After his birthday, An Qingbai started polishing furniture whenever he had free time.
He is filled with energy whenever he thinks about this being his and Zhizhi's home, and he carefully crafts every piece of furniture.
He feels a great sense of accomplishment as he sees each piece of furniture he creates.
Days passed by, and the fifth day of the eighth lunar month arrived.
An Leping found An Tanxiao.
"Tan Xiao, the house is almost finished. Why don't you go take a look and see if you're satisfied?"
"Okay, I'll go take a look!"
An Tanxiao followed An Leping to the third brother's house site and looked around inside and out.
"I'm very satisfied, extremely satisfied! This house is beautifully built!"
Then An Tanxiao looked at An Leping and laughed.
"Hehe, I'll go find the third brother right now. It's no use for me to say I'm satisfied; he has to be satisfied himself!"
"Le Ping, wait a minute, I'll go get Lao San!"
"Go ahead, go ahead, it really has to be the one who's satisfied!"
An Tanxiao went to find Lao San and happened to see Lao San and Zhi Meng together, so he waved to them.
"Third brother, you two come here!"
An Qingbai and Zhuang Zhimeng exchanged a glance and quickened their pace to walk up to An Tanxiao.
"Dad, what's wrong?"
"Uncle, what's wrong?"
"Your houses are finished, go and see for yourselves if you're satisfied."
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai were both very happy.
"Great! Let's go take a look!"
"Father, we're going!"
An Tanxiao waved his hand.
Go!
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai quickened their pace toward the homestead, while An Tanxiao strolled leisurely behind.
An Leping immediately greeted them upon seeing the person in question.
"An Laosan and Zhuang Zhiqing, the houses are finished. You should inspect them yourselves while we're still here, so we can deal with any problems promptly!"
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai nodded with smiles.
"Okay, Uncle Leping, let's go in and take a look!"
"Uncle Leping, let's take a look first and then decide!"
"Um!"
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai went inside to examine the house carefully.
Anle Ping greeted Tan Xiao outside the gate.
"Tan Xiao, when do you plan to raise the roof beam?"
An Tanxiao kept his gaze fixed on the completed house and answered directly.
"The roof beam will be raised tomorrow!"
"Tomorrow? So soon?"
An Tanxiao then turned his gaze to An Leping.
"There's no rush. The auspicious day was originally set for tomorrow. I was worried that your house wouldn't be finished yet, so we'll have to wait until after the autumn harvest to raise the roof beam!"
“You’re right. If it doesn’t work tomorrow, the autumn harvest will be right around the corner. When will we have time to put up the roof beams during the harvest?”
Inside the house, Zhuang Zhimeng looked at the house and was very satisfied.
"Brother Qingbai, our house is built really well! It's almost exactly the same as the blueprints I gave you. I didn't expect Uncle Leping to be so capable!"
"Yes, Uncle Leping specializes in building houses. Many houses in our village were built by him! It's a family tradition; his family has been building houses for generations!"
Zhuang Zhimeng understood, and suddenly thought of the well, so she asked.
"Brother Qingbai, can we start drilling the well in the next few days?"
An Qingbai nodded.
"Yes, we'll do it when Dad finds a suitable day!"
"That's pretty fast!"
"Yes, one day is enough to dig the well! But we have to choose the right day, otherwise it will be like raising the roof beam, which will be bad for the future!"
Speaking of Shangliang Village, Zhimeng became curious.
How do you raise the roof beam?
"I can't explain it in a short time. Anyway, there are all sorts of rules. The roof beam should be raised in the next few days. We'll find out when the time comes!"
"Okay, I'll wait and see!"
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai looked around and then came out.
An Leping asked with a smile.
"How was it? Are you satisfied?"
Zhuang Zhimeng and An Qingbai both gave a thumbs up.
"Satisfied, Uncle Leping, this house is wonderful, we all love it!"
"What Zhimeng said represents the opinions of both of us, and we are both very satisfied!"
"Okay, as long as you're satisfied! I love hearing people say they like the houses I built!"
Zhuang Zhimeng took out her wages from her pocket and handed them to An Leping.
"Uncle Leping, this is the wage you promised. Everyone gets 2 yuan. Could you please distribute it to everyone?"
"Okay, I'll send them out. I guarantee everyone will receive them!"
Zhuang Zhimeng then handed An Leping another 5 yuan.
An Leping was stunned and looked at Zhuang Zhimeng with a puzzled expression.
"Zhuang Zhiqing, what are you doing?"
Zhuang Zhimeng smiled.
"Please accept this money. It's our local custom. This extra money is proof that you're satisfied with the house. If I wasn't satisfied, I certainly wouldn't have given you this money!"
An Leping looked at An Tanxiao.
An Tanxiao nodded.
"Since Zhimeng has said so, then Leping, you can accept it without any guilt. You didn't steal or rob, and you earned the money with your own skills. There's nothing shameful about it!"
And this house is really well-built! Without your leadership, it wouldn't have been built so well!
An Qingbai also advised Uncle Leping.
"Uncle Leping, please accept this money! It represents our goodwill!"
An Leping laughed.
"Haha, fine, I can't out-argue the three of you with one mouth. I'll take it, okay?"
An Tanxiao and the other two nodded with smiles.
An Leping put the money in his pocket and then took the wages to distribute them.
An Tanxiao then told Lao San and Zhi Meng.
"Get ready, we're raising the roof beam tomorrow!"
"I understand, Father. So, who should we ask to lift the roof beam?"
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