After the rain, the sky was clear, there were still sparkling water droplets on the leaves, and the smell of the earth floated in the air. Octagon Village seemed to have an endless amount of vitality. The trees suddenly became more lively. All the villagers also became more energetic.
"You child, where did you run off to on a rainy day?" Grandpa saw me run back soaked, and was afraid that I got sick, so he quickly let me into the room to change.
"It's finally better now, we don't have to worry about the rice paddies," Miss.Lin also seemed to let out a sigh of relief. Seeing that the rice paddies in the village were all about to die, and the villagers all had sad faces, Miss.Lin felt a bit uncomfortable. Now, the crisis was finally over.
"Although the early rice paddies will definitely decrease today, being able to save this batch of rice paddies is pretty good," Grandpa sighed.
"Didn't they all save it? Why is there still a decrease in production? "Miss.Lin asked in confusion.
"We did save it, but there was a lack of water during the filling period, which greatly affected the rice paddies. The production was greatly affected. However, it's better than nothing. With this rain, even if it doesn't rain, there won't be any problems. However, the cultivation of the late rice paddies will be a big problem. " Grandpa was a bit worried, although our family's biggest income came from me treating rheumatism. However, Grandpa still treated farming as his main job.
What surprised Grandpa was that the next morning, when he ran out to check on the rice paddies, he was surprised to find that the rice paddies seemed to have completely recovered overnight. It looked no different from normal rice paddies.
Since the next day was Sunday, Miss.Lin didn't wake me up, and let me sleep on the bed until I woke up naturally. However, I didn't actually wake up naturally either. Early in the morning, the orchard behind the house was already very lively. There were all kinds of birds chirping.
I got out of bed, Miss.Lin was making breakfast. Seeing me get up, she smiled, "Why didn't you sleep until the sun was up?"
"Why are there so many birds chirping outside? How can I sleep with so much chirping? "I rubbed my eyes.
"You should be thanking them for waking you up. Hurry up and rinse your mouth and wash your face. When Grandpa comes back, we'll eat. "Miss.Lin was already used to our family's farm life. By then, the firewood stove had already been tamed by her. Of course, I usually cook most of the time. Even though I'm young, my skills aren't any worse than Miss.Lin's.
"I'll go take a look at the orchard and see what's going on." As soon as I opened the back door of the central room, I saw all kinds of birds on the peach trees.
As soon as I saw him, I became anxious. I picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at him.
The vigilance of those little birds wasn't ordinary. As soon as I raised my hand, all the birds flew away with a bang.
"Why are you scaring them? They're helping you catch bugs! "Miss.Lin immediately scolded me.
"They're not catching bugs. They're picking peaches. I didn't notice that the peaches in my family had already ripened. However, it was all for naught. The cooked ones would definitely have been eaten up by these plague birds. These plague birds are the most cunning. They specifically pick the best places to eat. As for the slightly ripe peaches, they must have eaten the most ripe and sweet part of the peach. " I angrily walked out of the door and quickly climbed up a peach tree. As expected, the peaches on the tree had already been eaten by the birds. I didn't see many peaches.
Miss.Lin giggled: "Is that so? Are they really not smart?"
Alright, it's hard to explain this to a girl. It's obviously not a good thing, but she was still able to laugh. Seeing me in such a hurry, she actually spoke up for the birds. What kind of position was that?
I tried my best to find a few ripe peaches that hadn't been harmed by the birds and stuffed them all into my pockets. When I jumped down from the tree, my clothes were already bulging.
"Child, why did you put the peaches in the bag? There's a lot of hair on the peaches. Don't cry when you itch. "Miss.Lin quickly came over to help.
"Miss.Lin, the peaches I picked are nectarines." I was speechless.
"Do you think I don't know about nectarines?" Miss.Lin angrily hit the back of my head.
I was determined to be a hero. Since I had practiced the Iron Head Technique well, I would just treat it as practice.
I put the peaches in the basin and scooped some water from the water tank. After washing the peaches, I picked the biggest one and gave it to Miss.Lin. "Miss.Lin, try it."
Miss.Lin didn't hesitate and took a big bite. Then, she opened her eyes wide: "What kind of peach is this? Why does it taste so good?"
"Is it really delicious?" I asked.
Miss.Lin took big bites and didn't have time to answer. She just nodded.
"Then I can eat it." I also grabbed a peach and took a bite. Oh, it was sweet and juicy. It tasted really good.
Miss.Lin was stunned for a moment. Then, she realized something was wrong and quickly twisted my ear: "So, you were the one who used Miss.Lin to test for poison?"
The peach trees behind the house were saplings I casually dug up from the village. I didn't know how they tasted. Although I knew the birds were picky, I didn't know how they tasted. I didn't expect them to taste so good. Wait, how could I not know how the peach trees in the village tasted like? The village didn't have any peaches that tasted that good!
Miss.Lin was very unhappy that I used her to test the peaches. Every day, whenever she saw me, she would roll her eyes at me and add: Little liar.
"Right, you have to think of a way. There aren't many peaches left. We can't let the birds steal them all." Miss.Lin was more concerned than me.
"Why don't we get a few dead birds and hang them on the trees? The birds will think that the peaches were poisoned to death, so they won't steal our peaches. "I thought of an idea.
"No, no, they'll stink." Miss.Lin quickly shook her head.
Why don't I go find Huang Shulang and Ma Jindong? We'll each take a slingshot and kill the birds. After scaring them a few times, they won't dare to come again.
"No, no. It's wrong for the birds to steal peaches, but they're so cute. It'd be a pity to kill them. They can even catch insects. "Miss.Lin rejected my idea again.
This won't work, that won't work. It'll be difficult. "Miss.Lin, why don't you come up with an idea?"
Miss.Lin patted my head again, "Why would I ask you if I had an idea?"
Ah? It's my fault again?
Grandpa came back. He had an idea, but it wasn't practical.
"If you put a few cats there, they definitely won't dare to come. You can also put a Red Falcon. There are many in Bajiao Mountain, but they won't fly here. "
Cats can't fly, so they definitely won't be able to scare those birds. If we could get a Red Falcon, it would work. My eyes lit up, and I prepared to go catch a Red Falcon in the mountain after breakfast.
As a child, who wouldn't be scared when they saw a fierce bird like a Red Falcon? There was a time when an eagle came to the village to pick up chicks, and the children were so scared that they cried for their parents. The ferocity of the eagle wasn't something a normal child could face. Although the Red Falcon wasn't as big as the eagle, it wasn't inferior to the eagle in terms of ferocity. The eagle couldn't deal with those birds. The birds were agile and flew in the air. Although the eagle was strong, it wasn't agile enough.
After breakfast, I didn't go find my two disciples, but they came to find me. When they heard that we were going to Bajiao Mountain to catch a Red Falcon, the two of them were very excited.
"Master, can we catch a Red Falcon?" Huang Shulang asked worriedly.
"Do you even need to ask?" I had a plan. First, we had to find the Red Falcon, then think of a way to catch it.
Ma Jindong asked, "How about I go find Uncle Minggui and borrow a hunting rifle?"
In the end, Fatso and I knocked his head at the same time.
"Are you stupid? Are you going to use a hunting rifle to catch it and eat it? "I was a bit disappointed. Why couldn't he learn a bit of wisdom from his master?
"I'll go get a cage, so if we catch it, there'll be a place to put it," Huang Shulang said after thinking about it.
Hearing that, I turned around and looked at Ma Jindong. He also called me master, but why was there such a big difference?
Birds of prey like the Red Falcon weren't hard to find, because this guy often circled in the sky looking for prey. It was often seen near Bajiao Mountain.
When we arrived near Bajiao Mountain, Huang Shulang pointed to the sky and shouted, "Look, Red Falcon! That's the Red Falcon! "The Red Falcon was leisurely looking for prey, but it didn't know that it had become the prey of three brats. The Red Falcon was high up in the sky, so it shouldn't put these brats in its eyes.
"It's flying so high, how do we get it down?" Ma Jindong looked up, his feet were a bit unstable, and he kept walking in circles on the spot.
"What are you worrying about. Do you think Master doesn't have a way? "Huang Shulang said with disdain.
I really wanted to kick him, even Master doesn't have a way! Using the word 'wind' would allow me to fly, but I couldn't control it, what if I fell from the sky? Also, even if I could fly, could I compare to the Red Falcon, who was born to fly?
"Master, hurry up and do it! Otherwise, it'll fly away, "Ma Jindong believed it, and really thought that I, his master, was omnipotent.
Thinking quickly, I suddenly thought, although I couldn't fly, I could control the word 'wind' to fly. Using the word 'sky' and 'earth' was obviously useless, at most it would scare the Red Falcon. Using the word 'wind' would probably turn the Red Falcon into barbecued meat.
The Oracle Bone Inscriptions that I had just comprehended flashed in my mind. Suddenly, I thought of the most suitable Oracle Bone Inscriptions.
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