Chapter 51: The Peach Is Ripe
After the rain, the sky was clear, and the leaves were still hanging with crystal droplets, and the smell of earth wafted in the air. The Octagon Village seems to have endless vitality all of a sudden. The trees suddenly become more vibrant. All the villagers have also become more energetic.
"You kid, where did you go on a rainy day?" Grandpa saw me running back soaking wet, for fear that I would be sick, so he hurriedly asked me to go into the house to change clothes.
"Now that I'm finally done, I don't have to worry about the rice fields going down. Teacher Lin also seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Seeing that all the rice fields in the village were about to die, and the villagers were crying and mourning one by one, Mr. Lin felt a little uncomfortable. Now, the hurdle is finally over.
"Although the reduction of early rice production today is inevitable, it is quite good to be able to save this rice crop. Grandpa sighed.
"Aren't they all saved, how can the production be reduced?" asked Mr. Lin puzzled.
"The rescue is to save the life, but the lack of water during the filling period has a great impact on the rice. The impact on production has been severe. But it's better than no harvest at all. With this rain, there will be no problem even if it doesn't rain in the future. It's just that the cultivation of late rice is a big problem. "Grandpa was a little worried, even though our family's biggest income now comes from me treating rheumatism for others. But my grandfather still made farming her job.
To the surprise of the grandfather, when he ran out to look at the rice in the field early the next morning, he was surprised to find that the rice seemed to have fully recovered overnight. It looks no different from normal rice.
Because the next day was Sunday, Mr. Lin didn't wake me up, but still relied on me to sleep in bed until I woke up naturally. However, I didn't actually sleep until I woke up naturally. Early in the morning, the orchard behind the house is already bustling with activity. A chirping of all kinds of birds.
I got out of bed, and Mr. Lin was making breakfast. When he saw me get up, he smiled and said, "Why didn't you get up until the sun dried your butt?"
"Why are there so many birds chirping outside? Where can you sleep?" I rubbed my eyes.
"They called you up, and you have to thank them. Hurry up and rinse your mouth and wash your face, grandpa comes back, and we eat. "Mr. Lin is used to our family's farm life. At that time, the wood stove had also been tamed by her. Of course, I usually cook a lot of food. Don't look at my young age, my craftsmanship is no worse than Mr. Lin's.
"I'll go to the orchard first and see what's going on. "As soon as I opened the back door of the hall, I saw that the peach trees behind me were densely packed with all kinds of birds.
As soon as I saw it, I was in a hurry, picked up a stone from the ground, and threw it directly.
The alertness of the little bird was not ordinary spirituality, and as soon as I raised my hand, all the birds and finches had already roared and flew away.
"What are you scaring them for? they're helping you catch bugs!" Mr. Lin immediately reprimanded me.
"Where are they catching insects, they're picking peaches. I didn't notice that our peaches were ripe. But now it's in vain, and those who are ripe must have all been eaten up by this group of plague birds. This pestilence bird is the most cunning, and it picks good places to eat. Those peaches that are a little more ripe, they must have stolen the ripe and sweetest parts of the peach tips. I went out in exasperation, and quickly climbed to a peach tree, and sure enough, the peaches on the tree were almost tasted by the birds. I didn't see a few peaches.
Teacher Lin giggled, "yes, are they really not smart?"
Well, this kind of thing can't be explained to girls, it's obviously not a good thing, but she can still laugh, seeing me in such a hurry, she actually helped the bird speak, what kind of position is this.
I tried to find a few ripe peaches in a few peach trees that had not suffered from the bird plague, and stuffed them all in my pockets, and by the time I jumped down from the trees, my clothes and pants were already bulging.
"You kid, how do you put peaches in a bag? There are a lot of hairy peaches on them, and you don't want to cry when you itch on them." Teacher Lin hurriedly came over to help.
"Mr. Lin, these are nectarines that I picked. "I'm a little speechless.
"Nectarine, I don't know?" Mr. Lin angrily patted me on the back of the head.
I'm a person who aspires to be a hero anyway, and if I practice iron head skills well, I should be practicing.
Put the peaches in a basin and go to the tank to scoop a scoop of water. I washed it casually and chose the biggest one for Mr. Lin: "Mr. Lin, you can taste it." ”
Teacher Lin was also polite, took a big bite, and then widened his eyes: "What kind of peach is this, why does it taste so good?"
"Really delicious?" I asked.
Teacher Lin gulped down, didn't have time to answer, and nodded vigorously.
"Then I'll be able to eat it. "I also grabbed a peach and took a bite. Oops, it's sweet and juicy, and it tastes really good.
Teacher Lin was stunned for a moment, then realized that something was wrong, and quickly twisted my ears, "It turns out that you tested Teacher Lin for poison?"
The peach trees behind the house were all saplings that I had dug up from the village, and I didn't know what they tasted like. I know that these birds only have very picky mouths, but I don't know what the taste is. I didn't expect it to taste so good. No, what does the peach tree in the village taste like, where is there anything I don't know? There are no peaches in the village that are so delicious!
Mr. Lin was very unhappy about being used by me to try peaches, and as long as he saw me all day long, he would give me an affectionate look, and then add: Little liar.
"By the way, you have to think of a way, there are not a few peaches left in total, don't let these birds steal and eat them all. "Mr. Lin is more important than me this time.
"Why don't we get some dead birds back and hang them on the trees. The little birds thought that these birds were poisoned by eating peaches, so they would not steal and eat our peaches. "I came up with a solution.
"No, no, it's going to stink. Teacher Lin hurriedly shook his head.
Otherwise, I will go to Huang Shulang and Ma Jindong to come over, and one of us will take a slingshot and kill the birds when they come, and after being scared a few times, they will not dare to come.
"No, no, no. It's not right for birds to steal food, but birds are so cute, it's a pity to kill them, and they can still catch bugs. "My plan was once again rejected by Mr. Lin.
This doesn't work, that doesn't work, then it's difficult, "Teacher Lin, or you have an idea." ”
As a result, Mr. Lin patted me on the head again, "If I have a way, I will ask you?"
Huh? Is it my fault again?
Grandpa came back, and he did it again, but it wasn't practical.
"If you put a few cats there, they won't dare come. If you don't want to release a kestrel or not, you can do it. There are a lot of them in the Octagonal Mountain, but they don't fly to us. ”
Cats can't fly, so they can't scare the birds, but if you can get a kestrel back, it will work. My eyes lit up, and I was ready to eat breakfast and go to the mountains to catch kestrels.
When an eagle came to the village to pick up a chicken, the little children were so frightened that they cried for their mother. The fierceness of the eagle is really something that ordinary children can't face. Although the kestrel is not as big as an eagle, it is not inferior in terms of ferocity. The eagles can't deal with the birds. The bird is agile and extremely agile in the air, while the eagle has more strength but less agility.
After dinner, I haven't gone to look for my two apprentices, but they have found them themselves. When they heard that we were going to Octagonal Mountain to catch kestrels, the two of them were very excited.
"Master, can we catch the kestrels?" Huang Shulang asked with some concern.
"Do you need to say?" I still have a plan. The first thing is to find the kestrels, then find a way to catch them, and finally come back when they catch them.
Ma Jindong asked, "Why don't I go to Uncle Ming Gui to borrow a shotgun?"
As a result, the fat man and I hit him the head at the same time.
"Are you stupid, do you want to eat meat with a shotgun?" Why can't you learn a little bit of wisdom and martial arts from Master?
"I'm going to get a cage so I can get a place to put it if I get it. Huang Shulang thought for a while and said.
I listened and glanced back at Ma Jindong, the same master called, why is the difference so big?
A bird of prey like the kestrel is not hard to find, as this guy often hovers the sky in search of prey. It can often be seen near the Octagonal Mountain.
When he arrived near Bajiao Mountain, Huang Shulang pointed to the sky and shouted, "Look, Kestrel See! That's Kestrel Look!" The Kestrel was leisurely looking for prey, but he didn't know that it had become the prey of three little children. The kestrel is high up and shouldn't take a few little kids in its eyes.
"How did it get it down when it flew so high?" Ma Jindong tilted his head, his feet were a little unstable, and he kept making circles in place.
"What the are you idle. Will Master still have no choice?" Huang Shulang said disdainfully.
I can't wait to kick it over, but Master can't help it! Using the word Yuanqi Feng can make me fly in the air, but I can't control it well, if I fly into the air and fall, what can I do? Besides, even if I fly, can I compare with the natural flying athlete of the Kestrel Spirit?
"Master, hurry up, or it will fly away. "Ma Jindong believed it, and really thought that I, the master, was omnipotent.
In a hurry, it suddenly occurred to me that although I can't fly, I can control the Yuanqi word fly. The use of the words heaven and earth is obviously useless, at most it is to scare the kestrels. With the word Yuanqi Thunder, I am afraid that it will turn the kestrel into barbecue.
The oracle bones that I had just comprehended for a short time flashed in my mind. Suddenly, I thought of the most suitable oracle bone script.