The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 42 Chapter 42
In a short time, I saw a group of wild geese flying over from the north screaming "quack, quack, quack...".

As the wild geese flew closer, Duan Wuji said to the two of them: "Second brothers, in order to prevent the two of us from shooting at the same goose, let me shoot the first goose."

Chai Shao laughed and said, "Then I'll shoot the second one."

Tie Niu laughed and said, "You guys shot the first two, so I'll shoot the third one."

Three arrows swish, swish, swish, and three geese fell to the ground.

The three quickly drew their arrows and set up their bows to shoot the second arrow, and three more wild geese fell to the ground.

When Chai Shao saw this, he shouted excitedly: "You two brothers, you are good at archery! Let's see who can shoot more and faster!"

Duan Wuji drew his bow and set his arrows and shot the third arrow. Then, there were two bow snaps, and two more geese in the air fell to the ground.

The wild geese in the air saw it and croaked and flew forward desperately.

Duan Wuji was quick-witted, and shot one arrow after another into the air, and the geese fell to the ground one after another. When Duan Wuji shot the seventh arrow, the geese flew over the mountain pass in a panic.

Afterwards, the three began to pick wild geese from all around, and when they had finished picking all the wild geese, there were eighteen in total. Duan Wuji shot down seven, Chai Shao shot down six, and Tie Niu shot down five.

Chai Shao looked at the wild geese he shot down and said with a smile: "Wuji, your archery skills are really good!

I am not as skilled as others, I really admire it! "

Duan Wuji pulled out the arrows from the geese, and then tied the geese's necks together, a total of two piles.

Duan Wuji hung these wild geese around the necks of Chai Shao and Chai Huo's horses, and then said with a smile: "Brother Chai, take them home and cook them."

Chai Shao saw it and said with a smile: "Wuji, don't you want two?"

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "You should take them all away.

If we want to eat this wild goose meat, we can come here to shoot geese every day, but you can't do that.

Take it, take it all. "

Chai Shao smiled and said: "Well, what you said is also reasonable, but brother, I will not be polite.

Two virtuous brothers, you have to be diligent in practicing exercises while herding cattle. With our little ability, it is really not enough to go to the battlefield.

Brother Tieniu, you have to work hard!Your ability is much worse than Brother Wuji's.

Well, you see it's getting late, then we two will leave, and you can graze the cattle with peace of mind. "

After finishing speaking, Chai Shao and Chai Huo got on their horses, and they patted the horse's buttocks lightly. The two horses neighed and left immediately.

Tieniu looked at the horses going away and said to Duan Wuji: "Brother, it's been a long time, we haven't practiced kung fu for a while, let's practice for a while, Brother Chai called me by name just now, I can't It can’t be without blood and flesh.”

Duan Wuji smiled at Tieniu: "Brother, you should persevere in practicing martial arts, and you must not expose yourself to the cold. As long as you have perseverance, your ability will definitely surpass mine in the future."

Tie Niu shook his head.

"Hey, brother, pull it down quickly.

Brother, no matter how determined I am, no matter how persistent I am, I can’t surpass you.
!You treat me as a brother and I am a fool! "

The two fought and practiced on the hillside. After a long time of practice, the two practiced their weapons for a while.

Tie Niu practiced the stick, Duan Wuji practiced the sword, until it was dark, the two men drove the cattle back home.

The two of them drove the cattle into the barn and went into the house to eat. When they were almost full, Duan Yingchun walked in.

Duan Yingchun looked at the two wolfing down and smiled and said: "You two can really eat! Hey, Wuji, your third grandfather asked you to come over after dinner, he has something to ask you."

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Well, Second Grandpa, I see."

Duan Yingchun looked at the two people eating and drinking happily and said with a smile: "How wonderful it would be if I had two children like this."

Tie Niu laughed and said, "Second Grandpa, if you have two worthless people like us, you'd have to make your family poor!"

Duan Yingchun shook her head.

"Tie Niu, don't scare me with such words, do you see that you are so good at eating that you are making your family poor?
Wuji's family has now become a small rich man, and your family is also very rich now, do you really not know that you think I am? "

Tie Niu laughed when he heard this.

"Second Grandpa, you can't just watch it for a while. In the long run, it's better to eat less. You say that one person like us can feed three people, who can afford it?"

Duan Yingchun smiled and shook her head.

"Second Grandpa, I don't have the time to argue with you, Wuji, come over after dinner, we'll be waiting for you there!"

After speaking, Duan Yingchun walked out.

After dinner, Duan Wuji said to Tieniu: "Brother, you can go back to practice martial arts for a while, I went to the third grandfather's house."

Tie Niu listened and nodded.

Duan Wuji walked out of the house and went straight to the third grandfather's room. When he entered the room, he saw the third grandfather was drinking tea with his second grandfather.

Duan Wuji walked in and asked in a low voice: "Grandfather Third, what can you do with me?"

When the third grandfather saw Duan Wuji coming in, he quickly waved and said: "Wuji, sit down quickly, there is nothing to do today, let's have a good chat.

Come, come, come, sit, sit.

Promise!Did the goose shoot this afternoon? "

After hearing this, Duan Wuji quickly replied: "Grandpa Sanzu, we really shot today, a total of eighteen shots, I shot seven, Brother Chai shot six, and my brother Tieniu shot five." Only."

"Oh? You shot so many shots! Wuji, good job, this is called skill overpowering slaves, skill over peers. Only in this way can you win respect.

But you can't show all your abilities, you know? "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Wuji, in another three to five days, the autumn will be over, and the cows will be sent back one after another. You should have a good time herding the cows, and try to sell them for a better price this year."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Grandpa Sanzu, let me tell you the truth, in fact, I have already found a buyer for this cow. They will come to buy the cow in mid-October. Selling the cow this year will save trouble."

"Oh? Have you found a good buyer? Who has such a big appetite! Buying so many cows all at once?"

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Who else can be? Chai Daguan. Who else can have such a boldness?

Grandpa Sanzu rest assured that the price of this cow will not be too low.

After all the cows come back, I will try my best to feed them and try to sell them for a good price this year. "

The third grandfather smiled when he heard this.

"Wuji, I will entrust this matter to you, and you can take care of it.

Anyway, our three families are all hurt and all prosperous. "

Duan Wuji smiled and nodded.

"Don't worry, Grandpa Third, don't I, Duan Wuji, still understand this truth?

The three of us are all in the same lineage of the Duan family, which one is damaged, is it not my lineage of the Duan family that was damaged? "

"Wuji! Do you think we will raise cattle next year?"

Duan Wuji thought for a while and said: "Grandpa Sanzu, I really didn't think about it. If there are good things to do, we will stop raising them. If there are no good things to do, we will continue to raise them. "

The third grandfather listened and nodded.

"Well, what you said makes sense. Wuji, the third grandpa has three grandchildren, all of whom are not good enough. Let's study literature. If you don't succeed in literature, learn martial arts. You can't bear the hardship, but let me I'm so worried, if you have a chance, you can pull them away."

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Okay, then let them go herding cattle with us tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I will teach them how to herd cattle."

The third grandfather looked at Duan Yingchun.

"Yingchun, what do you think?"

Duan Yingchun thought for a while and said: "Oh, what can I do? I have to do this. Well, I'll bring all three of them here tomorrow."

Duan Wuji glanced at the third grandfather.

"Grandpa, if there's nothing else, I'll go back and rest."

"Well, let's go."

Duan Wuji went back to the courtyard of the cowshed, he saw the iron ox was shirtless and playing with a big stick in the yard, the big stick dancer was whistling, and he was exerting his strength.

Sweat dripped from his body and drenched his trousers.

As soon as Tieniu saw Duan Wuji came back, he immediately said excitedly: "Brother, you are late today, why don't you practice copying guys?"

Duan Wuji picked up his big stick and said: "I'll also practice this stick technique tonight. I haven't practiced this stick technique for a long time. It's a bit rusty."

As he said that, Duan Wuji also started to dance the stick, and after an hour, the two returned to the room to sit cross-legged and practice the new method of inner strength.

It wasn't until dawn that the two of them fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, after breakfast, Duan Yingchun brought the three children over.

Duan Changchun introduced them with a smile: "Wuji, Tieniu, let's get to know each other.

This is the grandson of my elder brother. He is 14 years old today. His name is Duan Changqing. These two are twin sons of my eldest son. The thinner one is Duan Changhao, and the fatter one is Duan Changhong.These two boys are a pair of messy devil kings, they are extremely disobedient.They are both 13 years old this year.

You three boys listen, this is the great-grandson of your great-grandfather, his name is Duan Wuji, you must have heard of it.

This is the great-grandson of your second grandfather, his name is Duan Tieniu.

Among your five children, Tieniu, you are the oldest, and you must manage and educate them well.

The three of you should listen carefully to your brother Tieniu. If any of you are mischievous on purpose, if you let your brother Tieniu beat you, then I don't care.

Among the five of you, if you want to say that you are more capable and more thoughtful, you have to count your younger brother Duan Wuji. He is the leader of your cattle herders. You should listen to them, otherwise I will never know. nuisance. "

The three of them replied in unison: "Grandpa, don't worry, we will definitely learn from them, and we will never let your old man worry about us."

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Don't be dazed, then let's rush out with the cattle."

After hearing this, several people immediately joined Tieniu and the others to drive the cattle straight out of the village.

(End of this chapter)