Chapter 209 (1/2)
Andy bows. It's a standard apology.
”King Dinghai said Andy was very funny. Why don't you tell the emperor something interesting?”
”Andy will do it!”
Ji Shu flows into the seat, and Andy sits beside him with Ji shuliu.
This Andy really knows a lot, from his motherland to travel around the world, even the customs of jiuxiao and mudai are quite well understood.
One by one, the funny stories of road encounters come out of his mouth, which are extremely vivid! It's very strange to hear that.
”Andy has traveled to many countries in the East, and the last thing he likes is the chopsticks. They are not as beautiful and tasteful as the knives and forks in western countries.” Andy looks at the chopsticks in his hand.
”Andy said the house didn't agree.” Cloud thousand language to see Andy also began to poke, the corner of the mouth slightly raised.
”May I hear the details!” Andy makes a very modest look.
”The knives and forks in your country are naturally beautiful, but the knives and forks are tools only after the metallurgy is mature, but chopsticks in our Eastern countries are different, and their history has been very long. Before your knives and forks were widely used, what did your people eat with? Did Andy know? ”
Cloud thousand language says here, made a movement that eats with the hand.
South Building courtiers see cloud thousand language gestures are smug smile, Andy's face is black.
Cloud thousand language hooked hook lip, then way: ”chopsticks have its standard length, 7 inches 6 minutes.”. It represents the seven emotions and six desires of human beings, to show that it is essentially different from animals. Chopsticks are two, but they are called a pair. Why? ”
Not only did Andy want to know, but also the courtiers and their family members wanted to know. They didn't know that there were so many chopsticks for three meals a day.
”Because there is the concept of Taiji and yin-yang. Taiji is one, yin-yang is two, one is one, two is two, one contains two, and it is the culture of Oriental people. I think the Third Prince of jiuxiao state and the prince of brocade of mudai state should be well-informed. ”
Beitang cloud and Longjin can only meet each other awkwardly. In fact, they know for the first time today that the chopsticks they use every day are so well-known.
”When using chopsticks, they are very cooperative. Only when one moves and one does not move can they be clamped stably. If you move both, or if you don't, you can't add them. There is also a truth in this, that is, to be a man and to do things. Only good people can do good things. There is no division between the two. Besides eating, chopsticks also have the functions of acupoints, massage and scraping. Many people in the Jianghu carry a pair of chopsticks with them, which can solve many of their problems. Even if you don't take it with you, this branch or reed can be used if it is ground on a stone and washed in water. ”
The more Andy listens, the more surprised he looks on his face. Thanks to his travels around the eastern countries for nearly ten years, how can he not even know the allusion of chopsticks?
And the more the courtiers listened, the more they agreed. The image of this pair of small chopsticks suddenly grew up in their hearts. And the princess's erudition also let them see.