Chapter 289 Wolf and Dog, Protecting the Calf

Compared with the howling of wolves in the mountains, Heiwa’s howling sounds more frightening, as if there is a kind of oppressive force, which makes people feel uncomfortable. It feels comfortable, and may even subconsciously tighten your heart and give rise to fear.

Chen Ling had only experienced this with Xiao Jin before.

There were only a few times when Xiao Jin summoned a group of dogs when he was in danger.

But Xiao Jin’s cry will be very soft and deep, and most people can’t even hear it if they don’t listen carefully.

Moreover, it is not as depressing and uncomfortable as Hei Wa's howling.

Fortunately Heiwa didn’t scream a few times.

And after Heiwa's cry stopped, the wolves in the mountains also stopped howling.

Although Chen Ling and others were puzzled by this, they also knew that they must be communicating with each other.

I have to say that Heiwa has changed a lot recently.

It seems that love really changes people.

The contribution of those little she-wolves is not small.

Even so, we have to guard against it.

After Chen Ling saw off his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and returned from the village, he and Wang Qingwen set down a few traps outside the farm, lit two bonfires, and sprinkled wolf-repellent poison powder to avoid being here. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, they would come down the mountain at night to touch them.

Not to mention, under the bright moonlight on a Mid-Autumn night, lighting two bonfires outside the farm, accompanied by the dancing fireflies, is also extremely artistic.

Chen Ling admired the moon and paused for a long time.

Nothing happened all night.

The next day, the sixteenth day of the eighth lunar month, when Chen Ling went to the mountain to pick up eggs, he suddenly realized that today's Heiwa did not run to the back of the mountain early, but followed him honestly. Behind him, he collects eggs, patrols the mountains, and guards the chickens.

This surprised him so much.

What made it let go of the little she-wolf and become so law-abiding?

Is the estrus period over?

With doubts, Chen Ling went to Langdiao Rock again.

Finally, I walked to the wolf den in the ravine and saw, my dear, there are no wolves anywhere.

The wolves have moved away long ago.

Thinking of the wolf howling last night, Chen Ling suddenly understood something.

...

“The wolves in the mountains have moved?”

Wang Qingwen stood up when he heard the news, “Could it be because we went to see them yesterday that they moved? ?”

“If I had known this was the case, I wouldn’t have allowed you to take us there to see the wonders yesterday.”

Wang Qingwen thought that they might have brought a bunch of kids there yesterday. The wolf was disturbed, so he moved away overnight without staying for more than a day.

Gao Xiulan also nodded: "Yes, yes, last night when we were going back to the village, they were barking in the mountains for a long time, and Heiwa also barked too. Those wolves must have moved at that time." 
Chen Ling said: "It shouldn't be the case. I often went to the back mountain to see them before. Susu and I also went there with our children. Yesterday, there were only two adults: me and my eldest brother. There were really a few little kids. It won't make them scared and move away overnight."

"Well, it won't happen."

Wang Cunye frowned and said, "Do you think Hei Wa has finished mating with those female wolves? , pregnant? You just moved away."

"Pregnant, so soon?"

Gao Xiulan didn't believe it.

Wang Qingwen and his wife didn’t believe it either.

“It’s so fast, it’s already half a month old, and the Hei baby is as strong as a calf. The she-wolf must be pregnant with a baby, needless to say.”
 Wang Cunye became more and more certain the more he spoke.

Looked at Chen Ling and said: "You raise cattle in the mountains and there are relatively few sheep, so you may not know the situation.

There are many cattle and sheep raised in the mountains over there. Once the cattle and sheep are bred and pregnant with their babies, you must always pay attention to them, especially when the babies are about to be born, you must always keep an eye on them.

Otherwise, the cow and the sheep might be hiding in some mountain nook when it’s time to give birth.

This thing protects its calves, and the same goes for its owner. It is secretive and will not take the calf home from the mountains until it is a month old.

Otherwise, if they hide and try to find it, they may not be able to find it. It’s so deep.

Look, the animals we raise are still like this, let alone the wolf. This thing is both cautious and cunning, and has a very smart mind. They know they are pregnant with a baby, so they must stay far away and cannot get close to people. ”

Chen Ling was suddenly enlightened by what his father-in-law said.

Others also showed surprise.

Chen Ling smiled and kicked Heiwa: "Good boy, it turns out you already knew that the wolves were going to move away."

Heiwa stuck out his tongue and gave him an honest look. , turned around and continued to play around with the little yellow dog.

Today is the 16th day of the eighth lunar month.

It has been almost two months since Chen Ling discovered wolf dung and wolf traces at Langdiao Rock.

He didn’t know when the wolves came.

This small-scale wolf pack comes and goes like the wind, and their hunting grounds are not very large.

Maybe we didn’t move too far away.

After you are pregnant with your baby, when you look for a place to make a hole, it will definitely be more hidden than this time.

If you want to find it, you have to put in some effort.

“So, after another four months or so, by the end of the year, there will be several litters of wolf cubs born?”

“You will have to take one back to me then. "

Wang Qingwen rubbed his chin and said.

As the saying goes, cats, three dogs, four pigs, five sheep and six.

It’s about the pregnancy time of these animals. Cats have three months to give birth, dogs have to have four months, and pigs and sheep have even longer.

It’s the 16th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar. If you wait four months to give birth to puppies, won’t it be the end of the year?

"Brother, you are wrong."

When Chen Ling heard what his uncle said, he shook his head and laughed.

“Huh? Did I say something wrong?”

Wang Qingwen was stunned when he heard this, and then slapped his forehead, "Yes, that's not right, it should be a few litters of wolf pups."

"Qingwen, you don't understand what this means. That's not what your brother-in-law said. "

Gao Xiulan smiled and said: "What your brother-in-law means is that the four months in the three words of cat, dog and four are dogs, not wolves."

"There is no use for wolves. Four months, about two months will be enough."

Wang Qingwen was suddenly surprised, "Isn't this wolf different from a dog when it's pregnant?"

"That's definitely different."

Chen Ling patted his uncle on the shoulder and said with a smile: "The wolf is a wolf and the dog is a dog. Even though the two things can go together, there is actually a huge difference. Gone." Wolves and dogs are not reproductively isolated.

The offspring have no defects, but can be bred through crossbreeding to produce superior varieties.

From this point of view, it seems that there is not much difference between the two.

But in fact, the physiques of wolves and dogs are different.

Wolves get pregnant quickly and give birth quickly, and their intestines are very strong. They eat a lot and digest food quickly.

The same cannot be said for dogs. If nothing else, a dog's intestines and stomach are much worse than a wolf's.

For example, dogs will develop lactose intolerance if they drink milk. If they drink too much, they will have diarrhea and die, but wolves will be fine.

“Good guy, then you don’t have to wait long to have a few litters of wolf pups.”

Wang Qingwen became happy when he heard this, "Two months have passed in a flash. If we can find these wolves by then, I will have to leave a little wolf dog for me."

Not far away. When Xiao Zhengtong, who was playing, heard this, he quickly ran over and shouted: "Uncle, I want three, one for my father, one for my mother, and one for me."

Little Dongdong also shouted. : "Uncle, I want three too, I want three too."

"Okay, okay, if we can find the wolf den by then, we will capture all the litter of wolf puppies. You can choose whatever you want." "

Chen Ling smiled and touched their heads.

"What are you two yelling at? The little baby has just fallen asleep, so hurry up and play."

"Your aunt is not honest every time she comes to her house. What has she been like these past two days."

Gao Xiulan glared at her two little grandsons. When these two little things came here, they became more wild than at home.

Both Chen Ling and Wang Susu like children. Generally, they will satisfy their demands and let them play to their heart's content.

So it’s more casual here.

After coming here the night before yesterday, I started following Wang Zhenzhen everywhere in and outside the village.

That guy didn’t even sweat on his body.

My hair has been wet all day.

They didn't feel tired just yet. As soon as they opened their eyes in the morning, they were running around and playing behind Wang Zhenzhen, like clockwork, and couldn't stop for a moment.

"Little aunt, the wild monkeys are coming down the mountain again. Come out quickly and fight with the monkeys."

At this time, Liu Nier's shout came from outside the farm.

"Come on, come on."

As soon as Wang Zhenzhen heard that the wild monkeys were coming down the mountain again, he immediately became energetic, took his two little nephews, picked up their respective weapons, He ran out in a hurry.

Seeing this, Heiwa and the little yellow dog followed closely behind, looking even more excited than the little kids.

"Wild monkeys often come down the mountain. Will the things grown here on the farm be in the way?" Wang Qingwen asked.

Chen Ling shook his head: "It's okay. We have sunflowers all over the ground here. Monkeys come here for the corn. Sunflower seeds have no sweet taste and they don't like them."

"Oh, how are these sunflowers? Is it almost done?" Wang Qingwen asked again.

My uncle wanted to take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday to help Chen Ling collect the sunflowers.

“If you can’t accept it, at least it’s September.”

Chen Ling smiled: “If it’s time to accept it soon, how can I still think about taking Susu and my mother with me? I’m going to Yaowang Temple to offer incense.”

Gao Xiulan also laughed when she heard this: "Your brother-in-law took you here just to keep you here with your father."

"Otherwise your father and Zhenzhen will be left to look after the house, and he won't "Happy."

Wang Qingwen and Su Ligai burst into laughter upon hearing this, "My dad might also want to go, but he's not happy that you always don't take him out."
 “When spring came, my dad also said that when you come to Susu, you have to look around. It used to be far away and you couldn’t even visit the county town. This time, you can see enough.” 
"As a result, if you don't take him out now, he will be wronged a lot. Right dad?"

When Wang Cunye heard this, he immediately glared at his eldest son: "Fuck you, you are starting to be immoral. You even joked about your father. You must have been recruited by your brother-in-law."

When Chen Ling heard this, he spread his hands and said with a helpless smile: "Okay, okay, I did it, I did it."

Everyone laughed again.

"What are you talking about? It's so lively?"

At this time, Wang Susu walked downstairs with her son in her arms.

As soon as Su Ligai saw her coming, she hurried up and said, "Oh, did we wake up the baby by talking loudly?"

"No, no. The weather has started to get colder recently, Rui Rui. He's a bit sleepy, he didn't sleep in the morning a while ago," Wang Susu said.

“How many naps does the baby sleep a day now?”

“I have to sleep four times. Two naps in the morning and half an hour are enough. I sleep for two or three hours at noon and the rest It’s just a big sleep at night.”

“That’s not bad. It’s not too much sleep. It’s better for such a big baby to sleep more.”

"Yeah, it's good to get more sleep."

Wang Susu responded, holding her son and sitting next to Chen Ling, "What were you talking about just now? You were talking and laughing."

Chen Ling After simply saying what he had just said, Wang Susu also became happy: "Dad, if you want to go out for a walk, your elder brother and sister-in-law are here. Let Aling take you to the county town."

"No. Are there any honeybee nests confiscated at the forest farm in the east of the city? Our autumn harvest is late and we are not busy. You can take your dad and brother to collect the bees. There is a lot of honey in such a big honeycomb. Let’s eat it. The rest can be used to make several jars of mead.”

When they were playing in the forest farm the day before yesterday, Chen Ling described to them how big the honeycomb was built in the stone wall.

If you don't collect it, if you leave it there and are discovered by others, they won't show mercy.

"Yes, if you hadn't told me, I almost forgot that there was a swarm of bees in the Chengdong Forest Farm."

If Wang Susu hadn't reminded him, he might have forgotten it. .

Then he looked at my father-in-law and my uncle: "It's still early now. Let's go and dig out the swarm of bees. When we come back at noon, we can have honey. Then I will use the honey for our family." Make two special dishes."

When the father-in-law heard this, he waved his hand: "Go, take it out."

"Let's go."

Wang Qingwen also became energetic.

This year I have a heavy teaching load, and it’s rare to come to my brother-in-law’s place to play during the holidays, so I need to relax for a while.

While the three of them were sharpening their knives, they were packing up everything from honey buckets to raincoats to prevent bee stings.

Xiao Jin suddenly started barking outside the farm.

Gao Xiulan also shouted in front of the farm: "Monkey, wild monkeys have come down the mountain from our side."

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The Mid-Autumn Festival is here, and I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

(End of this chapter)