Abandoning literature for martial arts, starting by unleashing the beauty's bow.

Lu Fengnian took the bow and arrows, opened the package, and was slightly surprised.

Inside was half a peck of rice, some vegetables, a packet of salt, a pound of pork, two sand pears, and fifty coins.

All these items together could buy half a bow.

Liu Yunjuan said softly, "Fengnian, don't think it's too much. Although I'm illiterate, I know the principle of repaying a small kindness with a great one."

Lu Fengnian smiled and said, "Mother is right. I'll go deliver the things now."

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Because it was already very late, Lu Fengnian waited quite a while after knocking on the door before Widow Tian came to open it.

Her hair was disheveled, and her clothes were buttoned up incorrectly; clearly, she had already gone to sleep.

"Sister Tian, ​​I'm sorry to bother you so late."

Lu Fengnian looked apologetic.

Widow Tian saw the hunting bow on Lu Fengnian's back and replied with a smile, "It's alright, it's not very convenient for you to come during the day."

You've come here to return the hunting bow, haven't you?

Wait for me a moment.

After saying that, he turned and went into the house.

She quickly turned around, holding a garment in her hands—the robe that Lu Fengnian had pledged here.

The robe was folded neatly, with sharp edges, and it was clearly washed.

Widow Tian handed the robe to Lu Fengnian and said, "There's a small stain on the waist that I've tried to wash several times, but I haven't been able to get it clean."

Lu Fengnian thanked him, took the robe, and handed over the bow and arrows.

The bowstring has been removed and wrapped in oiled paper.

Without even checking, Widow Tian put the bow away.

Lu Feng said in a young voice, "Sister Tian, ​​I'm so sorry, I accidentally broke the bowstring. I replaced it with a new one. Please take a look."

Widow Tian shook her head. "It's alright. Anyway, this bow is just a keepsake. I guess I won't need it in the future."

After saying that, she prepared to close the door.

"Sister Tian, ​​wait a moment."

Lu Fengnian handed the package over.

Widow Tian took the package, opened it, and was visibly taken aback. "This is for me?"

Lu Fengnian nodded. "As we agreed before, I'll share some of the game I hunt with you."

Widow Tian hesitated and struggled for a moment, then shook her head. "I only lent you the bow for a few days. I can't take so much. I'll just take two jin of rice. You can take the rest back."

These days, life isn't easy for anyone. I know a little about your family's situation.

"When you have money, always remember the days when you had none. Hunting in the mountains is tough; when you can make money, try to save it for later."

Under the moonlight, Widow Tian's face was pale and haggard, and her eyes were noticeably swollen.

However, her eyes were extremely firm. These words were not a feigned refusal or mere politeness.

In Mao'er Village, Widow Tian was always the subject of gossip and criticism because of what she did.

It seems that anyone can stand on the moral high ground and point fingers at her.

But at this moment, a sentence involuntarily popped into Lu Fengnian's mind:

While professions may not be judged as noble or lowly, personal character can be categorized as superior or inferior.

Seeing Widow Tian hand the package back, Lu Fengnian waved his hand, "Sister Tian, ​​just accept it. My mother said that a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of gratitude. This is what you deserve."

After saying that, he turned around and strode away.

"Lu Fengnian, wait a moment."

Widow Tian spoke up urgently.

Lu Fengnian turned around with a smile on his lips, "Sister Tian, ​​this is what you deserve. Please accept it. Tian Tian is growing and needs more nutrition."

Widow Tian hesitated for a moment, her face showing shame, "You've come several times, but I haven't let you in. Come in and have some tea before you leave..."

At this point, she seemed to remember something, gave a sheepish smile, and added, "Forget it, if someone sees you, it'll ruin your reputation..."

Before she could finish speaking, Lu Fengnian smiled slightly and said, "Perfect timing, I'm a little thirsty."

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There are four rooms in the courtyard. The roof of one of them has collapsed, and the other is drafty.

The remaining two rooms are: one is the bedroom for Widow Tian and her daughter Zhang Tiantian, and the other is the kitchen and living room.

Widow Tian invited Lu Fengnian into the living room and poured him a glass of warm water.

Inside the house, besides a stove, there was only a table and four chairs; there was no other furniture.

One of the table's legs was broken off, and it was propped up with mud bricks.

Widow Tian looked at Lu Fengnian looking around the house and was clearly embarrassed. "My home is simple. I'm sorry you had to laugh at me."

Lu Fengnian shook his head. "In the current situation, everyone is in a similar situation, so no one can laugh at anyone else."

After a brief silence, Widow Tian asked, "I heard you hunted a fox in the mountains?"

Lu Fengnian nodded. "I was lucky, I just happened to run into them."

Widow Tian shook her head. "Although I've never been up the mountain, I've heard my husband say that the most cunning creatures on the mountain are foxes. To hunt one, you need not only luck but also real skill."

At this point, she looked Lu Fengnian up and down. "I also heard that the Zhao family suffered a great loss at your hands yesterday. Is your archery skill even better than Zhao Tianming's?"

Lu Fengnian smiled slightly, "If Sister Tian hadn't lent me her bow, I wouldn't have known that I had a talent for archery. I'm self-taught; it's a gift from God."

Widow Tian glanced at Lu Fengnian's arm and said, "Even if you're blessed with good looks, it still takes a lot of strength to draw a bow."

"You must have put in a lot of hard work to become such a skilled archer."

Lu Fengnian added, "When I'm tired from studying, I do practice my arm strength."

Having said that, he finished his water, stood up, and said, "Sister Tian, ​​it's getting late, I'll head back now."

In the future, if there is anything you need help with at home, feel free to come to me.

If it's in any way I can help, I will do my best.

Widow Tian quickly got up and escorted Lu Fengnian to the door. She watched him walk into the night before closing the door with a complicated expression on her face.

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In the middle of next month, Lu Manyue will leave Qinghe County and head to the front line.

To bring him home, you must first hunt down a tiger and obtain its penis.

If we calculate the time, there are still about forty days left, which is quite a lot of time.

Moreover, Lu Fengnian already knew the tiger's approximate location, so the probability of hunting it was not small.

However, before going into the mountains to hunt tigers, he had to do one more thing: improve his archery skills to the next level.

With his current archery skills, physique, and sensory abilities, coupled with various traps and baits, he is capable of hunting tigers.

However, if archery skills can be improved to level three, the probability of hunting will naturally increase greatly. You may not even need any other auxiliary means; you can kill a tiger with just a bow.

He decided to spend about ten days improving his archery skills to level three, and then use the remaining month or so to hunt tigers.

There's no problem with the timing of this arrangement.

The key issue is that drawing the bow a thousand times a day for ten consecutive days is no easy feat.

It requires a strong physique, but even more so, immense perseverance.

He has neither of these things now.