Zhangjia Jinzhi

Chapter 52 Shooting Wild Goose
Sheng Rubai is the son of Sheng Hui. Sheng Hui was a lieutenant general in the army and served under Lu Qing. He and Lu Qing are like brothers.

In a fierce battle ten years ago, Lu Qing was seriously injured, and it was Sheng Hui who pulled Lu Qing back from the gate of hell with his life.After Sheng Hui died in battle, Lu Qing brought his only legitimate son into the mansion and brought him up like his own son.

Sheng Rubai is four years older than Lu Xiao, and this year just happens to be the weaker crown. He has been close to Lu Xiao these years in the mansion. If he hadn't lived an extra life, Lu Xiao would never have imagined that this righteous brother, who is a man of integrity, would have hidden wolfish ambitions.

Looking at the figure from far to near, Lu Xiao raised a cold smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Brother Xiao, Brother Yuan!"

Sheng Rubai smiled and called out from afar.

Lu Yuan was hanging on the horse with his heart on his horse. He was stunned for a long time when he heard the sound, and then he responded pleasantly:
"Brother Bai!"

Lu Xiao took the reins and stomped towards Sheng Rubai, but he didn't dismount, and looked down at him, with a calm tone:

"Brother Rubai, long time no see, when did you return to Beijing?"

Sheng Rubai looked at Lu Xiao, and always felt that this dude was a little different, but his appearance was clearly the same, but there was a bit of momentum on his body for no reason.

Sheng Rubai returned to his senses, warmly cupped his hands and said:

"I just returned to Shengjing last night. It was too late at night, so I didn't go to the door."

Lu Xiao nodded.

In order to make it easier for the daughters of the Sheng family to visit Sheng Rubai in Beijing, Lu Qing bought him a small house in Beijing. When Sheng Rubai returned to Beijing, he lived in his own courtyard for half of the time.

But let's talk about Shengjing who just returned last night?Lu Xiao smiled and didn't say much.

Ever since he relived his life, he has focused on arranging manpower. This young master Sheng is the first person he needs to take care of. He already knows his whereabouts outside the house, let alone he has returned to the capital. Under Lu Xiao's nose, he can tolerate He can't make flowers!

"I brought you some good things, Brother Yuan, do you want to have a look?"

Sheng Rubai said warmly to Lu Yuan who was sitting on horseback.

Lu Yuan was about to get off his horse as soon as he heard it, but after struggling for a few times, Lu Xiao held his body tightly. Lu Yuan didn't understand, so he turned around and shouted:
"Brother."

Lu Xiao lowered his eyes and said with a straight face:

"You just got your father's permission to ride a horse today. You have to think about it. You don't know when it will happen next time."

Lu Yuan's small face immediately wrinkled, and he hurriedly expressed his loyalty to Lu Xiao:
"I listen to my brother, I want to ride a horse!"

After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands towards Sheng Rubai and apologized:
"Brother Bai, please wait for me for a while, my brother and I will go look for you after riding a horse!"

It was the first time for Sheng Rubai to touch a soft nail in front of Lu Xiao, and he glanced at Lu Xiao with some surprise, he had never been so close to Brother Yuan before.
There was a layer of doubt in Sheng Rubai's eyes, but he said it's okay to speak bluntly.

After Lu Yuan had ridden enough horses, he saw Sheng Rubai again in Lu Qing's study.

"Father! Father!"

Lu Yuan blushed and rushed into the study, forgetting even the rules, exclaiming:

"Father! My eldest brother is really amazing!"

Lu Qing was talking with Sheng Rubai about the military situation at the border. Seeing his youngest son running in all the way, his face covered in sweat, he didn't blame him for being rude.

Asked the boy to fetch a basin of water to cleanse Lu Yuan's face, then said slowly:

"Fizzy, what does it look like?"

Lu Yuan was dancing excitedly, and hurriedly gestured to Lu Qing:

"Father, my elder brother shot down three wild geese just now!"

Sheng Rubai naturally took the handkerchief from the servant, wiped Lu Yuan's face and hands, and said with a smile:
"Your elder brother has practiced hard in the army for many years, and he has the skills to shoot a wild goose. It's fun for you, and you can't find the north!"

Lu Yuan still looked excited and said:
"But my elder brother shot every one of the geese in the eye, isn't it amazing?"

Sheng Rubai's slightly bowed body suddenly froze for a moment, and Lu Qing also froze for a moment, looking at his young son with a happy face, he asked:

"Oh? Where's your elder brother?"

"It's right by the lake!"

Lu Yuan blushed excitedly:

"Just now Guanshi Zhang said that his son is going to get married, so he asked the elder brother to help him shoot a pair of wild geese. It can't be killed, and the wings can't be hurt. It's better to shoot the legs, and the elder brother agreed."

Lu Xiao's archery was taught by Lu Qing, he was very surprised to hear that three wild geese were shot in the eyes, even he, as an old man, can't be sure of this skill, can this kid do it?

Lu Qing stood up and said to Sheng Rubai:

"Go, look at this kid!"

Sheng Rubai said hello with a smile, and was extremely curious in his heart.

Lu Xiao is a natural martial arts prodigy, but he is not bad either, the two were often compared when they were young.But Lu Xiao has been playful since he was a child, and he was not restrained, and he practiced diligently, day and night, and naturally he was slightly better than Lu Xiao in terms of martial arts.

Today's appearance caused him a bit of a surprise.

Under the leadership of Lu Yuan, the two came to the edge of Qinglu Lake in the mansion. Lu Xiao was standing on a willow tree, holding a bow and arrow at the wild geese flying high in the sky.The wind was a bit strong today, and the willow branches shook, but Lu Xiao's body was as steady as a rock.

Suddenly there was a clang, and the arrow in his hand rushed into the air. In the blink of an eye, a wild goose wailed twice and fell from the sky.

Lu Xiao cheered up, put his toes on the branches, and jumped up high, catching the falling wild goose.

The movement was smooth and flowing, and it was done in one go, even Lu Qing was shocked.

He lifted his robe and stepped forward, seeing that the wild goose was indeed pierced through the thigh by an arrow, and then looked at Guanshi Zhang, who was already holding another wild goose with the same injured leg in his hand, and thanked Lu Xiao with a happy face!

Sheng Rubai frowned, looking at the other three wild geese that had been shot in the eyes by Gu Yu, feeling a little heavy in his heart.

"Good boy! Did you shoot this?"

Lu Qing laughed loudly, raised his hand and patted Lu Xiao's shoulder, proudly said:

"I sent you to the army for four years, you really have made great progress!"

After saying that, he turned around and patted Sheng Rubai again, and said with a smile:

"It was your loss back then that you said to throw him into the army to practice, otherwise this kid would not be where he is today!"

After saying that, he laughed loudly again.

Lu Xiao raised his eyes suddenly, his eyes fell on Sheng Rubai's slightly embarrassed face, and a sneer flashed in his eyes.He threw the bow in his hand to Gu Yu neatly, stepped forward a few steps, stopped in front of Sheng Rubai, stared into Sheng Rubai's eyes, cupped his hands and said:

"In that case, I really want to thank Brother Rubai!"

A flash of panic flashed in Sheng Rubai's eyes, he quickly lowered his head to cover it, bowed to Lu Xiao in return and said:

"Wherever it is, they are all brothers from my own family. I am ashamed to call you a brother."

Lu Xiao smiled, and said to Sheng Rubai:
"I remember my brother-in-law was good at martial arts in the past, would you like to learn a lesson or two with me today?"

Lu Qing clapped his hands and said with a smile:
"Alright! It's rare for you brothers to get together today, Rubai, don't hide like you used to, this kid has improved a lot in martial arts, you might as well frustrate him today!"

Sheng Rubai's eyes were solemn, he smiled and cupped his hands towards Lu Qing and said:

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey!"

(End of this chapter)