Section 303 Etiquette at the end of the village salute
Si Zheng went out with the sacrificial utensils and granted them to his retinue. The master took the utensils where the offerings were placed, and turned around to give them to his disciples. The disciple took the utensils for placing the offerings, walked down the hall from the west steps, and walked under the wall on the east side of the room to collect them. The master descended from the east staircase and stood facing west. The doctor took the sacrificial utensils, turned around and gave them to the disciples, who took the sacrificial utensils and walked down the western steps of the hall, and then went out and handed them to the servants who accompanied them. The doctor then walked down the hall and stood on the south side of the Xianbin. Many of the guests walked down the hall and stood in order to the south of the doctor, stepping back slightly, with the north as the first priority.
The host and the virtuous guest gave in to each other, took off their shoes, and walked up to the hall. The doctor and many of the guests took off their shoes and walked up to the hall to sit down. The deacons set the dishes, and the guests and hosts drank heartily, and the cups were changed, and countless others were served. The master asked the two of them to raise the wine vessel to reward the virtuous bin and the doctor, but the virtuous bin and the doctor did not stand up, picked up the wine that was placed on the ground, and did not bow after toasting. The man with the wine vessel took it and poured it. The host took over the wine vessels of the virtuous guests, and the elders among the many guests accepted the wine vessels of the doctor, intertwined with each other, and did not need to thank each other.
The toast had already spread to the many guests in the hall, and the last person to receive the toast stood up and toasted the many guests below the hall and the person who saluted the master at the top of the western staircase. Among the many guests and salutes in the hall, the older ones were toasted, and the toasters drank without prostration, and then poured a full toast.
The person who receives the toast does not bow but accepts the wine vessel, and toasts in order, and the toast is not bowed to the many guests and those who praise the people in the hall. The last person to be toasted walked down the hall with an empty vessel and placed it in a bamboo vessel. The man with the wine vessel washes the wine, goes up to the hall and pours it full, and places it in front of the seats of the guests and doctors. During the whole process, the music continued to be sung and ended.
Xianbin stood up, and Le Zheng ordered the performance of "Summer". Xianbin walked down the hall, and when he reached the steps, the music of "Summer" sounded. After the guests withdrew, many guests withdrew. The host sends the guests outside the gate and bows twice.
The next day, Xianbin wore court clothes and went to the host's door to thank the host for his courtesy, but the host excused himself and did not invite Xianbin in. The host, dressed in the same dress as Xianbin, walked outside the door and thanked Xianbin for his condescending arrival, and Xianbin retired.
The master took off his court clothes, put on the Xuanduan clothes, and began to treat the celebrant Si Zheng at the banquet. In the process of rewarding Si Zheng, there is no need to invite guests, do not kill and sacrifice, and send someone to summon Si Zheng. The owner walked outside the door to greet him without thanks. The master walked into the hall and did not bow, thanking Si Zheng for coming, and did not worship Xie Si Zheng to clean the wine vessel for the master.
The deacons put in the dishes, but did not set up the utensils for the offerings. The virtuous guests greet the host with wine, and the host does not add wine or thank the many guests. After offering wine to many guests, the host asked one person to hold a wine vessel to give it to the guests, and then drank countless drinks. During the banquet, there is no need to supervise the wine, the guests do not need to participate, and the invited guests are also as they wish. For the retired doctors and gentlemen of Shengde in the township, it is also up to them to invite or not. There is no limit to the dishes served, according to the available situation; There is no limit to the psalms of singing "National Style", according to your own preferences.
Postscript:
If there is a doctor in attendance, let the scholar who holds an official position be a virtuous guest. Because Xianbin is a virtuous person, there is no need to warn him in advance. The sacrifice was to be cooked by dogs on the northeast side of the hall. The wine bottle was covered with a coarse kudzu cloth scarf, and it was removed when the guests arrived. When the banquet is held, a black cloth trimmed pu mat should be set up in the west wing facing east, and the north should be the first place. When offering wine, you should use a wine vessel, and at other times, you should use a wine vessel; The person who receives the toast after the toast does not just stand up, but immediately returns the salute to the host.
When offering dishes, the jerky is served in a bamboo tabler, and there should be 5 strips of jerky, and the other half is placed horizontally on top for sacrificial use; The meat sauce is served in a wooden container, pre-aged in the east room, and the jerky should be 1 foot 2 inches long. When the sacrificial utensils are used, they are moved down from the wall on the east side of the room to the west staircase, and from the west staircase they are displayed in the hall and placed in front of the table. The meat in the utensils of Xianbin is: ridge, flank, shoulder, and lungs; The meat in the owner's utensils is: ridge, flank, arms, and lungs; The lungs shall be cut off, the right half of the sacrifice shall be used, and the skin of the flesh shall be upward.
All the wine vessels are given to the virtuous guests, doctors, and musicians, and they must offer dishes. When not in use, all wine glasses should be placed on the left side; If it is going to be used to give gifts to guests, place it on the right. Of the three elders among the many guests, only one of them of high standing can excuse the host to clean the wine vessels for him, and the etiquette is the same as that of the virtuous guests. If there are many ministers present, they should be treated with the courtesy of virtuous guests, and the doctors should be treated with the courtesy of courtesy; If there is no secretary of state, you must treat the doctor with the courtesy of a virtuous guest; If the music has already been played, the doctor will not be allowed to enter the hall again.
Le Zheng and the many guests in the hall had to be toasted together in order. Three people play the sheng, and one person is responsible for the harmony and becomes the music. To offer wine to musicians and sheng players, take out the wine vessels from the bamboo vessels in the hall, and after the wine is finished, place the empty wine vessels in the bamboo vessels under the hall. The master gave gifts to the person who played the sheng, and he bowed to the person who played the sheng on the west steps. Many of the guests in the hall face east, with the north as the first priority.
After the chef has raised the wine vessel to toast between the guests and the guests, he will put the dishes in place. Three groups of archers, made up of young people among the many guests, are to teach and admonish. The bow and arrows and the ruler of the division were leaning against the west side of the western steps. After Si Archery put on a wrench on his left arm and put on his arm coat and walked into the hall, Sima immediately set up an arrow target in front of the steps, and then ordered the singer to lean the flag against the center of the target.