[Comprehensive] The days when I pretended to be a meow in the Forbidden City

It's a very sharp question.

Because of Bao Zheng's sudden attack, everyone present reacted a bit slowly, but Xia Anran was keen to notice that Zhan Zhao's originally relaxed expression suddenly tensed up, and he also made a defensive posture, obviously for fear that he would suddenly attack.

- To have such a quick response, I think it must have been a lot of training, it is really hard work, Zhanwei.

Xia Anran thought for a while about how to answer this question, and finally decided to blame the emperor.

"Master Bao," Xia Anran decided to use this more neutral and polite address after thinking about it. "This question is really difficult for me to answer."

He saw that Bao Zheng's eyebrows were raised upright, showing signs of anger, and added, "This matter is of great importance, Mr. Bao should go directly to ask His Majesty."

He smiled sweetly, showing no signs of guilt attack, such a reaction made Bao Zheng's doubts subside a little, but now he suddenly got into trouble, obviously he couldn't eat the meal anymore.

Bao Zheng knew that he had disturbed the atmosphere here, but he had no regrets in his heart, but it was not good to stay longer at this time, and things would change if he stayed, so he stood up and bowed to Xia Anran, "My lord, please forgive me for temporarily resigning, I will Go and ask His Majesty about the authenticity of this matter, if you misunderstand the prince, the next official will definitely come here."

"No need," Xia Anran bowed, he stood up, walked in front of Bao Zheng under Zhan Zhao's vigilant gaze, and said to Bao Zheng's dark and deep eyes, "This king appreciates Bao Qing's attitude as an official. "

His pupils were clear and straight, almond eyes were soft, and there was even a hint of innocence in his pupils.

Xia Anran grasped Bao Zheng's defenseless paws, and Bao Zheng took a small step back in shock, and said very seriously, "Bao Qing is so good, but don't change, the emperor is fine too." Regardless of whether it is the Song Dynasty or the people, this world needs a person like Bao Qing."

Bao Zheng was stunned for a moment, and his face softened a little. There is no one in this world who doesn't like to hear good words, especially good words that can pierce that person's heart.

For Bao Zheng, King Pingnan's words are undoubtedly the highest compliment, and also his life orientation.And since this prince knows his personal character, he should naturally know that he will not let this go, and even so, the prince's attitude is still magnanimous.

At this moment, there was a slight ripple in Bao Zheng's heart, but the reason why Bao Zheng was a famous minister through the ages was because he would not be shaken by these few words of praise.

He took out the hand held by Xia Anran, bowed again and then stopped talking, and took everyone in Kaifeng Mansion to leave.

The banquet could have ended unhappily, but Xia Anran's eyes were sparkling.

Seeing his appearance, Lu Xiaofeng was somewhat curious, "This official is targeting Brother Xia, does Brother Xia not seem to care at all?"

Xia Anran replied with a smile, "What's wrong, take the world as my own responsibility, don't follow the trend, don't follow the trend, don't the more people in the heart, the better?"

He chuckled lightly, and asked someone to bring the wine cup, he felt happy from the bottom of his heart, and his eyes even had a bit of kindness, "Just for this matter, I should make it clear."

"...Since brother Xia wants to drink, he should accompany him."

Lu Xiaofeng shook his head, obviously he couldn't understand Xia Anran's mood at this time, but he seemed to have thought of something, smiled brightly, and started pouring wine for Xia Anran, "Brother Xia, drink this cup to the brim."

Xia Anran didn't notice it, picked up the wine cup and drank it down, then smacked her lips, feeling that the taste was a bit weak, she immediately waved her paw to ask someone to change, and while asking someone to take the wine, she said with a smile, "This is the last time I I went to Songjiang to buy new wine from Songjiang Prefecture. It is said that the year of last year has been good, and the wine tastes mellow and delicious."

"Oh, brother Qizhi." Lu Xiaofeng glanced at Xia Anran, who had blushing cheeks, and Bai Jinxi, who had moved behind him to change wine cups, with a half-smile.

With the corners of his lips raised, he just met Bai Jinxi's gaze, Lu Xiaofeng raised the wine cup slightly, his brows and eyes were full of flair, Bai Jinxi smiled slightly when he saw him like this, there was a tacit understanding between the two.

Let's not mention here for the time being, Bao Zheng walked all the way there, Xia Anran's Zhuangzi was just outside the city of Kaifeng, he walked so fast that he had already arrived in the capital in the afternoon, he wanted to see him, Zhao Zhen naturally attached great importance to it, Immediately put down the girl in his hand and went to meet Bao Zheng, and then he was dumbfounded by Bao Zheng's few words.

Facing Bao Zheng's serious face, Zhao Zhen suddenly felt a headache.

It is indeed difficult to say, but first of all, one thing is certain, "Nan Wang has been to Jinhua, I do know."

After pondering for a while, he said again, "As for the other things... it's not convenient to say for the time being, but Bao Qing can rest assured that the Southern King is loyal to Song Dynasty, there is no doubt about it."

"Since that's the case, I won't ask any more questions." Bao Zheng said, and then he told Renzong what he saw today. When he heard that Xia Anran actually made a special pigsty for a few pigs, Renzong laughed helplessly. After a while, after hearing Xia Anran's words about raising pigs, he remained silent for a long time.

For a moment, he didn't know what was going on in his mind, but after he swung Bao Zheng away, he sat alone in the room for a long time.

Bao Zheng resigned angrily. He wrongly blamed Nan Wang once, and he used this "gaffe" as a return of the prince's favor.

Although he doesn't like the clan's involvement in politics, he naturally appreciates Nan Wang's character and vision.It's a pity that he and the clan are naturally at odds, so private banquets like today's will never happen again in the future.

But it doesn't matter, if the officials listen to his words... there will be a chance to have an official banquet together in the future.

After stepping out of the palace gate, Bao Zheng returned to his unshakable appearance and committed to finding fault with the clan.

Xia Anran didn't know that Bao Zheng was so active, so he rushed into the palace that day.

He passed out that afternoon. Since he was drunk, he couldn't move easily, so he wrapped his head in a small quilt and slept all afternoon on Zhuangzi. He returned to the city at night with the best Bai Jinxi. As guests, Lu Xiaofeng and Huamanlou had already left when he passed out drunk.

The two looked at Bai Jinxi holding Bai Jinxi in their arms, whispering and singing, and even the little prince who yelled "you are the most beautiful in my heart", expressed that they couldn't stand it anymore. Somewhat appropriate, this time it was completely teasing people.

It's also thanks to Er Shao's good personality.

After waking up, Xia Anran reflected for more than ten minutes, and finally decided to invite Bai Jinxi, who was smiling but not smiling, to go shopping together as if nothing had happened.

Given a rare opportunity, the two simply got off their horses and wandered around the street together. It didn't take long for them to discover a strange situation.

Many women are walking around with something in the shape of a lantern, but the reason why they say it looks like a lantern is because the place where the lantern was originally in their hands was replaced by a glass jar, and the top of the glass jar seems to be covered with something , sealed the air inlet, leaving only a small opening, no outside wind, the flames in the glass jars held by these ladies burned gently, and the lights shattered on the ground.

Xia Anran's eyes widened. This, isn't this the Night Galaxy he sold?

How did it become a lantern.

"Just ask and you'll know." Bai Jinxi squeezed his hand, and the two moved forward together, heading towards the shop Xia Anran started.

Along the way, they saw many ladies carrying this in their hands, some by themselves, some with the help of their husbands next to them. These people intertwined with each other, and there were pieces of broken light under their feet. It looks good.

This reminded Xia Anran of the scene after he turned on the landscape lights in the modern New Year's Eve square.There was a moment of trance in his eyes, and then he smiled slightly.

After the two of them walked a few more steps, they knew why such a scene happened.

There is a string of small stalls lined up at the entrance of his shop, all of them are ladies who are the stall owners. They folded with skillful hands, and outlined the covers with vines that I don’t know if they are rattan or what. Put the lamps in, and there are long ears on the side of the cover, which can be hung on the bamboo poles. This mention, it becomes a small lantern.

It is clear that the Lantern Festival has not yet arrived, and people in Bianjing City have already taken candlesticks and changed them into lanterns.

...You Bianjing people can really play.

Xia Anran couldn't help laughing, but she had to admire them, it was indeed a good way.

These people are here to do the derivatives business, just like a mobile phone model now supports a group of molding factories, plus a group of film masters.

He didn't feel bad about it, and naturally he wouldn't expel these people. Besides, this situation opened up a new way of thinking for him.

It is true that the saturation of the candlestick market is limited. Although it looks interesting and attracts a group of little girls, many people think it is not worth it.

But the situation is naturally different when he turns into a beautiful lantern.

For ordinary families, they may not be willing to spend money to buy a candle, but they may not be reluctant to spend money to buy a lantern that can keep them safe.

The light transmittance of the glass is high. In this way, the lighting effect is much higher than that of ordinary lanterns... Hey, wait a minute.

Xia Anran rubbed his chin, seeing him like this, Bai Jinxi stretched out his hand to protect him in the crowd to prevent collision, he led him forward and asked softly, "But what did you think of?"

"Indeed." Xia Anran obediently let him pull, and handed over the control of the direction to Bai Jinxi. A thought flashed through his mind just now, but he couldn't grasp it all at once.

what is it then……

This kind of irritability of thinking of something but not being able to remember it made Xia Anran bite his cheek, and then he stuffed his paw into Bai Jinxi's hand, and he completely let go of his thinking ability and followed others, concentrating on thinking about things among.

A hand was stuffed into the palm, and that hand was so skillful that it found the position of his five fingers, and then buckled his own fingers in. This action made Bai Jinxi slightly startled, and then he immediately softened his brows.

The sleeves of the two are very long, and when they are put down, no one will see that they are holding hands. In addition, the night is dark, and although there are tiny stars shining on the path, the positions of the hands are not up or down, just in line of sight. Blind spot, but none of these reasons can stop him from being happy for the two of them holding hands publicly.

Song Minfeng is more open-minded, if it's a young couple walking arm in arm on the street, it's fine, of course, if it's two men, it's not appropriate.And the two of them have outstanding eyebrows. Although Xia Anran didn't realize it, he knew how many ladies along the way looked at Xia Anran, who had a gentle temperament and soft eyebrows.

It's just that no matter how many people look at him, his Jingxi will always choose him.

This recognition made Bai Jinxi very happy, the corners of his lips could not help but rise, and Xia Anran hugged him and said a lot of love words in the afternoon, at this time he was extremely happy, and naturally felt that the street was wonderful.

But Xia Anran didn't think so.

Naturally, there was no concept of street lights on the streets of the Song Dynasty, but because there were many shops, the shops would of course put up light boxes in order to attract customers at night.

This kind of light box is still used in Japan and South Korea today, but the inside of the modern light box has long been replaced with a light bulb, but the general shape remains the same. The outside is pasted with paper on the wooden frame, and then written on the wooden frame with ink. The name of the store or a specialty of our store.

For example, the one in front of them just wrote the name of the shop, and wrote the word "soup noodle" in red letters, so that people can know at a glance that this shop serves hot noodles.

But these lights can only ensure that pedestrians can walk in the general direction, so these ladies will take out the glass candles in their hands, precisely because it is not easy to see the ground, and the ground in the Song Dynasty is based on The bluestone fluttered, and it was inevitable that there would be bumps somewhere.

Therefore, if you are not careful about your feet, you will easily fall.

Why!He figured it out!

Xia Anran squeezed Bai Jinxi's hand, and when he turned around, he said excitedly, "When I get back, I will make a lantern for your horse."

Although Bai Jinxi didn't understand what he was talking about, but as long as Xia Anran said it, he would seldom refuse it. Now he naturally smiled and nodded, Xia Anran immediately drew the structure diagram of the lantern in his mind, and then thought about the existing technical points Can you light this...

Well!Hydraulic machines can be made, he believes in the ability of the craftsmen of Song Dynasty!

When you have a horse lantern, hang it on the saddle of Bai Jinxi's horse. The lantern illuminates a large distance. In the summer, Bai Jinxi will not have to ride in a carriage when he goes to court. In winter, he is comfortable in the carriage, but in summer it is too hot. Bai Jinxi had said it before when he introduced Shang Dynasty to him.

If it wasn't for someone to light the way to prevent the horse from derailing and falling into a river the size of Bianjing City, he would have rode his horse towards Xia Ri.

The mobility of riding a horse is much higher than that of a man pulling a cart.

As for the fuel of the lantern... Theoretically, it should be kerosene or diesel, but it doesn't matter, ordinary oil can also be burned, but it consumes a little.

As for whether it is feasible... hehehe, the horse lantern is an imported lighting fixture that appeared during the Republic of China. It was first hung on the horse for the convenience of foreigners marching at night. Later, it became popular because of its convenient lighting and strong mobility.

Xia Anran's grandfather likes to collect these retro gadgets. After collecting a lot, he naturally needs to learn how to repair and maintain them by himself, so Xia Anran took a look at them, and he also knows the general principle of these things.

Therefore, he was a little overwhelmed to think that there are too many skills, but in fact, the structure and manufacture of daily necessities back then were very simple, and they were all very basic knowledge of physics and chemistry. As long as you know the principles, you can naturally reproduce them.

Xia Anran didn't even want to go to the shop to have a look, he just wanted to draw a schematic diagram as soon as he got home and then customize one for Bai Jinxi as soon as possible.

As for the small lanterns that are currently popular in the streets and alleys...

Xia Anran knew that it would not be long before similar products would appear in the streets and alleys of Bianjing City.

It is not easy to make a copy of his Night Galaxy, and it will not appear in a short time, but it is not difficult to make a glass lantern.

Almost any glass product can be a substitute for a lantern when equipped with such a cover.

If his expectations are not bad, the glass workshop may have already received related orders.

Xia Anran didn't intend to grab this market, and he didn't need to.The biggest taboo of a market economy is monopoly.

Monopoly will turn this market into a stagnant pool. If you want to do business and do a good job in business, you must gather the ideas of a hundred schools of thought. What's more, once the market expands, the demand for glass will also expand rapidly.

The current glass workshops in the Song Dynasty were unable to cope with the sudden growth of the market, whether it was raw materials or craftsmen, so the primary target of the impact was the Liao Kingdom, whether it was buying glass sand or directly buying glass products. It will become a trade bridge between the two countries.

The effect will only be better than his promotion of this candlestick, because the process is simple and the demand is large, these basic products will make the artisans of the Liao Kingdom lean towards them.

Because the investment of these products is low and the yield is high, and the pressure on supply and demand is light, the business that does not seem to be losing money will make more people dare to change.

And if he wanted to produce more exquisite glass products such as pens or candle holders, because the process is more complicated and requires the proficiency of craftsmen, it may prevent some Liao people from changing their homes.

As for doing so, the impact on domestic glass... Xia Anran is not worried at all, glass products are fragile items after all, and the damage rate is very high, but at the same time glass can be recycled and remade, which means that the domestic market has developed to In the later stage, it is completely possible to rely on the recycling of broken glass for re-production.

The quality of the glass imported from Liao is better than that produced in Song Dynasty. In the end, these glasses will be re-integrated in the country, and only products with better quality will be produced. This part can also be sold in reverse at that time. To Liao.

So let's just say...

Xia Anran touched her chin with one free hand. This kind of god-given opportunity came too suddenly. Is it because Zhao Zhen is God's own son?

This thought made him giggle, Bai Jinxi glanced at his lover who was smiling for some reason, and didn't express any opinion, but just kept him inside to protect him.

As soon as the two stepped into the shop, they heard that the shopkeeper was entertaining a father and son. As soon as they entered, they heard the young gentleman say bluntly, "Elders can use this pen, why not sell it to children? Although a certain grade It’s small, but it’s already learned to read and write. I bought it to write, not for fun or being arty. Don’t worry, shopkeeper.”

This child is young, with a boy's head tied in his head, but he speaks in a different way. His father stands aside and smiles with his hands behind his back. Obviously he doesn't mean to intervene, and completely entrusts the home field to his son.

After listening to it for a while, Xia Anran found it amusing. The kid obviously saw that the shopkeeper didn't mean that, but he slowly put on a hat for the shopkeeper. Zongheng has a slightly proud look, which is very cute.

Seeing how pitiful the shopkeeper was, Xia Anran smiled and said, "Xiao Lang, you really misunderstood what the shopkeeper meant."

He pointed to the way of holding the pen on the wall to draw, "The writing posture of this pen is different from that of ordinary brushes. It is fine for the elderly. If children get used to this pen, they will not be able to change it."

The kid glanced at him and made a bow to him, "May I ask if this is the owner of the shop?"

Xia Anran raised her eyebrows, and replied very simply, "I am."

Seeing this kid worship him deeply, Xia Anran was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, "Xiao Lang, what are you doing?"

The child straightened up under Xia Anran's gentle support, and said, "Xiao Lang wants to apologize to Lang Jun for his villainous heart."

Seeing that Xia Anran was puzzled, the child said bluntly, "A certain brother bought this colored glaze pen a few days ago, and the boy liked it very much, but the brother told him that it is not usable."

"The kid doesn't understand. Later, the elder brother asked the kid to try it, and the kid thinks this pen is good and not good." The little boy's eyes were shining brightly, as if waiting for him to ask him what's wrong, Xia Anran slightly With a smile, he asked the child to enter with his father, and then he ordered tea for the two of them himself.

The child had to pick it up, put it aside, and then said, "This pen is convenient and portable." After that, he took out a small box from his sleeve, opened it for Xia Anran to see, it should be his home pen. A homemade pen and ink grid, the ink is packaged by someone, the size of the whole box is no more than a pair of chopsticks.

It is very portable, Xia Anran's eyes flickered, and she thought: I didn't expect to listen with a smile, the child is short of breath, and often needs to segment a sentence, but this child speaks with a tone, which makes people feel very comfortable. This point, this pen can be taken out and used at any time, and it is extremely convenient to clean, the kid boldly guesses that it will be able to spread throughout the Song Dynasty in less than a year."

"It's just that the method of holding the brush is completely different from that of a brush. Although it is convenient, it tends to make people lazy. Moreover, the brush is so bright that the reader is easily distracted. Even a certain person is attracted to it."

The child's appearance of [Even if it is as powerful as I didn't expect it to be tricked] is so cute, Xia Anran couldn't help laughing, and then asked, "Since this is the case, what is the heart of a villain that Xiao Lang said?"

"This item is expensive. I thought that the store's release of this item was for profit, so I came here to buy it. Unexpectedly, even if the boy begged repeatedly, the shopkeeper refused, and even the customers who put it down came to reason with this item."

The child also bowed to the shopkeeper, "It's the shopkeeper who made a mistake, so I should apologize."

Xia Anran was stunned for a moment, the shopkeeper whispered something in his ear, he immediately laughed, it turned out that this kid has been entangled here all afternoon.

The shopkeeper was harassed by him so much that he was about to sell it to him, but in the end Xia Anran urged him not to sell it to children, especially when he saw his parents coming to buy for Erlang, he must stop it.

The reason why Xia Anran doesn't let children buy it is very simple. Getting started with calligraphy with hard pens is much easier than soft pens. Adults can't help being lazy and want to change soft pens to hard pens, let alone talking about children.

However, he discussed this issue with Zhao Zhen, and the official Song Dynasty will not change the mainstream writing mode to hard pen within ten years.

That is to say, as long as you want to participate in the scientific examination, you have to write with a brush. Ten years is precisely the most important time period for a child. Didn't he cheat a generation?

So Xia Anran asked people to write reminder signs in the room from the very beginning.

Another reason why glass pens should not be used by children is that the tip of the glass pen is too sharp, and adults will not have any problems. If children are not careful when playing, they are easy to get hurt. In this world, the selection of talent in the imperial examination depends on the scars on the body. Forget it, but generally glass pens hurt the obvious places.

Therefore, the buyer must pass the crown, which is Xia Anran's request. If the shopkeeper knows that it is sold by adults to children, he cannot sell it.

He would rather not do this business than delay people.

There are signs everywhere in the house warning not to use it for children, if there are bear parents who think it doesn't matter... then Xia Anran really can't care so much.

I didn't expect to think one more step at that time, but now I was almost "fished". This kid is too smart, the shock on Xia Anran's face was seen by the kid, he was a little shy, and bowed to Xia Anran "A certain book is a bit puzzled as to why the gentleman pushes this thing, and I wanted to remind you a few words, but seeing the gentleman, I feel that the gentleman must have a chest, which is subtle, so I don't need to say more."

He jumped off the small stool, and said in a very chic way, "Let me take my leave, you little one! I wish you a wealth of wealth."

After all, he was about to leave, but Xia Anran gently pressed his shoulders, the child turned around in confusion, and saw the young man in a tooth-colored robe bowing to him, the child reflexively returned the salute, and listened to the little boy Mr. Lang said, "I haven't asked Mr. Lang's name yet. I wonder if Mr. Mr. Xiao would like to be my friend?"

The child was obviously a little surprised by this question, but he laughed immediately, but any smarter child does not like the superior attitude of adults. , the single word is light."

"My surname is Zhao, and my first name is Wei Neng," Xia Anran whispered in his ear, "This is my real name. When I walk in the rivers and lakes, my name is Xia Anran, and Xiao Lang can call me Anran."

"Okay," Sima Guang said loudly with great sense of humor, "Brother An Ran."

"Hey," Xia Anran touched the child's head, but his whole heart was bubbling, Sima Guang, this is Sima Guang who wrote "Zi Zhi Tong Jian"!He took a small breath to stabilize his mood, then stood up, took a box from the counter, and held it in front of the child. Under the child's eyes, he opened the box, revealing a stack of papers inside.

These papers are some of the pen characters he wrote himself on weekdays. In fact, he doesn’t remember much about the essentials of pen characters. After all, he spent more time on brushes than pen characters. Now he has become a Habit.

But when he was a teenager, he was a frequent visitor to the Children's Palace, and he won an award for calligraphy with a hard pen. This is why he was able to write "ordinary" calligraphy as a person without a brush foundation.

Before that, he wrote many famous quotes and sentences, but he can’t remember the source of many of them. They are basically the products of the exam-oriented education.

Seeing the child's eyes widen, he smiled and said, "These are written by me with a hard pen on weekdays, which can be regarded as some writing experience with a hard pen. You..." He thought for a while, and still smiled, "Give it to Xiao Lang, wait until Xiao Lang writes." When you grow up, if you still want to use this pen, you can use it as a reference."

The child's expression immediately became weird, and he was not polite. Since Xia Anran opened it to him, it naturally meant that he could open it directly.

He only glanced inside, and his eyes lit up immediately.

The top one is exactly a sentence written by Xia Anran in italics: Dedicate yourself to death.

The author has something to say: Sima Guang is 8 years old this year.

Hahahahaha licking the head of the boss, it makes people feel happy! !

There must be a lot of cuties nowadays who don’t know about horse lanterns.

Lanterns were imported from the Republic of China. They were burned with kerosene, so the glass would get dark easily. If you want to talk about the principle...there is no reason =w=

Ahem, the principle is similar to that of an alcohol lamp, as long as there is kerosene and glass, it can be made.

So is there any kerosene in the Song Dynasty?have.

In fact, China’s utilization of the oil industry was very early. Kerosene and gasoline were tinkered with as the pre-process of oil processing very early. The Song Dynasty also produced "fierce fire oil" and used it in the defense of the city.

Of course, due to the appearance of firearms in the later stage, fierce fire oil has disappeared after the Ming Dynasty, and the formula is still unclear. Some people say it is oil, but considering that some descriptions of oil are somewhat different from those recorded, the official still prefers oil. primary refined products.

Cough cough pull away.

Horse lanterns were first hung on horses. Of course, there are also sayings that they are used as lighting tools for feeding horses at night. Its biggest advantage is that it is windproof, and because it uses kerosene, it is brighter than ordinary candle lights.

It is convenient for the army to travel at night.

For children, learn hard pen and soft pen first and learn to make an impact at the same time, because the font structure of the two is completely different, and the end result is that my handwriting is so ugly!Sauce purple.

Moreover, the glass pen is not flexible, so it is not suitable for children to write, and it will lose the feel, just like the school does not allow children to use movable lead, (of course, they are also afraid of distracting children)

Didn't expect that candle lights can be used like this hahahahahaha!

In fact, I saw a store doing this at Christmas a few days ago.

I saw someone saying that the author is responsible for your Alipay bills, and the author was shocked!How can you blame the author for this!I didn't say anything, and I haven't had Amway for a long time!

snort!

I used 6w last year...the number one is food. I thought about it for a long time, and I think Alipay may have included the money I paid for cat food and canned food. That’s right, that’s it! !

By the end of this week, you will be on winter vacation at the end of the next week!

I'm so envious! ! !

Are many babies about to embark on the road of internship, or are they already doing internship?

Do you feel that the working environment is completely different from the reading environment!

Come on!Just get used to it~~~

So far, I feel that the years of my internship are my black history ==, the author made a lot of stupid mistakes that I want to bury myself hahaha.