The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 39 Catching Pheasants

Just as Wang Chuanman was about to pour out the water in the bucket, Wang Chuanyuan came over. "Don't pour it out, there's urine in it, it's perfect for making seedling soil."

“That’s true.” Wang Chuanman carried the bucket and water to the field, intending to use the water to mix with the soil, then knead mud dumplings to make seedling dumplings.

The people in the field were busy working, and little Ayu followed her brothers up to the mountainside.

Old Wang's family owns 40 mu of mountain land, which was allocated to his grandsons after they came of age. This part belongs to the state, but they have the right to use it.

The mountainous area is barren and full of rocks, making it impossible to grow crops. The villagers can only plant trees and bamboo forests in the mountains.

Foraging for wild vegetables in spring is also a good option.

"Where is Mother digging for wild vegetables?" Little Ayu asked.

"It should be in the mountains near our home," Wang Wulang said, though he wasn't entirely sure.

People don't usually care whose wild vegetables are growing in the mountains; they just dig them up and eat them whenever they see them.

“Everyone is short of food, so they can only dig up their own. Aunt Si should be in our mountain land. Let’s go there and look for her,” Wang Silang analyzed.

The Wang family's mountain land is on the other side of another mountain, and it takes about half an hour to get there. Little Ayu didn't say she was tired, so no one said they didn't want to go.

Liu was assigned to cook today, but there wasn't enough grain, so she made do with wild vegetables and went up the mountain ahead of time.

Halfway there, the dumpling in the space suddenly reminded Xiao Ayu.

"Baby, there are three pheasants in those bushes over there."
Little Ayu's eyes sparkled, and she immediately walked towards the bushes.

She didn't know what a pheasant was, but she had heard her grandmother say that her mother was in poor health and that if the family had money, they should buy a chicken to help her recover.

Are pheasants also chickens?
Catch it and give it to Mother to help her recover.

When Wang Wulang saw Xiao Ayu walking to the side, he quickly grabbed her: "Little Ayu, don't wander off. If you get lost, it will be hard to find you."

Little Ayu pointed to the bushes and said, "Fifth Brother, there are pheasants!"

"What pheasant?" Wang Wulang looked blank. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "You mean a pheasant? At this time of year, where would you find one—"

Before the words were even finished, there was a flapping sound of wings coming from the bushes, and then a colorful pheasant flew out.

Wang Silang reacted the fastest, immediately picking up a stone and throwing it at the pheasant: "Quick, catch it!"

Wang Wulang, Wang Liulang, and Wang Qilang, who were present, also quickly ran over to catch up with the pheasant that was trying to escape.

Little Ayu thought, if there's one here, there must be more inside.

She toddled over to the bushes with her short legs, then parted the bushes to peek inside.

The pheasant, unaware that it had been exposed, remained comfortably in its nest.

Little Ayu stretched out her two little claws, trying to catch the pheasant directly. Startled, the pheasant immediately flapped its wings and flew away.

The pheasant next to it also sensed the danger and tried to peck at it.

"Baa~!" The little lamb suddenly rushed over, its short legs leaping into the bushes.

It rammed its head into a pheasant, knocking it over, then opened its beak and bit down on the pheasant's leg. It shook its head violently, making the pheasant stagger and squawk.

[...] Although you are a sheep, you are a real cow.

The other pheasant, seeing that something was wrong, immediately tried to escape.

[Little one, come a little closer, and we can put it into our space.]

Little Ayu couldn't get over the bushes and was getting anxious, so she simply imitated the lamb, raising her hands high and lunging into them.

As a result, he landed headfirst and plunged into the bushes.

Fortunately, they were only two meters away from the other pheasant. Tuanzi shouted, "Think about pulling it in, focus your mind, quick!"

Little Ayu closed her eyes and strained so hard that her head turned red.

"Hmm—" Finally, the struggling pheasant disappeared from its spot, along with a pile of weeds, all of which entered the space.

When Tuanzi saw the pheasant running around in the air, it immediately flew over to subdue it.

The pheasant refused to comply, flapping its wings and shaking off a scattering of wild grass and dust.

The little dumpling, who had finally managed to tidy up its space, exploded into a hedgehog upon seeing this scene.

【!! I'll fight you to the death!】

A moment later, Xiao Ayu heard Tuanzi's weak voice: "...Take this thing out."

Little Ayu pursed her lips and whispered in her heart, "Elf, what's wrong? Are you sick?"

I'm not sick. I was just catching pheasants, and I'm mentally exhausted.

Little Ayu obediently took the pheasant out of the space, because the pheasant had been beaten up by Tuanzi and was now listless with its wings broken.

She finally managed to pull herself out of the bushes and struggled to climb out, while the lamb had just subdued the pheasant.

The pheasant was so disoriented from being tossed around by the lamb that it had no strength left to struggle.

After a great deal of effort, Wang Wulang and his three companions finally caught the pheasant, and they felt a great sense of accomplishment.

You know, even the best pheasants in the village can't always catch a runaway one; they're incredibly skilled!

“Little sister Ayu, look, your brothers have caught a pheasant—” Wang Wulang said with great joy as he held a pheasant with its wings and claws bound.

When she returned, she saw her younger sister holding a pheasant that looked bigger than herself, with a lamb next to her and another pheasant lying at her feet, convulsing.

Wang Liulang's mouth was so wide it could fit an egg: "Sister Ayu, did you catch this?!"

"Ah, no, no," Little Ayu waved her hands repeatedly, "the elves caught them for me."

Then Little Ayu pointed her little paw at the lamb and said honestly, "The lamb is so clever, it caught it."

Then she looked at her older brothers and said, "Brothers, you're amazing too! You caught one too!"

The elf is amazing, the little sheep is amazing, the older brother is amazing, everyone is amazing!

Wang Wulang and the others: "..." This is outrageous.

Just as everyone was discussing whether to continue looking for Liu or turn back and take the pheasant home, Liu returned from the other side.

Hearing the voices of several children, Liu quickened her pace, turned the corner of the mountain, and saw her children standing together on the flat ground halfway up the mountain.

She spotted the short and small Ayu at a glance.

"Ayu, what are you doing here?!" Liu rushed over, startled. "How did you climb so high? It's too dangerous!"

The Wang family teenagers were all a little guilty; they hadn't really thought about whether it was dangerous or not.

Liu arrived carrying a basket on her back. When she saw Xiao Ayu and then the three pheasants on the ground, she was completely stunned.

These kids actually managed to catch a pheasant?
"Fourth Aunt, little sister Ayu is so amazing! She caught this one!"

"Is Ayu so capable? Is she hurt anywhere?"

Little Ayu shook her head: "No." Actually, she had a few small cuts on her arm, but she hid them.

If Mother doesn't know, Mother won't be worried.

As expected, Liu was shocked. She thought that since pheasants had come out, there would probably be snakes and the like.

So she made room for the wild vegetables, put the pheasant inside, and covered it with more vegetables. Then she picked up little Ayu and rushed down the mountain.

She needs to tell her family this news as soon as possible.

Their Ah Yu is truly a lucky star!
The pheasant scape arrived late, but it did.

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(End of this chapter)