Chapter 33 The first day of work for the migrant eagle
Xiao Tao and his son, together with the Zhang brothers, worked in pairs and began to try to release eagles on the surrounding hills to catch birds.
Yue Feng still jumped solo with the Big Green Harrier, but he chose the place for his exit on the mountain ridge further into the mountains, leaving those familiar places to the other four members of the team. people.
There are pros and cons to opening a new venue.
The disadvantage is that it is further away from the village at the foot of the mountain, the terrain is unfamiliar, and it is easy to cause accidents when flying eagles.
The good side is that the Shabanji, Feilong and other groups here have not suffered much from the falconers, and they are very courageous. Sometimes Yue Feng can even get as close as five or six meters with the cover of tree trunks. , the big green kite catches this kind of prey, almost holding it in hand.
It was another day of hawking in the mountains. At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Yue Feng returned to the village from the narrow path down the mountain with his eagle on his back and a bulging satchel on his back.
In the morning, these five people set out from Yue Feng's house together. They agreed to go down the mountain in the evening and meet at Yue Feng's house.
When Yue Feng came back, Mr. Xiao Tao and his wife had already returned early. At this moment, the two eagles, which had been working for a day, were already tied up in the yard with big crops on their heads. Yue Lei was chatting with Mr. Xiao Tao and his wife in the house.
"Uncle Li, Xiao Tao, how was your harvest today?" Yue Feng walked in, took off his satchel, and asked kindly.
"It's not bad, that purple kite caught it by chance! Today, the two of us officially went out on the first day and caught 12 flying dragons and three and a half chickens! Most of the work was done by this purple kite. If you leave it for another two days and pinch the string, it should be even smoother!" Li Wentong responded with a smile.
“I’m a bit of a thief when it comes to my job. If the chicken is a little further away, it will climb a tree after chasing it for dozens of meters! Today I climbed a tree three times. Fortunately, I hung a string. Well, Brother Feng, how should we deal with this situation?" Xiao Tao was not as calm as his father, and he complained about the eagle given to him.
Yue Feng said: "This is just because I'm a little angry. I'll set it up for a few points tonight and try it tomorrow! Did the eagle go home to be fed, or was it fed on the mountain?"
“The last prey was a white wagtail caught on the roadside at the foot of the mountain. I wetted the bird’s feathers and fed it on the spot! My dad’s purple wagtail came home and was fed by my uncle. Food made by my own hands!" Xiao Tao replied.
The white wagtail is a small bird. If you wet its feathers and feed it, it will definitely have a shaft tomorrow morning. Once the hair shaft comes out, you can go up to the mountain to work tomorrow and it should be much stronger.
Yue Feng nodded: "Get used to it slowly first. You act with Uncle Li. If the chance is less, let Uncle Li use the purple kite to catch him!
The one in your hand can only be caught at close range. The chance is better, the success rate is higher! The first step is to cultivate the confidence of the eagle, and then you can work later.
I don’t know what the Zhang brothers are doing today! How’s the harvest? It’s time to come back at this time!”
The wait went from 4:30 to 5:30, and it was almost dark. Xiaowen and Xiaowu finally arrived. The eagle carries the backpack from the mountains back.
"Brother Feng, Uncle Li, Uncle Yue, we are back!" The two brothers came in and called people first. After saying hello, they tied the eagle to the eagle stand under the eaves.
"Why are you back so late? Did you encounter an accident while going up the mountain?" Yue Feng asked with concern.
"No, Xiaowu and I went into a new forest in the evening. There were many birds there, so we came back a little late!" Brother Xiaowen explained. "How's it going? How was your performance today?" Xiao Tao was more anxious than Yue Feng and couldn't help but ask.
“It seems that we caught seven sand half chickens and 18 flying dragons! This eagle in my brother’s hand is very good at work. I feel like the big green harrier in your hand is the same as Brother Feng. Almost no birds are lost, and the chances are almost there. Most of the chickens today were caught by his eagle," said his younger brother Xiaowu, pointing to the eagle without side claws and nails on the eagle bar.
“The bold one did a good job catching it? What about the eagle in your hand, how is it doing?”
Yue Feng was quite surprised after hearing what the two of them had achieved. After all, it was the eagle that had just started working on its first official day of work. He had caught a total of 25 prey. Although it took a little longer, it was already very good.
Xiaowu scratched his head and said with some frustration: "I am a bad eagle. I fly very slowly and cannot catch up even a little further away. I got tangled up in the bushes several times and got tangled in the strings! Then I went back. When the forest is a little noisy, it likes to climb trees."
Yue Feng nodded after hearing this. Xiaowu's eagle was in similar condition to the one in Xiao Tao's hands. He was very angry and had little confidence in hunting! Insufficient, coupled with the hanging string holding me back, my poor performance on my first day at work is understandable.
For newly placed eagles, although this problem is not a common problem, there are ways to deal with it.
The solution is to remove the hair shaft and clean the chest to reduce the anger, and then pick soft persimmons to give the eagle a chance to attack when the hawk is released. When the anger is restored, pinch the soft persimmons a few times to gain confidence. , as your physical strength improves, your performance will gradually improve.
Yue Feng caught 22 flying dragons by himself today, plus 7 sand half chickens, one bird short of breaking the 30 mark.
Including 25 from the Zhang brothers and 15 from the Li family, the number of prey delivered tomorrow morning will reach a historic 69!
“It’s a good thing that we brought the eagles out by ourselves. How many of them can we keep and take back? I will go to the city to sell the rest early tomorrow morning!
An eagle The ration consumption of half a chicken and half a chicken will be deducted, and the rest will be paid for by everyone. The bill will be settled on the spot tomorrow evening!" Yue Feng glanced at everyone in the room.
Li Wentong waved his hand: "My family just ate what you brought the day before yesterday, and I won't keep what I caught today!"
Xiaowen and Xiaowu looked at each other in unison, and his brother Xiaowen said: "We brothers want to keep two flying dragons and two sand-and-half chickens to take back with us. The last time my family ate sand-and-half chicken, it was snowing last winter. "I got it from Uncle Zhao from the village!"
Yue Feng nodded: "Okay, then pick it out separately, and take the rest back to me after I'm full!" I have discussed it with my parents. Starting from tomorrow, as long as we go up the mountain to fly eagles during the day, we will gather at my house in the morning and have breakfast before going up the mountain. We can’t afford to eat and drink all day long, but we can eat hot rice to keep everyone full. It’s definitely no problem!”
“That’s okay, it’s going to last forever. This food is so valuable! I’m very grateful to you for helping us make money.” Xiaowen shook his head after hearing this! .
Yue Feng curled his lips: "I will divide the bird you and Xiaowu caught today into two shares. How much money can I make by selling it? If we are serious about our work, how much food can we eat if we only have one mouthful? Can we also provide for the family? Running out of food?
It’s decided to have dinner at home in the morning!
What does it mean to be an old iron? If you make money together and enjoy the blessings together, you are called an old iron! Slowly, the days are still long! "
Yue Feng is a man of two generations. He knows the importance of having a few close friends. Now that he has a stable way to make money, he usually only spends a small amount of money on food and drinks. Since he gives them fifty-five cents , If the brothers don’t agree, then let’s find ways to make up for it in other ways.
The most precious thing is the friendship that is formed over a long period of time.
(End of this chapter. )