dognovel Chapter 732 Catching Ducks
Chapter 732 Catching Ducks
Chapter 732 Catching Ducks
Jiang Ning sailed along the lake, searching the entire lake with his spiritual sense, even the surrounding shallow water areas, but he couldn't find the wild duck tied with a red rope.
In order to prevent wild ducks from flying away from the mountains and lakes and being caught and slaughtered, he specially set up a formation in the Qingyu Lake area.
"It can only be on the mountain," Jiang Ning thought.
He drove the spirit boat and flew towards the forest of Huqi Mountain. He kept scanning along the way with his spiritual sense and finally found the traces of wild ducks on the mountainside.
Jiang Ning stopped the spirit boat beside the gurgling stream, and his hidden figure appeared.
In the bleak winter, Huqi Mountain is far from being desolate, but rather it is like spring all year round.
Jiang Ning walked up the winding bluestone steps. The orchards on both sides were full of fruit trees with green leaves and red fruits. Wherever he passed, flowers bloomed in profusion, and there were more birds, insects and butterflies.
Being in such a forest, Jiang Ning's breathing became a little smoother.
These bluestone steps were all made of stones that Jiang Ning asked Shao Shuangshuang to bring. He polished them with his flying sword and embedded them in the mountains, which took him a lot of effort.
Now, several months later, the stone steps were covered with moss, and he walked up to the courtyard.
Jiang Ning walked through the courtyard and picked up some tea leaves and mountain spring water. He held the teacup and ignited a spiritual fire in his palm. The tea boiled instantly and the fragrance of tea filled the air.
He walked to the back of the yard and saw several tea trees and a melon field.
Jiang Ning's gaze fell on the melon field. Among the lush green vines, round watermelons lay quietly. Next to a big watermelon, a wild duck with a red cloth tied on its legs was sticking its head into the watermelon to steal a bite.
Jiang Ning couldn't help but laugh at the sight. He wondered where the wild duck had gone to, but it turned out to have come here to steal food.
No wonder he found that the quality of this wild duck was slightly better than other ducks. It turned out that it was nourished by the spiritual melon.
This wild duck not only ate the food itself, but also brought two furry little wild ducks to eat together. Its naive appearance made Jiang Ning feel that if Xue Yuantong saw it, he would definitely be happy.
Jiang Ning stretched out his hand and grabbed the wild duck that was eating heartily away from the big watermelon. The wild duck flapped its wings hurriedly, trying to fly away, but it was unable to resist.
Two little wild ducks poked their heads out of the watermelon and looked at the scene in shock.
Jiang Ning was not displeased. Wild ducks could not eat much melon, unlike the wild boars in the mountains, which would really waste things.
He pinched the duck's wings and found the muscles were firm. He then touched the duck's feathers and found them very smooth.
Before leaving, Jiang Ning tied a red ribbon on each of the cute little ducks and praised them:
"It is your responsibility to inherit the family legacy!"
After punishing the melon thief, Jiang Ning drove the spirit boat towards the river dam. He guessed that Tongtong must be starving when he found out that there was no food to eat when he got up in the morning.
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River dam.
After Xue Yuantong found out that he had been deceived by the quilt, he was so sad and angry that he took a nap. When he woke up again, it was almost ten o'clock.
After waking up comfortably, she ran to Chuchu's house to find food.
Xue Chuchu told her that Jiang Ning did not leave any food for her in the morning, and Xue Yuantong was heartbroken.
Then, he changed the subject and said, although Jiang Ning didn't leave any for you, I secretly left some for you. Xue Yuantong was overjoyed.
She ate the only half of the steamed bun and told Chuchu at the table: "You are the best person in the world to me."
Xue Yuantong also stated that she hated Jiang Ning because he did not leave breakfast for her. When he returned home, she would never forgive him and would scold him with thundering power.
Xue Chuchu had recently been coerced by Jiang Ning and also had complaints about him, so the two reached a common strategic goal.
At this moment, there was a noise outside.
Xue Chuchu thought it was Jiang Ning, but Xue Yuantong said calmly, "It's not him."
After a while, Teacher Qian called out at the door: "Tongtong, someone has found your door."
Xue Yuantong was puzzled. After her family moved to the city, she had no relatives at all. Who would come to her house?
With doubts in her heart, she and Chuchu went out to greet them, and then saw the little princess Yao Yiyao carrying gifts.
Yao Yiyao's outfit was as exquisite as ever. She wore a grey plush tweed coat with a pure white scarf, which was eye-catching.
When she saw Xue Yuantong, she immediately said sincerely: "Hello, I'm here to thank you. Is Jiang Ning here?"
Xue Yuantong was stunned for a moment, then he straightened his chest and put on the momentum of being the master: "He is not here now, but he will definitely be back at noon. Tell me if you have anything to say!"
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Jiang Ning tied the wild duck to the spirit boat.
He originally wanted to go back to the dam directly, but when he crossed the Qingyu Lake, he looked down and saw that in the bleak winter day, the lotus flowers on the east side of the lake were blooming one after another, creating a scene of 'the lotus leaves reaching the sky were endless and green, and the lotus flowers were exceptionally red in the sun'.
There were few lotus flowers in the lake before. Later, Shao Shuangshuang got a lot of seeds, and Jiang Ning planted some at the center of the spirit formation. Now, with a rough sweep, there are more than ten kinds of lotus flowers, including red lotus, white lotus, water lily, green lotus and so on.
The spirit boat swung its tail and slowly landed on the lake.
Jiang Ning's eyes penetrated the clear lake water and saw countless fertile green lake muds under the shallow water with lush aquatic plants.
He stretched out his hand and his spiritual power turned into a big hand, which stretched out to the water surface, pushed aside the seemingly lifeless lake mud, and firmly grasped a wild lotus root hidden deep in the mud.
With a little force, the whole wild lotus root was pulled out of the mud. The whole lotus root was intact, with a tender and smooth skin.
He bent his fingers and with a flash of light, the wild lotus root was instantly cut into two pieces like tofu cut by a knife.
The wild lotus root was snow-white and creamy, with delicate and transparent holes in the middle. It was exquisite and lovely. Jiang Ning took a bite and found it crisp and sweet.
He ate some, and then handed the remaining wild lotus root to the wild duck tied to the spiritual boat: "Do you want to eat wild lotus root?"
Wild ducks would rather die than eat.
Jiang Ning casually threw the wild lotus roots into the lake, allowing them to rot freely and nourish the silt.
He searched with his spiritual sense and picked out a new lotus root. This lotus root had five nodes.
Lotus root is a very delicate thing and is best eaten when it is freshly harvested. If it is left for a little too long, gray-brown spots will appear on the skin and it will become unpalatable.
Jiang Ning gave Yeou some wood spiritual power, and the flying boat rose from the water and set off again.
……
Jiang Ning rode an electric scooter home.
There was no other way. If he landed the flying boat directly, it would be too shocking and he didn't want his ordinary life to be disrupted.
Jiang Ning rode the electric scooter with one hand, while the wild lotus root was wrapped in plastic wrap and stood in front of the scooter.
He showed up at the door and found that there were more guests.
The Yao family father and daughter hurriedly gathered around, and Jiang Ning handed the wild duck to Xue Yuantong.
Xue Yuantong opened his eyes wide and looked at the duck. It was obvious that this duck was different from the usual domestic ducks. The color difference was huge.
The duck's head and neck are bright green, its body is brown, and its wings are grayish white with purple-blue tips and a faint metallic luster.
She tried to reach out to grab it, but the duck opened its mouth and bit her.
She was so scared that she retracted her hand, but then she felt embarrassed and became very angry.
Xue Yuantong called out: "Chu Chu!"
Although Xue Chuchu looks delicate, she is good at housework and has even killed a chicken by herself.
She grabbed the duck by the wings and caught it easily.
Xue Chuchu estimated that it weighed about two kilograms.
The wild duck was quite eye-catching. Yao Haikuo wanted to come up and thank Jiang Ning, but when he saw the duck, he couldn't help but ask, "Did you buy it?"
He was nearly forty years old, and had naturally tasted wild game such as pheasants and wild ducks. In that era, there were still people who secretly hunted ducks.
Yao Haikuo once witnessed with his own eyes the scene of people using electric shock to catch ducks. After they found a flock of wild ducks, they observed the roosting spots they often visited, and then set up electric fences in the water or on the shore, and then drove boats to drive away the ducks. In just a dozen minutes, a population of hundreds of wild ducks would be gone.
Even more cruel is poisoning, which is even more lethal.
This has led to a decrease in the number of wild ducks year by year, and the protection efforts have also been continuously strengthened. The last time Yao Haikuo heard about wild ducks was seven or eight years ago. A pound of wild duck meat was sold for 150 yuan per piece. A duck like the one in Jiang Ning's hand was estimated to be worth 300 yuan.
That time Yao Haikuo went to buy it, but with his status, he couldn't buy it because the seller refused to sell it.
He looked at the hard texture of the duck's bill and could tell at a glance that it was definitely the real thing.
This broadened Yao Hai's horizons.
Jiang Ning said casually, "It's domesticated."
It was indeed he who raised them. After all, the ecology of Huqi Mountain and Qingyu Lake was created by him personally, and it all belonged to him. Any birds in it naturally belonged to him.
Yao Haikuo looked at the wild duck and felt tempted, but he knew the purpose of his visit.
Skipping this topic, Yao Haikuo said sincerely: "After the last incident, we went back and thought about it for a long time. Thanks to your help, otherwise I dare not imagine the consequences!"
After a brief talk, Yao Haikuo presented generous gifts, including a box of Feitian Moutai, 6 boxes of milk, two boxes of nut gift boxes, two boxes of sauce gift boxes, a box of peach gum, a box of honey, and a box of classic monkey mushroom biscuits.
Xue Yuantong was stunned. With so much food, how could she finish it?
After some more pleasantries, Jiang Ning invited them to stay for lunch as a courtesy.
Yao Haikuo was tempted again, but after thinking about it, he realized that the other party had no parents, and he, an old man, would not feel comfortable staying behind, so he simply said he had something to do at noon as an excuse to say goodbye.
He left, but Xue Yuantong tried to keep his daughter. After all, since she had given him so many gifts, it was only right that she stay for a meal.
Yao Yiyao held the Maine Coon cat and was curious about everything in the bungalow.
The Maine Coon cat in her arms had grown a lot bigger and was quite cute.
Xue Yuantong wanted to touch the cat, but the cat was so arrogant that it ignored her and was very cold, which made Xue Yuantong withdraw her hand awkwardly.
She pouted secretly, this cat has the same little princess physique as Yao Yiyao before!
After suffering a setback, Xue Yuantong said to her: "Let us kill a duck for you to see!"
Yao Yiyao was slightly surprised by this kind of hospitality, but she had never seen a duck being killed before.
This wild duck grew up in a place with abundant spiritual energy and knew how to steal spiritual melons to eat, so its physique was quite strong.
Xue Chuchu held the duck's wings and could feel the firmness of its meat. It must be a wild duck that exercises regularly.
Xue Yuantong took out a kitchen knife and a whetstone from the house and started sharpening the knife.
The wild duck struggled frantically and opened its mouth to bite people.
Xue Yuantong cut the duck with his knife, blood gushed out, and the wild duck died.
Jiang Ning nodded on the side. That’s right. With Chu Chu’s assistance, there was no need for him to knock the man out.
Yao Yiyao frowned. Seeing the fresh life withering away, she actually felt a sense of pity, sympathy and sadness.
Oh my God, she couldn't bear to eat this duck!
As for the Maine Coon cat in her arms, a look of fear appeared on its face.
Xue Yuantong held the bloody kitchen knife and slowly looked at the Maine Coon cat. The cat meowed in fear and almost jumped up!
Xue Yuantong was very happy.
……
Zhuang Jianhui was very lucky today and was fortunate enough to catch a big blue-black fish!
This is a black carp, nearly 40 centimeters long and weighs more than two kilograms!
As a fisherman, no matter how noble your background is, the joy you feel when you catch a fish is incomparable.
There were envious glances all around the pond, and the fishermen around him congratulated him hypocritically, saying that he was very lucky.
Zhuang Jianhui emphasized that it was his superb fishing skills.
He told Lin Zida: "Give this fish to Boss Yang at noon today and ask him to make a dish of pickled fish."
Lin Zida was also jealous. He had been in this fish pond for a while and had never caught such a big fish.
Zhuang Jianhui first took photos and posted them on WeChat Moments and QQ Space, then threw the black carp into the net, and then picked up the net and left the pond.
He went to Boss Yang first, said hello, and after being seen by the guests around him, he walked forward along the bungalow.
No reason, just happy, showing off!
Zhuang Jianhui passed by Teacher Qian's house, Uncle Tang, Butcher Zhang... and then walked to Tongtong's house at the far east, where he happened to see several people killing wild ducks.
He froze for a moment.
I took a closer look at the tragically dead wild duck: its bright green head, brown body, grayish-white wings, and the most eye-catching red strip on its duck leg.
'Isn't this the wild duck I saw on the terrace? How did it appear here?'
"Isn't that right?"
He has a contrast between reality and dreams.
Zhuang Jianhui left in a daze without saying a word.
Xue Yuantong noticed it and said, "Hahaha, am I awesome? I scared people so much!"
Jiang Ning praised: "Big Sword Man."
After the wild duck is bled, the next step is to pluck its feathers.
Xue Chuchu said: "Scald it with boiling water before plucking it."
Xue Yuantong shook his head: "You can't pull it like this, the skin of wild ducks is thin, and it will break after being scalded with boiling water. You have to use the dry pulling method.
This involves Xue Chuchu's blind spot in knowledge, and she really doesn't know this.
Xue Yuantong taught her: "Chu Chu, you still have a long way to go."
Yao Yiyao listened to the whole process, but as someone who had never done any housework before, she had no idea about it.
For the first time, she felt how huge the gap was between her and her peers.
Xue Yuantong found a big cloth bag, put the wild duck in it, and plucked its feathers as much as he could.
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By the fish pond.
Stirred, Zhuang Jianhui ran to find Lin Zida and told him about the wild duck incident.
Finally, he asked, "Xiao Pang, do you think it is possible that Jiang Ning went to Qingyu Lake and caught the wild duck?"
Fatty Lin denied: "How is that possible? The security guards of Changqing Liquid patrol day and night. You and I know exactly how strong the protection is."
The security of Changqing Liquid is top-notch in the industry. All employees are strictly screened, and the salary and benefits are excellent. There is even a special investigation team to manage these security measures. No one dares to steal.
Wire mesh has recently been erected around Qingyu Lake and Huqi Mountain. How can ordinary people climb over them?
Lin Zida: "You may have seen it wrong."
Zhuang Jianhui insisted: "Absolutely not."
There was a moment of silence between the two. Lin Zida frowned. Thinking of the conflict at the shooting range last time, his tone became serious. "Is it possible that we have underestimated Jiang Ning? His parents' status in Changqing Liquid may be so high that we can hardly imagine it?"