Chapter 95

Lin Bei felt very embarrassed after Bian Ji kowtowed to him. He quickly had him call the people up and, without even eating anything, fled in disarray.

Deep down, Lin Bei was still a modern person. Watching people in TV dramas kowtow might be interesting, but when he faced it himself, he found it unbearable. After all, hundreds of people were kowtowing to him, and Lin Bei did not think he had done anything significant. He had merely invited them to a few meals. Was that really worth kowtowing for? The thoughts of ancient people were truly beyond Lin Bei's comprehension.

Fortunately, when he returned to Longtan, Bian Fuzi and the others had already returned to normal, which greatly relieved Lin Bei. Otherwise, if familiar people kowtowed to him every day, Lin Bei would definitely find it unbearable.

After chatting with Bian Fuzi for a while and teaching Cui Lan a few characters, Lin Bei noticed that Bian Fuzi was already quite tired. So, he and Cui Lan left the wooden house.

Cui Lan had spent the past few days by the fire, as had Zhen Ding and his guards. Lin Bei wanted them to build a few wooden houses for themselves, but unfortunately, they did not do so, and he did not know what they were concerned about.

After they went to sleep, Lin Bei first went to check the bird's nest on the grapevine. Tonight, Didi and Qiqi still had not returned. Sighing that children grow up and no longer listen to their parents, Lin Bei climbed up to the wooden house and checked the snake eggs.

The snake eggs were hatching one after another, and the young snakes were crawling away. Since there was no real expectation, Lin Bei no longer cared much about it. This time, he saw that about twenty young snakes were still sleeping, having just hatched. They would definitely crawl away after waking up, so Lin Bei left them alone and curled up to sleep.

In the middle of the night, Lin Bei suddenly woke up.

After turning into a snake, Lin Bei could go for several days without sleeping, and even when he did sleep, it was very light. The slightest disturbance could wake him up. This time, he woke up because he vaguely sensed something.

After fully waking up, Lin Bei realized that what had startled him was the sandy soil by the small river.

"These are turtle eggs buried in the sand?" Lin Bei thought for a moment and remembered that he had found over ten turtle eggs downstream and buried them there. Since there had been no movement, he had almost forgotten about them.

The fine sand was trembling slightly, almost imperceptibly. Considering the turtle eggs buried underneath, Lin Bei had good reason to believe that the baby turtles had hatched and were trying to climb to the surface.

"They hatched so quickly. It seems the higher the temperature, the faster they hatch."

Lin Bei remained still, not moving a muscle.

Soon, a small head emerged from the sand. Then, the baby turtle used its newly formed front limbs to dig through the sand, like little oars, and leaped out of the ground. Due to the excessive force, the little guy tumbled over, landing on its back. It flailed its limbs for a while before finally righting itself, which made Lin Bei chuckle.

One, two, three... Because of the ample sunlight, the hatching rate of the baby turtles was quite high. Lin Bei had already seen eleven baby turtles crawl out. He had only picked up fourteen eggs in total, and now eleven had hatched, which was a very high hatching rate.

The sandy ground was not far from the river, so the baby turtles instinctively headed towards the water, moving quite quickly. However, they were quite safe here. There were no birds waiting nearby, and no mountain rats ready to snatch them away.

Seeing the baby turtles successfully enter the water and splash around happily, Lin Bei felt a surge of joy. However, he then remembered something: there were large turtles in the river.

Turtles are omnivores, eating both meat and plants. Baby turtles are also part of their diet. Since the hunter often threw entrails into the river, this section had attracted many turtles. They had fought with the local residents, the crayfish and crabs, and won, claiming a territory for themselves. If Lin Bei did nothing, the baby turtles would surely be eaten.

Thinking of this, Lin Bei quickly waded into the river. Sure enough, many large turtles had already poked their heads out of their burrows, ready to catch the baby turtles. Even the crayfish and crabs were preparing to feast. However, when Lin Bei entered the water, the large splash scared them back into their burrows.

The baby turtles were also frightened and fled, but the place where Lin Bei entered the water was good. The baby turtles were heading towards Longtan, where Lin Bei often bathed, so there were few fish, making it relatively safe for the time being.

"I can't let the baby turtles die. I still plan to drink turtle soup in the future," Lin Bei thought, but how could he manage it?

"Sir, what are you doing?" Cui Lan stood up by the fire, a bit dazed, and asked.

Lin Bei thought it was just right that she woke up. He pointed at her with his tail, signaling her to come over quickly. Zhen Ding's guard also woke up and came over.

Cui Lan was not very literate, so Lin Bei had to rely on gestures. After gesturing for a long time, Cui Lan still did not guess what Lin Bei wanted to do. Seeing Lin Bei's helpless expression, Cui Lan chuckled, "Sir, should we wake up Fuzi too?"

Lin Bei actually just wanted to fence off the river to keep the baby turtles in the Longtan area, preventing them from being eaten by the large turtles and the crayfish and crabs. It was a small task, but unfortunately, Cui Lan was not very helpful and did not understand Lin Bei's intentions. In the end, Lin Bei had to wake up the sleepy Zhen Ding. As for Fuzi, he was older and needed his rest.

When Zhen Ding heard that Lin Bei suddenly wanted to build a fence, he was both amused and exasperated. This man really acted on a whim, but he did not dare to show any disagreement and told Cui Lan.

Thus, that night, Cui Lan and Zhen Ding's guard did not get much sleep. They used wooden planks to fence off the river, leaving a few finger-width gaps for the water to flow through but preventing the baby turtles from passing through. After they finished, Lin Bei thoroughly searched Longtan, driving away any fish that could eat the baby turtles. The water splashed, and Cui Lan did not get much sleep that night.

But Lin Bei felt very satisfied.