Chapter 119 Old Kite
“Anzi, do you have anything to do now?”
Zhang An was drying the Huangjing in the dustpan when he found his second mistress coming to call him.
“I have time, Second Grandma, what are you doing?”
Old people like Second Grandma would not easily go to Zhang An or young people for anything.
Because they don’t want to trouble Zhang An and the other young people all the time because of a little thing.
“An old kite has been in my room these days. It has already eaten several of my chickens. It is still guarding today. Go and see if you can get rid of it.”< br>
Grandma Zhang felt a little distressed. These chicks were all hatched by her own hens.
It can be sold for a lot of money just by raising it like this, and it doesn’t cost much food.
But in the past two days, the old kite has been watching and eaten several of them.
"Ha, an old kite has come to the village? Why didn't I hear the cry?"
When Zhang An heard that his second grandmother said that an old kite had come to the village, he still didn't react.
He has been at home these two days, but he did not see the old kite flying from the sky.
And it stands to reason that if the old kite comes, he should come to his home.
Because Zhang An’s family has so many chickens and ducks, his goal is much bigger than others.
“It doesn’t know how to crow. It squats on the roof of our house and on the big tree every day. If it crows, the chickens underneath will hide.”
It turns out that these chickens When Grandma Tian Er drove the chickens back to the pen at night, she found that the number of chickens in her house was not as usual.
She is usually kept in the yard and fed, so it cannot be that someone else took her away.
Then I also wondered if I had been dragged away by a weasel.
Anyway, the chickens and ducks in the village disappeared, and everyone’s first reaction was whether they might have been stolen by weasels.
The Weasel has long been notorious in everyone's mind.
Yesterday, the old kite was even more bold. He ran directly into the yard and snatched the chick away in front of people.
The second mistress realized that it was not the weasel that had stolen it, but the old kite who was carrying it.
Second Mistress didn’t pay attention a few days ago. Ever since she discovered the old kite, Second Mistress has been keeping an eye on him every day.
Who knew that after this old kite succeeded once, he would come here every day.
There is really nothing we can do today. The second mistress has not let the chickens out yet.
If we continue to ignore it, we won’t be able to raise this chicken.
So Mrs. Zhang came to see Zhang An to see if she could catch it or get it away.
If it really doesn't work, we can only wait until Mr. Huang comes back in the evening and then go to him for help.
When Zhang An heard this, it was okay. Normally, the old kite and the goshawk would not come to the village.
Zhang An has not heard of eagles and kites coming to the village for many years.
The old kite is the goshawk in the mountains. Chang Qing has his back against the mountains. There are many of them in the mountains.
But they are very territorial, and there are basically only one or two in an area.
And when you come down the mountain, you can basically only see a pair or a single one.
If there were two eagles, they would have to fight in the sky.
Many years ago, when Zhang An was still young, he could see one or two old kites spinning in the sky every day.
When this old kite went down the mountain, he often frightened the chickens and ducks raised in the village and hid everywhere.
After being wiped out by the villagers, it has become somewhat rare in recent years.
Is it because they are all squatting in the mountains and rarely see them coming down the mountain?
Zhang An told his mother and followed his second mistress to see what was going on.
As soon as he arrived at his second grandmother's house, Zhang An saw the old kite that had been circling in the sky.
After flying for a while, no prey was found, so he flew to the big tree next to him and squatted down.
The first thing Zhang An felt when he saw it was that this guy was so big.
This guy is probably used to eating here, and he seems to be waiting for the store to open as if he were here to purchase goods.
Seeing that the chicks were not released today, they were hanging in the sky and couldn’t leave.
Zhang An looked at the terrain, walked to the backyard of the second grandmother’s house, and picked a more suitable place.
You can’t drive this guy away. If you drive him away this time, he will continue to come next time.
So Zhang An planned to find a suitable place and put the next net on it later.
"Second Grandma, don't let the chicken out right now. I'll go home and get a net and catch it later."
"Hey, okay."
Zhang An rummaged through boxes and cabinets at home and found a large and fine net.
A huge array of dragnets was set up in the yard of Mistress’ house.
This is what Mr. Huang taught Zhang An before, specifically to deal with these old kites.
Huang Erye had a bad temper when he was young.
I heard him say before that at that time, they had a few native chickens at home.
Later, he was spotted by an old kite from the mountains. He came to his house several times to keep an eye on him.
Finally, a small cock weighing three to four kilograms was caught in front of him. How could Mr. Huang bear it now?
I was a wild king in the mountains, but I was ignored by an old kite.
The next day, I saw that the old kite came back after having enough to eat, so I tried to get off the net and was caught by it.
As a result, this was the first time I went into the net. I had no experience, so I didn’t catch it. I was run away by the old kite and lost a chicken.
Mr. Huang was not convinced. When he saw this thing coming later, he got into a fight with it.
However, the second time I went to the net and I improved it slightly, I still couldn’t catch it.
Although the chicken died, the old kite could not take the chicken away.
I don’t know if it’s a lack of heart, but this old kite seems to be at odds with Mr. Huang.
For several days, they came to his house every day to keep an eye on him.
At that time, Huang Ming’s father, Huang Zhengbiao, was young and energetic, and he shot the old kite with a gun.
It’s a pity that the earth gun cannot hit this thing at all. This thing is too fast, and it is useless if you don’t get close to the earth gun.
Huang Erye failed several times in a row, and finally summed up his previous experience and came up with this dragnet.
I just let out the chickens at home, but the old kite in the sky couldn't resist the temptation.
After circling for several times, the last one swooped down and started chasing chickens in the yard.
Mr. Huang saw the old kite entering the circle and directly pulled the rope to cover the net.
In the end, the old kite didn't even think clearly about how he was caught.
After that, Mr. Huang also used this method to help several families in the village solve the problem of eagles catching chicks.
After Zhang An laid the net, he asked his second mistress to let the chicken out and wait for it to come down.
The second mistress raises small native chickens, even though these chickens are watched by roosters.
But the rooster can only grow up to four or five pounds, so it is no match for the old kite.
If it were a big reed rooster, come on, let’s see who is afraid of who.
Sure enough, after the second mistress let the chickens out, the old kite, who was standing on the electric pole just now, had already begun to circle.
This girl is really addicted to buying goods. I have to teach her a lesson today.
Zhang An found a place to hide in the sky where he could not be seen.
Otherwise, this hairy beast wouldn't come down when someone is around. Ten minutes later, the old kite in the sky could no longer see anyone in the yard.
He walked straight down towards the chickens in the yard.
At this time, the yard of the second grandmother’s house was a scene of chaos.
Dust and chicken feathers were flying everywhere, accompanied by bursts of rapid chicken crows.
Zhang An did not pull the rope immediately, but waited patiently for the old kite to enter the net he had set.
Quietly watching it chase the chicken into the trap, Zhang An then pulled the rope.
The fine net that had just been laid was turned over in one click, and the old kite and the chick were caught in the net.
When this guy just spread his wings, he was over one meter tall, and he was very powerful.
Compared with the kites in the mountains, they are much stronger.
Regardless of the fact that one is called Lao Yaozi and the other is called Yaozi, these two guys are not at the same level of combat effectiveness.
The kite's body and weight are more than half smaller than the old kite's, and it will be gone in two clicks.
This guy seemed to know that he had fallen into a trap. He flapped his wings and planned to fly up with the net.
How could Zhang An get his wish? He ran over to collect the net, pulled it back from the air and pressed it to the ground.
"Second Grandma, I caught it, but the chick just now may not survive."
Zhang An looked at the chick that was caught by the old kite just now, and it was now moving on the ground. It didn't move, and its body was still shaking slightly, which proved that it was not dead yet.
"Just catch it. This one ate my little chicken while carrying it. Anzi, you take it back and stew it."
Grandma Zhang heard that Zhang An caught it The old kite was so happy that he wanted to kill it with a knife.
"Second Grandma, this old kite is not delicious. I'll take it back and boil it, otherwise it will come back if I let it go."
An old kite doesn't actually weigh much. After removing the internal organs and inedible parts, not much is left.
Moreover, the meat of this thing is too unpalatable, and Zhang An is not willing to eat it.
"Anyway, you can play with it yourself, but be careful not to let it run away. There are so many chickens, ducks and rabbits in your house. If it runs away, it will be ruined by it. This is a time-bearing grudge. He has a strong heart.”
When Zhang An heard that Zhang An wanted to cook it, she knew that her grandson was quite playful.
The old man didn’t say anything, as long as he didn’t let him run away.
Now, unlike in later generations, there are too many of these things in the mountains.
Everyone hates it when it comes out of the mountain, but no one feels sorry for it.
Grandma Zhang felt a little distressed when she saw the little chicken on the ground that could not move.
Turn around and go back into the house, walking out with a small basin and a small wooden stick.
Put the basin over the chicken on the ground, and then gently tap the basin with a stick.
My second mistress didn’t do anything, she just knocked lightly a few times.
The chicken that was wilting just now actually stood up tremblingly.
Zhang An knows this method, but most of the time it is done when the chickens are frightened or frozen. This method can easily save the chickens.
But this guy in front of me can't even move, but he can still stand up. It's amazing.
After seeing that the Second Mistress was fine, Zhang An put the net away.
I carried the heavy old kite back to my home.
When Zhang An was holding it, it even wanted to peck Zhang An's hand with its eagle beak.
Zhang An would not coddle it and pinned it to the ground with both hands.
He transformed into the Southwest Hammer King on the spot and struck hard at it.
Until I beat it until it lost its temper and could only hang its head.
When I got home, I found a rope and tied it up.
Zhang Ancai collected the net. This net was a thin net, and it was almost broken by it just now.
“Such a big one, I haven’t seen such a big one in many years.”
Wang Fang knew that Zhang An had gone to help the second mistress catch the old kite, and now she saw Zhang An I was a little surprised to come back with such a big old kite.
"This must be an adult kite. It probably has a pretty good life, otherwise it wouldn't have grown so big."
"Then what are you going to do with it? Let it go or what? "Did you?"
"You can't let it go. This thing will come to our house every day and the chickens, ducks and geese in the yard will suffer. I plan to keep it for fun."
Listen. When Zhang An said he wanted to keep it for fun, Wang Fang put down what he was working on.
"Do you want to play with it? But do you know how to stay up? I heard people say that the eagle cannot sleep, and it will take several days and nights."
What the mountain people say about the eagle? It’s not unfamiliar, basically many people have heard of it.
But how to boil it and what method to use are not recorded.
What everyone hears are just some gossip stories passed down from long, long time ago.
Maybe some people do play eagle in some places, but in Changqing Village, or even in the entire town or county, no one has been heard of playing eagle.
“This is the way most people talk about playing, staying up for several days without sleeping. No one knows whether this is true or not. I just play around. I can achieve success, but I can’t achieve success. "
Zhang An is not that stupid. He is not familiar with this aspect at all and just wants to play it for a while.
I won’t stay up for days and nights like those people. Maybe I won’t make it without the kite, and I’ll burn myself to death.
The second master Huang in the village is a living example. The eagle did not survive and almost got rid of himself.
And Zhang An is not worried about taming the falcon at all. As long as there is space, the falcon must be obedient no matter what.
Even if it is disobedient, beat it until it becomes obedient.
"Then you can play with it yourself."
Wang Fang heard what Zhang An said and didn't care what Zhang An did.
She was worried that Zhang An didn't understand anything, and it wouldn't work if he had to imitate others and endure it for a few days.
"Then I'll go to the river."
Wang Fang and Zhang An were at home, while Zhang Jianguo went to help others collect millet.
Originally Zhang An also wanted to go, but since Zhang Jianguo left, Zhang An didn’t have to go.
Zhang An happened to take this time to steam out the pile of Polygonatum japonica he had obtained and dispose of it.
After Zhang An said something to his mother, he carried the old kite and went to the yard by the river.
This is just a few little ones who are not at home. If they meet Zhang An and catch such a big bird.
I will definitely follow Zhang An and not even take him away.
Back in the room, Zhang An closed the door and entered the space with the old kite.
The old kite, who had been untied by Zhang An, was about to peck Zhang An with his eagle beak.
Suddenly, it changed its place, and it actually retracted its extended eagle beak.
Zhang An seemed to see two big question marks in its small eyes, blinking one after another.
Then it flew into the air and hovered over Zhang An's head.
However, its confusion quickly disappeared, and instead it felt close to Zhang An.
After flying in the air for a while, he fell down and stood on Zhang An's shoulders.
Seeing this, Zhang An felt that it was almost done.
I immediately stretched out a hand and smoothed the feathers on its back.
The old kite also nuzzled Zhang An's palm with his head sensibly.
Damn, it’s so good at it.
(End of this chapter)