My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 193

"Is this already causing a disturbance?"

"Yes, I'm up."

Chen Ling nodded.

"That's fast enough."

The lynx glanced at its two dogs but didn't react.

"Qi Sao" means that the dog has spotted the prey and started wagging its tail.

Use this to remind the hunter.

A good hunting dog won't bark loudly when it's aroused.

Some hunting dogs have bad tempers and bark at the slightest disturbance.

These hunting dogs that bark too early can easily disrupt hunting plans and disturb the prey prematurely.

Not only will it reduce the harvest, but it will also cause the hunter to be shunned by their fellow hunters when hunting in groups.

Xiao Jin performed very well.

It wags its tail, hums softly, and tentatively calls out, gradually increasing the volume of its calls.

This gradual approach to arousing prey means that the prey is very far away, and the calls will not disturb them.

This is how they conveyed useful information to Chen Ling.

"That's great."

Chen Ling praised it, squatted down and gently stroked Xiao Jin's head, telling it how this time was different from before.

In the past, hunting involved driving prey out of the mountains and forests.

This time, they searched but didn't chase them away.

Simply locate the golden monkeys; do not disturb or scare them away.

The goal is to find, not to hunt.

He gave Xiao Jin some instructions.

The lynx watched from the side, curious to see how his communication style differed from that of the hound.

After watching for a while, I was greatly disappointed.

Because there's really nothing particularly special about it.

At this point, Han Ninggui and his team collected the monkey hair, footprints, and droppings left nearby, and took photos of them as needed.

After finishing, he said, "Fugui, we're done here. Now let the dog look for it."

"it is good."

Chen Ling responded.

Then he stood up and said to Wang Cunye and Wang Qingwen, "Father, you and my elder brother can stay here."

They then handed over the rabbits and squirrels that Heiwa and Xiaojin had caught to them, so that they could take them back.

"Yes, be careful when you're traveling in the mountains."

Wang Cunye nodded and said to Wang Qingzhong, "Second brother, keep a close eye on Lingzi."

"Yes, Father. You should go back now."

...watching my father-in-law and brother-in-law leave.

The search for the golden monkeys is about to officially begin.

Chen Ling patted Xiao Jin on the head, and Xiao Jin, who was ready, immediately rushed out.

Meanwhile, Heiwa and Shanmao's two dogs stayed behind to follow the group.

Continuing uphill along the mountain forest, Xiao Jin sniffed the pungent smell and would stop every two or three hundred meters.

They will only move forward again after the rest of the group catches up.

This action prompted Lynx to once again express his feelings.

"It's really hard to believe that this is a dog that's less than a year old. It's so steady."

Hunting dogs get more cunning with age.

Especially the lead dog, the older it gets, the more human-like it becomes.

Some of the lead dogs are so intelligent that people wonder if they've become sentient.

However, this is normal for an old hunting dog.

It's extremely rare to see a dog that's just over six months old, less than a year old, do what Xiao Jin does.

However, with such a cooperative dog, tracking the target is undoubtedly much easier and more comfortable.

"Professor, are Lingzi's two dogs really as good as you say?"

Wang Qingzhong listened for a long time; at home, these people would praise him endlessly, but once they got to the mountains, they became even more enthusiastic.

It's just a hunting dog, why are you making such a big deal out of it?

If it weren't for the fact that the dog belonged to his brother-in-law, he would have asked that question long ago.

Han Ninggui often interacted with villagers all over the country, so he naturally understood what kind of mentality Wang Qingzhong had.

He chuckled and said, "Whether it's good or not depends on who you're talking about. For people like us, it's pretty good and can be a great help in fieldwork, but it's not absolutely necessary. But for people like Lynx, a dog like this is something they dream about; you could call it their dream dog..."

“He offered two thousand yuan to use Heiwa for breeding, but Fugui refused.”

Wang Qingzhong was frightened.

He laughed again, "Judging from the behavior of these two dogs now, let alone two thousand yuan, even five thousand or ten thousand, as long as Fugui nods, he's willing to give it, do you believe it or not?"

"Just for a dog? And they're paying that much?"

"Yeah, it's just about breeding."

"I don't believe it. We don't even need that much to get a wife here."

Wang Qingzhong felt that the old man was lying to him.

But then the lynx said something else.

Wang Qingzhong immediately fell silent.

This person was actually willing to give that much money.

"Haha, come on, there's an old saying that bad bamboo produces good shoots, and good hunting dog buds are not necessarily born from good hunting dogs."

Chen Ling knew that the lynx was obsessed with dogs.

But I never expected it to come to this.

"That's true."

Lynx nodded in agreement. His five-red-white pine dog was just like that. The puppy's parents looked unremarkable, and the puppy itself didn't have anything special about it, but it was an excellent hunting dog.

It only took less than a year and a half to train it into a dog.

If it weren't for Chen Ling's two dogs, which would have been the most talented hunting dogs he had ever seen.

It typically takes about three years to fully train a lead dog.

"Hunting dogs are easy to find, but a lead dog is hard to come by..."

"To be honest, your two dogs are truly my dream dogs."

"Haha, then you'd better give up on it."

And so, we chatted all the way.

Xiao Jin led the way.

After crossing two more mountain ridges, just as everyone was about to stop for a rest and lunch after noon, Little Jin suddenly ran back and stood not far away, wagging its tail rapidly.

This time, it just wagged its tail and didn't make any noise.

This proves that the golden monkeys are nearby.

Everyone quickly perked up and dared not speak loudly anymore.

Instead, they quickly prepare cameras and other tools so they can take pictures at any time.

Han Ninggui even took out a few fruits.

Once they have everything ready.

Chen Ling gestured for Xiao Jin to continue leading the way.

So Xiao Jin went first, and the others followed behind.

The group quietly crept over.

As we moved further away from the pines and cypresses high above.

In the dense mountain forest, the sound of flowing water can gradually be heard.

When the sound of flowing water gets closer and closer.

Xiao Jin suddenly stopped near a hillside.

Everyone immediately stopped as well.

After cautiously approaching, we saw a group of golden monkeys sitting on various branches of a tall, sturdy tree, picking lice from each other and lazily basking in the sun.

Beneath the big tree, golden monkeys were playing, climbing up and down, frolicking and playing along the fallen tree trunk above the stream.

When they get excited, they'll let out a series of childish cries.

Like a group of spirits dwelling deep in the mountains.

"They are golden snub-nosed monkeys, there are as many as thirty-one of them."

Han Ninggui clenched his fists excitedly.

If he weren't afraid of disturbing these beautiful, elfin-like creatures, he would have even wanted to shout out excitedly.

"Quick, don't just stand there, start filming!"

He urged him in a low voice.

However, the two middle-aged men behind them were also attracted by the group of monkeys. They only came to their senses when they heard this and quickly picked up their cameras and started taking pictures.

About ten minutes later.

The two men gestured to Han Ninggui, "Professor, we're done filming."

"Are you sure you've taken the photos? Let's check them again."

After checking it twice more and having Han Ninggui review it to confirm that there were no errors,

Han Ninggui told them to keep the fruit safe, then took out the fruit he had prepared beforehand, and called on the lynx, Chen Ling, and Wang Qingzhong to carefully approach the monkey troop. The others stayed behind to continue filming.

Having learned that the group of golden monkeys had recently had their babies stolen, they were afraid that approaching them rashly would anger them.

That's why I decided to take pictures of them first, and then try to get closer to them.

However, what they didn't expect was...

As they approached and came into the sight of the monkey troop.

The golden monkeys did not issue any warnings or react excessively. They were only stunned for a few seconds before jumping down from the trees in twos and threes, grabbing their baby monkeys, and running to them with their families.

Then, without any hesitation, he squatted down in front of them and surrounded them.

The little monkeys were still slowly scratching themselves, looking around curiously.

Professor Han and the others were dumbfounded when they saw this.

"How is this going?"

"When we conducted research in Shennongjia a few years ago, the wild golden monkeys there didn't look like this at all..."

The group stared at each other blankly for a moment.

Wild golden monkeys are more docile than other monkeys and do not actively attack humans like other monkeys.

Even if you trespass into their territory, they will not retaliate as long as you do not do anything to harm them.

Instead, they will dodge immediately.

They are naturally docile and timid, and also very wary.

But the monkey troop now dares to approach these people.

This really puzzled Han Ninggui.

Not only him, but Wang Qingzhong also found it strange: "That's right, in theory, the golden monkeys are quite afraid of people. In the past, when we were out on a solo hauling trip, if we encountered them coming down the mountain to drink water, as soon as they heard the bells hanging on our packhorses, they would hide far away long ago."

"How come these golden monkeys are so bold now? They're not even afraid of dogs anymore."

"really……"

The middle-aged man following behind quickly filmed this amazing scene and then said, "Professor, do you remember the trouble we suffered in Shennongjia?"

"Of course I remember. At that time, there were less than two hundred golden monkeys left in Shennongjia, and they were on the verge of extinction. We went there to investigate the reasons. In order to get close to them, we followed them for more than two months before we finally gained their trust..."

Han Ninggui sighed.

Golden snub-nosed monkeys are indeed different from other monkeys.

Even though they knew they were being followed, they did not attack them.

Instead, they were led in circles.

They wandered around the mountains, deliberately choosing dangerous places. The most memorable thing was when they led a group of people to the bottom of a cliff, trapped them, and then the monkeys easily climbed over and left, leaving them staring helplessly at the cliff.

Such things happen frequently.

In the end, in order to get acquainted with this group of unusual monkey nobles, they didn't change their clothes or take a bath for more than a month.

The concern is that after changing clothes and taking a bath, the monkeys might mistake them for a different group of strangers, and we'd have to rebuild trust from scratch.

It took them two months to transform themselves into wild men before the monkey troop lowered their guard.

"Could it be that the golden monkeys of Shennongjia have a different temperament than those of the ones in the Qinling Mountains?"

Han Ninggui had some questions.

Thinking this, he handed the two oranges to the two golden monkeys and waved them in front of them.

He smiled and said, "Hello everyone, would you like some oranges?"

The two monkeys were taken into their hands, sniffed them, and looked up at the group of people, seemingly somewhat disappointed.

But it wasn't lost.

This is what makes golden monkeys better than other monkeys.

If you don't give them food, they won't ask you for it, much less snatch it away.

If you give them food, even fruit they don't like, they won't throw it away.

The two golden monkeys took the oranges and, while looking at them, began to gently peel off the orange peels.

Put it in your mouth.

Eat the orange peel first.

After eating the orange peel, put the orange pulp into your mouth.

With smacking sounds and the refreshing aroma of orange juice dripping down, the two monkeys ate with great relish, splashing juice everywhere.

"Ouch, eat slowly, eat slowly, look at you, you're covered in food..."

Professor Han said with a smile.

At this point, he put aside his doubts and was amused by the way the two golden monkeys were eating.

He then shared the fruits and vegetables in his bag with the others around him, and fed them to the golden monkeys nearby.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Chen Ling exclaimed in surprise.

"What's wrong, Fugui? What's wrong?"

Lynx and the others quickly looked over.

There was a mother monkey in front of Chen Ling. She put the baby golden monkey in front of him, glanced at him, and then squatted down and gently picked at her fingers.

The little monkey, barely the size of two palms, lay on the ground crying helplessly, its cries pitiful and weak.

"I was feeding the monkeys over here when it ran up from behind and put the baby monkey in front of me..."

Chen Ling shrugged, indicating that he was also confused.

In fact, he knew in his heart that the golden monkeys had come running over on their own initiative because of the cave fruits he had given them the day before yesterday.

They couldn't forget the taste of those fruits.

That's why he hadn't said a word.

Unexpectedly, the mother monkey came over and placed the baby monkey in front of him.

"Huh? This little monkey has injuries. Could it be the one you encountered the day before yesterday?"

Han Ninggui's eyes narrowed as he keenly noticed the blood scab on the little monkey's neck.

"It looks like that one."

Chen Ling nodded. His fruit hadn't been wasted after all; it had brought the little guy back to life.

"It survived being carried off by a clouded leopard? This little monkey is lucky." Han Ninggui clicked his tongue and quickly had someone fetch a first-aid kit. After confirming that the monkey troop was not overreacting, he quickly gave the little monkey an injection and cleaned its wounds.

As for bandaging, it is not necessary.

Monkeys are naturally active, and if their wounds itch or feel uncomfortable, they can't help but scratch them.

So there's no need to go to too much trouble; just disinfect the wound.

Professor Han and his colleagues are highly professional.

The wound was disinfected quickly.

I had previously received injections of anti-inflammatory and antibacterial medication.

As long as there is enough food, the baby monkeys will have no problem surviving the winter and growing up healthy.

They placed the baby monkey in front of the mother golden monkey.

The baby monkey was still calling weakly and hoarsely. The mother monkey gently held the baby monkey in her arms, but still followed closely behind Chen Ling.

The monkeys were watching, and Chen Ling couldn't chase it away, so he fed it fruit and peanuts.

"Haha, Lingzi, this female monkey has latched onto you."

Wang Qingzhong laughed upon seeing this.

The others laughed along, all feeling that the monkey troop they encountered today was different from the golden monkeys they had met before.

But when asked, Wang Qingzhong, a local, said he had never encountered anything like this before.

Based on his description, Professor Han and others felt that he was no different from the wild golden monkeys they had previously tracked and investigated.

So he had someone record it.

Then, filled with doubt, the group took out their cooking utensils and began preparing lunch.

When they light a fire to cook.

The monkeys didn't leave; instead, they played nearby.

The little monkeys would occasionally follow them to the stream. While they were washing the cooking utensils, the monkeys would play in the water and even take a sip, as if they wanted to taste the water used to wash the utensils and see if it tasted any different.

It was time to eat.

They were eating under the tree.

The monkeys sat quietly in the tree, watching them.

The harmonious scene delighted Han Ninggui and his companions, who exclaimed that their trip had not been in vain.

The two middle-aged men in charge of filming were also very excited and quickly captured these precious scenes.

The young man also wrote down this strange encounter in his notebook.

In short, this trip to search for golden monkeys has been full of unexpected surprises.

But when they finished their meal and were about to leave...

Something unexpected happened again.

The mother monkey actually put the baby monkey in front of Chen Ling again.

This left Chen Ling utterly helpless.

The others were also very surprised.