Zhang Liang works quickly. Although he is missing an arm, he can do things faster than Zhang Mancang.
Jin Feng gave Zhang Liang the task of cutting tree branches and preliminary making of the crossbow body.
Since Zhang Mancang was very careful in his work, Jin Feng gave him the parts of the work that required fine carving.
While the two Zhang brothers were making crossbows, Jin Feng called Guan Xiaorou, Tang Dongdong and Runniang together and planned to teach them how to use crossbows.
In case of an accident in the future, they will have some ability to protect themselves.
Even if there is no accident, the second master of Maomao Mountain has never found out about Bald Tou's death in his life, so there is no harm in learning more skills.
In this era, few people like girls who wield swords and guns.
I originally thought they would refuse, but as soon as Jin Feng finished explaining his plan, Tang Dongdong immediately agreed.
His expression was even a little impatient.
The experience that night also frightened Guan Xiaorou, but she hesitated for a moment and nodded quickly.
Runniang didn't have any idea. Seeing that both Tang Dongdong and Guan Xiaorou agreed, she could only nod along.
Anyway, there was only one spinning wheel, so the three of them agreed to take turns spinning. When the remaining two were not spinning, they followed Jin Feng to learn the crossbow.
Jin Feng asked Mancang to find a wooden board the size of a washbasin, draw a black dot in the center, and hang it in the yard as a target.
It is not difficult to learn the crossbow, the only troublesome thing is to string it.
Most women cannot draw such a heavy bowstring.
However, Jin Feng's crossbow is equipped with a small winch. Although the winding speed is slower, it is very labor-saving and even Xiao'e can winch it.
It only took half a morning for all three girls to learn the basics of how to use a crossbow. Tang Dongdong achieved the best result, with a target hit rate of 50%, and as she became more and more proficient, her performance was still improving.
Under the temptation of changing their family's lives, the Zhang brothers worked very hard.
I come here before dawn every day and work all the time until eight or nine at night and still don't want to go home.
With the concerted efforts of the two brothers, it only took two days to make a crossbow that was strung with chest pressure.
Knowing that it was not easy for Zhang Liang to place arrows with one hand, Jin Feng also placed the arrow box from his own crossbow on this new crossbow.
Zhang Liang took over the new crossbow with excitement on his face. He held the handle with his remaining right arm and pushed it hard on his chest. He only heard a click and the crossbow was activated.
Pulling the trigger, the arrow hit the target more than twenty meters away with a whoosh.
He raised his chest and raised his hand.
There's another arrow on the target!
In just ten seconds, all five arrows in the quiver flew out.
Jin Feng ran over to take a look and couldn't help but give Zhang Liang a thumbs up!
Not only did all five arrows hit the target, three of them were squeezed into the small black spot in the center!
Jin Feng had to admire this achievement.
Guan Xiaorou, Tang Dongdong and Runniang also applauded Zhang Liang's archery skills.
After two days of practice, they were already very familiar with crossbows. Tang Dongdong's target hit rate at a distance of 20 meters had reached over 90%, so they learned very quickly.
However, even if Tang Dongdong wanted to shoot five arrows, it would take at least three minutes, and the target rate would also be reduced.
This is the difference between a veteran and a novice.
"Brother Liang is so powerful. If we were enemies with him, we would probably be killed by Brother Liang without even having a chance to shoot our arrows."
Tang Dongdong praised.
"You've only been studying for a few days and you're competing with Brother Liang?"
Jin Feng said: "I heard Tiezi say that Brother Liang was a marksman in the army back then. If he hadn't lost an arm, maybe we would have had a general in Xihewan."
"You praise me too much. What kind of marksman am I?"
Zhang Liang smiled and said: "Back then I saw a real master who could shoot nine arrows in two breaths, and all of them hit the copper coin hole a hundred steps away."
"I'm afraid there is only one such person in a million, and I can't compare with them."
Jin Feng smiled and said, "Brother Liang, your archery skills are more than enough to feed a family."
"Fengzi, I want to go into the mountains to try tomorrow, but I can't come to help yet."
Zhang Liang said a little embarrassed.
"It's okay. Anyway, the bow you made is enough to keep the warehouse busy for several days."
Jin Feng said with a smile: "It's not certain whether there are still tigers in the back mountains. Pay attention to safety when going into the mountains. It doesn't matter if you can't hit anything. Just go there again later."
"Know."
Zhang Liang nodded and walked away happily holding the crossbow.
He really liked this crossbow and didn't let go of it when he went to bed that night.
Early the next morning, we entered the mountain before dawn.
I walked around in the mountains for a whole day and didn't come back until dark.
Just when Lin Yunfang was anxious to find Jin Feng and search in the mountains, Zhang Liang came back.
The cloth bag on the back contains two hares.
For the Zhang family, this harvest is already very great. Several women in the Zhang family have laughed so hard that they can hardly see their eyes.
Zhang Liang's sister Zhang Xiaohua drooled over the rabbit.
In fact, after Jin Feng gave Zhang Liang a red envelope for hunting tigers, the Zhang family's life became much easier.
Now I can eat two meals a day.
But Zhang Xiaohua was just growing up, so what good could two meals of wild vegetable porridge a day do? She felt hungry all the time, and whenever she saw a grass root on the ground, she wanted to pick it up and chew it.
It's better now, big brother can hunt, and he won't have to go hungry again.
"Brother Liang, you have been busy all day, why did you only kill two rabbits?"
Jin Feng pulled Zhang Liang aside and asked.
In his opinion, with Zhang Liang's archery skills and skills, he could only kill two rabbits in a whole day, which was too few.
"Don't mention it. I wandered around the back mountain all morning and didn't see a single rabbit hair. I went into the old forest after noon."
Zhang Liang said: "There are quite a lot of rabbits in the old forest, but it's a pity that it's too late. I shot two and came back."
"It seems that there should be no second tiger in the back mountain."
Jin Feng nodded.
Some time ago, he was able to hunt so many rabbits in the middle of the afternoon. The main reason was that the tigers drove all the rabbits in the old forest to the back mountains.
Now that the tiger has been killed by Jin Feng, it's time for the rabbits to return to the old forest.
"Xiaorou, give it!"
Zhang Liang picked up the larger rabbit from the ground and handed it to Guan Xiaorou.
"Brother Liang, what are you doing?"
Guan Xiaorou asked in confusion.
"I told Fengzi that if he makes a bow and arrow that I can use, I will give him half of what I hit in the future."
Zhang Liang explained.
The ancients believed that kindness should be repaid by a drop of water, and the Zhang family and Lin Yunfang also seemed to agree.
Only Zhang Xiaohua looked at the rabbit with tears in her eyes, with a look of reluctance.
Jin Feng still knew the principle of fighting rice to nourish kindness and shouldering rice to nourish hatred.
He has already given a lot of help to the Zhang family. If he continues to provide unlimited help, the Zhang family may become dependent or take it for granted.
Since Zhang Liang said this, Jin Feng was not polite and nodded to Guan Xiaorou to take the rabbit.