Just as the lame man expected, even after dark, the young men did not come back.
Not long ago, the camp was filled with a dull atmosphere and a sense of despair, but now laughter and the aroma of cooked meat could be heard from everywhere.
"Gurgle."
Chen Fan's stomach growled, but he was actually already hungry. The motivation that kept him drawing his bow and arrow again and again was watching the progress bar of his basic archery skills rising little by little.
After reaching level 1, he clearly felt that it was no longer so difficult to pull the bow to its full length. He could shoot ten arrows in a row before feeling his arms sore and swollen, but still had strength left.
The bad news is that each time you shoot an arrow, your proficiency increases by less than 0.5%. Even if you hit the bull's eye, it's only a little over 1%.
In other words, he would have to shoot the arrow at least a hundred times and hit the bull's eye before he could improve his basic archery skills from level 1 to level 2.
The difficulty is more than two or three times that of before.
"It's okay, take your time."
He thought to himself, it's just a matter of one or two days, what if we count the nights
"Boy, you really practiced archery so hard that you forgot to eat and sleep. You didn't even notice when it was dark."
The lame man's voice rang out.
"Uncle Zhang."
Chen Fan woke up as if from a dream, turned to look at him, and scratched his head.
The lame man had a gentle look in his eyes. He was bored this afternoon and watched Chen Fan practice archery. The more he watched, the more shocked he became.
Because he found that this boy's archery skills seemed to be improving rapidly!
In the morning, he was obviously still a rookie and it took him half a day to adjust his posture. But in the afternoon, not only was his posture standard, but for every three or four arrows he shot, one would hit the bull's eye.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it. This was a beginner
Some of the young men who had just started practicing archery had to practice for two days before they were able to hit the bull's eye once, but after that, they could no longer hit it.
"Um."
He tried his best to remain calm and said, "It's getting late. It's time for me to go to the door and take a look. You should go back too. Come back tomorrow morning."
The smell of meat wafting in the air also made him salivate. Even if he could only get some offal if he went now, it would still be better than having nothing to eat.
"Well, Uncle Zhang, you go ahead."
Chen Fan nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Uncle Zhang, can I light a torch here and practice for a while?"
The lame man opened his eyes wide, as if he had heard something incredible.
"You, you're going to continue tonight?"
He was really shocked. He had seen hardworking people, but he had never seen anyone as hardworking as this.
Not to mention those young men, in the entire village, there is no one more hardworking than this boy.
"yes."
Chen Fan laughed, "I can't sleep at night. I'm idle anyway, so I might as well continue to practice archery. Uncle Zhang, is it inconvenient? If not, forget it."
He sighed inwardly.
The lame man waved his hand and said, "It's not inconvenient. I'll light a torch for you later. If you want to practice, just continue."
"Thank you, Uncle Zhang!"
Chen Fan was very excited.
According to the current progress, by this time tomorrow, the basic archery level should be able to reach level 2.
Just then, a sound of footsteps came from afar, and the two of them looked at the same time.
I saw a middle-aged man walking over with a piece of meat in his hand.
"Father!"
"Guodong!"
They both exclaimed in unison.
Chen Guodong nodded. It was obvious that he was in a good mood today. A rare smile appeared on his usually serious face.
"Ah Ren, this is for you."
As he spoke, he handed the nearly 2-pound piece of hind leg meat to the other person.
The lame man's eyes turned red as he looked at the piece of hind leg meat in Chen Guodong's hand and said with emotion: "Guodong, why did you send it directly to me? And you gave me such good meat?"
"fine."
Chen Guodong waved his hand and said, "You are the one who will guide the young people in the village. The future of the village will depend on them. You have worked so hard, so you deserve this hind leg meat. They all know this and no one has any objection."
Hearing this, the lame man slowly stretched out his hand, took the meat, and said, "Did you have a good harvest today?"
"yes."
Chen Guodong had a big smile on his face. "I was lucky today. I caught two wild rabbits. The big one weighed nearly 50 kilograms. After skinning it, it still weighed over 40 kilograms. The small one weighed over 30 kilograms. Each household in the village will get one kilogram of meat, which is enough. In addition, those who have been working hard for the village will get more."
"Good."
The lame man also laughed and sighed, "I really hope that every day from now on, I can gain something like this."
"yes."
Chen Guodong also nodded.
The atmosphere fell into a brief silence, and then his eyes fell on Chen Fan, revealing a smile: "Xiao Fan, come back with me, the meat is already cooked, and I am waiting for you to go back."
"Yes, Dad."
Chen Fan responded, he was also looking forward to it.
After saying goodbye to the lame man, the two of them walked one after the other on the bumpy dirt road.
"I heard from your mother that you were practicing archery all day today? At noon, as soon as you put down your chopsticks, you came here?" Chen Guodong asked as he walked forward.
"Um."
Chen Fan responded.
It was indeed a bit uncomfortable for him to be alone with his father.
"How does it feel?"
"Feeling okay?"
Chen Fan asked tentatively.
"It's OK."
Chen Guodong nodded and said, "If you really want to continue practicing archery, wait for your uncle Wei and the others. When they are free, I will let them teach you. It is thanks to them that we have made such great achievements today."
"OK."
Chen Fan nodded.
He had heard the lame man mention that the Wei brothers could draw bows weighing a hundred kilograms, so their archery skills must be superb. It would be of great benefit if they could receive guidance from the other party.
"Um."
After Chen Guodong finished speaking, the two fell silent again.
Fortunately, my home is right in front of me. I can get there by just turning a corner.
At this moment, Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and saw that in the main room of his house, in addition to his mother and brother, there were three or four middle-aged men standing or sitting, obviously waiting for his father.
Is it too late to celebrate
He thought to himself, and for some reason, he had an uneasy feeling in his heart.
"Tian Gong, Tian Yuan, why are you here?"
Chen Guodong showed surprise in his eyes, walked up quickly and said, "You came just in time, you haven't had dinner yet, right? Why don't you eat here with me?"
The woman next to him was startled, but she still agreed with a smile: "Yes, yes, the meal is ready, everyone sit down."
After all, today's prey was caught thanks to the Wei brothers' superb archery skills. Otherwise, how could a human being catch a desert rabbit that is good at running with just two legs
However, they looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on the tall, middle-aged man with a bald head who was in the lead. It was Wei Tiangong, the eldest brother of the Wei brothers.
"Guodong."
Wei Tiangong took a deep breath, looked at him and said, "We came here tonight to say goodbye to you."