Chapter 1821 The Fun of Human Sandbags
Xiao Peng certainly had no interest in learning Sambo. As a straight man, what could be more uncomfortable than two older men embracing and writhing around? The fact that Suo Xishiya was a girl made Xiao Peng somewhat accepting, but the smell of those Sambo suits was a bit of a turn-off.
Basically 99% of the white and black people in the world have body odor. Of course, they know this, so those who are more particular will use deodorants and perfumes to cover it up.
In fact, perfume was first created in France to cover up bad odors.
Europe has a dark history: for a long time, bathing was frowned upon. Just like Queen Isabel of Spain, who paid for Columbus to sail her ship, her greatest pride was that she only bathed twice in her lifetime.
In fact, Europeans used to love taking baths. The large bathhouses of the Roman Empire spread to all parts of the world. Today's Russian baths, Turkish baths, and Finnish baths were basically created by Europeans. Before the 13th century, cities like Paris were basically full of bathhouses.
But in the 14th century, the Black Death broke out. Medical opinion at the time held that public baths, where people gathered together, exposed their skin to steam, causing their pores to widen and absorb harmful substances. Therefore, bathing was considered the root cause of the Black Death. This wasn't just doctors' advice; even the Vatican supported it. They launched a massive "no-bathing movement," claiming that doing so would bring one closer to God and actively promoting abstaining from bathing. For example, Saint Abraham was canonized after not bathing or washing his feet for fifty years.
By the way, there are still people in Europe who believe in this today. A British statistician did a survey and found that about one-fifth of Catholics in London still choose not to take a bath.
What would happen if someone didn't shower for years and then developed body odor? You can imagine it with your heels. Of course, Europeans at the time were not unaware of this unbearable situation, and many famous things were invented during that period.
First of all, perfume was invented to cover up body odor. But what about the oily hair and lice and fleas that come with not washing your hair? So those exaggerated big wigs came out: the kind that British court judges wear now.
Women at the time often wore "petticoats," those large flowerpot-like skirts. Invented by the Spanish resident Falquinguer, they used whalebone to support the skirts. Baleen was soft and flexible, making it easier for women to sit or stand while wearing them. The reason for this invention, though, is surprising: it wasn't for aesthetics, but to allow women to urinate and defecate anywhere.
There were no public toilets in Europe at that time, including in places like royal palaces. Take the Louvre as an example: at its peak, more than 30,000 people lived there, but there were no toilets at all when it was built - only 30 toilets were renovated more than a hundred years ago, and they are basically useless.
Why does France have so many palaces? Back then, royal life was typically like this: live in Versailles for a while. If Versailles got too smelly, move to Fontainebleau. Fontainebleau got too smelly? Move to the Louvre. Once the Louvre got too smelly? Versailles was pretty much cleaned up, move back there... and so on.
The royal family can change the palace, but what about ordinary people?
The average person's lifestyle was to use the toilet at night and empty it directly into the street in the morning, leaving any town stinking. Louis XIV had people urinate on the streets of Paris. By the time of Louis XVI, this practice of throwing feces in the streets had become intolerable, he issued a ban and tried to curb it with fines, but it was useless. Ultimately, the government had to compromise: you could pour water, but you had to shout three times beforehand to make sure no one was downstairs.
Paris was a stinking city until Napoleon III ordered the construction of its sewer system. Other European cities were in a similar situation.
Of course, this situation also contributed to mankind - high heels were also invented during that period: they were not really for showing off long legs, but to avoid stepping in poop when going out.
Anyway, Europeans know they have a strong body odor, so they generally use perfume and deodorant to cover it up. However, this also depends on economic status. For example, when Xiao Peng traveled around West Africa, he saw many villages without electricity. How could you expect them to use deodorant?
Russians are relatively good. Almost every household has perfume to cover up body odor. They are all big bottles, like bottles of foreign liquor, and one bottle is enough to last a year.
Although these sambo suits have been washed and someone has sprayed lavender perfume on them, the stench has already seeped into the soul of the suit. The faint stench mixed with the fragrance almost drives Xiao Peng crazy!
Logically speaking, they don't have body odor when they are young, and they only have body odor after they develop. However, those who play fighting basically have good development, and the result is that body odor comes early.
Xiao Peng has been to West Africa and to the locker room of a college football team. He originally thought that after experiencing these two places, he would not be afraid of any bad smell and would feel the fragrance of flowers everywhere he went. However, when he put on this sambo suit, he realized how naive he was.
He wished he could imitate Black Widow and break his nose!
Even more infuriating: Although Terekhin had assigned Soshishiya to serve as Xiao Peng's sparring partner, by the end, all the girls practicing Sambo surrounded him, each wanting to beat him up—after all, you're from Daxia! Daxias are rarer than aliens in Norilsk! By the end of the training session, everyone was just standing there watching Xiao Peng get tossed around like a punching bag by the girls.
At first, Terekin was worried that Xiao Peng was hurt by the girls, but he found that after falling for a long time, Soshishiya and others were exhausted, but Xiao Peng was still fine!
Damn, did you grow up eating whales? Your stamina is incredible!
Terekin suddenly had the urge to teach Xiao Peng how to practice Sambo: "While fighting skills are important, physical fitness is even more important. Xiao Peng doesn't have any skills, but his physical strength and ability to withstand blows are really amazing! Skills can be compensated through training. With such a foundation, how could he not become a Sambo master?"
"Hey! Zasosova! If you want to fall, just fall, don't touch Xiao's butt!" Terekin shouted.
Everyone around him laughed after hearing what he said, but Xiao Peng couldn't laugh anymore.
Damn it, Terekin, this is the only fun I have being a punching bag, are you going to ruin it all for me?
Otherwise, who would want to smell the stench here!
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