After catching all the loach fish, Wang Manyin found a lot of river shrimp at the root of the grass at the bottom of the water, and they were also motionless.

These river shrimp are not large, two centimeters long, and they are also caught and put into the space.

So far, there are almost 10 species of fish in the space pond. However, except for carp and crucian carp, nothing else grows large.

However, the river prawns can be looked forward to, and the taste of the braised prawns is still very good.

It wasn't until the puddle was swept away that Wang Manyin figured out the reason for the fish pooling: it could be oxygen and temperature.

There are very few aquatic plants in the Dongla River, and the oxygen content of the water is low in winter, so fish generally gather in shallow water. In addition, the shallow water can be exposed to sunlight during the day, and the temperature is higher than in the deep water.

It's just that last night, the temperature suddenly dropped, and the junction between the puddle and the Dongla River froze, and they were completely blocked here.

The rabbit didn't catch it, and catching a dozen or so small fish was not worth the trip.

It's snowing, and it's getting dark fast.

Just over an hour after coming out, the cliffside has begun to darken.

Wang Manyin lost the mind to continue catching hares, and planned to call rhubarb and go home.

Before he could open his mouth, he saw this guy returning from a distance, clutching a gray-black mass in his mouth.

Pheasant?!

Seeing Rhubarb throw a pheasant on the snow in front of him, Wang Manyin was extremely excited: Is there really a stupid pheasant hitting his mouth?

This is a hen with an earthy gray coat that is not as bright as a male pheasant.

The only pity is that Rhubarb bit this guy's head to pieces, and he can't die anymore. Otherwise, if you are caught alive and raised in the space, you may be able to hatch a flock of pheasants next spring.

"Wang, Wang......" Rhubarb shouted twice, then turned around and ran into the distance.

What's going on? Seeing the movements of the earth dog, Wang Manyin immediately had an idea and quickly followed.

A man and a dog ran hundreds of meters along the undulating cliffside, and the rhubarb suddenly made a low sound at an artemisia bush.

At this time, he also noticed that there were a lot of scattered chicken feathers along the edge of the artemisia grass.

Wang Manyin approached him, and his eyes widened the next moment.

At the bottom of the cliff beside the artemisia grass, there is a vertical and narrow crack, which should be caused by the sinking of the loess.

This location is relatively secluded, surrounded by artemisia grass.

Replaced by Wang Manyin passing nearby, there is a chance that he can't see it.

Faintly, there was a gurgling sound inside.

He didn't know what was going on, so he immediately leaned over to the gap. It was dark inside, and I could vaguely see several black shadows huddled together.

There are pheasants hiding inside!

Wang Manyin suppressed his excitement, used his body to cover most of the gaps, and prepared a cloth bag next to him.

Follow, like plucking a turnip.

He reached deep into the gap, pinched a pheasant wing, and slipped it out. When the guy was caught, he giggled and screamed.

The rest were frightened and immediately fluttered their wings. Unfortunately, the space inside the cave is small, the entrance to the cave is blocked, and there is no place for them to escape.

Put the pheasant in his hand into the cloth bag, Wang Manyin reached out and grabbed the second and third......

There were a total of five pheasants in the gap, and none of them ran away, and all of them fell into the cloth bag.

This time, it was definitely a rewarding experience.

It was almost dark, and the snow began to fall again, and he threw the tied cloth bag into the space and returned with the rhubarb.

When he got home, Wang Manyin took the earth dog into the space for heating as soon as possible. After about ten minutes, his hands that were red from cold finally regained his instincts.

After resting, he picked up the scissors and clicked to cut most of the pheasant wings.

One male and four females, all of whom are raised in deep pits.

However, pheasants are not as strong as home-grown chickens, and their jumping ability is superb. In order to prevent these guys from escaping the pit, he also deliberately weaved a fence on top of it with tree branches.

As for the female pheasant that the earth dog bit to death, it was stewed and eaten at night.

It's a pity that it's snowing outside, and there's no way to call the orchid to the orchid.

However, there are still a few left in the space, and there will be opportunities in the future.

There was too little sparrow meat at noon, and Wang Manyin didn't eat it to his heart's content, so he could have a delicious meal tonight.

He cleaned up the pheasant's feathers, and the kitchen knife clattered and chopped into large pieces. There is no stir-fry at all, just add water and put it in the pot and simmer it.

Wait for the water to boil and remove the foam, add chili peppers and salt, cover the pot and continue to burn.

Pheasant meat is hard to chew, and there is no pressure cooker these days, so it has to be simmered for a little longer to rot.

After adding water twice in succession, add the chopped potato cubes to it.

Soon, the enticing fragrance wafts through the space.

There is a layer of sporadic oil slick on the top, with bright red pepper segments, and green and white garlic sprouts, which looks full of color and flavor......

Wang Manyin first added a piece of chicken to taste, and then fished out a chicken leg for rhubarb. Get some more corn grits, and that's the guy's dinner.

The chicken soup was a little spicy, and he was afraid that the rhubarb would not be able to stand it, so he didn't get it.

After settling the earth dog, Wang Manyin sat on the ground of the space, drinking chicken soup and singing.

After a while, my head was full of sweat.

This pheasant is not big, and it weighs up to two pounds when cleaned up.

Most of the half pot of chicken soup, with chicken and potato pieces, made Wang Manyin eat a round belly.

It's a cool day!

***

"Howl Howl ......"

"Intercept, intercept, don't let the rabbit run!!"

In the cliff ravine, more than a dozen plateau men ran wildly.

One by one, they held wooden sticks and shouted at the top of their voices.

At the forefront, two hares leaped forward, their earth-gray figures standing out in the snow.

Not far behind them, a pack of dogs barked in pursuit.

Among them, Rhubarb took the lead and became a well-deserved leader among the earth dogs.

After chasing hundreds of meters away, the guy pounced, and then returned with the hare in his mouth.

As for the remaining dogs, they continued to chase after the other hare......

The guy didn't run away either, and a rabbit net had already been set up at the cliffside in front of him. Woven with cotton thread, the nets are just over a meter high and resemble the sticky nets used for fishing in later generations. There is a wooden stick at each end, which is inserted into the soil to fix it.

The frightened hare panicked during the run, and it is impossible to see clearly that there is a net blocking in front of them, and most of them will hit their heads.

Seeing that the hare was caught, several villagers who had been guarding the side immediately rushed over.

Wang Lianshun, who was in charge of commanding the chase behind, sighed: "Man Yin, I didn't expect you to be lazy and lazy, but you have a good dog." In the spring, I breed my dogs. ”

"This dog is really good, and the third one has been caught!" Wang Funian took the conversation.

A group of people had eaten in the morning and searched among the cliffs, and so far they had caught a total of eight rabbits, three of which were the work of rhubarb.

Of course, the reason why it went so well today was that on the one hand, the snow on the ground was thicker, and the hare ran at a noticeable slowdown. On the other hand, the crowd surrounded from three directions, so that the hare could not turn and move, but could only run forward.

Rao is like this, and it also makes them see the extraordinaryness of rhubarb.

After putting the two rabbits away, the group headed for the next cliff.

The method is still to circumference three missing one.

First, the rabbit net was set up, and everyone began to surround from three directions with the earth dogs as usual.

Each of them has a stick in his hand and does not stop beating in the grass......

It was not until it was almost dark that the group returned to the village in high spirits.

Soon, a cauldron was set up in front of the door of the production team's breeding room, steaming hot.

A group of children gathered around the yard to join in the fun, each with longing in their eyes.

More than a dozen hares were quickly skinned, chopped into small pieces, and boiled in a pot. "Squint-eyed" Wang Shouchang cooked, and kept putting onions, ginger, pepper, pepper and other seasonings into it.

Wang Shouchang worked in a restaurant in the former West County before liberation, and was called squint because one eye was large and the other eye was small.

Now he farms in his hometown and is also a well-known cook in Shili Eight Villages.

When the farm is not working, this old man will also ask for leave to help others cook, and he can earn two or three yuan each time.

However, this is a side hustle, and when you go out to earn money, you need to pay half of the work to the team.

Wang Lianshun, the second captain next to him, was busy pasting more than a dozen rabbit skins towards the cliff face. These days, rabbit skin is also a valuable thing, and it can be sold for eight cents a piece.

As for Wang Manyin and others, they entered the cave early to roast the fire, play cards, and blow nonsense.

In order to take care of the livestock, the breeding room burns clay kang all day and night, and it is very warm inside.

Everyone stayed for a while and took off their shoes and jackets.

That smells...... One is more than the other.

Wang Manyin felt unwell at first, but after staying inside for a while, his nose also failed.