The baskets were still too small, and a few birds escaped, but each basket still had at least six or seven birds.
Wei Mo's fishing net contained a large group, at least twenty or thirty fish.
There were about fifty or sixty birds in the flock. Except for a few that escaped, they were all caught in the net. The five of them quickly ran to the fishing net and basket.
Wei Mo and Li Xiuxiu worked together, gathering the bottom of the fishing net together, while the birds were gathered inside the net.
Then, little by little, the area was narrowed down, and more than 30 small birds were piled together in the fishing net.
Li Xiuxiu picked up the fishing net and slammed it to the ground. Instantly, silence fell, and the chirping birds became completely still.
Wei Mo's face twitched involuntarily. But in this era, who would care about killing if they could eat meat? People in later generations might not like it, but having something to eat is especially precious.
Qian Manman and the others were in a more troublesome situation. Wei Mo quickly pulled over the fishing net and threaded it through the bottom of the basket.
Then turn the basket over, use the fishing net to block the escape route, and catch all the birds in your hands.
Wei Xiaohui also brought a birdcage and stuffed all the living birds into it.
In no time, more than a dozen sparrows entered her birdcage, making it look a bit crowded. Wei Mo didn't stop her; after all, her sister would eat them if she got hungry after raising them for a while.
Keeping one is also a good option.
The five people rearranged the trap and then hid back in the same spot they had been hiding.
Wei Mo pondered for a moment, then addressed the four people.
"Aunt Xiuxiu, Aunt Manman, Sister, I'm going to the brigade headquarters to find Uncle Dazhuang and get our work points recorded."
Upon hearing Wei Mo's words, Li Xiuxiu and Qian Manman were both taken aback. Why were they recording work points again?
Wei Mo didn't take it to heart, after all, he had made contributions to the village, and catching birds was rewarded in this era.
Even the smallest ant leg is still a work point. Li Xiuxiu seemed to be thinking about her experience of catching field mice last time.
Her eyes lit up slightly, she nodded to Wei Mo, and whispered,
"Then you should go quickly. Wait for the captain to come and take a look at it. Don't take these birds with you."
Wei Mo nodded, while Qian Manman was still completely confused, so Li Xiuxiu gave her a hint.
"Manman, think about it, didn't we get work points for the field mice we caught last year?"
Qian Manman suddenly realized what was going on after hearing this, then nodded at Wei Mo, thinking to herself that Wei Mo was indeed capable.
He does things he enjoys every day and earns work points along the way. He's got plenty of money now and really admires Wei Mo.
Having understood all this, Qian Manman spoke to Wei Mo, who was standing beside her.
"Then you go ahead. Your Aunt Xiuxiu, your sisters, and I will stay here and catch some more. We've had roasted birds for a while now, since we haven't had any lately."
"If we catch more, we can also help protect the village. Although the crops haven't been planted yet, too many birds will definitely affect the crop yield."
Wei Mo nodded and then walked towards the brigade headquarters. He was currently in the threshing ground, not far from the headquarters.
However, when he arrived at the brigade headquarters, he slapped his forehead and realized that he had forgotten that it was the season for hibernation, so why would the brigade leader be in the brigade headquarters?
So he had no choice but to change direction and head back towards Li Dazhuang's house in the village.
The children in the village are all playing outside. Last year's harvest was quite good, and every family had enough to eat, so even the children's lives have improved.
Li Fu was playing enthusiastically with Tian Boguang and his sister when he saw Wei Mo walk into his yard. He quickly ran over, calling out as he went.
"Brother Wei Mo, Brother Wei Mo, what brings you here? Did you come to visit me?"
Li Fu was still just a child, and his eyes lit up the moment he saw Wei Mo.
Tian Boguang, Tian Yue, and Tian Yuxue followed closely behind Li Fu.
Wei Mo smiled as he looked at the four people running towards him, and then slowly spoke to them.
"No, I came to see Uncle Dazhuang. I have something to take care of. You guys go ahead and do your thing."
The four people standing nearby nodded, and Tian Yue and Tian Xue hesitated before asking questions.
"Brother Wei Mo, can I borrow your ice sled for a bit? We were just about to go play on the ice for a while."
Wei Mo didn't refuse and nodded. He then spoke to the two little girls.
"Then you can take your brother and Li Fu to my house to get the ice skating sleds to play on. My grandma is home now, so just tell her that I said it."
The four children were excited upon hearing Wei Mo's words and quickly nodded their thanks to him.
"Thank you, Brother Wei Mo, then we'll head over."
After saying that, the four of them ran towards Wei Mo's house. Wei Mo finally entered the house and met Li Dazhuang.
When Li Dazhuang saw Wei Molai, he asked with some confusion,
"What's wrong? Xiao Weimo, is there something you need from me?"
Wei Mo smiled and spoke to Li Dazhuang.
"Uncle Dazhuang, I caught a lot of sparrows. Sparrows are one of the five pests. I caught a lot of them."
"Our village's crops will suffer much less damage next year, shouldn't we be rewarded with work points?"
Upon hearing Wei Mo's words, Li Dazhuang scratched his head. He knew that Wei Mo was not actually one centimeter tall at the moment; he was mainly just playing around.
However, this is indeed a claim now. After thinking for a moment, he asked Wei Mo.
"Xiao Wei Mo, how many sparrows did you catch? How am I supposed to count them for you?"
When Wei Mo heard the captain's question, he rolled his eyes at him, and then slowly spoke to the captain.
"Uncle Dazhuang, come with me and take a look. They've arrested a lot of people. I guess the crops will suffer less persecution in the future."
Li Dazhuang hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.
"I won't go. Since there are a few of you going, I'll give each of you ten work points."
Although it was against the rules, even the captain's wife nodded in agreement.
Although Wei Mo said it was just for fun, he would never lie; he must have caught a lot of sparrows.
Although he did it for food, he did contribute to the village, so it was only right that he be given work points.
Hearing Li Dazhuang say this, Wei Mo nodded in satisfaction. Then he spoke to Li Dazhuang...
"Uncle Dazhuang, Auntie, I'm off now. Remember to give us 50 work points."
Li Dazhuang nodded, watching Wei Mo's retreating figure, and said helplessly to his wife.
“Look at our Li Fu, he looks silly and all he does is play all day. Look at Xiao Wei Mo.”
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