On March 3rd in Yangchun, the wild geese move north;
On the ninth day of the ninth month of the Double Ninth Festival, the wild geese were heading south.
This is an old saying often said by people in northern mountain villages, and it is a common scene among people in spring and autumn.
Bird's Nest Island in Baoqing County is not far from the border. It is an isolated island of more than 200 square kilometers, surrounded by water on three sides and a swamp. It is a paradise for wild geese to live and breed.
In the swamp, there are few people and other large beasts cannot enter. Throughout history, there have been hundreds of thousands or even millions of beautiful geese living there.
The reeds on Bird's Nest Island are filled with wild geese's nests. During the breeding season, the reeds are filled with white goose eggs.
At this time of year, if a person can row a boat to the island in the morning, pick up eggs in a basket, and return in the evening, he can pick up so many wild goose eggs that they can even fill a small boat.
Lu Lu was still far away in Shanghai and was about to go to Yan's Nest Island to become an educated youth. When he heard someone say this on the train, he became very interested in those wild goose eggs.
But at the same time, he was also thinking about a question: Are the residents near Bird's Nest Island really so stupid that they don't know how to make a fortune by picking wild goose eggs on the island?
When he had this idea, he also asked.
The man said: "You probably don't know yet, but Beidahuang is a very rich place. There are mountains of grain, not to mention the money on the streets, even the black soil on the ground can break if you grab a handful of it.
The oil is flowing down! There are three treasures in the wilderness: ginseng, mink and deer antlers, roe deer and ladles scooped out fish, and pheasants flying into the rice pot. There are so many treasures and delicious food, who would care about the broken goose eggs?
Isn’t it too childish to be petty at the expense of big things?”
What this man said was very exaggerated. Lu Lu shook his head when he heard it. He didn't believe it, but his curiosity was successfully aroused.
And on the same train, someone finally couldn't listen anymore.
This was a veteran with a broken arm. He looked like he was in his fifties or sixties. He just happened to be from the wilderness. His words completely dispelled Lu Lu's longing for the beautiful scene on Bird's Nest Island. He even thought for a time that this
If you can’t go to Bird’s Nest Island, should you run away?
The veteran's surname is Ma. Lu Lu now has a deep impression on this veteran whom he only met once, but he can't remember his name. The reason why he has a deep impression on him is because of what he said.
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The old soldier's home is in a small fishing village on the banks of the Wusuli River, and his ancestors have made a living by fishing for generations.
According to him, you can eat salmon every three days. This fish is delicious and nutritious. It is the most delicious fish and is many times more delicious than wild goose eggs.
The small fishing village is not far from Yan's Nest Island. When fishing on the river, you can see countless flocks of wild geese flying all over the island.
These words made Lu Lu begin to believe what the man said. There were countless eggs on the island. He began to dream about picking up wild goose eggs and making a fortune. The thought in his heart was very simple: wild goose eggs are not as valuable as the three treasures, but
No matter how small the mosquitoes are, they are still meat. If you work hard to pick them up, you can gather a few to make a large number and get rich.
But I heard the veteran continue to say: "Swallow's Nest Island, in fact, is not an island, but an endless swamp, known as the Big Sauce Tank. It is only suitable for large waterfowl such as wild geese, red-crowned cranes and white swans to survive. People and other
No animal can even get a foot in the door.
Anyone who dares to risk intruding will sink deep into the mud and rotten grass and turn into pickled radish. There is no chance of survival for any person or animal who falls in!"
In a word, Bird's Nest Island can eat people!
Lu Lu's newly born dream of picking up wild goose eggs was suddenly shattered in his heart.
He began to think that this train might not be dragging them to their death!
When talking about the man and the veteran, Lu Lu obviously believed in the veteran more. At the very least, he didn't believe that there were such good things in the world.
My heart, which was already at a loss, was also a little panicked because of these words.
Fortunately, the veteran added: "I haven't been back for many years. One hundred thousand demobilized officers and soldiers have entered the wilderness to reclaim land and have already built farms on Bird's Nest Island. It should be easier to collect eggs at this time."
It was this sentence that gave Lu Lu the idea of going to see it first before talking about it.
In this way, he arrived at Yan's Nest Island in a daze, and stayed there for seven or eight years in a daze.
He is like a pony crossing a river. Only by trying it himself can he know the depth and understand that what the two people said is out of touch with reality.
When he first arrived at Bird's Nest Island and was still undergoing training, the leader emphasized more than once that he was not allowed to enter the swamp. He listed a large number of examples of people who enter the Bird's Nest Island every year to collect eggs and never return, which made him have a deep understanding of the nearby swamp.
Don’t dare to think too much about a place that is so close yet so intimidating.
But after all, he was only a young man of fifteen or sixty-five. Especially after seeing that some of the educated youths who came with him actually brought a complete set of comic books of "Xue Dingshan's Western Expedition", Lu Lu's eyes were fixed on Xue Dingshan.
The skill of bending a bow to shoot an open goose - the skill of shooting the arrow directly into the goose's mouth - rekindled his idea of eating geese and picking up their eggs.
They were all about the same age. If Xue Dingshan could do it, he felt that he could do it too.
As the saying goes: If you can eat a bite of a bird, you won't be able to eat half a catty of an animal.
Lu Lu confidently found highly elastic ash trees and steel wires. He bent the ash trees and tied them with steel wires to make a bow. He also used reed sticks and wooden strips to make arrow shafts. In order to increase the lethality, he also inserted iron into the top.
Nail, after everything is ready, run to the edge of the farm, near the swamp, and shoot the bow and arrow at the flying geese.
However, the size of wild geese is about the same as that of domestic geese. If they are close, they will be frightened and fly away. If they are far apart, if they occasionally shoot one, they will only lose some feathers.
The wild goose didn't eat it, but instead got ridiculed like "the toad wants to eat the swan meat".
Not convinced!
When the homemade bow and arrow failed to shoot, Lu Lu naturally thought of a gun.
Many old workers on the farm have guns like this, ranging from old foreign cannons to single-barreled, double-barreled, 38-barreled guns, etc., but no one dares to lend them to a young man so easily.
Having no choice but to think of a way to do it on his own, Lu Lu sought advice from an educated youth who had played with gunpowder guns, and pieced together a few things to create a gunpowder gun that someone else had played with as a child.
This is no ordinary weapon. Take out two firecrackers, take out the lower half of the gunpowder, put it into an eight-inch barrel, stuff it with two paper balls and seal it with an iron rod, and then put in twenty or thirty more
He shot the iron sand shot with soybean grains, then suppressed the paper cannon used to ignite the fire, and looked for the wild geese again with great dignity.
Bang……
The deafening sound of gunfire spread at the edge of the swamp, and iron sand flew out. As a result, Lu Lu soon discovered that he was too naive. The range of this children's gunpowder gun was still not enough.
So he changed his method and began to learn how to use traps from others. Gradually, he was finally able to eat the meat of wild geese.
As I become more familiar with the farm, I can eat wild goose eggs from time to time.
But the idea of making a fortune by picking up wild goose eggs and shooting wild geese was shattered: I go to work and work every day, and I get wild geese and wild goose eggs, but there is no place to sell them. Even if I sell them,
It takes a lot of effort but can't be sold for much money. The locals still lack wild geese to eat?
It was also in the battle of wits and courage with the wild geese that Lu Lu came up with the idea of hunting, and began to regularly study various skills until Zhao Tuanqing came to the farm, which truly opened the door to hunting for him.
Thinking about every detail of his previous life, Lu Lu always had an unspeakable meaning in his heart.
This is a very complicated feeling, including sadness and happiness.
What is sad is the previous life, and what is lucky is also the previous life.
Without those experiences, he might not be able to return to the mountains and embark on the journey.
But now, what he has to do is to really collect eggs, hunt geese, and make money from it.
Like a reincarnation!
Raising wild geese is absolutely groundbreaking, allowing wild geese to be eaten in the Northeast in winter.
He also firmly believed that this would be a good way to make money.
After all, this is the fifth year of reform and opening up, and the number of wealthy people is increasing.
Along the way, except for finding a place to refuel and take a break, Lu Lu and Meng Zhaohua switched cars and drove as fast as possible during the rest of the time.
Late at night on the second day, the group finally arrived at Yan's Nest Island. Taking the letter of introduction from the forest farm to Nie Jingguo, they successfully entered the farm and walked towards the branch.
The current management is obviously much stricter than when Lu Lu led Chen Xiuyu here last time. There are special guards guarding the place and conducting various questionings.
Last time the two of them arrived, there was nothing that hindered them.
Fortunately, the guards were old workers who knew Lu Lu, and some of them were Lu Lu who came to the farm last time and left a reputation after hunting wolves, so the entry was smooth.
The car drove directly to the straw house where he had lived before. He led Zhang Shaofeng and others to briefly clean the house, and cooked a meal. After a long time of driving and bumpy roads, the group of people were a little exhausted, so they each drank some drinks.
After drinking some wine to soothe their fatigue, they slept on the kang or on the floor, and the six of them settled in the thatched house.
Early the next morning, Lu Lu got up, washed briefly, picked up some stove fruits and cans he bought on the road, and went directly to Raymond's house.
As soon as we arrived on the road nearby, we met Raymond's daughters, Xiaolin and Xiaomeng, going to school.
As soon as they saw it was Lu Lu, the two sisters immediately ran over with a smile and shouted in unison: "Uncle!"
"Going to school?"
As Lu Lu said this, he took out the stove fruits he was carrying and gave each of the sisters a handful.
The two little girls accepted it happily. Lei Xiaolin asked: "Uncle, are you here to fetch water from dogs and wolves this time?"
"No, uncle is here to catch wild geese." Lu Lu rubbed the heads of the two little girls and asked, "Are your parents at home?"
"My dad is at the safflower breeding base and hasn't been back for several days. My mom is at home, but she will have to work in the fields soon!" Lei Xiaomeng blinked his big eyes and looked at Lu Lu: "Uncle, this time
How many days will you stay here?"
"Maybe I have to stay for more than ten days... It's getting late. Go to school quickly. When you come back in the evening, uncle will catch wild geese for you to eat!" Lu Lu urged with a smile.
The two little girls responded excitedly and jumped up and down towards Changbe Elementary School.
Lu Lu carried the things and walked to the door of Raymond's house, clasped his fingers and knocked on the door three times.
Soon, Raymond's daughter-in-law Xue Shuqin opened the door. When she saw it was Lu Lu, she quickly wiped her red and swollen eyes and said with a forced smile: "Brother... when did you come here?"
Lu Lu frowned slightly, Xue Shuqin had obviously just cried.
He quickly asked: "Sister-in-law, did something happen at home?"
"Brother Meng...he was locked up by the field department!" Xue Shuqin grabbed Lu Lu's hand: "Brother, you have to help me think of a way!"