Chapter 431

Of course, not all families had the money to prepare autumn clothes and brew wine; this only refers to relatively wealthy families.

New wine is brewed at the end of July every year and can be drunk by the day of winter.

And after entering August, preparations for the autumn harvest must begin.

Before the autumn harvest is the important She Day.

The so-called She Day is the day for ancient sacrifices to the Earth God, generally on the fifth Wu day after the Beginning of Spring and the Beginning of Autumn.

The sacrifice on the She Day of the Beginning of Spring is to pray for favorable weather throughout the year.

And the She Day of the Beginning of Autumn is to pray for a good harvest and a smooth autumn harvest.

Not only ordinary families perform the She Day of the Beginning of Autumn, but the Emperor also takes the lead in performing the She Day sacrifice, praying for a smooth national autumn harvest.

Before the She Day of the Beginning of Autumn, strict fasting is required to prepare for the She Day sacrifice.

Recorded in 'Four Month Mingling, August'.

August, choose the day after the festival, sacrifice to the gods often worshipped at the time of the year.

Seven days before, the whole family should not go to the bereaved family and the family that has just given birth, young and old and those who perform duties should all fast, check the thin food, sweep and clean, and be careful and clean.

This month, on the day of the sacrifice to the Great She, offer millet and pork to the ancestors. The next day, sacrifice to the tomb, like offering wheat and fish.

The general meaning is, seven days before the She Day sacrifice in August.

People in the family should not go to families that have recently had funerals or women who have just given birth.

The head of the family, or the three elders in the village, county officials, and officials must bathe and change clothes, and fast.

And wait until the day of the Autumn She, first use millet and pork to sacrifice to the gods.

The next day, use wheat and fish to sacrifice to the ancestors of the family.

These sacrifices are indispensable.

Not only does Duan Yu need to follow suit, but every Han family must also follow suit.

Otherwise, there will be the crime of disrespecting the gods and ancestors.

These are things Duan Yu only knew after traveling through time.

Now the affairs of the family, major events like this sacrifice, including daily necessities, are all the responsibility of Dong Yi.

As for the management of servants and meals, they are the responsibility of Diao Chan.

The two have a clear division of labor.

As for Su He, because of her Xiongnu identity, she didn't understand these sacrifices and activities of the Han Dynasty, so naturally, she couldn't intervene.

But Su He was not without things to do.

Now Su He's main thing is to manage the 1,000 slaves and 3,000 Xiongnu volunteers gifted by Qiangqu.

These 1,000 Xiongnu slaves are for labor.

And the 3,000 Xiongnu volunteers are the main combat force under Duan Yu now.

Of the more than 2,000 soldiers taken from Jinyang to serve as an envoy to the Xiongnu, only 500 were Dong Yi's dowry.

There were also 400 clansmen led by Zhang Liao, and dozens were young men brought by Duan Yu from the village.

The rest were commandery soldiers from Taiyuan.

After Duan Yu arrived in Jixian, those more than 1,000 Taiyuan commandery soldiers had all returned to Jinyang.

That is to say, the direct troops under Duan Yu now were only about a thousand.

As for the 3,000 reinforcements brought by Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu from Lintao, those were volunteers temporarily recruited in Longxi Commandery, as well as some private soldiers of Dong Zhuo in his old home in Lintao.

Now they have all been taken back by Zhang Ji.

Nowadays, besides the thousand or so direct troops under Duan Yu, the troops that can be mobilized are only the commandery soldiers and the 3,000 Xiongnu volunteers.

Therefore, these 3,000 Xiongnu volunteers are, in a sense, Duan Yu's reliance now.

The three women each played their own roles.

Just maintaining Duan Yu's family business now.

The grandmother in Dong Yi's mouth is Dong Zhuo's mother.

Dong Zhuo's father died early, and there was only his mother in the family.

Duan Yu remembered that Dong Zhuo's mother seemed to have lived to the advanced age of ninety.

In the end, it was only after Dong Zhuo died that she was implicated and executed.

Besides Dong Zhuo's mother, there was also an elder brother and a younger brother in the old home in Lintao.

As for Dong Zhuo's son, Duan Yu learned from Dong Yi that Dong Yi did have an elder brother before, but he died of illness, leaving behind a widow and a daughter, Dong Bai.

Listening to Dong Yi's words, Duan Yu nodded.

"When Grandmother comes, it should be taken seriously; like this," Duan Yu looked up at Dong Yi and said: "When will Grandmother set out? You let the people at home send a letter, and we will send people from Jixian to welcome her."

"Hanyang Commandery is not peaceful now; the priority is to ensure Grandmother's safety."

Dong Yi nodded with a smile: "I know, Husband."

Besides these family affairs.

Duan Yu just got a hint from Dong Yi's words.

Brewing wine.

He had been traveling for so long.

Duan Yu had also drunk a lot of wine from the Eastern Han.

The wine currently available is what later generations call rice wine, which is rice wine.

The alcohol content is not high, and the taste is slightly sweet.

Although it can make people drunk, the strength of the wine is about the same as beer in later generations.

Brewing wine...

Duan Yu raised an eyebrow.

Should he get high-alcohol white wine out?

White wine is strong.

It can keep out the cold and relax the muscles and blood.

Furthermore, it can also be used as a commodity.

If he could promote white wine among the Qiang, Xiongnu, or Xianbei, and make them all drunkards...

Thinking of this, Duan Yu smiled.

Just when Dong Yi, Diao Chan, and Su He didn't know what Duan Yu was secretly laughing at.

An attendant walked into the hall.

"Master, County Administrator Jia requests an audience."

County Administrator Jia, that is Jia Xu.

After entering Jixian, Duan Yu recruited Jia Xu, directly appointed him as County Administrator, and then threw all the affairs of Jixian to Jia Xu.

It seems this guy can't hold on anymore.

The meal was almost finished, and Duan Yu stood up and looked at the women: "You eat slowly, I'll go see Jia Xu."