Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain

Chapter 662 The Rascal's Baby Eagle

Over the next few days, Yue Feng and his friends, including Jin Long, began training the baby eagles together.

Five or six people, all holding hawks that had left their nests last year, which are relatively gentle.

Under Yue Feng's direction and reminders, the brothers wrapped the little eagle in their eagle-patterned jackets and carried it flat in their hands wherever they went.

The standard procedure is very simple; it's nothing more than flattening the eagle, charging at its face, lowering the skeletal frame, pinching off the prey, and then raising it to become an eagle.

Even the golden eagle Yue Feng, with a wingspan of nearly two meters, can be easily handled, let alone the timid Song Zi swaying its chest.

After more than two days of continuous observation and bird-catching, Yue Feng's tattered, chest-waving bird was the first to show its face and begin to identify the bird.

It's a bit of a sad story.

The old injuries on the chest and legs of this battered steed must have only recently healed, so its condition is much worse than when it was at its peak.

Poor physical reserves result in low body fat.

When a bird is underweight, it is more likely to feel hungry when training it.

This situation naturally allowed Yue Feng to take care of the little eagle at a pace that was less than a day faster than the other children.

Seeing that the time was right for Lanmao to puff out his chest, Yuefeng immediately called Jinlong, and the two brothers went out to release the hawks.

At that time, the construction and planning in Yanjing City were not as expensive as they would be decades later, and there were still many small plots of land suitable for eagles.

Jinlong led Yuefeng out of the alley and circled around a few times before arriving at the roadside. At this moment, a few green belts and other vegetation were showing signs of new green, and occasionally small birds could be seen pecking at food in the grass.

Yue Feng spotted a sparrow landing from at least several dozen meters away, immediately put the tattered feathers on his chest, and leaned against it.

Thirty meters

twenty meters

ten meters.

The sparrows on the ground are not afraid of people. Even when you get within ten meters, they still hop around and peck at the food.

Yue Feng knew that the first eagle he caught was crucial, so he patiently approached within five or six meters. When the birds on the ground started to become a little wary, he continued forward as if no one else was around.

Suddenly, he stretched out his arm, and the unkempt hair in his palm swung out without hesitation.

As Yue Feng had predicted, although this creature was covered in tangled hair, it had a very good foundation and its flight speed was extremely fast.

After the rotten feather left its hand, it shot towards the sparrow on the ground like an arrow, leaving a trail of afterimages.

Yes, you read that right, it's copying, not the smashing that eagles usually use when hunting.

The sparrow on the ground reacted and took flight to escape. It had barely left the ground by less than 30 centimeters when the rotten-feathered man suddenly stretched out his healthy right leg, grabbed the sparrow by the base of its wing, and gently landed on the ground.

Squeak! Splatter! Splatter~~
The captured sparrow let out a series of pitiful cries. Its wing base was pinched by the eagle's claws, and it could not move at all. It could only lower its head and try to peck at the eagle's claws.

The force of the rotten feathers swinging its chest was immense. Seeing that the sparrow was still struggling and resisting, it grabbed the sparrow's body with its left claw and immediately increased the force of its grip.

Yue Feng could see it clearly: the sparrow, with its tattered feathers swaying its chest, was obviously gripping the sparrow with its claws and increasing its strength. The sparrow, which hadn't given up a second ago, immediately started bleeding from its mouth and became powerless to struggle.

Yue Feng slowly squatted down at the eagle's feet and took a closer look: "Well, in just a few seconds, this rotten-feathered bird, with its absolute eagle claw strength, actually managed to squeeze the sparrow so hard that it was critically injured and on the verge of death!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a fine eagle!" Yue Feng couldn't help but exclaim upon seeing this.

"What's wrong, Xiaofeng?" Jinlong couldn't help but come over and ask.

"Look at that sparrow on the ground! It was pecking at its rotten feathers and swaying its chest with its claws, which annoyed the eagle, so it swung its left claw and crushed the sparrow to death!"

Jinlong was slightly taken aback when he heard this, and couldn't help but look down and mutter to himself, "What the hell? It can wiggle its chest and kill a sparrow in the blink of an eye?"

This is an old sparrow, not a fledgling! How can it be so fragile?

Indeed, Yue Feng was not lying; the eagle and its prey were right in front of him.

The common hawk, which feeds on pine nuts, mostly eats small birds, as the name "Eurasian Sparrowhawk" clearly indicates.

However, while it's not difficult for an ordinary sparrowhawk to catch a bird the size of a sparrow, it's still difficult for it to kill its prey in the blink of an eye.

Many times, when Songzi catches a small bird, it takes a long time to kill it by stepping on it. There are even tragic situations where the prey is still alive and he pecks out wounds to eat its flesh.

The pheasant is slightly larger than a pine nut, making it easier for it to catch and kill small birds than a pine nut, but it is quite difficult to inflict a fatal wound instantly.

Judging solely from the gripping and destructive power of its talons, this wiry-feathered bird's chest-swaying performance rivals that of a larger hawk.

From the performance of the first bird that had grown into an eagle, Yue Feng could tell that this rotten-feathered eagle with its sinewy legs and swaying chest was indeed worthy of its reputation, and its strength of muscles and bones far exceeded that of its kind.

"Hehe! Let's release a few sparrows first to fatten up the eagle! I feel that with its shaggy plumage and chest-flailing performance, if it gains more weight, it might actually be able to catch a black magpie!"

"Huh? This chest only weighs a little over three ounces, how can it give birth to a big one? Isn't that the kind of prey that can only be caught by flying a kite?" Jinlong was still unsettled when he heard this.

Yue Feng grinned: "Hehe, why don't you try it out? Is there anywhere around here where you can run into black magpies? Large tiger doves will do too!"

"The nearest one is Ditan Park. Do you really want to give it a try? There are a lot of people there. Don't scare the eagle or cause any other trouble!" Jinlong reminded him with concern.

"Let's give it a try. It's unlikely to be startled; it's already broken through all the way! As long as we can find a bird that's landing, that'll be fine!"

"Definitely! There are several magpie nests over there. Sometimes when they encounter a hawk, the magpies will call out a few times and summon a whole flock of them!"

"That's good!" Yue Feng nodded, without asking for any further details.

While the two brothers were whispering to each other, the rotten-feathered eagle on the ground had already nimbly plucked the feathers from the sparrow it had caught and tore it apart. It then used its two thick talons to step on its prey and pecked at the flesh and blood one bite after another.

On the first day the eagle landed, Yue Feng didn't plan to let it catch more prey. He simply let it continue pecking at the ground until it was full and then went back.

So the two brothers squatted by the roadside, looking down and observing the rotten-haired creature swaying its chest and eating on its own.

Upon closer inspection, even more details were discovered.

Yue Feng noticed that this rotten-haired dog, which was eating, was not causing any harm at all.

Whether it was flesh, bone, or soft hair, the rotten hair on its chest tore it apart and swallowed it whole.

For parts like the spine, ribs, and neck, which have little meat and are difficult to tear, an ordinary eagle would peck at most the meat and leave the bones uneaten.

This wiry-furred, chest-swaying creature was different. It didn't mind having little meat, and later on, it used its claws to step on the remains of its prey, and its sharp beak tore at the bones, even making a cracking sound. It swallowed everything, no matter how much effort it took.

Seeing this, Yue Feng felt a pang of heartache.

This bird's original temperament was definitely not like this. This eating habit of not leaving a single bone fragment and even swallowing the sparrow's thin, withered claws must have been developed after it was injured.

With his leg injured, he could only forage on one leg. If he was lucky enough to catch food, he couldn't afford to waste anything, even fragments of bone, as they could provide the nutrients to survive. This situation suddenly made Yue Feng feel a sense of empathy.

Born into poverty, facing a disastrous start, one cannot afford to give up any opportunity to climb up.

Fortunately, Yue Feng, having lived two lives, possesses a level of knowledge and professional skills that ordinary teenagers of his age do not have; otherwise, he would not have achieved what he has today.

"Ah! This eagle is really something!" Yue Feng exclaimed with mixed feelings.

"Hehe! It really is a good eagle, and it's not picky about food! It even ate the scraps of bone!" Jinlong chimed in.

Yue Feng looked at the bulging crop of the eagle and reached out to lift the eaglet up.

"After eating a sparrow, the eagle will be at least 60-70% full. Let's go back and catch another one in the evening. Two live birds a day should be enough to fatten it up!"

Jinlong waved his hand: "Alright, let's go! This clean-haired one in my hand is far from ready. I haven't slacked off at all, but it just won't cooperate!"

Yue Feng comforted him, "Those who can shed their feathers completely are no pushovers. They need to have good physical reserves, so training eagles will require extra effort! But once they start performing well, their potential will be even higher!"

"hope so!"

……

The two brothers muttered a few words to each other, then turned around and went back home along the way they had come.

That evening, Yue Feng and Jin Long, with their unkempt hair and swaying chests, came out again.

After eating a whole sparrow in the morning, this guy went home and stood on one leg on Yue Feng's hand to rest. In broad daylight, he burrowed his head into his wing and took a nap, appearing quite lazy and confident.

Before nightfall, the rotten-haired man's chest and crop were completely empty, and he went out of the alley and began searching for prey on the ground.

Yue Feng used the same trick again, finding another sparrow that had landed on the ground and releasing it.

It operates almost exactly the same way as the previous one.

With swift movements and high-speed pursuit, it scooped up the bird mid-air and caught it before landing and wolfing it down.

Over here, an eagle caught a sparrow and was feasting on it without a care in the world, when a stranger's voice came from not far away.

"Golden Dragon?"

Hearing the noise, Yue Feng looked up and saw a young man who looked about the same age as Jin Long sitting on a motorcycle across the street, dressed smartly and looking in their direction.

Jinlong looked up and slowly stood up from his squatting position: "Oh, I thought it was someone else, but it's the young master of the Zhou family!"
What brings you here? I don't remember you hanging around here!

The man Jinlong referred to as the young master of the Zhou family rode his motorcycle across the street very quickly.

As he walked this way, he examined Yue Feng on the ground and the rotten-haired boy eating.

"Hey, are you releasing a baby eagle? Or did you catch a sparrow?" Zhou Shao asked.

“My friend just released his eagle!” Jinlong said with a cold frown.

Zhou Shao curled his lips: "Tsk tsk tsk, no need to be so clear about it. It's just that you put a rotten feather on your chest. I'm not laughing at you!"

Logically speaking, with your status as Young Master Jin, you should be able to get your hands on a decent eagle, so why are you treating this junk like a treasure!

Jinlong retorted without hesitation, "What the hell do you know! My clean feathers are at home; I fed them before bringing them out! This is accompanying a friend to become an adult eagle, and besides, our eagles are top-quality!"

"Yes, yes, yes, Young Master Jin is so low-key. He doesn't play with clean feathers, he just likes to play with his friends with tattered, top-quality eagles! I heard that you bought a blind golden eagle before the winter before the new year. Everyone in the circle knows that Young Master Jin's taste is different from others!"

"Zhou Hongming, you..."

Jinlong was speechless, and for a moment he couldn't think of a rebuttal.

The golden eagle with heterochromia that I bought last winter, even though Yue Feng reminded me, I still drove it back.

After checking with the seller, they readily refunded the money.

However, the only downside was that someone somehow leaked the story, which made Jinlong a bit upset for a while.

Bringing up old stories now reopens old wounds and is clearly embarrassing.

"You guys have fun, I have to go now! Let's fly hawks together sometime. I just bought a cleaned hawk at the bird market this weekend, and it'll be ready to fly tomorrow. If you really can't get a decent hawk, I'll give it to you after I've had my fun for a few days, it'll be free!"

Young Master Zhou left a few words behind, then rode off on his motorcycle.

Even after the other party had walked away, Jinlong still couldn't catch his breath.

After a long while, he finally cursed viciously, "Damn it!! That son of a bitch Zhou Hongming, he ruined my fun!!"

Yue Feng witnessed the whole thing. In just a few words, he understood that his partner was probably a young master of similar skill level to Jinlong, bickering and trying to get back at each other.

"Was that idiot someone you knew?" Yue Feng asked casually.

Jinlong muttered irritably, "You foul-mouthed classmate, you used to follow us around, but now that I've been promoted, you're starting to act all high and mighty!"

"Why bother arguing with that kind of person! Getting angry is just punishing yourself for someone else's mistakes!" Yue Feng casually advised.

Jinlong muttered viciously, "It's only because Xiaojun and Mingkai aren't here that he dared to act tough in front of them. If he dared to act arrogantly in front of them, I would give him a shout and beat him until he was crying for his parents, and I would even take the wheels off his car!"

"Alright, the eagle has eaten enough, let's go back! Shall we release the black magpies in the park first thing tomorrow morning?"

"Let's go!" Jinlong was annoyed at being ridiculed and losing face, and walked back angrily.

Yue Feng bent down and lifted the little eagle back up. The glutton still had half a carcass left to eat, and it didn't give up even while standing on Yue Feng's hand. It spread its wings to maintain its balance and continued eating.

After the two brothers walked back to their lodgings, the little eagle had eaten its fill, and it was getting dark.

When Jinlong returned home, he would eat dinner with the clean-feathered little eagle with its crop on its head.

Needless to say, Zhou Hongming's few words broke down Young Master Jin's defenses.

Yue Feng was definitely powerless to get involved in this power struggle among the sons of officials. Just as Jin Long said earlier, if Xiao Jun or Ming Kai were there, they would definitely make Zhou Hongming suffer.

Were they unable to defeat each other?
surely not.

To put it bluntly, if it came down to a fight, Yue Feng alone could easily subdue this young master.

However, due to the difference in their status, Jinlong could not ask Yuefeng for help.

Conflicts within a small circle must be resolved by people within that circle. If outsiders are involved, it will only cause trouble for Yue Feng.

Jinlong, who was still furious, had no idea that Yuefeng would help him earn back his anger with interest tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)