Jincheng flower hour

Duan Guangzong is a desolate, bearded man, tall and tall. When the dog saw him, he remembered that the man on horseback he saw on the other side of the river at night was him.

Duan's house is dilapidated and the hall is small. Duan's wife brought bamboo mats and spread them in the courtyard, inviting everyone to sit down.Duan's wife was dressed in shabby clothes, and beside her was a little girl who seemed to be about the same age as Zhuang Lan, but was thin and thin.She obediently followed behind her mother and moved to the bamboo town where the wooden table and banquet were held.

"How old?"

Zhuang Yang helped the girl set up the wooden case and asked the girl.

"Ten years old."

"What's the name?"

"Xiao Si."

The girl was a born girl, and she cast her eyes on her father from time to time, but she would always answer Zhuang Yang's questions.

Zhuang Yang took out a bag of preserved peaches from his arms, grabbed a handful of preserved peaches and placed them in the girl's palm.The girl didn't dare to accept it, and turned to look for the adults.

"Take it, I'll eat it for you." Zhuang Yang spoke softly.

At this time, Zhuang Bing and the others were talking with Lao Duan, and they didn't notice the scene on Zhuang Yang's side, only Quanzi could see clearly.

Zhuang Yang has his own hobbies. He likes to eat preserved peaches, so he carries a small bag with him.

The preserved peaches are soft, glutinous and sweet, with a slightly sour aftertaste.

Quanzi stared at the candied peach in the girl's hand, not because he wanted to eat it, but because he was curious about what it was.

When the girl ran away, Quan Zi looked away, only to see Zhuang Yang looking at him.

"Extend your hand."

Facing Zhuang Yang's smile, Quanzi obediently handed over his palm.Zhuang Yang put four or five oblate, yellow pieces of food in Quanzi's palm.

"This is a candied peach."

Probably thought that the dog wanted to eat too, so I gave him a few dollars.

Quanzi didn't argue, he cherished what Zhuang Yang gave, he held it to him, picked up a piece, put it in his mouth, it was sweet and sour, Quanzi didn't like it very much.Under Zhuang Yang's gaze, Quan Zi had no choice but to eat another piece of preserved peach in his hand.

Laili is very close to the county, presumably because of this, Yuan Anshi and Wu Tingzhang, who live in the county, came late.

"Keep everyone waiting for a long time."

Yuan Anshi bowed his hands apologetically, carrying an old bow and arrow on his back.

"Everything is here, let's go and go hunting."

Wu Tingchang jumped out of the bullock cart, holding a bronze spear, shouting with great interest.He looked at everyone, and when he saw Quanzi, he bearded and stared at Quanzi again, Quanzi looked at him expressionlessly.

"Why did you bring a child, child, did you know that wild boars are designed to pierce people's stomachs? If you make a hole like this, the intestines will be dragged out."

"..."

Quanzi didn't answer him, but kept the preserved peach in his mouth.

"Oh, the boy is very proud."

Wu Tingchang saw that he couldn't scare the dog, so he was not interested.

Lao Duan pulled out a steed, carried a huge bow on his back, and held a ring-sword with a cold light in his hand, full of fighting power.

The old section is a wanderer, a wanderer's life, catching bandits everywhere, and fighting with people from time to time, which is quite thrilling, so he is equipped with a lot of weapons.

"Not to mention wild boars, even tigers will run away when they see Old Duan."

Yuan Anshi teased.

"Don't talk about knives, just bows. In Linqiong, there are not many people who can pull brother Duan's two stone bows."

When Zhuang Bing met Lao Duan, he saw Lao Duan's handsome figure.Four years ago, he and his uncle went shopping in the county in a carriage. On the way back, they passed through the Laili forest and met a robber who was robbing, and this person was the one Lao Duan was chasing.From this, I saw with my own eyes that Lao Duan shot the culprit's knee with an arrow from a distance, causing the culprit to hug his legs and howl in pain.Then Lao Duan rode a steed, rushed down from the hillside, brandished a long knife with a ring handle, brave and fierce, and just appeared on the stage like this, immediately scared the gangsters to the ground

"Brother Duan, show your hand and have a look."

Yuan Anshi was speechless. He is a literati, but he is interested in bows, arrows, knives and guns.

Duan Guangzong was very bold, Zhang Gong shot at a tree in the courtyard, with a "pop", a thick branch was immediately broken by the wooden arrow and fell to the ground.

"Can I try?"

Quan Zi followed to ask Lao Duan. He looked at the giant bow in Lao Duan's hand and was eager to try.

"Son, I'm afraid I'll hurt your arm."

"No, I will relax the bow if I can't draw it."

Quanzi is very calm, he is smart and cautious, and he will definitely not hurt himself.

From the clothes of Quan Zi, Duan also guessed that he was a child from a poor family.When Quanzi got the giant bow, the greenness on his face disappeared in an instant. He pulled the giant bow slowly and carefully.

"Recycle slowly."

Lao Duan stood behind Quanzi, holding the handle of the bow with one hand, and Quanzi's bow-drawing hand with the other, asking him to put the bow and arrow back to the natural bow state to avoid injury to his arm.

"What's your name, kid?"

Quanzi's posture of holding the bow is standard, which shows his familiarity, and he speaks and behaves calmly, not like a child.

"Liu Hong."

The dog reported his name.

Departing from Xigu Mountain, Yuan Anshi and Zhuang Yang took a carriage, Wu Tingchang and Zhuang Bing took a carriage, and Lao Duan rode a horse with a dog.The bullock cart was too slow, so it was abandoned.

Xigu Mountain is located in the forest to the west of Laili. In the past, a group of bandits were stationed in Xigu Mountain.Not many people know about the abundance of prey in West Drum Mountain. Because of the bandits in the past, people seldom come here to cut forests and fish.

Duan Guangzong has a special liking for this place, he often comes here to hunt and supplement his family.Although he was a wanderer, his salary was meager. The old Duan was from a poor family. In his spare time, he would hunt or escort businessmen traveling to and from Laiqiong.

At the foot of Xigu Mountain, there is a flat valley with a stream, and among the grassland and rainforest, wild boars occasionally appear.

When Lao Duan followed the county magistrate to arrest bandits, he had been stationed in the valley. He knew that wild boars often moved under the larch forest, which was located on the east bank of the stream.

The clear stream flows silently, and the yellow larch leaves flutter in the wind. On the grass beside the stream, there are three or five wild boars, snorting for food and drinking water. This is the most beautiful scene I have ever seen.

It was autumn, when there was a good harvest, even the wild boars grew fat.

Duan Guangzong rode a horse with a bow, galloping in the valley below the West Drum Mountain, with two carriages behind him.

They stopped in the shade by the stream, and everyone got out of the car, obeying the old Duan's command.

"Lao Wu and I will go up to the top of the mountain to have a look first, and you will stop here."

Lao Duan and Lao Wu are both good hunters. Seven or eight years ago, there were bandits and bandits everywhere, and life was particularly difficult. These two year-old friends went deep into the deep mountains and old forests west of Linqiong to hunt bears. They almost died to support their families.

Zhuang Yang and Yuan Anshi took the mats and drinking vessels, with tall and lush larch growing on their heads, and a winding stream in front of them.

By the stream, Quanzi and Zhuang Bing are together, looking for prey.

"There are deer."

Zhuang Bing drew his bow, turned his head and made a booing gesture, and quietly approached the grass by the stream.

Of the Zhuang family's boys, only Zhuang Bing is a martial artist, who carries both a bow and a sword.

In the grass by the stream, a pair of antlers were exposed, which looked like an adult deer from a distance.

In midsummer, the weather is hot, and wild deer drink water from the stream. This stream is the place where many animals must pass through every day.

Zhuang Bing was in front, and Quan Zi drew an arrow to follow. The two concentrated their attention on the deer.

Zhuang Yang came to Xigu Mountain for the first time, he rarely went to the mountains and forests because it was not safe, but it was still very interesting for a group of people like this to come here.He enjoys the wind in the forest, snuggles under a tall larch tree, and chats leisurely with his friend Yuan Anshi. He looks at the distant mountains and white clouds, and looks down at his brother and dog by the stream.

Quanzi was standing behind Zhuang Bing all the time. His appearance seemed not to shoot the deer, but to be alert.The stream is a meeting place for animals. There are wild boars in Xigu Mountain, and wild boars are very ferocious animals.

When hunting with Uncle Wang in Fenghu Lake, Quanzi encountered a wild boar, and he was chased around until he climbed a tree.At that time, Quanzi was still very young, and his archery skills were average.

With a sound of "snap", Zhuang Bing's arrow flew out, but missed, the wild deer drinking water by the river ran wildly, and rushed into the mountain like the wind, and could not find its trace again.

Zhuang Bing retracted his bow with regret, turned his head and walked towards the carriage.

The four gathered together, looking for Lao Duan and Lao Wu on the hill.Old Duan came out of the bushes and said, "Come up, everyone, and fetch the net that I'll tie right away."

The four climbed up the hill and saw Lao Duan and Lao Wu on the other side of the river.

"see it?"

Old Duan whispered to everyone, in the grass on the bank of the river, a wild boar could be seen digging up the soil and eating roots.Because wild boars live in groups, if there is one wild boar, there will be a herd nearby. Lao Duan and Lao Wu dare not go there rashly, but first observe from the other side.

Quanzi was very excited to see the wild boar. He raised his bow and aimed at the wild boar.

"Nice bow."

Only then did Lao Wu take a closer look at the bows and arrows that Quanzi was carrying. Quanzi was dressed as a poor man, but he carried a pair of good bows.

"Ah."

Quan Zi treated Lao Duan with respect, and when Lao Duan asked him, he responded.

"Brother Duan, this kid is said to be very good at archery."

Zhuang Bing is looking forward to the performance of the dog.

"When it comes to bows and arrows, who can compare to Lao Duan." Lao Wu disdainful, this kid is very cute, but when it comes to archery, he doesn't believe how good a half-grown kid can be.

"Old Duan, there are four heads, one here, one there, and two in the middle."

Lao Wu has good eyesight and can identify four wild boars from the bushes.

"Go quietly, no one is allowed to shoot the bow first."

The old Duan told Quanzi, in his opinion, Quanzi was young and easily impulsive.

"Ayan, do you want to go there?"

Zhuang Bing looked back at his younger brother, Lao Duan and the others passed by the stream and walked in front.

"It doesn't matter if I stand on it from afar."

Zhuang Yang pointed to a small mound on the river bank.He is not good at archery, and he is holding Aping's small bow. He can hit the hare, and the wild boar will not cause trouble.

"Come on, Da Lang and An Shi are together, I'm here, Lao Wu goes there, you and me, kid."

Old Duan allocated positions, he had a lot of appetite and planned to outflank.It was rare to bring so many people here, so naturally we had to make good use of it.

"If you are caught up, climb the tree, An Shi, remember."

Yuan Anshi had never hunted wild boars before, so the old Duan gave special instructions.

Wild boars are different from wild deer and hares. It is dangerous to go crazy. They are experienced hunters and naturally know how to deal with them.

After allocating the location, Lao Duan directed the crowd with gestures, and the five people approached the wild boar slowly, each finding a hidden location.Lao Duan made a shooting, and the arrows flew in the air for a while, and the wild boar howled angrily. Some of them fought back in pain from the arrows; Yuan Anshi on the tree was so frightened that his black face turned pale.

The scene was chaotic, Gouzi backed away while shooting arrows, calmly counting how many wild boars appeared.Wild boars will attack people when they meet, let alone when they are attacked, they are very fierce.

"Catch it, come quickly!"

Lao Wu covered one end with a net, and he raised his spear to pierce it. He didn't want the trapped beast to struggle frantically, and suddenly tore through the hemp net, knocking Lao Wu off his feet, and rushed straight up the hill, like an arrow fired from a string.

At this time, Lao Duan and Zhuang Bing went to help Yuan Anshi out of the siege, and shot the wild boar "waiting for peace" to death.They didn't have time to react, and watched the wild boar rush towards the hill where Zhuang Yang was.

However, the vegetation under the hill was lush, and Zhuang Yang couldn't see any wild boars attacking him at all, so he didn't take precautions.

Lao Wu and Lao Duan chased after him desperately, but they couldn't run away from the strong wild boar. Zhuang Bing stood twenty or thirty steps away from the wild boar and shot arrows vigorously.The running object is extremely difficult to shoot, and it misses again and again.Seeing that this crazy wild boar was about to approach Zhuang Yang, a short figure jumped out from the middle, it was Gouzi.Gouzi shot an arrow and hit the wild boar's buttocks. After being hit by the arrow, the wild boar stood up again, but the attack speed was slowed down.Gouzi stood in front of Zhuang Yang, drew the round bow and shot out the second arrow, and the wild boar howled miserably, fell to the ground and convulsed, and soon died.The deadly arrow pierced the boar's heart, and was delivered from a huge bow by Lao Duan.

The old Duan came up to inspect the wild boar and confirmed that it was dead.Gouzi stepped forward, pulled out his arrow, and rubbed the arrow on the wild boar to wipe off the blood.

"Boy, who do you worship as your teacher?"

"A veteran in Fengxiang, everyone calls him Cripple Wang."

"Your name is Liu Hong, right?"

"Ah."

Gouzi put the arrow in his quiver, stood up and looked towards Zhuang Yang, who was also looking at him.

When everyone was hunting wild boars, Quan Zi would pay attention to Zhuang Yang's position from time to time, not because he thought the wild boars would attack him, but because he would look at him unconsciously.Therefore, when the wild boar broke free from the net and rushed towards the mound, the dog reacted the fastest.

Just now, when the wild boar rushed towards Zhuang Yang, Quanzi's heart beat faster, and he shot an arrow, which was sent out in an instant. At that time, there was only one thought in his mind, no matter what, he had to stop the wild boar, otherwise Zhuang Yang would be injured.

"It's amazing!"

Zhuang Bing was amazed not only by the kid's archery skills, but also by his courage!

"Excellent, old Duan, don't you always want to find an apprentice? I think this kid is suitable!"

Lao Wu came running out of breath, pointing at the dog, speaking excitedly.

"Unparalleled Guo Shi!"

Yuan Anshi praised him, he supported his old waist with one hand, his clothes were covered with mud, and he looked a bit embarrassed.He hurried down the tree and fell down.

"Ah Hong, are you injured somewhere?"

Zhuang Yang held Quanzi's hand, he was still in shock, it was too dangerous just now, the child actually blocked him.Zhuang Yang's fingers trembled slightly because of nervousness and fear.

"Erlang, this is not my blood."

Gouzi was stained with blood. Although he was scratched by thorns while running, the blood on his clothes came from wild boars.