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

"Mr. Lu Ruian, we Longguo people have always gotten rich through hard work, so we will wake up much earlier."

Xia Liang explained casually, and the two of them queued for a while and finally entered the store.

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

As soon as they entered the store, a clerk recognized Xia Liang and Lu Ruian. After all, it was the first time in so many years that a foreigner snatched soup dumplings from a customer's mouth.

"Yes, this little foreigner didn't eat enough yesterday, so he got up early today and came here."

Xia Liang smiled and nodded, chatting with each other for a while, and soon the two cages of soup dumplings were brought over by the clerk.

"Mr. Xia Liang, I'm not welcome."

Looking at the steaming soup dumplings in front of him, Lu Ruian's eyes shone, and he started to use it, but found that it was too hot, causing him to scream in surprise, which attracted surprised looks from others around him.

"Mr. Lu Ruian, our Dragon Kingdom is a country of etiquette, especially when eating. Using your hands directly 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. This is also a sign of respect for the food."

Lu Ruian also felt a little embarrassed. They usually just start eating bread. It has become a habit.

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

He tried using chopsticks yesterday, but he couldn't.

"Mr. Xia Liang, why are the tableware in your Dragon Country made of two wooden sticks? Isn't it good to use knives and forks?"

Lurian asked with confusion.

"knife and fork?"

Xia Liang looked at the other party and smiled. He has 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 started to use tableware very early on."

"The history of using spoons is about 8,000 years ago, and the history of using forks is about 4,000 years ago. As for the history of using chopsticks, although it is not certain, it is probably 3,000 years ago."

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 has been eliminated by the Dragon Kingdom.

Listening to Xia Liang's words, Lu Ruian's eyes were filled with disbelief. As a person from the Eagle Kingdom, which only had a history of about two hundred years, and now someone was talking about it for a thousand years, the impact on him was really great.

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

In shock, Lurian asked again.

"Mr. Lu Ruian, I have to say that you raised a very good question. It just so happens that the soup dumplings are still a little hot right now, 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 mainly because in the course of history, these tableware have been eliminated by our Dragon Kingdom and replaced by chopsticks."

"In fact, the chopsticks we now call Dragon Kingdom became [梜] in the pre-Qin era, and [箸] in the Han Dynasty. It was not until the Ming Dynasty that it was gradually called [chopsticks]."

"In the pre-Qin era, the division of labor between spoons and chopsticks...to be precise, the spoon and the chopsticks were very clear. The spoons were used for eating, and the chopsticks were used for picking up vegetables."

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

"The first people to call chopsticks chopsticks were actually in Wuzhong in the Ming Dynasty, that is, in the Suzhou, Changzhou, and Songjiang Prefectures."

"The word chopsticks is actually out of taboo. The boatmen in the Jiangnan water towns tabooed "live", so they tabooed the homophone "箸", so they used it in the opposite direction. "箸" is called "kuai", which expresses people's respect for Good wishes for smooth sailing.”

“In the Qing Dynasty, with the cultural exchange between the north and the south, the term ‘chopsticks’ began to spread to various places and entered the common language.”

"Our Dragon Kingdom is the origin of chopstick culture. It has since spread to island countries, Yuenan and other countries. They have no taboo in this regard, so most of them still call chopsticks chopsticks."

"..."

Listening to Xia Liang's talk, Lu Ruian was a little dazed. He didn't expect that the two sticks in his eyes not only had a long history, but also had 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 had almost eliminated the knives and forks they had finally invented.

"Mr. Lu Ruian, please look at this pair of chopsticks. Their production is also very particular."

"The chopsticks have a round end and a square end. The round one symbolizes the sky, and the square one symbolizes the earth, which corresponds to the round sky and the earth. This is the understanding of the basic principles of the entire world by us people in the Dragon Kingdom."

"When using chopsticks, the thumb and index finger are on the top, the ring finger and the little finger are on the bottom, and the middle finger is in the middle. This is the symbol of the three talents of heaven, earth and man, and it is also the understanding of the relationship between people and the world by us Longguo people."

While Xia Liang was talking, Lu Ruian also imitated Xia Liang in using chopsticks, but it was still a bit awkward.

"In addition, the standard length of chopsticks is seven inches and six minutes, which represents the seven emotions and six desires of humans, and also expresses the essential difference between us and animals."

"Of course, the function of chopsticks goes far beyond that. It also has the functions of acupuncture, massage and scraping."

"In ancient times, when people were walking outside, they only had a pair of chopsticks with them, and they could solve any problems themselves. Even if they forgot to bring them, they would just pick up a branch or reed, break it, grind it on a stone, and wash it in the water. , can also be used.”

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

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

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

Lu Ruian still has great respect for the culture of every 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. This is your first time in our Dragon Country. It's normal that you don't know much about it."

Xia Liang said with a smile, a sense of pride welling up in his heart.

The thousands of years of cultural heritage of our Dragon Kingdom cannot be compared to these countries that were only established a hundred or two hundred years ago.

While the two were talking, the soup dumplings were no longer so hot. Although Lu Ruian was still not used to using chopsticks, he still persisted.