Chapter 114 Killing the New Year Pig
"Bang! Bang bang bang!"

Not long after, a burst of gunfire was heard not far behind the house.

Li Guoqiang held the gun, aimed at a big tree 600 meters away, and kept pulling the trigger. After a while, the magazine was emptied.

Then, he quickly reached out and pulled the bolt handle to drive the bolt back, putting the gun into the empty chamber state, and then inserted a clip filled with 10 rounds of bullets into the clip fixing slot of the ejection port. Then he pressed the bullets down hard to fill all 10 rounds of bullets into the magazine, and pulled out the empty clip.

Finally, he reached back and pulled the bolt handle to release it, then let it go and let it automatically return to load the round.

The whole process took less than 10 seconds, and there was no operational error at all, which shows how skillful and stable his shooting skills are.

And this is also the biggest benefit that comes with the skills he obtained through Jin Die. To describe it in one sentence, it is a permanent certificate.

As long as he can improve his skills to a certain level, he will be able to display the strength of the corresponding level anytime and anywhere, and there will be no situation where he sometimes performs well and sometimes performs poorly.

Soon, he emptied the 10 bullets in the magazine, which made Xu Guanglu, who was watching from the side, feel a little distressed.

You know, even at the internal price, this bullet costs 1 cents, which means that Li Guoqiang just wasted two dollars in just a short while.

In order to prevent Li Guoqiang from wasting more bullets, Xu Guanglu hurriedly asked a question.

"How is it? Is this gun okay?"

"Row!"

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang immediately nodded with satisfaction and praised: "This gun is simply amazing!"

"That's good!"

Xu Guanglu smiled slightly, then quietly introduced: "Although this gun is an old gun, it has been well maintained and is not much different from a new gun."

"If it weren't for the fact that I already have a musket and I don't have that much money, I would be reluctant to give you such a good musket."

"hey-hey!"

Li Guoqiang was delighted, and then he quickly smiled and thanked him, "Thank you for your trouble!"

"okay!"

Xu Guanglu waved his hand, then smiled with some satisfaction and said, "Don't be so polite to me. In the final analysis, it's because you are so hardworking that you can come up with so much money to buy a gun. Otherwise, even if I wanted to help you, I would be powerless."

"I believe you can tell the quality of this gun just now when you tried it, so they directly asked for 850 yuan. I bargained with them for a long time, but in the end I could only get 20 yuan off. Including the 500 rounds of ammunition, the total cost was 880 yuan."

"Also, although your bear gall is a little small, it is of good quality. It is a golden gall. You sold it for a total of 780 yuan."

"Here's the bill for the bear gallbladder, and there's 100 yuan left. Keep it now."

"Row!"

Li Guoqiang took the bill and the money, smiled and nodded in agreement, then he took Xu Guanglu back home, preparing to treat him to rabbit meat and liquor to express his gratitude.

Xu Guanglu did not refuse. He sat on the kang very happily, drinking and eating meat, and boasting to Li Guoqiang about how he had gone hunting in the mountains and shot a lynx with one shot. By the way, he also introduced the situation in the mountains to Li Guoqiang.

For example, where there are more wild boars, where there are more rabbits and pheasants, etc.

He even told Li Guoqiang that if they walked twenty miles forward from the place where they had killed the blind bear, they would reach a small mountain village called Fenghuangling, where there was a good brother he knew. He told Li Guoqiang that when he went into the mountains to hunt in the future, he could stay at his good brother's house.

Hearing this, Li Guoqiang felt a little warm in his heart, and then he nodded quickly and agreed.

Although he had his own little world and didn't have to worry about having no place to stay, Xu Guanglu was able to help him think about this problem in advance and even introduced him to acquaintances, which was quite thoughtful.

Not long after, Xu Guanglu, who had eaten and drunk his fill, waved his hand to refuse Li Guoqiang's offer to send him home, and then walked away somewhat unsteadily.

Because Li Guoqiang had to go with Xu Guangshou to slaughter the New Year pig early the next morning, he simply washed himself and went to bed early.

However, before falling asleep, he suddenly thought of the Phoenix Ridge that Xu Guangshou mentioned, which seemed to be quite close to the place where the century-old wild ginseng Xu Guangshou left him.

As a result, he couldn't help but worry that the hundred-year-old wild ginseng might have been dug up by someone.

In addition, now that he had obtained a magic gun, he felt a little itchy, so he couldn't help but have the idea of ​​going into the mountains.

Soon, he fell asleep with anticipation for the journey into the mountains.

In the blink of an eye, it was already past 4 a.m. the next day.

After waking up, Li Guoqiang first practiced the health-preserving breathing method, Zhen Wuqin Tu Gong and Xingyiquan as usual, then ate the minced meat and sauerkraut noodle soup made by Qu Yinfeng, and then hurried towards Xu Guangshou's house.

When he arrived at the door of Xu Guangshou's house and just shouted a few times, Xu Guangshou immediately came out of the house with Xu Yuchang, and handed him the leather case containing various knives.

Seeing this, he had no intention of asking, and hurriedly reached out to take the leather case and put it on his back, then followed Xu Guangshou and Xu Yuchang to the village entrance.

Not long after, the figures of the three of them slowly disappeared in the white village road.

On the way, Xu Guangshou had been teaching Li Guoqiang some sword techniques and experiences, and Li Guoqiang had been listening and learning seriously, and had completely forgotten about Xu Yuchang.

When Xu Yuchang saw this situation, a depressed look appeared on his face, as if he had been abandoned.

However, he didn't dare to say anything. It was his own fault that he had studied with Xu Guangshou for more than ten years but still couldn't learn the essence of butchering an ox.

Li Guoqiang only spent one day learning from Xu Guangshou and he was able to catch up with his swordsmanship level.

This really is the case of comparing yourself with others, which makes you angry!
While he was wondering how long it would take Li Guoqiang to surpass his swordsmanship level, Li Guoqiang was constantly gaining skill experience points under Xu Guangshou's careful guidance.

Although the skill experience value did not increase much, according to the current situation, it is estimated that it will not take long for him to break through the skill of butchering an ox to L6 and reach the level where he can learn killing skills.

By then, he will have the 56 Semi-God Spear for long-range attacks, and the Butchering Techniques and Xingyiquan for close-range attacks. No matter what situation he encounters, he won't have to worry about not being able to deal with it.

They walked for more than an hour before they successfully arrived at the next village, Wangjiatun.

At this time, it was already bright, but there was no one in the village.

Xu Guangshou took Li Guoqiang and Xu Yuchang into the village, and then walked towards the east end of the village as if they were familiar with the route.

Soon, they came to a row of three pig pens and saw a group of people gathered at the door of the pig pens.

When these people saw Xu Guangshou coming, they all showed a look of surprise on their faces. Then, a somewhat thin middle-aged man and a burly man came out of the crowd, and then they all smiled and greeted Xu Guangshou.

"Master Xu, why are you here?"

"Master!"

Hearing this, Li Guoqiang immediately realized that the burly man in front of him was one of his many senior brothers and the protagonist of today's slaughter of the New Year pig.

Upon hearing this, Xu Guangshou quickly pointed at Li Guoqiang, then laughed and explained, "Captain Wang, I brought my last disciple here to see the world and lend a hand to his senior brother."

"Close disciple?"

Wang Fuxiang was startled, then quickly turned his head to look at Li Guoqiang, his eyes full of surprise.

Others may not know, but he knows very well what the words "closed disciple" mean.

This means that Xu Guangshou has regarded Li Guoqiang as his successor, and it also means that Li Guoqiang will become the leader of all the butchers in the area.

In other words, in the near future, Li Guoqiang will have the final say on when the pigs in their village will be slaughtered and how much the slaughtering fee will be.

Thinking of this, he immediately showed a warm smile on his face, then nodded and said, "Not bad, the young man looks quite energetic, Master Xu, you have a good eye."

"Harmful!"

Xu Guangshou waved his hands, and then couldn't help but say with some pride: "I am also lucky to have met such a talented child. Now I don't have to worry about taking this talent into the coffin in the future."

As he was talking, he saw his registered disciple Wang Yongliang standing aside in a daze, and hurriedly shouted, "Liangzi, why are you still standing there in a daze? Hurry up and take your junior disciple to see the pigs!"

"Oh!"

Wang Yongliang came back to his senses after hearing this, nodded in agreement quickly, then walked straight forward and pulled Li Guoqiang towards the pigpen.

As he walked, he did not forget to look at Li Guoqiang with curiosity, as if he couldn't understand why Li Guoqiang, such a handsome young man, became Xu Guangshou's last disciple?

As Xu Guangshou's registered disciple, he knew very well how difficult it was to become Xu Guangshou's closed disciple. This not only required the strength to hold down a big fat pig, but also required extraordinary vision and talent.

Although he had enough strength and had developed good eyesight, he just lacked a little talent and could never meet Xu Guangshou's requirements.

Although he didn't know whether Li Guoqiang was more talented than him, considering that Li Guoqiang was less than 20 years old, it would be impossible for him to pass the test of eyesight alone.

Therefore, after thinking about it, he still couldn't figure out what Li Guoqiang's basis was?
When Li Guoqiang saw Wang Yongliang's reaction, he immediately guessed what the other party was thinking. He didn't want to explain, but silently followed Wang Yongliang to the door of the pigpen and looked at the big fat pig in the pigpen.

Soon, based on the various techniques and experience gained from butchering an ox, he estimated the weight of the big fat pig, the approximate location of its heart, and even the fat-to-lean ratio of the pig.

Just as he was simulating in his mind how to cut the big fat pig in the shortest time possible, Wang Yongliang's voice suddenly came to his ears.

"Junior brother, has Master taught you how to look after a pig? How many pounds of meat do you think we should get from this big fat pig?"

Hearing this, Li Guoqiang immediately recalled some of the things Xu Guangshou had said to him on the road before.

According to the rules in this area, if you hire someone to slaughter a pig, you have to pay a labor fee, and the labor fee is calculated based on the weight of the pig, and the standard is one percent.

For example, if you ask someone to slaughter a 200-pound pig, you have to give them 2 pounds of high-quality meat, which is equivalent to a little over 2 yuan.

The purpose of Wang Yongliang asking this question was to test his eyesight and see if he could tell the weight of this big fat pig.

Thinking of this, he smiled slightly, and then answered softly: "I think I should charge about 2 catties 6 ounces 7 cents of meat."

"Oh?"

When Wang Yongliang heard this number with both zeros and integers, he couldn't help feeling surprised.

Because this answer was only less than one kilogram different from his own estimate.

He couldn't be sure whether Li Guoqiang had really figured it out or was just guessing. He could only wait until the next weighing to find out the result.

At this time, Wang Fuxiang and Xu Guangshou also walked over together under the gaze of everyone. Then, at Wang Fuxiang's command, four or five strong men holding noose opened the door of the pigpen and surrounded the big fat pig.

“Chi~Chi~”

After a while, a series of shrill pig cries came from the pigsty, as if the pigs had already known their fate.

And those strong men lived up to expectations. They quickly pinned the fat pig to the ground and quickly tied up its four legs and mouth.

Then they took a long wooden stick, passed it between the legs of the big fat pig, and then worked together to lift the big fat pig out and placed it on the open space in front of the pigpen.

Immediately, Wang Fuxiang asked someone to bring a large wooden scale, hung up the fat pig and weighed it, and the result was obtained soon.

"Enough, 266 jins!"

Hearing this number, Wang Yongliang was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at Li Guoqiang in surprise.

How can this be?

The result was only less than two taels?

Could it be that this kid's eyesight has been trained since he was in the womb?

You know, the most accurate estimate he had made before was half a kilogram off from the final weighing result, and this time, it was off by more than a kilogram.

Although a difference of one or two kilograms is normal, after all, the human eye is not a scale. Even if one has the best eyesight, it is impossible to make a completely correct estimate.

However, the more accurate the estimate of the result is, the better the person's vision is.

Through this comparison, it is obvious that his eyesight is far inferior to that of Li Guoqiang. It can even be said that it will be difficult for him to catch up with Li Guoqiang in his lifetime.

Thinking of this, he roughly understood why Xu Guangshou accepted Li Guoqiang as his last disciple, and also understood why Xu Guangshou always said that he lacked talent.

Then, he couldn't help but feel a strong curiosity about Li Guoqiang's swordsmanship, and then hurried towards Xu Guangshou.

(End of this chapter)