Chapter 63 Finding Fun
After buying the clothes and shoes, Hong Tao and Carl were still dressed in short clothes and barefoot, and nothing changed. There was no finished product, they were all customized. They couldn't wear it at the time, so they had no choice but to buy two pairs of hemp shoes first. In this way, they didn't have to worry about others stepping on their feet when shopping.
Going further north, it is not a commercial street, but an entertainment street. There are not merchants selling things on both sides, but artists selling arts. There are all juggling, puppet show, storytelling, and story-singing, but most of Hong Tao couldn't understand it, so he didn't support this venue. On the north side of the street are two large dirt venues, with a group of people watching wrestling matches on the left, and a circle of people surrounding the right, watching Cuju and shuttlecock kicking.
The popular wrestling and playing slime balls in the Song Dynasty. Hong Tao knew something about this. Luo Youde took out a slime ball to play a few times when he was fine on the boat. This thing is said to be the origin of football, called Cuju. However, Hong Tao felt that this thing was still very different from football. It was more similar to slime balls, or it was a large shuttlecock, mainly with tricks and competitions as the supplement, and it was a performance event.
As for wrestling, Hong Tao is more interested in it, because he can, as a semi-professional person, he naturally needs to take a good look at the technical and tactical level of his fellow men in the Song Dynasty. The corner is a signboard that was hung on the wrestling arena. Two people fight on the wooden platform, and the organizers will also offer odds on the spot, and they can bet on the spot. They can participate in gambles on every game, and they can bet on a penny. The ones who fall are wrestling, and the ones who sit on the banker are in the banker. The two groups of people will not delay any delay. It is probably a cooperative relationship. As for whether there is any inside story or whether they deliberately let the water go big or small, Hong Tao is not sure. Anyway, the Song people are really good at gambling. As long as they have the chance, they have to gamble, and they are not divided into rich or poor. Just like buying lottery tickets in later generations, they are all moving.
"Please carry my shoes and watch me go up and earn the money for us to get the shoes back." After watching the audience for a while, Hong Tao probably figured out the rules of wrestling in the Song Dynasty, and even gambled two little bets, and they both won. So he became restless again. Seeing that there were audience members who could also go on stage to participate in the competition and bet on his own, he wanted to go up and try it. Winning money is a trivial matter, mainly to be happy. I have been in the Song Dynasty for several months, and except for drinking too much, there is no entertainment. This person is not good at working all day long, and he has to vent his own vent. If he doesn't have fun, he can have fun for himself.
"Okay..." In addition to gambling, Song people also like to watch the fun and make excitement. They are the kind of people who are not afraid of big things when watching the fun. As soon as Hong Tao came on stage, he immediately attracted a burst of cheers from the audience, but no matter how he heard it, he didn't seem to be really cheering. He felt a little anxious that he would be beaten up quickly.
Hong Tao was not very satisfied, so he simply took off his shirt and threw it directly on Carl's head below the stage, and then put a few bodybuilding competition positions on the stage, allowing the audience to take a good look at the tendons on his body and the colorful big mouse head on his back, mainly for the big girls and wives below the stage. The status of women in the Song Dynasty was not very high, but this was relatively high. Compared with Tang, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, they would be much higher. At least they would not have to hide at home with their feet wrapped around their feet and be depressed for life. Women in the Song Dynasty could go on the streets and go to restaurants to visit such entertainment venues. No one would say anything.
"Okay...oh...good skills!" Have the Song people watched a bodybuilding competition? Surely no. Have the Song people seen Hong Tao's tall and toned figure? It can't be said that there is no, but it is very rare.
As soon as Hong Tao appeared, he immediately attracted more praise. This time it seemed a bit reliable. There were fewer elements to cheer for the fun, and most people really applauded. However, this applause was not for Hong Tao himself, but for the tattoo of the big mouse on his back. The Song people also like tattoos, but they are all black and blue, not as many colors as in later generations. Hong Tao's tattoo was a unique skill at this time. The five colors were still gorgeous and very attractive. Several young ladies in the audience started throwing flowers on the stage, and their eyes were full of warm worship.
By the way, I would like to say a few more words here. In the Song Dynasty, you must not use the word "girl". The two words "girl" are all called women for professional and technical personnel. They are the same as "table" in later generations. If you call a good woman, you will definitely have a lifelong life with you. So how do you call a woman in the Song Dynasty? It's called a lady. Don't know her or not, and you don't have a big difference in age. They are called a lady. If you are too young, you call her a little lady. It sounds a bit hooligan, but you do call it that way. The Song people won't blame you.
There are also some special points in the name between men. Don’t call me all the time, old men, it’s considered a curse. When you meet a man of similar age, you can call me brother or brother. If you get older, you can call me master, but if you call me old men, they can’t understand it.
A woman can be called a wife, but can a man be called a husband? No, the Song Dynasty's husband cannot be called between ordinary people, and between husband and wife. At this time, the husband was a kind of honorable title, with a respectful title with official positions. In addition to the prime minister of the current dynasty, only a particularly respected official is qualified to use this word. For example, Yue Fei can be called Yue Xianggong.
What are the skills of the Song Dynasty wrestlers? It’s okay. In Hong Tao’s view, the corners of the Song Dynasty are more like classical wrestling, international wrestling, and Mongolian wrestling. They also have certain routines, but they are not very detailed. The study of various joints and center of gravity of the human body is not very thorough. The upper limbs are used more frequently, and the way of using various parts of the body is not very mature.
"Okay...oh..." In less than three minutes, Hong Tao threw the person who was facing him in a kneeling position and threw the person out. Before he could get up, he kept the position of kneeling on the ground with one leg and his butt upwards, and tilted his head to win at the young ladies below the stage. It was hard to tell if he could not see his charming eyes, mainly because his eyes were too thin. However, the audience's reaction was very powerful. Countless flowers were thrown up, and there were two sachets in it. I don't know what was inside. It was thrown quite accurately and it hurts to hit the face.
Hong Tao won 80 cents in the first game, but he was not satisfied. The feeling of being recognized by others was so good. Hong Tao planned to enjoy it for a while, so he bet the money he won on himself and started the second game. After he made such a big fuss, many viewers watching other events nearby also gathered around, and the whole street was just a corner and the place was the most lively.
In the second game, the opponent did not learn from the loser's lesson in the last game, and launched an active attack. However, he could not take the lead in the face of Hong Tao, who was tall and long, and he tried to get a hand several times and was cracked by Hong Tao. He was a little reckless when he was anxious, but Hong Tao grabbed his left arm. Before he could break free, Hong Tao lowered his body and leaned into his arms again. Then he flew up from Hong Tao and fell on the wooden platform with a solid shoulder.
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Chapter completed!