Starting My Treasure Hunting In England

Because everyone has been together for a while, Jeanne has no problem using chopsticks now. For non-Chinese people, the biggest reason for not being able to use chopsticks well is habit, not hand dexterity.

After all, eating with chopsticks is not a very complicated movement, so if you want to become familiar with it, you can always practice it. It would be too arbitrary to say that some people cannot learn this.

On the other hand, the dishes of various countries are actually matched with traditional tableware. For example, eating dumplings with chopsticks is very suitable, but using a knife and fork seems a bit abnormal. A whole steak is just the opposite.

The reason why Joan of Arc learned to use chopsticks so quickly as a European is because her previous dining habit was to directly touch the food without using any kind of tableware, so she had no habit of using tableware.

Yes, Europeans did not use knives and forks from the beginning. Like Indians, they first ate with their hands. It was not until the Byzantines around the 10th century AD that they first used knives and forks on a large scale. It's going to be the 16th century.

Joan of Arc was born in the 15th century, so in France at that time it was most common to eat with a knife and hands, and it was very rare to use other tableware.

On the one hand, this was due to religious issues. The clergy at that time did not think well of the fork. They believed that humans could only touch the food given by the gods with their hands. The creation of tableware was inspired by Satan and was an act of blasphemy.

On the other hand, it was due to habitual issues. At that time, it was generally believed in Europe that if a man eats with a fork, it means that if he is not picky, he is a "sissy".

According to Joan of Arc, she did see forks made of precious metals or plated with precious metals when she attended some noble banquets. However, the nobles did not use them to eat, but used them to duel on the table.

But even with their hands, Europeans still differentiated into different levels. For example, when civilians grab food, they grab it by the handful, while nobles use their index finger, middle finger and thumb to grab food.

Joan of Arc told Liang En that she used to eat with all her hands, because she never felt that she was a noble, and she could not tolerate so much elegance in war.

So for her, when she came to this world, she had to learn how to use various tableware from scratch, and because of Liang En, she naturally learned how to use chopsticks.

After eating, several people rested for a while and began to practice unarmed fighting. In addition to learning modern fighting techniques from Fan Meng, Liang En also learned some ancient fighting methods from Joan of Arc.

In fact, these two fighting techniques each have their own advantages. The current fighting techniques taught by Fan Meng integrate a large number of ergonomics and anatomy results, so both force and attack techniques have obvious goals.

For example, half of the techniques here are aimed at killing with one blow, while the other half are aimed at quickly and silently controlling the opponent under different circumstances.

As for Joan of Arc, she took this opportunity to learn various new fighting techniques from Fan Meng while teaching the two of them ancient fighting techniques.

Unexpectedly, although there were not as many scientific theories in Joan of Arc's time as there are now, the skills accumulated with life vaguely coincided with those scientific theories in various aspects.

But this is also very reasonable. After all, although those scientific theories were proposed later, the principles contained in them have always existed. The more the fighting techniques are in line with human mechanics and anatomy, the better the effect will be in actual combat and the easier it will be widely spread.

In such a fulfilling life, more than a week passed. During this period, Liang En not only mastered the fighting skills, but also translated all the contents on the bamboo slips.

Of course, after mastering the skill of [Linguist: Ancient Chu Language (R)], Liang En translated the text that day. In the next few days, he mainly searched for information, trying to make his translator read it. Going up is a little more convincing.

"I may not be back for lunch today, so you can cook and eat by yourself." In the morning, Liang En, who had completed all the preparations, said hello to Jeanne, and then packed the bamboo slips in a trolley suitcase and drove away. We drove to Dublin city.

Because he did not choose commuting time, after driving for dozens of minutes, he quickly arrived at the Chinese Embassy in Ireland at 118 Merrion Road, Dublin.

Because he had called to make an appointment in advance, after talking to the front desk, a staff member quickly took him into an office and said hello.

"Nice to meet you." Soon, a man in a gray suit came in, shook hands with Liang En, and then said, "Are you here today to ask about the Maritime Silk Road seminar? ?”

"Part of it. In addition to the seminar, I also hope to donate some things." Liang En smiled and put the suitcase aside. "

"It turns out that if you want to donate items, I will call the professional person in charge later." The staff member smiled and said, "Okay, do you have any questions about the seminar?"

"I would like to ask, can I take other people with me to China this time? Or can I go alone." After listening to the staff, Liang En nodded and asked.

"According to regulations, each person can bring up to two people, but all the expenses of the two attendants of the invitee under 60 years old will be paid by the invitee. We will only help arrange transportation and accommodation." The staff took out a copy the document explains.

"This arrangement is very reasonable." Liang En nodded, then took out Joan of Arc's passport and asked for help with the various related procedures. Fortunately, there is still half a month before the trip, so the various procedures are relatively simple.

However, during the process of checking those documents, Liang An also noticed that the staff member looked at him a little strangely. After all, Joan of Arc was only 16 years old now, although she was considered an adult because she had independent income. Human, but this age is still a bit too young.

Fortunately, although those certificates were related to the card system, they were completely in compliance with the rules and regulations, so the inspection was completed quickly and copies of those certificates were left behind.

"There is nothing wrong with these things." The staff member finished the inspection and said, "If there are no accidents, we will send the visa to you in a week."

"Thank you!" Liang En smiled and nodded.

"Also, please wait here. Someone will come over soon to discuss the donation with you." After saying that, the staff member left the room, and then another staff member brought tea and some snacks.

Obviously, the representative who received the donation must have some things that are temporarily unavailable, so he prepared these refreshments for Liang En to wait here.

Liang En had expected this situation, so he quickly adjusted his mood and slowly waited. After waiting for about half an hour, the door opened and the Ambassador walked in from the outside. .