Indeed, as the lame man expected, even when it was dark, those young people did not come back.
Not long ago, the atmosphere in the camp was dull and there was an atmosphere of despair everywhere. Now, laughter and laughter can be heard from everywhere, as well as the smell of cooked meat.
"Gulu."
Chen Fan's stomach growled dissatisfiedly. In fact, he was already hungry. The motivation that supported him to draw his bow and arrow again and again was watching the progress bar of basic archery skills increase bit by bit.
After reaching level 1, he clearly felt that it was no longer so difficult to fully draw the bow. He could shoot ten arrows in a row before he felt that his arms were sore and swollen, but he still had strength left.
The bad news is that each time you shoot an arrow, the increase in proficiency is only less than 0.5%. Even if you hit the bullseye, it is only a little more than 1%.
In other words, he has to shoot at least a hundred times and still hit the target before he can upgrade [Basic Archery] from level 1 to level 2.
The difficulty is more than two or three times that of before.
"It's okay, just take your time."
He thought to himself, it was just one or two days during the day, what if we included the night?
"You boy, when you start practicing archery, you really forget about food and sleep. You don't even know it's dark."
The lame man's voice sounded.
"Uncle Zhang."
Chen Fan woke up from his dream, turned around and looked at him, scratching his head.
The lame man's eyes were soft. He had been idle and bored this afternoon, watching Chen Fan practice archery, and the more he watched, the more shocked he became.
Because he discovered that this boy's archery skills seemed to be improving rapidly!
In the morning, I was obviously still a novice, and it took me a long time to adjust my posture. But in the afternoon, not to mention my standard posture, every three or four arrows I shot, one of them hit the target.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it. This is a beginner?
Some of the young people who started practicing archery practiced for two days before they hit the bullseye once.
"Yeah."
He tried his best to stay calm and said: "It's getting late. It's time for me to go to the door and have a look. It's time for you to go back. Come back tomorrow morning."
The smell of meat wafting in the air also made him move his index fingers. Even if he could only get some meat when he went now, it would still be better than nothing.
"Well, Uncle Zhang, you go ahead."
Chen Fan nodded, hesitated, and said, "Uncle Zhang, I'll wait for a while. Can you light a torch here and practice for a while?"
The lame man's eyes widened, as if he had heard something incredible.
"You, you want to continue at night?"
He was really shocked. He had seen hard-working people, but never such hard-working people.
Not to mention those young people, there is no one in the whole village who is more diligent than this boy.
"Yeah."
Chen Fan laughed and said, "I can't sleep when I go home at night. I'm just idle. Why don't I continue to practice archery? Uncle Zhang, isn't it inconvenient? If it's inconvenient, forget it."
He sighed in his heart.
The lame man waved his hand and said, "There's nothing inconvenient about this. I'll light a torch for you later. If you want to practice, just keep practicing."
"Thank you, Uncle Zhang!"
Chen Fan was very excited.
According to the current progress, by this time tomorrow, the [Basic Archery] level should reach level 2.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps coming from far away, and the two of them looked at each other at the same time.
I saw a middle-aged man walking over with a piece of meat in his hand.
"Father!"
"Guodong!"
Both of them exclaimed in surprise.
Chen Guodong nodded. It was obvious that he was in a good mood today, and it was rare to see a smile on his usually serious face.
"Aren, this is for you."
As he spoke, he handed the piece of hind leg meat, which weighed nearly 2 pounds, to the other party.
The lame man's eyes turned red. He looked at the piece of hind leg meat held in Chen Guodong's hand and said movedly: "Guodong, why did you send it here directly? And you gave me such good meat?"
"It's okay."
Chen Guodong waved his hand, "The young people in the village must be guided by you. The future of the village will depend on them. You have worked so hard and you deserve this hindquarter. They all know that, and no one has any objections."
."
When the lame man heard this, he slowly stretched out his hand, took the meat, and said, "Is the harvest good today?"
"Yeah."
Chen Guodong had a big smile on his face, "I was lucky today. I got two wasteland rabbits. The big one weighed nearly fifty pounds. After peeling off the skin, it was still over forty pounds. The smaller one weighed more than thirty pounds."
One pound of meat is enough for each household in the village. In addition, those who have been contributing to the village will be given more."
"Very good."
The lame man also smiled and sighed: "I really hope that every day in the future will have such a harvest."
"Yeah."
Chen Guodong also nodded.
The atmosphere fell into a brief silence, and then his eyes fell on Chen Fan, showing a smile: "Xiao Fan, come back with me. The meat has been cooked and is waiting for you to go back."
"Yes, Dad."
Chen Fan responded, he was also looking forward to it.
Farewell to the lame man, the two walked on the uneven dirt road one behind the other.
"I heard from your mother that you have been practicing archery all day today? At noon, as soon as you put down the chopsticks, you came here?" Chen Guodong asked as he walked forward.
"Yeah."
Chen Fan responded.
It was indeed a bit uncomfortable for him to be alone with his father.
"How do you feel?"
"Feeling okay?"
Chen Fan asked tentatively.
"It's okay."
Chen Guodong nodded and said: "If you really want to continue practicing archery, wait until your uncle Wei and the others are free, and I will ask them to guide you. It is thanks to them that you can achieve such a big gain today."
"Okay."
Chen Fan nodded.
He had heard the lame man mention that the Wei brothers could shoot a bow weighing a hundred pounds, so they must have superb shooting skills. It would be of great benefit to get the other's guidance.
"Yeah."
After Chen Guodong finished speaking, the two fell into silence again.
Fortunately, home is right in front of you. Just turn a corner and you'll be there.
At this moment, Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and saw that in addition to his mother and younger brother, there were three or four middle-aged men standing or sitting in the main room of his house, obviously waiting for him.
's father.
Is it too late to celebrate?
He thought secretly, and for some reason, he felt an uneasy feeling in his heart.
"Tiangong, Tianyuan, why are you here?"
Chen Guodong's eyes showed surprise, and he walked forward quickly and said: "You're just in time, haven't you eaten dinner yet? Why don't you just eat at my place."
The woman next to me was shocked, but she still smiled and echoed: "Yes, yes, the meal is ready, everyone is sitting down."
After all, today's prey was thanks to the superb archery skills of the Wei brothers. Otherwise, how could a man with two legs catch a wasteland rabbit that is good at running?
However, several people looked at each other, and finally fell on the tall, middle-aged man who was leading the group. It was Wei Tiangong, the eldest brother of the Wei brothers.
"Guodong."
Wei Tiangong took a deep breath, looked at him and said, "A few of us are here tonight to say goodbye to you."