Chapter 406
The 404 chapter is a secret history
Old Time Tea was so solemn that Zhang Zi An was somewhat flattered. He guessed that the well-informed Old Time Tea would ask him for advice. Is it about science?
He smiled and said: “You don’t have to be so polite to the tea master. If you don’t understand what you say, I know everything, and I can’t say anything.”
Old Time Tea said indulgently: “Listen to your meaning, this fold cat originated from abroad, and then passed to the country?”
Zhang Zi An nodded, “Yeah, it is said that the breeder from a small country in Europe has accidentally bred.”
“Do you know what year and month?” Old Time Tea asked again.
“This…” Zhang Zi An is not a cat history expert. He took the phone and searched and replied: “1961 years, more than half a century ago.”
“That’s not right.” Old Time Tea shook his head in confusion. “It’s been ruined to see the cat with the sag of the ear as you said…”
“Hey?” Zhang Zi An said, “Tea Master, what did you say ‘before’, is it at the end of the last century?”
He met Old Time Tea in the Hidden Fog. There are many dense woods on the hidden fog mountain. He thought at first that Old Time Tea said that the encounter in the mountain forest refers to the mountain forest of the hidden fog mountain. It does not seem to be.
“It’s the same.” Old Time Tea is even more confused. “It’s just a time when you are old, and you don’t have to worry about your eyes. You’re not wrong. However, you said that this kind of cat appeared in 1961 years. It’s a strange thing… ”
“What do you think of a cat? Is it the same as a fold cat?” Zhang Zi An asked in detail.
Old Time Tea shook his head, “Not the same. The cat has a long hair and a white coat, but it’s a bit like Snow Lion… It’s just a long body and a thicker tail.”
Snow Lion was already snoring, listening to Old Time Tea mentioning his name, and stunned his sleepy eyes. “What? What are you looking for?”
Zhang Zi An and Old Time Tea ignored it, didn’t answer, and sat back on the lounge chair to meditate.
Folding cats must have come out of 1961 years, and this is not a mistake.
However, Old Time Tea can’t be mistaken. With the character of Old Time Tea, if you don’t know it, you won’t say it.
The question is what is the cat with the drooping ear that Old Time Tea sees?
Time passed by, Old Time Tea didn’t continue watching TV, Fina didn’t continue to fight, and all stared at Zhang Zi An’s face with curiosity.
Snowy long hair, cats with drooping ears… Folding cats… 1961 years… at the end of the last century…
He put these few keywords together, re-disassembled them, and searched for the clues from his mind.
After a long time.
“Ah! I remembered it!” Zhang Zi An stood up with his thigh. “I understand what a cat you see is a cat!”
“Oh? Sonar is coming soon!” Old Time Tea said with amazement.
Zhang Zi An swallowed excitedly and organized a language. He said: “I have seen similar rumors before, but I was only an anecdote, I didn’t take it seriously, I thought it was rumor, I didn’t Going to my heart, but when you say this, I think of it…”
Fina interrupted him impatiently. “Don’t talk nonsense!”
“Okay…” Zhang Zi An was quite complacent. She could have turned her own fortune. As a result, Fina reminded me that she had to omit the opening speech of 10,000 words and said directly: “Tea Master, what you see is not The modern fold cat is a kind of ancient Chinese lop-eared cat. The English name is Sumxu. This cat has not found any specimens so far. Even if it is real, there is controversy. The last time it was witnessed is already before the liberation. It is.”
Old Time Tea The beard gently trembled and said with amazement: “Before liberation…Is it 1949 years ago? So, time is right.”
Fina wrinkled her face unhappy. “An ancient cat? Why haven’t you heard of this cat family in this palace? It won’t be your letter. What is the crime of deceiving this palace? You need this palace to remind you. ?”
“Get rid of! Get rid of!” When it comes to this topic, Snow Lion comes to the inexplicable spirit.
“Cough!” Zhang Zi An coughed a few times and explained to Fina: “Although it was ancient, it was much later than your time. It’s normal that you have never heard of it. Don’t worry, I will slowly say. ”
Zhang Zi An lay back on the recliner, telling stories like Fina, Old Time Tea, and other elves.
The Chinese lop-eared cat was discovered and written in the book by the Western missionaries in the 16 century. In their writings, the cat is described as having white long hairs and drooping ears, which are very popular among Chinese ladies. Even in China at the time, lop-eared cats were not common, and only a small amount was passed on to the upper classes.
Some people have questioned that this kind of cat does not exist, because there is no similar record in the local Chinese literature. Others question that the lop-eared cat is not a cat, but an animal similar to a donkey, or a cat and There is a lot of controversy about the mixed breeds of the twins. There is no conclusion. A considerable number of Europeans are interested in this strange cat, and even offered a reward at the European Cat Show. I hope someone can bring a Chinese lop-eared cat, but unfortunately, no one can take it. Bounty.
The last time the Chinese lop-eared cat was reported to be 1938 years, the mainstream opinion has since thought that even if the cat really existed, it is now extinct.
Fina’s curiosity was evoked, and it was still unpredictable, constantly urging him to continue, but Zhang Zi An only knew about it.
Old Time Tea took a deep breath. “It turns out to be a lop-eared cat…”
“That… Tea Master, this lop-eared cat is the name of the Western missionaries. I don’t know what local Chinese called them. It is estimated to be the homonym of the word Sumxu. According to the missionaries, this lop-eared cat and the ears Although the cat’s ears are all bent, the reason for the formation is different: the fold cat is a malformed genetic variation, while the lop-ear cat seems to be ‘use and retreat’ – the ear is lost due to long-term captivity , slowly degraded, just two different directions of evolution.” Zhang Zi An corrected.
As for what is evolution, it is inevitable that it will take a bit of a word. Zhang Zi An speaks in the clouds, and Old Time Tea and Fina seem to understand.
He spoke dryly, dumped a little ink in his stomach, and picked up a bottle of Evian water to open it. The right is a reward for himself. Fina glanced at him but didn’t say anything.
After screaming and snoring, he wiped his mouth and curiously asked Old Time Tea: “Tea Master, listen to what you mean, have you seen this lop-eared cat?”
Old Time Tea nodded slowly. “I don’t think it’s wrong. I used to see it once in the jungle between the two borders. I was so surprised. I don’t know what kind of cat-like non-cats come from. The common cat language is also I don’t understand, maybe it’s what you said about Sumxu.”
Zhang Zi An feels like missing 100,000,000. He wants to say that you should take a decisive catch of the tea master and send it to the European cat show for a bounty. Then you can exchange it for a gold bullion and hide it in a hidden place. He went to dig treasure…
Since Old Time Tea testified, the lop-eared cats probably existed, but they may have been extinct in the early wars of the last century. As for whether they are cats or cockroaches, it is hard to say that Zhang Zi An prefers them to be one. A kind of white cockroach, after all, according to Old Time Tea, they can’t understand the ordinary cat language.
He is not convinced that this animal is a descendant of cats and babies. Lions and tigers can give birth to lions and tigers. Horses and donkeys can produce scorpions, but cats and baboons… Is it worse? Say good reproductive isolation?
Fina coldly said: “If the palace is present, it is a cat and a cat. The palace will know at a glance.”
Zhang Zi An did not argue with it because it was telling the truth.
For a mysterious creature that has been extinct and has not left any specimens, it is useless to pity.
He stood up with a teapot, “tea master, I am going to give you tea.”
“There is a good job.” Old Time Tea smiled in relief, but finally he was sick, and he felt very comfortable.
Eunuch history, everyone listens
(End of this chapter)