Chapter 13: The Young Man in White

Autumn is high and cool, and the northern geese fly south.

There was not a single cloud in the blue sky, and from time to time flocks of geese flew in a line or herringbone from north to south.

Uncle Wang sighed secretly, it's over, alas! My name as a "mystery boy" is really going to be taken away by this kid Zhou Zhi. It's really infuriating how the Zhou family kid suddenly became so smart.

In ancient times, there was a biography of the wild goose that the mystery of Uncle Wang's "winning the trust of the world" was precisely this wild goose.

Just when Uncle Wang was depressed, Zhou Zhi said loudly, "Uncle Wang, the kid really can't guess, don't be embarrassed for the kid, and don't wait any longer." ”

Hey! Could it be that Zhou Zhi just pointed at it casually, but in fact, he didn't guess it? But seeing that Zhou Zhi was calm and relaxed, Uncle Wang understood Zhou Zhi's thoughts after a little pondering. Zhou Zhi clearly guessed the answer to the riddle and deliberately didn't tell it, saving face for himself. He didn't want to take away his name as the "mystery boy".

So my name has been kept. Zhou Zhi, this kid is very good at being a man!

Uncle Wang thought of this, and without hesitation, he straightened his body and bowed deeply to Zhou Zhi.

Zhou Zhi, a junior boy, could bear such a big gift from Uncle Wang, and hurried over to support him. Unexpectedly, Uncle Wang acted very quickly, straightened up, turned around and left.

As he walked, he smiled and said, "Hehe, you can't guess the amount of this boy, that's it, that's it, it's just me, the name of this 'puzzle-solving boy' in Baiyue Village still belongs to me!" ”

Looking at Uncle Wang's back, Zhou Zhi shook his head with a smile and started to cook rice again.

The peasants on the threshing floor were no longer interested in guessing riddles, so they got together to gossip about news and anecdotes, and from time to time bursts of laughter and laughter continued.

The whole morning passed like this, and Zhou Zhi also finished a stone of rice. I was about to take turns with my younger brother Zhou Shaocheng to go home for dinner, but at this time, I saw a few healthy horses on the official road.

The official road adjacent to the grain field is from the direction of Tang County to Qingdu County, and then extends from Qingdu to the northeast, leading to Qingyuan County and Baoding Mansion.

Although the official road is wide, because it is a poor and remote area, few people walk, so the official road is uneven and not easy to walk.

The horses were not very fast, and the people on the horses were still talking and laughing from time to time.

I haven't seen pedestrians on the official road for half a day, and at this time, suddenly a few people on horseback appeared, and Zhou Zhi couldn't help but take a few more looks. Uncle Wang and several other peasants were also like Zhou Zhi, and they all focused their eyes on that group of people at once.

A few horses slowly walked in, and the appearance of the people on the horse gradually became clear.

They were six men and six horses, and at the front was a tall red horse. It was a teenager of about fourteen or fifteen years old. Dressed in white, wearing a flat-topped scarf, his face is as white as jade, his eyebrows are delicate, and his eyes are as bright as stars, and his appearance is very handsome. On one side of the horse's back hung a bow and arrow, and on the other side was a long sword, and the whole person looked elegant and clean, and heroic.

Behind the white-clothed young man was a black-faced man in a green coat and a cloak, aged twenty years old, with good facial features, a burly figure, and a very heroic man.

The four people in the back are all dressed in short clothes, and they are four healthy servants.

The handsome young man in white glanced hurriedly at the barn field, and said to the man in green clothes behind him, "Brother, it should be Gaochang Town not far ahead, right?" The little brother is a little hungry, let's go quickly and find a restaurant in the town to eat. ”

When he spoke, he slightly showed a mouthful of white and crystal teeth, and his voice was as clear as water, which was very good.

The man in green clothes said, "Okay, it's almost noon, and we'll be there in about half an hour if we go faster." ”

When he had finished speaking, he wanted to raise his whip and urge the horse.

At this moment, I suddenly heard several loud geese chirping in the sky.

The young man in white looked up and said in surprise, "Brother, there are geese again, I want to practice archery." ”

"Little brother, along the way, every time you see a wild goose, you have to practice archery, how many times have you practiced this. Little brother, don't practice, it's important to hurry. The man in Tsing Yi said in a deep voice.

"No, I'm just going to practice!" The young man in white tilted his head at the man in green and said very coquettishly.

The man in Tsing Yi shook his head helplessly, sighed lightly, reined in the horse's reins, and looked at the young man in white in front of him carelessly.

Zhou Zhi and their group were not far away, and they could hear their words clearly. Hearing the young man in white say that he wanted to shoot geese, he was curious.

Speaking of which, this is the first time I have seen someone use a bow and arrow after crossing the Ming Dynasty. In the poor and remote area of Baiyue Village, it is rare to see people riding horses, let alone people who know martial arts.

The other farmers on the barn were in the same mood as Zhou Zhi, that is, even the younger brother Zhou Shaocheng looked at the white-clothed young man with a curious face at this time.

I saw the young man in white gently reach out and take off the bow and arrow from the horse, and take a feather arrow from the quiver.

Bent his bow and arrows, raised a handsome face to look at the flock of geese flying overhead, his small beak pouted slightly, and released the bowstring.

The arrow went to the meteor, and then there was a wail in the air.

"Shot, hit, second son shot again! The second son is really a marksman! The four servants behind shouted in unison, and the sound of sycophants continued.

The corners of the white-clothed young man's mouth twitched slightly, and a smile appeared. Then he looked up a few times at the man in Tsing Yi behind him. Apparently he was showing off his superb archery skills to the man in green clothes.

The man in Tsing Yi didn't care, and said lightly, "The little brother shoots a good arrow, and my brother has already seen it, so don't mess around anymore along the way." ”

The young man in white twisted his body slightly, and said very unhappily, "Hmph! My brother said that he would take me to Baoding Mansion to see my uncle just play all the way, and he was not in a hurry. Why does my brother talk like this again? ”

"Little brother, aren't you hungry? For my brother, I don't want to starve you and let my father and mother scold you. The man in Tsing Yi replied with a bitter face.

The wild goose that had been shot fell from the sky and fell heavily to the ground.

It's a coincidence, it happened to fall on the piece of rice that Zhou Zhi was drying.

The arrow hit the wild goose's neck, the blood flowed freely, and the wild goose was still beating Ling Yu to make a final struggle. The rice is not beautiful when it is stained with the blood of the wild goose, Zhou Zhi hurriedly ran over to pick up the wild goose, then turned around and looked at the group of six people, and strode towards the young man in white.

The wild goose was shot down by a young man in white, and it should be returned to him.

At this time, the young man in white was still arguing with the man in Tsing Yi, and he didn't pay attention to Zhou Zhi's approach. When Zhou Zhi stood in front of the red horse, he said loudly, "Childe, this is the wild goose you shot!" ”

The white-clothed young man's instinctive body trembled slightly, and he hurriedly turned his head, first looked at the wild goose that Zhou Zhi was holding in his hand, and then glanced up and down at Zhou Zhi slightly, seeing that Zhou Zhi was dressed shabby, knowing that he was a poor person, he smiled at Zhou Zhi and said, "I've sent you, cluck!" ”

A "giggle" laugh was like a silver bell, extremely good, and Zhou Zhi couldn't help but be stunned.