1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

Chen Tiezhu scratched his head, "Second Master, I have never learned archery. Today is my first time. But I can hit stones, and I can hit them accurately."

"I found that hitting stones and archery seem to feel similar. Look at the right place, adjust your breathing, and then you will feel it."

Chen Tiezhu said half-truthfully.

The real reason is this good body. The coordination is really too strong.

And through the three arrows just now, he also found a very interesting thing. That is, he doesn't feel much effort when shooting arrows now.

The body is relaxed, but it is more labor-saving.

Yesterday he said he could shoot 20 or 30 arrows, and today he has the confidence to add two or three after this number.

Second Master walked up to him with a serious face, "I'll throw a stone into the sky and see if you can hit it."

"Uh..., let me try." Chen Tiezhu hesitated a little.

Erye didn't have time to talk nonsense with him. After he put the arrow on the bow, he picked up a fist-sized stone from the ground and threw it into the air.

"Swoosh..."

Before he could withdraw his hand, he heard the sound of "arrow whistling". This arrow, which was shot later but arrived first, accurately hit the stone in the air.

"Good, good, good, genius."

Erye said three good words in a row, and the excitement on his face was hard to suppress.

The word "genius" was the evaluation of Chen Tiezhu.

"Erye, do you mean that I have met the basic requirements?" Chen Tiezhu asked curiously.

"More than that, if you hold the bow and play with it for ten days or half a month, you will be better than me." Erye said seriously.

"Now you are a martial artist, and the bow and arrow are weapons. Now that you are using it, you must treat it well. Don't kill indiscriminately, lest this bow increase the evil spirit."

"The bow needs to be maintained, I will teach you how to maintain it later. Go back, have fun, I have to go to your house to eat and drink to your heart's content today. You are born with good archery skills, you must live up to this bow and defend the whole mountain."

Chen Tiezhu opened his mouth, knowing that the second master was a little excited after seeing his archery talent, and now his words are a little out of focus.

But what does the following sentence mean?

"Boy, do you think this bow is so easy to use?"

Looking at his appearance, the second grandfather smiled and said, then took Doudou's little hand and walked towards the village.

Chen Tiezhu was really dumbfounded. Why did the second master look at him just now, as if a fox saw a chicken?

He felt like he had fallen into the second master's little trap.

But there was no other way, so he ran over to pick up the arrow. The arrow that shot the stone just now took a little effort.

"Second Uncle, Zhuzi, you are back now?"

He Jianguo, who had just returned home and was playing with Gou Shengzi, asked in surprise.

After seeing Chen Tiezhu and Doudou, Gou Shengzi also rolled and crawled over. After getting close to Doudou, he stood up and kept asking for favors.

"Jianguo, our Erdaoling Village has a successor. Even if I die in the future, I will have no regrets." Second Master said with a smile.

He Jianguo was dumbfounded. This didn't sound very auspicious, and it also made him very confused.

He could only look at Chen Tiezhu.

"Uncle Jianguo, I don't know what Second Master means. Anyway, the old man is very happy today. Let's prepare food and drink first, and then talk while eating." Chen Tiezhu said with a wry smile.

"Don't feel wronged, this meal with you is not in vain." Erye said with a smile.

"Just this bow, someone offered me 300 yuan to buy it a few years ago, and I almost slapped him in the face. Isn't it insulting?"

"Erye, this bow..."

"Shut up."

Before Chen Tiezhu finished speaking, Erye yelled at him with his eyes wide open, "I said I would give it to you, and I will give it to you. Isn't it, sir?"

"Erye, I will definitely keep it. But I think I was still calculated by you." Chen Tiezhu said with a bitter face.

"Figure it out yourself, and prepare the food first." Erye said with a smile.

"Okay, this is the first time I see my second uncle so happy. Tiezhu, you have to show off your skills today." He Jianguo was also happy.

"What's the matter, this kid's cooking skills are not bad?" Erye asked curiously.

"Uncle, you'll know when you taste it. Tiezhu, shall we stew this big fat head today?" He Jianguo looked at Chen Tiezhu.

"Let's have one fish and two dishes. I have some jelly at home, and then we can make some pickled vegetables, so we have four dishes." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"As for the fish head, although it lacks some ingredients, it tastes good if steamed. Let's stew the fish body with dried vegetables and tofu, which can be eaten with wine or rice. Okay?"

"It's done, whatever you say." He Jianguo nodded with a smile.

In fact, ever since the first time he picked up the rice bowl at Chen Tiezhu's house, he really envied his cooking skills.

Even if he was full of doubts, Chen Tiezhu had to prepare today's meal.

Today is a big day, and white rice is stewed as usual. Of course, we can't forget Doudou's hobby, and we have to bring some soft croakers.

Pick up the kitchen knife, chop off the fish head and put it aside for later use.

Clean the fish body, chop it into small pieces, and put it aside.

"Okay, I'll do the work of lighting the fire." He Jianguo said and started to light the fire.

"You kid is really amazing. I just saw your way of cleaning the fish, which is very neat." Second Master frowned and said.

"Second uncle, you haven't seen him clean the rabbit yet, it's even neater." He Jianguo said.

"In the past, this kid was obsessed with ghosts, lazy and greedy. In fact, he knows a lot of things, but he doesn't walk on the right path. It'll be fine this time, and I can worry less about him."

"Ah..., I was too confused before." Chen Tiezhu also sighed.

At this time, the pot was also heated, and Chen Tiezhu poured oil directly into it. When the oil temperature came up, all the fish pieces were poured into the pot.

But there was no hurry to turn them over, because that would stick to the fish skin.

After the fish pieces were fried on both sides, they were simmered, soup was added, and the soaked dried vegetables and tofu were added.

This pot was considered stewed, but there was no hurry to steam the fish head.

"By the way, I just remembered that you seemed to have said yesterday that you had a new project to do? What is it?" Erye asked curiously.

"It is to grow fresh mushrooms at home, and that thing is also very precious." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Just like the fat head I bought today, the reform and opening up have also liberalized the prices of many commodities. I bought this for 1.2 yuan per catty. How much did it cost before? ”

“If the fresh mushrooms are grown well, they can be sold for more than 70 or 80 cents per pound. I have already brought back the basic planting information, and I still need to contact the people at the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, who have the fungus strains.”

“This business is not bad, but I think the risks are definitely high.” Erye said.

“No matter what you do, if you want to get more, you must take greater risks. I don’t understand this stuff, you kid should be more careful.”

“Thank you, Erye, anyway, we have to wait for the food to be cooked, do you have to tell me the truth?” Chen Tiezhu asked.