Chapter 19: The Gathering of Stray Cats
Misty Rain: Hello, sorry to interrupt, did you find any clues today?
Jiang Lin: I have a little clue, but it's not enough, I still haven't found it.
Hazy Rain: Oh......
For her, there was no surprise or surprise in this answer, it was originally a very unreliable thing, and it was no wonder that she still had something to look forward to.
Jiang Lin: I'll try again tomorrow, but if it doesn't work, I'll only be sorry.
Misty Rain: Well, no matter what the result is, thank you for your kindness.
……
The two simply exchanged a few polite words, and then they both stopped chatting tacitly.
At night, Jiang Lin, who was slightly tired, slept relatively early, although Xiaobai rarely took a nap in the afternoon, but its current routine and Jiang Lin were basically synchronized, so not long after Jiang Lin went to bed and turned off the lights, Xiaokui habitually took the initiative to get into the quilt by herself.
Unfortunately, tonight's neighborhood is more lively than usual. Not long after I fell asleep, I heard a meow outside the window.
There are many stray cats in the community, and when you encounter a cat in estrus, you will always bark twice in the middle of the night, in fact, it is not surprising that the residents of the community have long been accustomed to having one or two cat meows in the middle of the night, but tonight seems to be a little special.
The meow is different from the poignant and sharp cry of the cat's estrus period, it is just an ordinary cat meow, more like calling for a companion, bursts of it, very rhythmic, at first the sound is not too high, just constantly repeating, like a repeater.
Soon a similar meow was heard near the other buildings, which seemed to echo the calls from this side, and a moment later, the buildings were farther away.
Feral cats are not developed into a nocturnal routine like some domestic cats, and the night is the time when the cats are at their most active, and the community is almost empty in the middle of the night, and this is completely their world.
Gradually, the meows have come and gone, like a symphony of subdued and frustrated meows, shocking people's hearts, and they can't sleep for a long time.
Later, the stray cats didn't just meow in the neighborhood, they started running around and having fun, as if reporting a big party that had not been seen for a long time.
Even some lazy feral cats may not be interested at first, but later they are attracted by the excitement of the party and can't help but join in.
……
Jiang Lin, who had been tossing and turning on the bed for a long time, glanced at his mobile phone, the time was two o'clock in the middle of the night, listening to the unprecedented scale of meowing outside him, in addition to being irritable, he couldn't help but have a very strange thought.
Shouldn't it, this grand gathering of cats comes from themselves.
During the day, he took Xiaobai to look for stray cats everywhere outside to ask for clues, and before leaving, he would leave some cat strips, so that these night cats could help spread the news in the cat circle and mobilize more cats to help.
After all, there are so many stray cats in the community, if he and Xiaobai only ask each other, then they have to ask when, it is a complete waste of energy.
Therefore, Jiang Lin came up with this trick purely out of an attitude of trying it casually.
As for whether stray cats have a so-called cat friend circle, Jiang Lin doesn't know, and Xiaobai, who has been domesticated since he was a child, doesn't know it, anyway, there will be no loss if he tries it.
Jiang Lin never thought that there would be such a big movement.
As the number of wild cats participating in the party increases, they can't just meow and communicate with each other, these cats who are not highly intelligent are more dependent on animal instincts to act, communicate more, and the feelings gradually become stronger, and some wild cats can't help but do it.
Some of them are willing, but some wild cats may be clean, so some of the stronger wild cats try to use their strength, you chase me, and even fight internally.
……
The meows began to get complicated, excited, poignant, chasing...... It doesn't sound like just a verbal conversation anymore.
The feast lasted for at least an hour, and in the middle of the night, the tired and tired stray cats finally came to a halt.
The night gradually returned to silence, and Jiang Lin finally barely slept well.
Jiang Lin was woken up by Xiao Bai in the morning, in a daze, he felt a little wet on his arms and the back of his hands, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Xiao Bai stretching out his little tongue and licking everywhere on his arm, as if he was dissatisfied with the master's bed.
There are barbs on the cat's tongue, but Xiaobai is only five months old, and the barbs on the tongue are relatively soft, and Xiaobai is so smart, he must not deliberately use force, so there is no pain when licking it lightly, but it is a crispy numbness, a little itchy feeling, and it is quite comfortable.
Jiang Lin got up after enjoying it for a while, and yawned: "Xiaobai, have you slept well?" ”
As soon as he asked, he knew it was nonsense, because the little cutie had already thrown herself into her arms energetically, and every morning when she got up, Jiang Lin would always habitually masturbate Xiaobai for a while.
After a long time, even if Jiang Lin forgets it occasionally, Xiaobai will remind him specifically.
While stroking Xiaobai's body, he sighed silently, it seems that the little guy's sleep last night was not affected in any way, which is also very good.
Simple after breakfast.
Jiang Lin took Xiaobai out, and the community was still very lively in the morning, with people going to work, people getting up early to buy vegetables, and a lot of people strolling around.
Generally, when there are many people, Jiang Lin will choose to walk with Xiaobai, so as not to block pedestrians and vehicles, and when he walks on the road, he will hear discussions and complaints from pedestrians from time to time.
"Did you hear the cat meow last night?"
"Can't you hear it, it's so noisy that I haven't slept all night."
"Why are so many stray cats running around all of a sudden, it sounds like they must have done a good job."
"Who knows, maybe spring is coming, and there are more cats in heat."
"Alas, I couldn't sleep last night, and suddenly I was quite envious, how do you say that these wild cats can be tossed all night without getting tired, people are middle-aged... I'm a little envious. ”
"Huh?"
……
Xiaobai didn't know anything about last night's party, and he didn't know why he listened to the discussions of passers-by, but Xiaobai focused on some obscure words in the discussion, which obviously touched the blind spot of the little guy's knowledge.
The culprit, Jiang Lin, was calm all the way, and no one knew that he was the one who caused it anyway.
It wasn't until Xiaobai looked at him with a strong intellectual curiosity that Jiang Lin's face was not too calm.
Without a translator, he knows where Xiaobai's curiosity comes from, and now if Xiaobai encounters a word or text that he doesn't know or know, he will gradually take the initiative to ask and understand.
But sentences such as estrus and dry cool, Jiang Lin really didn't know how to explain to Xiaobai, and in the previous literacy teaching, he directly avoided these embarrassing areas.
Otherwise, how could he explain it?
Jiang Lin thought about it, avoided the topic, and lowered his voice: "Let's hurry up and find the orange cat, don't delay the time, if the orange cat is running around again, it will be even more difficult to find." ”