Gao Wu: My martial arts training relies solely on hard work

Chapter 1 Zhao Xuan
Southern Jin Dynasty, autumn of the 24th year of Yongjia.

Chuzhou, Fan'an Prefecture, Gucheng County.

"Giggle!"

Before dawn, the crow of the rooster echoed in the low mountain village.

Zhao Xuan opened his eyes, full of confusion.

Beneath him was not the soft and comfortable Simmons, but a simple wooden bed made of several wooden boards and covered with a layer of hay.

There is no white ceiling with crystal chandeliers hanging overhead, but wooden beams blackened by fireworks and old thatch.

On the third day of time travel, it was really difficult for him to adapt to this world.

The clothes are crudely made linen clothes. Not to mention, if you are not careful when washing, you will get holes in them.

To eat, grind the bran mixed with wild vegetables and add a little rice. Not to mention that it is difficult to swallow, and one meal is only enough for one bowl, otherwise the first meal will not be the next.

We live in a hut with earthen walls, which is warm in winter and cool in summer. But it is not waterproof. If it rains heavily, the house will look like a water curtain cave.

Okay, it all depends on two legs, and it consumes two sesame seed cakes every ten miles.

At the age of 15, his parents died of illness three years ago, and he lives with his eldest brother.

Until...the eldest brother married the eldest sister-in-law.

Half a month ago, the two brothers, who had quarreled six times in ten days, unanimously decided to separate.

The eldest brother took away the new house they built together and most of their money and food on the pretext of taking care of him for three years.

On the grounds that he was old and strong, he took over the planting rights of the five acres of thin farmland left by his parents.

For the half that belongs to him, the eldest brother said he would give him [-]% of the rent.

Mr. Huang, a well-known philanthropist from all over the country, charges [-]% of the rent for the land he rents out.

Although the original owner was extremely dissatisfied, he endured it.

After all, we cannot let the old Zhao family lose its incense.

I asked my friends from the same village to help clean up the old house left by my parents, and moved in with a few tattered clothes and a can of food.

After the separation, life became even poorer.

Zhao Xuan saw that there was less than five kilograms of coarse grains left in the jar.

No matter how frugal you are, it can't be worth ten days and a half.

The autumn grain has just been harvested, and the rent promised by the eldest brother will have to wait until the summer grain is harvested next year.

He, a dignified time traveler, is at risk of starving to death?

"Zhao Er, do you want to go hunting?"

The voice of my friend Chen Ergou came from outside the house.

The two grew up together and had a close friendship. Thanks to him helping clean up the old house this time, otherwise Zhao Xuan wouldn't even have a place to stay.

Zhao Xuan was shocked when he heard about hunting.

The low mountain village is located in a mountain depression, surrounded by mountains and rivers stretching for dozens of miles. Wild boars, wild deer, hares and other wild products are common.

At market price, one pound of meat can be exchanged for ten pounds of grain, and the price is often higher due to shortages.

Get some wild goods to sell before winter, so at least you don't have to worry about starving to death.

Zhao Xuan hurriedly replied: "Two dogs, let's go."

The two came together, and Zhao Xuan blushed.

First look at Chen Ergou, who is carrying a hunting bow and a bundle of homemade feather arrows, holding a two-meter spear in his hand, and carrying a fishing net.

It can be described as fully armed.

Looking at him again, he rummaged through the old house and found only a gapped hatchet and a bamboo bow. The range was estimated to be no more than 20 meters.

A dozen bamboo arrows, although sharpened, have limited lethality unless they hit a vital point.

After all, Zhao Xuan was not a 15-year-old young man. He was not shy about being with others because of inferior equipment. He filled a bamboo tube with water and went up the mountain with Chen Ergou.

The nearby mountains are mostly hills and hills.

However, Zhao Xuan's body was too weak due to lack of food all year round. He was panting from exhaustion after just climbing over a mountain.

Chen Ergou was slightly better, but equally tired.

As soon as the two of them joined together, they dug into the rabbit nest on the spot.

After a while, Chen Ergou suddenly shouted: "Zhao Er, there is a turtle dove, shoot it quickly."

Zhao Xuan looked up and saw a group of turtle doves flying by.

He quickly picked up his bamboo bow and shot an arrow at the turtle doves.

I saw the bamboo arrow passing through the flock of turtle doves without even touching a hair.

Then he saw light, golden light.

[Awakening talent: hard work will pay off. 】

"Ding, you try your best to shoot an arrow and understand the basic archery skills." Basic archery skills: 0/100.

Characteristic 1: Slightly increased arm strength and slightly enhanced physique.

Characteristic 2: Vision, hearing, smell and other sensory abilities are slightly enhanced.

Feature 3: Increased range and hit.

The golden light dissipated, and Zhao Xuan rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

This is not an illusion!
The newly emerged talent "Efforts will reward you" and the new skill "Basic Archery" are stored in his mind like a panel, and he can flip through them at any time.

Zhao Xuan thought for a moment and suddenly realized how terrifying this talent was.

Just by shooting one arrow, you have mastered the basic skills of archery. Shoot it thousands of times and Hou Yi will not be reincarnated. Shoot the sun with one arrow?
"Zhao Er, why are you standing there? Shoot."

Chen Ergou's reminder interrupted Zhao Xuan's reverie.

He hurriedly shot an arrow.

"You shot an arrow very perfunctorily, and your archery skills were slightly improved."

The prompt says that there has been a gain, but in the basic archery column, the progress is still 0.

Zhao Xuan thought for a moment, took up the bow, drew the string fully, held his breath and concentrated, and carefully observed the flight path of the turtle dove.

When a turtledove landed on the treetop, he let go and shot an arrow, hitting it squarely.

As the turtle dove fell, the prompt appeared again: "Don't be arrogant or impetuous. Shoot an arrow seriously and hit the target. Your archery skills will be greatly improved."

"Basic Archery: 3/100."

"Arm strength, perception and other characteristics will be improved accordingly."

Zhao Xuan felt his arms heat up, the scene in front of him became clearer, and there were many sounds of insects and birds in his ears.

The effect is remarkable.

If you only focus on archery and hit the target, your archery skills will be improved by 3?
A good example of "hard work pays off".

Zhao Xuan realized: Whether you work hard or not, you can deceive others, but you cannot deceive yourself.

He came to understand and enjoy this gift.

"Zhao Er, what are you doing so stupidly? Even the turtledoves ran away."

"Luckily you were lucky enough to hit one, otherwise you would have gone up the mountain and there wouldn't be any hair on it."

"What you shoot is yours to keep."

The joys and sorrows of human beings are not connected.

Zhao Xuan felt that he had gained a lot, but Chen Ergou only felt that his companion was stupid.

He didn't even know how to pick up the turtle dove he shot.

Fortunately, he helped to pick it up.

The turtle dove shot by Zhao Xuan didn't look big, but it weighed nearly a kilogram and was bulging with meat.

Just this one can be exchanged for ten pounds of coarse grains.

Zhao Xuan knew that he was in a difficult situation, so he did not refuse. He pulled out the bamboo arrows and put them into reserve, and put the turtle dove into the sack he carried with him.

When there are more prey, he will share them with his companions.

He deliberately wanted to follow the flock of turtle doves, and if he succeeded, he would eat the meat. If he failed, he could also improve his archery skills.

But before they came, they agreed that the target was a rabbit.

One rabbit can beat twenty turtle doves.

Chen Ergou was one of the few brothers he had, a good buddy who was willing to take him hunting in the mountains. He would never do anything to leave him behind.

After groping for a while, the experienced Ergou quickly found two rabbit holes and told Zhao Xuan to get smoked rabbits. He set up a net nearby and waited for the rabbits to fall into the trap.

Zhao Xuan believed that he could not catch rabbits as well as the two dogs, so he followed the instructions of the two dogs and blew thick smoke into the nest.

This blow lasted for a quarter of an hour and made his throat smoke.

Then I saw two rabbits emerging from the hole guarded by the two dogs and running away.

The two dogs were well prepared. Under the big net, one quickly broke free and escaped, but the other failed to break free and ran away dragging the net with it.

The two dogs were careless and failed to catch the net.

Seeing that the [-]-pound fat rabbit was about to drag the net out of sight of the two people.

Zhao Xuan stood up, took up his bow and shot an arrow, and he succeeded in one go.

A dozen bamboo arrows in a row nailed the fishing net to the ground, successfully preventing the rabbit from escaping.

Ergou rushed over, pressed the rabbit with his body, and shouted excitedly to Zhao Xuan: "Zhao Er, good job."

Zhao Xuan's face turned red. He originally wanted to shoot the rabbit.

(End of this chapter)