"She broke off the engagement with Lin Mo, and that's fine. But since Lin Mo likes Mu Ge'er, if she had married him properly, she could have gotten a wealthy relative. But she insisted on buying him off, which really offended him. Now, they'll never have anything to do with each other again."
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Listening to everyone's discussions, Lin Mo's expression remained unchanged. With the completion of the factory and fish pond, and then the gradual formation of the house, the villagers' topics basically revolved around their family, and these were the things they talked about over and over again.
He took Su Mu's hand and walked towards the crowd. The only thing missing from the roof of the house was the hanging of the beams. According to the village custom, in addition to the wine for entering the house, the wine for raising the beams seemed to be necessary as well. However, there was no elder in his family, so he planned to ask the village chief directly.
"The beams of our house will be put up in the next two days. The construction team asked me what my plan is. I don't know the rules and procedures for the beam-raising wine. I don't have any elders at home, so I wanted to ask Uncle Liu for help."
The village chief was very pleased. He was now very optimistic about Lin Mo. When he thought about Lin Mo's factory hiring, he felt that Lin Mo had a promising future. He couldn't help but say earnestly, "Sanlang, there's no rush. Have you found the main beams for your house? If everything is ready, just ask the construction team to pick a time."
"In our village, we don't make much of Shangliang wine. We just set up two tables at home and invite familiar relatives to have a meal."
Lin Mo nodded. The main beams had all been prepared in advance, but he didn't quite understand the village's custom of raising beams, and the original owner had no memory of this.
He had never understood these things in his previous life. At that time, people would at most have a housewarming dinner or a housewarming party, because most people bought houses in the city, and as long as the money was in place, you didn't have to worry about the decoration.
"The most important thing about beams is the material of the main beam. Your house is magnificent, the first of its kind in the nearby villages, so the main beam must be made of good quality."
Lin Mo nodded seriously. He knew this clearly. He and Lin Wu had specially found the materials for the beams according to the construction team's requirements. The load-bearing beams were all aged wood that had been completely dried in the shade.
This world is very particular about building houses, and raising the beams is even more related to Feng Shui. Lin Mo, with the mentality of believing it is better than not, found the best fir wood according to the requirements of the construction team.
He didn't understand things like Feng Shui and auspicious days, but Lin Mo was familiar with fir wood. Fir wood has straight grain, dense texture, resistance to corrosion and pressure, and is not easily eaten by insects. He had learned some about it when he looked at wood before, so he felt that what the construction team said was more reliable.
The village chief continued, "The autumn harvest will be here soon, so there's no need to bother with the wine for the beams. Your parents passed away early, and your relationship with the Lin family is still the same. Just make a big feast when you bring the wine into the house."
What this meant was that the relatives in the Lin family's old house had nothing to do with them anymore. Even if they invited the elders to a banquet, they probably wouldn't come. It would be better to invite the villagers to join in the fun when they went into the house for the banquet.
The housewarming party is also called the housewarming party, which is held when the family moves into the new house after it is built. In this world, the housewarming party not only invites relatives but also villagers, so there must be a lot of people coming to the banquet.
There were quite a few people gathered in the threshing ground, and they were all gathered in groups of three or four. Listening to Lin Mo's words, many people's eyes rolled around. The news that the Lin family was going to set up wine in the house spread throughout the village in no time.
It has become a new topic of conversation for everyone in the village in their spare time.
The village chief was still busy with the village's big pot meal. After chatting with Lin Mo for a few words, he was called away by others. Lin Mo pulled Su Mu to find a place to sit down, preparing to have a meal in the village later.
"Sanlang, if...if you need any help with the wine, just let me know."
Lin Mo was chatting with Su Mu about his latest design drawings when they heard a hoarse and awkward middle-aged voice. They were both stunned and looked up.
By now the sun had already set on the horizon, and the sunset glow dyed most of the sky. The orange glow illuminated the entire threshing ground like an unfolding painting, and also made the appearance of the middle-aged man look clearer and more amiable.
Lin Mo was stunned for a moment, and it took him a while to remember that the man in front of him was Lin Ersong, the second uncle of the Lin family.
Lin Ersong was quite nice to the original owner's brothers, and had helped them openly and secretly many times over the years. This time, Lin Sheng specially invited him to build the house, but because Lin Ersong's wife was really fierce, she looked down on their family over the years.
So during this period, Lin Mo rarely interacted with Lin Ersong, but Lin Ersong and Lin Sheng did have contact.
"Second uncle, I understand. There is no elder in the family, so I don't understand these things. I'll trouble you to bring the wine to the house when the time comes."
Lin Mo had a smile on his face. Lin Ersong was afraid of his wife, but he was not a bad person, otherwise he would not have secretly helped them over the years. So Lin Mo recognized him as his second uncle.
When Lin Ersong heard Lin Mo call him "Second Uncle", a smile suddenly spread across his face. He couldn't help but loosen his grip on Shuangquan. His tense nerves relaxed, and he said excitedly with a somewhat reserved voice: "Hey! Don't bother. This is what Second Uncle should do. Sanlang, you are a promising man!"
"Second uncle is relieved to see that you brothers are living better and better."
Lin Ersong was a simple-minded man with a tall stature. He scratched his head and looked at Lin Mo with a silly look. "Second uncle couldn't help you with your previous breakup, but Mu Ge'er is a good boy. It's better to marry Mu Ge'er than that girl Su Yunqiu."
As he spoke, Lin Ersong glanced around at the people around him. Seeing that many people were looking in his direction, he bent down and moved closer to Lin Mo, lowering his voice and saying, "You don't know, Su Yunqiu's breaking off of the engagement with you wasn't originally arranged by her mother. It was her own request."
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