Chapter 143 Picking up an Eagle
Su Manman followed Xu Zhiyi carrying a hoe. When she noticed the crowd getting farther and farther away, she couldn't help but feel a little scared: "Cousin, do we still need to go in?"
Hearing this, Xu Zhiyi stopped and saw bamboos all over the front. He pointed ahead and said, "Let's go dig winter bamboo shoots."
When the two men walked into the bamboo forest, they looked at the small holes on the ground, which were obviously dug by the villagers.
Su Manman searched for a while, but saw no fish caught in the net, so she said angrily: "Cousin, all the winter bamboo shoots in this area have been dug up."
Xu Zhiyi: "Also, there is a small crack at this location. Come over and dig it out. There is definitely something there."
Hearing this, Su Manman picked up her hoe and dug obediently. When she saw that she had really dug out bamboo shoots, she couldn't help but jump up excitedly: "Cousin, you are so amazing. You really dug out bamboo shoots. In the past, I only dug out small, pointed ones."
Then, following the small cracks and mounds pointed out by Xu Zhiyi, they dug up ten winter bamboo shoots in a row and peeled off the shells. The two of them held five bamboo shoots in their arms, enough for a meal!
As they were walking, they suddenly heard a noise nearby. Su Manman was so scared that she quickly approached Xu Zhiyi and said, "Cousin, we are not so unlucky to encounter a giant insect, are we?"
Hearing this, Xu Zhiyi shook his head and said, "How could we be so unlucky? Don't be afraid. The big tiger won't make such a move. Give me the hoe, I'll go over and take a look."
"Still not? Let's run quickly, cousin."
Xu Zhiyi walked over with a hoe and said, "Why are you afraid? It's prey. Maybe we can have meat again today."
When Xu Zhiyi approached the tall grass with a hoe, ready to get to work, he pulled the grass aside and was about to dig in with the hoe when he discovered that there was only a wounded eagle in the grass.
Just as I was about to bend down to pick it up, it pecked at me with its fur standing up. Oh, there's nothing I can do to you? I simply grabbed its mouth with one hand, then pulled a vine from the side to wrap around its mouth.
Su Manman saw Xu Zhiyi holding out an eagle and hurried over. When she saw that its wing was injured and bleeding, she couldn't help but say, "Cousin, its wing is injured, so pitiful."
The eagle in Xu Zhiyi's hand seemed to understand. It immediately changed from being so angry that it wanted to peck at someone to being sick and pitiful and hitting the neck.
He weighed the eagle, which should be more than four pounds. Xu Zhiyi said nonchalantly, "It's okay. We'll kill it when we get home anyway. It will bleed to death, so we can save trouble. We can just boil water and pluck its feathers. Hmm, should we braise it or stew it?"
Su Manman, who was standing by, felt sorry for the eagle at first, but after hearing what Xu Zhiyi said, she couldn't bear it and said, "Cousin, isn't it a bit too cruel for us to discuss how it died in front of this eagle?"
Then he changed the subject and said, "Cousin, I think braised food would taste better."
The eagle, which had been pretending to be sick, seemed to understand what was said and instantly became angry. However, its beak was tied up by Xu Zhiyi with a vine, so it couldn't peck at anyone and could only flap its wings.
Xu Zhiyi looked at the eagle flapping its wings desperately and instantly became interested. Is this eagle really spiritual, or has it been domesticated? Does it seem to understand human language?
Later on the way, Xu Zhiyi guided Su Manman, and the two of them sang in unison, testing the reaction of the eagle in their hands. After three consecutive times, they found that the eagle really seemed to understand human words, especially when it came to killing and eating it, the reaction was particularly obvious.
When they reached halfway up the mountain, Xu Zhiyi looked at the village girls who were still digging wild vegetables. After thinking for a while, he hid the eagle in his cotton coat to block it.
Su Manman: "Cousin? What are you doing?"
Xu Zhiyi: "To avoid unnecessary trouble, and also, we don't want others to know that we picked up an eagle."
Su Manman heard this and nodded, not quite understanding.
The two of them hurriedly passed by the group of people digging wild vegetables. Everyone also noticed that Xu Zhiyi and Su Manman, who had just gone up the mountain, had come down the mountain. Seeing that Xu Zhiyi seemed to be holding something in his cotton-padded jacket, they couldn't help but feel curious.
Did she find some treasure in the mountains? She wrapped herself tightly, as if she was afraid that someone would rob her. When they saw the two people walking away, they started to talk about it.
"Hey, what do you think they are holding?"
"How should I know? What can there be on the mountain? It's not summer yet, and the mountain is full of wild fruits. What else can there be besides wild vegetables?"
"You don't have to guess, it's bamboo shoots. Just keep your eyes on the tall one in front. The short one behind has peeled bamboo shoots in his arms, most of them are exposed, you can see it clearly."
"Haha, they are indeed fleeing from famine. They are hiding these bamboo shoots like they are treasures. Are they afraid that we will snatch them away? It's so funny!"
"Hey, don't laugh at them. They are just fleeing famine, so what? Now they can build houses as soon as they arrive, and they have mule carts. Even if they are poor, they are richer than us."
"Tsk, my mom said that they are spending all their savings to build the house now!"
"Why do you care about other people's business? Just go dig your wild vegetables. Don't wait until everyone's baskets are full and you're the only one left here."
Xu Zhiyi and Su Manman went down to the foot of the mountain and passed by their homestead. Shen Wuyou, who was helping to dig the foundation, saw Xu Zhiyi and couldn't help but waved and shouted, "Madam, where are you going?"
"Oh, I just took Manman for a walk halfway up the mountain. We are going back now. You can bring mom and grandpa back for lunch later. I dug some bamboo shoots and I will go back to cook now."
Shen Wuyou: “Okay”
After Xu Zhiyi returned home, he took out the eagle and said, "Manman, find a rope and bring it over."
"Why"
After Su Manman brought the rope, Xu Zhiyi tied the eagle's feet with the rope, and then tied the other side of the rope to the window. The eagle thought it was free and quickly spread its wings, but found that even if its feet were not tied, its wings were injured and the pain made it unable to fly high and it fell down.
Xu Zhiyi went into the room and took out the medicine, then filled a wooden basin with some spiritual spring water.
"Wife"
Shen Changan, who was kneading dough in the kitchen to make lunch, suddenly heard someone talking outside. He came out and saw that it was Xu Zhiyi.
Xu Zhiyi looked at Shen Changan who was walking over, and saw that his hands were all covered with batter, so he asked, "Why are you in such a hurry to knead the dough yourself? Are you hungry?"
Shen Changan: "No, I thought everyone was busy, so I thought I would slowly prepare lunch, and you should be back soon!"
When he saw the eagle under the window, he was surprised: "Madam, this is an eagle, it is very difficult to hunt."
Xu Zhiyi: "I didn't hunt it, I picked it up. Its wings were injured and I just happened to find it in the bushes."
"My dear, it looks so sick now, will it die?"
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