Why were waiters called shop assistants in ancient times, and how did this name come from?

When we eat in a restaurant, we usually ask the waiter to take the menu to order, but in ancient times, people called the bartender instead of the waiter. In ancient times, "bartender" refers to the waiters in ancient restaurants and hotels. Just like the hotel waiter today, helping the boss.

In the old society, ordinary people living at the bottom of society generally had no names. Only when you go to school can you have a scientific name, and once you become an official, you will have an official name. However, only a few ordinary people can go to school or be officials, and most people don't have this opportunity. So their names are mostly called by generations or the age of their parents.

For example, Chang Yuchun's great-grandfather was called May 4th Movement, his second brother was called Liu Chong, his third brother was called Chongqi, and he himself was called Chongba. The waiters in ancient hotels or inns were obviously ordinary people, so people should also give them a digital symbol to address them. The boss in charge is of course the "shop owner", and these waiters are also called "shop assistants" accordingly.

There is also a saying that in ancient times, there was a waiter named Wang Shi in a restaurant. According to the writing habits of the ancients, this waiter Wang Shi often wrote his name as "Wang Erxiao". Because there is too much space between his names, people often misunderstand him and call him Wang Xiaoer by mistake.

All the guests are old guests. After a long time, they became familiar with Wang Shi, so they used to call him Wang Xiaoer. Gradually, when people go to restaurants to eat, they all call waiters or bartenders.