Chapter 111 Not Everyone Can Shoot
Since he didn't go into the mountains, Gao Mingcheng went to work in the fields.
He was still reclaiming wasteland, taking advantage of the dry winter to clear all the wasteland on the side of the new house. He first gathered the dry weeds together and burned them, then turned the soil over and cleared out the tree roots and large rocks in the soil.
The biggest problems with land reclamation are, first, it requires a lot of physical strength, second, the land is relatively poor and needs intensive cultivation, and third, weeds easily grow.
But for the people of Gaojia Village, the biggest problem in land reclamation is that they have to compete with others for space. All the places close to the village and at the foot of the back mountain have been reclaimed by others, and even some land on Niuweiling has been reclaimed by others.
But after all, this place is sparsely populated, so there are still many wastelands.
When Gao Mingcheng was working, someone from the village suddenly came to call him.
"Mingcheng, Gao Fuqiang has also got a bird gun, and he is showing it off in the old village. Do you want to go and have a look? They are in the field, testing the guns."
The person who spoke was Gao Fuqiang's cousin. He was happy to see his nephew bought a gun, but after all, he had never fired a gun before, so he came to call Gao Mingcheng to take a look.
The news that Gao Mingcheng would go into the mountains to get wild game had already spread throughout the village. Later, when Gao Mingcheng brought back a bird gun from the county, people talked about it for a while.
Someone once wanted to borrow Gao Mingcheng's bird gun, but Gao Mingcheng was afraid of something happening and refused to lend it.
"Gao Fuqiang also bought a bird gun? Who is there?" Gao Mingcheng remembered something he had heard before and immediately asked.
"There are just a few of his brothers and a few people from our village. Oh, and Liu Yan from Shangqiao village, he's here too." Gao Fuqiang's uncle said as he walked towards the field with Gao Mingcheng.
The fields in the village are basically concentrated together. Now it is winter, and there is no one to be seen in the wide fields. It is a good place to test the gun.
When they arrived, Gao Fuqiang was still bragging, and no one knew what he was saying, but suddenly he started to get competitive.
Gao Fuqiang said loudly: "Liu Yan, if you dare to shoot, I will lend it to you in the future!"
Liu Yan is about thirty years old and not very tall, but he is very energetic and courageous.
He immediately said, "Whoever dares not shoot is a coward! Give me the musket and I'll shoot!"
"Here you go!" Gao Fuqiang handed the bird gun in his hand over.
Liu Yan took the musket and prepared to shoot.
When Gao Mingcheng saw him from afar, his heart skipped a beat. Now that he saw him holding a musket, he immediately shouted, "Stop! Don't shoot!"
His shout alarmed Gao Fuqiang and his group, and they all looked towards Gao Mingcheng.
Gao Fuqiang didn't like Gao Mingcheng, so he went against him and said to Liu Yan, "You drive!"
Liu Yan was also very brave and knew nothing. He had seen people using bird guns before and knew that as long as he pulled the trigger, the bullet in the barrel would be fired.
But the feeling of watching someone shoot a gun is different from that of shooting yourself.
There will be recoil when shooting. The heavier the gun, the greater the recoil. Even if it is a small pistol, a novice needs to hold the gun with both hands when shooting.
Liu Yan held the musket with both hands, but he did not put the butt of the gun against his shoulder. If he had put the butt of the gun against his shoulder, he would have relieved some of the recoil and prevented himself from getting injured.
In addition to this, Liu Yan also made a mistake. He held the musket high up. From this angle, once he fired, the musket would produce a huge recoil, and the unprepared Liu Yan would not be able to withstand this recoil, so the butt of the gun would hit him directly in the eye!
In his previous life, Gao Mingcheng heard that Liu Yan from Shangqiao Village lost one eye when using a bird gun. His eyeball was ruptured and he was sent directly to the provincial capital for surgery.
But now, Liu Yan's eyes are fine, but he is holding a bird gun in his hand!
Seeing that Liu Yan was not listening and was about to pull the trigger, Gao Mingcheng was furious and rushed over, yelling, "Are you stupid? Didn't you hear me say not to shoot?"
At the same time as Gao Mingcheng's curse, a gunshot was heard.
Liu Yan finally fired the shot.
The butt of the gun hit Liu Yan's eyes, but it was not particularly serious because at the critical moment, Gao Mingcheng rushed over quickly and grabbed the musket.
He took on most of the recoil of the bird gun, so Liu Yan's eyes were saved.
Even so, Liu Yan squatted on the ground screaming in pain because the butt of the gun hit his eye socket.
He covered his eyes tightly with his hands, but the pain was still piercing.
This sudden change shocked Gao Fuqiang and others.
Gao Mingcheng knew that Liu Yan's eyes should be saved, so he snorted and looked down at the musket in his hand.
The quality of this bird gun is average, but there are no obvious flaws.
So he returned the musket to Gao Fuqiang and said, "When you shoot, there will be a huge recoil. You have to use your shoulder to support the butt of the gun, otherwise you are looking for death!"
"Shoot me and let me see!"
His momentum was so strong that Gao Fuqiang was stunned. Under the guidance of Gao Mingcheng, he put his shoulder against the butt of the gun and fired a shot in the direction where there was no one.
"Bang!"
The moment the bullet was fired, a huge force hit Gao Fuqiang's shoulder, causing him to grimace in pain.
It turned out that although he held on, he did not hold on tightly, and there was some gap. He also underestimated the recoil of the bird gun, so he was still injured.
The people around looked at Liu Yan who was screaming and Gao Fuqiang who was grimacing. Through their experiences, they also knew what the recoil was.
The courage that had expanded has now shrunk back.
Never mind. Not everyone can do hunting with a gun.
Gao Fuqiang's cousin was also very scared. He was glad that he was cautious and called Gao Mingcheng in time. If it weren't for Gao Mingcheng, their family would have been in big trouble.
"The quality of your bird gun is average, so be careful when you use it. Don't rush to go hunting, practice shooting first. Once you can hit a tree trunk five meters away, then you can hit a leaf five meters away."
"We have to fight in the deep mountains, and don't hit anyone," said Gao Mingcheng.
After saying this, he no longer cared about these people and these things and just walked away.
In their previous life, many of them were hit by the butts of the guns because of the bird guns. Some were hit in the face, and some were hit in the chest.
Only Liu Yan was the most unlucky. He was hit directly in the eye and became a one-eyed dragon.
If Gao Mingcheng hadn't thought of this matter, he might not have been willing to make the trip.
After Gao Mingcheng left, Gao Fuqiang's uncle said to Gao Fuqiang: "Don't dislike him. Mingcheng is a good man and he is very loyal."
Gao Fuqiang looked at Gao Mingcheng's departing back with a complicated expression and said, "He's loyal? I think he's very domineering!"
He still remembered that Gao Mingcheng came to him and told him directly not to deal with Zhang Chengyuan.
She is obviously younger than him, but she is not polite at all when speaking!
(End of this chapter)
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