Chapter 732: Catching Ducks

Jiang Ning sailed along the lake, his spiritual sense explored the lake area, even the surrounding shallow water area, but he couldn't find the wild duck tied with a red rope.

In order to prevent the wild duck from flying away from the mountain lake and being captured and slaughtered, he specially arranged a formation in the Qingyu Lake area.

'It can only be on the mountain.' Jiang Ning thought to himself.

He drove the spiritual boat and flew to the forest of Huqi Mountain. His spiritual sense kept scanning along the way, and finally found the trace of the wild duck on the mountainside.

Jiang Ning stopped the spiritual boat by the gurgling stream, and his hidden figure appeared.

In the bleak winter, Huqi Mountain was not desolate at all, but it was like spring all year round.

Jiang Ning climbed up the winding bluestone steps. The orchards on both sides were full of fruit trees with green leaves and red fruits. Wherever he passed, flowers were in full bloom, and there were more birds, insects, and butterflies.

Being in such a forest, Jiang Ning's breathing became slightly smoother.

These bluestone steps were all made of stone that Jiang Ning asked Shao Shuangshuang to bring. He used his flying sword to polish them and embedded them in the mountains. It took him a lot of effort.

Now, several months have passed, and the stone steps have grown moss. He went all the way up to the courtyard.

Jiang Ning crossed the courtyard and took a few tea leaves and mountain spring water. He held the teacup and blew up the spiritual fire in his palm. The tea instantly boiled and the fragrance of tea filled the air.

He walked to the back of the yard and saw several tea trees and a melon field.

Jiang Ning's eyes fell on the melon field. Among the lush green melon vines, round watermelons lay quietly. Next to a big watermelon, a wild duck with a red cloth tied on its legs was sticking its head into the watermelon to eat it secretly.

Jiang Ning couldn't help but be amused by the appearance. He thought where the wild duck had gone. It turned out that it ran to eat secretly.

No wonder he found that the quality of this wild duck was slightly better than other ducks. It turned out that it was nourished by spiritual melons.

This wild duck not only ate by itself, but also brought two furry little wild ducks to eat together. Its naive appearance made Jiang Ning feel that if Xue Yuantong saw it, he would definitely be happy.

Jiang Ning stretched out his hand and grabbed the wild duck that was feasting on the watermelon. He grabbed it from the big watermelon. The wild duck hurriedly flapped its wings and wanted to fly high, but it couldn't resist at all.

The two little wild ducks poked their heads out of the watermelon and looked at the scene in shock.

Jiang Ning was not unhappy. Wild ducks can't eat much watermelon, unlike wild boars in the mountains, which really waste things.

He twisted the duck's wings, which were good, with solid muscles, and touched the duck's feathers, which were very smooth.

Before leaving, Jiang Ning tied a red cloth strip to each of the cute little ducks and praised them:

"If you are good to the ducks, you will inherit the family legacy!"

After punishing the melon thief, Jiang Ning drove the spirit boat to the river dam. He estimated that Tongtong would be starving when she found out that she had no food to eat when she got up in the morning.

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River dam.

After Xue Yuantong learned that she was deceived by the quilt, she was so angry that she took a nap. When she woke up again, it was almost ten o'clock.

After getting up comfortably, she ran to Chuchu's house to find food.

Xue Chuchu told her that Jiang Ning didn't leave any food for her in the morning, and Xue Yuantong was heartbroken.

Then, she changed her words and said, although Jiang Ning didn't leave any for you, I secretly left some for you, and Xue Yuantong was overjoyed.

She ate the only half of the steamed bun and told Chuchu at the table: "You are the best person in the world to me."

And Xue Yuantong said that because Jiang Ning did not leave her breakfast, she now hated Jiang Ning. When he came home, she would never forgive him and would scold him with thunder.

Xue Chuchu had recently been coerced by Jiang Ning and also had complaints about him, so the two reached a common strategic goal.

At this moment, there was a noise outside.

Xue Chuchu thought it was Jiang Ning, and Xue Yuantong said calmly: "It's not him."

After a while, Teacher Qian shouted at the door: "Tongtong, someone found your door."

Xue Yuantong was surprised. After her family moved to the city, she had no relatives at all. Who would come to her house?

With doubts, she and Chuchu went out to greet them, and then saw the little princess Yao Yiyao carrying gifts.

Yao Yiyao's dress was as exquisite as ever. She was wearing a gray plush woolen coat, but she matched it with a pure white scarf, which made people shine.

When she saw Xue Yuantong, she immediately said sincerely: "Hello, I'm here to thank you. Is Jiang Ning here?"

Xue Yuantong was stunned for a moment, then he straightened his chest and put on the momentum of being the master: "He's not here now, but he will definitely be back at noon. If you have anything to say, tell me first!"

...

Jiang Ning tied the wild duck to the spirit boat.

He wanted to go back to the dam directly, but when he crossed Qingyu Lake, he looked down and saw that in the bleak winter, the lotus flowers in the east of the lake were blooming one after another, overlapping, a scene of "the lotus leaves connecting the sky are endless and green, and the lotus flowers reflecting the sun are particularly red".

The lotus in the lake used to be rare, and later Shao Shuangshuang got a lot of seeds, and Jiang Ning planted some at the center of the spirit array. Now, with a rough glance, there are more than ten kinds of lotus, including red lotus, white lotus, water lily, green lotus, etc.

The spirit boat swung its tail and slowly landed on the lake.

Jiang Ning's sight penetrated the clear lake water and saw countless fertile green lake mud under the shallow water with lush aquatic plants.

He stretched out his hand and his spiritual power turned into a big hand, reaching out to the water surface, pushing aside the seemingly lifeless lake mud, and firmly grasped a wild lotus root hidden deep in the mud.

With a little force, the whole wild lotus root was pulled out of the mud. The whole lotus root was intact, and the skin was tender and smooth.

He bent his fingers and cut, and the spiritual light flashed, and the wild lotus root was like tofu cut by a knife, and it was instantly broken into two pieces.

The wild lotus root was white and creamy, with a delicate and transparent hole in the middle. It was cute and cute. Jiang Ning took a bite and found it was crisp and sweet.

He ate some and then handed the remaining wild lotus root to the wild duck tied on the spirit boat: "Do you want to eat the wild lotus root?"

Wild ducks would rather die than eat.

Jiang Ning casually threw the wild lotus root into the lake, allowing it to rot freely and nourish the mud.

He searched with his spiritual consciousness and selected a new lotus root. This lotus root had five sections.

Lotus roots are very delicate and are best eaten when they are freshly grown. If they are left for a little longer, gray-brown spots will appear on the skin, making them unpalatable.

Jiang Ning gave Ye Lotus some wood spiritual power, and the flying boat lifted off from the water and set off again.

…

Jiang Ning rode a battery car home.

There was no other way. It would be too shocking to lower the flying boat directly. He didn't want his ordinary life to be broken.

Jiang Ning rode a battery bike with one hand, while wild lotus roots were wrapped in plastic wrap and stood in front of the bike.

He appeared at the door of his house and found that he had an extra guest.

The Yao family father and daughter quickly gathered around, and Jiang Ning handed the wild duck to Xue Yuantong.

Xue Yuantong opened his eyes wide and looked at the duck. At first glance, this duck was different from the usual domestic ducks. The color was very different.

The duck's head and neck are bright green, its body is brown, its wings are gray-white, and its wing tips turn purple-blue, with a faint metallic luster.

She wanted to reach out and take it, but the duck opened its mouth and bit her.

She was so frightened that she shrank her little hand back. Immediately, she felt that she had lost face and was very angry.

Xue Yuantong called: "Chu Chu!"

Although Xue Chuchu looks delicate, she is a good hand at housework and has also killed chickens with her own hands.

She grabbed the wild duck's wings and captured it easily.

Xue Chuchu estimated that it weighed about two kilograms.

This wild duck is quite eye-catching. Yao Haikuo wanted to come up and thank Jiang Ning. After seeing the wild duck, he couldn't help but ask: "Did you buy it?"

He was nearly forty years old, so he had naturally tasted the game meat of pheasants and wild ducks. There were still people who secretly hunted ducks in that era.

Yao Haikuo once witnessed with his own eyes the scene of people using electric shocks to catch ducks. After they found a group of wild ducks, they observed the habitats they frequented, and then placed the electric grid in the water or on the shore, and then drove boats to drive away the ducks. In just a dozen In minutes, a population of hundreds of wild ducks disappears.

Even more severe, there is poisoning, which is even more lethal.

Therefore, this has also caused the number of wild ducks to decrease year by year, and the protection efforts have also been continuously strengthened. The last time Yao Haikuo learned about wild ducks was seven or eight years ago. A pound of wild duck meat was sold for 150 yuan per piece, like the one in Jiang Ning's hand. Only, estimated value is 300 yuan.

That time Yao Haikuo went to buy it, but because of his status, he couldn't buy it and they wouldn't sell it.

He looked at the hard texture of the duck bill and could tell at a glance that it was definitely genuine.

This broadened Yao Hai's horizons.

Jiang Ning said lightly: "Family-raised."

It was indeed raised by him. After all, the ecology of Huqi Mountain and Qingyu Lake was created by him himself. They all belong to him. Any birds in them naturally belong to him.

Yao Haikuo looked at the wild duck and felt moved, but he knew the purpose of his visit.

Skipping the topic, Yao Haikuo said sincerely: "After what happened last time, we went back and thought about it for a long time. Thanks to your help, otherwise I can't imagine the consequences!"

After some talk, Yao Haikuo presented generous gifts, including a box of Feitian Moutai, 6 boxes of milk, two boxes of nut gift boxes, two boxes of soy sauce gift boxes, a box of peach gum, a box of honey, and a box of classic monkey mushroom biscuits.

Xue Yuantong was dumbfounded. How could it take her so many years to finish eating?

After another round of greetings, Jiang Ning invited them to stay for lunch.

Yao Haikuo was moved again and thought about it. He didn't have a parent, so he was not comfortable being left as an old man, so he simply said goodbye on the grounds that he had something to do at noon.

He left, but Xue Yuantong persuaded his daughter to stay. After all, she gave him so many gifts, so it was right for her to stay for a meal.

Yao Yiyao held the Maine Coon cat in her arms and was quite curious about everything in the bungalow.

The Maine Coon cat in her arms has grown again and is quite cute.

Xue Yuantong wanted to pet the cat, but the cat arrogantly ignored her and was very indifferent, causing Xue Yuantong to retract his hand in a sullen manner.

She pouted behind her back, this cat has the same little princess physique as Yao Yiyao before!

After suffering a setback, Xue Yuantong said to her: "We will kill the duck to show you!"

Yao Yiyao was slightly surprised by this kind of hospitality, but she had never seen a duck-killing scene.

This wild duck grew up in a place with abundant spiritual energy, and knew how to steal spiritual melons to eat, so it had a rather strong physique.

Xue Chuchu held the duck wings and could feel the firmness of the meat. It must be a wild duck that has been exercising regularly.

Xue Yuantong took out the kitchen knife from the house, and then took out the whetstone, first sharpening the knife.

The wild duck struggled wildly and opened its mouth to bite.

Xue Yuantong's sword fell, the duck's blood flowed out, and the wild duck died.

Jiang Ning nodded aside. Yes, with Chu Chu's assistance, there was no need for him to knock him out now.

Yao Yiyao frowned. Seeing the fresh life withering away, she actually felt a sense of intolerance, sympathy and sadness.

God, she couldn't bear to eat this duck!

As for the Maine Coon cat in her arms, she even looked frightened.

Xue Yuantong held the bleeding kitchen knife and slowly looked at the Maine Coon cat. The cat meowed in fear and almost jumped up!

Xue Yuantong is happy.

…

Zhuang Jianhui was lucky today, and was lucky enough to catch a big blue-black fish!

This is a black carp, nearly 40 centimeters long and more than two kilograms!

As a fisherman, no matter how noble his origin is, the joy of catching a fish is incomparable.

Envious eyes flew around the pond, and the fishermen around congratulated him hypocritically, saying that he was really lucky.

Zhuang Jianhui emphasized that he had superb fishing skills.

He told Lin Zida: "Give this fish to Boss Yang at noon today, and let him make a pickled fish dish."

Lin Zida was also jealous. He had been in this fish pond for a while and had never caught such a big fish.

Zhuang Jianhui first took a photo, posted it on WeChat Moments and QQ Space, then threw the black carp into the net, and then picked up the net and left the fish pond.

He first went to Boss Yang, said hello, and after the guests around saw him, he walked forward along the bungalow.

No reason, just happy, showing off!

Zhuang Jianhui passed by Teacher Qian's house, Uncle Tang, Zhang the butcher... Then, he walked to Tongtong's house in the east, and happened to see several people killing wild ducks.

He was stunned.

He looked carefully at the dead wild duck, with a bright green head, brown body, gray wings, and the most eye-catching red strip of duck legs.

'Isn't this the wild duck I observed on the terrace? How could it appear here? '

'Isn't it right?'

He felt a contrast between reality and dreams.

Zhuang Jianhui left in a daze without saying a word.

Xue Yuantong noticed, "Hahaha, am I awesome? I scared people!"

Jiang Ning praised: "Big knife man."

After the wild duck was bled, the next step was to pluck the feathers.

Xue Chuchu said: "Use boiling water to scald it before plucking the feathers."

Xue Yuantong shook his head: "You can't pluck it like this. The skin of the wild duck is thin. Once it is scalded with boiling water, the skin will break. You must use the dry plucking method.

This involves Xue Chuchu's blind spot in knowledge, and she really doesn't know this.

Xue Yuantong taught her: "Chuchu, you still have a long way to go."

Yao Yiyao listened to the whole process, and she had never touched the water of spring spring water, so she had no idea about this.

For the first time, she felt that there was such a big gap between her and her peers.

Xue Yuantong found a big cloth bag, put the wild duck in it, and plucked the duck feathers hard.

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By the fish pond.

Zhuang Jianhui was stimulated and ran to find Lin Zida, telling him about the wild duck incident.

Finally asked: "Xiaopang, do you think there is a possibility that Jiang Ning went to Qingyu Lake and caught the wild duck?"

Lin Xiaopang denied: "How is it possible? The security guards of Changqing Liquid patrol day and night. You and I know clearly how strong the protection force is."

The security of Changqing Liquid is at the top level in the industry. All are strictly selected, and the salary and benefits are excellent. There is even a special investigation team to manage these security guards. No one dares to steal.

Wire mesh has recently been erected around Qingyu Lake and Huqi Mountain. How can ordinary people climb over it?

Lin Zida: "You probably saw it wrong."

Zhuang Jianhui insisted: "Absolutely not."

There was a moment of silence between the two. Lin Zida frowned. He thought of the last conflict at the shooting range. His tone became serious: "Is there a possibility that we underestimated Jiang Ning? His parents' status in Changqingye may be so high that we can't imagine it?"