Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 87 - : The Courage Bestowed by Love
Chapter 87: Chapter 87: The Courage Bestowed by Love
After trying to communicate for a long time, they finally understood that Mama Panda wanted the sweet chunks that her cubs were eating.
What else could it be but the honeycomb fragments that Street Rat secretly gave to Baby Bear?
Chen Ying breathed in a cool breath; could it be that Mama Panda was also a foodie?
Was Great Bai about to have his home stolen by Street Rat?
There were no honeycombs available, but cornbread could suffice.
Mama Panda seemed slightly displeased, gnawing on the cornbread as if she had been “dead” for a long time.
Little Sen couldn’t stand to see Big Baby like this, and when Chen Ying wasn’t looking, he secretly slipped an apple to it.
Chen Ying saw it but pretended not to and went to the storeroom to take inventory. Afterward, he filed the supply request for the next month to the center.
Before leaving, he considered how to accommodate the Large Spirit Cat family.
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He walked around the storehouse and finally decided to build an irregular pentagonal wooden nest at the angle between the storehouse and the large tree, using the remaining wooden planks.
This entrance and exit avoided the small building and was in the opposite direction of the main door of the warehouse, ensuring Great Bai and the Panda mother and son wouldn’t come here to dig cat dens.
Exiting the nest would lead directly into the forest, making it the best training ground for the Large Spirit Cat cubs.
To work on it was straightforward, as the nest didn’t need to be aesthetically pleasing, just enough to shield from wind and rain.
Of course, it was best to leave about ten centimeters of elevated space underneath to prevent rainwater from seeping into the wooden nest.
With the help of tools, in just over two hours, the new home for the Large Spirit Cat family was completed.
The straw and old cotton mats inside the plastic crate were moved directly into the new house, and the four cubs were placed inside.
Big Spirit Cat Mother did not hurry into the house. She circled around the new house for a while before finally crawling in and hugging her four cubs in a flurry of licks.
It was evident she was very pleased with the new house.
Inspired by the cat nests, Chen Ying and Little Sen worked together to select two tall trees and set up a simple wooden platform between them, creating a pavilion with wood and collected dry tree trunks.
The pavilion’s roof was covered with a waterproof cloth, so it wouldn’t get wet when it rained.
This platform was primarily reserved for Great Bai, a tender and compassionate man, who willingly gave the storeroom to Mama Panda for rest and simply lay down wherever outside.
The last time he lay under the elevated layer of the small building, he almost broke the platform boards when he got up.
After finishing, there were some leftover woods, so next to Jinya’s previous cat nest, they built a triangular nest house that could barely fit Little Jin.
Once the project was completed, Chen Ying took a short video and posted it on his personal space.
In less than ten minutes, Designer Cao called.
“Brother Ying, I saw the cat nest and platform you built. They are okay for now, but it gets very cold there in winter. How about I send you some insulation boards? We in construction always have leftover materials, and there are some processed waste materials that can’t be used elsewhere but are good for making cat nests and such.”
Reusing waste wasn’t a bad idea, but he couldn’t accept unopened new boards.
Designer Cao was a decent person, not someone who schemed for popularity or traffic.
Chen Ying thought it over and accepted his kind offer.
No one knew if they would encounter injured small animals in winter, and not all animals could live together, so preparing some warm materials was necessary.
Mama Panda was quite interested in this new platform, immediately sitting on it, twisting around a bit before lying down to enjoy it.
Baby Bear had been playing below for a while, and upon seeing his mom sleeping, he became anxious and also wanted to go up.
Chen Ying dared not let him go up, as his palm hadn’t yet healed. If he were to fall accidentally and sustain another injury, what then?
He handed him over to Little Sen, asking him to take him back to the room to calm down, while Chen Ying took the sliced meat up to the third floor.
There was another mother waiting there to be fed.
The Long-Striped Little Owl Mother, incubating eggs on her own, had her hunting time tightly controlled. Sometimes she couldn’t find food and had to return to continue incubating with a hungry stomach, her solitude pulling at one’s heartstrings.
She had refused to eat the food previously offered to her.
Later, Chen Ying placed a small plate on the platform of another birdhouse, piled with sliced meat, and set a small bowl filled with clean water next to it.
He wasn’t very experienced with caring for birds and only managed by looking up information online while feeding them.
After two days, the Little Owl seemed to realize that he wouldn’t harm her or her two eggs. She became bolder, initiating greetings and begging for food.
That morning, Chen Ying had Little Sen place the small bowl and plate on the platform of the birdhouse where the Little Owl Mother was, and the pile of sliced meat was eaten clean.
When Chen Ying arrived, the Little Owl was perched on a branch preening its feathers. Upon seeing him approach, it stared at him with wide eyes and flapped its wings.
The Little Owl Mother was a silent lady. After greeting him, she dived back into the birdhouse to continue incubating.
“I’ll be leaving in a couple of days, and someone new will come to prepare your food. He’s more skilled than I am and knows how to take the best care of you,” he said.
He chatted with the Little Owl for a while, receiving no verbal feedback, but her earnest gaze clearly showed that she was listening to what he said.
Chen Ying rubbed his fingers together, really wanting to stroke the Little Owl lady’s head, but considering she was incubating, he couldn’t impose, and so he packed up his things. After ensuring the birdhouse was still secure, he switched off the light and left the third floor.
Designer Cao arrived quickly, and had hired a few men from Xiaozhai Village to help bring the materials in.
Beyond the needed addition of metal bars, he also brought insulation panels and PVC tarp.
“All these materials are recyclable. If they are no longer needed, just let me know, and I’ll arrange for someone to take them directly to the waste disposal facility for recycling.”
He preferred to spend a bit more rather than pollute the forest.
Designer Cao’s hands-on ability was certainly better than Chen Ying’s. With his help, it took two days to add a railing around the first-floor platform and use collected wood and thicker branches to construct facilities for the small animals.
Of course, they adhered to the principle of environmental protection. All the facilities were made of wood, and even the binding ropes were specially made from hemp, emphasizing a green and natural approach.
They also designed a wooden bridge connecting the warehouse rooftop to the second-floor balcony, serving as a convenient path for Jinya and Little Jin, the cat-like animals. It allowed them to find Chen Ying without having to pass through the first floor.
Designer Cao didn’t ask for money and even contributed quite a bit of his own, but he had one request: to take a photo with Panda Mother and her cub.
He was very respectful of the rules, keeping a safe distance from the panda mother and child, and took a selfie that included only his own head.
Of course, Chen Ying wouldn’t let him leave empty-handed. He gifted him a hand-carved display of Panda Mother and her cub playing around tree roots; it was abstract but incredibly expressive.(^o^)/~
When Designer Cao left, he just happened to run into Great Bai returning.
Great Bai had some injuries; one could tell that the fight had been tough.
But there was a different air about him now, revealing a hint of the king of the forest’s dominance.
Panda Mother stood up alertly the moment he appeared, her gaze following Great Bai as he slowly approached.
When he was about five meters away, Great Bai suddenly reared up on his hind legs.
