Chapter 657: Bandits

Somehow, I turned to the question of men and women. Wang Hengyue immediately said:

"When it comes to the issue of men and women, it is inevitable that we will have to talk about traditional Chinese morality. Although China is a bit harsh on women, it is by no means unreasonable. If all the people are like foreigners, men and women hug and hug in public, and women have open shoulders and open breasts, and there is no defense between men and women, then this is it."

Everyone looked at each other and smiled.

Wang Hengyue also smiled: "Those women abroad, pay attention to an openness, and sleeping with men is commonplace, to put such a woman by your side, it is very inappropriate, I am afraid that we will not accept it, this is the biggest difference between foreigners and Chinese." Some women in our country always say that they want women to be open, so they are too open, rude and willful, and beat and scold men, as if it is not enough to show women's authority. What's more, not only do they talk about it, but they also instigate their companions to do the same, which is sad and lamentable. ”

Wang Hengyue's words Yijing expressed his thoughts very clearly, he was very dismissive of women's "rude, willful, and unreasonable" character, and even disgusted.

"A woman is a woman, and it is natural to abide by women's ways." Zhang Zuolin quickly said: "If my mother-in-law is like a foreign girl, Lao Tzu will have to shoot him!" ”

Wang Qinglu said with a smile: "If Heng Shuai's words are heard by those people from feminist organizations, I am afraid that it will cause an uproar." ”

"Only here, only here." Wang Hengyue smiled: "Let's just drink too much." But this word 'female virtue', I think it must not be lost."

This meal lasted for three or four hours, and most of the people came awake and went back drunk.

Yu Lei stayed until the end, and when the guests were empty, Wang Hengyue washed his face with cold water: "How are the arrangements in the Northeast and North Korea?" ”

"It's all arranged." Yu Lei said calmly: "I am sending the first guerrilla brigade to contact bandits from all over the northeast to carry out attacks on the Japanese occupation areas."

It's a bit like a tongue twister.

Wang Hengyue groaned: "Let them continue to persist there, to turn the Northeast and Korea upside down, to attract the attention of the Japanese, we must persist until the 12th year and 9th year of the Republic of China."

Yu Lei responded.

But what he never understood was why all Heng Shuai's arrangements for Japan revolved around the 12th year of the Republic of China, that is, in 1923, and even the days were so clear:

September 1923

"Heroes in troubled times rise from all directions, and if there is a gun, he is the king of grass."

The vast Northeast, due to the particularity of its geographical location, occupies a corner of the Chinese territory, far away from the Central Plains, but it has a unique exotic customs, rich natural resources, and strong folk characteristics, and has become the "realm of the outside world" in ancient legends.

Shanhaiguan, a special barrier, defines the Central Plains and the "outer realm" outside the Guan.

In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, the land of Kwantung was protected as the "land of Longxing" of the Manchus, and even went the opposite way and entered the Guannai in a big way, resulting in a sharp decline in the population of Northeast China for a period of time.

With the prominence of social problems, coupled with the flooding of the Yellow River and the disasters for many years, bankrupt peasants could not resist the temptation of rich virgin land in order to make a living, and began to move north in a big way, regardless of the danger of being punished, setting off the famous "Kanto" boom in history.

However, it is precisely because of the quiet corner of the northeast that the great rear of the rulers, who thought they were safe, ended up being an empty rear, laying the foundation for the future, and social security became a problem. With the influx of a large number of immigrants and the invasion of foreign powers, their respective reclamations have been cultivated, and people in various places are different, and after a long time, there will inevitably be many contradictions and frictions, coupled with the widening of the gap between the rich and the poor, and the relationship has continued to deteriorate. On the other hand, due to the pressure of various taxes, as the saying goes, where there is injustice, there will be resistance, and some poor or oppressed people spontaneously organize themselves in order to survive, forming groups one after another, grabbing each other's territory, fighting for power and profit, coupled with the emptiness of troops, internal and external troubles, prompting them to go into the mountains to become thieves and fall into the grass to become cowards, which is the root cause of the formation of bandits in the first place. …,

Although bandits look at the surface scenery, but also a specific period of historical products, is also a special industry, it can be said that bandits are a dangerous profession with their heads pinned to the waistline of their trousers, and people are not forced to helpless or will not embark on this road of no return.

Although bandits are rampant and rampant in various places, after all, there are still rules of conduct, and bandits also have rules of banditry, and they are not exactly as fierce and vicious as people imagine.

There is no unified definition of bandits, according to different classifications, there are smoke bandits, forest bandits, mountain bandits, soldier bandits, etc.; According to the number of people, it can be divided into bandits, green forests, handmaidens and various gangs, etc.

Due to cultural differences in different places, the names of bandits are also different, for example, in Shandong, bandits are called "ringing horses"; In Henan, Hebei and other places in the Central Plains, bandits are called "old poles". Later, with the passage of time, the times changed, and they were collectively called "beards" or "bandits"

"Beard" or "Red Beard" is a special name for bandits in the Northeast.

Elaborating on the origin of "beard", there are different opinions. But there are three main origins.

A more common saying is that once upon a time there was a family of eighteen brothers, the family was very poor, the last meal was not the next meal, the son was too old to get a daughter-in-law, all singles, the old mother saw in the eyes of the anxious heart, no way, for the way out, said to them: You brothers go out to make a living, a year later Huilai to see me, see what you have learned, what you understand, what knowledge, what kind of life you can have?

After the brothers bowed to the old mother, they packed their simple bags and set out on the road. They walked for a whole year, and all they saw were the poor being poor, the rich being rich, the poor being many, the rich being few, the poor being cold and starving, and the women spending their days drinking and drinking, and everywhere they went, there was injustice and misery everywhere. So, after they discussed, they went home and said to the old mother: "This world is too unfair. ”

"What do you mean by that?" The old lady asked.

"The poor die of poverty, and the rich die of wealth, and there is no way out for the poor in the world."

"So what do you want to do?"

"There are all industries in the world, but there is a lack of an industry that kills the rich and helps the poor!" Said the sons.

The old lady was frightened when she heard this: "You can't do this, if you kill people and rob people, others will recognize you as my son sooner or later, how will we live in the future?" ”

"Let's think about it, mother, we all put on masks, and then draw a beard on the mask, and insert some hair, so that others will not recognize who we are, so that we will be safe!"

In this way, they put on makeup and went out to kill the rich and help the poor, which is one of the reasons why bandits are called beards. Later, due to the arrest of the government, they also had to wander everywhere, in the mountains and wild all the year round, rarely able to shave their heads and faces, after a long time, one by one long hair was scattered, and it became a veritable "beard".

In the Northeast, there are people who call bandits "Red Beard", especially in Jilin Province, which also has a history, according to legend, in the late Qing Dynasty, Northeast bandits generally use earthen guns, usually the muzzle of the gun is blocked with a plug of wood, and the plug wood is tied with a red tassel. When it was time to shoot, he took out the plug and put it in his mouth, and from a distance it looked like a red beard, so people called the bandit "Red Beard". There is also a theory about this is related to the Russians, during the Russo-Japanese War, the Russian old Maozi often crossed the border to burn and loot, especially the Cossacks, they are cruel by nature, often go to our country to rob property, kill people and goods, and do all kinds of evil, because the Russians have big beards, and the people in the Northeast call the Russians "red beards" Over time, the Chinese bandits also followed the light of the beard, and the beard became a generic name.

There is also a theory that because bandits in the north gather in the deep mountains and old forests, in order to prevent each other from encroaching on each other, or to prevent the government and local armed forces from clearing up. In addition, due to the cold weather in the Northeast, the beard can also play a role in keeping warm, so naturally they all have messy long beards, so the locals look at the people who look like they are bandits. Seeing that they were all hiding in all directions, after a long time, "beard" became another name for the bandits, although later the bandits also realized this, pulled the barber into the gang, so that the bandits could take care of it, pay attention to the public image, so as not to startle the snake, but it was too late, the title of "beard" has continued to this day.

The flavor of the New Year in the Northeast is particularly strong, in the old society, the development is relatively backward, life is extremely difficult, the winter in the Northeast is particularly cold and long, after the autumn harvest every year, people who have nothing to do begin to enter the long "cat winter" season.

"Cat winter" is a northeastern dialect, as the name suggests, that is, the cat does not go out at home to escape the cold of winter. "Cat" has the meaning of "hiding" in the Northeast vernacular, due to the harsh climatic conditions in the Northeast, people who have nothing to do in winter sit around the hot kang head, and use the fire tray every day to pick up the fire, the men play cards, the women chatter, while doing some needlework to pass the boring time, and the children are crawling around the adults on the kang to play and play.

So the most lively in the whole winter is the New Year, although at that time the New Year can not be like now, eat a big meal, but the New Year can always eat a few white dumplings or rice, full of food, the family will be better will add a few new clothes, add a lot of joy, so children look forward to it, adults are also looking forward to it.

At the time of social turmoil, danshi, the New Year is still sloppy, rejoicing, begging for good luck, in order to be auspicious next year!

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