I will beat you with a steel whip. Where did it come from?

From "The True Story of Ah Q" by Mr. Lu Xun, it is a classic line in "The Fight between Dragon and Tiger" sung by the protagonist Ah Q.

In Chapter 4 "Livelihood Issues", it is described as follows:

But he felt that there was something weird in the world, but it happened many days later. First, the hotel refused to give him credit; second, the old man in charge of Tugu Temple said some nonsense and seemed to tell him to leave; third, although he couldn't remember how many days, there were indeed many days when no one came to ask him to do it. Day laborers.

The hotel doesn’t offer credit, so it’s okay to stay there; the old man urges him to leave, and it’s okay to just make a fuss; but no one comes to ask him to do part-time work, but it makes Ah Q hungry: this is really a very special thing. "Mom's" things.

Ah Q couldn't bear it any longer, so he had to go to the home of his regular customer to inquire, but he was not allowed to step into the door of Zhao's house. However, the situation was also strange: a man must have walked out. With a very bored look on his face, he waved his hand like he was replying to a beggar: "No, no! Get out!"

Ah Q felt even more strange. He thought, these people have always wanted to help, so why would they suddenly have nothing to do now? There must be something fishy about it. He inquired carefully and found out that they always called Little Don if anything happened.

This little D was a poor boy, thin and frail. In Ah Q’s eyes, his position was below Wang Hu’s. Who would have expected that this boy would take his job. Therefore, Ah Q was even more angry than usual. As he was walking angrily, he suddenly raised his hand and sang: "I will beat you with a steel whip in my hand!..."

A few days Later, he actually met Xiao D in front of the screen wall of Qian Mansion. "Enemies are very discerning when they meet each other," Ah Q went up to meet him, and Little D also stopped.

"Beast!" Ah Q said angrily, saliva flying from the corner of his mouth.

"I am Chongzhi, okay?..." Little D said.

This humility made Ah Q even more angry, but he didn’t have a steel whip in his hand, so he had to rush forward and reach out to pull out Little D’s pigtails. Little D protected the root of his own braid with one hand and used the other hand to pull out Ah Q's braid. Ah Q also used his free hand to protect the root of his own braid.

From Ah Q’s previous experience, Little D was originally undersized, but he had been hungry recently and was no less skinny and exhausted than Little D. Therefore, the four of them were evenly matched. He held both heads with one hand, both bent down, and a blue rainbow shape was reflected on the white wall of Qian's house for half an hour.

"Okay, okay!" people watching said, probably to persuade.

"Okay, okay!" people watching said, not sure whether it was to persuade, praise, or incite.

But they didn't listen. Ah Q took three steps forward, and Little D took three steps back, both standing. Little D took three steps forward, and Ah Q took three steps back, and both stood still.

At about half an o'clock, there was smoke in their hair and sweat on their foreheads. Ah Q's hand relaxed. At the same moment, Little D's hand relaxed and he straightened up at the same time. At the same time, they stepped back and squeezed out of the crowd.

Extended information:

The main characteristics of Ah Q’s spirit

In a word, it is the method of spiritual victory. The method of spiritual victory is basic and unique to Ah Q’s spirit.

Ah Q’s character is as complex as any real person; however, the reason why Ah Q has become a typical character is the outstanding and concrete manifestation of the method of spiritual victory through various conditions.

His self-esteem and self-conceit are certainly the main manifestation conditions of the spiritual victory method. His rejection of heresy and "surrender" revolution are also related factors of the spiritual victory method. As for the glaring glaringism and " The slander policy of "cursing secretly in the stomach" is the most important phenomenon of the spiritual victory method.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia—"The True Story of Ah Q"

Baidu Encyclopedia—Ah Q