I Became the Richest Man with a Monthly Salary of 20,000

"Mr. Lu Ruian, we people of Longguo always get rich through hard work, so we get up much earlier."

Xia Liang explained casually, and the two of them lined up for a while before finally entering the store.

"Brother, I brought this little foreigner here again today."

As soon as they entered the store, the clerk recognized Xia Liang and Lu Ruian. After all, it was the first time they had seen each other in so many years when a foreigner snatched the soup dumpling from the customer's mouth yesterday.

"Yeah, this little foreigner didn't eat enough yesterday, so he got up early today."

Xia Liang nodded with a smile, chatted with each other, and soon two baskets of soup dumplings were brought over by the clerk.

"Mr. Xia Liang, I'm welcome."

Looking at the steaming soup dumpling in front of him, Lu Ruian's eyes lit up, and he was about to start it when he started, but he found that it was too hot, causing him to let out a scream, which attracted surprised glances from others around him.

"Mr. Lu Ruian, our Dragon Kingdom is a country of etiquette, especially when it comes to eating. Directly using your hands is very unqualified in our opinion."

Xia Liang said and handed the chopsticks to the other party, "If you want to eat the delicacies of our Dragon Kingdom, it is essential to learn to use chopsticks, which is also a respect for the food."

Lu Ruian also felt a little embarrassed. Usually they eat bread, don't they just start it, they have become accustomed to it.

However, he still agreed with Xia Liang's words, but when he looked at the pair of chopsticks in front of him, he was in trouble.

He tried to use chopsticks yesterday, but it really didn't work.

"Mr. Xia Liang, why is your Dragon Country's cutlery two wooden sticks, isn't it bad to use a knife and fork?"

Lurian asked suspiciously.

"knife and fork?"

Xia Liang looked at the other party and smiled. He has also received many foreign tourists over the years, and many foreigners have raised this question.

"Mr. Lu Ruian, maybe you don't know that our Dragon Kingdom has been using tableware since a very early time."

"The history of using a spoon is about 8,000 years ago, and the history of using a fork is about 4,000 years. As for the history of using chopsticks, although it is not certain, it is about 3,000 years old."

Xia Liang explained with a smile that the knives and forks used by foreigners now seem to be high-end, but in fact they are just a dining tool that was eliminated by the Dragon Kingdom.

Listening to Xia Liang's words, Lu Ruian's eyes were full of disbelief. As a person from the Ying Nation with a history of only about two hundred years, now someone speaks for a thousand years, and the impact on him is too great.

"Since you people of Longguo have such a long history of using spoons and forks, why don't you use them now? Don't you people of Longguo respect traditional culture the most?"

In shock, Lu Ryan asked again.

"Mr. Lu Ruian, I have to say that you raised a very good question. Just now, the soup dumpling is still a little hot, so I will explain it to you in detail."

Xia Liang said with a smile.

"The reason why we rarely use spoons and forks now is that in the course of history, these tableware have been eliminated by our Dragon Kingdom and replaced by chopsticks."

"Actually, the chopsticks that we are talking about now in the Dragon Kingdom became [梜] in the pre-Qin era, and were called [箸] in the Han Dynasty, and were gradually called [chopsticks] until the Ming Dynasty."

"In the pre-Qin era, spoons and chopsticks... To be precise, the division of labor between spoons and clams was very clear. Spoons were used to eat, and clams were used to pick up vegetables."

"After the Han Dynasty, the name of 颜 evolved into chopsticks. Even today, chopsticks have not completely replaced the term chopsticks. For example, in the southeastern coastal area of ​​Long Kingdom, we still retain the name of chopsticks."

"And the first person to call chopsticks was actually in Wuzhong in the Ming Dynasty, that is, Suzhou Prefecture, Changzhou Prefecture, and Songjiang Prefecture."

"The saying of chopsticks is actually out of taboo. The boatmen in Jiangnan water towns taboo [live], so they avoid the homophonic [箸], so they use it in reverse. Good wishes for a smooth sailing."

"In the Qing Dynasty, along with the cultural exchanges between the north and the south, the term 'chopsticks' began to spread and enter the common language."

"Our dragon country is the origin of chopstick culture, and it has since spread to island countries, yuenan and other countries. They don't have any taboos in this regard, so most of them still call chopsticks chopsticks."

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Listening to Xia Liang's eloquent talk, Lu Ruian was a little stunned. He didn't think that the two wooden sticks in his eyes not only have a long history, but also have so many sayings.

You must know that their western knives and forks were only invented in the 16th and 17th centuries. Before that, the Dragon Kingdom was about to eliminate the knives and forks they finally invented.

"Mr. Lu Ruian, please take a look at these chopsticks. The production of these chopsticks is also very particular."

"One end of chopsticks is round and the other is square. The round symbolizes the sky and the square symbolizes the ground. UU reading www.uukanshu.com corresponds to the round sky. This is our understanding of the basic principles of the entire world."

"When using chopsticks, the index finger of the thumb is on the top, the little finger of the ring finger is on the bottom, and the **** is in the middle. This is the image of the three talents of heaven and earth, and it is also our understanding of the relationship between people and the world."

While Xia Liang was talking, Lu Ruian also used chopsticks like Xia Liang did, but it was still a little awkward.

"Besides, the standard length of chopsticks is seven inches and six centimeters, which means that people have emotions and desires, and it also expresses the essential difference between us and animals."

"Of course, the role of chopsticks is actually far more than that. There are also acupuncture points, massage and scraping."

"In ancient times, when people walked outside, as long as they had a pair of chopsticks on their bodies, they could fix any problems by themselves. Even if they forgot to bring them, they worshipped a branch or a reed, and if they were broken, they rubbed them on stones and washed them in water. , can also be used.”

Looking at the chopsticks in front of him, Lu Ruian was already shocked by what Xia Liang said. He didn't expect that looking at such simple chopsticks, it not only has a long cultural history, but also has so many functions.

"Mr. Xia Liang, I was ignorant just now. I didn't expect that there are so many things about chopsticks."

Lu Ruian put down his chopsticks and looked at Xia Liang and said seriously.

Lu Ruian still respects the culture of each country, not to mention this kind of thing with thousands of years of cultural history, he has been deeply shocked.

"Mr. Lu Ruian is serious. It's your first time in our Dragon Country, so it's normal that you don't know much."

Xia Liang said with a smile, there was also a sense of pride in his heart.

The thousands of years of cultural heritage of the Dragon Kingdom in our country cannot be compared with these countries that have only been established for one or two hundred years.

While the two were talking, the soup dumplings were not so hot. Although Lu Ruian was still not used to using chopsticks, he still insisted.