Carry a fountain with you

Chapter 549 Fried Quail
The fish in this puddle are not big, and the heaviest carp weighs only two catties, but there are many.

In half an hour, the entire puddle was swept back and forth countless times by people.The big fish are all caught, and the remaining small shrimps are ignored by everyone, they are regarded as fry, and they can be caught in the coming year.

Carrying a few snakeskin bags of wild fish back, many people were still excited, speculating where so many fish came from.

After going through the initial surprise, Liu Junhao probably figured it out now.It should be that the Baitiao River swelled in summer and accidentally jumped into the puddle. Later, when the river receded, they were left here, and there was no way to return to the river.This kind of thing happened in Liu Junqi's plot the year before last, but there were mostly catfish.

As for why the puddles are not completely frozen in such cold weather, the problem should still appear on the fish.They are crowded together and continue to swim, causing the water to circulate continuously in a small area, so they are not frozen.Those who have caught fish during the freezing winter have a similar experience: that is, the fish pile up under the ice layer and rarely disperse.

The fish was carried to the door of Liu Junhao's house, and everyone discussed to leave him a snakeskin bag. After all, it was thanks to the mouse, without which it would be impossible to find such a hidden place.Liu Junhao didn't refuse, but he only wanted a dozen catties, which was regarded as a tooth-beating sacrifice for Qingzhuang in the courtyard.To be honest, although wild fish are very popular now, there is still a big gap compared to those in our own stone locks.

After tossing for a long time, seeing that it was almost noon, Liu Junhao immediately went into the kitchen to cook.

There are only two people in their family, and the rice is easy to cook. They steam the rice directly in a rice cooker, and then stir-fry two vegetables to make a pot of chicken soup.

Half an hour later, Liu Junhao washed his hands, set the table and chopsticks, and called his wife to come in for dinner.

As usual, Liu Junhao fished out the two chicken legs and gnawed them clean, and then stuffed a chicken leg bone into each of the two children for them to gnaw and play.This is mainly because they are afraid that they will not digest the meat.

There is a saying that a nursing child owes food, and now the two little guys are making a fuss every time they eat.Without paying attention, he stretched out his small hand to grab the plate.In desperation, they cheered up after eating, not daring to be careless.

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Killing pigs and sheep, frying deep-fried dough sticks to make dumplings, killing chickens and geese... Cleaning the house, from the roof to the ground, every corner is cleaned without leaving any dust.

Clean the house, arrange the New Year's goods, and then paste the couplets, just waiting for the arrival of New Year's Eve.

This year, Zhang Qian's parents did not come to Liujiagou to celebrate the New Year, and Liu Junhao's family did not make a big fuss, but the lively atmosphere did not diminish at all.All the sons and daughters of Professor Zhao next door came, and Haoyu and Tongtong stayed in Liu Junhao's courtyard all day long, playing with cats and dogs.

The road has been rebuilt this year, and the number of tourists has increased a lot, so the village is more lively this year than ever.During the Chinese New Year, there are activities in Liujiagou every day, and the excitement lasts until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

After the fifteenth day, the school started, and Liu Junhao started to be a dad again.

It seems that in the blink of an eye, the two little guys are almost one year old.Watching them grow up day by day, Liu Junhao understands more and more what it means to be a parent is not easy.

It's not completely stable yet, it's a headache.They can't leave people around every day, otherwise, if one is not careful, the two little guys may have some troubles.

Either grab the chicken manure on the ground and stuff it into his mouth, or wave his little hand to feel it in the bucket, and don't pee or mud.

Liu Junhao was so angry that his teeth itch, and he was reluctant to beat him, saying...they didn't listen at all.

Hurry up and grow up, it will be fine when you grow up, the couple can only comfort themselves in this way.

Seeing that they were making a fuss at home, Liu Junhao had no choice but to push the baby carriage, and pushed the eldest and the younger to the embankment to play.

Just find a piece of clean grass and put them on the ground.Sure enough, as soon as the two little guys sat on the ground, they immediately rolled up excitedly.With Xiaopi, the loyal nanny standing by, the two little guys have no chance even if they want to climb far. As long as they exceed a certain range, Xiaopi will use his body to push them back.

Seeing that the elder and younger were content, Liu Junhao heaved a sigh of relief, and lay down on the grass with his eyes closed.

It's a pity that within 2 minutes of lying down, I was irritated by the noise of quail.He turned over and stood up, found a river stone and threw it over following the sound, and the quail in the grass immediately fell silent.

However, this deterrent force lasted for 2 minutes, and soon the quail began to scream again.

Now Liu Junhao became angry, and told Xiaopi: "Take care of the boss and the second!"

Then he randomly pulled some fine hair grass on the ground, weaved it into a rope more than two meters long, and followed the sound.I came out in such a hurry this time, I forgot to bring my slingshot.If you have a slingshot in hand, you don't have to worry about it at all.With his aim, two direct hits will definitely kill them on the spot.

Even without a slingshot, it would be easy for Liu Junhao to catch these guys.

Spring is a good time to catch quail, especially in the sparse grass on the river beach.After a winter of wind and frost, the withered grass has already been knocked down to the ground, and there are usually many grass seeds scattered around.

Quail like to pick up grass seeds in this kind of place, and they will keep cooing while eating.In the past, every time this season came, Liu Junhao, Liu Qiyong and others would do two things. First, grind toads and fork frogs to eat.The toad fork is easy to make, just find a hard wire and sharpen it, and tie it to a bamboo pole.This kind of tool looks simple, but it can catch frogs accurately.

Stuck into the frog, deep-fried at home, the taste, tsk tsk... don't want this thing anymore!Frogs are very good to humans and can eat pests. I should not think about it so much, otherwise my wife will know and criticize.

The second is of course to catch quails. There are countless quails on the river beach. If you catch a few and fry them at noon, the wife probably won’t say anything.At worst, it will be said that Doudou caught him, anyway, that guy is used to being a scapegoat.

In fact, Liu Junhao thinks that his wife's protection of wild animals is a bit too much. Common birds like quail and sparrow don't need to be protected at all.Their survivability is extremely strong, and they are completely invincible Xiaoqiang.Take quails as an example, under domestic conditions, a pair of quails can reproduce for four or five generations each year, and can expand to more than a thousand a year.This speed, if it can be extinct, it will be hell.The reproduction rate in the wild is not so outrageous, but it is also very fast.

Close to the grass, Liu Junhao waved the grass whip a few times casually, feeling a little light, and added some weight at the end.

Following the sound to observe carefully, I soon found a beige hair ball hiding there beside the grass roots four or five feet away.

Quails also belong to the stupidity and boldness of birds. Even if they are suddenly startled, their first reaction is not to flap their wings and fly away immediately, but to shrink into a ball to watch the situation.As long as the situation is not particularly critical, they will stay there safely.It pins its hopes on its own feathers, thinking that this protective color can confuse the eyes of other creatures.

As long as you master this rule, catching quail will be extremely easy and easy to catch.

Liu Junhao walked around quickly with a straw whip, his speed getting faster and faster.Of course, not going straight to the quail hiding place, which will certainly scare it away.Instead, draw a circle with the quail as the center, turn around, and don't look at the quail at all during the whole running process, just treat it as if it doesn't exist.

The more you run, the smaller the circle, and the quail can feel the danger at this time.It's just that this thing has a fluke mentality, and people always think that humans don't notice it, and instead shrink their bodies smaller and smaller.

When he felt that the grass whip was within reach, Liu Junhao suddenly turned around and slammed the long whip.

Although the whip was inconspicuous, its power was astonishing, and there was only a muffled crackling sound.After the whipping, the quail turned over and kicked its legs, its body trembling, and then died.

Liu Junhao stretched out his hand again and again, and within half an hour, he harvested seven or eight quails.
After finishing the work, I just pushed the boss and the younger one up the river embankment when I saw Liu Junqi carrying an ax and walking up the mountain with the broken beehive.Behind him were two tourists, who seemed to be there to see it.

"Brother Junqi, you lure the beehives to catch bees, and you are not afraid of getting bumblebees to sting your cattle again." Seeing the other party's posture, Liu Junhao knew that he was going to the wild bees in Daqingshan on time.This guy has a relationship with bees, and has been messing with this thing for the past few years.

When the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, the bees also open their nests to collect honey.This season is also a good time to catch bees and raise them at home.What Liu Junqi held in his hand was a beehive, and the older the thing, the better.The new box has a strong smell of wood and trees, and the bees dislike it, so it must be processed.Put the new box outdoors in the sun, rain or smoke, or soak it in tallow tree leaf juice or rice washing water, in short, it is deodorizing.After the wood smell is completely removed, apply beeswax and bake it with fire before using it.

And it's better to coat it with beeswax and get a piece of old comb, which is very attractive to bees.

Liu Junhao has never operated the beehives himself, but he knows the general steps.The most important thing about this thing is site selection. If you choose the right address, the bees will come naturally.The scoliid bees on the Daqing Mountain in spring usually fly from the mountain to the flatland, and then move from the flatland to the mountain in summer, so it is necessary to grasp this time point.In addition, pay attention to placing the beehives in an open area, preferably under a rock that can shelter from wind and rain.

"I've made up my mind. I'll get bees this time and raise them directly at the chicken farm in our village. I'll harvest honey in autumn." Liu Junqi replied.

"Why is it so troublesome, wouldn't it be enough to make a bee trap?" Liu Junhao asked puzzled.Bee luring holes can be regarded as adapting measures to local conditions, using local materials, and digging holes directly in open areas on the mountain.The best place is half soil and half rock. Dig enough space, then light the beeswax to smoke, wait for the smell to leave, and then seal the cave, leaving a small opening to allow the Scolia to enter and exit.

This thing is easy to make, and you don't need to worry about it afterwards, just wait for the harvest in autumn.One litter a year, very productive...

"Don't mention it, I thought the same way last year. I made more than a dozen bee traps. In summer, there were bees in them. In autumn, I only cut a nest of honey. Weasels ruined the rest, even the bee traps. Lost."

"Wait, you said weasels steal honey?" Liu Junhao felt that he couldn't bear it at all.Some people believe that bears ate honey, but as for weasels...it's impossible.

(End of this chapter)