mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 719 Heroic Miao Cuihua

It's a foggy day in London today and it's raining non-stop.

The King and Queen of the United Kingdom and officials from the International Olympic Committee attended the opening ceremony, which seemed a bit grand.

Therefore, all countries attach great importance to it.

Samuel Goldberg went to the auditorium and looked at the venue. Although it was grand, it was not full because of the rain.

Over the venue, the flags of various countries bowed their heads in the rain.

Suddenly, Samuel Goldberg frowned.

Among the flags, several countries are missing.

The first one to bear the brunt is the United States. The arrogant British people still think that the United States is their territory.

Look again, there is naturally no Finnish flag. They were forced by the Russians to enter under their own flag.

Ireland, which is in conflict with Great Britain, is not independent now. Their players are unhappy because they can only represent Great Britain in the competition.

Then there is China, where the dragon flag has not been raised.

Samuel Goldberg knew that the insurance team was full of arrogant soldiers, especially the young man named Wang Long. If he saw that there was no Chinese flag, he would probably cause trouble on the spot.

He trotted quickly to find officials from the International Olympic Committee.

“Why is there no Chinese dragon flag?”

"No reason, I forgot."

"China is an independent and complete country, you should not be like this."

"Mr. Goldberg, don't forget that you are an American and you cannot speak to me like this on behalf of China."

Samuel Goldberg was annoyed: "It's true that I am an American, but in this Olympics, I am a staff member of the Chinese side. I represent the Chinese athletes to talk to you."

"Mr. Goldberg, please come back."

Samuel Goldberg walked away.

Along the way, he was thinking about how to explain this matter to Liu Guogui.

When he got to the backstage, he saw Liu Baoguo and others hurriedly waiting to enter, and they were all in high spirits.

Not many people came from Lugang Town. If all the behind-the-scenes workers were added in, there would only be about twenty people.

They didn't win many medals, but that's because they signed up for too few events, and they were not fully prepared because they were sharpening their guns before the battle. They relied entirely on their usual physical and training qualities. This is already amazing.

At least, among the many countries participating in this Olympics, not only is it not at the bottom, it is currently ranked No. 9, leaving Italy behind and attracting the attention of many countries.

Samuel Goldberg opened his mouth, but what he wanted to say failed to come out.

But it must be said.

So he called Liu Baobao, Liu Jiahui and Miao Cuihua aside and whispered: "There are no flags of the United States and other countries at the venue, and there is no Chinese dragon flag."

He deliberately talked about the United States first, thinking that this would dilute his anger.

However, Liu Baoguo immediately jumped to the spot and said, "Bleach the hell, why?"

Miao Cuihua and Liu Jiahui also frowned.

Liu Guogui's voice was too loud, which attracted Wang Long's attention.

Wang Long trotted over and asked, "What's wrong?"

Liu Guoguo suppressed his anger and said coldly: "They didn't fly the dragon flag, other countries have them."

Samuel Goldberg hurriedly said: "No, not even in the United States."

Wang Long, like Liu Baogui, didn't care about the Americans and Finns. They couldn't do it without them. They immediately said: "You are paralyzed. I have been so angry since I came to London. I can't bear it this time. I have to kill a few Austrians." People from the committee.”

Miao Cuihua suddenly interrupted and said: "Don't worry, I have a way..."

"Sister Hua, please tell me quickly."

Miao Cuihua smiled and whispered to a few people.

Not long after, several people ran to the venue to look at the roots of the stand and started digging with shovels.

Using pickaxes and shovels in conjunction, they moved swiftly and dug more than half a meter deep in a matter of seconds.

Immediately, a staff member came over and asked, "What are you doing? Stop it. The king and queen are about to enter the venue. How can they behave appropriately?"

"It doesn't matter, we just dug two meters under the base of the stand, and we'll leave as soon as we're done. We won't cause any trouble." Liu Baogui said, holding a cigarette in his mouth. He took out five pounds from his pocket and secretly stuffed it into the staff's pocket: "I advise you. Don’t mind your own business.”

The staff looked around, gritted their teeth, and then turned away.

Money is still important.

When the small hole with a diameter of one and a half meters was dug, Liu Guoguo saw soldiers opening the way. It was obvious that the King and Queen of England were coming.

He hurriedly said: "Okay, that's it. You go back and change clothes quickly. I'll stay here."

Several people left their pickaxes and shovels where they were and ran away.

The first one to enter is, by convention, Greece.

Although there were not many people, there were still people cheering and whistling, which was very lively.

As Greek athletes pass the rostrum where King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra sit, they salute the king and queen and tilt their country's flag toward the rostrum to show respect for the fact that the sun never sets.

This is the rule.

Even if you don't want to, you have to do it.When Tsarist Russia's team arrived, something unexpected happened.

Because Finland, which was fighting for independence, wanted to form a separate team, but Tsarist Russia forced them to follow their own team.

The Finnish athlete was not angry and deliberately fell behind the [-] meters mark.

Although athletes do not have to goose-step like the military, neat formation is the minimum requirement.

But when it came to the Finnish athletes, they deliberately walked crookedly, looking like a straggler.

In the stands, Edward VII frowned: "What's going on?"

British people like to engage in contempt chains and are very particular about all kinds of etiquette.

Someone explained to him: "Your Majesty, these are Finns. They are dissatisfied with being bullied by Tsarist Russia and deliberately put on this posture to disgust people."

Edward VII was originally displeased, but after the senile Queen Alexandra whispered a few words to him, Edward VII smiled again.

The people next to me grinned and looked moody. It was like accompanying a king like a tiger.

When it was the turn of the United States, the American flag was not raised at the venue during the entrance period.

The Americans were always unruly. When they saw this, they held their flag high and held their heads high. When they passed by the king and queen's seats, they didn't salute at all, let alone tilt the flag, and just walked past in a swaggering manner.

The venue immediately became commotion, and the spectators in the stands were talking and whispering to each other.

King Edward VII became furious: "How dare you..."

But helpless.

Who told them not to raise the American flag?
Finally, it was the turn of the athletes from Lugang Town to represent China.

When they appeared, the crowd couldn't help but burst into an uproar.

Athletes from Lugang Town also lined up in an orderly manner.There were just more than ten people carrying a long wooden pole, with a dragon flag at the head. Miao Cuihua at the back of the pole-carrying team held a flag in her hand, and behind it was the small square team.

They are also dressed in the same uniform, all in black, with sweatshirts on the upper body, sweatpants on the lower body, uniform style sneakers, and all wearing black peaked caps.

The back of the sweatshirt is embroidered with a golden dragon pattern, the front of the hat is embroidered with a deer head, and there are three small words "Lugang Town" on the left edge.

Their tracksuits are quirky, but not weird, but rather nice.

Because everyone's clothes are tailor-made and fit perfectly.

But, what does it mean for a group of people to carry a pole?
Edward VII said angrily: "Why do people always make trouble? Which country's team is this?"

"Um...it's China."

"It's really grandstanding. What are they doing with the pole?"

"This, Your Majesty, I don't know."

In any case, the Chinese team has entered the stadium and can no longer be stopped at this time.

Halfway through, the ten people carrying the pole suddenly broke away from the team and began to jog.

The audience was in uproar again.

It was really exciting today.

There were also Chinese journalists present, including Yinghua, the organizer of Ta Kung Pao.

Since he learned that Lugang Town represented China in the London Olympics, he followed him across the ocean, and with him were colleagues from other newspapers.

Yinghua had some reputation in the press, and the Chinese reporters present looked to him for his guidance.

Bystanders asked: "What are these people in Lugang Town doing?"

"I don't know." Yinghua frowned: "But I know Mr. Liu Baobao and Ms. Liu Jiahui, and they are not fooling around."

"The British are so outrageous that they don't even raise our flag."

Yinghua's thoughts moved, but he didn't speak.

I saw these people from Lugang Town carrying poles and reaching the hole in front of Liu Guogui. Wang Long at the front dwarfed and shouted: "Let go!"

He lowered the end of the pole into the hole.

The person behind shouted: "Get up!"

Put it down in front, quickly walk to the back, and then everyone pushes the pole and puts it up.

At this time, Miao Cuihua suddenly shook the yellow dragon flag in her hand and began to run and take off.

She held the last person's shoulders and jumped into the air amidst the exclamations from the audience.

Then, she stepped on the shoulders of the last person, jumped on the shoulders of several people behind, and finally jumped up to hang the dragon flag on the head of the pole.

The posture is stretched, the figure is heroic, and finally he falls to the ground.

At this time, the long wooden pole also began to stand up.

Wang Long and other four people held the pole, while the other six people quickly picked up the shovels on the ground and backfilled the soil. The last ten people lifted their legs and stepped on the soil in an orderly manner.

The whole process was quick, crisp and without any sloppiness.

Then a group of people held their heads high and returned to the team.

As if nothing had happened.

In the stands, Yinghua and other reporters stood up suddenly as they looked at the fluttering yellow dragon flag...

(End of this chapter)