A month has not met, to this person is the sparse ordinary matter, goes out since Han Xuan goes to college, and did business that year starting from, distinguished with the parents frequently, father Han Qianshan they have long been used. 一个多月没见面,对这家人来说是稀疏平常的事情,自从韩宣出门上大学、并且自己做生意那年开始,就经常和父母分别,老爹韩千山他们早已经习惯。 Initially went home from outside each time, the mother will also entertain the son with the ample food, now has been disinclined to do, only made Joanna help make some cheese ham sandwiches, then calculates that assembled the lunch. 当初每次从外面回家,老妈还会用大鱼大肉招待自己儿子,现在已经懒得去做,只让乔安娜帮忙弄些芝士火腿三明治,便算将午餐凑合了。 Comes back regarding the master, McDull, the black leopard and liger beast small waiting in vain animal is very happy, their appearances somewhat are dispirited, particularly the body had problem little white. 对于主人回来,麦兜、黑豹、狮虎兽小白等动物很开心,不过它们的样子都有些萎靡不振,尤其是身体原本就有毛病的小白。 Snoopy collects, smells Obama flavor, this fellow is a little in his eyes different, but appreciates tells it this is the friend. 史努比凑过来,闻闻奥巴玛身上的味道,这家伙在他眼中有点不同,但体味却告诉它这就是自己朋友。 Two fellows gather together quickly creates a disturbance, the Alaska sled dog now at all is not the opponent of Bengal tiger, easily by Obama crushing in place. 两个家伙很快聚在一起打闹,阿拉斯加雪撬犬如今根本不是孟加拉虎的对手,轻而易举被奥巴玛给压倒在地。 Entrance that often/common Lv the lawn, has the naked eye obvious dry yellow, the white small wild flower to fade throughout the year now squish, as if will get down momentarily but actually. 门口那一年四季常绿的草坪,现在也带着肉眼可见的枯黄色,白色小野花蔫了吧唧的,似乎随时都会倒下去。 Entire Snow Mountain Ranch, fell ill probably was the same, moreover got sick heavily. 整个雪山牧场,好像生病了一样,而且病得不轻。 Like the old person who on the brink of old age will die, all appear, morbid state slowly, like entering the life old age, the vigor was drained. 就像垂老将死的老人,一切都显得迟缓、病态,如同进入生命晚年,活力被抽干。 Except that these can look at the difference, Han Xuan always thought that as if was also short of anything, as if part of soul was cut open, some uncomfortable feelings, in Wigny, minibus their face god is vacant, as if also detected. 除了这些能够看得出来的差别,韩宣总觉得似乎还少了点什么,仿佛灵魂的一部分被切开,有种不舒服的感觉,维尼、小巴里它们脸神茫然,似乎也察觉到了。 Actually not being able to say is how, but truly can realize here clearly and once difference. 说不出究竟是怎么样,但确实可以清楚体会到这里和曾经的不同。 Han Xuan is anxious, is driving to examine in Snow Mountain Ranch everywhere, hopes that finding was produced this confusing root by oneself. 以至于韩宣心神不定,开着车在雪山牧场四处查看,希望找到让自己产生这种迷惑的根源。 Anya is brought by the mother, goes to the vegetables plantation to help, Han Xuan sits in the Hummer car(riage) alone, the change of examination pasture. 安雅被老妈带着,去蔬菜种植园帮忙,韩宣独自坐在悍马车里,查看牧场的变化。 No wonder the father will worry, the situation is very serious. 难怪老爹会那么着急,情况真的很严重。 Arrives at the Lake Rota lakeside, in the surprise lake surface is fluttering a big piece of thing, close to the time discovered that is the dead fish. 来到罗塔湖湖边,意外发现湖面上飘着一大片东西,接近时候才发现全是死鱼。 The bighead and pike, mix the pristipomoides typus and so on has, some fish flutter the shore, the ducks do not consider resources bite off more than can chew the preparation to regard food them. 鳙鱼、狗鱼、混子鱼之类的都有,一些鱼飘到岸边,鸭子们自不量力准备把它们当成食物。 And has a height about 80 centimeters all over the body golden big carp, is incapable of beating, the fish falls the shore to be bullied by the duck, the body scale was made much. 其中有条身长将近八十厘米的通体金色的大鲤鱼,正无力跳动着,鱼落岸边被鸭欺,身上鳞片被弄掉不少。 Han Xuan walks, lifts it to the water , the big carp moves the tail, flutters hovers in the water surface slowly, does not know that can actually live. 韩宣走过去,将它抬到水里,大鲤鱼甩动尾巴,飘在水面缓缓游动,不知究竟能不能活下来。 Close to shallow of shore, the lotus that is in full bloom season, actually the falling down pink color flower petal, reveals the yellow tender seed case of lotus flower. 靠近岸边的浅水处,正处于盛开季节的荷花,却掉下粉色花瓣,露出黄嫩莲蓬。 The silver birch was blown by the wind, there is a green leaf to fall, these are very not normal, is so long in the Snow Mountain Ranch life, has not had this class strange matter. 白桦树被风一吹,也有绿色叶子掉落,这些都很不正常,在雪山牧场生活那么久,从没发生过此类的奇怪事。 Usually the animals most like coming to here, frequently can see white-tailed deer, elk and other animals. 平时动物们最爱来这里,经常能看见白尾鹿、麋鹿等动物。 But this time he has arrived around the tree room, had not discovered that their traces, instead saw some insects of dying, the ground are spreading ash probably, afterward detected these were the fireflies. 但这次他一直走到树屋附近,也没发现它们的踪影,反而见到些死去的昆虫,地上像是铺着一层灰,后来才察觉那些都是萤火虫。 Silent to not being able to hear the voice of bird, Han Xuan is holding soon tired paralyzed Fatty, asked that it is said: „Here changed right?” 寂静到听不见鸟的声音,韩宣抱着快要累瘫的胖丁,问它说:“这里变了对吧？” Fatty could not master „changes” is what meaning that the master said that but still nods. 胖丁搞不懂主人说的“变了”是什么意思,但依然点点头。 It once liked Snow Mountain Ranch, here has to attract its thing, now actually cannot feel, dances with joy to gesticulate anything...... 它曾经非常喜欢雪山牧场,这里有吸引它的东西,现在却感受不到了,手舞足蹈比划着什么…… Once, Snow Mountain Ranch was the pride of cowboys, they said themselves to work the time to others, the opposite party will give the thumbs-up to praise here is a mysterious place, and envied in can the good luck that came Snow Mountain Ranch to work. 曾经,雪山牧场是牛仔们的骄傲,他们对别人说出自己工作时候,对方会竖起大拇指夸赞这里是个神奇的地方,并且羡慕于能够来雪山牧场工作的好运气。 All day in this, is very familiar with every bit of property, having the change time is cowboys first detects, afterward the researcher discovered the Act content obviously drops. 整天待在这,对一草一木都很熟悉,发生变动时候是牛仔们第一个察觉到,后来研究员才发现Act含量明显下降。 Since these days, the cowboys have gone all out work, many cattle start to have various diseases, needs to look after carefully, may not have the means to prevent the Act content to be getting fewer and fewer eventually this fact. 这段时间以来,牛仔们更加卖力地工作,很多牛羊都开始出现各种疾病,需要细心照顾,可终究没办法阻止Act含量越来越少这个事实。 When the night falls. 夜幕降临之际。 When Han Xuan brings the special product that buys from Huaxia, goes to the old Patton visiting time, discovers Old John, Anderson, Martinez and Alexander they also. 当韩宣带着从华夏买到的特产,去老巴顿家拜访时候,发现老约翰、安德森、马丁内兹、亚历山大他们也在。 Looks distressed, the hair is messy and dirty, the body can also smell the perspiration stink and smoke, probably was exhausted, in front of everyone is putting one glass of beer. 一个个愁眉苦脸的,头发脏乱,身上还能闻到汗臭味和烟味,好像累坏了,每人面前放着一杯啤酒。 Does not need to want also to guess correctly, these people were just chatting about anything, Han Xuan said: „ In, that was too good, avoid I must deliver from house to house. 不用想也能猜到,这些人刚刚在聊关于什么,韩宣笑着说:“都在啊,那太好了,省得我还要挨家挨户送过去。 In the car(riage) has me the special product that brings from Huaxia and Japan, leaves time to take some. ” 车里有很多我从华夏、日本带回来的特产,离开时候自己拿上一些。” „Did you do in the afternoon, I see you place that drove to pass by me to herd.” “你下午干嘛了,我看见你开车路过我放牧的地方。” Black person cowboy Martinez, squeezes the smile to say. 黑人牛仔马丁内兹,挤出笑容说道。 His mood is not good, recently everyone was discussing Snow Mountain Ranch soon was finished this matter, how possibly can be happy. 他心情不是太好,最近每个人都在谈雪山牧场快要完蛋这件事,心情怎么可能好得起来。 Other work traded traded, but to the western cowboy, the pasture was more like family/home same existence. 其他工作换了就换了,但对西部牛仔而言,牧场更像是家一样的存在。 Old Patton and Old John they, here the work most lifetime, here is the family/home, has the present matter, the cowboys are also very sad. 老巴顿和老约翰他们,已经在这里工作大半辈子,这里就是家,发生现在的事,牛仔们也很难过。 Sees Han Xuan, they squeeze out the smile, Old John said: „A month does not see, you grew probably, how goes to that side Asia to play, is the business good?” 见到韩宣,他们纷纷挤出笑脸,老约翰说道:“才一个多月不见,你好像又长高了,去亚洲那边玩得怎么样,生意还好吧？” „ Good, if were not the father tells me to say the pasture to have an accident, I also planned to play some time. “都挺不错的,如果不是老爹告诉我说牧场出事,我还打算多玩一段时间。 In the afternoon looked in the pasture everywhere, in Lake Rota actually dying many fish, you know when from starts, has these strange matter? ” 下午在牧场到处看了看,罗塔湖里竟然死很多鱼,你们知道从什么时候开始,才发生这些怪事的么？” „Also had the fish dead?” “又有鱼死了？” The old Patton opens the mouth, rubbed the temples to continue: „ The day before yesterday I just made one clean up a number of dead fish, several three and four meters tall Shouxun died. 老巴顿开口,揉揉太阳穴继续说:“前天我刚让人清理过一批死鱼,有几条三、四米长的高首鲟都死了。 The zoologist brings to study them, has not discovered the germ and so on, but they simply have not arrived at the age that should die, the cause of death is bewildered. 动物学家将它们带回去研究,并没有发现病菌之类的,可它们根本没到应该死亡的年纪,死因莫名其妙。 Probably more than 20 days ago starts, has forage grass on the lawn to wither suddenly completely then spreads toward the surroundings slowly. 大概是从二十多天前开始,有片草地上的牧草突然全部枯萎接着慢慢往周围蔓延。 Since your father takes over Snow Mountain Ranch, has not had such strange matter, the forage grass has grown really well, does not need us to take the trouble the attendance. 自从你父亲接手雪山牧场后,还没发生过那样的怪事,牧草一直生长得很好,根本不需要我们费心照顾。 Afterward the situation was getting more and more bad, the pasture in peripheral several place, had similar symptom, the person in agricultural company did not know the reason, told us saying that the seed did not have the issue. 后来情况越来越差,周边几个地方的牧场,也出现类似症状,农业公司的人不知道原因,告诉我们说种子没问题。 That side Gonzalez Pasture, started to have the epidemic disease for these days, over a thousand cows in several cattle pen, in one night entire. 冈萨雷斯牧场那边,这几天开始出现疫病,几座牛圈里的上千头牛,在一夜之间全死了。 Had been burnt down to dispose, Xiaogang Saarres is almost wild with rage...... ” 已经被焚烧填埋,小冈萨雷斯差点气疯……” If there are to present the unusual reason, should start to look from the source, Han Xuan moves at heart, the mouth said: „You remember at first where from starts to wither, now leads me to have a look.” 如果有出现异常的原因,应该从源头开始找,韩宣心里一动,嘴里说道:“你记得最初从哪开始枯萎的吗,现在带我去看看。” „Now?” “现在？” Old Patton has a look at the dim light of night of out of the window, stands up saying: „ Walks, I have looked several times, nothing strange. 老巴顿看看窗外的夜色,站起身说道:“走吧,我去看过好几次,没什么奇怪的。 Brings the expert flashlight, there dug out a pit, my previous time almost falls down...... ” 带好手电筒,那里被挖出个坑,我上次差点掉下去......”