Chapter 198 The Eagle is so big that it can't be stewed in one pot
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The north wind is howling, and winter is coming.
This winter seems to be much colder than last year.
It was still at the end of October, and there was already a light snowfall.
But in this cold season, the Ba people are more lively than ever before.
Hundreds of people gathered at the foot of the mountain and were busy.
The river beach is already densely covered with countless mud bricks, and some have begun to be turned over to dry.
The second-phase construction site is crisscrossed with ravines and piles of stones. A large group of shirtless and even bare-butt men are busy going back and forth. Under the command and leadership of Ba craftsmen, they are carrying sand, carrying stones, mixing mud, carrying wood, building walls, stacking grass, etc.
I was very happy, and the strong white air spurted out from my mouth and nose, creating a completely different warm atmosphere from the cold weather.
A group of foreign women are learning to spin and weave under the leadership of Mu Ba and others. Every day, a large group of women sit around the firepit or in the yard, talking and laughing.
The newly built earthen kiln in the kiln factory has also been put into use. A group of kiln workers came back and forth carrying firewood and lighting fires all day long. The two large kilns billowed smoke and dust into the sky all day long, making it look very lively.
The new farmland reclamation plan and the farming teaching plan are integrated. Now we are taking the time to circle a large area of wasteland around the original farmland, and slowly process the fire break zone in our spare time.
All projects are led by Ba people.
As the commander-in-chief, Xu Chen seemed a little idle all day long.
In all the work, he is only responsible for invention and innovation, not the specific implementation. Usually he just makes a few samples and is done. This is true for spinning and weaving, making bows and arrows, weaving baskets and making shoes, and repairing houses and burning kilns.
However, compared to other projects, safety is very important when repairing a house, so he put a little more energy into it, inspecting the construction site several times a day, solving and pointing out some irregularities.
His main interest now lies in a group of small animals.
Pheasants and ducks are kept in cages all day long and taken care of by a group of children. They don't lay eggs in winter, so they are nothing to see.
Monkey and Little Wolf train regularly every day, but there is nothing new.
A group of monkeys have completely adapted to living with humans. They eat, drink and don't run around. They basically don't need tethers. They can also help drive away wild birds and small beasts in front of and behind the house every day. Although it is not very useful, it adds to the added value.
There was a lot of excitement.
Especially on the construction site, a large group of people work back and forth every day, and a group of monkeys also jump up and down and run around. The stronger ones will imitate people to help move stones, and occasionally they will fight and do somersaults to make all the savages happy, which is considered a kind of fun.
A raw pleasure.
The two little wolves have grown into half-grown wolves, and they still look like wild wolves with fur and bristles. However, they are still relatively docile and restrained when they see the Ba people. However, when they see the men and women of the foreign tribe, they will still grin involuntarily and make low noises.
He roared threats and looked a bit like a domestic dog guarding the home.
But Xu Chen knew that this was just because they had been together for a long time, and they simply obeyed their parents for food and clothing. In their hearts, their original ferocious nature had not changed much, and they were still far away from becoming dogs.
At least no one dared to really get close, let alone a group of children and infants.
The pony has now become very handsome, tall and strong. The horse's back almost reaches Xu Chen's chin. Its fur is smooth and its mane is flying. It has a faint look of a majestic horse. In addition to daily training and carrying goods, Xu Chen also uses tree vines to
The animal skin was used to make a simple saddle, and I could occasionally climb up and ride on it.
Although Xiao Ma was very resistant to this kind of oppression, with Xu Chen's patient comfort, he gradually began to get used to it. At least he would not knock people down when he climbed up, which made Xu Chen very happy.
It's a pity that there is only one horse at the moment. The group of wild horses that he originally coveted rarely appear after winter, and they go hunting in the wild somewhere.
The little beast that looked like a cat and a leopard that was brought back from the witchcraft conference last time was tied with a hemp rope in the yard. I don’t know what kind it was. It had a bad temper and was a bit difficult to get close to. But Xu Chen knew that this thing must be
It's not a cat, it should be something like a lynx or an ocelot. It's basically hopeless to raise a domestic animal. It's harder to tame than two little wild wolves, so I can only keep it temporarily and slowly feed it some fish and animal meat every day.
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He wanted to see how big this beast could grow.
In addition, ferocious beasts raised since childhood can be trained to be more docile. After all, the tigers and lions in the circus can perform obediently. He does not need these animals to perform. Keeping them can at least provide the prestige of the tribe.
As long as it can be taken out for a walk like two little wolves, it will be a very popular thing.
The ideas of primitive savages are very simple. They revere all unknown natural phenomena and worship all ferocious things.
Killing wild beasts and hanging the bones, teeth, horns and claws on one's body is a primitive and savage psychology of awe and worship.
Only by killing the most ferocious beasts can you prove your strength.
If you can make a ferocious beast surrender, it is no longer ordinary powerful. It must have been favored by the beast god and possesses the power of the god.
Therefore, although taming wild beasts is costly and dangerous, the results are definitely great.
Of course, this time he was forced.
I can only hold my nose and think for the better.
What he is most interested in and worried about right now are the two eaglets he got from the Ji clan.
Although these two things are not all hairy, they are not small in size. They are already two feet long from head to toe and weigh seven or eight pounds. With their furry wings spread out, their wingspan is more than one meter.
It has not grown up yet. When it is fully grown, Xu Chen estimates that the wingspan of this thing can reach two meters or more.
According to the Ji tribe hunter's plan, he can eat wild sheep after he reaches adulthood, so there is probably no problem at all.
Because on the earth before Xu Chen traveled, there were also eagles larger than this, such as the American horned eagle, the Philippines' ape-eating eagle, the Andean condor, etc. These powerful aerial raptors are the strongest among earth's creatures.
Large predators, they spread their wings and soar in the vast blue sky. As long as they don't make mistakes, they basically have no natural enemies.
Among paleontology, there is an extinct super raptor on the earth called Haast's hawk. They preyed on moas, a super large terrestrial bird similar to an ostrich, and could weigh up to 400 kilograms.
It is comparable in weight to large beasts, but Haast's hawks can easily kill moas with their powerful claws and sharp beaks.
It is still a period of prehistoric civilization and a paradise for wild animals and plants.
Xu Chen believes that there must be a super predator comparable to the Haast Eagle in this world.
Even if this species does not reach such a terrifying level, it is definitely at the level of dominance among raptors and is invincible in the sky.
The body naturally eats more.
After these two eaglets were brought back, they became a worry for the entire tribe.
One meal requires at least five kilograms of fish and animal meat, and he is not a vegetarian.
Xu Chen also had some regrets.
In an era when you can't even have enough to eat, it would indeed be a waste of money to follow the example of the big dog owners in the Middle East and raise birds of prey.
He was very worried that this thing would grow out of control. If it really grew to the size of Brother Diao and could feed half a sheep in one meal, the Ba people would probably be driven bankrupt.
He even began to wonder about the sinister intentions of the Ji clan, whether they had been assigned by the Wu clan to catch these two things to make him sick.
Although he is not afraid to comfort himself with the darkest thoughts.
But there is a saying that everything is raised.
So he could only bite the bullet and continue to raise it.
I don’t know if Xu Chen can be tamed, but when it is raised like this, it will definitely be more popular than a tiger. If it can really be trained to the point of helping to fight, it will definitely scare all the savages when it is released.
In order to train these two super-large eaglets, Xu Chen specially made a whistle out of bones and blew it a few times every day when feeding them meat, slowly cultivating their eating conditioned reflexes.
Of course, raptors naturally have the aloof character of raptors.
Since these two eagles were brought back to the Ba tribe, they have always looked unhappy. They have never given anyone a good look. Except when they are more proactive when eating, they always look like they can't be bothered by me.
Beaten expression.
Every time Xu Chen didn't get close, he would flutter his two furry wings and make a vigilant cooing sound. As long as he dared to reach out, the sharp curved beak would surely attack him as fast as lightning.
Up to now, seven or eight people have been pecked before and after, and the wounds are still the kind of wounds that are so open that no one in the entire tribe dares to get close. A group of women and children even took a detour, and they were all frightened even if they got closer than ten meters.
Quickly ran over.
Since the two eagles officially settled in the courtyard, a group of monkeys and two wolves have become much more well-behaved. They basically dare not stay in the courtyard on weekdays, and they dare not make any loud noises or movements.
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One group of monkeys, in particular, were almost scared to death on the first day. They fled out of the compound in a herd. It took several days before they dared to show up in fear, but at most they only dared to wander near the monkey cage in the corridor.
This also made Xu Chen understand more about the natural law of survival of one thing destroying another.
In addition, he could probably imagine that this eagle not only preys on small animals such as wild sheep, but also monkeys and even wild wolves.
As more and more animals are raised, Xu Chen naturally does less and less work every day, and seems to be less and less engaged in his work.
But no one will have a problem with him.
Training wild beasts and birds of prey is more mysterious and noble to all savages than building houses and farming.
Just look at the way Xu Chen obeys the little wolf, pony and a group of monkeys every day, and everyone has only inexplicable awe besides admiration.
And when Xu Chen blows his bone whistle to the two big eagles every day and even makes gesticulations to communicate with each other, everyone can only watch from afar in fear.
This kind of raptor has always carried the will of God.
They are unruly and unruly, they control the vast blue sky, they have no natural enemies, they fly freely between the vast heaven and earth, and no one can make them obey.
It seems that Xu Chen is using his magical abilities to try to achieve this goal.
But they didn't know that Xu was just doing the experiment. He had already considered giving up countless times and had a strong desire to eat the four huge furry wings.
"Braised chicken wings are my favorite, but your mother said you want to ascend to heaven..."
When Xu Chen was feeding the two big eagles every day, he kept humming this lyric.
He has already thought about it.
If the plan to cook the eagle succeeds, it will be awesome and popular, but if it fails, it will be barbecued in a clay pot.
The eagle is so big that it cannot be stewed in one pot. One hot pot, one spicy, and there will be a happy ending in the end.
It doesn’t matter whether it tastes good or not, what’s important is that there must be a result you hope to get.