My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 57 Becoming a Spirit
"Kakaka..."

At this moment, the weasel on the wall made a strange sound to its companion on the ground, then sniffed around on the wall, slowly approaching the pieces of raw meat on the wall while checking its surroundings, showing a high degree of vigilance.

However, unable to resist the delicious temptation, he quickly ate all the pieces of raw meat on the wall.

The weasel on the ground was still circling the chicken coop. Chen Ling had covered it with wire mesh, so it couldn't squeeze in at all, but it still scared the two old hens so much that they trembled and hid in the coop, not daring to make a sound.

Just then, the weasel on the wall finished eating the meat, nimbly climbed down the wall, and made a few more "click-click-click" sounds to its companion, as if they were communicating.

But the weasel on the ground paid no attention, its round black eyes darting around the chicken coop, looking as if it wouldn't give up until it got a chicken.

The one that came over the wall saw that its companion ignored it, so it quickly climbed up the pear tree next to the chicken coop and ate all the raw meat hanging on the tree.

"This is wrong!"

Chen Ling watched this scene from the darkness under the eaves and couldn't help but feel strange.

"Why won't this weasel on the ground eat a single piece of raw meat? The meat has been soaked in the spring water; does its aroma not even have the appeal of the chickens in the coop?"

Just as I was thinking this, I heard a "whoosh" sound, the branches shook, and the weasel on the tree fell straight to the ground.

The weasel circling near the chicken coop was startled and trembled. It looked around and then hurriedly ran over to check on its companion.

The weasel that had fallen from the tree was curled up, trembling all over, and scratching at the ground frantically, seemingly in great pain.

Clearly, the rat poison has taken effect.

These days, rat poison is still very potent. If the dosage is sufficient, it can kill a person in the time it takes to eat a meal, so a mere weasel is no match for it.

Moreover, this weasel ate all the raw meat that had been contaminated with rat poison.

For a weasel of that size, this dose is far beyond the lethal dose.

"Kakaka..."

Seeing its companion's pained expression, the weasel that had been on the ground suddenly let out an anxious and sharp cry, sniffing around its companion.

Suddenly, the weasel raised its head and, to Chen Ling's surprise, stared straight at where he was.

Chen Ling's heart skipped a beat; she knew she had been discovered.

"Heiwa, Xiaojin, go!"

The two puppies immediately darted away like two whirlwinds.

Upon seeing this, the weasel shrieked, grabbed its companion from the ground, and ran away.

This little thing is incredibly fast. Even carrying its companion in its mouth, it wasn't affected at all. A yellow shadow flashed by in the darkness and darted up the chicken coop, trying to escape over the wall.

An ordinary dog ​​couldn't catch it on this route.

However, Chen Ling's two puppies were not ordinary dogs. After running around outside these days, their physical potential, nurtured in the cave, was stimulated. Their speed was no slower than that of a weasel, and they chased after the weasel closely, even jumping onto the chicken coop.

There was chaos for a while.

The weasel panicked and ran towards the top of the wall, but the companion it was carrying in its mouth slipped off.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

The two puppies ignored the one that had fallen and remained standing on the chicken coop, barking incessantly at the weasel on the wall with their heads tilted back.

"Okay, stop yelling, come down now!"

Chen Ling picked up the weasel that had fallen and was half-dead from poison and said to the two puppies.

Now that it's up on the wall, the dog definitely can't catch it.

“Kacha…Kacha…Kacha…”

Seeing its companion captured, the weasel on the wall kept emitting piercing cries, pacing around the wall in a fit of rage, unwilling to leave.

"Heh, he's quite loyal."

Chen Ling sneered; he had already realized that this weasel was quite intelligent.

The fact that it wouldn't eat a single piece of raw meat shows that this weasel is much more cautious and cunning than its kind.

They are sensitive to anything unusual, yet they can resist the temptation of delicious food.

This comparison makes the one in Chen Ling's hand look like a fool.

"I was careless. I didn't expect to encounter such a smart one. Otherwise, both of them would have died tonight."

Chen Ling sighed regretfully.

Then, carrying the half-dead weasel in his hand, he waved it at the one on the wall: "I'll wait for you to come again next time..."

Then, ignoring its incessant barking and fuming, he turned and went inside.

Wang Susu, who hadn't slept, turned on the light and asked Chen Ling as soon as he came in, "I heard quite a commotion. How is it? Did the poison die?" "One of the poisons died, but the other one escaped."

Chen Ling washed his hands, took off his clothes, and got onto the kang (a heated brick bed).

After lying down, he said, "I hung the one that was poisoned on the outside wall. This thing is vengeful; seeing its companion die in the house, it will definitely come back. Tomorrow I'll put up electric shockers in the yard and on the wall. As long as it dares to enter the yard, I'll electrocute this bastard."

"Electric rat" is a device used in the countryside to kill rats with electricity, similar to an electric fence used for burglary prevention, but a very rudimentary version.

After the power is turned on, thin wires are laid all over the places where rats frequent, and the distance between the wires and the ground is lower than the size of the rats. When the rats touch the wires, they will be stunned or killed by the electric shock.

This thing is quite powerful; it can kill not only rats, but also small animals such as chickens, ducks, cats, and dogs.

When dealing with cunning creatures like weasels, electric traps are more effective than setting snares.

"Then we'll have to keep a close eye on Heiwa and the other one tomorrow."

Wang Susu was worried that the two puppies might accidentally touch the electric shock, so she reminded them.

Chen Ling hummed in agreement, telling her not to worry, and then the two turned off the lights and went to sleep.

……

However, to Chen Ling's surprise, before he could even use the electric cat, the weasel came in the middle of the night.

When the moon is high in the sky, even with the lights off, the room is still brightly lit.

The two dogs in the yard started barking incessantly again.

The couple, Chen Ling and his wife, were woken up from their sleep.

"What's going on outside? Have the weasels come again?"

Wang Susu sat up in bed.

"Most likely, that bastard really doesn't hold back his revenge. I'll go set up the electric cat right now..."

Chen Ling grumbled as he got dressed and got out of bed.

When Chen Ling pushed open the door and walked out, he was stunned.

It turned out that the weasel hanging under the eaves was not dead. For some reason, it had recovered from being on its last breath and was struggling to escape from the wall.

"How come they're not dead? That's a pretty big dose of rat poison."

Chen Ling held it in his hand, then took it off, feeling somewhat puzzled.

"Could it be that the meat was not only poisoned with rat poison, but also soaked in the cave's water...?"

"Did it neutralize the toxicity of the rat poison?"

Upon closer examination, it's quite possible, since only the water from the cave has such magical abilities.

Chen Ling relaxed his brows. He had been so taken aback by this "resurrection" that he thought the guy had become a spirit.

But then, the two puppies started barking again.

Chen Ling turned his head and saw that the weasel that had escaped earlier had reappeared on the wall.

"Hey, I knew you wouldn't go far..."

Chen Ling glanced at it, then strode over, preparing to put up electric wires on the wall and around the chicken coop.

Otherwise, if this thing comes to the house and causes trouble every day, there will never be a moment of peace.

Seeing Chen Ling approaching with his companion in his hand, the weasel's small eyes flashed with human-like worry and hesitation.

Suddenly, it jumped from the wall into the yard and blocked Chen Ling's way.

This really startled Chen Ling.

Upon seeing this, the two puppies immediately ran over, barking fiercely as if to pounce.

Surprisingly, the weasel wasn't scared away by the dog. Instead, it lay stiffly on the ground, howling in a panic and pitiful manner, rolling around as if it had eaten rat poison.

However, Chen Ling remembered very clearly that the weasel did not eat a single bite of the fresh meat laced with rat poison, so it was impossible for it to be poisoned.

The weasel cried out more and more pitifully, rolling around on the ground. Finally, seeing that Chen Ling ignored it, it suddenly got up and ran to the two dogs.

The two dogs bared their teeth in provocation.

"Does this guy have a death wish?"

"You came here specifically to die?!"

Chen Ling was stunned.

(End of this chapter)