The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

Everyone hurriedly turned their heads to look, only to see Ma Han jumping and screaming with his hands on his cheeks, and a broken bow under his feet was still jumping around on the ground, and the bow had been broken in two.

It turned out that Ma Han's strength was too great, and he actually broke the bow. The broken bow bounced back and hit Ma Han's mouth, making a long red mark. It's enough for him.

Su Jin hurriedly stepped forward to check, and asked, "What's the matter? Is the injury serious?"

Ma Han waved his hands and spit out a mouthful of bloody spit, and cursed: "What kind of bow and arrow do you use in this cottage, it broke into two pieces before you exert any force, can this bow and arrow fight? I don't think even a bird can die by shooting it."

All the young people who followed secretly clicked their tongues. The bow body of this bow is made of hard oak wood. Although it is not the best wood, it is not easy to break when stretched out. This guy's strength is not much worse than that of a beast.

Ma Han raised his hand and shouted: "Who has a better bow? Don't use these rags to embarrass people."

A little leader took off the bow and arrow on his back and handed it to Ma Han, saying: "Hero, this is a Zhe wood bow. Its hardness and tenacity are considered to be the best among wooden bows and arrows. If this one is not good enough, then there is no other way, bull horn Gongzan’s cottage can’t afford it.”

Ma Han stretched out his hand to take it, pulled the string to try his strength, nodded and said: "This one is barely decent, you should avoid it, if it breaks and hurts someone, don't blame me for not saying hello."

Everyone heard the words and retreated a few feet one after another. Ma Han shook his arm, put on a feathered arrow, exhaled and made a sound, the strong attack was gradually pulled into a full moon, Ma Han kept pulling back until The entire bow and arrow was pulled into an oval shape, and the bow arms made creaking and cracking sounds.

Everyone was so frightened that they took another two steps back, Ma Han shouted loudly: "Open!" As soon as he let go of his hand, the bowstring buzzed loudly, and the feathered arrow shot straight out like a shooting star with a whistling sound.

Everyone's eyes couldn't keep up with the trajectory of the bow and arrow, so they heard a loud "boom", sawdust flying, sparks flying, and the arrow hit the link between the end of the suspension bridge chain and the wooden door, and there was a loud crash, and the link The round wooden door was blown open a big hole, and the chain slipped down where it had no strength, and the suspension bridge lost half of its tension, and immediately tilted half down.

Everyone was dumbfounded, they didn't expect this guy to shoot half of the cable of the suspension bridge with one arrow. This strength and accuracy are probably second to none.

Su Jin secretly praised Ma Han for being thick but fine. He thought that Ma Han would use a tree trunk to jump over a ditch more than ten feet wide, and then lower the sling, but he did not expect him to use a bow and arrow.

Originally, he also doubted whether Ma Han could break the chain of the suspension bridge with one arrow. After all, the sling is made of steel. If it was placed on a hard ground, Su Jin did not doubt that he could break the chain; but the chain dangled in the air, and he could not use his strength to shoot However, Ma Han actually chose the junction of the sling and the log of the village gate, piercing through the junction with just one arrow, and the chains naturally slipped down under the weight of the heavy suspension bridge. It's wonderful.

The minions at the top and bottom of the village gate were still tongue-tied, but Ma Han had already set up a second arrow and aimed at it; the Diao Mazi on the wall of the village reacted and waved their hands and shouted: "Don't shoot, I'll leave it to you!" Just put down the drawbridge."

The chain was shot off, and it will take a lot of time to recover. It took four or five days for this job to be done last time, and one of his minions accidentally fell off a ladder and fell into a ditch full of spikes. , was poked into a hedgehog; that person has already lost one, if you shoot another arrow, ainai, you said that we should open the suspension bridge by ourselves, and now you are talking nonsense, I don’t want you to give me this favor. "

Diao Mazi kept yelling to stop him, but Ma Han didn't pay any attention to him, he drew his bow and played the same old trick again, with a loud bang, the second chain was snapped, and the heavy suspension bridge crashed down on the other side of the ditch, splashing dust and sand Scattered and splashed in all directions, everyone hurriedly hugged their heads to avoid. After the dust passed, the gate of the village was opened, and the natural moat became a thoroughfare.

Diao Mazi yelled and cursed loudly, but there was nothing he could do. For some reason, Qiu Dabao felt very relieved, but he quickly suppressed this emotion. yes.

Su Jin looked at Qiu Dabao with a smile and said, "Second in charge, can we enter the cottage now?"

Qiu Dabao hurriedly said, "Please, please."

Su Jin laughed loudly, stepped on the suspension bridge, and walked into Dazhai.

Dazhai is located on the top of the mountain. The top of the mountain seems to have been remodeled, the terrain has been cut into two sections, the lower side is flat, and the site is huge. There are several rows of tall stone houses along the wall of the village. There are crenels on the upper floor of the stone houses. The upper part can be used as an arrow tower for refusal; while the upper part is much higher than the lower part, connected by more than a dozen steps, the highest part is a tall wooden and stone hall, with three black characters on the lintel stretching its teeth and claws, which is called: Juyi Hall.

A bluestone avenue runs along the gate of the village and leads directly to the Juyi Hall. On both sides of the avenue, more than a hundred gangsters stand in a row with weapons in their hands, staring at Su Jin and the others with eyes like falcons.

As soon as Su Jin and others took a few steps, they heard the sound of a gong, and hundreds of minions suddenly shouted loudly, beating the scabbard with simple knives in their hands, and shouted: "The hair on the back is still hanging on the armor, wearing flowers or looking at the sky, come from my door." Go ahead and leave the money for your life."

Su Jin's heart trembled in fright at the sudden voice, and after he realized it, he cursed in his heart: These gangsters are playing the trick of Liwei again, and they are so surprised that their purpose seems to make him timid.

Su Jin couldn't stop, and looked at Qiu Dabao suspiciously. Qiu Dabao looked helpless, and saw a skinny man in Tsing Yi coming down from the wall of the village, with a hooked nose, small triangular eyes with a single skin, and a streak of blood all over his body. Ling Lie is capable and sinister, and the spots on both sides of his face are full of Zi Youyou's tears of lovesickness, but he has a pomegranate peel turned over, such a big face.

Qiu Dabao said angrily: "Diao Mazi, is this another order from the head of the family?"

Diao Mazi laughed and said: "That's not true, but it's not like you don't understand. This is the rule of our cottage. How can the road leading to Juyi Hall be so easy? It's not like you don't know the second leader. rule."

Su Jin asked lightly: "I don't understand your rules, so I want to ask for advice."

Diao Mazi proudly said: "Of course you don't understand. You dog officials only know how to eat, drink, have fun and oppress the people. How can you understand the rules of our heroes."

Chao Chao shouted in a low voice: "What's the point of talking so much? If there's any way to explain it, let's go ahead."

Diao Mazi said: "Didn't you hear what the brothers were shouting? You still have armor on your back, you wear flowers or look at the sky, pass by my door, and leave money for your life. It seems that you don't have any valuables on you. We can only pass our way of getting rich with real skills, or else you can choose from four tricks?"

Su Jin said: "We don't understand what you said, so we might as well speak clearly."

Diao Mazi said: "Forget it, I can't urinate in the same pot with you people. Everyone here understands what I said, but you three don't understand, so I will spend more time talking; but anyone who wants to enter my cottage to gather together All the people in the Hall of Justice have to pay for their lives, otherwise they will have to rely on real skills to make it through, if they can’t make it through, there are four tricks waiting for you.”

Su Jin sneered and said, "How can you buy your life?"

Diao Mazi said: "For ordinary people, fifty pennies are enough, but you three are officials of the court, so naturally they are more expensive. If the price is lowered, doesn't it seem that you officials are worthless? In this way, each of you is worth two dollars. Baiguan, after paying the money for his life, he bought this road, do you have any money?"

Qiu Dabao shouted: "Diao Mazi, what are you doing? There is no one like you who asks so much."

Diao Mazi sneered and said, "What's the matter? What's going on with Qiu Er's family today? Helping outsiders everywhere, are you trying to find a way out for yourself?"

Qiu Dabao scolded angrily: "You bastard, you dare to spout blood, go, go and judge in front of the big boss."

Diao Mazi said: "I'm not free, I have to serve three officials."

Su Jin laughed and said: "Don't you good guys only take ill-gotten gains? It's ridiculous to rob outside the mountains, but you also rob them in the mountains."

Diao Mazi said angrily: "Shut up, you bastard, you know nothing. This is a copycat rule. Are you so easy to get into our Juyi Hall? Are you the head of our family?"

Su Jin teased: "We have no money, so what should we do? Why don't we go down the mountain and ask for it?"

Diao Mazi sneered and said, "I'm afraid it's too late to run now. You can do it if you don't have money, and you can bring gifts. Have you brought any?"

Su Jin smiled and said: "Before going up the mountain, I was touched all over by your little guy. Even if there is a gift, it's not my turn to honor you."

"Hey, this gift is not money. You can enter my Juyi Hall without any money, but you must bring a head to meet you, and it must be the head of a dog official in the court. I don't think you have brought it, so it's worth it, my lord. How about allowing one of you to offer your head as a gift to others? How about allowing one of you to be considerate? "