I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 184 The Little Fox Hatches Eggs

A putrid stench immediately filled the air, and several grains of sand were embedded in the festering wound.

When Chen Su looked up, he found that Xu Ying had already put on gloves and was approaching with tweezers. Their eyes met in the dimly lit carriage.

Xu Ying said, "I'll clean the wound, and you prepare the antibiotics."

As Chen Su nodded, a bead of sweat slid down his chin.

They worked together like partners who had been working together for many years.

While Xu Ying was stitching up the wound, Chen Su held the camel's neck and whispered words of comfort.

While Chen Su was preparing the electrolyte solution, Xu Ying had already measured the body temperature of all the camels.

The two worked together seamlessly and efficiently inspected the five camels, with Xu Ying carefully recording the condition of each camel.

Xu Ying's earnest figure was reflected in the mountain's eyes. Its black gem eyes were watery and stared at Xu Ying, as if trying to imprint this human figure into its mind forever.

When the wound of the last camel was bandaged.

The weakest female camel suddenly touched Xu Ying's wrist with her nose, and the wet touch startled her.

"It is giving thanks."

Chen Su had quietly moved to her side without her noticing, his voice still cold, but gentler than usual.

Just as Xu Ying was about to respond, he suddenly raised his hand.

His slender fingertips gently brushed through her hair, pulling down a single soft camel hair.

This sudden action startled both of them for a moment.

“It has fur.” He explained briefly, his voice a notch lower than usual.

Unconsciously, her fingertips stroked the downy hair, as if trying to conceal her earlier actions.

Xu Ying looked up, her clear eyes gazing directly into his: "Thank you!"

A thin layer of red spread visibly from the tips of Chen Su's ears, and a rare hint of panic flashed across his cold and stern face.

He looked away, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly, but he forced himself to maintain his usual indifferent expression.

Don't look at me like that.

Finally, he said in a low voice, his tone tinged with a sense of helpless weakness.

He still clutched the camel hair in his palm, his fingers already crumpled beyond recognition from nervousness.

Just then, a police officer's voice came from afar: "Station Chief Xu, we need to evacuate a group of people. We're going the same way, so let's hitch a ride back together!"

"Okay, I'm coming!"

After a long day of running around, Xu Ying was eager to go home.

The underground was too dark and cold, and she desperately needed to suck on the little fennec fox kitten to restore her energy!

Chen Su watched Xu Ying rush off the car, feeling a sense of emptiness in his heart.

Xu Ying hadn't forgotten that there were still six Class I protected animals here. "These six camels, come with me!"

She patted the truck driver who was squatting down smoking nearby: "Brother, let's go, let's go to the 032 Rescue Station now, I'll give you a raise!"

"I'll also bring you some local specialties like eggs and dried fruit."

Upon hearing this, the truck driver immediately stubbed out his cigarette: "Okay, let's go now!" "Wait."

Xu Ying suddenly remembered that she hadn't asked the camels for their opinion yet. She turned to look at the big guys on the vehicle and asked, "Would you like to come to my rescue station to recover from your injuries?"

Shanfeng immediately nodded, being the first to agree!
The other camels all let out weak cries: "Of course, if you don't mind, stationmaster."
We can also provide you with fresh camel milk!
[Once we've recovered, we can help you carry heavy loads!]
"No need, no need, you just need to recover from your injuries~" Xu Ying quickly waved her hand, feeling a pang of sadness as she looked at these big guys who were desperately trying to prove their worth.

Although Bactrian camels are a Class I protected animal in China, herders do not like to raise them because their economic value is too low. Not only is their milk production low, but their transportation function has also been weakened in the context of modern transportation development.

These six large animals were probably raised by herders before, but were abandoned because they weren't profitable.

After a two-hour drive, we arrived back at the shelter at 11 p.m.

After settling the six camels, Xu Ying arrived at the entrance of the rescue station.

The area around the rescue station was quiet at this time.

She couldn't hear the little foxes' joyful chirping even through the door.

Normally, this is the time when the little foxes would be making their last fuss before going to bed.

Xu Ying felt somewhat worried.

She pushed open the rescue station door, carrying a basket of fresh meatballs that Qi Xiao had given to the fox cubs, and the sight before her made her freeze in place—

Five fluffy little fennec foxes were forming a perfect circle, with a nest of eggs lying beneath them—they looked like eggs that the little sand cat had picked up from the Niya black chickens.

They sat there solemnly, their bushy tails completely covering the eggs, looking just like five professional incubators.

Upon hearing the door open, ten pointed ears perked up in unison, and large amber eyes blinked as they stared at her, their expressions conveying a serious "we're busy, don't bother us" attitude.

The clingy and talkative kids who used to fawn over Xu Ying whenever she came home are now busy with their own "life's work."

The chubby fox squeaked and used its paw to push an egg that was about to roll out of its circle back to the center.

Upon seeing this, the other four immediately adjusted their posture, tucking their tails in even tighter and even softening their breathing, for fear of disturbing the "babies about to hatch".

[Giggle, hook up~]
Fox Erniu even imitated the hen's clucking, doing it very diligently.

The fox tried to imitate a hen's call, but the sound it made was so strange and nonsensical that Xu Ying almost burst out laughing.

Fox Xiao Wu seemed puzzled as to why the egg, which had been incubating for so long, hadn't shown any signs of life.

It tilted its little head and cautiously touched the eggshell with its nose, only to be startled by the cool touch and sneeze, causing its older siblings to move away in disgust.

Xu Ying suppressed a laugh and squatted down, discovering that they had brought back a soft mat from the rescue station from somewhere and carefully placed it under the eggs.

The overhead lights of the shelter shone down, giving the five furry "caretakers" a golden edge, making even the undried water droplets on their beards sparkle.

The moment she put down the bamboo basket of meatballs and took out her phone to take a picture, Fox Si Bao's radar-like little nose sniffed the air, and it tilted its head with a look of sudden realization—

It finally remembered that it had been incubating the eggs for most of the day without eating!

So, with a "whoosh," it led the charge towards the meatball basket in Xu Ying's hands.

The remaining four looked at each other, glancing at the meatballs and then at the eggs. In the end, the food won over their sense of responsibility, and the furballs scattered.

Only five lonely eggs remained lying on the cushion, along with Xu Ying, who was doubled over with laughter.

Outside the window, the little sand cat was "reporting" to its master, the black serval: "Master, it seems like some eggs are missing from my basket!"
The little sand cat stared seriously at the small egg-collecting cart that Station Master Xu had made for him; it seemed that a few eggs were missing from the basket on the cart.

However, kittens have small heads and limited brain capacity, so they can't remember exactly how many eggs they collected.

(End of this chapter)