Chapter 176:
Early in the morning, on a **** on the grassland, a fat khaki marmot suddenly emerged from a cave. It stayed at the entrance of the cave very vigilantly and looked at the environment outside the cave, and found nothing wrong. It took a while before finally plucking up the courage to lean out of the cave and tiptoe to prepare to walk over to the grassland outside.
While walking, the marmot turned back and looked around from time to time, as if to be alert to the approach of some natural enemy.
It seemed that everyone felt really tired and panicked for this marmot.
The marmot walked around for a while, but still didn't find any special situation. Gradually, it slowly relaxed its mind. Instead of staring around all the time, it started to concentrate on finding food to eat into its stomach.
Although spring has just arrived and the last winter has just passed, after such a winter, the marmot has already lost a lot of weight.
If you don't gain weight quickly and store a little more fat, how will you survive the next winter?
When spring comes and can go out for food, all the marmots must race against time to use the time of the next day to eat hard and store a little more fat, so as to be fully prepared for the coming of the next winter.
Nothing is more important these days than cooking.
The marmot slowly relaxed its vigilance and worked hard to cook, but in the next second, something came out and deliberately disturbed it.
Chen Xing had been staring at this marmot when he was hiding just now, until the other party slowly relaxed his vigilance and concentrated on cooking, then he finally no longer hesitated, and suddenly jumped out and rushed towards the other party.
The marmot was caught off guard and was directly knocked to the ground by a Tibetan fox. Fortunately, it had a lot of flesh on its body, otherwise it would really hurt at this moment.
However, even if there was no pain from the fall, the sudden appearance of the Tibetan fox just now was enough to startle and frighten the marmot.
Although Tibetan foxes and marmots are similar in size, generally speaking, the other party does not take the initiative to provoke them, but more often they provoke the pikas everywhere on the grassland, but who knows if there will be Tibetan foxes who don't like meat What about the few pikas and the marmots instead?
Marmot still has a chance to be defeated by Tibetan fox and become the opponent's meal!
Thinking of this, it's no wonder that the marmot was frightened by the sudden appearance of the Tibetan fox.
Even if this experience is not only this time!
That's right, this marmot that was targeted by Chen Xing was not the first time that Chen Xing, a Tibetan fox, was harassed today.
It's no wonder that the marmot was so vigilant when it was in the cave early in the morning. If it hadn't found that there was no movement around, it wouldn't have gradually relaxed its vigilance and was frightened by the sudden appearance of Chen Xing. Jump!
The marmot was successfully startled by Chen Xing. Chen Xing didn't stay any longer, and he didn't even try to attack the opponent. Instead, he just slipped away. The figure soon became smaller and smaller, and he was about to disappear.
At this time, the marmot who was frightened by Chen Xing finally came to his senses, and shouted angrily at Chen Xing's leaving figure. If it could speak, I'm afraid it could use any swear words at the moment. scolded out!
After all, this Tibetan fox has been harassing this marmot these days. No matter how good the temperament of the marmot is, it really can't stand such a series of tossing and turning!
After several days of tossing, this marmot can't eat well, and can't sleep well!
If it weren't for the fact that he had to race against the clock every day to cook and store fat, I'm afraid this marmot that Chen Xing was eyeing would not be willing to leave the cave and walk out of the house, instead thinking of staying in the cave all the time!
The marmot shouted angrily at the figure of Tibetan fox leaving, but this obviously did not pose any threat to Chen Xing.
After a while, Chen Xing's figure disappeared from the sight of the marmot, and he didn't know which hidden place he was hiding in.
The marmot cried out to itself, but now that the target of the curse was gone, it lost its momentum after a while, and finally gradually stopped and stopped screaming, and simply turned the anger and irritability in his heart into appetite. , to speed up the next dry meal.
While the marmot was concentrating on cooking, the Tibetan fox Chen Xing, who had deliberately harassed the other party just now, had already gone elsewhere.
He was lying in ambush outside the marmot cave early this morning. Chen Xing hadn't had time to hunt. He was still hungry. What Chen Xing wanted to do most was to quickly catch the prey and fill his stomach.
It has only been a few days since I left the Tibetan fox's parents' house. As a result, the grass on the grassland has grown very fast. Originally, there were only green grasslands, but now they are covered with fresh and tender grass. The length of the grass has not yet reached the length of summer, but it is enough to cover the color of the soil itself.
A few days ago, this prairie still looked gray, and there was not much to watch.
However, just a few days later, the prairie has been covered with green again, and many bright little flowers have also reappeared, and the beautiful scenery seen last spring will soon be restored, which is really heart-warming. A pleasant view.
Wouldn't it be better to see such a refreshing beauty at any time than in winter?
Moreover, the number of pikas on this grassland is much higher than in winter. Even if the hunting ability is not very good, as long as you are willing to spend more time, you can always catch pikas on this grassland. Fill your belly.
There are beautiful scenery, and the stomach will not be hungry. It is not unreasonable for Chen Xing to like spring!
After enjoying the scenery for a while, Chen Xing came to the grassland and started the hunting process that became more and more familiar.
The result was not unexpected by Chen Xing, he finally caught a plump pika very smoothly.
Under the current environmental conditions, it would be strange if Chen Xing could not successfully capture a pika to fill his stomach!
Apart from Chen Xing himself, he didn't even need to worry about his younger brothers and sisters in this area, even the two stinky younger brothers with the worst hunting ability and the laziest temperament.
If they can't catch prey and can't support themselves in this perfect environment, will they still have the ability to survive in autumn and winter?
Although the two stinky younger brothers are usually lazy and enjoy themselves, Chen Xing doesn't think that his fellow younger brothers will not be able to last for a few days.
If this is the case, it can only be said that they have their own problems, and they are not suitable for being a wild Tibetan fox.
Chen Xing successfully caught a pika, filled his stomach with this pika, and ate and drank. Chen Xing no longer wandered around like he did on the first day, but returned to the place with a clear goal. On the grass that serves as temporary shelter.
It didn't rain today, but the sun came out. Chen Xing simply lay down on this curved grass, spread out and basked in the sun comfortably.
Chen Xing has spent several days here, and has not found any other threatening natural enemies. Therefore, this area is relatively safe for these Tibetan foxes, and there is no need to be overly vigilant all the time.
Chen Xing spent the whole day in the sun, and he finally woke up in the evening, and his stomach was already hungry.
There was no other way, Chen Xing had to get up and stretched and yawned, and then he recovered his spirits, and then he didn't have to do anything else, just hunting.
It took less than half an hour for a pika to bump into Chen Xing's hand again, becoming his meal and comforting his temple.
His stomach was no longer tumultuous, and it was getting dark. Chen Xing returned to the temporary residence again and retracted his body into the recessed place in the grass, just enough to avoid the wind and rain.
Not long after, two more Tibetan foxes came to the place where Chen Xing was staying.
Chen Xing looked over and found that it was the third brother and sister.
Needless to say, the three brothers and sisters huddled together very tacitly when they met, and they could hug together to keep warm at night.
Although it is spring now, the temperature on the grassland is still cold every morning and evening. Although Tibetan foxes have thick fur, they can hug together to keep warm, so why not do it?
The three siblings huddled together and slept together because none of them had a suitable cave for the time being.
Although Chen Xing has already set his sights on a marmot and the cave where the other person is living, all he can do these days is to harass the other side from time to time, trying to get the other side to move and let the cave out, so it will take a little time. In order to have his own nest, he still needs to return to this temporary residence every day.
As for the situation of the third brother and sister around him, Chen Xing didn't know.
As for the second brother, Chen Xing has not seen the other party return to this temporary residence at night for two consecutive days. I wonder if the other party has successfully obtained a cave and lived in it.
Although Chen Xing is the eldest brother, he can't control so much. If there is fate, he will always see each other again on this grassland.
Unless the other party has not even survived these few days, his life is not guaranteed.
Chen Xing felt that this possibility was not high. After all, there were not many natural enemies in this area. Now it is not winter when food is scarce, and the survival rate of Tibetan foxes has not been particularly low.
The sky darkened completely, and the moon replaced the dazzling sun during the day. Looking at the bright stars in the sky, Chen Xing quickly closed his eyes and went to sleep.
Chen Xing woke up early the next morning, resisted the drowsiness, ran to a small stream, drank water and washed his face, so that he became awake again. The first thing that followed was not hunting to fill his stomach, but It was the same as yesterday, running to stare at the marmot that he took a fancy to.
Chen Xing followed the familiar road, and soon came to the cave of the marmot, still hiding in a hidden place to cover his figure, so as not to be discovered by the marmot.
The sky was getting brighter again, the sun was climbing higher and higher, and the sun was gradually covering the whole prairie. Even the mouth of the cave where the marmot was located was stained with golden sunlight. It looked a little bright and pretty.
The golden sun shone into the cave, and the marmot who had been sleeping in the cave finally opened his eyelids and woke up.
The marmot yawned and began to crawl towards the mouth of the cave.
Arriving at the entrance of the cave, the marmot was still as vigilant as it was yesterday. Even after confirming several times that the Tibetan fox who was always harassing it was not there, he was still a little hesitant and did not leave the cave for a while.
Chen Xing, who had been watching the situation on the side of the marmot in the hidden place, was very patient. He was still watching the other side's movements motionlessly, and he didn't suddenly appear to disturb the other side.
After several more minutes, in the end, the marmot was in a hurry to go out to cook. It couldn't compare to Chen Xing's very tough and long-lasting patience. He took the initiative to leave the cave, and then quickly rushed towards the grassland outside.
The marmot's rapid speed, it looks as if something is chasing it behind.