Chapter 1735 Eugenia's Fun
Xiao Peng could see that the village of Yarsale was deeply influenced by Russia.
In the middle of the Reindeer Festival, there is a rostrum with several leaders standing on it. Now there is a Nenets woman - I heard she is a very famous Nenets singer - reciting poems in Russian on the rostrum.
"These are the reindeer from the north."
"Pure as white snow."
“Even knee-deep snow doesn’t faze me.”
"Let it gallop lightly,"
"I hold the whip tightly in my hand."
"Give it a look."
"Shout loudly: Hey hey hey!"
"The sled just started galloping away."
The old lady's voice is indeed very nice, but her Russian accent is too weird. Hmm, Xiao Peng always feels constipated after listening to this poem.
After she finished reciting the poem, it was the priest's turn to speak, and then the village chief's turn to speak. When everything was done, the high shaman's sacrificial ceremony was finally completed, and then the reindeer sleigh race began.
Of course Xiao Peng has to participate in this competition.
It's not quite right to call it a race. Originally, this event might have been a formal competition like wrestling, but now it's more like a tourist attraction where tourists can experience reindeer sledding—one sledder sits in the front, and two tourists can sit in the back. You still have to pay for this ride: one round trip costs 10,000 rubles, or about 120 euros.
The price is really not cheap, but since you are here, how can you not experience it?
Just as Xiao Peng was about to pay, he was pulled aside by a Nenets boy.
Xiao Peng actually knew this young man. He and Kashin had just helped his family set up their tent. He had simply wanted to experience the Nenets tent-building process, but for the Nenets family, it was a symbol of friendship. So, seeing Xiao Peng planning a reindeer sleigh ride, they offered Xiao Peng and Eugenia a ride.
Regarding the name of the Nenets boy...
Xiao Peng has completely given up the idea of calling out his name accurately!
God knows whether his name is 'Hashafa', 'Hashawa' or 'Hi Sarah'. Anyway, every time Xiao Peng called his name, he would shake his head to indicate that he called it wrong!
The pronunciation of Russian is strange enough, and the Nenets language makes Xiao Peng even more desperate.
In fact, Xiao Peng had no idea what the young man was saying, and the two of them communicated through sign language...
However, riding a sled is not as simple as just getting on. You need to be well-prepared. Riding a sled in temperatures of 20 to 30 degrees below zero without proper preparation is essentially a death sentence.
Xiao Peng is now wearing the Nenets national costume.
Bactria also has a minority group called the Evenks, who domesticate reindeer. The Nenets' traditional clothing is essentially identical to one of the Evenks'. In fact, the clothing of many ethnic groups within Russia, such as the Evenks and Yakuts, is closely related to that of Bactria and Mongolia.
The traditional costume of the Nenets people is a long coat that is one piece. The clothes are buttoned on the side to prevent wind from leaking in the front. The outside of the clothes is decorated with cotton and the inside is deerskin. The windproofness is indeed first-class. In addition to Xiao Peng's own thermal clothes, wool sweaters, leather hats, leather gloves and other series of internal thermal clothing, he is indeed not cold when walking.
But if you were to ride a sled in this outfit? That would definitely be enough to make you drink a lot of water.
First, consider protecting your face from the cold: Although the Nenets have oriental features, they often have a "highland red" on their cheeks, a result of the wind. If you don't want your facial skin to get damaged by the cold, you must take good protective measures against the cold.
In addition, they also need to prevent cold wind from flowing back from below, so the Nenets people have special leg covers. They are cylinders made of deerskin that are put on each leg, and then matched with special deerskin footwear to protect the lower body temperature.
The hat is also very interesting. It's made from a single piece of deerskin, sewn together at the chin, and slipped on like a motorcycle helmet, leaving only the face exposed... and then a deerskin scarf is added to cover the face, and that completes the look.
No wonder the Nenets are so physically fit. All their clothes weigh at least 20 to 30 kilograms!
But it does keep warm.
After changing their clothes in the tent, Xiao Peng and Eugenia got on the Nenets boy's sled. The Nenets boy took Xiao Peng and the others for three or four rounds, and finally gave the sled to Xiao Peng and Eugenia, who had a great time.
Especially Eugenia, who was so excited about the fun that she took off her mask and started operating the sled while standing.
Tsk tsk, it turns out that was all fake just now!
This wasn't something everyone in the Nenets could pull off. It was clear this girl skied a lot. When she was happy, she even let out long whistles. It was only then that it became clear she was truly a Russian girl, completely different from the well-mannered, taciturn Eugenia Xiao Peng had in mind.
Tsk tsk, it seems like that’s all just an act!
After Xiao Peng and his companions had their fun and returned to the reindeer festival, Xiao Peng couldn't help laughing when he saw Eugenia: there was thick white frost on Eugenia's eyelashes, and her originally big eyes looked like they were hung with two white curtains.
Hey, if you don’t know, you might think she is a special model on the catwalk.
The Nenets boy was also very interesting. He pointed at Xiao Peng, then at Eugenia, and gave a thumbs-up sign. He also kept clasping his thumbs together. This gesture is probably used all over the world, and it means something like, "You two are a couple."
Xiao Peng was a little helpless. Why are you still matching people up at random?
But Eugenia was smiling happily. She took out her mobile phone, activated the camera, and handed the phone to the Nenets boy, asking him to take a picture of herself and Xiao Peng. She took Xiao Peng's arm, pointed at her eyelashes, and made an exaggerated expression.
Of course, Xiao Peng didn't let Eugenia's arm around him lead him astray, thinking she had feelings for him. It was obvious the girl was having too much fun. She was probably just a flower budding in a hothouse who had come here to have some fun.
Besides, Xiao Peng is no longer the loser he used to be.
Ordinary people are always eating gossips about celebrities cheating, but in fact, the cheating rate of ordinary people is really much higher than that of successful men - successful men also have high eye sockets!
Not every woman is attracted to Xiao Peng now.
Of course, this is something those losers are unwilling to admit.
It's rude not to reciprocate. The Nenets boy's stall sold homemade deerskin hats and gloves, deerskin boots, and deer whips. Xiao Peng basically took over the whole thing—the deerskin hats and gloves were excellent at keeping warm, and the deerskin boots were not only warm but also waterproof. Even if he couldn't wear them himself, he could give them to the crew on the ship.
As for the deer whip...
Cough cough cough.
As a staunch scientist, Xiao Peng certainly wouldn't believe in the saying "like cures like". He simply believed in it because it was quite rare!
Well, that's it!
Since you are here, don’t come empty-handed, start shopping!
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