"It's okay, don't be afraid. This is just a leopard. He runs away when he sees people. He is very timid and doesn't dare to hurt people..."

When Wang Cunye saw his son-in-law staring straight at the tree, he thought he was afraid of the leopard, so he smiled and comforted him.

In fact, Chen Ling was just attracted by the golden monkey on the top of the tree.

When I heard my father-in-law talking, I turned around and said, "Ah? Is this a leopard? Why is it so small?"

"Yes, grass leopards only grow so big, so don't be afraid if you encounter them. We used to encounter them on the way at night, and we could kill several of them with a swinging pole."

"It's just that it's become more and more rare in recent years. We don't see it once every two or three years. Grass leopards are afraid of people and can't be as ferocious as native leopards."

Wang Cunye twitched his lips, pointed to the top of the tree and said: "This beast can't run away now. It can't beat the golden monkey in the tree. The golden monkey protects its cubs. It dares to fight with the wolf, let alone such a big one."

A crowd gathered around it."

Chen Ling looked up and saw the little leopard, which looked slightly larger than the mountain leopard. It had khaki hair and black markings. If you take away the leopard pattern, you can only see its square head. It doesn't look like a leopard so much.

Rather, it looks more like a little tiger.

I thought to myself that this is a grass leopard.

Grass leopard is also a native name.

In fact, it is the female leopard among the native leopards.

Just like the fragrant deer, the male deer is called "Yaxiang" and the female deer is called "Caoxiang".

The native leopard is male, and the grass leopard is female.

Chen Ling had wondered before, they were all the same thing, why was it so troublesome to distinguish them?

In fact, there is a reason for this.

Simply put, it is because there is a huge difference in body size between male and female leopards.

Males can grow up to eighty to one hundred kilograms.

The largest female does not weigh more than 40 pounds, and the smaller ones only weigh about 20 pounds. They are almost the same as cats, and some are not as fierce as mountain civets.

The male one hurt people a lot, but the female one was not hurtful and was very afraid of people, so they gradually differentiated themselves.

This is what I heard from the old people in the village when I was a child. In recent years, native leopards have become increasingly rare, let alone grass leopards.

This was the first time he had seen it. Now that his father-in-law told him about it, he slowly remembered it.

However, no matter how rare the grass leopard is, it cannot be compared with the golden monkey.

This kind of monkey is so beautiful, like a golden elf.

No wonder some giant pandas were sent abroad, but the country refused to let go of the golden monkeys and never sent a single one out of the country.

Now that I have seen a group of golden monkeys up close, I understand why rare things are rare.

Just looking at him makes him likeable.

"A noble among monkeys, he is well-deserved."

Chen Ling raised his head and admired in his heart.

"Hit the leopard, hit it quickly, hit it quickly!!"

Now that Wang Zhenzhen knew it was a leopard, he was no longer afraid, and jumped on the tree and shouted.

Xiao Tongtong was also nearby, clapping her little hands and shouting.

Two little guys were making a fuss.

The golden monkey really got into a fight with the grass leopard.

The grass leopard was still holding the little monkey cub in its mouth at this time, with its back arched and its hair blowing out, like a frightened tabby cat. It kept looking left and right, and saw the golden monkeys around it baring its fangs and roaring loudly.

The little monkey jumped towards him and was so frightened that he dropped the little monkey in his mouth. With a whoosh, he jumped in the air so high that he couldn't beat the golden monkey and tried to escape.

The grass leopard is small in size, but extremely nimble and extremely fast. It jumped up and jumped over the head of a golden monkey. It was so fast that only a shadow could be seen. There was a rustle of branches and leaves, and it fled among the dense trees.

And go.

Monkeys tend to hold grudges, and golden monkeys are no exception.

The grass leopard ran away, and several golden monkeys yelled and chased after it by grabbing the branches. One after another jumped and swung flexibly on the top of the tree, and their speed was not slow.

The remaining golden monkeys grabbed the branches and swung down when the little monkey fell straight from the branches. Among them, a petite golden monkey was the most eager. With quick eyes and quick hands, he picked up the bloody little monkey in his arms.

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After landing on the ground, regardless of Xiao Jin who was watching not far away, he held the little monkey in his arms and gently licked it to remove the blood and stains on his body, and then let it nurse. Unfortunately, the little monkey kept

There was no reaction, he just lay quietly in its arms, the wound on his neck still oozing blood.

"Hiss... jam... hiss... jam..."

Several of the remaining eight or nine golden monkeys were holding their cubs. After landing on the ground, they surrounded the female monkeys behind them and bared their teeth toward Xiao Jin nearby and Chen Ling in the distance, making bursts of noises.

Hissing warning sound.

Wang Cunye took a look and said to Chen Ling: "Let's take a detour and don't mess with them. The little monkey won't survive. These monkeys are angry."

Chen Ling also knew that the wild monkeys in the mountains should not be provoked, so he quickly called Xiao Jin back.

At this time, the female monkey seemed to know that her child was hopeless, so she hugged the little golden monkey tightly in her arms, lowered her head sadly, and whined in a low voice, which was extremely sad.

"The little monkey is so pitiful."

Wang Zhenzhen took his little nephew and watched this scene in a daze.

Then he raised his head and looked at Chen Ling: "Brother-in-law, can we save it?"

Chen Ling didn't expect that she would ask this question and was stunned for a few seconds.

Then he shook his head gently: "We can't save it. Even if we can save it, we still can't survive. Look at the posture of these monkeys. Can people get close to them?"

Wang Zhenzhen took a look and saw that the group of golden monkeys surrounded the mother and child, staring at them with ferocious expressions on their faces, pacing back and forth anxiously, their expressions and screams very scary.

There is no doubt that in this case, as long as someone dares to walk past, they will swarm up and attack.

"Okay, let's go quickly. Don't look at the golden monkeys who usually have no temper. They fight much better than ordinary monkeys. Why provoke them when you have nothing to do?"

Wang Cunye took his youngest daughter and left.

Speaking of which, golden monkeys have a much better temperament than other monkeys, and they are actually not very afraid of people under normal circumstances.

But this group is different now. They are angered by the grass leopards, and they are on high alert. How can they let humans get close to them?

But Wang Zhenzhen was still a little unwilling and kept looking back.

When Chen Ling saw her, she comforted her sister-in-law with a few words.

He didn't want the little monkey to die miserably.

So I found an excuse to go to the toilet, returned the same way, and threw a few bunches of wild grapes, peaches and other fruits to the monkeys from a distance. They are all grown in the cave, and their attractiveness to wild animals is self-evident.

At first, the monkeys wanted to chase after him angrily, but the smell of crushed wild grapes quickly attracted them, and they all scrambled together.

Chen Ling stopped and watched for two minutes, not knowing whether the female monkey had eaten or whether she was in the mood to eat.

But he could only go so far.

Given the intelligence of the golden monkeys, I hope they can save the baby monkey after discovering the benefits of these fruits.

In fact, you can get through it if you can take a breath.

After another glance at the monkeys, Chen Ling turned and left.

Wild golden monkeys have always been rare.

Take the well-known Sichuan and Sichuan golden monkeys and the golden and Qinling snub-nosed monkeys. As of 2021, there will only be a few thousand pure wild monkeys, and the Qinling golden monkeys will only have more than 3,000.

Nowadays, there are even fewer golden monkeys. There are only about a thousand golden monkeys in the Qinling Mountains.

"If you encounter something, just save it if you can..."

If the monkeys weren't too vigilant now, and he could get in touch with the little monkey and feed him some spiritual water from the cave, he would be able to save it 100%, but it's a pity that he can't.

Suppress the many thoughts in your heart.

Chen Ling followed her father-in-law to take a detour and rush home.

"Look, Lingzi, the one in the valley to the west is the largest village among the Eight Kings."

Standing on the cliff, Wang Cunye pointed to the wide valley on the west side and said: "There are dry land and paddy fields there, and there are nearly two thousand people."

Chen Ling looked along and saw that there were farmlands, canals, rivers, and homes in the valley. They were distributed in strips from north to south along the valley, and they were well-proportioned. It looked much better than Yaowang Village.

"It was a two-port village with only the north and south entrances accessible. My sister, eldest brother and second brother all went to school there..."

At this time, Wang Zhenzhen also pointed there and said.

Chen Ling suddenly said: "I heard your sister said that there is no school now, right?"

"No, it will be gone when it's time for me to go to school. I have to walk all the way to town."

Wang Zhenzhen pursed his lips unhappily.

"There is no way, I can't keep the teacher."

Wang Cunye sighed.

People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places. Who would want to come to this mountain if they can stay in the town and teach.

What future can there be in this poor place?

"Let's go down here. In front of us is the tea mountain in our village. Approach from this way."

When he first came out, in order to look for snakes and show his son-in-law some of the places where medicine farmers often go, Wang Cunye took him around in various ways.

Now I am in a hurry to go back to eat, so I take the shortcut.

This is a tea mountain belonging to Yaowang Village. There is no suitable place for growing food near Yaowang Village. Each household in the village is assigned a tea garden on the mountain to grow tea, collect herbs, and raise some snakes and poultry. This is their income.
To be continued...