Chapter 237 The child is not a fish, how can one know the joy of fish?
Li's living room is very large. In terms of area, it can be compared to the small banquet hall of later hotels.
Even if each person needs a four-foot-long bench, it can seat at least twenty or thirty people.
The gifts that Daxi brought are placed on the following tables.
Looking at the ink, pens, paper, inkstones and the like, Li Chengzhi sighed.
Of course he doesn’t despise etiquette.
These things may seem inconspicuous, but they represent great significance. To put it bluntly, Daxi has shown his greatest sincerity, which is much more sincere than sending a few carts of copper.
Li Chengzhi finds it troublesome.
With Da Xi's attitude, he clearly thought that his ancestral home, the Li family, whose "Poetry" was handed down to the world, could be called a "Scholar-Confucian" family, so he was afraid of making mistakes and making a fool of himself, so he had no choice but to copy the tricks of the family.
In fact, not to mention the Li family, even the Guo family of Jingzhou, who have been offering wine as a sacrifice for generations, no longer use this set of rules.
It’s really troublesome.
This is not like the later generations, where gifts are given and everything is done after a drink. Instead, there is a whole set of tedious and complicated etiquette, and it will not be finished until you have to deal with it.
Moreover, Li Chengzhi must return the gift, and then there will be a struggle, which is what is called in the Book of Songs "throw a peach, repay a plum..."
There will be a complete and formatted procedure for how to walk, how to enter, how to salute, how to speak, how to return salutations, etc.
Just to remember these, and to ensure that he doesn't make any mistakes or be laughed at, Li Chengzhi will have to practice for at least four or five days...
He thought he had no elegance at all, and Da Xi might be even worse than him...
A pair of clay mallets, why do they need to embarrass each other?
Li Chengzhi was looking around when Da Xi picked up something from the front table, held it with both hands, and handed it to Li Chengzhi.
Li Chengzhi's eyes bulged.
What Da Xi took was actually a dead chicken?
Well, to be precise, it’s a dried pheasant.
Li Chengzhi did not go to college in vain, and he had been trained by his girlfriend who was a Chinese teacher for so many years. He was no stranger to some ancient rituals, so he naturally knew what they meant.
Don't think this is a dead chicken. In today's situation, the etiquette of this thing is even more important than the jade on the table next to it...
Just because once a pheasant is captured, it will go on a hunger strike and will not eat water or rice until it starves to death. Therefore, when scholars make friends, they must use pheasants as gifts, which means that once the two parties make friends, they will abide by the law...
"I have admired you for a long time, and today I got what I wanted. I came here without warning. Don't be surprised..."
Daxi seemed to be endorsing something, speaking the fixed and formatted language in the "Rituals for Meeting Scholars" in "Li", but he just started to speak, and he couldn't continue?
It's not that he forgot the lyrics, but Li Chengzhi's expression.
This is obviously a disdain for him...
Yes, that’s definitely what it means.
Da Xi doesn’t even know if he should be angry?
Li Chengzhi glanced at him quickly and blinked: "Are you tired?"
Da Xi is overjoyed.
How can you not be tired?
Just because of such a dead chicken, he had to ask for at least three invitations. Li Chengzhi refused again and again, and it took only half an hour to complete the set of etiquette.
It’s okay if you’re physically tired, the key is that you’re mentally tired, and you’re as embarrassed as you want to be.
Grandpa just pretends to be a civilized person, but he is just a serial killer. Why does he say so many flattery and flattery words against his will?
I wonder if Li Chengzhi, the person listening, would blush. Anyway, he, the person speaking, would be ashamed to death
Da Xi felt that instead of being so pretentious, it would be better to have a good drunken time with Li Chengzhi, and then go to a brothel (brothel).
This is what a man should do...
Seeing that Li Chengzhi and Da Xi didn't take etiquette seriously, Li Shixian and Guo Yuzhi just pretended not to see it.
Regulations are dead, but people are alive.
To put it bluntly, Daxi is not even a Han Chinese, so why bother using this set of Confucian etiquette to embarrass others?
Just make the point...
The gifts are not many, but not too small either. There are the Four Treasures, the Five Classics, two pieces of jade... There is also a BMW for Li Shixian, and a mink fur for Guo Yuzhi.
From the perspective of Li Chengzhi, a time traveler, these things are naturally not that unusual, but in the eyes of Li Shixian and Guo Cunxin, these are all good things that can be encountered but not sought.
They know where these things come from without having to guess?
Looking at Da Xi's posture, it seems that he wants to move the entire governor's office here...
But not only was Li Shixian not happy, he was so distressed that he bled...
Not to mention him, even his youngest son and grandson can already recite the "Poetry". How could Li Shixian not know what "throwing in papaya and repaying with Qiongju" means?
Not to mention Qiongju, even if you are young, you have to "throw me a peach and repay you with a plum".
The problem is, the Li family really can’t come up with something similar for a while...
Da Xi introduced Li Chengzhi in the same manner. Li Chengzhi looked surprised and surprised, and even clicked his tongue.
But Guo Yuzhi knew at a glance that Li Chengzhi was not happy at all.
It shouldn’t be. Ever since he was a child, has Li Chengzhi never seen such a good thing?
After looking around, Dasha pointed to a bow and said almost boastfully: "I gave this to you as a gift from my father..."
Li Chengzhi’s face is full of weirdness.
Xi Kangsheng’s return gift?
What are you talking about?
To put it bluntly, a person of that status would ask you for a knife just because of your face. If you don't return the favor, you'll be damned...
Unsurprisingly, this was either Da Xi Mo begging Xi Kang Sheng to borrow a name to avoid him being in trouble.
Either that or Da Xi is pretending to be powerful.
Li Chengzhi couldn't figure out how optimistic Da Xi was about himself?
When he heard that it was from Xi Kangsheng, Li Shixian's eyes lit up, and all the worries about how to return the gift seemed to disappear: "Could this... be the rumored Taiqing Gong?"
Don't blame him for being happy to see hunting. In fact, he is not interested in men, and there are only a few things he is interested in...
As soon as he heard the word "Taiqing", Li Chengzhi also became interested.
Isn’t this the name of Xiao Yan, the current emperor of the Southern Dynasty?
But just glancing at the bow, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
The bow body is six feet long. Even if it is strung, it is at least one meter three to four meters.
And how long were the English war bows in history? Most of them were about 1.5 meters after being strung, and the longest one was only 1.8 meters.
Don't just listen to the length and think it's longer than this bow, then the English longbow will definitely be more powerful than this bow.
The reason why the British longbow is long is that Europeans can only make single-body bows. In order to increase its power, they can only make the bow as long as possible, and there is no other way.
To put it bluntly, it is just a rope tied to a wooden stick, and there is almost no skill at all.
In Chinese history, the recurve bow was more than three times as strong as the British war bow of the same length...
Just like the one in front of you, it is a true recurve angle bow.
Not only the waist is curved but the tip is curved, there is no shortage of materials such as stems, angles, tendons, glue, silk, paint, etc. required for the compound bow.
The bow body is made of fine eucalyptus wood. The belly of the bow is covered with horn pieces, and then the whole body is wrapped with beef tendon wire. It is bonded with isin glue and then painted with raw lacquer to enhance the strength of the bow body as much as possible.
Such a long recurve bow uses so many high-quality composite materials. How stiff is this bow?
Even if Li Chengzhi didn't have common sense, he could figure out that if he didn't have the strength of more than three stones to draw this bow, it would be impossible to even think about it.
The three stones from the Yuan and Wei dynasties, converted into later generations' data, were at least four hundred pounds...
Because he had never encountered a bow that was handy, Li Chengzhi didn't know what his limit was, but Li Song, Li Zhang and others used hard bows of about one stone and five for foot combat, and he was quite comfortable in using them.
If it were the one in front of him, he would probably be able to pull it full, but if he wanted to use it for fighting, that would be a joke...
Not to be exaggerated, there are countless people in the world who can fight with such a bow right now. I can probably count them on ten fingers.
And all the people he uses are brave generals who are famous all over the world.
Just like Xi Kangsheng...
That's why Li Chengzhi was surprised that Daxi's gift was so heavy.
"These are not Taiqing bows..." Zhang Jingzhi explained to Li Shixian, "The two large bows given to the guard by Emperor Liang Xiao Yan were eight feet long and weighed five stones, and the arrows used were thicker than the flute.
Even Xi Zhenshou could only shoot horizontally (draw horizontally)... After that, the guard presented the bow to Jin Shang. Jin Shang thought it was rare and unparalleled, so he placed it in the royal arsenal..."
"This is the Qi Mei Bow!" Da Xi pointed to the bow and said, "I don't know where my father got it from, but it is said that Lu Fengxian used this bow to shoot halberds..."
Qimei? It means that the eyebrows are as high...the name is ordinary.
But when he heard the words "Lu Fengxian", Li Chengzhi almost burst out.
What are you talking about?
Do you really think that the older something is, the better it is?
Without counting, Lu Bu has been dead for more than three hundred years. Not to mention the wooden bow, even the iron bow is almost rotten...
Li Chengzhi just said "Huh" unconsciously, and everyone just thought he was amazed.
"Try it?" Li Shixian asked eagerly.
Da Xi's eyelids twitched, and he was about to stop him, but before he even opened his mouth, Li Shixian picked up the bow and strung it with his feet.
On the one hand, he was afraid that Li Shixian would not be able to get rid of him, and he was even more afraid of hurting Li Shixian.
It’s not easy to try a hard bow, especially when the string is empty and there is no arrow.
If you are not careful, it may cut your palm, or crack your arm bone...
Da Xi winked hard at Li Chengzhi, but Li Chengzhi just pretended not to know.
Don’t worry, my father will give in when the difficulties arise...
Sure enough, when he saw the bowstring, Li Shixian struck first.
This bowstring is not only made of silk, but is also as thick as a little finger.
The string of the strong crossbow is only so thick, which shows how hard the bow is?
Li Shixian calmly stepped on the tip of the bow to string it. The more he went on, the more frightened he became, and he almost threw the bow away.
As soon as the expert reaches out his hand, he will know whether there is...
With his strength, not to mention pulling it full, even if he wanted to pull it halfway, he would probably have to use all his strength to suck the breast.
Forget it, don’t ruin your reputation here...
After winding up the string, Li Shixian pretended to have smooth hands, and calmly handed the bow to Li Chengzhi: "I don't know why, as a father, I sweat so much today? Come and try..."
Li Chengzhi was stunned and looked at Li Shixian blankly.
No one has such thick skin...
Guo Yuzhi glared at Li Shixian fiercely, snatched the bow with her delicate hands, and the bow fell into her hand.
She put on the ring finger slowly and hooked the string again.
As soon as she pulled it, she felt her hand heavy and her heart even heavier.
No wonder Li Huaide didn’t dare to try?
Even she may not be able to pull him away.
Guo Yuzhi breathed hard and was about to give it a try when Li Chengzhi came forward with a smile.
"This bow must be one of Xi Zhengping's bows... I have heard about Xi Zhengding's reputation for a long time, so why don't I feel happy? Let me give it a try..."
Guo Yuzhi still doesn't understand that Li Chengzhi is afraid that her mother will make a fool of herself, or even hurt her?
She couldn't help but feel warm in her heart, and she felt a little bit more competitive: Your father can't be counted on anymore, now I can only rely on my mother to help you earn some face, so as not to ridicule you and Li Li.
Family is looked down upon.
With thoughts swirling in his mind, Guo Yuzhi exhaled fiercely...
Just hearing a sweet shout, like the cry of phoenix and crane, the bow was drawn to ten percent full...
Da Xi was so surprised that he almost screamed.
It’s not like he hasn’t tried this bow before?
Even if I exert all my strength to suck the breast, I can barely pull it apart halfway.
The only time I have ever seen a bow drawn like a full moon is like this, I can only follow my father, Xi Kangsheng.
Well, at most there is only one more Li Chengzhi...
Da Xi has seen Li Chengzhi's bravery with his own eyes, and he would be lying if he said he wasn't surprised.
He even guessed: In terms of bravery, Li Chengzhi is definitely not weaker than his father, and maybe even better.
After all, Xi Kangsheng has never encountered such a desperate situation as Li Chengzhi was in the heart of the city wall the day before yesterday...
He came here today really because he wanted to see if Li Chengzhi's strength could compare to his father.
But before you know whether Li Chengzhi is really born with supernatural powers, you first see how brave Li Chengzhi’s mother is?
He had previously thought that the rumors that Li Shixian was not Guo Yuzhi's triad enemy were just rumors. They must have been made up by a disciple who deliberately watched Li Shixian's jokes...
But at this time, Da Xi couldn't help but guess: If they were to face each other, would he be Guo Yuzhi's three-in-one enemy first?
Li Chengzhi panicked and opened his arms slightly, carefully protecting Guo Yuzhi.
Anyone who has played with a bow knows that the stronger the bow, the more afraid it is of empty draw and empty release. If you are not careful, the bow will destroy someone and injure someone.
What's more, it's the three-stone divine bow that can only be heard of in legends?
It is even possible for the bow to be destroyed and someone to die.
Li Chengzhi would destroy a thousand things without blinking an eye. What he was afraid of was that Guo Yuzhi was not strong enough and would suddenly loosen the string and get injured.
Guo Yuzhi smiled slightly, gave his son a reassuring look, and exhaled slowly.
With the sound of exhalation, the white silk bowstring was loosened bit by bit, and Guo Yuzhi's face only turned slightly red...
Guo Cunxin was secretly shocked and no longer knew how to express his feelings at this time.
It feels like I haven’t seen you for several months, but my sister seems to be a little stronger again?
He couldn't help but steal a glance at Li Shixian, and secretly thought to himself: It's really hard for the brother-in-law. The two of them are constantly fighting, but the brother-in-law was not accidentally beaten to death by his sister?
You are not a fish, how can you know the joy of fish?
At this time, Li Shixian was baring his teeth, his eyebrows and eyes were squeezed together when he smiled, and he wanted to dance...