Du Zhen is not only smart, but also reads hard, but he doesn't just learn and doesn't play, but other children don't want to play with him. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Qiang children learn wrestling and target shooting from the age of six. On weekdays, the fox slave children of Touzhai go to Yang Zhang's grass pavilion in the morning to learn literature, and go to exercise in the afternoon.

The javelin that the children play with is sharpened from a small tree trunk, like a long arrow without feathers, although it is exercise, but the practice and competition are a child's fun thing, Du Zhen also yearns for it, and every time he wants to play together, but those children are resolutely not allowed to exercise together.

In the fifth month of the lunar calendar this year, it was the height of summer. One afternoon, Du Zhen went to the mountain to shepherd sheep, suddenly a big bird flew in the air, swooped down on a few small sheep, Du Zhen hurriedly picked up a stone and threw it at the big bird, the big bird hurriedly dodged, turned in the air, but changed the target, and suddenly flew towards Du Zhen. Du Zhen was already weak, not to mention a child, he was taken aback, he didn't run two steps before falling to the ground, Du Zhen's brain turned very fast, and he hurriedly got into the grass next to him to hide.

The big bird was hovering in the air, Du Zhen was a child after all, and he was curious, so he couldn't help but poke his head out to look at it a few times, the big bird immediately swooped down, and saw that the big bird's claws came to the front, and there was a "whoosh" arrow sound, but the big bird was planted in response.

Du Zhen got out of the grass, turned around and looked, only to see the mountains and soil rising in all directions, and more than a dozen horses galloping over. It turned out that this was a group of soldiers, all of whom were dressed by Han Chinese.

The first was a sturdy young man on horseback, dressed in a short red coat, carrying a steel knife at his waist, carrying a large bow on his back, holding a horse rope in his left hand, and a crossbow in his right hand. Immediately, the young man glanced at Du Zhen, didn't speak, and got off the horse to look at the big bird. Du Zhen also had the courage to look at it, only to see that the big bird's body was three times larger than himself, the feathers on its whole body were gray, its abdomen and under its wings were white, its eyes were yellow, its pupils were black and could be constricted, its beak was about seven inches long, and its wingspan was one foot and two.

The big bird was hit by an arrow in the abdomen, and his blood was moistened with white hair, and he was in pain. When it saw someone coming forward, it suddenly struggled, its wings fluttered, and a gust of wind struck at the people, and when they were shielding the weather, the great bird flew away with its arrows and stabbed obliquely.

The young man waited until the wind stopped, and when he saw that his prey had fled, he could not help but sigh. A soldier stepped forward and said, "Childe, your archery skills are really getting more and more accurate, and you can only catch it this time." The young man didn't seem to like to listen to compliments, so he just looked at Du Zhen and said, "Qiang child, don't provoke it next time." Du Zhen was no longer afraid at this time, and said: "I am Han." The young man was a little surprised, but he didn't say more, it was not uncommon for Qiang and Han to live together.

Thinking of the big bird, Du Zhen couldn't help but be a little afraid, and hurriedly thanked the young man: "Thank you for killing the big bird, otherwise I would definitely be its dinner." ”

When the young man heard this, he laughed and said, "Boy, this is an owl, haven't you seen it?" Don't mess with it in the future, you're so skinny, you can be easily taken away by it. I can save you once, but I can't save you next time. Du Zhen replied: "In the past, it was in the world, I thought it was very small, but today it has fallen, it is so huge." However, it was the one who wanted to rob my lamb first, and I didn't mess with it! ”

The young man "hummed" and smiled, no more, he finished laughing and stepped on the horse to leave, Du Zhen asked again: "May I ask what kind of weapon you have this?" Why is it so powerful? The young man waved the bow and crossbow in his hand and said to him, "This is called a crossbow arrow, which I use specifically for hunting. However, it is only suitable for those who are close, and if they are far away, you have to use a bow to be safe. After he finished speaking, he rode away, leaving Du Zhen to watch his back.

After finishing the study at noon the next day, Du Zhen proposed to his Qiang friends that he wanted to throw javelins together. The other children were all silent, a Qiang child who was half a head taller than Du Zhen seemed to be their leader, and he said to Du Zhen in Qiang language: "Du Zhen, chasing and hiding on weekdays, you fainted before you ran down the mountain from the bottom of the mountain, this projection javelin requires more physical strength, how dare we take you to shoot?" ”

Du Zhen was a little disappointed, but he really wanted to play, so he replied: "Gule Bau, you let me practice slowly next to me, so that maybe my body will get stronger a little bit." The boy named Gulebau shook his head and said, "Forget it, I don't want to carry you home every time." After he finished speaking, he took his friends to leave, and said to the other children: "Don't play with him in the future, if he faints, you have to carry him, it is very troublesome, I really don't know why the Han children are so weak." ”

Du Zhen heard this, his heart was very unhappy, although he was only seven years old and did not understand any national righteousness, but he did not want to be looked down upon by others, he said angrily: "How can you let me shoot the target?" Gulebawu turned around and said to him: "Du Zhen, I can give you a chance, let's bet on the competition, if you can win me, I will take you to play and exercise together in the future." Du Zhen thought for a while and said, "Then what do you say we are competing?" Gu Lebawu smiled: "Du Zhen, you can compete anything, but you can't endorse it." ”

It turned out that Gule Bawu was only afraid of reciting the scriptures with Du Zhen, and if he tried it, he had no chance of winning. He added: "You don't have any other strengths except for endorsement, and my father also said that you Han people are useless except for some brains." I don't think you'd compare. When Du Zhen heard this, he was even more annoyed, and said: "In addition to endorsement, everything else can be compared, can you take what you said seriously?" Gulebau was also enraged, and replied, "Seriously, but you don't want to try wrestling with me, do you?" Ha ha. He laughed, and the other children laughed as well.

Du Zhen thought for a while and said, "You practice projectiles, and the comparison is accurate, right?" Gulebau replied: "Of course, what is the use of shooting the target?" Du Zhen said: "Are you confident that your shooting is very accurate?" Gulebau replied, "Yes, I am the most accurate of the children in the village." Du Zhen replied: "Then we will compare the head." How could Gulebau be afraid of him, he replied: "Okay, just compare your head, you are humiliating yourself." Du Zhen said: "Three days later, I will try with you again, you have to practice hard in the past two days, don't lose at that time." ”

Gulebawu asked Du Zhen, "Don't you practice?" Du Zhenxin said: Bau's brain is really stupid, if I just lied to him, I can go and practice with them now. But now that the bet is settled, I must not let you win me. He said: "I only said that I should use the javelin, as long as I am more accurate than you." Gulebau smiled: "Whatever you want, it is estimated that you will not be able to hold the javelin, so you will compete in three days." ”

Three days later, in the afternoon, a group of fox slave Qiang children came to the mountains and forests with Du Zhen, Du Zhen picked a small tree with the thickness of a bowl, and then measured the distance of ten steps, and said to Gu Lebawu: "Let you shoot first." ”

Gulebawu looked at the target tree, and asked Du Zhen, "Is it considered a win if you pierce the tree?" Du Zhen replied: "It's just a matter of touching it." ”

Bau picked up the javelin, aimed and aimed it with his eyes, and after a long time he threw it, and it was very accurate, and the tip of the spear hit the trunk of the tree, and then it slid to the ground. The other children of the same clan were elated, and Gu Lebawu was also showing off his might, and waved to Du Zhenxian: "I shot, I said that in the head village, I shoot the most accurate." Even if you hit it with a stone, you may not be able to hit it, and I will see how you compare it to me. ”

Du Zhen sneered, and unhurriedly took out an object made of wooden chopsticks from his sleeve and held it in his hand, which all the children didn't know when they saw it. Gulebau was also puzzled and asked, "What are you doing?" Du Zhen said: "I did it myself, I only need to move my fingers to shoot the target." ”

It turned out that this thing was Du Zhen tied two wooden chopsticks together with a leather rope, and the handle was made of two broken chopsticks below, and the trigger was also a wooden chopstick, which was fixed by the connection of the leather rope and made a crossbow-like thing.

Du Zhen took him in his right hand, aimed at the small tree, and then snapped his index finger, and a short chopstick flew out and shot at the trunk of the tree.

When Gulebawu saw this, he was dumbfounded, and the other children were also stunned and stopped making noise. Gulebawu's face was embarrassed, but he defended in an instant: "You and I also shot, I can't win, I can't win, I can't win." Du Zhen picked up the wooden chopsticks and replied to him: "Let's compare again." ”

This time he measured the distance twenty paces away, double the range of his previous shot. Gulebau looked at the distance between the little tree and himself, and couldn't help but feel troubled, and when he threw it again, the javelin fell to the ground before it could be fired, and it turned out to be beyond the range of his bid. This is also natural, how much strength can a seven-year-old child have in his arm, and the javelin range is extremely limited, even if he has an accurate head, it is in vain if he can't shoot it.

Du Zhen smiled, pulled the trigger again, and hit it easily. He said to Gulebawu: "How? Are you willing to admit defeat this time? Reluctant to do so, he asked, "Where did you get this?" Du Zhen replied: "I didn't find it, I did it myself." Besides, you also said that even if I hit it with a stone, I will win, but now you are going to speak, don't you? ”

Gu Lebawu was annoyed and angry, and said: "Hmph, what my father said is really right, you Han people are scheming, I will kill you as a foreign race." Gu Lebao walked up to Du Zhen, hugged his thin waist with both hands, and mixed his feet, "Go", and threw Du Zhen out. Du Zhen was suddenly thrown to the ground by him, and the homemade wooden bow and crossbow in his hand was instantly smashed into pieces.

Gulebau also said: "We just don't play with Han Chinese children. With that, he left with the other children.

Du Zhen was smashed to the ground, returned to the Han house alone, and sat at the small wooden table in a trance.

When Yang Zhang came back from chopping wood, he saw that Du Zhen seemed to be thinking, and asked, "Zhen'er, what are you thinking?" Du Zhen held his chin with both hands, didn't get up, and replied quietly: "Uncle Yang, I just recited all the scriptures you taught me, they are all principles of being a man and governing the country, why is there no way to exercise your body?" ”

Yang Zhang was stunned for a moment, stroked Du Zhen's head and said, "Zhen'er, why do you have this thought?" Du Zhen turned around, Yang Zhang saw that Du Zhen's face was dusty, his heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked, "Have you fainted again today?" Du Zhen said impatiently: "I didn't faint, but I was just thrown by Gulebawu." Yang Zhang heard this and said angrily: "Is it Gule Bawu who threw you?" Why did he throw you? Let's go, I'll take you to his father and mother theory. After speaking, he grabbed Du Zhen's wrist and wanted to go out, Du Zhen shook his arm and said angrily: "Uncle Yang, I don't want to theorize, I want to fall this wrestle back." ”

When Yang Zhang heard this, he couldn't help but be furious: "What did you say? Zhen'er, remember how I taught you? If it is light, it will be unscrupulous, and if it is rude, it will be taken off. Isn't it possible that you are going to be a frivolous, rude wild man? How can you be worthy of your dead father and mother if you go on like this. Yang Zhang didn't say much, he picked up the ring ruler, dragged Du Zhen's palm, and hit Du Zhen's palm with a "snap", Du Zhen's palm immediately flushed, Yang Zhang felt sorry for him in his heart, but he scolded on his mouth: "If your father and mother knew that you couldn't make it like this, how painful it would be, do you know?" "Slap" was another trick, Du Zhen endured the pain and gritted his teeth silently.

Yang Zhang saw it in his eyes and asked, "At a young age, where did you learn to be so forbearant and ruthless?" Du Zhen was still silent, fighting silently. Yang Zhang hit harder, and he roared: "Call me back, don't you even listen to Uncle Yang's words now?" ”

Du Zhen gave him a few hard strokes in the palm of his hand, and his skin was already open, and his hands were full of blood, but he didn't expect that the ring ruler failed to stop his rebellion, but instead aroused a stubborn spirit in his nature, and he replied fiercely: "You just smashed my palm, and I also want to throw this wrestle back." ”

Yang Zhang was shocked in his heart, this kid's personality was so fierce, it was quite similar to Lord Du Qiao's daring to speak out above the court, but he didn't want Du Zhen to learn any wrestling and shooting. How could a literati learn such rudeness? If this continues, Du Zhen can only become a reckless man, not to mention that his physical condition is not suitable for jumping, falling and beating; In Yang Zhang's heart, he wants to train Du Zhen to be a character like Lord Du Qiao, open-minded and concerned about the world, so that he can support the Han family in the future, subdue the traitor Liang Ji, and correct his father's name.