Chapter 529 Sheep eats birds?
"What kind of water monster? A bunch of people are yelling, it's a herd of buffaloes."
"Hey, it's true, there are no paddy fields here in our county, they swam here from the east of the city Right? "
"They must have swam from the Yaba River..."
"Why did the buffaloes from the villages in the east of the city come to our county?"
"Oh, no need to ask? It must be because the weather is hot and stuffy today. The water buffalo will be happy and run away when it's happy with the water."
"Is that so? Why do I feel something is wrong?"
“…”
“No, look, these buffaloes were frightened by Prince Turtle’s momentum and capsized the boat.”
I saw only the east side. In the river, on the wide water surface, a group of buffaloes looked in panic at the giant turtles approaching from the water, and each one was so frightened that they ran hard to the shore.
The scene is like an African buffalo crossing a river between man and nature.
Several of the boats that went out to fish and herd ducks were capsized.
There are also a few well-dressed city dwellers, who probably rushed here as soon as possible after hearing the news about the Wild Boar King.
These people had little experience in the water, so they were all knocked over by the panicked buffalo and knocked over in the water.
Although the people on the other boats know how to swim and are familiar with water properties, they cannot be taken care of in this situation now.
These people were flopping around in the river like landlubbers, about to drown.
At this moment, a group of big old turtles like Garlic swam over, but there was no movement.
A strong current surged up from the bottom of the river, and those people who capsized and fell into the water were washed directly to the shore.
“Look, Prince Turtle has saved someone again!”
The crowds on both sides of the Nansha River were in an uproar.
"Prince Turtle is simply a living Bodhisattva. He is indeed a good god who protects us."
"..."
"Yes, every town and village in our county should give The old man built a temple, and a bigger one will be built in the city."
For a while, the crowd was full of praise.
It was as if these old turtles suddenly became the pride of their hearts.
And he was no longer satisfied with asking for a god at home, he even wanted to build a temple.
This is already the case for locals.
Those rescued people even climbed ashore and kowtowed excitedly to this group of huge beasts.
When they came, they thought the local thousand-year-old giant turtle was a kind of wild tortoise that was inhumane and lived in uninhabited rivers and lakes without any contact with humans.
Now he can save people.
The experience of being rescued by such a huge beast in front of them made them feel a strong and inexplicable emotion that was about to burst out of their chests.
Shocked, excited, shocked... there are so many emotions that are difficult to express at the same time.
So I just trembled all over, kowtowed to the local residents, and shouted about the Goddess Turtle, the Living Bodhisattva and so on.
After these big old turtles finally disappeared from people’s sight.
Local residents, villagers going to the market, and vendors are still reluctant to leave, looking forward to the old turtles appearing again.
More people hurriedly took or bought some tributes and began to burn incense and worship.
Today’s episode obviously cannot go on.
The vendors no longer have the heart to sell anything.
The few men and women from the city who came to play did not care about the drowned appearance after falling into the water, so they hurriedly went to the phone booth to make calls, and excitedly asked their relatives and friends to see the gods. After hearing this, their relatives and friends thought they were I went crazy after a trip to the countryside.
Chen Ling felt helpless at home as he listened to the shouts of "gods" and "bodhisattva" outside.
Garlic and the others appear during the day. Needless to say, something must be wrong. There may be something unknown here.
But there were so many people now that even Gao Xiulan couldn't listen to the advice and insisted on going out to burn some incense and pray for the blessing of Prince Turtle.
After all, these giant turtles really know how to save people.
The old lady thought there would be no harm in believing it.
Chen Ling couldn't go out to communicate with Suan Tou and the others at close range.
After waiting and waiting, Gao Xiulan finally came back.
Then he left the two dogs and the little white cow to accompany the two of them to guard the house. He took Ruirui on a little green horse and headed east to a place with few people, using a bamboo flute to convey the message. Some signals left some raw meat in many places in the Yaba River.
Then I stopped caring. Now there are so many people and the noise is annoying.
Chen Ling turned his horse's head and galloped towards the village.
He has been busy lately.
Build haystacks, set up the King Pig skeleton, and prepare to deliver babies to the dogs.
...These are all things that interest him, so he is very motivated.
No matter what happens, I will take Ruirui home for a walk.
……
The sky is overcast, a little hot and humid.
Chen Ling and his son rode horses all the way home. The speed was fast and it was cool.
It was about to rain, and the sky was covered with swallows and small swallows, which were all over the sky, causing the little baby to scream all the way.
When we arrived in the village, it was much quieter.
The main reason is that it is too far away from Nansha River and I don’t know what happened.
Chen Ling rode his horse and went to the village yard to take a look. He glanced at the two neighboring houses opposite, but didn't see anything going on.
Then I fed the pigeons and turned back to the farm.
Here at the farm, my uncle was talking to Zhao Yubao and the others while herding sheep.
Old man Zhong is teaching the children to draw with branches.
Draw birds in the sky, cats and dogs on the ground, fish and shrimps in the water...
When I saw Chen Ling and his son, I happily greeted them over, saying that good things have happened a lot recently.
The little egret on the mountain began to hatch.
The little red-crowned crane is also fast.
People from the provincial and Taiwanese provinces are now reluctant to come down the mountain, so two groups of people worked backwards to shoot.
Forget it about the little egret.
But the little red-crowned crane is different. It is very special both among the people and professionals.
Especially the first group of local red-crowned cranes to settle down and lay eggs.
If it could be completely recorded, it would be so memorable.
It will also be the pride of local people in the future.
"In addition, your dog is about to give birth. You didn't pay much attention when you came here yesterday. Qingwen said that your dog still has some wolf habits...
These two The sky is starting to dig holes.
Maybe it's because like wolves, it feels safe to give birth in a wolf den. "
Chen Ling frowned when he heard this: "Tsk, this dog is so annoying. He digs a hole with a puppy in his belly, and he is not afraid of anything happening. "
Wang Qingwen glanced at his brother-in-law: "Old Uncle Zhong said, it is very likely that these dogs think that you and Susu are not at home, and Heiwa and Xiaojin are not here either. There are no relatives guarding the house, and they have nothing to do. Only when you feel safe will you dig holes. "
Chen Ling was stunned for a moment, and then nodded silently: "What Old Uncle Zhong said does make sense. I came back so diligently just to keep them from giving birth to puppies. Heiwa and Xiaojin can't let him go for the time being. They come back, otherwise the puppies will definitely not feel the same when they are at home. ”
In these days and months, the county is sometimes a little more chaotic than the village.
Petty theft, such as climbing over walls and breaking into houses at night, is very common.
Even during the day it is not safe.
Wang Susu is a pregnant woman, and Gao Xiulan is an old lady. They are both new faces, so it would be safer to leave the dogs and cows behind.
"What? Has the hole been dug?"
"No, how could it be possible to dig a big hole while pregnant with a puppy? Qingwen has already filled in a few holes at most."
Old Man Zhong smiled and said: "That means your dog is smart and sensible, and knows that Qingwen is one of our own, otherwise it would have pounced on him and bit him."
Wang Qingwen also laughed, and said with a bit of pride and pride: "I I also drove them to prevent them from digging holes outside at night. They neither barked nor bit me. As soon as I chased them away, I went back to the kennel honestly. These dogs must know that I am one of their own. "
"By the way, speaking of this, these dogs often go to the big hole in the cornfield..."
Zhao Yubao patted his butt and stood up, looking at Chen Ling: " When I went to the county to send a letter yesterday, I called Lao Han and asked. Lao Han said that there are quite a few of them that can dig holes and store food. "
"What? Not a lot?”
Chen Ling was a little confused when he heard this. None of them, who were born and raised in the mountains, had never heard of it. "Did Uncle Han say that there are some things with such strange habits?"
"Old Han said that there are dogs, badgers and rats. The scientific names he mentioned are I haven’t seen anything unfamiliar, so I wrote a note because I was afraid I would forget it. I’ll get it for you when I get home.”
Zhao Yubao frowned and thought about it, then rushed away without thinking. He handed the sheep whip to Chen Ling and walked out of the orchard.
"Badger? What rat?"
Chen Ling also frowned.
He knows the badger too well.
The ‘猹’ in Mr. Lu Xun’s works is a fierce little beast that steals melons.
Also like to eat cereals.
It eats corn, sorghum, peanuts, wheat, and beans, and is not afraid of meat or vegetables. It will also eat birds, insects, mice, and crabs.
If they were the ones hoarding food in the cave, it would not be impossible.
"Dog badger? Isn't that also a mountain badger?"
Wang Qingwen asked strangely: "What else can I say?"
"Well, the mountain badger is divided into dogs. Badgers and pig badgers, one looks like a dog and the other looks like a pig... Dogs and badgers are not uncommon in the mountains here, but most people here can't tell them clearly."
Chen Ling said, looking at Rui Rui. , the brat was squatting in the pile of dolls next to Old Man Zhong, scratching blindly on the ground with branches.
He asked his uncle to watch him for a while, and then he went into the cornfield to take a look at the big hole.
Maybe people and dogs come here often.
The owner of the cave shows no sign of returning.
There are no footprints on the soil, and the weeds at the entrance of the cave have not changed.
Looking like being abandoned.
Such a hole would be of little value.
Chen Ling sighed secretly, there were disadvantages to having too many dogs in the house and they were too powerful. These little beasts were so frightened that they did not dare to return to their den.
So I took out all the ears of wheat and sorghum inside and kept them to feed the chickens, ducks and pigeons, so as not to waste them.
Especially for chickens, if you throw ears of wheat and sorghum to them, they will peck them out without any extra care.
"Wealth, wealth, come out quickly."
Old Man Zhong shouted in the orchard.
Follow closely.
My uncle also shouted to him to come over quickly.
“What’s wrong?”
As Chen Ling said, he left the sorghum ears and wheat ears in the ditch and strode out.
"Your big goose is so powerful that it blocks the people from Provincial Taiwan on the mountain and prevents anyone from coming down."
With a smile on his face, Old Man Zhong pointed to the place far to the east: " Please call the geese back quickly."
Wang Qingwen also nodded and said: "You made these big geese very strange. You don't peck people when you are at home. If you are not at home, who will come? Just peck whoever it is... Your sister-in-law came back from picking mushrooms from the mountains that day, and they wanted to peck at her. Later, Erhei knew that it was his own people and the dogs who stopped her, so they stopped chasing her.
These people don't care. They have been pecked several times in the past few days.
However, as long as they cross the ditch boundary, they will not be chased. If they cross the ditch boundary, they will be caught. Peck to death ”
"Haha, that's right. The area inside the ditch is the territory of the dogs. It's not under their control."
Chen Ling smiled. Those people from Provincial Taiwan were spending time in the mountains these days. He wouldn't meet him when he came back. superior.
Then he quickly clapped his hands and called the goose back with a cry of 'duh duh'.
These big geese were indeed obedient. They heard his voice and knew that he was home, so they folded their wings, held their heads high, and walked away slowly and swaggeringly.
……
"Ouch, brother Fugui, you are back. Your big geese and big roosters are more ferocious than dogs."
After the small leader from the provincial station came over, he was full of bitterness.
The dogs in the village can be scared away. These dogs are simply unafraid. If they run away, they will look for opportunities to catch up again, and they even hold grudges.
If I talk too much, I will shed tears.
“What? Is there a rooster thing going on here?”
Chen Ling knew that his geese pecked people, but he had never heard of roosters.
No one talks to me about this when I come back every day, which is a little strange for a while.
"Yes, you ask these little kids in your village."
"..."
"Uncle Fugui, your big rooster is very vicious, I am most afraid of it. ”
"Fifth Grandpa is also afraid. He is not a good village leader. The chickens don't like him. They keep pecking at him these few times and even fly up to peck at him."
Chen Ling saw them one by one. There he nodded wildly and couldn't help but laugh.
"You still have the nerve to say that your Fifth Grandpa is bad, and you are getting pecked. Have you done something bad too, and you still refuse to tell me?"
Hearing Chen Ling ask this , a group of little guys couldn't help but also laughed sheepishly. The younger one's face turned red, and he couldn't help scratching the back of his head.
Chen Ling understood that these monkeys must have suffered from the big geese and the big roosters, but he didn't dare to tell himself.
Why not?
You must have done something bad.
You little kid...
"It's unfair, uncle, we really didn't do anything bad. I just wanted to build two secret bases on the mountain behind your house."
" Yes, we also raise chickens here and lay eggs with Uncle Fugui’s chickens.”
"..."
"Secret base? Okay, I just want to use haystacks to build it. Build a few more, and you guys will help me to have fun."
Chen Ling's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he showed a kind smile.
“Let’s get on the tractor and help uncle pull the wheat straw.”
……
evening.
It’s cloudy today, it gets dark early, and it doesn’t rain much during the day.
It was almost evening, and there was rolling thunder.
After sending away the howling children, Chen Ling and his uncle led Ruirui out to herd the sheep.
Don’t worry about the chickens, ducks and geese, they will return to their nests after dark.
Sheep are a little silly.
Running around haphazardly, with no one to guide or chase me, and I rarely know when it’s dark when I get home.
Just find a place to hide.
That’s it for today.
Chen Ling and the others saw that it was going to rain, so they went home to pack their things. The sheep that came out of the orchard disappeared.
Not a single one could be seen.
"Huh? I haven't seen you in a while. Where is the sheep?"
"Did you run into the cornfield?"
Seeing this situation, Chen Ling was a little strange. "No, they don't usually go to the cornfields."
With such doubts, Chen Ling walked around several livestock pens and the trails outside the cornfields, but did not find one. There were traces of sheep, and there were a lot of sheep dung and eggs.
"Lingzi, please take Ruirui to look around first. I'll go back and get the flashlight."
My uncle hurried back to get the flashlight. After all, so many sheep are not a small number. He was more anxious than Chen Ling. Woolen cloth.
At this time, Erhei, who was in charge, ran over barking from the foot of the Western Mountain.
Chen Ling quickly picked up his son and walked over. He had good eyesight and could see the situation clearly without using a flashlight.
Looking up and down, I couldn't help but exclaimed: "Holy crap, these sheep are crazy, they are jumping up to the cliff at night...
Come down quickly, you can go up such a steep place, you can really jump better than those wild sheep and mountain donkeys. "
Wang Qingwen glanced at this with his flashlight: "Good guy, you really went up, so high." "
Suddenly, Wang Qingwen narrowed his eyes: "No, they stuck their heads into the egret's nest to eat...Here, here, some of the little egrets have just broken out of their shells, they won't eat the little egrets anymore. Bar? ”
(End of this chapter)