After waiting for more than ten minutes, the two birds were like young men and women who were bored and in love, sometimes flying, sometimes falling down and pecking each other's feathers, sometimes going to the well to drink water, but in short, they did not go near the bird net.
Perhaps the two birds did not notice the presence of the bait at all.
Xu Chen started to get angry because he was afraid that the wind and other people could not help but run back and scare the wild birds away again.
"Tweet~~Tweet~"
Just when Xu Chen was extremely anxious, several tits suddenly flew out from the woods on the side, landed directly near the bird net, and began to peck at the wheat grains in the open space.
These tits are not small in size. If seven or eight of them are caught in one net, they can make a stew.
But it's a pity that Xu Chen has no interest in these broken birds today. Watching a group of tits snatching the wheat grains, he was so angry that he wanted to throw a stone out.
A group of tits arrived at an untimely time, but it also brought a new change to the situation. The two wild birds in love were obviously attracted by the pecking of tits. They both looked at the rocky clearing where the bird net was located, or maybe it was because of this group of chickadees.
The uninvited guest affected his ability to pick up girls, and the male bird suddenly flew up and pounced on a group of tits.
A group of tits suddenly flew away. The male bird landed next to the bird net and stared at the protruding bird net to observe.
This bird must have been here to pick up girls for several days in a row, so it is very familiar with the situation near the cave. It seems that this thing has never existed before.
But it is just a bird after all. Although it is alert, it is not smart enough to recognize the trap.
Not to mention a bird, even a savage that has never been seen before will still fall into this trap as long as it is attracted by the food.
Therefore, Xu Chen's heart that had been tugging at him finally calmed down, and he held on to the rope tightly and waited for the opportunity.
The male bird pecked several wheat grains, but still did not relax its vigilance. Instead, it kept observing its surroundings and even slowly entered the range of the bird net.
"Chen Ga~"
Seeing wild birds entering the bird net, Gu excitedly gestured lightly and quickly pulled the rope.
Xu Chen hesitated for a moment, shook his head slightly, and pointed at the female bird still standing on the edge of the well.
They say people who fall in love are fools.
Birds in love are naturally stupid birds.
This is a common intelligence reduction procedure for animals, and there are not many differences.
Because during the courtship process, dopamine will be secreted in high concentrations, and you will obviously lose your mind when dealing with many things.
And a good hunter will always choose the best time to take action.
Although this hunter is a little frustrated, he still has the ambition to kill two birds with one stone.
"Gu Gu Gu Gu~~"
After two minutes of pecking and observing, the male bird finally made a sound to call its companions. The female bird spread her wings and flew over without any hesitation, landed next to the male bird and started pecking. The male bird picked up the scattered wheat grains.
Throw it in front of the female bird, and sometimes dig the ground with its claws to remind the female bird.
What a chicken!
Xu Chen was very familiar with this action.
Isn’t this how the big roosters raised in rural areas greet the hens to eat?
Suddenly, Xu Chen made a new discovery, and the ambition of raising chickens suddenly came to mind.
Chickens are domesticated from pheasants.
These two birds are large enough and have the characteristics of chickens. Although I have never seen such beautiful chickens, there were actually many types of chickens on the earth before time travel. In addition to the common reed chickens in China, there are also chickens at home and abroad.
There are many very beautiful chickens with huge differences in body size and feather color, and some can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars each.
In fact, among all poultry and livestock, chickens were domesticated the latest.
Dogs have the longest history of domestication.
This is due to the different domestication needs that humans have gradually developed due to different food and living environments.
To raise chickens and ducks, you must have a fixed residence and enough food, because chickens and ducks can fly, and feeding must be closed to generate value.
Dogs can hunt and roam with humans, and they can depend on each other even if they wander around the world, so raising a dog does not require a fixed place.
Dogs don't mind the family's poverty.
Chickens are not good at it. If they are not fed for a few days, they will definitely run away.
Although Xu Chen has been looking for ways to raise chickens since he moved, his target is still very traditionally focused on birds such as pheasants.
The scene of a pair of beautiful wild birds loving and pecking at each other he discovered today made him suddenly enlightened.
The times and environment have changed, and raising animals also needs to keep pace with the times.
In this special era, animals and plants are extremely abundant, and the environment is completely different from the environment in which we once lived. There is no need to stick to the traditional knowledge that we know and deliberately seek to domesticate the species we know.
These two wild birds are huge and worth keeping.
Therefore, he firmly suppressed the idea of stewing two wild birds in one pot, grabbed the rope and waited excitedly for the two wild birds to catch the fish.
Although the male bird has always been more vigilant, and even if he wanted the female bird to peck, he would still stretch his neck to look around from time to time, but in the end he still did not see through the trap, and the two birds slowly entered the rope net with the most grains.
Finally, Xu Chen took action.
Pull the rope suddenly.
The supporting wooden sticks flew out, and the rope net covering the branches and weeds suddenly came down.
"Wow!"
Before Xu Chen could stand up, Gu and Ju moved faster than him and pounced out like two wild beasts. By the time Xu Chen walked out of the woods, the two of them had already pinned down the rope net tightly. Two wild birds
He was fluttering desperately under the quilt.
"Catch Gaga."
"Chicken stewed with mushrooms, quack quack..."
Gu and Ju both laughed so hard that their back molars were exposed, and their terrifying laughter shook the mountains and fields.
Xu Chen was afraid that the two idiots would kill the two wild birds because they were obsessed with chicken stewed with mushrooms, so he quickly stepped forward to hold down the two wild birds fluttering in the rope net. Under his instructions, the three of them carefully closed the rope net.
Turned it over and slowly took out the two wild birds.
"The feathers of the bird are quacking, so beautiful!"
Gu was holding the huge male bird and was extremely excited as he looked at the cluster of colorful tail feathers dragged to the ground.
He held on to the female bird tightly, smiling with a silly expression on his face.
Xu Chen took out the spare hemp rope and tied the wings and legs of the two birds, and then took the two birds over to watch, also smiling from ear to ear.
Both birds are quite large and weigh quite a bit in the hand. They are estimated to weigh three to four kilograms in total.
For a flying wild bird, this weight is not light.
And the feathers of both birds are very beautiful, especially the male bird. The feathers are like a phoenix crown, with bright colors without losing a natural harmony. In addition to the most beautiful and slender tail feathers, there is a bunch of golden feathers on the head.
It was also very beautiful, and he couldn't help but want to grab it with his hands.
"Attsu!"
Before Xu Chen's hand came close to the male bird's head, he was pecked violently. The hard beak directly broke the skin, and blood came out instantly.
"Hiss~"
The dogs are pretty rough.
Xu Chen almost shed tears of pain. He pinched the male bird's neck and shook it vigorously a few times and stuffed it into Gu's hand. Then he licked his fingers a few times and grinned and started to collect the rope net.
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It was close to noon, and near the foot of the mountain, the mother bus and a group of women were busy collecting wild oats and wild beans.
Hearing the shouts and shouts of Gu and Ju coming from the mountain, they couldn't help but look up the mountain.
As the sound got closer and closer, soon I saw three people carrying baskets on their backs coming down the mountain. They seemed to be holding two big birds in their hands, one of which was colorful and very bright.
"Wow, catch the bird!"
The young woman who was close by couldn't help but let out a cheer of surprise, dropped her basket and carried her basket, and rushed towards him.
Seeing the group of women running over with faces full of surprise, Gu and Ju were even more proud. They raised the wild bird in their hands to show it off. The women gathered around it, wanting to reach out and touch it in surprise and excitement.
"Be careful~"
The two birds are very wild, and even with their legs and wings tied, they are still very aggressive.
Before Xu Chen finished his reminder, two birds took turns to peck, and a group of women suddenly screamed after being pecked.
"Bleeding..."
There was a woman with tears in her eyes, covering her fingers and crying.
Facing such ferocious wild birds, a group of women did not dare to get closer. However, they were still full of interest and curiosity about such two large and beautiful wild birds. The mother and the remaining women also rushed over to take a look.
, with faces full of joy, he praised Xu Chen and the others, and then a large group of people carried the collected food on their backs and followed them home happily.
Gathering food is important, but the coming-of-age rituals of the tribe are even more important.
After all, when a woman comes of age, it means that the tribe will have more power to reproduce and grow, which has unique value and significance for the inheritance of the tribe.
Population is always the only criterion for measuring the strength of a tribe.
What's more, Ye's identity has become more important now because of Xu Chen's changes.
Since Xu Chen cannot become a witch, we must find a way to keep him in the Ba tribe.
Let the adult Ye split his clan, then form a new clan with Xu Chen, form a unified tribe with the Ba clan, and then hand over the next clan leader to Ye, then all problems can be solved with the best of both worlds.
This is the final decision that Muba made after experiencing helplessness, panic, sadness and even despair. She suddenly had an idea after Xu Chen and Ye slept together and then slowly and carefully considered it.
Only in this way can the Ba people justifiably keep Xu Chen.
After the tribe is divided, Ye does not need to accept the courtship behavior of adult males in the current tribe.
As for whether Ye's family wants to recruit additional adult men, as the clan leader, I can restrict her from doing so.
A family with only one boy and one girl.
Although this is very inconsistent with the inheritance, in order to keep Xu Chen, Mu Ba thinks this is the best way.
Ye became Xu Chen's only spouse, and Xu Chen no longer had to compete with other men for mating rights and cause family conflicts.
Although it seems unfair to both of them.
But for the long-term plan of the Ba people, they should be able to accept this unfairness. The only thing that makes it difficult for Mu Ba is how to say it to the two of them.
Naturally, Xu Chen didn't know that her mother had racked her brains to come up with this disguised monogamy system in order to keep him.
We are still immersed in the luxurious dream of large-scale chicken-laying and egg-laying specialists.