Chapter 14 Mining (2)
Just as a few of us were chopping wood and exchanging whitening tips, we suddenly heard the roar of wild beasts in the forest. But I heard Feng Xian shouting: "It's not good, it's a coyote, quickly take a weapon and take a look!" With that, he was the first to pick up his bow and run in the direction from which the sound came, as fast as a rabbit. When the others heard this, they also hurriedly threw down the work at hand and rushed over with the guy.
I followed Feng Xian with a spear, and after only a few turns, I found Chen Weizheng fighting a pack of coyotes with an axe in one hand and a stick in the other, leaning against a large tree with his back. I can't see that this young man is quite a two-handed, he doesn't flinch when he singles out a group of coyotes, and he grins his teeth compared to these brutes, good guy, he must be even more amazing when he grows up in the future.
But seeing Feng Xian's angry eyebrows, his whole body was as immobile as a mountain, and he casually pulled out four arrows from the quiver, and then shot four times in a row, its speed was like a meteor, and there was no false hair, and every arrow could shoot through the body of a coyote. At this time, the other three also followed and shot the arrows in their hands, but in one or two combinations, the group lost half of the coyotes, and before I could make a move, the rest of them all grabbed their tails and fled. At this moment, I couldn't help but stand aside and stare at it, this girl's battle ended too quickly, I haven't used my power yet. However, it has to be said that the bows and arrows of the ancients also had considerable power to control the enemy.
Feng Xian walked up to Chen Wei and asked, "What's the matter, you didn't hurt anything, right?" ”
Chen Wei shook his head and said, "No, you finally came in time." ”
Feng Xian nodded, and then said to the others: "Everyone packed up the spoils, went back and skinned the coyote, tied it to the cart and hung it to dry, removed the meat and salted it, and kept the bones for stew." ”
Wei Xu couldn't help but smile and said, "Hehe, the results of this battle are really rich enough, these meats are enough for a few of us to eat for more than ten days." ”
I picked up the two coyotes and asked, "How many prey do you usually catch every time you hunt?" ”
Wei Xu replied: "This is not fixed, sometimes it is more hit, sometimes it is less, and it is more during the autumn hunt. ”
"How many pounds of meat can you beat a day at most?" I asked again.
He said: "At most, I shot two big wild boars, three elk, rabbits, pheasants, etc., almost one or two thousand catties of meat in one day." ”
Converted, one pound in this era is only less than half a pound in our era, one or two thousand pounds is only **100 catties, equivalent to more than 400 kilograms in international units, and it is quite good to be able to harvest so much in one day.
Speaking of which, although my shooting skills are not bad, I have not studied archery, and if I can still play with a crossbow, the bow and arrow are completely out of my technical range. It is said that a good archer, paired with a longbow with excellent range, will never be inferior to a seasoned sniper.
I couldn't help but say, "I can't see that you're quite good, how about teaching me archery when you have time?" ”
Wei Xu hurriedly said: "Learn from Brother Bu, Brother Bu is comparable to Gu Houyi's marksman, he must teach better than us." ”
Li Su said: "That's right, you also saw it just now, this is not blown out." ”
At this time, Feng Xian suddenly said: "If the virtuous brother wants to practice archery, he can also give you some guidance for the elder brother." ”
I smiled and said, "Okay, there's Brother Lao." ”
He said, "Brother Xian is polite. ”
Then we disemboweled the coyotes, hollowed out the entrails, skinned them and tied them to the cart to dry. Then we took all the meat off, washed it in the river, and then salted it in coarse salt, and put it in the jars we carried with us.
At this time, I said, "By the way, we can simmer these big bones over old heat, simmer them for a few hours, and then take them out and knock them open, and suck the bone marrow inside, which is very nourishing for the body." ”
Feng Xian smiled and said, "It seems that the virtuous brother is also an expert who knows how to eat." ”
I said, "I've studied cooking before, so I know how to eat some of the ingredients." ”
Wei Xu hurriedly said: "That's good, we've all been blessed along the way." ”
But I heard Li Su suddenly say: "You know how to eat if you are black and fat, and if you eat like this, you will really eat a fat pig." ”
Wei Xu scolded back: "You dead black baby, dare to say that I am a pig, see if I don't poke you to death with an awl!" ”
Li Su said, "Come, who is afraid of whom, you have an awl, I have a shovel; Anyway, a few of our brothers belong to you the most edible, you say you are not a pig, who is? ”
Wei continued: "You dead black baby, you dare to say that me, the master fought with you today!" ”
When I saw the two of them like this, I couldn't help but laugh in my heart. Seeing that everyone else didn't care about the fight between the two, they laughed and laughed, it is estimated that these two people are so alive on weekdays.
During the meal, Wei Xu couldn't help but ask me: "Hey, Brother Cheng Lian, how much gold can we dig up here, is it enough?" ”
I smiled and said, "If you're lucky, you should be able to dig up a dozen pounds." ”
When the others heard this, they couldn't help but be surprised, but they heard Li Su say: "Hey, then we are going to make a fortune this time!" I will take care of my appearance in the future, and I will definitely marry his white aunt in the future! ”
"Huh." When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but laugh. It can be seen that this is the thought in the hearts of each of them.
However, Feng Xian on the side suddenly said: "You guys have to listen, no matter how much we can dig this time, we can only get a fixed small part of it, and the rest will be used to recruit troops and build armor, do you know?" ”
Qin Yi nodded and said: "What Feng Xian said is extremely true, we are going to do great things, how can we covet this little profit in front of us, in my opinion, it is better to use all the gold dug up to recruit troops and buy horses to fund military supplies." ”
At this time, I shook my head and said, "No, you must take out a part of the gold, so that you can improve the life of your family, build a new house for those who should build a new house, and marry a daughter-in-law for those who should marry a daughter-in-law; The second is to be used as a gimmick to attract other people to join us, when the time comes, you can tell others that the gold is sent to you by me, so that others will feel that they will have a good life with us in the future, so that they will be willing to join our team; Of course, the team does not need to recruit too many people for the time being, the core personnel are only six of us, and the rest also need dozens of absolutely loyal backbones, and the remaining hundreds of young generals and soldiers are enough; There are many soldiers, and what we need are warriors who can be a hundred. ”
But seeing Li Su smile and say: "This is true, if you can have elite weapons in your hands, any of our brothers can be a hundred." ”
Feng Xian also nodded and said: "Well, what the virtuous brother said is that the brother is suddenly opened, according to my opinion, it is better to nominate the virtuous brother as the leader of us and others, and lead everyone to give orders, how about it?" ”
I couldn't help but feel a little surprised, but I heard Qin Yi say, "I think it's more appropriate for you to be the leader." ”
"Well, that's right." I nodded in agreement.
Feng Xian was puzzled: "How can you say this? ”
Qin Yi replied: "Feng Xian, in your early years, you led the army with your father to the border, fought with the Tartars, and fought against the rebellion of bandits, and you have always been quite famous in the state. On the other hand, Brother Cheng Lian, when he first arrived, there are only a few of us who know his ability, how can others believe him? ”
I nodded and said, "Well, I think so too, in today's world, if you want to recruit troops and do something big, it's not enough to have money and ability, and it doesn't work if you don't have a good reputation." ”
Feng Xian nodded and said, "Since the virtuous brothers have said so, if I refrain from resigning, I am afraid that it will be hypocritical, so thank you brothers for raising me." ”
I couldn't help but smile and said, "Brother is too polite, how can we brothers divide each other, what is so polite." ”
Li Su couldn't help but echo and said: "That's right, our brothers are all lifelong friendships, and being too polite seems to be false." ”
Feng Xian couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that this has become my fault." ”
After eating, everyone cleaned up and continued on the road.
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