Chapter 129: Teach Her Archery
Lin Mo saw Zhao Liya's eyes shining, and it was obvious that she really wanted to go into the mountains to hunt, so he had no choice but to swallow his kind suggestion.
Forget it, as long as she is happy.
The New Year is coming soon, and being happy is the most important thing.
Besides, Brother Zhou is so powerful, maybe his teaching method is different from others?
Zhao Liya really wanted to learn, and Zhou Hansheng really wanted to teach. However, both of them didn't want to be disturbed by others.
Zhao Liya was open and honest, and Zhou Hansheng also had the demeanor of a gentleman. Zhao Liya said that she wanted to go to the mountains to learn archery. Deng was her daughter, so she said whatever she said was fine. Zhao Xiang seemed to be hesitant to speak, but in the end he did not object.
His daughter is not a fool, he is willing to believe her.
Besides, this is Lingnan, not like the capital with so many rules and regulations. If I overreact, it will seem like something is wrong.
Therefore, the two of them went up the mountain, and neither of them thought there was anything wrong with it.
In reality, Zhou Hansheng did want to teach her archery, but he didn't want to be disturbed, so he suggested going up the mountain. He had originally planned to find a fixed target and teach her to aim and shoot, and then start hunting once she was comfortable with the fixed target.
Unexpectedly, their luck was so good that even before Zhou Hansheng could say anything, Zhao Liya's eyes lit up as she pointed to the bushes in the distance and whispered excitedly, "Brother Zhou, look, there's a pheasant over there! Teach me how to shoot it!"
Zhou Hansheng: “.”
He was very excited, and Zhou Hansheng had no way to refuse, so he had to smile and nod in agreement.
Both of them subconsciously lowered their voices and moved more gently, for fear of scaring away the pheasants.
He taught her how to draw the bow and arrow, aiming at the pheasant in the bushes. Zhao Liya whispered to him, "Is this all right? If I pull and release, will it work?"
Zhao Liya was nervous and excited, and this was her first time. Zhou Hansheng saw that her movements were not correct or standard in every way, but he blurted out, "Yeah, that's it. Aya, you're smart. You'll learn it quickly."
Zhao Liya chuckled softly. She also felt that she had learned quite well. After all, it was Brother Zhou who taught her personally, so how could she be wrong?
It seems that learning archery is very simple!
The arrow in his hand flew away, but it did not have the sharp momentum of breaking through the air as Zhao Liya had imagined. Instead, it fell to the ground with a "thump" halfway through its flight, as if it was drunk.
Zhao Liya sighed, "Ah!" and was very disappointed: "What a pity!"
The pheasants in the mountains are extremely alert. The noise is enough to alarm them. They immediately scream and flap their wings and try to fly away.
Almost at the same time, the stone in Zhou Hansheng's hand flew over as fast as lightning and hit the pheasant's thigh. The pheasant let out a scream and fell "plop" into the grass, screaming and flapping its wings in an attempt to escape.
"Hit it!" Zhao Liya was surprised and happy and ran over quickly.
The dense grass tripped the pheasant, and Zhao Liya quickly caught the struggling pheasant.
"Brother Zhou, you're amazing!" Zhao Liya looked up at him with immense envy: "Brother Zhao, can I learn this trick?"
Zhou Hansheng coughed and said, "Well, let's learn archery first. After you learn archery, I'll teach you this."
He had practiced martial arts since he was young, and only then did he have such wrist strength and precise force. How could he have mastered it in a short time? Besides, he couldn't bear to let her suffer this hardship.
Zhao Liya smiled and nodded: "Yes, Brother Zhou is right, everything should be done step by step! Let's learn hunting first."
How could Zhao Liya learn archery? She assumed hunting live animals was most effective, so she constantly searched for wild game, even secretly hoping to stumble upon a wild boar—a target so large, she'd definitely be able to hit it, right? Even if she angered the boar, it wouldn't matter. She didn't have the skills to kill it, but with Brother Zhou around, what was there to fear?
Anyway, she has a mysterious confidence in Brother Zhou.
Brother Zhou gave off a very reliable vibe. Sometimes she even subconsciously wondered which young lady would be the lucky charm of his future.
Zhou Hansheng saw her staring at the living creature and felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Forget it, as long as she was happy.
Anyway, she won’t be able to learn it in a short time, so just treat it as playing with her.
Turtle doves, tits, wild pigeons, pheasants and other birds appeared from time to time. Under Zhou Hansheng's guidance, Zhao Liya learned with great joy and concentration, but the results were disappointing.
It didn't matter if he failed, because Zhou Hansheng added stones seven times out of ten, so even if he failed, he still had a good harvest. This made Zhao Liya still excited and not discouraged at all.
More importantly, this was time she could spend alone with Brother Zhou. Although it couldn't be said that he was being taught by her hands, they still had occasional contact, which always made her feel inexplicably sweet and satisfied.
For her, these will all be beautiful memories in the future.
Moreover, after this study, she did have some understanding. Maybe she couldn't master it for a while, but with time and intensified training, she would eventually become a master.
After all, she wasn't a weakling; she had a solid foundation in martial arts, and it wasn't weak either. Learning archery naturally came much easier. Many of the principles were the same, but she hadn't had anyone to guide her before. Now, with the guidance of a master, she was so smart that she understood immediately.
Zhou Hansheng was secretly praising her in his heart. His daughter Zhao was truly amazing and intelligent. She could master anything she learned quickly. If she had practiced martial arts with him since she was young, her achievements would probably not be inferior to his.
Both of them had a very happy day.
When we got home, we counted the spoils and there were sixteen of them, big and small, including two pheasants.
Made a profit!
Zhao Liya smiled and said, "Tonight, we'll braise one chicken and stew the other in soup. As for these birds, we'll all fry them in a pan!"
Zhou Hansheng nodded: "Yeah!"
The two returned home with a great harvest. Everyone was surprised to see so many trophies. The two children knew that their elder sister was going to learn archery today, so they naturally regarded the trophies as their elder sister's trophies. They screamed and showed admiration in their eyes, and said that they also wanted to learn and become good at it like Brother Zhou so that they could hunt for the family in the future.
Zhao Liya's heart moved, it's not impossible.
The two children are still young, so it’s time for them to lay a good foundation and study hard.
Yes, I had overlooked it before. They should not only learn to read and write, but also improve their fighting ability.
I don't seek to become famous by being both civil and military, but I just want to protect myself.
But Zhao Liya was a little hesitant. It was a rare opportunity to spend two days alone with Brother Zhou. Otherwise, should she ask Lin Mo to teach them in the future?
While she was still hesitating, Zhou Hansheng smiled at the two children and said, "Brother Zhou will teach your sister first. Once your sister has learned well, he will teach you, okay?"
Zhao Liya breathed a sigh of relief silently, very good, very good!
(End of this chapter)
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