Chapter 39: The Eagle with Death Claw

When Xiao Tao saw Yue Feng for the first time after entering the yard, he shouted excitedly: “Brother Feng, let me tell you, today we two finally had a great day!
I caught 16 sand chickens and 13 flying dragons! More importantly, I was able to release the Eagle that performed poorly yesterday! “

After listening to Xiao Tao’s report, Yue Feng asked with a smile, “Did you go to Lao Po Ling?”

“How do you know?” Xiao Tao looked incredulous.

Yue Feng grinned: “There is a mountain stream over there, and there is a small pond below it. There are many bushes and many groups of sand chickens! You and my uncle have caught more sand chickens than flying dragons. I guess most of them were caught in that place!”

“Hehe! That’s right there. Let me tell you, the number of sand chickens over there is really high! If you use the big blue kite in your hand today, you might be able to catch a sack of them!

My dad and I will go there tomorrow! Although the price of the Sand Chicken is lower than that of the Flying Dragon, the Eagle has more chances to take action! I feel that the Harrier in my hand is not too bad. After getting used to it, I basically didn’t lose any birds this afternoon! “

Yue Feng nodded: “Yes! First adjust the eagle’s spirit and state, and then consider the value of the prey! As long as the eagle in our hands is strong enough, the whole mountain is our territory!”

“Brother Feng, how many did you catch today? You came back earlier than us father and son?” Xiao Tao asked again.

Yue Feng smiled without saying anything and led him to the warehouse next door.

“Hey, you caught so many greyhounds! You’re rich, Brother Feng!”

When Yue Feng asked about the purchase price of furs at the supply and marketing cooperative, Xiao Tao was there. Even though Yue Feng said the price offered by the supply and marketing cooperative was slightly lower, it was already a high price in Xiao Tao’s eyes.

There are a bunch of greyhounds stuffed in this cage, at least six or seven of them, if they were sold, it would fetch a huge amount of money!

“I went to the red pine forest and found that most of these greyhounds were smoked out of their holes with pine torches!”

“Are we also selling those that were caught alive to the Second Canteen? They don’t seem to accept skins, do they?”

Yue Feng replied: “The Second Canteen will definitely not accept skins, but the meat of greyhounds slaughtered on site is more valuable than dead ones! We use eagles to hunt in small areas, the advantage is that we can catch live prey!

If I kill it in the mountains, the meat will be stale after a night and I won’t be able to sell it at a high price! At worst, I can just wait in the cafeteria for a while until the squirrel is processed and then take the skin away!”

Now that you mention it, it is true. When it comes to considering issues, Yue Feng is indeed more comprehensive than Xiao Tao.

Just as the two brothers were chatting in the yard, Xiaowen and Xiaowu also came back with the eagle.

As soon as he entered the door, Yue Feng noticed the big wild rooster in Xiaowen’s hand.

“Wow! Did you catch a big pheasant today?” Yue Feng’s eyelids jumped, and he immediately looked at the eagle in the brothers’ hands.

It is not easy for an ordinary kite to kill a pheasant, and Yue Feng is well aware of the difficulty.

Xiaowen handed the pheasant in his left hand to Yuefeng, and with his right hand he came to the eagle bar and tied it up, then he said slowly, “Don’t mention it, I almost lost the eagle!
After Xiaowu and I finished chasing a ridge, we passed a bush at the bottom of a ditch when a pheasant jumped up at our feet. Xiaowu got excited and released the pheasant. As a result, the big rooster flew twice with Huang Dadan on its back before landing. Xiaowu and I chased it over two ridges before we caught up with it!

This big pheasant is quite rare. We couldn’t bear to kill it, so we brought it back alive! I don’t know if the canteen will accept this big pheasant, but it should be worth some money, right? “

Huang Dadan also did a big job! This was somewhat beyond Yue Feng’s expectations. After all, Xiaowen and Xiaowu had just started to learn to release hawks, so it was difficult for them to help the falcon quickly. Although Huang Dadan was very courageous, his physique was very different. Yue Feng had predicted that he would dare to go up and give up if he failed in one round.

I didn’t expect it to be able to do it!

Yue Feng also asked about some details such as the location of the eagle’s claws and the final state of the eagle and its prey.

After listening, Yue Feng was thoughtful.

After organizing his thoughts in his head for about two seconds, Yue Feng said calmly, “If this happens again, don’t even think about bringing a live pheasant down the mountain!
Although this thing is worth some money, it is more important to let the eagle increase its hunting skills and experience!”

“Ah? What should I do then?”

“If this happens again! Hold the chicken down to prevent it from moving, then cut a hole in its head and let the eagle eat it alive! Wait until the eagle pecks at the chicken a few times and it struggles in pain, then let go!” Yue Feng replied.

“Eat it alive? Isn’t that pheasant crazy? Even Huang Dadan can’t hold the chicken down?”

“Making a hole in the chicken’s head is to guide the falcon to claw up and down the chicken’s head. After all, when eagles eat meat, they are used to using their claws to tear the meat down!
It is definitely impossible to hold the pheasant down, but if the eagle holds the pheasant’s head with both claws and puts all its strength on the pheasant, the pheasant’s struggling force will put minimal pressure on the eagle!
As long as the eagle successfully completes the double claw tiger head hold once, it will know that this is the most energy-saving way to fight with prey! The next time it does the same job, it will use it, and the eagle will be able to catch the prey more skillfully and with less effort!

This Huang Dadan is such a fool, he is also an eagle that rarely kills! “

“Is it good or bad for an eagle to use its death claws?” Xiao Tao came over and asked.

Yue Feng shook his head: “If it is used properly, it is a good thing. An eagle with a deadly claw will not easily lose its prey. If it is not used properly, it will be a bad thing. If the pheasant had gone into the bushes as soon as its first wing landed, then even if this yellow pheasant was not dragged to death today, all its large feathers would probably be broken!”

After hearing Yue Feng’s remarks, brothers Xiaowen and Xiaowu looked at each other, feeling frightened.

“Our eagle has been basically docile these past two days. When can we train it to fly farther?” Uncle Li, who had remained silent, asked Yue Feng while holding his Purple Harrier.

“Let’s do it tomorrow! When you go down the mountain tomorrow, don’t rush to feed the eagle. When we come back, I will prepare food for you all and train you all to call Yuan Yuan!

By the way, we sold all the prey we caught yesterday when we went to the city this morning. I have given the accounts and money to my mother. You guys go get the money first!”

When they heard about collecting the money, except Uncle Li who remained calm, the other three brothers all looked excited.

The production team only distributed dividends once a year, and a strong laborer would not get much money after working for a year. However, from the prey caught yesterday, each person could get a few dollars, which was something they had never dared to think about before.

In the room, Meng Yulan had already sorted out the accounts clearly for them, including the total sales revenue, who got the decimal points, and who got how much money based on the amount of prey. All the calculations were clear and legible at a glance.

The excitement was not over yet. After receiving the money, Meng Yulan waved her hand and said, “Xiao Tao, go call your mother and sister over! Xiao Wen, bring your mother over as well! Oh, Xiao Feng, go call our neighbor, Grandma Li, to come over and make dumplings together!”

Xiaofeng bought some pork belly this morning. Let’s get some pickled cabbage and eat dumplings stuffed with pickled cabbage and pork together tonight!”

Three updates today are completed, and will continue tomorrow at noon!

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