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- Modern people use "eiderdown quilts" and "cashmere quilts" as if they feel very rich. In the Yuan Dynasty, they were used by the poor, and the dignitaries used cotton quilts.
Before the Yuan Dynasty, people in the Central Plains could not see cotton at all. Although cotton was introduced to China during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was only grown in the Western Regions, which is now called Xinjiang cotton. After Genghis Khan unified Eurasia, cotton was widely planted in Guanzhong. Since Xinjiang cotton is long-staple cotton, Huang Daopo, a textile expert, uses it to spin cotton thread and weave cotton cloth, and is reluctant to use it to waft bedding.
So, what did the ancients use as a "quilt"?
Xu quilt, Xu quilt, of course, use willow catkins. There is such an idiom, which is called "gold and jade are outside, and ruins are inside". It is a metaphor for a person who looks gorgeous on the outside but is a mess on the inside, which is caused by the quilt.
At that time, there were not so many catkins for people to use, so poor families used dirtier duck feathers and wool as "quilts".
[1] "July 16th - Shangque" Zhou Zizhi. Poem
?The rainy day is over, and the sunny day is over.
The wind came from the vast sky, and the clouds rushed to the southwest.
Suddenly Yu Cangyu Jue, holding this golden basin.
I live on the top of the mountain, watching the ice wheel up and down.
The sound of rain is like the joy of the morning breeze blowing through the grass, like the gentle breeze caressing the lotus pond on a moonlit night, rhythmically strong and sometimes weak, sometimes urgent and sometimes slow.
Shunhua, who was hiding under the bridge hole, listened attentively to the sound of the rain, like the low hum of a weeping willow being caressed by a gentle breeze. She inadvertently looked back at the long legs and smiled.
From time to time in the distance came the cheering calls of swallows, and they slanted through the rain curtain.
Shunhua felt very comfortable in this situation. She closed her eyes and greedily breathed in the fresh air washed by the rain. The joy of dirt.
The night has fallen, but the rain has been falling.
The big long legs got up and suggested: "Let's go, let's get the quilt."
"The rain hasn't stopped yet~" Shunhua didn't want to go in the rain.
The big long legs said: "If it doesn't stop raining all night, you won't go?"
"Even if the quilt is taken back, it will be drenched in the rain, can it still be used?"
"Hey~, I want to use the quilt to make clothes for you."
As soon as she heard that there were clothes to wear, Shunhua stood up happily, and followed her long legs into the rain curtain.
The cool rain falls on the body with the wind, it is not as icy as winter rain. Therefore, the faces of the two people are still glowing with joy.
Autumn rain is lingering, a little scrambling, like the sky pouring out, wanting to blend into the embrace of the earth. Early autumn is like a painting, with the rainwater sliding down freely, flowing to the surroundings just right, between dark brown and emerald green, making this ancient county in the Haihe River Basin [1] a landscape in the rain, lonely and beautiful.
After leaving the county town, the rain stopped unexpectedly, and the moon came out, as if the father-in-law of the moon was deliberately lighting the way to the mountain for the two of them.
When I came to the Northeast Mountain, I found the small tomb, and a quilt was lying in a mess in the coffin of the tomb.
The long legs teased and said: "You said you didn't know how to stack the boards when you left."
Shunhua also laughed: "Oh, you still want me to live here!"
With long legs, he jumped into the grave, picked up the two quilts, handed them to Shunhua, and climbed up by himself stepping on the edge of the coffin.
Dachangleg said, there is a cave on this mountain. The two of them carried the quilt to the mountain. The road up the mountain was extremely difficult, not to mention the wet quilt. After walking for a while, the long legs were exhausted and panting.
Shunhua asked: "Aren't you going to use the quilt to make clothes for me?"
"That's right!" The long-legged man panted heavily.
"Then why do you need the cotton wool inside? It's dead heavy!"
"That's right, I was drenched in the rain." The long-legged man complained, "It's true, you gave me the wet quilt, but you hugged the dry quilt that wasn't wet."
Shun Hua giggled.
The two of them stopped and began to pull the wet quilt. Soon, they opened a hole, took out all the catkins inside, and scattered them all the way, like snow flying all over the sky.
Shunhua said with a smile: "You said you were thirty-two, who would believe you? Isn't this just a child!"
[2] "July 16th - Xia Que" Zhou Zizhi. Poem
Three years later, Donggangtou entered my Guidoumen.
? All my friends in Jinlan in my life, when I grow old, there will be nothing left.
?Wish to make friends with each other, and talk about plain hearts with each other.
Suxin can't be said, and the moon will be silent at the end.
? Come to the small cave, seeThere is also a large field of dried cattail grass laid out inside.
Shunhua asked: "It seems that you were not the only one living in the past?"
The long legs said: "That's right, seven or eight of us have lived together."
"Where are they, people?"
"Oh, those who starved to death starved to death, and those who froze to death froze to death."
Upon hearing that so many people had died, Shunhua couldn't help leaning closer to Da Changleg.
The long-legged man smiled, "Don't worry, they didn't die here, they all died on the street."
"Oh~" Shunhua sat upright again.
The big long legs found the flint from the cracks in the rocks, lit some firewood, found scissors, needles and threads, and began to tear the quilt.
"Oh, it's really complete, and it's a bit like living a life." Shunhua joked.
The big long legs said while pulling: "I just pull, I don't care about sewing!"
"Seeing that you are very quick with a needle and thread, why don't you sew it?"
"It's okay to sew a hole, but to make clothes, what can I do!"
"Oh, then I will do it myself."
"Can it be done in one night?"
"I'm not in a hurry to wear it!" Shunhua said, "Besides, if you go out to buy food tomorrow, it doesn't matter if I stay naked in the cave all day! I heard from my grandmother that the ancients lived in caves, and men and women didn't wear clothes." "
"The point is, I want to send you home tomorrow."
"Send home? Which home?"
"Your home!" said the long-legged man, "It seems that you did die once, but you were brought back to life by grave robbers."
"No way?!"
"There's nothing wrong with that," said the long-legged man. "You haven't been to a meal, and you haven't been to many places. Well-informed people like us, what strange things haven't been seen? Haven't heard of any strange things?" Have you ever said that? There are so many things like you coming back to life!"
"Could it be like this?" Shunhua was still not sure.
"It must be like this! Which ghost do you see eating and pulling?" The long-legged man smiled, "So, you really have to thank that grave robber."
"I thank him?" Shunhua said angrily, "He took me took my jade bracelet"
"Oh, you are not a money fan! Is life more important? Or is the bracelet more important?"
"Reputation matters!"
"Why is reputation involved?"
"You, you, didn't you run all over the street with your butt naked?" Shunhua covered her face in embarrassment and anger.
"And no one saw it!"
Shunhua put down his hands and said, "Aren't you human?"
"I, I won't go out and say it."
"What if?" Shunhua turned her back and said, "Anyway, I'm ashamed to go home."
"But you're a girl, so it's not a problem to live with me?!"
"I don't care, you have to support me!"
"Why?"
"By, by you and I are brothers and sisters."
"Where are the brothers and sisters?"
"Didn't you and I become sworn brothers last night? I gave you such a nice name!"
"Just this 'big long leg'?" The big long leg said displeasedly, "Oh, how appropriate you call me 'dog leg'! From now on, I will just run errands for you!"
Shunhua laughed again
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Notes
¡¾1¡¿Wan Ping
Wanping County is a county that existed in the history of the Beijing area, and its scope includes all or most of the Xicheng District, Fengtai District, Shijingshan District, Haidian District, and Mentougou District of Beijing today.
At the end of the Shang Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty, the land belonged to the State of Ji, and the capital of Ji was in Jicheng. In the seventh century BC, Yan State and Ji State were both located in Jicheng. Qin established Ji County in Jicheng. In the second year of Tang Jianzhong (781), Ji County was analyzed and Youdu County was established. In the first year of Liao Kaitai (1012), Youdu County was changed to Wanping County. The name of Wanping is taken from the "Shiming" "Yan, Wanye, just like the meaning of flatness." The county seat is in the west of Xuanwu District, Beijing today.
In the first year of Jin Zhenyuan (1153), Zhongdu was established as the capital. Both Wanping County and Daxing County are counties under the jurisdiction of Daxing Prefecture, the central capital; Wanping County governs the west, and Daxing County governs the east. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the old city of Zhongdu was abandoned, and Dadu City was built in its northeast suburb as the capital. In the 21st year of Zhiyuan (1284), Daxing Mansion was abolished and Dadu Road was set up. Wanping and Daxing were still its jurisdiction counties.
In the early Ming Dynasty, it belonged to Beiping Prefecture. From the first year of Yongle (1403) to the Qing Dynasty, Wanping and Daxing were counties under the jurisdiction of Beijing Shuntian Prefecture. Wanping County governed the west of the central axis of the city and the western suburbs. The seat of Wanping Office belonged to Jiqing in Ming Dynasty. square. It belongs to Zhenghuang Banner in the Qing Dynasty, which is now the office of the China Women's Federation Cadre Academy in the east official building of Di'anmen West Street, Xicheng District.
In 1914, it was affiliated to Jingzhao District. In 1928, Beiping City was established in the abandoned Jingzhao area, and Wanping County was changed to belong to Hebei Province. In the second year, the county was moved from the city to Lugouqiao Gongji City, that is, Wanping County. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937, the county government moved to Changxindian.
In the early days of liberation, it still belonged to Hebei Province, and the county office was moved to Datai Village. In 1952, it was assigned to Beijing, and the establishment of the county was revoked, and its original jurisdiction was successively assigned to Fengtai District, Jingxi Mining Area (Mentougou District), Fangshan County (district), Daxing County, Haidian District, and Shijingshan District. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com)Dongguanfang China Women's Federation Cadre Academy.
In 1914, it was affiliated to Jingzhao District. In 1928, Beiping City was established in the abandoned Jingzhao area, and Wanping County was changed to belong to Hebei Province. In the second year, the county was moved from the city to Lugouqiao Gongji City, that is, Wanping County. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937, the county government moved to Changxindian.
In the early days of liberation, it still belonged to Hebei Province, and the county office was moved to Datai Village. In 1952, it was assigned to Beijing, and the establishment of the county was revoked, and its original jurisdiction was successively assigned to Fengtai District, Jingxi Mining Area (Mentougou District), Fangshan County (district), Daxing County, Haidian District, and Shijingshan District. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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