Chapter 227 Letter from Xishan Snow Mountain
"It will take about a week to recover."
Xu Ying pointed to the repaired crack and explained, her voice a little hoarse from working for a long time, "Once our colleagues bring the pumping equipment to reinforce it, your water supply station will be back."
She wiped the sweat from her forehead, leaving a muddy mark on her face.
"You must be the god who controls the water source!" The caracal's furry cheeks trembled with excitement, and its tail was raised high. It pounced on Xu Ying's feet and rubbed its head against her boots. "I've never seen a human being who can revive a dry riverbed!"
The gerbil boss immediately popped his head out from over Xu Ying's shoulder and started to flatter him: "Stationmaster Xu is the Dragon King of the East China Sea!"
It recently watched the Gobi bear's TV and found that human cartoons were really interesting.
[The Dragon King is in charge of water and can even call the wind and rain!]
"I'm not that capable." Xu Ying smiled and shook his head, unloading two buckets of water from the motorcycle.
The clear water rippled in the bucket, reflecting her slightly tired face.
The little animals who heard the news were both excited and worried. They surrounded the bucket but didn't dare to get too close.
[The river has dried up. Should we move?]
a young jerboa asked timidly, its ears twitching nervously.
[How can we, the entire royal family, move with all our children?]
A meerkat nanny with three cubs sighed. Its little ones were hiding under the nanny's fluffy tail, looking at Xu Ying curiously.
"don’t worry."
Xu Ying soothed them. She opened the bucket and filled a small basin with water, placing it on the ground. "During the water shortage, we will use a sprinkler truck to deliver water. If you see any traces of poachers, please inform Gerbil immediately."
She looked at the gradually darkening sky and began to pack up her tools.
"After the cracks in the groundwater layer are repaired, it will take about half a day for the capillary water rising channels that were blocked by the cracks to reconnect.
Water from deep below will slowly move upward through the gaps in the gravel, and just as plant roots absorb water, groundwater will slowly seep up.
In another day, irregular wet patches will appear on the surface of the riverbed, which are signs that groundwater is looking for an outlet.
After four or five days, the seeping groundwater will form a shallow stream again, nourishing the dry riverbed and bringing it back to life."
After hearing Xu Ying's answer, the little animals who came to drink water felt relieved.
They lined up and drank the clean water in the basin carefully, fearing to waste a drop.
Only the desert lizard with a broken tail lay at Xu Ying's feet, looking worried: "Master Xu, can you still help me find my child?"
Xu Ying squatted down and let the lizard climb onto his palm. Most desert lizards are solitary animals that lay eggs in caves and then leave them alone.
But this one was different—it was a night lizard, a rare, viviparous desert lizard.
It had just given birth and was lying weakly in the cave. Its little lizard hatchlings were taken away when it was at its weakest.
Xu Ying frowned slightly, and gently stroked the lizard's back with her fingertips. She could only comfort it first: "The little gerbil's intelligence network is very extensive now, so there will be news."
She paused and made a decision: “Why don’t you stay with me first, and I will take you to find the culprits as soon as I get any news.
Desert Lizard: [Okay!]
Xu Ying: "Then come back to the shelter with me now."
[Wait, it's not just me, some lizards have lost their companions too.]
The desert lizard's claws tugged at Xu Ying's trouser legs. "I'm going to call them out now!"
Soon, five young bearded dragons came out, led by desert lizards. The appearance of bearded dragons is different from that of desert lizards. They have the same protruding crowns on their heads as lions. The young bearded dragons will live together in groups for safety or temperature reasons.
[Is this human here to protect us?]
[Human, all our companions have been captured. There are only five of us left. Can you find our companions?]
"I'll do my best."
Xu Ying asked the little lizards to enter the aviation box first. "I have five foxes in my rescue station. Don't run out later. I'm afraid you will be used as food."
*
When we returned to the aid station, it was already half dark, and the last rays of sunset dyed the desert horizon red.
Xu Ying parked the motorcycle, took off her helmet and shook her messy long hair. She was hungry and had no energy to cook dinner. She was about to go to the shelter to get some canned meat for a meal, but suddenly she found Qi Xiao squatting at the door teasing the fennec fox and the little sand cat.
The man's tall figure was particularly eye-catching in the twilight. His black leather jacket outlined his broad shoulders and narrow waist, and his jeans wrapped around his long and powerful legs.
He lowered his head slightly, and his bony fingers were gently scratching Fox Erniu's chin, while the little sand cat was rubbing against his feet, with the tip of its tail curled up happily.
The other little foxes were practically hanging on him, very sticky.
Hearing the sound of the motorcycle, Qi Xiao raised his eyes. His deep eyebrows and eyes looked particularly sharp in the dim light, and a flash of cold metal flashed across his brow bone.
Xu Ying blinked and then noticed that there was a small silver eyebrow stud on Qi Xiao's left brow bone.
"Newly made?" She took a few steps closer and couldn't help but take a few more glances.
The eyebrow stud made his already sharp features look even more wild, and it shone with a cold light in the twilight.
Qi Xiao raised his hand and touched his brow bone, the corner of his mouth raised slightly: "It's pasted." He paused, his voice low, "There is a wound."
Under the light, Xu Ying finally saw a Band-Aid on his brow bone. The metal decoration was just a decorative stud attached to the surface. Her heart tightened, and she subconsciously reached out to touch it, but stopped mid-air. "How did you do that?"
"Injuries are inevitable during rescue operations," he said lightly, his phoenix eyes beneath his black hair fixed on Xu Ying. Seeing her frown, he added, "Not serious."
Only then did Xu Ying remember that Qi Xiao was also a member of the Sunny Day Rescue Team. He had never heard Qi Xiao talk about his rescue experiences. He just saved people silently and did not take these as topics of conversation.
The little sand cat came over and tugged at Qi Xiao's trouser leg curiously.
He bent down and rubbed the little guy's head, and his leather jacket made a slight friction sound with the movement.
When he stood up, Xu Ying discovered that the tips of his ears seemed to be a little red, faintly visible under the light.
Fox Xiaowu, who was lying on Qi Xiao's shoulder, touched Qi Xiao's ears with the pads of his paws: [Brother Qi Xiao, why did your ears change color?]
Qi Xiao coughed awkwardly.
"Have you eaten?" He changed the subject, his voice a little lower than usual.
Xu Ying shook her head, watching his back as he walked towards the motorcycle to take off the thermal bag. His inverted triangle figure looked like a male model walking on the catwalk in a blockbuster movie, but in his hand was a cream-colored bear thermal bag for delivering meals, which was a complete contrast.
Xu Ying couldn't help but ask, "Did you know I didn't eat?"
"Guessed." He said without turning his head.
Xu Ying chuckled, opened the door and led him into the shelter.
"Do you still remember Qin Yan, the forest ranger from Xishan, and Professor Ye who is engaged in tumor research?" he said as he walked into the rescue station carrying a thermal bag.
Xu Ying flipped on the light, and a warm yellow glow instantly filled the room. "Remember, Professor Ye and Qin Yan said they were going to develop a plan to use small animals to help grow snow lotus in the West Mountain? Is there any news?"
Qi Xiao didn't answer in a hurry. He just placed the lunch boxes in the thermos bag on the dining table one by one. He opened the lid with his slender fingers, and the fragrance immediately filled the whole room.
A few home-cooked dishes, stir-fried pork with green peppers, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, tomato egg drop soup, and a large box of crystal clear rice, look refreshing and tempting.
"Are you here for the matter of Xishan Snow Mountain?"
Xu Ying's eyes lit up, and her stomach growled. She subconsciously licked her lips, and when she looked up, she met Qi Xiao's slightly smiling eyes.
He smiled, his voice low and gentle: "Eat first, I will tell you slowly."
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