Chapter 58: Hand Crossbow
"Why do you want to use catalpa wood?"
In a side courtyard of the manor, Zhong Limo held a leg of mutton in his hand, chewing and asking questions to Situ Xi.
The smell of mutton at lunch was a bit strong, and Situ Xi couldn't get used to eating it, but Zhong Limo liked it tightly.
At this time, there were several carpenters in the courtyard making a simple frisbee according to Situ Xi's request.
"Lighter, of course."
Nowadays, there is no plastic, and local materials must be used, and the texture of this catalpa wood is relatively light, so Situ Xi specially told them to use catalpa wood to make it.
"Young master, can you see that you can do this?" After a while, a carpenter came to Zhong Limo with the finished product.
This frisbee is convex and flat at the top, and the thickness is like a thin sheet.
"Brother-in-law, why do you want to make it look like this, wouldn't it be better to grind it directly into wood chips?" Zhong Limo has a lot of problems.
Situ Xi naturally didn't bother to explain to him what Bernoulli's principle was, and took two steps to hand him the frisbee.
"Let's try it when we're done, do I still need a bow and arrow?"
"That's not necessary, the bows in the hunting ground are very complete, but the prime minister must first go to the stable and choose a good horse." Zhong Li reminded from the side.
Hearing this, Situ Xicai suddenly reacted, this spring hunt is a large-scale hunting activity organized by the royal family, and the participants generally want to ride a royal horse, but he has never ridden a horse a few times at all, and he rode it once in the scenic spot last time when he was traveling.
"Xianggong, what's wrong?" Zhong Lixuan found that Situ Xi was suddenly stunned, and thought that something was wrong.
"Lady, Brother Mo, let's teach me to ride a horse first."
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"Brother Situ, this ...... Why did you ride with Madame Ling? ”
Entering the pasture, Zuo Mingli and Zuo Shenyan were warming up in the field, and when they saw Situ Xi and Zhong Li driving the same horse over, they were a little puzzled, there should be many horses in the stable.
Situ Xi held the reins and sat in front of Zhong Li, who had just had a small accident when choosing horses.
Situ Xi chose the most docile-looking horse, but when he put on the harness and stepped on the stirrup, the horse swayed so violently that he was almost thrown off the horse.
This scene frightened Zhong Lixi, so she strongly asked to accompany Situ Xi in case there were any more problems.
Zhong Limo also agreed, their riding skills were all taught by Zhong Limo himself when he was a child, and Zhong Limo had also learned it at the beginning.
"Of course, it is to enhance the relationship between husband and wife...... Your Highness, this is the frisbee, it's ready, you can try it. Zhong Limo was riding a pony, and his horse was walking very slowly, and he kept following Situ Xi and his wife.
Looking at his figure, Situ Xi suddenly felt a little emotional, listening to Zhong Lixuan say that Brother Mo is exactly ten years old this year, he has good schoolwork, his emotional intelligence is not low, and he can ride a horse, and even Zhong Liwu also recognizes his archery, thinking about it, he seems to be a prodigy.
"Oh? It's done so quickly, let this king see! ”
Hearing the news, Zuo Mingli hurriedly stopped the bow ball and looked curiously at the round wooden plate in Zhong Limo's hand.
"Huh? It doesn't seem to be anything special. Come! Bring the Frisbee here, and this king wants to try this 'Frisbee'. ”
Zuo Mingli's attendant was immediately ordered to bring his Chow Chow over from the side.
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The azusa wood frisbee was thrown into the air vigorously by Zuo Mingli, the frisbee spun high and sank slowly in the air, everyone looked at the wooden disc that was getting farther and farther away in the air, and the chow chow on the side jumped up and followed after a short pause.
"Not bad, not bad! It's fun! "The novelty was very interesting to everyone present.
Zuo Mingli saw that the reel had been chasing after the frisbee, and his eyes lit up.
"This frisbee is really good, it's so much more fun than throwing a pot! When the time came to the spring hunt for his father, he was a master of the Frisbee, and he used these frisbees as moving targets in the air, which would surely make him happy. ”
Zuo Mingli actually thought of a way to please Emperor Chu when he was teasing the dog, and he didn't know what Emperor Chu would think if he knew about it.
The Chow Chow quickly bit the frisbee and ran back, put it in the open space next to Zuo Mingli, and then stuck out his tongue and asked Zuo Mingli for credit.
"Well done, Bucks!" Zuo Mingli should have put a lot of thought into the dog he raised, and for domestic dogs, appropriate encouragement can often make them more positive.
"Brother Situ, you have done this king a great favor." Zuo Mingli took Situ Xi's shoulder very naturally.
"Your Highness doesn't have to be polite, it's just a gesture." This is indeed just a small thing for Situ Xi.
"Alas, it's just that this king is a little embarrassed, this king originally planned to win the boss and apprentice brother by relying on the advantage of weapons in the hunting competition for a while......" Zuo Mingli scratched his head, smiled, and then said: "That's it, Brother Shen Yan, Brother Mo, the four of us will compete for a while to see who has hunted the most prey within the specified time, but because Brother Situ is not very good at archery, how about allowing crossbows to be used in this competition?" ”
"With a crossbow? Your Highness, where did you get the crossbow machine in this ranch? ”
"Hehe, it's a coincidence, this king happened to carry two 'sharp teeth' newly developed by the palace masters on this trip."
Zuo Mingli said as he gestured to the attendants and asked them to come to him with two brocade boxes.
The box was opened, and Situ Xi was able to see the contents of the box, and he was also a little surprised when he saw the contents of the box.
This is actually a two-handed crossbow, the body of the crossbow is small, it seems to be made of iron, it is carved with delicate and intricate lines, the crossbow machine has a fine scale on the lookout mountain, and the bowstring shines in the sunlight.
"Hey, Your Highness, let me see this crossbow too." Zhong Limo was also immediately attracted by this domineering hand crossbow.
"Wait, wait! What do you want this crossbow for, you have a bow and arrows is enough, these two sharp teeth are one for the king and one for Brother Situ, don't be in a hurry to teach Brother Situ archery, if you wait for a while to win the king in the competition, this king will give him this crossbow, this sharp tooth is currently only available in my royal family. ”
"Okay! Your Highness, you must remember what you promised! Zhong Limo agreed for Situ Xi in one mouthful, he was afraid that Zuo Mingli would regret it later.
"Brother Mo, what do you think of this king, this king naturally speaks, by the way, there is still a cub in the palace, and it will also be used as an additive!"