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Text Chapter 536 The fire-headed prong drilled into the mud

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    For more than ten days in a row, tourists have been waiting by the Baitiao River to take pictures of water monsters almost every day.  Even Liu Junhao admired his patience.  He was now certain that Mr. Liu Wu must have been dazzled at that time.

    Just when this matter was about to subside, news suddenly came that several tourists had photographed the water monster and sent the photos to the 18th floor.

    When Liu Junhao turned on his computer, he found that the 18th floor had become a hot topic, and the post was directly recommended to the homepage by the editor.  In just half an hour, the number of replies exceeded 2,000.  This heat is even hotter than when I discovered the Water Suppressing Sword some time ago.

    From the photo, the fog on the river beach has not dissipated, so the picture is very blurry.

    In addition, the few tourists standing on the shore to take pictures were too far away, and they could only vaguely see two gray shadows floating on the water in the picture.

    But judging from the shape, it shouldn¡¯t be a known fish.

    There is a text explanation below the picture. Several people also heard the sound of sheep bleating from the middle of the river, so they followed the sound to find it.  Two "monsters" were found swimming in the water. Sometimes they surfaced, rolling up waves, and sometimes they sank to the bottom and disappeared.  The whole process lasted for more than ten minutes, during which the monster was like a whale, spouting a water column more than half a meter high from its head.

    Liu Junhao looked at the photo carefully several times, and it didn¡¯t look like a fake photoshopped photo.

    There really is a water monster Now his original view was shaken, and he later posted an excited expression under the post to support it.  I never thought that this post would not matter. Many netizens commented on it and asked him what was in the photo.

    ¡°I don¡¯t know either,¡± Liu Junhao typed out another sentence helplessly.

    ¡°Well, although I am good at catching fish, I am not an expert on aquatic life.

    There are quite a few inferences from other netizens below the post. Some of them are serious about saying that it must be downstream water pollution, some aquatic organisms have genetic mutations, and new species have emerged.

    Some people also speculate that judging from its shape, this thing may be a Chinese sturgeon or a white-fin dolphin.

    Baiji dolphin, this speculation sounds very consistent.  Because this animal, known as the "Giant Panda in the Water", has a light gray or blue back, which looks very similar to the water monster in the photo.

    Someone quickly refuted that it was definitely not the white-tip dolphin.  From the historical record.  Baiji dolphins are only distributed in the middle and lower reaches of Xiaojiang.  The Baitiao River should be located in the middle and upper reaches of the small river. There are two national dams in the middle. It is impossible for the baiji dolphins to pass through the dams.  All the way into Baitiao River.  In addition, a few years ago, the "Biological Letters of the Royal Society" published a report officially announcing that the white-tip dolphin was functionally extinct.  Several inspections by the national expedition team also confirmed that the number of baiji dolphins surviving in the wild is zero.

    As soon as this reply came out, the mention of white-fin dolphin or Chinese sturgeon immediately went silent.

    However, Liu Junhao retorted below.  In fact, this netizen made a geographical mistake.  The Baitiao River flows into the Qingpu River, then into the Mianshui River, and finally flows into the Xiaojiang River at the capital of Chutian Province. Its location should be in the middle and lower reaches of the Xiaojiang River.  As proof, he also uploaded a map to the post.

    After the geographical location is overturned.  The theories of white-fin dolphin and Chinese sturgeon were mentioned again.  Because in historical records, there are also records of the appearance of two kinds of creatures in Mianshui.

    Throughout the day, everyone¡¯s interest was high and discussions continued on the 18th floor.  Well, if it is really confirmed that the existence of white-tip dolphins exists, then Liujiagou will definitely become so popular that it will shock the whole country and even the whole world.

    As expected, reporter Guo called at noon and said he wanted to go to Liujiagou for an interview.  As the first discoverer of water monsters.  Liu Wuye was on TV again.

    When the news is broadcast.  Baiji dolphin has become a finless porpoise in the mouth of experts.  Because this thing has relatively strong survivability, Mianshui has also been a traditional distribution area for finless porpoises in history.  Moreover, it is relatively large and can spray water.  What's more, when the finless porpoise surfaces, it makes a loud breathing sound, which sounds very much like a sheep's cry.

    These descriptions are consistent with those of several eyewitnesses.

    Two finless porpoises appeared in the Baitiao River.  It is possible that the busy water transport in Mianshui affected their normal life, and they had no choice but to escape.

    Finally, analysis.  If this thing hadn't wandered away, it would definitely reappear, with such a big body.  You need to surface for air from time to time.

    Many netizens on the 18th floor scoffed at the experts¡¯ analysis, saying that it was probably the white-tip dolphin.  Liujiagou Mountain has good water and no pollution, which is suitable for large aquatic organisms to survive.

    Liu Junhao felt a little ashamed when he saw it. He never thought that Liujiagou had such a high status in the hearts of netizens.

    In fact, he was a little confused when he heard the name "finless porpoise". It was the first time he knew that in addition to the white-tip dolphin, there were other large aquatic animals in the freshwater river.

    He entered these two words into Du Niang¡¯s search, and then opened his eyes wide. The finless porpoise is also known as **!  !

    "Young lady worships the Dragon King!!" Liu Junhao immediately remembered a story he had seen in the Daqingshan Township Annals.A legend.

    It is said that a long time ago, every time in late summer or early autumn, when the Baitiao River rose, people would see women on the river walking up the river, followed by countless shrimp soldiers and crab generals, forming a dark procession that was more than a mile long.

    Whenever a miracle occurs, the people in Daqingshan rush to tell each other and rush to the bank of Baitiao River to watch.

    At that time, there was a Dragon King Temple at the bend of the water flow in the south of Gaohe Village. After swimming here, the women would stand upright, with half of their bodies exposed from the water, and worship the Dragon King statue. When worshiping, they would spray water columns several feet high into the air.  .

    ??In the legend, the princess is the son of the Dragon King. Later, he was beaten back to his original form and suppressed in Beihai because he violated the rules of heaven.  The late summer and early autumn is the birthday of the Dragon King, and the Jade Emperor grants his wife a one-day holiday, so he rushes back to pay his respects every time at this time.

    Later, the Dragon King Temple was destroyed by floods, and the Queen no longer appeared

    In fact, there are many similar legends in Daqingshan, such as wild boar spirit, crab spirit, etc. Most of them are about someone who violated the rules of heaven for some reason, which sounds ridiculous.  Liu Junhao didn't care after reading it. Now it seems that it is the same as the Sword of Zhenhe.  If you peel back the veil of mystery and absurdity, you will find that the legends have a certain historical basis.

    Then he posted this legend on the Internet, which can be regarded as providing some material for netizens.

    Although this mysterious water monster is not a white-finned dolphin but a finless porpoise in all likelihood, many tourists are still interested and wait by the Baitiao River every day to take pictures.

    At Liujiagou Primary School, Zhang Qian also organized a finless porpoise lecture to provide children with science knowledge.

    Liu Junhao doesn¡¯t have much thoughts about the finless porpoise.  The main reason is that this thing is huge and can probably eat dozens of kilograms of fish in one meal. My stone lock ability is limited and I can't afford it at all.

    Therefore, it is useless to think about it.

    ***

    The weather is getting colder and colder. On Sunday morning, Liu Junhao got up at around seven o'clock to cook.

    I received a call from Brother Zhang Qian last night.  He said that he would bring Jianhui and his two brothers over today.  In addition, Zhang¡¯s mother also misses her grandson a little and plans to stay in Liujiagou for a few days.

    After breakfast, the couple immediately started preparing.  In fact, there is nothing to prepare for.  We have chicken, duck, and fish at home, so there is no need to go to the street to buy them.  At most, clean the house and tidy up the yard.

    Just as I finished my busy work, my phone rang.

    Liu Junhao thought it was Zhang Ma and the others who had arrived.  After looking at the number, I realized it was Wang Shengli.

    "Xiaohao, can blackfish drill holes?" Wang Shengli shouted on the other end when the call was connected.

    "Drill, it's cold now, and they hibernate. They usually drill deep into the mud or into the waste holes left by toads and turtles." Liu Junhao responded casually.

    The black fish in the other party¡¯s mouth is what people in Liujiagou often call fire heads, and I still have two of them.

    "We have a big fish pond here, and there is a snakehead in it. The owner of the fish pond caught it several times but failed to catch it. When there is water, you can see it eating other fish in it, but you can't find it when you drain the water. Secondly,  The water was released every year, but this thing came out again. After two or three years of hard work, the owner of the fish pond had no choice. He decided to change hands of the fish pond. I plan to contract it. I am not sure. I want to ask you, how to get that big black fish up? "

    ¡°It¡¯s simple, dig the mud, this thing must be hidden in the mud.¡± Liu Junhao suggested, but in his heart he complained: Fish farming doesn¡¯t know how to prevent fire, this person is definitely an amateur.

    The vitality of Huotou is extremely strong.  It can adapt to any living conditions.

    When it freezes in winter, it can drill directly into the mud at the bottom of the water without eating.  It does not appear until the weather is warm the following spring, even when there is no rain for a long time.  In addition, this thing has strong jumping ability.  If the fire head is dissatisfied with the water area where it lives, it will jump out of the water and move around due to rain and rising water.

    When moving, they use the wet ground and make slow snake-like movements until they find new water.  Many closed fish ponds originally had no fire heads, but after a heavy rain, fire heads were found in the fish ponds. This is actually the reason.

    The fire head¡¯s ability to escape is also very powerful. If they find someone catching them in a net, they will directly plunge their heads into the mud and let the net slide over their bodies to escape.

    People in Liujiagou call the snakehead snakehead a huotouzi because of this.  However, this trick is not enough for experienced fishermen.

    In the past, rural people had very little fertilizer for farming and mostly used silt as soil fertilizer.  Every autumn and winter, ponds are plowed and silt is dug out.

    "When the bottom is turned upward, the fire head appears" In the thick mud, the fire head can often be dug out.  The body of this thing is almost cylindrical, and each one is like a wooden stake. The straight strips stand in the mud. If you don't pay attention, you will miss it.

    But if you are careful, you can still find anomalies. There is a round hole in the mud nest of the animal. A black fish head is exposed at the hole, and there are several holes on it.gas.

    At that time, whenever the village started to dig out silt from ponds, we children would flock there, looking for fire in the cold silt with our bare feet.  Many times, you can find a nest by digging.

    ¡°In fact, it¡¯s not just this thing that burrows through the mud, other fish like catfish and carp also burrow through it.

    The catfish has to grow to more than half a kilogram before it kicks. The huge head is black and blue and stands up, like a wooden fiber that has been smashed by a stone, and is fluffy and embedded in the mud.  This one is easy to recognize and much easier to catch.

    As for carp, this thing often makes its nest in the mud in the center of the pond. The hole it makes is larger than the grass sieve used in rural areas, and it burrows sideways in the mud.

    "However, this thing cannot survive in the mud for too long. It must be ventilated every once in a while. If it is out of water for too long, it will die. It is not comparable to a fire head.

    Liu Junhao was not originally addicted to catching fish, but after hearing what Wang Shengli said over there, he became a little more interested.  I'm thinking about going to the village one day.

    Dig a few fire-tipped sticks to eat during the New Year.

    ***

    I would like to assure everyone once again that "A Fountain" will definitely be updated. In fact, it is not far from the end.  In addition, the new book "Records of the Monastic Life of Generations Born in the 1980s" will be released on the new book list in a week, but it has not appeared on the homepage so far.  I hope everyone can support a few recommendation votes and save them. Thank you Hulu here.  (To be continued)

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