Chapter 257 The Unidentified Creature That Can Bark
In the early morning, Wang Zhenzhen ran out again carrying half a bucket of wheat bran and went to the vegetable patch to spread wheat bran. He saw crickets and crickets swollen in the dewy vegetable patch. There were dead bodies everywhere in her belly, and she felt an indescribable happiness in her heart.
Because it hasn’t rained these days.
The reservoir is bustling again, and there is an endless stream of people from all over the place to see the old turtle.
Even people from Fenglei Town made a special trip to see it.
As long as the weather is good, it's like going to a big market every day.
There are so many strangers, and naturally the little kids in the village are strictly prohibited from running around by their parents.
I am afraid that someone will kidnap the child with bad intentions and there will be no place to look for it.
Wang Zhenzhen was naturally warned and was not allowed to run around with the children anymore, especially not to go to the reservoir.
If you don’t let them go, you won’t let them go. There are so many things for them to play with.
The weather is fine, and there are more scorpions in the orchards. You can come here to catch scorpions.
When Liu Nier and the others saw that there were so many birds on the farm, they took slingshots to shoot them. They even dug traps nearby, set up ground traps, and hunted rabbits to trap birds. They were so playful. A fancy one.
The reservoir is not allowed to go, and the farm has become their paradise.
“Little aunt, we are here.”
No, he came here again early in the morning.
Today they even carried their small schoolbags and ran bumpily. When they saw Chen Ling, they shouted "Uncle" and "Auntie" loudly, and then quickly ran upstairs to find Wang Zhenzhen.
Because school starts two days earlier in the village than in the county.
Those younger ones will start school tomorrow.
But I haven’t finished my summer homework yet.
Today I came to see Wang Zhenzhen to do his homework.
After all, Wang Zhenzhen is a senior student and is good at studying. He can help them even if he doesn't know anything.
As for Wang Zhenzhen, he had known for a long time that they were coming, and they probably had made an agreement with them.
After not staying upstairs for long, he waved and led the large group to the back of the farm excitedly. Then he moved a few wooden stakes from the firewood pile for them to sit down and put the books on them. On the stool, use the stool as a desk.
That guy made it look like a classroom.
As for herself, she pretended to be a teacher with her hands behind her back in a decent manner.
With a sullen face, he walked back and forth with his hands behind his back as he patrolled: "If anyone has any questions, raise your hand and ask. If you don't have any questions, do your homework seriously and you are not allowed to talk. Do you understand?"
The little kids are also very cooperative. They all replied in unison: "I know."
Then they all lay down and did their homework seriously on the stools.
Seeing this, Wang Zhenzhen nodded with satisfaction, took a bamboo pole from the side, used it as a pointer, looked at this, looked at that, and continued to wander.
This little pretense made Chen Ling and his wife, who sneaked over to take a peek, laugh so hard that they almost laughed out loud.
Wang Susu couldn't hold it in anymore, turned around and laughed hard: "This crazy girl, she is the only one who can do anything in the family."
"Hey, don't laugh, she really looks like that. Chen Ling hugged her son and praised her, "Looking at her attitude, she might really be able to be a teacher in the future." Teacher, can this teach the children well?"
Wang Susu smiled and shook her head.
The young couple were chatting and laughing when Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan arrived.
Chen Ling then handed his son to Wang Susu, and after a few simple words with the two elders, he went to the hunting equipment room to get some things, put a bamboo basket on his back, called Er Baldy and Xiao Jin, and went up the mountain.
When we go up the mountain today, we need to choose a place to plant ginseng and collect herbs. If we are lucky, we can look for honeycombs.
Growing ginseng is not the main thing.
Since ginseng takes a long time to harvest, is troublesome to plant, and consumes a lot of land fertility, he is not planning to plant it on a large scale.
He did not know this knowledge before.
After all, he is not omniscient and omnipotent.
Later, I consulted with several pen pals in the newspaper through letters, and I realized that growing ginseng is not as simple as imagined.
Perhaps it is relatively simple for him, that is, just sprinkle water.
But harvesting once a year is really contrary to common sense.
It is easy to cause trouble if you force it.
Moreover, this thing cannot be used as fertilizer on a large area.
The fertilizers that can be used are bean cakes, which are the ones left after oil extraction. This stuff can be used for planting fruit trees and medicinal herbs. It is a good fertilizer.
The second is the dung of wild animals in the mountains. These wild animals are also divided into omnivorous and herbivorous.
For example, wild boars are omnivorous, so this kind of dung cannot be used and will burn the ginseng to death.
Only deer, muntjac, deer and other special grass-eating animals are allowed.
But when grazing on grass, sheep must be removed. Sheep will eat all kinds of grass. Their sheep manure is very fertile and will burn the ginseng to death.
In addition to fertilizer, ginseng also has strict requirements on soil. It likes old forests, which are places with rich humus soil.
If you want to plant on a large scale, you have to find a place to clear the land, cut down the trees and burn the forest, and then turn over the soil thoroughly before planting.
Not to mention the great damage to the mountains and forests, it is also too troublesome and labor-intensive.
Coupled with the local terrain conditions, it is not easy to open up wasteland, and Chen Ling is too lazy to bother.
He just had to follow his own method, find suitable places to plant the seeds in the contracted Xishan and Beishan mountains and call it a day.
Go up the mountain and sprinkle water on it every once in a while. There is actually no difference between this ginseng and wild mountain ginseng, and the value will naturally be higher.
There are many things that need to be paid attention to with this method.
Ginseng is difficult to take care of. It likes light but is afraid of light. It likes water but is afraid of water. If you want it to grow well, just spraying it with spiritual water is useless. A suitable growing environment is also very important.
Choose a good place to plant ginseng.
Chen Ling took the dog and the hawk through the mountains and forests, looking everywhere.
On the Beishan Mountain, chickens often come here. It is not possible to plant ginseng nearby. You have to go higher up.
While walking on the road, he could still see some eggs left behind in the grass under the trees, but he was too lazy to pick them up now.
Don’t touch the wild eggs if you see them.
Most of these pheasant eggs are laid by several pheasants raised at home.
These pheasants lay eggs much earlier than pheasants of the same age in the wild. However, in the first few days, the eggs they lay are very small, not even as big as quail eggs. Gradually, they reach the size of normal pheasant eggs.
Now the size is almost larger than a normal wild egg.
They followed the family's flock of native chickens around the mountains. Although they had regained their wild nature and could fly high, they were reluctant to leave the farm because of the delicious food and drink. When it got dark, , driven by two dogs, it will still return to the nest in time.
"Woof woof~"
Walking up the mountain, a strange dog barking came from the distance, which made Xiao Jin prick up his ears alertly and look straight over.
The two bald men also suddenly rose into the sky and disappeared into the forest.
Is this happening?
Chen Ling stopped immediately and looked around, but did not find any special traces left by wild beasts.
This is the outskirts of the mountain forest. Since the chickens often run around the mountains, Heiwa Xiaojin will also come to patrol. There are not many small beasts now.
"Woof woof~" The sound in the distance is still ringing from time to time. Chen Ling occasionally hears this kind of strange sound at night these days, like a hoarse dog barking, similar to a jackal. Gouzi.
However, my dog’s reaction was not strong and there should be no danger.
Sure enough, Xiao Jin soon relaxed his vigilance, which proved that nothing happened.
He kept walking forward.
"Pu Ling Leng."
When they walked to the open space, Erbaldie circled and fell from the sky, chirped softly on his shoulder, and flapped its wings gently to indicate that it was not No danger found.
However, after walking a few steps, Xiao Jin suddenly ran out, stopped near the rock in front, and asked him to come over and take a look.
“Huh? Is this wolf dung?”
Wolf dung is easy to identify outside.
The shape is like dog poop, but the color is quite different. Dog poop is mostly black, brown, and brown, while wolf poop is gray-white.
This is because the digestion ability of wolves is too strong. After the food is eaten together with the bones and meat, all the nutrients in it are absorbed.
The grayish-yellow discharge from excretion will quickly turn into dry white in just a few days.
Chen Ling asked Xiao Jin to come forward, and soon found five or six wolf droppings. Judging from the time, it is not too fresh.
After the rain a few days ago, the footprints left nearby are relatively blurry, and it is difficult to tell when they came here.
Chen Ling raised his head and looked at the location. It was not far from Langdiao Rock.
"Then let's go up to Langdiao Rock and have a look. There used to be more wolves on this animal path."
The last time he and Wang Cunye came to the mountains to collect medicine, they also passed by here, but on the Xiaojin didn't respond the next time. These wolves probably came during this time.
Chen Ling had to be more cautious, and it was better to take a look around Langdiao Rock.
Langdao Rock is the highest peak of several nearby mountains. Although it is not comparable to the mountains in the depths and is not steep, judging from previous experience, wolves prefer to walk here. Beastly.
In the past, when there was a wolf riot in the village, the wolf would run straight towards this place after grabbing livestock and small children.
Otherwise, this place wouldn’t be named after Langdiao Rock.
“There is also a wolf dung here. Including the ones in front, there are seven or eight places in total. It is not considered a big wolf pack.”
Chen Ling walked to the height of Langdiao Rock. , the mountain wind blows here, and the wolf dung is dried even more thoroughly, and it breaks into dregs when you step on it.
"Whether it's a big wolf pack or a small wolf pack, it's best not to come. If you come, you will suffer." He whispered to himself.
With the help of Dongtian, he has already completed the improvement of the prescriptions given by his father-in-law and the prescriptions given by the old Orion of Kinmen Village.
When the time comes, light a fire and the wolves will be poisoned just by the smell of smoke.
Thinking like this, I found a suitable place for him to grow ginseng.
In the middle of Langdao Rock, in the depression of the mountain peak, there is a place similar to a stone platform. Although it is not big, only two feet square, some rattan plants have grown on it, and the soil The retention conditions are relatively good.
It is also facing the southeast, and can receive sunlight every day. The terrain is sunken, and the sunlight time will pass before noon, which is very consistent with the characteristics of ginseng that loves light but is afraid of light.
Chen Ling took three ginseng seeds and put them in. After sprinkling the spiritual water on them, three tender ginseng seedlings quickly grew. They were green, each with three or four leaves, and they grew in the wind. shake.
Ginseng usually blooms in three years and bears fruit in five to six years.
The growth process is relatively slow. After Chen Ling planted it, he left a mark and ignored it.
The remaining terrain was too steep and difficult to navigate, so he wrapped the seeds in spiritual water and mud, and let Erbaldy fly over and take them to a suitable place.
“This guy, I am burying a treasure. I will be able to leave a map for future generations. Whenever I run out of money, I can come and dig for ginseng.”
Chen Ling thought quite funny, and then felt that the place where he planted ginseng was quite dangerous.
Just walk down Langdao Rock.
Every time you find a good place, you will find a good place and bury the seed, and it will be born easily.
When the seeds were almost planted, he gave a few ginseng seeds grown in the cave to Erbald, and let them fly to the distant mountains and spread them wherever he pleased.
This job is long-term and suitable for a bald man.
Otherwise, the Qinling Mountains are so big that they can’t even have wild ginseng.
The growth conditions of ginseng are harsh and the process is slow. Without his help, it would be difficult for it to appear again in the future.
Let the two bald men out.
Chen Ling slowly walked into a deep ditch, surrounded by bamboos and trees, and there were many mosquitoes. He took out a few pepper plants from the cave, crushed them into pieces, and sprinkled the branches and leaves on himself and Xiao Jin. .
In an instant, all the mosquitoes stayed away.
“Tsk, tsk, this mosquito repellent effect is simply unrivaled.”
Chen Ling clapped his hands with satisfaction, took out the medicine hoe, and started to dig out the medicine.
When we came here last time, the father-in-law and his wife left a mark here, and there was a patch of Asparagus growing in the depths.
It just so happens that while the ginseng is being planted, come and dig it out. It would be a waste if you don’t dig it.
"Woof woof~" Xiao Jin was shaking his hair uncomfortably, when suddenly there was a strange dog barking in front of him, accompanied by the sound of clattering through the forest and stepping on leaves.
This time Chen Ling heard it very clearly.
He hurriedly slowed down, then looked at Xiaojin, and saw the disapproval on his face. He knew there was no safety threat, so he and the dog gently touched it.
However, after taking only four or five steps, Chen Ling just gently pushed aside a piece of bamboo bush and was unprepared for a friendly look at a strange thing.
It turned out to be a huge barking deer, tilting its head and staring at him intently.
It was like staring at a thief who broke into his home.
The word "red" in the bark of the deer naturally means red.
True to its name, its fur is so red, like flaming clouds at dusk, it is unforgettable at first sight.
The size is also several times larger than that of a muntjac, as big as a big dog.
"Woof, woof..."
After being watched by Chen Ling for a few seconds, it suddenly screamed in panic and got up, running along a steep animal path on the south side. Going uphill, his body is strong and agile, and the dangerous terrain that goes straight up and down seems like walking on flat ground to him.
At the same time, Chen Ling was stunned.
Pigs run across the pond, muntjacs run across the beams, and leopards run across the rocks.
It seems that whether they are muntjacs or this so-called red muntjac, many of their habits are relatively similar.
But when it ran away, Chen Ling discovered that there was a female muntjac with a heavy belly hidden behind it. She was obviously close to giving birth and was unable to escape. When she saw a person and a dog approaching, she suddenly panicked. He barked in confusion.
"Damn, this scumbag who abandoned his wife and son." Chen Ling saw the female muntjac struggling to stand up and trying to run away in fear, so he stopped and cursed secretly.
Then he retreated with Xiao Jin, who was silent throughout the whole process, without disturbing him again.
But since I came here, I definitely wanted to pick asparagus, so I changed the direction and continued moving forward.
Xiao Jin is different from Hei Wa, perhaps due to gender differences. Although he is vicious and cruel, his mind is more delicate, and he is more aware of the general situation and understands Chen Ling's thoughts.
Know when to take action and when not to take action.
Ever since I heard people talking about female animals with cubs that do not harm them, it has no desire to attack such prey.
“But there are quite a lot of muntjacs in the mountains. The local leopard ate one last time, and now we met two.”
Chen Ling muttered as he walked. He had heard such sounds many times in the past few days, but he had never seen his true form. He thought it was some small wild beast like a jackal.
Now that he saw these two things, he suddenly realized that they were actually red muntjacs.
The barking deer also has a name.
As the name suggests, it is a deer that barks like a dog.
This red muntjac is different from ordinary little muntjac.
They can mate and reproduce throughout the year, but most of them give birth in early autumn, which is when they are born. This time, he caught up.
“喖——”
Chen Ling had just finished picking asparagus, when a loud bird song came from the sky. When he looked up, he saw a black spot that kept getting bigger from far to near. When it got close, it spread its wings and slowly descended.
It’s Er Baldy who’s back.
The strange thing is that it has something in its mouth.
After landing on Chen Ling's shoulder, he quickly attracted Chen Ling's attention.
"Good guy, it's actually red Ganoderma lucidum. This is a good thing. You two bald man can do it. You really learned how to pick herbs."
Chen Ling turned his head away and took a look. His eyes immediately opened in surprise.
As he spoke, he took the vermilion red Ganoderma lucidum in his hand. With this gesture, the cap was even larger than his hand, which was really good.
“Ah, ah...”
When the bald man heard his compliment, he tilted his head, rubbed his cheek with his crooked mouth, and then puffed up his chest with a proud look in his eyes.
“Awesome, awesome.”
“Let’s go, show me where you picked this Ganoderma lucidum first, and I will reward you well when I get back.”
Chen Ling smiled and fed Erbaldy a drop of spiritual water, touched its feathers, shook his shoulders, and let him go again.
This guy really gave him a surprise.
I never specifically taught Erbaldy, so he didn’t know why he understood that Ganoderma lucidum was a good thing, so he just picked it back up.
But no matter what, finding wild red Ganoderma lucidum is definitely a good thing. If you know where the nest is, it will be a big gain.
Ganoderma lucidum will spray out ganoderma spores when it matures. The ganoderma spores will grow into new ganoderma. As long as you find the ganoderma lucidum nest and protect the ganoderma lucidum nest, this means that in the future I go there to pick Ganoderma lucidum all year round.
(End of this chapter)