Li Yu remembered a popular song on a certain music channel in the 21st century:
Super idol smile
Not as sweet as you
August noon sunshine
Not as dazzling as you
Love you at 105℃
Drops of pure distilled water
At first I just thought this song sounded quite dynamic, but later I found out that it was actually a promotional song for Watsons Distilled Water...
Of course, many people may not be able to tell the difference between a lot of conceptual water, such as mineral water, purified water, drinking water, distilled water, negative ion water, and mountain spring water. In fact, there is no need to know, after all, their definitions are a mess in the 21st century, as long as they are drinkable.
And this distilled water is easy to understand, it means literally, it is made by distillation method, which not only heats water into steam, but then collects the steam and liquefies it into water. It doesn't sound any different from pure water.
What is in front of Li Yu now is the distilled water that was first sold in China more than 100 years ago. Although a sip cannot prolong life, it has some commemorative significance.
Distilled water can be sold for a hundred years, so water is really available!
The most amazing thing is that this distilled water bottle is specially made with pointed ends. If you want to place it on the table, you need a special distilled water bottle holder!
You read that right, it’s really as stylish as red wine.
Since its birth, distilled water has been a fairy water in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Even after the fall of our Qing Dynasty, many princes and nobles still used it as the designated water. Zai Zhen, in particular, is known to be the best fan of distilled water.
When the last emperor Puyi fled to Tianjin, he also brought a complete set of distilled water equipment with him. It's also possible that he wanted to be safe and prevent anyone from poisoning him.
Boss Guo Weiwei opened the bottle for Zai Zhen and Li Yu, poured half a glass of whiskey and mixed it with distilled water.
"Master Beizi, please!"
Zai Zhen took a sip and said, “It’s like that!”
Guo Weiwei smiled and said: "Master Bei, you are the first to drink this distilled water. It will not be officially launched until next year."
Zai Zhen was very satisfied with what he did: "Very good, you can go down first."
Li Yu picked up the wine glass and tasted it. He couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, but he was lucky enough to be one of the first people in China to drink distilled water.
Zai Zhen then asked Li Yu about the traditional culture, history and national conditions related to Europe. Li Yu still knew a little bit about Britain during the Victorian period, so he told him in general about various inventions and creations that have attracted worldwide attention since the Industrial Revolution.
Zai Zhen drinks foreign wine now because he wants to integrate into the West as soon as possible to avoid losing face.
As I said before, we in the Qing Dynasty are the ones with the best face. Although we have been beaten to a pulp, we still adhere to the tradition of hitting people without slapping them in the face: If you beat me until I am half dead, if you don’t slap me in the face, there will still be something to say. !
It's a pity that Zai Zhen is more interested in the fun things to do in London, and he doesn't care about why the great industrial miracle was born. He was very interested in the subway that Li Yu mentioned. There are not even a few trains in the Qing Dynasty. He really didn't expect that such a huge thing could still run underground, and it had been running for 40 years.
Zai Zhen asked: "If the train were underground, wouldn't it become a rat or an earthworm? It's so dark, what should I do if it hits a boulder?"
Li Yu said with a smile: "They made a tunnel underground using reinforced concrete. It is no different from running on land. Of course, there is no need to worry about safety, and the speed is more guaranteed."
"The country of England is incredible. It feels like a world in heaven." Zai Zhen became more and more excited as he listened.
Li Yu reminded: "Master Bei, you must call the King of England by his full name: King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India."
"Of course there's no problem, it's just a few words." Zai Zhen confidently said.
Um, also...
Li Yu suddenly remembered the posthumous names of the emperors of the Qing Dynasty. It is estimated that not even graduate students who specialize in Qing history could memorize them all. To give you a casual example, Fa Tian Long Yun Zhi Cheng Xian En Enlightenment Ti Yuan Li Ji Fu Wen Fen Wu Qin Ming Xiao Compassion Holy Holy Pure Emperor, do you know who it is...
The two chatted for almost three hours, and Li Yu's cramming education made the young prince feel like his head was going to explode.
While Zai Zhen was having a hard time digesting it, Li Yu thought that Watsons, as a daily chemical giant, should have produced products for women 100 years ago. After all, women made more money. So while Guo Weiwei came in to refill the water, he asked, "Boss, do you have any products like perfume?"
"Perfume?" Guo Weiyi said, "Does your lady want to use it?"
Li Yu shook his head: "For the noble concubines in the palace."
"Noble concubine?" Guo Weiwei shook his head, "I'm really sorry. Although we have perfumes, we produce them all ourselves. They are incomparable to high-end perfumes imported from Germany and France such as cologne or Fagonnard. I'm afraid they are not worthy of the dignity. The noble concubine."
Zai Zhen, who was next to him, also became interested. After asking, he found out that the queen wanted it, so he became attentive and said, "My sister once brought back several bottles of cologne when she came home. Unfortunately, only the bottles were left after she finished using it."
Cologne is the water of Cologne, and its name comes from Cologne, Germany. It is said that Li Yu's roommate once bought it in order to chase girls, but he didn't expect it to be available now. It was only later that he learned that cologne in the 21st century refers more to a type of fragrance.
Li Yu said: "That's easy. Let's just pick some perfume and put it back in the bottle."
Guo Weiwei said: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate."
"There's nothing inappropriate. It's better than nothing."
Zai Zhen also agreed with Li Yu's point of view: "Where can I buy things used by European women now! And you don't only have perfumes, you have any new products. Take them out. Don't hide them, take us there first." have a look."
Guo Weiwei had no choice but to take the two of them to a Watsons branch next to the bar.
After Li Yu went in, he discovered that the current Watsons really had cosmetics and even a large pharmacy.
He took a look in the store. The product section was divided into medicines and cosmetics. However, the late Qing Dynasty was far from open enough. There were not many women buying cosmetics, so in the most conspicuous place were several best-selling medicines used by men. Get the name It's really wild, it makes people tremble and never forget it: Sanbian Seed Wine, Huanxi Tianding Pills, Amber Baolong Pills, you can tell what they are for just by hearing the names.
The most powerful thing is Shiquan Seed Water. If Qianlong heard this name, he might not even be able to cover the coffin board. There are many leaflets placed next to it, detailing the effects of "divine water": not only can it treat some unspeakable diseases of men, but it can even cure hemiplegia and severe paralysis.
No wonder Watsons was able to open up the market in the Qing Dynasty. It really understood the role of advertising.
The price is clearly marked on the small sign next to it: a can is priced at only one, two or four yuan.
Li Yu was really speechless: You can obviously steal money directly, but you still have to take great pains to create a product!
