Chapter 157: Siamese Customs
The four-hour flight passed quickly, and it was only dusk when the plane landed in Siam.
Chen Yuyue and Ye Xuefu walked out of the airport and hailed a taxi to the hotel that had been booked.
In the car, Chen Yuyue took out Chakun's columbarium and placed it next to the window, he wanted Chakun to "see" his motherland.
Speaking of which, the relationship between Siam and China is very deep, and many people who have read the Water Margin say that Siam was founded by Li Jun, the dragon of the mixed river, but the novel is a novel after all.
It's hard to say whether the mixed river dragon is so bullish, but it is true that there are Chinese people who have created a dynasty in Siam, his name is Zheng Xin, the head of the five emperors in the history of Siam, the Chinese national hero of Siam in the eighteenth century, he led the Siamese army and people to resist the invasion of Burma and became Thonburi the Great.
The taxi soon came to the hotel that Ye Xuefu had booked, and when he got off the car, Chen Yuyue talked to the driver in simple Siamese language, and Ye Xuefu was shocked for a long time.
When she was in school, she had taken Chinese from many countries and knew a little about Siamese, but Chen Yuyue's Siamese was much better than her, and she could hear it as soon as she opened her mouth.
"Have you learned Siamese?" Ye Xuefu looked at Chen Yuyue in surprise.
Chen Yuyue pulled up the suitcase and smiled: "I only understand a little bit." ”
"A little bit? You're talking a lot more than I do. Ye Xuefu didn't believe it: "What is your brain made of, I found that you know everything?"
Chen Yuyue shrugged his shoulders: "Genius, it's all like this." ”
"You're really not modest, then I don't need to find a translator, right?" Ye Xuefu joked: "I directly hire you as a translator, they are all colleagues of the same company, so let's get a discount?"
"It's not okay, a yard is a yard, and you can pay as much as you want. Chen Yuyue looked very serious with a straight face.
Ye Xuefu cut and stuffed the phone to him: "Hurry up and show the order information to others, open the room first, don't you still have a lot to do." ”
Chen Yuyue hurriedly stepped forward to negotiate the opening of the room, and at this time he knew that Ye Xuefu had only booked a room.
This is not the first time they have "shared a room", so Chen Yuyue didn't worry too much, and after opening the room, the two of them sent their luggage back first.
The room is not small, there are two large beds of 1.5 meters, although it is not a luxury suite, but sofas, rattan chairs, balconies and other facilities are all available.
After putting down the things, Ye Xuefu looked a little unnatural, she actually considered a lot of factors in choosing this room, but now she just felt a little shy.
"Didn't you say that you were going to a lot of places, otherwise we would act now?" Ye Xuefu decided to leave the hotel first to relieve the embarrassment in her heart.
Chen Yuyue could see Ye Xuefu's thoughts, so he nodded and responded: "Then let's go to the Jade Buddha Temple first." ”
"I listen to you. Ye Xuefu nodded.
The public lectures that Ye Xuefu will attend are tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and she is completely free to do anything now.
Then the two left the hotel and went straight to the Jade Buddha Temple.
Because Chen Yuyue wanted to scatter Chakun's ashes in several places in Siam so that Chakun could feel his country more, he decided to do so.
Located in the northeast corner of the Grand Palace of Siam, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha is one of the three national treasures of Siam, and it is the most sacred place of Siamese Buddhism.
Chen Yuyue felt that it was most appropriate for some of Chakun's ashes to remain here.
When Chen Yuyue finished doing this, the sky was already starting to darken, so he decided to go to places such as the Zhaophiya River and the Gulf of Siam tomorrow to place the remaining ashes of Chakun.
After the two returned to the hotel to rest for a while, Ye Xuefu proposed to go to the night market.
"It's a big loss to come to Siam and not visit the night market. Ye Xuefu bewitched and instigated: "I have checked the travel guide, and I know that a local people's favorite night market, most of the people who go there to consume are Siamese, so there is very little phenomenon of stealing customers." ”
"Don't you rarely eat at night?" Chen Yuyue was stunned for a moment, and then figured out that Ye Xuefu did this in the hope that Chen Yuyue would be distracted.
"Not necessarily, I want to try the most authentic Siamese food in the region, such as pork knuckle rice, fried kway teow, small noodle stalls...... I want to try them all, and as long as I still have a stomach, I'll definitely try them all. Ye Xuefu said seriously.
"Okay!" Chen Yuyue's interest was finally aroused, and the two immediately went to the night market.
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Seriously, this city in Siam is really different, it is called the City of Angels like Los Angeles in the American Empire, and naturally has its unique beauty.
Chen Yuyue felt that it was really difficult to find angels here, should angels be found in the glamour and drunken gold?
Just when the sky was still bright, the city gave Chen Yuyue a sense of the most simple and self-sustaining cultivation.
But now, the city has brought Chen Yuyue only the most bizarre indulgence.
It's like everywhere in churches, everywhere in Buddhist churches, everywhere in heaven and everywhere in hell.
Shemale culture, sexual culture, and Buddhism seem incompatible.
Chen Yuyue only felt that the night here was full of decadent gray, the Zhaophiya River seemed depressed and depressing, flowing silently, and the temple only had a faint outline in the darkness of the night, which looked like dirt and haze, but it could make people feel an indescribable purity......
However, this purity can be interrupted at any moment by a ladyboy walking down the street throwing flattering eyes or a woman who wants to solicit customers to do a meat business.
Ye Xuefu couldn't understand this phenomenon, she couldn't imagine that a city with hundreds of Buddhist monasteries, large and small, would become so hot and unrestrained at night.
Even the MM in the beer hut in the night market is the kind of special initiative to post.
Ye Xuefu always felt that as long as Chen Yuyue thought about it, even if he didn't give money, he could directly bring one back to the hotel.
In fact, it is not surprising that the status of Siamese women is really not as high as imagined, so they themselves are used to this kind of living environment.
Not long after the two of them walked around the night market, Ye Xuefu was a little uncomfortable, especially the ladyboy performances in some stores.
The shemales are very generous, and they stepped forward to pick up Chen Yuyue's hand and rub it on their chests.
Although Ye Xuefu knew that they were all shemales, but these shemales were too feminine, Ye Xuefu always felt weird when she saw this kind of picture, maybe she really couldn't accept this culture.
"I see you're tired of playing, let's go back?" Chen Yuyue saw Ye Xuefu's embarrassment, so he took the initiative.
Ye Xuefu was stunned for a moment, in fact, she didn't want Chen Yuyue to spoil her fun, after all, they had just come out to play for a short time, wouldn't it be too boring to go back to the hotel now: "Let's go shopping for a while......"
"You don't even dare to touch the shemales, isn't it very boring to go on like this. Chen Yuyue smiled slightly.
Ye Xuefu smiled bitterly, to be honest, she did feel quite bored.
Just as the two were about to return to the hotel, a Chinese man suddenly appeared in front of them and asked, "Mainlanders?"
"Yes. Chen Yuyue nodded.
"Do you want to watch the game?" the Chinese man smiled: "They are all mainlanders, I'll give you a cheaper." ”
"Wow, there is no food to eat as a scalper in China, come out to be a scalper?" Chen Yuyue exclaimed: "What kind of competition?"
"Of course, I came to Siam to watch a boxing match. The Chinese man said seriously: "Moyi boxing competition, that is definitely a game that cannot be missed, punching to the flesh, that is called a thrill!"
Actually, Ye Xuefu doesn't like any excitement, but she is curious about this kind of competition that is unique to Siam.
It was so cruel, so bloody, and yet so many people were crazy about it, it was unbelievable, and she wanted to know what was the charm of Moyi boxing, and why nine out of ten Siamese men could play Muay Thai.
"You're here for a honeymoon, aren't you?" the Chinese man continued, "and you can't miss the fact that the two biggest industries in Siam are tourism and boxing. ”
"Why do Siamese people like boxing so much?" Ye Xuefu curious.
Without waiting for the Chinese man to explain, Chen Yuyue told Ye Xuefu: "Choosing to be a boxer is a way for children from poor families in Siam to earn a living. ”
Ye Xuefu knows a lot of things in her field of study, but she doesn't know so much about the others.
The Chinese man gave a thumbs up: "Handsome guy, you are an expert at first glance! Do you want to watch a child's competition? There are boys and girls have competitions, you can watch whatever you want." ”
"How can a child play a competition?" Ye Xuefu was surprised, especially when she heard that there was also a competition for girls.
The Chinese man explained: "It is not uncommon for children to perform and compete in Siam, they can fight at the age of five or six, they are definitely well-trained, you can know when you see them, their strength and accuracy guarantee will make you shine! And no matter whether the boy or girl is wearing a helmet, it is absolutely real!"
Ye Xuefu thought this was simply incredible!
Chen Yuyue knew about this, he had long heard that tens of thousands of poor children in Siam chose to be boxers, eating the simplest rice and dried fish every day, and having to perform miserable hitting training on tree stumps and tires every day......
Because there is a risk of fractures, brain injuries, and sometimes even death on the field, many children die every year due to competition injuries.
And all this seems to be a normal thing for Siam.
"I don't want to watch such a brutal game. Ye Xuefu refused in one bite, although she couldn't change some things in this country, but she could choose not to accept it.
If tourists all over the world didn't accept this kind of competition, there wouldn't be so many children in misery.
Think about what kind of life a five- or six-year-old child in China lives?
I dare not say that all of them are well-dressed and well-fed, but at least they can be fed and clothed, and ordinary children can live happily and carefree every day.
And there are so many children in Siam who rely on boxing to support their families at this age!
"Hahaha, the beauty is really a bodhisattva, since you don't want to watch the children's game, then watch the adult game, it's more intense, they are all professional fighters, nothing cruel or cruel, this is people's work. The Chinese man continued to flicker: "Watching the game is just entertainment, and you can also place bets, if you can buy the right one, then you can make a lot of money!"
Chen Yuyue looked at Ye Xuefu with a soliciting gaze, if she didn't want to go, he would definitely not go.
Ye Xuefu thought for a while, and nodded, maybe she felt that since this is the culture here, she should feel it.
After the two paid for the tickets to the game, they were soon taken by the Chinese man to a place where they made a detour.