Soon it's quarter past midnight. It's time to beam.
The round moon hung in the night sky like a huge white jade plate.
Under the gaze of the crowd, the beam was carried into the new house by four strong men.
Red silk thread is tied at both ends of the beam, and copper coins newly made this year are hung at the end of the silk thread, implying peace and smoothness.
Carpenter Chen picked up the wine pot and poured the wine on the beam from the beam head to the beam tail.
After pouring the wine, Gu Fei, as the head of the family, sent the prepared red envelope.
Carpenter Chen took the heavy red envelope and smiled more and more happily. He put the red envelope in his arms and began to greet the men to beam.
When the beam rose slowly, everyone shouted together.
"Good luck! Good luck!! "
The voice was so loud that the whole village could hear it.
After the beam was placed stably, Gu Fei carried a bag of colored cloth bags containing five different grains to his shoulder and jumped up high. The whole person flew up lightly like a stretched flying swallow. When he flew into the air, his toes stepped on the nearby column and jumped up again. His body turned a half circle in the air and finally landed on the beam stably.
Everyone was stunned by his vigorous skill and applauded one after another.
Gu Fei put the grain color bag in the middle of the beam and covered it with red cloth, implying a bumper grain.
At this time, carpenter Chen took out a basket, which was wrapped in red cloth with melon seeds, peanuts and various fruits.
He shouted, "Gu Ju, here comes the treasure!"
Then he threw the basket up.
Standing on the beam, Gu Fei was already ready. He stretched out his arms and firmly caught the basket.
The crowd applauded again.
This process is called receiving the package, which means catching the treasure.
Next is beam throwing, which is the most lively part of the whole Shangliang ceremony.
The hostess of the family, Liu Yun and Jiang Weiwei, threw out the prepared steamed bread, fruit, copper money and other things, causing everyone to loot.
Carpenter Chen shouted auspicious words.
"Throw the beam to the East, and the sunrise in the East is full of glory! Throw the beam to the west, and Kirin sends her son to hang double happiness! Throw the beam to the south, and future generations will be the champion! Throw the beam to the north and hoard white rice every year! "
Originally, Jiang Weiwei was a little worried that too many people would be injured.
Fortunately, most people are measured. They know that they are here to congratulate today. They can't cause trouble to the host's family. They can pick up what they can receive and even if they can't receive it. Therefore, Jiang Wei's worry doesn't appear.
After the beam throwing, the people withdrew from the new house.
Next is the banquet.
One dish after another was brought to the table, and the fragrance came to our nostrils, which hooked out all the greedy insects in everyone's stomach.
Tonight's banquet is made of very conscientious materials. The staple food is snow-white rice, fish and meat. Each dish has enough seasoning. It is by no means comparable to the banquet made up of boiled cabbage in the village on weekdays.
The villagers can only eat such good food during the new year's festival. It's a feast for them tonight.
When the atmosphere was warm after the three rounds of wine, the village stood up and motioned for everyone to be quiet.
"Gu Ju has a few words to tell you. Everyone is quiet."
The crowd stopped and looked at Gu Fei in unison.
Gu Fei had already stood up. He said loudly with a wine glass in his hand.
"Fellow villagers, thanks to your care over the years, my mother and I are not native to Yunshan village, but we have never excluded us and helped us a lot. Before the fire broke out in our old house, we were not at home. It was the villagers who helped put out the fire. Later, my land was occupied by people in Yangshu village. It's your duty to help me out. I always remember that when I have a chance in the future, I will repay your kindness. This glass of wine is for you! "
With that, he drank the wine in the cup in one gulp!
The villagers were filled with emotion when he said it. They all raised their glasses and said in unison, "respect your family!"
After the villagers finished drinking, Gu Fei went on.
"My family has opened three stores in the town, namely huaiwei grocery store, huaiwei rice grain firm and huaiwei inn. In the future, I will arrange a small shop at the gate of the health hall to buy all kinds of mountain goods. In the future, if villagers want to sell mountain goods, they can directly come to the health hall to find us. I promise you here that the price of mountain goods we buy is 10% higher than that of the grocery store in the town! "
The villagers were excited when they heard the news.
During the slack season, they have nothing to do. They either go to the town to find a short-time job, or go into the mountains to find some mountain goods to sell for money. They are more or less an input, which can help reduce a lot of burden on the family.
If Gu Fei's words are true, if they sell mountain goods in the future, they don't have to go all the way to the town, and they can make 10% more money than the town. It's a good thing!
Immediately a villager shouted, "Gu Ju, this is what you said. Don't go back!"
Gu Fei smiled: "what I said has always been a word, and I will never go back!"
At this time, the village Changjiang also said, "I can help you make a witness."
The villagers are more excited. If the village head testifies, this matter is a certainty, and there is no room for repentance!
Gu Fei then said, "in addition to mountain goods, our family also buys grain, and the price is 10% higher than the grain purchase price on the market."
All of a sudden, almost everyone's blood was boiling.
Especially those who have a lot of fields and harvest too much food. The family can't eat it all. They can sell it to Gu Fei in the future, which can be 10% higher than the rice grain firm in the town!
Don't underestimate this 10% money. A little makes a lot. If you sell more, it's a big number!
The villagers praised one after another.
"Gu Juren's benevolence and righteousness! I will not forget to pull out the people in the village when I am promising. I will repay my kindness and not forget my roots. Good! "
Hearing everyone's praise, Gu Fei did not show too much excitement and remained calm.
At this time, someone asked, "Gu Ju, people from Yunshan village don't come here to sell grain and mountain goods. Will you also pay a high price?"
Gu Fei said: "no, an extra 10% of the purchase price is the friendship price I give to the villagers in the village. It is to repay the blind friends' previous care for our family. If people from other villages come to me to sell things, the price is the same as that on the market."
The man was obviously disappointed when he heard the answer.
He is not from Yunshan village. The reason why he is here today is that he came to the health hall to see a doctor. He learned that the Gu family wanted to get married and wanted to make a good relationship, so he took the initiative to stay and join the fun.
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