Chapter 18: Bird Hunting

"Second sister, you go to find a longer hemp rope, it will be useful later, fifth brother, you go to the kang room next door, pick some tender spinach, after chopping, I will be of great use."

Third sister, you lead the fifth sister to sweep out a vacant lot in our backyard, sixth sister and seventh brother, you go and burn the fire in the kitchen, and we will stay outside later, it will not work without fire to keep warm. If it's too cold, stay in the kang room, don't go out, don't get cold later. Huang Yiyun instructed one by one.

"Okay, big sister, let's go." The brothers and sisters of the Huang family, who received the order, suddenly became busy.

After Huang Yiyun washed and tied up his hair, what Huang Yiyun said earlier was ready, just waiting for Huang Yiyun.

"Look, in the future, you can not only play by yourself, but also get food for the family and fill your stomach." Huang Yiyun smiled and said after seeing his younger siblings looking at him with blank eyes.

Then, use a long stick to put it under the basket to stand up, the basket throws the delicate leaves of the minced spinach under the basket, and a long rope is tied to the rod under the basket, and people hide in the kitchen far away, close to the stove to keep warm, otherwise, it will be cold and freezing, and there is no heavy cotton clothes that can't stand it, Huang Yiyun held the rope and stared at the basket with his eyes.

"Eldest sister, are we catching birds in the snow?" After Huang Yiqiu saw this scene and the birds in front of him, his eyes lit up.

"Yes, the third sister is so smart." Huang Yiyun rubbed the third sister's head with a smile, and praised without hesitation.

The shy third sister pursed her lips and smiled.

It has been snowing for a long time, covering a thick layer on the ground, and the birds and finches on the trees have not hunted for many days, plus there is a drought, not to mention that people can't eat enough, in the past, birds and finches can also go to the field to peck a rice, wheat or sweet potato leaves, insects and the like.

Now there is a drought, and the land is not planted, no people have anything to eat, and there is no food for the birds.

When the birds saw that there were fresh and delicate leaves on the ground, and that there was no one near the ground, the birds and birds rushed one by one, and could not wait to fly down the trees, jumping down to and from under the basket.

"Shh After Huang Yiyun saw that his younger siblings were impatient, he lowered his voice.

It's just a few small ones behind me, and after seeing that the birds and finches have flown under the basket, I haven't seen my eldest sister pull down the basket to cover the birds.

A few small ones pulled Huang Yiyun's clothes one after another.

When Huang Yiyun saw this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and pulled the rope he was holding.

Only a few scattered birds were covered.

As for the other birds, which were not in the basket, they flew high and landed again on the wall, but they did not know what was happening, and chirped, and every now and then they stretched their feathers, but their eyes were fixed on the chopped young leaves of spinach.

"Catch it, grab it, big sister, this bird is really caught." A few small ones caught more than a dozen birds at once, and ran to the basket one by one.

"Run slowly, don't fall, can the eldest sister think of a way?" After Huang Yiyun saw a few small ones so cheerful, he shook his head with a smile.

Forget it, you can catch birds anyway.

As long as the bait is enough, these birds and finches have nothing to eat, and the traps laid by their own houses, the birds will naturally be fooled, and they will not worry about not being able to catch the birds.

The birds and finches in the basket were constantly chirping and flying in the basket, a little panicked.

"Sixth sister, you catch the birds in the basket." Huang Yiyun saw that the sixth sister was the fastest, her nose was red from the cold, and she screamed the most cheerfully.

"Okay, eldest sister, I'll take care of this work."

"Don't roll up your sleeves, be careful of the cold, or you won't have to hunt birds anymore." After Huang Yiyun saw that the sixth sister wanted to roll up her sleeves and go into the basket to catch birds, Huang Yiyun scolded.

This winter, it can't be cold, and when the time comes, it's cold, but it's terrible?

"Sister, I'm coming too." The seventh brother also hurriedly said to Huang Yiyun.

"Okay, it's all your turn, two groups of people, one group catches birds, the other group keeps warm next to the stove, and after catching one batch, the other group takes over the other group of birds.

Second sister, you take the fourth brother in two batches, the third sister, the fifth sister and the sixth sister in a group of three, after catching birds for half an hour, go to the kang room to warm up, don't get cold, whoever is disobedient, the eldest sister will cancel the qualification of who catches birds, do you hear clearly? Huang Yiyun arranged for everyone.

"Hear me." The younger siblings said in unison.

"Sister, what about me? What about me? You forgot about the seventh brother. After the seventh brother saw that he had not arranged for him to catch birds, he immediately pulled Huang Yiyun in a hurry.

"Aren't we catching birds now? It's cold here, the eldest sister will catch a few birds for you, let's go to the kang room and play for you. And let's eat barbecue birds tonight, and the seventh brother will eat a few more tonight. Huang Yiyun was a little worried that after the seventh brother was playing outside, he hurriedly diverted the conversation and said in a flicker.

"Oh well! Let's catch a few birds and go back to the kang room to play. Huang Yiwen nodded a little reluctantly.

"Big sister, Shichiro, what are you playing outside? Laughing so happily, and what did you find to eat today? Huang Li asked after seeing Huang Yiyun come in from outside.

"Grandma, auntie, mother, what do you think this is?" After Qilang came in with a sparrow in one hand, he offered a treasure in front of the three Huang and Li clans, and shouted happily.

"This is the sparrow, big sister, this is what you said about the newly found food." Huang Li asked.

"This bird is flying in the sky ......, cough cough, we don't have a bow and arrow, how did you catch it, big sister." Huang Jiang also asked with some surprise.

It's just that between Huang Jiang's words, he kept coughing, and his face turned red.

"Auntie, drink some water, speak slowly. Didn't the eldest sister ask her uncle to make a basket yesterday? The eldest sister set up a stick under the basket, the stick was wrapped with a rope, and some spinach leaves were sprinkled under the basket. Huang Yiyun poured a glass of water for Huang Jiang's and explained slowly.

"Auntie is fine, it's an old problem, and she coughs and wheezes in winter, so it's okay." Huang Jiang took a sip of water.

"This method is good, second sister, they are still hunting birds outside! Uncle go and watch the point, let's catch more and give the baby them to eat, or after drying, after the spring, we will eat on the road. When the uncle heard the eldest sister's words, his eyes lit up.

Immediately, I got up and ran outside, but now it is not easy to find a little food.

"Eldest sister, sit here grandma, how did you come up with this method?" Huang Li patted the kang on his side and motioned for Huang Yiyun to sit down.