A man travels through time and becomes a widow, only wanting to pursue a career

In the next ten days or so, everyone in Chen Changsheng's family was very busy.

Busy making tofu brain, raw bean sprouts and mosquito coils. The prepared tofu brain, soybean sprouts and mosquito coils are sold to earn money. The money earned is used to hire people to build kilns, prepare meals for the house builders every day, and also Prepare a list of household items for your new home in advance.

The new house is almost completed, and the day for the beams is finally approaching.

As the saying goes: "If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked, and if the middle beam is not straight, it will fall." Lifting is the ceremony of placing the center beam of the roof. It is a very particular event in building a house in rural areas.

Early in the morning, Chen Changsheng heard loud noises coming from outside his courtyard.

"Dafu Niang, come out and take a look, your roof beams are here!"

It was Ma Daqiang. He was sitting on Chen Daniu's bullock cart. There was a log on the frame behind him.

Ma Daqiang's loud voice attracted people from all directions, and they all gathered around to join in the fun.

"Oh, this wood is really good. It's as thick as the top and bottom, and it's straight."

"This beam is really good. You can see that it was carefully chosen." Chen Lizheng, who was in the crowd, took a puff of dry cigarette and nodded.

His family was the first to build a house, and the beams they used were not bad, but they were still not as good as those of Chen Changsheng's family.

Ma Daqiang himself couldn't help but proudly said, "No, I picked this carefully for a long time."

Ever since Chen Changsheng had the idea of ​​building a house, she entrusted Ma Daqiang to go to the city to help choose the beams.

A good roof beam should not only have good wood, but also use an ax to scrape off all the bark after cutting it, and keep it clean for later use. It will be left for a year and a half, and then the wood will be dry in the shade before being painted. Anti-corrosion, do a good job of removing insects and preventing moths.

Even though Ma Daqiang has been doing carpentry work for so many years, he also spent a long time selecting it. He went through all the wood shops in Baishui County to find this one. His legs were so thin that he was so thin.

"Mother Dafu, it looks like your house is almost finished. When are you going to put up the beams?"

Chen Changsheng smiled and said, "I've already found someone to settle my life. The day after tomorrow, July 19th, is an auspicious day."

For this important matter, it is natural to choose a good day and time. In order to be auspicious, it is usually chosen on the days containing the sixth and ninth days of the lunar calendar. The time should be chosen at the time of "full moon" and "high tide", which means family reunion and money coming like a tide.

Li Zheng half-squinted his eyes and calculated with two fingers, "Well, it's a good day. It's time to erect the pillars and cap the beams."

"On the day of the ceremony, my family will arrange some food. Everyone who can come will come and join in the fun." Chen Changsheng said to everyone, "Everyone in the village must come."

"Okay, if you need any help, if you're short of manpower, just ask and I'll come over." Several enthusiastic aunts said.

Before the beam is laid, an incense table should be set up and fruits should be placed. On the day, craftsmen, relatives and friends must be entertained. Even more lavishly, candies, wedding cakes or glutinous rice cakes must be prepared for everyone who comes to join in the fun. There are many things to worry about.

"The relationship is good. When the manpower is insufficient, I will definitely call you."

The crowd dispersed, and Ma Daqiang and Chen Daniu drove the ox cart to deliver the beams to the yard of the new house.

Chen Changsheng arranged for two brothers, Dafu and Erlu, to take turns guarding the new house to prevent people with malicious intentions from causing damage.

No one can step over the beams. If someone steps on the beams of a house, the children and grandchildren of that family will not be able to get ahead.

The population of Chenjia Village is not small. In addition to Chen Changsheng's normal relationship with a few households, other relatives, friends, kiln workers, and craftsmen, it is estimated that there are about a hundred people, and at least fifteen tables must be prepared.

She couldn't do it alone. In addition to the three women who helped make lunch, she also invited Aunt Ma and Cui, a good cook from the old house, to come over. The cook was still Chen Changsheng himself.

The menu was also listed in advance. The meat dishes were fried pork with green beans, pork with dried prunes and vegetables, and scrambled eggs with fungus. The vegetarian dishes were spicy and sour shredded potatoes, stir-fried wild vegetables, mushrooms and green vegetables. The cold dishes included cold ground vegetables, cold soybean sprouts, and pork ribs and radish. Soup and fried locusts.

Each table has nine dishes and one soup. The staple food is brown rice. The craftsmen also prepare rice wine to make eggs.

Such dishes are definitely the best in the entire Chenjia Village, and can even catch up with the county level.

People who have good relations with Chen Changsheng's family, such as Aunt Ma, Lao Zhai, and the helpers, all brought their own pots and dishes, and enthusiastic kiln workers and craftsmen also lent tables and stools for free. Give it to her.

The day before the banquet, there were about ten people in the yard, and everyone had a clear division of labor. The women were responsible for selecting, washing, cutting, and garnishing vegetables, while the children went to catch locusts in the fields and pick wild vegetables in the mountains, all preparing what they would use tomorrow. Ingredients.

That night a large group of people were busy until very late before going back to rest.

Dafu and Erlu didn't go home that night. They stayed at the new house guarding the roof beams and the ingredients in the yard to make sure nothing happened.

July 19th.

As soon as it started to break, the women who helped me arrived.