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Chapter 6 Wolf Tooth Arrow

After making up his mind, Chen Sanshi began to clean up the scene.

He used too much force when catching the pheasant and accidentally broke the arrow shaft that was stuck in it.

"The quality of the second-hand arrows is worrying!"

Chen Sanshi shook his head, retrieved the arrowhead, and carried the prey down the mountain.

After a whole day of hunting, his stomach was already growling with hunger, but he was still very energetic and always paid attention to the movements around him.

"It should be the effect of [Refreshing Spirits]."

"It seems that I have to find time to read more books at night in the future, and not just think about having fun with Sister Lan."

"Practicing archery, hunting, reading, I want to be a hard-working person."

It was still early today. When passing by Yanbian Village, many villagers saw Chen Sanshi returning with a full load, a chicken in his left hand and a rabbit in his right hand.

"You can do it, kid!"

"Little Stone is really amazing. He has just started hunting and he can catch something every day."

"Tsk~ It's really the son of a mouse who can dig holes."

"You baldhead, look at the people who are jealous of you, and you just can't stand seeing others doing well."

"Why am I jealous? This amount of money is not even enough to pay taxes!"

"It really is."

As soon as the issue of taxes was mentioned, complaints were immediately heard.

How many people's year-round savings have been squeezed out.

"Wait a minute, Shi Ge'er, I'm looking for you!"

"Shunzi?"

Chen Sanshi looked at the skinny young man running towards him and asked, "What's wrong, Shunzi?"

"Brother, do you need my help?"

The issue of collecting taxes in advance caused a big stir. As soon as Zhang Shun finished selling fish today, he came over to inquire about the situation.

"Don't you still want to practice martial arts?"

Chen Sanshi was somewhat tempted.

No one was 100% sure that they could collect three taels of silver in seven days.

It would be great if we could borrow the money in advance.

At worst I can save up enough money to pay you back double and express my gratitude.

"Practicing martial arts is not urgent in the next two days. Paying taxes is urgent."

Zhang Shun scratched his head and said honestly, "Brother, come home with me. I have money at home."

Three taels of silver!
This is definitely a huge sum of money for ordinary people.

Chen Sanshi was touched: "Nine out and thirteen back, I can't use your money for nothing."

"Brother, what you said."

Zhang Shun said, "You taught me to read since I was a child. I still remember the time when we went to the river to play in the water. If you hadn't pulled me up, I would have drowned. Why are you talking about this?"

That being said, it is still rare to find someone willing to help in times of difficulty.

"Brother, wait a minute, I'll go home and get the money!"

Shunzi didn't give him a chance to refuse and turned around and ran away.

Since the other party refused to charge interest, Chen Sanshi felt embarrassed to spend money for nothing.

He followed with a pheasant and a rabbit as a thank you gift.

The two of them lived not far from each other, and it only took ten minutes to get there. Shunzi's door was not closed.

Just as Chen Sanshi was about to pay a visit, a gust of wind blew towards him, bringing with it the sound of quarreling.

"Shunzi, three taels of silver, are you crazy?"

"Mom, that's my brother Shitou, he saved my life when I was a kid!"

"So what if I saved your life? It's not like our family hasn't repaid you before. When he was sick before, didn't our family pay for his medical treatment?"

"mother……"

"Our whole family has worked day and night for so many years, and finally saved up some money, isn't it just for you to join the martial arts school and become a martial arts master? At the very least, you should pity your father? Your father has been lame for more than half a year and we haven't been willing to spend money to treat him, and you open your mouth and give three taels of silver to outsiders?"

"..."

Chen Sanshi stopped, silently put down a pheasant, and turned away.

Helping is a favor, not helping is your duty!

He did not have any feelings of "gratitude for a little help and resentment for a big help" in his heart. Instead, he was very grateful for Shunzi's kindness.

They are not a wealthy family, and life is not easy for everyone.

You still have to rely on yourself!
Chen Sanshi became more determined to go to Erchongshan.

He arrived at Babaolou in the county town before dark.

The rabbit weighed about the same as last time, and was sold for seventy-one cents.

After getting the money, he did not rush home, but went to the market again to prepare for entering Erchongshan tomorrow.

"Hey, Little Stone is here again?"

Old Xu greeted him warmly.

"Uncle Xu, I want to buy some arrows."

The willow-leaf arrow in Chen Sanshi's hand is good for shooting rabbits, pheasants and the like, but it will not be lethal enough if he encounters a large prey with thick skin and flesh.

"Whatever you want, uncle has it all."

Looking around, there were seven or eight kinds of arrows on the stalls, all of which were of very high quality. Some of them were obviously not made by ordinary shops and were classified as military weapons.

There was a garrison fifty miles outside Poyang County, so it was not surprising to see military weapons circulating in the market.

Not to mention, Old Xu was born into a military family, and his son became a small flag officer after taking over. It was normal for him to have channels to resell some ordinary military equipment.

Chen Sanshi's eyes wandered around the stall.

The shafts of most arrows are made of poplar wood with bird feathers hanging at the tail. The main difference between them lies in the arrowhead.

Different arrows have different uses.

There are many types of arrows, including those with strong penetrating power, those with large wound areas, those for shooting horses, those for naval battles, and those specifically used for transmitting signals.

He finally chose an arrow with a special shape.

Wolf tooth arrow.

As the name suggests, the arrowhead has three hooks on both sides, shaped like protruding wolf teeth.

Once this arrow hits the target, the barbs on both sides will be firmly stuck in the body. If you try to pull it out, a large piece of flesh will be torn off at the same time. If you don't pull it out, the flesh will continue to be minced. This has extremely strong lethality for both predators and hunters.

Old Man Xu said, "This wolf tooth arrow is a good product. If I sell it to others, it's 23 cents each. I'll sell it to you for 20 cents."

"Can't it be cheaper?"

"If it's any cheaper, I'll lose money."

Chen Sanshi gritted his teeth and bought five.

But he understood the principle that tempering does not delay the chopping of wood, and if he wanted to sell goods, he had to be willing to invest.

If conditions permit, he would also like to buy a heavy bow.

After all, the bulk of the bow's lethality lies in the pulling weight.

He deliberately took a closer look. The heaviest bow on the stall was the Four-Force Bow. There was no heavier bow. Only heavy bows could break armor.

It seems that there is a bottom line to reselling arms.

Pay in one hand and deliver in one hand.

The loss of the two arrows previously added up to eleven cents, and the final payment was eighty or ninety cents.

"It's a day's work for nothing, and I'm still losing a lot!"

Chen Sanshi put the wolf-tooth arrow into his pocket and rushed home.

Halfway back.

Chen Sanshi met Qin Xiong and his gang of hooligans again. They were waiting for him on the way home and gave him malicious looks.

It was obvious that this method was used deliberately to intimidate him.

"The ghost is still there, there is no way to hide from it."

"Pay the tax first and then find a solution."

Chen Sanshi chose to ignore them and went straight home.

"Brother, he is very arrogant!"

"How about I go and beat him up?"

The ruffians talked with gnashing teeth.

"beat him?"

Qin Xiong pointed at the bow and arrow on Chen Sanshi's back and asked, "Do you know what that is?"

"Bow and arrow."

"The Four-Force Bow is enough to shoot you through the heart! If you can use this thing, do you think you can beat him?"

Qin Xiong was a little depressed.

He initially thought that the man named Chen was just a scholar who went hunting in the mountains just to try his luck.

After some inquiries, I found out that this guy was able to ship goods for two consecutive days, which shows that he really has strength and is not joking.

The hunters in the village are actually not easy to mess with.

Before, I just bullied this kid because his father had died and he was a scholar.

Of course, in this world, having strength is useless, only money can do the job.

Rabbits and pheasants are not worth much silver.

If I can’t gather three taels of silver in two days, I will still be controlled by him.

……

late at night.

Chen Sanshi got out of bed lightly.

As for Sister Lan, she was so tired that she fell asleep.

"I'm still too young and hot-tempered."

Chen Sanshi was a little annoyed and said he would go home to study.

The time for studying is gone, and I can’t delay practicing archery any longer.

Before going up the mountain, it is best to advance your archery to the next level.

He took his bow and went out to the open space in front of the woods behind his house and began to practice archery under the moonlight.

As willow leaf arrows were continuously shot, his proficiency level continued to rise.

Chen Sanshi practiced until late at night, then went back to his room to sleep for a few hours. When he heard the rooster crow, he immediately got up to practice archery again.

"call out--"

Another arrow was shot, directly knocking a sparrow that had gotten up early to look for food down from the treetop.

At the same time, the panel changes.

[Skill: Archery (Proficiency)]

[Progress: (0/500)]

[Effect: Physical fitness increases, natural archer, can easily draw a crossbow, within 70 steps, can shoot three times with a flick of the finger and never miss a shot]

This time, the moment the panel was upgraded, not only did Chen Sanshi's strength and archery skills improve significantly, but even his muscles and bones changed, and his physical fitness skyrocketed.

With this physique, even if he had never practiced martial arts, he could easily pull a heavy bow made of one stone, and every arrow would hit the palm-sized bull's eye within eighty meters.

In the Dasheng Dynasty, one stone was equivalent to approximately 150 kilograms.

Bows and arrows of this weight are basically only used by martial artists.

The palm-sized bull's eye looks like just a black dot from 80 meters away.

As for the three shots with a flick of the finger.

A Buddhist scripture once recorded: Twenty finger snaps make up one layu, twenty layu make up one moment, and one day and one night make up thirty moments.

According to this statement, the "snap of the fingers" would take about seven seconds.

Shoot three times with a flick of the finger.

In other words, from drawing the bow, taking the arrow, nocking the arrow on the arrow to shooting, the four actions take about two seconds to shoot an accurate arrow.

One crossbow, eighty meters, two seconds.

Each of these three words doesn't seem exaggerated, but when combined, it's terrifying.

Chen Sanshi was a little surprised.

Proficiency can not only improve skills, but also improve physical fitness.

He felt that his bones had become denser and stronger, and his arms and fingers had become much longer.

"I don't know if this physique will be helpful for practicing martial arts in the future."

All in all, he became more confident about catching large prey within six days.

"Brother Shi, it's time to eat."

The soft voice brought Chen Sanshi back to his senses.

After hurriedly finishing his breakfast, he picked up all the remaining salted duck eggs at home and filled half a bag of corn.

"What is this for?"

Gu Xinlan was a little confused.