Portable space

After returning home, Zhang Taiping first found a place to plant the iron tree.

The iron tree is suitable for the warm climate in the south, so Zhang Taiping plans to transplant it next to the hot spring, so that it will not be too cold even in winter, which is suitable for the growth of the iron tree.

Cai Yazhi and the others were very curious about what Zhang Taiping was doing without seeing anyone in such an early morning, and they gathered around to watch.

"Is this a banana tree?" Fan Ming looked at the iron tree and said.

Zhang Taiping nodded: "It is indeed a banana tree, but it is called an iron tree here."

"Could it be a cycad tree in bloom?" Mu Hongyu saw a clue.

"It's indeed a cycad tree in bloom. I dug it up and planted it in the garden after finding it novel," Zhang Taiping replied.

Except for Wang Peng, all the people standing there had heard of the saying that the cycad tree was difficult to bloom. They surrounded the cypress tree and watched in amazement at the large group of beige petals that looked like pine cones on the top.

"What kind of tree is this?" Fan Ming turned his attention to the iron wood on the ground, and wanted to dip his fingers in the light yellow juice secreted by the iron wood.

Her physique is inherently special, and she is sensitive to external stimuli. If the juice of iron wood is contaminated, something will happen, Zhang Taiping hurriedly stopped her: "Don't move, don't dare to touch this thing!"

"What's the matter?" Fan Ming asked with her fingers in the air, turning her head in confusion.

Zhang Taiping explained: "This is iron wood. The juice secreted from it is not a good thing. If it gets on people, it can't be washed off, and it will irritate people with red bumps and itches for several days."

Hearing such words, Fan Ming quickly jumped away. If this is the case, it will not only be ugly but also uncomfortable if it is contaminated.

The process of planting a tree is very simple, that is, dig a hole, put the roots in it, cover it with soil and water some water symbolically.He planted trees to ensure the survival rate by relying on space spring water, so he didn't care much about cultivation techniques and matters that needed attention.

Old man Qian came at the right time, Zhang Taiping came over just after planting the iron tree.

He knew this tree, and when he saw it, he said in surprise: "This is a cycad tree, but it is blooming? It's an auspicious thing!"

In the north, it is very difficult for cycads to bloom due to the climate. Usually, there are no cycads to bloom for hundreds or thousands of years. If some trees are properly managed, they will bloom once every two to 30 years. Therefore, people regard the blooming of cycads as an auspicious thing.It is also regarded as an impossible thing at this time, known as "the iron tree blooms and the water flows backwards".

After chatting for a few words, old man Qian explained the purpose of his visit. It turned out that Lie Xinxi heard that Zhang Taiping was going to make bows and arrows, and he wanted to make one himself. I haven't used it, I went back and tried to pull it, but it broke from the middle.So I came here to ask for wood, and I am going to remake a strong bow.

Wang Peng curled his lips in disdain behind his back when he heard old man Qian's intention, but he didn't say anything.

Zhang Taiping agreed, this tree is not thin, it is enough to make three bows, even if it is not enough, the space can quickly give birth to iron wood.

"I wonder how much Uncle Qian wants?" Zhang Taiping asked.

Old man Qian looked at it and said, "I'm going to make a 1.2-meter bow, and 1.5 meters is enough."

Zhang Taiping untied the straw curtain wrapped around the iron wood, sawed off 1.5 meters and gave it to him.

After old man Qian left, Wang Peng asked, "Brother, is there enough wood left to make two bows?"

Zhang Taiping looked at the remaining two meters of wood and said, "That's enough, it's enough to make three." He didn't plan to use this to make for himself, but to use the iron wood cultivated in the space to make it. The wood in the space must have good toughness, and the bows and arrows made will be stronger.

"Brother, make one for me too." Fan Ming stretched his head from the side and said.

"Why do you want a bow and arrow?" Wang Peng glanced at him and said, "You can't even draw the bow and arrow."

Fan Ming rolled his eyes, wrinkled his nose and said, "Then why do you want bows and arrows? I think you have thin arms and legs, so you can't draw bows and arrows." He also looked at his arms and legs with contempt.

"I can't tell you clearly, but after the event you will know whether you can come." Wang Peng waved his hand, which meant that a man would not argue with a woman.

Xing Rushui also came over to make fun of it and said, "If you have materials, make more for me."

Zhang Taiping naturally agreed, anyway, iron and wood are produced quickly in the space, so there is no need to worry about not having enough wood.

In one afternoon, I made a relatively simple and easy-to-draw bow for Wang Peng and artist Fan Ming. The strength of the two was taken into consideration when making the bow, so the strength of the bow was not strong, and the lethality was limited.But they use this just for fun, to put on a show, and they don't seek any big lethality.

At night, Zhang Taiping went into the space and used spring water to quickly grow two huge iron trees, and he also broke off the branches and planted some cuttings on the surrounding mountains.

Afterwards, one of them was felled, and it took two days in the space to make two giant octagonal bows with similar styles. Compared with the modern compound bows, there were fewer pulleys at both ends, which required more strength, but it was convenient Control the head.

The one for myself is bigger than the one that walks like water. It looks quite domineering. Even I have to use [-]% of my strength to draw the bow fully. If I put it on someone else, I won’t be able to pull it. It's still good to say.There is no doubt about the lethality of such a powerful bow.

Although the bow given to Xing Rushui is a size smaller than his own, it is different from Wang Peng and Fan Ming's similar toy bows, and it is also capable of real damage.

The next morning Zhang Taiping sent Yaya and Tiantian back to school, took out the bow that he made last night and gave it to Xing Rushui.

"Is this made last night?" Xing Rushui asked.

Zhang Taiping nodded.

Although Xing Rushui wondered where the iron and wood came from, it should be because the wood left after making bows for Wang Peng and Fan Ming yesterday was not enough to make another big bow, and now two giant bows appeared all at once, But didn't ask much.

Zhang Taiping took out a few more arrow clusters that he made together and said, "Try to see how strong it is." After speaking, he also picked up his big bow.

Xing Rushui first plucked the bowstring with her fingers, and then tested the strength of the bow with all her strength, but before she drew it to the full, there was dense sweat on her forehead, she let go of her fingers, and only heard the humming There was a sound of a bowstring being snapped.

Xing Rushui wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Good bow! It fits right."

After a short rest, he picked up an arrow and put it on the bow, aiming half a meter at the poplar 20 meters away.The half-drawn bowstring was suddenly released, the bowstring flicked violently, and the arrow cluster left the string with a "chop" sound and inserted into the poplar tree 20 meters away, penetrating three points!

"Excellent archery!" Zhang Taiping applauded and clapped his hands.

Xing Rushui stroked the wet hair on his forehead and said, "I played with bows and arrows a while ago."

Zhang Taiping also picked up an arrow and put it on the bow, took a breath to calm down, pulled the bowstring to half full, squinted his eyes to aim, and suddenly let go of his fingers.

The arrow that leaves the string seems to have crossed space, and it has reached the tree in the blink of an eye.There was a bang of sawdust splashing, the arrow cluster missed the middle of the tree, and brushed past the edge, taking away a large piece of bark.The speed of the arrow did not decrease, and it flew to nowhere with the bark.

He didn't have much exposure to bows and arrows before, and he wasn't very comfortable with this game. It's normal for him to have deviations in the first shot.

Although some shots missed, he is still very satisfied with himself. With his eyesight and a strong bow, after a little practice, he would be a character like Huang Zhong in ancient times. .

After looking at the tree, he said: "It seems that we need to make an arrow target. Using a tree as a target will hurt the tree too much."

Xing Rushui pulled out his own arrow and said: "You can make a few more bows or take them outside to buy a few, and find an open space to set up a target. When the guests come, it will be regarded as entertainment."

This is a good idea, Zhang Taiping nodded, but he is not going to make it anymore, he will go to the city to buy some when he is free.

Fan Ming watched Zhang Taiping and the other two try their arrows, and walked over with his own bow and arrow. Compared with them, he said with some displeasure: "Why are your bows and arrows so beautiful? I'm just so ordinary and nothing special?"

Zhang Taiping smiled and said: "My bow and arrow are not just good-looking. If I make bows and arrows like this for you, you won't be able to draw them."

"Why can't it be pulled?" Fan Ming couldn't believe it, "Let me try!"

Zhang Taiping handed her the bow, and pointed out the way to draw the bow. If this kind of bow is not handled properly, it will easily hurt his hand.

After Fan Ming grasped it well, he exerted all his strength, but the bowstring didn't move at all. He gradually increased his strength and even exerted all his strength, only to see that the bowstring was slightly bent backwards. Of course, this distance is not enough to talk about shooting an arrow.

Frustrated, he put down Zhang Taiping's bow, and said to Xing Rushui in disbelief, "Aunt Xing, let me try your bow."

"Be careful with your fingers." Xing Rushui also handed her the bow.

"what.!"

Fan Ming yelled and exerted all his strength to stretch the bowstring a little bit more than Zhang Taiping's bow, but it was too much and still couldn't be used for shooting arrows.

Then he resolutely picked up his own bow and said, "Okay, if you can't pull it away, I'm better off with this one."

After finishing speaking, he took the arrow and aimed at the tree 20 meters away.Even her own bow could only be drawn half full. Although the arrow that came out was somewhat powerful, it was far from the tree it was aiming at, and flew into the grass.

"Wukong, pick it up!" Fan Ming put down the bow on his chest and waved at Wukong beside him.

After getting the order, Wukong jumped out with a whoosh, and a moment later he ran back with an arrow and held it in front of Fan Ming with both hands.

After doing this five times, Wukong stretched out his hand and reached out to Fan Ming.Fan Ming put the bow and arrow in Wukong's hand.

After Wukong got the bow and arrow, he jumped up happily and did a backflip in the air. Then he held the bow, nocked the arrow, and pulled the string like Fan Ming, but he didn't let go for a long time, and was still aiming.

Fan Ming said impatiently: "Hurry up and let go, the arrow will shoot out after letting go."

Wukong's strength is not even as good as Fan Ming's, and the arrows he shoots are even worse, and the height has dropped by half only 20 meters away.

Wukong was very dissatisfied with this result, he turned his head and bared his teeth at Fan Ming, who was urging him just now, thinking that Fan Ming had disturbed it just now.

Fan Ming giggled and said, "I agreed that you would pick up five arrows and let you play with a bow once. Now that you've played, it's time to pick up arrows. Give me the bow."

Wukong was naturally unwilling, and wanted to run away with the bow.

Fan Ming shouted behind her: "Lion!" She relied on the lion to make Wukong obey.

The lion ran out of the yard when he heard the cry.After seeing this, Wukong reluctantly returned the bow and arrow to Fan Ming's hand, and then picked up the arrow honestly.

But after picking it up for a while, it became impatient and ran away, not knowing what to do.

Fan Ming snorted and said, "Do you think no one will pick up arrows for me after you leave?" She curled her lips and said to the little grizzly next to her, "Grizzly, it's your turn to play!"

The little grizzly obediently sprinted to the grass where the arrow landed, and ran back with the arrow in his beak. After putting down the arrow, he squatted at Fan Ming's feet and whimpered. Fan Ming patted it lightly as a reward. It just calmed down, staring at the arrow with shiny eyes.As soon as the arrow hits the ground, run to pick it up.

Zhang Taiping said with a smile: "This one is good at picking up arrows, and he doesn't ask for anything in return."

"Of course! Little Grizzly is the most obedient." He touched the little Grizzly's ears.The little guy was fascinated by his eyes with enjoyment.

I didn't see Wukong's figure when I was eating.

Fan Ming asked Cai Yazhi, "Sister Cai, where is Wukong?"

Cai Yazhi replied: "It was still there just now. I walked around the house and didn't know what to look for."

"It's really weird. That guy is usually more active than anyone else when eating, but he disappeared today." Fan Ming said strangely.

"I just saw it go up the mountain." Yaya said with her hands raised.

Cai Yazhi smiled and pulled Yaya's hand down and said, "You don't need to raise your hand when you talk at home." When she went to school, she raised her hand before the teacher asked to speak, and Yaya brought this habit home.

Fan Ming opened his eyes wide and said, "Could it be that you got angry and ran back to the mountain?"

Mu Hongyu asked: "What's wrong?"

"When I was playing bow and arrow, that fellow teacher robbed me, but I didn't give it to him, and then he left in anger." Fan Ming explained.

Cai Yazhi said, "Isn't it?"

Zhang Taiping waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, let's eat first, and he will come back naturally when he is hungry."

After lunch, Zhang Taiping sent the two little girls to school again, and when he came back, Wukong was still missing.Zhang Taiping was afraid that Fan Ming's story would be true or that something would happen, so he let Xiao Jin and Xiao Feng out and asked them to search for the nearby hills.

It didn't take long for Xiaojin to fly back. There was no warning or panic. Obviously, Wukong was not in any danger.Under the leadership of Xiao Jin, Wukong was found in the bamboo forest in the east.

When Zhang Taiping passed by, that guy was bending a bamboo strip and tied the two ends with a rope, but he couldn't tie it well. There was a sharp hatchet beside him, and several bamboos cut in half. .

Zhang Taiping couldn't help laughing out loud, he was obviously making bows and arrows by himself, but he couldn't make them all afternoon.

"You really have ambition!" Zhang Taiping walked over and said jokingly.

The little guy didn't understand what Zhang Taiping said about ambition, but he knew to ask Zhang Taiping for help, and handed over the badly tied bamboo and rope to Zhang Taiping, begging for help.

Seeing the pitiful look of the little guy, Zhang Taiping sat down and re-cut a bamboo stick to bend it into a bow shape, and then tied the thin ropes, so that a toy bow for children was made.I also made only a few flat-headed arrows, so that even if they are shot on people's heads, nothing will happen.

After the little guy got the bow and arrow, he ran down the mountain to show off. Zhang Taiping shook his head, picked up the hatchet, and followed behind slowly down the mountain.