Chapter 98 You'll be in trouble
It seemed like something was gradually falling into place.
…
The next day dawned.
Jiang Lianzhu paid the villagers to send Jiang Qingcai, who was seriously injured and unable to walk, back to the neighboring county on a cart.
Everyone in Wangjia Village knows about this weirdo Jiang Qingcai.
One can only sigh at Jiang Lianzhu's miserable life, having such a father. Fortunately, her husband came back to support her and save face, otherwise, she would have been controlled to death by such a bad father.
Jiang Qingcai's affairs became the topic of conversation among the people in Wangjia Village every day after dinner, and his reputation became ruined.
The news reached Lao Wang's family.
When Old Man Wang and Mrs. Wang Liu from the Wang family heard this, they all fell silent.
Everyone thought that no matter what, Jiang Qingcai was Jiang Lianzhu's biological father, but he didn't even give her a single ounce of silver. He even beat her half to death when she climbed over the wall in the middle of the night and dragged her back and left her alone.
In comparison, they were not related by blood at all, and it was already very polite of them not to have beaten them to the point of being bedridden.
Fortunately, I didn't climb over her wall in the middle of the night, otherwise, I would have been beaten like that.
This Jiang's temperament has really changed drastically.
It's lawless.
Invisibly, he felt a little more wary of Jiang Lianzhu. Fortunately, Jiang was not the kind of person who would kick a fallen dog, and did not chase them to their current residence to retaliate against them.
They had previously thought of winning over Wang Laowu, but now on second thought, they decided to maintain this temporary peace.
There's no need to go to Jiang's place again and bring bad luck upon yourself.
No good results will come of it.
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The address was chosen, the materials were prepared, the craftsmen were hired, and then the house was built.
As the saying goes, every hundred miles has different customs, and every thousand miles has different habits.
Building a house is a big deal, and there are many things to consider, so Jiang Lianzhu doesn't want to get involved too much and just does whatever the masters say.
However, Erbao obviously has different ideas.
He goes there every day and asks others to make his house better.
I have to run about twenty or thirty times a day.
Then a craftsman said to him, "Young Master, my family has been masons for three generations. I don't know how many houses we have built, but I have only seen houses change owners, not collapse. Don't worry!"
Erbao felt that these words were quite significant and ran back to tell Jiang Lianzhu.
When Jiang Lianzhu heard this, she didn't know whether to be angry or laugh. Was this a good thing to say or a bad thing to say?
But she was not so petty as to go and argue with others, so she told Erbao to stop hanging around over there and disturbing the masters' work.
This place has a rather interesting custom.
That is the central beam of the house, and it must be "stolen".
Because the “stolen” property is external property. Once external property enters the house, won’t that make you rich?
This is great luck!
How do you “steal” it?
The owner puts the prepared central beam in the most conspicuous place, and lets relatives and friends find an opportunity to "steal" it away, and then he finds an opportunity to "steal" it back the next day.
Or you can place the prepared central beam directly in your friend's house, ask craftsmen to carefully carve and shape it, and then choose an auspicious day to "steal" it back.
The central beam is arguably the most important part of building a house, requiring both solemnity and beauty. Its shape is typically curved and flat. Craftsmen paint the Bagua diagram in the center, flanked by soaring dragons, creating a beautiful image known as "Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl." Alternatively, they might draw a round sun in the center, flanked by phoenixes with outstretched wings, creating a theme known as "Double Phoenixes Facing the Sun."
A large red cloth should be hung in the middle of the beam with auspicious words such as "The Purple Star is Shining High", "Purple Air is Coming from the East", and "The Auspicious Star is Shining High" written on it.
The process of raising the beam is also the busiest time.
Because the host will prepare some things to sprinkle from the beam, such as steamed buns, dumplings, spring rolls, candies and other foods, wrapped in oil paper, and thrown down from the middle beam.
It’s a free pick-up!
This is a rare good thing, who wouldn't be happy? Who doesn't like it? So whenever it's at this time, the place is bound to be packed with people.
In addition, Jiang Lianzhu was generous and gave out oil-paper packages one after another. The people below were grabbing them with great joy, and it was very lively!
"Lift the top of the beam high, like a black gauze hat! Lift the tail of the beam high, like a purple dragon robe! Wear the black gauze hats at both ends, and the unicorn will bring children along. The axe strikes with a sound at both ends, and the purple gold beam falls gently. The main beam is in place, and wealth and prosperity will last for generations! The ceremony is completed, and everything will go smoothly!"
The emcee sang all the way, gongs and drums sounded, and at the end there were firecrackers.
Once the central beam is installed, the most critical step is completed, and the next step is to build the roof.
More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye. With strength in numbers and plenty of money, the house was finally built.
The two courtyards with blue bricks and black tiles are very grand.
Jiang Lianzhu bought some practical furniture and decorated the house. The front yard was simply decorated with a few large rooms with some tables and chairs and paintings.
Basically empty.
The kitchen is also in the front yard. It is large and has several stoves.
In the backyard, the main house is the hall, which will be the main living place of the family in the future. There is an eight-immortal table and a picture of distant mountains and blue skies. On the left side of the hall is the main room where Jiang Lianzhu and her family live, and on the right side of the hall is the room where their daughter lives.
There are two side rooms on each side. The first room on the left is for Dabao, and the second room on the left is for Erbao.
The remaining two rooms are used as guest rooms and utility rooms.
Both the main house and the wing rooms were bright and clean. There were no kangs in any of the rooms. Instead, they were equipped with large step-out beds, large wardrobes, washstands, a set of desks, and a bookcase.
Nanbao's room no longer has a desk, but has a carved screen and a simple treasure cabinet. There is also a small couch for resting and playing by the window. They were all carefully selected by Jiang Lianzhu for practicality. Although they are all made of solid wood, they do not have complicated carvings and are not expensive.
She also bought some green plants and asked Wang Laowu to plant them in the front and back yards.
There are paulownia trees and large camphor trees planted in the front yard, and osmanthus trees and ginkgo trees planted in the back yard.
Jiang Lianzhu actually wanted to build a flush toilet or something, but due to the limited conditions and technology in ancient times, it was impossible, so she had to give up.
I could only open a side door next to the backyard and go out to make a clean toilet. I will use more water to flush it when the time comes.
At the end, a wall was built, and inside there were also chicken pens, pig pens, cattle pens, and horse pens. Although there is nothing there for the time being, it's still prepared.
We also dug a small pond and raised some fish in it, which makes it convenient for cleaning and watering vegetables.
A deep well with clear water was dug in the front yard. Some basic facilities for physical exercise were built on the open space in the large yard, including sandbags, sand, plum blossom piles, parallel bars, etc., and a running track was also built. In the future, I can get up early and exercise in the front yard without disturbing the people in the backyard who are resting.
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