Chapter 51 Bending the Bow

When the wedding team arrived at the gate of Liu's house, it was already bright. There were many people waiting at the gate. Zhang Xiaohua led the horse to the front of the crowd and then stopped. After Zhang Xiaolong turned over and dismounted, Zhang Xiaohua handed the reins of the horse to the Liu family who came over.

Everyone bowed their hands to Zhang Xiaolong and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Groom." Zhang Xiaolong returned the gift happily, and then everyone made room for him. Zhang Xiaohua looked up and saw a wooden shelf next to the door. , placed a bow on top of the shelf. This is a rule in the countryside. The first thing the groom does when marrying is to shoot three arrows into the sky at the bride's door, which means to drive away all the evil spirits. In the past, I have seen this when marrying a wife in other people's homes. However, although Zhang Xiaolong's arm injury has healed now, working in the fields is still a problem. How can he draw a bow and shoot arrows?

It seems that this matter can only be done by the best man Zhang Xiaohua. However, Zhang Xiaohua is only a twelve or thirteen-year-old child. It is too far-fetched to ask him to pull the bow and arrow. Everyone looked at each other in awe. Zhang Xiaolong thought for a while and stepped forward, ready to get the bow. Zhang Xiaohua was anxious and rushed forward to grab the elder brother and said: "Brother, your arm is just right, how can you pull this thing? What if?" If there is any more damage, all the efforts will be wasted, so let me do it."

Zhang Xiaolong smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, just draw the bow and shoot the arrow. I still have the energy. You are still young, how can you have the strength to draw the bow and shoot the arrow?"

Zhang Xiaohua also smiled and said: "Brother, you are looking down on me. I can cultivate the fields myself. How come I don't have the strength? Let me try. If I don't succeed, we won't be able to do it again if you come back." It’s a loss of face, don’t you think?”

Zhang Xiaolong thought the same thing. Anyway, the best man was doing things for the groom during the wedding. If the little flower couldn't be pulled away, he had to do it himself. Mr. Liu probably knew that his arms were not good enough, so the one on the shelf should be a soft bow. , it can be pulled open without much effort.

Just watch Zhang Xiaohua walk to the shelf and take down the big bow from the shelf as high as himself. It felt very heavy when he started to hold it. He had never drawn a bow before and thought that all bows were very heavy. After paying attention, he picked up an arrow without an arrow from the stand, put it on the bow, and turned around and asked Zhang Xiaolong: "Brother, where are you shooting?"

Zhang Xiaolong pointed to the sky outside the village and said, "Over there."

Zhang Xiaohua agreed, imitating the way she used to look at people, and took a horse stance. Then, facing the sky, she pulled the bow string hard. However, the bow string turned out to be very tight. Zhang Xiaohua pulled it for about three minutes. When it was full, he couldn't pull it anymore, and he couldn't help but blush. Normally, he would let go and shoot the arrow, but this was his first time to shoot an arrow, and in the past, others had also pulled it as fast as the moon. He thought he had to completely pull it apart, so he took another deep breath and struggled with his arms. Sure enough, he felt a force coming from his arms again. He shouted, and the bow and arrow were immediately pulled into place. In the shape of a full moon, he looked confidently at the morning glow outside the village, loosened the tight bowstring, and the arrow flew out with a "whoosh" like a shooting star. Looking at the arrow going away, Zhang Xiaohua felt in his heart There was actually a sense of pleasure.

Zhang Xiaohua followed the same pattern with the remaining two arrows and shot them far away from Bali Gou. After shooting the three arrows, Zhang Xiaohua felt his arms were sore and numb, unable to lift them up, and could not put the bow on the stand. At this time, everyone They applauded and praised Zhang Xiaohua's strength. Only Zhang Xiaolong saw the abnormality. He hurriedly walked to Zhang Xiaohua, took the bow, and was about to put it on the shelf, but unexpectedly his hand sank, and he quickly used some strength to catch it. , Zhang Xiaolong was very surprised, why is this soft bow so heavy? However, at this time, everyone had gathered around him, so he put the bow on the shelf without any further thought. He was surrounded by everyone and walked into the Liu family courtyard, leaving only the bow alone on the shelf.

At the same time that Zhang Xiaolong was being herded into the Liu family compound, Orion Zhang from the north end of Baligou was packing his bags and preparing to go hunting in the mountains.

He walked into the hut where the bow and arrows were kept. After a while, he came out angrily and asked his mother-in-law: "My dear, where is the bow on the shelf?"

His mother-in-law said strangely: "Which bow? How do I know? I have never entered that hut."

Zhang Orion was anxious and said: "It's the five-stone bow passed down from my ancestors. It's on the top shelf on the right. I saw it the day before yesterday, but it disappeared today. Could it be that my home was robbed yesterday?" Already?"

His mother-in-law was preparing breakfast on the stove when she suddenly thought of something and ran out hurriedly and said, "I remembered, my father, Mr. Liu, who taught yesterday, sent someone to borrow a soft bow. I must have It was given to his son-in-law today. I was worried that it would not open, so I specifically asked for it. At that time, I was packing the children's clothes, so I asked the visitor to get it by themselves. I remember you said that there was a hole on the shelf above for you to make and play with. , I told him."

Zhang Orion asked: "Did you look at it when they took it out?"

His mother-in-law said ashamedly: "You did tell me, but it's just a random thing you made. I didn't bother to look at it, so I let him take it away."

Zhang Orion immediately scolded: "You prodigal bitch, you don't look at the borrowed things properly. They have taken away all our ancestral things, and you are too lazy to come and take a look. Besides, Mr. Liu has always been very kind to us." Okay, all the children in our village are named after him. There must be a reason why people come here to borrow soft bows. What a good move for you. You gave me a bow that no one has drawn for more than ten years. This is not to hurt people's face. ? Wait until I come back and see how I deal with you. "

After saying that, Orion Zhang ran out in a hurry. By the time he ran to the gate of Liu's house, Zhang Xiaolong and others had already entered the yard. On the shelf at the door was his ancestral strong bow. In his opinion, it must have been thrown away without being pulled away. Face, he just left it there. At this time, he happened to see someone peeking his head at the Liu family gate. He felt and said: "Liu San'er, tell Mr. Liu that I will take this bow and arrow away."

The person inside responded and said, "Okay, I understand."

Zhang Orion quickly took the bow, held it in his arms like a treasure, and hurried away with a guilty look on his face. He was afraid that people would stop him and scold him for using a bow that no one could draw. He had something on his mind and simply didn't care. Noticed that the three arrows without arrowheads that should have been on the shelf were nowhere to be seen.

At this time, Zhang Xiaolong, accompanied by Zhang Xiaohua, had walked to the door of Liu Qian's boudoir. According to the rules of the village, if the groom wants the bride to open the door, he must answer the questions raised by the bride. Only when the answer is satisfactory can he open the door. , in fact, most of the people who ask questions are bridesmaids and others. It is impossible for a bride to embarrass her future bed partner. Zhang Xiaolong is also facing the same problem now. Mr. Liu has always treated people with poetry and literature, and most of the courtyard is composed of literati. There is no one who knows martial arts, otherwise no one would have seen Zhang Xiaohua's three shocking arrows just now. Although Mr. Liu had told his friends and students in advance that his son-in-law was born with a mud-legged background and should not embarrass him too much, but to be honest, Mr. Liu, a smart and virtuous daughter, was worried about more than just one or two people. Today Some of the guests were really unhappy that they were married off by someone who was not in their circle. However, of course, they couldn't do it in front of Mr. Liu. There were a few good people who were wondering how to do it in front of Mr. Liu. Zhang Xiaolong is in trouble with the bride's issue, so of course Liu Yueyue is Liu Qian's bridesmaid. This girl has always been someone who is not afraid of things, and she never gets over her head when doing things. No, the first question is: let Zhang Xiaolong write a few words, Show me calligraphy.

As soon as this question came up, Liu Qian in the boudoir stared at Liu Yueyue angrily and asked, "Whose idea was this? Why didn't you tell me?"

Liu Yueyue said softly: "Sister, that's what a group of people outside said. It's okay to ruin my brother-in-law's face now. It can also encourage him to learn calligraphy well in the future. What do you think?"

Liu Qian smiled bitterly in her heart, what can I say? Your problem has come out, can I take it back? Alas, I just don’t know if Xiaolong will blame me in the future.

Mr. Liu in the hall also had a somewhat ugly face. This was obviously to make his son-in-law look bad. However, marriage is all about being lively, and you can’t be blamed for any nonsense. Let’s see how Zhang Xiaolong copes with it. If it doesn’t work, just write it down. , it’s nothing, he is a farmer anyway.

The faces of the two brothers Zhang Xiaolong were also very strange. They were afraid of whatever they were afraid of. Zhang Xiaolong sighed in his heart and stepped forward, ready to write some random answers. At this time, Zhang Xiaohua took the eldest brother's arm again and said: " Stay calm, brother, let me try."

"Can you do it?" Zhang Xiaolong was a little confused.

Zhang Xiaohua patted his hand and said, "It's still the same, if I can't do it, you can come again."

Zhang Xiaohua stepped forward and said to everyone: "Everyone, as the old saying goes, my eldest brother's arm injury is not healed yet, so I should write this word for you."

After finishing speaking, he walked to the laid out pen, ink, paper and inkstone, lowered his head and thought for a moment. Suddenly his eyes lit up. He raised his head and said, "Everyone, if you want to have fun today, you won't need this ink, paper and inkstone."

Everyone wondered: "What is it used for?"

Zhang Xiaohua asked: "Is there a ready-made mop? I will use the mop to write some big characters for everyone today."

"Mop? How to write that?" someone asked strangely. While talking, someone had already brought the mop over. Zhang Xiaohua found a basin, poured the ground ink into the basin, put the mop into the basin, dipped it in, held the mop handle with both hands, and thought carefully in her heart. After careful consideration, I picked up a mop and wrote two big characters in a flying pattern on the bluestone in Mr. Liu's courtyard: "琍琈".

These two words were written with an antique flavor and full of elegant charm. Zhang Xiaohua finished it in one go, which actually stunned the onlookers. Mr. Liu in the hall heard the commotion outside, and suddenly the silence was unusual. He also came out of the hall. When he saw the two words on the bluestone, he didn't say anything. He tasted it carefully and became obsessed.

Speaking of the two words "父琶", they were originally the words on the token. After Zhang Xiaohua asked people to recognize them, she simulated, tasted, and practiced how to write them more than once in her mind. Other words, such as: Zhang Xiaohua, He couldn't write it anyway, and these two words had been engraved deeply into his heart, so he could easily pick them up. Of course, since he didn't have the level to go to school, he would definitely be ridiculed for writing calligraphy. , and when writing with a mop, naturally you don’t have to worry about techniques and the like.

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