Da Wei Chun

Chapter 240 Zi Feiyu, the joy of knowing the fish

Mrs. Li's living room is very large, in terms of size, it can be compared to the small banquet halls of later generations hotels.

Even if each person needs a four-foot-long table, it can seat at least two or thirty people.

And the gifts that Daxi brought were placed on the following cases.

Looking at those ink, pen, paper, inkstone and other things, Li Chengzhi sighed.

Of course he didn't despise courtesy.

These things may seem inconspicuous, but they represent great significance.To put it bluntly, Daxi has done his utmost sincerity, which is much more sincere than sending a few carts of copper hearts.

Li Chengzhi found it troublesome.

Daxi's posture clearly thought that the Li family, his ancestral home, passed down the "Poems", so he was also called the family of "scholars and Confucians", so he was afraid of making a mistake and making a joke, so he had no choice but to copy the tricks of the aristocratic family.

In fact, not to mention the Li family, even the Guo family in Jingzhou, which has sacrificed wine for generations, no longer uses this set of gauges.

It is also really troublesome.

This is not like the later generations, once the gift is given, and then it is over with a drink, but there is a whole set of cumbersome and complicated etiquette, and it is not complete without tossing about hours.

Moreover, Li Chengzhi has to return the gift, and there will be a toss at that time, which is the so-called "throw it with a peach, and return it with a plum..."

At that time, how to walk, how to enter the door, how to salute, how to speak, how to return salute, etc., will have a complete and formatted program.

Just remembering these, and ensuring that there will be no mistakes and no jokes, Li Chengzhi will have to practice for at least four or five days...

He thought that he had no elegance at all, and Daxi might be worse than him...

A pair of mallets, why bother each other?
Li Chengzhi was looking around, Daxi picked up something from the first table, held it in both hands, and handed it to Li Chengzhi.

Li Chengzhi's eyeballs popped.

What Daxi took was a dead chicken?
Well, to be precise, it is a dried pheasant.

Li Chengzhi's university study was not for nothing, and he was trained by his girlfriend who was a Chinese teacher for so many years, so he was no stranger to some ancient rituals, so he naturally knew what it meant.

And don't think it's a dead chicken. In today's occasion, the etiquette of this thing is even more important than the jade on the table next to it...

Just because once a pheasant is caught, it will go on a hunger strike and will not eat water or rice until it starves to death.Therefore, when scholars meet, they must use pheasants as gifts, implying that once the two parties make friends, they will abide by chastity and righteousness...

"A certain gentleman has been admired for a long time, and today he will fulfill his wish, so he came here presumptuously, please don't be surprised..."

Daxi seemed to be endorsing a book, speaking the fixed and formatted language in the chapter "The Rituals of Scholars Meet" in "Li", but he just started, and he couldn't continue?

It wasn't that he forgot the words, but Li Chengzhi's expression.

This is clearly despising him...

Yes, absolutely that is what it means.

Daxi didn't even know if he should be angry?

Li Chengzhi glanced at him quickly, then blinked again: "Are you tired?"

Daxi was overjoyed.

How can you not be tired?

Just because of such a dead chicken, he asked him to invite him at least three times, Li Chengzhi resigned repeatedly, and it took almost half an hour to complete the set of etiquette.

It's okay to be physically tired, the key is to be mentally tired, and it's as embarrassing as you want.

Grandpa is a fighter, so it's fine to pretend to be a cultural person, but he still has to say so many flattering and flattering words against his will?
I don't know if Li Chengzhi, who is listening, will blush, anyway, he, who is speaking, will be ashamed to death
Daxi felt that instead of being so pretentious, it would be better to have a good drunk with Li Chengzhi, and then go to the nvlu (brothel).

This is what a man should do...

Seeing that Li Chengzhi and Daxi didn't take etiquette seriously, neither Li Shixian nor Guo Yuzhi, they just pretended not to see it.

Gauge is dead, but people are alive.

To put it bluntly, Daxi is not even a Han Chinese, so why use the Confucian etiquette to embarrass others?
Just think about it...

There were not many gifts, but they were not too few. There were Four Treasures, Five Classics, two pieces of jade... There was also a BMW for Li Shixian and a sable fur for Guo Yuzhi.

From the perspective of Li Chengzhi, a traveler, these things are naturally not very unusual, but in the eyes of Li Shixian and Guo Cunxin, these are all good things that can't be found.

They don't need to guess where these things come from?

Looking at Daxi's posture, it seems that he can't wait to move the entire governor's mansion here...

But Li Sixian was not only not happy, but was so distressed that he was about to bleed...

Not to mention him, even his youngest son and grandson can already recite "Poetry", how could Li Shixian not know what it means to "throw it with papaya and repay it with Qiongju"?

Let alone Qiongju, at least he had to "throw me a peach and return it with a plum".

The problem is, the Li family really can't come up with something like this for a while...

Daxi introduced Li Chengzhi in the same way. Li Chengzhi seemed surprised and surprised, and his mouth was even louder.

But knowing the child is more like the mother, Guo Yuzhi knew at a glance that Li Chengzhi was not very happy at all.

It shouldn't be, since he was a child, where has Li Chengzhi seen such a good thing?

After looking around, Dasha pointed to a bow, and said almost boastfully: "I remember your gift of the knife from my father, and I gave it to you..."

Li Chengzhi had a weird face.

Xi Kangsheng's return gift?

What are you talking about?
To put it bluntly, for a person of that status, it is only because of your face that a person of that status can ask you for a knife, and it would be a ghost if he would return the gift...

Not surprisingly, this was either because Da Xi mo begged Xi Kangsheng to borrow a name to save him from trouble.

Or Daxi is playing tricks on the tiger.

Li Chengzhi couldn't figure it out, how optimistic is Da Xi about himself?

Hearing that it was given by Xi Kangsheng, Li Shixian's eyes lit up, and the trouble of hesitating how to return the gift seemed to be swept away: "Could it be... the rumored Taiqing bow?"

No wonder he was delighted to see Lie Xin, in fact, there are only a few things he is interested in for men...

Upon hearing the word "Taiqing", Li Chengzhi also became interested.

Isn't this the name of Xiao Yan, the current emperor of the Southern Dynasty?

But just glanced at the bow, and he involuntarily gasped again.

The bow body is six feet long, and even when it is stringed, it is at least 1.3 meters four.

And how long is the English bow in history?Most of them are about 1.5 meters after winding, and the longest one is only 1.8 meters.

Don't just listen to the length, if you think it is longer than this bow, then the English longbow will definitely be better than this bow.

The reason why the British longbow is long is that Europeans can only make single-piece bows. In order to increase its power, they can only make the bow as long as possible, and there is no other way.

To put it bluntly, it is a rope tied to a wooden stick, and there is almost no skill at all.

In Chinese history, the recurve bow is more than three times stronger than the British war bow of the same length...

Just like the one in front of you, it is a veritable recurve horn bow.

Not only is the waist bent and the tip is raised, but also the stems, horns, tendons, glue, silk, lacquer and other things required by the compound bow are not missing.

The bow body is made of high-quality Zhe wood, and the belly of the bow is covered with ox horn slices, and then the whole body is wrapped with beef tendon silk, glued with fish glue, and then painted with raw lacquer to enhance the strength of the bow body as much as possible.

Such a long recurve bow uses so many high-quality composite materials, how hard is this bow?
Li Chengzhi can figure it out even without common sense. If you want to pull this bow, you don't have the strength of more than three stones, so don't even think about it.

The three stones in the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, when converted into the data of later generations, are at least [-] pounds...

Li Chengzhi didn't know what his limit was because he had never encountered a bow in his hand, but Li Song, Li Zhang and others used hard bows that cost about five stones per stone, so he could use them with ease.

If it were changed to the one in front of him, he guessed that it should be able to pull it to its full capacity, but if you want to use it for battle, it would be a joke...

Not to mention exaggeration, the number of people who can fight with such a bow can be counted in the entire world, and it is estimated that they can be counted on ten fingers.

And the people used are all brave generals who are famous all over the world.

Just like Xi Kangsheng...

That's why Li Chengzhi was surprised that Da Xi gave such a heavy gift.

"This is not a Taiqing bow..." Zhang Jingzhi explained to Li Shixian, "The two big bows given to the guard by Liang Emperor Xiao Yan are eight feet long and weigh five stones, and the arrows used are thicker than a flute.

Even Xi Zhenshou could only shoot flat (horizontally)... Afterwards, the guard presented his bow to Jinshang, and Jinshang thought it was unique, so he put it in the royal arsenal..."

"This is the eyebrow bow!" Da Xi pointed at the bow again, "I don't know where my father got it, but it is said that Lu Fengxian used this bow to shoot the halberd at the gate..."

Eyebrows?It means as high as the eyebrows... the name is ordinary.

But when he heard the word "Lu Fengxian", Li Chengzhi almost spit it out.

What are you talking about?
Why do you really think that the older the better?
I don’t even count, it’s been 300 years since Lu Bu’s death, not to mention the wooden bow, even the iron one is almost rotten...

Li Chengzhi just let out an unconscious "huh", and everyone just thought he was amazed.

"Try?" Li Sixian asked eagerly.

Daxi's eyelids twitched, and just about to stop him, but before he opened his mouth, Li Shixian actually picked up the bow and stepped on it to wind the string.

On the one hand, he was afraid that Li Shixian would not be ashamed, and he was even more afraid of hurting Li Shixian.

Hard bows are not so easy to try, especially when the string is empty and there is no arrow.

A little carelessness can cut the palm of the hand, or shatter the arm bone...

Da Xi tried his best to wink at Li Chengzhi, but Li Chengzhi just pretended not to know.

Don't worry, father will get out of trouble...

Sure enough, when he saw the bowstring, Li Sixian struck first.

This bowstring is not only made of silk, but also as thick as a little finger.

The string of the strong crossbow is only this thick, so how strong is this bow?

Li Shixian stepped on the tip of the bow and drew the string calmly. The more he went up, the more frightened he was, he almost threw the bow.

As soon as the expert stretches out his hand, he will know if there is...

With his strength, let alone stretching it completely, even if he wanted to stretch it halfway, he probably had to use his breastfeeding strength.

Forget it, don't want to ruin the famous name of the first life here...

After winding the string, Li Shixian pretended to be slippery, and passed the bow in front of Li Chengzhi calmly: "I don't know why, I sweat so much today for my father? Come and try..."

Li Chengzhi was stunned and stared at Li Shixian in a daze.

This thick-skinned, no one else...

Guo Yuzhi glared at Li Shixian fiercely, and snatched the bow with her slender hand, and the bow was in her hand.

She unhurriedly put on the finger puller and hooked the string again.

As soon as she pulled it, she felt that her hand sank, and her heart sank even more.

No wonder Li Huaide didn't dare to try?

Even she might not be able to pull it away.

Guo Yuzhi exhaled hard, and was about to give it a try when Li Chengzhi approached with a smile.

"Presumably this bow must be one of Xi Zhending's bows... My son has heard the prestige of Xi Zhending for a long time, why don't you see Lie Xinxi? Let me try it..."

How could Guo Yuzhi still not understand that Li Chengzhi was afraid that her mother would make a fool of herself, or even hurt her?

She couldn't help feeling warm, and felt a bit more competitive: Your father can no longer be counted on, and now I can only help you earn some face for your mother, so that Daxi will not take you and Li Home underestimated.

Thinking about it in his heart, Guo Yuzhi let out a sharp breath...

Hearing a soft shout, like a phoenix crowing and a crane chirping, that bow was drawn ten to ten percent full...

Daxi almost cried out in shock.

Hasn't he never tried this bow?
With all the strength of breastfeeding, I can pull half of it apart.

The only time I have ever seen a bow drawn like a full moon, as it is now, is from my father Xi Kangsheng.

Well, at most one more Li Chengzhi will be added...

Daxi has seen Li Chengzhi's bravery with his own eyes, and it would be a lie to say that he was not shocked.

He even guessed: In terms of bravery, Li Chengzhi is definitely not weaker than his father, maybe even better.

After all, Xi Kangsheng has never encountered such a desperate situation as Li Chengzhi was in the belly of the city wall the day before yesterday...

He came today because he really wanted to see if Li Chengzhi's strength was comparable to his father's.

But I haven't seen whether Li Chengzhi is really born with supernatural power, but first saw how brave Li Chengzhi's mother is?

He had previously thought that Li Shixian was not the rumor of Guo Yuzhi's three-in-one enemy, and it was just a rumor. It must have been made up by Deng Tuzi to read Li Shixian's jokes on purpose...

But at this time, Daxi couldn't help guessing: If he was right, would he be Guo Yuzhi's triad enemy first?

Li Chengzhi panicked, opened his arms slightly, and carefully protected Guo Yuzhi.

Anyone who has played with bows knows that the stronger the bow, the more afraid it is to pull it empty and release it empty. If you are not careful, the bow will destroy people and hurt people.

What's more, this kind of three-stone divine bow that can only be heard in legends?

Even bow destruction is possible.

Li Chengzhi didn't even bat an eyelid when he ruined a thousand. What he was afraid of was that Guo Yuzhi lacked strength and suddenly let go of the string, which would cause him to be injured.

Guo Yuzhi smiled slightly, gave his son a reassuring look, and at the same time exhaled slowly.

With the sound of exhaling, the white silk bowstring was loosened little by little, and Guo Yuzhi's face was only slightly red...

Guo Cunxin was secretly startled, he didn't know how to express his feelings at this time.

It feels like I haven't seen you for several months, but how much stronger is my sister's strength?
He involuntarily took a sneak peek at Li Shixian, thinking to himself: It's really difficult for brother-in-law, the two of them fight at every turn, and brother-in-law was not beaten to death by sister?

Zi Feiyu, know the joy of fish?
At this time, Li Sixian was baring his teeth, his eyebrows and eyes were crowded into a bunch of smiles, and he wanted to dance...

Was beaten to death by madam?
Impossible, impossible in a lifetime.

It is not certain who is being beaten by whom...

(End of this chapter)