【Chapter 058】 Rare animals
On the way home, Liu Rui took advantage of the lack of attention, first fed the wild cat cub some space spring water, and then threw it into the Shennong space.
I hope that those mysterious substances in the space can restore the wild cat cub to health just like the last time Xiao Hei was treated. Judging from the current situation, this cub should have just opened its eyes and was discovered and brought out by poachers who went into the mountains. The little guy who lacks food and drink naturally can't stand it, and if he doesn't take special care of it, I'm afraid he won't be able to survive today.
When he returned home and told Liu Jiahong about the matter, Liu Jiahong was also silent, he hated the poaching phenomenon, but there was no good way to stop it. Now we can only hope that the police will crack down on poaching and reduce the number of villagers who go into the mountains to poach.
Putting the poaching thing behind, Liu Rui entered the winery to make wine, no matter what, life still has to go on.
As the weather turns colder, the wine in Liu's Distillery has become a bit in short supply, and Liu Rui has changed it to two brews in three days, but it is still often sold out. In fact, now for the Liu family, the income from winemaking is not high, and it takes up a lot of time, which is not very cost-effective.
Liu Rui wanted to end the winemaking business, but he knew that it was almost impossible.
It has been nearly a hundred years since the birth of the Liu Family Distillery, although it has not been able to develop and grow, but it has finally fed the Liu family for several generations and has become an indelible brand of the Liu family. Therefore, no matter how hard Liu Rui works, he can only work hard to run the winery well, maintain the original flavor, and maintain the signboard created by the Liu family for decades.
After the wine-making was finished, Liu Rui also got the vegetable garden to reclaim the plots that needed to be turned, and then carried a hoe around the front and back of the house to clean up the weeds that came out after the rain. Don't look at these things as trivial, but as soon as you get busy, the day passes. In addition to taking care of Liu Jiahong every day, Zhang Guizhi also has to take care of dozens of chickens and ducks, and also has to do housework, which is also tiring enough.
At noon, Liu Rui poured half a cup of milk left over from the last feeding Xiao Hei to the little wild cat, fed it carefully, and found that its spirit seemed to improve.
When he went out to deliver wine and passed by the village committee in the afternoon, Wang Huaguo waved his hand and called Liu Rui.
"Uncle Huaguo, is the team that went into the mountain to release the animals back?" I don't know what Wang Huaguo told him to do, Liu Rui could only open his mouth to care about the release.
"It's all some old mountain people, can't you do this thing?" Wang Huaguo didn't care about the release of life, and said, "I have something for you here." ”
The villagers who accompanied the staff of the Forestry Bureau into the mountains today were led by Wang Huaan, and they were all old mountain people with rich experience in the mountains and forests, so naturally there would be no problems. For Wang Huaan, it is still quite happy to change from a wild boar hunting team to a release team.
"Something for me?" Liu Rui felt a little strange, what happened to the old branch secretary today?
"It's that pile, take it home for me to take a serious look at, maybe I can use it in the future." After entering the conference room, Wang Huaguo pointed to a large pile of books on the conference table and said.
"What kind of books are these?" At first, Liu Rui thought it was about scientific planting and breeding, but when he got closer and looked at it, it was all about animal protection.
"List of Wild Animals under National Key Protection", "List of Aquatic Wild Animals under National Key Protection", "National Encyclopedia for the Protection of Rare Wild Animals and Plants", "Atlas of National Protected Animals", ,......, stacks of tomes are neatly placed on the conference table.
"These books were sent by the Forestry Bureau, saying that they would let us know more about the rare animals in the mountains, so that we can strengthen protection in the future." Wang Huaguo paused and continued: "The whole village is suitable for you to put these books, otherwise if you leave them for others, you may tear them off and go to the toilet." ”
Hearing such a reason, Liu Rui was not hypocritical, and began to pack up these books, move them out of the village committee, and put them on the back rack of the car. Last time, I heard my grandfather say that the 'leper turtle' is a rare and rare animal, but Liu Rui has never had the opportunity to consult materials in the county library. Now that the opportunity is coming to the door, he can just take this opportunity to study it carefully.
"After you take these books back, you have to read them carefully, and you will be a volunteer counselor in our village in the future." Behind him, the words of the old branch secretary floated in the distance.
Because of the back of Xiaoqing Mountain, facing Xiaojing Lake, the villagers of Shangliang Village often encounter some rare animals without knowing it, which can easily cause accidental injury and accidental killing. However, Liu Rui has a little more responsibility in the future, and he needs to adapt slowly.
"Where did you get this pile of books?" After entering the courtyard gate, I saw Liu Rui coming back with a pile of books, and asked.
"Uncle Hua Guo gave it to me, saying that he would help the village keep it, and by the way, learn about the rare wild animals near our village." Liu Rui said to his father while piling all the books on the stone table.
"Then you check and check, what kind of protected animal is the egg you picked up last time?" As soon as he heard this, Liu Jiahong was also interested and turned off his radio.
Last time Liu Rui retrieved an egg, Liu Jiahong was stunned and didn't recognize it, and it was through the eyes of his father-in-law that he knew that it was an egg called 'Leper Turtle'. Liu Jiahong was very impressed by such an experience, and he remembered it at once.
"Yes, last time my grandfather said it was very mysterious, as if that 'leper turtle' was very remarkable." As soon as he heard his father mention it, Liu Rui was also very interested.
Immediately, Liu Rui couldn't wait to open the "List of Aquatic Wild Animals under National Key Protection" and found a detailed introduction to the "Leper Turtle".
'Leper head turtle' belongs to the genus of reptiles turtles and turtles, is the largest of the turtle species, is a national first-class protected animal, and is currently on the verge of extinction. Looking at the description on the data, except for a few in the zoos in Suzhou, Shanghai and other places, there has been no evidence of wild individuals living in China for a long time.
The largest 'leprosy turtle' carapace can grow to more than one meter, they are the representative of infinite power in mythological novels, and the animal prototype of the stone tablet in the temple and the emperor's mausoleum is the turtle. It is also one of the nine sons of the dragon, and has an auspicious meaning.
Liu Rui previously thought that the 'Leper Turtle' was at most a protected animal of the same level as the baby fish, but now it seems that it is even rarer than the giant panda! At least because the giant panda is a national treasure, it has attracted the attention of all walks of life, as well as the support at home and abroad, and enjoys a lot of special treatment. However, few people know about the 'leper head turtle', and even though they are on the verge of extinction, they are still unknown.
According to the information, the 'leper turtle' will only be distinguished from other turtles when it grows up, but many 'leper turtles' are caught and eaten as ordinary turtles and turtles when they are young. In traditional Chinese food culture, turtles and turtles have always been very important tonic ingredients, and turtles and turtles can be found in many food supplement materials.
It is precisely for this reason, as well as the gradual deterioration of the environment, that the number of the leper turtle is decreasing dramatically, and it is gradually becoming extinct in the wild.
If you find a wild 'leper turtle' in Xiaojing Lake, will it be a blessing or a curse?
Thinking of this, Liu Rui couldn't help but turn his gaze to the Shennong space, where the thirteen 'leper turtle' eggs found by Xiao Hei were still lying quietly in the sand by the pond, and there was no sign of hatching at all. Because the 'Leper Turtle' basically has no experience in artificial breeding and hatching, the information does not explain how long it takes for the eggs of the 'Leper Turtle' to hatch?
Seeing this, Liu Rui couldn't help but scratch his head a little, don't mess around with these dozen eggs because he doesn't understand this knowledge, and let these dozen eggs become 'dumb eggs', then the sin will be great.
According to the data, the 'Leper Turtle' mates after adulthood before it can lay eggs in the sandy land, which indicates that there are at least two adult 'Leper Turtles' in Xiaojing Lake. In the future, we have to pay attention to the situation of Xiaojing Lake, and don't let these 'leper turtles' be caught and eaten as a big tonic.
While flipping through the information, Liu Rui found that Qingyun's names for many wild animals and plants are just common names and local names, and there is a gap of 108,000 miles from the scientific name at all. Such a misunderstanding will make the villagers not think that what they often see will be animals protected by national law.
It seems that the cause of animal protection is not so easy to develop.
The father and son sat under the osmanthus tree, flipping through a catalogue, and let out bursts of exclamations from time to time. According to Liu Jiahong, when he was a child, all kinds of wild animals were very common on Xiaoqingshan, and even in winter, tigers would come down the mountain to bite piglets.
"There are tigers on our little green hills?" Liu Rui didn't believe it, Xiaoqingshan is located in the south, if there is a tiger, it will be a South China tiger. However, it has been a long time since there has been evidence of wild specimens of South China tigers.
"Why not? When I was five or six years old, I still remember that there was a vigorous tiger fighting campaign at that time, and your grandfather even captured an adult tiger, and he was a tiger fighting hero at that time! Liu Jiahong looked up at the sky and fell into memories of the past.
Liu Rui, who was next to him, was dumbfounded, he didn't expect that there was a South China tiger in the depths of Xiaoqingshan, and what made him even more unbelievable was that his grandfather, who grew up with him, was still a tiger fighting hero?
Perhaps, life is often more exciting than fiction!
Just when the father and son of the Liu family were immersed in the past, the little baby who came to run errands this morning rushed into the courtyard of the Liu family out of breath.
"Brother Arry, hurry..., hurry, there is a monster in the lake!"
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