The little secret hidden in this so-called Qingming Riverside Map, the hottest occupation is our current takeaway brother. After magnifying the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival by 20 times, we found a shop assistant wearing something similar to an apron and holding two bowls of noodles and a pair of chopsticks in his hand, indicating that he was delivering food outside, much like our modern takeaway brother.

So the experts found this thing and began to inquire about relevant historical materials. We found that this kind of business was similar to take-out in the Song Dynasty. Because we all know that the Song Dynasty was an era of valuing literature over martial arts, especially in Zhao Kuangyin. Although the Song Dynasty was weak militarily, its economy was prosperous. There were many kinds of hotels at that time. Big hotels don't have take-away service like we do now, while small hotels provide delivery service.

"Tokyo Dream" in the Song Dynasty records: "The house of street brokers often only buys food and drinks in market shops, not vegetables. "This kind of family is probably middle class and has a few dollars at home. Instead of cooking by themselves, they go to the restaurant on the street to buy food. But when they think they are tired, they will send a servant to tell the store to deliver the food to the door and give more "tips".

Moreover, there was a night market in the Song Dynasty. At that time, people's eating life was more abundant. In order to compete with each other, shopkeepers rushed to launch take-away services, and at that time, they also specially built warm plates to keep food warm. In order to ensure that the food in the guests' hands is steaming, not cold, the take-out in the Song Dynasty is more thoughtful than our present take-out in a sense, but the speed is not very fast. So it can be seen that takeaway really has a long history.