Manor Romance

Chapter 259 Spotted Deer
"I don't know either. Spotted deer haven't appeared in the mountains for 30 years due to excessive hunting. Many conservation groups have gone to the mountains to investigate, but they haven't found anything. That's why it's concluded that the spotted deer is extinct. Yes, but I don’t know if they have come to this barren rock area to investigate, and the terrain here is so complicated, there are deer herds hiding in caves and grottoes, they may not be able to find them.” Brother Chen analyzed seriously , the tone of voice was cheerful, and the look of excitement was written on his face.

"There are still several passages in the valley here. Which direction do you think we should go?" Yun Li was also affected by his emotions. If there are spotted deer still surviving, it will be a great blessing to the manor and the society , there are still several artificially excavated mine tunnels in front of him, and his spiritual sense could not detect too far away, so he asked Brother Chen.

"Spotted deer like to find a spacious and clean place to live, and there must be a clean water source nearby. If we follow the stream, we should find something." Brother Chen said, pointing to the small stream on the side of the valley.

I don't know where this creek extends from, and I don't know where it will flow, but the general direction is the westernmost passage, so the three of them continued to set off. Yun Li, with his extraordinary spiritual sense, even The stream was hidden in rock formations in some places and could not escape his detection. He led them upstream, passed another mountain, and came to a cliff area.

The creek flows out here and gathers at the bottom to form a small pool. This valley is even more hidden than the one just now, and there are many shrubs growing underneath, like small jungles growing out of stone piles. It is very rare, and there are many at the bottom of the cliff. The place is empty, and there must be other caves in it.

"We went the wrong way. That's the way to survive. There are steps to go down, but there doesn't seem to be any living things down there. If there are spotted deer, it shouldn't be difficult to find." Yun Li pointed to the direction on the right hand side and said to the two, Here they are at a break, more than ten meters high from the bottom of the valley. It is impossible for ordinary people to climb down with bare hands. The stream flows down the stone wall, and there is almost no sound, and the surrounding area is extremely quiet.

No matter what, their exploration would not stop. The three of them turned back to the passage on the right hand side and descended. The only step down was naturally formed, and it was a rock wall belt. Moreover, several parts of the short slope are hollowed out. Fortunately, the distance is not large. Even at Brother Chen's age, it is not too difficult to jump over it.

The three of them searched at the bottom of the valley, and found that there were two passages, one leading to the adjacent mountain area, and the other leading to a small grassland in the cliff valley. None of the three of them expected that what they were looking for was full of hope. , with results so quickly.

"Don't go any further. Spotted deer are extremely alert, and you will disturb them if you pass by again. This time it is really not in vain. I never thought I would see them again in my lifetime." Looking at the scene in the distance, Brother Chen tried his best Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he reminded the two of them.

"Why are there only two small ones? They seem to be asleep, and the others must have gone out to look for food." Xu Rui also said excitedly. This was the first time he saw a real spotted deer, but the two in front of him There is a big gap with what he imagined.

Two small spotted deer lay side by side on the grass and slept, unaware that someone was spying on them. Except for some obvious gray and white spots on their bodies, they are not much different from ordinary sika deer, with small heads and strong limbs. Because of the young age, the antlers have not yet emerged, and the two big ears stand upright, which is very flattering.

"Looking at the environment here, it is estimated that the surviving herd of deer is not too big. Let's go back to the original passage and wait to see how many spotted deer there are in this herd before making any plans." Yun Li was also very excited, he had long thought Raising a group of sika deer in the manor, and now meeting the rumored extinct spotted deer, this is a good thing that comes to your door.

The three of them immediately turned back to the original cliff entrance, where they could overlook the entire valley, and they could immediately detect any movement. Brother Chen was still uncontrollably excited, and asked Yunli, "Boy, what are you going to do?" With regard to this matter, if the news spreads that the spotted deer still exists, it will not only be in Linshan County, but the entire Southwest will probably focus on this place."

"I don't plan to announce the news, at least not at this stage. Our manor has the ability to protect them, and we will consider explaining to the public after the situation stabilizes." Yun Li answered after thinking for a while. I didn't expect this situation to happen, and I couldn't think of a good solution for a while.

"Uh, this doesn't seem to be a good idea. It seems on TV that it is illegal to privately hunt and raise rare species. If it gets out, will it cause trouble?" Xu Rui sat cross-legged on the ground and said timidly.

"If you don't tell me, no one will know about it, and I remember that when the spotted deer became extinct, it hadn't been included in the list of rare and protected animals. How can we count it as private breeding? When the deer herd grows up, when the time comes It’s not too late to announce it, otherwise if the outside world knows that there are spotted deer here, then it’s not far from extinction.” Old brother Chen warned Xu Rui sternly, and he nodded in fright. look like.

"That's right, just like wild ducks, we have the ability to protect them ourselves, so we don't need outsiders to intervene. The spotted deer mountain is our territory, and the spotted deer here are naturally our assets. This principle can be used anywhere. It's okay." Although Yunli hasn't figured out how to deal with this matter, he will never hand over the spotted deer, that's for sure.

"Only the three of us know about this matter. It's not easy to block the news. First, silence Xu Xiaozi, and then the two of us will make blood for an alliance. This news will definitely be blocked. What do you think?" Brother Chen suddenly changed his mind. With a clear tone, he said solemnly in a cold voice, which made Xu Rui jump up in fright.

"It coincides with my thoughts. If one less person knows, the secret will be more guaranteed. For a rare species like spotted deer, it is not easy to take one out for auction and exchange it for one million or hundreds of thousands. , The value in this is really hard to estimate, it is much more profitable than farming and raising shrimps." Yun Li smiled maliciously, the two looked at each other and nodded, then both turned their eyes to Xu Rui.

Lian Yunli said the same thing, Xu Rui panicked all of a sudden, leaning his back against the wall and tremblingly said: "Boss, you are joking, you don't know me yet, I will definitely not talk to the second person about this matter." Personally speaking, I swear that I will keep it secret, otherwise I will be struck by lightning and die."

Faced with this oath, the two were indifferent, and still looked at themselves with cold eyes, Xu Rui quickly added: "I still have some savings, and I have more than 2 yuan that I have not been willing to spend. I will not tell it if I am killed. , I didn't see anything!" The kid was halfway through the sentence, and found that this little money didn't have any temptation for Yunli, so he changed another way of saying it.

"There is still so much private money. I have been a teacher for so many years, and now the money in the account plus the decimal point does not have five digits. You are doing well, you have saved so much money to build a house and marry a wife. Alright, have you found someone who can close your eyes?" Hearing about the money, Old Brother Chen raised his eyebrows and asked.

"I want to build a house, but I haven't gotten married so fast yet. I don't even come here. Although there are many people here who get married before they reach the age, some of them are younger than me and have two children. But I My family also disagrees, anyway." While Xu Rui was talking nonsense, he realized that Yunli and Brother Chen had already focused their attention elsewhere. His first reaction was to run away, but as soon as he took a step, the Feeling that something was wrong, he calmed down and realized that he had been bluffed by the two of them. Feeling ashamed and annoyed, he had no choice but to stretch his head to see what was going on outside.

On the stairs leading to the bottom of the valley, there are several spotted deer walking down in a row. Except for a pair of towering antlers, the gray and white spots on their bodies are more obvious. Their appearance is not the same as the two small spotted deer we saw earlier. No big difference, their bodies are not too big, they are smaller than those sika deer that Yunli has seen before, but their movements are very sensitive, this rugged path is very smooth, it seems that they have long been used to the terrain here .

"There are only five adults, which is too few. It seems that this is the only herd of spotted deer left, and it is much worse than the situation of the wild ducks back then." No matter how you count, there are only one palm, and Brother Chen can't help but be disappointed. sighed.

Yun Li shook his head at him, and said: "There should be more, let's continue to look." The five adult spotted deer went down to the bottom of the valley and went directly into the passage. It seemed that the small grassland was their safe place. There is a good distance from here, as long as they don't shout, the spotted deer will not be aware that someone is watching them here.

Sure enough, after a while, another group of adult spotted deer came to the valley under the stairs. There were six of them in this group, and they also entered the passage directly. They should be in a group. Then they waited for a long time, but None of the spotted deer came back, but some of the spotted deer occasionally came out of the pool to drink water.

"It seems that these are the only spotted deer left, and there are only thirteen small ones. At most, it can be regarded as a herd of fawns. It is not difficult to catch them and send them back to the manor to raise them. However, the spotted deer has a wild temperament and is not suitable for them at all. Captive breeding, someone tried it many years ago but failed, what are you going to do?" After waiting for a long time and guessing that no other spotted deer will appear, Brother Chen looked away and turned to Yunli and asked.

"It's impossible to catch and raise them. Let's provide them with enough food first. With enough food and an undisturbed environment, it shouldn't be difficult for them to reproduce. As for how to deal with it in the future, it depends on the situation." Yun Li replied.

Brother Chen nodded: "The reason why they choose to nest here is probably because they are afraid of being hunted, so they choose such a hidden place to hide. This is the only place that can give them a sense of security, but those who survived will be killed." Well, there should be spotted deer in the spotted deer mountain, and this is the real spotted deer mountain."

(End of this chapter)