Chapter 27 I'll come find you when I wake up
On a most ordinary weekend at the end of October, the official Weibo of the Hetaoping Base posted a Weibo post.
The picture was the back view of two giant pandas leaning against each other to eat bamboo, and the caption was: Guess which two they are?
Soon after the Weibo post was posted, a group of netizens began to speculate.
There are many captive giant pandas in the Hetaoping Base, including giant pandas participating in wild breeding, and naturally there are also giant pandas that have been artificially captive for exhibition.
Based on the size of the two panda cubs and the intimate posture of the two panda cubs leaning against each other to eat bamboo, netizens and giant panda fans almost instantly locked their eyes on a pair of giant panda twins born at the base.
The comments section was full of similar answers:
"Do I need to guess? Of course it's us, the Kai Kai Xin siblings!"
"At first glance at the Kai Kai Xin, I can't think of anyone else except them."
"Hey, can you guys not give such simple questions next time? Make it a little more difficult! (╯▽╰)"
"Yes, so why do you give such simple questions?"
...
There are countless similar comments, of course there are also a few questioning comments:
"The only pair of twins in the base now is Kai Kai Xin, but I can't understand, since it's obvious that it's Kai Kai Xin, why does the editor still let us guess?"
"Yes, if it was really Kai Kai Xin Xin, there would be no need to post a Weibo for us to guess, right?"
A loyal fan who often visits Kai Kai Xin Xin said, "Why do you say it's Kai Kai Xin Xin? These two giant pandas are obviously not Kai Kai Xin Xin. Although Kai Kai is indeed bigger than Xin Xin, it's not that much bigger, right? And more importantly, the black stripes on Xin Xin's back are not like this."
The fan not only left a message, but also posted a photo of Kai Kai Xin Xin before for comparison.
The well-reasoned reply quickly received many likes from netizens, and this comment soon became a hot comment.
After looking at the photo comparison, netizens who didn't know the truth also felt that what the fan said made sense, so a group of people immediately took all the photos of giant pandas currently being edited in Walnut Ping and began to compare them one by one.
This comparison made many netizens doubt their lives.
"Is my eyes blurry? None of the fur colors match..."
"Your eyes are not blurry, I also can't find a giant panda with the same fur color."
"No way? Could it be that we were tricked by the editor?"
More and more netizens expressed doubts.
At this time, a netizen's message suddenly flooded into everyone's eyes-
"Did you only look at the giant pandas in the editor? Didn't you look at the ones that were not in the editor?"
The giant pandas that were not in the editor refer to the giant pandas rescued from the wild.
There are only two giant pandas rescued in Walnut Ping now, and one of them was just on the hot search not long ago.
So netizens hurried to find a few photos released by the official blog at that time.
This comparison really matches.
But this result surprised everyone.
"So these two cubs are Yu Nian and Song Yi?"
"What?"
"Oh, Yu Nian and Song Yi, they have a really good relationship... Wait, who are you talking about?"
"Isn't Song Yi a male giant panda who is about to reach adulthood?! Why is he living with Yu Nian?"
Any netizen who knows a little about giant pandas knows that giant pandas are solitary animals and have a strong sense of territory, especially adult male giant pandas.
Not to mention in the wild, even if they are artificially raised twins, after they turn three years old, they will be raised separately for their own safety.
Why does Yu Nian live in the same enclosure with Song Yi?
We know that they have a good relationship, but can two wild giant pandas, who have no blood relationship, really live together, eat and sleep together?
Netizens were so shocked that they began to doubt whether the photos released by the base were photoshopped.
At this time, the official Weibo of Walnut Ping posted another Weibo. This time it was not a photo, but a surveillance video.
The video is not long, only two minutes.
But this two-minute video clearly records how Yu Nian bit off a tree, and then "escaped" to Song Yi's pen along the tree, and how he swooped over and hugged Song Yi.
At the end of the video, Yu Nian was lying on Song Yi's arms with his arms spread out, sleeping soundly.
Song Yi raised his head and seemed to look at the camera, then lowered his head and continued to lick Yu Nian's fur.
A video at the base said nothing, yet said everything.
"Yu Nian... you're so smart that you don't even look like a giant panda!"
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, I couldn't help laughing when I saw Yu Nian escaping from prison along the tree trunk."
"Is this probably the first time a giant panda has successfully escaped from prison at the base?" "
Hahahahahahahahahaha, the kid just wanted to find Song Yi to cuddle up with him, what's wrong with him!"
"Yeah! Yu Nian went through so much trouble to climb over the wall to find Song Yi, so what's wrong with letting them live together?" "
But then again, Song Yi is really good to Yu Nian! So I'm even more curious, why is Song Yi, a male panda, willing to accept Yu Nian to live with him!"
In fact, it's not just the netizens who are puzzled, the researchers at the base are also puzzled.
They have been doing research on giant panda behavior for so many years, and this is the first time they have encountered such a thing.
In the end, they can only attribute the cause to animal emotions.
After all, giant pandas have high IQs and they also have emotions.
Maybe, in the hearts of Yu Nian and Song Yi, each other is very important.
In any case, as long as they can get along well, the base will not separate the two giant pandas again, so that Yu Nian will not bite trees and climb walls again.
After all, the lives of keepers are also lives.
...
Time flies and it is mid-November.
Ye Yunian knew on the night of his escape that he would not be put in the next pen again, because that night, the food that the keeper brought to them was enough for two giant pandas.
Ye Yunian was very happy about this, and Song Yi became more lively because of Ye Yunian's arrival.
And under Ye Yunian's daily supervision, Song Yi's daily food intake also increased.
The lives of the two giant pandas are developing in a good direction, and the keeper will not interfere with their living together.
And today is the day for Song Yi to check his wounds once a week.
Early in the morning, Ye Yunian was awakened by the noise of the keeper. Before
he even had time to open his eyes, he heard Song Yi, who was sleeping next to him, snorted softly.
Song Yi tried hard to open his eyes, but the effect of the drug was too fast.
Ye Yunian realized what happened at this time. He rushed to Song Yi, licked his eyes, called him twice softly, and soothed Song Yi's emotions.
Soon the effect of the drug came, and Song Yi fell into a deep sleep.
Ye Yunian was about to get up to check, when he heard the iron gate being opened and several keepers walked in.
Because Ye Yunian's personality was so docile and he had no offensive power against humans, the keepers trusted him very much. They gave Song Yi an injection of anesthesia in front of Ye Yunian, and then now in front of Ye Yunian, several people worked together to lift Song Yi out. They
didn't treat Ye Yunian as a foreign bear at all!
Before leaving, a keeper turned around and stuffed a big apple into Ye Yunian's hand: "Be good, Yunian, Song Yi will be back soon."
Ye Yunian was of course not worried!
After all, with his supervision during this period, Song Yi not only ate well every day, but was also taken out by him to bask in the sun. His nutrition must have been met, and Song Yi's injuries should have almost recovered.
Ye Yunian sat down with the apple, thinking while eating.
Things were just as Ye Yunian guessed.
This time, Song Yi was sent back not long after being taken out.
He hadn't woken up from the anesthesia yet, and the whole bear was lying on the ground.
Ye Yunian waited for the keeper to leave and immediately stepped forward, using all his strength to turn Song Yi over.
Looking down, it was true!
The last layer of gauze on Song Yi's belly has been removed, and his wounds have completely healed!
Now there are only four fresh scars of different lengths left on his white and clean belly. It is still a bit shocking to look at, but as long as the hair grows out, it will no longer be visible, and it will not affect Song Yi's handsomeness at all.
Ye Yunian felt sincerely happy in his heart.
At this moment, Song Yi under him moved, and the effect of his medicine began to wear off.
Ye Yunian got off his belly and went over to take a look at Song Yi.
Being anesthetized is something that you will get used to the second time. Song Yi lifted his heavy eyelids and saw Ye Yunian next to him. He stopped moving and just called out softly.
Song Yi's wounds were completely healed, and Ye Yunian was very happy, making a series of "hmm, hmm, baa" sounds.
Song Yi naturally didn't understand Ye Yunian's nonsense.
After he woke up completely from the anesthesia, he sat up and immediately found that the gauze on his belly had disappeared.
Song Yi leaned in and smelled the smell near the wound, and no longer smelled the smell of blood. Of course, he knew what this meant, and immediately raised his head to look at Ye Yunian.
Ye Yunian was sitting opposite him, looking at Song Yi with his dark eyes without blinking.
"Hmm, hmm--"
Your injuries have been completely healed!
This time, Song Yi finally understood what Ye Yunian meant.
A flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he stood up and happily called Ye Yunian twice.
Ye Yunian hummed in his mouth, and when Song Yi walked in front of him, he naturally stretched out his head to hit Song Yi's neck, and then rubbed it vigorously in his thick hair.
Song Yi let Ye Yunian rub against him, until Ye Yunian was satisfied and raised his head, then Song Yi lowered his head and licked Ye Yunian's nose.
Ye Yunian half raised his face and let him lick.
Since Song Yi's injury has been healed, it means that the day for them to be released is very close.
The base will not keep them for too long, but it will not rashly release them into the wild.
Ye Yunian's eyes slowly moved down and fell on Song Yi's bald belly.
As the weather gradually gets colder, the temperature in the wild will only get lower.
Without thick fur to protect against severe cold, giant pandas will also catch a cold.
So when the hair on Song Yi's belly grows completely, it will be the day they are released.
The cold winter has arrived, the food in the mountains and forests has decreased, and the living environment in the wild will only become worse and worse.
If it were the time when Ye Yunian was alone as a bear, he would definitely not want to leave the base where there was plenty of food and no danger.
But now it's different.
Song Yi continued to lick Ye Yunian's fur, and he felt very comfortable being licked.
With Song Yi by his side, Ye Yunian is no longer afraid of life in the wild.
Even if Song Yi wants to drive him away when he becomes an adult in the future, Ye Yunian will definitely be able to stand on his own by then.
He can live alone in the wild. If he really can't make it in the wild, he can go back to the base at that time!
Ye Yunian thought very clearly.
But there is no need to think too much about things that are so far away. For them, the most important thing right now is to gain weight!
Without waiting for Song Yi to continue licking Ye Yunian's fur, Ye Yunian turned around and ran to the pen next to him.
Since Ye Yunian escaped from prison and lived with Song Yi, the keeper would prepare half a day's food for them every morning.
Ye Yunian dragged a big bamboo over, threw it in front of Song Yi, and bleated at him.
Eat!
From now on, we have to make ourselves as fat as possible!
Song Yi understood what Ye Yunian meant. As he hadn't eaten anything today, he sat down as Ye Yunian asked and started eating with him.
The keepers who were in charge of taking care of the two giant pandas soon discovered that Ye Yunian and Song Yi's appetites had increased significantly during this period.
So when they fed the two giant pandas every day, they added some bamboo.
Time passed in a flash, and another half a month had passed.
At the end of November, the weather became increasingly cold, and the mountain winds were strong in the morning and evening. Ye Yunian didn't like to go out to blow the cold wind during this period.
And if Ye Yunian didn't go out, Song Yi wouldn't go out either. The two giant pandas would only go out to bask in the sun during the best time at noon, and they stayed in the warm indoors the rest of the time.
It had been cloudy and rainy for the past few days, but today the sun finally showed up. After a full meal in the morning, Ye Yunian called Song Yi to go out with him to bask in the sun.
After living in the pen for more than a month, Ye Yunian and Song Yi had already gotten familiar with the forest. They also found a great place to sunbathe halfway up the mountain.
This place is flat and has the longest sunshine time.
Ye Yunian jogged all the way and got to the ground first. Song Yi followed closely and lay down next to Ye Yunian.
Ever since Song Yi's wound healed, Ye Yunian began to sleep with his head on Song Yi's belly again.
Firstly, Ye Yunian really liked Song Yi's soft belly.
Secondly, it was to block the wind for Song Yi. The hair on his belly had not grown completely yet, but the cold wind in November was pervasive. Ye Yunian lay on Song Yi's belly, so he could sleep comfortably and keep Song Yi warm.
After Song Yi lay down, Ye Yunian moved his head to Song Yi's belly as usual.
But today, as soon as Ye Yunian put his head on Song Yi's belly, he noticed something was wrong.
Huh?
Song Yi's newly grown hair is very new in color and softer than the old hair next to it. Ye Yunian likes the touch of this layer of new hair very much, and he rubs it every time he puts his head on it.
But today, this layer of hair doesn't seem to be as soft as before.
Ye Yunian opened his eyes and looked down at the hair in front of him.
Song Yi's hair has grown completely.
The previous fine and soft fluff is completely hidden inside, and the outer layer has been covered by harder and warmer hair.
Ye Yunian suddenly lost his sleepiness. He simply sat up and looked down at Song Yi lying on the ground.
During the past half month, Ye Yunian tried his best to feed himself and Song Yi more food every day.
The food provided to them by the base was also sufficient. In addition to bamboo, there were also extra wo wo tou and apples as snacks.
After half a month, Song Yi, who had become thin due to the injury, has now recovered to his pre-injury size, and even looks stronger than before!
Ye Yunian was suddenly a little happy, and quickly looked down to check his limbs and body shape.
Song Yi looked at Ye Yunian with some confusion, wondering why the little bear didn't continue to sleep on his belly today, and he sat up as well.
Without a mirror, Ye Yunian couldn't tell the difference in his current body shape.
Turning his head to look at Song Yi next to him, Ye Yunian bit his arm and pulled him up.
Song Yi stood up.
Ye Yunian hurried to his side and compared his body shape carefully.
After a long time, Ye Yunian happily bleated at Song Yi twice.
He has grown taller too!
Not only has he grown taller, but there seems to be more meat on his arms, and he looks stronger than before!
Ye Yunian was very excited and rolled on the ground happily several times.
Song Yi didn't know what Ye Yunian was happy about, but he liked to see Ye Yunian happy, so he walked towards Ye Yunian, arched Ye Yunian with his kiss and rolled on the ground again.
You stinky Apple Bear, how dare you sneak attack me!
Ye Yunian turned over and rushed towards Song Yi with a roar.
Song Yi did not dodge or avoid.
If it were the usual time, if a little bear of Ye Yunian's weight rushed towards him, he would stand there without moving an inch.
But this time when Ye Yunian rushed over, Song Yi was actually pushed back a step by his strength.
Song Yi was stunned for a moment.
Ye Yunian was happy again.
It seems that his little bear energy bullet has begun to show its power today!
Humph, Apple Bear, if you sneak attack me again in the future, I will fire a big bear energy bullet at you!
Ye Yunian grumbled a lot, stood up, hugged Song Yi with his front legs, bit his ear, and then ran away quickly.
Song Yi didn't expect Ye Yunian to bite his ear. The force was very light and there was no attack power, so he didn't take it seriously.
Seeing Ye Yunian running away happily, Song Yi quickly caught up.
The scene of the two giant pandas fighting in the forest was completely captured by the staff of the base.
"It seems that the decision to raise the two bears together was not wrong."
"That's right, with Yunian accompanying Song Yi, he has obviously become more lively."
The two staff members chatted.
"So has the plan for their release this time been decided?" asked a colleague.
"It's basically settled. We'll release them separately."
The colleague nodded, thinking that there was nothing wrong with the decision made by the base.
From the daily interactions between Yu Nian and Song Yi, it can be seen that the two giant pandas trust each other very much and have a close relationship.
But the environment in the wild is not as good as the base, especially in the cold winter when food is scarce.
No one can guarantee that Song Yi will still be willing to accept Yu Nian to live in his territory when he is in the wild.
For the sake of safety, the base decided to release the two giant pandas separately, but the territories chosen by the base for them are very close.
As long as Song Yi or Yu Nian is willing, they can still find each other by smell.
In early December, the first snow of the year fell.
It was on this day that the base decided to officially release Ye Yu Nian and Song Yi.
The news of his return was announced to the public early on.
Many panda fans were sad to learn that the base was going to release Yu Nian again.
"Our Yu Nian is so smart, he has been back to the base twice, can't your base accept him?!"
"Ahhh, no, baby Yu Nian is so beautiful, I feel sad when I think about not being able to see his photos after he is released, so wuwuwu——"
"Well, I said that Yu Nian came back to the base this time to bring his good brother to treat his illness. Now that he is well, they should be released together. I think the base's decision is correct."
"Of course I know the base's decision is correct, I just can't bear to let him go!"
"Who can bear to let him go?"
Of course no one can bear to let him go.
The keepers who have been taking care of Yu Nian are also reluctant to let him go.
On the morning of the day of release, the keeper came to the pen early and brought Ye Yunian and Song Yi a bunch of bamboo shoots collected by the base, and gave them four nests and two pots of milk with honey.
Seeing such a rich configuration, Ye Yunian guessed that today was the day they would be released.
Ye Yunian looked back at the closed door of the pen. The cold wind was howling outside, and it seemed to be snowing.
Although he has lived in the base for two months, Song Yi still doesn't like the life in the base.
But the base is not without its advantages, such as a constant supply of food, as well as apples and milk that are difficult to eat in the wild.
The keeper had just put the food away, and Song Yi was about to eat, but Ye Yunian was slow to come.
Song Yi called Ye Yunian softly.
Ye Yunian then retracted his gaze, looked up at the keeper not far away, tilted his head and hummed a long string of words to the keeper.
The keeper was stunned at first, then laughed: "Do you know that you are going to be released?"
Ye Yunian knew, so he thanked the keeper in his own way.
The keeper looked at Yunian's eyes and looked at him obediently, and couldn't help but took a step towards the pen.
Ye Yunian stepped forward at the right time, sat down in front of the pen, grabbed the railing with his two paws, stretched half of his head out, and called to the keeper again.
A flash of surprise flashed in the keeper's eyes.
Song Yi also stopped and stared at Ye Yunian and the keeper without blinking.
If it were before, Song Yi would definitely not let Ye Yunian get too close to the bipeds.
But after living in the base for two months, Song Yi gradually realized that the bipeds actually had no ill intentions towards them, but were very kind to them.
So Song Yi did not stop Ye Yunian from approaching the bipeds, but just watched their every move vigilantly.
The keeper was torn between his conscience and his desire to rub the panda. In the end, the desire to rub the panda overcame his reason, and he stepped forward, stretched out his hand and rubbed Ye Yunian's head.
"Okay, okay, go eat. You can go back after you're full." The keeper didn't know why Yu Nian suddenly acted like a spoiled child to him, but he was already very happy to rub Ye Yu Nian's head.
As if he understood what the keeper said, Yu Nian called out to the keeper twice, quickly stood up, and walked aside to eat with Song Yi.
After the two giant pandas had eaten and drunk their fill, they sat together licking their fur to relax.
At this moment, Ye Yu Nian noticed that his forelimbs were pierced by a familiar object.
While he was still awake, Ye Yu Nian quickly turned his head to look at Song Yi beside him.
Song Yi's eyelids felt heavy at first, and the next second his eyelids closed uncontrollably. He tried hard to wake up and looked at Ye Yu Nian beside him with his eyes open.
Ye Yunian called out to him in time: "Hmm--"
Apple Bear, wait for me, I'll come to you when I wake up!