Transmigration begins with archery training

"A mature pig weighing over 300 jin, plus five piglets."

"Enough to pay my taxes, and I'll still have a lot of money left over!"

"It might be a bit troublesome to take it back."

This place is already considered deep in the mountains, dozens of miles away from the county town. Putting aside whether one person could even lift it, there's no way they could catch all the prey.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Sanshi still shot a single arrow into the sky.

"I am far from where we parted ways."

"I wonder where Uncle Zhao is, and whether he can hear my signal."

Not long after.

Footsteps sounded outside the bamboo grove.

But it wasn't Zhao Qiao who arrived; instead, it was a burly man with a scar on his face.

When he saw the wild boar on the ground, he was first envious, then he found it unbelievable that the prey belonged to a young man he had never seen before, and finally his expression became even more strange.

"brother!"

The man strode over and looked the fair-skinned young man up and down: "I've never seen you before."

Chen Sanshi introduced himself: "Uncle Zhao Qiao from Yanbian Village brought me up the mountain. My name is Chen Sanshi."

“I wandered around the area for three or four days, but I didn’t find anything valuable.”

The man squinted and said, "You've already gotten so many treasures on your first day up the mountain."

"It was just a fluke."

Chen Sanshi clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Brother, please do me a favor and carry the prey to the county town. I will pay you according to the local customs."

"Of course, helping is no problem."

The man said this, but his eyes darted around: "It's just that it's not a short trip from here to the county town, and this price..."

He hadn't made any money for several days, and his family was almost starving. Now that he finally had a chance, he was determined to swindle as many coins as possible.

As the man pondered to himself, a thunderous sound of a bowstring suddenly rang in his ears.

He looked up and saw that Chen Sanshi had already shot an arrow at some point.

In the distance, a wild rabbit that was running wildly fell to the ground with a thud.

This distance is a full seventy steps!

In addition, the vegetation was so lush that the man didn't even notice the rabbits.

Most importantly, he noticed that when Chen Sanshi drew the bow, he seemed to have only used one finger to exert force, while the other finger was merely floating to hold the arrow in place, without actually using any force!

With the strength of a single finger, he can easily draw the full power of the four-force bow, plus that accuracy...

If conditions allowed, wouldn't it be possible to draw a stone bow?!

When did such a young archer emerge from Poyang County?

The man, having lost all his cunning, immediately forced a bright smile: "Brother Sanshi, no, Brother Shi!"

"Don't move, I'll help you pick it up. I'll help you carry the game for free, let's be friends!"

As he spoke, he quickly ran towards the direction of the rabbit.

Chen Sanshi put away his bow and gently shook his head.

His insight was so sharp that he could see even the smallest hair; how could he not see that this guy had been plotting something from the beginning, which was why he deliberately showed off his skills?

If you don't want to be bullied, you have to show your strength!

The man chopped two logs with a machete, and together with Chen Sanshi, they carried the wild boar down the mountain.

He introduced himself: "My name is Wu Da, I live in the village next to yours, I'm sixteen years old, Brother Shi, please take care of me in the future."

"?"

Chen Sanshi stared at the scarred man who was smiling at him, speechless for a moment.

Sixteen years old?!

"Wild boar!"

"Brother Shi killed a wild boar!"

"..."

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of Yanbian Village, the villagers immediately erupted in excitement.

Although it is not uncommon for people to catch a wild boar weighing 300 pounds, it usually takes two or three people working together!

A hunter who can hunt an entire flock of wild boars by himself is definitely a top-notch hunter.

Not to mention, to the villagers, Chen Sanshi was a scholar who hunted because he couldn't make a living.

The news spread like wildfire, and within half an hour, he became famous in several nearby villages.

……

Babao Restaurant.

"The sow weighs 320 catties, and each catty costs 18 coins."

"The cubs are worth twenty coins per catty, and the five cubs together weigh a total of sixty catties and two ounces."

"The total price is 6964 coins. I'll make the decision for the owner and give you seven taels of silver directly. In the future, when you hunt fresh game, don't go to other places, Little Stone!"

The shopkeeper, Liu Hongda, waved his hand and threw over a money bag.

In theory, one thousand coins are equal to one tael of silver, but silver is a harder currency and cannot be exchanged at all times; the exchange rate often fluctuates.

The other party gave money directly, which was clearly a gesture of goodwill.

"Thank you, Uncle Liu."

Chen Sanshi took the money bag and felt its heavy weight.

Seven taels of silver!

Not only did they raise enough money for taxes, but they also had enough to buy winter clothes.

"You're really something, kid."

Liu Hongda clicked his tongue in amazement: "At this rate, it won't be long before we can move to the city. If we can learn a couple of martial arts skills, we'll be able to make something of ourselves."

"Does Uncle Liu have any recommendations for martial arts schools?"

Now that Chen Sanshi's current predicament is resolved, the next step is naturally to start considering learning martial arts.

"The most famous martial arts schools in Poyang County are naturally Tianyuan, Tailei, Yunhe, and Zhao's, but they only recruit disciples at fixed times each year, and this year it's already late."

"If you ask me, we ordinary people don't necessarily need to go to a big martial arts school. Just learn a couple of moves that can impress people."

"If you really want to go to the martial arts school, you can ask Shunzi."

"Shunzi?" Chen Sanshi didn't quite understand.

"This kid has been treating the martial arts school students to meals a lot lately. It's right across the street, and here he is, just coming out."

Liu Hongda pointed behind him.

Across from the Babao Restaurant, there is a relatively low-end restaurant.

Chen Sanshi turned around and saw Zhang Shun and two young men in white robes walking out of the restaurant.

"Brother Shi?"

Upon seeing him, Zhang Shun immediately abandoned the two young men and ran over, his face full of apology: "Brother, I've been wanting to find you these past two days, about what happened last time..."

Chen Sanshi interrupted, "Shunzi, don't worry about me, I've raised enough money."

“Your brother Shi hunted a whole litter of wild boars today and made seven taels of silver from me.”

Liu Hongda spoke on his behalf.

"Really?! Brother, you're amazing! How long would it take me to earn seven taels of silver fishing!"

Shunzi was incredibly envious.

However, his envy was pure, without anything else mixed in.

"By the way, this is for you."

Chen Sanshi took out three coins' worth of silver, intending to repay the principal and interest.

"Brother, I can't accept this. I couldn't even help you last time."

"One thing at a time, your dad needs money to treat his leg."

After much back and forth, Chen Sanshi finally managed to stuff the silver into the other person's pocket, then changed the subject, saying, "Are you treating the martial arts school disciples to a meal?"

"Correct."

Shunzi lowered his voice: "Didn't we miss the time when Tai Lei Martial Arts School was accepting students? I was thinking of using some tricks to see if I could be accepted as one more student."

He happened to run into two disciples outside the martial arts school. They offered to put in a good word for him, so he treated them to a meal to build a closer relationship.

This is already the third meal.

Even though the small restaurant wasn't as luxurious as the Eight Treasures Restaurant, it still cost a lot of money.

"That's it."

Chen Sanshi looked at the two martial arts school disciples across the street.

One of them, with a toothpick in his mouth and the other patting his round belly and burping, seemed impatient and urged, "Little Shunzi, what are you doing? Come on, weren't we going to go drinking and carousing? The senior brother I introduced you to is someone Master values, you know what I mean?"

"Don't be angry, senior brothers, I'm coming right now!"

Zhang Shun hurriedly said goodbye.

As Chen Sanshi watched them walk away, he felt that the eyes of those two martial arts school disciples were not very reliable.

"Remind Shunzi to be careful later."

He didn't linger any longer and rushed to the yamen to pay the three taels of silver in taxes.

Seeing the tax official tick the boxes in the register, a huge weight was finally lifted from his heart.

"Only the one surnamed Qin is left..."

"I wonder if he'll try to cause trouble in other ways."

"I have to hurry home, otherwise Lan'er will be worried sick again."

Chen Sanshi hurriedly returned.

At her doorstep, Gu Xinlan was being chatted with by several women, who all expressed envy for her man's success.

She's literate, earns money, and is also good-looking.

In short, when a man can earn money, even a disadvantage can be portrayed as an advantage.

"Xinlan, you'd better hurry up and give your Shi-ge'er a baby!"

"We don't need to worry about that. Xinlan has such a big bottom, she'll definitely be able to give birth to a son."

"..."

The women chattered away, making Lan Jie'er's face turn bright red.

"Xinlan, look! Your man is back."

"Brother Shi!"

Gu Xinlan had no time for idle chatter and jogged up to greet them.

"We're having rabbit meat tonight."

Chen Sanshi smiled and took out the rabbits that weren't for sale.

Gu Xinlan didn't even glance at the rabbit, instead reaching out to touch it repeatedly: "How are you, Brother Shi? Are you alright? I heard wild boars are quite ferocious!"

Chen Sanshi was taken aback for a moment: "It's alright, don't worry."

"Brother Shi, you absolutely must never provoke something so scary again!"

Gu Xinlan breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the man was alright, and then helped him take his things: "Are you hungry? I'll go cook."

As Chen Sanshi watched Lan Jie'er bustling about, he suddenly felt a special sense of belonging.

He now has a home in this world.

……

Before long, the aroma of food from the kitchen wafted over.

It made Chen Sanshi's stomach rumble with cravings.

"Bang bang bang-"

Just as we were about to start dinner, there was a gentle knock on the door.

"Who is it?"

"I am Qin Xiong!"

Upon hearing this name, Gu Xinlan's face turned pale instantly. She grabbed Chen Sanshi's sleeve, signaling him not to go out to eat.

"It's alright, I'll go take a look."

Chen Sanshi tucked the kitchen knife behind his waist and went out to greet the guests.

He thought that Qin would find another excuse or resort to force once he knew that he had paid all his taxes, but the actual situation seemed to be the complete opposite.

Qin Xiong grinned broadly, holding a jug of the cheapest yellow wine in his hand: "Hahaha, brother!"

Chen Sanshi frowned slightly: "What's this?"

"Brother, I've come to apologize to you!"

As Qin Xiong spoke, he pretended to casually pat the other person's shoulder, but actually exerted force, and the other person remained unmoved.

Damn it!

Where does this kid get such strength?

He had just returned home today when he heard that the scholar surnamed Chen had hunted a wild boar all by himself.

It's autumn now, the time when wild boars give birth and are at their most agitated. There have been instances in the past where hunters have been eaten by wild boars.

Taking down a wild boar single-handedly is definitely not an easy task.

But this guy is clearly a useless scholar!

Could it be that he was born with great strength, but simply took the wrong path and was delayed?

In conclusion, Qin Xiong decided to give up on his feelings for Gu Xinlan.

He has been able to thrive in the surrounding villages and towns all these years, raising his younger brother on his own and sending him to the best martial arts school. This is not something he can achieve by being reckless on the surface.

He knew very well who he could offend and who he shouldn't mess with.

If he really offended a powerful hunter, he would never dare to go up the mountain again in his life.

Otherwise, it might just be an arrow piercing through the heart from behind!

As for women, just find another one!

Chen Sanshi is not someone to be trifled with; there are plenty of people who are easy to bully.

"Brother! We had some misunderstandings before. How about we wipe the slate clean in front of the villagers?"

Qin Xiong deliberately raised his voice, attracting the neighbors who were cooking at home to come out and watch.

He stared at the other person for a long time without saying a word, and just when he thought the kid didn't know what was good for him, he finally heard a satisfactory reply.

"Brother Qin is joking."

Chen Sanshi smiled kindly: "I'm not one to hold grudges, and besides, there's no such thing as 'grudge' between us."

"Brother, you are indeed magnanimous, worthy of being a scholar."

Qin Xiong put down the wine jar with satisfaction: "Consider this wine as an apology. I won't bother you any longer, brother."

"Okay, take care, Brother Qin."

After closing the door, Chen Sanshi looked at the recurve bow hanging on the wall.

Cancel it all?

When I was down on my luck, they took advantage of my misfortune and tried to ruin my family. Now that they're not so easy to bully, they think they can just get rid of me easily?

There's no such thing as a free lunch!