Hong Kong Variety Show: From Little Brother to Big Boss

Gao Laofa looked at the expression that flashed across Liu Xu's face, and he couldn't help but secretly admire someone who could force himself to restrain his emotions and not show them in such a public occasion.

His inner self-control is quite strong. Such a person will definitely achieve something in the future and his achievements are limitless.

Gao Laofa gently waved his hand, indicating that Liu Xu could find a stool to sit down. Then, he continued to preside over the monthly club meeting with Lian Sheng in an orderly manner.

Gao Laofa slowly glanced at the nine hall masters around the round table and asked in a steady voice, "Does any hall master have important matters to report now?"

He waited quietly for a moment, and when he saw the nine people at the round table shook their heads, indicating that there was nothing else to talk about, he turned his attention to the red sticks and uncles sitting around him.

"So, may I ask all the red sticks and uncles present here, do you have anything to report?" he asked again.

The uncles sitting on the east side looked at each other and shook their heads. The red sticks on the other three sides looked around at their companions and shook their heads, indicating that they had nothing else to say in return.

Seeing this, Gao Laofa nodded slightly, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

"Very good. It seems that everyone has worked very hard this month. Everything in the club is running smoothly and there are no special problems that need to be solved." There was a hint of praise in Gao Laofa's words.

"Well, next I'd like to talk about the future development of the society."

When everyone heard the beginning of this speech, they instantly perked up, because every time this set of words appeared, it meant that the club meeting was about to come to an end.

“We and the Winning Streak Club have always upheld the spirit of unity, loyalty and progress since its inception. In the days to come, I hope that everyone can continue to maintain this spirit and contribute to the prosperity of the club together.”

At this point, he stood up and clapped his hands, indicating that the meeting was about to end: "Okay, today's meeting ends here. When you go back, remember to convey today's words to the brothers below."

"Remember, we are a whole. Only by uniting together can we go further and more steadily."

As Gao Laofa finished speaking, everyone stood up, bowed respectfully, and then left the main hall meeting room in an orderly manner. Gao Laofa sat in his original position and watched everyone leave.

Seeing that everyone was leaving, Liu Xu and A Luo quickly reunited with the boss, Chui Ji. He walked quickly to Chui Ji, still maintaining his previous respectful attitude, and took the initiative to greet him, "Boss."

Chuiji was satisfied with Liu Xu's attitude. He nodded slightly as a response to Liu Xu's greeting. Then, he led Liu Xu and others out of the main hall with the crowd.

After leaving the main hall, Chui Ji's car was already waiting outside. He led Liu Xu and a few others, quickly got in the car, and rushed to the next destination, "San Sheng Palace", without stopping.

The cars of the other eight hall masters followed slowly behind Chuiji's car, and they were not in a hurry.

The scenery outside the car window was receding rapidly, but the people inside the car were focused, their thoughts had already flown to the Sansheng Palace, which was about to arrive. There, a new chapter would be opened for them.

As the car slowly stopped outside the gate of Sansheng Palace, Chuiji got out of the car first and led the others to slowly step onto the stairs of Sansheng Palace. As he walked, he reminded Liu Xu and the others, "Remember, when you see Uncle Xing later, you must show enough respect."

"He is the oldest uncle in our society, so we must not lose our manners."

At this point, Chuiji's expression became serious, and he continued to emphasize: "Moreover, he has served as the master of ceremonies in the society for many years. In the society, the Sijiu and Honggun ceremonies are basically presided over by him. It can be said that people who have inherited his kindness are all over the society."

The dragon head will not be present at the 49th and red stick ceremony of the big societies in Hong Kong Island, which are usually presided over by the uncles. Only the ceremony of the hall master or the second marshal will be presided over by the dragon head himself.

If it was a red stick for a professional hall, then only the head of the hall would be required to be present. But Liu Xu was tying a red stick for a society, so in this case, other hall masters also needed to be present.

Liu Xu nodded seriously. He understood the purpose of blowing the chicken and knew how important this job was to him. In the society, respecting seniors and paying attention to etiquette is a very important tradition.

Finally, Chuiji brought Liu Xu and the others to Uncle Xing. Uncle Xing was dressed in traditional clothes, with a dignified and kind face, and his eyes revealed his love for the younger generation.

Chuiji looked respectfully at Uncle Xing, and then said, "Uncle Xing, these are Liu Xu, Li Hangluo, Chen Dao, and Wang Ergou, who I applied to join the club. They are all good talents for the club."

Uncle Xing smiled and nodded. His eyes swept over Liu Xu and the others, then he slowly said, "Okay, okay. Young people are energetic and motivated. They are the future of the society. I am very happy to hold the inauguration ceremony for you."

Under the witness of Chui Ji and several other hall masters, Xing Shu, the uncle with the most qualifications, began to preside over the ordination ceremony for Liu Xu and others.

Uncle Xing was wearing a red ribbon on his head and holding three incense sticks in his hands. After inserting the incense sticks, Uncle Xing sank into his dantian and said in a deep voice: "Open the altar!"

"The knife is the Hongmen knife, the stick is the dragon and phoenix stick. Once you enter my Muyang City, you are a member of the Hong family."

The entire altar is three stories high. The highest level is dedicated to the tablet of Guandi; the middle level is dedicated to the 108 heroes of Liangshan in the Water Margin; and the lowest level is for the tablets of the 38 ancestors of the Hongmen.

"On the twenty-seventh day of the first lunar month of the Jiazi year, Hongmen and Liansheng reopened their incense halls. Today, the altar master Zheng Xingshu is holding a promotion ceremony for me and Liansheng's disciples. I invite all the Hongmen martyrs to witness it!"

"The auspicious time has arrived! Brothers, please enter the city!"

Liu Xu, Li Hangluo, Wang Ergou, and Chen Dao walked to the altar and knelt on the ground to pay their respects. Then each of them took a stick of sandalwood and raised it above their heads.

As the host of the ceremony, Uncle Xing was wearing a long gown. He turned around and took down a Hongmen sword from the altar. He raised the entire blade above his head and said in a stern voice, "Follow me:

"Since you join Hongmen, your parents are my parents, your brothers and sisters are my brothers and sisters, your wife is my sister-in-law, your sons and nephews are my sons and nephews. If you do not follow this rule and do not consider this relationship, you will be breaking your oath and will be killed by the five thunders."

"If there are parents or brothers who have passed away after a hundred years and have no money to bury them, and they come to ask for help from their brothers, you must inform all the brothers and ask them to help you. If there are any who pretend not to know, they will be killed by the five thunders."

"Hong family's internal affairs cannot be passed on from father to son, from son to father, from elder brother to younger brother, from younger brother to elder brother, and even to relatives and friends. Anyone who talks about it or passes it on privately, or teaches privately, or covets other people's money, will be killed by a thousand swords."

After Liu Xu and his companions finished reciting the Hongmen Thirty-Six Oaths with Zheng Xing, Uncle Xing slapped Liu Xu and his companions with the blade of his sword and asked, "Do you love your brothers or gold?"

Liu Xu, who was hit by the back of the knife, raised the incense with a serious face and shouted: "Love brothers!"

Then Li Hangluo, Chen Dao and Wang Ergou answered the questions in turn.

After the question-and-answer session, Uncle Xing took a rooster from the person next to him, raised his knife and slashed the rooster's head to the ground, with blood splattering out.

The younger brother standing nearby held a porcelain bowl filled with white wine in both hands, caught the splattered chicken blood, and then let several people drink the blood wine with chicken blood at the same time.

Then, he took out the mahogany stick, straw-soled shoes, and white paper fan representing the third place in the imperial examination.