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Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Beginning of the Crocodile

What the hell?

Crocodile...... Fish?

When Li Qingshan and his sisters arrived in a hurry, there were already many people around the small river not far from the door of the shop.

The river is on the west side of the North and South Liquor Shops, and at this time, a medium-sized cargo ship occupies almost the entire small channel.

The river is just a small tributary nearby, about two meters wide, and flows from north to south to the Yangtze River. There are two intersections between the upstream river and the official road, which are covered by the official road, so there will be no ships coming down from the upstream at all, basically half a wharf, and the cargo ship can stop for as long as it likes, just for unloading.

There are many such tributaries nearby, because they are connected to the river, and it is also convenient for many merchants to come and go, which is also a great convenience for this place, and the waterways and land routes extend in all directions.

This cargo ship was transporting stones, and it was apparently the first batch of stones that the blacksmith had just said was used to lay the foundation of the wall.

Li Qingshan glanced at it, the black cloth used to cover the stones on the boat had been lifted to the side, and the stones that were originally stacked neatly had also been moved down and unloaded to the shore, but the four boatmen who were in charge of unloading and carrying were all too frightened to return to the boat, holding a flat pole in their hands, and were looking in horror at a certain place in the river, as if there was something terrible there.

A few domestic ducks in captivity in the liquor store had been playing in the river, but they had also fled to the land, spreading their wings and draining the water, while paying attention to the movement in the river in horror.

The ground was littered with water, and the ducks had apparently fled in a hurry, but one of their companions was not as lucky as they were. I'm afraid that I have already died at this moment.

There were already some passers-by who were watching the excitement next to him, pointing at the river, but they didn't dare to walk too close to watch.

An aunt who witnessed it was talking about the horrible scene just now, how the crocodile suddenly burst out and bit the poor duck to death. In the end, he also expressed a sigh of emotion, saying that he couldn't understand why there were crocodiles suddenly in this small river.

Xing Zhutou was actually there, he had just informed Chen Ruolan about the painting competition, and was about to leave, but he was attracted by the noise here. Seeing the crocodile infested, Xing Zhutou was also startled at first, but he was still calm, and immediately helped evacuate the surrounding crowd and prevent them from approaching.

At this time, the horse blacksmith was already holding a shovel and rushed to hear the news. Arrived almost at the same time as Li Qingshan.

One of the four shipwrights, surnamed Zhao, was in charge of the stone delivery. Because this matter was contacted by the blacksmith Ma, he didn't recognize Li Qingshan, and when he saw the blacksmith Ma coming out, he hurriedly came over and shouted, "Dongjia, why are there crocodiles here?" Why didn't you say it before? ”

Boatman Zhao complained again and again, saying that he would not take this job if he knew this.

It's unloading with life. Is it easy?

Blacksmith Ma hurriedly smiled a few words and said, "Brother Zhao." Bear with me, this is really an emergency, this small river has never had a crocodile ...... before"

It's the truth. Although there are crocodiles in the river, and from time to time there are terrible rumors of crocodiles eating people, but in this kind of small river, there are usually few such man-eating beasts. The crocodiles are okay and will not be fed enough to hold on, and run so far to play.

Li Qingshan saw that these boatmen had obviously been frightened by crocodiles, and said with a smile: "These big brothers, just a crocodile, what is there to be afraid of?" ”

"A crocodile?"

Boatman Zhao stuck out his tongue in surprise. Turned his head and glanced at Li Qingshan, just wanted to refute him a few words, but it could be seen that he was dressed brightly and did not look like an ordinary baby, so he finally held back.

Blacksmith Ma hurriedly pointed to Li Qingshan and Chen Ruolan, and introduced that the two of them were the real owners, and he was only responsible for contacting the person who bought them. The boatmen were also a little shocked to see that the two owners were so young, and the shipwright Zhao was even more glad that he didn't say anything nonsense just now.

But he was secretly unconvinced in his heart, crocodiles can eat people, if anyone is unlucky enough to be bitten by this beast, even if he is lucky to be able to save his life, but his little arms and legs or something, he must lose one or two.

If a person running a boat on the river encounters such a difficult beast, he has to show his tricks and treat it with twelve points of spirit. Otherwise, if they accidentally fall into the water and fall into the crocodile pile, they basically don't expect to survive, and they will be eaten to the point that there are no bones left, which is why they are so afraid at the moment.

Unexpectedly, the owner was young, but his tone was a little bigger, and he didn't know how thick the sky was.

The two sisters were worried, and had already gone to the river to observe the crocodile. The beasts were terrifying, they only dared to stand far away, Li Qingshan was worried that they would lose, so he also followed.

Sure enough, a big two-meter-long guy was crawling in the river at this time, with a terrible big mouth exposed outside the water, sharp teeth that were a little scary in the sun, and a duck in his mouth.

There were a few duck feathers scattered on the riverbank next to it, as if telling people about the struggle of life and death just now.

The duck was bitten by the crocodile's sharp teeth, but it was afraid that it was already dead, and the river next to it was already stained a little dark red by the blood dripping from its body.

This picture is a little scary to others, but it is very familiar to Li Qingshan, those crocodiles in the zoo often feed live chickens and ducks, and he has also been there a few times.

It's just that compared to the crocodiles in the zoo, this wild crocodile is obviously more wild.

"This should be a Chinese alligator......," Li Qingshan muttered.

The head of the Chinese alligator is flat, the short snout is prominent, the limbs are stubby, and it is a national first-class protected animal in later generations, and it is strictly forbidden to hunt and kill, but at this time, it is a fierce beast that harms the riverside and is hated by everyone.

"What is a Chinese alligator?" Tang'er asked.

"Nothing, just a name." Li Qingshan replied casually, the Yangtze crocodile in later generations was named because of the Yangtze River, and this naming had little meaning to the ancients.

Chen Ruolan was worried about what to do, and when she heard Li Qingshan say this, she suddenly had a glimmer of hope in her heart, and asked expectantly: "Li Gongzi, you even know crocodiles?" ”

"I know a little bit about it." Li Qingshan nodded in response, but his eyes kept staring at the crocodile. “…… Look, this duck is going to be swallowed whole. ”

Tang'er just wanted to say how it was possible, but Li Qingshan's words came true immediately.

The crocodile bit the duck for a while, and when it was dead, it finally raised its head and opened its mouth, and slowly swallowed the duck and the fur in its mouth.

Tang'er was scared and puzzled: "This beast is too terrible." Just chew and don't chew...... Just eat it? ”

Li Qingshan smiled and said that it was not that it didn't chew, but because it couldn't chew at all.

Its tongue and jaw are connected together, so when eating, it can only swallow, can not chew, and when it touches cows, sheep or something, it will tear off the meat piece by piece and eat it again.

Of course, this way of eating is difficult to digest, so they often eat stones to grind the bones of their prey. to aid digestion.

In addition to helping digestion, the stones eaten by crocodiles can also play the role of "calming the storehouse". These stones make it easier for crocodiles to lurk underwater, avoid being swept away by strong currents, and help them drag large prey into the water, so stones are also a must-have medicine for crocodiles on home trips.

Do crocodiles still eat stones? Where did Tang'er believe such a strange thing, but Chen Ruolan suddenly exclaimed: "Look! ”

When Tang'er heard this, she looked over and saw that the crocodile had taken a small boulder on the bank of the river in her mouth, and after a while, she raised her head again. Swallowing it like a duck is a cry of surprise.

This kid really didn't talk nonsense...... Evil door.

He really knows everything. Although Tang'er was not convinced, she admired him a little more in her heart.

The things he said sounded unbelievable, but they ...... It's all true.

It's the first time I've heard of crocodiles eating stones, and it's so weird...... Chen Ruolan was also amazed again and again, if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes. She wouldn't believe it.

Li Qingshan was surprised when he saw them, but he was not surprised at all, these habits of animals have been formed through long-term evolution, and many phenomena violate human common sense, but there are certain reasons.

The words are not shocking, and they are endless. He thought about it for a while, and then smiled again: "Crocodiles often shed tears when they eat, and sometimes they deliberately open their mouths after eating, and at this time, a small bird will fly into their mouths and help them pick their teeth with their pointed beaks......"

Tang'er's eyes opened wider now, but Chen Ruolan was very interested.

Li Qingshan smiled at Tang'er: "I'm so, you definitely don't believe it again?" Forget it, when I'm talking nonsense......"

In the future, the sister-in-law believed it this time, it was true to eat stones, what was it to shed tears and pick her teeth, but she said with a small mouth: "What's the use of just knowing this, you can't beat it!" ”

"Who said that?" Li Qingshan glanced at the crocodile, "Actually, crocodiles are very stupid, not as scary as you think, as long as you master the method, it is easy to deal with ......"

He knew a way to kill a crocodile easily, but today the construction of the new inn was in full swing, and he really didn't want to kill, so he had to give up this idea after thinking twice.

The three of them chatted here, but the Zhao boatman was entangled for a long time, seeing that they had not taken any action, he finally came over and anxiously asked what to do now, whether the stone should be unloaded, and he was waiting to unload the stone and go back to transport another boat, which was delayed for a while.

Li Qingshan hurriedly said: "Of course it has to be unloaded, and the construction period cannot be delayed...... Don't worry, big brother, I've already started to deal with this matter! ”

Have it? I haven't seen it at all!

Boatman Zhao was suddenly extremely messy.

Is it okay to only see you picking up girls here?

He was obviously in a hurry: "Then hurry up...... This beast is very fierce, I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with, the owner can call for more people! ”

Although he said this, the subtext was: Don't patronize the pickle girl, okay, we are only responsible for transportation and unloading, and you are responsible for dealing with crocodiles, but don't look for us, you don't have to do this kind of crazy thing!

Li Qingshan naturally heard what he meant, and said with a smile: "This big brother, just a crocodile, how many people do you have to call here, I can do it in a few moments." ”

"This ......" Boatman Zhao touched his head, turned back and smiled at the three brothers behind him who were still holding a flat pole in their hands, but did not speak further.

This proprietor is really young, he doesn't eat enough, and he can't talk more than his brain.

Li Qingshan knew that they didn't believe it, but he didn't bother to talk to them, so he just asked, "What about the little sixth son?" ”

"Here, this. Here it ......."

When he turned his head, Xiao Liuzi had indeed run out of the shop panting, holding a small gong in his hand.

"Li Gongzi, I've got what you want."

Li Qingshan took it and tried it lightly, and saw that the sound was crisp. nodded immediately, and was about to walk towards the crocodile, but was pulled by Chen Ruolan.

He turned his head and saw that the girl was looking at him worriedly, and he suddenly felt a burst of sweetness in his heart, but he said in his mouth: "Miss Chen, please rest assured, it's just a trivial matter." ”

The boatmen saw that he had been soaking for a long time, but no one called out, only brought a broken and old gong. I don't even know what he's going to do.

In front of everyone's eyes, the young man walked boldly towards the terrible crocodile without fear. When he got closer, he suddenly picked up the gong and slammed it at the crocodile.

The sound of the gong is crisp but rapid: bang, bang, bang......

At first, the crocodile poked its head out, and when it saw him approaching, it seemed to want to climb ashore to attack him, but when it heard the sound of the gong, it turned its head in fear and plunged into the water. A butt swam away.

Several boatmen were slightly stunned, they thought that Li Qingshan would definitely find a large number of people. I also had to get sticks, knives, guns, wooden shields or something, so that it was possible to blow this terrible crocodile away, but I didn't expect a small gong to solve the problem all at once.

Just now they were still laughing at him for talking big, but they didn't expect this young man to really drive the crocodile away so quickly, so easily that it was effortless!

That girl was soaked just now. I really don't delay the business at all, God!

Li Qingshan saw that they were stunned, and he also felt funny, this is not a good fart, if he kills a few crocodiles on the spot to show them. These people are all stupid.

He patted Boatman Zhao on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Big brother, the crocodile has run away......"

Boatman Zhao was a little embarrassed, touched his head and smiled awkwardly: "It seems to have run away......"

"Hurry up, the walls and ditches over there have been dug, just wait for the stones of a few big brothers, hard work!"

He turned around and handed the gong to Xiao Liuzi, and said loudly: "Little Liuzi, the sun is so big, get some wine and quench the thirst of a few boatmen, and entertain them!" ”

Several boatmen hurriedly said no, no, and then jumped on the boat with a smile and started moving stones, but they still felt incredible in their hearts.

Another boatman secretly said, Brother Zhao, go back and quickly buy a gong and put it on the boat in case of emergency.

Boatman Zhao waved his hand impatiently: "You still need to teach this, don't be lazy, move quickly!" ”

Passers-by saw that the crocodile had run away, and there was no excitement to see, and they dispersed at the moment. Xing Zhutou looked suspicious, walked to the side of the cargo ship and looked around, not knowing what he was aiming at.

The blacksmith came over and asked about the gong, and Li Qingshan saw that the two sisters were also curious, so he briefly explained to them.

Crocodiles are very poor in eyesight, but they have a very sensitive sense of smell and hearing, and the sound of the gong just now sounded to them no less than a human hearing a huge thunder, so they were so frightened that they ran away immediately.

The horse blacksmith sighed: "The leather armor of the crocodile is like heavy armor, and the sword is difficult to hurt. Coupled with a bloody mouth and sharp teeth, ordinary people will be scattered at a glance. If Fang Cai comes hard, I am afraid that it will take a lot of work, but fortunately, Qingwazi's method is clever, otherwise I am afraid that I will not even be able to finish the wall foundation today. ”

"It's better to outwit the enemy after all, it's just a small trick, it's not worth saying, I'll kill one by myself for you to see another day, that's what is called powerful."

The two sisters and the blacksmith Ma thought he was joking, but Li Qingshan suddenly thought of the painting competition at this time, and asked Chen Ruolan about the specific date.

Chen Ruolan thought for a while and said, "I just heard Xing Zhutou say that the time was two months later. ”

"Two months? It seems to have a head! Hearing this answer, Li Qingshan was a little excited, "...... Uncle Ma, can we build this inn before the painting competition? ”

As soon as he asked, Chen Ruolan's eyes immediately lit up, when the time comes, talented and beautiful people from all over the world will gather here, if the new inn can be opened before that, it will definitely be able to open up its popularity all of a sudden.

Blacksmith Ma was a little embarrassed, if he and Li Qingshan planned the construction period before, it may not be able to guarantee that it will be completed before the painting competition.

Li Qingshan thought for a moment and immediately said: "That's it, Uncle Ma, there are priorities, my lord's mansion is not in a hurry to build it first, you first concentrate manpower and material resources to build the new inn!" ”

Chen Ruolan was obviously looking forward to the new inn, and immediately agreed, and several people discussed it again, and the matter was quickly finalized.

The little crocodile storm originally thought that it was over, but just as Li Qingshan and the others were about to go back to the shop, the voice of Xing Zhutou came from behind.

"Lord Li, can you take a step to speak?"

He had been looking around for something on the other side of the river just now, and a pair of cloth shoes on his feet were already soaked, so he simply took them off and held them in his hands, and his two trousers were also tied high and low on one side, which looked a little funny.

Li Qingshan saw that his face was solemn, so he asked the two sisters to go back to the shop first.

"Xing Zhutou, didn't you find something unusual?"

Xing Zhutou looked around at the surrounding crowd for a week, then nodded at him, and said in a suppressed voice: "Lord Li, that crocodile just now, according to his humble position, I am afraid that he did not come here by chance......

He has been here with Gao Ji for several months, and he is usually in charge of the security of the station, and he has never heard of crocodiles running into the river for no reason, and today is the first time he has encountered him, so he is inevitably suspicious.

Originally, he thought that the problem was on the cargo ship, but he had already checked it carefully just now, and there was nothing abnormal about the cargo ship, but he unexpectedly found other problems.

Hearing him say this, Li Qingshan suddenly felt a sigh in his heart, and following the train of thought in his words, he immediately thought of a certain possibility.

These days, Chen Ruolan has also mentioned to him a few times that competitors are secretly making small moves, and the black dog incident last time, it was obvious that someone was behind the ghost, but he didn't expect to help him take the current land and use it to build a new inn.

These people couldn't harm him, but they pushed him instead, and they definitely won't give up......

Well, it's really highly likely......

Li Qingshan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Xing Zhutou, is there any evidence?" ”

"Yes!" Xing Zhutou pointed to a certain body of water not far from the cargo ship, "There's a strange thing over there, Lord Li, I'll take you over to take a look." ”

ps. Chasing more children's shoes, are there any free appreciation tickets and starting coins~ The countdown to the 515 red envelope list is over, I'll pull a ticket, ask for an increase and appreciation vote, and finally rush it! (To be continued.) )