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After seeing Liu Caixia, Liu's father bought some food in the city and returned to the village.

He came in advance to buy the food needed for raising the beam. Today he walked here alone.

The villagers come to the county every two days and go to the next town every two days.

Yes, although their village is very close to the county town, it also belongs to a town. There is a big market in the town on the 3rd, 6th and 9th of every month, and people from nearby villages will pack up their belongings and take them to the town to sell.

Some peddlers would also go to the market regularly to do business.

These peddlers would set up stalls and do business whenever the market opened.

Therefore, the market hours of some nearby markets are different, such as 1, 4, 7, 2, 5, 8, 3, 6, 9, etc.

The village's ox carts go to the town at 3:00, 6:00 and 9:00, and go to the county town at other times.

Father Liu came here on foot today, so even if there were bricks, he couldn't pull them back today. He just came to contact in advance and rent an ox cart from the village tomorrow to help pull them back, or he could rely on manpower.

However, everyone can see that it is impossible for so many blue bricks to appear out of thin air in the house.

Father Liu was lucky today as the brickyard just happened to have a batch of new bricks that had not been sold.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and fewer people are building houses at home.

The bricks produced by the brick factory are not sold during this period, so they are stored in the warehouse and sold in the spring of next year. Anyway, there is no worry about selling them.

Father Liu ordered about three thousand blue bricks and two taels and four cents of silver based on the number needed for a kang plus the loss. So not everyone can live in a blue brick and tile house, as bricks and tiles are indeed too expensive.

Father Liu returned to his fellow villager's home carrying a bag of brown rice and handed the brown rice to the aunt in the family.

"Sister-in-law, this is our rations for the next few days."

This family's surname is also Wan, and they are somewhat related to the village chief's family. They are nice people, and it's not a big deal for them to take advantage of others.

Father Liu always gave a little more food every time.

Sister Wan is a little older than Liu's father. People in the village don't divide the family unless there is a big conflict. Generally, these people will not divide the family. Sister Wan is over 60 years old and has great-grandchildren. She is of a high generation.

Father Liu had more contact with her at home.

After all, there are differences between men and women, and you still have to be careful when interacting with other young wives in the family.

"Brother Liu, you always give me more. You are so polite. I will keep these grains for you. When we hold the Liang Banquet later, I will add all the grains for you."

Father Liu quickly comforted her, "Sister Wan, please don't be polite to us. We have caused you a lot of trouble by living in your house. Besides, we will have to rely on your aunt's family to help with the cooking for the Liang banquet. Otherwise, how could anyone of us come? We are all villagers in the future, so please don't be polite to me."

"Yes, yes, we are all fellow villagers from now on. Your house is the closest to ours except for the school. If you have any problems in the future, just come to our house."

"Then I won't be polite to my sister-in-law."

"Good good."

In this dynasty, people in their sixties or even seventies were considered long-lived. At first, she disagreed when Liu's father called her sister-in-law. She felt that Liu's father was still young and was almost the same age as her eldest son, so how could she call him sister-in-law?

Father Liu didn't want to be inferior to others, and he was the head of the family, so he had to rely on him for socializing outside. So he shamelessly tried to get close to Sister Wan.

Father Liu decided to hold this beam-raising banquet not only because beam-raising was an important ceremony in ancient times, marking that the main structure of the house has been completed and is about to enter the final stage.

In traditional construction methods, the beam-raising ceremony is usually held after the foundation of the house is laid. The main beam of the house is placed in the center of the house and installed by experienced craftsmen.

Before putting up the beam, the best craftsmen will do a series of preparations. They will tie red silk at both ends of the main beam to show good luck. At the same time, they will also paste red couplets with blessing words such as "Good luck for putting up the beam" on the main beam.

In the four corners of the house, some auspicious items are placed, such as red dates, peanuts, longan, lotus seeds, etc.

The beam-raising ceremony is usually held in the morning, and relatives and friends will come to congratulate.

Father Liu hung red cloth on the beams of the house and placed a plate filled with candies and cakes under the beams. The plate represents abundance and harvest, while the candies and cakes are symbols of blessing and good luck.

When the time is right, Father Liu starts throwing candies and cakes into the crowd, symbolizing the sharing of blessings and good luck.

The adults and children below were scrambling to grab the candies and cakes. The scene was lively and festive.

In fact, although the beam-raising ceremony has gradually faded in modern buildings, it is still preserved in some rural areas and traditional construction projects.

The most important point is to adapt to the local customs. Now that you are here, especially in this strange place, this strange village, you will be facing strangers.

The beam-raising ceremony not only represents people's wishes for house safety and family happiness, but also marks a new beginning and a new starting point for the family.

Life always needs a sense of ritual. This beam raising banquet can also be used to build closer relationships with the villagers.

In addition to sweets and cakes, the Shangliang Banquet also features special food and drinks.

For example, the rice dumpling is considered a symbol of abundance and harvest because its shape represents a "cornucopia."

At the banquet, people will taste rice dumplings and other traditional foods such as fish, meat, vegetables, etc.

Traditional beverages such as tea and rice wine are also consumed.

In general, the beam raising banquet is a time full of joy and blessings. It not only represents the arrival of good luck and abundance, but is also a time for relatives and friends to gather together to celebrate.

Many adults and children from the village came over to join in the fun, to watch the fun and to pick up some candies to take home.

Although we don't hibernate here, there is really nothing going on in the days before the New Year, so more people come to watch the fun.

Because most people wouldn't build a house at this time. No one in their village had built a new house for many years.

After throwing the food, Father Liu left a plate with candies, peanuts, dates, longans and lotus seeds mixed in it, so that people who were coming to the banquet could have some snacks first and chat while eating.

Everyone got up early this morning. Although we didn't choose a date, we could still choose a time, so we chose an auspicious time.

After the agreed ceremony was completed, the workers continued to work, fixing all the crossbeams on the beams and covering them with tiles. The house was then completed.