NOVEL NEXT Chapter 7 We Are Here to Say Goodbye
Chapter 7 We Are Here to Say Goodbye
Indeed, as Chen Fan expected, even when it was dark, those young people did not come back.
Not long ago, the atmosphere was dull, and the camp exuded a sense of despair everywhere, but at this moment, laughter and joy came from everywhere, as well as the smell of cooked meat.
SFX:GROWL…!!
Chen Fan’s stomach growled involuntarily. In fact, he was already hungry. The motivation for him to draw his bow and arrow again and again was to watch the progress bar of basic archery rise little by little.
After reaching level 1, he obviously felt that it was no longer so difficult to draw the bow to full capacity, and he could shoot ten arrows in a row before feeling his arm sore, still having strength left.
The bad news is that every time he shot an arrow, the increase in proficiency was less than 0.5%. Even if he hit the bullseye, it was only a little more than 1%.
In other words, he had to shoot at least a hundred arrows and hit the bullseye each time to upgrade [Basic Archery] from level 1 to level 2.
The difficulty is more than two or three times that of before.
“It’s okay, take your time.”
He thought to himself, it’s just one or two days. What if nights are counted?
“You boy, when you start practicing archery, you really forget to sleep and eat, not even knowing it’s dark.”
Zhang’s voice sounded.
“Uncle Zhang.”
Chen Fan woke up from his reverie, turned to look at him, and scratched his head.
Zhang’s eyes were soft. This afternoon, he was idle and bored, watching Chen Fan practice archery. The more he watched, the more shocked he felt.
Because he discovered that this kid’s archery skills seem to be improving rapidly!
In the morning, he was obviously still a novice, taking a long time to adjust his posture. But by the afternoon, his posture was standard, and for every three or four arrows shot, one hit the bullseye.
If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t believe this was a beginner.
Those young people who started practicing archery some days ago, some practiced for two days before hitting the bullseye once by chance, and after that, they couldn’t hit it again.
“Well.”
He tried to keep calm and said, “It’s getting late, and it’s time for me to go to the gate. You should go back and come back tomorrow morning.”
The smell of meat in the air also made him crave. Even if he went now, he could only get some offal, but it was better than nothing.
“Well, Uncle Zhang, you can go.”
Chen Fan nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said, “Uncle Zhang, can I light a torch here and practice for a while later?”
Zhang widened his eyes, as if hearing something unbelievable.
“You want to continue tonight?”
He was really stunned. He had seen hardworking people, but never someone so diligent.
Not to mention those young people, in the entire village, there was no one more diligent than this kid.
“Yes.” Chen Fan laughed, “I can’t sleep and when I go back, I’ll be idle. If I am going to be idle, won’t it be better to continue practicing archery? Uncle Zhang, is it inconvenient? If it is, forget it.”
He sighed inwardly.
Zhang waved his hand and said, “It’s not inconvenient. I’ll light a torch for you here later. If you want to practice, just continue practicing.”
“Thank you, Uncle Zhang!”
Chen Fan was very excited.
According to the current progress, by this time tomorrow, [Basic Archery] level should be able to reach level 2.
At this moment, there was the sound of footsteps coming closer, and the two looked in the same direction.
A middle-aged man walked over with a piece of meat in his hand.
“Father!”
“Guodong!”
Both of them exclaimed in unison.
Chen Guodong nodded. It was clear that he was in a good mood today, with a rare smile on his usually serious face.
“Aren, this is for you.”
He handed the nearly two-pound piece of hind leg meat to the other.
Zhang’s eyes turned red, looking at the hind leg meat in Chen Guodong’s hand, and said moved, “Guodong, why did you bring this over yourself? And give me such good meat?”
“It’s nothing.”
Chen Guodong waved his hand, “The young people in the village must be guided by you. The future of the village will depend on them. You have worked so hard, you should take this hind leg meat. Everyone knows this and no one has any objections.”
Zhang then slowly reached out and took the meat, saying, “Did you have a good harvest today?”
“Yes.”
Chen Guodong smiled broadly, “I was lucky today. I got two wilderness rabbits. The big one weighed nearly fifty pounds. After peeling off the skin, there was still over forty pounds of meat. The small one weighed more than thirty pounds. Each household in the village is given a pound of meat, which is enough. Besides, those who have been contributing to the village will get more.”
“That’s good.”
Zhang also smiled, and sighed, “I really hope that every day in the future will have such a harvest.”
“Yes.”
Chen Guodong nodded.
The atmosphere fell into a brief silence, and then his eyes fell on Chen Fan, showing a smile: “Xiao Fan, come back with me. The meat is already cooked, waiting for you.”
“Yes, Dad.”
Chen Fan responded, looking forward to it.
After saying goodbye to Zhang, the two walked one after the other on the uneven dirt road.
“I heard from your mother that you have been practicing archery all day today? At noon, you came here as soon as you put down your chopsticks?” Chen Guodong asked as he walked forward.
“Yes.”
Chen Fan responded.
It was indeed a bit uncomfortable being alone with this father.
“How do you feel?”
“Feeling, okay?”
Chen Fan asked tentatively.
“Okay is good.”
Chen Guodong nodded, and said, “If you really want to continue practicing archery, wait for Uncle Wei and the others to be free. I’ll ask them to guide you. Today’s harvest is thanks to them.”
“Okay.”
Chen Fan nodded.
He heard from Zhang that the Wei brothers could draw a bow weighing one hundred pounds, so their shooting skills must be superb. Getting advice from them should be of great benefit.
“Um.”
Chen Guodong said no more, and the two fell into silence again.
Fortunately, home was right in front, just around the corner.
At this moment, Chen Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and saw three or four middle-aged men standing or sitting in the main room of his house, besides his mother and younger brother. Obviously, they were waiting for his father.
Could it be for a celebration?
He thought to himself, feeling a sense of unease.
“Tiangong, Tianyuan, why are you here?”
Chen Guodong was surprised, walking quickly forward, and said, “You are just in time. You haven’t had dinner yet, right? Why don’t you stay and eat here?”
The woman beside him was startled, but still smiled and agreed, “Yes, yes, the meal is ready, everyone sit down.”
After all, today’s prey was thanks to the superb archery skills of the Wei brothers. Otherwise, how could it be possible to chase down the wilderness rabbit, who were good at running, with just two legs?
However, the few people looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on the tall, slightly bald middle-aged man in the lead.
It was Wei Tiangong, the eldest of the Wei brothers.
“Guodong.”
Wei Tiangong took a deep breath and said, “The few of us came here tonight to say goodbye.”