Chapter 022 Accidental Injury
Liu Xiu had no choice but to hold the bow. Gongsun Zan took out an arrow and asked him to put it on the string. Then he taught him how to tamp the string, how to fix the arrow, and where to place his arm. Liu Xiu did as he did, then took a breath and pulled the bow hard.
"Squeak" a sour sound. The hard bow, which was half stone, was easily pulled by Liu Xiu, made Gongsun Zan stunned. He opened his eyes wide, looked at Liu Xiu in a daze, blurted out: "Damn, so fierce!"
"What?" Liu Xiu was listening to his guidance to make movements. When he heard this sentence, he didn't feel surprised. He turned his head and looked at him. Before he could hear Gongsun Zan's answer, he heard a "bang" sound, and the tight bow string suddenly broke. The long arrow on the string "buzzed", and I don't know where it flew.
"Oh!" A scream from behind, Liu Xiu turned around and saw Liu Bei squatting down with his face covering his face. The arrow fell in front of him.
"Damn!" Liu Xiu couldn't help but curse. It's too embarrassing. I just wanted to keep a low profile, but I didn't want to embarrass it. This arrow... really shot behind me?
He didn't care about Zifei, threw the bow, hugged Liu Bei, and asked nervously, "Xuande, where are you hurt?"
Although he didn't like Liu Bei in history, he was actually very concerned about such a young man who was a little cunning but generally quite likable. He could tease him, but he never thought of hurting him.
"Oh!" Liu Bei was almost crying. It was so unlucky. He could even get an arrow even if he stood behind him. He had seen someone with poor archery skills, but he had never seen someone with such a bad archery. Who would dare to stand behind you in the future?
Everyone looked at each other when they saw this. This was the first time they saw this. If they had to say that Liu Bei had memorized it to the extreme.
Liu Xiu carefully pulled Liu Bei's hand covering his face away, and saw that Liu Bei's face was covered with blood. He was shocked and looked carefully before he breathed a sigh of relief. The arrow had no strength, but just wiped Liu Bei's eyebrows. It seemed that he was bleeding a lot, but the injury was not serious.
Gongsun Zan also came over to check it out, and breathed a sigh of relief. He comforted Liu Bei, who was crying, and said, "It's okay, it's just skin injuries. Then who can go find Mao Zong to ask for some injury medicine."
Someone responded and left quickly. Liu Xiu was not in the mood to practice arrows, and he and Gongsun Zan carried Liu Bei back to the dormitory on the left and right. Not long after, Mao Zong rushed over with a nervous look on his face. Gongsun Zan cleaned Liu Bei's wounds and applied medicine, and said, "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, I'll be a little hurt, I guarantee you will be fine tomorrow."
Mao Zong then breathed a sigh of relief. The Mao Family wanted to attract guests, but if someone died, it would be a mistake. Seeing that Liu Bei was not seriously injured and returned to peace, he went back with confidence to report this to his sister Mao Qian.
After listening to Mao Zong's report, Mao Qian let go of his worries, grinned, and wanted to laugh but didn't show up. She glanced at Achu, who had an equally weird expression and said, "I have heard a strange thing today. I actually shot the arrow behind me."
Mao Zong had told them about Liu Xiu's failure to solve the problem. Achu was originally interested in Liu Xiu, but now it has disappeared. In addition, something that makes people laugh and cry happened. She shook her head in disappointment: "I didn't expect this person to be useless. If you can't succeed in literature or martial arts."
Mao Qian laughed out loud, and glanced at her meaningfully, and said with a smile: "You are wrong. Although it is really strange to shoot arrows behind him, what's the strange thing about him, a person who has never practiced can't shoot arrows? I think this person is interesting. He can actually break a hard bow of one and a half stone. How strong does it take? He can't tell if he can draw a hard bow of two or even three stones. With this extraordinary strength, he may become a powerful general."
"And!" Achu looked at him disdainfully: "I think you want to attract guests and you have some magical symptoms. When you see someone with some strength, you want to win over."
"Of course, can our family recruit some talented men?" Mao Qian did not mind and smiled faintly: "To protect the family and the hospital, of course, some outstanding force must be used to stop the Hu people and horse thieves. Do you still expect to say that the Hu people and horse thieves will retreat with a few words said by the saint? Reading a few words of Spring and Autumn can make the Hu people feel ashamed? If this really works, why would he be trapped between Chen and Cai and almost starved to death?"
"You, don't slander the saints if you don't study, okay?" Achu said angrily and amusedly, shook his head and stopped arguing with Mao.
Mao Zong listened on the side, with some eyebrows dancing. Although this distant cousin is beautiful and knowledgeable, he has some arrogance from aristocratic families. Although she has deliberately concealed it, the pride in her bones is still uncomfortable. Now he sees his sister saying the saint she respects so unbearable, but she can only retreat. He feels very happy.
"Chengming, why are you happy?" Seeing Mao Zong's smirk, Achu said angrily: "You are determined to be a general on the battlefield, why don't you solve this problem? Do you don't have to consider food and grass when fighting in the future?"
Mao Zong secretly shouted that he was not good, and he shrank his neck and turned around and wanted to leave. But Mao Qian stopped him and said seriously: "Achu is right. Don't run away. Think about it carefully. This question is not difficult. Even I can solve it. Why don't you be willing to take it seriously?" She paused and said unquestionably: "If you don't solve it today, you will not be allowed to participate in the competition tomorrow."
Mao Zong's face suddenly became bitter and begged: "Sister, don't you have to be so cruel, right?"
"Don't say too much. If you don't agree, go to Ahon to sue."
Mao Zong was inexplicably sad and angry, and clenched his fists to make a punch in his chest and stamp his feet.
Gongsun Zan was right. Liu Bei's injury soon became nothing. Except for the pain when he frowned, it basically had no effect. In addition, Liu Xiu and Gongsun Zan were with him, taking care of him carefully as if he was taking care of his biological brother. Liu Bei felt very warm and his mood improved a lot. When Mao Zong came back with the arithmetic problem dejectedly, he was full of energy to help Mao Zong find a solution. However, before he could come up, Gongsun Zan only glanced at him and quickly solved the problem. He told Mao Zong how to solve this problem, which made Mao Zong scream and admire him.
Liu Xiu listened and said nothing. With Gongsun Zan's previous talent and his experience in working in the prefectural palace, it is definitely not difficult to solve such problems. Although the education in the Han Dynasty cannot be said to be relatively large compared to the popularization of compulsory education in later generations, it is also considered to be a rough scale. It has state-owned schools, counties with schools, and classic teachers. It is considered a relatively advanced education. The county has schools, and the gathering is orderly, and the level is slightly lower. Although it is not as formal as schools, it is not as numerous as private schools, not to mention that there are many private schools in various places. Arithmetic is not a serious subject, and like literacy, it belongs to the category of enlightenment. As long as you study for a few days, you will know a little bit about "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic". The question Mao Zong should be from the book "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic".
However, for many people who have experienced higher education, the knowledge like "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" is only equivalent to the level of elementary school students. At best, it is not worthy of being able to do it. He just doesn't want to attract too much attention, so he pretends not to understand. Although he is complimenting this question, he really lacks sincerity.
Chapter completed!