With Second Aunt watching nearby, using smoke to fumigate them became even more convenient.
The caught bamboo rats were tied by their hind legs and hung on tree branches to prevent them from biting through the vines and escaping.
By the time Jiang Hu had dug out several bamboo poles, they had already caught four bamboo rats.
Seeing the gray, little creatures being dangled in his wife's hand, Jiang Hu's eyes widened.
"Aren't these cogon rats? These little fellows run really fast and hide at the slightest noise, and they rarely come out during the day. How did you catch them?"
Hand in hand, Xiao Xue and Xiao Mi walked behind Second Aunt. Hearing their father's words, Xiao Xue asked in surprise, "Does Dad know what these are? But Brother Ze said they're called bamboo rats."
Jiang Hu scratched his head, "Aren't they called cogon rats? I've heard they like eating cogon grass roots."
He had seen them in town before, but it was his first time seeing them himself.
