80 Chapter 80
Chapter 80
This area is the normal range of activities for the villagers. Before the changes in heaven and earth occurred, not only these children in Daxi Village would come here.
Even the villagers would come here from time to time to check if there were any wild duck eggs abandoned by the ducks in the water that could not hatch in the reed marshes. Picking them up would be a way to add to the dish.
However, most of the time, it is children who come here. The adults are usually in the city. After returning to the village, they are busy dealing with farm work in the fields or visiting relatives. The only ones who have time are the children in the village.
The elderly people in the village will come to visit when they have free time, but they don’t come often.
"We seem to be quite lucky. We saw the eggs as soon as we arrived!"
Shitou looked in the direction of his friend's finger and also saw the white eggshell faintly visible in the reed marsh over there.
"Come on, let's go pick up eggs before the wild ducks come out!"
Shitou stretched out his hand to stop the child who was about to go forward to pick up wild duck eggs. He looked around carefully and made sure that there were no wild ducks here. Then he felt relieved and told the children to go out.
"Brother Shitou, tell the dogs to pay attention, we'll go inside and look for them!"
The children were very happy when they saw Shitou confirmed that the wild ducks had not returned, and they began to prepare to go into the reed marsh.
"Let's go and see who can find the most duck eggs!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the children rushed out in a swarm.
They used to come here to play, and since this reed marsh was not very big, even if they got lost in it, they could just find their way out.
As long as you step out, you can find your way home.
So now children don’t have to worry about getting lost when they walk in.
What these children didn't know was that the weeds outside had mutated, so how could the reed marsh they saw before them still look the same as before?
It looks no different now than before, simply because its mutation has not been revealed.
"Only pick those in the water. Don't pick those in the haystacks. They might be able to hatch ducklings."
Seeing his friends start looking for duck eggs in the reed marsh, Shitou seemed to remember something and hurriedly reminded them.
When he was at home before, his grandfather seemed to have told him that wild ducks cannot be caught and eaten casually now. I guess the wild duck eggs that can hatch ducklings cannot be touched casually either, right?
Thinking about it, Shitou reminded him.
"Okay, Brother Shitou, just watch out. When the ducks come back later, call us!"
Hearing Shitou's reminder, a child who was about to touch the nest silently withdrew his hand and looked at the duck eggs in the grass nest with regret.
They were not sure whether the wild duck eggs in these grass nests could hatch into ducklings, but what they were sure of was that those in the water would definitely not hatch.
Wild duck eggs in the water are usually thrown away because they are determined to be unhatched right after they are laid, or they are laid in the water before the novice duck mother can react.
But since the eggs were already in the water, the ducks couldn't get them out, and even if they could hatch them, they would have become dead eggs.
What they are picking up now are dead eggs, so even if they are discovered by the flower growers, nothing will happen.
A group of children were having fun playing around in the reed marsh. The reeds were very resilient. Even after being tossed and bent over and over by the children, there was no sign of them breaking. Instead, they returned to their original shape after they were let go.
"The reed marsh here doesn't look dangerous at all. How strange."
Xiao Ling'er followed beside the stone, watching her brother from afar as he shuttled through the reeds, with no intention of going into the water.
"Brother Shitou, aren't you going to take the dogs in? They seem eager to go in."
Xiao Ling'er was only briefly curious about the reed marsh. After failing to figure it out, she turned her attention to the stone.
Seeing that he was followed by a group of dogs looking at the reed marsh expectantly, he couldn't help but ask with some confusion.
The two big cats that used to follow Shi Tou were not in the village these two days because of their godmother's orders. Apart from the village cats who had a good relationship with Shi Tou because of Ali, the big dogs in the village were the ones who had the best relationship with Shi Tou.
Although they are often used as punching bags by Ahri, this does not prevent the dogs from seeing Shi Tou and Ahri separately.
There is no conflict between being afraid of Ahri and liking stones.
Even today, if it weren't for the fact that the dog named Luo Luo beside Brother Rufeng had such a strong sense of work, even though he really wanted to come out and play, he was still unwilling to leave his job.
Among the pile of dogs around Shi Tou, there is another golden retriever with shiny and glossy hair.
"No, I've agreed with the dogs that if they come out to play with us, they can only watch from the side, help us keep watch, and help us find the way home. They can't go out to play elsewhere."
Stone said as he rubbed the dog's head next to him.
"Besides, their noses are even more sensitive now than before. Even water can't completely block their scent search. If we let them join us in the fun, we won't be able to find any duck eggs on our own."
Shitou looked up at the children running through the reeds.
"We came out here just to look for eggs. If the dogs find them, it would be unfair to me."
"This last sentence is what you really mean."
When Xiao Ling'er heard what Shi Tou said, based on her understanding of her brother Shi Tou, she knew that what Shi Tou said before was just polite talk.
If these dogs are asked to find duck eggs and children are asked to compete with stones, they are really asking for trouble.
"Hey, Xiao Ling'er, since you don't want to go out to look for duck eggs, then come watch with me."
As Shi Tou spoke, he lowered his head and whispered something in a dog's ear. While listening to him, the dog raised its eyes and looked in Xiao Ling'er's direction, then nodded seriously.
Reaching a consensus, the dog stopped squatting beside the stone and stood up and walked towards Xiao Ling'er. When it reached her, it stopped and squatted down again.
"So obedient?"
Xiao Ling'er smiled and reached out to touch the dog's head. She didn't get a response and didn't say anything more.
During the time when Shitou and Xiao Ling'er were having a brief conversation, the children over there were already busy looking for wild duck eggs.
Almost every time he found an egg, he would shout in the direction of the stone and show off to the children around him.
"Strange, is it because we haven't come here to look for wild duck eggs in a long time? How come we found so many today?"
As Shi Tou listened, he felt something was wrong.
There were too many, they found. There were too many wild duck eggs in the water. A normal wild duck would not have so many unhatched eggs.
Since they choose to stay in the reed marsh, it is to give birth to offspring, so almost every wild duck that stays here is a pair, or the female duck is already pregnant, so she chooses to stay in this reed marsh.
But now, with a purpose in mind, the children still found so many wild duck eggs, almost as many as the ducks at home.
This is clearly not right.
Shi Tou thought about it and wanted to go up and check it out.
"Xiao Ling'er, I'm going up to take a look. Do you want to follow me?"
He turned around and asked Xiao Ling'er, but Shi Tou did not stop moving forward.
"I'll watch from here. Observing from a distance will give you more protection."
Xiao Ling'er doesn't come here very often. She used to live mostly in the city. Unlike Shitou, she lived in Daxi Village for a long time and almost knew the area well.
But now, looking at Shitou's rare serious look, Xiao Ling'er knew that Shitou must have discovered something.
Or rather, he had some doubts that he needed to find the answers to himself, so even though Shi Tou asked her if she wanted to follow, Xiao Ling'er still chose to refuse.
"Okay, be careful then."
After Shitou finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the reed marsh with the dog that had been following him.
As he walked, the dogs guarding around kept their eyes on him for a while. After confirming that Shi Tou did not ask them to follow him, they continued to squat in the position originally arranged by Shi Tou and watched the situation in the reed marsh.
"What exactly went wrong?"
Muttering, Stone followed a dog, signaling it to smell the scent of wild duck eggs and take Stone to find them.
With the help of the dog, Shitou quickly found a wild duck egg nest. There were eggs in the nest. These eggs seemed to be a normal number. And in a hidden place not far from the nest, there were two or three wild duck eggs scattered in the water.
Shi Tou looked at the location of the wild duck eggs. It didn't seem like the wild ducks had randomly chosen a place to throw the eggs. It seemed more like a relatively safe location chosen after careful consideration.
Why is there such a choice?
Shitou walked forward quickly, but because his movements were too large, he almost fell flat on his face in the reeds where he sank with every step he took.
Fortunately, he managed to grab the reeds next to him in time and stabilize his body.
He didn't have time to wonder why these reeds were so tough. A small reed could be comparable to a normal bamboo pole. All his doubts were now focused on the wild duck eggs lying in the water in front of him.
When he really got closer, Shitou looked at the duck eggs in the water and subconsciously used his ability to see...
Not only was Shi Tou stunned, but even Xiao Hei, who had been pretending to be a bracelet in Shi Tou's sleeve, popped out his head with his tongue sticking out.
"My goodness, this isn't some abandoned wild duck egg that couldn't hatch, this is a fucking battle duck egg!"
Feeling the strong vitality of these wild duck eggs and the faint sounds coming from the wild duck eggs and captured by the stone, the stone can be sure.
These wild duck eggs placed in the water are definitely not abandoned. It is obvious that the wild ducks know their specialness, so they specially chose a place to place them!
If it weren’t for Shi Tou’s ability to communicate with these mutated animals, he might not have been able to discover it!
"Ahhhhh!!! Put down the duck eggs quickly and let's run!!!"
Shitou thought it through, turned around and shouted towards the reed marsh! He himself ran out of the reed marsh first.
Think about it, if there are so many fighting duck eggs in this reed marsh, their parents must have mutated.
Shi Tou has never seen anyone who makes a living outside and has no fighting ability after mutation.
This person came to someone's home to steal a child. It would be strange if he didn't get beaten!
I was cautious, but I didn't expect this mutated world to be so perverted. The ducklings had to be hatched in water!
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
Momo and the children nearby heard the sound of the stone. They kept asking questions with their mouths, but their bodies were very honest and ran out of the reed marsh.
But they couldn't hear the stone's cry clearly, and some children still didn't put down the wild duck eggs in their hands.
These wild duck eggs had no reaction when they were held in the reed marsh, but now they sense that they are leaving their nest and begin to send out distress signals to the outside.
The duck kidnapper is here! !
Although these ducklings are all in eggshells, they are obviously mutant wild ducks. Given their current state, let alone whether they will be unable to hatch later, they can obviously communicate with the outside world in a simple way right now.
And the longer they stay in the water, the higher their incubation level becomes and the more information they can perceive from the outside world.
In addition, this reed marsh is an excellent place for hatching that they are naturally bound to, and it can be regarded as an amplification buff. Without the amplification buff, they will instinctively fear that they will not be able to hatch, so it is not surprising that they will make a fuss.
The children accidentally startled the wild ducks that were returning home after filling their stomachs outside.
Yaya, who had not paid much attention to these two-legged beasts, was so angry when he heard his cubs' cry for help!
In the past, it was fine for the two-legged beasts to steal some eggs they didn’t want, as they had no use for them anyway. But why are they stealing babies now?
A group of wild ducks flew in from a distance with a whoosh, and after landing in the reed marsh, they saw that all the ducklings they had released into the water had been stolen. Some were hastily thrown back and were now struggling in the dirty water, while more were still being held in the arms of the children.
Shitou had just reached the edge of the reed marsh and stood still. Just as he was sure that the children in the reed marsh could hear what he had just said, he was afraid that something might happen, so he turned around and continued shouting at the children who had not yet come out of the reed marsh.
"Come out quickly! You can't keep the wild duck eggs in the water. Put them back!"
"There are a lot of mutant wild ducks here, they will definitely attack people!"
As Shitou said this, he turned around to look at the dogs who had stood up straight, baring their teeth warily and looking towards the reed marsh.
It was obvious that the movement just now startled the wild ducks. The dogs felt it because of the large movement, so they became alert.
"Why did you come out with wild duck eggs?"
Shi Tou had just finished saying that when he saw the dogs' reactions he became a little anxious, but before he could continue urging the children in the reed marsh.
Then he saw them running very quickly towards his current direction. Obviously, after hearing the sound of the stone, they ran outside without hesitation, so they were able to come out at the same time as the stone.
But the wild duck eggs in their arms made Shitou a little anxious.
"Huh? I didn't think of that. Can we put it back now?"
After hearing what Shi Tou said, a child looked up in confusion, then turned around to look at the group of wild ducks that were emerging, their heads clearly looking towards them, ready to rush towards them with murderous intent. His voice was trembling.
There are so many wild ducks popping up everywhere in the reeds. How many wild ducks are there?!
"It's too late to put it back, run!"
Of course, Shi Tou also saw the wild ducks that were heading towards them at this time. They were obviously very angry and turned around and ran with the children.
The dogs gathered around the children and ran around them. As they ran, they would stop and turn around to bark threateningly in the direction of the reed marsh.
But even after hearing the dogs' warning cries, the mutant ducks whose homes were stolen would not give up.
They are all mutants, who is afraid of who!
He chased in the direction where Shitou and the others were running.
Shitou and the others are very fast. Not only are the children strong, but their physical fitness has also improved as their abilities have improved.
But no matter how fast they were, they were all running on two legs, and the flock of wild ducks chasing them were obviously not all vegetarians.
What's more, wild ducks can fly.
Then a spectacular scene occurred.
A bunch of little kids were running away in front, followed closely by flying wild ducks. From time to time, the wild ducks would fly up and dive into the group of kids like firecrackers.
If the dogs nearby hadn't been vigilant, the children would have had a bloody hole in their bodies just from being hit.
Xiao Ling'er didn't even care whether she could control herself well while running.
She released her ability directly and surrounded the group of children. As long as the wild ducks entered Xiao Ling'er's ability range, their attack power would be suppressed.
But even so, although they avoided the situation of bloody holes on their bodies, they still could not change the impact force of the wild ducks flying towards them.
After being hit several times in a row, even though their bodies had been strengthened by their abilities, Shi Tou and other children were still numb.
"Shitou, how about I just throw these duck eggs here?"
A child was hit so hard that tears welled up in his eyes and were about to fall. He followed the path led by the dogs and suggested behind the stone.
Hearing the child's words, the other children turned their attention to the stone.
Since the wild ducks were so aggressive because they accidentally brought out the eggs, which was considered stealing their babies, would they not be targeted if they put down the eggs?
"How are we going to take them back? Since the wild ducks put the eggs in the water before, it must be because they can only hatch in water! If we put them down in such a hurry, not only will they be broken, but we will also offend the ducks just by leaving them there."
By this time, Momo had figured out something, and while running, he told everything he could think of.
"Ah? I can't let go, and I can't run away... Godmother, help me!!!"
"There's no point calling me godmother now. Run away! Call me godmother when we get to our village!"
Xiao Ling'er was running a little behind, just in position to pat the other person on the back of the head. When she heard him howling, she hit him back.
While running, although Xiao Ling'er's movements were not big and her strength was not great, she still pushed the other person forward and staggered two steps, and she successfully surpassed the child in running position.
However, after hearing what Xiao Ling'er said, he no longer shouted "godmother" to the sky, but tried hard to run towards Daxi Village.
After reminding the child, Xiao Ling'er took the time to look back while running. She saw a wild duck diving and about to hit a child, but was knocked away by the dog that was protecting them.
The other party rolled twice in the air and landed successfully. He shook his head on the ground in a daze, and then continued to look at them with an angry face.
The two ducks ran and chased it, flapping their wings. Before they had gone far enough, it flew up again. After getting close to the children, it dived down again and repeated its previous actions.
This set of moves was not smooth enough at the beginning, but now it has become a silky smooth combo.
There were only two people who were attacked by them in this way. One was the air after the dog jumped up, and the other was the running child.
Just like that, a group of children were running in front, howling like ghosts and wolves, and the wild ducks following behind were chasing them relentlessly.
For a moment, both sides looked very harmonious.
"I'm here, motherfucker! Help! Help!"
As they were about to reach Daxi Village, Shitou started howling at the top of his lungs.
The adults who heard the sound from afar were frightened.
When I turned around and saw this scene, my brain almost exploded.
"These bastards, where did they get a bunch of ducks chasing after them and beating them up in such a short time?"
When an aunt saw her own child running among them, she stood up angrily and walked in that direction.
As for whether they would be attacked by those wild ducks, my aunt didn't care.
Within the boundaries of Daxi Village, as long as her godmother was there, nothing would happen to her, so she was not afraid at all and went straight up.
The remaining adults who were sitting and chatting under the locust tree followed after recognizing their own children, ready to teach them a lesson.
As expected, when the children approached within a certain range of Daxi Village, the wild ducks that had been so aggressive before hesitated and stopped.
He didn't move forward and chase the kids to beat them up, but he also didn't show any intention of leaving.
It is obvious that he wants to wait outside to make an explanation.
These mutated wild ducks obviously have intelligence and can communicate. The reason they couldn't communicate before was simply because they didn't want to talk to Shi Tou, the egg thief.
For so long, Shi Tou has been a little special in the eyes of mutant animals. Because of his abilities, even though those mutant animals don't know him, they always give him some special treatment. But this time it's different. They all stole the baby, so Shi Tou has no good impression in their eyes.
Ying Huai didn't expect that he would see the day of Stone's Waterloo so soon.
Before, Shitou relied on his ability to communicate with mutant animals and became a little bold. He wanted to go up the mountain several times. Fortunately, Ali would not indulge him and would never go up with him.
With the restraint of his family, he stayed put and didn't go up the mountain.
But even if he didn't go to the more dangerous mountain, it would not be a good thing to sneak out with a bunch of children.
It's good to be taught a lesson like this.
So Ying Huai simply calmed the wild ducks down when they approached. Seeing that they were not about to leave, he had no intention of bullying them or forcing them to wait outside.
Shitou turned around and saw that the mutant ducks had stopped outside the village. He felt relieved and sat down on the ground, gasping for breath.
As carefree as they were when they left the village before, they were in a mess when they escaped back.
"Huh... These mutant wild ducks don't seem to be brainless. Why don't they listen to me?"
Shi Tou was a little puzzled. Before he could figure it out, he heard his father roaring towards him from afar.
"Shi Tou, you bastard, what have you done? Jump, jump, jump! If you have any ability, just jump! I'll beat you to the ground!"
From afar, not only Stone's father was rushing to the battlefield at the village entrance, but the rest of the children's families were also heading in this direction, all carrying "weapons" in their hands.
"What? How did my dad and the others find out so quickly?"
Shi Tou was surprised and couldn't understand it!
Ying Huai shook the leaves and looked up at the treetops. Today's sunshine is really bright.
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