Chapter 31 A Flock of Ducks

"Okay, then Wang Min will stay." Yang Qing nodded, took out a spear for her to use as a lifeline, and then instructed, "After we leave, bolt and lock the door immediately. Don't let anyone in."

"No matter who knocks on the door or asks for help, don't open it. Just say you don't know how to do it and don't be afraid. You have a gun and they won't dare to force their way in."

Wang Min nodded.

Yang Qing also taught her how to shoot. Even if she couldn't hit the target, it was still possible to scare people.

"By the way, let's take Aqi and Xiaoxue with us." Leng Yi suddenly said, "They have a keen sense of smell, maybe they can come in handy."

When Aqi heard that he could go out, he jumped up happily. Xiaoxue looked proud, but from the frequent wagging of its tail, it can be seen that it was also very happy.

"Okay!" Yang Qing nodded, "Is Xiaoxue okay?"

"Well, the injuries are all healed, no problem." Leng Yi nodded.

Six people and two dogs, two assault boats set out in a mighty manner.

It took us nearly half an hour to reach the place where we caught the duck last time. We looked around but couldn't see any ducks.

"It should be on the mountain. Let's go up and look for it." Yang Qing said.

Everyone dragged the assault boat ashore and found a secluded place to hide it.

Yang Qing took out a handful of feathers plucked from the duck from last time and let the two dogs smell them. He patted their heads and said, "Aqi, Xiaoxue, it's up to you!"

Leng Yi looked at her in surprise. He didn't expect her to be so thoughtful as to bring the duck feathers with her.

The two little ones cried out and jumped forward, and everyone followed them.

The ground was wet after the rain. The two dogs stopped and sniffed along the way, and several people also looked carefully to see if there were any signs of ducks passing by.

Suddenly, the two dogs barked loudly and rushed forward quickly, and everyone hurried to follow.

I saw a tin-covered house in front of me, which looked like a farm.

But as they approached the iron house, the stench was so strong that it almost made them vomit.

Yang Qing took out a few masks from her bag and gave one to everyone. Everyone saw that she took them out of her bag, but in fact they were all from the space, otherwise how could she have prepared so thoroughly.

When a few people went in, they found that this was originally a chicken farm, but the iron roof was corroded by acid rain, and the chickens in the cages below were soaked to death.

Even those in the lower layer who were not wetted starved to death because no one fed them for so many days.

The weather is hot, and once it rots, it becomes crawling with maggots, which is why it stinks so much.

"What a pity to lose so many chickens." Lu Lin sighed. If she had come a few days earlier, some of them might still be alive.

"There are eggs here!" Jiang Hao suddenly shouted.

Everyone gathered around.

There were also two baskets of eggs, covered with wooden lids, which seemed to be intact.

Yang Qing picked up an egg and cracked it on the lid. The yolk and egg white inside were clearly separated and there was no peculiar smell.

"It should be edible. Let's pack it all up." Yang Qing said.

Everyone became excited and quickly packed the eggs in the bags they brought.

Suddenly, Aqi and Xiaoxue started barking outside, ran over, bit Yang Qing's trouser legs and dragged him out.

"Something's happening!" Yang Qing said, and ran out quickly, and several people hurriedly followed him.

Aqi and Xiaoxue rushed to the front, and a few people followed behind. After passing a small slope, they found that there was a pond below. There were at least twenty ducks in the pond.

"It's done now!" Everyone was shocked.

Yang Qing smiled and said, "The duck might have rushed down from here last time."

"Go into the water and catch ducks!"

Everyone ran into the pond with a smile on their faces, not caring whether they would get wet or not.

The duck was startled and started swimming quickly by paddling its feet.

"Two of you go over there and surround them!" Yang Qing shouted.

Aqi and Xiaoxue also jumped into the water and barked at the ducks, scaring them away.

Everyone opened their hands and rushed towards the duck, but the duck was very agile in the water. It flicked its tail, turned a corner and flew past the side.

Yang Qing finally caught one, and the other ducks scattered everywhere.

"This is not a solution!"

Yang Qing stood with his hands on his hips and looked at the pond. The pond was too big, and they were short of manpower, so it was too difficult to catch the fish.

"We have to think of a way!" Yang Qing pulled out some straw, rubbed it, tied up the duck's feet with a straw rope and threw it on the ground, then walked back to the chicken farm.

He found a large wooden box containing chickens and started dragging it out.

"Two people come and help!" Yang Qing shouted. Leng Yi and Gao Yang heard it and ran over quickly.

After dragging the wooden box to the edge of the pond, Yang Qing asked everyone else to go ashore.

As soon as the people left, all the ducks gathered together again.

Yang Qing looked around, took out a knife, cut a few bamboos and gave one to each person.

"Gao Yang, Sheng Nan, you two go to the back and drive the ducks forward."

"Lu Lin and Jiang Hao, stand on either side and make sure the ducks don't fall behind."

"Leng Yi, you and I will stand on both sides of the wooden box and be responsible for driving the ducks into the box."

"Aqi and Xiaoxue, watch from the side and bring back any ducks that run away."

"Woof!" Both dogs barked. Don't worry, poop scooper, we will complete the task!

Everyone took their positions and began to drive the ducks in an orderly manner. With the help of bamboo, it was much easier to drive them. Some ducks that ran away were scared back by Aqi and Xiaoxue in time.

After all the ducks were driven into the wooden box, Yang Qing and Leng Yi stood guard, while Gao Yang hurried to the chicken farm to find an unused door panel to block the exit to prevent the ducks from running out again.

"Now we can catch the duck in the jar!" Yang Qing clapped his hands and laughed.

Gao Yang jumped in from the door panel, holding a duck in each hand, "What should we do now?"

"Kill them all and take them back!" Yang Qing said.

There is no way to raise so many ducks, so I can only kill them and take them back.

"I'll do it!" Jiang Hao volunteered. He grew up in the countryside and had been helping his parents with work since he was a child. He was used to doing these things.

"Let me help you!" Lu Lin said, helping to grab the duck's feet. Jiang Hao took out a dagger and slashed it at the duck's neck.

"Do you want blood?" Jiang Hao asked.

"Yes, don't put it away!" Yang Qing said quickly, "I think someone has lived in the chicken farm. I'll go see if there's a pot inside. If there is, I can boil the blood and take it back. Don't waste it."

"I'll go with you!" Leng Yi said.

The two entered the chicken farm and found that there was another shed outside, covered with asbestos tiles, so the things inside were not damaged.

There are pots, bowls, chopsticks and some commonly used seasonings.

Yang Qing found a wooden barrel and put everything in it, and Leng Yi carried the pot.

Walking to the pond, they found a few stones to put the pot on, scooped water from the pond and boiled it in the pot. When the water boiled, they could pluck the duck's feathers by rolling it in the boiling water.

Yang Qing brought another large bowl, sprinkled some salt in it, and instead of using pond water, took out a bottle of mineral water from her bag and poured some in. It is better to be careful with what you are about to eat.

After the salt melted, Jiang Hao raised his knife and cut the duck's neck. Lu Lin held the duck up to let the blood flow out as much as possible.

The blood flowed into the bowl, and Jiang Hao quickly killed another one. Yang Qing stirred the duck blood with chopsticks and put it aside to wait for it to coagulate.

The water in the pot boiled. Yang Qing poured the water into the bucket, put the duck he had just killed into the water and rolled it quickly. After it was completely wet, he immediately picked up the duck and rubbed it with his hands, and the duck feathers fell off immediately.

The blood in the bowl solidified, so Yang Qing poured the blood into the pot, poured it out as soon as it was cooked, and immediately boiled a pot of water.

(End of this chapter)