Chapter 64: Thirty-year-old guy
"You hold the flashlight, and I'll catch it."
After giving the flashlight to Xiulan, Lin Heng pulled up his pants and went into the water.
The water is only 30 centimeters deep and the water temperature is still warm at night.
Quietly coming to the place where the old turtle had gone in, Lin Heng could still see the outline of its hind half.
Reaching out and grabbing the butt, Lin Heng pulled the old turtle out.
"Oh my god, it's so big, it must weigh 15 to 20 pounds!"
Lin Heng was a little shocked when he looked at the old turtle in his hand. It was a lot bigger than the one he caught last time.
The old turtle struggled frantically on Lin Heng's phone, its limbs flailing around, and its long neck turned around to try to bite him, but its natural physiological limits meant it couldn't reach its butt no matter what.
Everything I did was just a futile struggle.
"It's as big as a wash basin. It must be an old turtle."
Xiulan also widened her eyes. She didn't notice it in the water, but when she brought it to the shore, she found out that it was really big.
"Let me see how many years this guy has lived."
Lin Heng pressed the turtle to the ground and counted the concentric circles on its back. One circle represented one year. The concentric circles on the old turtle's back were densely packed.
"30, 31, 32, 33 years. My God, this turtle is at least 34 years old."
Lin Heng was shocked. He just made a rough count and could only make a rough judgment.
But this is already amazing. Soft-shelled turtles of this age are really rare.
"The old turtle, which was born around 1950, is older than us." Xiulan also found it a little unbelievable.
But after thinking about it, the two felt it was normal. This place was sparsely populated, the water was clear, and there were many stream groupers. It was normal for them to live in such a good place for more than 30 years.
"What a pity! Even if you have seen more than 10,000 sunrises and sunsets, it will all end from today."
Lin Heng shook his head and put the turtle directly into the cloth bag.
As for the stream groupers caught earlier, they had all fallen to the ground. Compared with this turtle, they were not even worthy of being mentioned.
"How much can this be sold for?" Xiulan was a little excited. This trip into the mountains was a great harvest.
"I don't know. Thirty yuan will definitely not be a problem. It mainly depends on who buys it." Lin Heng smiled.
The two men opened the bag and looked at it again and again. Finally, they calmed down and picked up the creek grouper and started killing it.
Lin Heng had a small knife on him, and after slitting open the man's stomach, he pierced all the tissues.
"Okay, let's go up a little further, maybe we can see other turtles."
Lin Heng was a little greedy and wanted to continue exploring.
"good!"
Xiulan did the same, exploring with Lin Heng.
Being poor to begin with, Lin Heng would not let go of any opportunity to make money, especially since it did not harm anyone.
Unfortunately, after searching five or six hundred meters upwards, we found nothing.
Lin Heng shook his head: "Forget it, let's go back and catch some cicada monkeys and grill some fish."
"Okay, we've already gained enough this time, so there's no need to force it." Xiulan nodded.
There are a lot of cicada monkeys in this forest, and I easily caught forty or fifty of them.
"Here!" Lin Heng threw a cicada monkey to Xiongba.
"Woof!"
Xiongba jumped up and swallowed it into his mouth. He chewed it twice and it was gone. He continued to stare at it eagerly.
"There are some on the tree, catch them yourself." Lin Heng patted its head.
"Awooo~" Xiongba walked away feeling somewhat sad.
When he turned around, he immediately grabbed Xiulan who was catching the cicada monkey and licked her hand for food.
"Could this stupid dog have become a spirit?"
Lin Heng was speechless. His emotions were richer than those of the person himself.
"Woof!"
As if he had heard Lin Heng's complaints, Xiongba raised his head and responded to him, "If I only lick you, I will be your licker. If I lick both of you, you will be my lickers."
But Xiulan still dotes on Xiongba because he took her to find a lot of mushrooms today.
It's a useful dog.
Back at the shelter, the muntjac hadn’t moved anything.
A fire was built next to the cave. Lin Heng roasted fish while Xiulan roasted cicada monkeys.
The meat of the brook grouper was too tender and became too soft and mushy to be grilled any further in just a few minutes.
"Eat it."
Lin Heng tore off half of it along the spine with a gentle tear and handed it to Xiulan, while he dealt with the other half himself.
The stream grouper from the mountain stream has no fishy smell at all, and the meat has a hint of sweetness. Compared to deep-frying it until it is crispy, eating it roasted like this has a completely different taste.
Dipping it in chili powder makes you want to suck your fingers.
“Ouch~~”
Seeing how Lin Heng and Xiulan were eating, Xiongba rubbed his dog head against Lin Heng's arm, whimpering, and it was obvious that he also wanted to taste it.
"Here you go!"
Lin Heng reluctantly gave the dog a fish.
After eating it, the silly dog looked puzzled, as if he thought it tasted bad and had no chewiness.
"You'll eat your ass while lying on your stomach."
Lin Heng glared at it and showed disgust.
"Roasted cicada monkey is ready."
Xiulan handed over a skewer of roasted cicada monkeys.
Lin Heng dipped a little bit of chili powder, took a bite and immediately exhaled.
"Oh my god, it's too hot."
This roasted cicada monkey is completely different from the fried one. The roasted surface is very hard, but the protein inside has all been emulsified. It is juicy and extremely hot when you take a bite.
After letting it cool for a while before eating, Lin Heng still shook his head: "It seems that the cicada monkey still needs to be fried. It doesn't taste good when roasted."
"Yes, it doesn't taste as good as fried ones." Xiulan also nodded.
After dinner, they leaned against the fire and looked at the moon for a while, then they lay down to sleep, with Xiongba lying at their feet.
Nothing happened that night, and the next morning, it was just dawn.
“Woof woof woof!!”
Xiongba suddenly rushed out barking wildly, and a yellow figure under the deer ran away.
However, in the blink of an eye, Xiongba rushed to the yellow figure and bit it.
Puff! In an instant, the weasel that failed to escape turned into a jet fighter, and its scent glands sprayed out countless pungent and smelly substances.
“Woof woof!!”
Xiongba was so stimulated that he loosened his mouth all of a sudden, opened his eyes wide and was stunned. It was the first time he encountered such a thing.
After seeing the weasel running away, it chased after it again within two seconds, and this time it bit its neck tightly.
Although Xiongba is not yet an adult, he weighs more than 20 kilograms. The largest weasel weighs no more than 3 kilograms.
Due to the huge weight difference, it had no room to resist.
"What's wrong? Damn, it stinks!"
When Lin Heng got up and walked over, Xiongba had already opened his mouth, drooling from his smelly mouth and shaking his head continuously.
As for the weasel, it was completely lifeless.
"Woof woof~"
Xiongba rushed towards Lin Heng, feeling a little uncomfortable with the stench.
"Don't come over here. I'll take you to the water to wash."
Lin Heng quickly blocked it with his foot, and Xiongba showed a hint of resentment in his eyes.
However, even after washing it with water, the smell was still terrible.
"There's nothing I can do. I'll go back and get some soap nuts to wash them."
Lin Heng shook his head helplessly and said that the smell of a weasel was much stronger than that of a stink bug, and he wanted to vomit after smelling it too much.
"Woo woo~"
Xiongba lowered his head, regretting catching this thing and vowed not to catch it again next time.
"Okay, okay, I'll peel off the skin and give you all the meat later."
Lin Heng patted its head. The skin of the weasel was quite valuable. One skin could be sold for 8 yuan, which was an unexpected gain.
(End of this chapter)
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