Carry a fountain with you

Chapter 355
In the summer afternoon, although the sun was still a bit harsh, Liu Junhao's yard was filled with a harmonious atmosphere.A few Qing Zhuang, which had just hatched, walked clumsily around their parents in the courtyard, begging for food, and their shrill croaks rang together.

Seeing the commotion of these little guys, Liu Junhao knew without guessing that they must be the descendants of the first generation of Qingzhuang.Those few were just hatched by teal ducks, without the precept and example of Old Qing Zhuang, their ability to build nests is a little bit worse.In addition, after being with humans for a long time, their vigilance is not so high, so when these Qingzhuang built their nests, they just took some reed leaves to deal with it.The newly hatched Qingzhuang also inherited their parents' lineage, and within a few days they jumped out of their nests and ran all over the yard.

Zhao Weidong and others sat under the grape arbor drinking iced watermelon juice and chatting, looking extremely comfortable.To say that Liujiagou is really a good place to relax physically and mentally, when the breeze blows, all the right and wrong of the unit are left behind, and the rest is only relaxation.

The few men were just chatting nonsense, talking about major national events, ethnic customs and so on.By the end, several people have a tendency to fall asleep.Resting like this after eating and drinking can only be described in two words - enjoyment.

Zhao Weihong and Zhang's mother were not idle, they went into the house to look at the photos, while Zhang Qian explained.The women became more and more excited as they talked, and laughter came from the room from time to time... Liu Junhao couldn't help sighing that women are still in good spirits.

"Uncle Liu, Uncle Liu, we found another strange thing." After a while, Xiao Haoyu rushed into the yard.Needless to say, my head was covered with sweat.

"What treasure did you find again?" Liu Junhao asked in wonder.Could it be that there are so many rare things nearby that haven't been discovered yet, how can a few children find them by just walking around.

"We were looking for lotus pods outside to eat just now, but guess what we found on the lotus leaves?" the little guy said slyly.

"Two frogs are fighting..." Seeing his mysterious appearance, Liu Junhao's curiosity really arose.Except for frogs who like to squat on lotus leaves, other things don't seem to have this habit.Of course, there is another kind of insect called water moth.It is the larva of a dragonfly, without wings, and usually likes to lurk in the wet mud or water plants in the ditch.Generally insects are afraid of fish, but this little thing is different.It is carnivorous from birth and is extremely ferocious. It likes to prey on aquatic insects, and the larger ones can even catch small fish and tadpoles.

Water crickets stay in the water most of the time, and only climb onto the lotus leaves when they molt.

"No, we found a bird's nest on the lotus leaf, even the hairy kids said they had never seen it before..." Xiao Haoyu was very excited.

"It's normal to have a bird's nest on the stem of the lotus leaf. I thought it was something rare. What is the size of the bird's nest? If it's big, it's Qingzhuang. If it's too small, it's a reed seedling." Liu Junhao speculated.It is said that these two kinds of birds seldom build nests on the lotus leaf stems, but it is not rare.

"It's not on the lotus leaf stem, it's on the lotus leaf. And the hairy kid saw it just now and said it's not Qingzhuang Nest." The little guy corrected it.

"What... on the lotus leaf" This brat won't be blinded, can a bird's nest be built on the lotus leaf?This is the first time Liu Junhao has heard of it.

"Well, go out and have a look."

This is indeed a strange thing, people in the courtyard flocked under the toon tree.Following the gestures of the little guys, Liu Junhao finally saw the strange bird's nest.The middle of the ditch is relatively deep, so the water out of the lotus leaves is not very high, and more of them float on the water.The bird's nest is built on a lotus leaf with a diameter of about one meter. Through the gap, you can clearly see the appearance of the bird's nest: the top is made of rush grass, and there are many feathers mixed in the middle.Due to the obstruction of the lotus leaves, Liu Junhao did not see the eggs in the nest.But what is certain is that it is indeed the first time he has seen the bird's nest built in this position.

"Xiaohao, what kind of bird's nest is this?" Professor Zhao asked, he knew Liu Junhao's specialty in identifying bird's nests.

"This, I really don't know." Liu Junhao's eyes were sour, he was not sure what kind of bird's nest it was.He thought it looked a bit like a coke's nest, but after thinking about it, he didn't feel like it.The characteristics of people's houses are obvious, and they are usually built in the weeds on the water surface.Another is that when the crake builds a nest, it will use its mouth to rotate all the surrounding grass together, which is very similar to a hammock, and the nest is on the hammock.

Liu Junhao's ability to identify water rail chicken nests is learned from old man Liu. The old man is very good at recognizing water rail chicken nests, and he doesn't know where he learned it.He glanced casually among the aquatic plants, and he could always see where there were crake nests.And you know where the nest is, whether there are bird eggs in it, and so on.

It can be said that when he was a child, Liu Junhao ate a lot of eggs.Then every time he gets hungry, he will cry and ask old man Liu to find him chicken eggs to eat.He still remembers the taste of the cradle eggs: the egg whites are smooth and elastic, without any fishy smell, very fragrant and attractive.Egg yolk is the essence of it. After congealing, it is not as dry and difficult to swallow as ordinary bird eggs. On the contrary, it has a very noodle feeling. Eating it once can make people linger for several days.

The old man, like Liu Wuye, pursued a sustainable development strategy.Crakes usually lay two eggs in a nest, rarely three or four. Every time he picks them up, he will keep one egg in the nest, just to keep a seed.If they catch everything in one go, there will be no eggs to pick up in the future.

Liu Junhao has followed the old man for a long time, so he naturally learned a lot about his craft.It's a pity that when it was his turn, he didn't have the chance to show off, and the number of cockroaches was getting smaller and smaller every year.Water cradle chicken eggs, also go away from him.

"You don't know it either, what kind of bird is this?" Professor Zhao was surprised.

"We'll know if we dig out this bird's nest." The hairy boy showed an eager expression on his face.

"How do you want to dig it out?" Liu Junhao now also plans to get the bird's nest up to see what's going on.The bird's nest on the lotus leaf seems to be stable, but it is in danger. If you throw it with a bamboo pole, it will definitely fall into the water.If you don't go into the water, it's hard to say that the bird's nest can be taken down.There are disadvantages to going into the water. The lotus leaves have dense stalks. If you pass in it, you will definitely have red marks on your legs.

"I have a solution!" As soon as his voice fell to the ground, Tongtong raised her little hand, "Use a wooden basin to support it."

This is a good notice, the little girl will draw inferences from one instance, as they did when picking water chestnuts last year.

Ever since, several little guys carried the wooden basin out of the yard.All of them are vying to make it in the wooden basin. For the sake of safety, Liu Junhao still let the hairy boy take on this important task.

The Maozi wooden tub is smooth, and it reaches the lotus leaf in less than 2 minutes.He turned his head and glanced into the bird's nest, then held the egg in his hands and called, "Uncle Xiaohao, it's a weke's nest."

"Really." Liu Junhao nodded after seeing the color of the bird's egg.

"It's really strange how the coke would build its bird's nest on the lotus leaf." Professor Zhao kept shaking his head.

Liu Junhao also felt very puzzled, but when he thought of the green farms in the courtyard, he felt that it was completely normal.Unhappy people come to a non-mainstream!Having said that, the nest is hanging enough, and if the water in the ditch flows a little faster, the bird's nest may be washed away.

"Give the bird egg to your Wukong." The fur boy handed over the bird egg after he landed.

As soon as the monkey saw the bird's egg, he was so excited that he stretched out his paw to pick it up.

"Do you have any brains? Monkeys often steal bird eggs. Aren't you helping the evildoers by giving them?" Liu Junhao snatched the eggs.In order to steal the bird's eggs, Zhang Qian gave the monkeys a lot of political lessons.It's a pity that this guy doesn't change after repeated admonitions, and he always steals it once in a while.Anyway, it didn't dare to harm the birds in the yard, so Liu Junhao just turned a blind eye.

"Hurry up and send it back," he said, and then he stuffed the egg to the fur boy.

"Isn't it?" This guy doesn't want to take the trouble a second time now.

"Wait, it's not a chicken egg." Liu Junhao suddenly felt that the egg in his hand was a little strange.The color is indeed very similar to that of a water rail, but it is nearly twice as large in size.He took a closer look, and found that the color was much darker than that of a crake egg, and there were some blue spots on it.

"Why not?"

Liu Junhao explained the difference between the two in detail, and Mao Zi kept nodding.

It's not a crake, what kind of bird is it?Everyone's curiosity was aroused again.

The answer to the mystery was soon revealed, only to see a duck-like water bird flapping its wings and flying over.This bird is very shrewd. Seeing so many people watching on the shore, it just kept circling at low altitude, and it did not fall into the lotus pond after circling for four or five minutes.

"Hey, this is a mandarin duck, not..." Liu Junhao felt that this bird was very strange.The bird's feathers were very bright, and its beak looked like a duck's, but it had a cockscomb on its head.Looking at the body again, it feels like a goose, and the claws seem to be the sharp claws of an eagle.

This is simply the four different types of birds, and he is absolutely sure that this is the first time he has seen it.

"We didn't discover a rare bird, did we?" Seeing him shaking his head, Zhao Weidong became excited.

"I've seen this bird from the information, it seems to be called a colorful dolphin..." Professor Zhao called out uncertainly.

"How come the colorful dolphin looks like this, isn't it a guinea pig?" Zhao Weidong thought that the old man had made a mistake, so he hurriedly followed behind to correct it.

"This is also called the colorful dolphin. It is a rare native duck family animal. It has been raised in the south in the past few years, but what happened to this colorful dolphin? It even came here to settle here. Besides, its nest is also very strange." The old man was a little puzzled.

"Everyone turn around and let it fall down." It is a blessing to attract colorful dolphins, which shows that the ecosystem of Liujiagou is getting better and better.

After everyone retreated to the distance, the bird fell from the sky calmly, and finally sneaked into the lotus pond without making a sound.

(End of this chapter)