Chapter 152: Wall-building Day, Spreading Caramel
The next morning, after everyone got up and had breakfast, they all came to the homestead.
Su used a small winnowing basket to fill it with a number of small candies wrapped in oil paper, and pasted a piece of red paper with the word "Fu" written on it on the back of the winnowing basket.
The same thing happened to the village head and his families, who also prepared firecrackers together.
When we arrived at the homestead, all the adults and children in the village stood by and waited, one reason was to join in the fun, and the other was to pick up candy when it was distributed.
There was a table next to the foundation, with a bowl of rice on it and a small incense burner burning incense.
The village chief looked at the funnel and saw that the time had come. He quickly said to the families, "It's an auspicious time. Come and burn some incense."
Xu Zhiyi held three lit incense sticks in his hand, bowed three times, and then put the incense in the small incense burner.
A specially invited Feng Shui master was standing nearby. After seeing everyone lighting incense, he also took three incense sticks and bowed in each direction, saying something, but Xu Zhiyi couldn't understand a word of it.
After he finished his chanting, he put the incense in the incense burner and waved to the young men in the village: "Light the firecrackers and build the wall."
As soon as the firecrackers rang here, the workers and craftsmen standing in the eight residential plots hurriedly carried mud bricks to build walls. A mud brick was placed in the four corners of each room, and a copper coin was pressed under each mud brick.
Then the Feng Shui master picked up the bowl of rice on the table and sprinkled some on each household's homestead.
Xu Zhiyi was also stunned when she saw this operation. Although she had seen people moving to homesteads in modern times, she only knew that they set off a lot of firecrackers and asked for red envelopes and steamed cakes to bring good luck, but she really didn't know how the other things were done.
So, this was her first time seeing it, and Su also said that it was just a simple thing today. So what exactly did she mean by "not simple"?
When the workers had built mud walls in all corners, Su quickly handed the dustpan to Xu Zhiyi: "Zhiyi, quickly bring the candy to the homestead and stand there, then scatter the candy toward the crowd."
Xu Zhiyi: "I'll go?"
Su pushed her and said, "You are the head of this household, so of course you should go. Go quickly."
"Ah? All right!"
The villagers who were gathered around saw that one of the eight residential plots was occupied by a girl, and they couldn't help but discuss:
"Hey, why did that family bring a girl? Isn't this the responsibility of the head of the family?"
"That's right! Why are you blessing a girl?"
"No matter how much you spoil me, it depends on the situation! How can you let a little girl climb over your head and call the shots?"
Mu, who was standing by, was also surprised to see that it was Xu Zhiyi who went up, but after hearing the discussion next to him, he couldn't help but reply:
"Hey, you all came here just for the candy. Anyway, you just need to pick up the candy with your own ability. Why do you care who scattered the candy? Their parents don't mind. You are just strangers, so why do you have such a big problem?"
"Besides, do you know that the girl is not the head of the family? Maybe she is the head of the household?"
A few women nearby were about to retort when they heard this, but there was a commotion in the crowd. It turned out that candies were being scattered. They didn't care about anything else and quickly squeezed in to grab the candies that had fallen to the ground.
Xu Zhiyi grabbed a handful of candies and scattered them into the crowd. Seeing that people in the middle could not squeeze in and grab the candies, he grabbed another handful and scattered it as far back as possible so that the villagers at the back who did not pick up any candies could also pick up a candy.
At this moment, the happiest ones are the children in the village. They are small and agile, and they squeeze next to the adults. They are quick-eyed and quick-handed. The adults are squeezed and it is difficult for them to turn around, so they cannot snatch the things from these little rascals.
After the candy was spread, everyone left one after another after watching the fun. A few women came up to chat.
"Oh, if all eight of you were built at the same time, it would be a rare sight to see such a spectacular scene."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Hu smiled awkwardly: "Haha! There is nothing we can do about it! We have spent all our savings on this house. If we don't build it, those of us who have left our hometowns will have no place to live."
"The thatched hut we're staying in now is not ours, no matter how you put it. How can we live here for a long time? Don't you agree?"
Villager: "Haha, that's right, you are really pitiful, how are you going to live in the future?"
Su, who was standing by, heard this and replied, "What else can we do? We just have to tighten our belts and save money."
Villager: "Hey, today when you guys finish building your houses and move into your new homes, you have to hold a banquet! In our village, we always hold banquets for every family that builds a house. Some families even kill pigs. Don't be stingy when the time comes!"
Mrs. Hu: "Oh, so you are all well-off people who are hiding your true power! When the time comes, you will marry off your daughter-in-law and daughter, which will be a great joyous event! If you don't kill two pigs for the wedding banquet, you will be too stingy!"
Villager: "………" When did they say they were going to kill a pig? Besides, marrying a daughter-in-law would empty the family's savings, so who could afford to kill a pig? Not to mention two!
As for marrying off a daughter, the betrothal gift at that time had to be saved for the son to marry his wife, so how could it be spent on the wedding banquet!
Su: "That's right! Hey, speaking of this, how many children do you have? How old are they? Are they old enough to get married?"
"Well, you are a wealthy family anyway, you don't have to worry about us. I think it's no big deal to kill two pigs for each of your children to get married, right?"
Villager: “………” There’s no point in chatting today!!!
"Oh! I suddenly remembered that I haven't pulled the weeds in my vegetable garden yet. I'll leave first. You guys chat."
"My clothes haven't been washed yet. I have to go back and wash them. Otherwise, what will I do when the sun goes down?"
"My family hasn't made breakfast yet, I have to go back quickly."
Hu and Su looked at the village women who fled in panic and shook their heads. They became scared when they were mentioned. According to them, if they didn't kill a pig for a banquet, they would be stingy?
When Xu Zhiyi returned home, she couldn't wait to take a look at the jellyfish noodles that had been settling in her wooden barrel overnight. She opened the lid and saw that the water had become clear, which meant that the sedimentation was successful.
After pouring out all the water, there is a layer of white powder at the bottom of the wooden barrel. Take a winnowing basket, scoop out the powder, put it in the winnowing basket to dry, and after it is dry, crush it into fine powder!
Su Manman: "Cousin, are you going to make powder like flour?"
"yes!"
Su Manman: "If we grind the yam into powder, can we make steamed buns or flatbreads like flour?"
Xu Zhiyi shook his head: "I can't make steamed buns, but I can make a lot of other delicious things. Are you greedy?"
Su Manman nodded vigorously when she heard that, and her heart was instantly filled with anticipation.
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