On the fourth day of September, the old master took all the able-bodied men in the family to the mountains to visit the ancestors' graves and share the good news with them. The next day, the people in the village held a banquet in the ancestral hall. This kind of banquet meant that each family would bring something to contribute, then everyone would come together to prepare various dishes and drinks. Of course, the village had communal funds, and the village chief would take out a portion to supplement the banquet.
That day, the children who would normally be studying were given a day off, and some women from the village returned to help out. Everyone pitched in to celebrate the joyous occasion in the village. The Xu family, of course, contributed the most—after all, it was their happy event, so how could they not bring more?
