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Chapter 499 Catching dragonflies with bare hands(2/2)

Li You smiled and said, "Okay. Those edamame are meant for eating. Then I'll pull two more."

Mu Qingye was very happy and said: "Thank you, boss. I'll go with you."

Li You nodded.

The two people walked into the vegetable garden and arrived at the area where edamame was grown.

Li You pulled up two more edamame plants.

Then he handed one of the plants to Mu Qingye to hold.

Afterwards, the two people came out of the vegetable garden each holding an edamame plant.

At this time, a red dragonfly flew over and landed on the fence not far ahead.

Mu Qingye's eyes lit up and he whispered: "Boss, look, the red dragonfly is so beautiful!"

Although red dragonflies are not too common, they are not uncommon. Li You still sees red dragonflies often.

Then he nodded and said: "It is indeed beautiful."

Mu Qingye said again: "Boss, if we just catch dragonflies with our bare hands, what is the probability that we can successfully catch them?"

Li You said: "It's very low. At most, it's only 5%."

Mu Qingye said: "I want to give it a try. Of course, if I catch it, I won't hurt it. I will just let it go. Dragonflies are beneficial insects."

Li You nodded, "Dragonflies are indeed beneficial insects. They mainly feed on flies, mosquitoes, leafhoppers, midges, small butterfly moths and other insects. These are harmful to agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry. Dragonflies are also the oldest animals in the world.

One."

Mu Qingye nodded, "That's why they have evolved so many very powerful abilities."

After finishing speaking, he gave the edamame plant in his hand to Li You, and then he slowly and quietly approached the dragonfly.

Li You watched with interest.

He doesn't think Mu Qingye will succeed.

When I was a child, including many children in rural areas today, I still liked to catch dragonflies with bare hands in the summer. But I almost never succeeded.

If you catch the butterfly with your bare hands, there is still a certain success rate.

It is almost impossible to catch a dragonfly with bare hands.

Sure enough.

When Mu Qingye's hand was at least half a meter away from the dragonfly, the dragonfly flew away.

Mu Qingye looked at the dragonfly flying away with a look of pity on his face.

Li You smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. You can try again later when another dragonfly flies over."

Mu Qingye nodded, "Okay."

After coming over for a moment, he said: "By the way, there is another insect that looks very similar to a dragonfly. What is it called? Is that one easier to catch?"

Li You said: "Are you talking about damselfly?"

"Yes, it seems to be called damselfly." Mu Qingye said.

Li You said: "It is also difficult to catch damselflies. It is also almost impossible to succeed."

Mu Qingye said: "Well, I also thought that they would be easier to catch since they are much smaller. Speaking of which, when I was a child, I always thought that it was what dragonflies looked like when they were young."

Li You smiled and said: "Many people think so. The main reason is that apart from being much smaller than dragonflies, they are really similar to dragonflies. If you don't compare them carefully, they feel exactly the same."

Mu Qingye added: "But in fact, the difference between them is quite obvious, right?"

Li You nodded. If you compare it carefully, the difference is indeed obvious. Not to mention the size, the dragonfly is much larger.

Then the way of landing is also different.

When a dragonfly is perched, its wings are spread out flat on both sides of its body. You also saw the red dragonfly just now. When it stops on the fence, its wings are completely spread out on both sides of its body."

Mu Qingye nodded, "Indeed."

Li You went on to say: "When damselflies are roosting, they will fold their wings and stand upright on their backs.

Finally, the eyes are also different. The two eyes of the dragonfly are connected to each other, or separated by only a small distance. However, there is a considerable distance between the two eyes of the damselfly."

Mu Qingye nodded and said: "You can always see dragonflies flying here and there. But it seems that you have never seen damselflies."

Li You said: "Damselflies mainly live around ponds. You have to be around ponds to see them. However, there are already damselflies in the wetland. Maybe you didn't observe carefully."

"Is that so?" Mu Qingye nodded and said, "Then I will go to the wetland to have a look later."

Li You smiled and said: "Okay."

By this time, both of them had returned to the store.

Li You walked into the store and took out a basin from the kitchen.

Two people started picking pea pods.

After slowly picking, Mu Qingye stood up and said, "I'll go to the wetland to see if there are any damselflies?"

Li You nodded and smiled: "Okay."

Then he put the edamame pods back in the kitchen and headed to the wetland.

Before he walked in, he saw Mu Qingye waving to him excitedly, and said: "Boss, come and see, it's true."

Li You smiled, walked over, and followed the direction of Mu Qingye's finger, and saw a damselfly resting on a water plant.

The wings are folded and stand upright on the back.

Mu Qingye said: "When they rest, their wings are folded and upright on their backs."

Li You nodded.

After the two of them watched for a while, they returned to the front of the store.

Stay in front of the store for a while.

Soon after, another dragonfly flew over and landed on a wooden pile not far away.

This time it's a blue-brown dragonfly.

This is also the most common dragonfly blue color.

Mu Qingye stood up and said, "I'll catch this one again and give it a try."

She is in a good mood today.

Li You watched Mu Qingye bit by bit with interest and walked over gently.

But the result has already been determined.

When we were still half a meter away from the dragonfly, the dragonfly flew away.

Mu Qingye shook his head helplessly, "It is indeed difficult."

Li You smiled and said: "It's already difficult."

Next, Mu Qingye stayed in front of the store for a while and then went back upstairs.

Li You walked into the kitchen and planned to cook the edamame first. In this way, Mu Qingye and Ling Xiaoru could watch TV and eat edamame before dinner."

……

After cooking, carry the edamame upstairs.

Mu Qingye was lying on the sofa playing with his mobile phone. After seeing Li You coming up with cooked edamame, he sat up and said happily: "Thank you, boss!"

Then I couldn’t wait to start eating.

Li You also sat down and started eating. He also ate for a while before going down.

While eating, Mu Qingye said: "It's delicious. Boss, the edamame you cook is the most delicious."

Li You smiled and said: "Then you should eat more."

Mu Qingye nodded, "Okay."

……

The time slowly reached 6:30 in the evening, and a guest came for dinner.

Li You stood up and went downstairs to start another round of busy work.

At seven o'clock in the evening, Ling Xiaoru came back and was very happy to see that there were boiled edamame for dinner tonight. She and Mu Qingye were upstairs watching TV and eating edamame, very happy.

……

August has begun.

I wish everyone that all your wishes will come true and make a lot of money in the new January!
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