allonlinenovel Chapter 247 Red Bugs
Chapter 247 Red Bugs
I prepared licorice quite late yesterday.
When Xu Wenyan woke up this morning, his hands were still sore. After getting on the mule cart, he leaned against Chen Sanlin and fell asleep.
Wang Cuijuan was driving the mule cart. The old mule was obedient and had walked the road to the pond many times. It remembered the way without anyone driving it.
Today Chen Sanlin brought a rope specially. When he was setting the trap yesterday, he noticed that there were too many signs of animal activities around. He was sure that he would be able to catch the goods today.
Xu Wenyan leaned in his arms like this, and Chen Sanlin held her with his arms to prevent the person in his arms from catching a cold. He took Xu Wenyan's hand and rubbed it gently.
I felt a little distressed when I saw him moving his wrist last night. I think he will feel better after I massage him today.
"Wife? Wake up, we're here." Chen Sanlin gently woke up Xu Wenyan and stayed in the car for a while before getting out.
The only benefit of the heavy rain for Xu Wenyan was that the insects on the trees were washed underground, so he didn't have to worry about being attacked by insects from above.
They hurried down the mountain, and Xu Wenyan fell a few times during the journey. The sun had already come out this morning, and the rainstorm could be said to have passed.
Arriving at the shelter, Chen Sanlin fastened his armor, took his saber and prepared to go out. These things could not be taken outside, as it would be hard to explain if they were discovered.
"Wife, I'm going to check the trap."
"Okay, I'll cut willow branches on it."
Chen Sanlin took the machete to the stream, sharpened it on a stone, then put the hemp rope over his shoulder and walked towards the back mountain.
There are many footprints of animals by the river, such as deer, wild boars, and large birds.
Chen Sanlin discovered that the trap had been triggered from a distance. He did not rush over, but observed the movements around him first.
If the animal that falls is a deer or a muntjac, there may be a predator lying in ambush nearby.
After making sure there was no danger around, Chen Sanlin approached and found an adult wild boar inside. It seemed to have broken its leg and was lying in the mud.
Its chest could be seen rising and falling; it was clearly still alive.
Chen Sanlin picked up a piece of wood nearby, sharpened the top, and stabbed it hard into the wild boar's neck. The pain made the wild boar wail continuously, and the noisy sound echoed throughout the forest.
Ignore the wild boar and just wait for it to bleed to death. It is difficult to kill such a large animal with one blow. Most hunters will choose to circumvent the prey and let it bleed to death.
Chen Sanlin walked towards the nearest trap. Although the trap was triggered, there was nothing inside.
There are also several nooses with rabbits inside.
During this time, Chen Sanlin saw a lot of red insects on the ground. They moved slowly and there were many of them.
I squatted down, picked one up and put it in my bag, then took it back to show my wife.
After checking three or four traps in a row, they were all empty and the turtle was not seen again.
Fortunately, there was something in the last trap, still a wild boar. Chen Sanlin was not surprised at all. So many wild boars escaped yesterday. It can be said that the wild boars on this mountain are almost overrun.
They have few natural enemies in the mountains and forests, and some poisonous animals cannot do anything to them. Moreover, wild boars are omnivores. They eat meat when there is meat, and eat vegetables when there is no meat. They are very easy to raise.
Chen Sanlin jumped down with a machete in his hand, and the tip of the knife pierced straight into the wild boar's neck. The wild boar struggled a few times and then stopped moving.
Use the wild boar's fur to wipe the blood off the blade, and then pull the wild boar up with a rope.
Chen Sanlin found it a little difficult to carry such a wild boar on his back, as the wild boar weighed more than 150 kilograms.
It took a lot of effort just to transport these two wild boars, and only a man of Chen Sanlin's size could carry them.
Seeing Chen Sanlin coming over, Xu Wenyan stopped what he was doing and said, "Brother Chen, how many wild boars are there?" Xu Wenyan heard the voice from a long distance away.
It can only be described as miserable.
"Two." Chen Sanlin walked to Xu Wenyan and squatted down, taking out the red insect from his pocket.
"Wife, look at what this is?"
Xu Wenyan just glanced at what Chen Sanlin was holding and became extremely excited: "Crayfish?!"
"lobster?"
In ancient times, the things that could be associated with it were all auspicious and noble things. Can such a red insect be called a dragon?
Xu Wenyan stood up and said, "Oh, it doesn't matter what you call it. Where did Brother Chen find it? Is it a lot?"
If Xu Wenyan wants to sell it later, he must change the name. If the news of eating dragons gets out, it will be a big deal and he might even be thrown into jail.
"It's a lot, but we still have two wild boars." Chen Sanlin wiped the pig blood off his body with a towel.
"It's okay. Just tell me where it is and I'll go over. Brother Chen, you carry one up first and call Xiaoliu down to have him carry up the herbs I picked." After giving the instructions, Xu Wenyan walked towards the place where the trap was set.
The trap has been restored by Chen Sanlin. Xu Wenyan knows where the traps here are, so don't worry about accidentally triggering them.
When they got there, Xu Wenyan saw the crayfish covered in mud and smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth: "It was fine when I came here, but now I can't leave."
For more than half an hour, Xu Wenyan squatted down and picked up the crayfish. These crayfish could be raised in the pond behind the house.
The pond has been fenced off, so there is no need to worry about them escaping. Moreover, the clams in the pond are already giving birth, so these crayfish will not lack food.
And given the reproduction rate of clams, there is no need to worry about crayfish eating all the clams.
Xu Wenyan caught as many as he could. When one basket was full, he went back and took out several baskets in the shelter.
Just when he was excited about picking up the treasure, Chen Sanlin came over with Rong Xiaoliu.
"Brother Xu, how are you?"
Mule cart driver Chen Sanlin asked Wang Cuijuan to go back quickly, as it was impossible to transport all the stuff in one go. After they got down the mountain, they went straight to find Xu Wenyan.
"Brother Chen, Xiaoliu, come quickly. There are still a lot below. I think we can find a lot more by following the stream below." Xu Wenyan's face was full of joy, and you couldn't tell at all that he was a man who had worked for half an hour.
How good must this thing be? His wife could be so happy. Chen Sanlin didn't waste any words. He had rough hands and was pinched when he took the crayfish before, but it didn't hurt much.
Compared with hairy crabs, they are quite weak. You can catch three or four of them in one hand. The crayfish here are really fat. Xu Wenyan estimates that everyone in this circle can get meat.
After filling two and a half backpacks, Xu Wenyan still felt that it was not enough, so he took the two of them to look around, and sure enough, there were still quite a lot.
Xu Wenyan plans to turn a large piece of wasteland next to his family's fields, near the mountain, into a pond, and continue to raise crayfish and clams.
Not to mention selling these crayfish, Xu Wenyan could eat a lot of them himself.
Whether it can be sold or not, it is worth it.