Chapter 13 Round Stack + Completion
The wall was getting higher and higher, and it would be a complete pile in less than two days.
Wang Xiuren and Lin Qiu calculated the money they had on hand and found that after paying for the materials, they would not have enough money to pay the workers.
Wang Xiuren planned to discuss with his two brothers-in-law and decide to pay them their wages after a while, but Lin Qiu disagreed.
It's easy to deal with my brothers and sisters. They probably won't say anything whether they are paid or not. But it's not easy to deal with Zhou Mei and Liu Xiang. Based on Lin Qiu's understanding of the two of them in his previous life, one was mean and stingy, and the other was aggressive and took advantage of others. If he delayed paying their wages, it would not end well, as even mom and dad would have to listen to their gossip.
Lin Qiu was ready to ask his father for a loan.
The next day, Lin Ting came to help as usual.
At noon, the workers finished their lunch and went to work. Wang Xiuren was planning to transport bricks, but Lin Ting asked him to make tea.
Wang Xiuren brought tea over and found that Lin Ting was the only one left in the main room. Then he realized that it was Lin Ting who wanted to find him privately.
Lin Ting took the tea, put it aside, and took out a stack of money from his pocket. "Here is one thousand yuan, keep it for now. I guess you are a little short of money, so take this money, and tell me if it's not enough."
Wang Xiuren felt a little sad. His grandparents and brothers had not thought of something, but Yue Laozi had thought of it for him.
"Take it quickly! Building a new house is a good thing. I've been looking forward to seeing you do it soon. I calculated that your materials are almost ready, and I guessed that your wages may not be enough. Take this thousand yuan, don't say anything, and return it to me when you have enough money." Lin Ting stuffed the money into Wang Xiuren's hand.
"Dad, I appreciate your kindness. I will definitely return the money to you by the end of this year..." Wang Xiuren's eyes were red.
Lin Ting waved his hand, signaling him not to say any more: "We are one family, so don't gossip about other people. Go, go, go and move the bricks quickly. The master worker will need to rest later!"
At night, when everything was packed and ready to go to bed, Wang Xiuren whispered to Lin Qiu that Lin Ting had sent him a thousand yuan today.
Lin Qiu was surprised and delighted: "I knew my father would help us! I was originally planning to go back to my mother's house to ask my father, but I didn't expect that my father already knew about our difficulties. This is too timely."
"Yes, I was still worrying about what to do with the remaining part of the wages. With this thousand yuan, I guess there will be some left. This is really a timely relief! My father-in-law is really thinking about us!" Wang Xiuren sighed.
Lin Qiuxin said that you didn’t think so in your previous life. In my previous life, my father spent money and effort, but he didn’t even get a word of praise from you. It’s just that in this life, you have seen the true faces of your father, mother and brothers in advance.
However, she did not say it out loud, "We will work hard to make money this year and try to repay this favor as soon as possible. We will also give Dad and Mom some good things during the holidays. After all, the new house has been built and there is nothing to spend a lot of money on at home."
Wang Xiuren agreed, and the couple didn’t talk any more and went to bed quietly.
Two days later, the round stack arrived.
According to the lunar calendar, the auspicious day of the 24th day of the first lunar month was chosen.
An important step in round stacking is to install the main beam.
The main beam was planed by Wang Xiuren a long time ago, and it was very smooth. It was also coated with tung oil and left to dry.
On this day, all the members of Lin Ting's family were present. Zhou Mei was holding Lin Cong, Liu Xiang was holding Lin Min, and Lin Huan, who had just returned from the county town two days ago, was with Lin Ping.
Other relatives also came upon hearing the news, holding firecrackers in their hands. The villagers gathered together to watch the fun.
At 10:18, two skilled workers carried the main beam hung with red silk to the front of the new house.
The first part - "Sacrificing to the Beam".
Lin Qiu placed offerings such as pigs, fish, chickens, incense, candles and wine on the altar.
The two brothers Lin Hui and Lin Li are both skilled workers and members of the mother's family, so today they will be the ones to speak in good terms.
Lin Hui held up a large rooster and said loudly, "I have a rooster from the host family in my hand. It has a high head and a low tail. It wears a golden crown and a brocade belt, and a colorful feather coat. This rooster is not an ordinary rooster. It is the rooster that the host family gave to Liang for sacrifice."
After saying that, he cut the chicken's neck and dripped the chicken's blood onto the ground in front of the altar.
As the host, Wang Xiuren immediately lit firecrackers.
The next step is the second step - "putting up the beam".
Two skilled workers erected the main beam onto the roof. While lifting the beam, they shouted "Go!" and "Go!"
At this time, Lin Li was holding a bag of glutinous rice cakes, standing on the roof and saying loudly: "Today, the master's house is on the roof beam, and the auspiciousness is coming. The lucky star is shining brightly, and the family will prosper for generations. Throw the glutinous rice cakes to the east, and the master will build a house and become rich. The old people who pick up the food will live long, and the young people who pick up the food will become heroes."
Then he threw the glutinous rice cake into the crowd, causing everyone to scramble for it.
Wang Xiuren lit another plate of firecrackers.
Lin Hui and Lin Li stood side by side on the roof, praising in unison: "May you be blessed with both wealth and fortune, may your house be filled with gold and jade, may your children and grandchildren flourish, may your wealth and population flourish!"
Relatives lit up the firecrackers they brought with them. For a while, the sound of firecrackers continued, and the smell of gunpowder filled the house for a long time.
After "raising the beam" comes "taking over the package".
Lin Huilin wrapped the prepared candies, biscuits, dried fruits, etc. in red cloth and threw the cloth bags into the basket held up by Wang Xiuren while saying nice words. This procedure is called "catching the bag", which means catching the treasure.
The last part of the round stack ceremony is the most lively and everyone’s favorite part - “throwing the beam”.
After Wang Xiuren took over the responsibility, Lin Hui and Lin Li started to "throw the beam".
"Throw the beam to the east, and the sun rises in the east, filling the house with red."
"Throw the beam to the west, the Qilin will bring you a child, which is a double blessing."
"Throw the beam to the south, and your descendants will be top scholars for generations."
"Throw the beams to the north, and store up the rice to be abundant year after year."
As they spoke auspicious words, they threw candies, biscuits, peanuts, red dates, red envelopes, etc. from the beam to the surroundings, attracting relatives, friends, and neighbors who came to watch the fun to scramble for them.
The round stack was finally completed successfully.
On this day, all the relatives, friends and the chefs set up six tables.
After the tiles were rounded, the roof was quickly covered with tiles.
Even with the help of family members today, Wang Xiuren and Lin Qiu were still very tired. Shanshan was also frightened by the firecrackers and had a slight fever at night, but fortunately the fever went away the next morning.
Thanks to Lin Ting's financial support, Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren decided to ask Lin Hui and Lin Li to paint the walls white and lay cement on the floor.
A week later, the new house was completely completed.
The whole house is in the shape of a horizontal L, with the main house facing north and south, and the utility room and kitchen located to the east of the main house. In the middle is the main room, which is equivalent to the living room. There are two rooms at the west end of the main room. The front main room belongs to Wang Xiuren and Lin Qiu, and the back main room is used as a guest room. In front of the east end of the main hall is the room reserved for Wang Shan, and in the back is the staircase. The space on the upper half of the floor is used to store sundries. The space under the stairs in the utility room was converted into a bathroom, which is equipped with a squat toilet that Lin Qiuhua bought at a high price. Currently, the toilet can only be flushed manually, but at least going to the toilet is no longer a torture. The utility room is next to the main house and connected to the kitchen. Lin Qiu plans to convert the utility room into a dining room.
There was no housewarming ceremony. Wang Xiuren held a torch, and Lin Hui and Lin Li helped move Lin Qiu's dowry from the old house to the new house. They set off a plate of firecrackers, and that was considered the move.
It is worth mentioning that although the Wang brothers did not come to help move things, Wang Zongsheng gave ten yuan, and Wang Xiude and Wang Xiuli also gave five yuan as gifts.
Wang Xiuren originally wanted to go back, but was persuaded by Lin Qiu.
The reason is simple: this is to recover the membership fees!
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