Chapter 297 Big Foodie Buy One Get One Free
My father-in-law was a little frightened when he learned that a leopard was out and about.
But then I thought about it, it was still broad daylight, and my father-in-law and son-in-law had guns and steel forks, so they were not without the ability to fight back when they encountered a leopard.
But we definitely can’t stay in the mountains for long.
Today, I can only put aside the matter of going into the mountains to find honey and medicine.
The two men, Weng and son-in-law, had just entered the mountain and had not gone far before they had no choice but to return home.
However, Chen Ling had an extra red-crowned crane on his hand.
On the way home, someone saw me, and immediately some adults and children followed me to the farm.
"This is the crane, Fugui, did you fight it? Or did Uncle Cunye fight it?"
"Don't talk nonsense, we didn't fight this. We don't know who is up and down the Western Mountain. The crane was caught in a trap. We met it when we were looking for honey.”
The red-crowned crane, the feathered fairy, is a folk symbol of good fortune and longevity. Even if it is caught, it must be let go.
"Then you are really lucky. You can meet cranes when you go to the mountains."
"Tsk, this crane is so beautiful. I have never seen a crane except in paintings. "
"I have never seen anything normal. This is not a wild goose or a white crane. The crane has not flown towards us before."
Chen Ling knew that this red-crowned crane was still disturbed by the environment here. If it hadn't been for attracting me, I would never have ended up here halfway.
This fairy in feather clothes is very picky about the environment.
Not only picky, but also very sensitive to the quality of the environment.
Without an environment suitable for them to live and live, they will not fall from the sky.
No wonder the ancients said that a place where they can settle down is a blessed place.
It was specially selected by itself. These are not all good places.
"It hasn't flown to our side. Anyway, I haven't seen a crane since I was a child. I have only seen wild geese, white cranes, and Qingzhuang. There are more of them every year. They are like swallows. "Never finished."
A few older people also said, looking back and forth at the red-crowned crane held by Chen Ling: "I didn't expect this crane to be so big. One crane can hold up two or two other cranes." Half a man."
"That's not true. He stands about 1.45 meters tall, almost half a person tall. He just scared my little dog so much that he didn't even dare to come forward. He only dared to bark at it. "
Wang Cunye said, with pride in his tone.
I thought that my son-in-law was indeed blessed. A few days ago, I heard from my daughter that all the golden monkeys came to him to repay their kindness. Today, I met a crane as soon as I went up the mountain.
This is really a good sign that no one else will encounter in half their life.
After returning to the farm, not to mention Wang Susu and his wife at home, even Heiwa Xiaojin and Erbaldi came over and circled around the feathered fairy.
This bird was bigger than any bird they had seen before, which made them very curious. Both dogs smelled and smelled it.
The two bald men also flew onto other people’s backs.
The red-crowned crane screamed in fright.
When the villagers saw it, they burst into laughter and said one after another: "Look, they have never seen a crane. Just like us, they all want to get some fairy spirit."
"Ah, this crane can't stand. Get up, you're injured."
Wang Susu saw that the red-crowned crane was seriously injured, and didn't care about holding the baby, so she hurried to the house to get medicine.
Ruirui in her arms was very fascinated by this beautiful big bird.
But after watching for a while, Wang Susu hugged him and turned away. He immediately stopped, waving his two little hands, scratching back and forth, and started crying.
For a time, the cry of the little baby, the cry of the crane, and the laughter of adults filled the courtyard of the farm.
Seeing this, Chen Ling had no choice but to bring his son over and let him see the red-crowned crane up close.
"Gah~"
At this time, the red-crowned crane seemed a little angry at being watched. He roared angrily and pecked Chen Ling's calf with his long and hard mouth.
Chen Ling turned sideways and dodged easily, then slapped the red-crowned crane with his backhand: "Hey, you white-eyed wolf, I brought you back to treat your injuries, why are you still nagging me?"
Strangely enough, after being slapped by Chen Ling, the red-crowned crane became much more docile.
Wang Susu came over to give it medicine, but it just lay on the ground motionless.
There is nothing we can do, its leg is injured and it cannot stand up, so it can only lie on the ground.
"This crane is quite humane. Does it know that I am applying medicine to it to treat its injuries?"
Wang Susu couldn't help but have a look on her face when she saw that the red-crowned crane did not resist and allowed her to apply medicine. happiness.
"Come on, it wanted to tease me just now. It had to be slapped by me before it behaved."
Although Chen Ling didn't use much force, he just patted it lightly.
When Wang Susu heard this, she hurriedly said: "This is a crane. Don't hit it randomly. If you break the crane, your luck will be gone."
"Yes, Su Su said That's right, this is a crane, you can't hit it randomly, you are too reckless."
"I know, I know."
Chen Ling responded repeatedly.
No way, country people believe this.
Little swallows and magpies are not willing to offend too much.
Forget about this genuine crane.
After applying the medicine to the red-crowned crane, Chen Ling moved it to the empty pigsty outside the farm.
There used to be some wild boar cubs here, but they were all killed for meat, and the place became empty.
The pigsty is not dirty and has troughs, sinks and straw nests.
It is enough for this red-crowned crane to live in.
......
Chen Ling arranged a shelter for the red-crowned crane, and a large group of people came from the village to watch the crane.
When it was time to eat at noon, some villagers came with their rice bowls in hand.
The adults gathered around the pig pen, eating, and watching the cranes while eating. The little kids climbed up the trees, or stepped on each other's shoulders, wanting to see the cranes more. It was very lively.
"Fugui, Fugui, come out and take a look, another crane, another crane is flying over."
The Chen Ling family was also having lunch at this time, when they heard shouts from outside the farm. Voice.
I quickly put down my bowls and chopsticks and went out to take a look.
"Good guy, here comes another one. Buy one and get one free. These two red-crowned cranes must be a couple."
I saw another red-crowned crane standing there by the stream at the foot of the mountain to the west of the orchard. He stretched his neck and looked over with unusual vigilance.
This red-crowned crane is bigger and taller than the injured crane, probably over 1.5 meters tall.
"Are they a couple? Are they here to see the crane in the pig pen?"
The father-in-law followed him out while gnawing on the sweet potatoes. He was also stunned when he came out.
"I guess it's not bad. One male and one female can be partners for a lifetime, just like us."
Red-crowned cranes strictly enforce monogamy. If one party dies, the other party will either It is to keep the righteousness for life and never look for other cranes, or to die of melancholy and pursue the ancestors.
It can be said to be a rare and loyal bird among birds.
On the contrary, the mandarin duck, which people think represents loyalty, is actually a mess in his private life.
Especially the male mandarin duck, he will be inseparable from the female mandarin duck during the mating season. When the female mandarin duck lays eggs and hatches, he will ruthlessly leave and stop interfering.
He even changed his feathers and found a new love.
The task of incubating the chicks is entirely undertaken by the female mandarin duck.
And if one party dies, the other party will not be sad and depressed, but will continue to find new love as usual.
So the inseparable and affectionate mandarin ducks that people see are only during the mating season and are not the norm. These are polygamous birds.
Nothing can compare to the affection and single-mindedness of the red-crowned crane.
As Chen Ling spoke, his father-in-law stared in surprise and waved his hand to the red-crowned crane in the distance: "If it's not a fairy crane, its character is so noble. Come on, come on, let's I won’t hurt your wife.”
While waving his hands and shouting, he slowly approached.
The old man actually wanted to call the red-crowned crane over.
“Come, come here, I’ll feed you fish.”
The old man waved his hand and came closer, and the villagers who were watching the excitement around the pig pen were also attracted to see the fish. Will a red-crowned crane come over?
But it's a pity...
This red-crowned crane didn't know whether it was because its partner was injured or what happened. It was very vigilant. Before Wang Cunye took a few steps closer, it let out a high-pitched and clear chirp and patted it. He flapped his wings, put his legs together, stretched his neck and raised his head towards the sky.
But it didn’t just fly away.
But it was hovering in the air nearby, reluctant to leave for a long time.
This made the red-crowned crane in the pigsty on the ground keep screaming.
Everyone looked at it with surprise. "It's a crane after all, look at this spirituality..."
Everyone said in admiration, and then warned Chen Ling not to be greedy, the crane cannot be eaten.
This guy has been stewed in several large pots.
“That’s not possible. Crane meat is not delicious and you will get sores all over your body after eating it. I don’t dare to eat it.”
Chen Ling shook his head and said with a serious face.
“Huh? Will this crane give me sores after eating it?”
This is the first time everyone has heard of this.
Chen Ling just made nonsense and said: "Of course, you have heard of the red crane crown. It is poison. It is the red spot on the crane's forehead. In ancient times, it was used to make poisons. It is the most poisonous. The meat is also poisonous.”
He said this because he was afraid that someone would not open his eyes and use it to hit the crane.
Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. There are really some people in the village who are so stunned.
Sure enough, when they heard what he said, everyone was startled and looked at their palms worriedly.
They touched it with their hands just now.
"It's okay, don't be afraid, just don't eat meat. It'll be fine if you touch it. We just applied medicine to the crane. Do you think something's okay?"
" I was shocked, your kid has been scaring people all day long.”
Everyone laughed and cursed twice, and immediately felt relieved, and then they all raised their heads and continued to look at the red-crowned crane that was hovering in the sky and screaming loudly, refusing to leave.
The more we looked at it, the more unbearable it became. Some of the older people said, "Let's disperse first. This crane is so pitiful. It doesn't dare to fly down while we are here."
< br>"Yes, the one above is worried about the one below, so we are surrounding here. The one above does not dare to come down, and the one below is not feeling well either."
"Let's go, go back first , let’s come back to see the crane after the injury is healed.”
A large group of people dispersed with a loud cheer. On the way, they met people who were watching the crane. They all explained the situation and blocked the people back.
After they dispersed, Chen Ling and his family stopped coming out.
No one bothered me now, so the red-crowned crane in the sky carefully flew down, slowly walked into the orchard, and approached the pig pen.
At this time, Chen Ling and his family were actually looking at it quietly at the farm gate.
In addition to their family, two dogs and a few weasels also slipped over and poked their heads around the door.
The big red-crowned crane, who was extremely vigilant, walked to the pig pen and communicated softly with his injured partner for a while.
Then he walked aside, picked up small fish from the ditch, returned to the pig pen to feed his partner, and at the same time chirped softly, as if to comfort him.
After feeding the fish several times, the injured red-crowned crane seemed to be full.
The big red-crowned crane stayed with the group and continued to look around vigilantly, his eyes widened as he took on the task of protecting his mate.
This scene is really not easy to see.
Chen Ling once again regretted not buying a camera earlier, otherwise he would have been able to take pictures.
"This crane is really spiritual. It even feeds the injured daughter-in-law." Wang Susu was very moved when she saw the little stars in her eyes.
“Do you know that the one injured was only a female?”
“Yes, that big guy is so tall and strong, so he is obviously a male.”
She I guessed it right, the big man was indeed a male red-crowned crane.
The family stood at the door and watched quietly for a while. When they saw that the big red-crowned crane was just watching and made no other moves, they returned to the farm and stopped looking at them.
But when it gets dark, the chickens, ducks and geese return, and trouble begins.
Although Chen Ling’s chickens, ducks and geese don’t forage together. The chickens are on the mountain and the ducks and geese are by the water, they go home together after dark.
And they have been raised for a long time, they are full of wildness, and their territorial awareness is much stronger than that of the chickens and ducks raised in the village.
Seeing two strange big birds occupying the pig pen, they inevitably had a conflict with the big man.
Especially the big roosters and the big geese, they screamed angrily, leading the chickens and ducks to chase and peck the big man.
When Chen Ling heard the commotion and came out, the big man had already been driven out of the orchard by these ferocious guys. He flew into the sky and let out a long cry of unwillingness and anger.
“Our chickens, ducks and geese are so powerful that they have driven away the cranes.” Wang Cunye marveled.
“That’s right, even mountain civets don’t dare to mess with them.”
Chen Ling grinned. The geese in the village can defeat weasels, but they can’t defeat mountain civets. Both chickens and geese can be used. Their claws and beaks are unusual and fierce.
"I'll drive the chickens and ducks aside first, and give some medicine to the crane in the pig pen, so that it can get better quickly, otherwise it won't be a problem if it stays here with us."
As he spoke, Chen Ling drove the chickens, ducks and geese back to their nests with the dogs. Why were they running around when it was dark? He was still so angry.
Then go to the pigsty to apply medicine to the female red-crowned crane.
Its legs were badly injured by the condom. It was frightened by chickens and ducks just now, and its wings also showed signs of fracture.
But then, after using Chen Ling’s wound medicine, I recovered quite quickly.
Two or three days will be enough.
Although I still can't fly, I can stand up and walk no longer.
These days, the big male red-crowned crane also knows that Chen Ling is treating his wife's injuries.
Slowly I relaxed my vigilance.
No, it’s not quite right to say that you are letting your guard down.
It should be said that while it relaxed its vigilance, its original rogue nature was also exposed.
During the day, when the chickens and ducks are not in the nest, it follows people like an old man, carrying its wings and swinging back and forth slowly on its long legs.
He often sneaks to the farm to eat fish secretly when others are not prepared.
This big man has a big appetite and is a big foodie.
The smaller salmon raised by Chen Ling can eat two or three in one bite.
Mom, this makes Chen Ling feel bad.
In the first two days, Wang Cunye was still shouting that the crane was delicate, but when he saw that half of his son-in-law's salmon and betta fish were eaten secretly in two days, he felt distressed.
It is no longer called a crane, its mouth is replaced by a big thief bird.
When they saw the fish coming to eat, they picked up a big broom and blasted them out. Wang Susu and Gao Xiulan also chased them out when they saw them, and they never said anything about being lucky or unlucky.
This morning, as soon as I got up, the big thief came to steal fish again.
Not only did it come by itself, but it also brought the female red-crowned crane, who had just recovered from her injury, out of the pig pen.
The two guys were enjoying their meal when they were caught by Chen Ling and slapped several times. The fish they owned were not cheap, they were very valuable. How could they withstand such waste?
"Is the crane amazing? Are you awesome at protecting animals?"
"If you dare to come here again to steal food, don't leave. You two can stay here and sell tickets to pay off your debts."
Maybe he knew that Chen Ling’s family would not harm it, and the red-crowned crane was not afraid of people.
It didn't take it seriously even after being beaten. It flicked its long beak, chirped twice, and unexpectedly spread out a pair of white wings beside the ditch and began to dance gracefully.
No wonder she is called the Fairy in Hagoromo, she is really beautiful when she dances.
Perfectly interprets what is noble and elegant, what is elegant and moving.
Chen Ling and his family were stunned when they saw the red-crowned crane dancing for the first time.
"Oh, don't think that being able to dance is a big deal. Don't even want to eat the fish here. If you want to eat, go eat it outside. I don't care how much you want to eat."
Wait for the two cranes to finish After dancing gracefully, Chen Ling went up and gave them two more slaps, driving them outside the farm.
There is no way, these two guys are really good at eating fish. If they can't help it, they can eat up all the expensive fish he carefully raised.
"By the way, brother-in-law, I told my teacher and classmates that we have a crane at home, and they also want to come and see the crane, okay?"
Wang Zhenzhen said at this time.
"Okay, when will your teachers and classmates come?"
Chen Ling didn't care much about coming to see the red-crowned crane.
Recently, the female crane has recovered from her injuries, and the male crane is no longer afraid of people. Men, women, and children from the whole village come to the farm every day to see the strange things, and they also want to come and soak up the fairy spirit.
The busy farming season is over now. Although wheat planting has not started yet, it is already past the busy period. Everyone has a lot of free time. Come and see the wonders whenever you have time.
Chen Ling originally wanted to go to the mountains to lure leopards, but he couldn't do it now.
Although the number of people attracted by this kind of thing is not as good as that of Lao Turtle, it is not inferior to a few of Wang Zhenzhen’s teachers and classmates.
"On Sunday, or it will be the next holiday. The teacher just asked me to ask your opinion. I am not sure about the time yet." Wang Zhenzhen said.
More than half a month has passed since the Mid-Autumn Festival, the National Day is coming soon, and the National Day holiday is also approaching, and everyone will indeed have time to play by then.
"Okay, come on, it's time to harvest the sunflowers in our house. Let your teachers and classmates help us harvest the sunflowers, so we can remember the hardships and think about the sweetness."
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