In daily life, there are some things that we have become accustomed to.

Would you be surprised if the same items appeared in ancient times as in modern times? For example, in winter, we often eat hot pot.

In fact, hot pot has been flourishing since a long time ago.

According to the historical book "Han Shi Gai Zhuan", in ancient times, people had to "beat bells and set tripods" to eat during sacrifices or celebrations.

That is, everyone sat around the cauldron, put beef, mutton, etc. into the cauldron, cooked them, and shared them.

Most academic circles regard this as the bud of hot pot, and its history has been more than 1900 years.

But in fact, hot pot really became popular among the people probably during the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

As time went by, by the Qing Dynasty, people were already crazy to the point of "eating and vomiting":

For example, the stamping maniac, the ancestor of barrage, and the famous calligraphy and painting collection blogger - Ai Xinjieluo Hongli is the master of "eating and vomiting".

According to records, from August 16 to September 16, the 44th year of Qianlong's reign, *** enjoyed 23 kinds of hot pot 66 times.

A palace maid complained in "Conversations of Palace Ladies" that "she ate hot pot for three whole months."

But having said that, you can’t eat hot pot every day on such a cold day, and you need to keep warm.

What you wouldn’t expect is that coal was used as fuel early in ancient times.

Coal.

my country is the first country to use coal.

Using coal to make a fire for heating was also the most common way in ancient times.

At the beginning of the right side of the long scroll of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", there are two porters driving five donkeys carrying charcoal:

It can be seen that coal was widely used in the Northern Song Dynasty. Lu You also wrote in a poem: "The beasts in the furnace are burning with charcoal."

The pebbles described by Song Dynasty people are what we call coal now.

In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhuang Chuo said in "Chicken Ribs": "In the past, millions of families in Biandu relied on coal, and none of them burned firewood."

Coal has already There is no doubt that entering the homes of ordinary people in Bianliang.

Not only was coal widely used in the Northern Song Dynasty, but also trademarks appeared during this period, and they were trademarks with logos.

The National Museum of China preserves this advertising printing copper plate from the Song Dynasty of my country.

The words "Jinan Liujia Kungfu Needle Shop" are engraved on it, which is unanimously considered by the industry to be my country's earliest trademark.

Not only that, there is also an image of a jade rabbit pounding medicine in the center of this trademark.

The image of the Jade Rabbit is connected with the text on the left and right sides "Recognize the white rabbit in front of the door as a reminder". The advertisement content directly below is: "Buy high-quality steel bars and make fine kung fu needles. Don't use it in the house, resell it for fun" "Don't worry, please remember it."

The text is combined with pictures, concise and concise, and the graphics are vivid and easy to remember.

Fully possesses the characteristics of modern trademarks and advertising.

Before our ancestors invented cooking utensils with steaming functions such as tripods, gui, and steamers, meat was cooked over fire without exception.

In the so-called "roasted" meat in ancient times, people just hung the meat whole or in pieces and "burned" it with a flame.

But in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the roasting methods of meat began to upgrade, and people developed three methods: cannon, burnt and broiled.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, barbecued skewers were very common:

In 1967, a stone carving with a picture of the kitchen was unearthed from the tomb of Sun Cong of the Eastern Han Dynasty in Qianliangtai. It is the earliest stone carving in my country that records the whole process of barbecued meat.

The picture depicts a kitchen labor scene.

The scene of grilling skewers is reflected in the painting. Some people are cutting the meat, some are skewering, some are fanning the fire, and some are grilling skewers...

In the upper right part of the picture, you can see the rectangular grill. The oven is no different from a modern oven.

Glasses have already entered the eyes of ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty.

In the late Ming Dynasty, a Suzhou native named Sun Yunqiu also wrote a book called "History of Mirrors", which shows that people at that time were no longer unfamiliar with glasses.

"Cat sucking" and "cat stroking" are very popular in modern times.

However, it is not a patent for modern people.

Cat slaves in ancient times were as crazy about cats as modern people.

Cats, since the pre-Qin Dynasty, our country has very clear records.

However, it was not used for "catching" at first, but for catching mice and keeping food.

In the Tang Dynasty, Persian cats were presented as tributes to the emperor, and they became the favorite pets of the court nobles, and were called "racoon slaves".

In the Song Dynasty, raising and petting cats became fashionable, and people in the Song Dynasty still had a sense of ritual when raising cats.

In the Song Dynasty, if you wanted to own a cat, you had to read books such as "Xiang Ji Bei Yaotong Shu", "Essentials for Home", "Jade Box" and other books.

You also need to choose an "auspicious day" for getting a cat, write a deed to get the cat, and then choose a betrothal gift for the cat...

"Taking a cat is like taking a concubine" refers to the Song Dynasty Cat-raising process:

The cat-catching industry was even more developed in the Song Dynasty. The market not only sells cat nests and cat food, but also provides cat grooming.

But when it comes to people who are addicted to cat sucking, the poet Lu You must be on the list!

"The firewood in the creek is soft and the felt is warm. The raccoon slave and I will not go out."

Going out?

What door are you going out of?

Is the quilt not warm enough, or is the cat difficult to pet?

If you can turn on the small heater, cover it with soft felt, and pet the cat, where will there be any sorrow?

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there was a severe cat-absorbing patient-Emperor Jiajing.

He specially ordered the establishment of a special place for raising cats in the palace - the cat room, and gave each cat an official position and nickname.

When his beloved cat returned to Meow Star, Emperor Jiajing was so sad that he did not eat or drink for several days.

He even asked the ministers to write memorials for his salvation, bury him in a gold coffin, and build a monument and a tomb.