Chapter 6: Wonderful World (II): Thirty, The Cry of a Baby in the Night
I got out of the tent, and by this time the waning moon had risen, and I could see that the campfire was half-extinguished, and Najie was sleeping soundly by the fire with a shotgun.
Some people came out of the tents, apparently awakened by the cry of babies in the middle of the night. The old cannon walked over to the fire and turned it back on. Say, "You're here too?" I thought it was your child! ”
I laughed, "What are you doing as Lao Tzu?" Immortals? Can you have a baby in a few days?! ”
The old cannon said, "Anyway, along the way, I have already understood, you are a person who does anything, and I will not feel strange anymore!" ”
At this time, Najay also woke up. I asked Najie, "At this time, how can there be a baby's cry here?" ”
"It's not a baby's cry. ”
I didn't believe Najie's words, I obviously heard it really, how could it not be a baby's cry?
Najie seemed to understand what I meant, and said, "There is always something different in the mountains than there outside, you don't have to pay attention to it." If you don't provoke, nothing will happen. Sleep peacefully! ”
The old cannon sat by the rekindled fire for a while, and then went back to his tent. As he was leaving, he tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Boss, I know what that is!" ”
I asked him, "What is it?" ”
The old cannon said mysteriously, "I'll tell you tomorrow morning." ”
The next morning, the old cannon lifted my tent and dragged me out of my dream. Saying that there are good things opened my eyes.
I came out of the tent and saw a pot on the fire, and the smell of incense wafting in the wind.
The old cannon asked me proudly, "How is it?" Does it smell good? ”
I nodded and asked the old man, "What is it?" ”
"Do you remember the sound you heard last night?" ”
I couldn't help but widen my eyes, "You can't be ......?" ”
The old cannon nodded and said, "That's it." But don't think crookedly. This thing is called baby fish, and its scientific name is giant salamander. ”
I've heard of baby fish, of course, but I've never seen what it looks like. I asked the old cannon, "How did you know that voice was a baby fish last night?" ”
Lao Pao said proudly, "Don't forget, Li Lili and I are both Cantonese and have a natural sensitivity to what we eat." As soon as I met with Li Lili last night, how could there be a baby's cry in this wild place? We don't believe in gods and demons, as long as we are not human, we can think of what this voice is all about, and we can think of it with our heels. So as soon as the morning dawned, Li Lili and I caught one in a puddle with a high water temperature not far from here, and it was really not small. ”
At this time, the rest of the team also began to get up. Li Lili came over from the river, smelled the fragrance, pricked a piece of meat in the pot with a knife, came out and tried it, and said, "It tastes great!" Hurry up, buddy, there will be a lot of people for a while, but there will be nothing. ”
Naturally, Lao Cannon and I were not polite, so we pulled out our knives and stabbed them into the pot. Soon the pot of meat was clean for the three of us. The old cannon boiled a second pot.
At this time, Najie also returned, still carrying a bag of that bread flower. He looked at what we were cooking in the pot and frowned. He said, "You people, why do you eat everything?" ”
I said, "You may not know, but these two are Cantonese people, that is, people from that place where only airplanes fly in the sky and don't eat, only boats swim in the water, and four-legged people only eat tables." ”
The people of the investigation team surrounded one after another, and only Xiao Yu and Xiao Xiao were nowhere to be found. Li Lili said that the two of them had made up a plan last night, took his shotgun as well, and set off as soon as it was dawn, saying that it was to shoot some pheasants and hares or something, so that everyone could improve their food.
Lao Pao and Li Lili were careful, and only said that the fish cooked in the pot were caught from the river in the morning. The people of the investigation team ate with relish one by one, saying that it was a natural and pollution-free place, and the fish was so delicious. I leaned into my sister's ear and asked her, "Isn't the taste of this fish special?" Ah Mei saw something strange in my expression and asked, "What the hell is this?" I asked her if she had heard any strange noises last night. Ah Mei nodded and said I heard it. I told Ah Mei that this is the thing that is cooking in this pot.
Ah Mei was obviously taken aback, "You said this is a baby fish?" ”
Ah Mei's words also surprised me, and I asked, "How do you know this is a baby fish?" ”
Ah Mei shook her head and said, "The baby fish, the scientific name is giant salamander." The giant salamander belongs to the family of cryptogill salamanders, the genus Giant Salamander, which is the largest and most precious amphibian in the world. Its cry resembles the cry of a baby, hence the nickname "baby fish". The giant salamander is commonly known as "big pepper fish", because it has the taste of mountain pepper. There are two species of giant salamanders, namely the Japanese giant salamander, which is produced in the southern part of Honshu Island, Shikoku and Kyushu Islands in Japan; The other is the giant salamander produced in China, which is mainly distributed in the Yangtze River basin and the tributaries of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and the Pearl River. The salamander is widely distributed and abundant, but due to the decline in economic value and environmental quality, the wild population is very small. In China, it is a national second-class protected animal. Do you think I should know? ”
The old gray who was sitting next to Ah Mei listened to Ah Mei's words and said, "It turned out to be this bear thing, which tortured me all night last night, so that I didn't dare to go out of the tent for convenience." I have to eat a few more pieces, it's so relieving! ”
Ah Mei said, "You are angry, but you have also violated the law." This is a national second-class protected animal. ”
Old Ash said, "What song is sung on what mountain, we are just following the local customs." ”
At this time, a gunshot rang out in the mountains not far away. Everyone was taken aback, only Li Lili was a little excited, saying that it must be Xiao Yu and Xiao Xiao who hit the prey, and everyone can have another full mouth.
After a while, Xiao Yu and Xiao Xiao emerged from the woods not far away, two happily one carrying a shotgun and the other raising the prey in their hands. When they got closer, they realized that it was a huge bird, which looked like a wild pheasant pheasant.
The two got closer, Na Jie saw the prey in the hands of the two clearly, and suddenly rushed out, he threw Xiao Xiao who was holding the prey in his hand to the ground, and then took out a knife from his waist and plunged it into Xiao Xiao's chest. This sudden change scared everyone stupid. Xiao Yu, who was walking beside Xiao Xiao, was stunned for a moment, and quickly reacted, holding a shotgun and slashing at Na Jie. Na Jie grabbed the shotgun that Xiao Yu had picked up with his other hand and dragged it, and Xiao Yu was thrown to the ground by a strong force. The knife in Najie's hand slowed down, still thrust into Xiao Xiao's chest.