Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 296: Archery Competition

Zhou Laoyuan's son is 25 years old and his name is Zhou Dayong. After all, he is more receptive to new things than the old man.

"Dad, of course it's ours. Look, the house deed and the land deeds clearly state it."

Zhou Dayong's daughter-in-law asked worriedly.

“These won’t be taken back, will they?”

Zhou Dayong looked calm.

"What's the harm in taking it back? We can go back to Qingshui and live here without any worries."

Zhou Laoyuan thought that this was the reason.

"Yeah, we should talk to your uncle about this and ask him and his family to come over quickly. If we're late, the house and land will be lost."

His wife looked worried: "What can I say? His uncle is in Dingyuan Prefecture."

Zhou Dayong smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother. There is a communication station here. Just write down the address and name and write a letter to my uncle."

"Is it reliable?"

"It's not a big deal. You'll know after trying it."

"But, there are Tartars across the street. Is it safe for us to live here?"

"Didn't we inquire about this when we came here? Lin Feng, his Qingshui Army has already defeated the Tartars to the point of collapse. They don't even have time to hide."

Zhou Laoyuan slapped his thigh.

"Qingshui is like this, let's just farm the land and don't worry about what happens in the future. If it doesn't work out, we can run away."

"That's right, there's no point in thinking too much."

When the daughter-in-law saw that her parents had made up their minds, she asked quickly.

"I heard that children here can go to school for free. Is that true?"

"That's what the notice says, so it must be true. I'll go ask tomorrow."

Zhou Laoyuan's wife curled her lips and said, "How can there be such a good thing in this world? It doesn't cost money. It must be a good thing."

"That's the way it is now. Never mind the future. Let's go check on our fields and till the soil and fertilize them. There's no point in talking so much."

Zhou Laoyuan waved his hand and gave the order.

The family members hurriedly went about their own business.

Mr. Zhou has been farming all his life and knows that farming is the foundation of his livelihood. Without land and food, nothing else is useful.

Such situations are happening everywhere in border towns.

Countless refugees and people from all over the country were gradually attracted to settle here.

The huge city, which was originally deserted, gradually became lively and regained its vitality and vigor.

Lin Feng changed into plain clothes and strolled through the streets of the city with a few guards.

I feel relieved when I see the shops and crowds gradually becoming bustling.

Ordinary people don’t ask for much, they just want a place to live and something to eat.

If we could get a few more acres of land for cultivation.

The day is finally here.

The next step should be to recruit more women so that the people who have enough food and clothing can have offspring.

This territory is as stable as Mount Tai.

As they were strolling, Lin Qiaomei and Xi Niang appeared from somewhere, and when they saw Lin Feng, they immediately chased after him.

"Brother, brother, look at my bow."

Lin Feng took the bow handed to him by Lin Qiaomei with a puzzled look and looked at it carefully.

After a while, he shook his head.

"I don't see the difference. This bow-making technology is far inferior to my compound bow."

Lin Qiaomei took back the bow with disdain.

"How about this, brother? Let's go have a competition to see whose bow is more powerful?"

Lin Feng has always had a special liking for bows and arrows and archery, and of course he is willing to compete with anyone in archery skills.

The compound bow in his hand has been manufactured using many scientific methods, so how could it lose to today's bows and arrows?

Several people followed Lin Qiaomei to the school military ground.

Avoiding the many soldiers in training, he chose an archery range.

A guard brought Lin Feng his bow.

Lin Feng took his compound bow and pulled the bowstring a few times.

"What, what do you want to compete in?"

"I won't compete with you in rate of fire or accuracy. Let's just compete in range and penetration. How about that?"

Lin Feng tilted his head and looked at Lin Qiaomei for a few seconds.

She looked so confident.

Then he smiled and said, "As for you, when it comes to archery skills, I've never been afraid of anyone."

Seeing that someone was going to compete in archery, many soldiers who had just finished training gathered around.

They stood outside the circle set up by the guards, talking among themselves.

Lin Qiaomei is a crowd-pleaser, and the more people there are, the more excited she gets.

"Come here, go get a thick wooden target, the kind with iron sheets."

A soldier immediately went to change the target.

Lin Feng looked at the bow in Lin Qiaomei's hand again in confusion.

From the outside, he felt that the bow was nothing special, and it was a single bow without even a patch on it.

I tried the bowstring just now. Although I felt that its hardness and elasticity were good, it still could not compare with my compound bow.

Lin Qiaomei saw the target was set up and pulled out a feather arrow.

"Brother, we all use the same feather arrows, it all depends on who has the stronger bow."

Lin Feng smiled and said, "To be fair, you can try with someone else."

"Brother, do you underestimate my arm strength?"

"In terms of shooting speed, I'm indeed not as good as you, but in terms of arm strength, you're far behind."

Lin Qiaomei thought about it and realized that it was true. She handed the bow to Xi Niang beside her.

"Xiniang, come and compete with him."

Lin Feng looked at Xi Niang in surprise.

She is thinner than Lin Qiaomei, with longer arms and legs, and has a body type that is good for shooting.

"Are you sure?"

Xi Niang doesn't like to talk, she just pulls her face and smiles.

"Okay, don't say I bullied you if you lose."

After Lin Feng finished speaking, he took the feather arrow handed to him by Cheng Liang, put it on the bow, and pulled the bow to its full length.

He squinted his eyes and looked at the iron target thirty steps away.

Seeing his bow pulled into a full moon, the soldiers around him held their breath and stared at the target without blinking.

After a while, Lin Feng let go and the feather arrow was bounced out with a thud.

No one could see the arrow flying in the air. The next moment, the target made a snapping sound, and the arrow pierced through the iron sheet and pierced deeply into the target.

There was a moment of silence in the venue, followed immediately by exclamations and cheers.

The soldiers practiced archery every day, using straw targets.

But the depth of the straw target has never been so deep.

Seeing the feather arrow stuck in the middle of the iron and thick wooden target, they were first amazed and then cheered enthusiastically.

Lin Qiaomei squinted her eyes and looked at the target, then turned her head and nodded at Xi Niang.

Xi Niang took a deep breath, slowly pulled the bow in her hand into a full moon, and paused for a moment.

With a clang sound, the feather arrow appeared on the iron target and penetrated into it, right next to Lin Feng's feather arrow.

Since Xi Niang was born thin and frail, no one took it seriously.

But looking at the depth of the feather arrow again, it was surprisingly similar to Lin Feng's feather arrow.

They couldn't help but open their mouths wide, staring at the feather arrow, then turned their heads to look at Xi Niang.

I couldn't recover from my surprise for a moment.

Lin Feng also opened his mouth slightly and blinked his eyes.

Then he handed his compound bow to Xi Niang.

"Come, shoot another arrow with my bow."

Xi Niang carefully took the compound bow and slowly pulled it to its full length.

Another feather arrow was nailed into the iron target, but it was only about two fingers deeper than Lin Qiaomei's bow.

Lin Feng frowned, took the bow from Lin Qiaomei's hand, and looked at it carefully again.

Lin Qiaomei stood aside and watched proudly.

This bow is made of mulberry wood, and there is nothing wrong with the material itself.

The problem can only be in the manufacturing process and the angle of the bow.

The bowstring is just ordinary cow tendon, and it does feel more elastic when pulled.

"Qiaomei, who made this bow?"

"Hey, brother, are you convinced?"

Lin Feng nodded: "It is indeed unique, speak honestly."

Lin Qiaomei moved closer to Lin Feng and said, "Brother, this was made by an old bow maker, but..."

"Just what?"

"That old man no longer makes bows, and no one can persuade him to do so."