My 1995 Small Farm

Chapter 626 Strange things happened to the children

The **** thing looked like a mouse at first glance, but upon closer inspection, I realized it was a squirrel.

Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it a squirrel cub.

 The big fluffy tail behind an adult squirrel has not yet grown.

 The two children immediately recognized it as a mouse.

“Uncle, uncle, this crow can actually eat mice.”

The little fat man’s first reaction after seeing it was to pick up a dead branch from the ground and poke the **** squirrel.

And this little squirrel was disemboweled by the crow.

I don’t know what the child is doing touching it.

When Xiao Lizi saw it, he screamed and covered his eyes and hid next to Chen Ling: "Uncle, look at him, look at him stabbing the intestines."

“Okay, Xiao Ming, don’t touch that one. It’s very dirty. Look, it scares Xiao Lizi.”

 Chen Ling touched the little girl's head.

 Original Lizi has made a lot of progress now, but it’s normal that he can’t bear to see such a scene of his intestines tumbling.

And the little fat boy is lively and active. The three children have been playing together these days. Whatever he does, Ruirui often follows suit.

Now seeing the little fat man picking out the squirrel with a stick, Ruirui also opened his eyes and was a little ready to make a move.

This **** thing made his stomach turn. How could Chen Ling let them play with it?

 He directly grabbed the branch from the little fat man's hand and flew it away.

 Then he also touched the little fat man’s head, put Ruirui down from his arms, and told them that it was not a mouse, but a little squirrel.

“Little squirrel? I obviously look like a mouse?”

“Is it really a squirrel? The squirrel is so small, why would the crow eat the squirrel? The crow is the bad guy!”

Chen Ling didn't know what to say when faced with the innocent words of the two children.

Looking at the fat crow on the top of the tree, it had no intention of flying away. It was fluffing its fluffy feathers and staring at them under the tree. I don’t know what the bird was thinking, and it actually dropped the uneaten little squirrel.

 Are you trying to scare them?

The little fat man is a boy after all, and his focus is different from that of Little Lizi. When he saw Chen Ling raising his head, he also raised his head, and then his eyes suddenly lit up: "Since the little squirrel was eaten by the crow, then the tree on the tree The hole is the burrow where the squirrel lives...

 Uncle, am I right? "

"Do squirrels live in holes? That's where woodpeckers live. Woodpeckers live in trees. They are forest guards. If there are bugs, they will eat them." Xiao Lizi said immediately unconvinced.

The little girl only knew that the woodpecker would peck many holes in the tree, so she thought that the woodpecker lived in the holes. She also thought that the woodpecker was always on standby and was very responsible.

Ruirui, on the other hand, didn't care whether the tree was a squirrel hole or some kind of bird inhabited it. He came directly to Chen Ling and stood on tiptoe to reach into Chen Ling's trouser pocket, shouting "Huang Huang" repeatedly.

This is to make the weasel go up and catch the crow, or go up the tree and go into the hole.

 “Where is Huang Huang? Huang Huang didn’t follow us out.”

 Chen Ling dug into his trouser pockets and said helplessly: "Do you think Dad can hide anything in such a small pocket? One yellow can be stuffed in, but five can't be stuffed in."

As soon as the weasels returned to the village, they immediately avoided Ruirui and the others.

 But I’m afraid of being tortured by them.

"This is indeed a squirrel hole. I'll go up and dig it out for you to see if there are any squirrels living in it. If there are any squirrels, I'll catch one for you to play with."

 Chen Ling said, clapped his hands, jumped up, grabbed a thick horizontal branch, and climbed up in a few moments.

“Uncle, is it really a squirrel hole? Why do squirrels live in holes? Aren’t they digging holes in the soil like mice?”

Xiao Lizi can’t figure it out.

The little fat man felt very proud that he had guessed it right, and immediately assigned a task to Xiao Lizi, asking her to take an interest in Ruirui, and volunteer to pull the weeds himself.

 Then he put it in a small basket and told the little squirrel to put it in it.

 While I was busy, I heard Chen Ling above me say: "If I didn't touch the squirrel, I think the crows drove it away."

 The little fat man let out an "Ah" in disbelief, and immediately stopped laughing.

"But there are still a lot of good things in it. I'll take it out and show it to you."

 Chen Ling said, grabbing the edge of the tree hole and pulling it down. The contents inside suddenly fell down like a "small granary".

 It’s all pecans, pine nuts, peanuts and other types of nuts.

“Pick it up quickly, pick it up quickly. This is food that squirrels have hidden for the winter. It is said that children eat it very well.”

Chen Ling was talking nonsense.

 To coax a child, you just have to coax and coax, and that's all.

Sure enough, when the two children under the tree heard the news, they excitedly scrambled to pick up the nuts on the ground.

“Oh, smelly Ruirui, don’t scratch on the ground, it’s all covered in dirt, and we won’t be able to eat it later.”

 “Come on, Ruirui, put it in my little backpack.”

“Uncle, how can a squirrel be so small and store so many things in a tree hole?”

Chen Ling had already peeled off the bark of the tree, and there was still a lot inside. When he heard the sound, he said, "There are more than this. If I encounter them again, I will peel them off for you." "

As he was talking, the fat crow in the old owl's nest at the top of the tree suddenly croaked loudly, flew out of the nest, and jumped back and forth among the branches and leaves at the top of the tree.

And it was still vibrating its wings slightly, looking like an angry little black chicken about to pounce on Chen Ling.

“Go, go, I’m digging out the squirrel’s nest, but I haven’t dug out yours, so why are you so anxious?”

 Chen Ling grabbed a pecan and threw it at the fat crow that was jumping in anger, but the crow was still strong. After dodging, it just flew to another tree nearby and did not leave.

He just kept croaking there, as if he was condemning Chen Ling.

Of course Chen Ling knew that this crow, or rather all the crows in this old stork nest, regarded the grain stored in the squirrel hole as their own.

It is estimated that this litter of squirrels was so unlucky that they became food for the crows.

 But Chen Ling didn't care.

 There are too many such facts in the mountains.

 Besides, he didn’t take out everything inside.

 “Stinky crow, the bad guy who bullied the little squirrel, I’ll beat you up.”

 Little Lizi on the ground felt disgusted when he saw this dark bird, and immediately defined it as a villain. He picked up stones from the ground and threw them at the crow.

Although the little girl is spoiled and has a bit of a princess disease, she has always cherished the things given by Chen Ling.

These nuts were reluctant to be moved at all. Chen Ling even used pecans to hit the crow, but she had to pick up a few small stones.

Ruirui also followed suit when he saw this.

Even the brat didn't have this awareness. He couldn't hold anything with his small hands, so he grabbed a few pine nuts and peanuts and threw them around, smashing them, and then screamed excitedly.

The crow didn't hit it, but it made little chestnut very anxious.

"Rui Rui, don't throw things away. Those are the things that uncle gave us to eat. Uncle said that if the children eat this, they will be smart and can be as lively and cute as a squirrel."

The little fat man didn't have much to do. He just stared at the crow and chased it.

When he saw Chen Ling jumping down from the tree, he shouted: "Uncle, why is this crow so brave? Let Er Baldy come over and teach it a lesson."

Crows and magpies are a little different.

 They are close to villages and towns, not far away from people in the mountains. They are not very afraid of people.

They often see people, and as long as they don't deliberately disturb or drive them away, they won't leave in a hurry when they see people.

 And if it's near the nest...

 They are very territorial.

 The behavior of this fat crow is not unusual or new.

Even sometimes the gangster's performance is comparable to that of some kind of seabird.

“Let’s go, let’s go. We still need to watch the little cranes and catch the bamboo rats. We don’t want to compete with this old bird anymore.”

Chen Ling helped Xiao Lizi pick up all the nuts on the ground and shouted to the little fat man.

“Hmph, you stinky crow, then I, Xiao Ming, will let you go today.”

Out of breath, the little fat man pinched his waist and shouted to the fat crow on the tree: "My uncle is a forest ranger. He is the boss in the mountain. If you dare to do this next time, he will let the two bald men pull your head."

"Come on, hurry up, I'm late at noon, and your aunt is going to say it again." Chen Ling picked up Rui Rui and urged the two little guys, and the mountain lake was in front of them.

Although the water level continues to drop after autumn, as a deep water lake, the water level of Shanzhong Lake does not drop too significantly. Even compared to the reservoir, it is far away from large crowds of people for migratory birds.

  is a good place to stay.

 So on this sunny, cloudless autumn morning, there were still a large number of migratory birds gathering on the water in the distance.

As soon as you step out of the forest, you can hear various squawking sounds.

 “Wow, so many birds, so many birds.”

 The eyes of the two little guys widened for a moment, "Uncle, look, the lake is still shining. It's so beautiful here."

After speaking, he put his hands to his mouth and shouted loudly.

Ruirui also started yelling.

Then Chen Ling let him down, and the three of them ran happily around the lake.

“Uncle, we saw the red-crowned crane. It’s so tall and big.”

 “Wow, they are actually coming towards us.”

 There are four red-crowned cranes staying near the nest now.

 When two of them saw them, they walked over from the reed swamp with their long legs.

  Not afraid of life at all.

 Following them were several strange birds.

"Come here, come here. You go to my house every now and then to eat fish. Don't think I don't know. Come here and let the children touch it."

 Chen Ling waved to the two big birds, and then introduced them to the two children: "These are the two red-crowned cranes you saw in the photo. They are the largest of the six red-crowned cranes, and they are almost 1.7 meters tall now."

As he spoke, two big birds came to them.

 The two children were a little shocked to see such a beautiful and tall bird.

The tallest red-crowned crane is only 1.5 or 1.6 meters, and it is rare to exceed 1.6 meters.

These two big guys stood in front of the child, not to mention the feeling of oppression, they filled the child directly.

 Rui Rui is often seen and is not taken seriously.

Little Fatty and Little Lizi were simply stunned, looking up at the two big birds.

 Chen Ling looked at this scene with great interest, so he quietly took out his camera from the cave to capture it.

"Come and touch it. Look at these big wings. They flap like wind."

Chen Ling pinched the necks of the two sly big birds and ignored their squawking and resistance. He pushed them down on their stomachs with their buttocks stuck out and let the three children play to their heart's content.

After touching them, Chen Ling gave them two slaps: "You've eaten so many fish from my house and you won't even let them touch you? You're doing this unwillingly."

 Made the three children laugh.

Then they noticed some strange birds behind the two red-crowned cranes. They were also very big, like great egrets, but their feathers were duller than those of egrets. They were not as white as snow as the feathers of egrets. They also had many grass-brown feathers on their bodies. The stripes are as tall as a little over one meter.

He was pacing a few meters away, not daring to come forward while poking his head.

“Uncle, what kind of crane is this? It looks so strange.”

 “Yes, so ugly.”

 “Haha, this is the little crane you want to see.”

Chen Ling laughed.

 Seeing the two children suddenly stunned and in disbelief, they laughed even more happily.

“Uncle, you are lying and deliberately teasing us, aren’t you? How can you be as big as a little crane?”

“That’s right, these are big cranes, and they are not red-crowned cranes. They are ugly, but red-crowned cranes are very beautiful.”

Chen Ling could only explain patiently: "This is really the baby bird of the red-crowned crane..."

Then I gave them some popular science, saying that red-crowned cranes are early adults and grow very fast after hatching. They can reach this size in two months. Otherwise, if they grow too slowly, they will be eaten in the wild.

He also told them that the same thing happened to the little muntjac cub.

Even though he looks like a kitten now, he will grow close to the size of his mother in just over two months.

 Although they are not very big, it does mean that they have grown to adulthood and have the ability to protect themselves.

"So this is ah."

“Then we have to wait until next year to see the real Xiaohe?”

“Yes, you can do it next spring. Come over on May Day, and you’ll definitely be able to see it then.”

“Okay, now we can’t see the real little crane, but we can play with the little muntjac. According to uncle, the little muntjac will be able to run out in a few days, right?”

 Chen Ling nodded repeatedly. The little muntjac cub wouldn't run too far before it was weaned, but it didn't matter. Its mother was only the size of a lamb, and it was as big as a livestock pen. She could let the children play and feed her inside.

I played with the red-crowned crane for a while. Although I didn’t see the little crane at its cutest, with the help of Chen Ling, the two little guys not only touched the crane, but also rode on it and tried it. It was quite enjoyable.

 Then, under the leadership of Chen Ling, we went to dig bamboo rats in the bamboo forest.

Digging bamboo rats is much easier than digging rats in the wild. The main reason is that there have been too many bamboo rats in the past two years and they are extremely easy to dig.

As long as you find the place where the bamboo grows abnormally, there will be multiple caves, and you can almost dig the right one.

 After the chubby little thing was dug out, it was no less cute than a squirrel.

 Two big ones and one small one, the more they catch, the happier they become.

 This year, all kinds of wild beasts and birds are indeed emerging in the mountains.

How many are there?

 Pheasants running around and hares scurrying around are all trivial.

 Chen Ling took the children after digging for bamboo rats and walked through the bamboo forest to find Wang Zhenzhen and the others on the west mountain. They even saw deer and badgers strutting past on the animal path.

Of course, they will run very fast when they see people.

But this is daytime, and usually these wild animals will have run away when they hear footsteps and people's voices, and they will not show up easily.

No wonder those who go into the mountains to pick wild fruits carry guns.

 In addition to self-defense, he also hunts prey.

　　It would be a pity if you don’t catch it when you encounter it.

Wang Zhenzhen and his gang of monkeys followed some villagers into the mountains.

Moreover, the villagers in Xishan Mountain do not stay on the mountain for most of the day picking wild fruits. Instead, they come and go, constantly transporting them down the mountain.

 So they are not afraid of wild beasts, and the adults do not speak of them.

 Just wait for the wild monkeys to cause trouble.

 Walking while playing, walk very slowly.

Chen Ling soon heard their voices in the woods. At this moment, Little Fatty and Little Lizi could hardly walk. Chen Ling put Ruirui into the basket behind his back and carried them one by one on his shoulders. past.

“Brother-in-law, you are here just in time. We encountered something strange while hunting wild monkeys.”

When looking for him, Wang Zhenzhen had a slingshot hanging around his neck. Like a female bandit leader, he was wandering around a stone ditch with a huge team of children.

“What, did you encounter a yellow-throated marten while hunting a monkey? Ordinarily, that thing is usually in the depths during the day, so it’s hard to go outside.”

 Chen Ling put the children down and walked over as he spoke.

“No, brother-in-law, you have known about the yellow-throated marten recently. There are many strange things in the mountains.”

“Uncle Fugui, look at this pheasant. We have picked up several of them, and they all sucked the blood. After sucking them, they left them in the grass and left them alone. They only **** the blood and don’t eat the meat.”

 “What? Just **** blood but don’t eat meat?”

 Chen Ling's first reaction was that a weasel did it, but... these kids are not fools. Who has never seen a weasel? Who hasn't had a chicken choked by a weasel?

 We all know it, we have seen it, and we are very familiar with it.

Little children even know that weasels bite chicken necks and heads, and wild cats and mountain cats bite chicken butts.

 (End of this chapter)