Chapter 178:
After Chen Xing obtained his favorite cave from Marmot, his next independent life can be said to have basically settled down.
Similar to the days when he was with Tibetan Fox's parents before, Chen Xing now has to go out every day to hunt and fill his stomach to prevent himself from starving to death. The rest of the time is his free time. As long as he doesn't leave, it is less dangerous. In this territory, Chen Xing can simply do whatever he wants. He is very comfortable, which is really enviable.
Because Chen Xing was very serious when he learned various survival skills from his parents and mother of Tibetan foxes at that time, and his skills had been trained in many actual combats, so Chen Xing's daily hunting activities in the past few days after leaving his parents have also been The progress was very smooth. There were pikas everywhere on the grassland. There were so many pikas that one could have a meal on top of the Tibetan fox. As long as he wasn't very unlucky, Chen Xing wouldn't be hungry all the time.
There is food, drink and a place to live, as well as a lot of free time, and there are not many natural enemies around. Chen Xing is very satisfied with his current solitary life.
Compared with other Tibetan foxes who have just grown up, Chen Xing even has another advantage, that is, he doesn't need to find a partner, and he doesn't need to work hard to raise children the next spring. This advantage of being a bachelor in life is revealed. .
In the days that followed, Chen Xing also paid attention to the lives of the other three younger siblings from time to time.
Like Chen Xing and the second brother who was slightly injured, the third brother and the little sister finally found their own caves in the following days. The temporary shelter for the four siblings was completely useless.
After knowing that his younger siblings had a place to live, Chen Xing didn't continue to pay attention to their respective lives. If they ran into each other when they were out hunting, it was fate. If they didn't, it was a normal phenomenon.
As the days go by, the grass and flowers on the grassland have finally fully grown and become extraordinarily lush. Therefore, there are more and more animals on the grassland, and from time to time, Chen Xing can be enriched in addition to the pika. Food chain, enrich the recipe.
Of course, with a lot of prey, it is normal for a few more dangerous carnivores to appear occasionally. Fortunately, they are not very interested in Chen Xing, a Tibetan fox with little meat. He is not willing to provoke them, and often avoids them, so Chen Xing's fox body safety can still be basically guaranteed.
The grassland gradually recovered, and one day near the summer, a group of new guests came here.
Chen Xing fell asleep and woke up naturally this morning, and finally opened his eyes until the sun was already high in the sky.
Leaving the cave leisurely, he came to this green prairie that was only occasionally dotted with some gorgeous flowers. Chen Xing soon discovered the strange visitor on this prairie.
Of course, this group of visitors is no stranger to Chen Xing.
Several square tents suddenly appeared on the originally empty prairie. Outside the tents, there were several humans in national costumes driving herds of cattle and sheep.
Obviously, this is the herdsmen who came to this prairie to graze.
Chen Xing was a little excited and curious when he suddenly saw a human being. He had never seen grazing on the prairie before!
Several herdsmen command a large group of cattle and sheep in front of them, and the scene looks quite spectacular.
Among them, the sheep are ordinary white sheep, but the cow is a little unusual. It is a yak with a lot of hair growing all over its body. It is particularly strong and tall, and it is a unique product on this plateau.
With such a large herd of cattle and sheep, Chen Xing is somewhat envious of the rich family property of these herdsmen.
Chen Xing has been staring at the herdsmen and the cattle and sheep in front of them from a high place. After a while, this large group of cattle and sheep was driven by these herdsmen to the area where Chen Xing usually hunts pikas.
Although there are a large number of pikas on the prairie, and basically wherever there are plants, there are pikas, but the density of pikas in each area cannot be exactly the same.
Chen Xing experimented for several days before finally identifying this area as the designated area for him to hunt in the future, just because the number of pikas in this area is not bad, and the capture efficiency is relatively high, and it is also close to the cave. Chen Xing's current best choice.
Now that such a large group of cattle and sheep have been driven by herdsmen to the area where Chen Xing usually hunts, he is a little worried that he will be frustrated in the hunting activity in the next few days.
However, when a new guest suddenly came to the plateau, and he was still human, Chen Xing was more happy.
Fortunately, the protection of Tibetan foxes and other wild animals in China has become more and more in place over the years. The residents of this area will not hunt and harm Tibetan foxes for no reason. They take them to the rescue station or ask the police for help, so Chen Xing can also appear in front of these humans in a generous way, and he doesn't need to worry that he may be harmed by humans.
Of course, if he accidentally provokes the cattle and sheep in the herdsmen's family, then it is purely Chen Xing's own fault.
Chen Xing didn't want to make himself unhappy, so at most this group of cattle and sheep would just watch, it was impossible to take the initiative to provoke them, especially the strong yak, for Chen Xing's small body of less than ten pounds It is said that it is a behemoth, and the opponent's casual kick is enough for Chen Xing to feel better.
Chen Xing didn't want to feel the pain of being kicked by a yak.
Chen Xing sat on a high place and watched for a while, and after a while, he found a creature that came along with the herdsmen.
It turned out to be a sheepdog, and it was a black and white border collie.
When the herdsmen drove the cattle and sheep for grazing, this adult border shepherd also followed the owner to help drive the cattle and sheep. When he came back, he ran to the owner to be nice and flattered. Looking at it, he knew that this border shepherd was very smart and very loyal.
Chen Xing, who was looking at the heights, felt a little itchy and wanted to lick.
Just as Chen Xing looked at the herdsmen, their cattle, sheep, and border shepherds, Chen Xing's stomach finally couldn't take it anymore and began to make a fuss.
The hunger in the stomach is getting louder and louder, and the appetite is getting more and more uncomfortable. Chen Xing is reminded by this body feedback that he has not eaten anything this morning!
Just now Jing Gu was sitting here watching the herdsmen, and he forgot to go hunting and fill his stomach!
Prompted by the stomach's reaction, Chen Xing finally got up and trotted towards the area below where there were a lot of cattle and sheep.
After going down the **** to the flat ground on the grassland, Chen Xing's speed gradually slowed down, lest the cattle and sheep in front of him were accidentally startled by his actions and turned to attack him.
Chen Xing's movements were very slow, and his body was not large, and he showed no malice towards this group of cattle and sheep. Therefore, when he slowly appeared in the group of cattle and sheep, he did not attract much attention. There were no cattle and sheep. Take the initiative to attack him, just treat him as an ordinary and inconspicuous creature, the cattle and sheep are still nibbling on the grass on the ground to fill their stomachs.
For the next half hour, Chen Xing wanted to catch a pika for breakfast as usual, but the process was not as smooth as usual.
The existence of this large group of cattle and sheep would hinder Chen Xing's efforts to catch the pika from time to time. Sometimes Chen Xing stared at a pika and lowered his body to get close, but he didn't wait for him to get to the pika. He was approached by cattle and sheep who were just grazing on the grass, obstructing his originally prescribed hunting route.
When Chen Xing changed positions, the pika he was staring at might hear the movement here and escape immediately, or the vigilant pika finally had the time to change positions, and now he took the initiative to go elsewhere.
Chen Xing, who was a little happy and excited because of the appearance of the herd of cattle and sheep, finally became restless after failing to catch a pika within half an hour.
After all, a hungry stomach is the pressure on Chen Xing, urging him to succeed quickly and eat the prey into his mouth.
Chen Xing wasted half an hour and couldn't catch a pika, and his body felt uncomfortable.
Chen Xing has not experienced the unpleasant feeling of being hungry for such a long time for several days!
Finally, Chen Xing realized that he was getting restless, and his original patience was somewhat worn down. I am afraid that if he wants to continue hunting, the chance of success is still small.
After thinking about it, Chen Xing simply let himself relax and stopped focusing on the pika all the time.
It's a big deal this morning, let's just endure the hunger for a while, and by the evening, these cattle and sheep will have to return to the circle!
At that time, Chen Xing didn't believe that he could still be so unlucky that he couldn't catch a single prey!
Chen Xing turned his eyes away from the pika, relaxed his mind, restrained his hunger, and began to observe the cows and sheep around him.
And the side shepherd dog who has been herding sheep.
Chen Xing, who is too big, doesn't dare to tease. Just because they are standing in front of him, the strong contrast in their body shapes already makes Chen Xing feel quite stressed. He was injured.
Moreover, adult cattle and sheep are not too cute, and it does not make Chen Xing want to get started.
Eyeballs turned around again, and Chen Xing finally found a cute little lamb that was grazing beside the ewe.
Compared with the adult cattle and sheep, the lamb is still much cuter, with no long horns on its head, and its body is much cleaner. The fur on the body is basically pure white, with very little dirt, and it looks very likable.
Found the little lamb, Chen Xing tried to approach slowly, lest the ewe beside the little lamb thought he was going to be detrimental to her child.
The speed of Chen Xing's slow approach made the ewe, who did not feel that Chen Xing was malicious, gradually let down his guard, and Chen Xing finally got close to the little lamb.
Arriving in front of the little lamb, Chen Xing suddenly understood that the ewe was not inattentive.
It's because Chen Xing has been too small in his life, and even the little lamb looks much bigger than him. His small Tibetan fox doesn't look threatening.
Chen Xing quickly ran away the depression in his mind, and followed the little lamb attentively, trying to stretch out his "claw" to the other party.
When he got to the little lamb, Chen Xing felt more and more that the little lamb was really cute and clean.
Even when he was in front of the little lamb, Chen Xing didn't smell the unclean smell from the other party. It was more grassy and milky, and the milk was fragrant. Sure enough, he still needs to be breastfed by his mother's side. child.
Besides, the hair on the lambs looks soft, clean and white. It looks much better than the gray-yellow gray-yellow hair on the adult sheep with a lot of dirt!
Chen Xing's attentive gaze, the little lamb who was being watched, soon noticed it.
The little lamb, who was still concentrating on nibbling on the grass on the ground with his mother, found that there was a "little friend" beside him. He had never seen a Tibetan fox before. He was not vigilant at all, and even took the initiative to come over and smell Chen Xing's body. the taste of.
The little lamb can take the initiative, and Chen Xing is naturally willing to stand there obediently and let the other party smell it. Even after the other party smells it, he takes the initiative to gently press the little lamb's chin with his head, making the little lamb startled, baabaa called twice.
When the ewe heard the cry of the little lamb, she turned her head and glanced at it, and found that Chen Xing, the Tibetan fox, was just teasing the lamb without opening her mouth.