Chapter Twenty-Four: Hooligans Cause Trouble
"Hand in Hand Travel"
Author: Lu You
Chapter Twenty-Four: Hooligans Cause Trouble
At 8:15 p.m., after Xu Lixue and I had dinner, we received a call from Kanisa, who invited Xu Lixue and I to the circus to watch the Thai elephant show.
Xu Lixue and I came to a narrow street, crowded with people, and it was very lively. The streets are lined with colorful neon signs, flashing with colorful lights. Under the signboard hangs a round chandelier that glows golden. Some shops sell fragrant fried noodles and sweet and sour juices, some shops sell delicate crafts and accessories, and some shops sell gorgeous clothes and hats...... The crowd of people is like a wave of waves, people bump shoulders against each other, and in front of them are crowds of people shopping, only the heads and hats of people walking around. In this situation, it is difficult for both of us to go fast.
On the street, some passers-by tapped their shoulders and chatted and laughed happily; some passers-by held a string of roast mutton in their hands, closed their eyes and smelled its fragrance with their noses, opened their mouths and took a bite, and ate deliciously; and some passers-by were bargaining with their bosses when buying clothes.
A Thai vendor in a black and white checkered shirt opened his round mouth, raised his hands and kept shouting: "Buy Nai, sell toot!" (Boss, come and see!)
Crowds of passers-by walked up to the Thai vendor and listened to him explain the lottery discounts.
"There are so many people here!" Xu Lixue exclaimed.
"Yes!" I looked at the crowd in the distance.
Xu Lixue and I walked around the corner of the street and saw a large red and white round tent, with a pennant fluttering in the wind standing on the top, and the edge of the tent was fixed in the dirt with ropes and thick iron nails to prevent the wind from blowing the tent away.
Xu Lixue and I walked into the cloth door of the circus that opened from the middle side, and there was a lively and funny clown wearing a colorful wig, a big red round nose, and a lively and funny clown, who was performing a fire throwing stick, and three flaming wooden sticks were skillfully spinning in front of him......
"Hey, Gao Qidao!" said Kanisa, who was wearing a short black skirt in the distance, waved her right hand.
"Kanissa is over there. I turned to Xu Lixue and said.
I took Xu Lixue's left hand and approached Kanisa's direction......
"Let's go over there and sit down. Kanissa walked in front of us and led the way.
We found three free blue plastic chairs and sat down, surrounded by two or three hundred people, all watching the circus' center stage intently, hoping that the show would start soon.
At this time, a Thai mahout dressed in blue walked in on an elephant......
The elephant, dressed in a big red costume with a triangular red cloth on its head, thick round legs and a long snout, bowed to the audience in welcome.
"Wow, this elephant is so big!" Xu Lixue exclaimed loudly.
I nodded, "Yes." β
"Wait a minute, this elephant has a lot of performances: throwing darts, pedaling a tricycle, painting, etc. Kanissa said cheerfully.
The Thai mahout spoke a series of Thai words with great passion, and I did not understand a single word, and I guessed that what he meant was some wonderful show.
I saw a Thai mahout pull a four-wheeled shelf filled with colorful round balloons.
The Thai mahout handed the elephant a throwing knife, which rolled up with its trunk......
The Thai mahout avoided the front of the elephant, walked to the elephant's side, patted the elephant's big ears like lotus leaves with his left hand, and the elephant quickly threw the knife with its long curved trunk, accurately inserted the balloon, and with a bang, the balloon burst, and the knife was stuck in the plank......
Suddenly, the audience applauded with both hands, and there were bursts of warm applause in the venue......
The Thai mahout continued to pull a yellow three-wheeled bicycle, and after patting the elephant's ear with his right hand, the elephant climbed onto the yellow three-wheeled bicycle and skillfully and slowly pedaled the pedal with its two thick front legs, round and round, and the nose flexibly controlled the direction, which was breathtaking.
Suddenly, there were bursts of warm applause in the venue again, loud and deafening......
"Wow! this elephant is so powerful!" Xu Lixue couldn't help but exclaim.
"Yes. "I very much agree with Xu Lixue's point of view.
"There's more to come. Kanissa said with a smile.
Next, the elephant performed curling his nose around the art pen, first coating the palette with paint, and then painting on a white T-shirt.
"This elephant is so smart, how did the Thai mahout do it?" Xu Lixue turned her head and asked Kanisa curiously.
"I don't understand either. Kanissa shook her head.
"This elephant has to suffer a lot to train for this effect. "I speak my mind.
At this moment, seven hooligans with strange hairstyles and strange costumes came up angrily, vigorously pushed the audience away, and unreasonably drove the audience away from the scene...... A woman dressed in bright red accidentally fell to the ground, "Putganmai comes?"
"What did this lady say?" I turned to Kanissa and asked Kanissa for help translating the Thai phrase.
"She said, 'What are you going to do?' Kanissa translated.
"Who are these people?"
"Hooligans. β
"What are they doing here?"
"This group of hooligans came here to cause trouble, to drive away the audience, to collect protection money from the owner of the circus. β
"I see. β
The woman hurriedly picked up the girl, who was about six years old, and took two steps back with her head and tail, hugging her daughter tightly to avoid the hooligans.
At this time, an old Thai man wearing a white Thai suit, about 1.65 meters tall, about 70 years old, and full of white hair, hurried over......
The old Thai man whispered, "Phi linen." (Brother Biao)
Brother Biao, who had a white cigarette in his mouth, scolded with straight eyebrows: "Kundelma!" (You come out!)
The old Thai man lowered his head and followed the group of hooligans out of the circus aggrievedly......
"Where are they taking this old man?" I asked, looking at Canisa, surprised.
"This group of hooligans may call the circus owner to a remote place and get the old man to hand over the protection money. Kanissa sighed.
"I'm going to go out for a while. β
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to stop these hooligans from bullying the elderly!" I said in a stern manner.
"You can't beat them, they're outnumbered. β
"Even if I can't beat them, I'm going to fight!"
"Ah, aren't you afraid of these scoundrels?"
"I'm not afraid of them!"
"These hooligans are the snakes of the land here, and no one dares to mess with them. β
Xu Lixue had a worried expression on her face, and her face was sad, "Gao Qidao, you have to be careful......!
I followed in the direction of this group of hooligans, and Xu Lixue and Kanisa were not worried about me, and they followed closely behind.
We're back in the narrow street......
The old man of the circus bent over the ground: "Clothed in linen, Gedao Laikun?" (Brother Biao, how are you doing lately?)
Brother Biao stretched out his right hand and motioned for the old man to give money.
Reluctantly, the old man of the circus pulled out a small stack of banknotes from his pocket, "Kuoma Tuman." (That's all I have.) οΌ
Brother Biao stretched out his other left hand, signaling to give it one more time, and was furious: "Nai Gu Bai!" (too little!)
The old man of the circus hesitated, not knowing what to do?
Brother Biao savagely pushed down the old man with one hand, and the banknotes scattered all over the place.
Originally, it was no longer right for this group of hooligans to collect protection money from the old man, and they were insatiable enough to extort the old man again. Outrageous?
"Stop!" I shouted.
One of the fierce scoundrels didn't say a word, and angrily slashed at me with a sharp and heavy axe......
Another chubby, shaved hooligan grabbed a vase from the shop, raised it with both hands, and threw it at my head, I hurriedly crouched down, and the vase flew over my head, and with a bang, the vase shattered and the pieces were scattered all over the ground......
Suddenly, two hooligans rushed forward quickly, grabbed my left and right hands respectively, and made me unable to move.
In this case, I had no choice but to kick the right hooligan with my right foot, and quickly punch the left hooligan, hitting the hooligan in the face with one punch, and the hooligan let go in pain.
"Oops!" I felt a pain in my back.
I turned around and saw that it was another thug who threw a bench in my back with both hands......
The pain in my stomach and back made me go limp and I couldn't help but crouch on my knees on the floor.
The three hooligans immediately surrounded me and punched and kicked me indiscriminately......
In my hurry, I kicked over the hot oil pan in the restaurant with my foot, and the hooligans jumped up with their feet to dodge......
The hooligans continued to wrap around my body.
"Stop!" Xu Lixue pulled their arms from their backs, but the strength was not strong enough for them.
Brother Biao, who had a cigarette in his mouth, grabbed a turquoise glass beer bottle on the wooden table, and knocked one end of his hand on the wooden table, and with a bang, the glass beer bottle showed sharp corners and shook in front of me......
Xu Lixue rushed in front of me desperately, opening her arms, ready to block the sharp glass beer bottle with her body for me......
"Xu Lixue, get out of the way!" I shouted.
Fluteβflute! There was the sound of someone blowing a whistle beside him.
Two policemen wearing turquoise helmets and armed with electric batons ran over......
When the police arrived, the seven hooligans hurried into the crowd to escape......
I picked up the old man from the circus who had just fallen, bent down to pick up the banknotes scattered on the ground, and handed them back to the old man with both hands.
The old man of the circus bowed and said, "Kedu." (Thank you)
A middle-aged man wearing a round sun hat pushed his bicycle out of the way for me.
"Gao Qidao, you didn't have it, right?" Xu Lixue hurriedly rushed in front of me, hugging my body tightly with both hands.
"I'm fine, isn't it okay now?"
"You were kicked in the stomach by that big bad guy just now, and now your stomach hurts, does it hurt?"
"My stomach hurts a little bit, but it's not serious. β
Kanissa approached me and Xu Lixue, "The circus show is over. After the two of you walk out of the circus, there are also shows such as elephants spinning hula hoops with their trunks, shooting, and elephants helping people massage. Do you ever feel like you're missing the show? β
"Nope. Xu Lixue and I ignored the gazes of others and hugged each other tightly.
A warm current ran through my body, safe and comfortable......