At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 47

As the saying goes, the speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention, a trace of shyness flashed in Changsun Wugou's eyes, he quickly lowered his head and stroked Xiaobai's mane to cover it up, fortunately she had just finished running the horse, her pretty face was already flushed, otherwise her shyness would have been even worse obvious.

Seeing this, Gao Junxian took the initiative to change the subject and said, "When did Shixiong and Shiheng arrive?"

Gao Shiheng said with a smile: "We arrived half an hour earlier than you, and we were about to go horseback riding and archery with Changqing, and you will arrive."

Changsun Wuji heard the words and said happily: "Changqing can also shoot arrows?"

The eldest grandson Wugou pursed his lips and smiled lightly: "Brother, you need to ask again. Since ancient times, there has been no distinction between riding and shooting. Mr. Gao's riding skills are so superb, and his shooting skills must not be bad."

Gao Bufan silently gave his elder sister a thumbs up. This girl is really Lan Xinhui and has a meticulous mind. No wonder she can become Li Shimin's good wife in the history books.

Changsun Wuji patted his forehead and said with a smile: "What the servant girl Guanyin said is that she is making a joke for my brother. Since Changqing can also shoot arrows, why don't we compare?"

Although Changsun Wuji has a good temper, gentleness and humility, he is still a little proud in his heart. At the dinner party that day, he actually prepared a good poem, but he didn't have time to show it. ", he was astounded by his talent, and locked the leader in advance. As the saying goes, the jewels are in front, and Changsun Wuji is too embarrassed to step forward to make a fool of himself.

Since there is no way to compare with Gao Bufan in terms of poetic talent, Changsun Wuji tried to make a comeback in archery. His archery master was inherited from his father, Changsun Sheng, and his father happened to have the reputation of a magic arrow. Not as good as Naifu, but his archery skills are quite good, so he has the confidence to compete with Gao Bufan.

Gao Bufan naturally doesn't care about the archery competition. As for Gao Shixiong and Gao Shiheng brothers, these two guys are martial idiots and people crazy, and it is even more impossible to refuse. If they can, they are even willing to compete from morning to night.

Gao Junxian also smiled and said: "My archery skills are average, but since everyone has this elegance, I will give up my life to accompany the gentleman."

Gao Shihong jokingly said: "You young people are playing archery in front of General Changsun, it's like playing tricks."

Changsun Sheng stroked his beard and smiled: "This old man is old now, and his archery skills are not as good as before, but it is still reluctant to give advice to the younger generation. Since you are going to compete, then this old man will be the referee."

Everyone naturally wished for it, and it would definitely benefit a lot from Changsun Sheng, who can kill two birds with one stone.

Gao Bufan took everyone to the place where he usually practices archery. There are ready-made archery targets here, ranging from fifty paces, one hundred paces, two hundred paces, and the furthest reaches three hundred paces.

Changsun Cheng couldn't help being slightly surprised when he saw this. The standard equipment of the Sui Army's cavalry was a stone bow, and its effective range was only about a hundred paces. To hit a target of two hundred paces, a stone bow obviously couldn't do it, at least two stones would be required. As for the distance of [-] steps, even a three-stone bow may not be able to do it, and a four-stone bow is required to be stable.

A stone in the Sui Dynasty weighed about one hundred catties, so it is quite remarkable for ordinary people to draw a stone bow. Those who can draw two stone bows can definitely be called strong arms. Changsun Sheng can open three stone bows, which is already among the generals of the Sui army It is very rare. As for those who can open the four-stone bow, they are almost rare. Apart from the fierce Zhang Xutuo, it seems that there is no other general among the generals of the Sui Dynasty.

Gao Bufan actually set up a [-]-step arrow target here, could this boy be able to open a four-stone bow?
To be honest, Changsun Sheng was a little unconvinced. Of course, if his archery skills were really superb and he knew how to use skillfully, it was possible to hit a target of [-] paces with a three-stone bow, but it seemed to be more difficult than opening a four-stone bow. Changsun Sheng used to I tried to hit a target [-] steps away with the three-stone bow, but it was just by chance, and I couldn't guarantee that it would work every time.

When Gao Junxian saw the target [-] paces away, his pupils shrank slightly, and Changsun Wuji asked in surprise, "Changqing, can you shoot [-] paces?"

Gao Bufan smiled calmly and said: "I want to shoot [-] steps, but unfortunately I don't have that ability. Setting a target is just setting a goal for myself. I hope I can achieve it someday."

Changsun Sheng couldn't help feeling relieved, and praised: "Okay, you have ambition!"

Both Gao Junxian and Changsun Wuji heaved a sigh of relief. Brother Gao Shixiong patted his chest and said, "Fortunately, I was almost bluffed by you. If Changqing can shoot [-] steps, we don't have to compete at all, just admit defeat."

Gao Bufan said with a smile: "It's okay to admit defeat. We can have no prizes in the archery competition, but we can't go without punishment."

Everyone couldn't help feeling tense, and asked in unison: "What punishment?"

Gao Bufan said maliciously: "We have a total of five people participating in the competition. The top two can be exempted from punishment, and the bottom three have to help clean up all the horse manure in the pasture, otherwise there will be no lunch."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked. The young people present were either sons of aristocratic families or wealthy young masters. The worst was because they were from wealthy families. They usually don’t even know how to do housework, let alone cleaning up horse manure. alive.

But in this way, this kind of punishment seems fresher and more challenging. The more challenging it is, the more exciting it will be, and the more exciting it will be, the more attractive it will be.

Sure enough, everyone was a little eager to try after the shock, but no one agreed first. After all, if they lose, it will be embarrassing (stinky)!

Seeing this, Gao Bufan raised his eyebrows anxiously, and said in a rage, "Why, don't you all dare? Are you still a man?"

As expected, everyone was enraged, Gao Shixiong said angrily: "Whoever dares to compare, just compare, I'm afraid of you!"

"That's right, compare, compare immediately, Changqing, don't be complacent, maybe you will be the one who cleans up the horse manure in the end!" Gao Shiheng rolled up his sleeves and said loudly with righteous indignation.

Changsun Wuji also showed a sullen expression: "Scholars can bear it, who can't bear it, anyone who is not better than others today is a coward, let everyone laugh at him for the rest of his life."

Gao Junxian was the most sober person, shaking his head with a wry smile and said: "Great Minister is not here for archery competition today, but to catch the coolies. You have fallen into his trap and you don't know it."

Changsun Wuji was startled when he heard the words, wasn't he?The racecourse was originally run by Gao Bufan's family, and the loser cleaned up the horse manure, wouldn't he be working as a coolie for his family?He couldn't help but shook his head and smiled wryly: "Changqing is too cunning, we are all fooled by him."

Brother Gao Shixiong patted his chest and said loudly: "It doesn't matter what coolies are. We brothers just can't swallow this breath. If you don't dare to compare, then just watch the fun."

Gao Bufan laughed and said: "Look, this is Jiang Taigong fishing, whoever is willing to take the bait? Brother Fuji, Brother Junxian, what do you think? Are you still a man? Do you want to compare?"

Changsun Wuji and Gao Junxian were furious, they gritted their teeth and said in unison: "Compare!"

Changsun Sheng, Gao Shilian and Gao Shihong just watched with a smile and didn't intervene. After all, young people should have the temperament of young people, which is very good!
The eldest grandson Wugou covered his mouth and secretly laughed. Mr. Gao's punishment was too narrow, so he couldn't help taking a sneaky look at Gao Bufan, and said to himself: "Hey, this guy... seems a little whiter."

The eldest grandson Wugou was right. At this time, Gao Bufan was indeed paler than before. Since he practiced the kung fu, Gao Bufan sweated profusely every day, and even discharged the waste from his body. In human terms, this is a process of cutting tendons and washing marrow.

Gao Bufan wasn't born dark, but deliberately tanned like that, now the melanin deposited on the skin is excreted with sweat, and people will naturally turn white slowly, one step closer to the little boy he hates!
Gao Bufan was originally handsome with sharp brows and bright eyes. Now that his skin has turned white, he naturally looks even more handsome. Coupled with those eyes that are as clear as streams and bright as stars, Changsun Wugou couldn't help but look at him a few times. A little blush!

(End of this chapter)