Wild 1979: From Fishing and Hunting to Becoming a Literary Master

Chapter 135 Wrestling Match

Following Bilige to where the herdsmen were sitting, Chen Tuo drank a bowl of fragrant milk tea and quickly blended in.

In addition to the Naadam festival and trading market, the gatherings at Nantun winter pastures are also a place for herders to socialize.

When you sit down and have a real conversation, the herdsmen on the grasslands, the hunters in the mountains, and the people in the villages chatted no differently than each other.

Aside from bragging and joking, they talked about the harvest and the current situation, which were exactly the kinds of material Chen Tuo needed to collect.

A single sentence from a herdsman, when written in a work, can instantly draw the reader into the environment of the grassland.

As he listened, Chen Tuo didn't stand on ceremony and immediately took out his notebook to record the material.

The herders sitting together didn't seem to mind at all, and continued talking about topics that interested them.

"Mergen, it'll get cold sitting here for too long. Shall we go over and stretch our legs a bit?"

Chen Tuo, who was focused on the material and how to modify the wolf totem, was pulled up before he could even react to the invitation.

"The robe is too heavy, take it off..."

Chen Tuo, whose mind was still in a daze, put away his notebook, took off his Mongolian border guard robe, and followed Bilige off the field.

At first, Chen Tuo's thinking was unclear, and Bilige was indeed trying to outdo him.

After warming up, someone gave Chen Tuo a leather vest.

With Bilige's help, Chen Tuo subconsciously put on the leather vest.

As a result, he lay down in the snow as soon as he finished putting on his clothes.

What are you doing?

The cool snow spray entered Chen Tuo's collar, instantly waking him up.

"Bock! Didn't you just agree?"

Before Chen Tuo could react, Bilige pulled him up and then threw him over his shoulder.

At this point, Chen Tuo, who had regained his senses, also realized what was going on.

The herders just lost face because of the Solon bow, and now they want to get their revenge on the wrestling field.

Chen Tuo, lying on the ground again, didn't panic. Instead, he remembered the wrestling tips that Guan Dunzi had taught him.

Pull with the front hand and tear with the back hand; the key is to create a swaying motion, swaying back and forth, left and right, and vice versa.

After getting up, they put their arms around each other's shoulders. Chen Tuo was thinking about Guan Dunzi's trick, but before he could tear his hands and feet apart, he was lying on the snow again.

During the recent contest of strength, Chen Tuo could clearly feel that he was stronger than Bilige.

But the tearing, pulling, and separating techniques taught by Guan Dunzi were completely useless against Bilige, who could twist his waist and sway his shoulders.

He was thrown again because he lost his balance during the struggle.

Chen Tuo silently recited the secrets taught by Guan Dunzi, confident that he could master them quickly.

As a result, he became the leather in Bilige's hands, fluttering up and down in the snow.

After Bilige finished having his fun, another strong herdsman named Nariga took over and threw Chen Tuo around a dozen times, just like before.

At this point, Chen Tuo realized that the trick Guan Dunzi taught him could only be used if one had a foundation.

Unlike the Sauron Bow, which allows for powerful attacks and trickery, this bow is not designed for such purposes.

Before Na Riga's team could even take the stage, Chen Tuo called out to Guan Tianpeng.

"Guan Tianpeng, are you blind?! Didn't you see I got smashed to pieces? Get up here and deal with them!"

After being thrown around dozens of times, Chen Tuo, whose head was spinning, revealed his fierce true nature.

Without Guan Dunzi and Guan Tianpeng, he would have swallowed his anger.

But his purpose in dragging the father and son up the mountain was to have them pass on the official wrestling techniques of the three northeastern provinces to the hunters.

This opportunity is quite good; if these two can handle these retaliatory wrestlers...

Chen Tuo is determined not to let Bilige and Nariga have an easy time at next year's Naadam.

A year is enough time to train a large number of hunters to cause trouble at the Naadam festivals of the herders.

At that time, it won't just be the powerful Solon bow that flies away; Chen Tuo will turn the Naadam festival of the herdsmen into a stepping stone for the hunters to rediscover their heritage.

"Chen, how do you suggest we fall?"

Chen Tuo was thrown over the shoulder for the first time, and Guan Dunzi wanted Guan Tianpeng to come down and help, but Qing Gele, relying on his seniority, blocked him from the sidelines.

Seeing Chen Tuo being tossed around by the two herdsmen like Zhang Popizi, Guan Tianpeng, who had come with him, could no longer contain himself.

"Smash them all! Smash them into pieces, you sons of bitches, and you even retaliate!"

"You really want to smash it to death? Then I'll just stick some onions in it for you!"

What does "planting scallions" mean?

"We're just going to stick them upside down in the snow!"

Seeing Guan Tianpeng's fierce expression, and remembering that Guan Dunzi had fled to Songling, Chen Tuo quickly changed his tune.

"No! Take it slow, take them down little by little, but don't let them win, suffocate them!"

Chen Tuo glanced sideways at Bilige and Nariga, who were smugly watching from the sidelines, and added:

"Don't follow their wrestling style, just follow your official wrestling style and tell them to each wrestle their own way, or else not!"

With Chen Tuo's arrangement, Guan Tianpeng, a successor of the official wrestling tradition in Northeast China, also showed everyone the difference between professionals and non-professionals.

For the herders, wrestling is just a pastime during their leisure time.

Although Bilige and Nariga are also professionally trained wrestlers, they are only amateur wrestlers, not classical wrestlers.

Guan Tianpeng received professional training in Chinese wrestling from a young age, and has continued to do so to this day.

In addition to professional wrestling training, he also learned the Jianghu-style official wrestling of Northeast China from his uncle Guan Dunzi.

Guan Tianpeng, whose physical fitness and tactical skills are all professional, can easily throw semi-professionals like Bilige and Nariga.

Watching Guan Tianpeng's impressive performance in the arena, Chen Tuo, brushing the snow off his clothes, walked over to Guan Dunzi's side, but instead started looking for the back tent.

"Uncle Guan, I've been good to you and your son, haven't I? Why did you have to betray me like this!"

Chen Tuo's words made Guan Dunzi blush, but what he had passed on to Chen Tuo was indeed the true teachings of the Guan family wrestling school.

It's just that Chen Tuo's foundation is a bit weak. If he had any foundation, throwing people would be a piece of cake for him.

"That young master Tianpeng gets up before dawn and sleeps until midnight, practicing wrestling all day long. What about you? You only work sporadically. If you don't get wrestled, who will?"

Guan Dunzi was speechless after being questioned by Chen Tuo, but Wu Laowai, who wanted to find a companion after going up the mountain, spoke up for him.

When Wu Laowai was looking for a companion, he wasn't looking for a wife, but rather a hunting partner who was compatible with him and shared his interests.

Guan Dunzi was undoubtedly the best choice, both on and off the mountain. Wu Laowai had already planned for this, as had Chen Tuo and Guan Tianpeng.

Going into the mountains alone presents numerous inconveniences.

Moreover, Wu Laowai also knew who he mainly relied on after he and Guan Dunzi went up the mountain.

Without Chen Tuo's influence, even if the two of them went up the mountain, they might not be accepted by the hunters.

"I didn't say I wouldn't practice!"

"When we get back, I'll have Tianpeng teach you, and Guandunzi and I will go hunting in the mountains!"

When talking about his plans, Wu Laowai was full of confidence.

He and Guan Dunzi joined forces, each with a Mingji, and there was nothing they couldn't get down in the Xing'an Mountains.

With Chen Tuo supporting them from the bottom of the mountain, the two of them could hunt on horseback and catch enough game in one winter to last several years.

If he does well this year, and with the wolf pelts he and Chen Tuo share, Wu Laowai can retire in the hunters' settlement...