I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 41 Athletes who withdrew from the competition

[The living conditions of desert workers are even more difficult than I imagined, but now that the site owner is so popular, this is a perfect advertising space!]

[Yes, if a brand could sponsor a massage chair or mattress, it would have advertising benefits and improve the environment for desert workers. It would be a win-win situation.]

There was actually an account speaking under the brand name.

Friendship Home: Can we work together? I can deliver a bed and mattress to your home, free shipping!

This user named Friendship Home Furnishing has a fan sign, and Xu Ying looks quite familiar. He is an old fan of Yunyang Xiaohuli.

"Can you really deliver it?"

Xu Ying glanced at the rusty iron beds in the rescue station and the wooden boards exposed under the sleeping bags. How happy it would be if she could sleep on a comfortable big bed!
But thinking about the hassle of picking up the goods she had ordered online, she reluctantly declined. "Forget it. The postage to my place is very expensive. It's a 300-kilometer drive from the county town, mostly over sandy ground, and it'll take at least seven hours."

@FriendshipFurniture: Sure, but it's a bit of a waste to only deliver a mattress on this trip. Are there any other brands willing to share the shipping costs with me? Sunscreen or home textile brands, come and sponsor the streamer! It's a win-win!

This netizen is indeed a businessman. His mind suddenly opened up and he started to help Xu Ying get sponsorship.

After a while, several more brands tagged Friendship Home Furnishing.

[Friendship Furniture: Let's chat backstage, chat backstage! Follow each other!]

Xu Ying had never thought that he could gain so much from a live broadcast. He touched the heads of the fox cubs and felt that he was benefiting from the little foxes again.

The little foxes have let themselves go and are shaking more and more vigorously.

Although Xu Ying was the only one in the rescue station, it was very lively.

At this moment, a system notification sounded in Xu Ying's mind: [Host, today, helped the starving vultures. You provided medical advice and prescribed medicine to the malnourished vultures. You will be rewarded with proficiency in animal language and 2 points. Host's current points: 2.]

I have encountered a lot of things these days and my points have been consumed very quickly. Fortunately, the system is conscientious and gave me two points.

Xu Ying remembered that there was still some nutrient soil provided by the system that had not been used. It happened that he had some free time today, so he could start planting vegetables.

She laid out the plastic water cups Ning Zexi had bought one by one, withdrew the one cubic meter of nutrient soil reward from the system, and began her vegetable-growing business.

[One cubic meter of nutrient soil has been divided into ten small bags and delivered to the host's suitcase.]

After Ning Zexi sent the seeds three days ago, Xu Ying put the seeds in wet paper towels to germinate, and now some of the seeds have sprouted.

She will now transplant the sprouted seeds into plastic cups filled with nutrient soil.

The fox cubs and the little sand cat saw Xu Ying tinkering with so many novelties and gathered around curiously, "Sister, what are you doing?"
Xu Ying patiently explained to them, "Sister is growing vegetables. When they grow up, we can eat them."

The fox and the cat understood, "Wow, it's possible to do that. It's a pity we are meat eaters."
Xu Ying: "You can also raise lizards yourself, feed them, let them mate and give birth to baby lizards, and then feed them again."

The breeding process was too complicated for the little fox cubs' brains, and they were stunned when they heard it.

[Forget it, let’s start by helping my sister grow vegetables!]
The fox cubs waved their little paws and helped Xu Ying dig a hole. This is what they are best at!
One netizen saw foxes and cats curiously watching Xu Ying transplanting sprouted seeds and asked curiously: "Do small animals have the awareness to grow vegetables?"

As Xu Ying transplanted the seeds, he replied, "Most small animals don't have the awareness to grow vegetables; they usually get their food directly from the wild."

"But there are always exceptions. In the ocean, there's a kind of fish called damselfish, known as ocean farmers. They colonize seaweed in the water, creating their own farmland, diligently weeding it, and even employing mysid shrimp to work for them, using their excrement to fertilize the seaweed fields."

"Have you ever eaten sea urchins? They often steal vegetables from damselfish gardens, which really annoys the damselfish."

"So when humans come to collect sea urchins, the damselfish will lead them to catch them."

Netizens were amazed by Xu Ying's interesting little bits of knowledge, and many couldn't help but click to follow her. [Wow, the world of small animals is so interesting. They see us humans as beneficial insects, right?]

[When the diver arrived, the damselfish said, "Come with me, Ren-san! There are some big sea urchins over there!"]

[It’s so fun to watch the anchor’s live broadcast. You can see cute animals and learn a lot! ]

(Diao, diāo, is pronounced the same as diao.)
After Xu Ying transplanted the germinated seeds, she started sowing seeds and preparing dinner.

Tomatoes and eggs can be stored in the shelter for about a week, so she plans to make tomato and egg noodles.

If only there was a refrigerator, a large double-door refrigerator would be great!
Xu Ying stretched and said, "Take it slow, strive step by step! Transform the rescue station!"

While cooking, Xu Ying turned on her cell phone and listened to the evening news.

The working environment in the desert is relatively closed, so she has gradually developed the habit of listening to news broadcasts every day to ensure that she is not out of touch with the outside world.

A report came from the mobile phone news.

"The World Athletics Championships will be held in Los Angeles on December 12nd. It's worth noting that hurdler Ling Yu will compete in the 2-meter hurdles."

"This is his third time participating in a world-class competition since returning from injury. I wonder if he can overcome his inner demons this time?"

"Our station has exclusive news: Ling Yu has arrived in Yisha City, Xizhou Province today for closed-door training."

Ling Yu came to Xizhou Province?
Xu Ying came across an interview with this athlete on her phone last night and was deeply impressed.

He is clearly an athlete who has set world records, but the comments section is full of people calling him a loser and a softie.

When Ling Yu was 20 years old, he won the gold medal in the Global Games and broke the world record. This was also China's first gold medal in this field.

In the following four years, Ling Yu won various honors, took the Grand Slam, and became famous all over the world.

He broke the world record at the age of 20, so when the 24-year-old Ling Yu participated in his second Global Games, he carried the expectations of the whole country and even the entire East.

When the 110-meter hurdles event was broadcast, almost every household sat in front of the TV to watch it, comparable to the Spring Festival Gala.

However, before the starting gun sounded, Ling Yu tore off his competition number plate and limped off the field. Only after the game did the media break the news that Ling Yu had a torn Achilles tendon.

This greatly disappointed countless people, who thought Ling Yu was shameful, pretending to be injured because he was afraid of losing and bringing shame to the Chinese people.

The injured Ling Yu rested for a year and was also cyber-bullied for a year.

When he returned to the game, he performed mediocrely in the first competition. In the second competition, his old injury relapsed and he could only jump on one leg to complete the race. In the end, he kissed the hurdle with regret.

Xu Ying was deeply impressed by the scene played in the interview, and tears welled up in her eyes, but public opinion still overwhelmingly accused Ling Yu of being a show-off and a waste.

Repeated injuries, cyberbullying. Xu Ying couldn't imagine how much pressure Ling Yu was carrying.

The news report continued: "I hope everyone can be more tolerant and applaud the athletes."

Even after the news report was over, Xu Ying was still full of doubts.

Why did Ling Yu come to Yisha City for training?
This place is far and remote, and the desert management area is under the jurisdiction of Yisa City.

(End of this chapter)