Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 288 Protecting Our Fragile Two-legged Beasts

The hare that Ms. Golden Cat brought up was hung on a branch outside the cave by Chen Ying.

"Every autumn rain brings a chill. This year's autumn rain came a little early."

Brother Chi hugged his knees and looked out of the cave. The mountain opposite was shrouded in mist. It looked poetic, but for people who had to work in the mountains, this environment was unpleasant.

At this temperature, it would be hot if I put on a raincoat, but I would easily catch a cold if I didn’t wear one.

In the afternoon, the fog dissipated a lot and the drizzle gradually stopped.

Yingbo planned to complete the scheduled sampling task alone, leaving Chi Ge and Chen Ying to rest in the cave.

The place he was going was not far away, about twenty meters away from the cave. His main purpose was to collect soil samples and look for water sources.

The search area is centered on the cave, and a radius of fifty meters is sufficient.

This distance is not far. If you encounter danger, you can just run back. Even if you don’t dare to run, you can blow the whistle for help.

Brother Chi held the water cup and watched Chen Ying massaging and tickling Ms. Golden Cat.

"I heard that Dr. Chen is going to the plateau to do research in the winter?"

"We are planning to go there. We need to conduct follow-up observations on the snow leopards and lynxes we rescued earlier. Why, Brother Chi, don't you want to go with me?"

"No, no, no, my health is so bad that I can't even go to the plateau."

The altitude and climate are not important. What’s important is that there is almost no one there.

For those who have never been to the wild, it may sound attractive, but for people like them who work in the wild all year round, they know too well the dangers that uninhabited areas represent.

That's not work at all, it's risking your life.

When they patrol the forest here, most of the time they stay within the safe zone.

This time I went out with Chen Ying, firstly to guide Yingbo, and secondly to make plans for the year-end performance evaluation.

People in the system say that Dr. Chen is very lucky and that working with him is very beneficial.

As of now, although we haven’t seen many other incredible scenes, having a safe journey is already the greatest luck.

In just another week, I will be able to go home smoothly. Not only will I have ten days of paid vacation, but I will also be able to add a nice touch to my resume.

As a middle-aged man, all he wants is a wife, children, a warm bed, a full wallet and a happy family.

Ms. Golden Cat slept for half a day and finally felt refreshed.

I ran out to play for a while and solved a cat problem. When I came back, I saw a rabbit hanging at the entrance of the hole and was very puzzled.

"Meow, why don't you eat it? Is it not tasty? Do you want to eat rat strips? I'll go get some for you."

"No, no, no, this is not your prey. I dare not move without your consent."

Who is a good person who eats rat strips?

Ms. Golden Cat rubbed her pretty little face, bit the foot of the dead rabbit that was hung for public display, and pulled hard, and the rabbit fell to the ground.

"Eat it. Do you want me to peel the skin for you?"

There is no need to trouble it for this. Chen Ying used her increasingly skilled knife skills to show Ms. Golden Cat the art of eating like a two-legged animal.

Brother Chi is pretty good at grilling meat.

After Chen Ying processed the rabbit, she still buried the unwanted parts deep inside the rabbit.

Ms. Golden Cat followed him and saw him burying something, so she curiously went to help dig it out a few times.

"This isn't excrement, why are you burying it?"

They only need to bury their own poop, and they can just throw the food they eat into the forest, and other scavengers or small creatures will come to help them deal with it.

Chen Ying didn't know how to explain it, so she simply gave up and changed the subject.

"That black and white bear up there is pretty good-natured. Do you want to come with me to see it?"

The golden cat lady sneezed, glanced at him sideways, and followed his advice.

"Then go ahead."

After saying that, it ran straight up the mountain without waiting for Chen Ying to lead the way.

In the tree hole, the big guy had just fallen asleep. The arrival of the golden cat only made it open its eyes reluctantly and take a look, then it turned around, hugged its head and fell asleep again.

When Chen Ying arrived, she saw Ms. Golden Cat lying on the edge of the tree hole, stretching out her arms to poke at the giant panda.

"What are you doing?"

Chen Ying leaned over to take a look.

Ms. Golden Cat’s arms were still a little short, and she didn’t touch a single hair after scratching the air for a long time.

"Is it sleeping? Forget it, let's go back first and come back later."

The golden cat bared its teeth in displeasure, jumped up the tree and left angrily.

This kitten is small in size but has a big temper.

Compared to it, Xiao Jin is much more mature and steady.

He reached his hand into the tree hole to feel the temperature. It was okay, warmer than he thought.

Chen Ying took the opportunity to use her mobile phone to shoot a ten-second video of the giant panda sleeping, and also paid attention to recording the surrounding environment and landmarks.

Without internet, some functions cannot be used and can only be recorded manually.

When you come out, you might as well do some work. Finish it early and go home early.

After detection, it was found that there was a crack in the rock where water was dripping less than 20 meters away from the tree hole.

It just so happened that the stone below had been impacted over the years to create a shallow groove.

Judging from the fact that the weeds in front of this place grow completely differently from those on the side, I guess this is also a drinking water spot commonly used by animals on the mountain.

Taking out a test tube from his waist bag and collecting a tube of water, Chen Ying stepped back to take a picture, considering whether to put the last camera here. After thinking for a while, he gave up the idea.

This drinking water point is relatively high from the ground and the amount of water is not large. Even if animals come to drink water, it is estimated that there will not be many.

It’s a pity that there is too much snow in winter to go up the mountain, otherwise I would really like to see what it is like here in winter.

When he turned around, he saw a furry tail swaying in front of him. Chen Ying was so scared that he took a step back and almost sat on the stone at the drinking water point.

Hearing the snorting laughter, he looked up and saw Ms. Golden Cat holding the mouse's head, letting its long tail hang down, probably trying to scare him.

I let out a sigh and comforted myself. The little animals didn't have any bad intentions. They just wanted to play a game with the two-legged beasts... Bullshit!
He confiscated the mouse strips in a bad mood, and the golden cat lady was so angry that she sharpened her claws on the tree.

I can't bear to hit it, but I can't bring myself to bite it. Forget it, I have to pamper my own two-legged beast.

Humph, next time you try to steal its rat strips, it will just catch two in advance!

Chen Ying didn't really intend to rob it. When he returned to the outside of the cave, he returned the rat strip to it.

"Brother Chi, Yingbo, I'm back. Here are the data I just measured, as well as the water and soil samples. Keep them."

Yingbo was sitting by the fire and looking through the data records, while Brother Chi was resting in the tent.

Hearing Chen Ying coming back, Brother Chi sat up and shook his head.

"I am just getting older, and my health is not as good as when I was young."

He picked up the almost cold water and took a cold medicine.

"I'll take a break today. You two can take a break tomorrow while I take the measurements."

"It's okay. You're tired too. There's no need to be so clear about it. Just take some rest. I'll take Yingbo with me."

I touched Brother Chi’s forehead and found that he didn’t have a fever, but rather felt a little hypothermic.

"You should take a nap first. If you feel cold, I have a thin down jacket for you to cover yourself with."

"No need, I brought clothes." Brother Chi did not refuse Chen Ying's kindness. He took off his shoes and coat, curled up in the sleeping bag in the tent and fell asleep.

Chen Ying carefully closed the tent door to prevent the wind from blowing in.

"You don't have to keep watch at night. There are basically no large beasts here. I'll try to make a door curtain with vines to block the way a little."

The main thing is that there is a golden cat lady in the cave, who can act as a night guard on duty.

At this time, Chen Ying couldn't help but miss the time when Jin Ya and Xiao Jin accompanied him and Yin Li up the mountain. They didn't have to keep watch at night, and Jin Ya and Xiao Jin protected them very well.

I hope Ms. Golden Cat can learn from her friends and realize that protecting the fragile two-legged creatures is the responsibility of cats!

Because Brother Chi had a cold, they stayed for two more days and only went down the mountain after he had recovered.

Fortunately, Chen Ying was well prepared. In addition to veterinary medicines, she also brought a lot of human medicines.

When they were going down the mountain, they happened to meet Dabai who came up the mountain to check the situation.

Seeing Chi Ge and Ying Bo, Dabai did not approach rashly, but barked twice on the tree a few meters away, probably asking why Chen Ying had not come down for so long.

The feeling of being missed is really unbearable.

Chen Ying brought the bamboo shoots dug from the mountain to Dabai.

"I dug this up in the mountains. Try it and see if it suits your taste. The one of your kind up there is pretty good-natured, so don't fight. The bamboo forest here is large, so there's no need to fight over food."

After mumbling a few words, Chen Ying watched Dabai finish eating the bamboo shoot, and then patted its neck.

"We are leaving now. Do you want to take these bamboo shoots with you, or should I?"

Dabai called out twice more and said Jiaojiao would be here soon. The cave they had lived in before was leaking a little, so they wanted to find a dry place again.

Without hesitation, he told Dabai where they were going to spend the night.

They probably won't live here forever. Once Leo is able to live on his own, Dabai and Jiaojiao will have to go back to live in the nature reserve.

I am old and don't like to leave my hometown. ┓(`)┏

After putting the bamboo shoots next to Dabai, Chen Ying and the other two walked down quickly.

We can't delay on the road. The supplies are barely enough, but we don't bring enough cold-resistant clothes.

In high-altitude areas, a minor cold may lead to a serious illness. Everyone’s life is at stake.

"We will hurry down the road and try to rest at their tiger observatory tonight."

Apart from anything else, there are spare coats and medicines there, and we can also communicate with the outside world, so it's no problem to stay there for two more days.

By the afternoon, Chi Ge's condition relapsed, so Yingbo simply carried him on his back for a while.

I was lucky enough. After walking more than halfway along the river, I met Xiaobao who was resting in a tree.

It recognized Chen Ying and jumped down from the tree and came over.

Chen Ying recognized it from its cry and quickly asked it to go find Sister Leopard.

In recent months, Sister Leopard has brought Beibei to get acquainted with the people at the observatory. Even if the people there don't understand what it says, they can guess something based on its actions and expressions.

Sure enough, after receiving the news from Xiaobao, Sister Bao rushed directly into the duty room of the observatory, bit the rescue stretcher and dragged it out.

The observer, who was smiling at it as it rushed in, was stunned and subconsciously wanted to pull the stretcher back.

"Sister Leopard, this is not a toy, you can't bite it."

His shouting alarmed the captain and other colleagues next door.

Everyone came over to watch the fun, and someone suddenly said, "Sister Leopard never plays these games. Could it be that the little leopard found someone injured in the wild?"

Everyone gasped, and the two young men in charge of the safety of the observatory picked up the stretcher and ran out without saying a word.

"Hurry, Sister Leopard, lead the way!"

(End of this chapter)