What is the emphasis on building houses in rural areas?

(1) Rural houses should be close to water sources, and the high platform at the intersection of rivers is the best.

(2) The residence faces south to avoid the wind and the sun, and is free from wind and rain. Attach importance to the principles of "sitting in a house facing south, living well and enjoying happiness", "sitting in a house facing south, warm in winter and cool in summer" and "facing south, people are facing the sun".

(3) Market houses pay attention to the sunny side, passing by, pleasing to the eye and high flow of people.

(4) Building the foundation stone, commonly known as "the lower house foundation" among the people, generally requires laying a blue foundation stone on the wall foundation, engraved with the five Chinese characters "Mount Tai Shi Gandang" as the symbol of the town house, which means invincible, full of ghosts, and daring to deal with disasters.

(5) beam for luck, choose beam wood, and some use the homophonic word "Yu" of elm, which means "surplus grain is full of stones". Some use jujube as purlin, which means "accumulating surplus grain early".

(6) The upper beam is covered with red silk or red cotton cloth, and the beam lifting time is mostly at noon. Four craftsmen of stone, tile, wood and saw gather together, and all the neighbors join in the fun. Under the command of master Zhang Mo, four carpenters lift the beam up with new ropes, and the people present are in high spirits. The owner sets off firecrackers and sprinkles candy.

(7) Drink wine waiting for work, which is the general term for banquets for craftsmen and helpers. Three meals a day, delicious food, including wine, sorghum wine and round wine. Building a house costs a lot, so there is a folk saying that "you can't use a bricklayer without three years' old wine pulp".