Jiang Ning sailed along the lake in a boat, and searched the lake with his spiritual consciousness, even the surrounding shallow water areas, but he could not find the wild duck tied with a red rope.

In order to prevent wild ducks from flying away from the mountain and lake and being caught and slaughtered, he specially arranged a formation in the Qingyu Lake area.

‘It can only be on the mountain.’ Jiang Ning thought to himself.

He drove the spirit boat and flew towards the forest of Huqi Mountain. His consciousness kept scanning along the way, and finally found traces of wild ducks on the mountainside.

Jiang Ning stopped the spirit boat by the gurgling stream, and his hidden figure appeared.

In the bleak winter, Huqi Mountain does not have the desolation of winter, but is like spring all year round.

Jiang Ning climbed up the winding bluestone steps. The orchards on both sides were covered with fruit trees with green leaves and red fruits. Wherever he passed, flowers were blooming, and there were more birds, insects, and butterflies.

Being in such a mountain forest, Jiang Ning's breathing became slightly smoother.

These bluestone steps were all made of stone that Jiang Ning asked Shao Shuangshuang to transport. He repaired it with a flying sword and then embedded it in the mountain. It took him a lot of effort.

Now that several months have passed, moss has grown on the stone steps, and he goes all the way up to the courtyard.

Jiang Ning walked across the courtyard and picked up a few tea leaves and mountain springs. He held the tea cup and a spiritual fire appeared in his palm. The tea boiled instantly and the fragrance of tea filled the air.

When he walked to the back of the courtyard, he saw only a few tea trees and a melon field.

Jiang Ning's eyes fell on the melon field. Among the lush green melon vines, round watermelons were lying quietly. Next to a large watermelon, a wild duck with a red cloth strip on its leg was inserting its head into the watermelon.

Eat secretly.

Looking at it like that, Jiang Ning couldn't help but feel happy. He thought the wild duck had gone somewhere, but it turned out that it had come here to steal it.

No wonder he found that the quality of this wild duck was slightly better than that of other ducks. It turned out to be nourished by spiritual melon.

Not only did this wild duck eat by itself, but it also took two little fluffy wild ducks to eat together. It looked so naive that Jiang Ning felt that if Xue Yuantong saw it, he would definitely be happy.

Jiang Ning reached out and grabbed the wild duck that was feasting on the food. He grabbed it from beside the big watermelon. The wild duck hurriedly flapped its wings, trying to spread its wings and fly high, but it couldn't resist at all.

The two little wild ducks poked their heads out of the watermelon and looked at this scene in shock.

Jiang Ning was not dissatisfied. Wild ducks couldn't eat many melons, unlike wild boars in the mountains, which really wasted things.

He twirled the duck wings, they were good, the muscles were very solid, and he touched the duck feathers, they were smooth.

Before leaving, Jiang Ning tied a red cloth strip on each of the cute little wild ducks and praised them:

"If you live or die to benefit the ducks, your family responsibility will be passed down from generation to generation!"

After punishing the melon thief, Jiang Ning drove the spirit boat to the direction of the river dam. He estimated that Tongtong would be starving when he found out that he had no food to eat in the morning.

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River dam.

After Xue Yuantong learned that he had been deceived by the quilt, he fell asleep in grief and anger. When he woke up again, it was almost ten o'clock.

After getting up comfortably, she ran to Chu Chu's house to find food.

Xue Chuchu told her that Jiang Ning didn't leave any food for you in the morning, and Xue Yuantong was heartbroken.

Then, he changed his words and said, although Jiang Ning didn't leave it for you, I secretly left some for you. Xue Yuantong was very happy.

She ate the only half piece of steamed bun and told Chu Chu at the table: "You are the best person to me in the world."

And Xue Yuantong said that because Jiang Ning didn't leave breakfast for her, she now holds a grudge against Jiang Ning. When he comes home, she will never forgive him and will scold him with the power of thunder.

Xue Chuchu was recently coerced by Jiang Ning and also criticized him, so the two reached a common strategic goal.

At this moment, there was a movement outside.

Xue Chuchu thought it was Jiang Ning, but Xue Yuantong said calmly: "It's not him."

After a while, Teacher Qian shouted at the door: "Tongtong, someone has found your door."

Xue Yuantong was surprised. After her family moved to the city, she had no relatives at all. Who would come to her house?

With doubts, she and Chu Chu went out to greet her, and then saw the little princess Yao Yiyao carrying a gift.

Yao Yiyao's dress is as exquisite as ever. She is wearing a gray plush woolen coat, paired with a pure white scarf, which makes people's eyes bright.

When she saw Xue Yuantong, she immediately said sincerely: "Hello, I'm here to say thank you. Is Jiang Ning here?"

Xue Yuantong was stunned for a moment, then straightened up his chest and assumed the aura of being in charge: "He is not here now, but he will definitely come back at noon. If you have anything to say, tell me first!"

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Jiang Ning tied the wild duck to the spirit boat.

He originally wanted to go back to Heba directly, but when he crossed Qingyu Lake, he looked down and saw that in the bleak winter, the lotus flowers on the east side of the lake were blooming one after another, one after another, like a picture of infinite green lotus leaves reaching the sky.

The sight of lotus flowers reflecting the sun is uniquely red.

There used to be few lotus flowers in the lake. Later, Shao Shuangshuang got a lot of seeds and Jiang Ning planted some at the center of the spiritual array. Now, after a rough sweep, there are more than ten types of lotus, including red lotus, white lotus, water lily, green lotus, etc.

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The spirit boat swung its tail and slowly landed on the lake.

Jiang Ning's eyes pierced through the clear lake water and saw countless fertile blue lake mud beneath the shallow water with lush aquatic plants.

He stretched out his hand to grab it, and his spiritual power turned into a big hand. He reached out to the water surface, pushed aside the seemingly lifeless lake mud, and firmly grasped a wild lotus root hidden deep in the mud.

With a little force, the whole wild lotus root was pulled out of the mud. The whole lotus root was intact and the skin was tender and smooth.

He cut it with his fingers, and with a flash of inspiration, the wild lotus root was like tofu cut with a knife, instantly breaking into two pieces.

The wild lotus root was white and creamy, with a delicate and transparent hole in the middle. It was cute and cute. Jiang Ning took a bite and found that it was crisp and sweet.

He ate some and then handed the remaining wild lotus root to the wild duck tied on the spirit boat: "Do you want to eat the wild lotus root?"

Wild ducks would rather die than eat.

Jiang Ning casually threw the wild lotus root into the lake, allowing it to rot freely and nourish the mud.

He searched with his spiritual consciousness and selected a new lotus root. This lotus root had five sections.

Lotus roots are very delicate and are best eaten when they are freshly grown. If they are left for a little longer, gray-brown spots will appear on the skin, making them unpalatable.

Jiang Ning gave Ye Lotus some wood spiritual power, and the flying boat lifted off from the water and set off again.

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Jiang Ning rode a battery car home.

There was no other way. It would be too shocking to lower the flying boat directly. He didn't want his ordinary life to be disrupted.

Jiang Ning was riding a battery bike with one hand, while wild lotus roots were wrapped in plastic wrap and stood in front of the bike.

He appeared at the door of his house and found that there were many guests.

The Yao family's father and daughter quickly gathered around, and Jiang Ning handed the wild duck to Xue Yuantong.

Xue Yuantong opened his eyes wide and looked at the duck. At first glance, this duck was different from the usual domestic ducks. The color was very different.

The duck's head and neck are bright green, its body is brown, its wings are off-white, and its wing tips turn purple-blue, with a faint metallic luster.

She wanted to reach out and take it, but the duck opened its mouth and bit her.

She was so frightened that she shrank her little hands back. Immediately, she felt that she had lost face and was very angry.

Xue Yuantong called: "Chu Chu!"

Although Xue Chuchu looks delicate, she is a good hand at housework and has even killed chickens with her own hands.

She grabbed the wild duck's wings and captured it easily.

Xue Chuchu estimated that it weighed about two kilograms.

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This wild duck is quite eye-catching. Yao Haikuo wanted to come up and thank Jiang Ning. After seeing the wild duck, he couldn't help but ask: "Did you buy it?"

He was nearly forty years old, so he had naturally tasted the game meat of pheasants and wild ducks. There were still people who secretly hunted ducks in that era.

Yao Haikuo once witnessed with his own eyes the scene of those people using electric shocks to catch ducks. After they found a group of wild ducks, they observed the habitats they frequented, then placed the electric grid in the water or on the shore, and then drove boats to drive away the ducks. In just ten years,

In minutes, a population of hundreds of wild ducks disappears.

Even more severe, there is poisoning, which is even more lethal.

Therefore, this has also caused the number of wild ducks to decrease year by year, and the protection efforts have also been continuously strengthened. The last time Yao Haikuo learned about wild ducks was seven or eight years ago. A pound of wild duck meat was sold for 150 yuan per piece, like the one in Jiang Ning's hand.

Only, estimated value is 300 yuan.

That time Yao Haikuo went to buy it, but because of his status, he couldn't buy it and they wouldn't sell it.

He looked at the hard texture of the duck bill and could tell at a glance that it was definitely the real thing.

This broadened Yao Hai's horizons.

Jiang Ning said lightly: "Family raised."

It was indeed raised by him. After all, the ecology of Huqi Mountain and Qingyu Lake was created by him himself. They all belong to him. Any birds in them naturally belong to him.

Yao Haikuo looked at the wild duck and felt moved, but he knew the purpose of his visit.

Skipping the topic, Yao Haikuo said sincerely: "After what happened last time, we went back and thought about it for a long time. Thanks to your help, otherwise I can't imagine the consequences!"
To be continued...