Chapter 191
Wang Qingwen and Wang Qingzhong are also a little hard to accept.
When I first learned that Chen Ling and his wife had grown peanuts and soybeans this year and sold them for less than 10,000 yuan, they didn’t think much of it.
This year is so special.
Everyone can understand, after all, grain dealers like Wang Qingzhong make a lot of money.
But now it is said that two eels have been sold for more than 10,000 yuan...
The feeling is different immediately.
It sounds like a joke, it’s hard for normal people to believe it.
Although Wang Susu has always emphasized that they are two big red eels, they are different from ordinary eels.
But no matter how different it is, it is still an eel.
I really don’t know what to say.
Just when the family was feeling dizzy, another old man and a young man came over.
The old man was surprised and surprised to see Chen Ling here, and started talking enthusiastically.
Wang Susu told her family that this was the professor.
Is this the professor? Is this what the professor looks like?
Wang Cunye and others suddenly looked strange and walked over calmly.
At this time, Chen Ling was talking to Han Ninggui.
"Professor Han, I thought Shanmao was alone here..."
"Haha, no, we are together. We just had lunch here at the pier, and I went to town The government issued a letter of introduction. "
After half a year, Han Ninggui's hair has turned grayer, but he is in good spirits, with a healthy complexion, cheerful appearance, and very bright eyes.
"Letter of introduction?"
"Yes, we have to find a local guide to lead the way into the mountains. It will be much easier to find someone with a letter of introduction issued by the town. I wanted to save trouble last time, so I took this "
"Oh, so that's it..."
Chen Ling also knew that the last time they encountered trouble in the mountains, Bobcat went all the way to find it. come over.
Only when I came back, I took the eel away.
"Yes, sharpening a knife is as good as chopping firewood. There are some things you really can't be afraid of trouble."
Han Ninggui nodded with a smile and said, "Why are you here? Are you coming all the way to the market?"
"No, I am accompanying my wife back to my parents' house, and the whole family is here to hang out..."
Chen Ling pointed to a large family next to him and introduced them to them.
Han Ninggui smiled and shook hands with the two old people and said hello.
He praised Chen Ling calmly.
Wang Cunye's face suddenly glowed with excitement, and he was proud of you.
My dear, it’s rare for college students these days that my son-in-law can be so familiar with a great professor.
Han Ninggui didn't have any airs, and the two of them chatted quite animatedly.
"Teacher, I forgot to tell you, I just discovered something amazing here."
After chatting for a while, Shan Mao suddenly remembered something and shouted to Han Ninggui.
"Huh? What did you find?"
"It looks like a clouded leopard. It was just hawking in front of them..."
The lynx pointed not far away A few kite guests.
At this time, they were packing their things and getting ready to leave.
"Let's go and have a look."
As soon as Han Ninggui heard this, he called the young man next to him, and then walked over with Shan Mao.
Seeing this, Chen Ling’s family also followed behind.
The kites seemed a little wary when they saw so many people coming. The two kites standing on the kites behind them seemed to be afraid of Hei Wa and Xiao Jin, and their eyes widened. , slowly flapped its wings and screamed uneasily.
However, Han Ninggui has been engaged in field work all year round and traveled all over the country. Naturally, he is very good at dealing with people.
These kites were quickly put down their guard.
"Where did you catch the leopards? Is it far from here?"
Han Ninggui asked.
“I don’t know, we didn’t kill this leopard, we bought it from a drug farmer...”
Old Kite Guest explained.
This is an old man in his fifties. Like other kite guests, he is wearing a dirty coat, his face is dusty, he has a messy beard, and he smells heavily of sweat.
While he was talking, he opened a bulging snakeskin bag and slipped out a small leopard with various furs inside.
Obviously, these kite travelers do business along the road. When they encounter cheap furs, they take them and accumulate them. When they find the right place, they will sell them at high prices.
But Han Ninggui's attention was no longer on the fur in his pocket, but he frowned and stared at the little leopard: "Why is it dead?"
This was a dead clouded leopard. His body was covered with scars and he was seriously injured before his death.
The lynx didn't explain clearly. He thought it was a living clouded leopard, so he hurried over.
"It was originally dead. It was like this when we bought it."
The young Yao Zike said from the side.
He was only seventeen or eighteen years old, still very immature, but his complexion was dark and he had been exposed to the sun and wind for a long time at a young age.
“Grass leopard?!”
Just as Han Ninggui was about to continue asking, Wang Cunye suddenly exclaimed.
He turned around and looked at Chen Ling behind him, pointing at the dead clouded leopard, extremely surprised.
"This, isn't this the grass leopard we met yesterday?"
Chen Ling was also surprised. He walked up and took a look, and it turned out to be the one we met yesterday.
At first glance, the scars on the body were not caused by humans, but by the group of angry golden monkeys yesterday.
Looking at my two dogs, they also gave very clear reactions.
"Brother, Fugui, have you really seen this clouded leopard?"
Han Ninggui asked excitedly.
Lynx and his companions followed and looked over.
“I’ve seen it before. I met it yesterday morning. A grass leopard stole a monkey cub and was chased and beaten by a group of golden monkeys. It took a long time...”
Wang Cunye didn't know why they were so excited. They were just stupid.
He recounted what he saw with Chen Ling yesterday.
After the result, Han Ninggui became even more excited.
"Brother, what kind of monkey did you just say it was being chased and beaten?"
"Golden monkey, some people call it the snub-nosed monkey."
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Wang Cunye glanced at him doubtfully.
Why is this great professor so surprised?
"Actually, it's the golden monkey."
Chen Ling added at this time.
“Huh? Fugui, do you know about golden monkeys?”
Bobcat wonders.
“Of course I know, I smoked so many Golden Monkey cigarettes not in vain.”
Chen Ling said with a smile.
Han Ninggui didn't care about anything else.
Just thinking about the possibility of encountering clouded leopards and golden monkeys makes me excited.
Then he said to the lynx: "Xiao Lin, we are at the right time this time. It is very likely that we can get precious first-hand information..."
Clouded leopards and golden monkeys are both first-class protected animals. . Moreover, due to wanton hunting in recent years, the number has been declining sharply, and wild ones are even rarer, and have even become extinct in some places.
Although it is not as good as the crested ibis and giant panda, it is close to being endangered.
Being able to have close contact with these precious wild elves and obtain first-hand information is undoubtedly very important for practitioners like them.
Shanmao and the young man next to him were also very excited.
The young man even carefully recorded it while Wang Cunye was describing his encounter with the golden monkey and the grass leopard.
This not only helps them understand animal habits, but also supplements first-hand information in the form of stories, adding luster to the record of endangered wild animals and plants.
"Professor Han, are you sure this thing is really a clouded leopard?"
Chen Ling actually still had a lot of doubts in his heart at this time: "This little leopard is called grass here. Leopard, as long as this kind of female leopard is called, this one is considered small, but the larger one does not exceed forty pounds..."
"There is another type called the native leopard, which is male. It is much larger than the grass leopard. It can weigh up to a hundred kilograms."
"The male native leopard likes to hurt people, and the female grass leopard likes to hurt people. It’s not harmful.”
“Yeah, right!”
Han Ninggui suddenly smiled and nodded: “That’s what clouded leopards are, the difference between their males and females is not that big.”< br>
“However, the male clouded leopard you said can weigh more than 100 kilograms is not very accurate. There may be special individuals that can grow that big, but according to current records, the largest clouded leopard is about 43 kilograms. , less than 44 kilograms, which is less than ninety pounds.”
"This is the limit."
"It turns out it is really a clouded leopard. No wonder the old people told those stories about native leopards. These things sneak up from the trees, making it difficult to guard against..."
Chen Ling murmured.
In his inherent impression, clouded leopards live in trees, and he thought there was no difference between male and female.
So even though I knew about native leopards and grass leopards, I didn’t think about clouded leopards.
While he was still dazed, Han Ninggui and the others were already talking to Yao Zike.
I want to buy this dead clouded leopard.
These kites have been listening for so long and know that this thing is not a simple thing.
A desperate asking price.
In the end, Han Ninggui had to pay some blood before buying it.
And I found out which village's medicine farmer I bought it from.
But these kites are very dishonest.
At first I said I couldn’t remember which village it was collected in.
Later, he said it seemed to be in Liangkou Village. After a while, he said that it seemed not to be Liangkou Village, but in Tianshui Village to the west of Liangkou Village.
Han Ninggui had to pay fifty yuan more.
Only then did they remember that they bought it from the medicine farmer in Tianshui Village.
It was picked up by a medicine farmer on the mountain.
The explanation this time is quite clear.
No way, this information is very useful for finding traces of golden monkeys.
You can only accept it if you are cheated.
After receiving the money, these kite passengers loaded the goods and drove the horse team away.
Afterwards, Han Ninggui looked at Chen Ling and others, especially his father-in-law and his family, with strange eyes.
He said with a helpless smile: "For us people, being cheated is commonplace and we have long been used to it."
"In the first half of the year, we were doing research in the northwest, but we didn't open a letter of introduction. , I was tricked several times by guides from several villages..."
In fact, even if you have a letter of introduction, you still have to give money. If you encounter someone who is unreasonable, you will still suffer a loss, but you are not familiar with the place. Yes, these are unavoidable if you want to work smoothly.
There are too many places that can cause stumbling blocks. It’s impossible not to recognize them.
"Then it's not easy for you."
Although Wang Cunye doesn't know what they do these jobs for, there are some things that he has lived for most of his life, how can he not clear.
"Who says it's not the case? By the way, brother, since you and Fugui are a family, and we are not outsiders, can you be our guide for a few days?"
Han Ninggui At this point, he explained: "We will pay you the guide's money on a daily basis. These are supported by the state, but there are certain indicators. Rather than taking advantage of others, it is better to give them to our own people."
"Is it convenient for you?"
"Me? I can't."
Wang Cunye waved his hand: "My legs and feet are not good, so I can't walk long distances. It would be okay if I accompany you to wander around the mountains for most of the day. , it won’t work if you walk far away.”
“But I can’t, my second brother can. My second brother is a food seller, and he travels all over the surrounding mountains. We are all very familiar with each other. If he is not busy, he can go with you for a few days, but recently..."
As he said that, he looked at Wang Qingzhong.
Wang Qingzhong thought for a while and said, "I'm not busy at all. How many days will I have to go?"
"It's not certain. It's common to miss two or three days and to add ten and a half months."< br>
Han Ninggui saw their dilemma and said, "We can look nearby first. If we really can't find it, we will think of other ways so as not to delay your business."
Since there is a golden monkey The population is nearby and it is not difficult to find it by following the traces.
It’s just that the clouded leopard comes and goes without a trace, so it’s hard to tell.
"Okay, I can show you the way for a few days."
Wang Qingzhong agreed.
Then he added: "You all know Ling Zi, so there is no need to give me money."
Such straightforward words made Han Ninggui and Shan Mao laugh.
Shanmao stepped forward and explained: "Brother, you don't have to be polite to us. This is a project approved by the state and has funding. You are equivalent to making a contribution to the country. How can we let you suffer?"< br>
"Ah? I just led the way and contributed to the country?"
Wang Qingzhong was happy and grinned.
Then Shanmao said to Chen Ling: "Fugui, you can go, too. These two dogs of yours have good noses. I have heard Dahai say this several times."
"Okay."
Chen Ling agreed simply.
After everything was agreed upon, everyone chatted for a while, explained the location of Yaowang Village, and then parted ways at the dock.
Shanmao and the others came this time. There were not many people, seven in total, five went into the mountains and two were guarding their cars in the town.
The car will be parked at the town hall in a few days.
Today is a market day and there are too many people to enter.
……
Chen Ling and his party rushed back.
Wang Qingwen and his wife had nothing to do on the weekend, so they followed them back to the mountain.
On the way, we talked about eels again.
Chen Ling could only explain helplessly.
"Dad, this is really nothing. Didn't you see that people were willing to spend money to buy a dead leopard just now?"
"There are even more powerful birds. There are only a few birds left in the world that the young man said. Now we only have them in our country. They are national treasures. Foreigners want to buy them, but they can't buy them no matter how much they give. Mine is "Eels are nothing."
Wang Cunye laughed after hearing this: "That's amazing. Who else can sell eels for more than 10,000 yuan? You can do it because of your ability. Dad, there's nothing else." I understand, but I know that ordinary people can’t get along with such great professors.”
“We don’t understand what you are saying.”
"You are the one who can have a good conversation with others, who else is good at it?"
"If you ask me, I can't even find one in our county."
The more my father-in-law talked, the more proud he became.
The mother-in-law and the two uncles and uncles next to me also agree very much.
Chen Ling didn't know what to say.
But seeing Wang Susu's proud and happy face, he sighed secretly and gave up explaining.
As long as your wife is happy, nothing else matters.
(End of this chapter)