Sourness

The monkey was lying on the beam of the house, its round eyes flicked around, looking like a frightened bird.

Mi Yue looked up at it, feeling that it really didn't look like it was being taken care of.Not to mention dirty and thin, there are still many places bald all over the body.Even though there was still a distance between them, Mi Yue could tell that these alopecia areata were the marks left after being beaten.

Mi Yue picked up a stick of boiled corn from the plate, and motioned to the monkey, "I'll give you something to eat."

He held the corn, but his movements of getting up and approaching were very slow.

Sure enough, the monkey just flinched and did not run away.It blinked its eyes, looked at the corn in his hand, and at Mi Yue, who had a very gentle expression and body language, and stretched out his hand tentatively.

Mi Yue is a veteran in dealing with animals. As soon as the monkey tentatively grasped the corn, he immediately let go and moved his body back to minimize the monkey's vigilance.

The monkey's attention was attracted by the boiled corn, and it began to eat.

It had just gnawed a few bites of the corn in its hand when Brother Zhao, whom he had met downstairs before, chased after him.

The man didn't come in, but stood at the door of the restaurant and nodded lukewarmly at the two of them, then looked at the beams of the room, and squeaked a few times.

The monkey flinched, stopped eating the corn, and looked at the man at the door of the restaurant with some hesitation.

Mi Yue didn't realize the meaning of this man's voice at all.But for the monkeys, this may be some kind of signal, and the monkeys dare not be disobedient.

Sure enough, after Brother Zhao yelled twice, the monkey on the beam slid down the pillar hesitantly and reluctantly, with one paw still tightly grasping the half-eaten corn.

Brother Zhao seemed to want to kick it twice, but he held back when he realized that there were other people in the restaurant. Holding his breath, he walked over and grabbed half of the rope around the monkey's neck, and walked out angrily.

"Wait." Mi Yue grabbed another piece of corn from the table, walked over and handed it to the monkey, "I still have some in my room, if you're not full, you can go upstairs to get it."

Brother Zhao frowned, and glanced at the little owl on the dining table who was looking at them with its neck tilted. He thought that this person was just kind-hearted and liked to take care of small animals, but he didn't think much about it.

What he didn't know was that Mi Yue's words were actually addressed to the monkey.

The monkey took the corn on the cob he handed over, and followed Brother Zhao back pitifully.When he walked to the door of the restaurant, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Mi Yue.

It was an indescribable gaze, as if it was walking in a dark tunnel, only a little light shone in the direction of Mi Yue.

The old cat couldn't help muttering, "You are very kind to animals."

Mi Yue glanced at him lightly, "That's because animals don't have evil intentions."

The old cat choked.

He wanted to defend himself, but both he and Miyue knew that he came out to trouble Wang Xiaohu for Wang Xiaohu, and saying that he was not kind would not be regarded as wronging him.

The little owl understood. It turned its neck, looked at the old cat with its big round eyes, then at Miyue, and started cooing, "Don't be afraid, I will be on duty for you at night... on duty!"

Mi Yue Yile stretched out his hand to hold a piece of meat for it, "Then thank you."

The old cat was dumbfounded, feeling slightly unhappy.This favorite seems to have reached some agreement behind his back.

It's a pity he couldn't understand.

After nightfall, the little owl dutifully guarded on the window sill to watch the full moon.

There was a gap in the window, and the sound of pattering rain came in clearly.

After all, the little owl is used to the living environment in the wild, and it cannot bear to keep it in a closed room.

Mi Yue thought, if the rain stopped in the middle of the night, it might still want to fly out to relax.

Unfortunately, it was still raining outside until he turned off the lights.

Mi Yue was half dreaming and half awake, and felt something moving at the window, and opened her eyes in a daze, and saw a black shadow lying outside the window, as if looking in.

Mi Yue sat up with a jolt.

The black figure outside the window also seemed to be startled by his sudden action, and rushed up to the awning outside the window with a squeak.

Only then did Mi Yue realize that it was the bald monkey downstairs.The little owl on the night shift on the window sill probably recognized the monkey and did not call the police on him.

Mi Yue breathed a sigh of relief, and turned on the bedside lamp.He guessed that the people downstairs were asleep, and the hungry monkey obediently went upstairs to find food.

Mi Yue got up, took out the boiled corn that she brought from downstairs during dinner, and put it on the window sill.In addition to corn, he also took sweet potatoes and two boiled eggs, which should be edible for monkeys.

Probably smelling the food, the monkey cautiously hung upside down from the canopy and looked into the house cautiously.

Mi Yue opened the window and greeted it in a low voice, "Come in and eat."

The little owl also suffered from hunger, and now it follows Miyue and can eat enough every day, so it feels a little sympathetic to the monkey, and also chimed in, "Eat! Eat!"

With the little owl around, the monkey was less wary of Miyue.What's more, Miyue gave it two boiled corn for dinner.

It tentatively jumped onto the window sill, seeing that Miyue had been sitting by the bed without moving, it slowly reached out to eat something.While eating, she couldn't help sneaking glances at Mi Yue.

Mi Yue thought that monkeys are such suspicious animals.

They are actually not very courageous. When they are in groups, they will bully other animals that are alone, but once they encounter a strong opponent, they will easily admit defeat.

Smart, good at judging the situation, a little mean, but overall cute.

The little owl jumped into Mi Yue's arms.

The inherent wariness among animals makes it impossible to stay safely on the windowsill.The monkey is bigger than it, and its movements are also very sensitive.Get too close to it, the little owl will be a little uneasy.

"This is Xiaomao," Mi Yue reached out and touched the little owl's head, "I'm Mi Yue, what's your name?"

The monkey swallowed the food in its mouth, and seemed a little unsure if Miyue was talking to it.

"What's your name? Those people downstairs..." Mi Yue thought about her choice of words, "Are they your companions?"

The monkey shook his head, feeling a little depressed.

"What do they call you?"

"...Little beast." The monkey opened its eyes wide, looking nervously at this strange human being who was talking to it, for fear that it would see some kind of...a look of disgust on his face.

It has lived with humans for a long time, and knows that these three words have a certain... not so friendly color.

Mi Yue's fingers paused for a moment, then she shook her head lightly, "This name doesn't sound good, let's name it again?"

The monkey's eyes shone slightly, and it glanced enviously at the little owl squatting on his lap.Probably because it is bald, it thinks the name "Xiao Mao" sounds nice.

"Corn? Sweet potatoes? Beans? Apples?"

The monkey asked him eagerly, "I'm also called Xiao Mao, right?"

Miyue comforted the little owl that was about to jump up and fluff its fur, and said to the monkey: "The name is to distinguish us from other people, so we can't all have the same name."

The monkey seems to understand but not understand.But indeed no one in their own group was called a "little beast" any more, except him.

"Why don't you call me Da Mao." Mi Yue thought for a while and said, "Look at you, you're pretty good-looking, you're hairy all over, and you're bigger than Xiao Mao... how about it?"

What he said was actually a bit guilty.How could he come up with a name? The little owl casually called Xiaomao, and the little snake who helped in Qingshui Town copied "Erqing" from the book. The group of squirrels who always followed him on Lingxi Mountain were not named Ada, It's Ah Er.

Fortunately they don't mind.

But the monkey was very happy. Hearing this good-natured human compliment him for his good looks, his eyes lit up, and Mao couldn't help showing a smirk on his face.

"Big Mao," Mi Yue said to it while the iron was hot, "Have you been living with those people downstairs?"

Da Mao shook his head, "When I was young, I was with an old man, and sometimes we performed hoops and other things on the street. Then he sold me to Brother Zhao downstairs."

Mi Yue frowned, he knew that people who kept pets liked to raise them since they were young, so it was easy to develop a relationship.Buying an adult monkey that has been trained by someone like Brother Zhao is definitely not keeping it as a pet.

"Is he nice to you?"

Da Mao hesitated.It doesn't know how to answer this question.

Mi Yue asked it again, "Why did he bring you by his side?"

Da Mao can answer this question, "They dig holes in the mountains and put me in the holes to explore... well, to explore the way. Sometimes they let me get things out of the holes."

Mi Yue was startled, "What kind of thing?"

Da Mao scratched his head, "There are everything, jars, rags, and sometimes bones."

Miyue understood immediately.

As the tombs of Lingxi Mountain were discovered one after another, and later the museum was established, there were no tomb thieves around here.Their methods are varied. Miyue has heard that some people will bring domesticated monkeys and use their agility to assist in crimes.After all, the underground environment is complicated, and there are some places where people can't get in, but monkeys can.

Mi Yue never expected that after going out for a trip, she would be able to get involved with such a person.

Da Mao has practiced the ability to perceive words and expressions since he was a child, and when Mi Yue's face changed, it immediately became alert, stared at him blankly, and stopped gnawing on the corn in his hand.

Seeing it like this, Mi Yue felt pitiful again.He lowered his voice and asked it, "Are these people treating you well? Are you fed every day?"

It is really hard to say whether these people will treat the monkey that is kept around as a tool as a living thing.

Da Mao heard his soft voice, and the little hairs on the back of his neck calmed down one by one.It lowered its head and gnawed two bites of corn.

It doesn't know how to answer this question.

Mi Yue asked it again, "Do you want to go back to the mountains to live? Or do you want to follow these people all the time?"

Da Mao's Mao face showed a frustrated expression, "I sneaked out before, but they didn't want me... beat me... I came back..."

What it said was nonsensical, but Miyue lived in the mountains all year round and had more opportunities to deal with animals than humans. He immediately thought that even if Da Mao really returned to the wild environment, he would not be able to integrate into a certain group of monkeys. to live.It has lived with humans for so long that no group of monkeys would regard it as the same kind.

Mi Yue doesn't know what to do anymore, there are still many animals like Da Mao who can't live without people, but sending him to the zoo may not be a good choice.

It's hard to say what kind of care I will receive, but first of all, I will lose my freedom.

Mi Yue thought about it, and asked Da Mao tentatively, "Da Mao, why don't you come with me, I'm going to Binhai City to do some errands, and I'll go back to Lingxi Mountain after I'm done."

The Lingxi Mountain Museum is built on the mountainside. It would be great if Da Mao could blend into the wild environment. If not, living in a semi-wild environment with guaranteed freedom and human care is better than sleeping with these tomb thieves. many.

Da Mao was stunned.

The little owl got out from under Miyue's hands, and started to tease it with some excitement, "I am also from the mountains, and I will travel with Miyue. I will go back to the mountains after the tour. You can come too."

Anyway, this bald man knows how to eat corn, and he won't steal its meat. The little owl thinks it's good to take him with him, at least he has another companion.

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Xiao Mao has already learned to give nicknames to his friends without a teacher~~~