, so she followed her closely.

As soon as the two of them left, Wu Yong found He Jin, and couldn't help laughing: "Big brother is also here, sit inside." ”

"In the end, there is a difference between relatives and distance, I am such a big person, but I am always ignored." He Jin shook his head and smiled.

"How can it, the name of the eldest brother is now thunderous in Wancheng. A few days ago, a young ranger wanted to borrow my horse to ride, and as soon as the little brother mentioned the name of He Jin, he was immediately honest. Wu Yong knew that He Jin had a better face, so he casually said the deeds of the first two days.

In fact, he didn't expect He Jin's reputation to be so loud, and he didn't know what he had done recently, causing almost all the rangers in the Wancheng realm to admire him very much.

The two talked again, and suddenly He Jin didn't say hello, and hurriedly turned around and left, and when Wu Yongzheng was a little confused, Zhang Yang appeared in front of him.

"Haha, the virtuous nephew is really at ease now, silently, the new house has been built! Fortunately, I came uninvited today, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to catch up with the banquet of the virtuous nephew, but I heard that the banquet made by the virtuous nephew made all the people who have eaten it have endless aftertaste! Wu Yong asked with some surprise, "Why did your lord come here today?" Zhang Yang pretended to be displeased and said, "What, am I so annoying?" Can't you come to the banquet in your house? ”

"The adults misunderstood, the kid really didn't expect the adult's visit!" Wu Yong hurriedly explained,

"The adults can come, but the boys are not welcome!"

"I haven't seen you in a few days, but you're getting better at talking!" Zhang Yang praised it, and then said: "I am on the order of Lord Fujun to invite you to Taishou Mansion as a guest." ”

"Ahh Wu Yong exclaimed in surprise, and then sighed: "Don't joke about the kid, the Lord Taishou is very unkind to see the kid now." ”

"Who did you hear that Lord Fujun didn't want to see you?" Zhang Yang suddenly lowered his face. Seeing that Wu Yongwei didn't dare to speak, he opened his mouth to explain: "With the wife and little lady of the Taishou Mansion here, even if the Lord of the Mansion is dissatisfied with you, he will not say too much." The reason why I reprimanded you that day was because I really didn't want to see you go astray. Then he sighed and said: "You really misunderstood Lord Fujun, he heard those verses of yours, praised you many times in front of us, and you shook off the hungry with an arrow a few days ago, Lord Fujun was also extremely relieved after hearing it." Hearing Zhang Yang's explanation, Wu Yongzhen didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, at this time, Zhuo Wenxuan came and asked him to prepare and start to go to the beam. It is an indispensable procedure to worship the ancestral gods before going to the beam, and I saw that the villagers who came to help put all kinds of fish, chickens, pigs, ducks, incense burners and other sacrifices on the table one by one.

It was not the first time Wu Yong had seen such a sacrifice, and he had no waves in his heart. Then inserted the three burning incense sticks handed over by his uncle Zhuo Wenxuan into a small incense burner, Wu Yong took a few steps back and stood in the middle according to the instructions.

In front of him are his grandmother and mother, on both sides are He Lian and Cheng Zhao, and behind him are the two young sisters He Ye and He Cao.

At this time, except for the Wu family, other irrelevant people automatically stayed away from the offering table. Everything was ready, and Zhu Lidian took the gong and struck it.

"Worship the heavens and pray for the safety of the house." Wu Yong's family began to bow down to the offering table, and when they got up, the gong sounded again.

"Worship the earth and pray for health and longevity." The family knelt down again, and soon a third gong sounded.

"Worship the ancestors and pray for the prosperity of the people." Wu Yong and the others knelt down again, and then Zhu Lidian shouted to the people on the roof: "After the salute, start to go up the beam." Then, everyone worked together to press the beams of each house in the right place.

Wu Yong saw that the one on the roof was about to come down, and hurriedly stopped: "A few uncles wait first, these copper coins, you will sprinkle them from the roof, and let the villagers pick them up." ”

"What does that mean?" Someone asked. Wu Yong explained with a smile: "I saw it from the Taixu Fairyland, and said yes: copper coins fall from the sky, and fortune will come naturally, originally I also prepared snacks, but the ground is too dirty, and I can't eat it if I pick it up, so let's share it with everyone." As he spoke, Wu Yong took out the prepared roasted steamed buns and distributed them to everyone to eat.

Guo Fei was most curious about what to eat, he grabbed a few and tasted them, these small steamed buns wrapped in honey and sesame seeds on the outside turned out to be very delicious.

Seeing this, the others also began to come forward to share the food, and the children unceremoniously grabbed a large handful, and stuffed it into their mouths as they chose.

Then another copper coin fell from the roof, and the people hurriedly bent down to pick it up. Although the crowd didn't pick up many copper coins, they were very excited.

Especially the children, who were so happy to pick it up. This new way of putting up the beams made everyone feel very interesting, and they all threatened to do the same next time they built a house.

After talking about the fuss for a while, after these ceremonies were completed, everyone looked for acquaintances to sit around and eat a delicious feast, which was really full of guests.