After finishing dinner, Junjun and Lele insisted on staying there to play with the village children, and Yun Zhiming and his wife stayed with them.

"Is your arm starting to ache?" As soon as he entered the house, Si Cheng pinched Yun Qi's right arm and started massaging it for her.

"It's not that fragile. It's just that I'm not used to raising my arms to cook so many pots of food in a row. I'll get used to it after cooking it a few more times."

"I noticed you rubbed your arm a few times, and I thought it was uncomfortable."

"Anyone would feel a little uncomfortable raising their arms and turning them around, but I still want to thank my dear husband for being so considerate."

"Don't be so stubborn next time. There are so many people around; sometimes you can ask them to lend a hand."

"They weren't idle either; they all had work to do. We'll definitely be more careful next time," Yunqi quickly assured her, otherwise she would have continued nagging.

"Brother Cheng, Uncle Sanman wants you to come over for a moment." Yun Jianying pushed open the courtyard gate and walked straight in. From his angle, he saw Brother Cheng hugging Sister Yunqi, so he quickly turned around.

"Then I'll go take a look. You rest for a bit." After saying this, Si Cheng pulled Yun Jianying towards Yun Sanman's house.

"Brother, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean it. I'll knock next time." Yun Jianying, who was being dragged away, quickly apologized.

"..." Si Cheng looked at him with some confusion. Usually, every household left their courtyard gates open, so what kind of apology did Yun Jianying give?

Yun Jianying misunderstood, "Brother, I really didn't know you and Sister Xiaoqi would be hugging in the yard. Besides, it's nothing. Many people used to hug and kiss on the street."

Si Cheng released his hand, not bothering to explain, "Didn't Uncle Sanman go over for dinner today? Why are you calling me at this hour?"

"It shouldn't be. I was just about to go to the village entrance to take a look when I ran into Uncle Sanman. He asked me to come and call you over. But he seemed quite happy. Could it be that the crossbow has been assembled?"

"Why don't we go and take a look?" Si Cheng said and then ignored him. Yun Jianying, however, mistakenly thought that Brother Cheng was just being shy. He reminded himself once again that he must knock on the door before entering Brother Cheng's house in the future, otherwise it would be awkward for both of them if they encountered this situation again.

"Uncle Sanman, why are you only eating now?" As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw Uncle Sanman squatting in the yard, eating his meal.

The meal was brought back to him by Yun Lecang earlier, and after returning, he hurriedly ran back to help prepare the other wild boar meat.

"Come on, take a look and see if it's like this." When Yun Sanman saw them coming, he put his rice bowl down and stood up to pull them into the house.

"Uncle, why don't you finish your meal first? There's no rush." ​​Si Cheng saw the rice bowl that he had carelessly tossed on the ground and pulled him back.

Seeing that Sicheng couldn't be moved an inch, Sanmanfang finally let go, "Then you can go in and take a look yourselves, and see if there's anything that needs improvement."

"You should eat first, otherwise ants might crawl in and cause problems." Yun Jianying brought over a stool from the side. "Uncle, it'll be more comfortable to eat sitting down."

"I'm used to it. When I was working outside, I could eat whether I was squatting or standing." Although Yun Sanman said this, he sat down on the stool with Yun Jianying and continued to pick at the food in his bowl.

Si Cheng walked into the house and came to Uncle Sanman's workbench, where it was usually placed.

The crossbow was exactly the same as the one described in the blueprints. Si Cheng stepped forward, pulled him up, carefully examined it, and tested the trigger. It seemed to be working perfectly.

"Uncle, have you tried the machine?" Si Cheng called out.

"Not yet. I just finished assembling the main unit and called you guys over. Go outside and try it out." Yun Sanman quickened his eating pace, thinking that he would go out and take a look with everyone later, since this was the first weapon he had ever produced.

Si Cheng picked up the arrow that had been assembled and placed aside, thinking of going outside to test whether the crossbow could be fired.

Seeing that Si Cheng had brought out a whole set of crossbows, Yun Sanman stood up, took a couple more bites, and put the bowl on the stool. "I'll go with you to take a look too."

The three men arrived at the village entrance looking for a target to shoot at, but apart from the wall, there wasn't a single tree around the village entrance.

"Brother, why don't we go out of the village and try it out? The bamboo grove over there is growing quite well now." Yun Jianying thought of the bamboo grove not far from the village entrance, and Si Cheng also felt that the place was just right.

After greeting the villagers who were guarding the lookout tower, I opened the gate and came to the front of the bamboo forest.

Si Cheng quickly found his aiming point. This time, he was nearly 100 meters away from the target. He loaded the arrow, pulled the trigger, and hit the target before the two of them could react.

"It's done." Yun Sanman and Yun Jianying clasped their hands tightly together, shaking them excitedly.

Si Cheng retreated another thirty meters, continuing to try for a longer range, but this time the arrow only hit the target before falling back down.

“It seems the maximum range is 130 meters, but that’s already pretty good,” Si Cheng handed the crossbow to Yun Jianying. “We’ll set up a target in an open space so everyone can practice first.”

"Is that all?" Yun Sanman asked Si Cheng.

"It's done. This is a finished product. Uncle, when you have time, assemble the remaining two as well," Si Cheng said to Yun Sanman with a smile.

Yun Sanman excitedly spun around a few times, "I finally did it! I'm so proud of myself!"

Thinking about how his family had been trying to persuade him to give up, he had some self-doubt before, but thankfully he persevered.

"I'll go back and assemble the remaining two as well." Thinking of the two sets of parts at home, Yun Sanman ignored Si Cheng and the others who were still there and turned to run towards the village.

"Uncle Sanman is truly amazing. He created this entirely through his own exploration, step by step." Yun Jianying held the crossbow in his hand with great affection. Although some parts of the workmanship were still rather rough, it was perfect in his eyes.

"Brother, I'd like to try it too." After getting the weapon, Yun Jianying was eager to give it a go.

"Then you'd better hurry, it'll be dark soon," Si Cheng reminded him.

Yun Jianying ran quickly to the bamboo forest to remove the sword tip, but he couldn't budge it no matter how hard he tried. Finally, Si Cheng saw him struggling for a while and went over to pinch the bamboo with his hand. The bamboo's unique texture split open with his force, and the sword tip was easily removed.

"Thank you, brother." Yun Jianying took the arrow and ran back to where Si Cheng had been standing.

After Cheng Ge left, he tried to aim, but the arrow grazed the bamboo and fell to the ground. Unconvinced, he put another arrow in his hand, but the result was the same.