Chapter 136: Shangliang
Li Qiusui and his party will be on the beam when they get home.
Linshan County has its own set of exquisiteness, influenced by deep-rooted thoughts, and residences, especially old houses, are regarded as the foundation of the family.
At the same time, what kind of houses are built by ordinary people and what kind of specifications mainly depend on two aspects.
The first is economic ability, that is, how much money your family has and how much you can do.
The second is status, that is, if you have money, you can't build a house casually.
The height and floor area, including the gatehouse and the girders, are clearly stipulated by the government......
Building a house is related to the rise and fall of this family, as well as the prosperity of future generations, and it is a century-old plan.
Therefore, the construction of houses has always been regarded as a major event in the people. Therefore, Li Sanzhu's family will have so many guests come to congratulate today.
In this home, more than one house was built, and the pillars were beamed, mainly for the pillars and beams on the side of the main courtyard.
Li Sanzhu put incense on this side to worship the gods, and the folk customs here are mainly to worship the Bodhisattva of Jizo.
After the worship is over, the celebration ceremony is held, which is the so-called "upper beam", "upper beam" and "upper main beam".
Before that, it is necessary to write the year, month, day, hour, and good fortune on the beam in advance, and finally draw a gossip map.
Now, there are scholars at home, so it stands to reason that there is no need to go out to invite someone to let Li Changan write directly, but he is a hairy boy, how can he understand the Tao.
Li Sanzhu went to the county seat and said to Li Changan's husband that he would make an appointment and write it to him.
The beam should also be tied with red chopsticks, the red line is naturally red, the red represents the meaning of festivities, "chopsticks" through "fast", together there is a hope that the main family will get rich quickly, and people will prosper and prosper.
Everything ahead was done, and at this time, the big red cloth that Liu Shi pulled from the town in advance came in handy, and the helpers hired by the village put it on the girder.
Everything was ready, and the carpenter master standing next to him came on the field and began to recite blessings, generally slipping away, "auspicious days and auspicious times, Shangliang is safe and sound!" Glory and wealth, passed on from generation to generation! ”
Then he commanded the people who were carrying the girders, and shouted with all their strength, "Lift them up!" ”
"Let's do it!"
When the beams weighing hundreds of pounds are lifted to the roof, it is the cheers and laughter of the guests.
This time, Li Sanzhu's house is very well repaired, it is the first in Lijia Village, every family of all ages and children come out to see the excitement, the village is not a small village, thousands of people, the scene is very lively.
Then, the master carpenter carried the wine jug, poured wine on it, and improvised a song of "Shangliang", which was a smooth way to express blessings.
"The hand-held golden pot is shining, and the wine is poured in all directions on an auspicious day. Men, women and children are full of flowers, and people are prosperous, wealthy, and blessed. The four seasons come peacefully and auspiciously. The house is full of children and grandchildren, rich and long. ”
Also the golden pot is shining! The carpenter's hand was nothing more than a copper kettle!
Li Qiusui finished complaining, and Zheng Yan, who was squeezed into the corner, pulled Li Qiusui's sleeve vigorously, "Are you building a house here so lively?" What a trip we've made! ”
She's a young lady, where has she ever seen such a scene!
Li Qiusui actually saw it for the first time, and when he went home to build a house, he shouldn't have made such a big noise! Left and right, she is not at home, I really don't know if it is so lively?
When the song was finished, the master carpenter came down from the house and took the steamed buns made of grains, wowotou, and some small pastries wrapped in oiled paper cloth.
Far away, fortunately, Li Qiusui's eyes are good, and he can see that there are a lot of copper plates under the big plate made of pu grass!
Her mother can be regarded as a person who has a lot of blood, and a person who lives so carefully can be regarded as a waste.
Over there, the master carpenter climbed the ladder again, and while climbing, he sang: "Hand the golden ladder to the clouds, the sesame seeds bloom and rise." Congratulations to the main family for good fortune, and the millennium of wealth and prosperity will be good from generation to generation. ”
Climbed to the roof and began to sing again, "Today, the sun is shining in all directions, and the guests and relatives are crowded to congratulate the completion of the new house of the main family!" The hall is full of gold and jade, and future generations will be pillars, and the pillars will be strong for thousands of years! ”
After singing, the steamed buns, pastries, copper plates and other things on the plate were thrown into the crowd in front of the house and behind the house.
Everyone cheered in unison and began to compete for steamed buns and pastries, of course, the focus was on grabbing copper plates.
It is rumored that whoever grabs the most things will have more joy and will be rich. In the past, some people in the village built houses, all of them were steamed buns, wowotou, where did the pastries and copper plates come from for people to rob, and if you grab them, you will get rich!
This also shows that the main family has a strong source of wealth, a surplus of wealth, a good harvest of grains, and a noble house.
At the end of the "Shangliang" ceremony, those who had come to the door in the village to send congratulatory gifts before, regardless of whether it was a handful of green onions grown by themselves or a lump of garlic, could leave one or two people to wait for the seats as representatives, and the rest of the people dispersed one after another.
The master carpenter sat with his two apprentices and the other craftsmen involved in the construction.
Zheng Fu also came with him, although he was a servant, it also depended on whose servant it was, Cheng Dashou and Hu Hai and others, they just pulled people to sit at the table. In fact, it's not to catch up with the scene, as Zheng Fu, if you want to pull people to the table, no one will pay attention to you.
There is no limit to the number of times to pour wine on the upper beam table, except for three times according to the rules.
After entering the table, Li Sanzhu began to pour wine for people, first serving cold dishes on the table, at this time he had to pour people once, then serving small dishes, and pouring people once, and when the big dishes were served at the end, he had to pour people for the last time.
In short, let everyone eat and drink well.
After a noisy day, the family was able to sit down and say a word when all the guests had been sent off.
The Da Liu clan was far away, and the Liu clan forced the person to stay, "Eldest sister, I'm busy chattering all day, and we haven't been able to say a word seriously!" You live in peace for two days, don't you have Da Zhuang and his daughter-in-law at home, you should just let go of your hand! Look at how thin you have been now? ”
Da Zhuang is the eldest son of the Da Liu clan, two years older than Li Changshan, and married his daughter-in-law at the beginning of this year.
The Da Liu clan glanced at the Liu clan, "Where is the thinness!" What country woman is not a busy family worker? It's strange to be able to grow meat! Nowadays, it is much better to have the help of the big strong family. ”
Da Yanagi has no daughters, before the eldest son got married, she was a woman outside the house, washing and cooking, after all the busy work, she had to work in the field.
She wanted to go home, mainly because the man and her younger son had come with her, and they were afraid of causing trouble to her sister.
"Changshan should be 14 years old, have you found someone to help talk about your daughter-in-law?"