Chapter 173: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 173: Punishing the Absurdity of the New House (7)
Well, it had to be said, this was truly a wonderful misunderstanding!
After order was restored, Master Lu and the others stood tall on the roof. As soon as Master Lu said, "Throw the beam to the east, where the sun rises red," the workers on the side began to "throw the beam," carrying bags filled with candies, peanuts, copper coins, steamed buns, and other items.
The people below enthusiastically scrambled for the peanuts, copper coins, and other items that fell to the ground. The steamed buns and candies were wrapped tightly in paper, so there was no need to worry about them getting dirty.
These items for "throwing the beam" were just ordinary things, not worth much money. The Mo family had prepared a lot of them, all in baskets. When these baskets of items were thrown down, almost everyone managed to fill their pockets.
Seeing the generosity of the Mo family, the villagers were amazed. Although these were not valuable items, they were plentiful. Especially the copper coins, there were quite a few of them, and when added up, they were worth several dozen taels of silver, enough to build a brick house.
Although they were envious, they had not forgotten the fate of Wang Dali and the others! Now they had also figured out how the Mo family operated. As long as they didn't actively cause trouble, the Mo family would be very good to them. They had never done anything wrong to the village, and even thought of the villagers when good things happened. That was enough.
After Master Lu finished with the last line, "Throw the beam to the north, where the rice piles up year after year," the entire "throwing the beam" ritual came to an end.
Next was the "waiting for the craftsmen" ritual, which the villagers had no part in. They congratulated Mo Qingze and happily left with their pockets full of copper coins and peanuts.
The so-called "waiting for the craftsmen" involved preparing a sumptuous feast to reward the workers who had diligently built their house.
Before the "waiting for the craftsmen" began, Mo Qingze and a few others went to borrow tables, chairs, and benches from the village. There were more than eighty people involved in building the house, and in the past, they would just serve the food in large pots and everyone would sit wherever they could find a spot. Today was a formal occasion, so they couldn't do that.
With more than eighty people, they needed to prepare nine tables. The Mo family only had two sets of tables and chairs at the construction site, so they needed to borrow seven more sets. Knowing that the Mo family was going to "wait for the craftsmen," the villagers readily lent them tables and chairs. Some families even personally brought the tables and chairs over.
This time, Mo Yan personally cooked the feast for the "waiting for the craftsmen." With the help of a few kitchen helpers, she busied herself all afternoon and finally prepared the feast.
The twelve dishes, including honey-glazed braised pork, spicy rabbit meat, savory venison, and five-spice chicken, were all main dishes, and there were also rare wild game dishes. Such a feast was not only unique to Liuyang Village but even wealthy families in the city might not be able to afford it.
In addition to pork and chicken, the deer meat, lamb, and rabbit meat were all hunted by Xiao Hua and Da Bai in the mountains.
Every time Xiao Hua brought back wild game, it would coquettishly ask for rewards from Mo Yan, insisting that Mo Yan promise to make delicious food for it before it would leave satisfied and continue bringing things back home. Seeing this, Mo Yan was itching to scold it.
Everyone enjoyed the "waiting for the craftsmen" banquet, and all the sumptuous dishes were quickly devoured. Before leaving, everyone drunkenly praised Xiao Hua, saying "good dog."
Xiao Hua, a dignified snow wolf, was always called a dog by people. Especially now that it could understand human speech, it disliked being compared to a dog even more. After threatening those people with a menacing growl, it ran away in frustration.
With the house raised, all that was left was to decorate it. Compared to building the walls, this would be much easier, and they wouldn't need as many workers.
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