Chapter 442: Experience Exchange Meeting on Catching Sparrows

"I don't seem to have seen Qingzhuang asking for food today?" When it was almost dark, Zhang Qian suddenly mentioned her own Qingzhuang.

No, I heard my wife Liu Junhao think of those big guys. Usually, as soon as they opened the door in the morning, they croaked around to eat. It was snowing these two days, and it was rare to see Qingzhuang appear in the yard. Today, I didn’t even see a shadow during the day.

Thinking of this, Liu Junhao hurriedly picked up the iron shovel to shovel the snow beside the chicken cage. He just cleaned the snow in the west of the yard, but he didn't care about the one next to the chicken cage for a while.

When I waited in front of the chicken coop, I found that the Qingzhuang was all huddled inside to keep warm with each other, and there seemed to be no problem. It was just that the weather was cold outside and they had no idea of ​​getting out of it.

"Husband, why don't you go to the backyard to dig some fish for Qingzhuang?" Zhang Qian said worriedly. If you haven't eaten in these Qingzhuang for a day, don't be hungry.

"Okay," Liu Junhao nodded and turned to the backyard.

He was also afraid that Qingzhuang would starve to death, but he would not do anything like chiseling ice to catch fish, so he would just do something to save trouble from the stone lock. Anyway, there were so many fish there, so he couldn't finish it at all.

The ice outside is more than one meter thick, and only a thin layer is formed in the stone lock, especially the pond where the spring is located is only a thin layer, and the temperature is still maintained at about ten degrees near the spring. The black fish body is all piled up nearby, so it is too easy to catch fish.

As soon as Liu Junhao entered the stone lock, several golden swiftlets hovering in the air flew over immediately. As soon as the outside was frozen, they were transferred to the stone lock by their owners, so they were not affected by the cold weather. However, after staying inside for a long time, the fluff became smoother.

He just shoveled around the spring with a shovel for a few minutes, and then he got sixty or seventy crucian carp shells, each weighing half a pound. There were forty or fifty Qingzhuang water ducks raised in the yard, which should be enough for them to eat.

The temperature difference is too large, and these crucian carp shells are still lively in the stone lock. They are completely frozen and hard within five minutes after they were taken outside.

Of course, in order not to arouse my wife's suspicion, Liu Junhao also used a shovel to break a large piece of ice in the ditch, and then carried the bucket back to the front yard.

Just as the crucian carp shell was thrown on the snow, a whistle was whistling, Qingzhuang began to run out in a breeze, and snatched around the ground.

In less than two minutes, the crucian carp shells were snatched away. At the end, many people were snatching their heads around Liu Junhao. It looked like that, it was obvious that they had not snatched them just now.

It shouldn't be, I remember that there was excess food I made just now.

Liu Junhao was wondering, but Zhang Qian shouted in surprise, "Honey, check if the Qingzhuang outside is also hiding in the chicken cage? Why are there so many..."

Liu Junhao simply counted it, but it was no. Not to mention the water ducks, there were more than 60 Qingzhuang in this courtyard alone. It must be that the people outside were sneaking in because it was cold.

All the guests came, so he had no choice but to go into the stone lock and catch hundreds of crucian carp shells, which finally shut up these guys.

After feeding Qingzhuang in the yard, Liu Junhao was worried about the ones in the woods again, so he hurriedly said hello to his wife and led Xiaopi into the forest to watch.

By the way, as the Qingzhuang population grew, these guys became more and more domineering, completely treating the entire forest as their territory. They usually do not allow strangers to enter the forest at all. As long as someone approaches, they immediately croak and scream. If someone continues to move forward, they will rush up and peck.

However, they were very relieved about Liu Junhao and Zhang Qian. They had never been pecked when they entered the woods.

Just to not disturb their lives, the two of them rarely go in.

Although the wormwood in the woods was pulled once by Liu Junhao, the wormwood in the woods had enough fertilizer, so it was not long before the newly grown wormwood was more than half a person deep. Now large areas of wormwood were overwhelmed by snow, and the roots just formed a snow cave, providing Qingzhuang with a place to hide.

Liu Junhao walked along the way through the heavy snow, and from time to time, he could see the tail of Qingzhuang half exposed outside. These guys were probably completely frozen and did not move when they heard the sound of footsteps approaching.

Seeing these water birds trembling in the grass nest, Liu Junhao grabbed a few of them and found that many of the legs of Qingzhuang were frozen. It was still the Qingzhuang in his yard that had stronger resistance, at least there was no frostbite.

He touched the Qingzhuang village, and it was all empty, and it was obvious that he had not eaten food for several days. If this continues, it is estimated that even if Qingzhuang in the woods can resist the severe cold, at least a large number of them will starve to death.

Liu Junhao gritted his teeth and simply caught these guys and brought them to the stone lock. He used to know that the number of water birds in the woods was increasing, but the specific number was not counted. This time, it was convenient for Liu Junhao to count. With the help of Xiaopi, he walked back and forth in the woods for more than a dozen times and caught all the water birds hiding in the grass nest.

Statistics show that there are more than 80 people in Qingzhuang, more than 40 ducks, and some mixed water birds such as egrets and cormorants.

The water birds were a little confused as soon as they were pulled into the stone lock, but they quickly woke up. They flapped their wings and shouted around the pond, rushing to the edge of the pond. There were countless fish in the pond, crowded together and could be caught with almost no effort.

These guys were probably very hungry and looked very crazy in the water, no different from bandits robbing. Within ten minutes, there was a large number of fish around the spring water, which made Liu Junhao feel particularly painful. They did not catch those worthless fish like themselves, but caught eels and loaches together.

Seeing that a few full-fed guys were about to fly into the seedling pond, Liu Junhao rushed over and drove them away. At the same time, he secretly felt fortunate that the stone chicken and giant salamander fry in the stone lock were already hibernating. Otherwise, according to their eating method, it would probably be impossible for the giant salamander fry and stone chicken to escape.

After the water birds had eaten the same food, Liu Junhao caught them out of the stone lock, leaving only those who were frostbite to recover from the wounds.

There was so much food in the stone lock, so many water birds didn't want to leave at all. When Liu Junhao came to the front, they immediately flew away with their wings. However, they didn't know that the stone lock space was controlled by Liu Junhao, and they were caught without much effort.

After dealing with the matter of Qingzhuang, Liu Junhao was thinking about the otter again. When he returned to the yard, he ran to the entrance of the cave and shouted twice. Baoyu's shiny head immediately exposed from the cave, and he was still holding half a crucian carp in his mouth.

These guys should have stored food in the hole early, and seeing that they didn't have to worry about them at all, Liu Junhao finally came to rest and started preparing supper.

He thirsty for the afternoon of fried sparrows at noon, so Liu Junhao planned to make a light one at night. He went to his backyard to pull two handfuls of rapeseed seedlings, planning to stir-fry rapeseed.

The rapeseed is just about ten centimeters tall now, and it is when it is fresh and tender. The leaves are crisp and watery, which makes people feel appetizing just by looking.

Just after washing the vegetables and before she started cutting them, Zhang Qian felt sorry for her husband for the whole afternoon, so she hurriedly pulled him to the living room and went into the kitchen to busy themselves.

After stir-frying, it tasted crispy and the couple was very interested in eating. Even Wukong, who had always been picky in food, squeaked up the bowl and asked his owner to add rice to it.

Liu Junhao had no intention of making trouble with snow sculptures. Those tourists stranded in Liujiagou were different. Anyway, they couldn't go back to the city for the time being, so they simply had fun in Liujiagou. After a few people were idle and discussed, they actually spent four days making seven or eight unique snow sculptures by the pond.

The days have been very simple these days. Every day, I get up and go to the yard to shovel the snow, and then guard the brazier with my wife to roast the fire. I get up at noon to cook and eat, and the two of them continue to hide in the house in the afternoon.

If Zhang Qian hadn't happened to read those posts online, the two of them wouldn't have known that such a big deal was being made in the village.

Looking at the snow sculptures more than two meters high, Liu Junhao could only silently whisper in his heart that these people were really patient. It is understandable to build a snowman or something. If you think you have a lot of energy to craft such a meticulously crafted thing, it is really a pain in your spare time.

However, Zhang Qian admired these snow sculptures very much and insisted that her husband take a few photos as a souvenir. Liu Junhao didn't want to go out, but after being urged by his wife for a long time, he could only put on thick clothes and take a camera to go out.

Before he could reach the pond, he heard a voice shouting behind him, "Liu Junhao, don't go forward."

He was startled and quickly turned his head to look to the side, and saw several tourists cats behind the straw pile.

"What's wrong?" Liu Junhao walked over and asked.

"We are catching sparrows," a tourist pointed to the bamboo sieve a few meters away and replied in a low voice, "I just pulled it twice, but the sparrows stopped flying inside."

"Haha, this method is caught once or twice, and it will not work if it is too many times. You should change the place." Liu Junhao suggested. Since Mr. Lu Xun wrote this method into the article, everyone has known it with bamboo sieve to catch birds.

"We used to use strong wine to soak grain in sparrows, which is better than this." Dr. Wang next to him also interrupted.

"Well, it's true that you can catch sparrows by drunk food," Liu Junhao nodded in response, "but the wine we drink is usually low now, and drunk birds are not easy to use."

Using food to get drunk birds is also a common method they used when they were young. First of all, they need to prepare some drunk food.

The production of drunk grain is very simple. It is to soak wheat in spirits for a few days, and then take it out and dry it. This is drunk grain. When it snows, it is very good to use it to anesthetize the birds looking for food.

This method is more direct than using bamboo sieve to set up a mechanism. Just sprinkle drunk food on the ground, and people just need to hide in the distance and wait and see.

The sparrow was hungry for a few days and was already hungry. When he saw food on the ground, he would immediately fall down to grab food. He would soon become staggering, tilted, and drunk one after another. At this time, just go over and clean the battlefield. When those little guys saw people coming, they would not fly away even if they wanted to.

This method can not only catch sparrows, but sometimes you can also catch pheasants, turtles and other birds.

"It's okay, I think this method is enough," although Liu Junhao said it sincerely, the tourist didn't believe it. As a result, he stood behind the straw pile and waited for half an hour, and no sparrow took the bait.

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Chapter completed!