Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 264 No, Brother

"How does that compare?"

The middle-aged man with a sinister face looked at Lin Heng and asked.

Lin Heng glanced at the man, thought for a while and said, "It's just like the simplest shooting target. Who can shoot more accurately at a distance of fifty meters?"

The middle-aged man with a sinister face in the distance immediately shook his head when he heard this: "I don't agree. Target shooting is allowed but it must be seventy meters away. Fifty meters is only for children wearing ripped crotch pants. In addition, I suggest adding more A moving target, so it looks level.”

He felt that Lin Heng's limit must be fifty meters, so he asked for target shooting at fifty meters. Since he could shoot a rabbit at seventy meters, it would naturally not be what Lin Heng wanted.

"Let's do this, seventy meters, one hundred meters, plus a 70-meter moving target, how about two wins out of three?"

Lin Heng originally wanted to end it quickly and get his horse back, but if the other party wanted to play, he could just play for fun.

"you sure?"

Upon hearing Lin Heng's words, the middle-aged man was stunned for a moment. He originally thought that the other party would disagree with the seventy meters, but he didn't expect that he directly mentioned the distance of one hundred meters and the moving target of seventy meters.

Therefore, the first mover has less psychological pressure.

"This is real technology, not luck." Liu Laoer laughed disdainfully.

After Liu Laoer finished speaking, he walked a little further to the side and began to aim at the seventy-meter target. He aimed for about ten seconds before shooting an arrow, which hit the second ring.

"To be fair, let's do it once per person." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"It's just luck, second brother, don't let him influence you."

"Then come." Lin Heng said nothing nonsense, motioning for them to come back and find a venue, and at the same time asked his elder brother to pay attention to the old man's actions.

He wasn't even sure of the 100-meter target, and he felt that Lin Heng definitely couldn't do it either. Going first would be the same as giving up.

"I don't dare? I haven't been afraid of your Mr. Liu since I was born!"

Old man Liu came back to his senses and snorted coldly. If it's the fifth ring, he still believes it's skill, but the second ring is definitely luck. A young guy can't be so accurate.

Liu Laoer's father also glanced at Lin Heng, nodded and said, "Shoot you, we keep our word."

As soon as he finished, Liu Laoer rushed to say.

Lin Heng smiled gently and looked at Liu Laoer's father next to him.

Liu Laoer was stunned and sneered: "Are you giving up on yourself?"

Both Liu Lao Er and Liu Lao were startled, and their eyes widened at the same time.

"Okay, I'll come first at 70 meters, how about you come first at 100 meters?" Liu Laoer looked at Lin Heng and said.

"Have I started? Don't refuse to pay if you lose."

Because the competition here only has one chance, and it is not the kind of competition where the total number of rings is calculated. Just one arrow, whoever shoots more accurately wins.

Liu Laoer, who had a sinister face, slapped his chest and laughed angrily.

"You go ahead, I, Liu Lao Er, am not a person without credibility." Liu Lao Er nodded.

Seeing this result, Liu Laoer smiled. He was sure to win the 70-meter target, and then he would win again on the moving target. Then he would get a good horse for nothing, and he could openly claim to the village that he had won it. This is simply not cool.

Liu Laoer and his father led the horse to the river, and the three of them quickly set up targets. The fixed targets of 70 meters and 100 meters are drawn directly on the beach by the river. One ring is one meter in diameter, and the ten rings are set to a circle with a diameter of ten centimeters.

Lin Heng nodded and agreed: "Then I'll go 100 meters first."

"What's wrong? You don't dare to come?" Lin Heng asked with a smile.

His ancestors were all hunters and played with bows and arrows. The reason why he let his second son take a bow and arrows was partly because he was old and unable to do what he wanted, and more importantly, because his skills were stronger than his own.

The moving target is not set yet. If the two players are tied, the moving target will be set.

"Yes, it must be luck." Liu Laoer was awakened and quickly regained his confidence. Even if he lost the 100 meters due to bad luck, he was confident of winning back at the 50 meters and the moving target.

The two people quickly ran closer and took a closer look. After seeing clearly, they froze in place because Lin Heng's arrow was stuck in the second ring.

Liu Laoer looked at Lin Heng and laughed.

"bingo?"

Therefore, he was full of confidence in his second son. In his opinion, Lin Heng was just a dabbler. How could he compare with the second brother who had been learning archery since he was a child?

This result is too unbelievable.

This kind of target lying flat on the ground is much more difficult than an upright target, and the inclination must be considered when shooting.

Lin Heng nodded, picked up the compound bow and aimed at the 100-meter target for about three seconds, and then shot out instantly as soon as the release device was released.

The two of them walked back. Liu Laoer picked up the Mongolian bow and shot at the 100-meter target. The arrow drew an arc in the air and landed at the tenth ring, and unexpectedly hit the target.

"Young people see, this is strength, not luck."

Lin Yue wanted to retaliate but Lin Heng stopped him. He spread his hands. Weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to survival, arrogance is.

"Stop looking, it's your turn, Liu Laoer." Lin Heng said with a slight smile. This was why he had to come a hundred meters first. He saw these two thieves were sweating profusely and had bad breaths on their backs.

In their opinion, Lin Heng couldn't even hit the target at 100 meters, but the result was far beyond their expectations.

"You see, right? Bows and arrows don't depend on luck." Old man Liu smiled in a godly manner.

"I'll go first."

The black carbon arrow flew out with a whoosh, almost shooting in a straight line on the beach a hundred meters away.

From beginning to end, the two father and son felt that Lin Heng was lucky, because even people like them, who had practiced bow and arrow since childhood, could not do the 100-meter second ring. They did not believe that Lin Heng, a young boy, could do it. They thought it must be luck. .

Lin Heng glanced at the two of them, smiled slightly, picked up the bow and arrow, glanced at the target, and shot out with an arrow, accurately piercing into the ten rings, a circle with a diameter of only ten centimeters fifty meters away. inside.

As Lin Heng's bow and arrow fell, the expressions of the father and son instantly froze. They could no longer laugh and stared blankly at the target in the distance.

Liu Laoer's arrow was still stuck in the ground, and it was clear after comparing the two.

"impossible!!"

Liu Laoer shook his head repeatedly, unable to believe that this would be the result. I don't want to believe that I was defeated by a young boy and lost so completely.

But he already knew in his heart that this was the truth, because it only took Lin Heng a second or two to aim. It couldn't be luck.

Old Man Liu's arrogance was completely shattered and he could no longer calm down. He carefully recalled Lin Heng's two shootings, and finally remembered something unusual.

The arrows shot by Lin Heng's strange iron bow were almost in a straight line, and they penetrated deeper into the ground. The curve is almost invisible to the naked eye, while his son's is a very obvious arc, and it penetrates the ground more shallowly. This shows that the initial speed of Lin Heng's arrow is ridiculously high in the same archery, which is why this result was achieved. His iron bow and arrows were actually more powerful than the Mongolian composite bows passed down by their ancestors.

Without the arrogance, Old Man Liu showed a normal level of quality.

"What kind of bow and arrow is that?" Old Man Liu asked aloud, staring at Lin Heng's modern compound bow.

Lin Heng looked at the compound bow in his hand and said expressionlessly: "What, are you planning to default on your debt? At the beginning, we agreed that each of us would use our own bows and arrows."

The next moment, Old Man Liu threw the porcupine over and said, "Where did you buy this bow? Can you tell me?"

Lin Heng glanced at the porcupine but did not pick it up. He shook his head and said, "No."

Liu Laoer also finally understood that Lin Heng's bow was more powerful than his, and he said unconvinced: "I asked you why you are so confident. It turns out that the bow is better than mine."

Lin Heng was disdainful: "Don't you think that a good bow technique will suffice?"

Lin Yue felt so happy that he said loudly: "You still mock others as brats because of your bow and arrow skills. Go home and herd the cows as soon as possible, and don't come here to play with bows and arrows."

"you!!"

Liu Laoer was speechless and was sweating profusely.

"Second brother, let's go."

Old man Liu glanced at Lin Heng, said something, turned around and walked back. He knew that no matter how much he wanted to ask, he would not be able to ask, so he could only go back and ask.

They don't know that modern compound bows were invented by foreigners and are not made in China at all.

Liu Laoer glanced at Lin Heng with unconvinced eyes: "I may not lose to you with the same bow and arrow."

Lin Heng shrugged nonchalantly. This is also part of strength. Who told you not to have it?
Liu Laoer snorted angrily and left. Lin Heng kept watching them and relaxed after they were far away.

"It's really scary. The red dates were almost stolen." Lin Yue took a deep breath, then patted Lin Heng on the shoulder: "Brother, you are still awesome. Now you have brought back an extra porcupine."

Lin Heng shook his head: "These two people should be from that village. We have to change places. This place is no longer safe."

He estimated that these two people also had the intention of hunting bears, otherwise it would be difficult to encounter them in such a big mountain. As for the porcupine he won, he didn't care much. It was very rare in the Qinling Mountains, but the quality of the meat was average.

Lin Yue looked at the sky and said helplessly: "I'm afraid we won't have time today, and we haven't found a good location."

Lin Heng nodded: "Go and cook, and skin the porcupine by the way."

He rubbed Xiong Ba's head and carried the porcupine and jujube back to the shelter. I'm not in a good mood today. I wasted a lot of time by these two thieves.

After tying the red dates and feeding them with cut grass, the two began to kill pheasants and porcupines. This male pheasant's cat was so beautiful that Lin Heng pulled it out and stuffed it into a plastic bag and took it back.

It can be used to make feather dusters and some decorations. Generally, the feathers of male pheasants and golden roosters will not be thrown away directly.

Porcupines are also troublesome to handle. Without a big pot to boil water to scald the fur, Lin Heng had to peel it. The skin was not easy to peel. After a while, Lin Heng gave up and decided to eat first and then work on it slowly.

The dough he kneaded in the morning was still there, so Lin Heng fried the plum blossoms in oil, then added water to boil it into fish soup, then pulled the noodles into small balls, stretched them into strips, and threw them into the water. After a while, he made a simple pot of fish soup and pickled vegetables. The noodles are ready.

The combination of the umami flavor of plum blossom fish and the sourness of pickled cabbage was so appetizing that neither of them had any soup left.

After dinner, it was already eight o'clock after the porcupine was skinned and its internal organs disposed of. Lin Heng's original plan was to explore the river today to see if there was anything good. He himself also had itchy hands and wanted to fish.

But now they were completely out of mood, and the two of them retreated to their previous simple shelter to continue resting. This kind of shelter was a bit depressing, and it was very uncomfortable not being able to turn around freely. They both decided in their hearts that they must build a better, taller shelter tomorrow.

There was no words for a night, and there was only the howling of the wind in the silent mountain forest.

Early the next morning, the two of them got up before dawn at half past five and made a fire to roast some porcupine meat.

"This stuff tastes quite good." Lin Yue said in surprise.

Lin Heng nodded: "Indeed, keep some for your family to try."

They had never eaten porcupine before. They thought the meat was rough, but they didn't expect it to be very delicate. It had a special aroma and tasted unique. It also had less fat and was not greasy.

"Well, we really need to save some. We can just eat the remaining internal organs." Lin Yue agreed.

After dinner, it was already dawn at six o'clock.

The two packed up everything, led Hong Zao up, and finally stopped in the woods next to a pool one kilometer above. There was plenty of grass here, suitable for Hong Zao to rest.

The main reason is that they can't go up any further. There is a sloping stone skin above the pool. They can walk on it, but Hong Zao's hooves cannot climb up.

So they could only settle it here temporarily. They went up to see the specific situation of the black bear's footprints, and then decided where to go.

And this time they paid attention to erasing Hong Zao’s footprints so that most people wouldn’t be able to tell where they went.

"Let's go."

After taking a look, Lin Heng led Xiong Ba upstream.

The journey was the same as yesterday, with no new changes. After walking another two kilometers, the two of them arrived at the open valley like yesterday.

Lin Heng first looked at the woods on the other side where the civet appeared. There seemed to be no special traces. The civet probably didn't come last night.

Continuing to walk a little higher, Lin Yue said disappointedly: "I came early enough today, but the bear still didn't show up."

Lin Heng shook his head and said, "Let's continue walking up and have a look, and then we'll find out more about it."

I ignored the traces of other animals on the way here and just looked at the bear.

Xiongba explored in front, and the two followed behind. After about a kilometer, the river divided into two. The two rivers were almost the same size, and it was no longer possible to distinguish the main stream from the tributary.

"Brother, look there's something going on over there!"

Lin Yue noticed Xiong Ba stopped and noticed the movement ahead.

There was a lot of movement in the bushes by the river in front. It was definitely caused by a large animal.

Lin Yue picked up the gun, and Lin Heng took out the bow and arrows. The two were about to grope forward, but the large animal rushed out of the bushes and slapped it into the water with a bang.

"Holy crap! Why is this?" Lin Yue didn't know what to say.

Lin Heng put down his bow and arrow helplessly: "Brother, why are you here to eat fish? Isn't your bamboo delicious?"

He has encountered this kind of guy twice. Isn't it said that he is about to become extinct? Why do he always encounter him?

The last time I was at the top of Sanchagou, this time I was at the foot of Taibai Mountain. I really have a fate with this guy.

(End of this chapter)