Chapter 3 Three Steps
In this era, the density of wild animals in the mountains was far higher than in later generations. There were pheasants and rabbits on the edge of the village, and at the foot of the mountain near the river, there were even rare mountain treasures such as Shabanjin and Feilong. In the red pine forest in the mountains, there are greyhounds (squirrels), yellow leaves (weasels) whose fur is very valuable, and there are sables deep in the forest. These are treasures that can be sold for a lot of money.
Most of the villagers in this era were timid and conservative. In the era when the market economy was not yet open, hunting wild game would mostly improve the food at home, and they would not dare to sell it in the city. Even the most financially savvy people can only go to the market half-heartedly to exchange some supplies to improve their lives.
But Yue Feng, who has resurrected his life, knows that the individual economy in the city has begun to sprout in the early stages, and the state's control over the market economy has gradually become more formalized. In this era where opportunities are everywhere, as long as you are bold, you can make money. Counting money is not difficult.
Fighting Xiaowei with a falcon is not as exciting as hunting a black bear with a dog gang, but if you play well, you can earn enough money to save a 16-gauge pipe in the autumn and winter.
Once you have a gun, you will have the capital to fight against wild boars and blind bears. When the time comes, you can buy a few hunting dogs, and then the team of mountain hunters will be started.
Yue Feng took the 'antique' treasures in the warehouse to the yard and checked them. The situation was slightly better than he expected.
The cage net used to catch eaglets is relatively well preserved. Except for a few wires chewed off by mice at the corners, the overall damage is not serious and does not affect its use.
It has just been a few days after Bailu, and it is the time when birds of prey begin to migrate south. If you are lucky enough to catch a strong-boned kite (female sparrowhawk), the sand half chickens that are active around the village , flying dragons, greyhounds and other small prey are among Yue Feng's hunting targets.
The net can still be used, and there is no need to re-weave it for the time being. However, now Yue Feng wants to go down the net to catch eagles in the woods by the river, but there is still something missing.
I saw him rummaging around in the warehouse again, and found a plate of thin wire under the debris.
Yue Feng broke the wire and then woven the cage with skillful hands.
This wire cage is in the shape of a cylinder, with a diameter of only about ten centimeters, but a length of more than thirty centimeters. It looks a bit out of proportion and not beautiful, but Yue Feng is very satisfied with his work.
When the cage was ready, Yue Feng found a roll of thick cotton thread used to stretch the quilt from his mother's sewing basket.
My son had just recovered from his head injury, but his mother didn’t care what Yue Feng was doing.
Yue Feng was seen working in his room for a long time, using cotton thread to weave a set of equipment for tying the eagle.
When it comes to falcon training, the things used need to be explained here.
Falcon hunting culture has been passed down from ancient times to the present. The tools have been iteratively improved countless times, so the tools passed down, including the production methods and usage methods, have become very mature.
This set of equipment for tying kites includes two leggings more than 20 centimeters long, with a scientific name of two.
When braiding the rope near one end of the two openings, an eye was left for the closing. Below the eye is a leek flat leg about six centimeters long. The closing position on the outside of the leek flat length is also left. With one eye, when you put the leggings on the eagle, you can wrap it around twice and then buckle it back and thread it inside, so that the two-part flap can be simply and conveniently fixed above the eagle's talons.
Under these two two-part leggings, Yue Feng made a figure-8-shaped connector. This thing's scientific name is a toad. One end is connected to a swivel, and the other end can be used to thread the two-part leggings inside and buckle them. Fixed in connection position.
Under the swivel, there is an eight-braided round corrugated five-foot piece with a length of more than 60 centimeters.
According to the inheritance of the elders of falcon training, this long rope is called five feet. It is more than one meter long and can be folded in half. When setting up or tying an eagle, hold on to five feet and the eagle can be held captive. firmly in hand.
There wasn't much thick cotton thread at home, and Yue Feng didn't dare to completely cause trouble, so he only braided about sixty centimeters, which would definitely be enough to tie up the little eagle. When you are just starting out, there is no need to pursue those details, as long as it is enough.
It is worth mentioning that although it has not been made for decades, the quality of the two toads and the special three-piece set for the five-foot eagle compiled by Yue Feng is still very resistant.
The leek flats of the leggings are tightly positioned yet soft, and the holes for fixing the leggings are of a suitable size. In the second half of the two-parted part, they become rounded again, and you can pinch the bottom of the two-parted part. Rope butt, a dozen centimeters of hand-knitted rope can actually stand up easily. Even if the newly tied eaglet is bitten, it can't bite it at all.
After working hard for a long time, the three-piece eagle tethering set was ready, and the sky was slowly getting dark.
The youngest of the family came home from school quietly, and the family of four was eating peacefully on the Kang table in the east room.
Should I say it, the food at home was really poor at this time. Because Yue Feng and Yue Lei were wounded, each of them had a steamed bun with two-heavy noodles, and the others ate cornmeal steamed buns. There is a pot of stewed potatoes without any fat, plus a plate of pickles. Plus a bowl of corn grits porridge per person, and it's a dinner.
While eating, the youngest sister Jingjing kept glancing at the two-sided steamed buns in Yue Feng and Yue Lei's hands.
Seeing this, Yue Feng broke the steamed bun in half and handed half to his sister.
"Here, eat and grow up! Give me the steamed bun!"
"Thank you, brother!" My sister took the steamed bun and thanked her sweetly, taking a big bite.
The so-called Erhe noodle steamed buns are steamed buns made of white flour mixed with corn flour. Fine grains are expensive these days, and the staple food at home is generally corn. The small amount of white flour at home is replaced by rice. Except for making dumplings during the New Year and holidays, I basically can’t eat them on weekdays.
"Jingjing, don't steal my brother's steamed buns. Your brother has a wound on his head!" his mother, Meng Yulan, scolded in a low voice.
"It's okay, let Jingjing eat! I can just eat the steamed buns! I'm not hungry either!" Yue Feng touched his sister's head.
The little girl looked at her mother and then her brother, then placed the steamed bun in her hand in front of Yue Feng, tears of grievance falling down uncontrollably.
Seeing this scene, Yue Feng felt sad.
In this era of scarcity of supplies, life at home is difficult. I pity the youngest of my family, who is so greedy for a multigrain noodle steamed bun that she sheds tears.
"Be good, don't cry anymore! I'll give you the steamed buns! Wait two days, and my brother will catch a half-baked chicken for you to eat!" Yue Feng touched his sister's forehead and coaxed in a distressed voice.
“Really?” Hearing Shabanji, Jingjing was crying one second ago, and her eyes were shining brightly the next second.
"Really, I will definitely let you eat half-and-half chicken in one week at the latest!" Yue Feng said with great certainty.
"Second brother is so nice!" When she heard that there was chicken to eat, Jingjing stopped crying and hugged Yue Feng's arm and swayed around.
“But let’s agree first. If you want to eat chicken, then when you’re full, come with me to do some work in the yard!”
(End of this chapter)