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The beam-raising ceremony is usually held in the morning and takes about one to two hours. The kitchen staff takes the opportunity to prepare food and the feast begins at noon.

Everyone finished the banquet happily, helped to clean up, and went back to their own homes, while the new family stayed and moved in.

It combines the functions of raising the beam to pray for a warm and prosperous house in one, which is both convenient and lively.

Yu Hongdou followed her mother to the new house and scattered some grains in every room. Grains are auspicious and can drive away evil spirits, and also symbolize a good harvest.

Yu Hongdou knew something about this. When she graduated from college and just moved out of the campus and rented a house, she always had trouble sleeping and was prone to nightmares.

I am often suspicious and inexplicably afraid, either afraid that there is someone under the bed or that there is a person hanging on the lamp above my head.

Later, when she went to Badachu to burn incense, she met an old man who told her that the house had been uninhabited for a long time and lacked human life, which led to evil spirits.

The old man told her to buy some soybeans and scatter them in the four corners of the house, clean up after a week or so, and then put a pair of scissors under the pillow, and she would sleep well.

With a half-believing and half-doubting attitude, thinking it was not a big deal, Yu Hongdou went back and did as she was told. As expected, she was no longer afraid and she never had nightmares again after that.

She once told her colleagues about this magical method, and another colleague who was said to be a Taoist priest said that the old woman had something.

Because the five grains can ward off evil spirits, and throwing beans can create soldiers. Why beans? Because beans have spiritual properties.

Why did the old man ask her to scatter soybeans? Because soybeans falling to the ground turn into golden armored soldiers, and gold represents positive energy, and golden armored soldiers are most effective in expelling evil spirits.

Yu Hongdou even wanted to change her name to Yu Huangdou.

However, later on, she heard that this Taoist colleague also encountered a ghost when he was moving and was so frightened that he fell seriously ill. Only then did Yu Hongdou remove the filter.

After spreading grains in a circle in each room, Yu Hongdou toured the entire house again. She lamented that building a house is easy, but turning it into a home is a long and arduous task.

The custom-made furniture from the county town has arrived, but the whole house is still empty. There is no mat on the kang, no tent on the bed, and soft furnishings have to be purchased bit by bit.

In addition, Yu Sanlang got carried away and expanded the house a lot, so several rooms were empty and needed to be added to slowly.

This is another sum of money... Yu Hongdou held her heart, worked hard on her career, made a lot of money, and renovated the house!

Familiar villagers gradually came to visit. There was no banquet in the morning, but Yu Sanlang and Xu had already prepared a lot of steamed buns, a large bowl of mixed pickles, and a bucket of chopped wild vegetables and egg soup.

Those who come to help, watch the fun, or eat for free can eat as much as they want and forget about it after they are done. No one will order more.

Fortunately, the villagers knew their limits. Apart from those who came to help, basically no one moved. Everyone was waiting for the feast.

The Yu family is popular in the village. Xu has always been gentle and seldom moves around, but she has a lot of contacts. Together with Zhang and Sun, there are more than ten women helping in the kitchen.

Zhang was humiliated because Liu wanted to divorce, but she had no way of avoiding such a situation. She could only bite the bullet and deal with everyone's inquiries and ridicule.

Xu asked Zhang to go back and deliver food to the old man and the old lady. The third room had already informed the family that there would be no cooking at the old house today.

Separation is separation, and you can't write two "Yu" characters with one stroke. After all, it is your own business. It will not be good for your reputation if people gossip about it.

When the auspicious time arrived, Yu Sanlang and Yu Song lit incense and set off firecrackers, marking the official start of the ceremony.

They also invited the old man who had mentioned the Niangniang Temple to Yu Song and the others that day to help recite the sacrificial words.

Yu Hongdou was holding a steamed bun that was bigger than her face. The bun was cut in half and stuffed with salted egg yolks and sausage slices. She sat on a small stool at the kitchen door and watched the fun.

Wangwang was lying at her feet, sucking on a piece of meatless bone intently. After two bites, he probably couldn't taste it at all, so he stared at the steamed bun in Yu Hongdou's hand and snorted.

"Today is a sunny day and we are here to raise the beams. The owner is a young man from the Yu family. The young man from the Yu family is a good role model and has built a auspicious and magnificent hall."

"With piety, light three sticks of incense, unfold the red silk by two feet and three meters, flip it to the left three times to bring wealth and prosperity, and flip it to the right three times to welcome auspiciousness."

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The sacrificial speech was very long. Yu Sanlang led Yu Song to hold the incense over his head, took three steps and offered incense in all directions, all the way from outside the gate to the main hall of the main house.

He then lifted the red cloth on the ceiling beam of the main hall, revealing a string of brand new copper coins hanging on it, symbolizing auspiciousness.

After burning incense, they killed a chicken and spilled blood on the spot. It was a rather bloody scene. Xu didn't let Yu Hongdou watch it and simply turned the person and the stool around to face the house.

After the sacrifice, the villagers began to carry tables and stools and bring gifts to the door.

They brought tables and benches with them, and Yu Song helped them arrange the furnishings.

After the tables and chairs are laid out, the villagers are invited to take their seats. Men, women, old and young will automatically call their friends to fill the table. If there are no seats or there are empty tables, the host will arrange to fill them.

Yu Song greeted everyone with a bow, called out to each person and said hello, and answered everyone's curious questions in a gentle and polite manner.

He was well-spoken and friendly, and was already admired and envied by his fellow villagers because of his official position. Now he was even more popular with people.

Yu Hongdou heard four or five women in the kitchen asking Xu about the conditions for marrying a wife.

It was at this time that Tan Bailu and his master arrived.

"Xiaosong, the master's carriage is approaching, come out with me to greet him." As soon as Yu Sanlang called his son, there was an uproar in the courtyard.

Regardless of gender, age or status, everyone stood up and looked over, asking with curiosity and envy whether the story was true or not.

Everyone in the village knew that Yu Sanlang saved the nobleman and helped his son get the job, but they didn't know the nobleman's specific identity.

Not long ago, the village chiefs held a meeting and mentioned that Yu Sanlang had secured a job growing medicinal herbs for the village. Everyone then realized that the noble man was the newly appointed county magistrate.

The villagers were naturally envious and jealous, but they never thought that the county magistrate valued the Yu father and son so much that he would personally come to participate in the beam-raising ceremony of the third branch of the Yu family.

Tan Bailu traveled in a low-key manner this time. He was traveling in a carriage pulled by a horse and covered with a green cloth. There were only him and his master in the carriage, along with a servant driving the carriage and two guards on horseback.

Even though it was a minimal configuration for him, it was still the biggest show for the villagers. The green woolen canopy alone could make the women in the village feel sad and envious all day long.

"The completion of the new house is a great joy, and the family is blessed with prosperity. Congratulations to Uncle Yu for moving into such a blessed place. He will surely have a bright future and great wealth in the future." As soon as Tan Bailu got out of the car, he bowed and congratulated Yu Sanlang and his son.

"Congratulations, congratulations. It is an honor for our humble home to have you here, Master." Yu Sanlang hurriedly took his son to return the gift.

Then it was the master's turn. The master's master did not steal Tan Bailu's limelight, but simply said, "Congratulations."

However, when facing their son's mentor, the Yu father and son still dared not and were unwilling to neglect him.

After expressing his congratulations, Yu Sanlang introduced the village chief, the head of the village and others, and there was another round of greetings.

After entering the yard, Tan Bailu looked around, and when he saw the black, furry ball at the feet of the little girl sitting at the kitchen door, his eyes lit up.

Is this the mastiff that even his stern, cold-spoken and mute ninth brother envied, and that pulled Yu Song aside to give him a lot of words before leaving?