After Wu Nian returned to his bedroom, he saw the bow hanging on the wall.
In my memory, this bow has been hanging here for a long time. Father Wu rarely shoots arrows with a bow, let alone him? If the bow is not maintained, it will break.
Hope this thing still works.
He quickly stepped forward, took off the bow and arrow, put it in his hand and examined it. Although he was mentally prepared, his heart sank when he saw the situation of the bow and arrow.
This big, dark bow had not only broken bow strings, but also traces of moth-eaten bow body. It was completely scrapped. Looking at the arrows again, the arrowheads were all rusty.
This is a sad era.
The borders of the Chu Kingdom were derelict, and the military households helped the officers farm and became domestic slaves. They could hardly even shoot a bow and arrow, let alone guard the border fortress and guard against foreigners.
But on the other hand, the Mongolian people in the north became stronger and more frequent raids into Da Chu became a common practice.
"This is what the history books say. In the last years of the dynasty, life will probably be more difficult."
Wu Nian shook his head to get these thoughts out of his head. He would talk about the rest later. The most important thing right now is to get a bow.
There are only two ways, borrow a bow or make your own.
Wu Nian chose to make his own bow without hesitation.
As a mercenary, survival in the wild is one of the basic abilities. How to make a simple bow and arrow is also a basic thing.
After making a plan, Wu Nian took out some copper coins from the box under the bed. He didn't count them, put them in his arms and went out.
Gamblers will not give up financial power, and Wu Jiayuan is in charge of money.
After Wu Nian left the bedroom, he strode towards the door. But he found Liu Xiang standing motionless in the kitchen, holding something unknown in his hand. He couldn't help but be surprised and asked: "Xiang'er. What's wrong with you?"
"nothing."
Liu Xiang trembled, almost frightened by the arsenic in her hand. But she quickly regained her composure, turned around, and said coldly.
Wu Nian didn't think much about it, but felt that he should show off. He couldn't help but smile and said: "Xiang'er. I went out today to buy a mulberry wood bow. When the bow is ready, I will go hunting in the mountains. I guarantee that we will have meat to eat every day from now on."
Liu Xiang was unmoved. Wu Nian also said similar things.
Liu Xiang once believed it, but within a few days Wu Nian would return to his old ways. Drink, drink like crazy, then hit her.
Beating him to death is like beating a dog. No, more ruthless than that. Even a dog is an expert at looking after homes and homes. People who keep dogs generally don't beat their dogs.
She is worse than a dog.
Liu Xiang's face turned blue when she thought about her excitement, but her little hands turned white, revealing the white bones. She stretched out three white fingers and sneered: "Three days, your word can only be credited for three days at most. One more day will be enough." No. Would I believe you?"
Wu Nian was very embarrassed when he heard this. It was really hard to talk to the little girl in the movie, and he was ridiculed every time.
But Wu Nian was not angry. Liu Xiang was too miserable, he only had sympathy and pity.
But there is no point in talking too much. If you do it, you will gain credibility. Failure to do so is bragging. There will be meat, and the good days will be prosperous. Xiang'er will also become fat and beautiful.
He smiled and strode towards the door.
"Hmph." Liu Xiang snorted softly from the tip of his nose, and then fell into struggle again. Should I poison him to death?
Her eyes were full of fear, death was not so easy to decide. She is afraid.
Naturally, Wu Nian didn't know that his child bride actually wanted to die together.
He strode out of the house confidently and came outside. The entire Baihusuo is a small castle.
The castle was very crowded, and the air was filled with various stenches. The city wall is dilapidated, and there are some gaps where people can pass.
Coupled with the fighting power of the soldiers, they are actually just paper and will break with a poke.
This castle guarding the border was simply abandoned.
However, the most basic living supplies are still available in the castle. There are grain and oil stores, grocery stores, cloth shops, and of course a blacksmith shop.
It's just that in recent years, there have been fewer people making weapons, and there are more people making agricultural tools.
After Wu Nian took to the street, he didn't know if it was an illusion. Everyone around looked at him with strange eyes. He even automatically avoided the road a little bit to let him pass first. This scene is like a village bully running amok.
Or it can also be said that it is a rat crossing the street, and everyone shouts to beat it.
"Hey." Wu Nian sighed again, helplessly came to the grocery store next to the blacksmith shop, and said to the grocery store owner, Lao Wang, "Old Wang, give me a piece of mulberry wood."
Lao Wang is an old man in his fifties and has rich experience in hundreds of households. He guessed Wu Nian's purpose. Not afraid of Wu Nian, he shook his head and said, "I haven't had the materials to make a bow here for many years."
"Um?!"
Wu Nian opened his eyes wide in surprise. This time I really couldn't stand it anymore. This grocery store in a frontier castle doesn’t sell bow-making materials?
"Money is needed to make bows. With that money, people might as well buy themselves some delicious food. If no one makes bows, of course I won't buy the materials." Lao Wang is an experienced man and guessed what Wu Nian was thinking. , said with a sneer.
What Lao Wang said was true, combined with Wu Nian's memory, he had already seen and heard. In addition to Liu Xiang's matter, he also has a sense of urgency.
In this small household, disaster may happen at any time.
After leaving the grocery store, Wu Nian started to have trouble. It's hard for this clever woman to make a meal without rice. Without bow-making materials, he could not make a bow out of thin air.
Timber is easy to deal with. Go up the mountain and look for it. What about the rest of the materials needed to make the bow?
"It seems that I can only borrow a bow." Wu Nian sighed and thought to himself.
Wu Nian didn't want to borrow the bow if possible.
Asking to borrow a bow is almost like borrowing money. To borrow money, you have to be humble?
But the situation at home cannot be delayed any longer. Without a bow, you cannot go hunting to improve your life. This house really doesn't feel like home.
Wu Nian quickly returned to his dilapidated courtyard. Liu Xiang was drying clothes when she heard the noise and looked back at Wu Nian, with a cold look in her eyes.
Wu Nian couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he remembered that he had praised Haikou. He took the initiative to explain: "The grocery store has no bow-making materials. I'm thinking about where to borrow a bow."
"Haha." Liu Xiang sneered, her thin body bent down and picked up the big wooden basin, and placed it at the door of the main room with great difficulty.
Wu Nian was embarrassed and distressed. It was difficult for this thin body to hold a wooden basin, let alone wash clothes. She has really suffered a lot in these years.
"Hey." Wu Nian sighed, went back to his bedroom and lay down, thinking about who to borrow the bow from.
Liu Xiang stood at the window at some point, staring at Wu Nian silently like a ghost.
She finally made up her mind.
Poison this bastard.
Although Wu Nian repeatedly promised to borrow a bow for hunting. But she didn't believe the words of a drunkard and gambler who told lies.
It's poisoned to death.
"You can see your parents after you die." Liu Xiang's eyes began to well up with tears. The parents in her heart are her adoptive parents.
Her parents were so kind to her, leaving all the delicious food for her to eat.
Things were really good at home before.
