The crane (red-crowned crane) has always been loved by Chinese people because it represents elegance, auspiciousness, loyalty, longevity and other cultural images, and has become one of the most respected animals in China.
At the same time, as a rare bird in the world, the crane is extremely sensitive to environmental changes in wetlands and is known as the "God of Wetlands."
Over the years, due to factors such as continuous reclamation of farms in Dahuangli, human interference, and reduction in habitat area, the number has been declining and it has become an endangered species.
Lu Lu had been an educated youth on Yanwo Island for several years, and he had only seen a small number of cranes. The most he saw was a group of about ten cranes.
The crane is beautiful, but Lu Lu really can't bear to think anything about it.
But Chen Xiuqing was brought to him.
Facing Lu Lu's question, Chen Xiuqing just scratched her head and smiled: "I just want to know what kind of eggs they are!"
"Then you don't ask the person you're talking to!"
I just wanted to know, so I took it back, leaving Lu Lu speechless.
If the cranes were as overwhelming as the wild geese, he would definitely not feel that way. Unfortunately, there were really too few.
In 1975, a special red-crowned crane protection zone was set up in Dong'an, Nenjiang River, with only a few hundred birds in total.
As a person who has resurrected his life, when Lu Lu saw these four eggs, he couldn't help but think of the girl named Xu Xiujuan who died in 1987 to protect the red-crowned crane, and the song written for her -
—"A True Story".
"Walking through that small river, have you ever heard that there is a girl who has been here before? Walking through this reed slope, have you ever heard that there is a girl who left a song..."
Every time I hear this song, it is a shock to my soul.
But now, looking at the four eggs on hand, two of them had broken their shells, and the other two were motionless. Lu Lu knew that if he put them down again, he might not be able to survive tonight, and these eggs would have to be broken.
If I want to find my original nest again, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find it.
"If you encounter this kind of egg in the future, don't move. Don't chase away the geese nearby. Avoid it..." Lu Lu warned Chen Xiuqing, then took the egg to the fishing team's house and asked Dong Chenggu to borrow it.
He put on a quilt, stuffed a few eggs into the quilt, and then lit a kang fire.
In his previous life, Lu Lu had learned something about cranes because of the tragic song about the girl. He knew that these things were difficult to hatch. A pair of cranes would lay at most two eggs during the breeding season, and some would only lay two eggs.
One, and even with such a rare egg, the crane may not be able to hatch it by itself, let alone artificially hatch it.
This is probably the reason why cranes can live for fifty or sixty years. It is difficult for future generations to reproduce!
Xu Xiujuan's use of indigenous methods to hatch three crane eggs was once sensational news. It was the first successful hatching case in the world.
It was only later that Lu Lu roughly understood that the incubation temperature had to be maintained at 38 degrees, and ventilation should be provided from time to time for a full thirty-three days before successful incubation could be possible.
Dahuang is hot during the day, but cool at night.
Lu Lu has no good way to deal with it now, so he can only use this method to protect him, and he doesn't know whether he can be hatched in the end.
This temperature problem can only be solved with the help of kang temperature.
Chen Xiuqing was in a daze, wondering why Lu Lu cared so much about these eggs, and kept watching Lu Lu playing with them.
Unexpectedly, a large group of people had eaten and drank wine. When Lu Lu went back to check, the two little cranes in the crane eggs that had already cracked the shells had completely broken the shells.
They got out, they were still wet and crowded together, moving slightly.
This made Lu Lu a little happy.
You don't need to worry about it tonight. When they feel better tomorrow, you can let them search for food by themselves. Being with the big cranes can provide protection. When they encounter larger food, they will help tear it up.
I don't know if the remaining two can hatch successfully.
Looking at the two hatched cranes, Lu Lu couldn't help but think that it would be quite a sight to raise them back in the meadow.
This is also one of the birds that humans can domesticate and raise.
Putting aside this problem, Lu Lu was more concerned about how to catch those pairs of wild geese.
At this time, it was already dark. Seeing a group of big men chatting lively, he took the opportunity to find Dong Chenggu who was still eating and drinking with others.
"Brother Dong, you spend time by rivers and swamps every day. Do you know of a better way to catch a group of wild geese?"
The fishing team is near the water, first come first, and they are the ones who eat the most meat and fish from wild geese. They have had lots of contact with wild geese and know much more than the average person.
Lu Lu was not ashamed to ask.
"The wild geese policeman felt that it was so easy to catch them in groups when there were sentries. If they wanted to catch the ones alive, they would probably get closer, and then suddenly rush out and grab randomly. I guess they could catch one or two... you
Why are you asking this?"
Dong Chenggu's face was red and purple after being drunk. He usually spoke in a low voice and was very easy-going, but now, under the influence of alcohol, his voice became rough.
When it comes to drinking, he is the type who is timid and loves to drink.
"Of course I will catch it and raise it, mix it with some and bring it back. It can protect the geese and drive away those yellow-skinned things..." Lu Lu didn't hide it.
After hearing this, Dong Chenggu shook his head and spit out one word, smelling of alcohol: "Difficult!"
"It's not impossible. I cast a net once before, and that time I caught more than 20 fish!" Someone interrupted.
Lu Lu looked closely and saw that he was a young man about the same age as Lu Lu. He had an unfamiliar face and must have been recruited from the farm.
Hearing what he said, Lu Lu couldn't help but feel happy. Being able to net more than twenty wild geese at once was quite impressive. He quickly asked: "Man, can you teach me?"
It was not that Lu Lu had never thought about setting up a net to round up the geese. However, although the geese moved in groups, they were still a little scattered when foraging during the day. If he wanted to use this net to capture more geese, he had thought of several ways, but he had been unable to do so.
Not sure.
It would also be a good idea to surround it with a fishing net.
When casting a net for fishing, if you cast it well, the fishing net thrown in your hand is round and can cover a large area at once. It is indeed possible to catch multiple geese at one time.
With this in mind, Lu Lu immediately thought that night would be the best time to do it.
At night, the geese will bury their heads under their wings and gather together to spend the night. However, the geese responsible for sentry will also be extremely alert. If they move even slightly, they will fly away immediately, making it difficult to get close.
But I saw that the man became hesitant at this time.
Lu Lu thought for a moment, he was not that familiar with the person yet, and if he wanted him to speak, he might have to find another way.
So, he smiled at the man and said, "What's your surname, sir?"
"My surname is Zhang, and my name is Zhang Yongbiao!" the man said after slowly taking a sip of wine.
It was obvious that he had put the shelf up.
"Brother Zhang, please take a step to speak!" After Lu Lu finished speaking, he left the room first.
After waiting for more than a minute, Zhang Yongbiao followed him out with his shoes on.
"Brother, if you have a method, please teach me. It will be of great use to me." Lu Lu said, taking out ten dollars and stuffing it into his hand.
Zhang Yongbiao lowered his head and looked at the ten yuan in his hand. His expression immediately changed. He smiled and said to Lu Lu: "Actually, it's not a very clever thing... Whenever you go catch it, I'll help you!"
"The little wild geese caught tomorrow should be enough for a car. I plan to pull a car back in the evening. Your method should be carried out at night. The moonlight is good tonight. If you can, run a car tonight.
trip!"
Zhang Yongbiao didn't explain the method directly, but it would be nice to follow him. Lu Lu immediately set the time.
Zhang Yongbiao looked at Lu Lu in surprise. He didn't expect that when he mentioned casting a net to capture, Lu Lu would immediately think of night. He looked up at the sky and nodded: "The moonlight is pretty good, let's do it tonight."
Just wait, I'll get the net! You can call a few more helpers."
"Okay!" Lu Lu nodded.
Zhang Yongbiao turned around and left to get something from the small bungalow where he lived.
Lu Lu went back to the house and took a look. Dong Chenggu had already collapsed on the kang, and the others were still eating and drinking. They had drunk a lot of wine, and it was obviously not suitable to go out.
Those who are in relatively good condition are Zhang Shaofeng and others.
We had a drink at Raymond's house last night, and everyone drank a little too much. Now we have to do business, so we all controlled our drinking appropriately. Besides, if we get drunk again tonight, it will be harmful to others.
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"Brother Feng, Brother Meng, Brother Zhao..." Lu Lu shouted to several people outside the door.
Several people looked at Lu Lu, knowing something was going on, and followed him out one after another, including Zhao Yongke, Chen Xiuqing, Liang Kangbo and Meng Zhaohua.
"What's going on?" Zhang Shaofeng asked.
"I'll go catch wild geese with me later...how are you drinking?" Lu Lu asked with some worry.
Several people shook their heads, indicating that they had not drunk too much.
Lu Lu nodded with satisfaction and told several people his plan.
After knowing Lu Lu's intention, several people nodded.
Not long after, Zhang Yongbiao took out the fishing net and came out: "Bring the tools for catching wild geese, let's go!"
He said, leading the way towards the bank of the Naoli River.
"Aren't we going into the swamp?" Lu Lu asked puzzledly.
"You don't have to go into the swamp at night. Wild geese will choose to sleep on land at night and gather together in groups. You can encounter them by walking along the river bank."
Zhang Yongbiao glanced at Lu Lu: "Besides, you have to be careful when entering the swamp during the day. It is even more unsafe to paddle into the swamp at night."
"That's true!" Lu Lu agreed with his statement. He turned around and said to several people: "Bring the gauze frame, and by the way, bring two pairs of scissors! Also, bring the gun!"
The fishing team often deals with fishing nets. It is common to mend fishing nets. Scissors are also indispensable in the fishing team.
Several people immediately divided the work and quickly retrieved their guns, gauze frames and scissors. They each put their guns on their backs and followed Zhang Yongbiao.
Yuanbao and the others did not take Yuanbao into the swamp during the day. They stayed under the car all day and night. After Lu Lu came back, he followed them. Now that he saw several people walking along the river, he immediately followed them.
Bird's Nest Island is full of wild geese, but it's actually not friendly to farms.
At the transition between summer and autumn, dozens of acres of corn can be eaten up by geese within a few days.
When Lu Lu was an educated youth, especially after learning hunting from Zhao Tuanqing, he frequently participated in guarding the wild geese to prevent them from destroying the crops.
At that time, people would carry gongs and beat them from east to west, and from west to east to prevent the geese from landing.
In this area, it is true that you don’t have to enter the swamp to see wild geese.
In fact, along the banks of the Naoli River, there are many places with water, and there are also many wild geese.
You can't sleep in the water at night, so you can often see them on the shore.
Just now Lu Lu was just thinking wrong, always thinking that there were many wild geese in the swamp.
Now it is clear that these are not dangerous places and are more suitable for use.
Otherwise, entering the swamp, with such dense aquatic plants, it would be difficult to cast a net.
The group of people walked along the path along the river bank for a while. Yuan Bao suddenly made a fierce sound in front of him. Lu Lu quickly grabbed Zhang Yongbiao and whispered: "Wait a moment... there is movement ahead!"