Let's not talk about what these ladies and ladies are talking about upstairs in Jingming.
Bai Gui rides a horse and hangs behind.
This is not because he deliberately hides his clumsiness and cannot ride a horse.
But he had never been to Qingyi Garden and was not familiar with the road conditions, so Jin Pengzhen and others cleared the way.
It was about four or five miles away from the main building of Qingyi Garden.
Where we landed, it was desolate and dilapidated.
Ruins and broken walls.
It was burned when foreign barbarians invaded.
When we arrived at the hunting area, we were overgrown with weeds, dense forests, and shady trees.
There are many small wild animals such as foxes, badgers, and sika deer here, which were originally specially raised in the royal gardens for hunting.
There are no big beasts.
They were not the only ones who came here specifically to hunt.
Occasionally, you can encounter hunting teams in groups of three or five. Some of them are well prepared and have hounds with them. Most of the hounds are thin dogs from Qin Province. The roaring dog in myths and legends is the thin dog, which is the best breed of hound.
Bai Gui was riding a horse and walking slowly. Suddenly, his sharp eyes spotted a black piece in the weeds. It should be a small animal like a badger. He immediately took out his long bow, bent it and nocked an arrow.
collapse!
The bow string sounds softly!
An arrow was shot out at an astonishing speed, hitting the beast directly in the grass.
"It's a badger!"
Bai Gui was hanging behind the hunting team, but the distance was not far, only four or five steps away. The sound of the bowstring when he opened the bow also alerted Jin Pengzhen and others in front. One of them rode straight forward and hung from the horse.
Hooking his feet in the stirrups, he used his sharp equestrian skills to capture the prey he had shot.
The prey looked closer and it was a black badger.
About as big as a hunting dog.
"Brother Meihe, continue."
Liu Shouhua, who used equestrian skills to take away the prey, threw the black badger to Bai Gui and praised: "Brother Meihe's archery skills are really great. I estimated that he took more than 130 steps just now, and he shot it easily without even aiming."
Liu Shouhua is the son-in-law of the Jin family and the husband-in-law of Jin Daozhi, the fourth daughter of the Jin family.
"I used to practice archery at White Deer Academy, and later I joined the archery club at Toyo University, and won the first place in the individual archery award and the group award..."
"Tiny tricks make everyone laugh..."
Bai Gui took the black badger and said casually.
The reputation he spreads already includes the words that he is both civil and military, so there is no need to be too modest, just admit it truthfully.
Humility requires a certain degree of humility.
Too much, not good.
"If Brother Meihe had returned home earlier, we wouldn't have lost so miserably in hunting competitions before."
"Yes, with the archery skills of Yimei and Brother, who among those individuals can compare..."
Several people talked and laughed.
Saying this, the group continued to advance, this was just the outer hunting area.
Bai Gui also rode his horse to follow closely.
He took a look at the black badger. It was almost invisible in the wild in his previous life, but he had seen it in the illustrations of his hometown in books. It was a 猹, but 猹 was a character made up by Brother Xun himself. There was no such character originally, and it was 猹.
Badger, but in Shaoxing rural dialect, badger is called 猹.
This cockroach was pierced through the chest and had been shot to death!
There is a special hook on the saddle for hanging weapons. This hook is called a victory hook. Now for hunting, this victory hook can also come in handy. Bai Gui took out a string of hemp rope from the horse's backpack, strung it on the black badger, and hung it on the saddle.
When we get deeper into the hunting area, more prey becomes visible to the naked eye.
Bai Gui was calm and unfazed. His eyesight was profound and he could see further than ordinary people. He also had mastered the skills of archery. He could basically shoot one arrow at a time against these small preys, and the arrows were always missed.
Originally, Jin Pengzhen and his party were planning to hunt by themselves, but seeing Bai Gui's great archery skills, they felt ashamed, so they all came forward to ask for archery lessons, and also asked Bai Gui to hunt for them, so that they could be amazed when they returned home.
Bundle……
"I almost finished cumming today."
"If you shoot any further, you will lose your benevolence and righteousness. A gentleman is like an animal: he cannot bear to see his death."
Bai Gui helped Jin Pengzhen and others shoot arrows a few times, then he put away his bow and said.
He is not taboo about killing, but he hates indiscriminate killing.
The second half of the sentence, "A gentleman's attitude towards coyotes is that he can't bear to see them alive when he sees them alive." It comes from "Mencius: King Hui of Liang". It means that as a gentleman, when it comes to animals, he can't bear to see them alive and kicking.
until they die.
"Brother Meihe said it well, if it doesn't go against the farming season, the grain will not be enough to eat, the grains will not enter the pond, the fish and turtles will not be enough to eat, the ax will not go into the forest in time, and the wood will not be enough to use..."
Liu Shouhua nodded in praise.
Although they are children from a wealthy family, and some may say they are playboys, they are not bad at reading. The worst is that they must have read the Four Books and Five Classics. They can quote scriptures in their actions and discussions without difficulty.
With Bai Gui's help, basically everyone harvested a lot of prey.
It’s considered a fruitful return.
When Jin Pengzhen and the others were preparing to return with their prey, they kept attracting the attention of other hunting teams...
"This sika deer..., can these brothers give it to me..."
"I'll give you fifty silver dollars!"
From time to time, a young man came up on horseback, raised his hand and said.
His back is very straight. Although he is not wearing a military uniform, he is just dressed up, but after a short observation, you can see that he is a military figure, and he also has a box gun hanging on his waist.
"This sika deer is the most nutritious. Fifty silver dollars... I want to buy it at this price. It's too low, and we are not short of money. This dear man should continue hunting. Maybe he can catch a sika deer."
Jin Pengzhen rode out, cupped his hands and said politely.
Although he is Jin Shuan's son, he is not a fool. He has always been a playboy, but he knows who can be offended and who cannot be offended. Although the man in front of him does not seem to have a powerful family background, there is no need to offend him.
He is from a noble family, a well-educated family, and his cultivation is first-class.
Fifty silver dollars is a lot, but sika deer are rare birds, and the price has always been high. The sika deer in front of you costs at least about 80 silver dollars.
"I searched all over Xiangshan, but I couldn't find a suitable male deer. The remaining deer were either female or too small..."
The well-dressed young man shook his head and said.
"Brother Meihe, what do you think?"
Jin Pengzhen looked at Bai Gui on the side. Most of their prey were hunted by Bai Gui. Big items like sika deer naturally belonged to Bai Gui, and they would not fight for them.
Therefore, the power of disposal lies in Bai Gui's hands.
"Fifty silver dollars, the price is a bit low, and I need this sika deer to be used as medicinal food when I go back..."
Bai Gui shook his head and refused.
Some parts of the sika deer can be used as medicinal materials, and the deer blood of the sika deer is a great tonic, which is of great benefit to his martial arts training.
"Meihe..., may I ask if this dear friend is Bai Meihe, the Sanyuan scholar who wrote the book Guns and Guns?"
When the well-dressed young man heard Jin Pengzhen's address to Bai Gui, his heart immediately moved, he looked around and made some guesses.
There are not many people with the Chinese character "Meihe", let alone such a well-dressed and scholarly person. It may be difficult to recognize him on the street, but with the word "Meihe", some people have a certain understanding of it.
Man, if you can't guess, it's really just a slap in the face.
"Yes, it's me."
Bai Gui frowned slightly, but still chose to admit it.
The fact that he returned to China cannot be hidden. Some people who attended the banquet in the Jin Mansion may have gotten the news. There is no point in hiding it now. Telling the real name of the person in front of you is no big deal.
"It turns out it's really Mr. Bai..."
"I have admired you for a long time..."
The young man in well-dressed clothes got off his horse and held his hands in front of him.
"Who is your Excellency?"
Bai Gui also dismounted, raised his hands and asked.
They were talking on the horse just now, and now the young man in fine clothes was showing courtesy. It would be rude if he didn't dismount.
"Zhang Muzhi, a native of Yunnan Province!"
The young well-dressed man replied immediately.
"Zhang Muzhi?"
Bai Gui muttered a few times.
"Sir, do you know me?"
Zhang Muzhi was slightly surprised.
"No, I don't know you. You were still very fat at that time. Now that you are thin, it's hard to recognize you..."
Bai Gui replied with a smile.
"Sir, it's really interesting..."
Zhang Muzhi shook his head and said.
He thought Bai Gui was joking with him, but it was a joke and it would not make people feel offensive or dissatisfied. Besides, with Bai Gui's current status, as long as the jokes were not excessive, everyone would be happy.
acceptable.
People are always more tolerant of people with high status.
