Chapter 84 Encounter
There are many weeds by the stream, and occasionally there are a few crooked-neck trees hanging above the stream.
There are also various kinds of stones, which have been washed by the stream all year round. They are smooth and delicate. Especially in the shade by the stream, there are moss all over them. If you don't pay attention, you will slip.
When Chen Ling and Wang Susu went into the mountains to collect herbs before, they fell several times because they had no experience in this area. Thanks to his strong bones, he was not injured.
The moss in the shade is harmful, and it may not be any better in the sunny place.
Weeds are spreading overwhelmingly, and venomous snakes are often seen.
With a bunch of little kids following him, Chen Ling had to be careful.
So he cut a branch with a hatchet and made it into a long stick. He explored the grass while walking, and slowly followed the two dogs.
Fortunately, we didn’t go far, the stream gradually widened, and a rocky beach appeared in front of us.
Hei Wa and Xiao Jin also stopped at this time, jumped out of the stream, and screamed in one direction.
Seeing that they didn't charge directly, Chen Ling was a little worried about encountering any large beasts. After all, wolves can often be heard howling at night. There are a lot of wolves in the mountains, and there are also many wild boars.
This season is either in heat or with cubs, very ferocious.
When he stepped forward and took a look, he was stunned.
It was a familiar face.
It was the kite that he saved.
At this time, he was holding a pheasant on the pile of rocks with his paws, picking up all the chicken feathers on the ground, and two of them were stuck in his mouth. It seemed that he was preparing to eat.
Now two old enemies, Heiwa and Xiaojin, suddenly appeared, obviously frightening it.
Immediately, his eyes widened, he spread his wings, blew up his feathers, and let out a cry that sounded like a threat.
"Uncle Fugui, it's an eagle, let Heiwa and the other two catch it!"
Liu Nier and several others followed over, their eyes lit up when they saw the kite, and they hurriedly tiptoed. He came closer to Chen Ling and lowered his voice to remind.
As if afraid that the kite would be scared away.
In fact, there was no need for them to remind them. While they were talking, the two Hei Wa's had already pounced on them, frightening the ferocious kite into flying up. Then Hei Wa picked up the pheasant that had lost most of its feathers, and Xiao Jin We ran back together leisurely.
The kite flew to a big tree by the stream, and could only watch helplessly as the prey was snatched away. It kept making angry and unwilling sounds from its mouth, spreading its wings and flapping, as if it wanted to pounce but failed. He didn't dare to really pounce.
But the little ones looked at it and sighed. It was a pity that the two dogs failed to catch the 'eagle', and now it was so frightened that it did not dare to come down.
Chen Ling stood aside and looked at the kite, frowning slightly.
I wonder why this guy is here?
What a coincidence.
Could it be that he has been following you secretly?
Just as he was thinking this, Hei Wa came over and put the pheasant at his feet.
Chen Ling picked it up and was about to throw it into the basket on his back. He saved this kite's life before, so he had to collect some interest back.
But at this moment, he suddenly noticed that this pheasant was a little different.
Looking carefully, although most of the feathers on the body have been taken off by kites and are bare, the feathers on the head, abdomen and tail are still there. It can be seen that the feathers of this pheasant are yellowish brown with maroon patterns.
Everyone who has seen a pheasant knows that it should be the color of a female pheasant, but the feathers on this pheasant's tail are very long.
This is obviously not right.
“Liu Nier, look at this pheasant, is it a male or a female?”
Chen Ling called Liu Nier to show him.
This kid is staring at the kite eagerly, discussing with other little kids how to shoot down the kite.
When Chen Ling called him to ask, he looked at it strangely and said, "It's a female. What's wrong, Uncle Fugui?"
"Look again, it's a female pheasant. Is there such a long tail?”
After hearing this, Liu Nier was stunned for a moment and quickly stretched her neck to take a look.
This boy is the king of children in the village. He often catches fish and birds, and it is common to trap pheasants.
In addition, his father Wang Lixian often went to the mountains to hunt.
So Liu Nier has been very familiar with pheasants since she was a child.
After taking a look at it twice, he immediately said: "Uncle Fugui, this is not a pheasant. The female pheasant does not have a tail."
Chen Lingxin said it was true, then she looked up at the kite on the tree, This unlucky thing probably caught a golden pheasant. But this is only a female, and the color of its feathers is very similar to that of a female pheasant, except that its tail is much longer than that of a pheasant.
“No wonder there are no hens hatching eggs in the old nest of Golden Pheasant. It turns out that the kite caught them.”
Some of the habits of Golden Pheasant are actually similar to those of domesticated old hens. Chickens are very similar, for example, they protect their babies, they can hold nests and hatch eggs, etc.
Normally speaking, when hatching eggs, they are like old hens and will not leave the nest easily.
Unless in danger.
Moreover, the golden pheasant builds a hidden nest and is generally not easily discovered.
Today's situation was obviously frightened. Both the male and female birds left their nests, and it was only Liu Nier and the others who saw them.
Looking at the kite on the tree again, he saw that it had a bulging chest and still looked indignant. Chen Ling ignored it, called Liu Nier and several others, and returned with the dog. .
Walked to the home of the Golden Pheasant.
The male bird with bright and bright feathers, like a phoenix, has disappeared.
But the eggs were still there in their old nest in the bush.
Chen Ling sighed softly when he saw this.
Golden pheasants are composed of one male and three or four females, and the females have protective colors and are very good at hiding in the mountains and forests. This can greatly improve the survivability and ensure the reproduction of the population.
But when faced with danger, male birds often behave cruelly and ruthlessly.
These eggs that did not hatch into chicks were abandoned like this.
"Liu Ni'er, Xiao Sen, you guys go pick out the eggs."
"Uncle Fugui, do you want to eat?"
"No, this thing doesn't have the soil at home." The eggs are delicious. I will sell them at the market and buy you some sweets when the time comes.”
“Uncle Fugui, I don’t want to eat sweets, I want to eat prawns.”
“ I want to eat it too, even in my dreams, but my mother is too stupid and doesn’t know how to do it..."
After the little baby picked out the eggs, he clamored for crayfish.
Chen Ling saw all the little faces looking at him eagerly, then nodded and agreed, immediately arousing cheers.
Only Liu Nier looked at this and that, and asked Chen Ling with a confused face: "Uncle Fugui, what kind of prawn?"
Chen Ling was amused and went up. The first time I made crayfish, this kid went to school and wasn't there, so he missed it.
“The prawns from the reservoir are made with big green shells and are so long. My grandfather and I both said it was bitter, but Uncle Fugui made them so delicious that I almost lost the shells last time. Eat them all.”
Komori shook his head and showed off to Liu Nier.
This time, Liu Nier was so greedy that she thought it was not good to go to school. No matter what delicious uncle Fugui made, she couldn't eat it hot anymore.
The little baby shouted to eat, but his hands and feet were very nimble.
After helping Chen Ling put the eggs of the golden pheasant in the basket, he pulled some weeds from the stream and put them under them, and then continued to follow Chen Ling.
……
It is approaching the end of spring, and there are a lot of medicinal materials on the mountain, such as money lotus, hook cane, Tian Qi, licorice, water chestnut, isatis root, goldenrod, honeysuckle...
Although they are all ordinary medicinal materials, Chen Ling picked a lot and put them in his basket.
Wait until the stream becomes more rapid and the mountain becomes steeper.
A dense forest appeared ahead, with many bamboos and mulberry trees.
At a glance, purple-red mulberries are hanging all over the branches, and layers of them have fallen on the ground. There are several hedgehogs hiding behind the raised roots, lowering their heads to eat the mulberries on the ground. Don't run away when someone comes.
"You are rich, why did you bring a bunch of children here?"
At this time, someone heard the movement outside the forest, and stuck his head in the forest to look out.
"Brother Dazhi, sister-in-law Xiuying, what are you doing here?"
When Chen Ling saw a man and a woman in the woods, he approached and asked.
“I raise silkworms at home, so come to the mountains to pick some mulberry leaves.”
The man put down the pole with the hook in his hand and smiled at Chen Ling: "Fugui, your two dogs are so scary. If I hadn't seen you following them, I would have dragged your sister-in-law up the tree."
(This chapter End)