Rites. Qu Li: Etiquette is still exchanged, and it is not polite to come and go, and it is not polite to come and go.

Chen Mo actually didn't understand much about the interaction with the scholars, but the teacher encouraged him to move around with them more, and Chen Mo had asked Zang Hong how to move around, and Zang Hong's answer was only four words: courtesy.

Tang Yuan seemed to mean the same thing, but when Chen Mo got the short bow that Xue Yu gave him, he was still a little difficult.

But Chen Mo is also a good bow, especially in the dream training camp, he has learned to know the bow, although it is also a short bow, but compared to the cork short bow given to him by Uncle Wang, the wooden wood used in the bow arm of this bow is quite precious, the bowstring is also twisted into animal tendons, and the workmanship is even more exquisite, I am afraid that it cannot be bought on the market, and the price of the general short bow is only a few hundred yuan, but this one, without four or five thousand dollars, I am afraid that it will not be able to come down, or even more expensive.

Xue Yu sent it casually, but Chen Mo felt hot when he received it, although he was a disciple of Zang Hong, eating and wearing, Zang Hong was very good to him, but if he wanted him to ask Zang Hong for money in return, Chen Mo couldn't do it.

"Brother Chen, this bow was made by a famous craftsman in Qingzhou, can it be eye-catching?" Xue Yu, who is only nine years old, feels a little awkward when he learns from those scholars in his words and deeds on weekdays.

When Chen Mo heard this, he could only try to keep smiling, and said, "Thank you Brother Xue for your generous gift, this bow ...... It's the only thing I've seen in my life. ”

The range, Chen Mo is estimated to be about fifty steps, the effective range, within thirty steps is comparable to the power of his own within ten steps, and with real arrows, in terms of short bow, it is already excellent, but its exquisiteness, ornamentality is far greater than practicality, many places such as the beast head at both ends swallow the mouth to hide the bowstring, Chen Mo feels that in terms of practicality, it may not be comparable to the normal short bow in the army, and the bowstring is actually inlaid with gold wire......

Alas~

Chen Mo had a headache, but he naturally couldn't say these words, and he swept away people's interest.

During this period of getting along, Chen Mo probably figured out the character of these people, although the children of the family were of noble birth, most of the children of the family are quite strict, and there are few behaviors like the big families in the countryside who oppress the good, but among these people, they pay more attention to face, and sometimes a casual word is likely to poke someone's sore spot and sweep away people's faces.

Advocating the style of a gentleman, but unfortunately I'm afraid that everyone here, including myself, hasn't figured out what the real gentleman's style is, right?

In Chen Mo's heart, his teacher has the style of a gentleman, and as for these teenagers of the same age as himself, they are just following suit, the kind that can be seen at a glance.

"Brother Chen likes it, let's go, I heard that Brother Chen's archery skills are like a god, and I must take a look at it today." Xue Yu said with a smile.

"Where to go?" Chen Mo nodded, although he also practiced archery on weekdays, but this real arrow was still the first time, and he also felt a little eager to try it in his heart.

"How about I go to Lushan in Lu Township today?" Tang Yuan rode his foal, looked at Chen Mo and smiled.

Luxiang and Dangli are only separated by a river, from Dangli to Lushan, about twenty miles, they will not use these families to go, except for Chen Mo, they all bring carriages, in addition to each of them have four or five guards around them, adding up to more than seventy people.

"I remember that there are bandits in Lushan, right?" Chen Mo frowned when he heard this.

"I am waiting for so many people, those stupid thieves are now forced by Zang County's order to shrink in the mountains and dare not come out lightly, how dare they come to provoke us and others? If it happens, it's just right to eliminate harm for the people! Tang Yuan smiled proudly: "Brother Chen, don't worry, I am familiar with the art of war, and if I do, they will be unlucky." ”

Chen Mo rubbed his temples, felt a pain in his skull, and turned his head to look at Tang Yuan's guard, he recognized this person, he was the general of the Tang family, he was a ranger in his early years, and his swordsmanship was quite powerful, since he followed, he should be persuaded, right?

"Chen Gongzi rest assured." The general smiled slightly, and arched his hand: "Don't say that those thieves don't dare to do it, even if they really come, they are all famous rangers in the vicinity, and those thieves may not be opponents." ”

Ranger?

Chen Mo looked at this person, and finally nodded, as far as the two rangers he knew, Uncle Wang's ability needless to say, that is the one who has killed the tiger, Uncle Zheng's skillful knife skills, I'm afraid it's not ordinary, it should be very powerful, not to mention that they don't count, there is also a team of guards alone, even if they really meet the robbers, they can still walk away if they want to.

In this way, the group of carriages and horses went in the direction of Lushan, Tang Yuan let Chen Mo sit in his carriage, and he himself rode his own foal in the team to direct the direction of the team in the envious gaze, which was quite a bit of a posture.

Chen Mo didn't stay in the carriage, sat on the wheel, looked at the high-spirited Tang Yuan on horseback, and felt a little envious in his heart, but he was thinking about whether he would also go to the dream training camp to learn riding? Although it is a bit expensive, this skill will be used in the future.

There are few pedestrians on the post road, and now there is a shortage of soldiers, in addition to the necessity to go to the city to buy or the townships to report the situation to the county seat, the villages around the country have erected fences to guard.

Occasionally, you can see a dock fort, which is a defensive manor built by the squires from all over the country, Tang Yuan's family has one, Chen Mo has been to it once, it gives people the feeling that it is like a small county town, not only has a large population, but more importantly, there are city walls and arrow towers, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Taiping Sect chaos, these dock forts have absorbed a lot of people.

In the past, this kind of dock fort was rare, but since the Taiping Rebellion, it began to appear, and more and more, some are rebuilt from townships, but more are built by the gentry, from Xuzhou to Qingzhou, there are no less than 20 along the way, and it is still increasing.

Chen Mo will pay attention to this, because Zang Hong has been having a headache recently because of this matter, what is the specific headache, Chen Mo is not too clear, but it is certain that it is related to this dock fort, but Chen Mo can't understand that this dock fort is obviously very effective for defending the Taiping Sect, why is he bothered by this?

"Brother Chen, what are you thinking?" Maybe he was tired, Tang Yuan stopped running around, and rode a horse to talk to people one by one in the middle of the convoy, and when he arrived at Chen Mo, he saw Chen Mo sitting on the wheel and began to be in a daze again, and couldn't help but smile and speak.

"You said that now that the Taiping Sect in Donglai has been peaceful, why are there still so many people building a dock fort?" Chen Mo didn't mention the teacher, but just asked puzzled.

"You don't know." Tang Yuan straightened his chest, straightened his clothes, and felt that it was a little undignified to speak immediately, handed over the foal to the general, climbed into Chen Mo's car, and stretched out his hand to Chen Mo: "Brother Chen, please, I'll talk to you in detail." ”

Chen Mojue was actually a little ridiculous like this, and it was not funny, so he nodded, made the same gesture, and entered the carriage with Tang Yuan.

"Why, exactly?" Chen Mo knelt down and sat down, looked at Tang Yuan and asked with a smile.

"Actually, it's very simple, although Donglai is peaceful now, but the Yellow Turban Thieves in Qingzhou are still raging, and there is a tendency to get worse, everyone is worried that the Yellow Turban Thieves will gather heavy troops to kill, so build a dock fort in advance, even if the county is lost, we will have a place to retreat, so that the whole army will not be wiped out."

Because most of the people and horses who started in the Taiping Sect wiped their foreheads with yellow scarves, most of them are now commensurate with yellow turban thieves.

"I see." Chen Mo made a teachable expression when he heard this, but he didn't agree with this answer in his heart, there are no eggs under the nest, if the real city is breached, the dock fort may not be useful, and if this is the reason, the teacher should not be worried about the dock fort but the yellow turban thief.

However, looking at Tang Yuan's appearance, he obviously couldn't say anything more profound, and Chen Mo could only give up and turn to some theoretical things.