My 1995 Small Farm.

A dogfighting contest turned into a human tragedy. Many dog ​​fighters, even if they weren't killed by the out-of-control rabid dogs, suffered severe injuries and were left half-crippled.

Besides, given the situation just now, with the pack of dogs swarming in, how could no one have been bitten to death?

Although they themselves fed the dog the medicine and then used an electric baton to beat the dog, which angered the pack, they deserved what they got for it. But after all, a person died, and a death is a serious matter. The local police station quickly came to investigate.

Shortly after, the Municipal Bureau also arrived.

Anyone present who participated in the dogfighting will be questioned and investigated.

Chen Ling and his group were no exception.

Chen Ling, in particular, received special attention.

His presence on horseback and with a falcon already drew attention.

Then, when the police arrived, everyone present said that Chen Ling, riding a horse and accompanied by an eagle, brought the pack of mad dogs under control.

If it weren't for him, if those rabid dogs had started biting people today, there probably wouldn't have been just a few people injured.

Many elderly people who brought their children to the market expressed their gratitude to Chen Ling and spoke well of him in front of the police, saying that he had nothing to do with the situation and stopping the police from arresting him.

They did this from the bottom of their hearts. Just now, that group of punks led the dogs over, and they were almost pounced on by the rabid dogs.

Fortunately, Chen Ling arrived on horseback in time.

Otherwise, those people who were bitten by rabid dogs and left bloodied and disfigured, their fate unknown, are examples of this. Moreover, they were with children. While feeling lingering fear, they were also grateful to Chen Ling.

They meant well, but it left the police officers feeling helpless.

They were just asking routine questions, and Chen Ling's outfit—with a horse and an eagle—was even more extravagant than that of a typical spoiled brat, making it hard not to think he was involved with dogfighting.

The suspicion has been cleared, but we still need to ask the questions that need to be asked.

After all, it was Chen Ling who subdued this group of out-of-control mad dogs; he was an indispensable and important figure in this case.

So they took Chen Ling and his group aside for questioning.

Upon asking, the police officers were also surprised.

I thought that this young man, riding a horse and carrying an eagle, was either not here for dog fighting or was definitely not an ordinary person. Who would have the time to play around like this?

Little did I know he was just a humble farmer from a remote mountain village.

But soon they realized that this young man was not just a simple farmer.

He is a forest ranger, owns businesses in the city, and has been featured in news and newspapers several times, even appearing on CCTV.

This was supplemented by several of Sun Yanhong's friends.

They also knew that this young man had played Wu Song fighting the tiger, and after the performance, the zoo entrusted the tiger to him for care.

This time it was just brought back, and it even received some kind of award for protecting red-crowned cranes.

This will also be shown on TV.

For a moment, the police officers were dumbfounded, their minds unable to process what was happening.

Damn it, I just asked a random question, and it turned out to be someone amazing.

Fortunately, he didn't commit any crimes.

Otherwise, this would be a big fish.

"I understand. Wasn't it you who was riding a tiger on horseback in the provincial capital at night? The police in the provincial capital received a report that someone was taking a tiger out on the street."

"Yes, now that you mention it, I remember. Last time I went to the provincial capital for a meeting, I heard someone say that someone was riding a horse and carrying a falcon at night, leading two tigers on the street."

Judging from your outfit, it must be Brother Chen, no doubt about it.

"Uh, yes, it was me. But officer, I'm a law-abiding citizen. I know those two tigers are trained and won't hurt anyone."

Even in our village, tigers are brought back without being caged or chained.

They won't run around randomly either.

Chen Ling explained that he hadn't expected anyone to report it to the police.

These days, even if people see someone taking a tiger out on the street, most of them just watch to see what's going on and find it strange. As long as no one is hurt or any trouble is caused, very few people will report it to the police.

Not everyone is a member of the Chaoyang masses.

At this moment, Sun Yanhong nudged his arm and whispered, "It was reported by the shop next door. They saw you resting with the tiger in our shop."

Then he smiled at the police officers and said, "Fugui knows how to train tigers. That tiger is very obedient. Someone made a malicious report."

"Well, it's best not to bring tigers out in public. People don't know what kind of temper a tiger has, and it can be quite scary."

The middle-aged man, who was clearly the team leader, said something.

Then he asked, "I heard from this Mr. Sun that you received some kind of award for red-crowned cranes, young man. Do we still have red-crowned cranes here?"

"Yes! They live in their village; they just moved here this year!"

Sun Yanhong rushed in front of Chen Ling and started chattering away.

There were two large cranes living at Chen Ling's house last year, and Chen Ling rescued the mother crane, and so on. This year they flew over again, bringing many other cranes and a large flock of egrets with them.

There's also Chen Ling helping the baby crane hatch its shell, and so on.

She spoke with great enthusiasm, and the police officers listened with great interest. The young man even forgot to take a statement and just listened to her talk.

"This is good. This award should definitely be given to Brother Chen. The red-crowned crane is a fairy crane. If you ask me, it's even better than the tiger one."

"Yes, I think so too. Let's go take a look when we have time."

"Hmm, we should go take a look. Didn't you hear what this lady said? They have a lot of rare things over there. Not only cranes, but also the turtle king and wild boar king that Brother Chen was on TV before. Those are things that only exist in storybooks."

The young man taking the statement had his eyes shining: "Captain, I think this place must be a geomantically auspicious place. If we catch a wild boar king and eat a thousand-year-old turtle, we might gain internal strength. Then we can practice our skills and be fearless when solving cases."

Upon hearing this, the captain was immediately filled with shame and felt extremely embarrassed. He slapped the man across the face and said sternly, "If you keep reading those messy martial arts novels, don't even think about coming out on missions again."

He then said to Chen Ling and the others, "The new recruits are young and not very serious when handling cases. Please forgive them."

"It's alright, it's quite interesting. There are a lot of martial arts films on TV now, and I watch them often too."

Chen Ling said with a smile.

We then chatted briefly for a few more minutes.

The police then went to deal with the dogfighting.

There was trouble here today, and someone died, so anyone involved in dog fighting will be detained and punished.

However, for most dogfighting dogs, this is nothing.

As long as they can prove that they have no direct connection with this farce, pay off all the gambling debts and fines, or pay more fines, and show a positive attitude in admitting their mistakes, they will be released on the same day.

Those involved in serious cases, or those directly involved—such as those who administer drugs to dogs or organize dogfighting competitions—will face much more difficult consequences.

It will have to be closed for at least a while.

The fines are also higher than those for ordinary people.

Let’s not talk about that.

This has nothing to do with Chen Ling and his group; they only placed a small bet and ended up losing.

They won't be fined.

But they didn't stop much in the short term.

I was having lunch at a crayfish restaurant when those people who had paid their fines and been released came looking for me.

I need to get to know Chen Ling and discuss collaborations or something.

Chen Ling disliked doing these things the most, so he sent them all to Liang Yuemin, leaving Liang Yuemin's contact information.

Liang Yuemin had nothing but praise for him.

He branded his own cola and other beverages under the Fugui Mountain Villa brand.

Chen Ling's return gift to him was really nothing.

Besides, there were also people interested in his horses and hawks; these people were all rich and would spend hundreds of thousands at a time.

And it's like an auction.

The group kept raising the price, making Yu Bangjin and Sun Yanhong very eager to agree on Chen Ling's behalf.

But how could Chen Ling possibly agree to that?

He won't sell no matter how high the offer is.

Having no other choice, these people sat down, ordered a table full of dishes, and drank and chatted with Chen Ling.

Today, Chen Ling happened to have prepared a large table of hot pot ingredients at a crayfish restaurant for Sun Yanhong and the others to try.

This group just happened to be there by chance.

After tasting it, they praised it highly, saying it was quite different from any hot pot they had eaten before.

Sun Yanhong laughed and said that this was Chen Ling's exclusive recipe, and there would be many more delicious wild game dishes to come.

Their mouths watered at the thought.

They all clamored that Sun Yanhong should contact them as soon as she had any new dishes.

This is exactly the effect Sun Yanhong wanted; she deserves to be more enthusiastic than ever before.

The meal and drinks lasted until almost 3 a.m. before we finally finished dealing with all these people.

The group of them led the little blue horse to the nearby livestock market to have its hooves trimmed and shoes replaced.

Unexpectedly, this livestock market was similar to the mule and horse market in the countryside; it was deserted by the afternoon.

If you want your hooves repaired, you'll have to come early in the morning.

There's no other way but to come early tomorrow morning.

So the group left the livestock market and continued their stroll.

After what happened this morning, everyone wanted to relax, so let's take a stroll with Chen Ling.

Chen Ling likes to eat and play.

The places I went to were mostly places with lots of food and entertainment.

There are only a few local dishes, but these days the food is so flavorful that Chen Ling never gets tired of it.

He cooks delicious meals at home too.

But these delicacies outside were once his unattainable dream when he was young.

Back then, we really couldn't eat it even once a year.

His father doted on him enough.

But he doesn't get roast chicken from the city every year for Chinese New Year.

He kept craving it, even after he got married and started a family, he still longed for it.

When there's a sentiment involved, it naturally becomes different.

Roast chicken, beef, and fish.

Besides traditional cooking methods, the local seafood, especially small fish and shrimp, is also delicious. They can be found at roadside stalls and school gates, and often they are not coated in batter but simply deep-fried.

Some have chili peppers, and some don't; both are extremely delicious.

Chen Ling bought a lot of roast chicken, beef, and fried small fish and shrimp.

Put it in the pouch on the horse.

Eat three different dishes while walking.

"Fugui has such a good appetite. He just finished eating and drinking and he's already buying more food."

Yu Bangjin chuckled and counted on his fingers, saying, "Roast chicken, beef, and fried fish and shrimp, you bought such a huge pile, but your belly doesn't seem to be bulging at all. I wonder where it all went?"

"It gives you strength, otherwise how could someone hunt the Wild Boar King?"

Sun Yanhong glanced at Yu Bangjin: "Are you sure you can handle this? Look at what you're eating, it's all going to your fat."

But despite the jokes and banter, they actually took a stroll around like that.

Around five o'clock, they were thirsty and hungry, so they bought some beer, found a big tree by the roadside, and sat in a circle on the stone steps next to the tree.

They also bought food nearby and also took advantage of the food that Chen Ling bought.

Roast chicken is chicken pieces chopped with a knife.

Cut the beef into chunks as well.

They even gave bamboo forks to the small fish and shrimp.

Chen Ling also asked for extra bamboo forks, since they hadn't eaten earlier and they were hungry, so they came in handy now.

I bought some sesame seed cakes, used a bamboo fork to cut them open and stuffed the meat inside, and ate them with great relish.

The group sat on the ground, eating and chatting, which was quite enjoyable.

Every now and then, I'd feed the little blue horse some beer and play with it.

"Hey? Brother Fugui? What are you doing eating here?"

Suddenly, a bicycle stopped in front of them. A middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses and a scholarly air stood on one foot and asked in surprise.

"Oh, it's Mr. Du. We were just out for a stroll and got tired, so we bought something to eat. What are you doing here? Is the shop closed today?"

Chen Ling looked up and saw Du Guanghe, the first aquarium shop owner he knew.

The man was riding a bicycle with two buckets of water on either side of the back seat.

"Haha, a while ago, a friend brought me back a few arowanas from the south. So, I went to the river to catch some fish and shrimp to feed the arowanas."

He was clearly very excited when he ran into Chen Ling and the topic came up again.

In Du Guanghe's opinion, although Chen Ling was a bit unconventional, he had a good eye for fish.

Many of the ornamental fish he transported could be kept as breeding stock.

So he gets excited when he talks to people who know what he's talking about.

And with a hint of smugness in his expression.

After all, at this time, dragonfish were only found in coastal areas and were rarely seen in other places.

"Oh? Arowana? What arowana? We're free anyway, can we come along and take a look?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ling became genuinely interested.

Anyway, they were just wandering around, so it didn't matter where they went.

"Sure, of course! You can see just how ferocious my arowanas are when they eat!"

Du Guanghe waved his hand and said, "Come on, follow me."

"Let's go, let's go and take a look."

Chen Ling addressed the group, and then the group, carrying bottles of liquor, followed behind Du Guanghe, eating and drinking as they walked.

Du Guanghe also knew some of them.

Lynx had accompanied Chen Ling to the store, and Little Sheep also knew him, often delivering fish by car. Not to mention Sun Yanhong and Yu Bangjin.

Looking back at them like this, he couldn't help but chuckle.

I never knew they had this side to them.

When they arrived at their destination, Chen Ling and the others had finished eating and drinking.

When I went into the store, wow, there were quite a few arowanas in the tank.

Golden arowana, silver arowana, red arowana... all kinds of colors and sizes.

Du Guanghe also kept them in separate fish tanks and carefully added net covers to prevent them from jumping out.

"Brother, I'll scoop out the net for you. Catch some fish and shrimp to feed them, and see how this arowana fares..."

Du Guanghe handed Chen Ling a small, round-headed fishnet, smiling as he said, "Dragonfish are quite rare around here now. When you've raised some good fish, I'll get you two." (End of Chapter)