On the tenth year of the natural disaster, I went to farm with me

Chapter 957: A New Model for Humans to Get Along with Other Evolved Animals

After putting away the medicine he brought back, Xia Qing changed into the protective clothing he wore in the territory, and carried the monkey and the water tank to get water.

Xia Qing had studied the living habits of monkeys with Broken-Waisted Wolf and knew that combing the hair of their own kind was a very common behavior.

This behavior not only helps to remove parasites and dirt from companions, but also helps to find salt crystal particles that monkeys need. In addition, grooming has an important social function, which can enhance mutual affection, ease internal conflicts, and establish and maintain social relationships. However, the video material does not mention that monkeys groom animals of other species.

But Xia Qing did not find it strange that the monkey would groom the wolf, because this monkey has a strong desire to survive. In the words of expert Zhang Song: This monkey has a good ability to adapt to the environment and shows complex social behavior.

Daigua had tried to comb the hair of important members of Territory No. 3 before, but after being rejected by Xia Qing and then replaced by the eldest, only the second one accepted his kindness, and Daigua monkey became closer to the second one because of this.

The second one was not in the territory these two days, and Xia Qing was out busy. When only the eldest sheep and the broken-waisted wolf were left at home, this little monkey with complex social abilities would of course try to establish a good relationship with the broken-waisted wolf.

Xia Qing dared to bet that when it was with the unfortunate little bear on Hill No. 60, it would also comb the little bear's hair.

However, Xia Qing did not plan to tell Zhang Song about this matter, because it involved the Broken Waist Wolf, and Xia Qing did not want the Broken Waist Wolf to become Zhang Song's observation target.

When she went out to fetch water today, she also left her regular partner, Yang Lao Da, at home, for the same reason.

Zhang Song was allowed to enter Territory No. 3 to observe the little monkey, firstly because of Third Brother's face, and secondly because Xia Qing didn't want to give people the impression that Territory No. 3 had some big secret and no one was allowed to enter. But this did not mean that she would be completely open to Zhang Song.

Xia Qing placed Daigua on the north side of the reservoir and gave it a small basket to let it find worms. After Lao Er returned to the wolf pack, the fish in the reservoir ate worms caught by Lao Da and Daigua, who were not as capable as Lao Er, so Xia Qing added fermented chicken manure and grass leaves to the fish pond as feed.

Xia Qing learned how to feed fish with fermented chicken manure from Territory No. 5. As for whether the fish like to eat it or not, that was not something Xia Qing considered. If the fish don't like to eat it, they will be left hungry. They will eat when they are hungry to a certain extent.

After filling the water tanks, Xia Qing carried the two water tanks back home.

The monkey, who was looking for insects in the grass under the low slope of the northern buffer forest, was about to chase after it with a small basket. But just as it took a step, it heard Xia Qing say, "The monkey, keep catching insects. I'll be back soon."

Boss Sheep, the main force for the heavy work in Territory No. 3, was unable to come and help, so Xia Qing had to make two trips back and forth to fill the large water tank at home.

After double filtration, the water can be used for washing clothes and mopping the floor. A full water tank can be used for about five days. The spring water she brought back from Hill No. 50 is filtered and used for bathing, and the unpolluted spring water in the territory is used for drinking and medicinal baths.

Hearing Xia Qing's order, the monkey hid in the bushes and used its little black claws to dig the soil to look for insects.

Zhang Song, standing in Shed No. 3, recorded the monkey's behavior with a camera, and at the same time wrote down his hypotheses about the reasons for the monkey's various behaviors in a notebook.

These hypotheses will be confirmed or ruled out in subsequent observations. Zhang Song hoped that the little monkey would recover more slowly and Xia Qing would spend more time in the territory, so that he could have more time to observe this extremely rare brain-evolved saki monkey up close.

When Xia Qing returned to the reservoir with an empty bucket and continued to fill it with water from the area enclosed by the dense-pore filter net, the monkey also crawled out of the bushes and went to catch insects in the dense grass which was relatively dangerous but full of insects.

After it bit a half-meter-long vegetable snake to death, it turned around and looked at Xia Qing by the reservoir with eager eyes, and opened its mouth to make a sound, "Ah——"

Xia Qing, who was fetching water, looked up and asked gently, "Did the fool catch the bug?" The fool monkey immediately lifted up the big bug that was longer than its arm and showed it to Xia Qing.

Xia Qing praised earnestly, "Daigua is really amazing. He actually caught a big snake. I'll give you mealworms dipped in honey water tonight."

It was obvious to the naked eye that the little monkey became happy. It stuffed the snake into the small basket and looked for insects more actively. Zhang Song recorded this particularly precious scene with a video camera and wrote in his notebook:
At 5:15, Triple 1 completed the insect catching task requested by humans and took the initiative to show the harvest to humans. After receiving verbal praise and the promise of delicious food from humans, it showed a happy mood and a more positive work attitude.

Three 1 is the number of the stupid monkey, indicating that it is the first white-faced saki monkey with evolved brain that Zhang Song found in Hui San’s territory.

When Xia Qing was about to stand up with the bucket in her hand, an unidentified soft-bodied aquatic creature more than half a meter long suddenly jumped out of the water and attacked her eyes.

There is no need to test to know that this brainless guy must be a red-light-killing evolutionary animal.

Xia Qing, who had been prepared, caught it with a small fishing net and threw it into the fish pond to feed the fish. After filling the water tank, Xia Qing began to fish.

The mesh of the fishing net she used was very large and could only catch grown-up spring water fish. These fish had passed their rapid growth period and ate a lot but did not grow, so Xia Qing decided to dispose of them.

Seeing Xia Qing catching fish, several magpies and egrets immediately flew over and landed beside Xia Qing, waiting.

Xia Qing put the caught red and yellow tetras into the net cage in the fish pond, waiting to sell them for points when Zheng Kui came; the yellow tetras were put in another net cage to be sold to the Ninth Center Canteen tomorrow; she kept three green tetras and put the rest into the fish farming cages in the reservoir.

The bait in the reservoir is more abundant, so these grown spring water fish can survive healthily without feeding.

After neatly sorting and placing the more than 100 fish in a large net, Xia Qing went to the greenhouse on the high slope to pick vegetables for tonight. When the big magpie and the egret found that they could not get food, they flew away again.

Seeing Xia Qing going up the hillside, San1 quickly climbed to the edge of the fish pond, poured half a basket of various insects into the pond, and then chased Xia Qing with the empty basket.

A few minutes later, Xia Qing and San 1 appeared in Zhang Song's sight again. Xia Qing was holding San 1, who was eating pumpkin flowers, in one hand and a vegetable basket in the other.

Just as Zhang Song was concentrating on observing the three-one that Xia Qing was casually holding but enjoying, a little red squirrel holding a big pine cone in its mouth suddenly jumped down from the tree and landed on Xia Qing's shoulder.

Zhang Song knew this little squirrel because he had sutured its broken intestine. It was obvious that it trusted Xia Qing just like San 1, but it was a pity that Zhang Song could not record this scene with his camera.

At this moment, he deeply understood why Zhang San valued Xia Qing so much. Because the scene before him was what he proposed in his research report on the ninth year of the natural disaster, a new model for humans to get along with other evolved animals after the evolution of Blue Star:

Trust and symbiosis.

The other animals in Territory No. 3 should also get along with Xia Qing in a similar way.

Why did Xia Qing choose this model?

When did the human-animal symbiosis mode in Territory No. 3 begin, and where will it go?