Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 473: An unexpected discovery during the night walk on the ancient Sindhu Road

"Okay, I got it. Let them treat the cats and gibbons in two separate wards."

Professor Bai thought for a moment and gave instructions, "Gibbon's range of activities is larger than clouded leopard's. During the recovery period, send it to the rescue center in Yunnan Province. There is enough space and the environment is suitable for gibbons. The clouded leopard will stay here for treatment, and will be released directly when it is almost recovered."

Professor Bai was very curious about the cat that Chen Ying mentioned that was so smart that it didn't look like an animal. He changed his clothes and followed him to the cloud cat's treatment area.

"Mimi, come and eat this. I made it especially for you. It definitely tastes better than what he makes."

As soon as I entered, I saw three or four young men divided into two sides, each holding a cat bowl and trying to lure Da Piaoliang.

Da Piaoliang sat upright at the table, looking to the left and then to the right, seeming a little unsure.

The arrival of Chen Ying and Professor Bai made the young men put down their bowls immediately and run back to their workstations, pretending to work seriously.

"What did you make? It smells so good." Chen Ying broke the awkwardness and picked up one of the cat bowls to take a look. "Offal and egg yolk, not bad. Da Piaoliang, do you want some?"

Professor Bai also picked up another bowl and took a look. It was a mixture of pureed chicken and pureed fish, with egg yolk also added.

The egg yolk is the best tasting one when it is just cooked through. When mixed into the meat paste, it has an eggy smell, which is the cat's favorite taste.

The cats at the Jiamugou First Aid Station also eat egg yolks once a week.

Sister Leopard likes it more, Xiao Jin and Little Lynx also like it, but Brother Leopard and Jin Ya don’t like to eat it.

Uncle Tiger clearly refuses to eat this thing. Occasionally, when he is greedy, he will go to eat bird eggs. After all, there are so many "pheasants" roaming around!
Seeing Chen Ying holding the cat bowl, Da Piaoliang breathed a sigh of relief, trotted over, and tapped Chen Ying's hand gently with her tail, asking him to put the bowl down.

Chen Ying held back her laughter and placed the bowl in front of it. Da Piaoliang lowered her head and began to show off. While showing off, she kept looking at Professor Bai's hand, fearing that the other cat bowl would be taken away.

After it finished eating, Chen Ying took it to see the two kittens.

"We need to observe them for a while, and they can only stay in this room during this time. If you want to come and see them, just come here. The curtains are not drawn, so you can watch them as long as you want."

The glass windows on the walls of the ward are closed, and if an accident occurs, you can break the glass and escape.

The windowsill is wide enough for a cat to lie down on it, but the problem is how to get up there.

This problem was solved by Dao Meihua's aunt, who built a cat corridor directly from the front door to the windowsill.

The hospital was managed by her aunt, and she could get it done overnight with just one order.

Da Piaoliang walked around two or three times by herself, then took her still weak mother through the corridor to the window sill, where she saw the two children who were being well taken care of.

After three days of treatment, the kitten's condition improved and it can lick milk on its own.

The nurse in charge of taking care of the kittens also knows that there is a supervisor overhead. When she is giving the kittens recovery training, she will push them under the windowsill so that the two cats can be watched closely.

Seeing that her child was still alive, the mother cat finally felt relieved and began to eat hard to restore her strength.

After the white-browed gibbon was sent away, Professor Bai took his wife to the scenic area to soak in the hot springs.

There is the Dao family's private residence over there, and there is also a hot spring in the house. Professor Bai can live there and settle down there.

After staying with the cats until the two kittens were old enough to live with the adult cat, Chen Ying decided to leave.

He was not in a hurry to go back to the first aid station, but planned to choose a hiking route.

It just so happens that Yin Li is on annual leave, so I can come and go with him.

Although the two brothers have met often in the past two years, they have few opportunities to climb mountains and play together.

In Heyuan, outdoor activities are not called playing at all, they are the kind that could result in death at any time.

After waiting for Yin Li for two days, the two brothers successfully reunited.

The wind and frost on the plateau are killing people. The handsome young man is almost turning into a haggard middle-aged man.

"Your second daughter is amazing. She even helped us patrol during the migration of Tibetan antelopes this year. You have no idea how great it is to have a big cat accompanying us on patrol and giving us early warnings. People in Qiangtang are so envious that they have set their sights on the lynx cubs and snow leopard cubs and want them to live there."

It’s not that letting wild animals get close to humans brings them benefits. It’s mainly because when they are patrolling in the wild, they are bound to encounter accidents. If they have an animal with human nature to help, they can really save their lives.

The Heyuan First Aid Station now operates more smoothly than the Jiamugou First Aid Station, and it is more like a small scientific research first aid station.

With Uncle Zhaxi in charge, Xiao Song and Duanmu would also go there to take shifts every week. Everything was no different from when Chen Ying was there.

The only annoying thing is that several Tibetan mastiffs often compete for status.

Fortunately, they also know not to harm their companions, and they compete with each other on things like how to rescue animals and how to herd sheep and cattle.

The most exaggerated thing is that the three mastiffs actually tamed the herd of yaks in the valley near the Heyuan First Aid Station and prevented them from approaching human settlements.

"Last time, a wild yak got angry and almost trampled a baby yak to death. A group of dogs got angry and formed a dog formation to deal with the violent yak, but they defeated it. Now the cow hides when it sees this group of dogs. It's so well behaved."

This group of repair dogs also helped to find people. A scientific research team member who accidentally lost contact due to a sudden strong wind was found by Erniu and this group of dogs. They found all of them without missing a single one.

The farthest one was more than 30 kilometers away from the emergency station. When he was found, he was almost hypothermic. It was several Tibetan antelopes lying beside him to block the wind and keep him warm that helped him hold on until the dog found him.

“Now, Heyuan, you are almost a legend. Many herdsmen call you God’s messenger on earth, hahahaha!”

Chen Ying didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Chen Ying certainly didn't think that the simple herdsmen were making fun of him, but he couldn't praise him too much. He felt that he had done nothing and didn't deserve the herdsmen's love.

Yin Li was too lazy to tell him all this, so he changed the subject and talked about the plan to retrace the ancient Silk Road.

In ancient times, there was an ancient Silk Road from Shudu in Sichuan Province to India, which was called "Shu Shen Du Dao".

Starting from Imagawa Province, they passed through Dali, Baoshan, and Dehong and entered the neighboring Shan Kingdom (Myanmar), and finally arrived in Sindhu (India). From Sindhu, they crossed the mountains and the sea to several countries in Central Asia, and the end point of the journey was the Mediterranean coast.

Merchants used this route to exchange goods with merchants from ancient China, exchanging gold, silver, gems and other items for silk or Qiong bamboo sticks.

Of course, Chen Ying and his friends would not exchange silk for goods. They just wanted to retrace the journey from Baoshan to Myanmar and investigate the distribution of animals and plants.

I was about to drive away when I received a call from Lao Gao.

"Have you two forgotten that I am also a veteran of the Jiamugou First Aid Station? Can you leave me behind in this matter? One of you plays with cats, and the other one watches flowers. Shouldn't I be included as a bird player?"

It was such a good private scientific expedition, but after he said that, it felt a bit awkward.

But if he comes, he is naturally welcome.

There were more than two of them. There was also Dao Meihua and her sister-in-law who was studying insects, plus three brothers who served as guides and logistical assistants, a total of eight people in the team.

Lao Gao came by himself and brought a junior fellow student with him.

The junior was a sophomore who joined the army and served for two years. After retiring, he returned to the university campus. He got along very well with Lao Gao and did not have any of the common problems of young people who are overambitious.

The team increased to ten people, and the configuration was still three tents, two large and one small, and the supplies were kept as simple as possible.

After arriving in Baoshan, they will follow the ancient road recorded in history to cross the mountains and enter Tengchong. The novelty of entering the ancient road for the first time disappeared after two days.

When people walk along the ancient trails today, their mood is very different from that of the ancients.

There are not many ancient monuments along the way. The passage of history has washed away the dust on the ancient road again and again, and the stone slabs of that year were broken and covered by soil and leaves.

Several places are well preserved because nearby villagers used to use the road decades ago.

The caravan traveled back and forth between the mountains and the city, until time passed and the last old man who had guarded the village returned to the earth.

The young villagers have responded to the country's call and moved to the settlements at the foot of the mountain. Their faces show longing and yearning for a new life.

In recent years, the local area has also been excavating historical sites and creating cultural attractions. The abandoned ancient roads have been used in another way, trying to bloom a glimmer of glory in the dust of time.

"Slow down, do you see the little thing in front?"

Dao Meihua's sister-in-law stopped everyone and asked them to pause and prepare for filming.

(The red and black color combination of the red warty newt looks like an alien)

Dao Meihua was originally a very brave person, but when she saw this red-wart newt, she inexplicably got goose bumps all over her body and subconsciously moved a little further away.

"What, scared?"

"I'm not scared, I just feel uncomfortable. The color and the dots on its back are a bit creepy."

Chen Ying suppressed his laughter and pulled her behind him.

Her sister-in-law finished taking the picture, straightened up, smiled and glared at her.

"You know how precious this little thing is. It's a unique species here. No matter how scary it is, you won't be afraid if you think about its value."

"That's also a concern. No matter how valuable it is, can I still take it home to raise it?"

That’s true. My sister-in-law admired it for a while before gently poking it with a branch to drive it away.

"Let's go, there must be more beautiful little ones waiting for us ahead."

I walked less than ten kilometers the whole day, simply because there were so many beautiful things to see!
Chen Ying only found a small group of Philippine leaf monkeys, a dozen adults and five golden-yellow baby monkeys, foraging and playing by the river.

Two mothers holding their cubs sat on a large rock by the river and groomed their cubs, while the cubs fought for the fruits in each other's hands.

Sure enough, just like human cubs, the rice in their bowls tastes better!

There was also a little monkey sleeping quietly in its mother's arms. Suddenly, it startled and scared the dozing mother monkey so much that she almost fell off the tree.

After squeaking a few times, the mother monkey moved to a more stable place to sit down, looked around, hugged the child, and continued to sleep.

Without disturbing the monkeys' rest, they continued along the mountain road.

It had rained a day or two before, and when we got halfway up the mountain, it started to fog up again.

The ground was slippery and vines grew randomly, on trees, on the ground, on rocks, and anywhere there was room for climbing.

Years of rotten fallen leaves piled up, forming puddles wherever you stepped on them.

There are also fallen tree trunks covered with moss, and if you are not careful you will fall over.

"It's foggy today, let's set up camp early. There's a bunker in front, which was built a long time ago to protect against 'savages'. It's useless now, but people can live in it."

The blockhouse is a remaining relic and has collapsed a lot, but because of the terrain here, two-thirds of the stone fortress is still preserved.

The inside is paved with stone slabs, and after a little cleaning, you can lay out the waterproof mat and set up the tent.

There is no roof above the head, and the stone fortresses on three sides can effectively block the mountain wind at night, and there is also a mountain spring nearby.

It was only five o'clock in the afternoon and the group had already set up the camp.

After half an hour, raindrops began to fall. Although the rain was not heavy, it was very lingering.

A group of people sit down and chat, talk about some happy things, and pass the time easily.

The drizzle continued until nightfall. The guide said that there were relatively few wild animals nearby, with monkeys being the most common, followed by some insects.

"There is a small pond nearby with lots of frogs. When I was a kid, I liked to catch frogs with my brothers and fry them with chili peppers when I got home."

The guide is a member of the local ethnic minority who moved to the foot of the mountain a few years ago. Relying on his familiarity with the mountains, he does some work similar to that of a tour guide.

He is a nice person and many tour groups like to have him as a guide. He has also made some money over the years.

"I didn't dare go there at first. I didn't know anything at that time, and I didn't know what was rare or not. Anyway, there were plenty of those frogs in the mountains. Now, we buy bullfrogs in the market, and we have a place here that specializes in raising frogs, so we can buy some and eat them."

The guide said that he still remembered seeing a golden frog on a tree beside the pond when he was a child.

Hearing what he said, Dao Meihua's sister-in-law suddenly became excited and kept asking what it was like.

Because there is no internet here, and we can't find any pictures to show the guide, my sister-in-law is very anxious.

Chen Ying thought about it, took out his tablet and opened a photo gallery. After searching for a while, he handed the tablet to the guide.

"Brother Li, take a look at whether it looks like this."

Brother Li took it and looked at it, then slapped his thigh and said, "This is it, it's not this big, it's much smaller, about the size of a ping-pong ball."

(I look weird, but I'm cute)
Dao Meihua and her sister-in-law leaned over to take a look. Her sister-in-law pursed her lips and wanted to say something, then looked at Chen Ying and the others with a frown.

"Sister-in-law, do you want to go over and take a look? If it's not far, please ask Brother Li to lead the way later. I'll follow you and see if I can run into him."

Brother Li also knew whose salary he was getting, so he immediately agreed, "That's no problem, it's not far from here, but you have to go back a bit, go to the other side of the abandoned village, and the small pond is two or three hundred meters away."

After being injured frequently, Lao Gao was not very fond of taking risks. It was okay during the day, but the mountain roads were rugged and difficult to walk on at night, and it became even more slippery after the rain, so he chose to stay and guard the camp.

The guide Brother Li and another logistics guy accompanied the five of them to explore the small pond at night.

There is a stone road at the other end of the abandoned village. Brother Li said that in the past, villagers would go to that pond to fetch water home, so this road was completely abandoned until a few years ago.

After walking more than 200 meters along the stone road, Brother Li took the lead and turned into a small path next to it.

There were no frog croaking sounds at night, and according to the season, this is not the time when frogs are most active.

My sister-in-law was still a little unwilling to give up. She wandered around for half an hour before finally giving up reluctantly.

However, on the way back to the camp, they seemed to hear some unusual noises.

(End of this chapter)