Armadillos are not wild in our country and only exist in Central and South America.

Pangolins are different, here are 100,000 mountains, which is one of the places with the most pangolins in China.

But he knew that even in the place with the most pangolins in the country, the vast majority of Yicheng people had never seen pangolins at all, after all, this product was too rare.

"Let me go in for a moment!"

Li Xiuli pushed the crowd and squeezed in the extremely dissatisfied crowd.

Sure enough, in the middle of the crowd, he saw a strange beast in armor with a gray body and a long, pointed head.

National second-class protected animal, wild pangolin.

The old man in old clothes sat on a low wooden stool only ten centimeters high, and in front of him was an iron cage used to catch wild bamboo rats.

Pangolins, on the other hand, are kept in cages. Pangolins are much larger than wild bamboo rats, and this cage is too small for pangolins!

Its tail was long and wide, and it could not be used in a cramped cage made of barbed wire.

Li Xiuli frowned, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.

He saw that the poor pangolin's tail was deformed and bent, and there was some red blood in the bend, and the blood part had dried up, and it seemed that it had not been in the cage for long.

Pangolins, a national second-class protected animal (it had not been upgraded to first-class at that time), is a collective name for the genus Pangolin in the family Pangolinidae, with a total of 8 species. Terrestrial mammal, long and narrow, with scales all over the body, stubby limbs, flattened and long tail, and a slightly raised back.

Those who have never eaten a pangolin may not know that its meat is delicious and tender, and I am afraid that there are few animals in the world whose flesh and blood can compare with it.

This also caused it to be served to the table because of the delicious quality of its meat, and it became a dead soul under the stomach.

Nowadays, there are almost no wild pangolins in the wild of Yicheng, and only a few lucky residents have the opportunity to encounter one.

This strange beast that looks like an amazing defense, on the surface, looks as fierce as a flat brother, but in fact it is honest, and when he sees someone running over to catch him, not only does he not run, but he rolls himself into a ball.

This defense may have some effect on wild animals, but it has no effect on humans at all, and a bag can handle it.

When Li Xiuli was young, he ate pangolin meat.

According to the elders of the family, this pangolin meat is a nourishing product, which has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, and is suitable for patients with weak spleen and stomach.

But since he studied traditional Chinese medicine, he learned that pangolins have another effect - scale nails are used in medicine.

He clearly remembers the pangolin in his textbook when he was in school: "Salty, slightly cold." Return to the liver and stomach meridians. It has the effect of invigorating blood and eliminating milk, and searching for wind and circulation. ’

There are few drugs that meet one of these three major effects, and they have a special status that is difficult to replace in ancient times, and even now, its status is difficult to replace in the hearts of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners.

With a two-pronged approach, the pangolin family suffered a catastrophe.

"Uncle, how did you sell this pangolin?"

Li Xiuli squatted down and looked down at the poor pangolin.

Although there are many onlookers and discussions, no one asks about the price.

After all, almost everyone in Uiseong knows that pangolins are delicious game meat that can be expensive.

The pangolin seller held his head up, as a farmer, he didn't even know anything, but this thing is a national protected animal, and it is said that if you sell it privately, you will be arrested by the police.

But quickly sell the things, the money is in hand, and you can just run away.

"Young man, this is a good thing, the best game, I just don't want to sell restaurants, that's why I sold it here."

Li Xiuli frowned, when the old man said this, he was afraid that he would have to ask for a price.

"Uncle, don't talk nonsense, just quote a price!"

"Yes!"

"It's tickling in our hearts!"

......

At this time, a few more people appeared and coaxed the hapless game.

Although they have no intention of buying, they are also very curious about the price.

The uncle lowered his head and deliberately glanced at Li Xiuli's shoes.

It's an ordinary domestic sneaker, not a leather shoe that is so shiny that it is dazzling, he gritted his teeth, "One price, nine thousand!" ”

"! Are you shouting nonsense? ”

Li Xiuli had been exposed to pangolins in the past, and according to the price of game, the price of a catty fluctuated at about 200 yuan.

Of course, that's the price at which the meat is sold, and the scales are not included.

The current Paoshan Armor and Jiazhu in their hospital cost 12 Huaxia coins per gram.

Damn it! This thing is about to become extinct, our Huaxia Kingdom has not promoted it to a national first-class protected animal, and the pharmacopoeia has not deleted this thing, this species will become extinct sooner or later!

Isn't rhino horn also an endangered species? Now it's not allowed to be used as medicine, so it's replaced by buffalo horn, and the effect is... It won't cost you much if you double your dose twenty times.

The effect of the drug is not enough, and the dose is made up.

However, Chinese medicine, especially ancient Chinese medicine, pays special attention to the uniqueness of authentic herbs and medicinal tastes.

For example, the antelope horn in the antelope horn hook vine soup is a heavy medicine to cool the liver and quench wind, and the horn of the Tibetan antelope may not have a good effect on the horn of the high-nosed antelope.

There are also rhino horn rehmannia soup and rhino horn in Angong Niuhuang Pill, which were common goods in ancient times, and the ancestors naturally did not think much about the substitute for rhino horn.

The ancestors didn't think about substitutes, but we must think about how to replace these extinct species of traditional Chinese medicine.

He had seen some experts say that pangolins are as effective as fingernails.

Although he disagreed, there must be many drugs in this world that can replace the former, but there is not much time left for us juniors to discover...

"Love to buy it or not, this thing is sold in Jiaozhou Province XX, but it can be sold for one or two thousand!"

The boss pouted, not wanting to let go at all.

Li Xiu couldn't stand up, and hurriedly retreated after getting up.

"I said you young man, don't rush like that!" Because Li Xiuli suddenly got up and stayed away from the crowd, the onlookers on the side were very dissatisfied and hurriedly shouted.

Li Xiuli couldn't control so much, pushed the crowd, and finally ran out of the crowd.

At this time, the only one who could save this unlucky pangolin was the police uncle.

He regretted that in this era, when people's wildlife protection has not yet been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, buying a little game to eat, even if it is a national protected animal, is just like that.

He knows that Huang Junjun, who has the second department of acupuncture and moxibustion, has a hobby, that is, playing birds.

Is bird hunting a crime?

He didn't know.

But it's not good all the time.

"Hey, is it the police?"

......

He called the police station and explained the circumstances of the incident.

A few minutes later.

The police on duty at the police station said that they would come over soon, and this is a national second-class protected animal, and it is illegal to trade.

Li Xiuli hung up the phone, and deliberately looked at the crowd in the distance, the crowd was still crowded, and no one should have bought it for the time being.