After Zhou Tong took the bow, he said, "That's it, it's almost noon, let's do this in this morning class, let's show you the art of bows and arrows first." ”

As soon as the three bear children heard that they could not sit in class, they all roared and rushed out, and as soon as they came out, they saw three members staring at the three people next to them, and the three bear children hurriedly lowered their heads and stood in a row, not daring to look at the three members.

"Haha, don't be like this with the three virtuous brothers, the three virtuous nephews are all smart and clever, although they are naughty, they are all Puyu." Zhou Tong walked out with a bow and said, Yue Fei didn't know when he was holding a feather arrow and following aside, and even Jiang De didn't notice it.

The three outsiders looked at each other, sighed together, and gave Zhou Tong a salute to express their gratitude, Wang Ming glared at Wang Gui, and said to Zhou Tong, "Let the old minister bother." ”

Zhou Tong smiled and said, "By the way, it's almost noon, and I also trouble the three virtuous brothers to prepare some food and send it to the martial arts training ground behind." ”

Wang Ming hurriedly said, "This is nature, and it has been prepared." ”

Everyone came to the back of the academy, here is a no-man's meadow, the grass has already prepared a lot of martial arts equipment, plum blossom piles, wooden stakes, stone locks, stone piers, everything, it can also be seen that the three members of the staff for the three bear children, indeed spent a lot of effort.

Zhou Tong picked up the quiver held by Yue Fei and said, "Go, put on the target, and put it farther." ”

Yue Fei immediately ran to pick up a grass target, and after thinking about it, he swung fifty steps, thinking to himself, this is far enough.

There is actually a difference between one step in ancient times and one step in later generations, one step in ancient times is actually two steps in the meaning of later generations, and one step in later generations is called a step in ancient times, so a step in ancient times is about one meter three to one meter four, and these fifty steps are fast 70 meters, which is actually a very long distance for archery, not an excellent archer, it is difficult to shoot at such a distance.

Zhou Tong watched Yue Fei run back, laughed and said, "How is this enough?" A little further! ”

Yue Fei didn't take a breath, and hurriedly went back to continue setting the target, this time he ran to sixty steps, thinking that this should be okay.

Zhou Tong waited for Yue Fei to come back, shook his head and said, "Not enough, not enough, then swing!" ”

A few small ones had no concept of archery at such a distance, but Wang Ming and the others understood, and hurriedly said, "Enough, enough, far enough!" ”

Yue Fei glanced at Zhou Tong, and saw that Zhou Tong didn't speak, so he ran to set the target again, this time, he put eighty steps, which was already more than one hundred meters in later generations, and in the archery competition in the Olympic Games in later generations, the farthest was only 90 meters.

Yue Fei ran back again, Zhou Tong shook his head and said, "Put one hundred and twenty steps!" ”

"Shhh Everyone gasped, even Jiang De felt incredible, one hundred and twenty steps, that is one hundred and fifty or sixty meters, and when Yue Fei came back, Zhou Tong said to a few people, "Look carefully!" ”

Saying that, Zhou Tong picked up four arrows, his hands were as fast as the wind, and the arrows flashed like lightning, and they were actually beaded arrows!

One hundred and fifty or sixty meters, everyone could see that all four arrows were shot at the target, but they could also see that they did not hit the red heart.

"Good!!" The three members shouted loudly, but the five children were a little disappointed, Tang Huai snorted, "I thought they would all hit the red hearts." ”

Yue Fei was also a little disappointed, but still said, "Tang Xiaolang, after all, this is a hundred and twenty steps, and it is still a series of arrows, if it was a person standing there, he would have been shot to death a long time ago." ”

Jiang De also nodded and said, "That's right, at such a distance, it's very good to be able to shoot, not to mention four consecutive beads." ”

Zhou Tong touched his beard with a smile and said, "Yue Fei, you go and carry that arrow target again." ”

Yue Fei didn't complain, and immediately trotted all the way to the arrow target, everyone stepped forward to look, and couldn't help but gasp, it turned out that the four arrows were actually on the four corners of the target, and the distance of each arrow was almost identical, showing a diamond shape.

"The old man is good at archery!" Zhang Da clapped his hands and shouted, "The old man is famous for his short marksmanship, but I didn't expect this archery to be so proficient." ”

Zhou Tong smiled and said, "Have you forgotten how the king of Western Xia ambushed him?" It was a little too far at the beginning, and he also had some skills, otherwise he would not have escaped back. ”

Jiang De's brows furrowed, he stepped forward, put the arrow target on the ground, pressed his hand on the arrow and gestured, and said in surprise, "It's the same depth?" ”

Zhou Tong glanced at Jiang De and said, "Archery also has its own rules, shooting four arrows in a row, this is a etiquette handed down from ancient times, the difficulty is that the hand strength is uneven, but there is a little bump and convex, it is not convincing." ”

The three bear children were convinced, knowing that this old man was really capable.

Zhou Tong looked at a few people and said, "Since ancient times, most of the famous generals have been proficient in archery, even if it is Master Kong, he is also an archer, you must not be slack." ”

Wuxiao hurriedly responded.

Wang Gui said again, "Sir, when can we choose archery?" ”

Zhou Tong touched his beard and said, "It's still early, it's still early, your body hasn't grown now, it's not the best time to learn archery, exercise your body first, and you will naturally get twice the result with half the effort in the future." ”

At this time, several villagers also brought food, Zhou Tong and the three members of the staff had a table, and the five children ate themselves.

At this time in the Song Dynasty, due to the gradual prosperity of the people, three meals a day have become extremely common. Wang Ming asked while eating, "Old Minister Zhou, do you still need our help with this matter of practicing literature and martial arts?" ”

After thinking for a while, Zhou Tong nodded and said, "There is indeed one thing, have you ever heard of such a sentence as a poor man and a rich man?" ”

The three of them nodded, indicating that they had heard.

Zhou Tong continued, "Whether it is riding a horse and archery or dancing a knife and a gun, it is extremely physically demanding, and the child is small, but also relatively weak, but the recovery is good, many dark injuries can not be seen for a while, if you do not always recuperate, once you are old, it must be painful, so this time, the food of these five children must be good, second, I need a lot of herbs, always for them to recuperate." ”

Zhang Da immediately said, "Of course, even if we are hungry for the three brothers, we will not be hungry for this group of small ones!" ”

Tang Wenzhong asked, "This food is easy to say, but what do herbs need?" ”

Zhou Tong sighed, "This is the place to ask, this herb is not a small amount, and the money will inevitably cost a lot." ”

Wang Ming frowned slightly, Wang Gui was his own son, Jiang De had an extraordinary background, and he took it by himself, but who would bear Yue Fei's share? As the saying goes, brothers, settle accounts, the three of them can be better for so many years, but it's not just because of like-mindedness, Wang Ming said, "The money of the two virtuous nephews Zhang and Tang is paid by the two virtuous brothers, and I am responsible for the herbal food of my dog, Jiang Xiaolangjun and Yue Fei." ”

Zhou Tong looked back at the five teenagers who were talking and laughing and said, "No, the old man has no children under his knees, and it is useless to keep money and things by his side, I think that although Yue Fei is young, he is quite polite, I don't know what this child's temperament is?" ”

Wang Ming immediately stretched out his thumb and praised, "This Yue Fei's child's temperament is really nothing to find fault with, his family is fleeing here, when he first came, there was only one mother, and then his father learned the news, when he was two or three years old, he came to reunite, but he didn't think about breaking his body, often lying in bed, he has helped his mother to make a living since he was a child, his mother is also extremely capable, plus I occasionally send some food, I can also maintain."

Since last year, this son has been taught by his mother to learn Chinese and calligraphy, to make paper with sand, to use wood as a pen, to study hard, to say something unpleasant, although our three evil animals have been taught by Mr., but they are not as good as Yue Fei's knowledge! ”

Zhou Tong looked at Yue Fei, even more full of good feelings, and said in his heart, "Yue Fei, come here." ”

Yue Fei hurriedly got up, walked over, and said respectfully, "Sir, what is the matter with calling me?" ”

Zhou Tong beckoned, bringing Yue Fei closer, then touched Yue Fei's body and sighed, "Your mother treats you well, your body is actually stronger than your peers." ”

Yue Fei nodded and said, "My father is sick, and my mother is in charge of all the affairs at home, but it is hard, I just hope to learn the skills as soon as possible and let my mother rest as soon as possible." ”

Zhou Tong touched his beard, thought about it, and said to Yue Fei, "I heard Wang Yuanwai say that your writing is also good?" ”

Yue Fei lowered his head and said, "It's all taught by my mother." ”

Zhou Tong saw Yue Fei talk about filial piety like this, and his heart was even more happy, and then Jiang De also came over and said, "Sir, since Mr. has no children under his knees, and Yue Fei is a clever child, why don't you accept Yue Fei as a righteous son?" ”

Zhou Tongxin already had this idea, but Yue Fei's father was still there, so he couldn't help but hesitate a little.

Wang Ming also persuaded, "This is indeed a good idea, Yue Fei, what do you think?" ”

Yue Fei hurriedly said, "It's not that Yue Fei doesn't know what to do, it's just that his parents are still alive at home, and he is alone, and he wants to pass on his blood and bones, so he doesn't dare to deviate." ”

Zhou Tong looked at it, and he liked Yue Fei even more in his heart, so he said, "Okay, good, you are filial piety in your heart, I like it very much, in this way, I have to ask you to pass on, but to you Moth, neither change your name, nor change your surname, as long as you recognize it as a father and son, so that the old man will pass on his life skills to one person." Later, after a hundred years, as long as you bury my old bones in the soil and not be exposed, it will be the end of the game. ”

Jiang De smiled and said, "I don't think Yue Fei can be the master of this matter, in this way, Wang Gui, you go and call the Yao family to come here, remember to talk about this matter first, and let the two elders be mentally prepared." ”

Wang Gui sighed, and left quickly, Yue Fei didn't even have time to scream, and it didn't take long to see Wang Gui in front and Yao in the back.

When he arrived in front of everyone, Yue Fei greeted him and shouted, "Mother, child..."

Yao Shi slapped Yue Fei and said, "You fool, don't say it, Wang Xiaolang has made it clear to Weiniang and your father, which one is the old man of Zhou?" ”

Zhou Tong came out and said to Yao's Shili, "The old man is Zhou Tong, please come here, there is nothing else to say." Just because he saw that Ling Lang was very smart and handsome, the old man wanted to be a moth, so he specially invited An Ren to come here to discuss. ”

Yao looked at Yue Fei, his eyes suddenly turned red and said, "Three days after this son was born, there was a lot of water, and there was only a trace of blood in the family, I thought that I could only eat in the soil in the future, but I didn't expect to be able to learn literature and martial arts, it is really merciful to God, since the old minister does not let Fei'er change his name and surname, where is the reason why he should not be, Fei'er, you come here!" ”

Yue Fei walked over and looked at Yao, who said, "Kneel down to Old Minister Zhou!" ”

Yue Fei looked at Zhou Tong and knelt down with a puff, Yao continued, "From today on, Old Minister Zhou is your father-in-law, you have to treat him to filial piety, if there is the slightest disobedience, I will kill you with my own hands!" ”

Yue Fei sighed and said to Zhou Tong, "Daddy is on top, wait for the child to see you!" As he spoke, he bowed deeply.

Zhou Tong didn't know how many years he hadn't been called Daddy, he was overjoyed, and after Yue Fei finished worshipping, he hurriedly helped Yue Fei up and said, "Good boy, good boy, good, the old man must do everything he can to teach you a skill, if you can leave a name in history in the future, the old man can also use it to get gone." ”

Wang Ming clapped his hands and said, "Wow, wow, this must be a good story in the future, when it comes to a big white!" ”

Zhang Da's eyes lit up, rubbed his hands and walked to Jiang De's side and said, "Jiang Xiaolangjun, is there any wine left?" Money I have! Thirty times! Not less than yours! ”

Zhou Tong waved his hand and said, "Where can you come up with this money, since I am the one who receives the righteous son, it is naturally the old man who pays this money!" ”

Jiang De actually didn't know how rich these three people were, let alone the folk situation in the late Northern Song Dynasty, so he asked Yue Fei, "How long will your family earn these thirty times?" ”

When Yue Fei heard about it, he only felt that his head was rising, and he calculated and said, "Because our three villages have water conservancy, the fields here are all good land, we can produce two stones per acre, and we can get more than two acres of land, we have planted seven or eight acres of land, and we have about fifteen or sixteen yuan of grain income a year." ”

Only then did Jiang De know that his bottle of Moutai cost Yue Fei's family two years of income!

Zhou Tong touched his beard and said, "The price of this grain has been rising in recent years, not as good as back then, I remember the first year of Yuanyou, when the grain was the cheapest, but two hundred wen and one stone, but at this time it has reached two times, how long has it been...."

In the first year of Yuanyou, it was when Song Zhezong had just ascended the throne, Wang Anshi and Song Shenzong's efforts to reform the monarch and ministers were not completely unrewarded, although the military offensive against the Western Xia failed, but in terms of people's livelihood, it was not low, a large number of redundant officials strengthened administrative efficiency, and the area of cultivated land increased significantly, up to 700 million mu of cultivated land in the country, this number and the 2 billion mu of land in later China are naturally not comparable, but considering that the area of the Northern Song Dynasty at this time was only 2.8 million square kilometers, compared with the Tang Dynasty of the previous dynasty, the cultivated land area at the time of the Kaiyuan Dynasty was only 660 million mu, and it can be seen that the reform of the Song Dynasty was not without achievements.

"The kid really didn't expect that these thirty times would be so much, it's just that Yue Fei is also my friend, I'll come out with this wine." Jiang De patted his chest and said.