My 1995 Small Farm

   When I learned that there were leopards, my father-in-law was a little scared.

   But then I think about it, it is still broad daylight, my Weng and my husband have guns and steel forks, and they are not helpless when they encounter a leopard.

   But you can't stay on the mountain for long.

   The matter of going into the mountains to find honey and dig medicines can only be temporarily put aside.

   Weng and husband-in-law were like this. They had no choice but to return home after they had not gone far in the mountains.

   However, Chen Ling had an extra red-crowned crane in his hands.

   On the way home, someone saw him, and immediately some adults and children followed him to the farm.

   "This is Xianhe, Fugui, did you fight? Or did Uncle Cunye fight?"

   "Don't talk nonsense, this is not what we fought, this is a trap that I don't know who is going up and down the western mountain, and this crane is trapped. We met when we were looking for honey."

  Red-crowned cranes, fairy feathers, folk symbols of happiness and longevity, even if they are caught, they will be released.

   "Then you are really lucky, you can meet cranes when you go to the mountains."

   "Tsk tsk, this crane is so beautiful, I have never seen a crane except in the painting."

   "I've never seen normal, this is not a geese and a white crane, and the cranes didn't fly to us before."

  Chen Ling knew that this red-crowned crane was still attracted by the environment here, if it weren't for it, it would never have landed here halfway.

   This Feather Cloth Fairy is very picky about the environment.

   is not only picky, but also very sensitive to the perception of good and bad environment.

  There is no suitable environment for them to live and live, and they will not fall from the sky.

   No wonder the ancients said that the place where they can settle is a blessed land.

   It was specially picked by itself, which is not all a good place.

"I haven't flown to our side. Anyway, I haven't seen cranes since I was a child. I have only seen wild geese, white cranes, Qingzhuang and so on. There are more of those things every year. They are like earth swallows. Not finished."

   Several elderly people also said, looking at the red-crowned crane that Chen Ling was holding: "I didn't expect this crane to be so big, one crane can top two or two and a half cranes."

   "That's not it, standing up to 1.45 meters, almost half a person's height. I scared my dog ​​just now that I didn't dare to go forward, only dared to bark at it."

   Wang Cunye said, but his tone was proud.

   I thought that my son-in-law was indeed a lucky one. A few days ago, I heard from my daughter that the golden monkeys went to him to repay their kindness. Today, as soon as I went up the mountain, I met the crane.

   This is really a good sign that no one else will meet in half a lifetime.

   After returning to the farm, let alone Wang Susu's wife, even Heiwa Xiaojin and Erbald came over and circled around the feather-clothed fairy.

   The bird was bigger than any bird they had ever seen before, and it made them so curious that both dogs smelled and smelled.

  Er Bald also flew on the back of others.

   scared the red-crowned crane quack.

   Let the villagers laugh for a while after seeing it, and say, "Look, they have never seen a crane, just like us, they all want to touch the fairy spirit."

   "Yeah, this crane can't stand up, it's hurt."

  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.

   Rui Rui in her arms was very fascinated by this beautiful big bird.

   But after watching for a while, Wang Susu hugged him and turned away, and he stopped immediately, waving his two little hands, scratching, and crying.

   For a time, the cries of little babies, the chirping of cranes, and the laughter of adults all rang out in the courtyard of the farm.

   Chen Ling had no choice but to carry his son over and let him see the red-crowned crane up close.

   "Gah~"

   At this moment, the red-crowned crane seemed to be a little annoyed by the onlookers. With an angry cry, the big hard and long mouth pecked towards Chen Ling's calf.

  Chen Ling turned sideways to dodge easily, and slapped the red-crowned crane with a backhand: "Hey, you white-eyed wolf, I saved you to heal your wounds, why do you want to slap people."

   Strange to say, after being slapped by Chen Ling, this red-crowned crane is really obedient a lot.

  Wang Susu came over to give it medicine, but it was just honest, lying on the ground and didn't move.

   There is no way to do this. His leg was injured and he couldn't stand up, so he could only lie on the ground.

   "This crane is quite human, do you know that I am treating it with medicine?"

  Wang Susu saw that the red-crowned crane did not resist and let her apply the medicine, and she couldn't help but smile on her face.

   "Come on, it just wanted to nag me just now, and it's honest when it got slapped by me."

  Although Chen Ling didn't use much force, he just patted it lightly.

  Wang Susu hurriedly said, "This is a crane, don't beat it. If you break the crane, your luck will be gone."

   "Yes, Susu is right, this is a crane that can't be beaten, you are too reckless."

   "Know, know."

  Chen Ling responded repeatedly.

  No way, the country people believe this.

   Little Swallow and Magpie would not take offense too much.

   Not to mention this real crane.

   After applying medicine to the red-crowned crane, Chen Ling moved it to the empty pigsty outside the farm.

   Originally, some wild boars were raised here, but they were all killed and eaten for meat, so it was empty.

  The pigsty is not dirty, and the food trough, sink and grass nest are readily available.

   Enough for this red-crowned crane to live.

  …

  Chen Ling arranged a house for the red-crowned crane on the front foot, and a large group of people ran from the village to see the crane on the back foot.

   When it was time for lunch, some villagers came with their rice bowls.

  The adults surrounded the pigsty, eating, watching the cranes while eating, and the little dolls climbed the trees, or stepped on each other's shoulders, and wanted to see more cranes, which was too lively.

   "Rich, rich, come out and see, another crane, another crane is flying over."

  Chen Ling's family was eating lunch at this time when they heard shouts from outside the farm.

  I hurriedly put down the tableware and went out to have a look.

   "Good guy, there's really another one, buy one get one free, these two red-crowned cranes are a couple, right?"

   I saw another red-crowned crane standing by the stream at the foot of the mountain west of the fruit forest, with its neck stretched out, looking over with extreme alertness.

  This red-crowned crane is bigger and taller than the injured crane, probably more than 1.5 meters.

   "A couple? Are you here to find the crane in the pigpen?"

  The old man came out after nibbling on the sweet potato, and was stunned for a while after he came out.

   "That's probably not bad. This thing has a male and a female, and it can be a partner for a lifetime, just like us."

  The red-crowned crane strictly implements monogamy. If one party dies, the other party will either keep the festival for life and not look for another crane, or die of depression and go after the ancestors.

   can be said to be a rare and loyal bird among birds.

   On the contrary, the mandarin ducks that people think represent loyalty, in fact, their private life is a mess.

  Especially the male mandarin duck will be inseparable with the female mandarin duck during the mating period. When the female mandarin duck lays eggs and hatches, it will leave ruthlessly and will not ask any more questions.

   Even changed his feathers and found another new love.

   The task of raising chicks is entirely undertaken by the mother mandarin ducks.

   And when one party dies, the other party will not be sad and depressed, but will continue to find new love as usual.

  So people see inseparable, affectionate mandarin ducks are only in the mating period, not the norm, this thing is a polygamous bird.

   is completely incomparable to the affectionate and single-mindedness of the red-crowned crane.

Chen Ling said, the old man stared in surprise, and waved at the red-crowned crane in the distance: "If you don't say it's a crane, this character has that noble energy, come, come, let's Don't hurt your daughter-in-law."

   While waving his hands and shouting, he slowly approached the past.

  The old man even wanted to call the red-crowned crane over.

   "Come, come here, I'll feed you fish."

  The old man waved his hand and got closer, and the villagers who were watching the fun around the pigsty were also attracted to see if the red-crowned crane would come.

   But it’s a pity…

This red-crowned crane didn't know whether it was because its partner was injured or what was going on. It was very vigilant. Before Wang Cunye got a few steps closer, it made a high and clear cry, flapped its wings, put its legs together, and stretched its neck. Head up to the sky.

   But it didn't fly away.

   was hovering in the air nearby, reluctant to leave for a long time.

   This made the red-crowned cranes in the pigsty on the ground keep screaming.

   Everyone looked at it and was surprised.

   "It's a crane, look at this spirituality..."

   Everyone said in admiration, and then warned Chen Ling not to be greedy, cranes should not be eaten.

   This kid has cooked several big pots of wild goose.

   "That can't be, the crane meat is not delicious, and I will have poisonous sores all over my body after eating it. I dare not eat it."

  Chen Ling shook his head and said with a serious face.

   "Ah? Will this crane get poisonous sores after eating it?"

   This is the first time everyone has heard of it.

Chen Ling said nonsense: "Of course, Hedinghong, you have heard of it, that is poison, that is, the place on the head of Xianhe's forehead, which was used to make poisons in ancient times, the most poisonous, and the meat is also poisonous. "

   He said that because he was afraid that someone would turn his eyes away and bring the guy over to hit the crane.

   I'm not afraid of ten thousand, just in case, there are really so stunned in the village.

   Sure enough, when they heard what he said, everyone was taken aback and looked at their palms worriedly.

   They touched it with their hands just now.

   "It's fine, don't be afraid, as long as you don't eat meat, it's fine if you touch it, the two of us just gave medicine to this crane, do you see anything?"

   "Scare me, you kid scares people all day."

   Everyone laughed and scolded twice, and immediately felt relieved, and then they all looked up and continued to look at the red-crowned crane that was circling in the sky with a long cry and refused to leave.

   The more he looked at it, the more he could not bear it, and an older one said, "Let's spread out first, this crane is also very pitiful, and it won't dare to fly down here."

   "Yeah, the one on the top is worried about the one below. We are surrounded here. The one on top doesn't dare to come down, and the one on the bottom doesn't feel good either."

   "Let's go, go back first, let's see when the injury is healed."

   A large group of people dispersed again, and people who came to see the crane on the way also explained the situation and blocked them back.

   After they dispersed, the Chen Ling family did not come out.

   No one disturbed him now, and the red-crowned crane in the sky flew down cautiously, walked slowly into the fruit forest, and got close to the pigsty.

  Chen Ling's family was quietly looking at it from the side of the gate of the farm.

   In addition to their family members, two dogs and a few weasels also sneaked over, poking their heads by the door.

  The big red-crowned crane, who was very vigilant, walked to the pigsty and exchanged softly with his injured partner for a while.

   Then he went to the side, picked up a small fish from the canal, and returned to the pigsty to feed his partner. At the same time, he also chirped softly, as if to comfort each other.

   After feeding the fish several times, the injured red-crowned crane seemed to be full.

   This big red-crowned crane was standing guard and continued to look around vigilantly, with round eyes, taking on the task of guarding his partner.

   This scene is really not easy to see.

   made Chen Ling regret not buying a camera earlier, otherwise he would be able to take pictures.

   "This crane is really spiritual, and it was fed to the injured daughter-in-law." Wang Susu was very moved when she saw the star-filled eyes in this scene.

   "You know it's only the mother who got hurt?"

   "I know, that big man is so tall and strong, obviously male."

   She guessed right, the big man was indeed a male red-crowned crane.

  The family stood at the door and watched quietly for a while, and when they saw that the big red-crowned crane was just watching, and there was no other action, they went back to the farm and stopped looking at them.

   But when it got dark, the chickens, ducks and geese came back, and trouble came.

   Chen Ling's chickens and ducks and geese do not forage together. The chickens are on the mountain and the ducks and geese are by the water, but they go home together after dark.

   And they have been bred for a long time, they are full of wildness, and their territorial awareness is much stronger than that of chickens and ducks raised in the village.

   Seeing two big unfamiliar birds occupying the pigsty, it was inevitable to have a conflict with the big man.

  Especially the big rooster and the big goose, screaming angrily, with the chickens and ducks chasing and pecking at the big man.

   When Chen Ling heard the movement, the big man had already been driven out of the fruit forest by these savage guys, and flew into the sky to let out a long, unwilling and angry cry.

   "The chickens, ducks and geese in our family are so powerful that they drove all the cranes away." Wang Cunye was amazed.

   "That's right, the raccoon doesn't dare to mess with them."

  Chen Ling grinned. The big goose in the village can do better than a weasel, but it can't do a mountain raccoon. Both chickens and geese can do it. They have unusual claws and beaks, and they are fierce.

   "I'll drive the chickens and ducks aside first, and give this crane in the pigpen some medicine, so that it can get better quickly, otherwise it won't be a problem if it stays with us."

  Chen Ling said and drove the chickens, ducks and geese back to the nest with the dog. It was dark and he was running around. He was still so angry.

   Then go to the pigsty to give medicine to the female red-crowned crane.

  It's legs were hurt a bit by the cover. It was frightened by chickens and ducks just now, and there were signs of broken wings.

   But next, after using Chen Ling's family's wound medicine, he recovered quite quickly.

   Two or three days will be fine.

  Although I still can't fly, I can stand up and walk.

   These days, the big male red-crowned crane also knew that Chen Ling was treating his daughter-in-law.

   Slowly let down his guard.

  No, it’s not quite right to say that we let our guard down.

   It should be said that while relaxing its vigilance, it also exposed its original rogue nature.

   During the day, the chicken and duck are not in the nest. It is like an old man, following behind people, carrying wings on its back, and swaying back and forth with long legs slowly.

   often sneaks to the farm to eat fish secretly when people are unprepared.

   This big man has a big appetite, but he is a big foodie.

   Those fine-scale salmon raised by Chen Ling, the smaller ones can eat two or three in one bite.

  Mother, this makes Chen Ling feel bad.

  Wang Cunye also shouted that the cranes are delicate for the first two days, but when he saw that his son-in-law's fine-scale salmon and betta fish were stolen, half of them were stolen for two days, and he was also distressed.

   It's no longer a crane, and the mouth is replaced by a big thief bird.

   Seeing that he came to steal the fish, he picked up the big broom and blasted it out. Wang Susu and Gao Xiulan also rushed out when they saw it, and never said anything about good luck or bad luck.

  This morning, just after getting up, this big thief came to steal the fish again.

   Not only did it come by itself, but it also took the female red-crowned crane, who was recovering from the injury, out of the pigsty.

   The two guys were enjoying their meal, and they were caught by Chen Ling directly and were slapped several times. Those fish in their house are not cheap, they are very valuable. How can they withstand such a waste.

   "Crane is amazing, isn't it? It's awesome to protect animals?"

   "If you dare to come here to steal food again, don't leave. You two stay here to sell tickets and pay off your debts."

   Maybe he knew that Chen Ling's family would not hurt it, and this red-crowned crane is not afraid of people.

   It didn't take it seriously when it was beaten. It flicked its long beak and chirped softly twice. It even spread out a pair of pure white wings on the edge of the canal and began to dance gracefully.

   No wonder she is called Feather Fairy, she is really beautiful when she dances.

   Perfect interpretation of what is noble and elegant, what is elegant and moving.

   The Chen Ling family who saw the red-crowned crane dancing for the first time were stunned.

   "Oh, don't think it's great to be able to dance. Don't want to eat the fish here. If you want to eat it, you can eat it outside. I don't care how much you want to eat."

   After the two cranes finished their graceful dance steps, Chen Ling went up and gave them two more slaps, driving them to the outside of the farm.

  No way, these two guys are really good fish eaters. If they can't watch it, they can eat all the high-priced fish that he carefully raised.

   "By the way, brother-in-law, I told my teachers and classmates that there are cranes in our house, and they also want to come and see the cranes, is it alright?"

   Wang Zhenzhen said at this time.

   "Okay, when are your teachers and classmates coming?"

   Looking at the red-crowned crane, Chen Ling doesn't care much.

  Recently, the female crane has been healed, and the male crane is no longer afraid of people. Men, women and children from a village come to the farm every day to watch it, and they also want to come here to get a little bit of fairy spirit.

   Now the busy farming season has passed, and although we haven’t started planting wheat yet, the busy time has passed and everyone has a lot of free time. It’s amazing to come and see when you have time.

  Chen Ling originally wanted to go to the mountain to lure leopards, but now he can't.

   This kind of thing, although the people attracted are not as good as Lao Turtle, but they are not inferior to Wang Zhenzhen's teacher and classmates.

   "It's Sunday, or if it's the next holiday, the teacher just asked me to ask your opinion, and I'm not sure about the time yet." Wang Zhenzhen said.

   The Mid-Autumn Festival has passed for more than half a month, the National Day is approaching again, and the long holiday of the 11th is also approaching. By then, everyone will indeed have time to play.

   "Okay, come on, it's time for our family to collect the sunflowers. Let your teacher and classmates help us collect the sunflowers, and remember the bittersweet thoughts."