Chapter 210: Chapter 210 Lin Yongle Returns Home (1)_1 Chapter 210: Chapter 210 Lin Yongle Returns Home (1)_1 In the countryside, raising the beam for a new house is a very important event, after all, the main beam is the foundation of the entire house.
If the main beam isn’t set properly, then the house cannot be said to be good enough.
Moreover, there are many particularities to observe during the raising of the beam.
First is the selection of an auspicious day.
The family gathered together and discussed for a long while before finally setting the date for the morning of September 26.
Also, Chief Sun had specifically asked someone to find a straight and sturdy long wood, and when the wood was pulled back home, a red string was tied onto it to signify good fortune.
Besides these, on the day of raising the beam, couplets must be posted, firecrackers set off, and in some places, after the main beam is set in place, a bowl of wine is placed on top of it.
As for the reasoning behind this, she didn’t know and had only heard about it when chatting with the house builders.
Lin Yuan from her previous life had always lived in the city and had never witnessed such a beam-raising event.
Xia Zheng, who had been pampered since childhood, was even more clueless about these matters.
If it weren’t for Lady Fan providing guidance at home, she would have truly been lost and not known what to do.
Early in the morning on the 26th, preparations were already bustling at Lin Yuan’s house.
A row of vermillion tables and chairs was arranged in front of the new house, with a whole pig that had been cleanly skinned placed in the middle, prepared by Pork Rong the day before.
Beside it were two large jars of wine, along with various dried goods and fruits.
Of course, there were also the six firecrackers representing smooth sailing at the door.
The fruits available in this season included only apples and pomegranates, but the fruits Lin Yuan had prepared even had watermelons and peaches, dazzling the surrounding villagers who came to watch the excitement.
Needless to say, this was all thanks to Xia Zheng’s contributions.
Even though everyone had already seen Lin Yuan’s generous spending when construction had just started, the spectacle of today’s beam-raising still opened the eyes of Chief Sun, who had presided over many such ceremonies.
As the auspicious time approached, Chief Sun first lit a stick of incense in front of the table, then straightened his clothes and loudly recited the familiar blessing: “The gods grant me a chicken, with a comb on its head and a mansion on its tail, dressed in a dragon robe of no color, useless in the hands of others, but when I take it, it dispels evil spirits, dispels heavenly sha, dispels earthly sha, dispels the axe sha, dispels the wooden horse sha; heavenly sha is dispelled to the heavens, earthly sha is dispelled to the earth, a clear slate before Lu Ban’s door, listen to the wooden man’s warning, don’t heed the words of others, today I help you dispel evil spirits, everlasting fortune and honor for thousands upon thousands of years.”
Lin Yuan basically didn’t understand these blessings, but she did understand the last part, which was simply a sincere wish for the homeowner’s fortune and honor.
After reciting the blessings, Chief Sun took out the red silk cloth prepared earlier and tied it to both ends of the beam wood; as he tied it, he muttered: “The gods grant me two bolts of silk, just like the green mountains and gentle flowing waters.”
Then, six well-groomed and clean young men each took hold of the ends of the beam wood, flipped it over; as Lin Yuan wondered why they needed to flip the wooden beam, she heard Chief Sun start to murmur again: “Flipping the beam over, may the household prosper and the affairs thrive, may the prosperity swell like the spring water rising, may the people flourish like the spiritually ascending water.”
After this, it was time for the official beam raising.
The young men holding the beam started to carry the wood into the new house.
Lin Yuan, being a young lady, was not allowed by Chief Sun to enter and watch.
Although exceedingly curious, she obediently stayed outside without going in.
Just as the wooden beam was carried into the house, the already somewhat overcast sky suddenly began to drizzle.
The raindrops were not heavy, but the autumn rain was quite chilly on the skin.
Lin Yuan hurriedly went to push Lin Jiaxin in the wheelchair back into the house, but unexpectedly, Lin Jiaxin suddenly burst into laughter, not at all displeased.
Among the crowd of onlookers, many expressed amazement, and some even congratulated Lin Jiaxin with a hand-folded gesture.