Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 31
As the sun was setting, the disciples of Confucianism were on their way back to Qufu.

Almost each of them carried a few prey, some hunted eagles in the sky, some hunted small animals in the mountains and forests, and the worst ones also caught a few fish and brought them back. Everyone had smiles on their faces .

Although Zaiyu and Zigong were empty-handed, they were also exhausted.

Although they did not hunt, they also had ten bow competitions.

Originally, Zaiyu didn't want to compete after winning three games in a row, but he couldn't stand Zigong's food addiction and repeated defeats.

So Zaiyu could only win another seven games against Zigong with tears in his eyes.

Many people think that bow playing is a technical job, but in fact it is also a physical job.

Both Zaiyu and Zigong used willow bows with a pulling force of two stones.

At this time, the weight of one stone is about 120 catties in modern times, and two stones are [-] catties.

However, the methods of measuring the force of bows and arrows from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Ming Dynasty are different from the modern methods of force measurement. The pulling force measured by the old method is much greater than the actual pulling force.

But even if you fold 120 catties in half, you still have the strength of [-] catties.

Zaiyu and Zigong played with such a heavy bow all afternoon. At this time, their arms were sore and swollen, and they couldn't lift them up because of the pain.

Seeing them like this, Zilu felt annoyed and amused.

"Practicing archery is like reading a book. Both of you pay attention to step-by-step. You two don't practice hard at ordinary times, and you make up for it every time you go to class. How can there be such a reason?"

Zigong complained: "But I can't shoot arrows at home, can I? You know I'm not accurate enough. What if I hurt someone?"

Jae Yu glanced at him and said, "Don't you know how to practice facing the wall?"

Zigong fought back angrily: "Then why don't you practice facing the wall?"

"What if I shoot the wall down? I don't have the money to pay someone to repair the wall."

"Fuck you! You even shot down the wall. Do you think you are the god of arrows Yang Youji?"

Seeing that they were quarreling again, Zilu hurried up to dissuade them: "It's almost done. If you really want to practice archery, I will give you two strength bows later, so that you can practice at home."

To put it bluntly, a force bow is a tension device.

Because of its high pulling force, this kind of longbow is generally not used in actual combat, but only as a tool for strength training.

"Then I would like to thank senior brother." Both of them thanked in unison.

A group of people chatted, walked for a while, and finally returned to the city of Qufu.

The sharp-eyed students among the students immediately spotted a familiar face wandering around in the crowd in front of the city gate.

"Isn't that Boyu? He came back from Song Dynasty?"

"Boyu! Is your business going well?"

Bo Yu was the only son of Confucius. His name was Kong Li, and his courtesy name was Bo Yu.

Kong Li is in his third year this year, but he has never married, so Confucius will urge marriage in front of Bo Yu every now and then, and sometimes arrange blind dates for him.

That is to say, thanks to the fact that there is no If You Are the One now, otherwise Confucius and his elders would definitely have to arrange for Kong Li.

And this time Kong Li returned to his hometown of Song, just to find a good match.

As for why they wanted to go back to the country of Song for a blind date, it had something to do with the blood of the Kong family.

Although both Confucius and Kong Li were from Lu, their ancestors were from Song.

Song people are descendants of Yin and Shang, so many of their customs are different from those of ordinary Central Plains countries.

In terms of marriage, the Song people still followed the old rules of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. In order to keep the blood pure, they practiced the system of endogamy.

The so-called endogamy, as the name suggests, means that Song people can only marry Song people.

Although many Song people no longer abide by this rule, Confucius is still a traditional person at heart, so naturally he also requires his son to abide by the tradition.

And Kong Li was annoyed by the old man's nagging, and he also wished to go to Song State to clean up for two days, so he would travel to Song State every now and then.

As for whether they went on a blind date, it is unknown.

Kong Li saw a large group of classmates returning from the outskirts of the city suddenly, his face turned pale with fright, and he stopped in his steps.

Seeing his appearance, Zai Yu knew what he was worried about.

So he went up to make fun of him: "Don't worry, the master is not with me today. But... Bo Yu, look at you, this time you returned without success, right?"

Facing Jae Yu's inquiry, Kong Li neither admitted nor denied, but replied: "There is still a little progress."

"Where is the progress?"

"This time I went to the Song Dynasty and met a beautiful woman I liked, and I expressed my love to her."

"Oh!!!"

As soon as the words came out, a circle of classmates immediately surrounded them, and even many Confucian disciples who were about to go home trotted back the same way, just to hear Kong Li's love story in Song Dynasty.

Zigong Chong Kongli winked and said, "Then, did they reply to you?"

Kong Li replied decisively: "Responded."

"Oh!!!!!"

There was another cry.

Jae Yu asked: "What did she reply to you?"

Kong Li thought about it for a while, with a warm smile on his face.

"She said I was a nice guy."

"whispering sound!"

"It's gone. It's gone."

"Listening is tantamount to listening in vain."

"I've prepared all the gift money, so why don't you just listen to this?"

"In the future, I will show my master that he will hang you on the flagpole and beat you hard with a whip."

The disciples gave Kong Li a supercilious look one by one, and then went back to each house to find their own mothers, and no one wanted to talk to Kong Li again.

Seeing this, Kong Li immediately became impatient.

"Hey! Don't go away! Isn't this my progress? I'm talking to someone! Every time I improve a little bit, won't it be enough if I come a few more times?"

"Forget it. When you become successful, all the granddaughters will be married."

"The granddaughter's granddaughters are all married."

"I'm going to find a place to bury the gift money I'm going to give you. I'll make a will later and let my great-great-grandson send it to you. Tsk! By then my gift money should be considered an antique, Bo Yu, you'll get it. "

Zaiyu and Zigong also planned to go home.

Before leaving, Zaiyu patted Kong Li on the shoulder and said, "Bo Yu, you are lucky today. Master is not with us, or you should have been hung on a tree by him by now. I advise you to take advantage of this When you have time, think about how to explain when you get home later."

Zi Gong grabbed Jai Yu's arm and said, "Don't let him think about it, just dig a hole and bury him. As for Bo Yu, you can rest assured that you will be beaten. If you don't die, I will pay for the medical expenses later. You got it. We're all buddies, don't thank me."

Kong Li's face turned pale with fright, and he grabbed Jae Yu's other arm: "Zi Wo, Zi Gong, you two can't just ignore death!"

Zaiyu replied: "Save? How can I save? I'm going to find my wife to be scolded tomorrow morning. When the time comes, I will be scolded and you will be beaten. Both of us will feel bad."

Kong Li asked, "Being scolded? Why are you being scolded?"

"How did you manage to ask this question? Do I still need a reason for being scolded?" Zai Yu patted his chest and said, "I'm an expert in finding scolding in front of my master."

Zigong said impatiently, "Don't be so proud. Hurry up and go back to dinner with me, and work after dinner. The pot of bark has been boiled for two days, and it's time to make paper today."

"Wait..." Jae Yu was taken aback suddenly: "What did you just say?"

"Make paper! What else is there?"

Jai Yu pinched his chin and pondered for a while, then suddenly thought about it.

He held Kong Li with a smile and said, "Don't panic, I have an idea to prevent you from being beaten and I being scolded."

　I remembered all your words, but I didn't remember that you didn't have a monthly pass for me.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)