My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 576 Ancestor Dog Iron Shoes Horse

Chen Ling's aquarium landscaping received unanimous praise.

Even the lynxes were filled with envy when they arrived.

The buyers and worshippers who came to hug the puppies also felt the urge to have Chen Ling make an identical fish tank after buying the dog.

Not to mention the villagers and children.

Seeing this fish tank, they stood in front of it, reluctant to leave.

Later, Chen Ling even put some glow-in-the-dark fish in the tank. That night, there was no need to turn on the lights; the tank was brightly lit. As the glow-in-the-dark fish swam, all sorts of fluorescent colors—red, yellow, green, blue, and silver—intertwined, creating a mysterious and dreamlike atmosphere.

When Rui Rui saw it, he scratched his little hands at the fish tank and clamored that he wanted to jump in and play.

Zhao Yubao liked it more and more as he looked at it, and couldn't help but write another article, in which he expressed his extreme love for the fish tank.

When Chen Ling saw this, he was so happy that his mouth stretched from the corners of his ears to his ears.

His vanity was greatly satisfied.

I had the urge to buy a new tank and create a new landscape.

But after thinking it over carefully, I held back.

I've decided to take good care of this tank first before thinking about anything else.

……

"I thought you were going to keep some ferocious fish in the tank, but I didn't expect you to build such a beautiful big tank."

After selling the dogs that day, Lynx looked at the few remaining puppies in the livestock pen and said something.

Chen Ling smiled, opened the iron gate of the livestock pen, and let the puppies that were crowding at the door come out for a stroll.

He said, "I also want to keep some fierce fish, but these aquariums with landscaping are not suitable for keeping fierce fish."

Predatory fish should still be kept in bare tanks.

You can leave the tank empty, or just put some stream stones or rocks in it, as long as it's a place for them to sleep and rest.

Besides, if I really want to keep aggressive fish, this tank is a bit too small for my method.

"Hey, that makes sense. My tank is about three meters long. At first, I didn't think much of it, but then there were more fish. The sturgeon and a few other fish ate too much and grew too fast. After they grew so big, they couldn't even turn around in the tank."

There was no other way but to fish it out and cook it.

That's true. For example, when Lynx kept those ferocious freshwater fish like mandarin fish, they preferred large open water areas. They simply couldn't be kept in small tanks. Mandarin fish swim fast and are prone to bumping into the tank, so they wouldn't survive in the long run.

Even other fish, such as catfish, sturgeon, and arowana, would feel cramped in Chen Ling's two-meter tank.

Of course, this refers to the way Chen Ling and Shanmao raise fish; they like to throw all kinds of fish together.

If you're raising one or two or three fish at a time, starting with small ones, a tank a little over a meter long is more than enough.

Although most carnivorous fish grow very quickly, they can still be kept in a tank of about one meter in length for at least half a year.

As the two were talking, several chubby puppies wagged their tails and went to Ah Fu and Ah Shou to lick them.

Ah Fu and Ah Shou have now learned to retract the barbs on their tongues.

The chubby little dogs went to lick them, and the two of them squinted and licked the puppies in return.

Their tongues are just too big, and they drool so much that they lick the puppies until they're all wet in no time.

And yet, he still has to play around with two big cats.

Upon seeing this, the lynx immediately beamed with joy, squatted down, and beckoned to the puppies, saying, "Suck, suck, suck."

Hearing the call, the little creatures turned around, wagging their tails, sticking out their little tongues, and running with big smiles to the lynx. They tilted their little heads up to sniff and then licked his hand.

"Hehe, these little guys you kept have really good personalities."

The lynx smiled and picked up a small yellow dog, rubbing it against its skin. "This is for Liu Ni'er's family, right?"

"Yes, this burnt yellow one is for them."

Chen Ling also came over, squatted down and picked up a small white dog: "This white one is for Jusheng's family. The yellow and white ones are slightly better. Their tongues and whiskers are also standard features of good hunting dogs. They have to stay by my side and can't be sent far away."

The black one is my brother-in-law's, and the gray one is my second brother-in-law's...

Anyway, four out of these five little ones are already taken.

In the past two days, the puppies at home, along with those sent from Kinmen Village, have been taken away by their new owners.

There were five puppies left over from the sale, all of which were second-generation wolfhounds with unique coat colors.

There's only one yellowish-brown one left, and nobody wants it yet.

In the end, it will probably either fall into Han Chuang's hands or into the hands of the little sheep.

"Such a good dog, and no one's rushing over to take it away?" Lynx rubbed the puppy's head and put it down.

"If it were me, I would have already taken it home."

"Haha, we have our own customs here too. Brother Xian and the others are thinking of having Big Dog help take care of him until he's a little over two months old, and then bring him back when he's strong enough."

These puppies are easier to raise than regular dogs.

Chen Ling smiled and said, "But even if I stay any longer, I won't be able to keep them any longer. They're fighting fiercely. They got a little better after we sent a batch away, but I doubt they can last more than a few days."

"Yes, that's true, we're vying for the title of Dog King."

The lynx nodded, then said strangely, "The people here are really strange. There are people who have waited in your village for almost a month just for a puppy."

"No."

Chen Ling shook his head: "They're not waiting to hug the puppy, they're staying here specifically to burn incense..."

There are certain customs associated with burning incense; it seems they require things like "three times seven" or "three times nine".

That is, 'twenty-one days', 'twenty-seven days', or even longer.

Because the local turtle is very effective.

This has been proven true.

Therefore, these pilgrims felt that this was a way of showing their devotion to the Turtle King.

"So that's it."

Lynx gave an "oh," then lowered his voice and asked, "Are these people burning incense the miners from the north?"

Mining accidents are common, which superstitious people consider to be bad karma, or they might become more concerned about it once they become rich.

Chen Ling chuckled upon hearing this: "How would I know? But you certainly have money; my dog ​​sold for a very high price."

Actually, I know of some mining and factory owners who have started operations, but they haven't come to pick up their puppies yet; I guess we'll have to wait a while.

"Huh? There are others? You left these five and won't sell them, are there any others?" the lynx asked in surprise.

"Yes, Zhao Gang's puppies haven't arrived yet. We'll have to pick and choose which ones to sell once they're here."

Chen Ling said.

The puppies on Zhao Gang's side don't grow as fast as the puppies on his side, but they're with their mother and nursing for a while, so there shouldn't be any problems.

Once they've been raised for two full months and are healthy and strong, they can be sold, and the buyers will find them easy to raise at home.

"Oh right, I almost forgot, we even talked on the phone last time."

The lynx held the sallow-colored puppy in its arms, petted it for a while, and then put it down.

But as soon as he put it on the ground, he let out another soft exclamation, picked the puppy up again, straightened its right ear with his hand, and looked at it for a couple of moments...

He frowned and said, "Good heavens, look at how badly this fight went; he even has a gash on his ear."

Wasn't this supposed to be the most powerful? Why did it get bitten?

The yellowish-brown puppy and the white puppy are basically the eldest and second eldest.

They were the first to open their eyes and the first to stand up. Even though Chen Ling fed them goat milk later, these two were still the most capable.

This is innate; they're born a powerful dog.

Chen Ling went over to take a look. The opening was very small; if it weren't for the fact that the hair was a bit bald, it would be completely invisible.

Then he glanced at the puppies around him and thought, "Heh, this must have been bitten by that rat gray dog. This little thing is a female dog. She looks inconspicuous, but she's actually the most defiant."

The color of this dog, "Rat Gray," is somewhat similar to that of a blue cat.

But compared to the color of mice and blue cats, it is smoother and has very short fur.

Deep in the mountains, some people call this kind of dog the ancestral dog.

It's said that these dogs are the first generation of dogs that humans domesticated from wolves, and they're quite fierce. "Tsk, I haven't seen many of these ancestral dogs. Let's see how they are when they grow up."

Lynxes are more interested in dogs than other animals.

“Okay, if this dog is good, when it has puppies, for the first litter, we can use one of your dogs from your kennel to breed with. In the future, the two of us can set up a breeding base for superior dog breeds.”

Chen Ling smiled.

Lynx's eyes lit up: "That's great! When we go back to the city this time, I'll take you there to see it first. My brother told me that a litter of puppies was born."

"Row."

This time, when Chen Ling sends Afu and Ashou back to school, Lynx will go back with him.

Even after his car's windshield shattered, it was still empty.

In these remote mountain towns, it's impossible to find a place that can be traded for anything.

Even if there are auto parts shops and repair shops, they only serve the transport trucks that haul ore.

The one on the car can't be replaced.

……

That evening, Chen Ling didn't stay by the fish tank to feed the fish, but instead went home early to play with Wang Susu and her son.

After dinner, I took Wang Zhenzhen for a walk around.

My daughter isn't as eager to go out at night as she used to be.

In the past, when catching fish, shrimp, or cicada nymphs, we were faster than anyone else.

Recently, he and his friends were terrified by the so-called 'female ghost'.

Later, Gao Xiulan took her to the place where the old turtle in the Dumb River saved people and to the stone statue of the turtle king outside the reservoir in Chenwangzhuang.

However, after the start of the school year, as the story spread among their classmates, it became increasingly frightening and terrifying.

In addition, some people said they had seen people who had drowned.

After being pulled from the river, it had a blue face and fangs, and looked like a ghost, not a human. It was extremely ferocious and terrifying.

Elementary school students like to talk about these kinds of things during their free time at school.

Then I became even more scared than before.

So that night, Chen Ling even took the little girl to explore the places where the so-called female ghosts were said to appear.

With Heiwa and Xiaojin following along, the two big dogs even waded through the grass, running around everywhere by the water.

Apart from waterbirds returning to their nests at night and cats foraging for food by the water, there was nothing else.

After wandering around to several places and chasing away a large flock of stray cats and birds, Wang Zhenzhen was no longer so afraid.

Only then did he leisurely go home to sleep.

The next morning, after having breakfast, Chen Ling returned to the village, called out Afu and Ashou from the tiger's den, and the two of them, along with the man and the tiger, got into the lynx's car and headed to the provincial zoo.

Before leaving the village, the little green horse ran alongside the car for a long way.

It's strange that Chen Ling isn't riding it anymore.

Chen Ling was so focused on talking to the lynx that he didn't notice what was happening outside.

Later, Xiao Qingma drove past the car and blocked it until he saw it.

On the village road, Marco was much faster than a car, and overtaking was a piece of cake.

"Good heavens, the horse has followed us out too. You'd better hurry back and tie it up."

The lynx quickly stopped the car.

Chen Ling responded, opened the door and got off, preparing to ride back and put the animals in the pen.

As a result, the little blue horse pulled on the reins, raised its head, and kept neighing.

Then, pawing at its hooves, it slowly lowered its body.

She seemed to want Chen Ling to ride on her.

Given the horse's current physical condition, it's no longer afraid of traveling long distances; its only fear is that people won't ride it out.

How could she possibly be willing to be left at home by Chen Ling to eat grass?

"Okay, so this means I can ride it."

Upon seeing this, Chen Ling smiled helplessly at the lynx inside the car.

“Let’s go. It’s not raining these next couple of days, so I can ride a horse. Otherwise, this horse is too wild and won’t behave at home.”

"Huh? No way, you're going to ride a horse?"

Upon hearing this, Lynx leaned out from the empty windshield: "Last time you rode that far, wouldn't you need to rest for a month or two? And riding such a long distance at such a high speed, how could the horse handle it?"

Ah Fu and Ah Shou also peered out with their two tiger heads sticking out.

"How could I not be able to stand it? My horse's hooves are sturdy, like I'm wearing iron shoes. It's not afraid of long journeys at all..."

Chen Ling chuckled and said, "Let's go, it's alright, I know what I'm doing."

"Is this... really going to work?"

The lynx was still a little skeptical. He glanced at the little blue horse, and seeing that the horse was still begging Chen Ling to ride it, he slowly shrank back into the carriage seat.

"Then you go ahead, it's faster to ride a horse on this road."

"okay."

Chen Ling immediately mounted the horse, and the little blue horse shook its head and stood up with a "whoosh," neighing excitedly and raising its tail as it galloped happily.

At first, the lynx didn't think much of it; it was normal for a horse to move quickly on village roads and mountain paths.

But when he got to the riverside section of the highway, he was surprised to find that, damn it, he couldn't catch up.

Even with the accelerator floored, we barely caught up to the little blue horse's tail.

But since there was no windshield in the car, he didn't dare to go too fast. So when Ah Fu and Ah Shou were being blown by the wind and their heads were buried under the seats, he quickly slowed down.

Even so, the lynx itself was exposed to the cold wind the whole way.

'Damn it, I'll have to get a horse by the end of this year, no matter what.'

Watching Chen Ling's departing figure, Lynx angrily slapped the steering wheel.

Yu Qi'an had already taken his young wife to Fenglei Town to search for horses. He hadn't paid attention before, but now that he saw Chen Ling riding freely on the road, he suddenly felt itchy to ride one himself.

Anyway, his parents will stay in the village from now on.

Buying a horse doesn't mean it's useless to leave it in the city.

When he parked for lunch, he deliberately circled around the little blue horse twice and took a look at it.

The little blue horse was sweating profusely, its fur completely soaked.

There was no injury to any of its four hooves.

Generally speaking, when riding horses long distances in mountainous areas at such high speeds, even with shod horseshoes, they can still get injured. It's just that when a horse runs fast and can't stop, minor injuries are often ignored.

Many horses only reveal their injuries when they stop running because they are tired.

In other words, the horse looks fine while running on the road, but you only find out it's lame or its hoof is bleeding when it stops.

This is something that often happens when hiking long distances in the mountains.

"You're really something, kid. You're good at everything, even raising horses so well... Can I get one of these horses too?"

Lynx used to think that Chen Ling was good at raising horses.

But he didn't have a clear idea of ​​exactly what made it good.

Today I've truly witnessed it firsthand.

“Sure, horses like these are easy to find. I’ll have that old bastard Yu Qi’an bring one over for you another day.”

As Chen Ling called Afu and Ashou down from the car to feed them meat, he said with a smile.

What he wanted Yu Qi'an to find was naturally Mongolian horses or iron-hoofed horses.

Lynx had been interested in raising horses, and he also wanted to see the famous Mongolian horse.

(End of this chapter)