Chapter 268: New Research Project
As the boat went deeper into the jungle, the river narrowed and narrowed, and the tall vegetation on both sides towered up to the sky, obscuring the clouds, and from time to time a flock of birds passed overhead, and the boatman took a machete, and from time to time cut the vines that blocked the road on both sides. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Liu Xiaole and Shan Wei were still scolding and scolding, and several people on the boat were frowning, how could these two people look like they were worth hundreds of millions, and they were swearing all over the world at this time, and they were spraying happily.
Liu Xiaole showed his cultivation and still paid lip service, while dangling the fishing rod and adjusting the position of the beef in the water back and forth.
Hey? Bai Yun'e looked at the trailing water waves in the distance, and suddenly became alert, drew his knife, muttered to himself, and stared intently at the water.
Liu Xiaole squinted his eyes and saw that there was indeed a water wave following behind, but he didn't care, it should be a fish.
When the water wave approached the beef, Liu Xiaole grabbed the fishing rod vigorously, this is coming.
At this time, the beef in the water sinked down a little.
Liu Xiaole saw and said excitedly: "Look, the hard work pays off, and the hook is biting." ”
Shan Wei hugged his shoulders and snorted, "You can be a villain." ”
Before the words fell, I saw the beef sink suddenly, and then there was a huge pull, so big that almost instantly, the fishing rod was broken, Liu Xiaole did not have any reaction, holding half of the fishing rod, his face was full of confusion.
"I'm rubbing, what the hell is this!" The people on board were surprised.
At this time, the ripples under the water meander towards the side of the boat, Qin Yufei and Bai Yun'e drew their knives at the same time, along the side of the boat, followed by the ripples, no matter what it was, as long as it showed its head, it would be killed as soon as possible.
Seeing this, Peggy ran to the side of the boat, ready to collect the fishing net hanging on the side of the boat, but before her hand passed, she only felt that the net was tight, and then the boat suddenly turned over in the direction of the current.
If it weren't for the preparations, the people on this boat would have been thrown into the water to feed the fish.
I wiped, several people were shocked, Shan Wei said: "Paralyzed Xiaole, did you catch a caiman!" ”
The boat shook violently, several people desperately grabbed the side of the boat, the other half of the fishing net hanging on the boat was almost torn and broken, and the behemoth below was still struggling frantically.
The boatman immediately instructed everyone to lean on several points of the boat to keep the hull balanced and not overturned.
Peggy pulled out the knife and walked to the bow of the boat, Liu Xiaole saw it, and also took out the mountain knife and ran to the bow of the boat to help.
As soon as he was halfway through, Liu Xiaole couldn't walk anymore, only to see a green thing the thickness of a bucket thrown onto the boat, Liu Xiaole's eyes were about to fall off, if it weren't for the lack of suction cups in the river, Liu Xiaole thought he had caught a king squid!
Now, according to his common sense, this should be the tail of a snake, and the one he caught should be a python in the deep forest!
The snake's tail swayed in the boiling water on the bow of the boat, as if looking for a target, if it was entangled and pulled into the water, the consequences would be unimaginable, and Peggy held the side of the boat with both hands, kicked it hard, and kicked it back into the water with all her might.
Liu Xiaole ran out, pulled out the knife, and said, "What are you kicking, let's go straight to the knife." ”
Peggy shook her head and made a gesture of stopping.
At this time, the boatman also came over, and observed the underwater situation on the side of the ship, and at this time the pot was already boiling underwater, and I don't know if it was the piranha that rushed to attack after hearing the news, or the current generated by the anaconda.
The boatman, thinking for a moment, lifted the fishing net vigorously, and a huge head surfaced, apparently the anaconda had eaten a snack and accidentally got entangled in the fishing net.
The boatman didn't think much about it, and immediately used both hands to pinch the anaconda's head, and then said to Peggy: "Help!" ”
Peggy walked to the side of the boat and lifted it vigorously, and all the remaining fishing nets were lifted, and at the same time as the fishing nets came out of the water, this uninvited guest also revealed the true face of Lushan.
The diameter of this python has reached more than 20 centimeters, and only half of the water surface is exposed, and the total length has reached about 7-8 meters, plus the body color of the whole body is black and green, this is actually the largest python in the world!
After the head of the forest snake was pressed by the boatman, it was much quieter, and he was not struggling desperately, and at this time, Peggy asked Liu Xiaole to hold the belly of the forest snake.
This thing looks so scared that I hugged my ......
Peggy signaled to Liu Xiaole that it doesn't matter, damn it, what are the old men afraid of, it's a big deal that he will still be a good man after eighteen years, so he hugged the position of the snake's belly in one breath,
This is Liu Xiaole's first contact with cold-blooded animals, the moment he touched, there was a bone-chilling cold on his body, and every scale on the body of the forest snake seemed to be releasing a terrifying cold, coupled with a faint fishy smell, Liu Xiaole was a little trembling.
Subsequently, several people hugged the forest snake in various positions, and everyone also understood that Peggy was going to take the forest snake out of the fishing net, in fact, when the forest snake hit the fishing net, it was enough to cut the fishing net directly, but in that case, the forest snake is likely to be unable to extricate itself, unable to break free from the fishing net, and finally suffocated to death.
Although the forest worm is not poisonous and does not have a strong bite force, its huge winding force is enough to cause the death of any creature, so when cleaning the fishing nets, you must raise the spirit of 100,000 points, if you are accidentally entangled, the gods and ghosts are helpless.
After a few minutes, the nets were cleared, and Peggy motioned for everyone to act in unison, and with a pop, the snake was thrown into the river and sank to the bottom of the water.
At this time, a few people breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the boat as if they were out of strength.
Shan Wei took care of the mucus all over his body in disgust, and complained to Liu Xiaole: "You just do it, fortunately, it's not a crocodile that was caught here." ”
Liu Xiaole was like a deflated ball, sitting on the boat without saying a word, how did he know that this piece of beef caught the forest python, this special tropical rainforest is really frightening.
Afterwards, Peggy explained that Liu Xiaole was lucky, especially the forest python is so big, in fact, it is rare, and the forest python is mostly active in the swamp, some specialized scientific researchers take great risks, use all kinds of advanced equipment, and squat for a few months can not be a wall, but today, but with a piece of beef, in a word, you are so lucky.
Fortunate? Liu Xiaole scoffed at this, I think it's the luck of the snake.
Nothing else happened along the way, and in the evening the boat returned to the point of departure.
log cabin
Because fish is abundant here, the meals are basically fish, and they are barbecued man-eating pomfrets.
The local aborigines' practice of cannibalism is generally barbecue, coupled with the aroma of special wood, which makes people salivate.
Looking at this hideous man-eating pomfret, Liu Xiaole really couldn't eat it, just sandwiched the side dishes.
Shan Wei took one and sandwiched the charred crispy skin outside, revealing the tender white meat under the crispy skin, the heat was blowing on the face, and the aroma was condensed.
Shan Wei sniffed his nose vigorously, and then showed an expression of enjoyment, "Well, it's delicious!" ”
"Eat, eat, eat, eat, you forget it, you are indirectly eating people, do you understand."
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Poof, as soon as I said this, half of the people at the table sprayed, is it too much of a taste for you to express it like this.
Peggy took a roasted and somewhat overheated man-eating pomfret, sandwiched the crispy skin, and said: "In fact, there is a lot of controversy about the man-eating pomfret now, the horror of the man-eating pomfret has been infinitely expanded by people, and the crazy attacks we see in those movies are actually very rare, usually the result of being very hungry or the result of continuous provocations, on the contrary, the man-eating pomfret is a very timid fish, and small groups usually curl up together, cringing." ”
Taking a bite of the fish, Peggy continued, "But in the 1981 capsizing accident in Óbidos, 300 people died in their mouths. ”
Peggy took a bite of the dish and said, "Hey, nature is so incomprehensible." ”
When everyone heard this, they were all surprised, not to say that they were cannibal, but Peggy, and from their words and demeanor, they couldn't tell that Peggy was a local black guide who was abducted and deceived.
While speaking, Peggy added a piece of meat to Liu Xiaole and said: "You have a saying in China called "follow the customs of the locals", this fish tastes good, and I can guarantee that their last dinner is definitely not human......"
This thing, no matter how delicious it is, Liu Xiaole is tired and doesn't like it, but everyone has said this, and if they don't accept it, they will be a little ignorant, not to mention, it smells good.
Then carefully put the fish meat in his mouth and chew it. The taste is really good, a little like pomfret, although the meat is not very delicate, but it is chewy.
This is stewed, Liu Xiaole took another barbecue, this one tastes better, the fragrance of the wood covers the earthy smell of the fish, the combination of the two has a natural feeling, and it is difficult to extricate yourself from eating a bite.
Many people smell the color change of pomfret color, but they don't know that the man-eating pomfret has already been on our dinner table decades ago, their scientific name in China is freshwater pomfret in China, and their ancestors are the red-bellied pomfret of the Amazon River Basin, but after a long period of artificial intervention, hybridization, it has become economical, the meat is more delicious, the body is more huge, and the largest individual can reach 20 kilograms.
However, there are still many similarities between freshwater pomfret and red-bellied piranha on the market, from the point of view of appearance, it is difficult to distinguish, the only place to distinguish is the teeth, the teeth of freshwater pomfret are smooth, while the teeth of red-bellied piranha are sharp and sharp.
The red-bellied manfret, which is an invasive alien species, accidentally enters the river, in the absence of natural enemies, will cause a devastating blow to the water ecology of our country, at present, these invasive species have caused very big trouble to several rivers such as the Yangtze River in China, and the native species are facing threats, so the real red-bellied manfret, is forbidden to buy and sell.
After eating a few bites, Liu Xiaole was addicted to it, it was really delicious, at least it met his appetite, which made him a little craving.
But Liu Xiaole is not just eating, his head is spinning rapidly at this time.
Although this fish has some firewood, it has a unique fragrance, and the reason why the meat is firewood is because the growth cycle is too short, including freshwater pomfret has this problem, fast growth, large yield, the meat quality of the fish will inevitably be affected, which is why all the delicious fish are cold-water fish.
If the red-bellied man-eating pomfret can be cultivated into a cold-water fish and its growth rate can be slowed down, then the problem of meat firewood will not be solved.
Thinking of this, Liu Xiaole took out the phone, and regardless of the time difference, he directly dialed Professor Qu, who was obviously not very willing, "What's the matter, Xiaole." ”
"Old god stick, is it possible to cultivate a man-eating pomfret into a cold-water fish."
"Did you drink too much? Can you eat that thing? ”
"If you say more, I'll go back and make you look good!"
Listening to Liu Xiaole over there, it didn't look like he was joking, tunnel: "This can't be." ”
Liu Xiaole said: "Why can't you, you take my tens of millions of scientific research funds every year, you can't do this?" ”
Professor Qu said: "The key is the tropical fish of man-eating pomfret, what are you doing with turning it into a cold-water fish?" ”
Liu Xiaole was too lazy to go around in circles with the girl, and directly explained his thoughts.
After thinking for a while, he said: "If this is the case, only hybridization may be able to change its habits, but it is difficult to say whether the meat quality can be affected, maybe it will be more firewood." ”
Liu Xiaole said: "This is your business, in short, the money is not given to you for nothing." ”
After that, he casually asked, "By the way, how is my ironback fish research, why don't you raise me to death?" ”
The old god said: "It's okay, the artificial egg retrieval is successful, and the next step is to cultivate." ”
Then he added in a whisper: "A few days ago, someone from the Academy of Social Sciences came to take a little specimen back. ”
Hearing this, Liu Xiaole was stunned, how did this Academy of Social Sciences come to the people, is it still a thief.
Professor Qu continued: "Today's results are also out, don't think about the edible value of this fish, it's about the same as the mirror carp. However, its scales contain a special ingredient that has very high medicinal value. ”
Hearing this, Liu Xiaole raised his eyebrows and said, "How big?" ”
"It's very big, and the conclusion is being argued repeatedly, and if it really holds, it could make history as a cure for cancer."
Hearing this, Liu Xiaole was almost surprised, and said there: "There is no accurate conclusion yet, don't make a noise, make a fortune in a muffled voice." ”
"It's done." Liu Xiaole was in a good mood, and agreed repeatedly, I didn't expect that the East was not bright and the West was bright, he was in huge debt, and the ironback fish was born, not to mention anything else, if it can really play a role in cancer, then will money still be a problem in the future?
Professor Qu said, "I suggest you prepare for biotechnology in advance. ”
"No problem!"
He continued: "Red-bellied man-eating pomfret your suggestion is not impossible, but there are two points, one is that we need special funds, and the other is the problem of importing and entering the customs, you know, this fish ......."
He was interrupted by Liu Xiaole halfway through speaking, "That's your business, you know better than me the procedures for entering the customs for scientific research projects, don't tell me anything about the difficulty, I just need to look at the results, money, you go to Peng Hao." ”
"It's not ......"
"Okay, you weigh it yourself, you messed up, you know." After that, he hung up the phone, and then said to himself: "Damn, you still want to pit me, you want to be beautiful." ”
After dinner, Liu Xiaole called to say goodbye, Li Yijiao, Tingting and Zhang Ningxiu both lived in Qingyi Mountain, and Zhou Xiaoting returned to the city.
When Zhang Ningxiu went home, the most curious thing was Liu's mother, where did this person come out of thin air, Li Yi made up a lot of nonsense, and this matter was over.
Zhang Ningxiu's cultivation quickly touched the whole family and was recognized, and now he has become Liu's mother's personal follower, and he takes very good care of Liu's mother. (To be continued.) )