Chapter 5: The quack chicken is the best The family shared ten old sparrows. Li Jianguo and his wife ate one each, Li Long ate two, and the remaining two children each ate three. The meat on the old sparrow is mainly on the legs and chest. But Li Qiang and Li Juan ate every bit of meat, chewing up the big bones and swallowing the small bones without spitting them out. After eating, they licked their hands clean. Li Long looked at it with a sad heart. These two kids really needed meat. Thinking back to when he was an apprentice in Wucheng, he never treated himself badly. After receiving his salary, he would buy clothes and the rest would go to the state-owned braised meat shop to buy offal to satisfy his cravings. At that time, he really didn't think about his nephews and nieces at all - he was really a bad person! Seeing that Li Juan and Li Qiang were still not satisfied after eating, Li Long felt really bad. How much meat can three old birds have? He originally planned to take a rest, but then he had a new idea. It’s okay anyway, and I have a flashlight on hand, so I can take this opportunity to go out again at night. But he didn't say anything. After eating the old sparrow, he drove Li Juan and Li Qiang to the west room and told them to go to bed early. He packed up, changed into his cotton-rubber shoes that hadn't been completely dried yet, put on his cotton coat, put on his leather hat, and went out with a flashlight. He took the scoop net in the yard, found a urea bag under the shed, and carried it out of the yard. In the west room, seeing that Li Juan and Li Qiang had fallen asleep, Liang Yuemei whispered to her husband: "Xiaolong has changed. He wasn't that close to Juan and Qiangqiang before, but now you see..." "Then he is my uncle." Li Jianguo rolled a cigarette and said as a matter of course, "I take care of him, so he should take good care of his nephews and nieces, right?"
"That's right." Liang Yuemei said with a smile, "Although he was fired, he looks grown up and sensible. The money was not wasted!" "It's good that he's sensible." Li Jianguo was actually quite relieved. He knew what kind of person his younger brother was in the past. But he was his younger brother, not his son, so he couldn't educate him much. He just hoped that he could do more to influence him. Now that Li Long is so sensible, Li Jianguo is even a little uncomfortable with it. "I just heard that he went out. I don't know..." Liang Yuemei said while sewing the soles of shoes. "No matter. He's old enough, he should know what to do." Li Jianguo said, "What can he do in the winter? Everyone has someone at home, and he can't stay outside for long. Maybe he went to visit friends." After Li Long went out, he walked east. There is a field to the east of the team, and further east is the cultivated land. There are many large and small piles of soil left over from the land reclamation and raking. After the autumn harvest, some weeds and crop roots are scattered here. And this is exactly where the quack chicken likes to stay the most. Nowadays, due to lack of food and malnutrition, most people suffer from night blindness at night. However, at least half of the families in the team do not have a "household appliance" like a flashlight. Therefore, in later generations, everyone in the village knew where the quacking chicken liked to stay, but it was still unknown at that time. Even if we know where these people are, it is difficult to catch them - firstly, we don't have the tools, and secondly, our eyesight is poor. Li Long had both - he worked in a food factory and got free meals. Although he couldn't say he ate much, the nutrition was better than when he was in the team. He walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and did not try to hide the sound of his footsteps. The quack chicken is actually quite stupid. At least that's what Li Long thinks. This quack chicken "habitat" was discovered by an old man who was herding sheep. According to the old man, when he came back from herding sheep, it was almost dark. He was also tired, and when he saw a black patch, he thought it was a stone exposed in the snow, so he sat down. However, the "stone" ran away before he sat on it. It turned out to be a group of quacking chickens. In other words, this thing usually doesn't run unless it has to. After all, it's not easy to find a habitat. After lying down for a long time and warming up, how much energy will it consume if it runs again? It's not easy to accumulate energy in winter! Li Long actually just wanted to give it a try. If there was one, that would be the best. But if not, he couldn't watch TV or use his phone at night, and he didn't have any friends to talk to, so it might be good to go out for a walk and burn off some energy. The place was about one kilometer away from the team, and it took Li Long almost half an hour to get there - mainly because the snow was too thick. When he arrived, he felt a thin layer of sweat on his body.
But as soon as he stopped, the cold immediately penetrated his body. This minus 30 degrees Celsius was no joke. Li Long turned on the flashlight and immediately began to search. He couldn't stay outside for too long. There was not much food in his stomach, and the calories were not enough, so he felt uncomfortable. There are several obvious bumps in front of us, which are mounds covered with snow. He was a little disappointed - the snow was too heavy and the pile of earth was covered, making it difficult to attract the quacking chickens. He continued forward with a flashlight, looking at each mound of earth. Soon, Li Long discovered that on the pile of earth near the cultivated land, the snow had traces of being scraped away, revealing the dead grass and crop stalks underneath. There is a door! He continued to move forward and soon discovered that there were some gray-black things lying in the snow in front of him. Quack quack chicken! A rough count revealed that there were more than a dozen quacking chickens lying there. Some had already closed their eyes, while others were attracted by the flashlight and looked over here vigilantly. Li Long turned off the flashlight, closed his eyes and began to adapt. After more than a minute, he opened his eyes again and could barely see what was in front of him. Looking carefully in the direction of the quacking chicken, he could just barely see a dark shadow, so he walked towards it step by step. Less than a meter away from the nearest quacking chicken, Li Long stopped, picked up the scoop net and slowly lifted it up. Slowly buttoned it down again. Before the quack chicken could react, it was caught in the scoop net. It just fluttered a little, and Li Long reached out and took it out and put it into the urea bag. This one is quite big, weighing about half a kilogram, and is equivalent to more than a dozen old sparrows. Li Long was very happy. Two of the quacking chickens nearby moved in panic, but in the end they couldn't bear to leave the warm little nest under their bellies. Then these two were also caught by Li Long and put into the urea bag. Then a quacking chicken flew away. The other quacking chickens also started to move, and Li Long immediately rushed over with the scoop net. If he was slow at this time, there would be nothing. It pounced on two more quacking chickens, and the other quacking chickens only realized what was happening later and flew away in a panic. There were five in total. Li Long looked at the direction the quacking chicken flew away, but finally gave up chasing it. The snow was too thick and he had no food, so he felt weak. He was sweating from the intense movements. Now that he stopped, the sweat turned cold and he felt very uncomfortable. Li Long knew that he had to soak his feet as soon as possible when he got home, otherwise he would definitely get sick the next day. But with five quacking chickens in his hand, Li Long was in a very good mood, like a general who had won a battle. There will be something delicious tomorrow! (End of this chapter)
