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    Chapter 437: New tricks for catching sparrows

    ??The two clay whips I bought on New Year¡¯s Day were not used up, and one was left at home.  Liu Junhao originally planned to release it during the Chinese New Year, but now it comes in handy.

    This kind of local cannon is made by a small firecracker factory in the countryside and is much more powerful than the machine-made cannons sold on the market.  He picked off a few big thunderbolts with thick wrists and connected them together with cotton thread. Then he poured some vegetable oil on the thread, and then began to select the explosion location on the ice.  He had dug mud in this area in the summer, and the water was waist deep, making it easy for fish nests to form.

    After choosing a place to place it, Liu Junhao used a chisel to dig out several holes in the ice and placed the big leizi into them.

    Until this moment, Professor Zhao didn¡¯t understand which play he was singing.

    "Tongtongtong" There were five loud noises in a row, which scared the chickens and ducks not far away. Then they heard a splash in the ditch.

    When the dust settled, he and Professor Zhao hurried to the ice.  I saw a crack in the ice, and water was seeping inside.

    Seeing this result, Liu Junhao secretly cried out that it was a pity. If it had been replaced by the homemade dragon cannon, the ice would have been blown to pieces.

    ¡° However, it is much easier to hit with a shovel if there is a crack. Liu Junhao directly knocked out a two-foot thick piece of ice on top, and then he and Professor Zhao lifted it up.  Despite the fact that such a large area of ??ice is not heavy, it only weighs about 200 kilograms.  If it wasn't too slippery, Liu Junhao could carry it alone.

    As I guessed before, the ice layer in the ditch is 20 centimeters thick, so it¡¯s no wonder that people can stand on it.

    As soon as the two men carried the ice cubes to the roadside, the waterfowl were already rushing into the puddles. In less than two minutes, the holes in the ice were blocked tightly, and a large group of Qingzhuangs even occupied the ice.

    Soon these water birds screamed again and flew out in panic.

    Liu Junhao thought something had happened, but when he got close to the ice cave, he discovered that it was an otter.  A few little guys drove away all the birds, and then occupied this water area alone, catching fish with peace of mind.

    Otters like to be noisy. With them around, the waterfowl will not dare to jump into the ice holes for a long time.

    Liu Junhao turned around, picked up a bucket and threw it into the hole in the ice. After the guys were full, they threw the fish they caught into the bucket. It took half an hour to fill the bucket.

    Now the waterfowl had food. He was carrying a bucket to feed the waterfowl, but he heard a few laughs coming from behind him.  I turned around and saw some naughty kids from the village coming from the ditch on ice skates.

    Liu Junhao often played with this kind of ice car when he was a child. It is made of thin wooden boards nailed into a rectangular wooden frame, and a section of palladium nails is nailed on the left and right sides of the wooden frame. It is mainly used to contact the ice surface to reduce friction and facilitate sliding.

    The child sits on the wooden frame and holds the pointed bamboo poles in both hands to apply force, and the ice car will slide. At the same time, the bamboo poles can also control the direction of travel.

    ¡°Uncle Xiao Hao, I¡¯m coming too,¡± the furry kid shouted in a long voice.  He was skating very fast and his movements were coquettish, and he was in front of Liu Junhao in the blink of an eye.

    "Stop, be careful," Liu Junhao shouted quickly.

    "What ah plop" I saw this naughty child screaming and diving into the ice cave.

    "Hahaha" The little boy and others who were following behind came to the ice cave and laughed.

    Seeing the miserable appearance of this unlucky child, Liu Junhao and others also suppressed their laughter.  Let¡¯s see if he can show off

    "Uncle Xiao Hao, why are you digging such a big hole in the ice?" The furry kid was also very depressed when he climbed onto the ice.  A few of them were competing to see who could skate faster, but they didn't know they were so unlucky.

    Liu Junhao was afraid that the guy would freeze, so he quickly asked him to go into the house and put on his thick coat, and then directed the little kid to go back and get dry clothes.

    Liu Junhao could imagine that this naughty kid was going to be beaten hard by his father when he came home.

    After sending people away, he took the time to look at the backyard. The snow was a little deeper than yesterday.  At this moment, the backyard is covered with greenery, and the ditch that was originally dug is no longer visible.

    In the past two days, there have been tourists who wanted to buy eels, but Liu Junhao rejected them all. There is no way to catch eels with such thick snow in the ditch.

    It¡¯s okay to find it in the stone lock, but Liu Junhao has no intention of catching it.  If an eel comes out at this time, even a fool will know that there is a problem.  It¡¯s been a busy year, so it¡¯s good to take a break.

    Looking at the dozens of centimeters of snow, Zhang Qian was worried that the eels in the backyard would freeze to death. Liu Junhao laughed at his wife's unfounded worries.  This thing burrows deep into the mud when it's cold, and is not afraid of the wind and snow outside.

    After staying outside for an hour, both of them were freezing and stamping their feet.

    In such a cold weather, the chickens and ducks had long been hiding in their cages and refused to come out. Instead, the sparrows chattered all over the yard, and a few bold ones even rushed into the house.

      "Wow, so many sparrows." Zhang Qian did not expect that within a short time, hundreds of sparrows would fly into her yard, and the dust would fall in a large area on the snow, making them look very conspicuous.

    "What's so strange about this? I'm here looking for something to eat." Liu Junhao felt that his wife was just making a fuss.  It had snowed for several days and there was no food for the birds in the fields, so they rushed to the edge of the village in droves to find something to eat.  This scene was not that big. When he was a child, he had seen hundreds of sparrows swarming in.

    "How about we go hunting for birds in the snow, using the method in "Young Runtu" written by Mr. Lu Xun" Zhang Qian suggested enthusiastically.

    "Okay, at this time the sparrows are fried and delicious"

    Before he finished speaking, his wife rolled her eyes and said, "You are not allowed to eat it. We will catch it and let it go." Zhang Qian was purely curious and had no intention of frying the sparrows.

    "Then let's catch them for fun, but the method described by Lu Xun is not practical. Let's use other methods to catch sparrows" Liu Junhao suggested with a smile.  He naturally knew the method described in the book, which was nothing more than using small wooden sticks to hold up the inverted sieve, and then scattering some wheat grains inside.  After the sparrow flies in, suddenly pull down the small wooden stick, so that the bird can be trapped inside.

    But this method has two disadvantages. First, the sparrows are very fast, and they often get out of the gaps before the sieve falls.  The second is to open the sieve when the sparrows are taken out. At this time, the sparrows are more likely to escape through the gaps.

    ¡°Using this method to catch birds, if you can catch them five times out of ten, it¡¯s great.

    "Is there any other way?" Zhang Qian asked curiously.

    "You'll know later, I'll make some preparations first." After speaking, Liu Junhao turned and walked into the yard.  In fact, what you need to prepare is very simple. Just go to the backyard and cut a thin piece of bamboo about the thickness of a pencil, then bend it into a ring and tighten it with wire. Then wrap a layer of broken fishing net around the ring to form a fishing net cover.  Place a round cardboard in the bucket, tie three cotton threads to the edge of the cardboard, and tie the other end of the cotton thread to the lid.

    After finishing the preparations, he sprinkled half a handful of wheat grains on the cardboard, then pressed the cardboard hard with his hands, and the lid above the bucket suddenly closed with a "snap".

    "I understand this is just like a trash can with a lid. If a bird flies into the bucket to find food, it will definitely be trapped inside, right?" Zhang Qian exclaimed excitedly.  Not sure whether it was excitement or the cold weather, her face turned red.

    "Smart" Liu Junhao rarely praised his wife, and then put the bucket in the yard.  Of course, in order to attract the sparrow's attention, he also scattered some wheat grains around the bucket.

    These guys were probably very hungry. When Liu Junhao turned around, a large number of sparrows had already fluttered down and pecked at the ground like they were snatching them.

    But there weren¡¯t many wheat grains on the ground, so they quickly ate them all, and then a few sparrows flew up to the edge of the bucket, chirping in confusion.

    There was a bold sparrow that shrank its wings and plunged directly into the bucket.

    "Why didn't you fall behind?" Zhang Qian asked strangely.

    "Don't panic, wait for other sparrows to jump in." The load-bearing capacity of the cardboard in this trap is key. If the load-bearing capacity is too poor, the trap will fall if one sparrow falls in, so the number of captures will be very small.  The load-bearing capacity is too strong, and if there are too few sparrows, the lid will not fall down at all. In the end, you can only watch these old thieves eat the bait and fly away.

    Liu Junhao just repeatedly debugged the trap in order to optimize the load-bearing capacity of the cardboard.

    One, two sparrows fell into the bucket one after another. When the eighth sparrow flew in, it was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, and the lid clicked shut.

    "Yeah" Zhang Qian high-fived her hands excitedly and rushed out the door with her camera.

    "Slow down, slow down." Liu Junhao hurriedly supported her.

    Zhang Qian took the camera and clicked it for a while, then opened the lid and released the sparrow under her husband's resentful eyes.

    ¡°Seeing my daughter-in-law uploading the photos she just took to the 18th floor with great interest, Liu Junhao was flipping through a book out of boredom.  He used to be interested in this petty way of catching birds, but now he doesn't think it's very interesting at all.  In this weather, it was still fun to take Xiaopi to the fields to catch rabbits and pheasants.  Winter hares are very fat and have fine fur, so they are most suitable for making rabbit skin hats.

    Who would have thought that as soon as he thought of this, Er Mazi called and asked him to take Xiaopi for a walk around the fields.

    "It's such a cold day, what are you doing out there?" It's still snowing outside, and Zhang Qian really doesn't want her husband to go out and run around.

    "What else does Uncle Guangxi have to do with me? He must be catching rabbits." Snowy days are the best time of year for hunting. When it snows heavily, rabbits can't find anything to eat. They will run all over the mountains and fields, leaving rabbits everywhere.  ?Traces.  Now is a good time to lead the dog to catch the hare, just follow the picture to find it.  The hare has short legs and cannot run fast when stuck in the snow. It is far less agile than before.  The dog's legs are long and will not sink into the snow, so it can catch up with the hare quickly.

    I heard that her husband Zhang Qian also wanted to go out and watch the fun, but she knew that her husband would definitely disagree, so she didn¡¯t bring up the idea.

    Seeing the light snow falling outside, Liu Junhao found a raincoat and put it on himself, then led Xiaopi out.  Unexpectedly, the monkey was not afraid of the cold, so he squeaked and followed him.

    Liu Junhao knew that this guy was not an honest master. Even if he didn't let him, he would probably follow him secretly later, so he had better let him catch up as soon as possible.  He put Wukong on his shoulders, let the monkey's paw support his head, and then wrapped the scarf around the guy's body.

    There has been something going on at home recently, and I¡¯ve had to update a few times. I¡¯m really embarrassed.

    Actually, I have been busy these days. I write every day, but I just don¡¯t have time to upload it.  Well, I took the time to upload it all during a night market tonight, about 15,000 words.

    The update will continue to be intermittent in the next few days, and it will be back to normal around the 20th. I would like to give everyone a heads up.

    bk

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