It is said that during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a carpenter named Wang in Yancheng who made a fortune and built a building. On the day when the building was completed, Carpenter Wang set up several tables of wine to reward his relatives, friends and craftsmen.
Before the banquet, Carpenter Wang let out a rumor that on the day of the banquet, he would ask someone to name the building and write a few words. Among the many relatives and friends, there are also a few who are literate, but no one is willing to show their skills, for fear of meeting an expert, causing trouble for themselves and being unable to step down.
So the chairman is empty and no one is sitting. Seeing that the sun had moved to the top of the head and everyone had been sitting down for half an hour, the food in the kitchen had been cooked long ago. There was no way to start the banquet without someone sitting on the chair. Carpenter Wang became anxious, clasped his fists in his hands and said, "Dear friends and masters, I, Mr. Wang, can't read a few big characters. I have been here for generations. I have never lived in a building before, but I am very happy to be able to live in a building. I would like to ask someone to write a few words to give this building a name. I think it is not difficult. It is easy to name it. The words are not formal and ugly, but it can make people recognize it. "That person, please sit down and bow.
Before Carpenter Wang spoke, everyone was still talking, but after he spoke, everyone fell silent. The room was so quiet that a pindrop could be heard. Carpenter Wang was so anxious that he was sweating. He regretted that he should not be polite and make a fool of himself.
Just at this moment, two strangers came, swaggering straight into the house. Once they entered the house, they sat down on the chairman. Carpenter Wang breathed a sigh of relief and announced the opening of the banquet. Suddenly, firecrackers burst out "cracking" and "bang-bang" outside.
The banquet was dispersed and the table was cleared. Carpenter Wang took out the prepared Four Treasures of the Study, placed them in front of the person sitting in the chair, and asked the distinguished guest to give the building a name. The man sitting in the chair held a pen in his hand and asked Carpenter Wang: "What is your surname?" "Wang". "What are you doing?"
"Oh!" the onlookers sighed, "Why do you have such a name?" "It sounds ugly." "Indecent." Everyone shook their heads like silkworms looking for mountains. Some people murmured privately: "This person is overestimating his ability and came here to make a fool of himself." Someone said: "This person has the character "Herringbone". It's not ugly. "
"You don't think this name sounds good, do you?" He glanced at the people present, and added a little bit to "王" to become "jade", and added three points to "pi" to become "wave", and "Wang Pi Tower" suddenly became "Yu Bo Tower".
People were shocked. Someone nodded and said, "The name of this building is good, but it's too big."
"Too big?" The man took out a seal from his arms and said, "Is it big?"
People immediately knelt down. , shouting in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
"Single body!
After everyone stood up, Qianlong said to Carpenter Wang: "Your family is so courageous that you actually built a building on Tai Sui's head! "
Carpenter Wang knelt down and said: "Back to the emperor, the villain's building is the place where the three geography gentlemen are looking. It is the day they set for the start of construction and the day for the beams to be installed. "
" Oh, get up! Qianlong asked, "Where are the three geography gentlemen?" "
The three geography gentlemen came together and knelt before Qianlong. Qianlong asked: "Do you know that the building is built on the head of Tai Sui ? "
" knows. "The three people answered in unison.
"Since you know it, why do you need to build a building on Tai Sui's head? "
" The day we chose is destined to be visited by great nobles. Not only will it not be a hindrance, but the building will also prosper after it is completed. "
" Oh! Qianlong was secretly surprised that there was such an expert among the people. It was incredible, so he asked again, "What are the surnames of the three of you?" "
The three people answered in turn: "surname Liu", "surname Li", "surname Zhou".
"What is the relationship between the three of you?" "
" Back to the emperor, the three of us are cousins. "The surname Liu replied.
"Okay! Qianlong said, "I, the surnamed Wang, and you three would like to congratulate me. In the future, whoever builds houses, performs weddings and funerals, and invites you will be fine." "
" Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. "The three people said together.
"Okay, get up. "
From then on, the man named Wang and his three cousins became gods.Some people even made a sign out of a wooden board and wrote: "King Liu Li Zhou", put a piece of red cloth over the sign, burn incense and worship it, and invite it out if there is an important event.
There is also a folk saying that Mr. Gong He is Tai Sui’s uncle. As long as Mr. Gong He is invited, Tai Sui’s troubles will be safe.
Wu Dezhu, a native of Sheyang, Yancheng, has a college degree and is a member of the Municipal Writers Association. He has farmed, served as a soldier, taught, and written news in his spare time. He has written teaching papers , short novels , poems and prose, etc., published on radio stations, newspapers, and journals. He has edited a book called "Dudu Weird Things".
Editor-in-Chief Introduction: Yin Xiangqiu (net name Mengsuo Qingqiu) is from Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province, majoring in Chinese language and literature , and a senior middle school Chinese teacher. Deputy editor-in-chief of China Lian Mo Shuang Xiu; editor-in-chief of "Qingqiu Wenxuan"; certified editor of "Metropolitan Headlines"; certified editor of "Today's Toutiao". Won the Excellence Award in the first China Internet Reading Competition in 2020. In October 2022, he won the third prize of the International Chinese Recitation "Golden Plum Blossom Award" and has more than a hundred essays published on online platforms. He has recited more than 3,000 works; he is a master of dubbing show.
