Dow and Carbon-Based Monkey Breeding Guidelines

Chapter 276

Before the silver pill was caught, the waste boat was sitting opposite Jingshi.After Xiao Taohua caught Haimo back, he walked to the bow of the boat and gently took the net bag.Da Taohua threw the oar pole, took out a copper basin from the dark cabin, filled it with sea water, and placed it in front of the ruined boat.Xiao Taohua was also squatting in front of the basin, the two brothers were looking forward to the ruined boat, and there was a sense of anticipation in their expressions.

Huo Zhou bowed slightly, opened the net bag in front of the basin, and removed the silver pills stuck on it one by one.His hands are very light, every time he takes one from the net, he holds it in his palm and looks at it for a while, or nods his head in deep thought, or shakes his head and sighs, before sending it to the copper basin.The silver pellets fell into the basin, but they still floated on the water surface, clustered together, as if like attracts each other.

Huo Zhou looked at the dozen or so silver pills one by one, and then nodded to Taohua big and small.The two brothers looked at each other and smiled, then ran back to the stern of the boat and swung the oars to turn around.Therefore, the basin was placed in the boat, and his two brothers were even more careful when driving the boat, for fear that the turbulence would be too violent, and the silver pills in the basin would be thrown out.Fortunately, the copper basin has a small surface and a deep bottom, and there is a net bag covering the mouth of the basin, even if there is a slight storm, there is no fear of loss.

The three of them were so busy that they were all engrossed, as if there was no one else around.Only Jingshi was watching from the opposite side, he looked at the head and tail, he was full of doubts, so he listened to Huanzhou and said: "Your Excellency, I just watched Yushi collecting sea foam, what do you want to say?"

Jing Shi pondered for a while and said: "I heard that Mr. Fei Zhou said that Yan Minsheng had no parents and was born in the sea. I also saw that the shape of the sea foam is slightly like fish eggs. Could it be the fetus of embryo?"

Fei Zhou raised his eyebrows slightly and said: "My lord can understand this, but his face is not shocked, and he really has a persevering heart. People in our country are born in the sea, although they are not good at swimming, they are born like aquatic eggs, and this is the result of this thing. They are also similar to mussels and turtles, they have the nature of being refined by the moon, and when the moon is full, they will conceive and form, float out of the water, take them out and place them in warm water for three days, and then they can hatch and transform into humans."

Jing Shi hummed and said: "I guess not all sea foam can hatch."

Fei Zhou sighed: "Two out of ten can be converted, and the rest... adults will know after seeing it for themselves."

Since Jing Shi got what he said, he didn't ask any more questions. He just sat in the boat and watched the sea.At the beginning, the wooden boat traveled eastward, and after a certain distance, it turned its head and headed northward, traveling around the island of Hamusuoluo in the distance.

At this time, the stars in the sky are as numerous as rain, and the moon is as bright as a mirror, reflecting the ever-changing phantom light on the sea surface, like jade beads and silver, floating between the tides, it is very beautiful and moving.But looking down at the bottom of the sea, it is dark and gloomy, deep and dark. Occasionally, when you see waves and streams of light, you know that there is something hidden in the water.During the period, there are also jellyfish and crayfish swimming through it, just like traveling through the moon and clouds.Jing Shi sat silently watching the scenery, and occasionally saw a boat passing by a bay, with a back armor as big as a car hub, at least said to be six years old, he couldn't help smiling slightly on his face.Although his expression was subtle, he did not hide it from Huo Zhou's eyes, so he heard him ask: "Why are you laughing, my lord?"

Jing Shi shook his head and said, "It's just a trivial matter." However, the old man didn't want to let it go lightly. He couldn't stand the old man asking again and again, so he had to say frankly: "I didn't find the treasure before, but I only occasionally saw things about your country in the book, because the content of the inscription is strange. , I suspected it was fabricated, but now I am in the field, I know that seeing is better than seeing. I saw a turtle just now, and remembered that there was also a country in the Western Regions overseas in Zeng Zhi's book, named Long Bo, whose people were taller than ordinary people, and kind. Fishing for spirit turtles. I didn’t think this ambition was true at first, but now that I think about it, I’m afraid it’s because of my shallow knowledge.”

After hearing this, Huo Zhou twitched his beard and smiled, "I'm afraid my lord is not only thinking of turtles, but also thinking of this 'Lilliputian country', right?"

Jing Shi was overwhelmed by what he said, so he could only turn his head to look at the sea, which was his tacit consent.Fei Zhou said again: "This Uncle Long's country is far away in the western lands. I don't even know if it's true or not. But I think my lord is here to take the test. If you are appreciated by the high-ranking people, you may not be able to prove it for yourself in the future."

What he said made Jing Shi look sideways at each other.The two looked at each other for a moment, Jing Shifang said: "It turns out that Mr. Huo Zhou also knows about the big move."

The two were talking to themselves, when they suddenly heard a humming sound in the distance, like a xun like a flute, lingering softly, like a woman swallowing softly, which made the listener feel relieved.However, Jing Shi listened quietly for a while, and felt that the voice was long and long, and it was definitely not very human.Just as he was about to ask Yu Zhou, he saw that the Taohua brothers, big and small, had stopped steering the oars and stood quietly at the stern, with vigilance in their eyes.

The wrecked boat had its staff on its knees, its expression dignified.When the quiet voice faded away, the big and small peach blossoms exhaled and slacked their shoulders, whispered to each other, and touched each other's heads and faces, as if to comfort them.Seeing this, Jing Shi immediately looked directly at the boat.Fei Zhou said: "It was the sound of fearing monsters just now. This thing is vicious and difficult to deal with in the water. Fortunately, I didn't face it tonight, so you don't have to worry about it."

Although he said it lightly, Jing Shi saw the reaction of the three people and knew that Shicai's situation was probably extremely sinister, so he asked: "Since it is called a demon, I think it is a murderous thing. I don't know the specific situation?"

Fei Zhou leaned down to look at the copper basin inside the boat, and then replied: "Although this thing is called a monster, it is not a real ghost, it is actually a fierce fish from the outer sea, its fins are as sharp as a knife, it is three feet long, and it is good at imitating a female voice. When the moon is bright and the tide rises, it will go out to sea, luring people to kill and eat. This thing has another nature, that is, it can hear people's seven emotions. If there is a living creature with fear, it can immediately know its location and call for companions to hunt. This thing is mostly in Overseas, I have not met Yuxi for more than ten years, but I did not expect to bump into it today. I really thought that it would be difficult for adults to suppress fear after knowing about it, and it would be to lure the murderer to the door, so I did not tell them just now."

The two of them were talking about fearing monsters, and the sea ahead was a blur, with a few mottled spots exposed from the waves, a large piece of black ground floating out of the water, the peaks and ridges on it were weird, strangely shaped, it was clearly a sea reef.When the boat was on the reef, Jingshi felt rough and soft on the surface, covered with moss and dry algae, and inlaid with dried scallops and dead snails, only then did he realize that it was not an ordinary reef, but a dead coral island.But looking at its scale, I really don't know how many years it took to form it, and why it withered and died.

The four of them boarded the island by boat and climbed to the high place.Peach Blossoms, big and small, have nimble hands and feet, and they can jump up to the high rock in three steps, but the wrecked boat is still standing still and walking slowly, it can stand shoulder to shoulder with Jingshi. Accumulated, there are many hidden caves and dark caves in the depths, which lead to the bottom of the sea abyss, be careful when you walk."

Jing Shi replied: "I can save it." Er Er remembered something, and said again: "This place is called Jiaoshan, but is it the place where Guerwan was born?"

Hun Zhou smiled and said: "It turned out that Hun'er had mentioned it to my lord. In terms of the time of birth, our country has always lived on foam, so the place where Hun'er was born was actually in the house of Yu Shi, but Yu Yu'er was born in the past. I found this egg, and it is indeed in that hidden cave." After speaking, he stretched out his stick and pointed to the high cliff.

Jing Shi followed his direction, and saw a large cave hanging down, with four zhang lengths in both directions, and a pool of clear water at the bottom, about two chi square, dark blue in color, faint and mysterious, and I don't know how deep it is.In the middle of the pool, there is a hazy silver light, and there are three pearl-like seafoam silver pills floating there, although the number is not as many as the dozen or so just now, the brilliance is a little bit brighter.

When Fei Zhou saw the three silver pills, he rarely saw joy on his face, but because of the distance, he was not in a hurry to fish them out, instead he pointed his wooden stick at the edge of the pool and said, "Your Excellency, you can see there is a white stone in the shape of a bowl." Yuxi found a bead here back then, which was as big as a longan, and brought it back to the island to incubate it for half a year, and it was the Hun'er of Gu'er Wan."

After hearing what Fei Zhou said, Jing Shi looked along his wooden stick, and saw that there was a big bowl-like pond stone beside the water, its color was white and slightly yellow, its texture was different from that of the nearby rocks, it looked like the bone of a giant fish. It really is a veritable "bone bowl".

While talking, Taohua, big and small, has already arrived with a net bag.The two brothers walked to the edge of Tan, first the big Taohua hooked the stone with his feet, and hung him upside down from the ceiling of the cave, and then grabbed the little Taohua by his ankles with his arms, and hung him upside down.

Xiao Taohua hangs upside down, compares the net bag in her hand, but doesn't throw it out immediately, as if she feels unsure, she squeaks twice, and then dangles in the air.The big peach blossom that dragged him swayed like a swing seven or eight times, and when it was about to reach the top of the cave, the little peach blossom threw the net like a whip and hit three silver pellets.Although it only touches it briefly, but because the fine hairs of the weaving net can stick to sea foam, it is light and easy to bring it back to Xiao Taohua's hands.The two brothers succeeded in catching the bead, they cheered in unison, turned back outside the cave, grabbed the net bag, looked and sniffed, and patted each other's heads and faces to express their praise.

The two of them played Monkey Fishing for the Moon, and they cooperated with each other tacitly.Huo Zhou was also not in a hurry, waiting for the two of them to bring the net bag, then inspected the three silver pills and put them into the basket that he carried with him.Big and small Taohua waited for him to take the silver pills, then took the net and ran away, searching around.

Jing Shi saw the two brothers running away, but Huo Zhou stood on the spot without any intention of following him, so he said, "Mr Huo Zhou, you said earlier that Haifo turns people into people, and only one or two out of ten, how can you tell which is easy?" survivor?"

Hu Zhou carried the basket on his back, glanced lightly at Jing Shi, and said with a smile, "My lord guessed something."

Jing Shi replied: "Conjectures are not true, and I dare not make a conclusion."

Seeing that he refused to let go, Fei Zhou didn't try to make a fool of himself, and said bluntly: "Although our people are not raised in human wombs, they are similar to infants of Lu people. As long as the surface of the womb is smooth and bright, the babies born will naturally be more healthy and healthier. They have the hope of procreation. Moreover, the life expectancy of our people is also different from that of mainlanders. Some can reach hundreds of years, and some can only be twenty-three years old. They can all be known when they are born, and it depends on the size of their womb. It is half a hundred years old, and if it can be hatched and survived in the sea, its lifespan is about Jiazi. And the three pills in Tannei can enjoy a period of two hundred years."

Jing Shi snorted, and couldn't help asking: "How about the bone bowl?"

Fei Zhou smiled and said, "Your Excellency seems to be particularly concerned about that Hun'er."

Jing Shi didn't deny it either, he just said: "Since Mr. Fei Zhou sent him to follow me, I guess there is something different about this son. I'm just asking out of curiosity, I don't have any other intentions."

The two of them were talking about this, and they heard the big and small peach blossoms greet from a distance, their voices were not as high-pitched as before.Jing Shi listened to his carelessness, but called himself and the two of them to return to the boat and set off, and then returned to the shore with the abandoned boat.

Huanzhou walked and said: "Since your lord has asked this question, you should not hide it from me. In the past, Yushi picked up the mottled fetus in the pond. It was as big as a mountain nucleus and longan. It should have a life expectancy of 300 years. Bright as a falling star, it is also Yushi's only seen in his life. When it hatches into an adult, although his temper is very stubborn and impetuous, he has not lost his intelligence, and he has a natural talent. There is no one on the island who can match him. It is clear that I really intend to choose him as my successor. However, this child is still unfinished and will not be able to become a tool, so I deliberately make him follow the adults around, and I really want to increase his knowledge and promote his success."

Jing Shi said: "Since Mr. wants to entrust him, why don't you ask him to come with you today?"

Huan Zhou looked at him and said with a smile: "My lord must have seen that Hun'er today, do you feel that he is half-willing to come? Tonight, these two children are foolish enough to like them. In the future, they may think that they are medical officials, The death official, so I took the two of them to practice, and I didn't see the two children shirk. Only that Hun'er, who reluctantly responded in his early years, occasionally came to help, and since he was getting older, he made excuses one after another. During the night of Yuan, I will never go in or out of the village. Hun'er is so stubborn, what can I do if I am so stupid?"

Hearing what he said, Jing Shi finally understood why the Gu'er Wan was so conceited in the first place, so he could only say broadly: "It must be that he is just ignorant, in the future he will naturally know the kindness of the master."

After talking about the bone bowl, the two left the shore and boarded the boat, and then headed north.Until the moon was in the middle of the sky, I didn't find half a piece of sea foam.There was no disappointment on Huo Zhou's face, he took advantage of his spare time to explain the reason to Jing Shi.Because the seafoam has the nature of aquariums who love yin, they usually attach to the rock pillars under the island, and when the moon is full, they float out of the sea to absorb the essence of the sun, and they naturally move towards the moon, mostly from the east of the island.Huo Zhou has been working on this task for many years, and has long been familiar with the places where sea foam often gathers, so he will get something as soon as he goes out, and then he goes north, looking for fish that slip through the net, but it depends on luck.Even if nothing is found overnight, it is not surprising.

After getting his advice, Jing Shi realized the mystery, then thought of something, and said: "Since the sea foam has the property of gathering together, how can it be named after the place where it was born? If several fetuses are born in the same place, I am afraid that there are many people with the same name, and it is difficult to distinguish between them. people."

Huo Zhou heard his question, but he sighed softly and said: "If it can be done like this, it will be a great joy. My lord, please take a look." Then he stretched out his wooden staff, and lightly lifted the net bag covering the copper basin between the two of them. uncovered.

Jing Shi bowed his waist and looked, and saw clusters of silver flowers in the basin, which were about a dozen pieces of sea foam floating in one place, bumping into each other and swaying. I found fourteen pills, and then found three pills on the reef island, but now there are five pills missing, and the size is not the same as before."

Huo Zhou said slowly: "Your Excellency, it seems that there are fewer, but in fact they are still in this basin." After finishing speaking, he lightly tapped the froth on the side of the basin with a wooden stick and said: "The five melted pieces are here."

At this time, because the boat was sailing on the sea, the wind and waves were unavoidable, and the sea water in the basin was swaying with bubbles, Jing Shi didn't pay much attention to it.After being reminded by the waste boat, he realized that the foam is fine and dense, and it will not break for a long time. He immediately realized it, and said in silence for a moment: "It turns out that the baby's name Haimo actually comes from such a reason."

The waste boat slowly put the net bag back on the basin, and said calmly: "Whenever the young fetus leaves the sea, it will often appear to be withered. Yuxi said before that only one or two out of ten will be transformed, but it is based on the number obtained after returning to the shore. In fact, every time a fetus is taken, there must be some who die prematurely and turn into water foam by themselves. Especially for fetuses born in the same place, the more people gather, the more people will melt into foam. In the end, it is a fluke to survive one of them. .It is not uncommon to have no live births for many months in bad years."

After hearing this, Jing Shi thought for a while, and replied: "Since this is the case, if I only take a small amount when I go every month, can I keep more?"

Huo Zhou slightly shook his head and said: "This method has been tried in ancient times. If only a few babies are taken, none of them will survive. What is the reason for this? It is because the group of fetuses gather together, there is a complementary and mutually beneficial effect. If there is no stillbirth If it is nourished by the foaming water, what is left will be lifeless."

Jing Shi was speechless when he heard his words. He knew that the people living in this paradise in this world are all in good health. It is the difficulty of its reproduction.It's just that since the Yan people were born purely from water without human wombs, yet they are divided into male and female sexes, it has to be cited as a strange thing.

Then in the middle of the night, the four of them rowed a boat and patrolled the northeast side of the island.During this period, strange fish and strange sights, whales singing and dolphins singing, but as Huo Zhou said before, no sea foam was found.After working so hard in the middle of the night, until the ice wheel fell to the west, I had to turn the boat back to the island.The four of them landed in a boat, and then opened the copper basin to inspect, but they saw that the brilliance inside had faded away, only four silver pills remained.Looking at the situation, the big and small peach blossoms did not make any noise. They just took a wooden spoon from the boat, scooped up the four pills and sea water one by one, and put them in the earthenware vase.Then the two embraced the vase and walked slowly towards Zhongcun.Jing Shi and Huo Zhou followed behind.

The big and small peach blossoms had to be careful about the bottle, so they stopped playing and running around on the way home, and walked very carefully. When the four of them walked slowly to the village, the moon was sinking and the sun was rising, and the sky was about to shine.The four of them walked to the entrance of the village and looked up, only to see a person standing beside the road, with a stooped body and pitch-black body.There was something lying on this person's feet, buried in the mud, humming and wriggling, it was a young black pig.

When Huo Zhou saw this person, his two white eyebrows immediately raised, unable to hide his surprise.When the other party approached, it was Wuma, the death official who lived in seclusion in the mountain.The big and small peach blossoms were holding the bottle and walking ahead, but they suddenly encountered Wuma blocking the way, but they seemed to be very frightened, dumbfounded and bowed their heads, and retreated behind the waste boat.

Wu Ma didn't seem to realize it, and walked up slowly, bowed slightly to Huo Zhou and said, "How is the old man?"

Huo Zhou looked as usual, nodded to him and said: "Okay. Who is it this time?"

Wu Ma said, "It's Yun Qiao'er. In three days' time, I'll come and pack up his belongings."

Huo Zhou responded, and said after a while: "You have worked hard."

There was no joy or anger on Wu Ma's face, he just said: "It's a matter of duty." Then he walked to the wild path outside the village.Although the two of them are Yan people, they talked in the official dialect of the land just now, which made Jing Shi understand.When Wuma walked to the edge of the forest, the black pig Wuka, who buried his head in the mud, hurriedly ran away to follow his master's footsteps, but Wuma suddenly turned his head, looked at Jingshi with a pair of gray eyes and said, "My lord Do you remember what I told you the day before yesterday?"

Jing Shi was startled for a moment, then remembered the saying "Life lasts only three years", nodded and said: "I remember."

Wu Ma's eyes turned, and he glanced at the big and small peach blossoms holding the bottle beside him, and then he held the dead skin on his face and smiled and said: "My lord, I will go to places with plenty of water in the future." After saying that, he picked up the black pig and walked slowly into the forest. go.

　I am paying more debts, and now I am done.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)