Chapter 416: Being kept in the dark
“Let’s go, ribbon bird, why is it so big and fat?”
Chen Ling looked forward and saw that the wide bird net was full of random things. The flapping birds shook the two large nets, but the one that stood out the most was undoubtedly the bird that Bobcat's father, Lao Zhong, was talking about.
This bird is not another bird, it is the ribbon bird that Chen Ling met once when he followed his father-in-law to collect herbs in the mountains last year.
But ordinary ribbon birds generally have extremely long tails and small bodies.
Even the tail and body are only thirty centimeters long.
Without the tail, it is just a bird the size of a sparrow.
But the ribbon bird that hit the net was surprisingly big.
It can be as big as an ordinary magpie. Its body is fat and round, and it is very rich. It looks like a plump gray magpie.
But it is much more beautiful than the gray magpie.
The gray magpie has a black semicircle on its head, its body is gray, and its tail is straight and long like the flower magpie.
Except for the blue-black color of its head and the tips of its wings, this ribbon bird is completely snow-white.
Although it is now bumped into the Internet and is constantly flapping its wings and struggling, it still looks graceful. It feels like it has the charm of a peacock after watching it for a long time.
Hearing Chen Ling say that this bird is a ribbon bird, Zhao Dahai's father, Zhao Yubao, hurriedly squeezed in front of the two of them, "Hey, ribbon bird, I know this. We also have two Chinese paintings of ribbon birds in our family. ..."
"Oh, Fugui, you need to be gentle with your hands. The beauty of this ribbon bird is all in its tail, don't ruin it."
"Don't worry, Uncle Zhao." Chen Ling laughed and picked the extremely fat ribbon bird off the net, and was not in a hurry to take care of the other birds on the net.
I saw two old men looking longingly at the ribbon bird in their hands. Their gazes were no different from those of two little kids looking at beautiful birds.
He just winked at Shanmao and Zhao Dahai, making the two young couples laugh loudly.
The two old ladies felt embarrassed and hurriedly stepped forward to pull them.
“It’s okay, auntie, since Uncle Zhong and Uncle Yubao like it, let them see more of it. This bird is just as its name suggests, it’s called the Ribbon Bird. Look at its tail, it’s long and It's elegant and fluttering, just like the streamers on the kite when we fly kites in spring. It looks so beautiful when it flies..."
"My father-in-law and I only saw each other once in the mountains last year. I didn't expect that we would meet you this time. This ribbon-banded bird is also called the longevity-banded bird. Longevity means happiness, health, and longevity. Take a look, there are so many A good sign."
Chen Ling said while stroking the ribbon bird in his hand.
The eyes of the two elderly couples lit up when they heard this, and Zhao Dahai's mother even clapped her hands with joy: "Oh, Fugui can talk, just like Dahai said, you, I don’t want to go out and make a living.”
The two old men, Lao Zhong and Lao Zhao, also nodded.
I thought: This ribbon bird has hit the Internet, doesn’t it mean that health and longevity are in our hands? It is indeed a good sign.
Then he asked Chen Ling: "Can this bird be raised?"
Chen Ling shook his head: "No, this bird is timid and cannot be raised."
"Can't it be raised? Then, Then, Dujuan, come and take two pictures, and you can draw them later."
Lao Zhong and his wife quickly asked their daughter-in-law to take out the camera and take pictures.
"Don't worry, Sister Juan. I'm holding it in my hand. The photo doesn't look good. Why don't I put it in the cage first..." Chen Ling said.
Dujuan smiled confidently: "That's okay. You hold me in your hand and take two pictures. Then you find a suitable place to let them fly. I'll take a few pictures and that's it. I often take pictures of birds and draw them, no problem." ."
"That's okay, this bird is so delicate, it would be best if it wasn't put in a cage." Chen Ling nodded and smiled.
The ribbon bird is a beneficial bird, and it is also relatively shy in the mountains and fields.
There are many other birds here on the farm, especially this year, but the ribbon bird has never been seen.
Of course, not seeing it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist, otherwise there wouldn’t be such a big one suddenly appearing.
I must be hiding it from others, so I eat it here so round and rich.
If it were of normal size, the size of a sparrow, this large mesh bird net would not be able to catch it.
A few of them were here happily photographing birds and watching other birds on the bird net.
When Wang Cunye saw the guests coming, he turned around and went back to the farm long ago to call out Wang Susu and Gao Xiulan to greet the guests.
My father-in-law also knows that Chen Ling’s friends are wealthy people who have no worries about food and drink, but they only like to play.
I definitely didn't come all this way just to see the scenery.
The main reason is to come here to have fun.
Isn’t it true that when you see a bird on a bird net, you can’t walk on it?
So when calling Wang Susu and her daughter out, they did not forget to bring two bamboo cages and let people put the birds in the cages.
“Mom~Hurry~”
When the three adults just walked out of the farm, Ruirui was already lying on Heiwa's broad back and ran away.
At this time, Hei Wa was asked to stop in front of him. He was riding on Hei Wa and anxiously shaking his legs and calling them to hurry up.
The little thing is walking more and more steadily now, but rather than walking by himself, he still likes to wrap around the two big dogs and run back and forth on his back.
Fortunately, the two dogs were warned by Chen Ling last time and would not follow his wandering thoughts and lead him around.
Generally, they only move within people's sight.
The family felt free to let them play together.
"You brat, please slow down, have you forgotten who got spanked two days ago?"
Wang Cunye called him.
But the little guy just giggled and laughed while riding on the dog.
“Oh, it’s Ruirui who’s out, come here, come here, give me a hug.”
Chen Ling and the others were busy letting birds fly. Xiang Wenxia heard the movement in the orchard. Looking over there, she saw the little milk baby riding on the big black dog. She suddenly screamed with surprise on her face.
She and Zhao Dahai like Ruirui very much.
My daughter Yaya, a chubby girl, also likes to play with Ruirui.
When I heard my mother's words, I hurried over from the bird net, stepped on my feet and looked around in the orchard.
When she saw Ruirui running over on a dog, Yaya couldn't help but open her mouth in surprise and shouted: "Ruirui, you are not good, how can you ride on a dog? My grandfather said, Dogs cannot ride.”
The brat didn't care about this. He only knew that it was fun to ride a dog and run around happily. He ran over first and laughed.
Wang Susu and the two elders were far away.
At this time, Chen Ling and others gathered around the ribbon bird to take photos and released the bird.
The brat Ruirui rode on the big black dog, followed by the big yellow dog wagging its tail, and rushed out of the orchard at the lead.
Shouting "Dad~Dad~" he went straight to Bird Network to find Chen Ling.
Zhao Dahai and Xiang Wenxia were still very worried as they chased after them, while Yaya was also jumping up and down anxiously.
The brat was heartless, leaving only a series of milky giggles, which made him laugh so happily. The lynx stared when he saw it, "Good boy, you are so majestic at this age. From now on, you have to let your father take you into the mountains to hunt and play."
The elders of the two families said His expression changed, he glared at Shanmao, and hurriedly stepped forward to catch up, for fear that the little guy would fall.
“Oh, good boy, why are you running around on a dog? How dangerous it is.”
"Why don't you care about wealth? The baby is still so young."
Chen Ling smiled helplessly when he heard this, and shouted to the little thing: "If you haven't come down yet, you know how to run around."
Rui Rui then asked Heiwa to slowly lie down on the ground, then grabbed the thick fur on Heiwa's neck and crawled down.
Waddled to Chen Ling's side, hugged his legs and laughed.
Seeing this, Shanmao rushed to the two elders and Zhao Dahai and said, "Come on, look at this neat appearance, let's not worry about it. This kid must be used to playing like this..."
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The two elderly people heaved a sigh of relief and felt strange at the same time.
On the way, Shanmao and Zhao Dahai also told them that Chen Ling's home might be a little different from other people's homes.
I just realized now that this is a little different, it is simply too different.
Stop talking about them, Zhao Dahai was still muttering in a low voice, "After all, he is a baby from a wealthy family, but he is different from other families. After not seeing each other for a few days, not only can he ride a dog, but he can also run around. "
But Yaya pulled his arm and said aggrievedly: "Dad, Ruirui doesn't care about me. I don't want to play with him anymore."
Zhao Dahai quickly comforted: "Ruirui is only one year old. He is still young. He is a younger brother. You have to be more patient with your younger brother."
While the father and daughter were talking, Wang Susu and the second elder arrived.
Everyone exchanged warm greetings.
The two old ladies held Wang Susu's hands and refused to let go. Now Wang Susu was slowly showing that she was pregnant, but she looked very good and did not look bloated and bulky like a pregnant woman. The two old ladies praised her.
Xiang Wenxia and Du Juan were also quite envious, and soon the topic turned to their experience in raising a fetus and parenting lessons.
The men here took two old men and a little kid to pick birds on two bird nets.
Needless to say, the number of birds near the farm is huge. Even though Chen Ling used a large-mesh bird net, the two bird nets were almost full after being disturbed by a car.
Not to mention those who broke away from the Internet and flew away.
Although the two old men are educated people, they also have the temperament of a child. They are innocent and playful at heart. Seeing so many birds on the Internet, they are very happy.
While asking Chen Ling which birds cannot be caught and which birds are good and bad, he happily picked birds from the Internet.
One by one, the birds are plucked like fruits.
This feeling of a great harvest made them extremely happy and happy.
Most of the birds caught in the net today are stupid turtle doves. This thing is very stupid. Its reaction is two beats slower than other birds. It doesn’t know how to hide when the car comes. It just rushes out of the field ridge when it comes. Then, the result was basically all on the Internet.
Chen Ling asked the two old men to let go of all the other birds and keep all the turtle doves. The turtle doves will be stewed in one pot tonight.
I will put the fruit wine on ice later. It will be very refreshing to drink on this summer night.
"Daddy~ want~"
The adults were picking birds, and Ruirui pointed at a beautiful yellow-billed tit on the Internet and shouted.
“You want this, okay, daddy will catch it for you, let grandpa tie the bird on a rope for you first, then you and sister Yaya can play with it.”
Chen Ling caught the tit and handed it to Wang Cunye.
The old man found a piece of straw rope, tied one end to the tit's paw, and tied the other end to a small bamboo stick with a fork.
Hand the bamboo stick to Yaya and ask her to take Ruirui to play.
Fluttering, fluttering—
Soon, the tits were flying up and down around the bamboo sticks, which was really beautiful.
When I was tired from flying, I hung straight down like a hanging, hanging on the rope of the bamboo stick.
At this time, the two little guys poked it with their hands and let it continue to fly around the bamboo sticks, laughing and having fun.
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“We came here early because we have been hearing about the deeds of the giant turtle in your reservoir being advertised everywhere recently. Now in the provincial capital and city, they are calling your reservoir King Turtle Lake, saying that they are here to treat guests and hold banquets. Only the fish and shrimps from Turtle King Lake are of high quality, and the ones sold are expensive.”
“I heard from Dahai that there are people who drive aquatic products trucks all the way to buy them. He and Lao Zhong couldn't sit still at home, so they asked an old friend to inquire about the price. They were afraid that you would suffer a loss if they sold it, so they hurried over."
After returning the two caged turtle doves to the farm, we went to visit the reservoir. On the way, Zhao Yubao talked about the reason for coming here early.
They originally planned to arrive a few days before the Dragon Boat Festival.
I didn't expect to come here so early.
It was because I heard the recent news outside and there was nothing going on at home that I decided to come over in advance.
Lest Chen Ling be deceived and kept in the dark.
After hearing this, Chen Ling first thanked the two elderly people for their kindness, and then asked about the prices of high-end fish and ordinary fish in the provincial capital and city.
There was almost no difference from what Sun Yanhong said, so she smiled and said: "Uncle Yubao, old Uncle Zhong, you only know one but not the other."
"The price is a bit expensive, but whether it is the second-rate dealer or the restaurant, it is not easy to make a big profit from our business, which is slightly better than other businesses."
"Our Gucheng County here is famous for its mines. Have you ever heard of a place with a mine? The freight for transporting ore is quite high, especially since the traffic here is very poor and there are roadblocks everywhere. Not to mention the freight, it’s very exaggerated.”
“In other words, under normal circumstances, even if there are transport trucks, they mainly transport ores, no one hauls aquatic products, and no one transports melons. Fruits and vegetables.”
“Think about it, if the road is also so small, if you transport a cart of ore to the city, you will be charged 500 yuan, and you will only be charged 200 yuan for aquatic products or fruits and vegetables. It’s strange that someone is willing to do this.”
“So, when the road conditions here are not good, it is difficult to get aquatic products and fruits out, unless the freight price you pay is as high as the freight price of the ore truck. Then someone will be willing to do it.”
"Now we are making a lot of money from transporting aquatic products. We can also do some other business by using the name of our old turtle. After we have a good name, we can negotiate business and other things smoothly. Only those second-rate dealers are willing to You can’t afford to pay the same price for shipping. You can’t let anyone take advantage of you, right?”
After hearing this, the two old men had different expressions. For this reason, it seems that you are right. Considering the situation here, everyone has to make money to do business, which is also good for your local development.”
In fact, Tian Hongli’s business is booming. Although prosperous, in terms of the potential and vitality of this business, it is still inferior to Sun Yanhong's lobster shop.
Chen Ling is not afraid of anyone cheating him.
He can even cure Sun Yanhong’s evil-minded mother-in-law.
If you dare to cause trouble, even if you don't bring out those unnamed special spices and seasonings from Dongtian.
Using spiritual water to produce some common seasonings can easily overpower Sun Yanhong’s formulas.
In short, he knew everything in his heart, but he found it too troublesome and didn't bother to get involved.
Just do whatever you want to make money. In the end, it’s not for a better life.
(End of this chapter)