When he returned to the Zushi Temple, the Taoist priest kept pouting and he was angry.

"Xing'er, why are you not happy at all?" The old Taoist smiled and there was one more thing in his heart.

The Taoist angrily said, "Master, what are the uses for us practitioners to learn carpenters? Are our Taoists not as good as carpenters?"

"There is nothing worse than that. Who can say this? When we practice Taoism, we cannot live without the wealth and companionship. Master is not capable. Apart from teaching you some introductory methods, nothing else can be left for you. Now, the world is different. The Taoism taught by Master can't even earn a meal. If you learn some skills, you will have a skill to support your family in the future. I don't ask you to carry forward our school in the future, but I just want you to be able to live in the future, get a good wife, give birth to a few more girls, and bring you a lively place when visiting Master's grave in the future. Master is most afraid of loneliness." said the old Taoist.

After hearing what the old Taoist said, the Taoist Master was so anxious that he burst into tears: "Master, don't talk, don't talk."

"Okay, Master won't talk anymore. Follow the new Master to learn carpenter's skills." The old Taoist stroking the Taoist priest's head kindly.

In this way, the Taoist priest cleaned up everything at home early every morning and hurried to Xiao Dajiang's house to practice crafts at Xiao Dajiang's house, and then followed Xiao Hongxia to school. After school, he went to Xiao Dajiang's house to practice crafts for a while before returning to the mountain.

The old Taoist priest's body has always been neither good nor bad, and the days seem to pass by silently like slow flowing water.

"Choose hard materials for frame materials, soft materials for boards, and must be made of hardwood. Cabinets should be made of good materials. First, choose fabric and leg materials. Keep good materials on the door and trunk surfaces, match the sides and back sides, and put the remaining materials on the inner frame bottom. Good doors can be kept for forty years, good cabinets can be kept for three hundred years, movable tables and chairs are not easy to make, hardwood must be sheathed tight..."

Being a good carpenter is not an easy task. Just selecting materials, there are many tricks. Xiao Dajiang does not hide his own personalities and teaches the Taoist priests one by one. In addition to practicing basic skills every day, he also has to memorize a carpenter's formula.

"The new house of the fourth family will be on the beam tomorrow. If you have a holiday tomorrow, come with me. Come here early in the morning." Xiao Dajiang said as the Taoist priest was about to return to the mountain.

"You have to." said the Taoist priest.

Going on the beam is a good job for carpenters. Going on the beam means having wine and food, and a red envelope.

The fourth son who was on the beam was named Xiao Laosi. Xiao Laosi and two cubs were both married. Xiao Laosi had five children, the older ones were sons, and the third ones were girls. The family of seven was crowded in a three-entry house. If the eldest son came back, there would be no place to hang up. Over the years, Xiao Laosi saved some money and built a house.

Before dawn, Taoist priest got up early in the morning: "Master, the fourth family is on the beam today. I will bring some good dishes to you later."

"If you want, remember to listen to your Master Xiao in everything. It's okay to bring the vegetables back and sip for me, and the master can't take many things." The old Taoist said.

"I know." The Taoist priest nodded.

When the Taoist priest touched the darkness and rushed to Xiao Dajiang's house, the lights were on at Xiao Dajiang's house. Xiao Dajiang had prepared everything and wore a better dress. Hongxia also got up and chattered when she saw the Taoist priest.

"Brother Taoist, you have to go up to the beam later, right? If you go up and sprinkle candy, you must sprinkle it towards me. Don't use glutinous rice cake to smash my head."

Xiao Dajiang smiled and said, "Where are Chang Xing going to find your people in the room? Be careful, don't be trampled by others. What are you going to do? Dad bring some back."

"I don't want it. I can only eat what I picked up." Hongxia shook her head.

When houses are found among the people, there is also a custom of "stealing beams". "Ring" is the superstructure that commands the entire house, that is, the top of the main hall, with Tai Chi diagrams in the middle, and Bagua beams at both ends, which have a very high status in architectural folk customs, commonly known as "the material of pillars." The materials that can be made of beams are only four types, namely "Ten wood, camphor wood, ziru, and fir, commonly known as "Ten king, camphor hand, ziru, and ziru," but most of them use fir.

The shape of the tree should be high, straight and straight, preferably one in the middle of the three. The branches are small and few, and the thickness of the two ends is almost the same. The beam tree cannot be used for trees growing in the forest and mountains, nor can it be bought, but must be "stole". Only in this way can the owner's family be prosperous and prosperous. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully observe a certain tree in a certain mountain in advance, which is the ideal beam tree in his family. After the roof truss is erected, the owner will choose a good day. The owner invites a few people who have settled in advance, accompany the carpenter and eat and eat, and set off to steal the tree in the middle of the night.

Xiao Dajiang and Taoist Master rushed to Xiao Laosi's house, and Xiao Laosi's house had everything ready.

"Are the things ready?" Xiao Dajiang asked.

"Everything is ready." Xiao Laosi said.

Liangmu has been looking forward to it for a long time, and Xiao Dajiang has also visited it. It is a fir tree with very good material.

The group came to the mountains with torches. Xiao Dajiang placed three sacrifices beside the tree, burned incense and paper, led the master to bow to the Liangshu, and recited: "A cedar tree is green and oily, the master takes it to make a beam, cut three axes on the left and give birth to a noble son, cut three axes on the right and give birth to the top scholar."

There are also some specialties in cutting trees. The tree must fall toward the top. When the tree falls, Xiao Dajiang sang: "Cut it quickly and send it quickly. Congratulations to the Lord for his glory and wealth for his generation."

The tree cannot hit the ground, so it can directly take the appropriate length from the middle and cut off the branches and leaves at the tail. After setting off firecrackers, it will lift it away. Of course, it also has to leave the gift of buying trees on the stump. Although it is called "stealing" the tree, the owner of the tree has already heard the news. After the firecrackers are ringing, he will come to get the gift of money.

The Taoist priest has been following Xiao Dajiang all the time. He doesn't understand the matter here and can't get involved.

A wooden horse has been installed in the main hall of the new house of the Xiao Laosi family. Xiao Dajiang carried an axe to repair the beam and wood into shape. He drew a Tai Chi diagram with a cinnabar stroke in the middle, and beam mouths were opened at both ends.

When the beam opening was opened, Xiao Dajiang and Taoist Master were in the east and the west, holding an axe and chisel in their hands. They also had to sing while chiseling the beam opening.

"Walking east with a chisel, Dongjun asked me to open the beam mouth. The beam mouth was eighty-point thick and eighty-point wide. Congratulations to the Lord Dong for his generations of descendants to be court officials." Xiao Dajiang sang.

The Taoist priest immediately sang: "You come to the east and I drive the west. The mules and horses in front of the door are called Xixi. Someone asked me what my name is? Congratulations to the top scholar of the boss for returning."

The two hexagrams of Qian and Kun should be painted on the edges of the beams at both ends. A red cloth is tied between the beams and woods. Placed on two high stools, you cannot touch the ground, and you cannot cross or ride on the beam to play. Otherwise, the beam will be declared invalid and a new beam will be sought.
Chapter completed!