Chapter 443: Adhesive

The next morning.

It was a sunny day with a very pleasant temperature, which was a good time to hold a wild banquet.

Since Liang Weiming was the protagonist of this banquet, almost all the celebrities in California who could come came.

In their opinion, Liang Yao was very busy on weekdays, and basically turned down all the banquets that could be turned down, and he did not attend many banquets. This was a good opportunity to get close to Liang Yao, and there was no reason to miss such a good opportunity.

Unlike the beginning of the establishment of the state, Chinese people have now become the absolute majority in California.

The proportion of Chinese in the upper class in California has also suddenly increased from less than 10% in 1851 to 60% now.

However, this proportion is still lower than the proportion of Chinese in California in the total population.

At present, the Chinese population in California accounts for about 70% of the total population, and the rest of the population is mainly immigrants who migrated and settled from other states or regions of the United States, Mexico, and Europe, as well as local friendly Indian tribes.

California is a new state composed of immigrants of various ethnic groups, and the culture is naturally very diverse.

This can be seen from the attire of the guests at the banquet.

Most Yankee and Dixie men wear simplified and improved Western-style formal wear. If there is any difference, the Yankee men's formal wear is simpler than the Dixie men's formal wear.

The Western-style formal wear of European men is relatively complicated.

However, since they are going to hunt today, many men still choose to wear breeches that are convenient for riding.

Of course, there are also a few ruined nobles who like to show off and find a sense of existence. They think they are superior to others and stubbornly wear a kind of double-breasted long coat called Chaustcol, and then match it with a kind of half-tight pants called Kuyrot.

The choice of top hat is relatively free, but most men still choose the round-top courtesy that is standard for capitalists. The only difference is in the material, but the top hat made of beaver skin fabric is the most popular.

As for the cane, it is not standard either. Whether to carry a cane depends entirely on personal preference.

When attending formal banquets, Chinese people in California generally like to wear Hanfu of the pre-Ming Dynasty or Hanfu modified according to their own preferences. However, Chinese with official positions, such as several big merchants in Guangzhou, generally wear Qing Dynasty official robes to show their different status.

This is similar to those European aristocrats who like to show off and seek a sense of existence.

Women's formal dresses are mainly skirts, whether they are from the Eastern or Western ethnic groups.

Western women generally wear the very popular puffy skirts with large hems, that is, crinoline skirts. The fluffy and wide hems of this skirt are more than enough to hide two or three people.

Eastern women mainly wear various Hanfu and Hanfu modified according to their own preferences after coming to California. But they all like to wear gloves.

Of course, there are also women who like to try new things and like to mix and match or even wear dresses of other ethnic groups. These special cases are not discussed.

As for headdresses and earrings, women in the upper class of California generally do not like gold jewelry.

Because gold is not a rare thing in California, women in California's upper class prefer various jades that are relatively rare in California.

For example, rare pearls, jade, natural gemstones, amber, etc.

They think that compared with gold, these jade jewelry that has been carefully crafted by famous craftsmen are more in line with their temperament. Only vulgar people like gold.

As for who is right and who is wrong, it depends on one's own opinion.

After eating some food in the morning, the men led their hounds and held their goshawks to go into the mountains in groups to hunt and prepare the ingredients for today's wild feast.

The women drank tea and chatted in the manor under the arrangement of the hostess, Mrs. Sutter.

The wives of California's upper class also have their own circles. Generally speaking, the wives in the West like to revolve around the wives of Fremont, with Mrs. Fremont as the core. When chatting, Mrs. Fremont is always their focus.

The wives from the East like to revolve around Liang Yao's mother Deng Lan. At first, Deng Lan felt uncomfortable with this, but now she has gradually adapted to life here.

In addition to the circles divided by ethnicity, there are also circles divided by region and industry, such as the circle of wives in San Francisco, the circle of wives in Los Angeles, the circle of wives in Sacramento, the circle of wives of factory owners and capitalists, the circle of wives of large farm owners, the circle of wives of oil masters, etc., forming different small groups.

After all, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are complicated gangs and circles.

"The foreign woman's dress is really strange, the hem is so big, it looks like an old hen laying eggs."

Liang Shaochen's face is still sick and haggard, looking like a sickly person, but compared to when he was in Xiangshan, his face has some blood color, and his health is gradually improving, but the frequent drug addiction still tortures him.

Liang Shaochen rode a horse and complained about the exaggerated hem of the crinoline skirt.

"It is inevitable that women get involved in the gathering between men, which breaks the etiquette." Liang Weiming also has his conservative side.

He was dissatisfied with the fact that women could openly attend such a complicated banquet. He believed that women should not show up in public, but should stay at home to take care of their husbands and children.

"America was originally a country without manners and music, established by a group of people with corrupt etiquette and music. Americans have always valued profit over etiquette." Liang Yao said with a smile.

"Furthermore, the United States was founded less than a century ago, and there are not even a few pages in the history books. How can we talk about rituals and music?"

In this era, whether in the East or the West, the rights enjoyed by women were extremely limited.

If we have to compare, Western women did enjoy a little more rights than Eastern women at the same time, and Western society was also more tolerant of women than Eastern women.

After all, in the West, which has entered industrial society, major factories, especially those in the textile industry, are also willing to hire cheaper female workers.

As long as you become financially independent, you will naturally be able to achieve more things.

"It has been a country for less than a hundred years, but it is a powerful country with a vast territory and abundant resources. It must have its merits." Liang Weiming held the reins with one hand and stroked his beard with the other, thinking deeply.

“In such a big country, there are tens of millions of people, and these people come from different countries. There must be something that can bind them together and unite them into a country.

For example, we in China rely on five thousand years of historical heritage and the learning of Confucius and Mencius. "

Liang Weiming has read Liang Yao's "The Universal Mirror of All Nations". Among the countries introduced in "The Universal Mirror of All Nations", the country that Liang Weiming is most interested in is the United States.

There are many reasons why Liang Weiming is interested in the United States. One is because Liang Yao is in the United States, and the other is because the United States is the most special existence among Western countries. It has a very short history of founding. Even the history of the Qing Dynasty is longer than the history of the United States. .

Liang Weiming didn't understand why such a strange country could become one of the world's powerful countries and occupy such a vast territory less than a century after its founding.

"American dream." Liang Yao gave the answer after thinking for a moment.

Perhaps the American dream is the spiritual glue of this country.

Liang Yao traveled thousands of miles across the ocean from Guangdong and spared half of the world to come here. He was pursuing his dream, a dream of escaping from reality and comforting himself in a hidden corner.