Zi Jiu has not been seen for a long time, more and more people are returning disappointed, and fewer and fewer people are going to Xilin. In the end, there are no people left, and even fewer people are going to the mountains.
At this time, Ji Huai ran into the mountains. Each time I carried a backpack and prepared to pick all the fruits from the two black mulberry trees. Using black mulberries to lure Zijiu is the best way.
The black mulberry tree didn't bear much fruit, but he picked it for several days and figured it would weigh more than ten kilograms.
Tang Xiuer was reluctant to eat before, but now she is full, but she is greedy and has to restrain herself.
After Ji Huai picked the black mulberry fruits, a few days later, he started to go into the mountains with half a catty of black mulberry fruits.
As he walked all the way in and passed through the thousand-year-old tree, his ears twitched and he heard the unique sound again, and he quickened his pace.
This time, he was ready to come again.
He has more experience than others in how to lure the bird into a trap, and with the presence of the bird's favorite black mulberry, the chances increase.
If there is no fruit on the tree, throw the fruit under the tree and set a trap.
After setting up the trap, he hid in the grass on the side and waited quietly. An hour later, the male Zijiu appeared.
It first hovered above the tree, flying back and forth, and then stayed on the tree. It searched here and there, but where was the shadow of the black mulberry? When Ji Huai picked it, he still had some left, but not many. By now there was no one left.
Soon, it noticed the black mulberries under the tree, but did not fly down immediately. It stared at the fruits on the ground, its little eyes turning rapidly.
Ji Huai remained motionless, holding a rope in his hand with great patience.
After waiting for a while, the male purple chirp flew down and flew back and forth above the black mulberry fruits, sometimes flying here and sometimes flying to the other side.
It has not come down for a long time, and it has not come close to the trap. It seems to be vigilant.
Ji Huai kept staring at it. He couldn't see it very clearly two years ago. But now, looking at it up close, this bird does have gorgeous feathers.
It seems to be obviously much sharper, and it is indeed different from ordinary birds, and its behavior is more cautious. The black mulberry fruit Ji Huai selected was a ripe black mulberry fruit, and its attractive fruity aroma became stronger and stronger, which finally made him relax his vigilance.
After flying above for several more times, it flew down and walked towards the black mulberries underground. Every two steps it took, it looked left and right. Stop and go, flapping and flapping wings.
Ji Huai was not in a hurry. He tightened his grip on the rope slightly, but made no other movements, watching the purple chirp keep walking towards the edge of the trap.
There were black mulberries scattered around the edge of the trap. It waited for a while and pecked two.
The ripe black mulberries tasted delicious. It flapped its wings happily and continued walking forward. When it walked into the trap, Ji Huai was not in a hurry.
Seeing that nothing was wrong, the male purple chirp lowered his head and enjoyed the food without any precautions.
Ji Huai gently pulled the rope in his hand. When the other party lowered its head to peck at the black mulberry fruit again, he pulled the rope suddenly. It obviously reacted and flapped its wings frantically to fly away. Unfortunately, it was still a step too slow. The basket began to tip over quickly, covering the purple chirp.
There are stones tied to the bamboo basket, so no matter how it jumps up and down inside, it remains stable.
Its clear and ethereal cry changed at this time, and it kept flapping its wings. When it saw Ji Huai coming out, his red and pointed mouth was open, he seemed very angry.
Ji Huai was not annoyed and knelt down to look at it.
The male purple chirp screamed again and tried to peck his fingers. Ji Huai gently took it away and without saying anything, he put it in the cage and put it in the carrier.
The weather was a bit cloudy today. He was afraid of rain and had to go back quickly.
When he got home, Tang Xiuer was watering the vegetable seedlings, and the chicks next to him were chirping. In addition to the few old hens he bought last time, he bought ten more chicks.
He had already sawed off the dead wood to make a cage, and the remaining trees made a fence to surround the small corner, which looked small and unique.
"What a beautiful little bird." When Tang Xiuer saw the purple chirp, she was amazed at the first sight and leaned over to take a closer look.
The purple chirp was very arrogant. He barked twice irritably, turned around and gave her a slap on the back of his head.
"What kind of bird is this? It's so beautiful." She didn't notice Zi Jiu's emotions, so she walked to the other side and continued to squat and look.
"Zijiu." Ji Huai said and threw a small handful of black mulberries inside.
"Purple chirp?" Tang Xiuer repeated, lowered her head and said, "Its feathers are lavender, there are many beautiful colors."
The male purple chirp turned around again and gave her the back of his head again. However, its eyes moved around and glanced at the mulberries on the ground several times.
eat
Still not eating
It walked back and forth and touched with its paws.
"If you like, I can pull it out and keep it for you to play with in the future." Ji Huai said lightly, but a little cold, which made Zi Jiu, who had just nibbled a black mulberry, stop and turned to look at the two of them. Do you know if you understand.
"Do you want to eat it?" Tang Xiuer asked hurriedly. Before Ji Huai could answer, she said again, with a bit of pleading in her words, "Just keep it? How about keeping it? I think it looks good."
Ji Huai nodded: "Okay."
Knowing that Zi Jiu liked to eat black mulberries, Tang Xiuer fed it better. Ji Huai picked too many black mulberry fruits. Although the fruits were durable, she was afraid of spoiling them, so she dried some of them and dried them.
Ji Huai made a slightly larger cage and kept Zi Jiu in it first. I originally thought that this grumpy Zijiu would lose his temper and become restless, but after raising it for a few days, I found that as long as I gave it food, it gradually became more like a Buddha.
Although he would sometimes scream dissatisfied at him, after throwing in a few black mulberries, the other party calmed down and didn't look at him again.
Now that we have caught this male, we must find a way to get the family in order.
Ji Huai took advantage of the good weather, took some remaining black mulberry fruits, and went into the mountain again. This time the target is the female purple chirp.
The purple chirping bird is still a little arrogant. If it takes the nest directly to steal the chicks, it may be attacked, so it is necessary to set a trap to catch the female as well.
He originally thought that there were baby birds in the tree and that the female purple chirp would be more vigilant now, so he just placed the trap under the tree nest to test the water. As a result, the female bird flew down not long after the trap was set.
Even though the male bird knew how to check, it was good for him. He walked into the trap without hesitation and quickly ate the black mulberry fruit. But he ate one piece after another, regardless of the baby bird, he had to eat his fill first.
Catching it is effortless. When it was locked in the trap, it didn't notice much and continued to eat the black mulberries on the ground. When it saw the fallen bamboo basket, it was just confused, and then lowered its head and pecked another black mulberry.
Ji Huai: "..."
But then I thought about it, birds are different from people, they just can't reproduce, they don't have so many complicated emotions.
He climbed up the tree, passed through the lush branches and leaves, and saw the bird's nest inside. The nest was quite large and well built, and inside were five baby birds waiting to be fed.
The baby bird is just born and has not yet grown many feathers.
He took down the entire nest and took the female bird home with him.