There are two flowers, one on each branch.

Since Chuantao left Haojiapo with his master, Chuanbo always felt empty in his heart.

Hao Jiayu knows that the twin sons grow up together when they are small, and the sense of loss after leaving suddenly is not so easy to forget. Every day, I always try to talk to Chuanbo more, but the effect is not good, and it is not a taste in my heart.

Yesterday, Peng reminded himself that his father-in-law's birthday was approaching, and he had to make some preparations in advance, so he thought of asking Chuanbo to follow his mother back to Longchi, meet his grandfather, uncle, and aunt, and maybe change his psychological state.

On the eighth day of the seventh month, it was Chuanbo's grandfather's birthday, and Peng's family made breakfast early in the morning, changed into bright new clothes, and dressed Chuanbo like a young master. While the sun was not very dry, I took the waves on the road.

It's not that Hao Jiayu doesn't go together, but he really can't leave, and all the students are at home, and they have to eat, drink, study, and go to class. Since opening a private school, Hao Jiayu has given up the right to walk freely. Although his father-in-law is an extremely open and rational person, as a son-in-law, he still wrote a letter to ask Peng to bring to his father-in-law to show his heart and ask for forgiveness.

Peng took Chuanbo all the way to the slope, and the Shuizhuya Road was a little smoother, the altitude here was already relatively high, the air was much cooler, and the numbness and sweat on the foreheads of the mother and son had dried out. At noon, I arrived at Peng's mother's house.

Surrounded by mountains, dozens of acres of Daping, a should be fertile land to raise hundreds of Peng clan children. In the middle of the ping is a lake, which is suitable for the growth of cold-water fish, and no one has ever known the species of various fish, and no one can say how much the largest fish weighs. Because the water was cold, no one had ever been in the water, and people only caught fish by netting or fishing on the shore.

The houses here are very well laid out, they are all neatly built in one place, and the style of the houses is basically similar. Only the oldest courtyard in the middle is enclosed in a huge square, and a tall courtyard gate is built. The Peng family ancestral hall is in this courtyard.

The patriarch Peng Zhengxiu lived in this courtyard. Today's fiftieth birthday. There were several red lanterns hung in the courtyard, and the people who helped the cook and the person in charge went in and out. There is also a high platform in the middle of the courtyard, which is used for singing at night. In the hall of the hall sat a gong and drum ringing team, the most eye-catching is the suona team of three old, middle-aged and young people, who are playing a cheerful tune with round cheeks.

Peng is the eldest daughter of the patriarch, and she has taken good care of her brothers and sisters since she was a child, and the younger ones are very close to this beautiful eldest sister, and her parents also like this smart and sensible daughter. As soon as Peng entered the door, he was dragged by his aunt to the house for a short time and whispered endlessly, and Chuanbo was snatched by his uncle.

Chuanbo's uncle Peng Daxiao, a soldier, just rushed home yesterday to celebrate his father's birthday, and brought back two guards, who kept calling Peng Daxiao Brigade Commander Peng. Seeing Chuanbo coming, he hurriedly came over and hugged his teenage nephew in his arms, he liked it so much that he even kissed Chuanbo's forehead with his stubble mouth, which made Chuanbo's face itch, and he twisted his head to hide around. Although he was hiding, the laughter proved that he didn't hate his uncle's affection, but he just hadn't gotten used to it yet.

The uncle and nephew are very close to each other, and Chuanbo is quite interested in his uncle's military uniform, and he has been touching his body, and he has carefully studied the epaulettes and collar badges, and he is very concerned.

Peng Daxiao's wife is a girl in the city, so far only gave birth to two daughters, no sons under the knees, this time home, it is really a long way, plus the army has other things, after the father's birthday can not be delayed for too long, so I did not bring my wife and daughter home together, so I am also very concerned about this big nephew.

Chuanbo knew that today was his grandfather's birthday, and he couldn't drag his uncle around to play, and he could only make love for a while.

Today's dinner is a big feast, taking turns continuously, all the guests who come to celebrate the birthday are invited to sit at the table, toast the wine, and be beaming.

It wasn't until the evening when the lights were turned on that the courtyard was a little quieter, and the shadow puppet show was about to begin.

Chuanbo also listened to the shadow puppet show for a while, except for Jinghu Chuanbo who can't pull, he can also understand the drama, and the stories in the play are all read by Chuanbo from books, there is nothing new. After watching it for a while, Chuanbo was already yawning, so he told Peng that he wanted to sleep.

Although Peng is a girl who is married, the room she lives in has not changed, and she only lives when he comes back. This is a suite, the inside is a big bed, the residence of the Peng couple, and the outer room is a small bed, which has always been the residence of the Chuanbo brothers.

Peng went to bring a pot of hot water, asked Chuanbo to wash himself to sleep, and then turned around and went to the theater again.

Chuanbo washed and went to bed, and fell asleep in a few minutes.

Go to bed early and wake up early.

Chuanbo got out of bed early in the morning, when no one was walking in the yard. Chuanbo found a bottle of hot water alone, washed his face, and walked out of the yard.

Chuanbo didn't walk around the village, and walked to the lake on the stalks. The air here is quite good, and looking at the occasional fish jumping out of the water in the lake, Chuanbo wanted to catch a few but couldn't. I had to stretch my legs and bend over to move my body by this lake. Although it is summer, the altitude is not low, but the temperature is not high. On summer mornings, there are still dewdrops on the grass.

When the sun shone on the side of the mountain, the waves had already warmed up and went up the mountain.

Before he could enter the woods, a hare sprang out of the grass and ran into the bushes as fast as he could. Eager to see if he could catch it, he ran over to the bush where the hare had jumped in. When Chuanbo ran to the bush, the hare jumped up again and went into the woods. Chuanbo continued to search, but found no trace of the hare in the forest, but found a frightened pheasant. The colorful wings are really beautiful, Chuanbo chased all the way, stepping on waist-deep grass, chasing relentlessly, a pair of cloth shoes were almost soaked with dew, and the pants touched the calves to make Chuanbo feel a lot more difficult to run.

I don't know how long it took, but the sun shone on Chuanbo, and the pheasant was gone. Chuanbo found that he was already standing on the edge of the cliff at this time, and there was no way forward. I felt a little hungry in my stomach, so I walked all the way back along the trail I had just run. As I walked, I thought that I would go back to my uncle and ask for a gun, whether it was to shoot hares or pheasants, how could I be so tired. Thinking about it, he laughed to himself.

When Chuanbo returned to the Peng family's compound, he saw his mother spinning around in the courtyard, and his uncle was scolding the two guards for being useless, this big fart place, and even a big living person couldn't be found. My grandfather was also discussing something with a few elders.

The appearance of the wave made everyone silent, staring at the wet wave on the lower body.

Peng was stunned for a while, and hurriedly ran over to hug Chuanbo: "Where did you go early in the morning?" The whole family is looking for you. It's really disobedient. ”

Chuanbo felt very aggrieved, and whispered: "I went after the rabbit, and then I saw that the pheasant was very beautiful and chased the pheasant, and I came back without catching up." ”

Grandpa looked at Chuanbo's pitiful appearance, so he had to say, "Okay, okay, it's okay." Let's start eating. ”

Grandfather's words relieved Chuanbo. Chuanbo and his wife went to the inner room to change into a set of dry clothes, and they also went to the restaurant too early with everyone.

At the dining table, Chuanbo squeezed to sit next to his uncle, and after eating a few bites of breakfast, he put his mouth to his uncle's ear and whispered: "You will teach me to shoot in a while, you must promise me." ”

Peng Daxiao was stunned for a moment, and asked in a whisper in Chuanbo's ear: "Why?" ”

"Hunt rabbits, hunt pheasants. And maybe kill the wild boar. "Chuanbo told his uncle the truth.

"Okay, this little request, my uncle agreed. I'll take you as a student today. But study hard. ”

"Mm-hmm, Chuanbo must study hard."

After breakfast, Peng Daxiao said hello to his father, and told his eldest sister to go out to play with Chuanbo, and then walked to the mountain with Chuantao with two guards.

This place was in the early morning where the waves were chasing pheasants, and there was more grass and less bushes, but several flocks of pheasants appeared again.

Peng Daxiao took out his pistol and shot four or five pheasants one by one. I called the guards to pick it up.

After walking a little further, Peng Daxiao took a spear from the guard and shot four or five pheasants again.

He only saw that the hand was itchy, and he wanted to try a few shots with a gun, but he finally didn't speak, he believed that his uncle would teach him marksmanship.

Sure enough, after walking for a while, Peng Daxiao stopped in a flat land with lower weeds.

"Chuanbo, come here. Learn my short gun first. "I handed the gun to Chuanbo and began to teach Chuanbo to shoot the gun by hand.

"Hold the handle firmly. Flat up. Pay attention to the notch, crosshair, and target three points and one line. Good. Open Insurance. Don't shake your hands. Good. Pull the trigger. ”

The bullet was fired, but it was not far from the ground in front of it, and it didn't hit the target at all.

"Haha. When pulling the trigger, hold your wrist steady and pull the trigger using only the back and forth movements of your fingers. One more time. ”

This time it hit the target.

"Go, dig out some bark from that tree and use it as a bull's-eye." Peng Daxiao commanded the guards.

When the bullseye was done and the guards came back, Chuanbo began to shoot one shot at a time. The more accurate the shots became, and even a few shots hit the bull's-eye.

Then I changed the place, changed to a target tree fifty meters away, changed to a rifle, and continued to fight.

"Haha, good boy, it's a material with a gun. Guards. ”

"Here."

"Go back to the village and get another hundred rounds of ammunition, and today I will train this eldest nephew to be a qualified gunman."

"Yes."

The guards trotted back to the village to get their bullets.

I practiced until noon, and the 100 rounds were finished again.

"Haha, Xiaobo is good. Positional shooting has been mastered. Now go home for dinner. Shoot the prey directly in the afternoon. ”

Chuanbo practiced all morning, and he didn't feel tired at all. happily followed his uncle home for dinner.

During the banquet, Chuanbo quietly told his mother: "Uncle said that I have practiced quite well. ”

"Full of losses, humble benefits. You must not be complacent when learning something. "Mother reminded Chuanbo.

"Well, I'm going to practice well in the afternoon."

After lunch, Chuanbo continued to practice marksmanship with his uncle.

When the sun set, Chuanbo and his group of four people, loaded with pheasants and hares, and a small wild boar returned to the Peng family compound. My grandfather heard that more than half of them were played by Chuanbo, and he also gave Chuanbo a thumbs up.