Before going to bed, Xiaoqi did two CET-4 papers. He became more familiar with it and felt that the listening part was easier than before.
In fact, the listening style of each test paper is very similar and not too difficult.
She plans to tackle the problem in parts, starting with listening and focusing on it.
Then he read some extracurricular books for a while, and it was still the book "One Day in Edo". Although the actual content was not long, it had pictures, so Xiaoqi was reluctant to flip through it casually. He read every page very carefully, and the notes on the pictures were very interesting.
I just read the first introductory chapter, which introduces "Biographies of Beautiful Women", the beauties of Japan's Edo period.
It only takes up one page, but it's so interesting to read with the pictures.
Japan's aesthetic standards for women have varied greatly over time.
In the second year of Meiwa in Japan, which was 1765 in my country, Emperor Qianlong had been in power for 30 years. At that time, the popular beauties in Japan had thin necks, thin arms, thin waists, thin legs, sloping shoulders, dreamy eyes, and small mouths. They were probably the kind of weak willows and white lotuses. The requirements for body shape were not high, and a body of seven heads would be enough.
Almost twenty years later, in the fourth year of Tianming (1784 in my country, the 49th year of Qianlong's reign), the Sikuquanshu (Complete Library of the Four Treasures) was completed. The popular beauty standards in Japan became higher, requiring women to have a body height of ten heads, with clear facial contours, a cheerful and generous look, slender hands and feet, and a toned body. Even today, these are considered qualified beauties, and the white lotus type unfortunately lost...
A decade later, during the eighth year of Kansei in Japan, which corresponds to the first year of the Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty in 1796, Jiaqing ascended to the throne, Qianlong became the retired emperor, and the corrupt official Heshen was still alive. At this time, the fashion in Japan was for women with round chins, round eyes, plump faces, and pouty lips. Large breasts were also a must, which sounds a bit like the aesthetic of beauty in China's Tang Dynasty. I wonder what happened in between?
In the seventh year of Wen Zheng's reign, in 1824, my country was still in the Qing Dynasty and Emperor Daoguang had been in office for four years. During this year, Lin Zexu built a water conservancy project in Zhejiang. At the same time, Japan's aesthetic taste for beauty had undergone tremendous changes. There were basically no requirements for the figure of a beautiful woman, as long as she was six heads tall. They also liked the kind of women with no waist, short fat legs, high insteps, small breasts, long faces, pointed chins, and slender phoenix eyes. Anyway, it was basically the opposite of European and American aesthetics, with short necks, and heads that leaned forward. There were no requirements for the shape of hands and feet.
It is said that women with this kind of appearance and figure, when wearing a dress, look lazy and have a kind of sad and beautiful charm...①
Xiaoqi spent a long time reading this small section. Because the book did not provide a specific introduction to the time correspondence, Xiaoqi checked the domestic time on Baidu while reading. He unconsciously reviewed his historical knowledge and felt that the Japanese dynasties changed too frequently.
Our current public aesthetic is basically thin, pointed chin, white, and tends to be masculine and neutral, because the female classmates in the class are always calling for a male celebrity to be their husband, and they all look like particularly young boys.
I didn’t expect that beauty would be different in different eras.
Xiaoqi used to be a little concerned about her appearance. She always felt that her shoulders were a little sloping and her calves were a little thick. She didn't expect that sloping shoulders and thick calves were once symbols of beauty in Japanese history.
People's aesthetic tastes are not static. If you want to change yourself based on aesthetics, no one can be sure whether you are beautiful in the end, so people should still insist on being themselves.
Xiaoqi was so sleepy while reading a book that he put the book beside the bed. He didn't know when he fell asleep in a daze.
When I woke up the next morning, a mechanical voice rang in my ears: "Host, you have read carefully and have your own understanding. You have gained useful insights from the book. Reward the host with a 10-day confidence buff. Each buff is a rare experience. The more you understand the buff, the stronger its effect will be."
Xiao Qi was stunned for a while before he became fully awake.
The system rarely explained the function of the buff, and it was the same as what she thought. Although the duration of the buff rewarded each time was different, it would not be very long, no more than a month. She had felt it before, just like the language sense buff. Although it was gone, her English sense, including Japanese sense, seemed to have improved a lot. It was not as awkward as before, and she was embarrassed to talk about it.
However, she practiced every day after getting the buff. For example, she didn't feel anything about the graceful demeanor buff, and after it disappeared, she didn't have many insights because she didn't really understand it herself.
It was a new day, August 21, Wednesday. She was going to learn Japanese today. Swimming was off today, and Coach Wu was also busy, so she probably didn't have to go. Xiao Qi wanted to go to the gym to take a look. She was impulsive at that time and spent so much money, but she still hadn't used it.
I stood up and walked a few steps, and saw that the amount of money was 0.8, an increase of 0.8. Suddenly, I realized that the system has now advanced to level eight, and I can earn 24,000 yuan a day. Suddenly, I thought that if it becomes level 100, will I become the richest man?
If so much money is spent and there is no correct source, he should be arrested and sliced up for research.
Come to think of it, I should work harder and harder, otherwise I won’t be able to spend the money even if I have it, and I’ll probably suffocate to death.
I felt a little dizzy all day yesterday and my daily routine was almost disrupted.
Xiaoqi got up early this morning, washed his face and brushed his teeth, then cooked porridge and started practicing calligraphy.
I feel very energetic when practicing calligraphy in the morning. Moreover, the body is most upright in the morning. The spine feels more comfortable and upright after a night's sleep. The sitting posture is also better. I feel that practicing calligraphy while sitting down is better than writing at night.
With the window open, a cool breeze occasionally comes in, which is still very comfortable even in the late summer and autumn heat.
Practicing calligraphy gives you a feeling of clear ears and eyes, and a purified mind.
Unlike hard pen calligraphy, the wrist needs to be lifted and the hand strength required is also higher. Practicing like this for half an hour with concentration, emptying the mind, inexplicably feels like a container in each stroke. This is the time for emptying, and after emptying, you can learn more.
Moreover, I can feel the improvement in the font. Compared with the previous fonts, I can still see the difference.
But she really needs to work hard. Looking back now, she found that she had consumed more paper practicing calligraphy recently than in the previous year.
My aunt thought it was beautiful and even prepared a box for her with words like "medicine" written on the outside and her handwriting inside.
After writing, the porridge was cooked. Xiaoqi usually didn't have any fried dishes for breakfast. He would occasionally boil some choy sum or pickles, and steam the buns prepared by his aunt. Today, he actually received pancakes sent by Lin Min's mother. His aunt also brought down a lot of buns, soy milk, fruits, etc.
"We all said we would give it to you, so that you could eat more." Su Simei said with a smile on her face. She didn't know what was going on, why everyone was so enthusiastic.
Xiao Qi: ...
This feels weird, so my aunt will try to refuse in the future, or do something to send everyone off, otherwise it will feel so hard to repay the debt of favor.
After breakfast, I went to the Cultural Palace to attend Japanese class.
Xiaoqi was still wearing a T-shirt and school pants and carrying a schoolbag as usual.
Guan Jingzhi didn't come today due to some urgent matters, so Xiaoqi was the only one in the class.
Xiaoqi felt that Teacher Zhou was a little strange today. She had been staring at her since she came in, as if there was something on her face. She touched it several times to make sure there were no rice grains or anything.
Zhou Meiling couldn't help but stare at her. She didn't expect that this little girl was the champion of the women's 200-meter freestyle competition in Jingnan Province. She had just finished the competition yesterday, and she came to class again today. She hadn't changed at all and was still wearing the same shabby clothes.
She couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you get a bonus yesterday? I heard from Jingzhi that you teach English and make over 2,000 yuan a week. Why don't you buy yourself some new clothes?"
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