Chapter 144: Wild Duck Discovered

Following the same method, the remaining two traps were also put away.

Gu Yan rearranged the trap and waited for the wild sheep to come and rest and drink water.

“Gu Yan, today we harvested a total of seven bison.

"Among them, there are two adult cows and one half-grown cow, all of which are dead. The remaining four are all alive, including three calves and one half-grown one." Li Wanqing said happily as she looked at the harvest in the space.

"This is a good start today. At this rate, we will be able to go back soon." Gu Yan put the grass on the trap.

"Well, the sun is about to set, and I don't know when the wild sheep will come back. What if they don't come?" Li Wanqing said, looking at the setting sun.

"No, I just saw that the herd of wild sheep should be staying here for the night. Do you see a meadow over there?

There's a lot of sheep dung on the grass, which is what wild sheep do when they roost overnight." Gu Yan said, pointing to a patch of grass about 200 to 300 meters away.

Li Wanqing didn't know whether what Gu Yan said was true or not, so she could only wait.

Fortunately, they didn't have to wait too long before the wild sheep flock returned.

You don't need to be as careful with wild sheep as you do with bison, as they are not as lethal.

Before Gu Yan could take any action, the wild sheep fell into the trap in twos and threes.

Well, you don’t have to do anything, just wait.

However, Gu Yan took a fancy to the lambs in the flock, so he quietly walked into the flock, picked up a lamb, and ran back.

"Wife, hurry up and put it into the space." Gu Yan took out a rope, tied up the lamb, and handed it to Li Wanqing.

A lamb that is only two or three months old weighs only a dozen pounds and is not heavy at all when held.

Moreover, the little lamb was so stupid that it just cried twice when it was taken away and didn't even struggle.

Gu Yan brought back five lambs one after another.

After the sheep drank enough water and left, Gu Yan and Li Wanqing hurried to check the trap.

There were two wild sheep in the first trap, both of them were big sheep, and their bodies were full of holes pierced by bamboo thorns.

Gu Yan went down to bleed the patient first, and then asked Li Wanqing to collect it.

There was only one sheep in the second trap, but it was still a living big sheep. Gu Yan did not kill it. He knocked it unconscious and tied it up, and asked Li Wanqing to put it into the space.

There were more wild sheep in the third trap, three in total, and they were all killed by the bamboo thorns. Li Wanqing and Gu Yan put them into the space after bleeding them.

The last trap has nothing in it.

In this way, they harvested quite a lot. They harvested a total of six wild sheep, plus the five lambs brought back by Gu Yan, a total of eleven sheep, big and small.

Add to that eight bison and fifteen sika deer, and there was only half of the space left.

I'll stay one more day tomorrow and then I can go back.

Li Wanqing brought Gu Yan into the space again, and the two of them took a shower and changed into clean clothes.

I just took the food I had prepared before and ate it.

Gu Yan loves leeks, so he chose dumplings with leeks and meat, and a box of leeks and eggs.

Li Wanqing wanted to eat rice today, so she filled a bowl of rice, and had braised pork and scrambled eggs with tomatoes as her dishes.

If you feel bored, just take a bite of cucumber.

"Woo waaa, woo waaa~." The child started crying before Li Wanqing finished eating.

Li Wanqing put down the bowl and wanted to coax the child, but Gu Yan was faster: "Wife, you eat first, I'll go and coax the child."

As he said that, he ran into the house. After a while, the voice of Gu Yan coaxing the child could be heard from the house.

"Xuanxuan, what's wrong? Did you wet it? Don't cry, Daddy will change it for you right away." Gu Yan skillfully took out a new diaper and changed it for his son.

Now that his little butt was dry, Xiao Xuanxuan stopped crying and just kept burrowing into Gu Yan's arms.

"You little greedy cat, are you hungry? Wait a minute? Your mother will come to feed you after she finishes her meal." Gu Yan smiled and picked up his son a little.

Li Wanqing also heard her son's humming and Gu Yan's coaxing voice.

Li Wanqing quickened her eating pace, scooped up the rice in the bowl in just a few mouthfuls, and hurried into the house to see the children.

"I'm done eating, give me the child." Li Wanqing hadn't finished swallowing the food in her mouth.

Gu Yan handed the child to Li Wanqing and went out to eat again.

Li Wanqing lifted her clothes to feed the child.

Nothing happened that night, and the two of them slept in the next day. They had been busy these days and were both tired.

It just so happened that they were not planning to travel today, so they stayed here for a day, waiting to catch some more bison and sheep in the evening before going back tomorrow.

It was already past nine in the morning when the two of them finished breakfast. The weather was good today and it was not cold in the valley, so Li Wanqing carried her son out.

"Xuanxuan, let's go out for a walk. Look, this is prickly ash. It's delicious when mixed with other vegetables or stir-fried with meat.

This is a chrysanthemum. Do you think it is beautiful?

Oh, there's water celery here too! It's perfect for making dumplings or meat patties.

Mom will go and cut some later. In a few months, when you are able to eat, Mom will make dumplings for you.

..."

Xuanxuan didn’t know whether he understood or not, but his eyes were shining and he showed a toothless smile from time to time.

But he was still a baby after all, and after walking around outside for half an hour, he fell asleep again.

Li Wanqing sent him back to the space and came out with a sickle to cut water celery.

There was a lot of water celery by the river, and Li Wanqing cut a large bag in a short time.

Li Wanqing loves water celery, so she wanted to cut more and kept cutting along the river.

She didn't know how long she had been cutting until she came to a bend and looked up.

"Oh, wild duck?" Li Wanqing shouted.

It turned out that Li Wanqing was cutting wild celery along the river and had walked a little further without realizing it. Unexpectedly, when she turned a corner, she saw a small pond in front of her with reeds growing in it. The most important thing was that wild ducks flew by from time to time.

Li Wanqing's first reaction was to turn around and look for Gu Yan.

But now Gu Yan is catching pheasants and rabbits on the hillside on the left. He can take them back and pickle them to make dried chicken and dried rabbit.

Even if Li Wanqing shouted loudly, he might not be able to hear her.

Li Wanqing just turned the river and went over by herself.

This location is very tricky. If Li Wanqing hadn't walked along the river, they would not have been able to see it at all from their original position.

The pond is not big, only about 100 square meters, and is full of reeds.

Wild ducks fly through the reeds from time to time, and the sound of ducks can be heard.

But what excited Li Wanqing the most was not these things, but the wild duck eggs that could be seen everywhere.

Perhaps no one has ever been here, so the wild ducks just lay their eggs anywhere they find.

This resulted in wild duck eggs being everywhere in the grass and under the reeds on the shore.

Li Wanqing didn't care about anything else. She took out a basket from the space and started picking up.

Li Wanqing shook each duck egg she picked up to determine whether it was rotten or not.

If there is a dark shadow inside, it means there is a duckling inside, and Li Wanqing will put it back.

It is not known whether these duck eggs are newly laid or have been there for a while, so each one must be carefully identified.