Shang Liang wine Shen said to wait for Zeng Rui Xiang, on September 28th, after the autumn harvest holiday, she would go home and take care of things again. The date was set for the 28th, and it wasn't until then that Zi Qing realized that day was actually her birthday in this life. She had been busy all day and hadn't even turned five years old yet - a true child laborer! Planting vegetables, taking care of children, cooking, sweeping the yard, feeding chickens... she did more than she had done in her previous life at 22 years old. If her mother knew, she wouldn't know whether to be relieved or heartbroken.

  On the twenty-eighth day, relatives came one after another. When they entered the house, they first set off a string of firecrackers as a congratulatory gesture. The He family arrived the earliest, and even Shen Dafu and Shen Xiaofu from Shen Jianshan's household came to help Shen's family prepare meals.

  The tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks were borrowed from the village the day before. Originally, in order to make it convenient for each household to hold banquets, the village chief mobilized the villagers to raise money to purchase a set of tables, chairs, bowls, cups, wine pots, etc. Normally, they are placed in the Zhou family's ancestral hall, and there are also ten villagers who are specifically responsible for handling various matters related to weddings and funerals in the village. Zi Qing felt that the arrangement of affairs in the village was still relatively reasonable, such as having ten people specifically in charge of digging and building houses, with clear division of labor.

  Mr. Shen bought half a pig, as well as pork liver, pork belly, pork trotters, pork head and pork tail for this banquet. He also purchased twenty carp of about two kilograms each from the market town, as well as some dried bamboo shoots, tofu, dried mushrooms and so on. Mr. Shen thought that since it was the first time he invited villagers to dinner after the division of the family property, and his own house had been rebuilt into such a good one, if the food served was too frugal, he would be laughed at by the villagers.

  When most of the relatives at home had arrived, the villagers had also basically entered. Villagers generally came one from each family, regardless of gender, and close relatives all came with their families. Zi Qing saw everyone's envious eyes, saying that this was the best house in the whole village, especially Zhou Shi and Chun Yu, Yan Ren Da three people, whose eyeballs were about to pop out. Tian Shi's eyes were filled with indignation, feeling that Zeng Rui Xiang and Shen Shi had cheated her again, but she also knew that this was not the time to make a scene.

  The old man led a geomancer to preside over the ceremony, and Zi Qing and Xiao Xiu Shui quickly rushed forward to find a good spot. Just as they heard the geomancer shout "the auspicious time has arrived", firecrackers went off outside. Zeng Rui Xiang and the old man lifted up the wooden beam with a red cloth wrapped around it, climbed up the stairs, placed it in the pre-prepared position, and then Zeng Rui Xiang gave the carpenter a red envelope.

  Outside the door, a table had been set up with candles, incense burners, a pig's head and tail, a wine jug, and cups. In the middle of the courtyard, a three-foot square pit had been dug. Old Master Luo carried over a large object wrapped in red cloth and placed it in the pit. When he opened the cloth, it turned out to be a huge bronze mirror, more than two meters tall.

  At this time, it should be bloody, killing three animals. Since there is no pig to feed at home, the rooster of the three birds had to be used as a substitute. Zeng Rui Xiang held the chicken and first saluted in all directions (east, south, west, and north), then killed the rooster, filled a bowl with its blood, knelt down, kowtowed three times, and poured the chicken's blood onto the ground. The Feng Shui master stood beside him, directing and teaching him to pick up the prepared rice grains, wheat grains, and copper coins, scattering them into the pit in all directions while reciting auspicious phrases:

  A family of eastern nobles, generation after generation enjoying imperial emoluments;

  Two dispersals in the western direction, Geng Xin metal, generation after generation of descendants weighing gold.

  Three dispersals in the southern direction of Bing Ding fire, generation after generation of descendants quickly pass the imperial examination.

  Scattered in the north, Ren Gui water, generation after generation of descendants are greatly wealthy and noble.

  Five scattered in the central Wu and Ji earth, generation after generation of descendants live as long as Peng Zu.

  After doing all this, Zeng Rui-xiang gave a red envelope to Master Luo. The three Shen brothers jointly bought a two-foot-high copper mirror and asked Feng Shui Master to hang it on the left wall of the hall. There was also a couplet posted on both sides of the main gate: "Top line: Purple micro high shine diligent labor house land, Bottom line: Blessings long condensation frugal simple people's home." Horizontal batch: "Square inch blessing place".

  Chun Yu's family bought a copper mirror the size of a palm and hung it on the wall above the gate of the main hall, Shen Jianren also gave a pair of 1.5-meter-high vases, which were placed on the long table in the hall, symbolizing a lifetime of peace, originally should have been given during the housewarming ceremony, but he said that there would be no time to come again next time, so he sent it ahead of time. After being displayed in the main hall and seen by guests, Shen's family put them away.

  After the ceremony, a string of firecrackers was set off, things were withdrawn, and tables and chairs were laid out, with a total of 15 tables. The banquet began. Villagers, relatives, and family members all ate for free without bringing gifts. Zi Qing found that almost every woman brought her own bowl, but she didn't know what it meant.

  Zhou, Qiu Yu and Xiao Xiu Ying, Xiao Xiu Shui helped to serve the dishes. Tian, Xia Yu and Chun Yu's family occupied a table, full of food. As soon as the dishes were served, they were almost swept away. Zi Qing pulled Zi Lu and smiled secretly.

  At the time, cups and chopsticks were crossed, and everyone praised the host's family for their sumptuous feast today. Zi Qing saw a kind of one-inch square meat, dyed red, which the women at the banquet generally didn't dare to eat, and instead took it home to feed their children. Zi Qing counted over ten dishes, including braised pork belly, potato stew with pork, stir-fried cucumber with liver slices, spicy stir-fried tripe, bamboo shoots stir-fry with pork, dried mushroom and potato stew with chicken cubes. Each table also had a plate of red-braised whole carp, a bowl of steamed egg custard, and vegetarian dishes such as stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts. The portions were all quite generous. The braised pork belly was served one piece per person for eight people at each table, while the other dishes were full bowls. What Zi Qing didn't expect was that the female guests would divide up the meat dishes as soon as they were served, and eat them with rice and vegetable soup. No wonder almost every woman had brought a bowl with her - it turned out she didn't dare to eat the dishes herself, but instead saved them to take home. Truly great and respectable women!

  After dinner, the men walked away with satisfaction, picking their teeth and belching. The women hurriedly carried a full bowl of dishes back home to feed the children while they were still hot. Several nearby aunts helped clean up the yard, clear the tables, and return the chairs, bowls, and chopsticks. Even Zhou Shi and Zi Ping were helping out. Tian Shi left with Xia Yu, Qiu Yu, and Chun Yu, but Xia Yu wanted to stay behind. Shen Shi said she wasn't feeling well and should leave early instead.

  After a busy hour, they finally finished cleaning up. The wives of the nearby branches of the Zhou family also bid farewell and left. Only the He family was left sitting in the courtyard to rest. Seeing that it was still early, Mrs. He asked if the late rice had been harvested at home?

  "Mother, don't worry, it's just one mu of paddy field, we can still make it."

  He thought for a moment before saying, "Let's have Wanfu come and help out on the second day of next month. That should be enough to get you settled in for a while. We should head back now, your brother has work to do in the fields, we'll come again when you move."

  "That's okay, after moving, mother can stay with me for a while. These years I've always wanted to have her live with me, but there was no condition, this time it's finally as wished." Shen said.

  "It's great, there are still many days ahead, you've also managed to get through the tough times. Seeing that you're doing so well, I'm at ease now. My daughter is really capable, able to build such a big house and courtyard in less than a year after separation. I'm truly happy today." He Shi said, still holding onto Shen Shi's hand. Shen Shi packed some leftover meat and a few pig trotters and sent them off.