Chapter 134: Monkeys on the brink of extinction
It’s a good thing that the radish seedlings survived.
Jiang Linhai also sighed, "It would be great if we could discover another plant that can produce cotton."
Then these days will be more stable.
It’s not that they are short of clothes, but they are mainly worried about Jiang Si and Qin Shen having children in the future. What if the children are not enough or if there is an accident with the supplies?
Lu Zhifeng suddenly joked, "Instead of trying to find cotton, you might as well try to pluck it from monkeys."
Suddenly, Jiang Si was stunned.
It seems like a good idea.
The fur on the snow monkey looks very soft and comfortable to touch.
Jiang Si smiled and said, "If there's no cotton next time, I'll go and pluck it from monkeys."
Zhang Qingfang said, "They only have one piece of clothing. It's freezing and snowy. If they get ripped off, what will they wear? Forget it."
Jiang Chengwu laughed and said, "Sisi is just joking with you."
Jiang Si shook his head. "Actually, monkeys can be tamed. We have a greenhouse. We pluck their hair and let them stay in the greenhouse. The hair will grow back next year. It's the same principle as raising sheep."
In the previous life, no matter what kind of animal it was or how rare it was, as long as it was still alive, humans could find value in it.
As for snow monkeys, apart from their fleshy bodies, their fur is also quite nice.
It's actually not bad to keep a few of them in captivity. They have high IQs and may even be able to help pick vegetables or do other chores.
When Jiang Si thought of the group of snowmen, he suddenly thought of the class life of groups of slaves.
But soon, she shook her head and dismissed this incredible idea.
Since snow monkeys are smarter than moose, it is impossible for them to be so obedient.
Instead of spending all the effort on domestication, it would be better to conduct research in greenhouses to see if cotton, hemp, etc. can be grown, and revisit the ancient textile industry.
Jiang Linhai suddenly had an epiphany after hearing Jiang Si's words. "Why don't we go catch some snow monkeys?"
They set traps and had guns, so it must be easy to catch the snow monkeys.
Jiang Si shook his head, "Just kidding, monkeys are the most vindictive. It will cause endless trouble in the future. It's better not to catch them. We have food to eat, so let's not catch them."
Primate monkeys are their relatives, and it is not easy for them to survive.
Jiang Linhai nodded, "Okay, then we won't arrest them." He turned to look at the shed that was about to be built and said, "The roof will be covered today. Once it's completely finished, we can start building the house."
Zhang Qingfang said happily, "That's great. We can grow more and more food and vegetables."
Everyone worked for three more days.
The greenhouse has been completely built. Although it is not big, it has an area of half an acre. If used properly, it can be used to grow a lot of vegetables and grains.
After the celebration that night, Jiang Chengwu and Zhang Qingfang stayed in the ice house as usual.
But soon, they were awakened by the roars of Dahei and Xiaohei.
At the same time, Jiang Si was also awakened by Qin Shen's call in the quilt, "Si Si, the monkey is coming."
Jiang Si suddenly regained consciousness and asked, "Here?"
It's been so many days, why do you suddenly have the courage to come tonight?
Jiang Si and Qin Shen quickly got up and dressed.
When everyone heard the roars of Dahei and Xiaohei, they all got dressed, hurriedly picked up their guns, and ran towards Jiang Chengwu and Zhang Qingfang.
After Dahei and Xiaohei rushed out of the igloo, they surrounded two snow monkeys in the greenhouse.
They were bitten by the black snake and climbed to the top of the greenhouse in fear, not daring to come down.
The other snow monkeys pulled up the radishes from the ground and ran away quickly.
When Jiang Si and his team arrived, Jiang Chengwu and Zhang Qingfang were thinking about how to deal with the two snow monkeys.
Because these monkeys are really going too far.
As soon as he arrived, he pulled out all the radish seedlings in the field.
The two old snow monkeys were left behind, like bait deliberately given to them.
Zhang Qingfang looked at Jiang Si, "Sisi, what should we do with these two monkeys?"
I just let it go, but it feels uncomfortable.
You can't just give them a few beatings and ask them to return the radish sprouts.
Jiang Sidao said, "The monkeys suddenly came out to pull out our radish seedlings. It's very likely that they were forced to do so because they had run out of food."
"Let's go and take a look at the situation. If that's the case, we'll think about how to deal with them."
"Otherwise, only by killing all the monkeys can we completely stop them from coming to steal food."
"Okay, if you go now, be careful."
Jiang Si nodded, and Qin Shen carried her on his back and headed towards the hot spring.
It was still dark, so she couldn't see anything, but that didn't affect Qin Shen's vision.
After a while, they reached an old tree beside the hot springs, and Qin Shen said to her, "The monkeys are chewing on our radish seedlings."
Jiang Si asked, "Are all those big radishes gone?"
Qin Shen nodded, "No more."
Even if the radishes are gone, there should still be fish in the water.
The last time I looked, there were quite a few.
Could it be that because the radishes are gone and the fishing has increased dramatically, there are not enough fish in the hot spring pond to eat?
Qin Shen knew her guess and said after he noticed the Monkey King, "It's also chewing on the radish sprouts. It seems like it really has nothing to eat."
This group of snow monkeys once again faced a life-or-death situation.
In his previous life, Jiang Si would have regarded them as a feast delivered to his doorstep.
But a lot has changed in this lifetime.
She suddenly felt that they were somewhat pitiful, just like herself struggling to survive in her previous life.
Jiang Si's silence made Qin Shen feel a little lonely, and he comforted her, "We can raise them."
Jiang Si raised his head, a little lost in thought, "Raise it?"
There's absolutely no need for such a large group of monkeys.
But she was actually moved for a moment.
In fact, if you dig a hole in the sea, put out a net to catch fish, and plant more radishes, these monkeys can survive.
But she won't do business that will lose money.
These monkeys don't appreciate it at all, that won't do.
Jiang Si said, "Let's go back and check on those two monkeys first."
"good."
When the two of them returned, the two elderly snow monkeys could hardly hold on and were about to fall.
But as long as Dahei and Xiaohei were around, they didn't dare let go for even a moment.
The blood on his legs was still dripping down.
Jiang Si asked her mother to take Dahei and Xiaohei out first, then brought some seafood and vegetable dry food, put them on the ground, and waited patiently for them to come down.
Finally they couldn't hold on any longer and fell down, but they still didn't dare touch the food on the ground.
When I couldn't bear it any longer, I finally mustered up the courage, picked up a familiar radish, looked at them, and took a quick bite.
After eating their fill and regaining some strength, they wanted to jump onto the roof of the greenhouse again.
Jiang Si shot out a net bag, caught them, and prepared to apply medicine to them.
The snow monkey struggled desperately, baring its teeth and looking very ferocious.
Shen Baoying said worriedly, "Give them anesthesia."
Unexpectedly, as Qin Shen approached and raised his eyes slightly, the snow monkey suddenly began to tremble quietly.
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