She slammed down onto the ground, and the three little birds were thus sent to their deaths by Qian Manman.
Qian Manman picked up three small birds from the ground, propped up the basket, and ran back into the house.
Having just finished cooking, and with the fire still burning in the stove, I threw the three little birds directly into the stove.
After the bird was thrown into the stove, a smell of burnt feathers filled the entire house.
Wei Xiaomin sniffed her nose and quickly ran to the stove.
"Aunt Manman, are you roasting sparrows?"
Qian Manman looked at Wei Xiaomin's greedy expression and nodded.
"I baked three, you sisters can each have one later."
Upon hearing this, Wei Xiaomin hesitated, looking at the sparrow in her hand. She wanted to play with it, but Aunt Manman had given her all the sparrows she had caught.
She herself had nothing to eat, so Wei Xiaomin hesitated for a moment before handing the two little birds to Qian Manman.
"Aunt Manman, let's grill these two too, so we can all eat them together."
Qian Manman smiled at the little foodie in front of her, nodded, finished processing the two sparrows, and threw them into the stove.
Wei Xiaohui couldn't bear to part with them, so she kept the two little birds with her and then begged Wei Mo.
"Little brother, can you help me make a birdcage? I want to raise these two sparrows."
Hearing his sister say this, Wei Mo naturally nodded with delight. He found some leftover willow branches in the lower room and began to work.
Before long, a small cage appeared in Wei Mo's hands. Wei Xiaohui happily picked up the cage and put the two sparrows inside. She thanked Wei Mo with a joyful expression.
"Thank you, little brother, the cage you made is so beautiful."
Watching the sparrows chirping and chattering in the cage, Wei Xiaomin couldn't help but admire them, looking at Wei Xiaohui with envy.
Seeing the envious look in her second sister's eyes, Wei Mo didn't say a word and continued weaving birdcages.
Since my sister likes it, I'll make another one for her. Besides, I plan to go to the wheat field this afternoon to catch more sparrows so they won't damage the crops.
"We won't lack food then, and we can play whatever we want," Wei Xiaomin said happily as she watched her younger brother start making things again. Her big eyes widened as she ran to Wei Mo's side.
"Little brother, is this for me? Is it a birdcage for me? But I don't have any sparrows anymore,"
Looking at Wei Xiaomin's adorable face, Wei Mo smiled and slowly spoke.
"Don't worry, sister, I'll go to the wheat field and catch more later. You can eat it and play with it however you want."
Wei Xiaomin was overjoyed to hear this, clapping her hands and nodding repeatedly before urging them on:
"Aunt Manman, let's start eating. After we finish eating, we'll go catch sparrows with my little brother."
Qian Manman was also particularly interested in catching sparrows. She looked at the rice in the pot and saw that it was fully cooked. She nodded to everyone and then opened the pot.
Then the food was served, accompanied by a loud thud of money.
"Dinner's ready! Everyone come and eat!"
One by one, everyone came out of the house and arrived at the east room, where they sat around the table and began to eat the delicious meal that Qian Manman had prepared.
There's no shortage of meat at home now. Qian Manman stewed a fish and cooked a wild rabbit, both of which Wei Mo had caught before.
Meat is easy to store in winter, so we basically had meat all winter long.
After the family had eaten and drunk their fill, Wang Zhenhua prepared to go check on the weaving group, while the old man went for a stroll in the village.
Grandma Yu looked at Li Xiuxiu, Qian Manman, and the three children in the room, smiled at them, and then slowly began to speak.
"Go have fun, I can stay home and watch the house, you all go."
Grandma Yu looked at the baskets, sticks, fishing nets, and other tools that Wei Mo had prepared, and even took a small handful of grain.
Now she doesn't feel bad anymore. There's enough food at home. As long as her goddaughter, grandchildren, and great-granddaughters are having fun, that's all that matters.
Wei Mo nodded to Grandma Yu and said in a slightly coquettish tone,
"Grandma, Grandma, please come with us, okay?"
However, Grandma Yu remained unmoved. She had no interest in these things and only hoped that her family could live happily.
She shook her head, patted Wei Mo's little head, and then said...
"I'll stay home and look after the house. You guys go have fun. Don't worry about me. I'm already this old."
Qian Manman and Li Xiuxiu were a little embarrassed, but Grandma Yu still pushed them out of the house.
The family, bundled up in thick protective gear, took the wooden sticks, fishing nets, baskets, and ropes prepared by Wei Mo, and headed towards the brigade headquarters' threshing ground.
Above the threshing ground of the brigade headquarters, there is a cleared area that is often cleared to prevent snow from accumulating and is a place where small birds often go.
Wei Mo and his group arrived at the wheat field and quickly began setting up traps. Three baskets were given to Qian Manman, Wei Xiaomin, and Wei Xiaohui.
Then, Wei Mo and Li Xiuxiu began to set up the fishing nets on the wooden frame, and finally, the group scattered millet on the ground and retreated far away.
The rope was slowly lowered backward until it was about 20 or 30 meters away, at which point the surrounding area could be seen from a distance.
Wei Mo's fishing net was exceptionally large, almost a meter above the ground.
In the central area, Wei Mo had placed a large amount of grain. As long as the wooden stick was pulled down, the fishing net would fall and trap all the small birds inside.
It was clearly much more advanced than a basket, and the five people were about twenty or thirty meters away from the trap.
Then they quietly waited there without making a sound for the little birds to arrive.
Before long, a flock of sparrows flew over the threshing ground and saw the grain falling to the ground. They were not afraid of the trap, since there were not many people who caught birds.
Therefore, the sparrows of today are not as wary as they were in later generations. The birds that land on the ground fly quickly at low altitudes towards the wheat fields.
Some even started jogging. Wei Mo seized the opportunity, exchanged glances with his family, and lowered his voice:
"Sister, Aunt Manman, let's get ready. I said let's pull together, don't pull alone and scare the birds away."
Wei Xiaomin, Wei Xiaohui, and Qian Manman nodded and nervously waited for Wei Mo's orders while holding the rope.
Wei Mo noticed that almost all the birds were concentrated in the center of the wheat field. There were also quite a few birds in the three traps belonging to Qian Manman, Wei Xiaohui, and Wei Xiaomin.
Seeing that there were no more birds outside, Wei Mo shouted "Pull!" and then Wei Mo and Li Xiuxiu each pulled on the ropes of two wooden poles and fell to the ground.
Wei Xiaomin and Wei Xiaohui, along with Qian Manman, also made wooden sticks for the weaving frame.
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