Ni Kuang reclaimed the famine, offended his superiors unruly, and fled Hong Kong on a snowy night
I plan to go from east to west, from south to north, to live in Inner Mongolia for a year or two, and then go to Qinghai and finally to Xinjiang. ”
I thought my wish could come true, but it backfired. I spent two winters in Inner Mongolia and came all the way to Hong Kong, where I have lived for more than 30 years. Life is so unpredictable and unpredictable! ”
Ni Kuang signed up for the trip to Inner Mongolia and was quickly approved, and he was very happy about it. But before departure, he must be vaccinated. It really made him suffer.
The vaccination is not something that can be completed with one shot, and it takes 15 consecutive shots. After these fifteen stitches, his arms and buttocks were in unbearable pain, and he had a high fever for three days in a row, which was extremely painful.
However, when he got on the train heading north, he immediately threw these pains out of the clouds.
Ni Kuang's trip is like a special train, there is no fixed timetable, stopping along the way to enjoy the scenery and taste the special food. He especially enjoys this slow-paced way of traveling, especially the gastronomic experience of tasting chicken.
He tasted roast chicken in Fuliji, and it was so delicious that he even bit his tongue; Tasting grilled chicken in Texas, with a shake of my hand, the chicken was shaken off, and only the chicken bones remained. The aroma is overflowing and the taste is smooth and tender, which impresses him.
Enjoying the scenery and eating meat, Ni Kuang's train journey lasted more than a week. Finally arrived in Tailai County, Heilongjiang Province, although the temperature is lower than that of northern Jiangsu, there is no need to worry about the cold. Before getting off the train, each person was given an old sheepskin coat, which, according to Ni Kuang, was made only of leather panels, without cloth and made of pure leather.
The length of the wool is three or four inches, and the weight is equally amazing, estimated to be more than a dozen catties. The days of freezing are a thing of the past.
In Inner Mongolia, you can enjoy food and travel without worrying about freezing or starving. The biggest advantage is that the meat here is rich and varied, and the horse meat in the canteen** is even more delicious, and you can buy a big bowl for only three cents.
Horse meat tastes the same as beef, except that it's slightly coarser but just as delicious. Here, although the main means of transportation is horses, horses are very numerous and cheap.
In comparison, the saddle's ** is even more expensive. Ordinary people could not afford to buy a saddle and could only wear burlap bags when riding. However, once you have a saddle, you can become very imposing, suggesting that the owner must have an extraordinary background.
Ni Kuang was riding a horse on the grassland, and although he was not saddled, he was still very excited. He said it was the first time he had ridden a horse in his life, and he was in a good mood. Mongolian horses are not tall, but they are easy to ride.
Although he had no saddle, he remained on the horse all day and refused to come down. It was not until the evening that he dismounted from his horse, and found that the skin on the inner thighs of his two thighs had been worn out, and his buttocks hurt like a knife.
However, in living in Inner Mongolia, horses are indispensable, and Ni Kuang endured the pain and rode for half a month, and he got used to it.
Although the cold climate of Inner Mongolia is a challenge for people, it also has its advantages. They had clothes to protect them from the cold, and despite the lack of food, they were able to eat meat at every meal.
Here, Ni Kuang's fun-loving and funny personality can be fully developed. However, because he offended his superiors, he was forced to flee Inner Mongolia and go south to enter Hong Kong. It all stems from his story with the wolf.
In the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, wolves are very common, especially in the wild. If you encounter a full wolf, it's fine, but if you encounter a hungry wolf, you need to be extra careful.
Ni Kuang has an experience of distinguishing between hungry wolves and full wolves, that is, looking at the footprints of wolves. The footprints of a full wolf are straight, while the footprints of a hungry wolf are zigzag. This skill of distinguishing between hungry wolves and full wolves is essential for those who survive in Inner Mongolia.
When Ni Kuang heard the howl of a wolf for the first time in Inner Mongolia, he was terrified. But over time, he gradually got used to the sound. However, his curiosity about wolves has not gone away.
He set a trap and managed to catch a she-wolf and put her in a large iron cage. Despite the fact that one of the she-wolf's legs was broken by a trap clip, she still retains her ferocious nature.
In this case, Ni Kuang came up with an idea, he put a male wolf dog in the iron cage, hoping to cultivate a real wolf dog. Surprisingly, the plan turned out to be a success.
The she-wolf actually gave birth to four wolf dogs in a row.
Ni Kuang said that this male wolf dog has wolf blood and half of wolf nature, so the ** degree of these four wolf dogs is self-evident. Although they don't bite the people who feed them, it's a different story for outsiders.
The first person to be attacked by them was Ni Kuang's superior, who was the captain at the time.
1.The captain suddenly visited Ni Kuang's squadron, and in order to cope with his inspection, Ni Kuang decided to temporarily lock up his four wolf dogs. Everything seemed to be planned, but just as the captain was about to leave, he suddenly opened the door to the room where the dog was hidden.
The four seemingly small wolf dogs pounced on the captain at an alarming speed. Although the captain remained calm at the moment of crisis and pulled out his gun in time to shoot the wolfdog, he was still bitten on the back of his hand, and the cotton pants were also bitten out of the cotton.
The captain's face was ugly, and he asked, "Who raised this beast?" Everyone was silent, only Ni Kuang admitted that it was his wolf dog. 2.The captain suddenly came to Ni Kuang's squadron to inspect the work, and in order to cope with his arrival, Ni Kuang decided to temporarily lock up his four wolf dogs.
Everything seemed to be planned, but just as the captain was about to leave, he suddenly opened the door to the room where the dog was hidden. The four seemingly small wolf dogs pounced on the captain at an alarming speed.
Although the captain remained calm at the moment of crisis and pulled out his gun in time to shoot the wolfdog, he was still bitten on the back of his hand, and the cotton pants were also bitten out of the cotton. The captain's face was ugly, and he asked, "Who raised this beast?" ”
Everyone was silent, only Ni Kuang admitted that it was his wolf dog. 3.The captain suddenly visited Ni Kuang's squadron, and in order to cope with his inspection, Ni Kuang decided to temporarily lock up his four wolf dogs.
Everything seemed to be planned, but just as the captain was about to leave, he suddenly opened the door to the room where the dog was hidden. The four seemingly small wolf dogs pounced on the captain at an alarming speed.
Although the captain remained calm at the moment of crisis and pulled out his gun in time to shoot the wolfdog, he was still bitten on the back of his hand, and the cotton pants were also bitten out of the cotton. The captain's face was ugly, and he asked, "Who raised this beast?" ”
Everyone was silent, only Ni Kuang admitted that it was his wolf dog.
Ni Kuang's behavior made the captain's impression of him plummet, and it didn't take long for him to annoy the captain again because of the wolf. The incident began when a surveyor was on his way to find a wolf following him, and although the wolf did not attack him, it still frightened him.
In desperation, the surveyor had no choice but to chase away the wolf, but accidentally damaged the meter in the process. While it is not illegal to drive out wolves, damage to state property is to be criticized.
At a serious criticism meeting, everyone spoke actively, and the surveyor appeared nervous. Suddenly, a loud burst of laughter broke the silence of the room, causing everyone to look at him in surprise.
This laughter came from Ni Kuang. The meeting was presided over by the captain, who immediately questioned why Ni Kuang was laughing at this time. Ni Kuang explained that what they wanted the surveyors to do? If he had failed to drive the wolf away, and the wolf had taken the spirit level, they would not have found it in the grassland.
Although the spirit level is broken now, at least it can be repaired, what's wrong with him? After listening to Ni Kuang's words, the focus of the criticism began to turn to him, not the surveyor. They began to criticize him for laughing out loud on this serious occasion.
Ni Kuang bravely defended himself, leaving the captain speechless, and his resoluteness damaged the prestige of the captain in front of everyone. These two incidents led to a strained relationship between the two.
Therefore, when Ni Kuang made a mistake, the captain no longer punished him softly. In Inner Mongolia, Ni Kuang committed the crime of sabotaging traffic. In winter, in order to keep warm, he demolished a wooden bridge.
As for the specific reason, Ni Kuang's statement is not unique. He once explained that he was the leader of the team, and that the group was trapped in the mountains and frozen to death when the road was blocked by heavy snow on the way to carry coal.
So, he proposed to tear down the rotten wooden bridge and make a fire to keep warm. After two weeks of perseverance, the wooden bridge had been completely dismantled by the time the rescue team arrived.
Ni Kuang was trapped in a place where he couldn't transport fuel due to heavy snow blocking the road, and his residence was already so cold that a thick layer of ice had formed. So, he took tools and a few people to dismantle a nearby wooden bridge and bring the bridge back to his residence to make a fire to keep warm.
In either case, the result was the same: the wooden bridge was demolished and the charges were convicted. Therefore, Ni Kuang was locked up in a hut with no people within a radius of ten miles, and every two weeks, special people would bring him food, and by the way, take away the tens of thousands of words of review books he had written.
Even though the room was cramped, there was a kang. Ni Kuang built his own stove to keep warm, and sometimes even used it to roast game. He is not afraid of cold and hunger, the only thing that scares him is at night, and he must hold the door against the door with a strong wooden stick to prevent the attack of hungry wolves.
He recalls those days when he felt stressed out due to the fear of unknown outcomes. However, if you can live a lonely life by yourself like Robinson, you will feel very free and happy.
Robinson is accompanied by a dog on a lonely island, while Ni Kuang has a Persian cat in his cabin.
When Ni Kuang came back from outside, he was surprised to find that there was an extra flaunty little animal on the bed. Upon closer inspection, he recognized that it was a cat with extremely long hair, a light color and gray-green eyes.
The cat's body is very clean, but the hair is tangled together and forms many clumps. Ni Kuang later recalled that at the time he did not know what breed the strange cat was.
However, when he came to Hong Kong, he found out that the cat turned out to be a very beautiful Persian cat.
In a deserted place, a cat became Ni Kuang's faithful companion. They spent many lonely times together, sharing each other's stories and dreams. There was plenty of time, and there were so many voles that he couldn't eat them all, so Ni Kuang decided to adopt the cat.
He often helped the cat untie the knots on his body, and the cat became the object of his confiding. The existence of this cat has made Ni Kuang's life richer, and he even wrote an ** "Old Cat" based on this cat.
In this no-man's place, it is a rare comfort to have a cat willing to accompany him.
After three months with the cat, Ni Kuang's life suddenly changed. One day, one of his friends came to visit and told him that the captain had decided to send him to the top and that he would be put on trial.
The two were silent for a while, and the man asked Ni Kuang what his plans were. Ni Kuang suddenly stood up and said, "What should I do?" Escape ......The next morning, the man decided to help Ni Kuang steal a horse, but the best horse could not be stolen, and only an old and thin old horse was stolen.
Although Ni Kuang didn't want this old horse, there was no other way but to step on the horse and leave. However, shortly after hitting the road, it started to snow. There was a white expanse between heaven and earth, except for pieces of chaotic jade, there was no figure in sight.
At this moment, Ni Kuang felt as if he had been abandoned by the world, and dazed and desolate welled up in his heart.
Ni Kuang recalls that day and still recreates the scene in his dreams. He was disoriented, unable to make out the way, so he could only follow the old horse. It was only then that he realized how lucky he was, because the old horse actually knew the way. "
The old horse knows the way, and it is indeed true. "He sighed. They went all the way to a small village where there was a snack bar. Ni Kuang asked for a big bowl of soy milk and two fried dough sticks.
At this time, his hands were so cold that he couldn't even hold the bowl, so he had to bow his head and drink directly. Drinking that bowl of soy milk warmed his fingers and toes, making him feel as if he had been reborn.
He breathed a sigh of relief, it was the feeling of recovering from the brink of life and death.
The heavy snow has stopped, and it is only thirty miles from the county seat of Tailai. As night fell, he rode again under the moonlight, and finally arrived at the train station at midnight. At this time, the train station was empty, only the cold stove.
He lit a fire to keep warm and curled up in a corner of the hall. As the wee hours approached, the roar of the train was heard, the sound he had been waiting for after the storm. However, when he actually stepped on the train, his heart was full of confusion and loneliness.
He gritted his teeth, got on the train with his luggage, and left this familiar place, not knowing where the road ahead was, but in any case, he had to move forward, because the road ahead was confused, but it was better than stagnating.
In the roar of the train, Ni Kuang passed through station after station, journey after journey, and finally, he walked farther and farther, and became warmer and warmer, and when he arrived in Dalian, although they were all located in the northeast region, the peach blossoms there were already in full bloom!
Related highlights: Ni Kuang was in the "Northern Jiangsu Reclamation" when he was young, and struggled on the line of life and death three times, and recalled this escape road in his later years, riding a horse and galloping wildly on a snowy night, he said with emotion: "Now I will dream of this scene in my dreams." ”