Carpenter's fortune telling episode 2

First, many people should have heard the word "three religions and nine streams" among the four hot industries in ancient times, among which nine streams refer to various industries. However, not all occupations were respected and understood in ancient times. Some occupations are inferior, but they can make a lot of money. Let me give you some examples.

Ancient science was underdeveloped. Many people believe in the theory of ghosts and gods and believe that people have their own lives. Man's destiny is not controlled by himself, but arranged by various gods in the sky.

The fortune-teller profession came into being under such circumstances. Whether it is a wealthy family or an ordinary family, people usually count themselves as a kind of divination, some as fortune, some as marriage, and some as official luck. In short, fortune teller was a very popular profession in ancient times.

Due to the limitation of ancient science and technology, many things that can be explained by modern science can only be explained by ancient astronomical phenomena, geomantic omen and fate, which is why Zhouyi is sought after by so many people.

However, fortune teller is a virtual profession, and many charlatans have realized this, pretending to be divine operators, swindling around and defrauding people of their money.

Photo: stills of fortune tellers

Then the carpenter. This profession depends on strength and skill. As long as you have good skills, you will make endless money. Most ancient furniture was made of wood products, so there was a great demand for carpenters.

Carpenters with good workmanship and superb skills will also be invited by the rich to live in their mansions for a long time and make complete sets of furniture for them. Not to mention the high income, the treatment is comparable to an unusual occupation. As long as you work hard every day, you don't have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Photo: Still photos of carpenter's work.

Then there is the barber, also known as the barber in ancient times. This profession was definitely very popular in the Qing Dynasty, because in other dynasties, both men and women had long hair, and in ancient times, they paid attention to every part of the body given by their parents and could not be destroyed at will. Therefore, a haircut is absolutely impossible.

However, according to the regulations, men in the Qing Dynasty had to shave off half of their hair, leaving only long braids, so regular haircuts would naturally increase the income of hairdressers.

Photo: The barber's stills.

Finally, actors, that is, singers. The ancients didn't have as rich entertainment items as modern times, and watching plays was a very extensive form of entertainment. Every year, various troupes perform back and forth all over the country, which is a bit like the national tour of modern stars.

Almost everyone in the troupe has extraordinary strength, and some of them were sent to the troupe by their parents at a very young age to practice their children's skills. These people travel around with the troupe and get a lot of income and remuneration through performances.

Photo: Actors perform stills.

These are all popular occupations in ancient times. Today, I will introduce two occupations that are easily overlooked but very important. What are they? Let's have a look.

Second, the only legal night activity-the night watchman believes that when you watch costume dramas, you will often hear this sentence: When the weather is dry, be careful with candles. It is the watchman who beats Gong and recites this sentence repeatedly. Most of the ancients stayed at home and slept after curfew, so it was almost impossible to go out, so few people saw the watchman. Everyone is only familiar with the sentence repeated by the keeper.

For the ancients, the night watchman's job was the same as that of a rooster, that is, to tell the time. However, for those who want to sleep, the "interruption" of the night watchman makes it difficult for them to fall asleep. In fact, the night watchman is a difficult and unusual job.

Almost every dynasty implemented a curfew system, that is, at a certain time, everyone must stay at home, as long as they go out, it is illegal. And the night watchman became the only legal "Nightcrawler".

Photo: Still shouting "Dry weather and dry things, be careful with candles".

There was no timer in ancient times, and people wanted to know what time it was at night, so they had to rely on the watchman who hit the thunderbolt!

China has always been a society that attaches importance to agriculture, which is the foundation of all industries. Farmers work at sunrise and rest at sunset. Gradually, people all over the country follow this way of life, even in busy streets, it is called "entering the night" at night, and then a curfew will be imposed all night.

Generally speaking, it starts at 7: 00 the night before, 9: 00 to 1 1 the next night, 1 1 the third night and 3: 00 in the morning. When the night watchman rings, the night watchman officially gets off work and ends the day's work.