Chapter 179: Fishing Windfall
The next day, Zhang Qiru and a group of soldiers came to the river—outside the resettlement camp, of course. In order to protect the camp, protective nets have long been installed in the river, which not only blocks the zombies, but also the fish. The group arrived at Riverside Park, a few kilometers away from the camp.
The surface of the river has long been frozen, and the thickness should be more than 20 centimeters thick.
"Qiru, do you remember the Delta Film and Television Base we went to?" Zhao Yun said.
"Yes. The surface of the river there was broken by a large fish, so that small fish could come to the surface to breathe. Zhang Qiru remembers that people in the delta often eat fish.
"You see the river here is completely frozen, there shouldn't be many fish, right?" Zhao Yundao.
"Then we'll dig a few more holes. It's not too far from the delta, and there should be fish too, so we'll just wait for the rabbits. Zhang Qiru said.
So, the soldiers began to dig holes in the ice. In a short time, more than a dozen large holes were chiseled, each with a diameter of one meter. In order to catch fish, Zhang Qiru specially asked Zhang Qidao to build a few fishing rods and bring some ham sausages as bait.
"Everybody pay attention and catch more. Since the beginning of winter, these fish have probably not eaten anything, so it should be easier to catch. Strive to catch a hundred or ten today, and go back to eat a whole fish feast! Zhang Qiru said with a smile.
"Team Zhang, there must be wine!" The soldiers laughed.
"That's a must, everyone has a drink today!" Zhang Qiru also smiled.
Whisper! Zhang Qiru suddenly heard some sounds, it should be some kind of bird.
"Lao Zhao, go and see!" Zhang Qiru said to Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun ran in the direction where the sound came from.
"Pay attention to vigilance, although there are not many zombies around, there are still evolved creatures, don't take it lightly!" Zhang Qiru said, and then followed behind Zhao Yun.
The two walked for a few minutes and came to a poplar forest. The trees here must have been planted before the end of the world, and they are now very tall. When the two entered the woods, they found many bird footprints on the ground.
"Do you know any birds?" Zhang Qiru asked.
"How do I know that I'm not a student biologist?" Zhao Yundao.
"I think it's a big chance that it's a sparrow, and the sparrow doesn't fly to the south for the winter." Zhang Qiru said.
"That's big enough!" Zhao Yundao.
Indeed, judging by the footprints, the size of this sparrow should be about half a meter.
The two men lay on the ground, waiting carefully. Sparrows are alert creatures that will leave as soon as something happens. After a while, Zhang Qiru and Zhao Yun saw several sparrows fall to the ground. As expected, each of these sparrows is about half a meter.
"Damn, one is a good meal!" When Zhang Qiru saw such a big sparrow, he seemed to see pieces of roasted meat walking.
Not to mention Zhao Yun, a foodie, Harazi has already flowed to the ground.
"How to catch it? If you disturb these guys, you won't be able to catch them! Zhao Yun said.
"Wait. Let's see where these guys' nests are! Zhang Qiru is going to end the nest together.
The two of them followed the sparrow all the way forward until they came to the Shanghe Wetland Area, which belongs to Shanghe City. In a wetland reserve with a radius of several square kilometers, Zhang Qiru saw hundreds of sparrow nests.
"Holy, this is amazing!" Zhang Qiru was really amazed.
"If this guy is going to be caught, it won't be enough to eat for months!" Zhao Yun wiped his saliva.
"Let's go, grab a few and go back to taste them, you can't go back empty-handed when you come!" Zhang Qiru was eager to try.
"That's a must! However, these guys seem to have switched to eating meat, and if you look at the teeth in their mouths, they don't look like vegetarians. Zhao Yun said.
"Then don't disturb them, set a trap and catch a few!" Zhang Qiru said with a smile.
So the two took out their dry food, sprinkled a piece in the clearing near the wetland, and then hid not far away to prepare for an ambush. Both of them have good marksmanship, and are basically able to fire three shots before the sparrow flies away.
Food is scarce in winter, not only for humans but also for animals. The sparrows should rarely find enough food, and within a few minutes of Zhang Qiru laying the trap, more than a dozen sparrows followed the smell of food. Although the sparrows are much larger, their brain capacity does not seem to have changed, and they are not the slightest defenseless against the food that suddenly appears at the door, and they eat it very happily.
"Lao Zhao, number first, and then hit by number in a while, three for one person!" Zhang Qiru said.
"From south to north, in order of number one to ten, I am in charge of number one to five, and you are in charge of number six to ten. Just hit three. Zhao Yun said.
The two were each ready to shoot.
"Three, two, one, go!"
Boom! Boom! The two men fired almost simultaneously, and the two sparrows fell to the ground instantly. The other sparrows were frightened and spread their wings to fly away. Zhang Qiru and Zhao Yun were faster and immediately fired a second shot. Bang bang! Two more sparrows fell to the ground. Then the third shot was still fired. Six sparrows fluttered on the ground for a while before they died completely.
"Rich!" Zhang Qiru was overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward to see the prey.
"Put it on! Fast! Zhao Yun even took out two woven bags and asked Zhang Qiru to put the sparrows in.
"I'm dizzy, you have this!" Zhang Qiru smiled when he saw the woven bag.
"Be prepared, I was going to catch fish." Zhao Yun also smiled.
It was probably the gunfire just now that alarmed the sparrow army, and now the whole sky is full of frightened sparrows.
"Team Zhang, what's wrong?" The soldier asked over the walkie-talkie.
"It's okay, you go on!" Zhang Qiru said, and then turned to Zhao Yun, "Hurry up, don't attack us these guys!" ”
The two of them quickly loaded the sparrows, and began to walk back on their backs. A sparrow is about twenty pounds and should be covered in meat. The two were excited and soon returned to Riverside Park.
"Captain, what are you doing here? You don't know how many fish there are, you don't need to catch them at all, you have to jump out of the box! You see, it's only been more than half an hour, and more than 200 have already been caught! "The soldiers were very happy, it was a good harvest!
"We're pretty good too, look, what is this?" Zhang Qiru opened the woven bag and said with a smile.
"Damn, isn't this a sparrow? How is it so big! When the soldiers saw it, they were a little surprised.
"Well, there are hundreds! It's been enough for everyone to eat for a long time! Zhang Qiru said, causing the soldiers to swallow for a while.
"Huh? Team Zhang, these seem to be young birds! A soldier touched the sparrow's corpse and said.
"Young birds? What do you mean? Zhang Qiru asked.
"These sparrows are all small sparrows that are less than a year old, and they still have yellow cuticles on their beaks that have not faded clean!" The soldier said.
"So the adult birds are bigger." Zhang Qiru was even more excited.
However, a few more birdsongs were heard in the distance in the sky, followed by a group of huge figures appearing in the air.
"Lao Zhang, you're so right, this body shape is big enough!" Zhao Yun said with a dark face.
(End of chapter)