Chapter 283 A Surprise Kick

"Do you think I should take this little duck home or leave it here? When I found it, it was just a small duck, quacking by itself in the reeds. I couldn't see its nest nearby. It's like this now because it must have gotten tired of quacking outside. I put it in the nest in the basket and it slowly stopped quacking and went to sleep."

Chen Yetu looked at the little duck in his hands with his eyes full of confusion. On the one hand, he was worried whether such a small duck would not survive if he kept it, and on the other hand, he was worried whether he could raise it if he took it back.

"Ye Chu, this little duck will grow into a big wild duck. We are here to catch wild ducks today. Why don't we take it home to raise it? It looks so cute. We can eat meat when it grows up." Liu Yao suggested while touching a tuft of fluff on the duck's head.

Ning Xiyue thought for a moment and said, "It's not easy to raise wild ducks at home. Ducklings that grow in the wild have already adapted to the wild environment. To be honest, it's not easy to raise them at home rashly. But if you want to raise them, you can take them home and try. You can eat duck meat in two months at most. But since the ducks can fly, you have to trim the feathers on their wings."

At this time, the importance of having a small space for her is reflected. She doesn't have to worry about anything. She can pick up a little wild duck and raise it in the space. There are flowers, grass and a fish pond in it. The duck can grow well in it, and she can also catch fish in the pond to eat.

Ning Xiyue paid a little attention to look at a nest of little wild ducks in a grass nest beside the pond in the space, staggering towards the water, and a big wild duck playing comfortably in the pond not far from the nest. She felt extremely satisfied.

In fact, she did not pick up any eggs in her personal action just now, but she found a family of wild ducks in the nest. She took out a large net woven with straw and covered the wild ducks with it. With her quick eyes and hands, she took away the whole family of wild ducks and the nest together and put them all into the space.

When the duckling grows up to be a big duck, it will lay eggs. In this way, she will have duck eggs to eat, and ducks to eat, and she will have both chickens and ducks.

Ning Xiyue regained her composure and turned her attention back to Chen Yetu.

After hearing this, the hesitation in Chen Yechu's eyes disappeared and he put the little wild duck back into the straw nest in the backpack.

He smiled and said, "Then I'll take it home and raise it. No matter how big it is in two months, I'll stir-fry it."

Poor little duck, even when it's still dozing off, someone is already coveting its meat and waiting to stir-fry it.

Ning Xiyue looked at the little duck in her backpack and sipped her saliva quietly.

When the little ducks in her space grew up a little, she dry-fried the big wild duck to make crispy duck cubes and dry-pot duck.

Ning Qingyuan looked at the time, sat down and said, "Let's take a break and then continue. Let's check the traps and look for other places."

Yu Zhiyu nodded and looked at the dense reed marsh in front of him and suggested: "There is no end to this reed marsh. Let's act as a team this time. We can take care of each other and it will be safer."

It is too dangerous for several girls to walk alone. If anything happens, no one will help and no one will know.

"That's what I was thinking. Let's form two groups. It's up to you how to form the team." Ning Qingyuan looked at the three girls and gave them the right to choose.

The three girls looked at each other, sat down and discussed for a while, and finally decided that the three girls would look for duck eggs together, and the two boys would go catch ducks and watch the traps together, and they would meet here every hour.

The place where they are now is a place with fewer reeds in the entire reed marsh, and it is also the highest place, so it is easy to find them.

"Is it okay for the three of you to go?" Ning Qingyuan looked at Ning Xiyue with concern. He was worried about his sister, and it would be quite dangerous for three girls to go along the way.

"It's settled. The medicine is in my hand. There's no danger. Those poisonous insects, snakes and ants won't come over once they smell the scent."

Ning Xiyue took out a can of medicine from her pocket: "Come on, let's rub some more on our bodies, rub more, and rub all the exposed areas."

She opened the lid, scooped out a little and smeared it on her hands, then passed the jar to others.

"Then let's do it this way. Please pay attention to safety." Yu Zhiyu applied the medicine and gave a few instructions.

Everyone applied medicine, drank water and rested enough before starting the next action.

After giving numerous instructions, the two men took their tools and walked towards the trap they had set earlier.

After Ning Xiyue saw the two people leave, she stood up, patted the grass debris off her butt, put on her backpack, and walked forward while leaning on a stick.

"The three of us are mainly looking for duck eggs. If we see wild ducks, we'll catch them if we have the chance. If we can't catch them, forget it. We won't force it."

It was obvious that someone had been looking for this reed marsh. In some places, the reed leaves were turned over to reveal the back, and the reeds were leaning to both sides, with obvious signs of someone walking there.

Whether you can find some duck eggs and ducks depends on your luck and eyesight.

The three of them walked forward side by side, all the way to a place with few traces of people walking. Chen Yechu was the second one, pulling the reeds around with a stick, saying as he pulled:

"Use a stick to dig at the roots of the reeds. Last time, I found duck eggs at the roots of a bunch of reeds. I found that some wild ducks are really smart. They will cover their nests with surrounding grass, leaves and other things, so duck eggs are hard to find."

Liu Yao listened to Chen Yechu's words and dug at the roots of the reeds. He used a stick to dig through a dense clump of reeds, then pulled the reed stalks apart with his feet and put one foot down.

“Click—”

"I, I stepped on something."

Liu Yao was startled and didn't dare to move. She looked at Ning Xiyue and Chen Yechu for help.

"Don't panic, let us take a look." Ning Xiyue walked towards her.

"Let me take a look first."

Chen Yechu moved closer to Liu Yao and used a stick to dig up the reeds on the other side of her feet. Seeing a little white, he felt relieved and looked up at the slightly nervous Liu Yao and smiled: "Congratulations, you stepped on the duck egg."

"It's good as long as it's a duck egg."

Ning Xiyue walked here and was relieved to see the egg liquid leaking out after being crushed by her. From Liu Yao's expression just now, she thought she had stepped on something bad.

"Ha, I was wondering how it happened, it turned out to be a duck egg, I'm so lucky."

Liu Yao felt relieved now. She retracted her foot, walked around the reeds on her side, and squatted down on the left side where she could see more easily.

The three of them used sticks to pull away the surrounding cover, revealing a pile of eggs hidden under the reeds.

Liu Yao looked at the eggs in the nest with surprise and exclaimed: "Wow, there are too many eggs in this nest. Let me count them. Oh my god, there are twenty-one eggs, plus the one I crushed, there are a total of twenty-two."

"You stepped well. If you hadn't stepped on an egg on the edge, you might not have found this whole nest of eggs." Chen Yetu gave a thumbs up and praised her. This girl was very lucky. She stepped on more than 20 eggs with one step.

"These eggs look like they were laid by several ducks. Let's see if there are any bad eggs." Ning Xiyue picked up an egg, shook it, and checked it under the light.

The eggs in this nest have white shells and green shells. The white shells alone have two kinds of white, pure white and flesh-colored. The green shells also have gray-green and bluish-white. I don’t know how long they have been laid. The mud on the eggshells doesn’t look fresh.

"Yes, yes, yes. Let's see how many good ones there are first. I hope there are more good eggs." Liu Yao clasped her hands together and made a wish.

The three people checked the eggs one by one. In the end, half of them were good eggs and half were bad eggs, so there were still eleven eggs left.

"I am satisfied. There is one more good egg than bad egg."

Liu Yao clapped her hands and contentedly put the eleven duck eggs into her backpack.

The remaining ten eggs were put back in their original places, hoping that ducklings would hatch.

The three of them restored the reeds and continued walking forward. Liu Yao said excitedly, "Let's remember this place and come back later. Maybe the ducks will come back here to give birth."

"I hope so." Chen Yetu nodded with a smile and continued to explore the way with the stick.

Ning Xiyue reminded: "You have to pay attention to your steps, find the right position before you step, and don't go to places with a lot of water."

The further they went in, the wetter the ground in the reed marsh became. She was afraid of encountering a place with a lot of mud and accidentally sinking into it. You know, some places are very deep, and it would be very dangerous if you didn't use a stick to explore the way and didn't pay attention to your steps.

After Ning Xiyue's reminder, Chen Yechu and Liu Yao walked very carefully, always paying attention to their feet. They used sticks to determine their footing before walking, and tried to walk in places with clear water.

Chen Yechu suddenly squatted down and shouted in surprise: "Wow, there are so many small snails here, let's pick some and fry them."