pastoral fragrance

Chapter 182 Making Bows and Arrows
By the time everyone washed the mushrooms and sent them back to their own homes before coming to Qiulin's house, there was already a tempting smell of meat in the yard, mixed with the aroma of the mushrooms, the light smell made people absolutely index finger Big move.

Qiulin found a clean bamboo basket and put the washed mushrooms in it one by one until the mushrooms were full.

When Qiuyue saw her, she couldn't help asking: "Little sister, what are you doing with the mushrooms in the basket? It will be spoiled if you nest it like this. You have to spread it out and put the mushrooms in to dry it?"

Qiulin naturally knows this truth, but right now she is not going to dry the mushrooms, but to send this basket of mushrooms to brother Xia Yan.He has to be busy collecting herbs all day, how can he have time to cook and eat?Qiu Lin smiled and replied: "Sister, this mushroom is sent to Brother Xia Yan, he will definitely like it." This mushroom is considered a rare item in the farmhouse, and in the town, dried mushrooms are also fine. It sold for tens of pennies a catty!

This girl misses Dr. Xia all the time!After Qiuyue heard this, she didn't say any more words of rejection, "So it's like this, you can send it quickly, and ask Dr. Xia to come to our place for dinner. It's rare to catch a pheasant, and it's good to drink some soup." This thing is nourishing Very good, a few sips of soup is also good.

Qiulin knew that the eldest sister would not refuse, and nodded with a smile, then ran to the entrance of the village with the basket of mushrooms in both hands.

Seeing how hot Qiulin was, Qiuyue was really afraid that she would fall and drop all the mushrooms to the ground, so she couldn't help saying: "Be careful, watch your step."

"Understood." Qiulin's voice drifted over again, and after a while, Qiulin disappeared in front of everyone.

After Qiulin left, Qiuyue and her daughters came into the kitchen to help Han with chores like washing vegetables and peeling garlic.While working, everyone looked at the cauldron on the stove with a savory aroma from time to time. It seemed that everyone was attracted by this stewed pheasant and mushroom.

Qiu He was still thinking about what Xu Changshan had just said, and after finishing his homework, he hurried to the stove.This stove house is not too big, but after a few people squeezed in, it seemed a bit crowded.Qiu He didn't care, he looked around for a week, and finally found Xu Changshan who was burning in front of the stove, hurriedly squeezed over, sat on the bench next to Xu Changshan, and asked with glowing eyes: "Brother Changshan, I have homework. It's done, now you can tell me how to catch the pheasant?" Qiu He looked at Xu Changshan with great interest, and couldn't wait to know the answer.

Xu Changshan smiled and grabbed a handful of cypress sapling firewood with tongs and stuffed it into the stove hole.Turning his head to see Qiuhe staring at him with great interest, he couldn't help but laugh.I think that when I was young, I was probably as naughty as him. At that time, I was also full of footprints on the roof beams. "Actually, this method sounds simple. Have you ever seen a bow? Those uncles who make a living by hunting are equipped with such bows."

Qiu He was fascinated by this, and shouted happily: "I saw it sold in a shop in the town, but it shouldn't be cheap?" .Qiuhe's slender eyebrows frowned, what kind of bad idea did Brother Changshan come up with, and he was speechless.

Seeing Qiuhe's slightly slumped face, Xu Changshan couldn't help laughing again, "Be calm and don't be impatient, and let me tell you slowly." Xu Changshan was paying attention to the movement in the stove, and when he saw that the fire had subsided, he immediately Add a handful of firewood in.While talking to Qiuhe: "The bows and arrows used by hunters, we can't afford them. But can we make them ourselves? I have made bamboo bows and arrows before, and I have sharpened the arrowheads, although they are not as powerful as The bows and arrows used by hunters are more than enough to shoot rabbits and pheasants. The most important thing about this thing is to test your eyesight. It’s useless if you don’t have eyesight.”

Hearing what Xu Changshan said clearly and logically, Qiu He finally nodded in conviction, yes, why didn't he think of it! "But this arrow is easy to make, but the bow is curved, so can it be done?" Qiu He thought about it and thought it was impossible, and then became a little confused.

This little guy has enough questions!Xu Changshan was not annoyed, and explained to Qiu He softly: "After the bamboo is heated, it can be made into a curved bow. Otherwise, you can go to your father's place and get the wider bamboo piece to try. But Be careful, this thing can cut your hands."

Qiuhe's interest was written all over his face. When Xu Changshan said this, he couldn't sit still. He hurried to the yard and picked a bamboo piece that matched Changshan's description from Xu Nanshan. ran into the kitchen.

Xu Changshan took the bamboo piece from Qiuhe's hand, picked it up and looked at it himself.I broke it again with my hands, but it didn't break, and it seemed to be quite solid.Xu Changshan roasted the bamboo in the stove hole, and then bent it inward.At this moment, Qiuhe stared wide-eyed, without even turning his eyeballs.

At this moment, Brother Changshan grasped the two ends of the bamboo block and pushed it towards the middle with all his strength. The bamboo block seemed to have softened, and Brother Changshan was also tossing and tossing like this.Qiu He's eyes widened at this moment, why is this piece of bamboo so at the mercy of Brother Chang Shan?How did Brother Changshan do it?
Xu Changshan broke the bamboo into a relatively large arc, looked at it and felt that it was almost done, so he moved it away from the fire.Show it to Qiuhe, "Look, isn't it done now? After the temperature dissipates, the shape will be fixed. Isn't this a bow?"

Qiu He looked at the thing Xu Changshan handed over with curiosity, and then touched the arc of the bamboo block, "Brother Changshan, how did you do it?" After the heat on the bamboo block dissipated , Qiuhe tried hard to break the bamboo, but did not break the bamboo back to its original shape. At this moment, Qiuhe admired Xu Changshan even more.

Xu Changshan scratched his head with a smile, but he couldn't tell what was going on.Honestly speaking: "I don't know too well. When I was young, I used to burn bamboo blocks for fun, but found that the burned bamboo blocks would become soft, so I fiddled with it myself. "If he really wanted to say something, he wouldn't be able to understand it himself.

"Hehe." Qiu He was extremely happy as he held the bamboo piece bent into a bow.Then install elastic rubber bands on the bamboo block, and it will probably be enough.Qiu He couldn't wait to try the power of this thing now.Qiuhe was about to go to the main room with the bow in his arms. He found a rubber band in his own room and tied it to both ends of the bamboo block.Afraid that the rubber band would slip out of the bamboo block, he simply cut two slits at each end and tied the rubber band to it, so that he would not worry about slipping.

After doing all this, why did Qiuhe run to his father and asked Xu Nanshan to cut a bamboo arrow for him.Xu Nanshan has always spoiled children, what should he do now?Quickly put down the work in hand and help Qiuhe cut an arrow out.

Qiuyue was busy helping Han's cooking in the kitchen, and suddenly remembered that she couldn't find her third brother for dinner last time.This brat, you have to tell him a little bit, otherwise he won't be able to find anyone during the meal.Seeing how excited he is, I can't wait to take this newly made slingshot to practice!

Qiuyue thought for a while and felt uneasy, so she chased out of the stove with a spatula, "Third brother, we have to eat later, don't go far, or we won't wait for you!" As for the children, they are very playful, and after playing, they forget to go home for dinner.Seeing Qiuhe's appearance of a bitter melon again, Qiuyue stomped her feet, "Just walk around here, don't run too far!"

Qiuyue added this sentence later, which made Qiuhe's bitter face turn into a bright smile again. "Sister, don't worry, I won't run around!" Then he just practiced his hand nearby to see if this thing works well.But there are more sparrows around, and the younger sister said that sparrows should not be beaten randomly.Then he can shoot other birds.

This box of Qiulin hopped into the bamboo forest with a whole basket of mushrooms.She has been busy all day today, but Qiulin doesn't feel tired at all. She likes this kind of life very much. When there are mushrooms, she can go to the forest to pick mushrooms, feed chickens and ducks at home, and pick mulberries from time to time. Ye eats silkworms, but also can go to the field to pull grass, go to the river to fish, such a life is simply too comfortable.

She thought that even if the family made money in the future, she would still live in Luoshui Village, because life like this was really happy, but it would be different if she went to the town.

After thinking about it, she had already strolled to brother Xia Yan's yard.Xia Yun, the drug boy, had long noticed that the little girl was humming and bouncing towards this side, happily like a little rabbit in the forest.He also knew that his young master seemed to treat this girl differently, so naturally he didn't dare to neglect her, and hurried over. "Qiu Lin, why are you here?" There were two deep dimples on this girl's face, which looked so tight that one couldn't help but want to laugh.

Qiu Lin stretched his neck to look into the room, but he didn't see anyone, so he asked, "I'm here to look for Brother Xia Yan, is he at home?"

Xia Yun slandered in his heart, of course he knew that you were looking for my young master, so could it be that you are still looking for me?If that was the case, he would have been driven back to the shop by the young master long ago.After getting along with the young master day and night these days, Xia Yun gradually understood that the reason why the young master came to Luoshui Village was because of the woman in front of him.It seems that this young girl is very likely to be his young wife in the future, and he dare not neglect her.He hurriedly said with a cheerful face: "Hehe, my young master is at home, Qiulin, I'll go get you a cup of tea."

Xia Yun led Qiulin into the house, and went into the stove by himself to pour tea for her.

"Brother Xia Yan, I'm here to see you. I also brought you mushrooms. Look at them, they're fresh and juicy!" Seeing that Xia Yan was buried in writing in the main room, Qiu Lin rushed to offer a treasure. Handing a basket of mushrooms to Xia Yan's eyes, the two dimples on the sides of his mouth quickly unfolded, and laughter like silver bells gradually rippled in the quiet room.

(End of this chapter)