Bloody Journey: Those Years in Northeast China

Chapter 34 Riding and archery for college entrance examination

Herdsmen have very limited understanding of the outside world, and most of the outside world knows nothing about herdsmen's life.

Yao Xiaodi had encountered such a thing before.

Yao Xiaodi studied at Fudan University in Shanghai. During her freshman year, she changed trains from Beijing to Shanghai.I once heard the following conversation between students from Inner Mongolia and students from other places who took the bus together.

"Are you from Mongolia?"

"It's not Mongolia, it's Inner Mongolia." The students in Inner Mongolia patiently corrected the students from other places.

"Oh, they're all about the same. Don't you all ride horses to school?"

"Yes, when I came home from the south, I changed trains from Beijing and got off the train to the horse station. 50 horses ran together to go home. The radio also said: "Comrades, ticket inspectors at the ticket gate, pay attention, drive towards Hongqi City The express 111 horse team is ready to run, please feed the horses"

"How do you take the college entrance examination? Is it difficult?"

"Our exam is a competition of archery. There are two signs one kilometer away. One says Tsinghua University and the other says Peking University. Then one person has three chances. I shot Tsinghua University the first time and Peking University the second time. They both failed. Insurance, shot the nearest sign, this is the school..."

"........."

"I heard that your murder is not illegal?" The more students from other places asked, the less they slipped away.

"Eh..., you can't say that. We have 3 quotas per person per year, and the death penalty will not be imposed within 3. If you kill too many people, you can't do it." The students in Inner Mongolia pretended to be reserved.

"Ah? So ruthless! Then how do you kill people? What about the corpses after killing people?"

"They are all stabbed with knives. After stabbing to death, don't worry about it. Throw it to the prairie wolf and take it away. This is called sky burial, and it's popular in Inner Mongolia."

"Oh my god!" When the students from other places heard this, they ran away in fright.

Yao Xiaodi giggled when he was teased.

Although the above description, there are joking elements.But at the beginning of the reform and opening up, the pastoral areas and the Han people did not understand each other.

Due to ignorance, there will always be misunderstandings of one kind or another among people.Some misunderstandings are hilarious, but others are deadly.

This time the conflict between the Mongolian and Han bastards stemmed from a misunderstanding.

Shen Tianlong, the leading elder brother of the Han nationality, knew him. He was the short but imposing man in the grain shop. He once told Shen Tianlong that his name was Zhang Guoan.Shen Tianlong still remembered that Li Xiulei seemed to be very afraid of Zhang Guoan, so he called Zhang Guoan "Brother Battalion Commander"

The one who caused the trouble was the guy at the grain station under the battalion commander.The location is near the cold storage where Chen Tiezhu often buys goods.

There were quite a few of the clerks in the grain store who were from other places. For some reason, the two clerks from Shandong went to a billiards hall next to the cold storage to play billiards.And a herdsman put his hat on the stool, but the boy from Shandong didn't see it and sat down on the hat. "

People who were born and raised in Hongqi City know that the hats of Mongolian herdsmen are their lifeblood, and they must never be touched.Herdsmen have always had a saying that "animals follow their owners, hats follow their skulls", and they regard hats as important as their heads.If you touch his hat, it is equivalent to chopping off his head. Can he not fight you hard?

It is said that when Genghis Khan punished his younger brother who rebelled against him, the first measure was to remove his hat, which is equivalent to today's deprivation of political rights, and it is a "procedure" to deprive the opponent of his dignity.This shows the importance of hats for herdsmen.

The Han people in Hongqi City joked in private that the consequences of touching a Mongolian hat are much more serious than those of stealing his wife.

Hats are taboo for nomads.Even Chen Tiezhu, Er Huizi and others would never make a fuss about being a herdsman.

The two boys from Shandong who are out of town naturally don't understand this, thinking that they will be fine after apologizing.Seeing the herdsmen's reluctance, the two young men got angry and slapped the herdsmen twice.

As a result, the bullied herdsmen found Su He. Su He was not only the leader of the bastards in the pastoral area, but also the champion of the Naadam wrestling competition for three consecutive times on the grassland.

Su He led a group of herdsmen to tie up the two Shandong lads without saying a word, and even lit a fire, insisting that the two lads be thrown into the fire.

When the battalion commander arrived with his people, the herdsmen were trying to push the two Shandong guys into the fire.Before the battalion commander could speak, a retired Hebei guy under the battalion commander became anxious, and kicked the fire away with a few kicks.But I didn't want this to cause another disaster.

Herdsmen use fire as their totem. If you kick away their totems at once, can they be impatient?

Faith has always been something worth defending with your life.

Not to mention the revolutionary ancestors who threw their heads and blood to defend the motherland, even Shang Wenquan would rather be stoned to death by Chen Tiezhu than to maintain the factory rules and discipline.

What's more, the bloody man on the grassland whose customs have been passed down for thousands of years?

After the fire was kicked away, the herdsmen were excited and furious!

At that time, the number of herdsmen had an absolute upper hand. If there was a real fight, it is estimated that the battalion commander and his grain store would not be able to get better, and the group would be absolutely wiped out.

In order for everyone to survive, the battalion commander resorted to aggressive tactics and proposed to fight Su He, the number one warrior in the pastoral area.

By the time Li Guodong and Shen Tianlong separated and walked into the crowd, the first duel between the two sides was over.

Su He stood on the spot with a 1.5-meter-long saber in his hand, but the battalion commander only had a bare handle in his hand.

The machete that almost fell on Yao Xiaodi was the battalion commander's knife.The battalion commander's knife was interrupted by Su He and flew out, almost accidentally injuring Yao Xiaodi.

The battalion commander's padded jacket had been cut to pieces, and the cotton had leaked out, and the cotton on his chest and shoulders had even turned dark red.Shen Tianlong knew that it was soaked in blood.And Su He's appearance is not much better.Especially from the forehead to the eye sockets, there is a long and narrow knife edge, which is also gurgling blood.

Seeing that the eyes of the two of them were spitting anger at each other, with an attitude of immortality, Shen Tianlong was about to step forward to stop the two of them.

"Wait. It's okay, I won't take the guy anymore." Li Guodong seemed very determined, and grabbed Shen Tianlong.

Sure enough, after the battalion commander babbled a lot of Mongolian to Su He, Su He walked to the side of the fire and slammed the saber on the ground.

Su He actually stabbed the saber into the ground more than a foot deep, causing the surrounding herdsmen to cheer.But the expressions of the brothers behind the battalion commander all changed.

You must know that it is winter at this time, and the outdoor temperature in Hongqi City is generally close to minus [-] degrees.The ground was freezing hard.Although Su He poked at the piece of land that had been scorched by fire, it was surprising enough.

After putting the knife in his hand, Su He bent his arms slightly and stretched his body forward, shaking from side to side, and unexpectedly assumed the standard posture of Mongolian wrestling.It also drew applause from the herdsmen.

Seeing that Su He, who is known as the number one warrior in the grassland, was ready to go, the battalion commander's expression also became dignified.

His body also moved and adjusted his position.The legs are slightly bent one after the other, and the two arms are seemingly relaxed and flat on the chest. The body seems to be swinging back and forth with a strange rhythm, assuming a defensive posture.

Seeing the posture of the battalion commander, Shen Tianlong was shocked!

The god tiger captures!

The battalion commander actually assumed the tiger-grabbing posture that he had practiced countless times and saved his life countless times!