Chapter 92: The Rabbit Hunt (Part II)
There are many people involved in the hunt, and Mayor Davide and a few volunteers are judges. Others, dozens of them, all brought their family hounds and horses. Some even brought a golden eagle with them. Looking at the majestic golden eagle, like the overlord of the air, no one is not envious.
It is proud of its owner, and the beard is cocked, as if he has become the protagonist. Qixi and Coke were idle, and they also came to play with Zhang Yun, who was originally playing on Zhang Yun's shoulder, which was called a happy one, but when he noticed this sky overlord, he was so frightened that he hid behind Zhang Yun and never dared to show his head again.
The golden eagle is about 1 meter long, has a wingspan of more than two meters, and can weigh up to 6 kilograms, which is more than twice the size of the purple and blue macaw. In the face of such a large carnivore, the purple and blue macaw only has the share of food, how can it not be afraid.
Another focus among the hunters, of course, is Zhang Yun. Hope Town is dominated by whites, and there are only a few yellow families, and Zhang Yun is the only one who rushed over to participate in the hunt. How can he not attract people's attention with 7-up and Coke.
Many people greeted him with a smile and inquired about 7-Up and Coke. Although there are many parrots in Australia, which is the birthplace of parrots, the only larger parrots are cockatoos, and macaws are all in the Americas. Parrots as big as 7-Up and Coke don't have them at all.
And many of them like parrots, and they all have a few parrots at home. How the appearance of 7-Up and Coke is not eye-catching.
The man with the golden eagle saw Zhang Yun coming over, his left arm wrapped in a thick cowhide, and the golden eagle was standing on it. The claws of the golden eagle are very sharp, and if they are not wrapped in cowhide, they can directly scratch out several huge blood holes.
With the movement of the golden eagle, the man's hand sank slightly, and he had some difficulty carrying it. Whoever made the golden eagle weigh so much is a well-deserved air overlord. It is enough to be among the best among all birds, and birds of prey are the top three. If you want to carry it, most people don't have that ability.
"Hello, I'm Edmund, I've heard that there is a Chinese in the town for a long time, and I haven't seen it, why did you bring a parrot here this time, we're hunting."
Zhang Yun joked, "I don't use parrots as birds of prey, who made me always want to raise a golden eagle but didn't find it!" It's okay to have them make do with it. ”
It immediately caused a burst of laughter.
Edmund was a white man in his thirties, with a beard and thick body hair, and a burly and muscular figure like a gorilla. He smiled very happily, patted Zhang Yun on the shoulder twice, and said, "Then you haven't seen me!" Xiao Zhang, you told me earlier! I have a pair of golden eagles in my hand, and I just laid eggs a few days ago, how about I send them to you when they hatch? ”
Zhang Yun agreed with a smile. He knew that the golden eagle was expensive, but he could still afford it if he wanted to. Stretching out his hand to touch the golden eagle, Edmund quickly turned sideways, the beak of the golden eagle was like a curved hook, if it was pecked, it was guaranteed to be a huge blood hole. He didn't want the golden eagle to hurt anyone.
"Zhang, you can't touch it, what if it hurts you?"
Someone next to him accosted, "That's it, Zhang, last time I was scratched by this golden eagle of Edmund, you see, there are still a few claw marks on it." ”
Zhang Yun saw that it was indeed the case, the scratches on it were still red, red and red, and the flesh was bulging, like centipedes, which looked very hideous.
It is enough to see the powerful power of the golden eagle. With the wildness of the golden eagle, if you use your bare hands, you may be caught half to death.
Although he is not afraid of these animals, even if it is a tiger or a lion, he can make the other party as obedient as a puppy in his hand. But this is hunting, Zhang Yun he is not ready to come out.
But Edmund couldn't help but laugh when he saw the two pit bulls he had brought. "Zhang, this is not Craigie's bulldog, how did you bring it? Don't tell me you don't have a hound, that's too bad! ”
Zhang Yun smiled awkwardly, he didn't have a hunting dog in his hand, but the Dugao dog hadn't grown up yet!
Fortunately, Mayor Davide helped to clear the siege, and he shouted with a loudspeaker, "All contestants, be quiet, I declare that I hope the 33rd Rabbit Hunting Festival in the town has officially begun." From now until 12 noon the day after tomorrow, whoever hunts the most hares during this time will get the grand prize prepared for him by Hope Town. In addition, don't think about cheating, take the hare you have hunted before, and I will send someone to check the freshness of the hare. ”
This immediately caused everyone to laugh. However, in a short period of time, at least more than 100 hunters have gathered, all of whom are ready to hunt.
As Davide announced the start, everyone laughed and galloped away. Next to them, there were hunting dogs several times the number of people. All of them screamed and ran after the hunter. Some people even looked up to the sky and roared, looking very happy.
Zhang Yun ran out in the crowd. As the people drove away, hares appeared from time to time, and Zhang Yun followed and fired a few shots to no avail. As the crowd ran farther and farther away, some people had stopped, ready to find a place to make traps. Some people still bring their hounds to look for them.
Zhang Yun found a place to go hunting. Aiming and shooting, with a strong recoil, the bullet was launched, and with a bang, it hit the fox, Zhang Yun whistled and pointed forward. The pit bull was silent, ran over, brought the fox over, handed it to Zhang Yun and put it on the horse.
By this time there were already four or five hares behind the horse, and a fox, and three pheasants.
Although it is the Rabbit Hunt Festival, there are actually people who hunt other prey, but Davide does not count other prey. He is only responsible for the inventory of the hares, and the rewards are issued based on the number of hares.
Seeing that in the evening, people came back one after another, and the harvest was quite rich, Zhang Yun's prey was still few, and some of them were hanging twenty or thirty hares and foxes behind their buttocks.
At this time, some people have already set up tents here, and grills have been placed in front of them, and some people are looking for firewood. Seeing this, and it's not so much a hare hunt as a big party.
Indeed, the reason why this rabbit hunting festival is held is to promote the people to hunt hares on the one hand. On the other hand, it is to make the people happy and enhance the relationship between the townspeople.
Davide shouted loudly with a loud gong, directing everyone to set up tents, carry grills, and wash prey, with a clear division of labor for each person.
Zhang Yun was going to wash the prey, but Davide called him to help unload the car. Only then did he realize that there was a lot of food that had been brought with him later. Squid, prawns, beef and mutton, as well as fruits and vegetables.
It turns out that they have already prepared things for the party, no wonder they still need an entry fee, it turns out that it is here!
In the evening, a bonfire was lit, someone drove the car over, put it on the periphery, turned on the lights, pulled out the wires, turned on the stereo, and the carnival began.
Men and women ran to the middle of the arena and danced to the DJ.
When Zhang Yun first arrived, he didn't know what to talk about, so he ate barbecue there. The food prepared is still very sufficient, if you want meat and meat, you can fish and fish, and you can go over and get whatever you want to eat at any time.
Zhang Yun took advantage of the fact that others were not paying attention, took more than a dozen skewers of grilled prawns, and put them there for barbecue. Taking advantage of the roasted prawns, he was not idle, but took a piece of watermelon, grabbed a handful of sweet dates, and tasted the sweetness of the fruit first.
It's really not easy, it's spring now, and he can have watermelon to eat, even if he hasn't eaten it for half a year, it's really good to eat.
Eating the watermelon, he also has to roast the prawns, don't let the prawns burn, and when they are almost roasted, he sprinkles seasoning on them and prepares to eat.
Yes, it was indeed good, and Edmund walked over next to him. Smelling the tempting fragrance, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva, sat down and asked, "Zhang, can you invite me to try it?" ”
Zhang Yun smiled and handed him two strings, and Edmund reached out to take them and stuffed them into his mouth. In an instant, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but give Zhang Yun a thumbs up.
"Zhang, I didn't expect you to have such good cooking skills. In my opinion, it is enough for you to be a chef in a five-star hotel. ”
Zhang Yun said a few words modestly and began to ask about the golden eagle. He was very interested in the golden eagle, and there was no one who didn't like such a powerful and domineering bird of prey.
Edmund was overjoyed to talk about this topic, he was very experienced in raising golden eagles. Don't look at him is only in his forties, but he has already raised birds of prey for more than 30 years, from small finch eagles to the current golden eagles, there are at least thirty or forty birds. At its peak, there were eight birds of prey in the house. It is a well-known carver in several surrounding towns.
It's a pity that few people usually communicate with him about the skills of raising carving, and now when I meet Zhang Yun, I really feel like I have met a confidant. It's a lot of talking. Share with Zhang Yun the skills of carving. In the end, the two agreed that after the golden eagle in Edmond's house hatched, they would let Zhang Yun bring it over.
Originally, Edmund meant that he wanted to raise the little golden eagle at home for two or three months, and then give it to Zhang Yun. But Zhang Yun asked him to wait for the golden eagle to hatch, so he called him and brought it home to feed him.
Edmund originally disagreed, the little golden eagle is not something that ordinary people can raise, and it is easy to have problems. But Zhang Yun insisted on this, and he had to agree, who asked the family to give money, how could he not sell it if he had money in these years.
But he still expressed disapproval of Zhang Yun's actions. He has raised golden eagles many times, and it is okay to raise them by hand, Zhang Yun has never raised golden eagles, and it is easy to have problems.
Zhang Yun is full of confidence in himself, and the reason why he insists on feeding since he was a child is not that he doesn't know that it is easy to go wrong. Rather, it is to have faith in the beast mastery. With your own mana, as long as it's not too big a problem, it's not a problem. Minor illnesses and disasters do not appear on the Golden Eagle. And once there is a big problem, there is a certain possibility that the beast control trick can be cured.
Edmund doesn't look at his skills, he is still blind if something goes wrong.
And the golden eagle raised since childhood is close to people. And he has used mana to nourish his body since he was a child, he must be powerful and domineering, and he is a rare good carving.