Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 188 Sling

"Okay, okay!" Wang Pu panicked when he heard that he was going to be hungry, and hurriedly said, "I'm not going home, so stay in Dinglin Temple, okay?"

"It's not enough to just stay, you have to study hard!" Wang Po shouted: "This kind of opportunity is only once in a few lifetimes. If you miss it, let alone me, even the underground ancestors will not let you go!"

"Yes, yes!" Wang Pu nodded again and again: "Brother, you let me study hard, what can I learn?"

"What do you want to learn?" Wang Hao was immediately stopped by the question. He had never been to Sibi City in his life, but once he heard the old man in the village mention it in a chat: the golden statue of the Bodhisattva is so tall that it makes people look up. Pagodas with sore necks, stretches of monasteries, great monks dressed in silk and satin, as for the knowledge imparted there, I am afraid that even the master does not know, it must be excellent.

"Teach me what you want to learn, do you even need to ask?" Wang Jiao gave Brother Yao another shock: "You just study hard, you talk too much!"

"Ouch!" Wang Pu's forehead was already flushed, he didn't dare to complain of pain, he only dared to nod again and again, and said in his heart: "Brother is so unreasonable, you obviously don't know it, but you beat someone! I hope this will definitely happen." Don't be so unreasonable as the elder brother, the monks of Lin Temple, or my head won't be knocked out!"

On the top of the oak tree beside the road, birds chirped loudly. Wang Pu quickly took out a smooth pebble from his waist pocket, untied the sling tied to his wrist, put the pebble into his skin bag, and spun it vigorously on top of his head. After a few laps, the end of a strand of rope was suddenly loosened, only to hear a shrill bird cry, and the bird fell from the tree.Wang Pu went up to pick up the fallen bird, and ran back: "Brother, this is a turtledove, it's quite fat, we have broth to drink tonight!"

"Okay, okay!" Wang Gao was overjoyed, and took the turtledove: "Yes, it's quite fat, weighing half a catty, and we have two legs, one for each of us!"

"Hey!" Wang Pu said happily: "Brother, keep your voice down, these turtledoves are in flocks, and if some of them fly back later, we may each get one for dinner!"

"Okay, you brat, you've grown up!" Wang Pu patted Wang Pu's shoulder with satisfaction: "At last, my brother didn't hurt you for nothing!"

There was laughter from the side, and then a gentle and majestic voice came from behind Wang Gao: "Young man, did you shoot this bird down from the tree?"

Wang Po turned around and quickly knelt down. At some point, a group of people were standing behind him. He was tall and tall, with high cheekbones, a thick beard connected to his temples, and a pair of bright black eyes that were bright and energetic. , wearing a round-neck gown often worn by military officers of the Tang Dynasty, with a silver-nailed belt hanging around his waist, and brown pudding on his head, surrounded by more than ten people on both sides, including Tang people, Baekje people, and a monk.

"That's right, I shot it down. Now I can only shoot down the tree. In two years, I will be able to shoot down even the flying one!"

"Oh? But I didn't see the bow and arrow. What did you use to shoot it down?" asked the Tang military officer.

"Use this!" Wang Pu stretched out his right hand, revealing the sling in his hand, and Wang Po, who was kneeling on the ground, quickly grabbed Yaodi's lapel, pulled it down hard, and shouted: "Fourth, kneel down quickly, this is the nobleman of the Tang Dynasty! "

"Using a sling? Did you do this yourself? Good job!" The military officer from the Tang Dynasty smiled and said, "Get up and talk! It seems that you are here to study at Dinglin Temple? Is this boy your son? What are your two names? name?"

"Report to the nobleman of the Shang Kingdom!" Wang Po kowtowed, then stood up carefully, and stood with his head bowed: "The villain did send him to Dinglin Temple to study, but he is not my son, but my fourth brother." , my name is Wang Pu, and his name is Wang Pu! My son is too young to come!"

"My surname is Wang. It's a coincidence that it has the same surname as mine!" The nobleman smiled, took out a handful of meat from his waist, and threw it to Wang Pu: "This money is for you. You've used the sling well. Practice hard in the future!"

"Thank you, nobleman!" Wang Pu hurriedly picked up the copper coin, and pulled Wang Pu to kowtow twice. The group of people walked far away before standing up. Wang Pu looked at the copper coin in Wang Pu's hand greedily: "Brother, How much did the nobleman reward us?"

"There are about twenty of them!" Wang Jiao said with a smile while counting, "But they are all in good condition, and they are all five baht for the opening emperor. This nobleman is really generous!"

"Brother, can you give me a few?" Wang Pu smiled and said, "It is said that this nobleman is rewarding me!" He carefully looked at Wang Po's face: "Or just one, and it's good luck!"

"The brat is quite greedy!" Wang Pui looked at Brother Yao, raised his hand to give him a chestnut, thought for a while, then took it back, picked two bad copper coins and threw them to Wang Pu: " Here are two for you, put them away and don't lose them!"

"Hey!" Wang Pu put away the copper coins happily, and suddenly asked, "Brother, do you know who that noble man is?"

"How do I know? He only said that he is of the same clan as us, so he should be surnamed Wang!" Wang Po thought for a while, "There are not many people in Tang Dynasty who say Baekje so well, and their surname is Wang, in Sibi City. You are in Dinglin Temple. , there should be a chance to meet him!"

"That's good, he's so generous, if he rewards me so much every time, wouldn't I be able to get rich soon?" Wang Pu wondered.

"You stinky boy!" Wang Gao was furious again: "I only remember that the nobleman rewarded you, but I forgot that the nobleman told you to be so smart. If you fail in the next test, if you don't have the reward, you will have the whip!"

"Don't worry about this big brother!" Wang Pu smiled and said, "It's nothing else. I have been playing with this sling since I was a child. Even if the nobleman doesn't tell me, I will practice hard!"

"That's fine! It's getting late, let's go to the temple to register first!"

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"Sanlang, why are you so generous today? Reward that kid with so much money?" Cui Hongdu asked. In informal occasions, he still used to call Wang Wenzuo by Sanlang.

"Hongdu, do you still remember Han Changlue?"

"Of course I remember, that guy's head is a little bald, and he was the best spearman in our group, but unfortunately he died at—" At this point, Cui Hongdu scratched the back of his head: "Where did he die, what do I think? Can't get up?"

"He died when we were besieged by Baekje thieves on the way to help Zhenxian City!" Shen Faseng interjected: "He is also unlucky. We didn't die in that battle, but he was the one!"

"Yes, it was that time!" Cui Hongdu slapped his forehead: "He guessed that he didn't worship the Bodhisattva before that expedition, otherwise, if he lived to this day, he should be a Wuqiwei (the lowest rank of honorary officer in the Tang Dynasty) after accumulating meritorious service!"

(End of this chapter)