After Jingkang, My Days of Joy in Hardship

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**If you travel to the Song Dynasty, it is recommended to bring small and valuable items as follows**: ### **1. Glasses (recommended first)** - **Value basis**: According to the "Dongtian Qinglu" written by Zhao Xihu of the Southern Song Dynasty, glasses were a luxury item in the Song Dynasty and could only be worn by high-ranking officials. The common people may kneel down and worship them when they see them, and they are regarded as an extraordinary status symbol. - **Advantages**: Small size, easy to carry, can quickly highlight the "mystery" and gain social status advantages. ### **2. Finely revised books or technical manuals** - **Value basis**: Printing was developed in the Song Dynasty, but modern technical knowledge (such as basic physics, chemistry, medicine) was still scarce. If you carry a finely revised version of "Tiangong Kaiwu" or an abbreviated version of "Compendium of Materia Medica", you may be regarded as a treasure by the scholar-official class. - **Advantages**: The value of knowledge transcends the times and the long-term returns are high, but text differences need to be guarded against (it needs to be translated into traditional Chinese in advance). ### **3. Modern knives or tools** - **Value basis**: The quality of ironware in the Song Dynasty was limited. Modern stainless steel knives, scissors, etc. Are far superior in durability and sharpness to those of the time, and are of practical value to craftsmen, butchers and other groups. - **Advantages**: small size, wide demand, quick realization or establishment of contacts. ### **4. Spices or condiments** - **Value basis**: Spices in the Song Dynasty relied on imports and were expensive (such as pepper, cloves). Modern synthetic spices or high-purity seasonings such as MSG can become luxury goods if they are portable. - **Advantages**: Small size, easy to store, suitable for short-term cash out. ### **5. Modern currency (requires caution)** - **Value basis**: If you carry a small amount of gold or silver (such as gold coins, silver dollars), you can exchange it for copper coins by weight, but you need to be careful of the complicated monetary system of the Song Dynasty (such as the "short road" phenomenon, one coin may be less than 1,000 Wen). - **Risk**: It is necessary to understand the monetary system of the Song Dynasty in advance to avoid being defrauded. ### **Guide to avoid pitfalls** - **Avoid carrying electronic products**: Without electricity and network, you are reduced to scrap metal. - **Avoid bringing modern food**: It is easy to spoil, and the dietary preferences of the Song Dynasty are very different from those of modern times (such as heavy sugar, heavy oil). - **Avoid bringing glass products**: Low-end glass existed in the Song Dynasty, but high-end colored glaze (such as imported glassware) is still precious, and modern ordinary glass has no advantage. **Summary**: Give priority to **glasses** (status symbol) or **modern knives** (practical value), secondly choose spices or technical manuals, and flexibly adjust according to the purpose of traveling (short-term cash out/long-term development).

If I bring back some calligraphy and paintings from the Song Dynasty, can they be considered antiques?

It's good to watch, and the plot so far is pretty good.