Early the next morning, Qiao Mingjin woke up at the beginning of Yinshi.
After listening carefully, she still didn't hear the sound of the chickens starting to crow in the village. Although she didn't need to deliver firewood to the city today, she still got up according to the hour.
Before dawn, Qiao Mingjin got up gropingly, and covered Wan'er and Mingqi who were sleeping on the same bed with the quilt. Then she left the main room.
I walked into the kitchen, lit the firewood, and the kitchen suddenly lit up.
I put half a pot of water in the big iron pot, picked up two handfuls of broken rice and threw it in. I turned around and took out a few sweet potatoes in the corner of the kitchen, washed them, scraped the skins off, cut them into cubes on the chopping board, and threw them in.
In the pot, stir it again with a spoon, then cover the pot and simmer.
He stuffed a handful of firewood into the stove, scooped out water and cleaned himself up. Then he went to the woodshed and brought a bundle of straw, and sat in front of the stove to knit a bag.
This will be used when going up the mountain. Of course, it would be better if it were fishing. But this fishing is still a luxury item for her family.
Qiao Mingjin sat in front of the stove, knitting her pockets, and getting up from time to time to stir the porridge in the pot to prevent it from getting stuck or overflowing.
After the bag was knitted, he went to the yard and dragged out a long bamboo pole that had been left behind. Then he used bamboo strips to make a ring and knitted the bag on. A simple sleeve was ready.
After taking a closer look, I was quite satisfied. After thinking about it, I dragged another short bamboo pole and knitted a shorter bamboo bag accordingly.
After Qiao Mingjin made the bamboo set, the porridge was ready. Qiao Mingjin got up and poured the porridge into four coarse porcelain bowls to let cool, then scooped the contents into a large earthen basin. At this time, Mingheng also got up.
"Sister, why did you get up so early?"
"Well. Let's go into the mountains early today."
Mingheng thought Qiao Mingjin was going to go into the mountains to cut firewood, so he didn't ask any questions. He just said yes and went to wash up. After washing, he discovered that there were two strange things in the kitchen.
"Hey, sister, what is this? It looks like a pocket."
"Well, this is the condom. We will use it when we go up the mountain to catch pheasants later."
"Catch pheasants? Use this to catch pheasants? Sister, do you really know how to catch pheasants? I thought you were joking."
Qiao Mingjin rolled her eyes at him. Did she seem to be joking? She said that she had a way. It was just that many modern methods couldn't be used here.
In fact, the best time to catch pheasants is at night. At that time, the pheasants have returned to their nests, lying in the grass or resting on branches. At that time, you can take a strong flashlight and shine it into the eyes of the chickens. The chickens cannot sleep at night.
If you can't see it, you can only stand there dumbly when the bright light shines on it. At this time, one set is accurate.
There are also people who record the sounds of pheasants and use sound traps to trap them. Both methods are extremely effective, but they cannot be used in this era.
However, there are some local methods that are also very useful.
There are several types of traps. For example, traps are mixed with grains, traps are used, or distilled yeast traps are used. The chickens are drunk after eating the distilled yeast, and they stagger around. One can be caught accurately, and
It will still be alive when it wakes up, and all its tail must be intact.
Her mother in her previous life came from the mountains. When she went to her grandfather's house to play, she often followed her up the mountain to catch pheasants and hares.
At that time, she had an uncle who worked for the Forestry Bureau and was in charge of the forest. He was often troubled by the infestation of hare in the forest. The hare had a strong reproductive capacity and was listed as one of the nuisances of the forest.
And the pheasants often come down the mountain to eat grains. There are few fields in the mountains, and they have to prevent pheasants from stealing food. The children in the mountains are ordered to chase pheasants in the fields during the holidays. If they are not careful on the drying ground, the grains
A lot of them were eaten by pheasants.
She often visited her grandfather's house and learned a lot about how to catch pheasants and hares. She also learned a lot about the habits of pheasants and hares.
Mingheng held two bamboo sets and looked at them again and again: "Sister, can this really catch pheasants?"
"Why not? You can catch them for sure. But you have to eat quickly. It's hard to catch pheasants when the sun comes out. It's best to catch pheasants before the end of Chen. After the sun goes down in Shen Shi, the pheasants haven't gone out to look for food in the morning. They are all in their nests.
They move around and are not that flexible, so it is easier to catch them. After the sun goes down, pheasants have poor eyesight, so they are easy to catch when they have all returned to their nests..."
Mingheng heard what her sister said so clearly and had no doubts at all. His brother-in-law was used to hunting in the mountains, and he might have been taught by his brother-in-law before.
"Sister, I'll call Wan'er and Fourth Sister!"
Qiao Mingjin opened her mouth and was about to call him to stop. Mingqi and Wan'er? Forget it, let's all go and help catch up.
He turned around and went to prepare the things he needed to go up the mountain.
After the things were prepared, Mingqi and Xiaowaner followed them to the kitchen with sleepy eyes.
"Sister, Mingheng said that sister is going to take us up the mountain to catch pheasants?"
"Yes. Didn't sister say that before? But if you don't want to go, you can just stay at home. I'm afraid that you will scare away the pheasants with your whirring. You can go up the mountain to find us later."
The two of them shook their heads and woke up immediately, shaking their heads: "We move very lightly and don't talk. We also want to catch pheasants!"
Mingqi didn't wait for Qiao Mingjin to speak, fearing that she would refuse, so she quickly grabbed Xiao Wan'er and went to get some water to wash up.
Qiao Mingjin smiled and shook his head. Then he turned around and went into the kitchen to boil a pot of water on a small stove. He also washed a large pot and prepared to bake some pancakes to take with him on the mountain.
By the time the family of four has finished everything, it's almost time.
Qiao Mingjin was carrying a pair of baskets. There was a bag in the basket containing some food and water. There were also hatchets and straw ropes in the baskets. Mingheng was carrying a pole with a bundle of straw ropes hanging on each end.
Qi carried two bamboo sleeves on his shoulders and held Xiao Wan'er in one hand. The family of four, well equipped, took advantage of the misty sky to enter the mountain.
Walking all the way up the mountain, the roosters in the village began to crow, and no one was seen on the paths in the village.
Qiao Mingjin looked at how her daughter and her two younger siblings were dressed. They were all wearing leggings and sleeves, their waists were tightly wrapped with a loincloth, and their bodies were all worn by country children. This was all to prevent the bugs in the mountains from getting close to their skin.
Mingqi and Mingheng were in high spirits and discussed catching pheasants as they walked. Qiao Mingjin smiled and looked at her daughter, holding Mingqi's hand tightly and following closely.
The little thing was afraid that Qiao Mingjin wouldn't let her follow. Along the way, she never called out that she was tired or let anyone hug her. She pursed her little lips and followed closely. Qiao Mingjin felt somewhat comforted and a little sad in her heart.
"Wan'er, come here, mother will carry you."
"No, Wan'er can leave on her own." After saying that, she pouted and leaned towards Ming Qi, for fear that Qiao Mingjin would leave her at home again.
Mingheng handed the pole to Mingqi, walked to her and bent down: "Come Wan'er, my uncle will carry you on his back. We have to go faster, while the chicken is still in the nest, it will be easy to catch it, so hurry up
Catch them, otherwise they will run away if you are slow."
When Xiao Wan'er heard this, she hurriedly climbed onto Ming Heng's back.
"Uncle, let's go quickly! It's time for the chicken to go out in a while!"
"Okay, let's go!" After saying that, he held Wan'er's butt up with his hands and bumped it up, then started running, Ming Qi also followed behind. The three of them chased each other happily.
Qiao Mingjin shook her head and smiled, then followed suit in large strides.
ps: I'm sorry, I'm two days late. I'm really suffering this National Day. What's the scenery? It's all heads. The National Day is more than half over, hey, let's turn back the time, I want to sleep for a few days. Thank you "Xinyi"
Thank you very much for the reward from "Haiyan 123".
