Chapter 294 Birds (Reward for the book friend "A Green Leaf")
Since she didn't have to go to school, Manbao lay in bed with her arms and legs spread out, and didn't get up until the sunlight came into the room.
She lifted the mosquito net to look at the sun outside and said to Koko, "Isn't this what the book says, 'The sun is about to burn your butt?'"
Koko said, "If you don't get up, your butt will really get sunburned."
Manbao stuck out his tongue, climbed out of bed, put on his shoes, and then put on his clothes.
The Zhou family's house was very quiet, and it seemed that there was no one there.
When Manbao walked out, she saw Erya, Sanya, and Sitou drying clothes. She rubbed her eyes and asked, "Erya, where is my mother?"
"Grandma went to the fields to look after the wheat, to prevent birds from eating it. Aunt, you must be hungry. Auntie has put your breakfast in the kitchen."
Manbao rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll wash my face and rinse my mouth first. Have you eaten?"
"I have. Grandpa said that it is time for the summer harvest and we need to have three meals a day at home."
Manbao nodded, washed up, and had breakfast in the kitchen. After washing the dishes, he came out to help Erya hang clothes to dry.
Each room has its own laundry department. In the past, Manbao, Lao Zhoutou and Qian's clothes were washed by the first room, while Zhou Silang, Wulang and Liulang's clothes were washed by the second and third rooms.
But after Zhou Xi returned home, Manbao's clothes were still washed in the big house, but Zhou Xi took over the clothes of the old Zhou couple and their three younger brothers.
When Zhou Silang got married, Fang was naturally responsible for his clothes.
Erya is now drying the clothes of their second room. Her task this morning is to look after her two younger brothers and sisters and her aunt, so she can go to the river early to wash the clothes.
After they finished sunbathing, Erya asked with a smile, "Auntie, where do you want to go?"
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "Bai Shanbao and I have an appointment to do homework together at noon, so I'll go to the fields and help my parents with their work."
Erya nodded, led them out, locked the door, and took them to the fields.
Qian was sitting under a small tree wearing a straw hat, holding a long stick in her hand, with bundles of wheat piled up in front of her.
There were birds circling in the air, unwilling to leave. When they wanted to land, Qian waved his stick, and the birds flapped their wings and flew up again, leaving them no time to take a bite.
Some birds, after trying several times and finding that they could not break through, flapped their wings and flew away, but more birds did not have that intelligence. They only saw the food piled below and were reluctant to leave, so they could only fight with Qian over and over again.
When Manbao saw her mother, she ran towards her. Some birds that had landed in the grass flapped their arms and flew away as if startled. Manbao thought it was very funny and simply didn't go looking for her mother. She turned around and ran in the grass, chasing the birds away with their flapping wings, and she laughed happily.
Qian looked at it and couldn't help but smile.
Keke was very excited, "Host, can you catch it?"
"Hey, can birds be included?"
"certainly."
"Then why didn't you let me include it before?"
These birds are not rare and can be seen all year round.
Koko: "...because you can't catch it."
When has it ever asked for something that was not within her reach?
Manbao looked at the birds that had landed in the grass again, and she couldn't help but tiptoe forward and pounce on them. As a result, she pounced on the grass, but they flapped their wings and flew away happily.
Manbao got up and sat on the grass. He blew on his sore palms and said aggrievedly, "I can't catch it now."
"But now there are a lot," Koko said. "According to my scan, there are seventy-eight birds within a hundred-meter radius. That's a huge number, meaning you might encounter one if you jump forward."
"There are so many of these things, will they become extinct in the future?"
"Host, the weeds you've collected are more widespread and numerous, and some of them are also extinct. And this bird, which is a disaster for you, was listed as a nationally protected species in the 21st century of the Earth Era. It was also listed as an endangered species worldwide in the same century, and became completely extinct in the 23rd century of the Earth Era."
Koko said, "However, we have discovered several species of sparrows that are close relatives. At least their genes are very similar."
Manbao asked: "Do you think the points will be high?"
"Yes, I guess the collection points should not be weaker than yam."
Manbao's eyes lit up, and she got up and ran towards her mother, "Mom, I want these birds."
Qian remained motionless and said with a smile, "Mother doesn't have the strength to catch it for you. Go find your fifth and sixth brothers, maybe they can help you catch it."
Manbao responded happily, turned around and ran to the field.
Qian pulled her aside, took out a hat made of branches from behind her and put it on her, saying, "We don't have any straw hats for you at home, so wear this to block the sun. If it's too hot, come back."
Manbao responded perfunctorily, then ran towards the field. Erya hurried to catch up.
San Ya and Si Tou, who were able to speak fluently, immediately followed. Qian looked at them with a smile and did not stop them from going to the fields.
Manbao ran to the field and saw everyone working hard.
Lao Zhou's family is large and divided into two groups, one group is here and the other group went to another piece of land.
Datou, Daya, Ertou and the other two were old enough to hold sickles, while Santou, who was the same age as Manbao, ran around pulling out one or two wheat stalks scattered on the ground or missed and putting them on the wheat pile.
Santou was the happiest to see so many friends coming, because it was obvious that neither Xiaogu, Sanya nor Sitou could hold a sickle, and all of them had to accompany him to pick up wheat ears.
So the three heads enthusiastically invited them, "Let's have a competition to see who can pick up the most wheat ears."
Manbao was no longer a little kid of four or five. She was almost seven, so she didn't forget her original intention so quickly. She waved to Santou and said, "Wait a moment. I'll compete with you later."
Manbao didn't go to Zhou Silang and Zhou Wulang, but went to Zhou Silang and asked, "Fourth Brother, can you catch birds?"
Zhou Silang was sweating profusely. He looked up and looked back when he heard the words. He found that he was not far behind and had pulled his wife Xiaoban over here, so he decided to take a break for a while.
So he slowed down and asked, "I can catch their eggs, what's wrong?"
Manbao: "...I don't want eggs, I want birds."
"That's not possible," Zhou Silang said. "If I can catch these birds, then I can go into the mountains and catch pheasants."
Manbao rolled his eyes and asked, "Can a bird hatch from that egg?"
Zhou Silang said uncertainly, "That should be fine. Anyway, I always eat bird eggs when I find them. How about next time I find bird eggs, I leave one uneaten?"
For some reason, Manbao felt it was unreliable.
Koko also found it unreliable.
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