Chapter 98 Beam Raising Ceremony

While Jiang Wan was still in shock, he saw many people carrying big drums and gongs and walking towards the school.

There was also a group of people surrounding an old man with a white beard and following slowly behind.

You can tell at first glance that he has a very high status in the village.

Jiang Wan pricked up her ears and quickly captured useful information amid the noisy voices.

"I didn't expect that the second grandfather would come today..."

"I never thought of that. There is a school in the village. The Second Grandfather will definitely come. It's such an important matter."

"Isn't it because Second Grandfather was ill a while ago? I thought he wouldn't come."

People around were talking at once, and Jiang Wan soon understood what was going on.

This second grandfather is currently the most senior elder in the clan, and he was invited to maintain order.

I never thought that the village chief and clan leader would attach so much importance to the school.

Jiang Wan stole a glance at her uncle and Uncle Zhou Er, and found that they both looked solemn and serious, like strict teachers, and much more stable than she was.

Yes, they have seen many big scenes in the past, so of course they are not stage-frightened.

"Cousin, come back and stand still, or you'll be squeezed out later."

Yin Ning pulled him back, and Jiang Wan had no choice but to stay in the small circle.

There was another series of preparations, and more and more people gathered around. Jiang Wan quietly tiptoed to relax, then stood up again. The faces of the people around her were too serious, and she was too embarrassed to ask to leave.

Soon the old village chief and the old clan leader helped the old man to the table, placed the offerings, and then took a piece of red cloth to wrap the wooden beam that was to be put up.

Jiang Wan didn't understand what was going on. She just looked at the piece of cloth and saw that it was new. She thought that the old village chief had really invested a lot of money this time.

Not only was the layout exquisite, but even the main beam was not cheap. Jiang Wan felt that the large wooden beam must have weighed at least 500 kilograms. It was easy to lift it up, but difficult to hang it.

Just as she finished sighing in her heart, she saw one, two, three... eight, eight strong young men rolled up their sleeves and climbed onto the roof.

They all had several coils of ropes tied around their waists, which were obviously used to pull the wooden beams.

Eight people...

Well, you can definitely pull it up.

There was a clanging sound of the bell, which gave Jiang Wan goosebumps all over her body.

"The new house is being raised, and a sacrifice ceremony is being held! Silence!"

The whole place was silent, not even the children were making a noise.

The man knocking the gong had a loud voice, stood straight, and had a look of pride on his face.

Jiang Wan remembered that this was one of the uncles who went with the old village chief to pick up people into the village.

He had a sullen face then, but today he was smiling so happily that I almost couldn't recognize him.

After he finished shouting, the second grandfather came forward with the clan leader and the village chief, holding incense in their hands. Although the old man was old, he still spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice.

He was praying for the construction of his new house.

In ancient times, there were no cranes like those we have today. It was very dangerous to put beams weighing hundreds of kilograms on the roof three or four meters high.

Jiang Wan suddenly understood the meaning of sacrifice.

Soon, the second grandfather and his two companions lit incense and put it into the stove, and the sound of the gong rang again.

"The golden hammer strikes, wealth and prosperity come! Please ask the second grandfather to knock on the beam!"

The surroundings were quiet, and everyone was watching the second grandfather hitting the wooden beam with a wooden hammer wrapped in red cloth.

Bang, bang, bang, the heavy sound spread throughout the venue.

There was another clang of the gong.

"Tie it three times on the left and you will be rich and powerful. Tie it three times on the right and you will be a scholar! Please tie the rope to the wooden beam!"

The old patriarch tied the tiny red ropes on both ends of the wooden beam with a smile on his face. He was extremely happy.

If there are children in the clan who are successful in the future, I might also have a share of the credit, hehe~

The old patriarch tied the rope and stood aside. Several strong men who had been prepared squatted down to the sound of gongs and drums, lifted the heavy beams and walked towards the house step by step.

"You entrusted me with the east and I entrusted me with the west. We entrusted each other with golden beams and jade ladders. Hey!"

"The golden beam rises into the air, shaking its head and tail like a golden dragon, hey!"

(Excerpt from Baidu Library)

The people who were lifting the beams shouted, and the people who were pulling the beams also shouted. Jiang Wan watched from beginning to end, and her heart was shocked and her scalp was numb. She felt like her head was not her own.

At the end, a lot of things were scattered around, but she didn't join in the fun.

In fact, she really wanted to see more of the excitement, but she had to go home first because of urgent matters.

From a distance, she saw a young lady sitting at the door of her house. She was the young daughter-in-law who was scolded by her mother-in-law and dared not raise her head.

The gate to her yard had just been built and was not locked, so she just sat outside obediently.

"Sister, my mother is at the school. Do you want to see her?"

"Can I wait here for your mother to come back?"

Jiang Cao didn't want to go to crowded places and looked at Jiang Wan pitifully.

"Okay, go in and find a bench to sit on."

Jiang Wan could no longer hold it in and ran in quickly.

After she had resolved the major issue in her life, she had time to think about this young lady. Judging from her attire, she probably hadn't been to the academy to join in the fun.

Is it because of fear of men?

"Sister, why don't you go to the school and look at the beams? You just threw away a lot of delicious food."

"I...will be scolded if I go."

Jiang Cao raised her eyes and thanked Jiang Wan sincerely.

"Sister Xiaowan, thank you for speaking up for me yesterday."

"Ah... no need to thank me, it's nothing."

Jiang Wan was naturally more fond of pretty girls. The girl in front of him was good except for her slightly dark complexion. Her face was thin but not skinny, and her eyes were beautiful and particularly lively.

It's easy to soften your heart when she's staring at you with all her attention.

Jiang Wan asked her name, and when she learned that her name was Jiang Cao, she remembered what her mother-in-law had said.

She said she bought the ginger grass for two taels of silver.

This young lady's fate is just like grass, weak and helpless, bullied by wind and rain.

Jiang Wan felt a little sorry for her and poured her a bowl of mint water to cool her down. It would be difficult to take more, and she probably wouldn't dare to eat it.

The two sat in the yard and talked for a while, and soon Yin Huaixi came back.

Jiang Wan consciously went to the kitchen to allow the two to talk more conveniently.

"Xiao Cao, I told you yesterday. There is nothing wrong with your body, but your stomach is a little bit sick. You need to eat on time and eat enough to cure it. Men also have a role in having children. You are still a virgin, and you can't have children even if you want to. From what you said before, your husband either really doesn't like you, or he has problems and can't consummate the marriage. You can bring him to me for a checkup, or you can go to the city to see a doctor."

"Doctor Yin, I, I do believe you! But my husband definitely doesn't want to come for a consultation. So, so I thought if I could just buy some medicine and sneak it into his meal for him to take."

When Yin Huaixi heard this request, for some reason a line from a TV drama suddenly came to her mind.

[Da Lang, it's time to take medicine. ]