Chapter 316 Slingshot
The villagers of Qili Village have gradually harvested the beans in the fields. Recently, they have been fighting with the weather. They go out early every morning to check the sky, and when they see the morning glow, they take out the wheat and beans to dry in the sun. As soon as a large dark cloud passes by the sky, no matter where they are, they will run back to harvest the beans and wheat.
The rest of my free time is spent cutting the hemp from the field and preparing it.
Old Zhou has a large family, and after helping Zhou Hu collect all the beans, they didn't have anything particularly important to do.
Xiao Qian soaked the beans and made two plates of tofu every morning for Zhou Erlang to take to the county town. This was hard work and time-consuming. In order not to delay Zhou Erlang's time, Xiao Qian and Zhou Dalang both got up at the hour of Yin to grind the beans.
The family members didn't get up until the tofu was made.
Then the couple went back to sleep for a while and didn't get up until the school was ready to cook.
Zhou Erlang still carried a load on his shoulder to the county town every day to sell vegetables, tofu and wild mushrooms.
It has rained a lot recently, with one rain falling every day or every other day. The wild mushrooms in the mountains have sprung up like mushrooms after the rain.
Zhou Silang took his two younger brothers and a group of nephews and nieces to the mountains every day to look for wild mushrooms and some Poria cocos.
But maybe their luck wasn't as good as Manbao's, they didn't find anything for several days, so they could only wait for Manbao to get free after school and go up the mountain with them to look for it.
But Manbao has been very busy recently, not only because Mr. Zhuang assigned him a lot of homework, but also because Bai Shanbao is about to leave.
Manbao was reluctant to leave, so he would run to Bai's house after school every day to read books with him and discuss various strategies for his future return to Longzhou.
Of course, Manbao also gave Bai Shanbao a slingshot for self-defense.
Bai Shanbao's former classmates left a very bad impression on her. They actually loved fighting so much, and they often fought in groups where the majority bullied the minority.
"You can't even beat me. There are so many of them. I think it will be difficult for you to defeat them." Manbao said as he stuffed the slingshot into his hand. "So we won't fight in close combat. We can use long-range attacks. From now on, you can use this slingshot to hit people."
Bai Shanbao took a look and found that this was different from the slingshots they usually played with. It was much more refined in comparison.
The most important thing is that he had never seen a bowstring before.
In the past, the bows made by Datou and his friends were made of a mixture of long human hair and some miscellaneous hair, and tied in the middle was the thick cloth that adults used to make shoe soles.
A well-made slingshot can hurt a lot, but most of them cannot shoot far because the bowstring is not elastic enough.
Bai Shanbao, who has made two slingshots, knows this best.
But now, the slingshot that Manbao gave him was not only well-polished, but also had a bowstring he had never seen before. He could pull it a long distance with just a slight pull back. With more force, he almost stretched his right hand, which was holding the bow, to the front.
Manbao excitedly picked up a stone from the ground and gave it to him.
Bai Shanbao took it in his hand, pulled it hard, and then let go. The stone flew out and shot through the window with a "bang".
The two children were stunned.
A loud shout soon rang out from the room, "Which bastard threw a stone at my window?"
The two children turned and ran. A moment later, the door opened and a round-waisted mother rushed out, pinching her waist and cursing, "Who threw the stone in here?"
Seeing no one answer, she angrily said, "Don't let me catch you, or I'll skin you alive..."
The two of them turned the corner and ran away. Then they hid in the corner and peeked into the yard, breathing a sigh of relief. "Mother Fang seems to have gained weight again."
Bai Shanbao retracted his little head and nodded, "My mother is picky about food. She gives everything she doesn't like to eat to Fang Mama. It would be strange if she isn't fat."
Bai Shanbao looked down at the slingshot in his hand and exclaimed, "This is amazing! How did you make it?"
"I didn't make them, they were given to me by a friend." Manbao took out another pair from his cloth bag and whispered, "I have one too, so don't lose it. If you lose it, I won't give mine to you."
"It definitely won't be lost!" Bai Shanbao was very curious. "Who is your friend? What is this bowstring made of?"
"He said it was P2 material. We don't have it here anyway, so don't worry about it." These two slingshots were given to her by Dr. Mo Congjun, a doctor of medicine.
Ever since he wanted to reach a cooperation with Manbao, the medical doctor has been very kind to her. Since he is so kind, they can't just talk about medicine in class. They have to establish a personal relationship so that they can share their knowledge in the future.
For example, he wanted to study some pathogens in their world, and would need her help collecting them.
Manbao is still a child. Of course she is happy when others are nice to her. If she has any troubles, she will naturally tell them out when they are tempted to do so.
For example, she has a good friend who is going on a long trip, and there are many bad guys who may bully him, so she wants to buy some weapons for him to protect himself, but when she searches in the mall, she finds that the cheapest one is a stun gun.
It's still a wolf-proof type of weapon. The higher-end ones can't even be found in the mall.
In fact, she just wanted to buy a slingshot.
However, people in the future don’t seem to play with slingshots, and they don’t even have such toys.
Koko told Manbao that in the future, human cubs will play with flying cars, flying skateboards and small mechas.
Because mechas are rampant, of course there are no such small weapons that can be held in the hands and played with.
Finally, after Manbao provided the drawings and principles, the doctor of medicine made two by hand and sent them to Manbao.
Because the slingshot does not have a high technological content and is a common feature of this era, the encyclopedia did not collect any taxes and released it directly.
Manbao tried it secretly himself, but he didn't pull the bowstring to its maximum force, nor did he shoot at any objects. He just felt that the bowstring was easy to pull, but he didn't expect it to be so powerful.
The two children couldn't help but sigh at the same time, "No wonder the book lists slingshots as hidden weapons. It turns out that a well-made slingshot is so powerful."
Bai Shanbao was full of confidence now that he had a weapon. He stuffed it into his arms and said, "Don't worry, with this I won't be bullied."
"Okay! By the way, remember not to shoot at people's eyes."
"Don't worry, I won't."
Bai Shanbao reluctantly took Manbao's hand and said, "I'm leaving tomorrow. Will you come to see me off tomorrow?"
"When you leave, I'll take some time off to see you off!"
"No need to ask for leave, Grandma said we should leave home earlier than usual for school and stop to rest for an hour or two at noon to avoid the scorching sun."
"Then I'll get up early tomorrow to see you off. Don't forget me. Remember to look for interesting and delicious things on the way and tell me when you come back. I'll also want to eat when I go out next time."
"No problem, I'll write to you."
"Wow, that's great!" Manbao thought for a moment and said, "If we can't deliver it to the village, we can send it to County Magistrate Fu's house. I'll ask Second Sister Fu to pick up the letter for me and bring it back when my second brother comes to the city."
"No need. I'll write to you when I write to Bai Er, and then have the servants deliver it directly to your house."
Someone said that the more you update, the more monthly tickets you will get. I think it makes sense, so I will continue to update tonight.
(End of this chapter)
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