Chen Ying was the fastest to act; he checked Meng Yan's heartbeat—okay, it was beating a little fast, but it was vigorous.
With the pads of his fingers, he gently pressed a few times, and Meng Yan opened his eyes, scampering onto the wooden post at the fastest speed in her life, raising her front paws to stand and intimidate Jinya.
Jinya: "Mad, all of you have gone mad!"
Jinya also knew she had scared that little thing and retreated, hiding behind Yin Li.
Ascertaining that Meng Yan was fine, they hurried to send her away, feeling that staying longer made everyone's mind a bit off.
After Meng Yan left, Little Sen and Duanmu's work became a little easier.
Meng Yan's animal shed was located between the Panda House and the medical area, and both Little Sen and Duanmu took turns feeding her.
Anyway, the food for Meng Yan was similar to that of Mendun'er, both mainly bamboo, only their tastes differed.
Chen Ying, along with Jinya, cleaned up the shed and opened the small gate leading to the yard, for Mr. Lepus and Little Lynx to come and go freely.
Lately, these two had been going out more often, only coming back to rest after eating their fill outside.
During July and August, the rain on the mountain gradually increased, and the shed could shelter them from the wind and rain.
In the wild, a lynx would find a tree hollow or a cave for a den, unafraid of the weather.
Jinya tottered around in the shed, and satisfied, followed Chen Ying out.
This room was not as good as Jinya's; it still had its own special cushion.
In the middle of the night, Little Lynx came to find Jinya, bringing a late-night snack, a fat mouse.
Truth be told, apart from bamboo rats, Jinya had zero interest in mice. Are rabbits not tasty, or are small roe deer not tender enough?
But Little Lynx was different; catching mice was her forte.
"Jinya, you eat. It's very tasty, so tender."
Jinya was disgusted, but seeing Little Lynx's innocent face, it felt bad about snapping back.
Chen Ying sat at the desk, making records, and his peripheral vision occasionally swept across the corridor, clearly observing the interactions between the two youngsters.
In the end, Jinya was overwhelmed by Little Lynx's persistence and swallowed the mouse in a few bites.
The successful feeder, Little Lynx, was so happy she bounced back home to report her achievement to Mr. Lepus.
"Nuts!" Jinya muttered, cleaning the remnants around her mouth. After thinking for a moment, she took advantage of the night and ran off into the woods.
Chen Ying contacted a company online that specialized in assembling wooden houses.
The company's factory was nearby, mainly providing custom services for the surrounding farm stays and holiday resorts.
Because it had to be manually transported into the deep mountains, the price was certainly higher than the market price, but this company had a good reputation, recommended to him by Sister Dai.
The designer arranged a time with him to go up the mountain for measurements, and then the money had to be paid in two parts.
One part was for the measurement and design fees, some of which had to be paid before the designer produced the drawings, with the remaining part paid after confirming that the drawings would not be modified.
If they had this wooden house produced by their company, they could get a discount on the drafting fee, and also receive free design for some accessory facilities. They would also prioritize maintenance and expansion services.
Chen Ying wasn't too familiar with this area and planned to ask a senior from university for advice.
At their Agricultural University, they had an architectural design program, and that senior had her own office, which was reportedly doing quite well.
After screenshotting his conversation with the designer and sending it to his senior, he also left a message inviting her to come up the mountain for a visit, mentioning the bird watching station they had at the foot of the mountain.
Other than work, his senior's greatest hobby was bird watching. Talking money with her was less effective than letting her indulge in bird photography.
In Chen Ying's design for the Forest Cabin, the top level would also be designed as a small bird watching station.
"If you think it's a good fit, there might even be a chance for additional investment."
The procedure for reconstructing the Forest Cabin was very complicated, and he had entrusted Sister Dai to handle it. There was still a shortfall of over a hundred thousand in funding. If push came to shove, he planned to mortgage the house his parents had left for him to get married, which would probably secure him a few hundred thousand from the bank.
Even his teacher wasn't optimistic about his plan at first. The issue was, if you invest money in building this wooden house, does it count as private property or state-owned?
You can't subsidize your own job , what would other people think?
But Chen Ying was stubborn about this issue, which infuriated Professor Bai so much that he cursed him out for over half an hour on the phone, and in the end, he had to pull some strings to help him secure the approval documents.
After shutting down the computer and getting up, he saw it was already eleven o'clock.
Chen Ying went down to the rescue room to check, and the Little Golden Cat had already been taken off the mask and was quietly sleeping inside the incubator.
He didn't need to stay up all night with Xiao Song anymore. Around three-thirty, he would have to get up to feed it, give it water, and clean up its excrement.
Xiao Song was responsible for the morning meal, allowing him to sleep in a little. Waking up at seven-thirty was perfect to catch breakfast.
Under the big tree, there was an added wooden table, made by Master Zhao and Master Yi in their spare time.
Duanmu had ordered an extendable sun umbrella online, which, when opened, could completely cover the table.
This became their dining spot, and the last person to finish eating was responsible for wiping down the table.
Today, Chen Ying was the last one done with his meal. After cleaning up the table, he was about to go wash the dishes when he saw the Monkey Mother come down from the tree with Little Monkey, holding something small in her hand.
Chen Ying took it, bewildered, and discovered it was a Large Spirit Cat cub, not long after birth.
The Monkey Mother anxiously patted Chen Ying's hand and chattered incessantly.
Chen Ying listened as she explained that she found it in a ravine. When she saw it, there was no mother beast around, suggesting it was probably abandoned due to its frailty.
But the Large Spirit Cat usually gives birth to 2-4 cubs at a time, and they don't easily abandon their offspring unless something forced the Spiritual Cat Mother to leave the nest where she gave birth. Unable to carry all her children in an emergency, she had to abandon the weakest one.
Little Sen had already brought a soft towel, took the Small binturong cub, wrapped it up, and held it to his chest for warmth.
"What should we do, should we put it in the nursery box? Can such a small kitten survive?"
Chen Ying thought about it, then turned to ask Duanmu.
"Are the eggs in the incubator still not hatched?"
"They should be soon. I've checked, and they are all viable."
It's been over twenty days and they still hadn't hatched. Who knows what kind of eggs take so long.
But they couldn't exactly crack the eggshells by force if they didn't hatch on their own; they'd have to wait until they were ready to come out.
The problem was, other places were not suitable for the nursery box, and leaving Duanmu to watch over both boxes was too much to ask of him.
"How about we send it down the mountain?"
The rescue center at the foot of the mountain had a special nursery room and certified animal nursery staff, which by all accounts was better than leaving it here.
"Alright, I'll get the box ready. Little Sen, mix up some milk powder for it and try feeding it with a syringe."
For such a tiny cub, they didn't even have a suitable bottle to offer here.
While they were busy taking care of the Large Spirit Cat cub, Yin Li went to central control to retrieve camera footage from the surroundings to see if the Large Spirit Cat had given birth nearby.
The Monkey Mother, holding her child, squatted in the tree watching them bustle about. Seeing Yin Li enter the large room, she thought for a moment, deftly jumped down from the tree, and followed him inside.
When Yin Li saw the Monkey Mother come in, he didn't drive her away, instead, he cut a slice of apple for her.
He also cut a thin little piece off for the Little Monkey hidden in its mother's arms.
He had just found the camera number facing the direction of Huaqiu Valley and was about to retrieve the footage when he saw the Monkey Mother jump over and swipe at the screen with her paw.
"Hey, stop, you can't hit that." No sooner had he spoken than he noticed a small elf spinning in circles on the screen.