Rebirth 80: Start by earning money to build a brick house

The time came two days later.

This day is the day when Zhang Ziming’s new house is going to have its beams installed, which is a big event for the new house.

There is a complete ceremony for the roofing of the beams, just like the topping out of a building in the city. Both the owner and the craftsman who built the house pay equal attention to it.

With the help of relatives and neighbors from all walks of life, all the items for the beam-laying ceremony have been prepared.

The four characters "Shangliang Daji" have already been written in red couplets. These four characters were written by an old gentleman in the village.

The old man's calligraphy skills were excellent. During the Chinese New Year, those who came to his door to write couplets could be lined up by the river.

Anyway, in Zhang Ziming's opinion, his writing is much more pleasing to the eye than many so-called masters of calligraphy in later generations.

The ancient coins are made of real copper coins; the new chopsticks are newly bought from the supply and marketing cooperative; the new five-color cloth strips are made by my mother and my second aunt.

"Luban was there when you put on the beams; the thick ones were used as columns and the straight ones were used as beams; the wood was put to its best use..."

Following a traditional speech from the old craftsman, the young craftsmen took their places.

The purlin wood is not that easy to buy, so young and strong laborers have been arranged from top to bottom. This time, the young men selected are all young men whose parents are still alive and have brothers and sisters.

This is also very particular in the local area. Those whose parents, brothers and sisters have passed away cannot do this job.

Pull it up hard from the top, and send it up hard from the bottom.

During the process of "lifting the beam" and "pulling the beam", the second uncle and the third uncle lit up the firecrackers that had been prepared. This process must have all the firecrackers going off.

After the beam is on the beam, it is time to "stabilize the beam", which as the name implies means to adjust the angle.

The last step is "throwing beams", where the various melons and fruits snacks that have been prepared are thrown out for people to eat. This has been a custom for thousands of years.

After the beam is laid, it’s time for the banquet.

This banquet, like the commencement banquet and the completion banquet, is the three most important banquets in the whole process of building a house.

Zhang Ziming was also very willing to set up a few tables generously. Now that he didn't need the money, he had to let his father save his face.

Two days ago, Zhang Ziming reported to his third uncle.

Today, the day of Shang Liang Daji, the third uncle also rushed back from the county. Surprisingly, the third aunt also came back.

In my impression, this third aunt didn't come back very often.

The third uncle and the third aunt had an old house in the village, which was the old house where Zhang Ziming’s grandparents lived at that time.

After my father and second uncle got married and became independent, the third uncle went out to serve as a soldier and later as a worker, so he had no homestead in the village, only this old house left by the old man.

Maybe this is one of the reasons why the third aunt doesn't come back often.

In fact, even if he comes back, he will return to the county town on the same day and will definitely not stay overnight.

One of the most important reasons why the third aunt came back was to see if the nephew really built four brick houses.

Is the eldest nephew so promising now?

I also heard that for two factories in the village, the money borrowed from the eldest nephew was more than the money borrowed from the new credit card.

Zhang Ziming could tell that there was still arrogance and disdain in the third aunt's eyes, but it was much less than before.

The father and second uncle were naturally very happy. They sat at a table with the three uncles, three brothers, Zhang Zhonghe, and several other old craftsmen.

Zhang Ziming still sat at the bottom of the chief's table, and he was the only one responsible for pouring water and wine.

I am really grateful to everyone who came to help build the house. The current progress is beyond my imagination and it has been completed so quickly.

Lifting the beams means that the new house is halfway through construction. Next comes the roof, yard walls, door and window carpentry work, and interior treatment.

After thanking him for three cups, he quickly stopped. The following is the home court of Zhang Zhonghe and his father. As a junior, he just needs to do a good job in serving.

After Zhang Zhonghe made some money in the furniture factory, he is now staring at Zhang Ziming's new house and thinking about it. It would be quite expensive to pay for the work and materials for this new house, but he is running out of time.

There are only four carpenters in the village, so they have to take on this job no matter how hard it is.

"Ziming, your new house is now on beams, and the doors, windows and furniture need to be repaired."

Halfway through the meal, Zhang Zhonghe said worriedly after swallowing a mouthful of fatty meat slices.

It's like a parent who worries about Zhang Ziming. Outsiders will definitely praise him repeatedly when they see it. Only Zhang Ziming knows why.

"Yes, Uncle Zhonghe, we can arrange to come over and measure the dimensions. The doors and windows can be dried first. As for the furniture, we can wait. We are only four carpenters, so we can't stay up late at night."

There is no point in Zhang Ziming being anxious. The most important thing now is the desk. He has to finish June, one and a half months, otherwise he will not have enough.

"My eldest nephew, why don't you stop the desk for a while and rush out Editor Xu and your furniture first?"

Zhang Zhonghe asked tentatively.

This is also for Zhang Ziming's sake. In this case, when the house is completed, the furniture will also be completed, and you can move in soon.

"Uncle Zhonghe, this is not possible. The desks cannot be parked, otherwise the number will not be enough. Do you still want the leader to come over and inspect?"

Zhang Ziming’s furniture can wait, but the desks cannot. This is an emphasis on education, from top to bottom.

No matter how poor we are, we can’t afford education. That means things will change from now on.

Of course Zhang Zhonghe hopes that the leaders will come to inspect. This is a matter of showing off one's face. How can he not hope so?

Is it enough to just make this desk?Does the eldest nephew want to...?

Is this possible?Even if there is, will it be our turn?

When I thought about it, it seemed very possible that Zhang Ziming took the lead.

Nowadays, most village schools have earthen platforms, clay tables, and clay stools. It would be very exciting if they were replaced with wooden desks.

Since Zhang Ziming has this confidence and determination, Zhang Zhonghe should support him first.

Successful, Zhang Zhonghe gained both fame and fortune.

Zhang Zhonghe is a poor party secretary. There is nothing he can do about it. The village is just a poor village and cannot compare with those wealthy villages.

Not to mention the Dabeihe Brigade, which has an absolute geographical advantage and has unlimited resources to utilize based on the commune station alone;

The other affluent brigades, in addition to having a lot of land, are all wealthy by running factories in the villages and doing side jobs. It has never been a problem to achieve three or five unifications.

As a result, there is a bad cycle. The richer the brigade becomes richer, and the poorer the brigade becomes poorer.

No matter what this time, I decided to listen to Zhang Ziming and give it a try first.

Most of the start-up capital of the two factories lies with Zhang Ziming, which is enough reason to trust Zhang Ziming.

Unless Zhang Ziming doesn't want to get back the start-up capital as soon as possible, which is tens of thousands.

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhong calmed down.

At the same time, I feel that the brick kiln factory has to speed up its progress, and the furniture factory has also received two small business orders.

The brick kiln factory is what Zhang Zhonghe is most optimistic about.