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Chapter 8 Amazing Magic Skills (2)
After a while, the maids brought nine paper kites, and the Shen sisters all had their own special kites. Shen Xun gave Su Yun and the Wang sisters three paper kites from the old year, and the other paper kites were brought from the warehouse by the maids. The ones inside are all exquisite.

However, the most exquisite one is naturally Shen Xun's. At first, it looked the same, it was just a more delicate and gorgeous bat than others, but it was only when it was actually released that you could understand the benefits. The kite's skeleton was light, and its structure That's right, it was put up smoothly first, and flew the highest.But this is not special. The special thing is that after the bat paper kite flies into the sky and is full of wind, five cute little bats emerge from the abdomen, forming a "five blessings holding longevity". Really ingenious.

Everyone applauded.

Shen Xun proudly said: "Of course, Mr. Zhang, the younger brother Zhang, made it himself!"

Xiaoer Zhang’s kite is also a legend. It is said that Mr. Zhang was a restaurant’s waiter at the beginning. His only hobby was making paper kites. After being fired by the restaurant owner, he just concentrated on making paper kites. With its fame, it has now become a school of its own, as famous as "Pailou" in the south and "Yansha" in the northwest.

However, Mr. Zhang has hardly made paper kites since he was 60 years old. This "five blessings holding a long life" is really rare, even if he has money, it may be difficult to buy, so it is no wonder that Shen Xun is proud of it.

Shen Cui was so jealous that she hated herself for not being Shen Che's real sister, while Wang Siniang and her sisters all looked yearning.

It's just that once a person is proud, it's easy to make mistakes. Several paper kites in the sky must avoid each other so as not to twist the thread, otherwise the end of the thread will have to be broken to let the paper kite fly away, and other paper kites will be fine. But the paper kite with five blessings for longevity cannot be thrown away.

Therefore, Shen Xun has always been very careful, but it was a pity that the sky failed as he wished. Although he was not entangled with other paper kites, the Wufu Pengshou happened to be caught by the wind when it was reeling up and fell to a plant not far away. On a century-old tree.

It's fine if it's another tree, and it's fine if someone cuts it down, but this century-old tree is also regarded as the town of Qingyuan, and Shen Xun can't move it.

"What to do, what to do?" Shen Xun was so anxious that he was about to cry.

The paper kite was hanging on the top of the tree, five or six feet away from the ground, and the trunk was bare, making it difficult to reach even by climbing the tree.

"Don't worry, ask the boy to bring the ladder, if it doesn't work, let them build the ladder." Shen Xian comforted.

It's just that the tree trunk is too high, and the ladder can't reach it. When stacking a ladder, five or six people will start to crooked, and they can't use their strength at all.

Shen Xun stamped his feet anxiously below, seeing that the sky suddenly darkened again, he was afraid that it would rain soon, and that would be terrible.

"What should I do? The second brother knows that he will scold me to death, and he will never buy these things for me again." Shen Xun began to shed tears.But even so, it wouldn't make Shen Xun cry in anxiety, only she knew that this paper kite was not given by her second brother, but she simply took it for herself while her second brother was away.

"Let me try." Ji Cheng stepped forward and said.

Shen Xun looked at Ji Cheng tearfully: "Can you climb trees?"

This is obviously not a problem that can be solved by climbing a tree. The paper kite hangs on the tip of a fragile branch, and it cannot bear the weight of a person at all. Just now, a boy fell from the tree, and it is not known how injured he was.

"I can only try." Ji Cheng didn't dare to be sure, after all, the paper kite was hung too high, so she asked the little girl to go to her room to find elm money, and fetch her usual slingshot and iron marbles.

During the years when girls like Shen Xun were reciting poems and painting, and admiring flowers on the moon, Ji Cheng spent most of his time riding a horse, archery and playing with a slingshot.

After fetching the slingshot, Shen Xun looked at Ji Cheng as if he was looking at a life-saving Bodhisattva. All expectations were placed on her. Although Ji Cheng was always very stable, Shen Xun made his hands tremble a little. She tried it first. The iron bullets couldn't reach the branch at all.

Shen Xun's breathless expectation turned into great disappointment.

However, Ji Cheng did not give up. She walked back and forth under the tree for several steps, closed her eyes and didn't know what she was thinking, and when she opened them again, she chose the position where she was standing now.I saw Ji Cheng tied the purse containing the iron bullets around his waist, and rolled up his sleeves to reveal a dazzling white arm. The crowd hardly saw Ji Cheng make a move, they only heard a bang, and the iron bullets shot out like shooting stars. , Immediately afterwards, everyone heard a second bang at the same time, which was almost indistinguishable from each other, and then another, and finally there was a crackling sound.

Shen Xun and the others didn't see clearly at all, they saw that the iron bullet hit the small branch on which the paper kite was hanging, and the branch broke in response, and the paper kite also fell down.

The boy who was waiting at the bottom hurried up to pick it up.

And at the same time that the branch broke with a crack, a voice of applause came from behind Ji Cheng.

Ji Cheng turned around with the others, but saw a strange man standing not far away.

Shen Yuan has already called out: "Brother."

It turned out that this person wearing a robe with green curly grass pattern inlaid with green bamboo pattern and dark green hem was the uncle of the Shen family, Shen Yu, the eldest son of the second room.

Ji Cheng had heard of this man a long time ago. When he was thirteen or fourteen years old, he followed his father, Master Shen Er, to make contributions in the Northwest. Now he is a fourth-rank loyal general, and he is now serving in the Beijing camp.He occupies a high position at a young age, no wonder he can develop such a coercive aura that people can only look up as if they are facing a high mountain when they look at him.

Everyone in the Shen family was born well, and this Shen Yu was also very handsome, but because he looked too cold and hard, people ignored his own handsomeness.

Ji Cheng took a look at Shen Yu and felt that the second wife of the Shen family might be the most promising branch of the Shen family in the future.And this eldest son of the Shen family is only twenty-five years old this year. He once married his wife, Mrs. Zhou. Mrs. Zhou died of dystocia the year before last, leaving behind a son who is now raised by his second wife, Mrs. Huang.

An unrealistic idea flashed through Ji Cheng's mind for an instant, but it disappeared immediately. Even if it was to fill in the house, it might not be her turn to marry in.

Shen Yu responded to Shen Xian, and glanced at Ji Cheng again: "This girl is so accurate." Three bombs were fired in succession, the second bomb hit the first one and gave strength, and the third bomb hit the second bomb again. Send it up to hit the first one again.This is not entirely dependent on skill, it also needs to use the brain to calculate accurately, the strength of each bullet must be different, the third bullet can catch up with the second bullet, and it can also send force to the first bullet until it breaks the branch.

Even Shen Yu had to admit that he himself might not be able to do this.Because of this, he took the initiative to talk to Ji Cheng.

The three sisters of the Shen family all stared at Ji Cheng dumbfounded. Although they were amazed by Ji Cheng's skills before, they were laymen watching the excitement and didn't know how powerful it was. Seeing Ji Cheng at this moment actually attracted Shen Yu to take the initiative to follow him. When she spoke, each of the three sisters of the Shen family shouted "Oh my God" in their hearts.

You know who Shen Yu is, he is as cold as an ice cube, he doesn't even take the initiative to speak to his mother and second wife, let alone other women, even Shen Xian, his own sister, doesn't get this kind of treatment.

Seeing the foreigner suddenly, Ji Cheng hated marriage again, his face turned red, he lowered his head and half-cast his eyes and did not answer.

Shen Yu looked at the slightly trembling eyelashes like butterfly wings, and then realized his gaffe. All his attention was attracted by Ji Cheng's exquisite skills and the slingshot in his hand. Now look at Ji Cheng again. , because she couldn't see her face clearly with her head down, she only felt that her skin was dazzlingly white, so she quickly moved her eyes away.

Shen Xian took a step forward and said, "Brother, this is the third aunt's niece, Sister Cheng."

"So it's Cousin Cheng." Shen Yu nodded slightly, if it was his own sister, his abruptness just now wasn't too rude.

"Sister Cheng, this is my elder brother. You have been here for a long time, haven't you met?" Shen Xian introduced Shen Yu to Ji Cheng again.

Ji Cheng blessed Shen Yufu: "Big cousin."

The voice was as cold as pearls soaked in an ice spring, and as continuous as spring water blowing flowers, Shen Yu's heart sank when he heard it. He didn't like this kind of soft voice the most. He couldn't speak well, so he had to adjust his accent.

However, Shen Yu's face was always cold, and everyone couldn't see his displeasure. He raised his legs and wanted to leave, but he couldn't help but said: "Maybe you can lend me a look at my cousin's slingshot?"

Naturally, Ji Cheng couldn't say no, so he reached out and handed the slingshot over.

Shen Yu checked the slingshot, there was nothing special about it, but it was made of high-quality wood that is hard yet flexible, and the tendon was beef tendon that had been soaked in potion all year round. Although it was rare, it was nothing special.

At first, Shen Yu thought that Ji Cheng had the strength to shoot the iron bullet so high because of some mechanism in the slingshot.Now it seems that it should be the result of the cousin's exquisite calculation and good use of wrist and arm strength.This kind of skill is really rare, if a man is in the military camp, he will definitely make a difference.

After seeing it, Shen Yu handed the slingshot back, nodded without speaking, and left straight away.

As soon as Shen Yu left, several girls surrounded him.

Su Yun asked: "Sister Cheng, you are really amazing. Where did you learn such a skill? Even my cousin is amazed."

Ji Cheng smiled and said, "I learned from my brothers at home when I was young." At that time, the Ji family didn't have the financial resources they have now, her father was busy with business and was away from home all year round, and her mother was a cowardly person who didn't care about things, so Ji Cheng followed her all the time. The second brother went out to the wild like a boy.

Later, when Ji Cheng grew up, he couldn't go out with his second brother, and he went out with all the girls from Jin, and he also played with paper kites and slingshots.She had a butterfly paper kite that her father brought back from the south, and Ji Cheng liked it very much. Later, when the paper kite was hung on the treetops due to the wind, she was as anxious as Shen Xun today.

The kung fu of the slingshot was practiced during that period of time with the paper kite, and practice makes perfect.

Sisters Wang Siniang slowly gathered the string of paper kites at the side, only to hear Wang Yueniang say in a moderate voice: "Where did you learn the skills of a rough person, what is there to praise?"

Shen Xun was originally on good terms with the sisters of the Wang family, but now he was a little displeased when he heard Wang Yueniang's words. After all, Ji Cheng had just helped her: "What kind of skill does a rough person not have? A skill that can help others is a good skill."

Wang Yueniang was afraid of Shen Xun's identity, and she was Shen Che's younger sister, so she was a little embarrassed when she heard this, but she didn't speak anymore.

Wang Siniang said with a smile: "Sister Xun, since the paper kite has been brought back, let's take a walk in the garden, don't let down this wonderful spring."

The Shen family sisters are the hosts, so they naturally want to make sure that the guests have a good time, so they started to make arrangements to visit the garden again.

Let's say that after Shen Yu left the Min Farm, he passed by Hegang, saw his second brother Shen Che coming down from the top, and asked with a "huh", "Second brother is at home today?"

This Second Young Master Shen has always been elusive, and he is often invisible at home, so Shen Yu asked this question.

Shen Che chuckled lightly: "You have to be filial to your parents for a few days at home."

Shen Yu understood it immediately, nodded to Shen Che, and walked towards the pine path together: "You are not young, you should take care, lest the princess will urge you all day."

Shen Che said with a smile: "Brother knows it, I wish I could get married soon, but my mother has always been picky."

Shen Yu looked at Shen Che and said silently for a moment: "Although I can't find any evidence, I'm sure that it's your fault that the few marriages I mentioned earlier didn't come to fruition."

Shen Che just smiled lightly.

"Even if it's not for the princess, you should calm down for the sake of your ancestors. You are the one who loves her the most." Shen Yu persuaded, he is not a talkative person in Japan, and he should not care about the affairs of his younger brother's house. Shen Che was unrestrained, and the old lady couldn't control him, so she had no choice but to chatter with Shen Yu, the eldest brother. He listened to a lot, so she had to say a few words about Shen Che.This is a demon king in chaos, and no one in his family can control him.

"I've told my ancestors a long time ago that if she has a crush on someone, she will just change the Geng Tie." Shen Che said indifferently.

Shen Yu also knew it would be useless to talk too much, although he was also a man, he really didn't understand what was so good about those coquettish women outside, the smell was pungent and pretentious, it turned off his appetite just looking at them, and he didn't know what Shen Che liked about them.But everyone has their own preferences, and he can't force Shen Che to be like himself.

"Brother, you told me this for the first time today, is it because you were annoyed by your ancestors?" Shen Che pointedly pointed out the darkness in Shen Yu's heart, this person obviously wanted someone to back him up.

Shen Yu's complexion was darker, even though he was embarrassed, it was also hidden behind his tough appearance, so he just remained silent at the moment.

Shen Che smiled and said: "No matter who the old ancestor told the eldest brother, I will help you to find out when the time comes. You must find someone with good character and good health, so as not to change people every now and then."

This is Shen Che admitting in disguise that he was responsible for the few marriages that seemed to be about to happen in the past.

Shen Yu also has nothing to do with this younger brother, Shen Che is very capable, and seeing how idle he is on weekdays, there is nothing he can't solve.She is as handsome as a jade in life, looks better than Pan An, and looks like Wei Jie, even if she is not coquettish, she is born with a seven-point suaveness.He didn't look for anyone, and girls from people would jump on him like moths, even both men and women.

What Shen Yu remembers most clearly is that once when they went to Mingyue Tower for a drink, it happened that Uncle Guo was also in Mingyue Tower, and the little girl Liu Lingkun beside him, who had finally gotten his hands on him recently, insisted on asking Shen Che for help. Self-recommended as a pillow mat, I am not afraid of risking offending Uncle Si Guo.

Only then did Shen Yu know that masculinity also has the ability to bewitch people's lives.

But the most wonderful thing is that Zheng Kuo, the uncle of the country who is usually domineering, unexpectedly sent Liu Lingkun to Shen Che without saying a word.None of the dandies in Jingshiman Street dissatisfied with the Shen family, the biggest dandy.

"If anyone needs help from my second brother, I will naturally not be polite." Shen Yu said.In fact, their marriage is also a sign of luck. On weekdays, all the ladies of the family wear masks. If they don't sleep together in the same bed for a period of time, no one will be able to see their true colors under the masks.

The two of them were talking, but they saw a corner of pink clothes protruding from the corner ahead. This section of the pine path is only a small path, even if they want to avoid it, they can't, they can only bump into it.

At this time, Ji Cheng was standing in the Deyue Pavilion in Hegang, overlooking the spring scenery of the garden, this place was regarded as the highest point of the Qingyuan Garden.And below Hegang is the pine path that Shen Che and the others walked.

The two sisters Wang Siniang, Wang Yueniang, and Shen Xun were talking to Shen Yu, another man who was as tall as Shen Yu was dressed very strangely, Ji Cheng was sure that he had never seen him before.

However, Ji Cheng was not interested after just a glance, and the person who could make the Wang family sisters try their best to coax Shen Xun to take a shortcut to block him was obviously not in the scope of Ji Cheng's consideration.

(End of this chapter)