The days are like running water, like summer nights, passing by inadvertently between the cattail fans waving by adults and children.
After Watson's hard work, Blacksmith Hu finally agreed to help him make a bow and arrow.
However, with the strength in front of Watson, he could not pull the iron bow, so in his spare time, he made a wooden bow and gave it to Watson.
Even so, Watson was overjoyed. He held his hand and said that when it snowed, he would give him a pigeon to try.
Tiejiang Hu looked at him and smiled: "If you want to hit Banjiu in winter, you must start practicing archery now!"
Watson was stunned, looked at him and asked, "Can't you shoot birds with a bow and arrow? Do you still need to practice?"
Upon hearing this, Blacksmith Hu pulled Watson into the back of the iron shop.
When Watson walked to the back of the blacksmith shop, he realized that it was actually deeper than his own yard, perhaps more than ten feet deep.
Liu Tietie didn't say anything. He picked up a broken bowl from the edge of the yard and placed it on a stool at the back of the yard. Then he handed the wooden bow in his hand to Watson and said with a smile: "Try to see if you can hit it?"
Watson thought for a while, took the wooden bow from Blacksmith Hu's hand, got into a stance, pulled out the bowstring, and then put the bamboo arrow in his right hand.
"If you take aim, let go!" Tiejiang Hu had already taught Watson the basic posture several times.
"Got it!" Watson replied, took a breath, and tightened the bowstring in his hand, and with a "buzz!" sound, the bamboo arrow flew out.
"Bata!" With a sound, the bamboo arrow fell to the ground two feet away from the broken bowl.
Hu Tiejiang looked at him and shook his head, reaching out to take the bow and arrow. I saw him draw his bow and nock an arrow. In less than a breath of time, he heard a "buzz!" sound and the bamboo arrow flew out in his hand.
"Bang!" With a sound, the broken bowl placed on the stool fell to the ground.
"Did you see it? From today on, you come here to practice every day. I will put a small wooden board on the wall for you later. When you can shoot the red heart in the wooden board, you can shoot it in the snow. Banjiu!"
Tiejiang Hu looked at Watson and said seriously.
Watson glanced at him. He was frightened by the blacksmith's arrow skills just now. This guy shot the arrow without even taking aim. Is this a magic arrow? Kung fu that can only be found in villain books.
He wants to learn!
"Brother Hu, don't worry, I will definitely shoot that board before it snows!" Watson looked at the blacksmith and said seriously. He has already praised Haikou to Mr. Liu, his eldest brother, and Sister Hong.
No matter how hard he puts in effort, he still has to learn this skill.
Taking the bow and arrow from Blacksmith Hu, Watson couldn't help but ask: "Brother Hu, are there any quick methods or tips for archery?"
Upon hearing this, Tiejiang Hu looked at him and said with a smile: "Do you have any quick methods or tips for fishing in the creek in the back mountain? If so, can you teach me?"
When Watson heard this, he could only reply with a sad face: "Where is it? I don't know how much stream water I drank and how many times I rolled before I learned how to catch fish!"
"Oh! So that's it. Then do you think learning archery is the same thing?" After speaking, Blacksmith Hu left Watson alone in the backyard and walked toward the shop in front.
During the day, he had to work in front of the shop, blacksmithing and crafting, while greeting potential customers in the town.
In Hu Tiejiang's eyes, the people coming and going in this town are all his future guests.
Watson held a bow and arrow and practiced for an hour in the backyard, which made his back sore! Not to mention hitting the broken bowl, even the stool was still a little more than a foot away.
After trying for an afternoon, he felt that his strength was not enough, so he had to come back tomorrow and continue to work hard.
As he said himself, only by practicing a few more times is it just like catching fish in a stream. Only by eating a few mouthfuls of stream water can you find the feeling.
...
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Watson came to the blacksmith shop again.
Hu Tiejiang came over and squeezed his hand and asked: "Does your hand hurt? And your waist? Learning archery requires the strength of your waist. If you can't stand it in a few days, just tell me. I’ll apply some herbal medicine on you to activate blood circulation and qi..."
Watson looked at him and smiled, but said nothing.
In order to reward Tiansheng, Sister Hong boiled two eggs for him in the morning, saying they were to replenish his health, and asked him to practice archery in the blacksmith shop. Ms. Liu was very happy to know this. After all, her son was right across from the house and would not cause trouble.
After breakfast, Sister Hong asked him to practice archery in the morning and then go back to study with his eldest sister in the afternoon. The air in the morning was good and suitable for practicing archery.
Watson was naturally happy. He saw the blacksmith's arrow skills and had confidence in himself.
Blacksmith Hu helped him cut a few more bamboo arrows and nailed a wooden board to the wall of the backyard. A red circle was drawn on the wooden board with red paint.
Pointing to the wooden board ten feet away, Blacksmith Hu said quietly: "In ten days, shoot this piece of earth, and in half a month, shoot the red heart on this wooden board!"
After saying that, he held the wooden bow in his hand, nocked the arrow, and aimed at the wooden board. With a "swish" sound, a bamboo arrow shot out.
In just a moment, the bamboo arrow hit the red heart on the wooden board steadily, and Watson couldn't help but cheer.
"This is a state!" After speaking, Tiejiang Hu took out a handkerchief and covered his eyes.
He drew his bow and nocked an arrow, aiming at the wooden board. With a "swish" sound, the bamboo arrow hit the same place again. There were two bamboo arrows shaking on the red heart of the wooden board.
"This is another realm!"
Looking at Watson, Tiejiang Hu waved to him, and the two of them walked towards the back of the yard.
Blacksmith Hu pulled out the bamboo arrow with force, pointed to the mark on the wooden board and said: "When it comes to winter, you have to penetrate at least three points into the wood, so that you can shoot the wild beasts in the mountains, otherwise you will just scratch them."
"The state just now is where you can see it with your eyes, and you can shoot."
"The latter state relies on feeling, seeing the world with the mind's eye, and shooting wherever the mind can see."
"Is there any secret to practicing archery?" Watson looked excited.
"Do you have any tips for fighting, climbing trees, or catching fish? You asked me yesterday! Don't ask these stupid questions again." The blacksmith looked at him and laughed.
Hua lowered his head and thought about it, nodded, thought about it again, and shook his head.
"You already know, why are you asking? Just stay here and practice slowly. When you are hungry, go home and eat."
After leaving his bow and arrows to Watson, Blacksmith Hu walked towards the front shop.
Hua held the bow and arrow and touched the wooden boards on the wall. Is this the same as when I played with a slingshot in the town?
He didn't think about this yesterday, but he remembered it later when he was lying on his bed at home.
I thought to myself and decided to give it a try.
Holding the bow and arrow, Watson returned to where the blacksmith was standing, turned sideways, drew the bow, nocked the arrow, and aimed at the wooden board on the courtyard wall.
With a "buzz" sound, the strings rang and the arrows flew, and the bamboo arrows shot out. However, the small wooden board did not move at all, and it was less than two feet away from the courtyard wall!
"Wahaha! Wahaha!!" Watson laughed.
Whatever the truth or any tips, just get out of here.
Now I am really powerful! Yesterday I was still two feet away from the courtyard wall, and the hardest shot was still only one foot away. I didn’t expect that after just one night, I would shoot again today and it would be less than two feet away from the wooden block on the wall.
Although the shot arrow is not strong yet, it is a prerequisite that it can hit the target. The rest is to practice hard.
Ten days? It won't take that long, I guess it only takes five days of hard practice, and I will cum on the wall.
Watson, who was happy in his heart, nocked another arrow. This time he carefully aimed at the wooden board on the wall. He used all the strength of his waist to draw the bow, nock the arrow, and aim.
With a "swish" sound, the bamboo arrow flew out again. As he wished, the bamboo arrow moved closer.
It's just that one arrow was shot in the back and the other in front. The two arrows were nearly a foot apart.
Carrying a bow and arrow, Watson learned that he should go for a run around the small town's grain field tomorrow to increase his physical strength, so that he would be strong enough to shoot the arrow.
Watson believed that as long as he worked hard, he would be able to achieve the goal set by Tiejiang Hu before it started to snow.
Ten days? I want to try it.
With Watson's current strength, it would be really difficult to shoot a wooden board ten feet away.
Flicking his sleeves, Watson took out his handkerchief and carefully wiped the sweat on his forehead. He remembered what his father told him, that the bandits on the mountain were also afraid of masters who could shoot arrows.
Watson wants to be a master who makes the water bandits afraid, and at the same time, he also needs to have the same scholarly atmosphere as his husband.
I went through the hard training of catching fish in the creek behind the mountain.
I also saw fellow villagers who were killed by water bandits in Mipu.
Now, he decided to practice archery hard.
First give yourself a target and shoot an arrow at a wooden board ten feet away.
Before it snows, try to get within ten feet and hit the red heart on the board three points deep with one arrow.
In the back mountain, I, Watson, am coming. On snowy days, my eldest brother, eldest sister and mother can all eat the game that Watson has hunted.
...
Going home for lunch at noon, Hu Tiejiang looked at Watson who was walking out of the house with his head bowed. He thought he was having trouble with his archery practice, so he didn't ask him. He silently swung the hammer in his hand and watched Tiansheng walk across the street.
Sister Hong looked at Watson's gloomy look and smiled and said, "Did you miss the target? It's okay. The days are long. Practice slowly. Sister Hong is a turtle dove waiting for something to eat!"
Watson glanced at it, touched his stomach and replied, "I'm hungry. Is Sister Hong's meal ready?"
"It's been done a long time ago. I'm just waiting for you to come back. If you don't come over, I'm going to call you." Sister Hong took his little hand and walked into the house.
"Go wash your hands first and then eat!" The eldest sister Huang Yuanfang said distressedly when she saw the sweat stains on Watson's face.
"My brother has been practicing all morning today, have you gained anything?" The eldest brother Huang Yisheng sat aside and looked at him with a smile.
Watson washed his face and walked to the dining table, looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "Sister and brother, do you want to try it tomorrow?"
Huang Yuanfang looked at him and smiled: "How can girls learn this kind of fighting and killing? I'm afraid my mother will call me wild!"
Huang Yisheng followed up and said: "I missed some classes, so I asked my eldest sister to help me with tutoring during the holiday. How can I have time to learn archery from you? If I can't follow the class next semester, my husband will make me repeat the grade."
Watson looked at the two of them and shook his head: "You don't want to try such a fun thing? Forget it, I'll go alone tomorrow."
Mrs. Liu came over and looked at the three of them and smiled and said, "Your father is not at home at noon, so we all have to eat quickly. After eating, we will take a nap. Watson will study with his eldest brother and eldest sister in the afternoon."
Watson shook his arm, looked at Madam Liu and said with a smile, "Mom, my hand hurts a little."
Sister Hong took his arm, looked at it, and said with a smile: "Just boil some hot water and apply it for you in the afternoon. If that doesn't work, ask Tiejiang Hu across the street to apply some herbal medicine on you tomorrow."
Huang Yisheng gave Watson a bowl of rice, looked at him and said with a smile: "You are using your strength. I'm afraid you will be in pain for several days. Will you continue to practice tomorrow?"
Watson stretched out his hand to press the bowl, looked at him and nodded, saying, "Go, why not? When my hand stops hurting, I will go catch fish in the creek with my eldest brother and eldest sister."
