Bi Xuanwen
During the king's funeral, the sons, senior officials, and sons of the family did not eat for three days. The ... At the funeral of a senior official, the host's family, the elders and the sons of the family all eat porridge; all the scholars eat sparse food and drink water; wives and concubines eat sparse food and drink water. The scholars do the same. After the funeral, the host eats sparse food and drinks water, and does not eat vegetables and fruits; the women do the same. The king, the officials and the scholars are the same. Eat vegetables and fruits when it is fine, and eat meat when it is auspicious. Do not wash your hands when eating porridge in a bowl, but wash your hands when eating in bamboo baskets. Eat vegetables with soy sauce. Those who start eating meat should eat dried meat first, and those who start drinking wine should drink sweet wine first. During the period of mourning, there are three things not to eat: eating: eating sparse food and drinking water, not eating vegetables and fruits. After the funeral in March, eat meat and drink wine. At the end of the period of mourning, do not eat meat or drink wine. When the father is still alive, eat the mother and the wife. During the ninth month of mourning, eating and drinking are the same as during the period of mourning. Eat meat and drink wine, and do not share it with others. During the fifth and third month of mourning, do not eat once, and do not eat twice. Before the funeral, eat meat and drink wine, and do not share it with others. Uncle, stepmother, former master, and eldest son eat meat and drink wine. If you can't eat porridge, you can make soup with vegetables; if you are sick, you can eat meat and drink wine. At fifty, you don't have to mourn, but at seventy, you only have mourning clothes. After the funeral, if the king eats it, then eat it; if the friends of the senior officials and father eat it, then eat it. Don't avoid rice and meat, and if there is wine, then refuse it.
