Chapter 375 The sound of gongs and drums
Aguduo hurried and returned to the Haoriqin camp before dark.
"Agudo, nothing happened. Gerlang stayed with Abujiji the whole day, watching them train."
Aunt Asan came forward and spoke in a low voice.
Aguduo finally felt relieved. He panted, slightly opened his clothes, revealing the bulging Cuju inside.
Aunt Asan looked at the Cuju with joy, her eyes as bright as a young girl.
Aguduo: "See you tonight."
"See you tonight!"
The men worked hard all day and after dinner, they went to bed early and fell into a deep sleep.
At this time, the women came out of their tents one by one and came to the empty Cuju field at the same time.
There is a wind eye made of wood.
The grassland at night is colder than the grassland during the day!
The women didn't dare take off their coats and could only run on the field in thick clothes.
"Agudo, we can't do this. We can't beat those men!" Aunt Asan said breathlessly after running several laps.
There is indeed a gap in physical strength between men and women.
Aunt Asang had been watching Abujiji and others practice during the day. Her legs were weak from running, but for the men it was not even considered a warm-up exercise.
Aguduo was weighing the Cuju while frowning: "This really won't work, we have to think of a way!"
Aguduo was too unfamiliar with the sport of Cuju and she didn't know who to turn to for help.
Suddenly, the image of the pawnshop owner came into mind.
No one knew what force prompted Aguduo to go to Fuming Town again the next day.
When the pawnshop owner came to the pawnshop yawning, he saw Aguduo already appeared at the door of the pawnshop, as if he had been waiting for a while.
"Is there something wrong with Cuju?" The pawnshop owner's first reaction was that Aguduo was here to cause trouble.
Aguduo shook his head like a wave drum: "No, no, I, I came to ask you something!"
Seeing that she was not there to cause trouble, the pawnshop owner softened his attitude a little. He invited Aguduo into the house and poured her a cup of hot water.
Aguduo held the cup of water, and the hot cup instantly warmed his entire palm.
Aguda opened her mouth with difficulty. She didn't know how to ask for help from a stranger, especially when this person was Han Chinese.
The pawnshop owner was not in a hurry. It was early in the morning and there wouldn't be many customers in the pawnshop.
Time passed by minute by minute. After Aguduo finished the cup of hot water, he spoke hesitantly: "Boss, we would like to ask you to teach us how to play Cuju."
The shopkeeper was mixing the ointment. When he heard this, he almost dropped his cup: "What? Teach you how to play Cuju?"
Now that the words have been spoken, Aguduo is no longer afraid of anything: "I am Aguduo from the Hao Riqin tribe. We have formed a women's Cuju team. We would like to ask you to teach us how to play Cuju!"
The shopkeeper stretched out his little finger and scratched his ear, with an expression of doubt on his face.
He originally thought that this grassland woman bought the Cuju for her husband or son, but it turned out that she bought it for herself?
A group of grassland women who have never been exposed to the sport of Cuju actually want to participate in a Cuju competition? !
The shopkeeper wanted to laugh, but just as he raised the corners of his mouth, his smile fell back when he met Aguduo's serious gaze.
It seems that there is nothing wrong with it. Didn’t the general say that there is no gender or age limit?
Since there was nothing to do, the shopkeeper became interested: "Tell me about your team's situation."
The team includes Agudo, Chasu, Aunt Asan, and other married women.
After hearing what Aguduo said, the shopkeeper couldn't help but feel a headache for them: "There are only a few days left to prepare for the Cuju competition. You want to learn all the techniques of Cuju in two days, that's definitely not possible!"
Abudo was also very sincere: "I know, we never thought about winning the championship."
"Then what do you want? You even pawned your earrings to participate in this competition."
Aguduo smiled and said, "I heard that the general will come to watch the Cuju game. I want her to see that among the Han people, there is Aunt Geng who is the first person to announce the result, and in the grassland, there are also women from our Haoriqin tribe, forming the first women's Cuju team!"
Aguduo also wanted to tell the general that not every grassland tribe was without conscience. As for their Haorichin tribe, at least she, Aguduo, kept the general’s kindness in her heart!
The pawnshop owner was touched by these plain words: "Okay. Come to Fuming Town tomorrow. I'll take a day off and give you some guidance. You definitely can't participate in the free fight. Your skills are totally not up to par. You can try to build a ball, but if your body can't keep up, then use strategies!"
"Thank you, shopkeeper!"
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On December 27th, the weather was sunny.
The weather was nice, the sun was shining and the sea was calm.
There are a total of thirty-six teams registered for the Cuju competition.
In the Cuju preliminary round, the 36 teams will compete against each other based on the draw results, and the winner will be decided in one game, with the loser eliminated.
The next day, the eighteen winning teams will compete against each other in pairs to determine the winners: nine teams.
On the morning of the third day, one lucky person will be randomly selected from the 27 teams that were eliminated to compete against these nine teams in pairs to determine the winners: five teams.
In the afternoon, five teams will be selected to determine the final champion!
In order to host this Cuju competition, Deputy General Gu Hai specially cleared out an unused training camp in the army and leveled it to use as a Cuju field.
This place can accommodate thousands of people.
Before the game started, thirty-six teams were already holding their team signs, verifying their identities at the door, waiting to enter.
"Abujiji, look, isn't that man Li Cheng? The captain who has a conflict with you! They have also organized a Cuju team!" Buhe said, pointing at the team not far away.
They were a group of strong and sturdy Han men, and the leading Han man looked over here provocatively.
Although no one was talking, the atmosphere was so tense that it seemed ready to explode.
Just at this moment, nine grassland women also walked towards this side.
"Aguduo, why are you here?" Abujiji recognized that the leader was his wife Aguduo.
Buhe smiled and said, "Agudo, are you here to cheer us on? If I had known, you would have set off with us."
The tribesmen sent by the Hao Riqin tribe to cheer for Aguduo smiled and said hello: "Aguduo, come to our side, we should go early to grab a seat!"
Auntie Asan's husband was also in the cheerleading team: "Asan, why are you here when you're not at home taking care of the kids? Go home now!"
Aunt Asan's eyes were a little evasive, but she didn't take a step back.
Aguduo stood at the front of the team, with his head held high and his chest puffed out, and said in a voice that everyone could hear: "We are here to participate in the Cuju competition!"
"ha?!"
Abu Riji was a little confused: "Participate in the competition? Which team?"
Aguduo patted the Gesang flower embroidered on his chest, and the smile on his face was as dazzling as the sun: "Gesang Flower, our team is called Gesang Flower!"
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