Chapter 289 Bees and Cave Plants(1/2)
Hearing the mother-in-law shouting that the monkeys were coming down the mountain, Chen Ling and the others put down their honey harvesting tools and went outside the farm to take a look.
After leaving the farm, I saw that at the foot of the mountain on the west side of the farm, there were wild monkeys of all sizes standing on the trees. There were about twenty of them, picking fruits from the wild trees at the foot of the mountain.
While eating the fruit, he threw it down and hit Xiao Jin who was barking at them.
With Xiaojin's strength, he would naturally not be hit by the monkeys.
But they refused to come down from the tree and provoked Xiao Jin, but Xiao Jin had nothing to do.
He could only bark in the trees, spin around on the ground, and avoid the provocative attacks of wild monkeys.
When Chen Ling saw this, he immediately yelled angrily: "Damn it, these wild monkeys are so brave. They dare to go down the mountain from our side. I'll go back and get firecrackers and blow them up."
As he said that, he was going back to get firecrackers.
But at this moment, a loud bird song was heard in the sky, and an eagle fell fiercely toward the wild monkeys.
"It's a kite."
Wang Qingwen clasped his hands, looked at it, and said happily: "It came in time."
This is the return of the two bald men.
Chen Ling does not restrict its freedom, and it does not always stay at the farm.
But if something wild comes looking for trouble, it will definitely come back and will not turn a blind eye.
As soon as Er Baldy arrived, some monkeys in the group were immediately injured, with several bloody holes opened in their shoulders by Er Baldy's sharp eagle claws.
If he hadn't escaped in time, this wild monkey would have been scratched on the head.
"Two bald guys, forget it."
Watching the two bald men pass through the forest, draw an arc in mid-air, fly into the sky again, and assume an attack stance.
Every time it attacks, it is obviously aimed at the monkey's head.
Chen Ling drank it up immediately.
Chen Ling knew very well the power of his kite, and was afraid that it would pluck the little monkey's head off with its claws in anger.
It's not that he feels sorry for these naughty wild monkeys.
It's just after the festival, if you really make a hole in the monkey's head or capture it, it will be too bloody and not good.
Just use firecrackers to drive them away.
Chen Ling also knew that these wild monkeys came for the wild fruits on the hillside outside.
These wild fruits, moistened by a little spiritual water, will definitely taste much better than the wild fruits in the mountains.
In addition, there were kids blocking them in other places, so we just happened to come down here.
So my uncle and I brought some firecrackers, kicked them, and gave some to my father-in-law.
After calling Xiao Jin back, the three elders lit up thick incense sticks, walked to the foot of the mountain, led the firecrackers in their hands, and threw them at the wild monkeys in the trees.
"Bang - pop -"
The two powerful kicks were thrown like grenades, and exploded in the flickering light of the fire.
The father-in-law also used a bamboo pole to pick up a long firecracker. After lighting the firecracker, he swung it against the tree and the firecracker hung firmly on the treetop.
The two kicks exploded and the firecrackers crackled, scaring the monkeys to death. They jumped down from the trees and fled up the mountain, screaming.
Seeing this, Xiao Jin barked and ran over. He understood what Chen Ling meant and did not harm the monkeys. He just bit a few monkeys one after another, frightened them into scattering, and then ran back calmly.
Chen Ling patted Xiao Jin's head appreciatively: "These wild monkeys must be taught to be afraid."
In fact, there are good and bad among wild monkeys.
However, most wild monkeys are naughty, and when they form a group, they become even more unscrupulous, bold, and changeable in temperament.
They threw stones at people one by one, stood on the treetops and peed on people, etc.
They are not docile things to begin with.
Sometimes when you encounter monkeys with changeable temperaments, you may have offended them somewhere. If you have more people, you will be fine, but if you have less people, you will suffer.
Despite their small size, these things can run, jump, and climb trees.
He ran very fast.
As soon as the black shadow flashed, the claws were already on the person's face.
There was an old lady in Kinmen Village who went up to the mountain to catch walnuts and was injured by a monkey.
Wild monkeys bully the weak and fear the strong. Seeing that the old lady was easy to bully, they first provoked and teased them. The old lady used a stick to chase them away, and then they became anxious and scratched the old lady's hands and face.
There are also those who jump on the old lady’s neck, ride on her neck, and bite her.
These monkeys are unreasonable in their ferocity.
As for good monkeys, there are some. There are some who help people pick up dolls and send them home, and help people break bags of grain and load them into trucks, but they are basically lone monkeys.
A solitary monkey.
It’s no wonder that old people often say: Wild things are a disaster when they gather in groups.
There are more good things on my farm. If you don't care about being targeted by these monkeys, they will definitely get worse in the future and come to harass you from time to time. Then you won't be able to have a peaceful life.
So if you can drive them away, drive them away.
After driving away the monkeys, Chen Ling and the others caught up with the bullock cart, collected all their belongings, caught up with the bullock cart, and headed for the county seat.
Go to the forest farm to dig out beehives and collect honey.
On the way out of the village, I met Wang Zhenzhen and a group of children, carrying wooden sticks, bamboo sticks, slingshots, and schoolbags full of clay balls around their waists. They were noisy like a boy scout, shuttling through the fields.
I'm looking for monkeys everywhere.
When Wang Cunye saw it, he shouted to them on the bullock cart: "It's true, we can't find monkeys in the fields, so go to our farm and have a look. A monkey came down the mountain just now and was beaten away by us. You guys go and have a look."
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"I know."
When Wang Zhenzhen heard this, he waved his little hand and led the excited boy scouts back towards the farm.
These little kids have endless energy and never get tired no matter how much they play.
They have been running around with dogs all day, and the wild monkeys can't do anything to them. Now when they see them, they always take a detour and start a guerrilla war with them.
So after beating away a group of wild monkeys just now, we can no longer touch them.
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Arriving at the forestry farm to the east of the county town, Chen Ling took his father-in-law and uncle to the area near the stone wall honeycomb.
"Good guy, this swarm of bees really knows how to choose a place."
Wang Cunye was amazed when he saw this stone wall. No wonder his son-in-law brought so many things here, it was like digging.
It is indeed very difficult to make a home in a stone wall.
This old and mottled stone wall is as tall as a person. Behind the stone wall is a large piece of land covered with trees that is about the same height.
There are two sections of the same stone wall behind this land used to block soil for planting trees, like terraced fields, but they are much larger than terraced fields, and the intervals between each section of the wall are also larger, like a forest.
Fortunately, the land in this forest is not a whole mountain like in the mountains. You can dig in the right position from the land behind the stone wall in the direction of the gap at the honeycomb exit.
"Yeah, it's hard to keep such a honeycomb strong and firm."
Chen Ling looked at his father-in-law and uncle, "The wild bees are very ferocious this season. Dad, you and your eldest brother should put on your hats and tie your cuffs and trouser legs tightly."
"Okay, we know. You go ahead and dig around. I'll go find some wormwood, light a fire, and smoke it."
Wang Cunye said that the stone wall was too high and he couldn't get up with his legs and feet, so he had to smoke the bees nearby and beat them.
The two of them put on their clothes and hats to prevent bee stings. At this time, Chen Ling had already removed the thorns and other things and stepped on the wall.
"Come on, brother, throw up the shovel and hoe."
Chen Ling waved down and asked Wang Qingwen to throw the shovel and hoe to him. After grabbing it, he pulled Wang Qingwen up.
The two looked at the gap in the stone wall, then pointed at the land behind the stone wall, shoveled out a circular pit, and started digging.
This wild honeycomb looks quite difficult, but once you dig it up, it's not that difficult.
The two shoveled down fallen leaves and gravel, dug down about thirty centimeters, and dug out the honeycomb.
"This hive is bigger than I expected."
Wang Qingwen said happily: "One, two, three, four... good guys, eleven bee hives, this large area is bright yellow, it makes people greedy just looking at it."
"Hiss, I can smell the sweet smell."
Under the dug soil at the feet of the two men, there was a hole the size of a well cover.
The hollow is covered with intricate and thick tree roots, which span across the top and take root into the stone wall.
On this side of the stone wall is the wasp's nest.
There are eleven beehives hanging from top to bottom, yellow and bright, some big and some small, rising and falling, like waves, and like pieces of thick cakes, covered with bees.
To be continued...