Being a tour guide for historical celebrities, the motherland is amazed again

Chapter 214: Is this a shoe? My hands can’t even fit in it.
After reading about the history of China's technological development, everyone came to the modern part. Deng Sui was astonished by the steam locomotives, internal combustion engines, generators, satellites, etc.

"How did people create such a sophisticated machine?"

"Sister Deng, these are the result of the wisdom accumulated by countless people over thousands of years." Su Jiahe said.

"I never imagined that people could still fly high into the sky and swim into the sea, travel thousands of miles a day, and observe the world's affairs from the comfort of their homes, just like today. I wish the people of the Han Dynasty could live like this."

"Sister Deng, keep trying. Maybe one day you will succeed."

Yingying came to the Science and Technology Museum for the first time. She was curious about everything and looked around excitedly.

"Hello, there is an activity area for children here where you can practice and experience science with your own hands." A staff member came forward and said enthusiastically.

Yingying went to the activity area and, under the guidance of the staff, quickly participated in various experiments.

"Do children nowadays learn science and technology from a young age?" Deng Sui asked the children in the activity area.

“Yes, now everyone can go to school and learn all kinds of knowledge.”

"Good, that's great. No wonder children in later generations are so smart and lively. If everyone studies, talents will not be buried. I also plan to build schools in the Han Dynasty to allow more people to study."

"Sister Deng is truly far-sighted."

Su Jiahe increasingly felt that Deng Sui was a time traveler, and this time traveler was more reliable than Wang Mang.

After visiting the China Science and Technology Museum, Deng Sui finally understood the meaning of science and technology.

"Sister Su, thank you for bringing me here. When I return, I will also develop technology."

"Come on, Sister Deng, I believe you can do it."

"Sister Su, can we come here again in the future? There are many fun things here." Yingying blinked and looked at Su Jiahe.

"Bohai also has a science and technology museum. We can go there anytime."

"Okay, let's take Grandpa Wang with us next time. He didn't see it this time." Yingying said happily, "Sister Su, where are we taking Sister Deng next?"

"Let's just walk around the street. I want to see more of the street scenes of the future."

"Okay, let's go for a drive."

Su Jiahe was driving, taking Deng Sui and Yingying through the streets and alleys, when they suddenly saw an intersection ahead that was crowded with people.

"What is that place? There are so many people there." Deng Sui asked curiously, pointing in the direction of the intersection.

Su Jiahe glanced at the navigation and said, "What a coincidence, we're actually in Panjiayuan."

"Where is Panjiayuan?" Yingying asked.

"It's a famous antique market in the capital."

"Antique? What is that?" Deng Sui had never heard of this word.

"They're just some very old items, or some rare things with collectible value, such as utensils, jade, bracelets, and ancient coins..."

"It sounds quite interesting. Let's go down and take a look." Deng Sui became interested after listening to Su Jiahe's introduction.

Su Jiahe parked the car on the side of the road. As soon as the group entered Panjiayuan, they received warm greetings from countless street stall owners.

"Fifty-year-old beeswax, XZ, look at how good it is."

"Would you like a jade bracelet, beautiful lady? I'd like a cheaper one if you want one."

"Come and take a look, take a look. This blessed Buddha statue can be placed at home to ward off evil and bring in wealth."

"This fan is from the Qing Dynasty. Do you know Zheng Banqiao? He painted it himself."

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"Sister Su, are there really so many treasures here?" Yingying asked in surprise as she looked at the dazzling array of goods.

"They're all fake. The total cost of all ten stalls is less than ten thousand," Su Jiahe whispered. "Let's walk further in. I heard some shops inside have real stuff." "Sister Su, how can you tell the difference between real and fake?"

"Sister Deng, my sister Su is amazing. She can identify all antiques." Yingying said proudly.

"So Sister Su has this ability. Can you help me pick out some treasures to take back?"

"Okay."

They walked a little further and came to an antique shop. Unlike the other shops, this one was elegantly decorated, and there weren't many customers. The owner, dressed in a Tang suit, leaned back in a rocking chair, tumbling walnuts while closing his eyes and resting.

"Let me tell you, this house contains real stuff." Su Jiahe said, his eyes falling on a hand warmer.

"Boss, how much is this hand warmer?"

"This number." The boss lazily stretched out five fingers.

"Five million?"

"Well." The boss thought that the young girls could not afford it at all, so his attitude was perfunctory.

"What about this ivory carving?"

"That one is from the Qianlong era, carved from real ivory, and costs eight hundred thousand."

"How much is this Su Sancai porcelain?"

"Oh, little girl, you know about Su Sancai. That one is from the Kangxi period, and it costs one million."

"How were these objects made so exquisitely?" Deng Sui looked at the room full of antiques and praised them highly.

"Sister Deng, these are technologies that will only appear many years after you." Su Jiahe suddenly remembered that these things are antiques to her, but to Deng Sui, they are all future black technologies.

Deng Sui liked the cloisonné hand warmer very much, and was stopped by the boss just as she was about to touch it.

"Don't touch it if you don't buy it. If you break it, you have to pay for it."

"Boss, give this to me." Seeing that Deng Sui liked it, Su Jiahe bought it readily.

"Are you sure?" The boss thought Su Jiahe was joking.

"I'll swipe the card now."

Seeing that Su Jiahe really wanted to buy it, the boss immediately stood up from the rocking chair, carefully took out the hand warmer, carefully packed it, and handed it to Su Jiahe.

"Be careful not to bump it. Put it in a cool place. I didn't expect you girls to be interested in antiques. Why don't you look at something else?"

Su Jiahe walked in further and saw a pair of palm-sized, bow-shaped shoes placed in the corner of the cupboard.

"What is this?" Deng Sui asked curiously.

"These are bow shoes, passed down from the late Qing Dynasty," said the boss.

"Is this a shoe?" Deng Sui said in surprise. "Who can wear these shoes? I can't even fit my hands in them."

"Beauty, you may not know this, but in the past women had to bind their feet, so their feet were so small."

"Did women bind their feet in the past?" Deng Sui looked down at her feet and searched through all the history books she had read in her mind, but she couldn't remember which era had bound their feet like that.

"Beautiful lady, just ask the elders in your family and you'll know. Most of my great-grandmother's generation had bound feet."

"Ah?" Deng Sui still looked confused. Su Jiahe quickly pulled up Deng Sui's sleeve and walked out.

"Sister Su, what was he talking about just now?"

"Sister Deng, foot binding appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty, about a thousand years after you, so of course you don't know about it." Su Jiahe explained.

"What? Women in later generations all bind their feet like this?"