Live streaming life: The ancients begged not to stop

Chapter 188

There was no point in staying at home on vacation, so Qi Cheng got dressed and planned to go out to buy some food. However, as soon as he went downstairs, the strong wind blew him back.

I'm wearing too few clothes. I'd better go home and change into a down jacket.

After he found his down jacket in the closet, he glanced at the system prompt. No one had been selected to answer the questions today. Never mind, he went out to get something to eat first.

When Qi Cheng returned home, it was already two or three in the afternoon. Shivering with cold, he asked the system to send someone quickly, as he wanted to lie in bed to warm up.

"Sui Dynasty Stone Gold."

Yang Jian got excited for a moment, then sat back helplessly. This person should be an ordinary citizen of the Sui Dynasty, and he didn't know if he could ask some questions that would be beneficial to the court.

"Host, it must be quite cold over there. Are the clothes you wore today warm? What are they made of? They don't look too thick."

Qi Cheng nodded. It was almost this time every year that was difficult. In November, the heating started here and the temperature in the house was over 20 degrees.

Just wear thermal underwear at home.

"The clothes I'm wearing are called down jackets. They're filled with duck or goose down. They're light and warm." Qi Cheng picked up the clothes and showed them off. "They're much better than cotton-padded jackets."

It seems that there were not even cotton jackets during the Sui and Tang dynasties.

Down jacket? People in all dynasties were dumbfounded. How could it be comfortable to wear down feathers? And when you think about it, when the duck was alive, it must be a bit dirty.

"I talked about raising chickens and ducks last time. A large part of it is actually for the down. The duck meat and other things can be processed at a very cheap price."

Qi Cheng decided to research whether it was possible to get ancient people to hand-knit down jackets. He carefully examined the materials and found it difficult to obtain such a large amount of duck down. Given the productivity of ancient times, it was hard to say where to get such a large amount of duck down.

"I don't think you can make it. Let me explain the principle. Duck down refers to the down on the duck's belly. After it's removed, it goes through multiple cleaning processes to remove the grease and odor."

"After that, we need to sew the cut fabric into strips and fill them with down. Then a down jacket is ready."

Qi Cheng found some videos on his tablet and played them.

Looking at the detailed steps on the sky curtain, the ancient people could only sigh silently. They did not have the most important thing, duck down. With those ducks at that time, they probably couldn't even make a pair of socks.

Qing Dynasty

Some roast duck restaurant owners silently memorized all the steps. Although large-scale production is not possible, they can still make one or two pieces for themselves.

At worst, you can just save up for a while longer.

Ming Dynasty

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that it was too extravagant, especially since his sons were not content with their lot. In order to prevent them from making trouble in their fiefdoms, he issued an edict.

It is not allowed to wear any duck down clothing.

……

"Actually, jackets already existed during the Sui Dynasty. The only difference between them and today's jackets is the filling."

Shi Jin, who asked the question, nodded. He was already wearing a coat, but it was filled with reed flowers, so the insulation was better than nothing.

Of course, there are better thermal insulation effects at this time. Various fur coats have very good thermal insulation effects, but for ordinary people, fur coats are really too precious.

I don't know if there's anything cheaper.

"Down jackets have only been popular for about 20 years. Before that, we all wore cotton-padded jackets filled with cotton."

I think I have mentioned this crop once. It was probably introduced in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty. If you want to wear a cotton-padded jacket in advance, you need to look for it hard.

big man

Liu Che wrote down the names of several crops mentioned by Tianmu on pieces of paper and posted them on the wall. When he saw that cotton had not been found yet, he sighed helplessly.

After weighing the pros and cons, it is better to let Zhang Qian continue his next trip.

"Your Majesty, I think we could provide the army with a batch of jackets and let the soldiers choose what to fill them with. Who knows, there might be a surprise."

Liu Che thought about it and thought that this was indeed a good idea.

Tang Dynasty

Li Shimin slammed the table anxiously. He had already ordered people to look for cotton, but there was still no news after such a long time. After a walk around the palace, he went to the prince's palace.

"Father, I have an idea. Although we don't have cotton in the Tang Dynasty, we can use other things as fillings, such as the silk cotton tribute from the south!"

Li Shimin nodded, but since it was a tribute, it was also very valuable, and ordinary people might not have the opportunity to wear it.

……

If Qi Cheng knew that Li Chengqian came up with this idea, he would definitely give him a thumbs up. Nowadays, many cotton-padded jackets are also filled with silk cotton.

Although it is not as good as duck down, it is much better than those messy things.

He looked at his down jacket and found out the production process of the zipper. However, it was a bit complicated and Qi Cheng could barely understand it.

But for other people outside the sky, they have no idea at all.

Daqin

Although the disciples of Mohism could not understand it, they still wrote down all the texts. They thought that if they studied it in depth, they would be able to figure it out.

However, their main focus now is still on steam engines.

At this time, Li Si looked at the chickens and ducks raised at home with shining eyes. He planned to make a complete down jacket and then present it to Qin Shihuang.

Then maybe he could return to the court again.

……

Qi Cheng put all the information on his tablet and played it on a loop. He went to the kitchen to make himself a meal.

At this time, Qi Cheng's phone suddenly rang. It turned out that his mother called again to ask if there was any progress in his love life.

Qi Cheng sighed helplessly. There had been no progress in the past few days, and he had thoroughly researched all the dating profiles online.

There is not a single suitable one.

But he could understand that those who were still unmarried at this age were definitely more picky and had many conditions.

But he remembered that she had said she would introduce him to someone. Why hadn't there been any news in all these days? Was there something wrong over there?

"Do you think matchmaking is that easy? I'll introduce you to them when the time comes. The weather has dropped quite a bit these past few days, so you must dress appropriately. If you can't, put on your down jacket. When the weather warms up in a few days, you can take it off."

"I know. When it's cold, I'll put on my down vest."

The eyes of the people outside the sky lit up. It turned out that there were many kinds of clothes that could be made from duck down.