Li Shimin pushed open the courtyard gate and coughed deliberately, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
However, when Li Jue discovered that he had returned, he turned away in a huff and pretended not to see him.
Sizi, like a bird returning to its nest, quickly pounced on him, grabbed his hand, and shook it.
"Father, where did you go just now? You made your nephew so angry that he didn't even eat his lunch properly!"
"It's nothing, someone's just sick and I need to go check on them..."
"You're not a doctor..."
Li Shimin ignored Si Zi's little complaints, but looked at the large bowl on the table, which still had more than half a bowl of rice left, and a sense of guilt flashed through his heart.
"Grandson, don't be angry. Hurry up and finish your food. Your grandfather will teach you archery in a little while!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue reluctantly turned around.
"Have you got a meal yet?"
"Me..."
Li Shimin was about to say that he had already eaten, but when he saw that there were still tears on his grandson's eyelashes, he immediately lied and said that.
"I didn't eat!"
"After such a long and tiring journey, how could I possibly have time to eat!"
"oh!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue immediately stood up, picked up a large bowl, and ladled a large bowl of rice into the wooden basin for Old Li.
"Then let's eat together!"
"this……"
To avoid upsetting his grandson, Li Shimin had no choice but to sit down and eat half a bite at a time.
"Uncle Li, have you eaten out?"
"No, no, Grandpa just doesn't have an appetite..."
"oh oh……"
Si Zi almost burst out laughing when he heard this. He had already noticed the grains of rice stuck to his father's beard, and his father actually said that he hadn't eaten outside!
She guessed that her eldest nephew had also seen it, which is why she deliberately served her father a full bowl of rice and then pressed it down with a spoon.
My nephew is so wicked! He's trying to stuff his grandfather to death! Hahaha!
"Uncle Li, you must eat this dish! You should eat more of it!"
"Hey hey..."
"This soup is delicious too, it's best eaten with rice!"
As Li Jue spoke, he grinned mischievously as he served food to Old Li and poured a large spoonful of soup into Old Li's rice bowl.
"Uncle Li, leftovers are no good!"
"I know, Grandpa will definitely have finished eating..."
Seeing that Old Li was still being stubborn, Li Jue finished his bowl of rice and then watched the show with great interest, resting his chin on his hand.
Li Shimin forced himself to eat half a bowl, but his stomach was so bloated that he could only look to Zhang Anan for help.
Seeing this, Zhang Anan quickly stepped forward with a laugh to help him out of the predicament.
"Master, there wasn't much rice steamed today. This old servant isn't full yet. Please have some and let this old servant have some!"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly handed the rice bowl to Zhang Anan.
"Here you go!"
"Thank you, Master!"
Li Jue saw all this, suppressed a smile, picked up his horn bow, and went to Old Li.
"Uncle Li, let's start practicing archery!"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin said with a bitter face.
"Grandpa just finished eating, you have to let him digest a bit, right?"
Looking at Old Li's round belly, Li Jue couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter.
Upon hearing his wicked laughter, Li Shimin knew he had been tricked by this grandson and immediately reprimanded him in a fit of rage.
"You brat, are you deliberately messing with your grandfather?"
No!
"It was because you said you hadn't eaten that I served you rice, hehehe!"
"I……"
Li Shimin was extremely frustrated upon hearing this; he had essentially shot himself in the foot.
In the afternoon, Li Shimin led Li Jue to an open space at the entrance of the village and ordered several straw targets to be erected there, where he formally taught Li Jue how to shoot arrows.
"Grandson, the way of archery lies first in the body, then in the arm, and lastly in the eye..."
"If the body is not steady, the arm will not be strong; if the arm is not strong, the shot will not be accurate; even if you are lucky enough to hit the target, a powerful crossbow cannot pierce through silk!"
"Therefore, before practicing archery, one must first adjust one's mind and body. Only with proper posture and a calm mind can one practice archery!"
Li Shimin explained it to Li Jue, then personally demonstrated it to him, and then asked Li Jue to follow his movements.
"Old Li, is that so?"
"yes!"
"It's just that your body is too tense and not relaxed enough..."
"Yes, yes, that's it!"
"Hold this position for a while and carefully experience the benefits of this position..."
Li Shimin made Li Jue stand for a while longer before ordering his men to bring him a bow and demonstrate the proper techniques for holding a bow and shooting an arrow.
"When drawing the arrow, clench your fist slightly, aligning the third knuckle of each finger. Pinch the arrow at the rear third of its length with three fingers, and place the front third of the arrow onto the bow..."
"The body is upright with the torso straight and the arms outstretched like tree branches."
"The arrow should be on the right side of the bow, and the aim should be on the left side of the bow."
"When releasing the string, let the bow fall naturally, lower your elbow, raise your wrist, keep your eyes on the target, point your finger at the target, and let your mind focus on the target..."
"put!"
After Li Shimin shouted "Release!", Li Jue immediately released the bowstring. With a "whoosh," the arrow was shot out by the bowstring and hit the straw man's head!
Although Li Jue was standing very close to the straw man, less than ten steps away, it was still a significant improvement for him!
"Grandpa, I hit it! Hahaha!"
Li Shimin was also very happy to see his grandson jumping for joy.
He himself had spent three days learning archery before finally hitting the target. He never imagined that after just one instruction, his grandson would grasp the essence of archery so easily!
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