The mouse traps used in later generations were generally made of iron, with some food placed on them. When mice came to eat or stepped on the pedals, they would be caught.
Such a clamp needs to use steel as a spring. Since the tribe did not have much iron, Han Cheng naturally did not have the ability to make steel, let alone use steel wire to make the spring.
But he did know how to use a more old-fashioned clamp.
The name of this kind of soil clamp is "hanging billet".
When setting this kind of trap, you usually dig out a medium-deep hole on the bank next to a dry ditch or small river ditch, find a toad, tie its legs with a rope, tie it in the hole as bait, and then
Find a big brick and hang it up with a rope. The rope is connected to the stick where the toad is tied.
When the weasel walks away with the toad in its mouth, it will trigger the mechanism, and the heavy bricks will fall from above. After hitting it, it will be pressed below, which is very similar to the dragon-breaking stone in a tomb robbery.
Yes, this traditional method of hanging a brick was used by the older generation to catch weasels. At that time, they were not nationally protected animals.
The methods used to deal with weasels are equally effective on mice, and the name of weasel also has a rat in it.
When Han Cheng was a child, he caught more mice with a weasel trap than with a professional mouse trap.
But before doing this, you need to cut off the rats' escape route to prevent these guys from escaping or inviting friends to come and feast in the tribe's granary.
I searched around inside and outside. I didn't know when a small hole was dug out in a relatively hidden place behind the granary. The entrance of the hole was worn out and turned black. At first glance, it was where rats go all year round.
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Han Cheng's original idea was to block this passage directly, but after a second thought, he changed his mind.
He ordered Shi Shi to find tools and placed six small rabbit traps inside and outside the passage.
Unlike animals that bully rabbits, rats have sharp teeth and sharp mouths. Even if they are trapped in a condom, it will not take long to bite off the condom made of twine and escape.
Of course, Han Cheng would not leave this opportunity to him. After placing the trap, he continued to lower the trap on top of the rabbit trap.
After knowing that Han Cheng was going to use this method to deal with the mice, Wu, who hated the mice, thought that the brick was too light, so he thought about it and brought a relatively regular stone, which weighed twenty kilograms.
Looking at this stone, Han Cheng's face twitched. If this guy comes down, the mouse will be smashed into pulp?
If possible, Han Cheng would definitely hang it up without hesitation. Unfortunately, this thing is too heavy and cannot be used to catch mice. The mice cannot trigger it.
"This won't work..."
Han Cheng said to Wu and continued to tie the rope on the bricks.
This kind of adobe is the first type of adobe made by the Qingque tribe. It is relatively large and weighs a lot more than ordinary bricks, weighing about six or seven kilograms.
The rope head of the suspended brick is connected with the rabbit set below. As long as the rabbit set is triggered, the suspended brick will fall down.
"Let you eat, let you eat!"
Wu looked at the rabbit trap and the crane and muttered fiercely, as if he had caught a mouse.
After setting up the place, Han Cheng went to the warehouse and found something to plug the holes in the grains to prevent grains from flowing out. Then he and Wu worked together to clean up the messed-up holes.
of millet.
These grains cannot be eaten, but they will not be wasted.
In addition to people, there are still many open mouths in the tribe who are happy to eat the food that has been spoiled by rats.
In fact, these grains can also be eaten by humans. At least in Wu's opinion, they can still be delicious after being cleaned and shelled.
Of course Han Cheng would not let such a thing happen. After all, the tribe did not lack these two morsels of food. There was no need to endure nausea and risk getting sick to eat such food.
Such behavior is not wasteful, but responsible for one's own body.
Some people are so used to being thrifty that they are reluctant to throw away spoiled food. He has heard of people going to the hospital after eating.
You must be frugal, but you can't take it personally.
"Son of God, here!"
After cleaning the grains, Stone not far away shouted. He took out a ball of grass and a nest made of bird feathers from a gap. There were six hairless, red-skinned and transparent nests.
Guys, this is a rat cub that has only just been born!
Damn, it’s okay to hang out with friends and have a little food, but now you are still here to have children, this is a permanent attitude!
Han Cheng picked up a small mouse the size of a finger, looked at it and then threw it back.
Wu Ze did not have such a measure. This old man who had been bullied by rats took the rat nest from Shi Shi. He stretched out his hand and pointed at the rat cubs who had not yet opened their eyes, and said something in his mouth.
In constant scolding.
If you can't get enough of someone, you'll just vent your anger on others.
At the end of the scolding, he carried the mouse nest and walked out, muttering that he wanted to wash the little mouse cubs and fry them in oil.
Well, if you eat my food, I will eat your babies. This is a good calculation, but it is a bit too tough.
Han Cheng quickly called out to Wu to stop his aggressive behavior, and then threw these little mouse cubs to the dog who had a few hairs pulled off his buttocks by Wu.
In a matter of seconds, these little mouse cubs entered the dog's mouth.
Shitou on one side swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva as he looked at it, because he felt that Wu's suggestion just now was very good. This little mouse looked pink and tender, and it would definitely be good to fry it in oil.
This feeling of regret was not forcibly dispelled until Han Cheng slapped him on the back of the head several times.
Inside the granary, Han Cheng continued to hang embryos and rabbit traps at the base of the narrow wall.
It took ten more in a row before stopping. Then I thought it was not safe enough, so I got a few more clay pots and put them in the granary.
There is a round wooden stick placed across the mouth of the clay pot, with a piece of food tied in the middle of the stick.
Some bricks were placed outside the clay pot to make simple steps for mice to climb up.
This is a simple and practical trap.
The mouse crawls forward along the stick to eat the food tied in the middle of the stick. The stick that is not fixed will be pressed out of balance after it cannot go very far. After two turns, the mouse that wants to eat will fall off.
into the jar.
Seeing these devices, Wu Da, who had suffered a lot of humiliation, nodded his head.
Although he has not seen any results so far, Han Cheng's actions give him a strong sense of success...
