Chapter 293: Bow and Arrow

Yang Xiang took a few deep breaths before swallowing back the dirty words that had poured into his mouth.

I've seen brazenness, I've never seen such brazenness!

What does it mean to be able to work hard?

He has a lot of skills, but he is still wrong, so he deserves to be squeezed to his heart's content, this realization almost didn't make Yang Xiang angry, relieved himself, calmed his face, didn't say a word, and never smiled again.

I'm not afraid that you have a temper, I'm afraid that you don't have a temper.

Du Jun pretended not to see Yang Xiang's wooden face, and said with a smile: "Of course, as for the monthly money, there will be a corresponding increase, I don't care what I do outside, but in my one-third of an acre, I get more for more work, less work for less, and I can't work hard." ”

Hearing this, Yang Xiang's calm face looked a little better, and his hostility towards Du Jun was also reduced.

Don't look at him in the military camp before, he has been a military doctor and a veterinarian, it seems quite beautiful to say it, but in fact, in the eyes of an ordinary doctor like him, in the eyes of the official, the status is only a little higher than that of a soldier, who makes the doctor's profession belong to the craftsman level.

If it weren't for the last trace of the Yang family's bloodline to find a way out for his granddaughter, he would not be a lonely old man who would grit his teeth and accept the Yu family's invitation to leave the barracks.

Before he could recover from the fur treatment, he was smashed by Du Jun again, "That, if you have enough time, Mr. Yang will take the time to give the people on the farm every month to call the pulse, cure the disease, prevent the disease, and be prepared." ”

"This ...... Okay, it's okay to obey the owner's arrangement", Yang Xiang didn't want to take it, but after thinking about it, his medical skills have been abandoned for a long time, and it's not bad to take this opportunity to pick it up.

"Okay", Du Jun slapped his face, looking really for the sake of everyone.

God knows how much she hates the medical system of this era, the doctor is scarce to fight with the national treasure giant panda, and the Chinese herbal soup is bitter and astringent, like a plate of wild vegetable soup that has been mushed and rancid.

By herself, Du Jun felt that she still needed to be kind to her subordinates, and the right should be the welfare of her work, don't be a minor illness and drag it into a big illness, not to mention the cost of a lot of money, and seriously delay the progress of the work on the farm.

To put it bluntly, Du Jun will not forget her own interests when she plans for others, she is not the White Lotus of the Holy Mother of Laoshenma, and she does not need to talk about sacrificing herself for others.

The sky doesn't drop the pie for no reason, if it does, then you are stupid and didn't find out that the pie filling is poisonous.

"There is another matter", as he spoke, Du Jun was a little embarrassed, "I heard that Mr. Yang can make bows and arrows, I don't know if this is true?" ”

Yang Xiang nodded, this matter is not a secret, and he has no intention of hiding it.

"My granddaughter has been in the barracks with me all the year round, and she doesn't know anything about knitting women, but she is quite interested in dancing guns and sticks.

The faint tone revealed the pride that could not be concealed, Du Jun thought of the heroic girl, nodded silently, this one in front of him is also a spoiled child.

"That, can Mr. take the time to help Du someone make a heavy bow", Du Jun almost bit his tongue, it's really a barren vocabulary, just one word 'take time', Yang Xiang didn't listen to it, she was annoyed by what she said.

"Boss, what do you want a bow and arrows for? Why does it have to be heavy? Yang Xiang narrowed his eyes slightly and asked puzzled.

Du Jun cleared his throat in embarrassment, what do you want to do with a bow and arrow, it must be murder!

As for the heavy bow, do you want to tell him that someone is amazingly powerful, and I am afraid that ordinary bows and arrows will not be able to withstand it.

"Du's husband is a martial artist, and he usually likes these swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks and forks, this is not his birthday, Du wants to give him a different birthday gift."

As a last resort, Du Jun pulled Song Jiang as an excuse, and the more he spoke, the smoother it became, as if it was really as Du Jun said, a delicate lady was heartbroken for her husband's birthday gift.

Actually, Du Jun didn't lie completely, Song Jiang's birthday is indeed coming, but whether Song Jiang can pull up this birthday gift, hehe, that's not something Du Jun needs to consider.

Yang Xiang sighed, glanced at Du Jun meaningfully, and said in a deep voice: "The best heavy bow is not so easy to make, and it is believed that the bow is made with dry, angle, tendon, glue, silk, and lacquer, collectively known as the "six materials" as important.

The first is "dry", which consists of a variety of wood and bamboo, which are used to make the body of the bow arm, layered on top of each other. The properties of the dry wood play a decisive role in the performance of the bow. It is noted in the "Examination Record" that the dry timber is on the top of the wood, and the second is the wood, the oak tree, etc., and the bamboo is the bottom. The material of these woods is extremely solid, and it will not break easily even if it is pushed and pulled, and the arrows have a long range and great lethality. The southern bow is obviously different from the northern bow in terms of material, the south mostly uses bamboo as the dry, while the north, especially the northeast, is dominated by this kind of hard wood. This is also one of the reasons why in ancient Chinese wars, the northern army always took the lead.

Then there are the "horns", or animal horns, which are made into thin sheets and attached to the inside of the bow arm (abdomen). According to the "Examination of the Work Record", the main bow maker uses horns, and the horns of Benbai, Zhongqing, and Weifeng are preferred; "The horn is two feet long and five inches, and the three colors are not unreasonable, and it is called the cow and the cow", which is the best horn material. There are mostly cattle in northern China, and there is no shadow of buffalo, so they have to use sheep's horns instead, and from this point of view, this is the advantage of the southern bow.

The second is the "tendon", which is the tendon of the animal, which attaches to the outside of the bow arm (back). The function of the tendons and horns is to enhance the elasticity of the bow arm, so that the arrow is more powerful when fired, and the middle object is deeper. According to the "Examination Record", beef tendon is the most commonly used "six materials", and the small tendon should be long and long, and the large one should be round and moist.

Then there is the "glue", i.e. animal glue, which is used to bond the dry material and the corner bars. Six kinds of glue are recommended in the "Examination Record", such as deer glue, horse glue, bovine glue, mouse glue, fish glue, and rhino glue. The preparation method of glue "is generally to boil animal skins and other animal tissues in water, or add a small amount of lime alkali, and then filter and evaporate to thicken." According to the experience of bow making in later generations, the fish gelatin made from yellow croaker bladder is the best. Chinese archers used fish glue to make the important parts of the bow, i.e., where the force was bearing, while animal skin glue was used in less important places, such as covering the skin.

There is also "silk", that is, silk thread, which tightly wraps the bow pipe that binds the corners and tendons with silk threads to make it stronger. According to the "Examination Record", the color of the silk mustache is bright, as in water.

Finally, there is the "lacquer", which is to coat the prepared bow arm to prevent the erosion of frost and moisture. Generally, it is painted every ten days until it can protect the bow arm and make the bow and arrow last longer! ”

I dropped a good girl, the more Du Jun listened, the more confused she became, she just wanted a bow, did she need to be so troublesome?

"That is, it is impossible to make a good bow in a short time," she asked, as she pondered her words.

Yang Xiang raised his glass and took a sip of tea, relieved his throat that was about to smoke, and nodded, "Time is too rushed, and there is nothing you can do about it, but there are a few good bows in the next house, which have been made for Wan'er over the years, if the owner does not give up, you can take it out for the owner to see." ”

Du Jun nodded helplessly, chatting better than nothing, "It's okay, then trouble Mr. Yang." ”

"No trouble, no trouble."

Then the two turned the topic to livestock disease prevention, and after chatting for a long time, Yang Xiang left the courtyard briskly. Take a look at the latest chapter of "The Ancient Life of the Last Woman" and read it for free for the first time.