Chapter 51: The skeleton is on the way

The next day, Chen Wanrong got up and finished his horse. He rode the blue and white porcelain to the county hall with too early. Chen Laoshi and his wife worked hard all these years to make Chen Zairong stand out. When this dream came true, they should go to Lele. Chen Wanrong originally planned to ask them to go with him, but the two elders insisted on staying behind. If there was no one in such a large courtyard, they would be worried.

It is actually very simple to keep the yard. You just need to say to Zheng Qing that it is okay to send a few servants, and you can even spend money to hire someone. However, Chen Wanrong knew that this was the excuse of the two elders. They were born with scholars like Huang Boming and others, and they thought they were half short in front of scholars, so Chen Wanrong had to let them go.

When I arrived at the county hall, I saw the teacher and the student preparing. Today's county hall is very different from the past, like a mule and horse market. Among these scholars, there are many rich families and their own horses at home. Today, I went to Xishan and said that it was not far away, and it was not close to each other. It was best to have horses to carry with me, so they led the horses at home.

Those students who were as poor as Chen Zairong also had horses. It was not because they had horses at home, but because of horses at the school. In order to train their horses, the imperial court specially allocated horses to Xueguan, which was just for transportation today. There were not enough horses, so they could ride together.

"Brother Wanrong, it's morning!" Huang Boming came up with a smile and clasped his fists at Chen Wanrong.

Chen Wanrong returned the courtesy and said, "Let Mr. Huang wait for a long time."

"Where are you?" Huang Boming smiled and said, "Aren't we preparing? Brother Wanrong, all the things you bought have been delivered, and they are putting them on the right track."

This trip was equivalent to having a wild barbecue party, and the Tang people used a lot of barbecue items, including pigs, cows, sheep, horses, donkeys, deer, chickens, fish, etc., frogs, oysters, clams, lemons, and big lemons, are all foods that the Tang people like to roast. Chen Wanrong went to the vegetable market yesterday afternoon to purchase, bought some of them, paid for them, and asked them to deliver them to the county restaurant today.

Scholars are "tasteful", and they must be fine in food and taste good. This seasoning is indispensable. It took Chen Wanrong a long time to purchase it.

Chen Wanrong, with the idea of ​​having enough food, didn't buy a lot of food, and it was piled up into a hill, and the students put it on the horse's backs in a row.

Several students even brought bows and arrows and planned to play game.

After packing up the things, Huang Boming ordered and the group headed towards the west.

In the Tang Dynasty, not only did the students in the Imperial College have strict restrictions on the number of students, but also the county and museums. There were 40 students in Shangxian County, 30 students in Zhongxian County, and 20 students in Xiaxian County. There were more than 5,000 households in Shangxian County, more than 2,000 households were Zhongxian County, and more than 1,000 households were Xiaxian County. Ningxian County is a large county near Chang'an, with a large population and belongs to Shangxian County. There were originally 40 students in the county. Chen Zairong went to the East Palace, and there were only 39 people. With a few gentlemen, there were only 44 or 5 people.

Although there are not many people, riding horses is a big road, with a long dragon and noisy, as if an army is marching, attracting the attention of pedestrians.

Huang Boming was on the left and Qi Xianming was on the right. The two of them tied Chen Wanrong in the middle, and the three of them walked together. Huang Boming's face was satisfied and smiled before he could speak: "Brother Wanrong, you are so nice. I made us have a good time last night! This, it's refreshing!" His thumbs were all raised to the sky.

My relationship with Chen Wanrong has become more familiar. I no longer use the respectful name "you", but instead use the nickname "you".

If so much wasted and not enough, what is meant to be meaningful? Chen Wanrong said humbly: "Mr. Huang, you are so serious. You have spent so much effort on Lu Rong. Isn't this what we should do?"

Qi Xianming felt very sorry: "Zarong is a smart man with a bright future. It's a pity that he failed to take the provincial examination. Otherwise, after he was high school, we could go to the tail-burning banquet."

He kept talking to the tail-burning banquet. This tail-burning banquet is really harmful. Chen Wanrong was born in poverty, and frugality is his virtue. He felt very distressed when he was wasted so much last night. His face twitched and he had to smile: "Everyone has his own destiny, I think he is no longer lucky."

"Brother Wanrong, you are so good, I can't say without a statement. Today I will roast some good flavors and ask Brother Wanrong to taste them." Huang Boming said proudly: "Brother Wanrong, I didn't tell you. When it comes to this barbecue, Huang is still a little confident. In the past, in addition to going to Chang'an, we also go to the wild barbecue. This western mountain is our first place. There are no people here, quiet and suitable for traveling."

No wonder he wanted to choose the desolate place of Xishan. It turned out that there was still this whole story. Chen Wanrong suddenly realized. Qi Xianming took over the conversation: "There are many wild game in Xishan, including pheasants, wild ducks, rabbits, and yellow deer. If you bring a bow and arrow, you have to hit a few today. Please ask Brother Wanrong to try the wild game."

Speaking of this wild game, Chen Wanrong is really a little greedy. Hunting is not allowed in modern society, so where can we find wild game? Those media and experts say eating wild game is like taking poison. There are a lot of wild game in the Tang Dynasty, and there will be no problem if you want to eat it. Chen Wanrong has been in the Tang Dynasty for such a long time and has never eaten wild game. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "thank you, thank you."

"Brother Wanrong, don't worry! Although we are scholars, there will be no problem with shooting archery." Huang Boming patted his chest lightly.

Bows and arrows were the basic equipment of the Tang Dynasty army, and no matter how many troops were, they were all equipped with each other. Therefore, bows and arrows were essential skills for the Tang people. Scholars could draw bows and shoot arrows as usual as they could fencing.

It took less than twenty miles from Ning County, and it took only half an hour to ride a horse. Seeing the majestic figure of Xishan from afar, Chen Wanrong thought of the saltpeter mine and couldn't help but get anxious. He slapped the blue and white porcelain, and the blue and white porcelain suddenly accelerated. Huang Qi and the other two slapped the horse to follow. As soon as they moved, the students also accelerated their speed and rushed to the foot of the mountain in just one breath.

"Go to the left, there is a hillside, there is a flat land and a stream under the hillside, and there is no shortage of firewood." Huang Boming was very familiar with this place and introduced it to Chen Wanrong.

Chen Wanrong of Xishan was only here once, but he was still from blue and white trees. He just walked around and saw a brief look at the flowers. He knew very little about Xishan, and everything was up to him. The group walked to the left, and before he could walk far, he saw a flat land. There was a hillside on the edge of the flat ground, with lush trees. A stream flowed by, making a rustling sound.

From time to time, there were a few birds singing. When he was in this, Chen Wanrong's heart had an extremely quiet thought. No wonder Huang Boming liked Xishan, and he really had vision.

Everyone got off the horse, let the reins go, and let the horses eat grass everywhere. The scholars in the Tang Dynasty were much more particular about traveling wildly than modern tourists. They first laid the oil curtain. More than forty people brought about a dozen oil curtains and formed a circle.

The oil curtain is just one of the homes of Yeyou. It is a tripod for barbecue, an iron fork, a edible knife, a plate for food, a bowl, a plate, a cup, and a place in the oil curtain, like a kitchen with full tools.

Chen Wanrong shook his head. These scholars are not only knowledgeable, but also have a very delicate heart and do not leave anything behind.

At this moment, Huang Boming was no longer the sacrificial sacrificial wine in the county hall. He was like a chief manager who had assigned people. He picked up firewood, barbecue, cleaned, and did odd jobs one by one, and all the students were obedient.

After the assignment was completed, Huang Boming took off his long robe, exposed his short-sleeved strong suit, picked up the pot of arrows, carried it on his back, and carried the bow to his waist, like a archer. Just now, the gentle and gentle sacrificial wine disappeared all of a sudden. Chen Wanrong was really surprised.

"Brother Wanrong doesn't know that he had to practice riding and shooting every day in the Imperial College. I was wearing this outfit." Huang Boming explained to Chen Wanrong: "This is a Hu suit, which is very neat and convenient for riding and shooting. Let's go hunting." He walked first.

Chen Wanrong met Tangren's hunting for the first time, and readily agreed and followed Huang Boming. Qi Xianming also changed to Hu's clothes and dressed up with a bow and arrow. Three strong students also dressed up like this. Six people walked into the dense forest.

The woods were piled with rotten leaves, and when they stepped on it, they could not see the instep, making a slight rustling sound. Chen Wanrong was the first to participate in this hunting activity in his life. He did not know the trick and could do nothing except walk carefully. On the other hand, Huang Boming and the other two were extremely alert. They were extremely careful when each step was taken, and they took light steps, trying not to make any noise. Their ears were raised high, their eyes kept turning, and they searched for prey everywhere.

Seeing their appearance, Chen Wanrong followed suit, carefully lifted his feet and gently put them down, making only a very slight sound. Huang Boming smiled very approvingly.

Qi Xianming bent his bow and arrow, headed forward, cat and walked slowly. On the branches ahead, there was a beautiful pheasant combing his feathers, burying his head under his wings, shaking constantly, making a cheerful chirping sound.

Huang Boming held his right hand up to his mouth and gently waved his left hand. Chen Wanrong hurriedly stopped. Except for Qi Xianming, everyone stopped and stared at the pheasant.

Qi Xianming touched forward about two meters away, aiming the bow and arrow in his hand at the pheasant. The pheasant might know that the danger is approaching, and no longer combs his feathers. The pheasant raised his head and kept turning, suddenly flapping his wings and soaring into the air, and he wanted to escape. At this moment, a sharp sound of air breaking sounded, and a sharp arrow shot through it like lightning, hitting the chest. The pheasant fluttered for a while, and cried and cried no longer, and died in anger.

"Good archery technique!" Chen Wanrong blurted out when he saw Tang people shooting arrows for the first time. Chen Zairong was very skilled in martial arts, and Chen Wanrong only saw him practicing swords, but he didn't see him shooting arrows.

"It's too much!" Qi Xianming smiled relaxedly. A student went over, picked up the pheasant, pulled out the arrow, and handed it back to Qi Xianming.

Qi Xianming took the arrow, picked off the leaves, wiped the blood on the arrow slightly, put it on the string, and walked forward.

The first shot hit, everyone was happy and their morale was greatly boosted. Under Huang Boming's leadership, he searched forward. Not long after, he found a gray hare. Huang Boming shot with an arrow and hit the rabbit's head.

There are many pheasant, wild duck and hare in the West Mountain. Huang Boming and his team have good archery skills. Soon after, they shot a few pheasant, hares, and they gained a lot. Huang Boming was very excited and smiled and said, "Brother Wanrong, come and shoot." He handed the bow to Chen Wanrong.

There will be no problem if Chen Wanrong wants to do chemical engineering. If he wants him to shoot arrows, I'm sorry that he has never touched the bow in his life. Chen Wanrong smiled and pushed the bow back and said, "I don't know."

"You can't?" Qi Xianming looked shocked. Archery was very popular in the Tang Dynasty. Anyone would shoot arrows. As for whether they were accurate or not, that was another matter. Chen Wanrong actually admitted that he could not do it. Not only Qi Xianming was surprised, but also Huang Boming and the three students were also surprised.

Chen Wanrong had to affirm again: "I really can't!" In order to make them believe it, he said it firmly.

Qi Xianming shook his head slightly and sighed. Huang Boming's eyes rolled and he smiled and said, "Brother Wanrong, it's okay, I'll teach you. This archery is not difficult, you can learn it once."

It is indeed not difficult to learn something. If you want to learn it in detail, it will be very difficult. It depends on how he understands it. Chen Wanrong hurriedly shook his head and said, "I appreciate your kindness. I have never practiced martial arts and can't even pull the bow."

Huang Boming shook the bow in his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Wanrong, this is not a hard bow. It cannot be used to kill enemies in battle. It can only be used to fight pheasants and hares. Anyone can pull it away. Try it." He stuffed the bow into Chen Wanrong's hand.

Chen Wanrong had to try it if he didn't try it, and he had to try it. He had to hold the back of the bow with his left hand, press the right hand on the string, and screamed force hard, and opened in response. Huang Boming was right, this was not a hard bow, otherwise Chen Wanrong's strength would be able to pull it open.

"Brother Wanrong, didn't you lie?" Huang Boming smiled and handed an arrow, saying, "Brother Wanrong, try shooting an arrow."

Chen Wanrong was excited and eager to try. He took the arrow and put it on the string and shot at a tree of basin size three meters away. The arrow shot from next to the tree with the sound of breaking through the air, one or two feet away.

Such an obvious goal is that even beginners can shoot, but Chen Wanrong actually missed the shot. The three students could no longer help but laugh out loud. If Qi Xianming hadn't been concerned about Chen Wanrong's face, he would have laughed out loud.

Chen Wanrong was embarrassed and smiled and said, "This is my first time shooting an arrow, which makes you laugh at." He handed the bow to Huang Boming.

Huang Boming took it and smiled and said, "Brother Wanrong, it's okay, I'll teach you." He stood beside Chen Wanrong, holding a bow in his left hand and tying the string in his right hand, explaining: "There are several steps in this archery. First of all, you have to stand well. The key to standing is to separate your feet and shoulder width to maintain balance. An excellent archer stands there like a wooden stake. Only by standing firmly can you shoot accurately."

Chen Wanrong was hard to refuse his affection, so he had to do it. This position was not difficult, and it would be possible to imitate it with a little bit. Huang Boming nodded in praise and then explained: "It is right to hold the bow in his left hand and the string in his right hand. But, the arm must be straightened, otherwise the bow will be bent. By the way, that's it."

Take out an arrow and hand it to Chen Wanrong: "The arrow must be straight, not crooked. You have to look like this so that the arrow and your eyes are in the same straight line. Yes, just keep it."

Chen Wanrong has a strong learning ability. When Huang Boming said the key points, Chen Wanrong followed suit and won Huang Boming's praise. Huang Boming posed and then taught: "When you draw the bow, use the strength of your arms and relax your shoulders." He pinched Chen Wanrong's shoulders and corrected softly: "Relax, relax, just like this. Draw the bow and draw the bow."

With force, the bow was opened and Chen Wanrong aimed at the tree just now. Huang Boming reminded: "Precautions for breathing and exhaling, try not to breathe at the moment of shooting the arrow, so that he can shoot accurately."

Adjusting breathing is very important for archers. Chen Wanrong knows that holding his breath is to avoid causing vibration. Chen Wanrong holds his breath and relaxes his right hand. The sound of breaking through the air sounded, and the arrow shot out, and the white arrow feathers trembled in the middle of the tree.

"Okay, you're good at ejaculation!" Qi Xianming cheered loudly.

As long as there is no eye problem, he can shoot. He called that because of his face to take care of Chen Wanrong. The three students understood what he meant and also shouted loudly.

Huang Boming raised his thumb: "Just shoot like this. Brother Wanrong, come another arrow." He pulled out the arrow and handed it to Chen Wanrong.

Qi Xianming smiled and said, "Don't shoot this tree this time, find a smaller one."

Chen Wanrong was just learning to shoot archery, and was very interested and consciously shot the tree thief with a bucket of thick conscious water. He agreed with this proposal. He held the bow and searched around. There was a tree as big as a bowl ten feet in front. Beginners can try it.

The bow was half full and he walked towards the tree. Huang Boming and the others followed closely behind him. Suddenly, a yellow deer jumped out of the grass, and ran away in a panic. It was as fast as a flying arrow, like an arrow leaving the string.

"Cheep!" Huang Boming blurted out, and his right hand subconsciously opened the bow, but he pulled the air.

After hearing his words, Chen Wanrong pulled the strings hard and shot the yellow deer. The yellow deer screamed and rushed forward.

"I shot, I shot!" Qi Xianming cheered and rushed forward like flying: "Chasing!"

With the prey in front of him, Chen Wanrong didn't think about how he shot it, and chased him from behind with a bow. Needless to say, Huang Boming and the three students ran faster than the mad dog.

A bloodline appeared on the ground, and the yellow deer fled quickly. Qi Xianming pulled his bow and shot it at the yellow deer. Unfortunately, the yellow deer was flying as fast as he could, and the arrow was far away.

"Shoot, shoot quickly!" Huang Boming grabbed the bow from Chen Wanrong's hand and shouted at the three students. Even if he didn't say it, the three students knew what to do, bent their bows and arrows, shot randomly, but still failed to shoot.

Huang Boming took the arrow and aimed at Huang Deer, and was about to shoot. Huang Deer twisted his body, and disappeared with a turn. Huang Boming snorted coldly in anger.

Fortunately, there was blood on the ground, and I followed the blood. There was a valley in front of me, and there was a hole on the mountain wall. The blood was entering the hole. I thought it was yellow deer who had crawled into the hole.

"Look at where you are going!" Huang Boming smiled smugly and went into the hole. Qi Xianming and three students died one after another.
Chapter completed!