Chapter 289: Risk and Responsibility

Yue Feng blew the whistle several times with all his strength, but the big black eagle showed no sign of turning back.

Yue Feng felt something was wrong.

The more capable the eagle is, the more arrogant it is. Last time at Jindingzi, the little white eagle provoked it and was beaten away by the big black eagle. Then Yue Feng took the opportunity to call the eagle back.

From the perspective of Big Black Hawk, it is equivalent to sparing your life for the sake of your master.

Now that they have chased him to his territory, Big Black Hawk feels seriously provoked and offended.

Yue Feng blew the whistle several times in succession, and the urging tone became louder and louder, but the big black eagle still did not look back and was about to fly out of Yue Feng’s sight.

At the critical moment, Yue Feng didn’t care about anything else. He jumped down from the roof which was more than two meters high, went into the house, took out the 56 half-caliber rifle hanging on the wall, took off the safety, loaded the gun, pointed the muzzle at the sky in the yard and pulled the trigger.

boom!
With the audible sound of a gunshot, the big black eagle that was madly chasing the provocateur seemed to have its memory instantly reset and activated. It cackled angrily a few times, then quickly spread its tail in the air to adjust its flying posture, drew a graceful arc in the air, turned around, and flew back towards its owner.

Yue Feng held the gun in one hand and stood in the middle of the yard, looking up at the sky and waiting.

It’s not a good thing that the big Black Hawk has become more autonomous. Now it dares not to listen to the whistle, forcing Yue Feng to have no choice but to fire a gun in the village in broad daylight.

Soon the big black hawk turned back and circled over the yard.

When Yue Feng saw the eagle coming back, he knew that he could no longer indulge its willful and disobedient nature, so he turned around and went into the house, never to come out again.

Yue Feng was gambling, gambling that the emotional bond he had built with Big Black Eagle over such a long time would be enough to make Big Black Eagle realize that he had made a mistake.

Falcons without emotional communication are just tools of hunters, just like the Great Blue Kites and Iron-backed Red Eagles at home. The only medium for Yue Feng to communicate with them is food and raising them. The falcons will become more familiar with people after being raised for a while. By properly controlling their fatness and giving them food, conditioned reflexes and low-level interactions can be established, and the falcon training ends here.

But the big black eagle is not a creature of that level. It is smarter and capable of being Yue Feng’s hunting partner.

Being smart has its advantages, but also its disadvantages. If it is not properly disciplined, it will become even more lawless.

Now the eagle has fired its gun and called back, but not calling it down is Yue Feng’s high-level way of giving feedback to the eagle.

Just like parents disciplining their children, giving them whatever they want is not enough. Children should be made aware of what is right and wrong, and what they can and cannot do.

If it does well, no matter how much praise and reward it receives, it doesn’t matter. But if it does something wrong, and it is a mistake made out of subjective will, it must be made aware of the consequences.

The consequence is simple. You come back but I won’t praise you or give you any rewards. Just leave it alone for now!

There are certain risks in doing this, but Yue Feng believes in his own judgment.

Before, the eagle was circling overhead but couldn’t find anyone, so it knew to go home and land on the roof. Now that Yue Feng has entered the house, the big black eagle must know that its owner is unhappy.

Sure enough, after circling and waiting for about five minutes, the big black eagle saw that its owner did not come out, so it stretched out its arms to let it land. The tired guy folded his wings and landed on the roof of the warehouse in the yard, gasping for breath.

The warehouse was right on the side of the west room. After the big black eagle landed and caught its breath, it poked its head out of the west room window to look into the room.

Yue Feng was originally sitting on the edge of the kang, watching the situation outside the window. When he saw the big black hawk landing and looking inside, he immediately turned his head and stopped looking at the hawk.

Now the big black eagle became a little anxious and started to caw loudly.

Yue Feng remained unmoved by the shouting and continued stretching.

Negative feedback is also feedback. If it does something wrong, you should let it know that the owner is angry. Otherwise, it will be like spoiling a child, who will become more and more disobedient.

Seeing that its owner was deliberately ignoring it, the big black eagle realized that its behavior of not listening to the whistle just now made its owner angry, and its confidence in cackle became much weaker.

The dogs in the yard and the house started to hum when they heard their eagle boss landing on the roof and screaming.

When Yue Feng heard the eagle’s cry become lower, he felt that the time was almost right, so he turned around, walked out of the house, and stretched out his arms towards the big black eagle.

Yue Feng had just walked out of the house, and before he could stabilize his arm, the big black eagle dived down, landed on his arm, lowered its head and called softly.

“Next time I blow the whistle and call you, if you don’t obey, I won’t want you anymore!”

Yue Feng pinched the big black eagle’s beak and said very seriously.

It was not known whether the big black eagle understood what Yue Feng said, but from the expression of its master, the big black eagle must have known that he had made a mistake by not listening to instructions. He lowered his head even more, like a child who had done something wrong, and lowered his head to gently nibble on his nails with his mouth.

Seeing that this guy showed an expression as if he understood and realized his mistake, Yue Feng did not continue to put pressure on the eagle. Instead, he gently touched its back and chest, carried the eagle into the house, and placed it on the falconet.

The big black eagle was somewhat uncomfortable with being placed on the falcon without a hat. It looked around and soon found the hat hanging on the wall. It jumped up, grabbed the hat with its mouth and put it in Yue Feng’s hand. During this process, it was still chirping softly.

This is to let Yue Feng put a hat on it!
Yue Feng was touched, so he took the hat and put it on Big Black Hawk’s head.

The moment Eagle squatted on the platform again, Eagle relaxed, and Yue Feng’s tense nerves also completely relaxed.

The bet was won!
Eagles are not humans, and their emotions are relatively simple. It is actually risky to give negative feedback when the other party does something wrong.

If the big black eagle is dissatisfied with its master’s performance and flies away, all of Yue Feng’s efforts for so long will be in vain.

However, we cannot just leave it alone when problems arise. If we allow the eagle to develop too many bad habits, it will be burying all kinds of hidden dangers, and it may fail at any time.

If you stick your head out, you will be in danger of being killed; if you hide your head, you will be in danger of being killed too, so Yue Feng’s behavior just now was considered a risky move.

However, the result was still good. After seeing that his owner was angry, the big black eagle realized his mistake of not obeying commands and showed a certain attitude of admitting his mistakes. So it was all worth it.

Yue Feng suppressed his excitement, opened the door and walked into the outer room, then came to the yard, breathing in the dry and cold air in big gulps, feeling a little scared.

After a long time, Yue Feng calmed down and went back to the house. The big black eagle with its hat on was very quiet, with its feathers fluffed up. It squatted quietly and did not move. When it heard the owner open the door, it did not call or flutter its wings as usual.

Yue Feng walked over and took off his hat, then let the eagle stand on his arm. He sat on the edge of the kang with the eagle in his arms and did not speak for a long time.

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During the afternoon hours, the big black eagle was very obedient and did not leave Yue Feng’s arms until around three o’clock in the afternoon, when several other hunting team members came back with the eagles. Only then did Yue Feng go out to greet them.

“How was the harvest today? The farm has been idle for more than ten days. Are there many chicks when we go there today?” Yue Feng asked Xiaowen.

Xiaowen grinned and took off his bulging hunting bag.

“That’s quite good! The eagle has grown a lot. I was a little worried before I went there, but I was a little unfamiliar with catching the first two chicks. After I got used to it, I was very fast and could basically catch them whenever I saw them!”

Xiaowu went up the mountain today with the baby hawk at home. He also replied: “This baby hawk is not ruthless at all. Just after leaving the village, a small rabbit weighing less than three pounds jumped up from the ditch by the road. This guy caught it in two rounds. By the way, this hawk also used double flags to catch the rabbit today! I have never seen it used like this before!”

Although it is rare for a chicken hawk to catch rabbits, it is not that uncommon. Now the weight of this young hawk has officially exceeded 1.55 kilograms. Its heavier weight means it has more energy. Its ability to use the double flag method to catch rabbits is probably directly related to this.

Yue Feng nodded after listening, and turned to look at Xiao Tao: “What about you? How is Da Qing Yao today?”

“It’s okay. It was a little unfamiliar at first, but I released a few chicks and they gradually got used to it! I caught a lot today. I caught 18 flying dragon birds alone, and quite a few sand chickens!” Xiao Tao said excitedly.

“Tie up all the hawks and count the prey neatly. Now that we’re done, go into the house and get the money from my mom. We’re going to Lincheng to get some big skins. I’ll go to the supply and marketing cooperative’s purchasing point this morning to sell them. We’ll all get a share of the dividends!” Yue Feng said lightly.

“Sharing the money, that’s great! How much did you sell? A dozen skins, can you sell them for five or six thousand dollars in total?”

“Five or six thousand? You’ll know when you go into the room and look at the account!”

Yue Feng didn’t say yes nor no, and played the role of being profound.

Soon, the three brothers arranged the eagle and the prey, and then went into the east room where Meng Yulan and Yue Lei were staying.

Soon, cheers were heard in the room.

Each person can get more than 2,000 yuan, which is a large sum of money that outsiders would envy, and even those who are brave enough would risk their lives for it.

Yue Feng pushed the door open a little late and walked in. The young men were so busy counting the money with their mouths stretched to the back of their heads, pinching it and spitting on it.

“How about it? A lot more than you expected, right?” Yue Feng asked with a smile.

“That’s too much! How can it be sold for so much money? Aren’t they just a dozen skins? Has the price gone up at the purchasing point? That doesn’t make sense!” Xiao Tao was holding two stacks of Great Unity in his hands, feeling like he was dreaming.

“In order to meet the plan, the superiors temporarily raised the purchase price. We sold almost all the top-grade big male skins, which cost more than one thousand each. The two top-grade skins with gold and silver inlays were sold at a high price of three thousand each! And the last time we hunted the lynx, the skin was sold for 2100!

This money is not a small amount. After you take it home, you cannot keep it for yourself. You must hand it over to your mother. You are not allowed to intercept it privately or spend it recklessly!”

When talking about business, Yue Feng was always very serious, fearing that these guys might do something else after dividing the money, so he gave them special instructions.

“I wouldn’t spend money lavishly, but I want to buy a bicycle! I have to walk a lot when going in and out all day, and this is the only bicycle in our house. It’s not convenient sometimes!” Xiaowen said, holding the money.

“I also want to buy a bicycle! It would be so cool if we could go out and ride bicycles together in the future!” Xiaowu also echoed.

“I want to buy a gun!” Xiao Tao didn’t seem to have any desire for bicycles, but was quite obsessed with guns.

The hunting team has four people and two guns. Actually, this configuration is enough. However, the last time the three brothers competed in shooting, Xiaowu won the position of deputy attacker, and Xiaotao has been holding back his energy.

If it’s about cooperating with outsiders to hunt and share the profits, Yue Feng doesn’t care what others do with the money. Once the money is given to you, you are responsible for it. It doesn’t matter whether you spend it on eating and drinking or gambling, it has nothing to do with others.

But the three brothers in front of him are different. They are Yue Feng’s own team. Yue Feng cannot remain indifferent.

“Bicycle tickets are in short supply. I’ll ask my friends to see if I can get one. If I can, I’ll buy one! You two brothers can just buy one and ride it first. There’s no need to spend the extra money. Save the money for big things!”

Xiao Tao, you want to buy a gun. I suggest you ask the old man to find a barrel gun. It is enough! It is not needed for small hunting. We have two guns for big hunting, and the firepower is enough!
Isn’t it a waste to spend so much money to buy a gun and keep it at home?”

“Um… okay! I’ll talk to my dad and see what his attitude is!” Xiao Tao didn’t dare to argue with his elder brother. He scratched his head and was speechless.

Yue Feng was truly thinking about his brothers. It didn’t matter if the brothers Xiaowen and Xiaowu bought bicycles. After all, they would have to buy them sooner or later, so the sooner they bought them, the sooner they could enjoy them.

But Xiao Tao wanted to buy a gun, and from what he said, he wanted to buy a 56 in one go, which Yue Feng definitely did not recommend.

When going into the mountains to hunt a large group of people, the more guns the better. Now that there are two guns in the team, the firepower is even a little excessive.

It costs more than a thousand dollars to buy a gun. You can do anything with that money, it’s better than buying a gun and letting it hang at home and collect dust.

Besides, guns will be banned sooner or later in the next few years. It is not cost-effective to spend such a large amount of money now to buy a toy that will definitely be confiscated in the future.

“I’m not discussing this with you, I’m just notifying you! Since we eat from the same pot, I have to be responsible for you!

Even if you have money in your hands, you can’t be arrogant. You should live a down-to-earth life and give your family a better life! If anyone lets me know that you use this money to do something stupid, you know my temper! “

Yue Feng was afraid that these guys would get into trouble again after dividing the big money, so his tone was extremely serious when he spoke.

“Okay, Xiaofeng, what are you talking to your brothers? They are not children anymore, they can tell good from bad!” Seeing that her son was uncharacteristically serious, mother Meng Yulan hurriedly pulled him back.

Yue Feng did not refute, but continued: “You should keep this money as much as possible. In two years, we will build a deer farm and a mink farm, and various investments will also cost money. At that time, we will convert it into shares according to the initial payment and the later investment!
We are brothers and we should be clear about our accounts. I am giving you a heads up in advance. If you waste the money in your hands and cannot invest when you need it, you will get less shares. Don’t blame me for not telling you earlier!”

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