My delicate husband

The most important step in building a house in ancient times was to put up the beams, which marked the completion of the main structure of the house and showed people's anticipation for their new home.

The raising of the beam also symbolizes the prosperity and happiness of the family, and people believe that the stability of the beam can bring good luck.

At the same time, celebrations will be held on the day of raising the beam, such as sacrifices, setting off firecrackers, hanging red silk, etc. In Lianhua Village, villagers will be invited to dinner when raising the beam, which is equivalent to moving to a new house and warming up the house in China.

Lan An of course chose to follow the local customs. He also attached great importance to this day. He made preparations early and decided to warm up the house and treat the whole village to a meal on this day.

Three days in advance, he asked Brother Xu to take Aunt Li to invite the villagers of Lianhua Village. Regardless of whether everyone was willing to come or not, he expressed his sincerity first.

I went to the market again and ordered a whole pig from the pork stall owner. I also bought more than 30 large crucian carps. No matter what, it was a good omen to see the fish leaping over the dragon gate.

Lan An asked Aunt Wang to take Brother Han to collect more than 400 eggs in the village to prepare for the banquet. Lan An bought all the eggs in Lianhua Village.

At the same time, Xue Ge'er and Man Da Ge also bought more than ten chickens from the villagers. They asked all the families before buying these ten or so. Lan Euan asked Bai Lu and Guo Ge'er to go to the market to buy more than ten chickens. They still had to make three trips before they could buy all of them.

Lan An took Zhang Xiaomo to the clothing store to buy red silk and hung it on the beam.

Of course, Lan An also bought a set of red clothes for the whole family. Lan An and Zhang Xiaomo wore bright red, Guo Ge'er wore pink, Brother Xu, Brother Han, and Brother Man wore dark red, and Aunt Li and Xue Ge'er wore crimson.

Of course, Lan An also bought the largest firecrackers in Liugua, and set them off at the same time when the beams were put up.

Lan'an also bought some melon seeds, candies, and dried fruits. In order to prepare well for the beam-raising ceremony, Lan'an was very generous and ostentatious. The staple food was white flour buns, but the rice was all brown rice, and there was enough preparation.

Bai Lu went to several grocery stores to help Lan Euan get rice, millet, sorghum, wheat, and beans. The main thing is that yellow rice is really hard to find, and these will be used when the time comes.

While Lan An was instructing everyone to prepare these things together, Zhang Xiaomo was about to undergo his second acupuncture treatment.

Lan An was not as nervous this time as last time. While Dr. Zhu was helping with acupuncture, Lan An gently held Zhang Xiaomo's hand. Lan An knew that he was in pain, so he wanted to accompany him and give him strength.

Doctor Zhu prescribed a new medicinal bath recipe for Zhang Xiaomo. This recipe might be more radical and would cause more pain during the bath.

After the needle was removed, Zhang Xiaomo was about to take a medicinal bath. This was the first time that Zhang Xiaomo buried her head in Lan'an's arms and cried. She cried very loudly and felt very aggrieved. She even bit Lan'an's round and white shoulder and refused to let go for a long time.

"An An, it hurts, it really hurts."

"An An, my husband, it hurts so much, it hurts so much"

Zhang Xiaomo was in so much pain that veins on his hands were visible. He struggled to break free from Lan'an's arms, holding the edge of the bathtub tightly with both hands. Lan'an saw that his nails were broken and blood was oozing from his hands. How painful it must be to see his fingers connected to his heart.

Lan An didn't hesitate and knelt down beside the bathtub. He gently held Zhang Xiaomo's cheek and kissed her devoutly like a sacrifice. Zhang Xiaomo bit Lan An's lips roughly, and her lips, which had been cold before, felt so hot for the first time.

Lan'an's lips were sucked so hard by him that they hurt, but she couldn't help but respond to his passion. Their breaths intertwined, as if they wanted to rub each other into their bodies.

Zhang Xiaomo pinched Lan'an's ribs with his scarred hands. Lan'an was a little excited because he could finally feel the same pain as him.

A quarter of an hour finally passed. Lan Euan's lips were not only red and swollen, but also severely broken. It was obvious at first glance that they had been badly ravaged.

This time, Lan'an finally survived the acupuncture treatment. His clothes were soaked and stained with blood, and he looked very miserable.

Lan'an called Bailu to change the bath water, and Lan'an quickly helped Zhang Xiaomo rinse and wipe his body clean.

Zhang Xiaomo leaned weakly against the bathtub, letting Lan'an wipe him. Lan'an gently picked him up and placed him on her lap, gently wiping his hair with a towel.

Zhang Xiaomo was a little sleepy, so Lan An gently coaxed him to sleep, humming a lullaby.

Zhang Xiaomo slowly fell asleep. Lan An put him on the bed and kissed his forehead.

"Brother Xiaomo, there are still five more times. Let's work hard together."

He fell into a deep sleep on the bed and did not give any response to Lan Euan.

Lan Euan also washed up simply, and her clothes were all wet by Zhang Xiaomo.

Lan An went to the kitchen and carefully prepared food for Zhang Xiaomo. The day after tomorrow they could go back to the village together to prepare for the roof beam raising.

After two days of rest, Zhang Xiaomo recovered well. The next morning, a group of seven people wearing red clothes and taking the things they bought, rushed to Lianhua Village. In the carriage, Lan An was still coaxing Zhang Xiaomo to sleep. Zhang Xiaomo hugged Lan An in his arms, rested his head on his shoulder, and closed his eyes to doze off.

Brother Xu had been waiting at the gate of the courtyard since early morning. The villagers who worked with him also borrowed tables, chairs, benches, and dishes for Lan An.

On the east side of the courtyard, the temporary stove was almost ready, and everyone was eager to help.

Guo Ge'er jumped off the carriage first, followed by Chun Qiudong. Zhang Xiaomo got off the carriage with the help of Lan An. The villagers were also amazed at their clothes. They all looked very good in red. Guo Ge'er gave the clothes prepared for Brother Xu to Brother Xu and asked him to change into them.

Looking at the house that was almost completed, everyone was very happy. Guo Ge'er was very well behaved and followed Zhang Xiaomo the whole time without running around.

Soon it was Si time, an auspicious time, and the village chief held a beam-raising ceremony.

The villagers helped carry it, placed the beam in the center of the house, tied it with red ribbons, and pasted auspicious patterns on it.

The village chief announced that the auspicious time had arrived and began the beam-raising ceremony.

Lan An, Zhang Xiaomo, and Guo Ge'er burned incense and offered wine, while Brother Xu followed with Chun, Xia, Qiu, and Dong to pay respects to the gods and ancestors.

After the ceremony, the village chief said some auspicious words to be said during the beam raising ceremony.

"Raising the beams on an ecliptic day and erecting the pillars coincidentally encountering the Purple Star are ways to pray for a stable house and a safe home."

After the village chief finished speaking, Lan An stuffed a red envelope into the village chief's pocket. This was the custom, and Lan An was very generous, giving him eighty-eight cents.

Brother Xu and Chun, Xia, Qiu and Dong lit firecrackers at the same time. Amid cheers and deafening firecracker sounds, the villagers slowly raised the beam and placed it on the roof.

After the main beam is installed, a beam-throwing ceremony will be held, in which the prepared grains, candies, coins, etc. will be thrown around. Lan An specially exchanged 2 taels of copper coins, which is a total of 2000 copper coins. It is said that the more you throw, the more blessed you will be. Lan An specially asked Zhang Xiaomo to throw more. Of course, Lan An also asked Brother Xu and the four people of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter to throw as well.

The children in Lotus Village were very happy to see so many coins. Adults generally did not compete with them for them, and the children did not crowd around. They all picked up the copper coins at their feet obediently.

At this point, the beam raising is basically completed. Brother Xu set off another string of firecrackers, and now we can start preparing the banquet.

With the help of the villagers, the banquet was quickly prepared. There were braised pork, shredded pork with green peppers, braised fish, chicken soup with red dates and longans, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and stir-fried yam slices.

The common banquets in Lianhua Village are six large bowls, but there are only two meat dishes at most and the rest are vegetarian dishes. Zhang Xiaomo's banquet was the first one since the establishment of Lianhua Village, and everyone enjoyed the meal very much.

Fortunately, Lan An prepared a lot, otherwise there might not be enough. There was not much food left after the banquet, and Lan An did not intend to keep it. He distributed it to the villagers who stayed behind to help clean up. They were all meat dishes, and the villagers were very grateful.

In the past, Lan An was so flamboyant that there must have been a lot of gossip in the village, but the vast majority of the people in Lianhua Village admired Lan An's abilities. A few were also afraid of Lan An's archery skills, and even Sun Fengshi was very honest in front of Lan An.

The Zhang family's beam-raising ceremony and house-warming banquet have also been the topic of conversation after dinner in Lotus Village these days, but no one makes sarcastic remarks, everyone is envious.