Xu Qiaoqiao didn't know if lethargy was a symptom of the hedgehog. After all, her sleeping time had gradually become longer in the past few days, and she was really afraid that she would not wake up.
I don’t know how Nian Nian is doing now?
How are you living your solitary life?
I still miss him very much. I probably won’t see him again in the future.
The temperature suddenly turned cold, so Xu Qiaoqiao hadn't even started to prepare the things she needed for hibernation. She had never had much energy because of what happened every year. She was taken out by Jun Qi every day, and after eating, she would come back with him.
Xu Qiaoqiao didn't think much about hibernation at all. It wasn't until the temperature dropped sharply that Xu Qiaoqiao paid attention to it.
In fact, the temperature shouldn't be so low at the end of October, but maybe it will be different this year.
The climate in the forest is really changeable, with huge temperature differences between day and night.
"Chirp."
Looking at the decreasing temperature, Xu Qiaoqiao asked Jun Qi to help him store leaves. The leaves he found looked better than those Xu Qiaoqiao found himself. They were all from the top of the tree, green and not completely dry.
Xu Qiaoqiao looked at the pile of dead leaves he was looking for and felt that they were two extremes.
"Chirp." You can't do this. I just want dry leaves.
Xu Qiaoqiao said to Jun Qi seriously. She pointed at the bunch of green leaves and felt a little funny in her heart. The greener the leaves, the better. For hibernating animals, dry leaves are better.
Jun Qi tilted his head, not quite understanding what Xu Qiaoqiao meant. Aren't they all covering their nests with green leaves now?
Why not?
Jun Qi didn't understand, but he would do what Xu Qiaoqiao wanted. Since Xu Qiaoqiao didn't want it, he would throw away the leaves obediently, then find some dead leaves, and cover the bottom of the tree hole with a thick layer of leaves.
layer.
As usual, Xu Qiaoqiao said "See you next year" to Jun Qi, and then began to hibernate.
Entering hibernation, the little hedgehog seemed to be dead, with a pitifully low vitality index. Jun Qi buried Xu Qiaoqiao in the pile of leaves, then lay down on the side again, unconsciously rubbing his head against the leaves a few times, and then went to sleep.
Already.
The snow came very slowly this year. It was only after December that the first snow of winter began to fall.
And the trend of the snow is not big, just a thin layer. Compared with last year’s heavy snowfall, this year’s snowfall is just like playing house.
In the evening, Jun Qi was active. As usual, he said hello to Xu Qiaoqiao and then spread his wings and flew away.
But what he didn't know was that after he flew away, a figure not far away, a dog, flew towards this side. Looking at Jun Qi Yuanfei's figure, he felt relieved in his heart.
Then he quickly flew into the tree hole, pulled away the dead leaves, and saw the small white animal, and tears quickly accumulated in his eyes.
I miss you so much.
At this time, Nian Nian already looks like an adult. The fine feathers on the side of the face form a face plate. The feathers all over the body are also very brown. The length is about 20 centimeters.
In fact, after being separated by Xu Qiaoqiao and Jun Qi that day, Nian Nian was indeed very uncomfortable, and this discomfort lasted for several days, but animals' memories are not very deep after all.
It was indeed as Xu Qiaoqiao thought. After about a month, he never saw Xu Qiaoqiao and Jun Qi again, and he didn't feel their breath. In the more than a month of living alone, he felt less and less
Thinking of mom and dad.
Soon, even the two of them rarely remembered it. After all, most memories are not that deep and they are not like humans.
Perhaps when he meets the other person behind and feels the familiar scent of the other person, he will not remember that it is his closest relative, but will only regard it as a strange owl.
But perhaps Xu Qiaoqiao and Jun Qi brought too deep memories to Nian Nian, and at the same time, he was so pampered by them. The only hunting skill Xu Qiaoqiao taught was digging for earthworms.
But the place for digging earthworms was found by Xu Qiaoqiao. After leaving Xu Qiaoqiao and Jun Qi, he lived a life of full meals and hungry meals every year. It was miserable, and he was bullied by those sparrows.
Jun Qi probably wouldn't have thought that his previous experience of teaching Nien Nian how to find food in human-inhabited areas would make Nian Nian remember it for so long. When he couldn't dig up earthworms, he would go to human villages to find food.
Therefore, it was also at this time every year that he felt the familiar scent again. He was immersed in eating and raised his head in confusion. After being stunned for a few seconds, the memory he was about to forget came back to him.
By the way, that's dad's breath.
Niannian quickly threw down the uneaten earthworms and flew towards the place where the smell was emitted. Unsurprisingly, he saw the energetic owl. The white feathers were not so bright because of his age. His eyes were not so bright.
very good.
I remember this incident every year.
Then he followed Jun Qi all the way. Sometimes if he lost track, he would stop and try hard to find the other person's scent in the air, and then search again.
Of course, I lost it a few times in the middle, but in the end I was lucky enough to find it back to its original place.
Nian Nian squatted down and watched Xu Qiaoqiao sleeping. He kissed Xu Qiaoqiao affectionately and stayed by her side for a long time. Until he had the intuition that Jun Qi was coming back, he quickly flew away.
The heavy snow covered up all the information and diluted the aura left there every year. Perhaps because Jun Qi was older, he did not feel the faint aura left there every year.
This winter, I have been sneaking over to see Xu Qiaoqiao every year, and then after I left, I hid in a safer place and watched Jun Qifei return.
It was like this every night. He would sleep during the day, and as soon as he woke up, he would go to his original residence and stare at it. Then he would talk to Xu Qiaoqiao about what happened to him, and finally say "see you tomorrow," and then fly away before Jun Qi comes back.
Although he is very careful, the secret will still be exposed one day.
It wasn't until the spring that the heavy snow dispersed. One night, when Jun Qi was flying back with a full stomach, he suddenly noticed a familiar smell in the tree hole. He searched in his mind and quickly came up with the answer.
How did he find this place?
Jun Qi brushed away the dead leaves and looked at Xu Qiaoqiao with a gentle expression, a little helpless. Little hedgehog, that little guy is still back.
It's been several months. Maybe he found it before, but I didn't notice it. It seems he is really old.
Jun Qi didn't know what to do, so he could only pretend that nothing had happened. After all, he couldn't take Xu Qiaoqiao to move, and the little hedgehog's physical condition was probably not suitable for being active.
It's better to avoid him more. If they really meet, what he should do is to drive the other person away, but whether he can do this specifically is not sure.
In mid-March, the earth warmed up again.
The temperature has gradually warmed up a lot. This year, Xu Qiaoqiao woke up at a normal time, but it took a lot longer for her to wake up, maybe a whole night.
Another year has passed, and I should be six years old this year.
When Xu Qiaoqiao woke up, it was dawn. She crawled out of the pile of leaves slowly. Her limbs were weak and weak. When she walked, she felt like she would fall down in the next second.
She looked at Jun Qi sleeping soundly. First, she went up and touched him with her head. She was glad that she had survived. Then she found that there was the smell of food in the tree hole. She followed the smell and looked over, only to see the side of the tree hole.
There was a dead little snake with its head twisted off, and there was some fresh grass next to it.
Seeing this, Xu Qiaoqiao laughed out loud, "Wow, Junjun is still so considerate."
Animals that have just woken up from hibernation need to eat to replenish energy. Needless to say, Jun Qi has guessed this matter himself during the few years he has lived with Xu Qiaoqiao, so he usually puts it in the nest when the time comes.
Order food.
If Xu Qiaoqiao didn't wake up the next day, he would eat the food, then go out to find fresh food and put it in the tree hole, so that the little hedgehog wouldn't be hungry after waking up.
After Xu Qiaoqiao ate all the food, she slowly regained her strength. Then she would exercise. After all, she had to move her muscles after sleeping for a year. This was the case every year.