Chapter 296 Collared Scops Owl
"We just attended an event and haven't fallen in love yet."
Li Mu was a little embarrassed when his mother asked this.
"That should be soon, right?"
"Maybe, I don't know." Li Mu said hesitantly.
"Then do you like her?"
"I"
Li Mu secretly glanced at Brother Nan who was still painting. He didn't know how to answer the question, so he giggled.
"You have grown up, so I won't say much, so as not to nag you. Remember, if you meet a girl you like, don't miss it."
"Got it."
"Have you taken your driver's license test?"
"The college entrance examination took place during the summer vacation. My aunt should have told you when I got my certificate."
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There was a brief moment of silence on the phone.
"I'm sorry, mom is too busy"
"It's okay."
Li Mu said softly that he was already relieved now.
"Mom, let's buy you a car. It's essential to fall in love and go out for fun. What kind of car do you like?"
"No need"
"Do you like sports cars? You young people seem to like this."
The mother on the other end of the phone did not give Li Mu a chance to refuse, "Mom's company is now in business. Even if it is a global limited edition, as long as you like it, mom can buy it for you."
"No need really, I don't usually drive much."
"Is it all the little girlfriends who are driving it?"
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She has a lot of questions.
Li Mu also answered patiently.
After chatting for a while, the phone was hung up.
As soon as Li Mugang put down the phone, Brother Nan's voice rang in his ears: "Your mother's phone number?"
"Yes."
"Oh, has she been abroad?"
"Well, she also has her own family abroad."
"That's it."
Brother Nan buckled his head, as if thinking about how to comfort him.
Li Mu smiled, reached out and gently touched Brother Nan's dull hair: "It's okay, I'm not like I was when I was a child."
"I think you will feel uncomfortable if you don't get beaten for a day!"
Brother Nan raised his hand to beat him.
Li Mu smiled and dodged.
"Nimu, why are you and your mother talking on the phone in a low voice? Are you afraid that others will hear you?"
The kitten looked up and stared at him, his eyes bright.
"No."
Li Mu lowered his head and looked at her, "Does Mr. Yogurt have a mother?"
"Yes!"
"Do you miss her? We can look for her in the mountains."
"She's dead."
"Huh?"
Li Mu was stunned for a moment.
"Master Yoghurt was still a little kitten, and she died when she just opened her eyes."
Mao'er said casually. She has an open-mindedness about death that far exceeds that of humans.
Li Mu bent down and picked up the kitten, put it in his arms and touched it gently, "How did she die?"
"I don't know."
The cat raised its paw and licked it, as if falling into memories, "Yoghurt-sama was so small and stupid back then that he couldn't catch bugs and mice. My mother would catch them every day and tear them into pieces for me to eat." One day she went out and never came back, so Mr. Yoghurt went out to look for her. ”
"Did you find it?"
Li Mu sat on the recliner holding the kitten, and Brother Nan also sat next to him and listened quietly.
"Found it."
Mao'er looked up at Li Mu's chin, "I'm great! Master Yogurt found it right away after smelling it.
"But my mother was lying motionless on the ground, and there was still a lot of blood on her body. Mr. Yoghurt didn't know she was dead at that time, so he lay next to her and kept watch, chasing away bugs for her, and even caught cockroaches and mice for her to eat. , she doesn’t eat either.
"Sometimes it rains, and Mr. Yogurt drags her under the tree, but she won't eat, drink water, or pay attention to Mr. Yogurt.
"There were so many little bugs growing on her body that Mr. Yogurt couldn't catch them all. Later I found out that she was dead."
"That's it."
Li Mu hugged the kitten tightly.
He could imagine how difficult it must have been for the kitten.
The powerful hunting skills he has today were probably developed during those days.
The glow is beautiful.
Two people, a cat and a group of animals sat in the yard chatting and letting time flow by.
Not a god is better than a god.
A few more days passed in the mountains.
Li Mu went out to patrol the forest early and returned to the courtyard at two o'clock in the afternoon.
Just because the prospecting team led by Lin Zhihao officially ended their prospecting work today and left the reserve immediately.
Li Mu set up two tables in the yard, cooked a lot of dishes, and bid them farewell.
Brother Nan also moved out a box of Maotai she brought.
"Team Leader Lin, congratulations to you for successfully completing the mission." Li Mu offered tea instead of wine to the members of the prospecting team.
"You're welcome, brother Li Mu."
Lin Zhihao waved his hand, picked up the cup and gave it to Li Mu to touch, "I've been through so many mountains, and this is the most comfortable time. I haven't lacked meat or vegetables. It's all thanks to you."
"It's nothing."
"Don't say that. If you need me in the future, just say so and make sure it's unambiguous!"
Lin Zhihao drank the wine in his glass and looked at Li Mu, "Let me tell you, the final data on the gold mine here has come out. How big do you think it is?"
"A large gold mine?" Li Mu remembered what Team Leader Lin had said before.
"Extra large! Strategic reserve level!"
Lin Zhihao patted Li Mu on the shoulder, leaned into Li Mu's ear, and whispered, "In the future, troops will be permanently stationed here and patrol the mountains. You can be lazy."
"That's it." Li Mu just smiled.
"By the way, I almost forgot one thing." Lin Zhihao suddenly put down his wine glass and turned to a young man and shouted, "Xiao Liu, where is the bird you picked up on the road?"
"It's in the bag."
The young man named Xiao Liu put down his chopsticks and ran out of the yard. After a while, he ran back again, holding a bird in his hand.
"Look, we picked it up on the road."
Li Mu lowered his head and saw that it was a small bird less than 20 centimeters long.
The upper body feathers are mottled light yellowish brown with spots on them. The eyes are big and round, and the ears have tufts of ear feathers that look like small ears.
"Is it an owl? It looks a bit like it to me." Lin Zhihao said.
"Well, this is a small owl, the Collared Owl, which is a national second-level protected animal."
Li Mu carefully took the collared owl and inspected it carefully.
There were no open wounds on his body, and his breathing was stable. However, a patch of skin under the feathers on his head turned blue-purple.
Judging from its wings, this collared screech owl was not yet an adult. Li Mu guessed that it accidentally hit a tree or somewhere while practicing flying and fainted.
"Class II protected animal? How is it? Is it okay?"
"It's okay, I just fainted temporarily."
Li Mu smiled, went back to the house, made a small nest with a towel, put the collared owl in it, and placed it on a high place.
This group of curious cubs in the provincial yard gave it a secondary injury.
The meal lasted until evening.
Except for the driver, everyone else was drunk. Li Mu put Lin Zhihao into the car and watched the convoy of the prospecting team leave.
The open space outside the gate of the small courtyard suddenly seemed much emptyer.
(End of chapter)