Chapter 268 Badgers in the Earthen Shed
The reason why it is different is not only because after the heavy rain, Garlic and the others showed up again for some unknown reason, attracting many people to watch.
It is also related to two special plants discovered by Professor Han at Chen Ling's farm.
“I can’t believe that when I came to your place this time, I was pleasantly surprised. I actually found two plant species that I had never seen before. We can not even mention the giant turtle, just with these two gadgets , it can be regarded as my biggest investigation discovery in the past ten years.”
After Han Ninggui and others finished taking pictures of the old turtles in Garlic, they returned to the farm and accidentally discovered Chen Ling’s clothes outside. A few bonsai plants were greatly surprised.
One is a plant similar to banana leaves that repels mosquitoes.
The other is the "Tangpaozi" wild fruit that Chen Ling brought back from the mountains. It is the kind of wild fruit that will make you drunk if you eat too much. He has been growing it in flower pots.
These two things grow slowly and look good, so they are suitable for growing and playing as bonsai plants.
“Where did you get all this from, Fugui?”
“This was brought back from hunting in the mountains in late autumn last year. But where exactly is it? I haven’t gone to the mountains for a long time. Let’s go, I can’t remember.”
Chen Ling shook his head.
No matter what the old man asked him, he didn't know anything about it.
Research is what you do. I would be very happy to make some contribution to the research on animals and plants in our country.
But to get to the bottom of it, I, a rural youth in the countryside, must have limited knowledge and don’t know much.
In short, one is from the cave, and the other is from the outside world. It is true or false. If you want to find it, go find it yourself.
"Can't you remember a single place?"
Han Ninggui didn't doubt it, but just felt it was a pity.
“I really can’t remember.”
“This plant looks like a banana leaf. I just took a look at it and thought it looked good, so I dug it back up without thinking about anything else. "
"As for this small tree, I discovered that eating its fruit can make people drunk, as if they had drunk too much wine. I thought, hey, this fruit is quite magical and quite fun. Yes, I picked some more fruits, and after I came back and ate them, I planted the remaining seeds in a flower pot, and they grew like this this year.”
As soon as Chen Ling said these words, in addition to Wang Susu, even Wang Cunye and his wife looked over in surprise.
"What is it? Can you get drunk after eating this wild fruit?"
Zhao Dahai and Shanmao even came directly to them.
At first I thought it was just Professor Han who discovered some strange plants, but I didn’t expect it to be so fun and intoxicating?
“Yes, not only people, but also dogs will get drunk after eating it. The first time I knew this was when I led Heiwa to collect firewood in the mountains when I was hunting. Heiwa smelled the smell of the fruit. I ran under those trees, greedily ate a lot, and then got drunk.”
Chen Ling said with a smile, "I thought it was poisoned at the time, and I was shocked."
"Later I asked people from our village who went into the mountains together, and they said they didn't know what it was called, but The older generation named this thing Tangpaozi."
"Tangpaozi?" Everyone was very confused after hearing this name.
The lynx also turned to Wang Cunye and asked: "Uncle Wang, do you guys have such a thing?"
"No, I have never heard of any wild fruit that can eat people. Drunk." Wang Cunye shook his head.
Han Ninggui listened to everyone's discussion, frowned and thought for a while and said: "Based on Fugui's description, I think of a Jiangnan fruit called Xi (same as 'drunk') plum. I wonder if you have heard of it?"
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Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they all shook their heads and said they had never heard of it.
"Xiao Li, also called Zui Li, the drunk one, means the plum that can make people drunk."
After Han Ninggui said this, he smiled slightly: "This Drunken plums are also very interesting. There is a saying called Xi Shi's drunk plums are so delicious. It tells that Xi Shi returned to her hometown and ate the plums from her hometown. She got drunk in the Li Garden because they were too sweet. Later, people only praised the drunk plums for their delicious taste. Little did he know that Xishi just wanted to get drunk in Li Garden and didn’t want to go back to Wu State again..."
"Good guy, is there really such a fruit? Did you get Xi Shi drunk?"
When everyone heard this, they were surprised. This fruit is actually related to Xi Shi?
“I don’t know if they are the same type of fruit. If it’s drunken plum, it shouldn’t be found in Qinling Mountains. It should be distributed in Jiangnan, but those drunken plums in Jiangnan don’t make people drunk. "
Han Ninggui pondered for a while, "I have heard of some foreign fruits that have this characteristic. For example, there is a fruit in Africa that is comparable to strong wine. This is why elephants will get drunk if they eat too much. The sugar content of this kind of fruit is extremely high. Once eaten, it will ferment and produce alcohol, making people drunk."
"It is indeed similar to your very sweet 'Tangpaozi'. place.”
When it comes to this kind of professional stuff, no one understands it.
But I was a little surprised to hear about the fruit that can make an elephant drunk.
There was a lot of discussion for a while.
The main thing is to talk about what you can do with the fruit found here in Chen Ling.
Wine wine? Make some special preserved fruits or canned fruits? Or as a seasoning or medicinal material?
After the discussion, I realized that there were only a few small bonsai trees and no fruits. So what was there to discuss?
They all criticized Chen Ling and asked him why he only planted in the flower pot instead of planting two trees outside?
“Let me see, even if wealth is planted outside, it won’t produce fruit in this year. It’s better to dig out a tree and plant it. In that case, we won’t just be sitting here. I just thought about it out of thin air.”
“Hey, don’t tell me, my mouth is watering just thinking about it. It’s such a sweet fruit, you can even get drunk after eating it, hehehe.”
"Come on, I went hunting at that time. I haven't caught the prey yet. How can I dig up trees everywhere? Then what have I become."
Chen Ling smacked his lips. Although he said that, in fact, there are caves in the sky. You can eat it if you want. If you want to make some fruit wine, you can make it casually. It doesn't matter whether it is grown outside or not.
Then I told everyone that if they like it, everyone can take a pot home and raise it by themselves, plant it by themselves, and eat the fruits by themselves, which will give them a sense of accomplishment.
However, everyone thinks this tree is quite strange, and they are afraid that it will be taken back and die, which would be a pity. It is better to let it grow well in a flower pot.
"What about this one that looks like a banana leaf? In addition to blooming, did it bear any fruit when you saw it in the mountains?"
After talking about this, Han Ninggui asked another one.
"The result is a round fruit with knots and small thorns."
Chen Ling said truthfully.
But if you ask again, he will know nothing else.
Han Ninggui expressed regret for this.
Then he asked Chen Ling cautiously: "After some time, maybe about a month, I want to bring an old friend over to see me. Is that okay?"
Now they are familiar with each other, but he has heard about it during the two days he lived in the farm. Even when many leaders came over, Chen Ling did not entertain them, but only sold wine.
"Okay, Uncle Han, you can come if you want. That's right, my baby is still young. If you want to go into the mountains, we can't accompany you."
"Of course, if If you go close, you can come back in half a day. If you go far, you have to spend the night in the mountains. You can find someone to accompany you in the village. We can't go."
Chen Ling said about the farm. It doesn't matter if you don't come, as long as you're not the kind of ignorant person who makes random demands.
After a long period of leisure, he felt that it would not be a bad thing if some people came to liven things up.
So I made my situation clear to the old man in advance.
"Haha, I understand, don't worry."
"In addition, after all, these two strange plants were discovered from your side. If there are any benefits, I will not forget you. "
Han Ninggui said with a smile, he admired Chen Ling very much.
It’s not just his temperament, but the key is his performance in the mountains and some of the things he raised on the farm. Even he, the professor, has to admire him.
I especially think of the fighting fish raised by Chen Ling, as well as some old friends who had been clamoring to come over because of the two red eels last year.
He thought that he might be able to give Chen Ling a surprise then.
At the same time, it also gives an encouragement to young people.
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“Your place is really a treasure of Feng Shui, especially your farm, with good mountains and water, beautiful scenery all year round, not only people can live comfortably , this bird and this fish seem to have a little more aura than other places.”
It was sunny after the rain, and as usual, we were herding sheep and cattle, and taking the dogs to drive away the small beasts that broke into the orchards.
But today there are Professor Han and others, following Chen Ling and Weng Zi, walking back and forth in the forest.
I came here and waited for three days. I finally got close contact with the giant turtle and took clear photos. I also had an unexpected harvest at the farm. Professor Han was so satisfied that he could barely walk. Humming a little tune.
“Teacher, look, here in Fugui, not only are the birds more beautiful than other places, but there are also more species.” “Yes, I have noticed it in the past two days. It seems that all the migratory birds that are supposed to fly south have stopped. Being here and gathering together means that this is a good place.”
There are many types and numbers of these birds. They are really a dark group, with at least forty or fifty birds in a group.
I won’t talk about the special and rare birds.
The common magpies and turtle doves alone can be found on the trees, especially when the magpies leave their nests early in the morning and return to their nests in the evening, they will crowd into a pile and chirp.
When the magpie cries, other birds also scream at the top of their lungs. Every day in the orchard, hundreds of birds sing in unison, making it extremely noisy.
If the fruit forest had not occupied a large enough area and the farm was guarded by kites and weasels, these birds would not have dared to get too close to the farm.
Just the sound of this bird makes it difficult to sleep early in the morning.
"Look, just talking about turtle doves, there are three types: gray turtle dove, mountain turtle dove, and pearl-necked turtle dove..."
As Professor Han said, his eyes suddenly paused, "Hey ? Those are, good guys, fire turtle doves. There are four kinds of turtle doves in this small orchard."
The old man opened his mouth slightly, and even he couldn't help but be surprised.
The fire dove, also called the red dove, is much smaller than the other three types of doves.
It can be said that among the four types of turtle doves, the fire turtle dove is the smallest one.
But just like its name, it is fiery red, especially the fiery red color on its chest and wings is the most obvious.
If you catch one and look closely, you will find that even its paws are red.
And the older it gets, the darker the color becomes, and when it spreads its wings, it looks very beautiful.
So based on these characteristics, people call it fire dove and red dove.
In fact, it is common for turtle doves of different species to mix in flocks.
But it’s a bit hard to see all four of them appearing at the same time.
Zhao Dahai saw so many groups of turtle doves. Regardless of whether they were pretty or not, he couldn’t stop swallowing his saliva: “Fugui, I’ll get us a slingshot. Let’s shoot a few turtle doves and stew them for lunch. "Turtle dove, eat it."
Han Ninggui turned around and gave him a loud slap on the back, "You know how to eat it, it's more than two hundred pounds, and then you eat it like a pig."
He. He has friendship with both Shanmao and Zhao Dahai, so both of them have to call him uncle.
Seeing Zhao Dahai laughing, he then thought for a moment and said, "Don't just hunt turtle doves, shoot a few other birds as well. Stew pheasants at noon, stir-fry pheasants, or use a pheasant pot."
When Chen Ling heard this, he gave a thumbs up: "Ginger is still spicy, Uncle Han knows how to eat it."
Then he went back to the farm to get the slingshot.
Seeing this, the lynx said: "What kind of slingshot are you using? Call the two bald guys out, swish, swish, back and forth a few times, won't there be lunch at noon?"
To the two bald guys For me, just catching a few birds is really a piece of cake.
You've found the right person.
Chen Ling immediately whistled and called Er Baldy out.
I saw Er Baldy fly this way. The birds hidden in the forest instantly sensed the danger and flew everywhere. Only the turtledoves were still wandering back and forth on the distant field ridge.
Silly turtle dove, silly turtle dove, this thing just reacts two beats slower than other birds.
The end was when the two baldies came over in an air raid, the black shadow passed over the tops of their heads, and several of them died instantly.
This is where Erbaldy is better than other kites.
Other kites can kill their prey with one blow, and it is considered good if they can kill one.
But Erbaldi can kill two or three in a row.
And it is extremely fast, and its shadow cannot be seen by ordinary people's naked eyes.
As soon as it moved out, a row of mountain birds such as turtledoves and titmouses quickly filled up in front of Chen Ling.
"Not bad, not bad."
Chen Ling praised him repeatedly when he saw this.
Seeing this, Heiwa was unwilling to be left alone. He took the little yellow dog into the lush sunflower bushes and captured two hares and came back.
After being petted twice by Chen Ling, he barked like a show off in front of Xiao Jin and Er Baldy, which made everyone burst into laughter. They thought it was really interesting that this dog was still competing for favor.
“You worthless fool, if you keep getting fatter, you won’t be able to join the mountains in the future.”
Chen Ling kicked it, strung up the mountain birds on the ground, climbed on the rabbit, and went back to the farm with everyone to clean it up.
At noon, we had a pot of mountain bird mushrooms, and in the evening we roasted two hares.
The next day, the old turtle did not appear in the reservoir again, and Professor Han and others did not stay for a few more days and left on the same day.
I just told Chen Ling before leaving that I would bring someone over again in about half a month or a month.
……
As soon as Han Ninggui and Zhao Dahai left, Wang Lixian came to the farm to call him.
"Is Fugui at home?"
"At home, what's wrong, brother Xian?" Chen Ling poked his head upstairs. He was currently writing a reply to his pen pal.
"Hurry up and take the two dogs with you and come with me. Our greenhouse has been parked for a while and no one has been there. There has been a badger, and the earthen walls are about to be dug down by these idiots." Wang Lixian said depressedly.
"What are they? Badgers? Isn't there nothing to plant in your shed? The plastic sheet has been removed, why are there still badgers crawling in?" Wang Cunye also walked out and asked.
"Who knows, there's nothing for it to eat, so it just digs a hole in my shed. I think it's annoying or not."
Wang Lixian was very distressed.
"Heiwa, take your little brother and come with me."
Chen Ling went downstairs, heard this and called Heiwa over, and led the little yellow dog, Walking out together with Wang Lixian.
While walking towards the village, Wang Lixian talked about the situation.
His family has made some money this year by growing vegetables in a greenhouse. They get up early every day to sell them at the morning market in the county. Although they don’t make much, it’s much easier than working on a construction site. Going to bed early at night is not tiring. .
So a new greenhouse was built next to the original greenhouse, two of them side by side.
Before Chen Ling was busy setting out the full moon wine, he had already tinkered with it with his brothers.
Get ready to start planting vegetables and mushrooms this fall.
Then it was too hot this summer, so I stopped going for a while. It was autumn, and I planned to go there and clean up. Unexpectedly, as soon as I opened the door, there was dirt pouring down from the shed inside. It fell, as if it was about to collapse.
Looking inside again, my dear, something has dug a big hole behind the earthen wall, leading directly to someone else's Baogu field to the east.
The hole is also big, almost as big as a washbasin. It is definitely not made by ordinary wild things.
I walked into the surrounding grass twice more and found many dry pieces of feces, thick hair, and shallow paw prints.
Wang Lixian took a look and realized that there was no need to guess any more. This damn guy must have caused trouble. He made such a big hole outside at the base of the earthen wall adjacent to the greenhouse, but there was no need to guess inside. Do you know how deep it is?
Last year, when the farm was not built, Chen Ling caught a badger in the summer.
The holes that the guy dug were in all directions under the ground, and Xiao Jin lost his temper when he saw them.
If a badger breaks out in someone’s field or vegetable cellar, don’t be careless.
It must be driven away as soon as possible.
Otherwise, just let them dig holes and make nests under the ground at will. Over time, the house will collapse for you, let alone the vegetable cellar.
“My tiger stripe is no longer useful this year. He is eight years old. He used to follow him into the mountains. He is considered an old dog. He still has injuries on his body. He is a bit unable to handle a litter of badgers. Come down.”
Wang Lixian sighed, his own dog was not good, so instead of looking for other dogs in the village, he might as well come to Chen Ling and bring Heiwa Xiaojin with him.
(End of this chapter)