Where is the bird? What a good question!

Hei San showed a "charming" smile, as if he had done something big, stretched out his hand and pointed to the Edo Castle moat in front of him.

The moat, which is more than 100 meters wide, was shrouded in darkness, and Tadaoemon looked in the direction of Hiraki's finger. It seemed that there was something in this moat.

"Waterbird?" Tadaoemon asked subconsciously.

"Yeah, why? It's not a bird." Hei San stood on the shore and looked down carefully.

It turned out to be a water bird, and Japan is the winter habitat for many Siberian migratory birds. Even in later generations, in Niigata Prefecture (Echigo Country), more than a thousand swans spent the winter there. There are even extremely precious birds such as black swans, and other wild ducks, which are huge, which can be regarded as a scene.

At this time, Edo was located in the Great Plain of Kanto, which was still densely populated with rivers and swamps and lakes. It did not develop into a state where even the rivers were covered with cement. In addition to the invasive species bullfrogs and ponds, local aquatic species were basically extinct. Nowadays, children can still see various creatures from time to time. In the future, children may only be able to see small animals in the zoo aquarium.

But no matter what he does, environmental protection, ecological balance, etc., we have the final say. Obviously, Ping San has set his sights on the wild ducks that live in the city in winter, and is preparing to get a few and have a feast for the meal.

Eating ducks is not meat, it is not a sin!

But this thing is a wild duck that can fly, and Tadaoemon Peace San can't fly. Moreover, both dishes are people who can't use bows and arrows. Even if there are bows and arrows, the duck is in the water, and they don't have a boat, so they can't pick it up even if they shoot it.

Tadaoemon felt that things didn't seem to be so simple. Heizu could not have prepared anything, so he just came here. Although the two of them were idle, if they had no gains when they traveled in the middle of winter, they would suffer.

"Do you think Mizuhori's ice can stand on people?" Heizo squatted down at this moment, trying to touch the ice surface of the moat.

I see!

"It should be possible!" Tadaoemon suddenly realized that it was winter now, what kind of boat do you want?

It's such a cold day today, let alone the moat freezes, even the Liene River, the largest river in Japan, has traces of freezing on the river. Such a big river will freeze, and the Edo moat, which is a hundred-meter-wide, will of course freeze. Not only will it freeze, but it can even skate, and the ice surface must be very strong.

This time, there is no need for any boat. You can step on the ice to catch wild ducks. There is no problem at all. I don’t know where Ping San caught a wooden stick and was trying to poke the ice surface to test the thickness and firmness of the ice surface.

etc!

Still wrong!

Even if you can step on ice to catch wild ducks in the moat, the wild ducks can still fly. You can't expect the wild ducks to suddenly have their wings broken or they are frozen to death. If there is such a good thing, then you can be a nonsense official and pick up ducks every day. If you can't make a fortune, you can still have enough food and clothing.

"It's not long enough, I'll still have to step on it myself." Ping San threw the wooden stick in his hand down.

Because it is winter, the water level of the moat has dropped a lot. In the past, when the rainstorm was heavy in summer, water could even spread out of the moat. It is estimated that the ice surface is two or three meters away from the ground now, which is very embarrassing. It is said that it is high, and it is not a big deal to jump from a place two meters high. It is not high. This time it is jumping on the ice surface. If it falls into the river in winter, it will be impossible to lose half of your life.

Finally, Ping Sanjue was bolder, climbing the slightly loose stone wall, and moving to the ice step by step. After repeated confirmation, the ice surface of the moat was indeed enough to stand.

"How is it? No problem." Tadaoemon squatted by the river and asked downwards.

"It's very strong and can surpass people." Heizo stepped on the ice with a little force and showed it to Tadaoemon.

Now Tadaoemon was relieved and used his hands and feet to the ice surface. Both of them were wearing straw sandals, which were not warm, and they could even feel the chill from the ice surface. It made Tadaoemon tremble and hurriedly signal what to do next.

Hei San was not panicked at all. He took out a knife from his arms and smiled and asked Tadaoemon to follow him. The knife looked very sharp, but even with a big sword, he would definitely not be able to slash the flying wild duck.

After walking for dozens of meters with doubt, Chuanyoumon felt that the ice under his feet seemed not as strong as the shore. Perhaps the water flow in the middle of the river could still flow, so the ice was not as thick as the shore. Hei San also signaled Chuanyoumon that they had arrived at the place and there was no need to walk again.

There were five wild ducks in front of me, lying quietly on the water surface. No! They were lying on the ice surface!

It turns out that the key is here!

Without others' explanation, Tadaoemon also understands it now. Because the temperature is relatively high during the day and there is no thick ice on the water surface in the center of the moat, wild ducks are freely looking for food on the water surface. However, after the sun sets at around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the temperature drops sharply, and the temperature difference between day and night is as high as ten degrees.

Those wild ducks that had not had time to leave were frozen on the ice by ice without realizing it. They immediately became lambs to be slaughtered, with no chance of escaping.

As Tadaoemon expected, although the five wild ducks in front of him were chirping, they could not escape because their feet were frozen in ice. Hei San raised his hand and cut off the duck's feet at the same time, taking only the duck's body.

After a while, only five pairs of bloody duck legs were left on the ice. A lot of feathers and blood were scattered on the white ice. Tadaoemon had no intention of mourning for the duck, but he just felt that what he did today was really eye-opening.

It turns out that there are really nothing to eat these days!

"When you get up tomorrow morning, you will have soup to drink." Ping San picked up the wild duck that was still fluttering on the ice, and just blew happily.

Chuanyoumon also carried one with his left and right hands. A few days ago, he went out to make money and tonight. Their nightlife was "unusual", and our nightlife was really "rich and colorful".

"Wuwuwuwuwuwuwu..." The two people who were happy suddenly heard the cry of a woman nearby.

From far to near, and more than one. This made the two of them suddenly feel furious. In the middle of the night, how could there be any woman in the moat? Without women, how could there be a woman crying?

"It was from the city!" Tadaoemon turned his head and turned to Edo Castle.

"Inside the city?" Hei San also turned around and listened.
Chapter completed!