In this way, Xiang Zhong and Yang Hu had a "tacit" unified action for the first time: they finally met "informally" at the main entrance of Xiang Mansion.
"He is really tall!"
Xiang Zhong's first impression of Yang Hu was that he was "tall and mighty". "They say this man looks very similar to Confucius, but his virtues and things he did are far inferior to Confucius. Now it seems It seems that one of the rumors is not bad. He is indeed a big man. If he is not a bit blind and arrogant, he can still be regarded as a decent young man. As for his moral behavior, you have to look at him to know. "
"He's such a thin boy who was blown up to the sky. I don't think he's really good at all. He's just a boy with a yellow mouth! However, I don't want to see a boy today, but I want to borrow him. Your opportunity is to stay with the government, and today you can meet Jisun Su Zhengqing, a high-ranking and powerful person in the Lu Kingdom. It's really 'business'!"
Yang Hu was condescending, just squinting his eyes, "glance" at Xiang Zhong with disdain, blowing out a very "disdainful" airflow from his nostrils, and then rolled his eyes, looking into the distance where the welcoming queue was swinging, paying attention to himself The "focus figure" is about to appear at the far end of the horizon.
How could Xiang Zhong not see this view? However, he didn't mind at all. After all, in his identity and vision of "Xinwu", this "Yanghu" was just an article on the "entry" It’s just words that don’t sound good. Everything is under control, so why rush? In this extremely asymmetrical situation of “time, body, age, and experience”, why bother to set up a situation to “regain dignity”?
Being tall has its advantages, and being short has its advantages.
Just when everyone was raising their necks and looking into the distance to see when the flag tips of the guard flag bearers would appear on the horizon at the end of their sight, Xiang Zhong saw a group of ants on the ground. The ground shook slightly, causing it to tremble up and down in fright. A group of worker ants were emerging from the nest and escaping at a frantic speed.
He knew that the cavalry was coming soon.
Xiang Zheng is the elder and the main person greeting guests at the door, with Xiang Zhong as his assistant.
The two brothers' appearance today is: holding a broom with the broom head upward and the broom handle downward. Xiang Zhong knew that this meant that the house had been cleaned inside and out. Welcome!
Now it's time for the main event, the official welcome begins.
So, Xiang Zhong shook the sleeve of "Sasou Gongzi" to brother Zheng, indicating to him that he could order the ceremony band to start playing the "Welcome Song".
Nodding to Zheng, he turned around and waved his long sleeves to the leader of the welcoming band standing behind the east side of the steps, and the music started with a cheerful, festive and moving melody.
And the "flag tip" that everyone was looking forward to appeared as scheduled just a few seconds after the music sounded.
Guan Ya and other six masters were also on the list. He was quite surprised that the timing of the ceremony and music was as precise as if it had been rehearsed countless times.
He cast his admiring gaze on the two young masters of the Xiang family and felt quite proud.
"In this way, the people of Lu should know that our etiquette in Song is so perfect!"
Then, he turned his attention to the tall and eye-catching young man standing on the east side, and thought: "Aren't they from the Lu country? They can wear the attire of the Song Dynasty to welcome the guests of the country. ? Moreover, the position he is standing in is not in accordance with the etiquette. This is the place reserved for the host and guests, and he is not a member of the host's family. Standing in such a disorderly manner really messes up the etiquette and breaks the etiquette."
How did Yang Hu know these etiquette? He had not studied them systematically. He just stood there casually and did not understand at all. It looked like there were a lot of people in front of the door, and it looked chaotic. In fact, there were many rules here, and they were all strict. According to the detailed arrangements of the welcome ceremony passed down by "Zhou Li", carefully arrange your positions.
According to Zhou etiquette, when welcoming guests, the host enters from the right and the guests enter from the left. That is to say, the host enters the house from the east steps, and the guests enter the hall from the west steps.
There is also the emphasis on "three bows and three yields": the person who bows three times should move ninety steps away from the person who bows to him. When it comes to giving way three times, let’s get started. After three bows and three concessions, guests can enter the gate. When you enter the gate, you have to give way again. "Anyone who enters with a guest must give way to the guest at every door."
"Since he is wearing Song Dynasty clothes, he is considered to be from Song Dynasty. I will not care about him today!"
Guan Ya saw that the carriage and horses were approaching and the music was starting. He knew that it was too late to correct the etiquette at this time, so he sighed secretly. This time, he had to temporarily "control" his "teeth". .
The escort team returned to the front of the Xiang Mansion in a flamboyant and majestic manner. In the first car were two adults who had been chatting for a long time.
Xiang Dafu got out of the car first, then repeated the welcoming ceremony and invited Ji Sunsu, the minister of the state of Lu, to get off.
In front of everyone, the etiquette of three bows and three concessions was not spared, it was very formal.
Yang Hu, who came out to see the world, took advantage of his height and could see more clearly than others. It was like buying a VIP first-class ticket at a concert, and he was indeed close enough. The distance allowed him to shake hands with "stars" - of course, in that era, handshakes were not popular. Under the "general trend" of everyone bowing their hands respectfully, Yang Hu couldn't help but "follow the crowd" and made A very standard and respectful gesture of clasping hands.
Because of his advantages in body and appearance, he mistakenly stood in the "master position" and with his tall and straight posture, he did successfully attract Ruyi, the grandson of Ji Sunsu who came with his grandfather and was a member of the "Appearance Association" attention.
The moment the two people's eyes met, and the little sparks lit up, Xiang Zhong felt relieved.
"It's okay, it's okay! After all, the arrangement was not in vain. It seems that the 'first impression' between the future master and servant of this couple is pretty good!"
Xiang Zhong understood their eyes.
I only know that Zhou etiquette is complicated, but this is the first time I have seen such an actual live demonstration. Xiang Zhong participated in it and also held a small broom as a etiquette prop in his hand. I found it very interesting.
Especially in the "three bows and three yields" ceremony, the kind of "you push me and give way", over and over again, he knew that they were laughing so wildly in the same carriage just now, Now we have to perform those "prescribed actions" in public, and also match them with various "standardized" expressions. Such ritualistic and "pretentious" actions make Xiang Zhong want to laugh out loud. , but didn't dare, so she had to bite her lips hard and suppress the "unserious" expression back into her stomach.
