Chapter 188
Zhang Aihua and Song Yufang looked over, and the others, hearing the noise, also subconsciously looked over.
Zhang Yiwen and Brother Qiu both shook the sticks in their hands.
There are circles of green on the stick, like kelp just caught from the sea.
Zhang Aihua walked over and took a closer look. She felt that it didn't look like kelp, so she asked, "What is this?"
Zhang Yiwen said happily, "Dad, this is some grass we found in the snow. There are mice living around it. They're so big, we can put a cage around them and catch them!"
Zhang Yiwen said he found some grass and mice. Everyone was about to disperse, but suddenly became interested and gathered around.
After taking a closer look at the grass on the stick, he found that it had serrations from top to bottom and was very sharp. "It doesn't look like it's good grass."
Zhang Aihua said, "We can't eat this kind of grass, but mice can eat it. Go catch some mice and try!"
“Okay!”
Everyone gathered together in an instant, went to the cave to dig out the traps they had made, and brought some food.
These mice definitely like food more than grass.
Everyone walked with difficulty for a long time, but only saw a vast expanse of white. They almost thought that Brother Qiu had taken the wrong path.
Of course, Brother Qiu hadn't led us the wrong way. He had marked the way and pointed to the deep snow in front of him, saying, "This kind of grass and mice are hiding in the snow."
Everyone quickly took up sticks to try it out.
The stick slammed heavily into the snow, and sure enough, green streaks appeared.
It's growing quite vigorously.
I didn't see any mice, maybe they were scared away by Brother Qiu and Zhang Yiwen.
Zhang Aihua threw the roots of rope grass along the snow and found that the rhizomes were quite white and tender, as thick as fingers, and looked delicious. They should be food for mice.
But it was not easy to dig it out because the snow was too deep.
If they had Jiang Si's transport truck, they could just use the huge shovel to dig up the dirt.
But they didn't have any, so they could only dig some out as snacks.
Everyone put cages around here and waited to see if any mice would go straight into the cages.
But after waiting for a long time, no mouse was fooled.
Maybe there were too many of them and the food was too strong, so no matter how delicious the food was, it was not enough to make the mouse interested.
Everyone could only dig up some grass seeds and take them back.
Song Yufang and everyone were waiting for Zhang Aihua and the others to come back.
After waiting for a long time, I finally saw them.
Zhang Yiwen jumped over excitedly and asked, "Dad, did you catch the mouse?"
Zhang Aihua shook her head. "They're so clever. We'll have to go back tomorrow to see if any have been caught. However, we dug up some grass roots and will feed them to the chickens first to see if they're okay."
Song Yufang took it and looked at it. It was small and cute, a bit like a miniature radish.
She laughed and said, "This is too small!"
Zhang Aihua said: "Although it is a little small, it is at least a wild food. If we don't have anything else to eat, we can get some."
Song Yufang nodded, "That's true."
Zhang Yiwen was also very curious whether it tasted the same as radish.
If it were the same as a radish, it would be really boring.
Song Yufang chopped up the grass seeds and fed them to the chickens. The next day, they were still full of energy, so everyone cooked some and tried them.
When I took a bite, I found that it had the taste of corn and sweet potato.
Although it was a bit weird, I actually found it delicious as I ate it.
Zhang Yiwen immediately said, "Dad, get some and send them to Mr. Qin and the others. Maybe they can give us something."
Zhang Aihua laughed and said, "Why are you thinking about these things? You are a little brat."
Song Yufang said, "We can definitely dig some for them. They've given us so much."
"Well, let's dig some up and see if we can get a few rats to raise."
The chicken and duck seedlings that Jiang Si and his team gave them can only survive in caves with suitable temperatures, but these mice can adapt to ice and snow, so they can be raised at will. I just don't know if they can eat kelp.
If you don't eat it, you can only wait until they harvest the next batch of radishes and then try to grow it.
The next afternoon, Zhang Aihua and his friends went to the place where the rope grass grew again.
But after one night, a strong wind blew and wiped out all traces of their presence yesterday.
Fortunately, everyone knew the approximate location of the cage. They searched for it with sticks and soon lifted the cage out of the snow.
There are cages that people can only enter but not leave. There are about five or six mice in each cage. They are all very happy. If you skin them, you should get a pound of meat.
This kind of meat should be quite fragrant.
Zhang Aihua still remembers that wild animals generally carry bacteria and should not be easily tried.
He said to everyone, "Take it back and observe it first."
"Okay."
Everyone took these hairy mice back, and as soon as they arrived at the cave, they felt that the cages in their hands became lighter.
When everyone put the cage down and took a look, they saw that the iron cage had been bitten open and all the mice ran away.
Brother Qiu exclaimed, "This isn't a rat, it's an iron-eating beast!"
Zhang Yiwen explains: "Most rodents can bite through iron. Iron is not as hard as we think."
"Okay, it's gone. Do you want to catch it back?"
Zhang Aihua frowned and suddenly realized a serious problem.
They seemed to have gotten themselves into a big mess.
Will these rats steal their stored salted fish food?
Zhang Aihua said, "Catch them immediately and put them in the cage quickly! Kill every one you catch and don't let them breed."
Zhang Aihua was anxious, and everyone else became anxious too.
Holding torches and searching everywhere, everyone gradually discovered the hairy rats.
But this kind of rat has a keen sense of smell and quick reaction.
They took great pains to catch twenty of them, but it's unclear whether they were able to catch them all.
Song Yufang said, "Just like a mouse, it shouldn't cause too much trouble."
Zhang Aihua shook her head. "If they had no natural enemies, they would reproduce rapidly. The food we have stored might not be enough to keep up with their consumption. The most terrifying thing is that their teeth are so powerful. Even if hamsters are a bit big, they can still bite through thick iron sheets. If they bite a human, the consequences are unimaginable."
"It's also my fault for not thinking it through. I didn't expect that such a small thing could be so powerful."
Song Yufang sighed, "Then let's set up more traps and see."
"Maybe it was scared away by itself."
"That's good."
Zhang Yiwen said, "Why should we worry about this? Cats are the natural enemies of mice. If we can't find cats, we can always find dogs!"
"Why don't we just borrow Mr. Qin's dog to help us?"
"If the rats spread to their area, it would be a greater threat to them."
Zhang Aihua nodded and said, "If that doesn't work, you can go and ask."
Only by resolving the problem as soon as possible can danger be avoided.
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