Chapter 8: Misleading Customs (Part 2) (This chapter is free)

This girl is very strange today. She was wearing brand new silk, with fine flowers, birds, insects and fish embroidered on the satin. The embroidery work is perfect. It may be the early Hunan embroidery. The gorgeous dress also covers a yarn back. This back evolved into the Ming Dynasty and was called "Bijia"; it evolved into the modern era and was called "wind coat"

The early "backs" had no buttons, the double plaids were not closed, and they were even far apart, like a cloak. The backs could be worn by all classes in the Song Dynasty, but the materials selected were determined according to social status. However, no matter how it was said, it was not the clothes worn by workers, but it was very common for noble ladies.

Even when his back appeared on Cheng Azhu, Zhao Xing saw this, the first word that came out in his mind was "wedding dress" - Cheng Azhu was showing her wedding dress, and this exquisitely embroidered skirt was her wedding dress.

Cheng Azhu swept the floor very seriously, as if she didn't hear Zhao Xing's footsteps, but Zhao Xing found that when he came in, the woman's movements paused for a moment, and then she looked very stiff all over.

Zhao Xing is just a little man in modern society. He is following his boss and getting a salary. He has no sense of adventure. He only likes to please his boss and do his own things. When he comes to this strange era, he is more cautious. If it weren't for the previous jungle life that gave him a little murderous aura, he wouldn't even have the courage to continue living in this completely unfamiliar environment. Now, since Cheng Azhu doesn't speak, he will remain silent, observing the other party's wedding dress while walking with admiring eyes.

It was indeed a "wedding dress", and it was a full dress that never fell out.

There was a Shu brocade ribbon tied around her waist, and a long silk ribbon fell on it. Two jade pendants and rings were tied to the silk ribbon. One jade pendant was hanging on the knees, and the other jade pendant was hanging at the feet...

"Azhu, this ring pendant...it seems to be placed in the wrong place." Zhao Xing saw an ancient woman hanging ring pendant for the first time. According to him, "the ring pendant" should be hanging around his waist, why did it reach under his knees? So he couldn't hold it in his mouth.

Azhu's expression was wrong today. She and Zhao Xing could have questions and answers, but she was shy today. Hearing Zhao Xing's advice, she stumbled for a while, put her back on her back, adjusted her ring pendant, and then explained softly: "I'm the way of wearing it, I'm just listening to the teacher's words, but the teacher said it's wrong... Is it okay now?"

What's good or not? Azhu is carrying her body on her back. Where can Zhao Xing see it?

Even if Zhao Xing saw it, he couldn't speak. Because Azhu's words suddenly reminded Zhao Xing - maybe, in terms of how to wear the Huanpeng, it was himself who was wrong!

Cheng Azhu is the pearl in Cheng Laoqi's hand. Because he was going to marry into the city, Cheng Laoqi began to teach Azhu "etiquette of city people" since he was a child. The so-called "teaching" is a middle-aged woman hired by Cheng Laoqi to teach Cheng Azhu's etiquette.

Zhao Xing vaguely felt: Perhaps, the scenes of the costume TV series he had watched had once again misled him - the correct position of the jade pendant should be worn below the knee. Suddenly, he seemed to remember the Japanese geisha he saw, and those people's accessories were also hanging under the knees...

Zhao Xing guessed it right this time. The function of the ring pendant is to press the corner of the skirt. The Song people pay attention to not exposing the skirt when walking, while the lower jade pendant is used to press the flying skirt. Because of the existence of the ring pendant, the Song people can only walk in small steps, especially those with noble identities. Japanese geishas first learned how the "Chinese" walked.

In the Song Dynasty, not only women walked with small steps, but men were the same. Senior officials of the Song Dynasty also had another accessories used to press the corners of their skirts - it was a gold and silver fish and seal that the emperor gave to his ministers and represented the power to enter and exit the palace. These things were mostly kept in a brocade bag to prevent dust, so they were commonly known as "gold fish bag", "silver fish bag", gold ribbon bag, silver ribbon bag, copper ribbon bag...

When Cheng Azhu heard that there was no movement behind her for a long time, she bowed her waist to sweep the floor, which made her skirt fall off the ground, revealing the beautiful embroidered shoes under her feet - a pair of bow shoes called "Wrong to the End".

Zhao Xing originally thought that in the Song Dynasty, when Neo-Confucianism was prosperous, women would have a pair of small feet wrapped around them. But now he found that women's foot binding was not popular at this time. At least in terms of social concepts, foot binding had not yet reached the point that everyone accepted. Moreover, foot binding in the Song Dynasty was different from the later three-inch golden lotus.

According to Zhao Xing's observation, foot binding in the Song Dynasty was to wrap the feet "slim and straight" but not bend, which was similar to the way of wearing high heels of descendants. This foot binding method was called "quickly on horseback", and the shoes used were called "wrong to the end". The soles of the shoe were sharp and synthesized from two colors.

The road conditions in the Song Dynasty were not good. Ordinary people usually don’t wear such “wrong-to-earth” shoes. The reason is just like modern office buildings do not walk in high heels in the countryside. When they wear these shoes, it means...

Zhao Xing suddenly woke up - white horned crown soap veil, mature white gauze crotch pants, white silk shirt, bright yellow gauze skirt, pink gauze strapless breast, real red silk belly wrap, pink gauze short back...

This is a full set of wedding dresses! What does Cheng Azhu mean when wearing a full set of wedding dresses in this courtyard?

He has only been in this era for three years, and has been in less than two whole years. He has been in contact with some villagers. His understanding of the customs of the Song Dynasty is only at the level of villagers. He knows that this is wrong, but he can't think of what the problem is; he can't think of what the special meaning of Cheng Azhu's display.

As soon as he thought of this, he immediately coughed heavily and said in the calmest tone: "The clothes are beautiful... As for the surround, you continue to have the original surround method - it turned out that I was wrong, I just made fun of you. There is no need to sweep the yard, now it's almost lunch, you go home to cook."

Cheng Azhu didn't move, she held the broom tightly and stood there - teasing, the teacher was teasing me! Should I be angry? But why did I only feel weak all over!

Seeing that Zhao Xing did not respond to his words, Cheng Azhu still turned her back to Zhao Xing, stopped the work in her hand and was stiff, her whole body trembled, and her ears were red. He wanted to say something else, but considering that the problem of the ring-peeping was exposed just now, Azhu was wearing a strange outfit again... He shook his head, swallowed the words, and walked back into his house awkwardly.
Chapter completed!