"Dad! Dad! Don't leave! Dad..."
The frightened voice echoed through the boundless mountains and fields in the dark night, and finally disappeared into the whistling wind.
The three-year-old Blue Leopard was tied to a barrel-thick tree trunk deep in the forest by her father, crying heartbreakingly, but it was of no use and there was no way.
Her father hunched his back, walked away step by step, without looking back, and finally disappeared behind the dense bushes.
When all this: the father's back and the cry of the blue leopard, disappeared, all that was left was the little girl tied to the tree trunk, with a pair of big frightened eyes open.
Yes, you read that right. A little girl of three or four years old was tied to a barrel-thick tree trunk deep in the forest. There was no one around. It was pitch black, with only a little starlight on the horizon. The little girl's frightened eyes showed...
This happened in the 1930s, in a place called Peanut Valley deep in Daba Mountain, Sichuan.
Blue Leopard's father is an ordinary mountain man. He has been farming for generations. In his free time, he hunts wild animals, tinkers with mountain goods and sells them in the market town, in exchange for oil, salt and other necessities of life. Although life is miserable, I can barely survive.
What worried him so much was that he was already in his thirties and had no children yet.
His Lan family has been passed down from generation to generation, he is the only male, and his parents died young. There were many situations like his in that time and place. Others are just like that, so what can be done about it.
But he can't break the jar like that! He is the only incense in his Lan family, and he must be passed on no matter what!
A woman who was fleeing from other places came to the mountains and happened to meet Blue Leopard's father.
Two miserable people are desperate, so let's make do together. Moreover, one of them is also responsible for continuing the family's incense.
Just like that, Blue Leopard's father is now married. All that's left is to work hard and complete his mission.
Blue Leopard’s father is pretty good to his wife. What else could he do if he didn't treat his wife well?
There is no suspense in life. After a while, women from other places will be happy.
This is a big deal! This long-awaited event finally has hope. But -
but, you have to be a leader! That is the heir of my Lan family. So, Blue Leopard's father began to pray to God and Buddha, and pray for the blessings of the ancestors of heaven and earth.
You can see this shot at any time: a middle-aged man with an old complexion, a hunched waist and a staggering walk. No, he looks exactly like an old man. He puts his hands together and murmurs: God, God, Earth, God, bless me. My daughter-in-law gives birth to a son. The sky is full of vigor and the earth is full of vigor. Please bless my wife to give birth to a son. The heavens and earth are full of vigor. Please bless my wife...
This man is crazy, isn't he?
But we can't blame him. After all, we all say that "the three most unfilial things are not having children."
She was pregnant for ten months and gave birth once. A woman from out of town is in labor.
In those days and conditions, there were no hospitals, no doctors, and no nurses! What's there? It’s everything at home! The empty shabby house was drafty on all sides, with a rickety wooden bed, an oil lamp, a pair of scissors, and a basin of hot water.
Just like that, this honest man is ready to deliver the baby to his wife.
There is no doubt that the woman is having difficulty giving birth.
The miserable screams resounded through the sky. After a night, there was finally a baby's cry, and the baby was born.
The woman was bleeding profusely and died.
The man picked up the baby, glanced at it hesitantly out of the corner of his eye, and was so frightened that he took several steps back. When his hands came loose, the baby almost fell to the ground!
Close-up: The man's frightened old eyes, a drop of turbid tears hanging under the eyelids, lingering for a long time...
Yes, the baby is a girl! What to do with
? what to do? what to do?
These self-questionings are full of men's despair: his wife is dead, he can no longer afford a wife, and the child is a girl. How can the incense passed down in these generations be passed on?
Perhaps we should not blame this man too much: a country man has never read a book and has not been exposed to the ever-changing world outside. Of course, he has no way to acquire some new ideas and new perspectives. In his bones, he has been passed down orally from his fathers. His philosophy - there are three types of unfilial piety, the greatest of which is not having children. Moreover -
The son is the queen, the incense, and the inheritance.
What is a daughter?
When he saw the frail and tender baby, crying loudly with its little mouth open, and opening its pink mouth in search of food, he felt that it was strange and unbearable, so he put her on the bed next to his wife's body. .
In fact, deep down in his heart, he still felt sorry for this little one. After all, this was his only flesh and blood, his only relative, and his only thoughts in this world.
What he is worried about is that it is difficult to face his parents who are under the influence of Jiuquan, as well as the gossip of the villagers.
The sad man squatted on the ground, holding his head in his hands, motionless. The picture seemed to be still, and the world seemed to have stopped spinning.
After a long time, the man seemed to have an idea.
He stood up, picked up the baby, and walked out firmly.
met an aunt from his village not long after he went out.
The aunt asked him, has your wife given birth? What's the matter?
He hesitated for a moment, looking at an unknown place, but he loudly replied to his aunt: "He's born. Look, I've given birth to a son. I have a son! My Lan family has an heir."
Aunt said "Congratulations." , and asked: "Where is your wife? How is your wife?"
The man muttered: "Daughter-in-law... Wife-in-law... She went..."
The aunt understood everything.
Through the mouth of the aunt next door, everyone knew that although the Lan family's daughter-in-law died in childbirth, she gave birth to a boy, and the Lan family was considered to have a future.
But the child is obviously a girl, how can we say she is a boy? Sooner or later the secret will be revealed!
This man has already thought of a countermeasure in his mind.
He named his daughter Leopard. Blue Leopard, what a majestic and majestic name!
Next, he started his own plan to train his daughter into a boy step by step, so that she could become an upright "man".
Dress her in boy's clothes, teach her to speak loud and dirty words like a boy, and even - even train her to pee standing up.
Perhaps the thing that makes girls least like boys is that they are timid. Therefore, this man tried every possible means to train his daughter's courage. He must make her like a real man, afraid of the dark, afraid of wild animals, afraid of loneliness. Behave like a man in your words, deeds, and mental state, so that no one will be suspicious.
Then, the scene at the beginning of this article appeared.
After more than ten years of long-term training, the blue leopard has grown up and is as strong as a mountain man. He is lavish, has a hoarse voice, smokes and drinks, and gets into fights with others.
's fierce look makes people scared and disgusted.
However, her father likes it, and she still feels a sense of accomplishment in her heart. Isn't that what men are like?
He had already forgotten that the blue leopard was actually a girl.
Blue Leopard grew up and became the man her father hoped he would be.
Next, she should also take on the task of carrying on the family line.
Her father used all his savings to arrange a marriage for her.
The girl in the mountains is simple and simple. Although Lanhua Leopard's family is poor, although Lanhua Leopard has no other talents and looks like a poor boy deep in Daba Mountain, at that time, marriage was about "the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words". The Lan family Given a bride price, what can a girl say? Then get married. After all, this son-in-law seems to be a kind-hearted person.
The married daughter threw water, so the girl arrived at the Lan family, and her parents no longer interfered with her affairs.
Just like that, as a "man", Blue Leopard has completed another major event in her life, getting married and starting a family. The next step is to consummate the marriage with her wife and have children, right?
Go ahead, no matter how much you lie to the villagers, saying that the blue leopard is a boy, others will easily believe it. There is no reason not to believe it!
But no matter how much I hide it, can I hide it from my wife? When we get to the bridal chamber, everything has to be revealed, right?
Don't worry, Blue Leopard's father has already thought of a plan.
At that time, a road construction team came to the village to recruit workers. Blue Leopard's father had already made an agreement with Blue Leopard. Blue Leopard only needed to welcome his new wife home, and then go out to work with other villagers that afternoon—— Went to build the railway. This way, she wouldn't have to consummate the marriage with her new wife.
The Blue Leopard didn't go home for two years. During the Chinese New Year, the construction site was on holiday and everyone else in the village went home to celebrate the New Year and visit his parents and daughter-in-law, but only the Blue Leopard didn't come back.
Although he never returned, he asked his workers to bring back his wages to his new wife every year.
In this way, the new daughter-in-law feels that although her husband left on the wedding day, she has only had to look at him for two or three years. Go away now and won’t come back for a few years. Those snarky mothers-in-law, seven aunts and eight aunts in the village sometimes ridicule themselves, saying that they are unattractive and can’t hold a man’s heart. Men don’t look down on me at all. I’m sure I went out to find a wild woman. However, men spend none of the money they earn outside, they take it all back for themselves. From this point of view, men do love themselves after all!
The new daughter-in-law felt very happy when she thought about it, so she planned to go to the place where the man worked to see him.
Blue Leopard’s father found out about his new daughter-in-law, and he was really anxious! What to do?
Before his new wife left, he quietly went to the construction site and told Blue Leopard about the upcoming arrival of his new wife, and the two of them urgently discussed countermeasures.
discussed and discussed, and finally decided that when the new daughter-in-law arrived, she would first let Blue Leopard deal with her and stabilize her, and then ask for leave from the construction site and go home with the new daughter-in-law.
Let’s talk about it when we get home. Dad has a clever plan.
Not long after Blue Leopard’s father returned home, his new daughter-in-law shyly told her father-in-law that she was going to visit Blue Leopard at the railway construction site.
Blue Leopard's father pretended to be a strong supporter, prepared her luggage and let her go.
Everything goes as planned. The new daughter-in-law came and stayed with her for two or three days. Although she was extremely gentle, and Blue Leopard also loved and cared about her and asked her for her welfare, after all, the accommodation at the construction site was limited, so the embarrassment of consummating the marriage was avoided.
Although the new daughter-in-law is very satisfied with her husband, she just feels that he has no interest in her in that regard, and the whispers her mother said to her before marriage are of no use. But the new daughter-in-law also felt that what Blue Leopard said was reasonable. There was indeed nothing inconvenient on this construction site. So I believed it.
Blue Leopard followed her father’s plan and asked the foreman for leave in two or three days.
The foreman is also Chinese. He knew that Blue Leopard came out on the day of his wedding. He stayed at the construction site for several years and never came home. Besides, he usually worked hard and his three wives came to greet him. He had to say something Human beings are wise, so I agreed.
Just like that, Blue Leopard went home with his new wife.
As soon as the new daughter-in-law came home, she cleaned the bed, freshened up, and put on all the red wedding clothes she wore on the wedding day, with a shy blush on her pink face.
This means even the audience outside the screen can see it.
After dinner, the new wife went into the new house, sat on the bedside, and waited for the blue leopard.
Blue Leopard and her father were enjoying the cool air in the courtyard and chatting. The new wife shyly reminded her several times at the door of the room.The blue leopard said, "You go to sleep first, Dad and I will come to chat in a while."
The new daughter-in-law waited until midnight and couldn't stand it any longer, so she lay on the bed and fell asleep. After all, I haven't had a good rest for a few days. I was riding and walking on the road, and I had to work for a long time when I got home. I was really exhausted.
In confusion, the new daughter-in-law felt that someone was hugging her, and she took it for granted that it was her husband, Blue Leopard.
At dawn, the new wife got up, her face flushed with embarrassment. When the blue leopard disappeared, I asked my father-in-law. He said that the construction site was busy and he only got a few days off and hurried back.
When talking to his new wife, why do his eyes dart from side to side, as if he has done something wrong?
Soon, the new wife became pregnant.
Not long after, the work on the construction site was over and the blue leopard went home.
The new daughter-in-law is still happily waiting for the birth of her child, which she thinks is the blood of her and her husband Blue Leopard.
But how can paper contain fire?
When the new daughter-in-law finally found out everything, she was filled with grief and anger and jumped off the cliff.
The blue leopard also jumped down.
This ridiculous story is over.
Is this story over?
Why do I feel like there are echoes of this story everywhere around me?
Whether it is literary works or film and television works, they all come from life and are higher than life. This story is adapted from Sichuan writer Tan Li's novel "Blue Leopard" and the TV series "Blue Leopard" (filmed in 1988, broadcast on CCTV prime time, Douban 8.8 points), although the original author Tan Li himself has reflected on it and said that at the time When I was writing the novel, I was too adventurous and it seemed far away from reality. Yes, there are not many people and things in reality that are exactly like those in the novel, and they are not that exaggerated, but does the sense of incest and favoring boys over girls really no longer exist?
maybe not?
Therefore, this work still has its practical significance today.
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