Go back to the valley to farm

Chapter 27
Chapter 27 Set

Li Junge looked at Zhu Erchong's decline, and said to Wang Congjun: "For Zhu Erchong's happy life, my brothers should work hard today?"

Wang Congjun wondered: "Oh, it takes a lot of effort to catch this bird. It will take an entire afternoon."

Li Junge was secretly amused, thinking that Wang Congjun is too bad, this bird is the easiest to be fooled, it is quite easy to catch, any child in Lijiagou can catch it.

However, he cooperated with Wang Congjun and said, "Yeah, we still have to play the trick of bamboo rat, and I don't know if there is enough time."

Zhu Chaoan has been in the society for a long time, and when he saw this, he immediately cupped his hands and said, "Brother, two good brothers, today you will take care of this matter for my brother. I didn't say anything. Anywhere in Jiachuan County, please tell me."

Li Junge and Wang Congjun laughed, and Li Junge said, "Okay, then it's settled!"

After Li Junge returned to Uncle Bamboo Carpenter's house, there was a pile of tiles used to repair the roof. Li Junge selected seven or eight tiles in a regular shape, went to Uncle Bamboo Carpenter's kitchen, scooped up two spoonfuls of cold rice, and returned to the bamboo grove. side.

At this time, Wang Congjun had leveled out several places in the bamboo bushes. Li Junge put the tiles on the ground, drew a rectangle along the edge of the tiles, and dug a shallow hole.

Buckle the tiles in the shallow pit, check the surroundings of the tiles, the depth is just level with the top of the tiles, the surroundings are tightly seamed, and the opening and closing are smooth. Small pit.

Throw the machete to Wang Congjun and let him dig a hole. Li Junge breaks off three small bamboo tubes, buckles the tiles on the square pit, lifts up one end, inserts a bamboo stick first, and then puts the second bamboo stick Put it horizontally on the top of the first bamboo stick.

The third bamboo stick is placed vertically on the second stick. This is a delicate work. If you don't pay attention, the middle bamboo stick will roll and the tile will be buckled.

Slowly adjusting the center of gravity, Li Junge finally set up the bamboo sticks. The three bamboo sticks are like a "ten", pushing up the tiles.

Gently pulling out his hand, Li Junge sprinkled some rice grains into the pit and the side of the pit, and went to install the next trap.

Li Junge and Wang Congjun dug one by one, and within half an hour, seven or eight tile traps were placed.

The two stood up and clapped their hands. Li Junge said, "It's over, let's continue up the mountain."

Zhu Chaoan felt that the trap was so rough that it was unscientific, and hesitantly said: "Brothers, is this the end of the matter?"

Li Junge smiled and said: "Let's do this first, and we'll see the effect later."

The four of them continued to walk up the mountain and came to a large bamboo forest.

Nanzhu grows very tall, and there is a lot of space under the forest. The ground is covered with fallen bamboo leaves, and occasionally there is a clump of low shrubs mixed in.

Occasionally, you will find a soil hole on the ground with a smooth exit, that is the bamboo rat hole.

But there are no bamboo rats in such holes, they have already left.

Walking to another hole, this hole was covered by fresh soil, and the bamboo leaves next to it were pushed aside, and there were a few black feces, which indicated that the bamboo rat in this hole was still there.

After searching along the hole, Li Junge found the mouse path, which was like a path in the bamboo forest.

On the rat trail a few meters away from the entrance of the cave, Li Junge began to install the cover.

Bend down a bamboo pole, fasten one end of the rope of the cover to the bamboo pole, and install a mechanism on the ground, which is actually a clip, a blocking stick, and several stepping sticks, all of which are made of bamboo sticks. The cover is almost the same.

When the bamboo mouse steps on the stick, the clip will be triggered, and the bamboo pole will spring up, and the cover will be tightened to trap the bamboo mouse.

Bamboo rats have very strong teeth and claws, so the front part of the cover must be made of steel wire, which is different from the pheasant cover.

A few people walked around in the bamboo forest and played a dozen or so tricks.

Li Junge said: "Okay, the cover is over, whether you can eat bamboo rat meat tomorrow depends on God's will."

Liang Huili asked: "Is there any other way to catch this bamboo rat?"

Li Junge said: "There are many other methods, the simplest and crude one is digging with a hoe, but that method is a bit tiring, and you have to dig out a cubic meter of soil to catch it."

"Besides, the bamboo rats will dig their way out sideways inside, so sometimes people can't find the hole after digging. In addition, they can be smoked and watered, but this will hurt the little bamboo rats, which is not worth the candle."

Liang Huili asked again: "Can this thing be bred? If someone in the village raises this, can they also get rich? This thing is very expensive in the city, much more expensive than rabbits. I saw it selling for 100 yuan in Shudu." It's an extra catty."

Li Junge's heart moved, and he said: "Hey, you have a good idea. You can try it someday when you get a small bamboo mouse. Wild adult mice are too timid, so it is probably not easy to raise. Besides, more than 100 is the price in the first month. At that time The bamboo rats are the fattest, and the braised winter bamboo shoots are a must. The current bamboo rats are estimated to be around fifty or sixty."

The four of them walked down the mountain, passing by the place where the tile trap was placed just now, Li Junge said, "Let's go and have a look."

When they came to the edge of the bamboo bushes, Li Junge and Wang Congjun checked the tiles and found that many tiles had been fastened.

Liang Huili and Zhu Chaoan followed behind, watching Li Junge and Wang Congjun knock on the tiles one by one.

There was movement under some tiles.

Liang Huili and Zhu Chaoan shouted happily: "I got it! I got it!"

Li Junge laughed and said, "Don't be too happy, even if it's a mouse."

Liang Huili was about to knock on the tiles, but she jumped up in fright when she heard this.He shouted angrily: "Damn Erpi! You know how to scare people!"

Li Junge laughed loudly and said: "Hurry up, Zhu Erchong, go to Uncle Bale Carpenter to get a cage, and remember to tell him that it is for red-billed jade, don't use it as a thrush cage."

Zhu Chaoan went away in a hurry, and brought a small square cage over after a while.

Li Junge opened a gap in the tile, and a small red beak protruded from the gap. Li Junge stretched out his hand to fish it out, and a bird was caught in his hand.

Glancing at the little bird's beak, Li Junge said, "This is still a baby bird." After speaking, he raised his hand and let the little bird fly away happily.

Zhu Chaoan stomped his feet and shouted, "Hey, why did you let the bird go?"

Li Junge said: "The bird's beak isn't red enough, which means it's not yet grown up. If you take it back, you won't be able to support it. It's better to let it go."

He dug out three more small traps, two males and one female. Li Junge chose a pair and released the rest.

Wang Congjun also lifted the remaining tiles and released the birds inside.

Zhu Chaoan took the birdcage, looked at the colorful bird inside, and was so happy that he couldn't see his eyes.

Li Junge asked, "Did you give Uncle Bale Carpenter the cage money?"

Zhu Chaoan stomped his feet and said, "Oh, I was so happy that I forgot about this."

Li Junge said: "That's okay, I'm sure I won't take it if I go to give it to Uncle Carpenter. Tomorrow when I come to collect the covers, bring a bottle of [-] that you gave me and that's it."

Zhu Chao'an said: "That wine is worth a thousand bottles."

Li Junge said with a smile: "Then you can have fun secretly. Yesterday I helped Uncle Bale Carpenter sell a small bamboo tube, and he won't bring any counter-price for two thousand."

The three expressed their disbelief, so Li Junge didn't say much.

Go down the mountain and return the machete to Uncle Bamboo Carpenter, and tell him to come to see him tomorrow to retrieve the puppy. The four of them talked and laughed and walked back.

Fatty couldn't keep his eyes off the pair of lovesick birds in the cage along the way, and he stumbled several times while walking.

On the way home, Li Junge went to his uncle's field to choose some tender corn, and was going to take it home to make Baogu Baba for the three of them.

On the way, Zhu Chaoan asked Li Junge: "How should I raise this bird?"

Li Junge said: "It's simple. Look here is a bird food tank and a water tank. You will get some chicken feed from my house later. The nutrients in it are all prepared. Use that to feed, and occasionally feed some millet. Vegetable leaves or something will do.”

Passing by the rice field at the entrance of the village, I saw two half-grown leather babies in their teens touching fish at the water outlet of the rice field, and a seven or eight-year-old girl squatting on the ridge of the field holding a bamboo basket.

Li Junge shouted: "Xiaosong! Xiaobai! Homework is done? Take Xiaoqiu here to shop!"

The two half-big puppies are cousins, one is Wang Xiaosong, the other is Wang Xiaobai, and the seven or eight-year-old is Li Yunqiu. When they saw Li Junge, they ran over and kept shouting, "Uncle Erpi, Uncle Pi."

Wang Xiaosong said: "Uncle Erpi, we all finished our homework, and we have nothing to do to catch loach."

The parents of the three children are all working outside, and they are all brought by their grandparents. They can be regarded as left-behind children. There are many such families in the village. The three families live close to each other, so they like to play together.

Li Yunqiu saw the cage in Zhu Chaoan's hand, and asked, "Uncle, why are you grabbing the red-billed jade? Are you taking it home and roasting it?"

With a black line on his forehead, Zhu Chaoan rolled his eyes and said, "This is what my uncle took home to please his wife for fun."

Li Yunqiu said: "Then your wife will beat you."

Zhu Chao'an was amazed and asked, "Little sister, why do you say that?"

Li Yunqiu said: "Red mouth jade is the most stupid. I can catch a lot of them in a day. It's not unusual at all. Is it really okay for you to give it to your daughter-in-law?"

Zhu Chaoan turned his head to look at Li Junge and Wang Congjun, and suddenly reacted, and shouted angrily: "You two liars! You also told me that this bird is very difficult to catch, and it will take a whole afternoon! This little baby of seven or eight years old can catch it! That's right, the total time for the tiles in your Anna is less than half an hour! Just cheat me out of a meal like this!"

Wang Congjun laughed and said, "Zhu Erchong, you have to speak conscientiously. We set up tiles at two o'clock and caught these two birds for you after four o'clock. Isn't it a tossing all afternoon?"

Zhu Chaoan pointed at Wang Congjun's nose and shouted: "Come on, you just bully me and don't understand anything."

Liang Huili squatted down covering her stomach while laughing.

Li Junge looked at the bamboo basket in Li Yunqiu's arms. There were only a dozen or so little-finger-thick loaches in it, and said, "What are you doing with such small ones? Why don't you catch the designated fertilizer in the deserted terraced fields on the mountain?"

Wang Xiaobai said: "Grandpa said that there are wild boars down the mountain recently, and told us not to run around."

Li Junge immediately changed his words and said: "Well, your grandfather is right, you are so good, you should listen to the old man's words. As a reward for your obedience, I decided to buy the loach you caught!"

　Talking to book friends today, I heard that recommendation tickets and collections are very important. Unfortunately, the data of this book is very bleak. I hope everyone can give some recommendations and motivation, thank you!I didn't know how difficult it was before I wrote the book, alas!
　　


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