The daily farming life of the black-bellied young lady

Chapter 40 Practice Archery
Chu Ying made 4 sets of spring and autumn clothes, and after they were sewn, they were placed on the two-layer shelf she made out of wood. Because there were not many things, Chu Ying only made two layers, with winter clothes on the top and spring and autumn clothes on the bottom. This is also better than just messing around.

Even the well water has been freezing these days. Chu Ying smashed the wooden bucket for a long time but did not break through the layer of ice on the well water. Fortunately, she filled the water tank before her, but Chu Ying still It took a lot of effort to chip away at the ice on the water tank so that it was easier to get water.

Chu Ying used the leftover reed to tie a knot at one end, then braided a long reed rope with a three-strand braid, then fixed it a bit, and slowly wound the reed rope together in a circle. Fix it with needles and threads until it reaches the width of 4 palms. Then Chu Ying fixes the whole disc with needles and threads, and then uses sharpened wood as a nail to fix it in the middle of the two wooden boards, because there is a gap in the middle of the boards. It just stuck in there.

Chu Ying hung the disc on it, and it was just the right size when viewed from the other side of the room. She took it down and drew concentric circles on it with charcoal ash. The best seasons for hunting are autumn and winter. Animals will gain weight after eating for two seasons. The matter of raising children is also completed in spring and summer.

Originally, Chu Ying had never been to the depths of the woods in autumn because of her poor quality and the outside world’s many speculations and fears about the wild boars deep in the woods. Now it is winter, the snow is 1 foot thick, and it is difficult to walk normally. If you are not an experienced hunter, there is really no need to venture into the mountains.

Taking advantage of the cold weather and being unable to go out, Chu Ying wanted to improve her archery skills. She had shot some fish by the stream before, but at that time the distance was relatively short, and the fish were a bit stupid, so she succeeded a few times. .But if he wanted to go into the mountains to hunt a scum like him with a combat power of 5, he would definitely be no match for wild boars. He could only fight hand-to-hand. Based on his previous physical fitness, he could have a chance of winning, but now he is really not sure about his sickly body.

Chu Ying took a sip of pine needle tea, took out the bow and arrow bag that Yan Yushu gave her last time, and counted a total of 20 arrows, the arrows were ironed, they felt sharp, and could penetrate into wood two fingers deep.

But 20 arrows are still a little short, and I need to find some arrow bamboo to make some arrows when the spring comes.Chu Ying set up the bow string. When she was useless before, Chu Ying unloaded the bow string and put it away. If it is not suitable, keeping the bow in the ready state will gradually reduce its elasticity. When it is really necessary to use it It's not as elastic anymore.

Chu Ying was on the bow, and slowly wiped it with a linen cloth with some lard. Chu Ying could see that the material of the bow was very good. Since it was in her hands, she had to take good care of it. It was cold these days, so Chu Ying Rub some oil on the bow for fear that the bow body will crack if it is cold and dry.

When everything was ready, Chu Ying opened her bow and prepared to practice. She looked at the target she had made on the opposite side, and tried her best to make her eyes, arrows and bull's-eye line up. However, there was still a gap between the bow and arrow and the pistol. Chu Ying was the first The shot just missed.

But fortunately Changdong has nothing to do, it’s good to be able to improve your archery skills. After Chu Ying shoots 20 arrows at a time, she walks over to pick up all the arrows. Afterwards, I gradually got some feel, and was able to hit the target a few times, and hit the bull's-eye again, making Chu Ying jump wildly on the spot with joy.

However, she was not proficient in technique, and she hadn't hit every shot yet, but Chu Ying already felt pretty good with some hands, and she was tired after practicing for a day, so Chu Ying added an extra piece of fish bream.I don’t eat much of these things myself. Firstly, I don’t know how long the winter here is, so I can’t just sit and eat the mountains all at once. In this winter, I don’t have any easy food except the mustard greens outside the door. After eating the finished product, I have to eat dry rice with mustard greens. Secondly, I can’t eat too much pickled product at once, because I’m afraid of poisoning from too much nitrite in it. It’s better to eat it in small amounts and multiple times.

Chu Ying ate dinner early and went to the bedroom to sleep with the two women in her arms. Although the wood was made of thicker tree trunks, which was much better than the wooden board room in the kitchen, the insulation performance was still somewhat lacking. Some adobe bricks are added to the wooden house of the bedroom, which can further keep out the cold.

Chu Ying glanced at a pair of hemp shoes with broken toes beside the eye bed, a pair of felt boots she bought and cotton shoes from Wang Naiyuan. Two pairs of winter shoes are enough for her, but she can’t still wear them when spring begins. A pair of broken hemp shoes, tomorrow I have to pick a few pieces of wood to make a few pairs of hemp shoes.

Chu Ying has no urgent matters now. Every night when it gets dark, she eats and goes to bed early, so that she can sleep too full in the morning and wake up naturally. She has no tonic to take. After drinking the pine needles every day, my feet began to warm up gradually, not as cold as before, but I still needed the help of Mrs. Tang.

Without outside help, Chu Ying maintains her body through adequate sleep and a reasonable diet with meat and vegetables. When the snow melts, Chu Ying has to go to the city to see the doctor and understand what is going on with her body , Can you take care of it well? A poor family like myself really can't afford the disease of wealth.

Chu Ying got up after lying on the bed for a while in the morning. When she got to the kitchen and lit a fire, she started punching. Since it was snowing outside, she couldn't go out for a run, so she could only do a few sets of punches to exercise her body and improve her immunity.

Due to the uncontrollable and unknown nature of her body, Chu Ying cannot carry out high-intensity training. She can only use boxing first to let her body adapt first, and then see if her body understands water. Slowly practice water in a place where swimming is also a good exercise, and you can also touch underwater creatures to replenish your physical strength.

Chu Ying picked some hard wood to make a two-finger-thick sheet, and used charcoal to draw the size of her own feet on it, and then stretched out some places to be the seam allowances for the shoes. After drawing, Chu Ying Then he slowly trimmed the shape of the sole with a knife.

After the soles were finished, Chu Ying thought about the model of cotton slippers that her mother had made before, and drew the shape of the shoes on the linen cloth, making double-layered ones first.Chu Ying now uses the drill she bought last time to drill holes in the sole of the shoe, and then slowly sews the stitched shoe shape on it.

Since the drill is drilled from the side of the sole instead of the bottom, the bottom will not leak, but when the sewing is finished, Chu Ying realizes that she did not measure the size of her foot properly, and the shoe she made looks a bit small But I'm almost done, only the back part is missing, Chu Ying can only cut a small piece of cloth to connect it, it looks a bit imperfect, but it's not bad to be able to make such shoes for the first time.

Because it is a wooden sole, it is a bit hard to wear.When making the second pair, Chu Ying first made a thousand-ply bottom out of clothes scraps, and then sewed the thousand-ply bottom to the wooden sole with a drill and needle thread. Chu Ying stepped on the sole a few times. , I felt that it was much better than the pure wooden sole, so I sewed the improved shoe shape on.

Since every stitch needs to be drilled, it was late in the evening when Chu Ying finished making two pairs of shoes, but this was related to the fact that she was relatively unfamiliar with the process at the beginning, and when she gradually became familiar with the craft, she would be able to make it faster.

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