Chapter 696 Smelly
In the afternoon, after Mr. Huang left, Zhang An did not go to the cherry forest to help.
Instead, he stayed at home and took out the little mink cub from the cage.
After observing for a long time, Zhang An finally confirmed that this was a ferret cub, not the sable that haunts the mountains.
Otherwise, no matter how much he likes it, he would not dare to think of taming it.
Sables, also called sables, are not as numerous in this mountain as in the Northeast, but they still exist.
Moreover, they are ferocious in temperament and move quickly. They can often hunt prey many times larger than themselves. Compared with weasels, they are more than a little more powerful.
It’s just that their reproductive ability is not very strong, so their numbers are getting smaller and smaller. They have become national first-level protected animals a long time ago.
So if this was a sable, Zhang An would have no choice but to take it to Zhu Yuliang.
Guoyi's things are not something he can keep if he wants. He doesn't want to go in and eat the country's food for a few years.
Zhang An took the little thing out of the cage and placed it flat on the palm of his hand.
It is not very big, on the contrary, it is a little thin, but it is quite long. From beginning to end, it is about as long as Zhang An's hand.
The color of the little ferret's coat is not as white as the word "snow" in its name. Instead, it has a mixture of black and white, making it more like a flowered ferret.
Ferrets also belong to the ferret class. Speaking of which, they are still related to weasels.
But in Zhang An's view, these two things give people completely different feelings.
Weasels are inherently evil, and this can be seen from the way they stare at people.
As for other minks, whether they are ferrets, sables, or spotted fox martens, they always look cute and adorable.
Even though the sable looks a bit ferocious, it is not as disgusting as the weasel.
Although the little ferret’s hair has grown all over its body, it can still be seen that it is still a little thing that has just been born.
Lying in Zhang An’s palm, it would scream weakly from time to time, but it made no move to escape. Coupled with its furry and soft touch, Zhang An fell in love with it more and more. .
If it hadn't been staring at Zhang An with its two small eyes while it was barking, Zhang An would have thought it hadn't opened its eyes yet.
"Dad, let me take a look."
There are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are kings. When Su Ying is not at home, little Siqi is an out-and-out little bully.
No, as soon as he saw a new member of the family, he wanted to play with it.
"You can watch, but you are not allowed to do anything, you know."
The little ferret is still young, so Zhang An is not worried that it will hurt his son.
On the other hand, he was quite worried that his son would hurt this little thing.
Because Xiao Siqi usually plays with Xiaohu and the other big dogs, he doesn’t know how to control his strength.
If he were to catch this little ferret, I'm afraid he would use force unknowingly, and this little thing would definitely not be able to withstand the abuse.
“I know, let me see.”
Little Siqi is always very curious about new things.
Hearing Zhang An’s words, he immediately nodded in agreement, just to see this little cutie as soon as possible.
Hearing his son's clean and tidy promise, Zhang An squatted on the ground and put down his palm so that his son could see the little ferret in his palm.
"Dad, is this a little squirrel?"
After seeing the black and white ferret, little Siqi was very obedient and did not reach out to touch it. Instead, he tilted his head and looked towards Zhang An asked.
At home, the only animal he has seen that is closest to a ferret is Qiuqiu, the little squirrel.
Just recently, that little bastard Qiuqiu doesn’t know what he is doing. He is mysterious and never returns home.
Fortunately, Xiao Siqi did not focus on that little bastard Qiuqiu like before.
Otherwise, if he can’t find Qiuqiu, he doesn’t know how he will make a fuss.
“It’s a little ferret, not a little squirrel. Little squirrels have a big tail, but little ferrets don’t have one. You can reach out and touch it.”
Zhang An was very happy that his son could hold back his hands, so he immediately decided to reward him by letting him touch the ferret.
After all, I have decided to raise this little thing. This little thing will definitely play with his son often in the future, just in time for the two of them to get familiar with each other.
As soon as little Siqi heard what her father said, her eyes immediately lit up, and she stretched out her chubby little hands and slowly covered the little ferret's body.
But before his palm could get close, the little ferret screamed in fear.
This time, Xiao Siqi was frightened and he immediately retracted his hand.
Seeing this, Zhang An immediately released some space aura to calm the nervous little thing.
Sure enough, the attraction of space to animals is incredible. The trembling little ferret who was scared just now was no longer scared and no longer trembled.
Instead, he lay lazily in Zhang An's palm, enjoying the breath of space released by Zhang An.
"It's okay. If you touch it more, it won't be afraid of you anymore."
After comforting the little ferret, Zhang An encouraged his son again.
"Yeah, I will definitely do it gently."
Little Siqi mustered up the courage again and solemnly promised her father.
I saw him stretching out his little hand, getting closer to the little ferret little by little, and finally covering it.
At this time, the little ferret was still immersed in the wonderful atmosphere of space. Although he knew that he had been touched by a stranger again, he was no longer as scared as before.
This may also be related to the aura of space carried by Xiao Siqi.
"Dad, look, I touched it and it is not afraid of me anymore."
Feeling the little ferret's body temperature on his hand, little Siqi said to Zhang An very excitedly.
His current movements are just like what he said just now. There is no force at all, but very light.
"Then stretch out your hands and hold it and try it."
Zhang An was very happy that the little ferret could accept Xiao Siqi as its little master so quickly.
Next, he wanted his son to try holding the ferret alone.
After hearing this, Xiao Siqi obediently stretched out his hands and put them together. Zhang Ancai put the little ferret into his hands.
Because it was a different person, the little ferret immediately became cautious, no longer as lazy as it was in Zhang An's hand just now, and rubbed Zhang An's palm with the part of its neck from time to time.
The little thing just stared at little Siqi for a while. After sniffing its nose, it stopped being nervous and slowly lowered its guard. Now, little Siqi finally got it. Little ferret approval.
Holding the little ferret in his hands, little Siqi was very happy, and once he put it in front of his eyes and stared at it.
So there was a scene of big eyes staring at small eyes.
"Dad, why does it stink?"
Because it was close to the nose, little Siqi smelled the smell of the little ferret, and frowned and said to Zhang An.
“It has lived outside before and has never had a bath, so it will definitely stink. So you should wash it carefully in the future, otherwise it will also stink like this.”
Zhang An smiled and explained to his son. "Hmm, I will definitely wash the fragrance obediently. It doesn't stink at all."
Little Siqi is cute and clean now. When he heard this, he immediately nodded solemnly and said.
"Then its parents won't give it a fragrant bath. Mom and dad will wash it for me all the time."
The little guy's attention has been completely transferred to bathing. .
“His parents don’t know how to wash Xiangxiang, but Qiqi can wash it later.”
Since this little ferret wants to live at home, then You definitely need to bathe often.
Because no matter what kind of mink, the body will produce its own odor. In order to keep it clean, frequent washing is indispensable.
“Okay, okay, I’ll give you a nice scent from now on.”
Although little Siqi didn’t like the stinky smell of the little ferret, she was still happy. He said while holding the little thing.
"Qiqi, since the little ferret is going to live in our house from now on, let's give it a name. What do you think it should be called?"
Zhang An is a sucker for naming. When he was thinking about what to name his little ferret, he asked his son.
When Xiao Siqi heard this, he immediately started thinking seriously.
“Well, I want to call it smelly.”
After a moment, he pouted and said.
"Oh? Why do you call it smelly?"
Zhang An originally just wanted to tease his son, but little Siqi actually thought of another one.
And the name smelly sounds okay.
“Because it stinks, I have already remembered it.”
The little guy has his own logic and said with certainty.
"Okay, let's call it smelly from now on."
Zhang An couldn't think of a good name himself, so he agreed with the one his son came up with.
“Let’s go, let’s find something for Smelly to eat.”
A long time has passed since Mr. Huang brought it back, plus the time on the road, I'm afraid the little thing hasn't eaten for a long time.
Now that it is a member of the family, it must not be allowed to starve.
So, the father and son happily ran into the kitchen and turned over the pots and stoves to find food for the little ferret.
Although Xiangxiang is still young, his eyes have opened. It seems that he should no longer need to continue to breastfeed and can eat other foods.
Soon, Zhang An found a piece of fresh pork, which Wang Fang bought from Lin Youde in the morning. He ate half of it at noon and the rest was enough for a meal at night.
Ferrets are carnivores, so Smelly can definitely eat pork.
But it was too small to eat much, so Zhang An only cut a small piece.
Then he cut the meat into thin shreds and brought it to the yard, ready to feed it to Smelly.
Zhang An took the chopsticks and picked up thin shreds of meat one by one and fed them to Xiuxian.
Because it has not been raised yet, it is not used with bare hands. Although the little thing is still a cub, its teeth are also quite pointed.
When Xiang Xiu saw the thin shreds of pork that Zhang An held in front of him, he immediately took it and started eating it.
It looks very delicious. I must have been hungry just now.
But it’s normal to think about it, except that it has been so long since Mr. Huang brought it here.
The people Huang Erye found probably didn't feed them well either.
After all, this little mink now is not like those pet minks in later generations, which cost thousands of dollars each, so they are very expensive.
After eating more than a dozen thin shreds of pork in a row, Xixiou stopped, and then lay lazily on Zhang An's palm. He was probably full.
Eating and drinking is a word. Since you are full, you must not miss out on drinking.
Zhang An found a small cup, poured a cup of space spring water, and let Xiuxian lick it and drink it.
Not to mention, the spring water in this space is really good. It tastes stinky when you drink it. It is much more fragrant than when you ate meat just now.
After eating and drinking enough, Xixi, who was lying on Zhang An's hand, slowly closed his eyes.
Zhang An originally thought that it was just closing its eyes to rest, but unexpectedly, he finally discovered that it was asleep and sleeping soundly.
But also, a little thing that was just born suddenly left its parents' side, and it must have been very frightening during this period.
Now that I felt that Zhang An had no ill intentions towards him, and having eaten and drank enough, I naturally had to take a good rest.
Zhang An found a cardboard box and towels, made a simple nest, and placed it inside.
Later, Zhang Ancai dug out the tools and materials and prepared to make a real nest for the little thing.
After all, it is now considered a member of the family. How could Zhang An let it go?
When Zhang An was making a nest for Shouxiang, Xiao Siqi did not go to play with other things. Instead, he kept watching next to him, watching Zhang An work for a while and watching Shouxiang who was already asleep.
The wooden nest is not small at all. Although Xiuxian is only a small one now, it will grow up very quickly.
Therefore, if we make it a little bigger, we can live in it longer in the future. Zhang An doesn't want to have to make a new one from time to time.
After making it, roast it a little with fire to remove the peculiar smell inside.
Then Zhang An found some dry soft pine branches and built a small nest inside.
These pine branches were pulled back from outside by Qiuqiu last year.
But it was pulled a little too much, and in the end it couldn't use it in its lair, so it kept it there. Unexpectedly, it could still be used today.
Not long after the nest was made, Xiangxiang woke up. Zhang An put him into the new nest to let him get familiar with his new home.
At first, it was a little uncomfortable, but after Zhang An stuffed it inside a few times, it seemed to accept this new nest.
Later, while the sun was shining brightly in the sky, Zhang An planned to clean the little thing thoroughly.
Otherwise, as my son said, it tastes a bit strong.
At home, the tiger cubs need to be bathed frequently, let alone the new one.
The little thing obviously hadn't had much contact with water. Zhang An just put it into the water and it struggled a little.
However, it is a mink’s nature to know how to use water. It didn’t take long for the little thing to get used to it, and it started to play happily in the water.
However, Zhang An did not let it play, he grabbed it directly and began to scrub it.
The little thing's reaction was like a novice going to a bathing center for the first time. Not only did he not enjoy it, but he also struggled a bit.
In the end, I found that I couldn't break free, so I was forced to enjoy it.
(End of this chapter)