Edo Traveler

　　 Where is the bird? What a good question!

　　 Heizo gave a "fascinating" smile, as if he had done something big, stretched out his hand, and pointed to the moat of Edo Castle in front of him.

　　 The moat, which was more than a hundred meters wide, was shrouded in darkness, and Chuemon looked in the direction of Hei San's fingers. It seems that there is really something in this moat.

　　 "Waterfowl?" Chuemon asked subconsciously.

　　 "Well, why? Isn't it a bird." Pingsan stood on the shore and looked down carefully.

　　 was originally a water bird. Japan is the winter habitat of many Siberian migratory birds. Even in later generations, in Niigata Prefecture (Echigo Country), there are still more than a thousand swans who spend the winter there. There are even black swans, which are extremely precious birds, and other wild ducks are also huge in number, which can be regarded as a sight.

　　 At this time, the Kanto Plain, where Edo is located, is still in a state of dense river networks and swamps and lakes everywhere. It has not developed into a state where even the river channels are completely cemented up. Except for the invasive species bullfrog and pond catfish, native aquatic species are basically extinct. Children nowadays can still see all kinds of creatures from time to time. Children in the future are afraid that they can only see small animals in zoos and aquariums.

　　 But no matter what he does so much, environmental protection, ecological balance, etc. are not our own final say. Obviously, Ping San was eyeing the wild ducks that were inhabiting the moat for the winter, and he was going to get a few of them and feast on them.

　　 Eating duck is not eating meat, it is not sinful at all!

　　 But this thing, the wild duck can fly, and Chuemon and Heizo can't fly. And the two dishes are people who can't use bows and arrows. Even if there are bows and arrows, the duck is in the water, and they don't have a boat, and they can't pick it up after shooting it down.

　　 Tadaemon felt that things weren't that simple, and Heizo shouldn't be able to prepare without much preparation, so he ran like this. Although the two are idlers, they can take a trip in the winter. If they don't gain anything, they will suffer.

　　 "Do you think the frozen ice of Mizuhori can stand on people?" Heizo actually squatted down at this moment, trying to touch the ice surface of the moat.

so it is!

　　 "It should be possible!" Chuemon suddenly realized that it is winter, what kind of boat do you want.

　　 It is such a cold day today, let alone the freezing of the moat, even the Tone River, the largest river in Japan, has signs of freezing. Such large rivers would freeze, and of course the Edo moat, which is only a hundred meters wide, would freeze. Not only will it freeze, but it can even be skating. The ice must be firm.

　　 I really don’t need any boats this time. I can step on the ice to catch wild ducks. There is no problem at all. I don't know where Ping San got a stick, and he is trying to poke the ice surface to test the thickness and firmness of the ice surface.

and many more!

　　 is still wrong!

　　 Even if you can step on the ice to catch wild ducks in the moat, the wild ducks can still fly. I can't expect the wild ducks to suddenly break their wings or be frozen to death. If there is such a good thing, then you can still be a fart official, and you won’t have to pick up ducks every day. You can't make a fortune, but you can also mix up with food and clothing.

　　 "It's not long enough, I still have to step on it myself." Ping San threw the wooden stick in his hand.

　　Because it is winter, the water level of the moat has dropped a lot. In the previous summer, when it rained heavily, water could even overflow the moat. It is very embarrassing to guess how the ice surface is now two or three meters away from the ground. Let’s say it’s high, it’s not a big deal to jump from a height of two meters. Let’s say it’s not high, this time I jumped on the ice, if I fell into the river in winter, I wouldn’t be able to kill half my life.

　　 In the end, he was more daring, climbing the slightly loose rock wall, and moved to the ice step by step. After repeated confirmation, the ice surface of the moat is indeed enough to stand on people.

　　 "How is it? That's okay." Chuemon crouched by the river and asked downwards.

　　 "It's strong enough to pass people." Heizo stepped on the ice surface a little harder and showed it to Chuemon.

　　 Now Tademon was relieved, and used his hands and feet to get down on the ice. Both of them were wearing straw sandals, which did not keep warm, and could even feel the slightest coolness coming from the ice. Tademon Chuemon shivered violently, and quickly signaled Heizo what to do next?

　　 Heizo didn't panic at all, took a knife from his arms, and let Chuemon follow with a smile. The knife looked sharp, but even with a large sword, it would definitely not be able to hack a flying duck.

　　 After walking tens of meters with doubts, Chuemon felt that the ice under his feet seemed not as strong as that on the shore. Maybe the water in the middle of the river can still flow, so the ice is not as thick as the shore. Heizo also signaled to Chuemon that the two of them had arrived at the place, so there was no need to leave.

　　 There are five wild ducks in front of them, lying quietly on the water. wrong! Lying on the ice!

　　 It turns out that the key is here!

　　 No need for others to explain~www.wuxiaspot.com~Tadaemon now understands. Because the temperature is relatively high during the day, the water in the center of the moat is not thickly iced, so the wild ducks feed freely on the water. But after the sun set at more than four o'clock in the afternoon, the temperature dropped sharply, and the temperature difference between day and night was as much as ten degrees.

　　 Those wild ducks that hadn't had time to leave were just frozen on the ice without knowing it. It immediately became a lamb to be slaughtered, and there was no possibility of escape.

　　 As expected by Chuemon, the five wild ducks in front of him quacked, but because the soles of their feet were frozen in the ice, they couldn't escape. On the other hand, Ping San cut off the duck feet and took only the duck body.

　　 After a while, there were only five pairs of **** duck legs on the ice. A lot of feathers and blood were scattered on the white ice. Chuemon had no intention of mourning for the ducks, but he just felt that what he was doing today was an eye-opener.

　　 It turns out that there is really nothing to eat this year!

　　 "When I get up tomorrow morning, I will have soup to drink." Ping San picked up the wild duck that was still fluttering on the ice and almost whistled happily.

　　Tadaemon also carried one in each hand. The other night he went out to make money, and tonight he came out to make ducks. People’s nightlife is "normal" and our nightlife is really "rich and colorful".

　　 "Uuuuuuuu..." The two people who were happy suddenly heard the cry of a woman nearby.

　　 from far to near, and there is more than one. This caused the two of them to suddenly get hairy behind them. In the middle of the night, how could there be any woman in the moat. Without a woman, how could there be a woman's cry.

　　 "It came from the castle!" Chuemon turned his head and turned to Edo Castle.

　　 "In the city?" Heizo also turned to listen.

　　 "That's right!"