Do you know what "dirty work" is?

The so-called dirty work refers to the following nine occupations.

First-class wizards (southern wizards who recite spells to exorcise ghosts), second-class prostitutes (prostitutes in Ming Dynasty and Song Dynasty), third-class immortals (witches who are possessed by immortals and cure diseases by dancing), fourth-class bangzi (bellman), five hairdressers (barbers who carry burdens everywhere), six trumpeters (trumpeters and trumpeters) and seven actors (various actors)

In fact, in ancient times, people's occupations were hierarchical, which was the source of the "Three Religions and Nine Streams". Among them, there were nine streams in the upper class, nine streams in the middle class and nine streams in the lower class.

For example:

Shangjiuliu: First-rate Buddha (Sakyamuni), second-rate immortal (Yuanshi Tianzun, Taishang Laojun, Eight Immortals, etc. ), the third-rate emperor (the real dragon emperor and feudal emperor), the fourth-rate official (the big and small official), the fifth-rate cooking pot (the winery, once the biggest manufacturer in feudal times), the sixth-rate pawn (the pawn shop), the seven merchants (the merchants), the eight guests (the manor owner) and the nine Zhuang fields. This statement seems to be influenced by Taoist pastoral taste)

Zhong Jiuliu: First-class doctor (doctor, doctor, pharmacist), third-class feng shui (Mr. Feng Shui, yin and yang teacher), fourth-class batch (batch of eight characters, fortune telling), fifth-class painter (calligraphy and painting), sixth-class physiognomy (physiognomy, fortune telling), seven monks (monks) and eight Taoist priests (guqin chess).

Of course, because of the development of history, the definition of the so-called upper and lower class people changes with the progress of society, so even if we look up historical materials, the definition of the so-called lower class people is different.