Chapter 359 Chen Lingxiu ventriloquism

When the four of them arrived at the reservoir, there were not that many swallows left.

The habit of this kind of bird is to swarm in the morning and dusk, that is, you can only see them in the morning and evening when thousands of birds fly together, blocking out the sky and the sun.

Now that the sun has risen high, the earth swallows have flown everywhere to look for food.

But they weren't disappointed either.

There are really too many birds here in the reservoir. The water is warm in spring, the willow trees are green, the peaches and plums are in bloom, and the reeds are slowly growing.

There are not many birds hiding inside.

As soon as people approached, countless water birds were startled and all flew up.

Yu Qian said nothing, picked up the slingshot and started shooting.

Not to be outdone, Zhou Weijun and his two men pulled up their slingshots one after another and began to shoot randomly at the frightened birds.

After just two glances, Yu Qian put down the slingshot and rushed excitedly towards the location of the birds. As he ran, he screamed: "Dear me, why are there so many lovebirds here?"

Chen Ling was stunned and thought, could you catch the bird if you just rushed over like that?

Zhou Weijun and Ma Wei laughed helplessly.

Then Zhou Weijun shouted to him: "Qi'an, come back quickly. You will go crazy when you see a bird. You don't bring anything with you. How can you catch it with just your hands? Come back and let Fugui find a way for you."

At this time, Yu Qi'an ran away with two muddy feet. He was out of breath and waved to Chen Ling from a distance: "Fugui, come and help me. There are so many lovebirds, they will run away if you don't catch them."

Chen Ling couldn't help laughing when he heard this and shouted: "Lao Yu, come back quickly. We have a lot of these birds here. They are everywhere in the mountains. I will take you to catch a few more later."

"Okay then."

Yu Qian said, still looking reluctantly in the direction where the lovebirds were flying in the distance, and then turned back three steps at a time.

"Fugui, what are you trying to catch?"

Hearing them shouting outside, Lao Niwai walked out of the house and asked curiously.

"My friend said he wanted to catch two red-mouthed beauties."

Chen Ling smiled, "Red-billed Jade" is what they call the lovebird here. This bird has bright feathers, is as big as a sparrow, has a red beak, has a white ring like a thrush around its eyes, and has a yellow-green top.

It is green from below the eyes to the back of the neck.

It is yellow from the mouth down, and turns orange-red when it extends down to the chest. The belly is gray-white, the ribs are yellow-gray, and there is a half circle of gold lines on the wings, which is extremely beautiful.

This kind of bird is only found south of the Qinling Mountains. It is similar to the native swallow. It is difficult to see it in the north because there is no environment suitable for its survival.

Lao Niwai clicked the cigarette and said, "Oh, to catch the red-billed jade, go to the mountains to look for it. Wherever there are more bamboos on the mountain, there will be more red-billed jade in the bamboo bushes. Wait until Xiaoman, when there are the most birds, take the chicken cover and sieve and go up the mountain.

Just buckle it, there will be several of them in one buckle."

Yu Qian, who had just returned to the village entrance and stomped the mud on his feet, was stunned when he heard this, "Ah? Does this bird like to stay where bamboos grow?"

Lao Niwai grinned: "Yes, this bird lives low. When the weather is warm, it lives in the bamboo bushes. When it is cold, it burrows into the bushes instead of building a nest on the top of the tree, so it is easy to catch."

When Yu Qian heard this, he perked up and said, "Uncle, you just said that you have the most small birds here, how many species can there be?"

"How many kinds? There are countless."

Lao Niwai threw away the butt of his cigarette, shook his head, and said: "Some live by the water, some run in the fields, and some fly to the mountains. When you get to Xiaoman, you can hear it in just one morning's meal.

There are no less than a dozen species of birds singing outside."

At this time, Zhou Weijun couldn't help but ask: "Uncle, why are there so many birds here?"

"What else could this be for? The sky is warm, bugs, grains and the like are everywhere. There are plenty of things for the birds to eat." Lao Niwai chuckled. He knew Zhou Weijun, an old boy who was led by Chen Ling last time.

I went to buy something at home.

"So that's it."

Next to him, Yu Qian suddenly realized: "Uncle, you know so much, you must be a master at catching birds."

"Hey, you master, who doesn't know this? Fugui has been catching birds in the mountains since he was a child. He knows better. He knows how to catch birds. Let him take you there."

Lao Ni waved his hand crookedly. This is something that all boys in the village know. I don’t know why these people from outside are so rare.

Upon hearing this, Yu Qian couldn't wait to take Chen Ling and go to the mountain to catch birds.

Chen Ling told him not to worry, as he didn't have everything with him, so he turned around and went to Wang Jusheng's house. Without saying a few words, he called Wang Jusheng and picked up a woodcutter, and went up the mountain with tools such as cotton thread.

As they were walking up the mountain, Zhou Weijun asked, "This bird is called a lovebird. Is this a pair of birds that will last forever? After one dies, the other will die in love?"

As soon as he said these words, Wang Jusheng couldn't help but laugh: "You call it lovebird, we call it red-billed jade, but there is no such way.

Besides, these birds always flock in groups, and they were quite troublesome to us boys when we were young. After we caught a few of them, they didn’t even lose their feathers, so we picked up some firewood and roasted them on the spot. They were scorched and the feathers were gone.

When you break off the charred shell, the meat inside is pink and tender."

Zhou Weijun swallowed his saliva when he heard it, and asked quickly: "Where does it taste? How does it taste?"

"It tastes very similar to sparrow. The more you chew it, the more delicious it becomes."

Wang Jusheng shook his head and said that he and Zhou Weijun had become acquainted early. This old boy kept going to his house last time and bought all his pickles. He was really crazy.

"Yes, Fugui, I haven't eaten it in these years, and I remember it tastes like this."

Chen Ling nodded: "Well, in fact, except for some special water birds, the taste of the birds roasted over firewood is basically the same."

"No, no, no, how can it be so different? It's because you have eaten too much delicious food now and don't like the roasted bird meat anymore. I still think the roasted pigeon meat is more delicious."

The three of them had a heated discussion about the taste of bird meat.

Yu Qian and Ma Wei both rolled their eyes.

Yu Qian finally figured out why Chen Ling raised a lot of things at home, but he didn't raise any birds. It turned out that he caught them on horseback and ate them.

Lovebirds, although there are bird markets in the north, there are not many good birds.

To roast such a good ornamental bird and eat it seemed to him like a waste of resources.

However, Yu Qian soon stopped thinking so.

Because as soon as we entered the mountain, there were so many birds. There were beautiful birds everywhere with nice calls.

The red-mouthed jade looks inconspicuous inside.

He even saw many rare birds flashing across the branches.

Yu Qian was left shouting and exclamating all the way. He looked east and west, his eyes were overwhelmed, and his eyes were almost exhausted.

It's like a mouse falling into a rice vat.

I want every bird, I want to catch every bird, but I don’t know where to catch it.

They all walked near a bamboo forest, but Yu Qian raised his head and looked at the surrounding branches. He was no longer in a hurry to catch the red-mouthed jade, and just murmured in his mouth: "This is simply paradise. I'll be there when I come."

Don’t want to leave.”

There were so many birds in the mountains, and the lovebirds were nothing compared to them. He wanted them all.

"It's over, it's over, Qi'an is also fascinated by your place. Look at his eyes. Even after chasing this bird and this one, it's not enough."

When Zhou Weijun saw Yu Qian's appearance, he immediately laughed.

Narrowing his eyes, Ma Wei also said cheerfully: "Isn't that right? He is just like the monkey that entered the cornfield, trying to catch all the birds in one fell swoop, but he has two hands and can't catch so many.

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Then he turned to Chen Ling and said: "Fugui, he asked you to help catch birds, don't forget to charge him. This kid from Qi'an buys birds every year and spends tens of thousands of yuan on bird cages. You can save him money."

How much did it cost?”

For these people who raise birds in the capital, not only are the birds expensive, but the cages are also expensive.

Not only do birds need to be raised, but cages also need to be raised.

Raising birds, raising cages, walking birds, and walking cages are beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Sometimes just one cage would cost thousands or tens of thousands these days.

In the next twenty to thirty years, there will still be cages worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

"Haha, if you say that, Lao Ma, I can give Lao Yu a trick..."

Chen Ling said to the big-faced Yu Qian: "Old Yu, there are many birds in the mountains, and we alone can't catch many. We will catch a few red-billed jadeites later. After you come down from the mountain, you can ask the villagers in our village to help you catch them.

That guy catches fast."

Yu Qian's eyes lit up after hearing this, he clapped his hands and shouted: "That's right. Why didn't I expect that? The old uncle just now knows a lot. I heard that many people in the village know it."

Chen Ling said: "You came at a bad time. There are many people in our village going out to work this year. It would have been faster if we came last year and the young people went up the mountain to catch birds."

However, Yu Qi'an was immersed in the joy of a bumper harvest of birdies. He waved his hand excitedly and said: "Don't be afraid, the veterans will play one of them. It doesn't matter if there are too many young people. I will provide more money when the time comes, and it will happen to Lao Zhou

The film crew is coming and can stay in your village for a while."

He was able to see things openly, so they walked into the bamboo forest chatting and laughing, and began to prepare for catching the red-mouthed jade.

Although the red-billed jade does not build nests in high places and only lives in low-lying bamboo bushes, it is not easy to find its nest in the bamboo bushes in the green spring.

Their nests are relatively small, and sometimes they are ignored by people even if they are right in front of them.
To be continued...