The Song Dynasty was an era after the great chaos, and people were more open-minded. Many things that would have seemed unimaginable to later generations were taken for granted in this era. In cities, when children were eight or nine years old, they hired them as maidservants.

Eating other people's food, saving food for your own family, and earning a little money to support your family. This kind of thing is very popular among people who are not wealthy.

Some people say that preference for boys over girls is a traditional Chinese thought. I am afraid this Chinese tradition only lasts for a period of time and only exists in some places. As long as the social conditions are suitable, Chinese people do not favor boys over girls. Even under special circumstances, girls are preferred over boys.

Very normal.

In some big cities, if a girl is pretty, she can go to a restaurant to sing, or be hired by a wealthy family with a generous salary. The social atmosphere does not favor boys, but prefers girls. This situation has formed a trend and attracted some literati.

You Wei Ci. Just like Wang Xiaolie in his previous life, because of his reputation in the entertainment industry and the ease of making money, his talent show and debut became a hot topic in society.

These so-called traditions are often caused by many reasons. There are both ideological reasons and practical social reasons, which are intricately intertwined to form a phenomenon. It is not just because you are Chinese that you have this so-called

Tradition.

Many people are unable to view this phenomenon correctly. When they discover a common phenomenon in society, they feel that they have discovered something extraordinary, which is very remarkable. To sum up these phenomena, it is said to be the tradition of civilization, or it is

The commonality of ethnic groups, and thus self-righteous solutions to social problems, do not have much positive effect.

There are many such summaries of Wang Xiaolie’s past life. Some are short-lived, while others have far-reaching influence.

For example, the Chinese people are not united. One Chinese person is a dragon, and three Chinese people are a worm. For comparison, I also thought of Japan next door, "One Japanese is a worm, and three Japanese are a dragon."

.The people who spoke were serious and quoted from scriptures; the people who listened were mesmerized, thinking that finally there was a brave person who dared to reflect on the national culture.

For example, when Chinese people are ignorant, what are they doing to foreigners? Those who say it are salivating, and those who listen are fascinated. I just hate how I was born in such an ignorant country. It would be better if I was born in a foreign country.

For example, Chinese children are "little emperors", and foreign children have been self-reliant since childhood and even exercised in various ways. Some people even made up a story about summer camp, saying how Chinese children are so miserable and how Japanese children are so strong. If things go on like this, the nation

What should we do, what should the country do? This story directly affected a generation, and the person who wrote it was very proud of it.

For example, Chinese people do not care about hygiene, while foreign countries are clean and beautiful. In fact, the problem of food and clothing has been solved, and Chinese people also care about hygiene.

For example, the Han people are cowardly, while the ethnic minorities are brave. There is also a wolf totem to show the boldness of the ethnic minorities. It is also said that the Han people have no entertainment activities, and the ethnic minorities can sing and dance twice after they are full and circle around the bonfire.

Another example is that the Chinese think red is festive, and they call a bright red color "Chinese red", saying it is Chinese tradition. Not to mention that China's use of colors in history is very complicated, but in later generations, young people wear white wedding dresses when they get married.

It soon became custom.

There are so many examples of this, that for a certain period of time, it even became a trend. There are even Taiwanese literati who can think about life while looking at the toilet, and sort out a large section of Han traditional culture, and why it can't work.

Most of these words are nonsense from literati. The traditional culture they summarized has little to do with Chinese history, and how much does it have to do with tradition? Most of the traditions only explain the previous period or several previous historical periods.

people's living conditions.

I don’t know when some literati had a strange idea. Their ideas were not understood by the Chinese people because the Chinese were too ignorant. When they were presented to foreigners, they praised them highly.

Thoughts and art must of course be learned and absorbed from many sources, but ultimately they must be sublimated from the people.

Gu Xun

There was not much resistance to Wang Xiaolie's reform of the slave system because Chinese people were not inherently servile. In the Song Dynasty, the personal restrictions of slaves were gradually relaxed from the founding of the country. Until the Southern Song Dynasty, slaves were completely abolished from the law and completely

Change to employment system.

Of course, it does not mean that the legal elimination of slaves means that there will be no actual slaves in society. Modern countries in later generations also have illegal slaves and illegal workers. In order to control the nominal wage slaves, the Song Dynasty also had adopted sons and daughters.

Evading the law in name.

Whether it is the abolition of servitude or the abolition of concubines, the effect cannot be achieved with a single order. Without the corresponding social foundation and economic security, even if it is abolished temporarily, it will come back again in the future.

Wang Xiaolie used a relatively gentle approach to do this because the social foundation was not yet there, so he could only do it step by step.

People like Zhang Chi will find it very inconvenient if slaves are abolished. But they will only complain a few times and will not make fun of their own future. Ordinary rich people will not be so good and always find ways to circumvent these prohibitions.

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Zhang Chi stood outside the house, watching the busy work of the kitchen helper inside. There were three people in total, with clear division of labor and skilled movements. One person washed the vegetables, and the other cut them. The person washing the vegetables brought the cut vegetables to the stove, and one person

The cook is cooking.

These cooks belong to the Qunying Club, and one family belongs to the Zhenfu Envoys Division, a restaurant that specializes in wedding banquets and funeral banquets. They don’t have a restaurant. In addition to catering for various banquets, they set up stalls in the market every time they go to the market. Although

There is no restaurant, but there are plenty of cooks, who can cook all kinds of high, medium and low-end wine banquets. This restaurant does not make much money, and its more function is to serve as an internship and retirement place for various restaurants under the town governor.

The chef inside turned on the high heat, stirred a few times, and fried the eels in the pot. He went back and said to Zhang Chi: "Zong Zong, wait a moment. After these two hot dishes are fried, we can start the dinner. We have our own rules.

, please wait."

Zhang Chi said: "It doesn't matter, it's still early, you should do it slowly."

Mother pulled Zhang Chi aside and whispered: "I see that the cook, Daizhao, is very skilled. I just tried his cooking and it tasted delicious. It costs a lot to invite such a person to your home."

Money?"

Zhang Chi said: "Mom doesn't have to worry about these things. Let me tell you, they are all people who are used to cooking. They don't need to watch here."

Mother whispered: "A lot of chicken, duck and fish. You bought a lot of expensive things today. If you don't watch here, they will take the meat away without paying attention! You are young and ignorant. The cook is the best at cooking."

This matter!"

Zhang Chi smiled and did not argue with his mother.

The mother sighed: "Everything is good about this place in Xinye. The houses are spacious, the streets are neat, and even the neighbors are friendly. The only thing that's bad is that things are too expensive! When I was at home, I went to the market and held a

Holding ten cents in hand is like holding a hot coal, and I want to make a fire! It's amazing here in Xinye. I go out with ten cents and lose it without buying anything! After living for a month, a thrifty person like me can't

How many strings of money do you need! How many strings of money are enough? Your father and I are at home, and we have to sell nearly several acres of grain! You are so good, how can you afford to live there!"
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