Chapter 194 Never Waste
The old village chief's smile froze on his dark face, and a barely perceptible twitch flashed across his wrinkles.
His eyes were fixed on the scattered raisins, and his cracked lips trembled slightly.
Although the villagers behind him still maintained polite smiles, their clenched fists and red eyes had already betrayed their heartache.
The oasis where their village is located is small, and the vineyards they carefully cultivate are limited in scale, so the raisins produced every year are all high-quality.
In order to entertain the celebrities this time, the old people were afraid that these worldly stars would dislike the local specialties from their village, so they squatted in the drying yard and picked out the grains one by one, picking out the plumpest and most golden ones.
What is now served to the guests are the premium products that they themselves usually don’t want to eat, and only the leftover inferior goods are left for their children to satisfy their cravings.
Yao Yingzhe was secretly pleased with his recent remark about "life being like naan and raisins"—it had defied awkwardness while subtly showcasing his experience. He smoothed his carefully groomed temples, glancing at the crowd's reactions from the corner of his eye, feeling quite pleased with his impromptu performance.
Ming Xueying chimed in, her delicate hand giving an exaggerated thumbs-up, her eyes full of admiration. "Uncle Yao's words are truly enlightening! No wonder they say, 'A person with real talent can even handle sweet things.'"
Upon hearing this, the fine lines around Yao Yingzhe's eyes smoothed out. He coughed lightly, pretending to be reserved, but couldn't hide the upward curve of his lips.
"Hey, you young people--" He drawled out his voice, his right hand unconsciously stroking the agarwood bracelet on his wrist, his knuckles sliding back and forth on the dark brown beads, as if counting the pleasure of being flattered.
Xu Ying caught the village chief's distressed look, looked up at the sky, and took out a whistle with a small bat sticker on it.
Among the fruit bats brought out from underground, five followed her like little tails and refused to leave, so Xu Ying took them to the rescue station. Every night when Xu Ying was about to go out, they circled in the sky and became Xu Ying's night security team.
This recording of the show is no exception.
The fruit bats also pestered Xu Ying to tell them the location of the evening program recording. They were also very curious about the behavior of humans filming variety shows.
It’s just that the other three bats slept in and got up late today, so only two of them have arrived now. But eating these raisins is no problem for them.
Seeing that everyone around her started praising Yao Yingzhe, Ye Jie scratched her head, confusion flashing in her eyes.
The uncle was mumbling something, and she only saw the raisins falling to the ground.
She noticed Xu Ying holding the whistle and approached him, "Master Xu, what are you doing?"
Xu Ying smiled slightly: "The raisins are very sweet. I'll invite some friends to eat them."
She whispered in Ye Jie's ear, telling her that a big bat would arrive soon and asked her not to be afraid.
Ye Jie nodded. The flying sideburns and fancy headdress on her head felt a little heavy, so she rubbed her aching neck.
Xu Ying noticed this scene and just hoped that the recording tonight would end early and he could get off work early.
After Ming Xueying finished praising Yao Yingzhe, Jiayao was about to open his mouth to flatter Yao Yingzhe, "Uncle Yao, you have eaten more salt than we have eaten rice, I——"
Before he could finish his words, a sharp whistle sounded, instantly piercing his eardrums and interrupting his flattery.
Jiayao covered his ears and looked at Xu Ying, the whistle blower, with dissatisfaction: "Why are you blowing the whistle for no reason? Didn't you see others talking? You conspicuous person——"
Before Jia Yao could finish his words, two huge bats with pitch-black bodies and a wingspan of one and a half meters fell from the sky!
It landed in front of him, and the sand that rose from its wings flew onto his face, and a lot of sand got into his eyes and his mouth, which was still buzzing.
Jia Yao rubbed his eyes hard and spat out the sand without caring about his image. When he opened his eyes, he saw a half-human-high bat standing in front of him. He was scared to death in an instant.
The others were also startled by the sudden appearance of the bat. "Oh my god, there's actually such a big bat. It looks like it can carry a child away!"
Xu Ying reassured the others present: "Don't be afraid, everyone. These two are our companions at the rescue station, fruit bats."
"They are vegetarians and can also spread seeds for humans. They can spread 60,000 seeds a night, and their efficiency in restoring degraded forests is far greater than that of human intervention."
"I have given them a physical examination. They are healthy bats, not sick. They can maintain normal social distance and everyone can get along with them without worry."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Xu Ying's explanation.
The live broadcast room barrage instantly exploded:
[What kind of Batman live version is this?! ]
[Wow, its wingspan is almost 1.5 meters, right?! It feels like it could take me flying.]
[Stationmaster Xu's whistle-pulling gesture is so cool! Help! How can she even summon bats?!]
[Did she bring her little brother here on purpose to scare the other guests and make herself known?]
——“Swish!”
Two fruit bats flew to the ground and saw the fallen raisins. They immediately flapped their wings in joy: "Master Xu, you humans don't eat things that fall from the ground, right? Can you let us have a taste?"
Before Xu Ying could say anything, the two fruit bats started begging for food. She smiled and nodded.
The two big bats immediately devoured all the raisins that fell on the ground.
The largest fruit bat folded its wings and landed on Xu Ying's shoulder. Its furry ears moved, and it rubbed its head against her clothes as if asking for credit.
Xu Ying scratched its chin casually, then turned to the stunned villagers and winked: "Don't worry, fruit bats have a special digestive system. Raisins are like candy to them--"
She suddenly stopped, because she found that the old village chief was touching the last raisin on the ground with his trembling hands.
In the close-up shot, there is still dirt from the vineyard between the old man's fingernails.
The comments suddenly went quiet for a few seconds, and then Xu Ying's fans and passersby frantically flooded the screen with comments:
My family members are so upset. I just thought what Uncle Yao said made a lot of sense, but now I feel like I'm just trying to make up for what I dropped.
Xu Ying even noticed that the villagers were reluctant to eat the food. This is a true goddess of details.
[This is so heartwarming! Eating things off the ground might contain bacteria for humans, but bats have a super strong immune system, so it's not a problem at all.]
The old village chief originally thought that the bat was big and black and a bit unlucky, but when he saw them helping to eat the raisins that fell on the ground, he turned his gaze to Xu Ying and understood the little girl's heartwarming behavior.
The old village chief also had tears in his eyes: "Thank you."
Xu Ying stuffed the whistle back into his pocket and said, "Village Chief, your raisins are really sweet."
"What's the brand? Where can I buy it? Let the program team post the link."
She tapped the bat's bulging cheek pouches with her fingertips. "Even our flight inspectors have certified this as excellent product."
“It’s sure to be a hit!”
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