In my days as a farmer

After the last meeting with the squirrels who didn't know whether to say it was friendly or awkward, Xia Dongli went up the mountain to feed them three times, each time he and Xun Yu went up the mountain together, and the rice was left behind. A small brick house.There's no way, the rice has offended the squirrels so badly, and going up the mountain is simply pulling hatred.

In order to make as much compensation as possible for the little squirrels who have been harmed by rice, he also distributed supply packages in several places.The trouble is a bit troublesome, but this move can effectively prevent the small animals from gathering and becoming dependent on the feeding package.

There must be a certain distance between humans and wild animals. Even when feeding, it is best to do it quietly, so that the small animals do not feel that they are eating pie from heaven, otherwise it will be easy. There will be a sense of dependence.

Relatives are not a good thing for wild animals. Although the country's protection of wild animals is becoming more stringent, the chain of interests continues, and there will be no shortage of speculators.

So no matter how much Xia Dongli liked the fluffy tails and nimble ears of the little squirrels, he never reached out. He and the squirrels kept a certain safe distance from each other, like an emotionless feeding robot.

"It's almost time for this wave to be delivered." Xia Dongli dumped the basket mixed with dried flowers, corn flakes, dried pumpkin slices, apple slices, and nuts on a slightly open ground. Put the animation of the feeding line to rest.

"Aren't you coming tomorrow?" Xun Yao helped him carry a basket, and was a little confused when he heard that.

"No more, if you keep feeding it, it will attract wild boars." Xia Dongli patted the small basket so that the grains hidden at the bottom could fall smoothly, "They can eat up to twenty rice We have already fed [-] catties of dried fruit one after another, and any more will affect the ecological balance."

Although it is said that it is fed to squirrels, it is not registered mail that can also specify the recipient. Apart from squirrels, there must be other small animals that will eat these foods. Occasionally overfeeding is for everyone's welfare. If the number of times is too high, it is easy to attract a big stomach king.

Once the wild boars came, not to mention the aborigines here, Xia Dongli at the foot of Baiyun Mountain would also be unlucky at that time, so Xia Dongli had to stop after feeding this time!

If it really doesn't work, he will go up the mountain to take care of it in winter.No way, the dog can be responsible for causing trouble, and it is the owner's duty to wipe the dog's butt.

As a qualified owner, he would naturally take responsibility for what happened to his pet dog.

After sighing a little, Xia Dongli put the basket aside, took a step back and looked at the feeding point.

This place used to be a small lush lawn. Because it was surrounded by trees and the sun could not penetrate, no woody plants were bred here. Only herbaceous plants with low light requirements could barely grow with scattered light.

Therefore, when the grass leaves wither and shrivel in autumn, this place looks like a spot of baldness, exposing the yellow-brown soil under the grass.

But this is from a human point of view. For small animals, these withered grass can still play a concealing role. Together with the cover of the surrounding trees, it can help them resist the predators in the sky. Here is a meal Here comes the good place.

Xia Dongli stretched out his hand and pushed aside the food piled up like a hillside, turning it into noodles.

Squirrels themselves are solitary animals, and they are not very suitable for close contact, so scattered food can help them keep a safe distance, and at the same time, it can effectively prevent larger squirrels from occupying the food mountain.

While spreading the food, he consciously squeezed the shell of the nut to make a sound.

Squirrels have mediocre eyesight, but excellent hearing. The sound of fruit cracking can easily attract the attention of nearby squirrels and make them realize that there is food here—of course, Xia Dongli's finger strength is not as strong as that of the big one. For rodents with incisor teeth, he chooses to pinch soft peanuts and sunflower seeds.

In order to save money, most of the nuts he buys have no openings. Of course, the difference between whether there are artificial openings for rodents is the difference between one bite and two bites.

Facts have proved that these little things on the trees are indeed excellent in hearing. Before Xia Dongli stood up, he heard a slight movement between the branches, and when he turned his head, he met a pair of peas.

This is a species that Xia Dongli has never seen before. Its hair is gray-brown, but its belly is white. Its tail hair is very fluffy like a huge feather duster, but the hair on its body is not as long as its tail. It looks like It's a short-haired rat.

Compared with the red squirrels I've seen before, this little one's coat color is obviously autumn and winter, and it's full of concealment in the snow.

Moreover, it is very courageous. Even if it saw two humans on the ground, this squirrel dared to descend to a position slightly higher than the humans, and stood on the tree with one hand to observe them. It looked very cute. However……

"It's a rock squirrel." Xun Yao whispered, "It's a very troublesome species."

"Ok?"

"This kind of squirrel eats a lot and has strong reproductive ability. It is bold and not afraid of humans, and it is also very smart." Xun Ao said it easily, but Xia Dongli's expression became more and more complicated. The eyes looking at this little furry squirrel are also cute. The eyes of the cute thing changed to the eyes of potential robbers.

Xun Yao's last sentence proves this even more: "They are different from other squirrels that like to live in mountains and forests. They can inhabit hilly and plain areas, so they have a greater impact on agricultural production."

Of course, this is a euphemism, if it is straightforward - this kind of squirrel is one of the rare unscrupulous rats in the squirrel family that makes a living by stealing.

Of course, there is no such thing as stealing in the animal world. In the eyes of the little squirrels, it is just that they have settled their home in a geomantic treasure land with abundant food and easy access. Bad luck with stored rodents as neighbors.

Xia Dongli pinched his fingers, feeling the urge to quickly repack the food on the ground, but he finally suppressed the urge.

As a mature human being, you can't blame small animals for things that didn't happen, even if their cherry trees bear fruit next year, they are likely to be the main targets of spoilage...

Of course I can't stand it!

"Can the anti-bird net stop them?" Xia Dongli asked seriously.

Xun Yao thought about it for a while: "Nylon nets won't work, you have to use stainless steel, and the defense standard is similar to that of mice."

Xia Dongli's eyes suddenly went dark. Their cherry tree plantation area is not large. Originally, the cost of using ordinary bird-proof nets was at most three or four hundred, but if they were replaced with stainless steel nets, it would cost at least three times.

Seeing that this mouse has pretty features, how could it be a potential criminal?Xia Dongli frowned, feeling a little headache.

If their family is planting large-grained fruit trees, they can still use fruit bags, but the cherries are small and brittle, so if they really want to cover the fruit, the amount of labor will be a bit scary.

"When it is about to mature, let the dog watch the fruit forest. If you are worried, build a kennel?" Xun Ao made a suggestion. He lifted the empty fruit basket, and with the other hand, he squeezed Xia Dong very smoothly. Li's hand, the two went down the mountain hand in hand.

"Dogs may not work." Xia Dongli was dragged away unconsciously. "Squirrels are too flexible. Even rice should not be able to catch up. At best, they should drive them away after they are discovered."

But you can only be a thief all day long, how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days, what if the squirrels and dogs engage in tactics?There are only four dogs in their family, but there are more than four squirrels.

"Otherwise, let's go and hug a cat..." Xia Dongli hesitated, and said, "If it's a kitten, rice should still be acceptable."

Xun Yao's movements paused, and he continued to walk before Xia Dongli looked over, but Xia Dongli was very sensitive to the fact that something was wrong: "Xiao Yao, don't you like cats?"

"No." Xun Yao quickly denied, "I'm just thinking that if you keep cats, poultry and fish may not be easy to take care of."

"That's right!" Xia Dongli suddenly realized that many small animals in their family were on the cat's recipe.

If the cat is not free-range, it will not achieve its purpose, but if it is free-range, it may spoil other small animals.

Seeing his tangled expression, Xun Yao said unintentionally: "I read in a magazine that domestic cats are natural predators, and any moving animal that is smaller than it is theirs." Hunting target, the only difference is whether you like to eat or not."

"And worst of all, if it's the cats in the house because they have nothing to worry about, they hunt more for entertainment than to satisfy their appetite."

Xia Dongli understood what he meant, hunting was not to satisfy his hunger, which was more terrifying.

This means that they don't have to hunt only when they are hungry in order to conserve energy like most animals, but can waste their energy on playing.Will human beings despise toys?Likewise, neither will cats.

In fact, there is no way to avoid this... For example, feeding the cat to fat or simply neutering it can greatly reduce the cat's combat effectiveness, but...

Xia Dongli squeezed Xun Ao's palm and smiled.Although it is not impossible to solve it, but his boyfriend doesn't seem to like keeping cats, so he can only think of other ways. Anyway, it will be next spring. This squirrel may just pass by and does not plan to settle down. Maybe.

Compared with the small troubles that may come in the future, Xia Dongli's family still has a big trouble waiting for him.

Recently, Dami Wang, who was temporarily unemployed at home and was refused to take him to the mountains to play, and was forced to lose weight, was losing his temper.

The beautiful big dog in meteorite blue lay on the bamboo steel floor. Its ears caught the footsteps of its owner, but the tantrum-ridden dog restrained the desire to turn his head.

The dog's hair is soft and fluttering with the wind, and the mane on the back and chest has been carefully trimmed, which perfectly complements the handsome appearance of the border collie. Look, how beautiful and temperamental the look of looking up at the sky is!

Xia Dongli couldn't hold it back, and took out his mobile phone to take a beautiful photo of his dog. He didn't bother the angry dog, but spread the equipment behind it.

Rice's tail began to shake when he heard the sound of plastic bags being ripped open, and the tip of his tail began to wag when he heard the sound of opening a can. After smelling the smell of meat, this dog who was recently losing weight finally Unable to bear it anymore, Mao's tail flicked from side to side.

But even though he was already so greedy that he swallowed his saliva, Rice still abided by his dignity, and he would not turn back if he said no!

Unless, unless the owner comes to coax it, Wang will never look back!

But the saddest thing about being a dog is not that the owner does not cooperate with him to perform, but that there are traitors around him.

It was not only it who heard the sound of opening the can, but also the rice grain Wang who didn't know where to hide.Rice only felt a flash in front of her eyes, and finally passed the embarrassing period and began to have the appearance of an adult dog. Mi Liwang blew past it like the wind, and rushed straight towards Xia Dongli.

"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow each!"

Although there is no need to lose weight, in order to take care of Rice's mood, Xia Dongli's dogs have also reduced their snacks a lot recently.It's hard to go from luxury to frugality!The rice grains really miss the beef jerky, venison strips, and chicken jerky!

No matter which one is fine, it wants to eat it all!

"Stop!" Xia Dongli raised his hand to block the front, and Mi Liwang, who was running fast, immediately braked on the spot, then gently rubbed his furry head against Xia Dongli's palm, and then sat on the spot reservedly and eagerly. Waiting for feeding.

But today it was a bit miscalculated. Although the owner had prepared food, it was not so easy to eat it, because Xia Dongli bought a terrible existence called a smelling pad.

"Aww?" What is this?Mi Li fiddled with the layers of fabric in front of him, and some didn't know where to start. It could smell the smell of meat coming from inside, but why didn't it see it?

As a domestic dog, although the sense of smell of rice grains is also very good, it can't compare with the rice that has gone to dog school in finding food.

It may be because I have always seen food on the plate since I was a child. Food should appear clearly in Mi Li's brain, and it is not very good at dealing with food that appears around the corner.

Therefore, Mi Li will not play with missing food toys, and even lose his temper when seeing missing food toys, but the smelling pad is such an existence.

The structure of this kind of Fengrong dog toy is actually very simple. Cloths of different sizes are embroidered on the felt layer by layer like petals. Small snacks are scattered in the "petals". The dog smells the snacks but cannot Immediately, they have to rummage one by one until they find exactly the snack sandwiched between two petals.

This is not only a test of smell, but also a training of patience and thinking ability. You must know that looking for snacks while smelling is very exhausting. Many puppies will fall asleep after looking for them.

"Ow!" Mi Li decided to bravely accept the challenge. It looked around on the smelling pad, and it could clearly smell that the owner had put chicken jerky and beef jerky in it. They are all snacks it likes, and it can also find the hiding place of the snacks. It can even feel the presence of meat grains with its paws, but the layers of cloth prevent it from getting food.

The rice grain was a little irritable, it opened its mouth and wanted to bite the fabric, but Xia Dongli stopped it immediately, "If you bite, you are out!"

"Pfft!" Mi Li let out an angry breath, shook her head and stared at the smelling pad, spun around in place, and then looked at Xia Dongli and yelled in protest.

protest!This thing is not for Wang Neng to play at all!

"Who said it wasn't Wang's game? Rice, rice, you can show Mi Li." Xia Dongli shouted seemingly unintentionally.

Rice, who had been facing the dog and the person with his back all the time, didn't move at all, but his fur tail flicked more violently, exposing the dog's fierce psychological struggle.

"Rice, rice grains can't play. Only the smartest rice in our family can play with this. You can show Mi grains quickly." Xia Dongli leaned over and whispered next to the dog's ears.

Ahem, when you praise your dog, you should also avoid other dogs being sad when they hear it. This is a trick that the owner must get.

Dami Wang's dog's ears trembled, and after hearing Xia Dongli praise it, the dog finally took a proud step with satisfaction, and it stopped in front of the MAX difficulty sniffing mat that Xia Dongli bought. Footsteps, lowered his head and began to look for the snacks.

This step didn't take much time for the rice, but it locked on one place in more than ten seconds, then it turned its head a little, started to sniff between the "petals", and sprayed air between the fabrics. The cloth is blown so that the taste of the meat can be transmitted more directly.

This action seems very simple. In fact, the rice is used to identify its position based on the layering of the taste of the meat. It is similar to human listening and identifying the position, which requires a strong thinking ability.

In less than 3 minutes, Dami found the first piece of jerky, rolled his tongue, swallowed the meat into his mouth under Mi Li's staring eyes, and chewed it several times happily.

"Gudu." This is the sound of rice swallowing meat.

"Gudu." This is the sound of Mi Li swallowing saliva.

"Aooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!" Mi Li felt that he had learned it.

Squirt, Squirt!

Damn it, it's too embarrassing for jet jets!

Mi Li tried it, but it failed to master how to exhale from the nostrils, but it mastered how to exhale from the mouth.After successfully blowing open the small "petals", Mi Li couldn't hold back and howled to the sky.

Rice, who had taught his apprentice, failed to show a gratified expression at all. It avoided two steps very honestly, looked at the smelling pad sprayed with rice grains of saliva with disgust, and then looked at its beloved master.

"Okay, okay, you play this." Their caring owner immediately disassembled a similar smelling pad and spread it in front of Rice, and then he patted Rice's buttocks, and Rice turned her back very tacitly Go so that Xia Dongli can hide snacks in it.

Just when one person and two dogs were addicted to playing games, the door of Xia Dongli's house was knocked. After receiving the owner's response, two adults walked in with a dog.

The middle-aged man Xia Dongli who was walking in front knew him. He was Xun Ao's mentor, Dr. Xu, and he hurried up to meet him.

"Xiao Xia? Is Xiao Xun there?" Dr. Xu asked as soon as he saw Xia Dongli.

"He should have gone to the pigsty. Doctor Xu, please sit down and I'll give him a call." Xia Dongli hastily moved two stools for him, and then he turned his head and saw a young man who was a step behind and was a bit cautious , when the young man saw Xia Dongli moving the stool, he reflexively took a step back and made a gesture of avoidance, and took a step back with the dog he was leading.

Xia Dongli had never seen this man before, but whether it was his short hair, his straight waist, or his subconscious refusal to sit down, it all showed his identity, and he should be in the army.

Why did the soldiers come here?

Xia Dongli frowned slightly, and he couldn't help looking at the dog that the young man was leading.Seeing this, he was taken aback for a moment.They had seen this dog before, but now that they met him again, they didn't dare to recognize each other.

When he saw this dog at the beginning, it was confident and domineering, but now it has a limped leg, and its eyes are a little vain and dodge.

What happened?Why did Dr. Xu come to see Xiao Yao?As a dog lover, Xia Dongli couldn't help but look at the dog a few more times, and then at Dr. Xu, with distressed and puzzled eyes.