Return To 1977 Chapter 496: Leisure
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The fans used by people in the capital can be roughly divided into four types: feather fans, folding fans, round fans and cattail fans.
The feather fan has the longest history. It has been around since the Yin Dynasty and was popular in the palaces of the Tang Dynasty. In movies and TV shows, Zhuge Liang's fan used to "show off" is probably the most popular one.
The characteristic of this kind of fan is that the wind is warm and soft and does not penetrate into the bones. Therefore, it is deeply loved by Buddhist and Taoist disciples who pursue health preservation.
Those think-tanks, hermits, and immortals from the Three Kingdoms all used this fan, not because they were pursuing their own personalities, but because this thing was a symbol of their origin and knowledge.
In reality, the old Chinese medicine practitioners who know how to "shelter from the wind like an arrow" also like this thing very much. In the past, the elderly of the Hong family and the Shou family used this kind of fan exclusively.
It is a pity that the "four olds" in the "movement" drove away the monks and Taoists. The largest customer group is gone, and this thing is basically extinct.
The folding fan, also known as the Ju-bone fan and the Ju-head fan, was a tribute from North Korea in the Northern Song Dynasty and a tribute from Japan in the Ming Dynasty. It was generally popular throughout the country during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty.
At first, this thing was mainly liked by eunuchs, who chose it to hide it in their sleeves to avoid noble eyes. Later, because the fans could retain paintings and calligraphy, the small square inch created a special interest of its own. Only then will it become the favorite of dignitaries and literati.
At present, it is precisely because of these two advantages. Folding fans are the most widely used, and people with a little bit of culture and status are willing to bring one.
Like Hong Lucheng, Wang Yunlin, Shou Jingfang, Tailor Su, Chang Qiugeng, Kuang Meiyun, Chang Xianzhang, He Jiefu, Director Song, everyone, regardless of gender or age, uses it.
As for the round fan, it was originally reserved for wives and young ladies in the house in the past.
In the past, the silk flower workshop in the "Flower Market" outside "Chongwenmen" would concentrate its manpower to produce silk flowers every summer to meet market demand.
This kind of fan is decorative, and most of the fans are made of silk silk to facilitate dyeing and painting. There are three types of fans: plain fans, character fans, and painted fans. However, since calligraphy fans and painting fans are ordinary products that can be hired to write paintings, the plain fans are the most precious and are of the highest quality with exquisite workmanship.
Nowadays, Wang Yunlin has none of any round fans. Interestingly, "Tang Xin'er" has two at home.
It was a relic of "Sister Agou". Although there were meticulous flowers and birds on it, it was obviously a plain fan that was painted later.
This inference is made because one of the two fans has an ivory handle and an agate pendant. One is agarwood handle with jade pendant. This high-quality round fan can only be sold exclusively to wealthy people.
But I don’t know whose hand these two round fans came from, and who painted them. Is she a lady or a talented person?
In fact, according to Hong Yanwu, it is very likely that it was picked up by "Sister Agou" after taking the photo.
The Pu fan is undoubtedly the most popular fan.
This kind of fan is made from dried palmetto leaves in the south and is also the most common fan.
But although it has little historical and artistic value, it is not as beautiful as the feather fan, folding fan and round fan. However, it is cheap and durable. It is the fan that allows people to do whatever they want and stay cool.
For this reason, it is very popular in the north, south, west and east, and is deeply loved by the people.
Hong Yanwu only loves this kind of fan. Even if "Tang Xin'er" says that he holds it like an old man playing chess at the door, he still enjoys it.
On the contrary, he plausibly said that this thing is what a wealthy man should use. The fan will last a long time. It can also repel mosquitoes and flies. Can I change it to another fan? If you sit outside, you have to rely on my fan to protect you.
Yes, "Tang Xin'er" also has to admit that sometimes benefits and dignity cannot be achieved at the same time, and I am completely speechless...
If a fan is a necessity for keeping cool. Then the luxuries for enjoying the cool air include lounge chairs, rattan chairs, bamboo chairs, small tables, mats, and porcelain pillows.
Of course Hong Yanwu and "Tang Xin'er" are also available.
Their lounge chairs, bamboo chairs and small tables were all newly purchased. I bought two recliners, which are retractable and retractable. Not only are they easy to fold, they also have pillows on top.
The two of them propped themselves up and lay down together, with a small table in the middle to put a radio, tea, melons and fruits. It was very useful for taking a break at noon or enjoying the cool air in the evening.
I bought four small bamboo chairs with backrests, which are comfortable to sit on. There are two small tables, a square table for eating and a round table for drinking tea and fruits, depending on the situation.
As for the wicker chairs, mats and pillows, they are already there.
There are two cooling pillows. The soft one is the red patent leather pillow, which is more comfortable and suitable for a long sleep at night. The porcelain pillow is hard and only suitable for taking a nap during the afternoon.
But what impressed Hong Yanwu the most was the porcelain pillow, which was shaped like a sleeping old cat, but its ears had holes so that cold water could be poured into them. This not only removes the heat from the head but is also really refreshing.
By now, I believe everyone should understand. With these household items, in this era without the greenhouse effect, the pain of the highest temperature in summer can be withstood, and it is really nothing.
Besides, there is one last trick for those who really enjoy it, which is to buy ice.
For example, Hong Yanwu would often go to a soda shop on the street in the afternoon, find someone to buy a large piece of natural ice that had been stored in the cellar during the winter, and then bring it back and put it in a large wooden basin in the bedroom. Let the ice melt slowly and release the cool air.
This is equivalent to having natural air conditioning, and you can also put various fruits around the ice cubes. When the ice cubes are almost melted, it will be night. There was almost no heat in the room. You can have a good night's sleep.
This trick was used by wealthy families in the past. Some of them were particularly greedy for cold, so they not only had to put ice basins in all four corners of the house. He also asked the girl to guard the ice basin and fan herself.
Otherwise, when it comes to how to enjoy life, people in the new society are really getting stupider as they live. Don’t always think that modern life is better than the "evil old society".
What's going on? I still don’t believe it.
Then let’s continue talking about past summer pastimes.
If the previous things can physically ensure that people can survive the high temperature in summer, they can be regarded as hardware. But even if those entertainments are software, they can make people fall in love with the hot summer from the bottom of their hearts.
To be specific, there are a variety of projects that can be enjoyed at home, while some must be enjoyed outside.
In addition to small goldfish, what you can enjoy at home are summer insects.
In old Beijing, there are vendors who specialize in selling goldfish and deliver them to your doorstep, and then you can keep them in a large lotus tank in the courtyard. Nowadays, although there are no lotus tanks and no vendors selling goldfish, it doesn't matter.
Hong Yanwu could think of any way to make his wife happy. If you don’t have a large lotus tank, you can buy a glass fish tank from the store. If there is no one selling goldfish, you can go to "Beihai Park" to catch it yourself.
At the end of the day, he not only used a net made of mosquito nets and sheep bones to collect two kilograms of shrimps, enough to raise a glass to the moon.
A large string of lanterns and seven or eight gold, red, and gold-red small goldfish were also placed in a glass round tank and placed on the round table by the window of the living room.
The location here is good, you can get sunshine every morning, and it is quite fun to watch the fish swimming among the aquatic plants in the crystal clear water.
It's just that "Tang Xin'er" was very jealous of the "Toad Gudu" he caught, so he had to throw away the little tadpole that had grown legs. This actually made him feel a little sad for this little life. It died so lightly.
As for summer insects, it’s more worry-free. Although there are no vendors selling them either, the Hong family has relatives in Longkou Village.
Hong Yanwu didn’t even need to open his mouth when the time came. Yuntai and Zhaoqing directly asked brothers An Yangyang and An Yueliang to bring all kinds of insects to the Hong family.
The main ones are "grasshopper", "cricket" and "golden bell". Because raising a few green "grasshoppers" and listening to their chirping day and night, or having fun with neighbors by weaving, has always been a common way for ordinary people in the capital to spend summer.
The "Golden Zhong'er" is a treasure with the most beautiful sound among summer insects, which is definitely different from the popular products such as "Kaizhuer", "Youhulu", "Mountain Tiger" and "Xilazi".
This insect is loved by those with a wealthy family. To raise this insect, both male and female must be placed in a porcelain jar, separated by artemisia, and fed with edamame and sour pears. It **** its wings during the long night, and its sound is clear and clear. It resonates with the porcelain jar and sounds like a bell, hence the name "Golden Bell".
That is the distant dream of Jinghua, the poetry of summer insects. Who can not love it?
In this way, a "Grasshopper" cage was hung under the eaves of "Tang Xin'er", and there was a small porcelain vase holding "Golden Bell" in the house.
In fact, even this small porcelain vase is not an ordinary thing. It is "like raw porcelain." It looks like a large and small pumpkin with melon vines connected together, and there is a bug on one side. It's lifelike, very clever, and very endearing.
According to what An Yangyang brought to Zhaoqing, this was collected from a neighboring village or was a thing from the Jiaqing period.