Chapter 173: Planning Retribution on the Strange New House’s Rafter (7)_1
Hmm, I have to say, this is a truly wonderful misunderstanding!
To maintain order, Master Lv and others stood high up on the roof, and as soon as Master Lv declared, "Toss the beam towards the east, and the morning sun fills the hall with red," workers at his side began the "beam-tossing" with bags filled with candies, peanuts, copper coins, and steamed buns.
People below were in high spirits, scrambling for peanuts and copper coins that fell to the ground. Steamed buns and candies were wrapped in paper and tied up tightly, so there was no need to worry about them getting dirty.
The items used for "beam-tossing" were just ordinary things, not worth much money. The Mo Family had prepared a lot of them, all in baskets. As these baskets of goodies were scattered, almost everyone’s pockets were filled with a good amount.
Seeing the Mo Family’s grand generosity, the villagers were in awe. Although the items were not valuable, their quantity was overwhelming, especially the copper coins; quite a lot were tossed, and all these items put together were worth dozens of taels of silver, enough for them to build a house of bricks and tiles.
Though they were extremely envious, it was just envy, for they hadn’t forgotten the fate that had befallen Wang Dali and his three men!
Now they had figured out the Mo Family’s way of doing things -- as long as nobody took the initiative to cause trouble, the Mo Family was really good and had never done anything to wrong the people in the village. Plus, they would think of the villagers for any good opportunity. Simply achieving that was enough.
After Master Lv finished the final verse, "Toss the beam towards the north, and bins of white rice will be filled year after year," the "beam-tossing" came to an end.
The upcoming "Master craftsman" banquet didn’t involve the villagers. They came forward one after another, congratulating Mo Qingze before happily leaving with their pockets full of copper coins and peanuts.