Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 262 - 122 Nothing Good, Don’t Kill _1

Chapter 262: Chapter 122 Nothing Good, Don’t Kill _1

The motorcycle outside had turned off, followed by some polite words. Then the old couple accompanied a middle-aged man and woman into the courtyard.

The man was dressed in an old-fashioned Zhongshan suit with a pen clipped on the pocket of his chest, a rather mature style; the woman, on the other hand, was just like Wang Yue in temperament. One glance was enough to know that she and Wang Yue were mother and daughter.

She was not young any more, but her style could rival Wang Yue’s - vividly colored floral top, a pair of jeans, and high heels. You could clearly tell she had makeup on, and she was wearing a few gold jewelry pieces.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, these two were intrigued by the large fish Yan Fei had caught.

For the convenience of descaling the fish, Yan Fei hung it on a pomegranate tree by the kitchen door. The big Mylopharyngodon piceus, over a meter long, was quite an attention-getter.

The man didn’t say anything yet, but the woman started talking to the old lady: "Oh my, elder sister, we just came over to visit. Look at the size of the fish you’re preparing! Such a big fish must have cost a lot, right? I mean, you don’t have to tell us, we know there’s nothing good in this country town. But you’re really going all out, aren’t you?"

Yan Fei and Heizi felt uncomfortable hearing this, but then they saw Ma Yongming, who had pushed the motorcycle and didn’t know what kind of face to make, thought that this wasn’t their own mother-in-law, and began to snicker.

However, the old lady didn’t show any signs of displeasure, worrying about upsetting this mother-in-law, she just laughed it off: "No money spent, no money spent. It was just the kids who helped us catch it..."

"Quack, quack..."

"Coo coo coo..."

Even before the old lady could finish her sentence, a weird quacking noise and the fluttering of wings came from the corner of the courtyard.

Everyone’s attention immediately shifted there.

It was the birds in the cages, frightened by the sudden arrival of so many people, and starting to make a commotion in the cages.

When the woman got a look, her eyes were glued: "Oh my, what’s this? Isn’t this White Egret? This is Mandarin duck? Oh this one’s a Mallard, this one’s a Tadorna ferruginea, this one’s a Spot-billed Duck? Huh... What’s this one? Old Wang, what is this one? You told me what this duck was called when we went to the reservoir last time."

"That’s not a duck, it’s a Black Moorhen." The man had already seen them before and without even looking, he answered with an expressionless face.

These two were quite well-informed, they recognized all the birds that Yan Fei had brought. Yan Fei, who often watched Animal World, didn’t recognize them all, at least not different species of ducks. He just knew they looked different and didn’t know their names.

"Right, right, right, it’s a Black Moorhen. Look at my memory!" The woman laughed after finishing her sentence, then turned to the old lady and said: "Old sister-in-law, where did you all get these? Aren’t they all rare bird species?"

They were indeed rare bird species, Wan City would later establish a wetland park specifically to protect these birds.

But by that time, these now common birds would have become "rare"; if occasionally a visitor spotted one, those who were too slow to take photos with their phones would hate not to chop off their hands.

"Not rare, not rare, it’s just the children helping to catch them, they didn’t cost anything. There’s nothing good in the countryside, we thought for your first visit here, we’d prepare some things that we don’t usually eat." The old lady had no idea what a rare animal was. She thought that when the woman said "rare," she meant something unusual or expensive!

The man next to her had looked bad from the moment he saw these cages. Hearing the old lady’s words, the corner of his mouth twitched.

The woman listened to the old lady’s words and didn’t even bother to scorn the country folks for their lack of knowledge anymore. She went on to explain to the old lady, "Elder sister, this rarity isn’t about price. It’s about these animals, they are..."

"Stop, are you trying to get yourself killed, try reaching out again and see if it doesn’t bite you to death..." The woman’s words were cut off by an angry voice.

All eyes were immediately drawn to the source of the voice.

It was Yan Fei pulling Heizi around, grumbling at him.

This guy was probably thinking of showing off again when he heard the woman talk about "rarity" - with his outrageous nature, if he had an opportunity to show off and didn’t take it, he either must have been driven crazy or... definitely possessed by a ghost.

Heizi had no idea what "rare birds" meant, but he knew the name "giant salamander" very well. Hearing the woman seemed to be knowledgeable, he stood up and went to the waterwheel, trying to take out the giant salamander to show off.

Yan Fei didn’t know what he was going to do when he stood up. Seeing him reaching directly to grab the giant salamander, he immediately rushed over to pull him back, scolding him irritably.

Actually, Yan Fei didn’t need to scold him anymore, he was already a bit shaken. He was staring at the slowly sinking giant salamander in the waterwheel and murmuring: "Damn, this thing bites..."

Yan Fei didn’t know about the other giant salamanders, but he knew the ones in Dinosaur World very well. Despite them appearing chubby, lazy, and honest, they are actually very fierce!

If someone as heedless as Heizi tried to grab it, one bite would assure him the role of one-armed hero for at least two months.

He was still a bit shaken now. Seeing him like this, Yan Fei didn’t bother to say anything else.

He reached in and subdued the giant salamander with a twist of his hand, lifting it out of the water with ease.

"Another giant salamander?" The woman exclaimed again in surprise, followed by a sigh.

"Ah..." The sound of the giant salamander cut off abruptly as it was pulled out of the water.

This was because Yan Fei had smacked the creature’s head with his hand, then tossed it to the ground, instructing Heizi, "You start scraping the scales off the fish. I’ll handle this one."

After Yan Fei’s smack, the giant salamander flopped its tail twice on the ground and died.

Looking at the giant salamander, Heizi fell silent; truly, he had learned his lesson.

"Mom, Dad, you’re here so early! I just woke up! Did you bring me gifts?" Ma Yongming’s wife finally woke up.

Despite the sun shining high in the sky, she was still complaining about how early it is. One hand was on her belly and the other on her back. She radiated the delicacy characteristic of a pregnant woman.

The moment she stepped in, all attention shifted from the giant salamander to her, and everyone began to crowd around her.

However, this quirky daughter-in-law didn’t spend much time talking to anyone. She spotted Yan Fei preparing the giant salamander, and, brimming with enthusiasm, she approached him with questions. Then, spotting the birds, she abandoned the group to admire them.

No one knew what to do. The group couldn’t just stand around in the courtyard. Encouraged by Old Ma and his wife, they reluctantly moved into the house.

Once Wang Yue finally entered the house, Ma Yongming rushed out, an expression of frustration on his face. "Xiao Fei, you wretched boy, it was enough just to show them the salamander, what’s with all these birds?"

Pang Fa and Heizi, who were left to clean the Yellow Eels, were taken aback by his words.

Yan Fei seemed a bit wronged, "Didn’t you ask for wild chickens? I didn’t run into any at night, so I caught some birds instead. Do you know where I caught these? I went all the way to the reservoir!"

Seeing Yan Fei’s aggrieved look, Ma Yongming considered it and then chuckled, "Alright, alright, my bad for blaming you. I owe you one, but let’s not slaughter the birds, we’ll release them later."

"Why should we? Xiao Fei arrived just before dawn after catching all these birds. It wasn’t easy for him. Why should we let them go? If you don’t want them, I’ll take them home and eat them." Heizi was angry on Yan Fei’s behalf.

Pang Fa seemed to know something; he stopped Heizi, "You don’t know the situation; if it has nothing to do with you, don’t speak."

Ma Yongming then explained, "You two are not aware, her father works for the county’s Forestry Bureau and holds a leadership position. If I hadn’t told you that the salamander should be kept alive, he would not have allowed us to kill it. As soon as she entered the house, he said, let’s slaughter the fish, but not the birds. Let them go!"

"What a hypocrite, playing the generosity card here..." Heizi was always ready with strange comments. The more you asked him not to speak, the more eager he became.

However, the three men paid no attention to him. Yan Fei nodded to Ma Yongming and said, "Alright then, I’ll clean up the two wild rabbits for now, and leave the rest as they are. I’ll cook the vegetables and head home. You can decide what to do with these"

"Can you cook?" Ma Yongming was initially skeptical, but then remarked, "That’s true, you’ve always been inventing odd meals, and the ones I’ve tasted were actually quite good. If you know how, go ahead! Let Xiaofa assist you!"

He knew that there was no way this trio could sit and eat with them, so he didn’t make a fuss about the matter.

He added, "Alright! You’ve all done a great job today, I won’t keep you much longer. One rabbit should suffice, given the amount of fish we have and Xiaofa’s eels and turtles, we won’t be able to finish everything. Once you’ve cooked, have something to eat in the kitchen, don’t leave on an empty stomach."

Once he’d gone back inside, the remaining trio worked efficiently.

By the time noon arrived, the meal had been prepared and served, after which the trio squatted in the kitchen to eat.

"Are you really going to go back empty-handed, Boss Xiao Fei?" Heizi asked while eating.

Looking at him quizzically, Xiao Fei saw him glance slyly towards the outside, and he continued, "When we brought the cage this morning, the boss lady quite fancied that white egret, black ducks, and mandarin ducks and all."

By ’boss lady’, he was naturally referring to Miss Xu Xiaoyan.

Yan Fei pondered, "Didn’t I tell her I’d catch a few for her later? I could take her to the reservoir in a few days. Since we’ve already given them to her, how can we take them back? Besides, didn’t ’that guy’s dad’ say he’d let them go? What does it mean if we take them?"

"Hehe!" Seeing Yan Fei’s softening stance, Heizi’s eyes brightened, and he broke into a grin. "Just watch me. I guarantee the boss lady will be pleased. We can easily take a couple of them with us."

Even Pang Fa was looking at him curiously. Acting mysterious, Heizi gave a sly giggle and continued eating.

No wonder people say he’s unreliable to the bone! He’s absolutely hopeless!