Double Ninth Banquet ()
The Double Ninth Festival has existed since ancient times. In the Book of Changes, nine was the number of yang. On the ninth day of the ninth month, two nines overlapped each other, so it was called the Double Ninth Festival. Because the sun and the moon met nine, it was also called "Double Nine". The ancient people believed that the Double Ninth Festival was an auspicious day.
Therefore, in ancient times, the ancients would worship the Heaven Emperor and ancestors during the autumn harvest in September.
However, although many people knew about the Double Ninth Festival.
However, very few people had eaten the Double Ninth Festival.
Only the gentry and aristocrats were qualified to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival because they had plenty of time and money.
As for ordinary farmers, they had already said that it was the autumn harvest. If they had time to talk nonsense, they would rather harvest more food.
On the day of the Double Ninth Banquet, there were fifty seats, ten inside and forty outside.
This meant that the 50 noble families were almost all of Pei County's prestigious families.
The remaining few who did not arrive were actually just some unranked families who were reluctant to pay.
Of course, Pei County's bureaucrats were counted separately.
These people didn't need money, and they were all respectfully invited to the door.
Everyone else wanted money, but they didn't need it. Moreover, they were invited over. This made everyone in the county government very satisfied. They did not lack money, but they lacked respect and face.
Therefore, Duke Lu gave them enough face, and they also looked good.
Of course, they couldn't really come empty-handed.
If others gave you face and respected you, then you had to respect them back. Otherwise, no one would invite you in the future.
Those who refused to accept the offer were either fierce dragons or fools.
After hearing about the price of the seats, these county officials all chose gifts worth more than ten thousand yuan.
In fact, there weren't many county officials.
County magistrate, county magistrate and county lieutenant.
Each of them was extremely rich. Other than the county magistrate who had been robbed of his money, the other two added up to more than 100,000 yuan.
However, there was no lack of people who ate and drank freely.
The servants were illiterate, so they hired a literate gentleman to register. In order to prevent chaos, he even placed two lackeys at the door with wooden swords.
And this mister didn't actually spend any money. He borrowed it from the county government. Moreover, he was a chief official, the duty officer of the Han Dynasty, in charge of the promotion and dismissal of county officials.
He was just a civil servant, so he wasn't too important. However, this person was very important because his name was Xiao He.
"Hey, congratulations!"
Most people would register with Xiao He before they could enter.
However, one of them walked towards the door with a smile on his face.
Without a doubt, this person was definitely here to eat and drink.
"What's wrong with you? Can't you read?"
The three servants immediately stopped him. They looked at him coldly and pointed at the words on the wall beside him." Unauthorized people and dogs are not allowed to enter.”
In fact, they were illiterate, but they had learned this sentence before.
"Aiya, we're all from the same village.”
Liu Bang wasn't angry at being scolded. Instead, he smiled and stuffed some money into the servant's hand." It's convenient."”
However, he still could not enter.
"You want to go in for three bucks? You're afraid it's Shi Lezhi."
The servant looked at him mockingly and sneered," Do you know how much the cheapest seat here costs? One thousand coins! Moreover, these seats were all registered. They were all famous families in Pei County. Those who were not registered could not enter no matter how much money they had.”
"You, even if you find another 300 poor people like you, don't even think about going in.”
The servant threw the money on the ground in disdain. He had been rewarded with 30 yuan for the day. Who cared about three yuan?
Moreover, he wasn't lying. He was registered.
If there was one more person without a seat, even a fool would know that they had neglected their duty and let the irrelevant people in.
"Evil slave! It's the evil slave!"
Liu Bang suddenly became angry. He pointed at the three servants one by one." They're really condescending!" Are you looking down on the people of Pei County?”
"Don't talk nonsense here."
The servant looked at him with disdain." I've never said that I look down on the poor, because I'm poor myself. However, as a person, one had to do their own things well. I respect the people of Pei County for doing their own things honestly. However, I look down on a local ruffian like you from the bottom of my heart.”
"I'm just looking down on you.”
"Good, well said!"
The crowd who had been watching the show suddenly applauded, their faces full of admiration.
They also looked down on Liu Bang. After all, this kind of local ruffian was looked down upon everywhere. However, he was an official after all. Although he was neither big nor small, he was indeed an official. The people did not fight with the officials. They could not afford to offend him.
The servant's words had hit the nail on the head.
The servant's face reddened, which was a rare sight. He was not the one who would say this. His master had taught him to do so.
It was as if he had expected such a person to come and pester him.
Even Fan Kuai was enraged. His daily income was only a dozen or so coins, and he gave it all to Liu Bang without hesitation.
But now, Liu Bang had only taken out three pieces of money? Then where did the rest go?
Wasn't Liu Bang still indulging in debauchery!
"Third Master Liu is a third-rate person.”
A few children jumped out and followed Liu Bang.
Once again, Liu Bang showed an impatient expression and even wanted to fight. However, in public, he couldn't do anything to a child.
Respecting the old and loving the young was a virtue that had been passed down for thousands of years.
If Liu Bang dared to make a move, the others would have already joined forces to kill him.
Even the emperor would not dare to be rude to an old man.
He could be dissatisfied, but he had to be respectful. No matter how lowly this person's voice was, living for a long time was a symbol of wealth.
If they lived for a long time, they could even get the government to support them, and their descendants could still get money.
"Third Master, I'll buy you something delicious. Do you want to eat?”
Liu Bang suddenly had an idea. He looked at the children in front of him with a smile.
Since those evil slaves did not allow him to enter, he would let the people of the Lu Residence notice him. He had long heard that this Lu Gong had the art of reading people. If he saw his fate of being rich and noble, he would definitely treat him politely.
If that was the case, he could marry a fair, rich, and beautiful woman and become the son-in-law of the Lu family, walking to the peak of his life!
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