My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 465 Tiger Enters the Mountain

Although it wasn't a leopard, but just a clouded leopard cub that was only a month old, that didn't stop Chen Ling from getting very excited.

After dinner, I called Afu and Ashou to the yard.

Then they pulled out the kitten hiding under the stove, held down the leopard cub that had been treated with medicine, and called Afu and Ashou over, gesturing for them to lie down.

So, from the mountain leopard cub to the little clouded leopard, and then to the two tigers, they all lay down in a row.

The kitten and the two male civets in the two earthen burrows outside are siblings. They are also the offspring of the same thieving and fat civet that sneaked into the farm to steal food many times last winter.

Now that it has molted, it looks very different from a normal house cat.

The fur color and pattern gradually lightened, becoming an overall straw yellow with a hint of golden red, and the spots and patterns were very faint...

It looks like a spotted lion cub, but its head resembles that of a tiger cub.

The little clouded leopard was a size smaller than the kitten. It was only a month old and still had a layer of soft, fine, and shiny downy fur on its body.

Place the two little ones next to Afu and Ashou.

They look just like two little tiger cubs.

Interestingly, the little clouded leopard was quite unruly before, and Chen Ling had to hold it down with his hand to keep it from moving. But as soon as Afu and Ashou came over, it immediately became so well-behaved that it didn't dare to breathe loudly.

"Zhenzhen, get my camera out."

Upon seeing this scene, Wang Zhenzhen let out an excited scream and ran upstairs to get her camera.

The others heard the commotion and looked over.

"Goodness, Fugui is always good at causing trouble."

"A leopard cub, a tiger, a civet cat... if we add a lion cub, we'll have the whole family."

"Hey, you know what, this mountain leopard actually looks a bit like a little lion, it does have that look."

As they talked, Zhou Weijun and the rest of the crew also became interested.

When he saw Wang Zhenzhen take out her camera, he came over to help take pictures.

After taking a few pictures, seeing that the interaction between Chen Ling and the cats and kittens wasn't captured, Zhou Weijun waved his hand and had someone set up the camera.

"The photos this camera takes aren't very interesting. Let's set up the camera and shoot some behind-the-scenes footage for fun."

"Haha, that's perfect. Ah Fu and Ah Shou, let's review what I taught you during the day."

Chen Ling stood up and gestured, "Sit down."

The two men paused for a moment, then slowly shifted from lying down to sitting up.

"Sit or stand up."

They slowly bent their front legs and sat up.

"Get down."

"Roll over."

"..."

The two tigers performed each movement perfectly.

Everyone watched with surprise and joy, constantly exclaiming in admiration and cheering.

Upon hearing the praise, the two tiger cubs immediately swayed and their movements became completely chaotic.

"fierce."

Chen Ling was speechless: "Be fierce, quickly make a fierce gesture, stop looking around."

As a result, the two tiger cubs breathed a sigh of relief and each stuck out their tongues to lick and play with the little clouded leopard and the little tabby cat next to them.

The two little creatures were so frightened they trembled.

It was as if they hadn't heard Chen Ling's shout at all.

Seeing this, Xiao Li and the animal trainer finally found some solace.

He thought to himself, "If this guy can really make tigers do whatever they want, then he's amazing."

This is normal.

Others didn't have these thoughts.

I found it very interesting and watched the tiger play with great delight.

"Dad, tiger."

Rui Rui looked up at Chen Ling with longing eyes, pointing at the two tigers with his little finger. He was watching them play with the little clouded leopard and the little kitten, and he wanted to go over too.

"Wait a minute, wait a little longer, Daddy will take you outside to sleep with the tiger."

As he spoke, Chen Ling beckoned to the big, simple-minded dog, "Heiwa, come here."

"fierce."

That's how we teach during the day. We have Heiwa demonstrate, and he naturally knows what to do.

It's quite fulfilling to be a teacher to these two seemingly fierce big cats.

Upon hearing Chen Ling's order, Heiwa made a ferocious expression and then let out an angry growl.

Chen Ling nodded in satisfaction, rewarded Heiwa with a piece of meat, and then looked at the two tigers: "Afu and Ashou, fierce."

Upon seeing Chen Ling feed Heiwa meat, the two boys immediately perked up and stopped playing around.

"Ah Fu and Ah Shou, ominous."

For animals that haven't yet developed intelligence, simple single-word commands are easier for them to understand.

In addition, there was a demonstration by a black child.

They succeeded several times during the day as well.

With the temptation of meat before them, and upon hearing Chen Ling's command, the two men's eyes widened, their faces contorted in a ferocious roar.

Then he stared longingly at Chen Ling, waiting for him to give him food.

"Okay, well done. Hopefully you'll do even better when filming starts tomorrow."

Chen Ling patted their big heads and rewarded them with two pieces of meat.

"Uncle Fugui, is it nice to touch a tiger?"

It turned out that a group of children had come here with the adults to catch cicada nymphs and took the opportunity to see the tiger. Wang Zhenzhen answered first: "I've touched it. Let me tell you, tigers have a lot of meat on their bodies, and the meat on their backs is especially tough. My brother-in-law even rode on one during the day."

"Wow, Uncle Fugui even dares to ride a tiger!"

"Of course! Rui Rui dares to ride a dog, so why wouldn't my brother-in-law dare to ride a tiger?"

Then the little kids gasped and screamed, jumping and shouting for Chen Ling to ride again.

The adults also looked at Chen Ling expectantly.

Seeing this, Chen Ling gestured to the two tigers, and then, seeing that Afu was in good condition, he comforted and played with him for a while before slowly climbing onto his back.

Actually, a tiger's fur is quite rough and a little prickly, only its belly is very soft and gentle.

"Good heavens, Fugui is really riding a tiger, he's got some nerve."

"Of course! The bold ride dragons and tigers, the timid ride their mothers' old hens. Just look at what this kid has done these past two years. Could he have accomplished anything if he was timid? Just look at how much he's spent on renting mountains."

"..."

Listening to the villagers' conversation, even the elderly couple Wang Susu and Wang Cunye couldn't help but smile with pride. Wang Zhenzhen was even more proud. The photos she took at the zoo last time had made her feel very proud. This time, the tiger came directly to her home. Wasn't that even more worth showing off?
The crew was also thinking that since this interaction was so interesting, they should take it back after filming and show it to their colleagues.

Especially this kid riding the tiger, he might come in handy in the future.

"Since those two tigers came to our house, no wild creatures dare to run over here... The moorhen used to call from morning till night every day, but it's been quiet these past two days, it doesn't even call at night."

Wang Susu smiled.

"Yes, I'm not used to it when I don't call out. I even had trouble sleeping last night."

Chen Ling got off Afu and saw A Shou coming over, so he climbed back on it. Rui Rui was excitedly shouting "Giddy up!" not far away, but unfortunately the two tigers couldn't understand him.

But this doesn't stop the children from admiring Chen Ling.

Standing next to Rui Rui, her eyes were shining as she looked at Chen Ling.

anyway.

Chen Ling riding and taming tigers is no joke.

Instead, they were preparing for the filming of the scene where Wu Song fights the tiger.

Especially the action of riding on the tiger, this shot should be a close-up, to show Wu Song's might, pressing down on the tiger's head and giving it a good beating.

Therefore, a real tiger is definitely better.

Thus began Chen Ling's training of the two tigers to perform various actions.

Prior to this, both the film crew and the zoo felt that getting the tiger to cooperate by performing some actions was the best solution.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be specially paired with animal trainers.

……

The tiger-fighting scene was filmed on West Mountain.

The western hill is not as steep as the northern hill, and its terrain is slightly better. It also has more tree species than the southern hill. As evening approaches, the gloomy environment is very suitable for filming tiger-fighting scenes.

"Fugui, isn't it a bit dangerous in these mountains?"

The next morning, Zhou Weijun found Chen Ling and his son outside, who had just gotten up and were feeding the tiger water, and asked them what was wrong.

Yesterday I was so busy playing with the tiger and having so much fun.

However, they overlooked the fact that leopards, foxes, and sika deer were already present on the outskirts of the mountains and forests.

I dare not even imagine what lies deep within those mountains.

Even without tigers, there must be plenty of wild animals.

Chen Ling nodded: "That's true. In previous years, there were still quite a few wild boars on the outskirts at this time. You could basically see adult wild boars leading their cubs around once you entered the mountains. This year, there seem to be far fewer wild boars."

This is why their natural enemies are increasing.

Wild boars have an alarmingly high reproductive rate, giving birth to twenty or thirty piglets in a single litter.

But if there are too many natural predators like jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards, then we're doomed.

The adult wild boar isn't afraid, but the baby wild boars are.

Every time I catch one, I get it right.

Its delicious taste even tempted small wild animals like wildcats and foxes, who frequently attacked it.

That's why they're so rare.

Chen Ling guessed that this situation probably started last autumn and winter.

"I see. Well, I was thinking, if we're filming at night and bring the tiger into the mountains, will it attract wild animals?"

Zhou Weijun was a little worried.

The rest of the crew didn't seem to have much of a reaction to this.

Even yesterday when I went into the mountains and saw so many interesting things like foxes, sika deer, and clouded leopard cubs, I just laughed it off.

I didn't realize how serious the problem was.

I have no idea how terrifying it will be when there are more wild animals in the mountains.

Now when I hear it...

He said nonchalantly, "Old Zhou, you're overthinking it. If a tiger goes into the mountains, those wild animals will only be scared away. There's no way it would be lured here."

"That's right, it doesn't make sense."

Even Xiao Li from the zoo and the animal trainer said the same thing.

"What do you think, Brother Ling?"

Ding Haidong looked at Chen Ling.

"Generally there shouldn't be any problems... But I thought about it, how about we take Afu and Ashou into the mountains during the day to try it out first? If there are any problems, we can find and solve them as soon as possible... Plus, it's been raining a lot at night lately, so if it doesn't work, we can take more pictures."

Everyone agreed with Chen Ling's answer.

So after breakfast, the group, along with the two tigers, Ah Fu and Ah Shou, and a large pack of dogs, marched proudly up the West Mountain.

Their last-minute decision left the villagers who had come to see the tiger empty-handed.

(End of this chapter)