Chapter 251 Chinese Merganser
Friday, January 9th.
The weather is good today, and it is clear since early morning.
Li Mu and Suo Yang were sitting in the house eating breakfast. The atmosphere was a little quieter than when Brother Nan was around.
Cats don't like to talk much when they eat, and neither does Li Mu.
Before, it was Brother Nan who talked while eating, and he nodded in agreement, but now the only sound left is the kitten's smacking food.
Brother Nan has been in Beijing for two days.
On the first day, her father had to attend a meeting. Although her grandfather had retired, he still had foreign guests visiting from time to time. She was bored and sent a lot of short videos to Li Mu.
I watched an old movie in the small auditorium of Zhongnanhai, had dinner at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, and took a walk around Xiangshan. Unfortunately, the maple leaves were not red yet.
I also went to the Badaling Wildlife Park and complained that the animals there were not as smart as the tiger moms in the yard.
The next day, she sent fewer messages. Sister Nan said that her friends and younger brothers in Beijing knew that she had returned to Beijing.
I guess he was busy eating and drinking.
"Ni Mu, I'm done eating." The cat licked his lips and turned to ask Li Mu, "What are you thinking about?"
"I was thinking, we will be back to the provincial capital soon." Li Mu cracked the egg and put the yolk in the kitten's bowl.
"How long will it take?"
"Three days."
"Three days!"
"Yes."
"Brother Lan and his sister are waiting for us, meow?"
"Brother Nan is not in the provincial capital, but he should be back in the next two days."
"Well."
"Eat it, don't waste it."
"!"
The cat's expression froze. It looked at Li Mu, then lowered its head to look at the egg yolk in the bowl. Finally, it ate it with a frown.
As expected, it’s Ni Mu, so amazing.
Even after I said so much to him, he still remembered the egg yolk.
I originally wanted to save some space for a whole mouse, but now I can only eat half one.
After breakfast, I washed the dishes.
A man and a cat went out to patrol the forest under the expectant gaze of the little wolf cub.
I have to go to Maoya Mountain today.
The kitten lost two more teeth, and the wolf cub also lost all his teeth.
Seeing that he had collected almost all the things, Li Mu simply sent them up together.
The sky today is cloudless and very sunny.
The towering ancient trees could not cover the layers of high mountains in the distance. Gauze-like clouds floated on the mountainside, like a belt wrapped around a waist, and the mountains looked like they were in the sky.
In comparison, the Maoer Mountain they were going to climb was not that high.
Li Mu patrolled the forest while walking towards the mountains.
The kitten also took small steps and ran to the front to clear the way and smell the flowers.
"Why have we walked for so long but haven't reached the mountain yet?" The cat stood up, looked up at the mountain in the distance, and couldn't help but turn back to ask.
"Because the mountains in the distance are so high, they look very close, but they are actually far away."
"Well."
"Are you tired, Master Yogurt?"
"Master Yogurt is not tired!"
"That's it."
With the beautiful scenery and the company of Mr. Yogurt, it was hard for Li Mu to be in a bad mood.
The steps became lighter.
Not far away, he suddenly saw a plant growing in the grass next to him.
There were many yellow-brown, hooked small fruits on it, so he smiled and said to the kitten walking in front of him, "Look over there, Master Yogurt, your favorite cocklebur is ripe."
"where?"
The cat stopped, turned around, and almost jumped up. "Don't be afraid."
Li Mu bent down and picked up one, pulled it off the plant, and played with it casually in his hand.
"!?"
The kitten was shocked when he saw this.
The cockleburs didn't stick to his body?
As expected of Li Mu, he is really amazing.
Then, seeing that he was about to show it to her, the kitten stepped back, shaking its head as it retreated: "Throw it away, throw it away!"
Li Mu grinned and found it very amusing. It seemed that she was really afraid of Xanthium sibiricum.
Along the way, not only the fruits of Xanthium sibiricum, but also the fruits of the Myrica chinensis have ripened.
Mao Juzi is also called Bidens pilosa.
The fruit of this plant is like a needle with a hairpin foot. If you accidentally pass by it, it will stick to your clothes and be very difficult to get off.
The kitten didn't dare to run around anymore and walked very carefully, for fear of being attacked by these things accidentally.
At the same time, he was also very confused and wondered why Li Mu was not afraid of these plants.
Later she figured it out: these things only stick to hair. Humans don't have hair and their skin is smooth, so they can't stick to it.
The cat stared angrily at the cockleburs and hairy crickets in the grass, muttering as he walked: "I won't let you succeed today", "Don't even think about sticking to my hairy crickets", "When Brother Lan comes back I'll ask her to chop you all off", "None of you will survive" and so on.
Li Mu listened silently, feeling only amusement in his heart.
Before I knew it, I could hear the sound of water and the moisture in the air became heavier.
They came to the vicinity of a large lake.
Li Mu looked at the time and it was time for lunch, so he took Yogurt to find a flat place by the lake, spread out a picnic blanket and took out lunch.
The cat ran to the lake.
Since we are at the lake, there is no reason not to eat fish.
The kitten stood by the lake patiently waiting for the fish to come up for air or to eat the bugs that were waiting on the shore.
“Ga, ga, ga.”
There was a cry from the lake. The kitten looked up and was stunned. He turned around and called Li Mu, "Ni Mu, look, there are some strange birds floating on the water!"
"What bird?" Li Mu stood up and walked to the kitten.
"Look, there!" The kitten stretched out a little paw and pointed, "Why is its mouth so flat?"
Li Mu looked up and saw a small group of five ducks floating in the middle of the lake, of two colors.
One is black and white, the other is brown and gray. The beak is long, narrow and red, and the feathers on both sides have black scales similar to fish scales.
Their heads are also very distinctive, with a long and obvious crest that forms a double crest, just like the head of the mythical bird phoenix recorded in ancient times.
One of the ducks suddenly plunged its head into the water, and when it came out it held a small fish in its mouth. It swallowed the fish in two swallows, then shook its head to shake off the water droplets from its feathers.
The hair on the top of its head was blown out and stood upright, which looked quite funny.
"We are lucky, this is a Chinese merganser." Li Mu lowered his head to introduce it to the kitten at his feet.
"Chinese autumn-killed duck?"
"Well, this is the oldest wild duck in Dragon Country. It has lived on Earth for more than 10 million years and is called a living fossil."
"More than 10 million years!"
The cat opened her eyes wide. She had just learned to count to one hundred, so it was difficult for her to have any idea about this number. She just knew that it sounded very impressive.
"Yes, the population of mergansers is very small now, and they are listed as a national first-class protected animal."
"Are they all meows?"
"Yes."
"Why do they look different?"
"Because they are of different genders. The black and white ones are males, and the brown and grayish brown ones are females."
"Female duck!"
"Yes."
Li Mu paused and glanced at the kitten, "Ms. Yogurt is also a female cat, right?"
The cat stopped talking, raised its head and looked at him as if he was a fool, then turned around and continued catching fish.
Thanks to Qing Yuhuan for the monthly ticket! Thanks to Zuiwoshachangjunmoxiao786 for the monthly ticket! Thanks to Lin Zhengying's Li Yunlong for the monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)
