It was raining outside and the ground was slippery. My daughter-in-law was just two months pregnant with twins. She walked very carefully for fear of getting bumped. There was no way Shui Sulan would allow her to go downstairs to pick up the bird.
Ni Bingyan calmed down after being reminded by her, and then he opened the window and called Sang Yuan to ask him to go down and pick it up.
Sang Yuan dropped his work and immediately ran downstairs. After a while, he came up holding a brown rattan basket.
This basket was bought by Ni Bingyan when he was traveling and placed in the living room. It is used to hold melon seeds when he occasionally eats melon seeds. It looks a bit like the shape of a bird's nest.
Sang Yuan's original intention was to make the bird feel more secure, but it obviously couldn't feel the delicate thoughts of humans.
The basket was padded with soft white cotton. The little bird, which had no feathers, looked pitiful and huddled in the corner of the basket. Its down was wet in strands, and its whole body was shaking uncontrollably. Under its black bean-like eyes, Inside, full of fear.
Ni Bingyan has been a little obsessed with video shooting recently. She started filming when she went downstairs from Sang Yuan to pick it up.
After giving the bird a close-up, I put down the phone and started asking Sang Yuan:
"What should we do now? What does it eat? Does it need water? That tree is too tall and too straight to climb. Even if we find a way to put it back in its nest, no one has ever touched it. It’s gone, and its parents may not recognize it.”
In my previous life, it was difficult to feed myself. I was so busy all day long that I didn't even dare to feed a turtle, for fear of forgetting to feed and starving to death.
If you have raised a lot of money in this life, there will be people to help take care of it at any time. When you are free, you don't have to worry about its life.
Suddenly burdened with the life and death of a little bird, Ni Bingyan had no idea what to do to effectively help it.
Because they believe that "ginkgo brings gold and wealth to the house," Sang Jingwen and his wife transplanted a huge ginkgo in the backyard. It has been almost forty years since it was transplanted.
And because female ginkgo trees are very smelly when they bear fruit, this is a rare male ginkgo tree with a larger crown.
This bird fell from the ginkgo tree.
"Different birds have different diets, but most of them will eat grass seeds. Give them some millet later and see if they eat them."
Compared to the two women, Sang Yuan looks at the problem more rationally, and his opinions are more pertinent.
"Then try it first?"
Auntie responded and went to the kitchen to get millet. Shui Sulan sighed while knitting a woolen vest:
"This guy looks so small. His hair hasn't even grown yet. I'm afraid he hatched less than a month ago. Logically speaking, birds breed in April and May, and with the hatching time, they should hatch in June or July. Egg hatching in August is considered too late, it’s already the end of September, and the hair hasn’t fully grown yet, hey!”
Maybe this is a poor student in nature?
"It's also possible that this bird hatched during this season, and its feathers haven't even grown, so you can't identify what kind of bird it is."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law discussed it, and the aunt had already brought a small bowl of millet.
Ni Bingyan put a small plate in the basket, reached out and pinched some millet and put it in, and then looked at the bird expectantly.
As a result, it didn't even look at it.
It was raining outside and cooling down a bit, but it was still quite warm inside.
The bird soon became fluffy.
It huddled in the corner, and when it heard the slightest movement, it was so frightened that it shook its featherless wings vigorously, not knowing who it wanted to scare or who it could scare.
It's not a problem to continue like this.
After picking it all up, we have to find a way.
Ni Bingyan thought about it, opened the sliding door, and placed the basket in the corner of the balcony.
The balcony is more than ten square meters, with only a transparent glass roof, and the other sides are empty.
At this time, a lot of rain was blowing in from the windward side, but it was dry in the leeward corner. If you put the bird here, you don't have to worry about it getting wet.
Here, through the iron fence on the side, you can see the ginkgo tree where the bird originally lived, but it is not clear where the bird's nest is before the leaves have fallen.
There are many flowers and plants planted on the balcony, as well as a few short blueberry bushes, which are well taken care of by the family gardener.
These low-bush blueberries have been bearing fruit recently. Ni Bingyan occasionally picks a handful to eat and play with, and from time to time he can see traces of being pecked by birds.
I thought that if I put the bird here, it would feel more secure.
"Its parents are probably not at home right now, so we will put it here first to see if any big birds will come to feed it. If no one cares about it, we will find a way to send it to professionals to feed it. "
Shui Sulan had no objection to this.
She had affection for the birds, but not much.
This tree has been planted for so many years, and there may be more than one family of birds living on it for generations. Birds have fallen in the tree in the past years. She has a lot to do. Most of the time, the employees will take care of it without waiting for her to find out. .
All she could think about now was the baby due next year.
It's not easy to be a grandma, hehe~
Sang Yuan finished his work, settled the bird, and went back to the study.
In the end, only Ni Bingyan was left alone, peeking out from the window sill.
Afraid of missing the material while she was away, she even brought a camera over and pointed it there.
Within ten minutes, a big bird landed on the balcony.
The feathers of the small bird are darker, but the big bird is gray and looks rather slender.
I saw it looking around alertly, then staring at the little bird waiting to be fed in the basket for a long time, then fluttering its wings and flying away!
Ni Bingyan was a little disappointed.
After a while, the bird came back again.
This time there was another big bird with him.
Then Ni Bingyan saw that one of them continued to stand high up on guard, and the other flew to the bird.
The small basket is placed against the wall, and there is a large flower pot next to it. Except for Ni Bingyan's angle, other places are not easy to observe, so there are people in the room, and they adapt quickly.
The little bird was silent all the time. When the big bird appeared, it immediately started chirping and opened its mouth wide, obviously very hungry.
The big bird took off again, but the sentinel bird did not leave.
After a while, the big bird that flew away came back with a fat worm in its mouth, and stuck it into the throat of the little bird.
The little bird has a bright yellow beak and is really fierce when eating.
There is a sense of déjà vu as "a half-grown man, a poor old man".
Ni Bingyan couldn't help but think of Big Bird's thoughts - "Eat, eat, eat! You know how to eat all day long!"
Things are starting to get interesting.
Ni Bingyan was a little curious, how many worms did this little bird eat in one meal?
So she clung to the window sill and kept looking.
The two big birds took turns watching, one watched while the other looked for food, going back and forth six times!
Finally, the bird was full and probably fell asleep, sitting motionless in the basket.
Two big birds were standing on the railing and walking around.
He seemed extremely vigilant, and his head was always turning this way and that.
"It's time to go have dinner."
When dinner was ready and she still didn't come down, Sang Yuan came to call her.
Ni Bingyan immediately made a "shh" gesture before following him downstairs.
"I didn't expect bird parents to be so responsible. It's a bit beyond my imagination."
Ni Bingyan felt the deep love from these three birds and became happy.
After the child had an accident, it was really a joyful thing for the family to be reunited!
During dinner, the family discussed where to go on vacation during the National Day. Ni Bingyan struggled for a long time and finally said: "I don't want to go out, I just want to stay at home."
There are so many scenic spots where the scenery is not as good as at home!
There is everything at home.
"Also, it's best not to run around and be tired in the first three months."
The other three wanted to go out, and originally they just wanted to take her out to relax. Since she didn't want to go out, there was no need to mention their previous plans.
"Mom and Dad, just go out and play. Don't worry about me. There are a lot of people at home, and I'm not the kind of unstable person."
The old couple looked at each other and thought she wanted to have a world with Sang Yuan, but they immediately changed their minds.
"Well, your dad and I happen to be going to Mount Putuo."
The daughter-in-law is pregnant, and they haven't had time to fulfill their wish!
Now that I have finished my wish, I also want to pray for the safety of mother and child. Then I will have to add a thick sum of sesame oil money.
I have experienced the bird thing myself. Hehe, one day it rained heavily. King Juan and King Juan picked up a bird that was not full of feathers. I put it outside the window and on top of the air conditioner. Every day Birds came to take care of it, and then one day, the little bird grew up and flew away. We stared at them every day for about half a month. That kind of warmth and touch can stay in my heart for a lifetime. On the first day of December, I would like to share a warm experience with you. Let’s work hard together to spend the last month of this year, and then welcome 2024 well!
(End of chapter)
