Chapter 289: Very satisfied with me?
She massaged for a few more incense sticks of time until Qianqian's breathing became long and deep, and the fetus in her belly also fell asleep quietly. Only then did Ming Gong Yao stop.
Then he took out a large tightly closed shell from the space.
When opened, the shell cavity is filled with a white paste and a faint fragrance fills the air.
This is the precious fish oil passed down from the ancestors of the mermaids, from a kind of porpoise from the deep-sea glacier.
Fish oil is a holy product for maintaining skin, repairing skin and treating frostbite and burns.
He would never use it on himself if he got sunburned or burned.
Since he decided to knit sweaters and clothes for Qianqian, he did rough farm work during the day and applied fish oil to maintain his hands at night.
Only when your hands are delicate and tender can you do embroidery or weaving.
He held her delicate hands in his palms and played with them, and also smeared fish oil on her hands until they felt delicate and smoother, then Ming Gong Yao kissed them again with satisfaction.
Since none of her family members had returned, Ming Gongyao took out the embroidery frame and started embroidering. At the same time, she listened to the wind outside and was alert to any movements around her.
Not until a lifelike lotus flower was half embroidered did Ming Gong Yao twist her neck and raise her head.
Suddenly there was a "click" sound, and there was movement on the pomegranate tree.
He looked out through the window.
The phoenix is sneaking here again, thinking it can’t be discovered by hiding?
However, seeing that the cubs were not there, the phoenix flew away again after a short stay.
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Late at night, the courtyard finally became lively again.
55 kids who were going to the forest for training, and 4 accompanying adults, were all gathered in the yard in a noisy manner.
Judging from the noise, everything seems to be going well and the gains are not small.
He Qianqian was woken up, and Ming Gongyao pulled her out of the room.
I saw a few litters of larger cubs, each with two large bags on their backs.
"What did you get back from the forest, kids? Didn't you go to the forest to find food? Are you full? Are you hungry?"
"I'm not hungry. I'm really not hungry."
They all shook their heads and said they were not hungry, but why were they licking their lips with their tongues?
He Qianqian walked forward leisurely to check.
The cub is still very small, but the big bag wrapped around his body is bigger than twice his body.
It looks a bit funny, but also a bit sad.
Jian Bai took a few steps forward and showed the bag on his back with great energy:
"Look, mother, one bag is the fruit I picked; the other bag, hehe, of course, belongs to the lazy little bug."
"Poor?"
He Qianqian was stunned and quickly looked around again. As expected, she didn't see He Fengchu, not even a baby bird.
"Where are your fledgling brothers and sisters?"
"Mom, we have carried our brothers and sisters back with us. They are in the bag."
The tiger and leopard cubs came forward and showed her the bundle.
He Qianqian knelt on one knee on the ground and untied them one by one. As expected, there was a sleeping chick in the small bundle.
Cucu, who was in Jianbai's bag, was sleeping soundly with her head tucked in, and the loud noise did not wake her up.
In Jian Yunbao’s bag was their sister He Fengfei.
She thought: When an owl chick goes to the forest and encounters a poisonous insect, it eats it in one bite!
The emotional young bird went for a walk in the forest, did nothing, took a nap and became a burden.
He Qianqian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she also felt that it was very heartwarming to have the tiger and leopard cubs as brothers and sisters.
Because she remembered that Snowy Owl felt sleepy when it got dark, just like their father Qingyu.
At only four months old, he was dragged by his unreliable father to the forest for training. He may have only walked a few steps, and when it got dark, he fell asleep with his head tilted.
He Qianqian glared at Qingyu fiercely.
Qingyu came over, smiling, and it was obvious that he was very satisfied with the performance of the cubs:
"Qianqian, the chicks were carried on their backs by their older brothers and sisters all the way to collect them.
I said I would carry it, but they said they were afraid it would be lost in the dark, so they insisted on me carrying it myself.”
He Qianqian felt distressed again:
"Come back if you feel tired. Do you think you've made them tired?"
Qingyu and the adults smiled and didn't talk back.
Ming Gongyao took out a padded bamboo basket and put all the sleeping baby birds in the basket, letting them sleep together.
It was dark, but he was still a little worried. He counted them three times to make sure there were 11 chicks, and then put the basket back on the bed.
At this time, the bags of the other kids were also untied and spread out on the ground.
The little ones were very happy and started to offer fruits to He Qianqian.
"Mom, walnuts, eat them." Zhezhe's little leopard paw grabbed two walnuts and staggered over.
He Qianqian quickly squatted down and caught it with both hands.
"Mom, have some fruit." Jian Yunzhou's leopard claws ate a pipa with each claw, and as if that was not enough, he bit two wild apricots in one bite, stood on his hind paws, and walked towards her crookedly.
He Qianqian squatted down and took the pipa, as well as the mountain apricot that was stained with saliva.
"Zhou Zhou, be good. Mother loves you the most." She stroked the jaguar's head with the back of her hand and took a bite of its pipa.
"Yeah, very sweet."
"Mother, eat mine."
“Mine is delicious and sweet too!”
……
Every kid rushed to offer fruit to He Qianqian.
In the blink of an eye, her arms were full.
Ming Gong Yao quickly took out a large wooden basin to catch the fruits they brought.
"Yes, these can fill my stomach. In addition, mother wants to thank you for not bringing snakes, rats, toads, and bedbugs for me to eat."
Cubs: ...
Li Qing: "Mother doesn't like to eat those stinky ones."
"Yes, everything for mother is delicious." He Momo said.
He Qianqian was once again moved by the self-love of an old mother.
She looked in the basin, which was filled with fruits that the cub had eaten before, wild fruits and berries, and some nuts that had fallen to the ground last year.
Looking at the dirty little faces, she felt particularly distressed:
"Are you hungry, darlings?"
Cubs: ...
There was a moment of silence, and the cubs held their jaws tight and said nothing.
Hu Ling held back his laughter and winked at He Qianqian.
She immediately understood: it was not that he was not hungry, but that he did not want to say he was hungry.
They said they were going to the forest to find food, so they must have eaten as they went. They ate and took some food, so they were obviously full.
But you won’t feel too hungry if you eat a stomach full of fruits, berries and nuts.
Xiao Zhongshun said, "They probably aren't hungry. In addition to eating fruits, they also catch a lot of insects to eat, such as cicadas, grasshoppers, crickets, and spiders.
Li Qing and the older kittens found a few nests of bird eggs and shared them with their younger brothers and sisters.
Xiao Bo said: "My grandmother Gengchen also caught frogs, fish, eels and snakes, which were all eaten by them in a swarm."
Hu Ling: "We also catch wild rabbits and mice, but the cubs make too much noise, so we can't catch any."
"what?"
So explosive!
Sure enough, there were mice, toads, and spiders. She shook her head and dared not think too much about it, for fear that it would leave a trauma and she would not dare to kiss again.
The males don't care at all. When they were young and went to the forest to train, they ate whatever they caught.
It won't be cooked, so you can eat it if it's not poisonous.
"My dears, you offer fruits to me, so I will treat you to meat."
"Okay."
"Eat meat..."
The kid, who had been silent just now, immediately smiled happily.
They hurriedly hugged their mother and squeezed into the dining hall, fearing that they would be a step late.
Xiao Bo and Xiao Zhong put out 44 portions of food at the fastest speed.
For a while, the sound of eating was heard everywhere. The cubs ate like piglets.
Hu Ling ate a bowl of ramen, put down the bowl and looked at He Qianqian:
"The cubs are doing pretty well, right?"
"The cub performed very well and was even able to carry his brothers and sisters who had fallen behind. I am very satisfied."
After a pause she continued:
“You four adults are the most outstanding. There are so many cubs scattered in the forest, running around, each with their own ideas, but you didn’t lose any of them.
It also contains 11 baby birds, which were asleep and could not be woken up, and were lost in the forest and could not be found.
An adult has to take care of more than a dozen children, and you guys have the hardest time."
Hu Ling was in a very good mood after being praised. He smiled:
"Yes, I dare not close my eyes for fear of losing one. I will check the backpack to see if there are any chicks missing."
He Qianqian looked straight at him and said seriously: "Hu Ling, I saw it all. So, I am very satisfied with you."
"Satisfied with me...?"
All I could hear was the fox's heart beating wildly again.