Chapter 438: The Little Foxes' Spring Sleepiness
"A young bull, just over a year old, goes to the field for the first time during the spring plowing season. In regional dialect, this is called 'calling the ox to work,' which means to teach the young ox to work."
As Fang Ye walked towards the cherry blossom forest, he talked about an interesting story he had heard from a farmer friend: "It's not easy to get a young ox to learn how to plow the field. The ox must go through a learning and adaptation process."
Someone leads it from the front, while someone at the back pats its rear, forcefully pulling it back if it wanders off."
The young ox also has considerable strength, so taming it to learn how to plow not only takes effort but also patience and skill. If it gets stubborn and throws a tantrum, refusing to walk, you have to feed it some vegetables."
Oxen have their own habits when it comes to plowing fields, like turning left and right. These habits originate from the initial guidance they received when they first worked the fields. If one does not know the ox's habits, it will be hard for it to adapt and it will resist people."
"That sounds so interesting."
"Turns out you really have to understand the ox when it comes to plowing the fields."
The netizens listened with great interest.
Civilizations have plowed fields for thousands of years, so it could be said that farming talents are imprinted in our genes, creating a natural longing for pastoral life.
Plucking chrysanthemums beneath the eastern fence, leisurely I see the southern mountain.
The cherry blossom forest is located behind Primate Paradise, close to the Japanese macaque exhibition area and the hot spring hotel.
From the small farm to the cherry blossom forest, one will pass through the mixed exhibition area for red foxes and sika deer.
As Fang Ye passed by, he couldn't help stopping to look towards the small hill where the foxes were.
He couldn't help but chuckle with a "hehe."
At that moment, several foxes were lying under the sun, seemingly in a very deep sleep.
Youyou was lying next to a large stone, using it as a backrest.
Her sleek black legs were comfortably stretched out in front and behind her, forming a straight line like a slightly over-toasted long, thin baguette!
The crown prince had chosen a flat spot, spread out his body with his belly exposed, lying on his back towards the sky, snoring contentedly with his white belly rising and falling, completely unguarded.
The corners of his mouth seemed to be drooling, as if dreaming of something pleasant.
Sugar Pack was lying beside a clump of bushes, body slightly curled, with his fluffy tail pressed against his stomach, eyes squinted into crescents, looking very comfortable as he slept.
The funniest was Xiaoqiao.
Sitting on her favorite large stone, with her tail wrapped around her feet, her head facing the distance as if keeping watch.
But her eyes were half-closed, and her body swayed, as if she was already struggling to stay awake.
Spring is a season that easily brings weariness. The warm and bright sunlight shines on the body, making it toasty and warm.
The chirping and tweeting of birds come from the trees, near and far, along with the rustling sound of leaves stirred by the breeze, creating the perfect lullaby.
Xiaoqiao, oh Xiaoqiao, as the elder sister of the group and tasked with the heavy responsibility of guarding the fox species, how can you fall asleep?!
Despite telling herself this, her eyelids went from half-closed to fully closed, and her body swayed more dramatically.
"Hahahahaha!"
"That's exactly like me in my advanced math class!"
"Look at how sleepy the kid is, let her sleep if she wants!"
"The way she looks, I'm starting to get sleepy just watching through the screen."
"Sleepy in spring, lethargic in summer, drowsy in autumn, and longing to hibernate in winter."
"I remember staying up late reading novels in the old days. During class, my head would nod as I pretended to listen to the teacher, when actually my eyes were closed, and I held a pen to pretend I was taking notes. When I woke up, I'd find a bunch of illegible scribbles and random dots on my book..."
While the netizens chuckled and discussed, Xiaoqiao suddenly stumbled.
She leaned to the side and almost tumbled off the stone, her tail also sweeping across Youyou's face.
Youyou wrinkled her nose, turned over, and continued to sleep.
Waking from her startle, Xiaoqiao simply curled up into a ball, abandoning her guard duty. Sleep, sleep.
Seeing this, Fang Ye said with a laugh, "Let's bring the foxes along to see the cherry blossoms. We can take them out for a walk and let them enjoy the springtime scenery of the cherry blossoms."
Into the exhibition area!
Approaching the several foxes, Youyou shook her ears, looking at him half-asleep.
Realizing it was Fang Ye, she let out a weak "yiyi" sound and then closed her eyes, continuing her sleep.
"Doesn't their sunbathing look like they are charging themselves up?"
Fang Ye squatted down, plucked a blade of grass from beside him, and, as Youyou basked in the sun unwilling to move, he playfully swept it across Youyou's nose!
The tender green tip of the grass bounced elastically each time it brushed past Youyou's nose.
"Haha, zookeeper, you're so naughty!"
"Little Joy is sleeping so lazily!"
Tickled by the grass, Youyou let out a dissatisfied "meow meow" twice!
Lifting its head, its mouth silently opened and closed, as if protesting Fang Ye's harassing deeds.
Fang Ye pinched Youyou's soft ears, "Youyou, do you want to go out and play? See the cherry blossoms?"
Youyou didn't respond!
Fang Ye then laughed and said, "Xiaoqiao, do you want to go out and play?"
Xiaoqiao had noticed him a while ago!
Originally wanting to coyly dodge Fang Ye's palm, the warmth of the sunlight on her body made her too languid to move, and her mood was so pleasant that she let him stroke her.
Fang Ye's hand gently kneaded Xiaoqiao's head, touching the fluffy soft fur beside her cheeks.
Xiaoqiao seemed very comfortable being petted.
Stretching both paws forward, flattening her ears, she let out a continuous low mewing sound.
"So adorable, I really want a hug!"
"I want to kiss you, to sleep cuddled up together."
"Now I understand why Daji could charm all beings, so you really can't blame King Zhou!"
Fang Ye exclaimed, "A fox warmed by the sun feels so good to pet, toasty warm. Especially Xiaoqiao, her black fur even absorbs heat."
"Crown Prince?"
Crown Prince: Hoo~ Hoo~
Drooling, Fang Ye tickled its nose with a blade of grass and got no reaction.
Never mind, Crown Prince is only interested in food and not much else! Even if he were woken up, he certainly wouldn't be interested in going out.
He greeted Sugar Pack, "Sugar Pack! Having a good sleep?"
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Hearing Fang Ye call his name, he hummed twice and stretched out his legs.
He rubbed his face against his forelegs and conveniently flopped down to the ground.
As he changed position, the tail that was pressed beneath his belly was freed, revealing the white tip.
"Sugar Pack?"
Sugar Pack moved his mouth slightly, seemingly responding in his dream!
The milk tea-colored fur, tinged with pink in the dazzling sunlight, looked even more beautiful.
Listening to the chirping of the birds, watching the little foxes bathed in sunlight, their fur fluttering slightly in the wind, one couldn't help but smile unconsciously and feel relaxed.
"Seeing them sleep so lazily, I also feel so comfortable!"
"This weather is really perfect for sleeping!"
"It's another healing day, thanks, Little Joy!"
Fang Ye rubbed Sugar Pack's belly, "Don't you want to go outside and play for a while? See the cherry blossoms of spring?"
It seemed the word "play" perked up Sugar Pack a bit.
He got up from the ground, opened his mouth wide in a yawn, shook his head to shake off the sleepiness.
Then he "meowed" happily and ran off into the distance, come chase me!
Fang Ye was exasperated, "Hey, hey! I asked you to follow me out to play, not for me to follow you!"
Meow?
Sugar Pack looked back at Fang Ye with a tilted head from behind the tree, looking a bit puzzled!