Northeast Golden Gradient Treats My Home as a Confinement Center

Chapter 107 National Bird
Huling Conservation Station.

A man and a woman were pressed close together, their bodies touching, their flesh touching their flesh.

The atmosphere was a bit ambiguous. Dali blushed and was hugged by Shen Xing around the waist.

"Dali, hold on tight, Tiger Dad runs very fast." Shen Xing reminded him considerately.

Earlier, Shen Xing asked Dali if he wanted to ride Tiger Dad. Dali hesitated at first, but finally, out of curiosity, he bravely agreed.

Now Tiger Dad was carrying two people and circling in the small yard of the forest ranger station.

The tiger dad is more than two meters long and weighs more than 600 kilograms. With strong limbs, he can carry two people without any effort.

Shen Xing was afraid that Dali would fall off the tiger's back, so she hugged her slender waist. It was the first time that Dali was hugged by a boy like this. Her face turned red and she felt a little embarrassed.

"Comrade Shen...Shen Xing, could you please not...not hug me so tightly?" Dali said timidly.

"Ah, is it tight?" Shen Xing asked back.

"If I don't hold you so tightly, what if you fall down?"

Dali listened and nodded dully, "Oh, it seems so..."

The tiger dad seemed to be psychic. As soon as Shen Xing finished speaking, it jumped around the yard, causing the two people on the tiger's back to panic. Shen Xing hugged Dali's waist even tighter.

The ambiguous look of these two people now is very similar to the scene that Sister Bayi performed on horseback.

However, it would be more appropriate to change "horse" to "tiger".

"Hey, Tiger Dad, what are you doing?"

"Don't do it!"

Shen Xing was speechless. This tiger dad was running very steadily before, but why was he shaking so violently now? Was he doing it on purpose?

Tiger Dad ignored Shen Xing and continued jumping around in the yard, running happily, as if he had gained a great revenge.

Not far away, the middle-aged woman wearing the same camouflage uniform as Lao Deng watched the scene quietly with a smile on her face.

"Da Li, this little girl, looks so shy, she must be thinking about love."

"I heard from the old man that the young man who raises tigers down the mountain is very handsome."

"What a handsome couple! Dali will be blessed in the future."

The middle-aged woman smiled as she looked at the perfect couple. Her eyes sparkled, as if she saw herself when she was young, and Old Deng when he was young.

The love between boys and girls is pure and innocent, as clear as the water in a stream, beautiful and so enviable.

"Okay, come down quickly, Aunt Yun is still watching us from behind." Dali said shyly.

"Ah? There's someone else?"

Hearing this, Shen Xing was stunned.

This forest ranger station is so small, isn’t there just a station chief and a veterinarian?

"And there's Aunt Yun, she's Stationmaster Deng's wife." Dali explained to Shen Xing.

"Oh." Shen Xing suddenly realized.

He patted Tiger Dad lightly, and Tiger Dad understood and stopped jumping around crazily.

Then, under Shen Xing's telepathic communication, Tiger Dad drove the two of them towards the house of the forest ranger station.

Bai Yun was startled when she saw the giant tiger that was taller than a human, but Lao Deng reminded her, and after the shock, her complexion quickly returned to normal.

"Aunt Yun."

Dali jumped down from the tiger's back, came to Aunt Yun, and took her hand in a familiar manner.

"Aunt Yun, come here, let me introduce you."

"This is Comrade Shen Xing."

Shen Xing just happened to jump off the tiger's back and comforted Tiger Dad. He nodded at Aunt Yun and smiled warmly.

The woman in front of him was not tall, slightly shorter than Dali, with slightly fair skin, a very elegant look, and a somewhat thin figure. Although she was wearing camouflage clothes, she gave people a very clean feeling.

"Hello, Aunt Yun." Shen Xing took the initiative to speak.

Thanks to his enhanced five senses, he smelled a faint scent of books from the middle-aged woman in front of him. This woman called "Auntie Yun" must love reading.

"Hello, Xiao Shen." Aunt Yun smiled gently and nodded.

"I've heard about you from Old Deng a long time ago. Now that I see you today, I realize that hearing about you is worse than meeting you in person." Aunt Yun then said with a smile.

"Is Stationmaster Deng not here?" Shen Xing asked.

"He went to the city to invite experts." Dali replied.

"Are there any more experts coming?"

Shen Xing was stunned when he heard this. What kind of rare disease did this mysterious "Guoyi" suffer from that required Old Deng to go to the Municipal Forestry Bureau to invite an expert?
"Yes, I heard from Station Chief Deng that this expert was specially invited from the imperial capital. He is a very famous veterinarian who studied abroad and published many journal articles."

Dali introduced the expert's background to Shen Xing.

"It seems that Guoyi's illness is quite serious..."

Even experts from the imperial capital have been alerted. This rare disease must be very difficult to treat!
At this time, Aunt Yun glanced at the gate and said:

"Da Li, your uncle Deng will soon arrive at the village at the foot of the mountain. Should we wait for them?"

Aunt Yun meant that we should wait until the expert comes and then examine Guoyi together.

"Of course you can, but I'm afraid..." Dali was a little hesitant and couldn't make up his mind.

"Let me take a look first." Shen Xing suddenly said.

He went up the mountain today not only to save the mysterious "Guoyi", but also to save Tiger Dad's little daughter!
"Then you guys go quickly, Veterinarian Long is watching in the treatment room." Aunt Yun urged.

"Dragon veterinarian?" Shen Xing was a little confused and looked at Dali.

"It's Dr. Long from Shiwu Village at the foot of the mountain. He arrived half an hour earlier than you and is treating a red-crowned crane." Dali opened his mouth and explained to Shen Xing.

"Oh, it turned out to be him."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xing nodded.

He was naturally familiar with Veterinarian Shen. The grandfather of the young policewoman Jiang Shan had mentioned him to him. He was a somewhat famous barefoot veterinarian in Shiwu Village. He had more than ten years of experience in treating animals and his medical skills were very advanced.

"The sick 'Guoyi' is a red-crowned crane?"

On the way to the treatment room, Shen Xing took the initiative to ask the ranger Dali.

"Yes, it's the red-crowned crane."

"And there are two of them."

Hearing this, Shen Xing nodded slightly.

The red-crowned crane is indeed a national first-class protected animal. Now it is summer, and the Changbai Mountain area is the migration area for red-crowned cranes. It is not surprising to see red-crowned cranes here.

The red-crowned crane, also known as the fairy crane, represents longevity and auspiciousness and is the "national bird" of China.

"No wonder the Forestry Bureau attaches so much importance to this matter and even specially invites experts from the research institute from the imperial capital. It turns out that it is the national bird that is sick." Shen Xing pondered.

The national bird, national flower, national flag and national anthem are all symbols of a country and national spirit.

The national bird of the United States is the bald eagle, the national bird of China is the magpie, and the national bird of India is the green peacock.

There is still no final conclusion on the national bird of the flowering country.

Some say it is the Golden Pheasant, which is the most popular view. The reason why it is believed to be the Golden Pheasant is that this bird has a beautiful appearance, colorful feathers, and flowing tail feathers. It is a symbol of the phoenix, representing nobility and rebirth from the ashes.

However, the Golden Pheasant cannot fly. Even if it can fly, it can only fly a short distance, and most of the time it runs on the ground.

Moreover, using chicken as a representative of a country is too low-class.

Some people say that the red-crowned crane would also be okay, but this kind of bird is too rare, with only a few hundred in the country, and it is on the verge of extinction. It would be a bit unlucky to take an almost extinct bird as the national bird.

Finally, the only candidate for the “national bird” is the red-crowned crane.

The red-crowned crane is elegant, with feathers like ink paintings. In the 5,000-year history of flower cultivation, it has always represented auspiciousness and longevity.

But unfortunately, the red-crowned crane was also not selected.

Because the red-crowned crane is a migratory bird, it flies to island countries to spend the winter every year. At that time, the Qing Dynasty closed its doors to the outside world, which led to the island countries registering the scientific name of the red-crowned crane, "Grus japonensis", which means island crane.

However, putting aside the historical factor that the island country stole the name, in the minds of the Chinese people, the red-crowned crane was born on the land of China for thousands of years. It is the most orthodox cultural symbol of China and it is the real "national bird"!
(End of this chapter)