Chapter 149 Two Plans
There is a bell tied to the eagle’s tail. When the wind blows, you can occasionally hear the bell ringing.

However, this big eagle, which had been free from human hands for three days, had gradually regained its wildness after staying in the forest for three days. When people walked under the tree, the eagle would be scared and fly away, and it was impossible to get within ten meters of it.

When the old man heard the news, he immediately put on his leggings and hat and left the village. He followed the villagers to the woods where they had seen the eagle. Sure enough, it was the eagle he had lost for three days.

It was a coincidence that Uncle Chen was releasing a hawk on the edge of a ridge outside the next village, and he accidentally chased up a large long-tailed pheasant. Uncle Chen knew that the meat of this thing was delicious, so he released the hawk to chase the pheasant without hesitation.

As a result, the pheasant was chased by the eagle and had no choice but to fly to the yard of an old, uninhabited house at the edge of the village.

The eagle chased the pheasant into the yard and soon caught the big pheasant next to the abandoned firewood pile at the south wall of the old courtyard and had a hearty meal.

Although the old courtyard was completely dilapidated due to years of disrepair, the courtyard wall was still there. Chen Pao lost the eagle’s trail and thought that the eagle was on the edge of the mountain field outside the village. As a result, he missed the best opportunity to find the eagle.

Let’s talk about this big eagle with a slow-peaked tip. After more than a month of daily hunting, this eagle has been fed well by Uncle Chen and has become fat again.

A fat eagle has plenty of energy and works efficiently, but it also has a disadvantage, which is that it is more likely to become rebellious than when it is lighter in weight.

A delicious pheasant made Man Taojian full. The big eagle spent the night on the open beams of the dilapidated yard.

The next day, the remaining half pheasant had another hearty meal. The big eagle, which had spent the night outside, had regained some of its wildness.

On the third day, the eagle had finished eating the pheasants and began to be afraid of people. It went out from its resting place to hunt and was soon discovered by the villagers.

Uncle Chen found the eagle he had lost, but now a new problem arose. The eagle had already given birth and had started to become afraid of people. How could he catch it again?
In order to call the eagle, Uncle Chen even slaughtered the hens that laid eggs in his home. However, no matter how he shouted the command from a distance, the eagle just wouldn’t listen. It would fly away when people got close to it, and would stay on a tree when people were far away.

If it had just disappeared, maybe Grandpa Chen would have been a little more upset. But now that the eagle’s whereabouts had been found, it turned out that it didn’t recognize him, which made the old man very anxious.

After trying every possible means, he still couldn’t catch the eagle. Helpless, Chen Pao had to send his son Chen Hongjun to find Yue Feng.

On this day, Yue Feng had just finished training the Black Hawk Mobile Follower in the morning and was waiting for lunch at home when his elder brother Chen Hongjun hurriedly pushed open the gate of the Yue family’s courtyard.

“Aunt, uncle, are you home?”

Yue Feng heard the greeting and saw who was coming through the window. He came out and said, “You are at home, brother from the Red Army? Come in and warm up!”

“Brother Xiaofeng, this is extremely urgent, there is no time to go inside to warm up! If you don’t have anything important to do, just follow me!”

“What’s wrong? What happened?”

“The hawk you sent my dad out to fly was lost, and it was only found today, the third day, but the hawk was dead and there was no way to get close to it.

My dad and I have tried everything we can think of, so we have no other choice but to ask you to come over! See if there is any way to call the eagle down from the tree!” Chen Hongjun briefly told Yue Feng all the current situation.

“The eagle was lost and spent two nights outside. Now it has been found, but people can’t get close to it. Is that what you mean?” Yue Feng sorted out the situation and asked calmly.

“Yes! We have tried every possible means! In order to call the eagle back, my father slaughtered all the hens in the house. The eagle just sat on the tree and watched, and would not come down no matter what!”

Yue Feng nodded: “Okay, I get it. Don’t worry, I have a solution! The place where the eagle fell should be near the small forest beside the Muling River outside your village, right?”

When Chen Hongjun heard Yue Feng tell him the location of the eagle right away, his face was shocked, his eyes widened and his expression was full of disbelief.

“You…how did you know? Did you hear the news before I came?”

Yue Feng shook his head: “I guessed based on what you said!

Dogs have their own habits, and eagles have their own habits. I, Uncle Chen, release an eagle at the doorstep of your house. If it is lost, it must be around here!

The big eagle that has left human hands will definitely move around in a short period of time. The environment near the Muling River is most suitable for the big eagle to move around, so I guess it is there.

If it’s that broad-leaved forest, it won’t be hard to catch the eagle! The trees over there aren’t very tall, wait for me to pack up my things!”

Yue Feng greeted him, turned around and went to the warehouse, then took out a self-trapping net for going up and down the mountain, stuffed a roll of tire wire into his bag, and walked out of the warehouse.

“How did you get here? Did I take you here on a bicycle?” Yue Feng asked.

“I’m riding a bicycle! You should ride one too!”

“it is good!”

After a brief communication, Yue Feng went into the house and said hello to his parents, then rode his bicycle and followed Chen Hongjun to the first scene.

From a distance, Yue Feng noticed that there were seven or eight villagers gathered together, pointing and talking at a tree in the distance.

“Brother Chen, is he over there?”

“Yes, my dad is also in the crowd!” Chen Hongjun replied.

“Take the old man away later. Don’t say anything and don’t stop me no matter what I do!” Yue Feng had already made arrangements in his mind and gave the Red Army brother a heads-up in advance.

“Since I’ve invited you, I’ll definitely do whatever you say!”

Yue Feng nodded: “Okay!”

Soon, the two of them walked to the end of the production road. Chen Hongjun got off his bicycle and parked it. Yue Feng also parked his bicycle and lowered his head to look around.

“What are you looking for? I’ll help you find it!”

While talking, Yue Feng found a pebble of the right size and weighed it in his hand: “No need, this is enough!”

Chen Hongjun was completely confused by Yue Feng’s behavior. He didn’t know what he was up to, so he could only follow him and slowly walk towards the crowd.

“Uncle Chen!” Yue Feng shouted from a distance.

“Here! Xiaofeng, I have to trouble you again this time!” Chen Pao stretched out his arm and waved his hand as a greeting, and before Yue Feng came up to him, he started to greet him. “This big eagle is useless if it rebels! Let’s go home, and I will train another eagle for you later!” Yue Feng deliberately said loudly.

“How can it be useless! I have been releasing the eagle for nearly a month. I can tame it in two days after catching it!” Chen Pao was a little surprised to hear Yue Feng’s remarks.

“I’m not lying to you. This eagle was born rebellious. Even if you catch it, you will still run away after you train it! It eats so much meat every day, doesn’t work properly, and even thinks about escaping. We don’t want this eagle. I have another one at home. I will train a good one for you!” While Yue Feng was speaking, he had already walked to the front of the crowd.

Without caring what others thought, Yue Feng held the pebble in his hand, swung his arm and threw it towards the eagle on the tree.

Snap! Crash!
The pebble hit the tree trunk, and then hit several branches as it fell, immediately scaring the eagle into flying.

I don’t know if it was because the sound of the pebbles hitting the tree trunk was too loud that scared the eagle. This time, the eagle did not move from this tree to the next tree. Instead, it took off straight and flew away towards the northwest. In full view of everyone, it flew out of everyone’s sight.

“You kid, you were asked to find a way to catch an eagle, but you scared it away with a stone!”

Chen Pao watched the eagle fly away and felt sad, because this was his precious baby.

Yue Feng put on his cotton gloves again and said to the crowd, “Everyone please disperse. It makes me feel uncomfortable to have you all gathered here!”

The eagles were all thrown away by stones, and there was no more excitement to watch. The onlookers quickly dispersed and turned to walk back to the village.

Chen Hongjun shouted: “Brother Erhe, thank you for notifying me when you saw the eagle! I will make it up to you later!”

The one called Erhe waved his hand at Chen Hongjun, then turned to comfort Uncle Chen: “Uncle, the old must go before the new can come! If it flies away, it flies away. We will put it together again later! Come to my house for some water when you have time!”

“Okay, go back and slow down, man!” Although Uncle Chen didn’t understand, he still showed proper courtesy.

When most of the people had left, Yue Feng said slowly, “Don’t worry, this eagle won’t get lost in a few days!”

“Xiao Feng, you…”

When he heard that the eagle could not be lost, Chen Pao’s original disappointed expression was instantly replaced by surprise.

Yue Feng gave Chen Pao a reassuring look and consoled him, “Go home first! Humans don’t have wings, and no matter how many people gather around, we can’t catch the eagle! We’ll come back before dark!”

“Okay! I’ll listen to you and go home first! I told you that you must have a trick!!”

……

Soon, the three of them pushed their bicycles and returned home with the old man.

After getting warm inside, Chen Pao couldn’t wait to ask, “Why did you say that this eagle was rebellious and couldn’t be kept? You threw stones and scared the eagle!”

Yue Feng grinned: “If I don’t say that, how can those villagers who are here to watch the fun leave? If we just chase them away, they won’t be able to accept it emotionally! After all, in name, they are helping us find the eagle!

Besides, if we want to catch the eagle, there are too many people and too many variables! It’s not easy! This is the only way I can do!”

“You scared the eagle away with the stone. Where can we find it? We don’t have wings!” Chen Pao continued to ask.

Yue Feng grinned: “The rabbits running all over the hill will return to their nests sooner or later! I am not afraid, so why should you be afraid? Even if we take a step back, it will only take us a little longer to train one. I still have a little Big Eagle in my warehouse that has not been trained yet!”

“You mean… the eagle will go back to the grove just now?” After hearing Yue Feng’s remarks, Chen Pao began to understand the general logic.

Yue Feng nodded. “There hasn’t been a strong wind in the past few days. A mature eagle that has just flown for a short time will definitely not fly far in two or three days! The Muling River is right outside the village. The best place for a big eagle to forage and spend the night is the small woods in Bojiwaizi, not far from the river! It’s likely that the eagle will still be active here after wandering around.”

“This… now that you put it that way, it seems to make sense! Then what method should we use to catch the eagle again? What is needed? I’ll ask your brother to prepare it first!” After listening to Yue Feng’s words, Chen Pao thought about it and realized that this was indeed the truth.

“Do you have a flashlight at home? Just replace some new batteries! Also, in the evening, carry the bamboo pole in the yard!
The first plan is, we wait until it gets dark, use the flashlight to shine on the eagle, and when we find it, we can use the bamboo pole to lasso the eagle back!” Yue Feng said very calmly.

“What about the second option?”

“The second plan is, if we find the eagle perched too high on a tree branch, or if we fail to trap the eagle, we can go to the woods to set up a net before daybreak tomorrow. I have a net for catching eagles in my pocket, and I can ask my brother to buy a pigeon!”

After listening to Yue Feng’s two plans, Chen Pao nodded, and his heart was relieved: “Okay, then I’ll listen to you! It’s time for dinner, let your aunt make us something delicious. I haven’t seen you for many days, let’s have a drink at noon!”

Yue Feng grinned: “Hey, I’ll listen to you and drink some!”

When the eldest nephew came, Aunt Chen was very supportive. As soon as the old man called, Aunt Chen immediately started to get busy in the kitchen. Just after twelve o’clock, six dishes were already on the table.

Fried peanuts, fried eggs with green onions, rabbit stewed with radish, canned luncheon meat, sauerkraut stewed with pork belly, plus a dish of roe deer meat stewed with potatoes.

When Yue Feng came home, Chen Pao’s eldest son Chen Hongjun also took it very seriously. He brought some Baishan Daqu from his home and accompanied his younger brother at home with Chen Pao. They spent most of the meal talking about falconry and hunting recently. They didn’t drink much, but were in high spirits.

We had lunch until about 1:30 in the afternoon, then made some tea and drank some water on the kang table, and chatted for another half an afternoon.

After learning that Yue Feng had caught a legendary Saker Falcon from the mountain and had successfully used a hawk to hunt roe deer in the mountains a few days ago, Chen Pao’s curiosity was also aroused.

“You said that you used a Saker Falcon weighing less than four kilograms to hunt a roe deer weighing dozens of kilograms in the logging area on the mountain?” After listening to Yue Feng’s description, Chen Pao’s eyes were somewhat unconvinced.

After all, a four-pound eagle hunting a roe deer weighing more than fifty pounds, the weight difference is so huge that it is beyond the scope of ordinary falconry.

“Yes! It swooped down from the sky and kicked a hole on the roe deer’s head behind its ear with its two feet! The eagle is now coiled above my head and was able to follow it from Wudaoliang to my yard!” Yue Feng boasted with full confidence.

“Then I’ll have to visit your house some other day! This is a top-quality falcon that only the emperor can own!” said Chen Pao.

“You can watch it anytime! But I still feel unsatisfied after training to this point!
Now we have dogs and guns, and we go up the mountain to hunt wild animals. We don’t count on the fighting power of this Saker Falcon at home. I guess at best it can kick a roe deer or a deer. It can’t do anything to a big wild boar with thick skin and flesh!”

“The eagle can catch roe deer, but you are still not satisfied! What do you want it to do?”

(End of this chapter)