"You want to know?"
"Of course, otherwise why would I ask you? You old man, you just love to keep people in suspense."
"Then I'll tell you..."
"Uncle!" Wang Tianxiao called out to Liu Yuan, feeling that it was inappropriate to say these things to Wang Tianxin.
The teenagers of this era were not as open-minded as those of later generations. Even though Wang Tianxin was fifteen or sixteen, he knew almost nothing about women.
In Wang Tianxiao's eyes, he was still a half-grown child.
“That’s just a woman’s temperament,” Liu Yuan said with a sly look at Wang Tianxiao, explaining with a wry smile.
"Look at that woman, she's too strong-willed. When you're with her, don't you feel really uncomfortable, like nothing is right? But if you say she's too soft-hearted, don't you find it tedious?"
"You're just talking nonsense!"
Wang Tianxin scoffed, "I bet you've never found a wife in your life. Let me tell you, there are plenty of good women with gentle tempers. Ask my brother, my sister-in-law has such a good temper. She's never argued or made a fuss with him. My brother dotes on her, he practically wants to carry her around with him."
"Heavenly Faith".
Wang Tianxiao was terrified of his younger brother, and he said with a wry smile, "Uncle, please continue."
Liu Yuan paused slightly, turned to look at Wang Tianxiao, his eyes softening. He stroked his sparse beard and continued, "Now that we know the requirements for stringing, things will be easier. Tell me, among the things we can usually see, what has the best elasticity and the strongest toughness?"
"It must be beef tendon, right? Aren't the bowstrings used by those people in the picture book all made of the finest beef tendon?" Wang Tianxin answered quickly, his limited knowledge mostly coming from the picture book.
In those days, people had very limited access to knowledge. Many families didn't even have half a newspaper, and there wasn't a single literate person in their household.
Fortunately, Wang Tianxiao's mother was farsighted. Despite having many children, she still ensured that each of them completed junior high school, which was considered a high level of education in those days.
It's important to know that many primary school teachers these days only have a junior high school education.
Ask any random person if they can read and write their own name, and you'll eliminate a large portion of them.
Picture books are a unique storybook format of this era. They are about 64 characters in size, with each page featuring a printed illustration at the top and a few simple sentences of the story below.
The most famous are "The Legend of Yue Fei", "The Generals of the Yang Family", "The Generals of the Hu Family", "Investiture of the Gods", and the four great classical novels.
There are a few incomplete copies of the book at home, all brought home by Wang Tianzhong and Wang Tianxiao. Several uncles read them, and now they have been passed down to the next generation.
For example, Wang Fang especially liked watching the stories of the Yang family women generals. She would often take a small stick and pretend to be Mu Guiying, and she would subdue Wang Hongwei and Wang Tian in the courtyard.
Upon hearing the word "beef tendon," Liu Yuan revealed a contemptuous smile.
"I knew you were going to talk about beef tendon."
"What, isn't that right?" Wang Tianxin pressed.
“Of course not,” Liu Yuan smiled faintly. “Beef tendon is indeed very strong, but it is not the most resilient tendon. Strength and flexibility are different things. Strength can only guarantee that it will not break, while flexibility determines how much elasticity it contains.”
"Then tell me, which tendon is the most flexible?"
Having piqued Wang Tianxin's curiosity to no end, Liu Yuan lowered his voice mysteriously and said, "It's tiger tendon!"
"Tiger tendon?!"
Wang Tianxin gasped, momentarily speechless, and dared not immediately refute.
For ordinary people, the tiger, the supreme beast, is different from other animals. They feel that the tiger is powerful and invincible, symbolizing the most powerful being in the animal kingdom.
Even if you know that tiger tendons are very useful, where can you find usable tiger tendons?
"So, where can we find such flexible tiger tendons?" Wang Tianxiao asked, seeing that Liu Yuan seemed to have more to say. Suddenly, he remembered a movie he had seen in his previous life.
I asked a question, using a line from the movie.
He secretly scoffed to himself, "Who doesn't know that tiger tendon is stronger than ox tendon? But is it even possible to find tiger tendon? It's like who doesn't know that a car is more comfortable than a bicycle, but you still have to be able to afford it. Isn't that just a correct but useless statement?"
"That……"
Just as Liu Yuan was about to answer, the strong wind that had been clearing the way ahead suddenly let out a shrill cry.
Then came Big Black's angry barking.
Wang Tianxiao's expression tightened. The dogs' barks represented different meanings. Dafeng's bark was clearly a cry of pain from being injured, while Dahei's bark was an expression of rage and defiance in the face of a powerful enemy.
If it were an evenly matched opponent, it would have charged forward long ago.
The group looked at each other in bewilderment, then hurried a few steps around the small bend in front of them. There, they saw a huge male sika deer standing on the mountain path a few dozen meters ahead.
What a magnificent deer!
Judging from its appearance, it is a full 156 centimeters tall, with a robust physique and several large forks in its antlers, suggesting it is about three or four years old.
Sika deer are considered grown up at ten months old, but their weight has not yet reached its limit. As they age, they will continue to gain weight.
Male sika deer can grow to about 110-120 jin (50-60 kg) in one year, 150-160 jin (75-80 kg) in two years, about 200 jin (100-110 kg) in three years, and reach their peak weight in four years. The heaviest can grow to 245 jin (127.5 kg).
The male sika deer can grow to 270-280 pounds, which is a very rare weight.
The male deer is already quite robust, and its presence blocking the road makes the already tall and imposing Big Black appear smaller.
Big Black weighs about 60 or 70 pounds, which is nothing compared to this deer.
Dafeng, on the other hand, huddled against the nearby mountain wall, shivering and groaning softly, looking quite badly injured.
A fully grown male sika deer is no match for a dog.
Even the strongest hunting dogs are no match for it, let alone guard dogs like Dafeng and Dahei.
At this moment, the sika deer quietly blocked the mountain road, raising its head high and looking at Wang Tianxiao and his group. It did not back down, nor did it rush over for the time being.
Wang Tianxiao called out, bringing the dog back to his side.
The sika deer watched the dog limp away, paying no heed or giving it a chance to pursue. It strolled forward slowly for about ten meters, until it was only about thirty meters away from Wang Tianxiao.
Wang Tianxiao and Liu Yuan exchanged a glance, and the two slowly placed the basket on the ground. Perhaps sensing something, the doe in the basket made a "yoyo" sound.
Hearing the doe's call, the stag perked up its ears, took a few steps forward, and began to slowly rub its front paws on the ground, as if it were about to launch an attack.
"This beast doesn't want to live anymore!" Liu Yuan squinted and sneered.
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