Chapter 146: Grab some snails and take them home to eat
The originally flat ground seemed to begin to shake as they ran.
Some lucky ducks ran a few steps and flew directly, while some unlucky ducks had one of their webbed feet stuck in the swamp and began to struggle by flapping their wings.
"Catch them quickly! Don't let them run away!"
Looking at the dozens of ducks trapped in the swamp, Sang Yu's eyes almost popped out and he shouted excitedly.
I thought this method was just a matter of luck, but unexpectedly, it was like a blind cat catching a dead mouse, with the right time, place and people, and it was a great success.
Just as she shouted, two wild ducks that were not stuck too deep broke free and flew high with flapping wings.
They are not very heavy, so unlike other large animals or humans, they are not helpless when they get stuck in the swamp.
It can only be said that they are temporarily unable to escape in a panic. Given enough time, they can completely break free with their own strength.
Sang Yu had a clear goal and ran all the way towards the wild duck closest to him.
As soon as he got close, his left hand went straight to its neck and his right hand stretched out to its wings, instantly restraining the wild duck.
The poor duck wanted to turn around and peck her, but found that he couldn't turn his head at all. He wanted to flap his wings to struggle, but found that his wings were no longer under his control.
Sang Yu didn't stop, picked up the wild duck and rushed towards another wild duck not far ahead.
Time is tight and the task is heavy. The opportunity is so short. If you can't grasp it, you may not be able to use this method next time.
When she went to look at the field again with the three wild ducks in her hands, she found that there was no wild duck in the swamp in front of her. She didn't know whether they flew away or were caught.
Her eyes turned to the father and son, and she couldn't help but twitch her lips as soon as she saw Sang Yongjing.
He didn't know how he caught the wild duck. It seemed like he accidentally fell down, and his front and face were covered with mud. But fortunately, he was still holding the struggling wild duck soaked in mud in his hand.
Well, catching one is better than nothing. I hope her brother can catch one too.
Just as she was about to go look at Sang Xingjia, she saw him excitedly shouting at her, "Little sister, look, I caught him!"
Following the sound, Sang Yu was shocked to see that he actually had a wild duck in each of his left and right hands. He was tilting his body to avoid the ducks' pecking while showing them to her. The scene was quite funny.
"Brother, you are much better than our father." Sang Yu walked over and whispered a compliment.
It's not that she is biased, she is just shocked that Sang Xingjia can catch two wild ducks. Compared with Sang Yongjing, he seems even more impressive.
Sang Yongjing on the other side finally wiped the mud from his eyes and walked over with a disheveled figure.
"Yu'er, luckily I have fulfilled my mission. Dad has caught him."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw clearly the ducks held by the two people in front of him. One had two, the other had three, and he actually had the least!
Seeing his embarrassment, Sang Yu didn't dwell on the topic any further. She smiled and praised him, "It's much more than I expected. I'll make duck for you when I get home tonight."
They tied up a few wild ducks with hemp rope and handed them over to Sang Xingjia for guarding. They also helped Sang Yongjing wash off the obvious mud on his face and body. Then the two of them finally got to do the main business they came here for today - picking reed flowers.
The selection of cattail fluff is a very important matter. You can't just pick a bunch of them and make them into warm bedding.
You have to choose the reed flowers that are just beginning to bloom. If they bloom too early, the fluff will be too short and not warm enough. If they bloom too late, the fluff will easily fly away.
Even the thickness of the reeds is important. The large flowers on thick reeds have long and thick fluff, while those on thin reeds are shorter and thinner, so you have to pick the large flowers.
The timing is just right now, the cattail flowers are fully mature, and the silvery-white, dry and fluffy cattails are firmly attached to the flower axis, weighing down the flower spikes, like a fluffy fox tail.
Sang Yu specially brought scissors and a kitchen knife, and gave the scissors to Sang Yongjing, while she held the kitchen knife herself.
Select those cattail inflorescences that are fully mature, fluffy and full, without too much damage and meet the requirements. Cut the flower diameter about five centimeters below the inflorescence, leaving a small section of the stem for subsequent bundling and hanging upside down to dry in the shade.
The bamboo basket that was originally carried on Sang Xingjia's back was now on Sang Yongjing's shoulders. The two of them stood on the left and right, constantly collecting suitable catkins.
Place the cut flower spikes gently into the bamboo basket, keeping them facing upwards, and try to avoid squeezing and collision.
The bamboo basket can hold about two layers of catkins. When it is full, it is carried to the shore and slowly transferred into the bag.
The two men stopped only after filling all the bags and bamboo baskets they brought.
Sang Yongjing was packing up and preparing to go home when Sang Yu stopped him: "Dad, let's not leave yet. See if there's anything in the water nearby. Let's grab some snails to eat back home."
Sang Yongjing had eaten snails before, but he really didn't know where they came from. When he suddenly saw the snails in her hand, he was a little confused for a moment.
“Are there snails here?”
As Sang Yu spoke, he lowered his head to search in the water and soon found another one: "Yes, there are quite a few. Those wild ducks just now must have come for the snails."
Remembering the taste of snails, Sang Yongjing licked his lips, rolled up his sleeves and began to search in the water.
The group of wild ducks that had been startled flew away and no one knew where they had landed. The place where they were foraging suddenly became empty.
Of course Sang Yu would not miss that Feng Shui treasure land. He searched along the shore and soon found a handful of snails.
I don’t know if it was because they came at the right time and the snails had not yet been turned out and eaten by the wild ducks, or if it was because the snails had reproduced for a long time and their population had become overwhelming.
It didn't take long for the two to find a large pile of snails, which looked like a small hill and weighed more than ten pounds.
Looking at the snails in front of her, Sang Yu thought to herself, why not make some snacks related to snail meat?
There are so many snails in the wetland in front of us, it would be a waste not to utilize them.
Before she could think it through, she heard Sang Yongjing sighing beside her: "Oh, there are so many, how can I take them back?"
The process of finding snails is actually very addictive. You don’t need to use your brain or study where the snails are hiding. You can simply use your eyes and hands to find them.
The snails that are found quickly will fill the entire palm, giving you a great sense of harvest.
The more he searched, the happier he became, and the more excited he became. When Sang Yu said that they had enough, he came to his senses and found that the snails had piled up into a small mountain. How to take them back became a big problem.
Sang Xingjia came over and said, "Put it in the basket, at the bottom of the pile. There should be a layer of leaves in between. It shouldn't get the reeds wet."
Sang Yongjing's eyes lit up. This was a good idea. Just as he was about to agree, he heard Sang Yu decisively refuse: "No!"
"Why?" he couldn't help but ask.
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